December 5, 2009
Billy Joel's daughter overdoses, in hosp
Billy Joel’s 23-year-old daughter was rushed to St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan today after ingesting a large number of sleeping pills in what police consider a suicide attempt, The Post...
Atlantic City trains to cash out
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — With winter ridership low, a rail service that carries gamblers between New York City and Atlantic City on weekends will cut back the number of trains...
Fourth woman makes Tiger claim
And then there were four. A Las Vegas model claims she had an affair with Tiger Woods, bringing the tally to four women who have been publicly named, the Web...
Senate dems target 'greedy' health execs
WASHINGTON — Americans can't take weekends off from worrying about health care and the Senate shouldn't either, Majority Leader Harry Reid said today as he opened a rare weekend session...
9/11 families rally against NYC terror trials
Several hundred people rallied in the rain near Manhattan's federal courthouse complex today to protest the plan to put major terrorism suspects on trial in New York City. Demonstrators at...
'Dexter' made teen strangle bro
RISING SUN, Ind. — Showing no emotion and with his parents a few blocks from the courthouse, an Indiana teenager pleaded not guilty to killing his 10-year-old brother. His mother...
Baucus nominated girlfriend for US att'ny
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus was romantically involved with a former staffer when he recommended her earlier this year to become the next U.S. attorney for Montana, a spokesman...
Excitement Grows For Mayweather-Pacquiao
The proposed March 13 date for the showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will limit the promotional time for the much-anticipated bout, but this fight doesn't need much promotion....
'Tow' hero's 'jack crack
An intrepid tow-truck driver helped cops bust a carjacking crew, authorities said yesterday. Armed with a police scanner and gumption, the driver heard a call about a robbery in progress...
Va. Tech report: Staff warned their families first
BLACKSBURG, Va. — New details on the response to the first shootings of what would become the Virginia Tech massacre show that at least two administrators alerted their family members...
Trendsetters: week 13
DALLAS (-2) AT GIANTS Big Blue is 7-3-2 in this series’ last 12 installments, but they have dropped six straight vs. winning teams. DENVER (-41⁄2) AT KANSAS CITY Broncos have...
Brady rumor turns Vegas upside down
The hotline to Las Vegas takes you inside Week 13 of the NFL season, telling bettors what direction the lines are moving, and by how much. PATS-DOLPHINS Patriots –41⁄2: An...
Jets report card, Week 13
OFFENSE - B The Jets ran the ball 43 times for 249 yards, a 5.8-yard average. Thomas Jones (23 carries, 109 yards), Shonn Greene (11-59) and FB Tony Richardson (2-36)...
St. Peter’s knocks off Iona
Wesley Jenkins scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half and St. Peter’s won at Iona 56-54 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener for both teams last...
Local product, Duke square off with Storm
Perhaps Duke senior guard Jon Scheyer put it best last week, when asked about the overall ability of this year’s Blue Devils team. He kept it short. He kept it...
Heisman watch
Each Saturday, Heisman Trophy voters Tim Sullivan and Lenn Robbins will break down three candidates, who may or may not have impressed the week before: COLT McCOY, QB, TEXAS TIM...
BCS buster
The best argument for a college football playoff is continued BCS failure. Here’s how to root for chaos this week: The final hope for the uproar needed to shake up...
Gators, Tide tangle for BCS title shot
FLORIDA vs. ALABAMA SEC championship (in Atlanta) 4 p.m., CBS LINE: Florida –51⁄2 • O/U: 41 EYES ON: Florida QB Tim Tebow; Alabama RB Mark Ingram ANGLE: The game of...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
GARLAND OF ROSES Aqueduct, seventh race. Purse: $65,000. Six furlongs, fillies and mares. Post: 3:44 p.m. LOWDOWN: From four starts last winter over the inner dirt track, Distorted Passion won...
Russian nightclub fire leaves 109 dead
PERM, Russia — A blaze sparked by onstage fireworks tore through a nightclub ceiling covered in decorative twigs and plastic sheeting early Saturday, killing at least 109 people and critically...
It's a wonderful town
SENECA FALLS, NY — It’s a wonderful life indeed in Seneca Falls, where the resemblance to the film’s fictional Bedford Falls is evident as you ride along the main drag....
He read, she said.
Considering that author T.J. Jefferson’s new dating advice book kicks off with a foreword by Ashton Kutcher, one might expect the title to be “Women Are From Venus . ....
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: McMichael drives Ford over Poly Prep
Justyn McMichael had 20 points and seven assists, including 10 points in the fourth quarter, to help lead Bishop Ford to a season-opening, 72-58 victory against Poly Prep Friday afternoon...
Party on!
It’s that time of year again — filled with family get-togethers, theater outings . . . and more shopping than you want to think about. Rest easy on one score:...
Holy Cross survives scare vs. Hayes
Paul Gilvary had plenty of post-game ammunition to fire at his team had Holy Cross dropped its season opener against Cardinal Hayes Friday night, a bevy of turnovers and 13...
Stanners fall short of Step
The only thing Ernest Rouse left the gym with Friday night was frustration. His Archbishop Molloy boys basketball team hung around after halftime, never letting Archbishop Stepinac take a lead...
The Post's All-Staten Island girls soccer honors
Staten Island has proven over the years to be a hub of girls soccer talent. PSAL powers Tottenville and McKee/Staten Island Tech, both of which lost in the semifinals, reside...
Alomar on cusp of possible induction
Roberto Alomar wants the world to know that he is excited about the future. In January, he could become the first Puerto Rican player to be a first-ballot inductee into...
St. Saviour stuns defending champ St. John's Prep
Alyson Caiazzo’s motivation dated all the way back to last season. The St. Saviour senior remembers her team’s two-point CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division II semifinal loss to then unbeaten St. John’s...
Draw a pretty picture for Team USA
For once, serendipity smiled on the U.S. soccer team. At yesterday's vital World Cup draw, the U.S. got as fortunate a group as they could've dared dream for. Now they...
Girls basketball roundup: Bray, Bernieri lead SIA past Fieldston
Staten Island Academy played a box-and-1 on Fieldston guard Jacqueline Schoninger and got strong games from Casey Bray and C.J. Bernieri. Bray, a Notre Dame Academy transfer, scored 14 points...
Forte’s week to shine
BIG WEEKS Matt Forte, RB, Bears Rams give up 148.5 yards rushing a game and have yielded 16 TDs on the ground (one behind the league-worst Raiders). Rashard Mendenhall, RB,...
A world of hope
Oliver Kay is the soccer correspondent for the Times of London and one of the world's foremost authorities on the sport. In a special entry from the World Cup draw,...
Don't mess with Rihanna!
At her first New York gig since she was abused by her ex-boyfriend, sexy singer Rihanna came on like a real-life wonder woman. Decked out in a silvery, Barbarella-like costume,...
Whale of a career
It would be hard to find two movies as different from each other as the 1931 monster classic "Frankenstein" and the 1936 musical "Showboat," with Paul Robeson. But each was...
Manic 'Monk' finale
'MONK" went out with a bang in last night's series finale. After eight seasons of OCD-tinged suspense, USA's Tony Shalhoub crime comedy tied up almost as many loose ends as...
The music men
Jermaine Jackson says you won't be seeing Michael Jack son's kids in the family's A&E reality show. "There were never any intentions or plans to put Michael's kids on the...
The war on cops is getting worse
The left's police-hating chickens are coming home to roost. While partisan liberals have gone out of their way to blame conservative media and the Tea Party movement for creating a...
To create jobs, cut taxes
The president's job summit this week may be good public relations, but it won't do anything to help create jobs in this depressing economy. Despite the $159 billion the administration...
An idol among mortals: Tiger's fall from grace
* Tiger Woods is entitled to his privacy ("I'm a Cheetah," Dec. 3). However, it was Woods himself who breached that privacy by hooking up with women who were obviously...
Embezzle rap on pol aide
The campaign manager for former Connecticut Rep. Chris Shays was arrested yesterday on suspicion of embezzling $250,000 in campaign funds. Tom Carson, spokesman for the US Attorney's Office in Bridgeport...
Prof suit over ID
HARTFORD, Conn. -- An Ivy League professor whose first and last names are the same as a man accused of killing a Wesleyan University coed is suing the school --...
GM chief shuffles ranks
General Motors Co. Chairman Ed Whitacre made engineering chief Mark Reuss president of North American operations, and moved Vice Chairman Bob Lutz to adviser for global design and product development....
Kraft takes bid to Cadbury holders
Kraft Foods Inc. took its $16.3 billion hostile takeover offer for Cadbury PLC straight to shareholders of the British candy company yesterday. The deal is nearly unchanged from an earlier...
Diarrhea-Fast
Unilever announced yesterday it voluntarily recalling all its Slim-Fast drinks due to a possible bacterial contamination. The company said in a statement the diet products may be contaminated with Bacillus...
9/11 hero a $$ heel
A former government official once lauded as a Sept. 11 hero was convicted yesterday of taking bribes to let an asbestos-cleanup company overcharge for work at Ground Zero. A Manhattan...
'Bomber' court bid a dud
A judge yesterday ruled that prosecutors don't have to disclose before trial any payments from a federal informant to four men accused of plotting to bomb two Bronx synagogues. Defense...
Faking an Osama drama
Reliably sympathetic to non-Western lies, the BBC reported yesterday that a prisoner in Pakistani custody knows a guy who saw Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan last January. Headlines! Now, Osama...
Wife tried to kill hubby's baby by mistress
A Brooklyn woman concocted a twisted plot to kill the unborn child of her husband’s pregnant mistress — duping her into taking medicine that could make her lose her baby,...
Rio bringing in Rudy
Rudy Giuliani has signed on as a security adviser to help crime-addled Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, get ready for the 2016 Olympics. The former mayor -- whose name was recently...
Ft. Hood hero cop's knee woe
Sgt. Kimberly Munley, the civilian cop credited with helping to bring down Ft. Hood Army spree killer Nidal Malik Hasan, may never walk the beat again because she needs knee-replacement...
'Carroll' crusade
An outgoing Brooklyn councilman's plan to help expand an elementary school is under fire from Carroll Gardens residents who say it sets a precedent that could endanger the neighborhood's signature...
The GOP health plan
Democrats have done a good job portraying Republicans as health-care-reform obstructionists. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) gave the party line, for example, when he told Talk Radio News service, "There...
FCC wants Verizon Wireless fee info
The Federal Communications Commission sent a letter to Verizon Wireless seeking information on why it is charging customers higher early-termination fees for some cellphone contracts. The letter is part of...
SoHo's Rock & Roll Hall of $hame shuttering
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in SoHo will die before it gets old. After barely a year of operation, the Gotham outpost of the Cleveland-based Rock and...
Superstar in a snap
Put a camera in her hands and Nonja goes ape -- and the orangutan's candid shots of life inside an Austrian zoo are driving her fans bananas. The 33-year-old, reddish-brown-haired...
Kidnap bust in Colombia
BOGOTA -- Three Colombian men accused of belonging to the rebel group FARC have been arrested and charged with holding a US citizen hostage for more than 10 months, prosecutors...
Rocky hits the canvas
Yo, he paints. Sly Stallone is the "Rocky" of this week's Art Basel Miami Beach show, coming out of nowhere to punch out $90,000 by selling abstract artworks he painted...
O aide's crasher 'confession'
President Obama's social secretary quipped that she regularly let event crashers into White House gatherings -- months before two reality-TV wannabes waltzed into last week's state dinner. Desiree Rogers claimed...
De Narp takes Winston helm
Harry Winston hired as its new CEO Frederic de Narp -- a French executive known for high-profile publicity stunts and his love of the New York party circuit. As first...
Business briefs
AIG news American Interna tional Group Inc. is so liciting bids for its Inter national Lease Finance Corp. after a group led by the unit's chief of fered to buy...
Hillary: 'Aisle' be so proud!
Hillary Rodham Clinton got giddy yesterday as she described for the first time her new résumé item -- mom-in-chief for betrothed daughter Chelsea's upcoming nuptials. "I am officially an MOTB:...
A 'Real' hair-pull head case
The fur is really starting to fly among the "The Real Housewives of New Jersey." Housewife Danielle Staub -- who was outed as an ex-con in the first season of...
'Goodfella' att'y gets 14 yrs.
A once-prominent lawyer who represented mob turncoat Henry Hill of "Goodfellas" fame was hit with a 14-year prison term yesterday for intimidating witnesses. "Theses are such egregious crimes, you need...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *Police are hunting for two men (pictured in the top image) who broke into a Harlem bank but were unable to open its vault. They jimmied their way into...
More play catch-up at CUNY
Nearly 74 percent of city public high-school graduates who enroll in CUNY community colleges are required to take remedial classes in math, reading or writing, according to new data. After...
Out-sleuthing Morgy
Ripping into Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday that it was his sleuthing finance commissioner who stumbled upon bank accounts the prosecutor was trying to hide from the...
Hiram spared jail, denied love
No jail -- but no girlfriend either. Disgraced state Sen. Hiram Monserrate got a good-news bad-news sentence yesterday for being caught on camera dragging his kicking and screaming -- and...
O to turn up the heat at climate talks
President Obama last night pushed back his trip to the Copenhagen Climate Change summit by nine days -- in hope of brokering an accord at the end of the proceedings....
Rare 'Poe' pulls in 662G
No mystery about it -- a rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book sold at auction yesterday for a record $662,500. "Tamerlane and Other Poems," published anonymously in 1827...
Jobs data bounce shocks Wall St.
Don't break out the bubbly just yet. Despite the Labor Department shocking the country with a jobs report that showed the US lost only 11,000 jobs last month, pushing the...
Thiel facing big loss
The guy lucky enough to have gotten in on Facebook revolution at the beginning is poised to get another dose of misfortune when it comes to his hedge fund. Peter...
Italy PM 'mob tie'
TURIN, Italy -- A hit man left his prison cell yesterday to testify that a Mafia godfather convicted of a 1993 bombing campaign once boasted to him about his connection...
Hispanic slur furor at Museo
El Museo del Barrio says it was attempting to redefine a Hispanic slur by employing it in the title of its spoken-word series. The evening program was initially titled "Spic...
'Coke' cop is busted
He carried a badge and a gun -- and used them to help drug dealers he should have been putting behind bars, federal prosecutors said in a shocking indictment unsealed...
Small tuition, big debt for public-college kids
This ought to be taught in Economics 101. Graduates of some of the state's elite, private four-year institutions have debt at nearly the same level or even lower than their...
GE to buy $345M in ads from NBC
General Electric Co. has promised to buy at least $345 million in advertising from NBC Universal over five years after selling a controlling stake in the entertainment company to Comcast...
A small sign of Iran's evil
As Iran's mullahs race to get nukes, the passing of a key milestone this week offers a reminder of why it's so critical to stop them: Thursday marked the 1,000th...
Democracy wins in Honduras
Congratulations to Honduran President- lect Porfirio Lobo, the landslide winner of this week's election. And congratulations to Honduras' democracy for fending off -- for now, at least -- a power...
Mike gets petty
Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau has served the people of the state of New York with honor and dig nity for 35-plus years. He is stepping down in three weeks --...
Rikers cop in 30G ripoff rap
A Rikers Island correction officer from Brooklyn ripped off the equivalent of nearly half her salary in Section 8 subsidies, the city Department of Investigation charged yesterday. Margareth Blanc, 47,...
Anxious Times as ax is set to swing again
With just days to go until a Monday deadline, New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller yesterday confirmed that he was unlikely to get 100 newsroom volunteers to accept buyouts...
Foxy Knoxy convicted in gal slay
PERUGIA, Italy -- A jury in Italy last night convicted American college student Amanda Knox of murdering her British roommate and sentenced her to 26 years in prison. Knox's Italian...
Whoopi in Astor-heir defense
Barbara Walters slammed him from the witness stand. But at least one member of "The View" loves Anthony Marshall to pieces: his neighbor and pal, Whoopi Goldberg. "Please don't put...
Steve's SAC of shame
A junior trader at Stevie Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital was forced to become his boss' sex slave and human toilet, forced to wear women's clothing and perform other bizarre...
Cops' angel quits
Pamela Delaney, who built the nonprofit Police Foundation into a powerful tool for the NYPD, announced that she is stepping down as president and CEO effective New Year's Day. During...
Kid-sex rap on minister
A youth minister seduced a 12-year-old and had sex with her for nearly two years before he was arrested, prosecutors said yesterday. Cops picked up Jeremy Fulton, 27, in Maryland...
Polan-ski resort
Talk about a jail break. Roman Polanski left the small prison cell he reluctantly called home for two months and began his first day of house arrest yesterday at his...
Chelsea 'rape' club is shut down
The State Liquor Authority is finally shutting down a trendy but troubled Chelsea nightclub following allegations that an ex-con bouncer raped a drunken woman in one of its bathroom stalls....
Ex-anchor's brush with death in fatal Bx. crash
Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw and his wife miraculously escaped a fatal car crash that unfolded one car in front of them in The Bronx yesterday, authorities and his...
Dad of slain WTC beau says Rachel's not girl he knew
"She was a different person then." Those were the words spoken by Rachel Uchitel's bewildered would-be father-in-law, as he sadly recalled yesterday the stark changes she's undergone since she lost...
40 killed in Pak attack
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a mosque and two other militants fired on worshippers near Pakistan's military headquarters after Friday prayers yesterday, killing at least...
Dooling helps Nets 'dig deep' in first game back
The boxscore shows 15:41 played, 1-of-4 shooting, two points and three assists. But Keyon Dooling, in his first game of the season, had a huge hand in the Nets' first...
Halladay talk is on Yankees' to-do list
TAMPA, Fla. -- When the Yankees' brass exited George M. Steinbrenner Field yesterday, three things had been established: Hal Steinbrenner gave Brian Cashman a budget, Andy Pettitte's return was atop...
Harrington, Duhon help Knicks beat Hawks
ATLANTA -- The Knicks did it without Danilo Gallinari, who missed the game with a mysterious strained forearm. They did it without Nate Robinson, punished and benched for the second...
Nets' misery finally ends in Kiki's 1st game as coach
The Nets pushed their season-high winning streak to one game last night. Darn, they didn't gain any ground in the Atlantic on the Celtics, who also won. Adhering to interim...
Knicks explore trade for Bulls forward Thomas
ATLANTA -- When Donnie Walsh passed on Allen Iverson last month, the Knicks president talked about potential moves the team could make that fit into their long-range plan. Enter the...
Devils beat adversity, Lightning
At some point, the exploits and triumphs of these patchwork Devils must cease being a surprise. Not yet, though, not even with the franchise's best-ever 37 points in 26 games....
Finn in for Blueshirts
Ilkka Heikkinen will score his biggest goal tonight, even if he never puts a puck near the net. "This was my one goal: To play one NHL game," said Heikkinen,...
Salita finds success despite sacrifices with scheduling
The boxing world might be waiting for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to figure out what they want to do, but Dimitry Salita figures it's his time to enjoy some...
The Post Line
NFL Tomorrow Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog Cowboys Pick 2 (45½) GIANTS Broncos 4 4½ (38) CHIEFS STEELERS 13½ 14½ (37) Raiders JAGUARS Pick Pick (46½) Texans COLTS 7½ 6½...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis. 1. 1m&70yds; $17,000; clm($12,500); 3up(f) ELUSIVE FANTASIES ran strong second going two turns at Churchill, was claimed by sharp outfit. DRIVEN BY SEATTLE has speed, draws inside and...
Mets still looking for catching help
Omar Minaya's shopping spree at catcher -- a campaign that remains unfinished -- is not just the general manager's doing, but also the result of complaints from manager Jerry Manuel...
Sanchez injury not as bad as feared
As coach Rex Ryan and the Jets awaited the results of the MRI exam on Mark Sanchez's injured right knee yesterday, an organization and its legions of fans held their...
Rhodes had to talk to Thurman to return to field
One week after having his starting job taken away, safety Kerry Rhodes was back playing in the base defense Thursday night in the second quarter. Rhodes said yesterday he knew...
What Sanchez needs most is a mentor
Rex Ryan swears on the head of Mark Sanchez that never, ever, would he risk the kid's health. Effectively, the coach is swearing on his own career, too. Whether or...
Giants' Bradshaw ready to go again
Ahmad Bradshaw sounded like he's ready to return to action tomorrow in a potentially important development for the Giants' sagging running attack. The electric running back missed the Thanksgiving loss...
Breathing life back into Big Blue
The players were all over the locker room talking about their pride, and about the perception that they are a reduced contender, a cut-rate version of themselves, a shadow of...
Osi Umenyiora likely pulled from starting duty
The Giants' season is on the line tomorrow, so coach Tom Coughlin is considering throwing a Hail Mary. With a victory imperative against the hated division rival Cowboys at Giants...
Big step for DiPietro tonight
Rick DiPietro has made it through months of practice and drills without getting hurt. Tonight, he and the Islanders will see how his body holds up during a game. It's...
Sports shorts
COLLEGE: Notre Dame will skip bowl game Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced that the school has decided against going to a bowl game with a 6-6 record, citing...
Weird but true
A Superior, Wis., resident was arrested for trespassing on his own land. Jeremy Engelking got hopping mad when he saw workers putting a pipeline across his property and angrily confronted...
Rutgers aims to change fortunes vs. W. Virginia
When the Big East schedule makers put this one together, surely they thought there was a chance it could be for the conference championship and a spot in a BCS...
Title game spot on the line in rematch of nation's top 2
ATLANTA -- When Forbes magazine declares you the Most Powerful Coach in Sports, why let something as trivial as the Bill of Rights get in the way? After losing last...
Niagara crushes Manhattan; St. Peter's edges Iona
Thanks to a hot night from behind the arc, Niagara proved why they were picked second and Manhattan eighth in the preseason MAAC coaches poll, as they destroyed the Jaspers...
Red Storm look to refocus after season-opening loss
St. John’s Prep quickly realized that last season is over with. The Red Storm ran through CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division II undefeated, winning an undefeated diocesan championship last year. Any chance...
After slow start, Bedford takes down BK Collegiate
Late in the first quarter, Bedford Academy found itself in a 12-point hole. The Panthers were struggling, turning the ball over against the Brooklyn Collegiate press as the capacity crowd...
The Post's All-Staten Island boys soccer honors
It was a banner year for PSAL soccer on Staten Island. Tottenville reached the semifinals for the first time in more than a decade, Curtis made the quarterfinals and Susan...
US gets lucky World Cup draw; now must make it count
For once, serendipity smiled on the U.S. soccer team. At yesterday's vital World Cup draw, the U.S. got as fortunate a group as they could've dared dream for. Now they...
AD vs. CJ
As I watched a full slate of NFL games last Sunday, I began to ponder a crucial question -- is the Titans' Chris Johnson or the Vikings' Adrian Peterson the...