December 10, 2009
PGR: The Gift Guide - games with peripherals
The last thing most gaming households need is another gaming peripheral. I know I can't walk 2 feet without tripping over a "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" controller, "DDR" pad...
The Butler Did It
It has been called the greatest league in the country, one that regularly churns out Division I players. But it has become evident that, much like my 2001 Ford Taurus,...
NCAA talking tournament expansion
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Talk of expanding the NCAA tournament is almost always done in public, most notably by Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim in 2006. Now, the NCAA is looking...
A minor deity of blunted fisticuffs
I was rather underwhelmed by the new cast of "God of Carnage," as you can see in today's review. It was all so sluggish that when Annie Potts (in the...
Reports: Notre Dame hires Kelly to coach
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Brian Kelly will be Notre Dame’s next football coach, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The two people confirmed to The Associated Press on...
Jets put Izzo on injured reserve
The Jets placed linebacker and special-teams ace Larry Izzo on injured reserve Thursday with a herniated disk in his neck. Rex Ryan said Izzo thought he was getting stingers, but...
Nate will ride Knicks' bench again; Eddy ready to play
Mike D'Antoni said Nate Robinson would sit out again when the Knicks visit New Orleans, which would make it five straight DNPs for the struggling guard.Robinson didn't feel like answering...
Giants' Snee practices, but limited
Rich Seubert waited for fellow Chris Snee to walk from the trainer’s room to his locker before raising his voice for everyone to hear. “Chris Snee is at his locker,”...
Atlantic Yards opponents hoping Columbia case blocks state land grab
It might be a long shot, but for opponents of Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards project it’s at least, um, a shot. Project opponents today asked the state Court of Appeals to...
Phillies try setting stage for Halladay
INDIANAPOLIS -- If the Phillies can deal Joe Blanton and Jamie Moyer, they can meet the Blue Jays’ asking price for Roy Halladay.The Phillies are willing to part with stud...
Phillies trying to set stage for Halladay
INDIANAPOLIS -- If the Phillies can deal Joe Blanton and Jamie Moyer, they can meet the Blue Jays’ asking price for Roy Halladay.The Phillies are willing to part with stud...
US drone kills 'high-ranking' al-Qaeda operative: report
An unmanned drone aircraft killed a "high-ranking" al-Qaeda operative today in northwest Pakistan, according to a news report. Officials did not identify who was killed other than to say that...
Rhodes remains a backup
Kerry Rhodes played well enough in Sunday’s win over the Panthers to earn himself more playing time. But not well enough to regain his starting job yet. The Jets safety,...
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Mets nab former first-round pick
The Mets beat out at least a dozen other teams today that were bidding for the services of 25-year-old right hander Clint Everts, a former first-round pick (fifth overall) of...
Google, Yahoo to purge NY sex offenders from sites
NEW YORK -- Google and Yahoo have agreed to check the memberships of their social networking sites against New York state's list of registered sex offenders. The agreement was announced...
Ex-lawyer admits guilt in NYC insider trading case
A former attorney has pleaded guilty to securities fraud in a massive insider trading case already brought against one of America's richest men. Brien Santarlas entered the federal plea Thursday...
All NYers now eligible for swine flu vaccine
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Now that the initial shortage of swine flu vaccine has eased, New York Gov. David Paterson says all New Yorkers age 6 months and older are eligible...
The Post's All-Bronx girls volleyball honors
The biggest story in The Bronx this season was St. Catharine Academy winning its second straight CHSAA Bronx/Westchester and New York Archdiocesan titles. The Crusaders, not usually known for volleyball...
Power outage halts some trains to, from Grand Central
A power outage has halted commuter trains going to and from New York's Grand Central Terminal. Marjorie Anders of the Metro-North Railroad says the outage was reported around 2:30 p.m....
'Jersey Shore' thug is NYC gym teacher
The drunken lout seen sucker-punching a "Jersey Shore" hottie in a video clip gone viral is a New York City public school teacher, The Post has learned. And the sudden...
Mets make offers to Molina, Bay
The Mets have extended offers to star free agent left fielder Jason Bay as well as top catching target Bengie Molina.Though the Molina offer had been widely anticipated, the Bay...
Mets make offers to Bay, Molina
The Mets have extended offers to star free agent left fielder Jason Bay as well as top catching target Bengie Molina.Though the Molina offer had been widely anticipated, the Bay...
Goldman's brass wont get cash bonuses
For some Goldman Sachs employees, it's as if the Grinch stole their Christmas bonus. Or more specifically, CEO Lloyd Blankfein. The firm today announced that its top 30 employees would...
Tiger love child and sex tape?
As always the case with the National Enquirer, take their stories with a grain of salt. I will say this -- they have been right in the past. Just saying.That...
Blue Jays manager: Trade Halladay out of American League
The Blue Jays brass may want to check with their manager before they trade Roy Halladay to the Yankees or Red Sox. Cito Gaston told the Toronto Globe & Mail...
Goldman's brass wont get cash bonuses
For some Goldman Sachs employees, it's as if the Grinch stole their Christmas bonus. Or more specifically, CEO Lloyd Blankfein.The firm today announced that its 31,000 employees would not be...
Jack Nicklaus staying out of Tiger Woods' drama
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Jack Nicklaus said the fallout over Tiger Woods' car crash and allegations of extramarital affairs is "none of my business.""Our public is pretty forgiving at...
EATS: Connecticut
The Connecticut casinos -- Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods -- may be big and flashy, but up until now, haven't had a lot to brag about in the food department. That's...
Luxury spending rises, then crashes
After a brief surge in luxury spending in October, demand for pricey clothing and accessories seems to have hit the doldrums again.Spending by upper-income shoppes plunged 20 percent in November,...
Tiger's mother on the move
TMZ.com is reporting that Tiger Woods' mother just left Los Angeles International Airport bound for Atlanta.Of course Atlanta is just a hub for many other destinations, and Orlando is a...
Jim Cramer: Buy Citi shares on TARP repay
CNBC stock jockey Jim Cramer is touting Citigroup shares on news that the troubled bank plans to repay $45 billion in rescue money to Uncle Sam -- seemingly brushing off...
2 quit Crain Communications
It looks like it is jump ship time at Crain Communications. Advertising Age Editor Jonah Bloom has resigned to become CEO and editor-in-chief at Breaking News, a digital blog network...
Rangers demote Gilroy to AHL
In a somewhat surprising move, the Rangers sent D Matt Gilroy down to Hartford today and decided to keep D Ilkka Heikkinen on the team. The move was made necessary...
Bewkes: Without AOL, Time Warner is "better positioned" for
Today doesn't just mark a new day for AOL --it's also the start of a bright, content-focused new beginning for Time Warner. At one time the largest media company in...
2 women busted in 'booze bribe'
Eavesdropping investigators busted two Manhattan women who tried to bribe liquor authority officials to help speed up a booze license approval, officials said. Annie Guerrero, a restaurant owner, and Maria...
Editor & Publisher to Close
The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Adweek and other trade publications at Nielsen Nielsen Business Media are being sold to an investment group headed by hedge fund Guggenheim Partners and investment firm...
Clemmensen will start against ex-Devils teammates tomorrow
Scott Clemmensen will get the nod in net tomorrow night when he returns to New Jersey to take on his former team. Clemmensen, who has a robust 4.01 GAA for...
NCR deal to boost Blockbuster kiosk business
REDMOND, Wash. -- Blockbuster Inc.'s move into the DVD rental kiosk business - a challenge to rival Redbox - is getting a boost. NCR Corp. said Thursday it has bought...
Cashman: Yankees haven't started talks with Damon
INDIANAPOLIS — Brian Cashman denied reports today that the Yankees were stepping up the negotiating process with free agent Johnny Damon in order to force his hand.“Right now we are...
1 dead, 12 injured in Chicago high-rise fire
CHICAGO -- Hundreds of Chicago firefighters worked to put out a high-rise fire that left one person dead and 12 people injured. The fire broke out shortly after 1 a.m....
Philippine ex-militiamen hold 57 hostages
MANILA, Philippines -- Government-armed former militiamen wanted for murder and banditry took more than 70 villagers and children hostage Thursday from a southern Philippines village, demanding charges be dropped against...
Jon Gosselin barred from appearances that violate TLC contract
ROCKVILLE, Md. — A Maryland judge has ruled that Jon Gosselin must stop making media appearances that the TLC network says violates the celebrity dad's contract. Montgomery County Circuit Judge...
Man charged with stealing 'Catwoman's' jewelry
LOS ANGELES -- Prosecutors say they have charged a man suspected of stealing $25,000 in jewelry from Julie Newmar. The actress who portrayed the first Catwoman on the "Batman" TV...
13 hurt when bus overturns on Thruway near Buffalo
LANCASTER, N.Y. -- A double-decker bus carrying 12 passengers overturned in high winds and blowing snow on the New York State Thruway outside Buffalo Thursday as the blustery storm that...
Police seek hit-run driver who ran down Syracuse nurse (video)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Police are seeking a hit-and-run driver who ran down a nurse outside a hospital entrance in Syracuse, N.Y. Authorities say 61-year-old Rebecca Forsythe suffered two fractured vertebrae,...
Jets can't take game for granted
Losing to inferior teams is what kept the Jets out of the playoffs last season; avoiding a repeat won’t be as easy as expected. The 1-11 Buccaneers don’t seem like...
Caffé on Green successor set to open in spring
The long-awaited restaurant and catering hall that will replace Bayside’s Caffe on the Green could finally open in the spring now that the site along the Cross Island Parkway is...
Former Devil Fetisov, 51, to play in Russia
Former NHL and Olympic star Slava Fetisov is coming out of retirement at age 51 to play for CSKA Moscow in a competitive game in the Continental Hockey League on...
Sundance: BAM gets Cannes' sloppy seconds
Color me jealous of Chicagoans who will get an early look at Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut, the New York-set "Jack Goes Boating,'' as part of the new "Sundance Film Festival USA''...
Rutgers launches homeland security program
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers University is inaugurating a program that will conduct research for the U.S. Homeland Security Department. Rutgers is partnering with Purdue University in Indiana on developing the...
City officials break ground on Travers Park
City Councilwoman Helen Sears (D-Jackson Heights) and Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski broke ground Tuesday on the $1.6 million renovation project at Travers Park in Jackson Heights, but the response...
Judge clears man who served time for rape he didn't commit
A construction worker who was convicted of a rape that never happened is officially a free man after the judge who had sentenced him to 20 years in prison today...
Sunnyside children saddle up for special horse ride
The Upper West Side is not the easiest place to get to from Queens, but a livery stable on West 48th Street is now a favorite destination for twin 4-year-olds...
Weekend Getaway: The 'real' Bedford Falls
You could do worse this weekend than a visit to Seneca Falls, N.Y., which claims it "may" have inspired the look of Bedford Falls and is holding its eighth annual...
Burberry and Christopher Bailey rock the British Fashion Awards
Burberry and its Chief Creative Officer Christopher Bailey rocked the British Fashion Awards this week, taking home the Designer Brand award and British Fashion council Designer of the Year award,...
Police shoot, kill gun-wielding man in Times Square
Police shot and killed a gun-wielding man today outside the Times Square Marriott hotel amid a crush of bustling holiday shoppers and picture-taking tourists, police and witnesses said. Witnesses said...
Massive talent line-up for 'Mass Effect 2'
You know you're nerd-approved when you're asked to voice a video game character. EA/BioWare have announced the line-up of celebrity voices who you'll be listening to for hours on end...
State budget cuts may hurt hospitals, save jobs
The $2.7 billion state legislators carved from the budget last week includes delays in aid to Queens hospitals, but saves jobs in the borough and avoids mid-year cuts to schools,...
Civic wants lights turned off
The principal of Bayside High School defended an electronic LED sign near its front door that is used for announcements after a neighborhood civic organization complained the colorful lights distracted...
St. John’s University opens five-story D’Angelo Center
Hundreds of St. John’s University students, administrators and staff gathered Monday for the opening of the D’Angelo Center, a five-story building on the Fresh Meadows campus that houses everything from...
Black fathers to bond with kids at toy drive
By Ivan PereiraState Assemblyman William Scarborough (D-St. Albans) wants to bring needy fathers closer to their children this Christmas, so his office will be giving out free toys that the...
Queens unemployment hits 9.2 percent as shelters reopen
More than 2,500 additional Queens residents found themselves on the unemployment rolls from September to October, according to the latest state Labor Department figures.Slightly more than 9 percent of Queens...
Mango lands in Iraq
We hear that yesterday marked the opening of the first Mango store in Iraq. The Spanish retailer -- who, in the last couple of years, opened their first American shop...
MTA discovers $200M shortfall in revenue from new payroll tax
The MTA’s from-bad-to-worse financial straits are once again worse with the possible specter of cuts in bus and subway service on the horizon.Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chief Financial Officer Gary Dellaverson...
Report: Bonds’ agent concedes home run king’s playing days are over
Jeff Borris has finally accepted what we’ve all known for a long time: No team will touch Barry Bonds.Borris, Bonds’ agent, told the San Francisco Chronicle that there is no...
5 Americans arrested in Pakistan have al-Qaida ties: official
WASHINGTON — Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from...
Mets trade Rule 5 pick
The Mets quickly traded their lone Rule 5 draft pick, right-hander Carlos Monasterios, to the Dodgers for cash as the Winter Meetings prepared to wrap up today in Indianapolis.Monasterios had...
LIRR reduces LIC train noise
Rumblings about the rumbling diesels upsetting the new residents of condominiums next to a Long Island City rail yard apparently reached the Long Island Rail Road, which has undertaken measures...
US Airways to shut pilot base at LaGuardia
US Airways plans to shut down the pilot base for its air shuttle at La Guardia Airport despite protests from the pilots union that such a move is “ill-conceived” and...
Kwanzaa celebration planned for Rochdale Village
As the Afrikan Poetry Theatre and Rochdale Village gear up for their annual Kwanzaa celebration Dec. 27, organizers are expecting it will be the largest celebration of the holiday in...
Katz to join law firm after term in Council
City Councilwoman Melinda Katz (D-Forest Hills) announced last week she will join one of the country’s largest law firms, Greenberg Traurig, after leaving public office at the end of December.“I’m...
Jamaica man convicted of pimping, kidnapping
After purchasing a 20-year-old woman for prostitution and blackmailing her into not testifying against him, a St. Albans pimp was brought to justice last week when he was convicted under...
Real victim of Tiger scandal? Feminists
Forget the PGA -- Andrea Peyser is mad as hell about the harm that Tiger Woods' scandal is causing feminism! The big lesson to be learned, she argues, is that...
Elin wants to avoid divorce: report
Tiger wins again. Despite the golf legend’s growing list of jiggly jump-offs, Tiger Woods’ scorned wife Elin Nordegren reportedly plans to stay with him. According to People magazine, Nordegren plans...
President Obama's Nobel acceptance speech
Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and citizens of the world: I receive this honor with deep gratitude and great humility....
Boston's Lowell not headed to Texas, yet
The Red Sox and Rangers have decided to take a little more time to think about if they want to finalize a trade that would send Mike Lowell to Texas...
Grubbs 'hurt' I wasn't Tiger's only mistress, says 'sorry' to wife
Tiger told one of his ladies that she was the only one he saw, outside of his wife, because he was "too busy."Jaimee Grubbs told "Inside Edition" in an interview...
Dodgers react to losing Hoffmann to Yankees
INDIANAPOLIS – The Yankees took outfielder Jamie Hoffmann with the first overall pick in the Rule 5 Draft, but that did not exactly shake up his old team, the Dodgers.One...
Tiger mistress facing lawsuit
According to Radaronline.com, Rachel Uchitel, the first of many women linked to Tiger, is being sued by her former friend, Ashley Samson, who was the first to confirm the pair's...
Your weekly newsbriefs
Santa-free Salt & SeaHere’s a rare find: a Christian-based mission that doesn’t want anything to do with the merry old elf in the big red suit.This year, as with every...
Gavel to Gavel
Fourteen years for legal eagleA Brooklyn attorney who was accused of threatening and intimidating witnesses scheduled to testify against his drug lord client was sentenced to 14 years in prison...
Killed by slab
A 47-year-old man died Monday in an apparent freak accident involving a granite slab.Officials said that Yuqan Chen, 47, was working at the First Choice Supply warehouse on 61st Street...
Plaxico's letter from prison praises his replacement
Jailbird Plaxico Burress still feels a connection to this year's Giants team.NJ.com reports that Burress has sent a letter of praise to his replacement at wide receiver, Steve Smith."I hear...
Coats wanted
Borough President Marty Markowitz and New York Cares are asking Brooklynites to give the coats off their back, sort of.Markowitz was joined recently by students from Believe Northside and Southside...
Buy a dreidel, fight dyslexia
Leah David is hoping to beat dyslexia using one dreidel at a time.The executive director of Ohr Halimud is crafting the four sided tops used during the Jewish holiday of...
Brooklyn mom searches for bone marrow match
Some call it an axiom. Others call it a rule. But it’s something that Jennifer Jones Austin has lived her life by: when your going through life, don’t avoid the...
60 cop promoted, celebrates 20 years in Coney Island
Coney Island has been home to a lot of carnies and clowns over the years. Now it’s home to a bona-fide detective.John Nevandro, the burly and sometimes brassy community affairs...
Cash and carry
Cash and carryA trio of gun-toting thieves is being sought for holding up a Flatlands Avenue check-cashing store.Workers at Chou-Chou Services, 7915 Flatlands Avenue, said that the suspects entered the...
Gang check
Gang checkFour thugs – three males and a young woman – attacked a Sheepshead Bay teen with a baseball bat last week after asking him if he was a gang...
Vac's Thursday Whacks, on a Misguided Honor for CCNY and Isiah's Gift that Keeps on Giving
I hate to be the one to play Scrooge, I do. But I was troubled last night when the list of the 10 greatest college basketball moments in Madison Square...
Behold, the Chanukah House!
Thirteen years ago, Arielle Teitelbaum had a bright idea.Just two years old at the time, she delighted at the colorful Christmas lights she saw in and around Mill Basin during...
Bam has become a handi-wipe for Islamo-thugs
It took our sworn enemies hardly any time at all to deliver a bloody and bombastic response to President Obama’s meek speech on US foreign policy in Afghanistan. Within 48...
Man killed by subway
A man has been killed by a subway train in Brooklyn, resulting in some rush-hour delays. Transit officials say the incident occurred at 8:32 a.m. Thursday at the Pennsylvania Avenue...
More Debt for our Kids
No Hard Choices just another stimulus that will fail (San Diego Tribune)
Public Option's Rotten Replacement
Douglas Holtz-Eakin says all's not fair in health reform bills (Boston Globe)Poll: 52 percent disapprove of health reform bill (Quinnipiac)Robert Tracinski says you will lose your private health insurance (RCP)
Tiger-less PGA heading for $$ slump
Even the prospect of a golf landscape temporarily without Tiger Woods is not one that PGA Tour officials, advertisers and sponsors care to ponder as speculation swirls around the popular...
Gay marriage shot down, despite Brooklyn support
The New York State Senate failed to hear the call for gay marriage last week despite a wave of support from the Brooklyn delegation and an impassioned speech from one...
Outrage over convicted divorce judge’s early release
The fact that disgraced judge Gerald Garson will be home for the holidays is “reprehensible” and a “mockery of justice,” a group of divorced mothers and domestic violence survivors claimed...
New diabetes drugs detailed at Brooklyn hospital
There’s hope on the horizon for the 155,000 Brooklynites coping with diabetes, medical experts recently forecast. This week, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) released a report detailing...
Killed by bus
A 65-year-old woman was killed last week after she was struck by a B41 bus motoring through Bergen Beach.Officials said that Virginia McKibben of East 56th Street in East Flatbush...
City quarter way to tree planting goal
So far, approximately 250,000 trees have been planted citywide as part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Million Trees program, which aims to add that many trees to the city landscape, both...
Board defers vote on gas drilling in NYC watershed
Despite a looming deadline for commenting on the state’s plans to allow gas drilling close to or inside the New York City watershed, Community Board 14 has declined for now...
Midwood home to shelter families of disabled children
Usually, group homes are long-term residences, in which several developmentally disabled individuals live together for years and years. However, a new type of group home is being developed in Midwood,...
Yankees pick Hoffmann first in Rule 5 draft
INDIANAPOLIS --- Barring a last-second trade, the Yankees plan to take outfielder Jamie Hoffmann from the Dodgers as the first pick in this morning’s Rule 5 Draft, the Post has...
Asbestos scare at Lafayette High School
The city Department of Education (DOE) is under fire for last week’s incident exposing Lafayette High School students and staffers to asbestos.“This is something that shouldn’t happen,” said Richard Mangone,...
Can GOP retake Senate in 2010
Karl Rove says probably not but recruiting is going great (Wall Street Journal)
Tiger's tooth smashed in fight, Elin to stick with him
One of Tiger Woods' teeth was smashed when his furious wife Elin hurled a mobile phone at the philandering golfer, the Sun reports. Sources said Elin "went psycho" during their...
Obama's Fantasy Jobs Plan
Steve Chapman says stimulus failed and shouldn't be repeated (Creators)
Porn star bragged about Tiger conquest
Naughty America knew all about Tiger's philandering six months ago.Porn star Holly Sampson bragged in an online video interview last May 26 - posted on an adult website - that...
Help find her
Help find herCops are turning to the community’s help in their search for a missing deaf Kensington woman.Faisia Nasir, 18, was last seen leaving her East 5th Street home on...
Paterson Ups the Ante
Paterson defends financial sector (Politics on the Hudson)Albany postpones the inevitable (Crain's New York Business)School officials preprare for cuts (Oneota Daily Star)Fix the fiscal mess (Niagara Gazette)
3UP: Yankee Youth, Damon and Met Panic
1. The Yankees will not be a young team next year, but they will be moving closer to one of Brian Cashman’s visions to have more players in their prime...
Avengers for Allah
George Friedman on the Jihadist Strategic Dilemma (Stratfor)
Board rivalry takes friendly turn, as members vie for chair post
With the tenure of Community Board 10’s current chair winding down, the race is on for his successor. When Dean Rasinya leaves the post at the end of this year,...
Obama receives Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO — President Barack Obama entered the pantheon of Nobel Peace Prize winners with humble words Thursday, acknowledging his own few accomplishments while delivering a robust defense of war and...
Manhattan Beach icon is honored
The deeds one does in life are often what is most remembered by loved ones and the community at large after a person dies.Such is the case of May F....
Manhattan Beach looks to become solar powered
It’s either Manhattan Beach becoming the city’s first green community, or a pie in the sky idea.Either way, Manhattan Beach Community Group President Ira Zalcman wants to put some 900...
Malaysian tycoon buys Friendster
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan announced a deal to buy Friendster, a social networking site that still retains a strong following in Southeast Asia after losing in...
Reinforced Yankees can wait for more
INDIANAPOLIS — Johan Santana and CC Sabathia are the aces of New York. They also are the biggest reason Roy Halladay is unlikely to join that club. The Yankees have...
Damon’s spot in jeopardy
INDIANAPOLIS — The way Brian Cashman sees it at the moment, lefty swinging Curtis Granderson will be the Yankees’ No. 2 hitter against right-handed pitchers. That, however, doesn’t mean the...
Granderson's eye exam was final trade hurdle
INDIANAPOLIS — In an interesting revelation, the final holdup in the Curtis Granderson deal involved the Yankees requesting the All-Star center fielder visit an ophthalmologist. The Yankees wanted Granderson’s eyes...
Snee’s knee? Wait and see
The week of preparation for Sunday’s NFC East showdown with the Eagles has begun and Chris Snee isn’t ready to partake. Snee, the starting right tackle, yesterday did not practice...
NFC East wars are football at its finest
Eli Manning didn’t have to wait long for his indoctrination into the NFC East. This was Sept. 12, 2004, opening game of the season, Manning having been summoned from the...
McNabb, Reid expect 'knockdown, drag-out' fight with Giants
Donovan McNabb knows what to expect Sunday when he runs out of the tunnel at Giants Stadium. The Eagles quarterback has been through his share of wars with the Giants,...
Giants' Thomas not letting Ross take back job
No givebacks. That’s the high-stakes game Terrell Thomas is playing, and he doesn’t care who knows it. He landed in the starting lineup because of a lingering hamstring issue that...
Steelers try to break slide vs. floundering Browns
CLEVELAND — Their calling-card swagger has been replaced by a sudden shakiness that’s unbecoming. Reputed bullies, they’ve grown quiet, unsteady and seemingly vulnerable. That’s what happens when you lose four...
Plenty revealed in Ford's win over Christ the King
Bishop Ford sent a shockwave through the girls basketball world by knocking off New York City power Christ the King, 73-64, in overtime Monday. It was just the Royals' second...
Avengers for Allah
In recent weeks, a renewed epidemic of suicide bombings has swept Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq, climaxing in huge blasts in Baghdad that killed 130 innocents on Tuesday. The Obama administration...
'Wolf' dressed in designer clothing
Which name on the following list sounds amiss: Boris Karloff, Ralph Richardson, Basil Rathbone, Peter Ustinov, John Gielgud, Sean Connery . . . Isaac Mizrahi? Turns out, all of the...
Band of brothers moves on
While brother Michael was planning and executing a tremendously ambitious comeback tour this past summer, the other four members of the Jackson Five were planning their own return. At the...
The Post's All-Bronx/Manhattan football honors
Mount St. Michael had a season to remember. The Mountaineers overcame a slow start and fought through the grief of teammate Kyle Rembert's death from carbon monoxide poisoning before the...
Taking his Chantz: Delgado lifts Hayes over St. Francis
Gabe Carrion had the most memorable shot, a halfcourt buzzer-beater at the end of the third quarter for his lone three points. But Chantz Delgado had the most important shots...
Girls basketball roundup: MSIT gets revenge on Tots
Kaitlyn Astel had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Kristen Markoe had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead McKee/Staten Island Tech to a 57-37 win against Tottenville in PSAL...
Citing natural fit and desire to win, Harkless picks UConn
Growing up, Maurice Harkless was an avid football player. He was a talented wide receiver, but eventually turned his attention to basketball in the seventh grade. “It was more fun,”...
Confident and aggressive, Kennedy's Short off to flying start
Jeffrey Short has the same cornrows, the same muscular and lean build. Looks, however, can be deceiving -- because Short is, in fact, very different. The John F. Kennedy senior...
Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $1,375,000 450 W. 23rd St. Prewar two-bedroom, two-bath co-op in a brownstone, 1,250 square feet, with renovated kitchen, renovated bath and fireplace. Maintenance $1,698, 60 percent tax-deductible. Asking...
Giddy up!
East Enders have a new star in their midst. Madonna, who earlier this year purchased (as we first reported) an Upper East Side townhouse that closed for around $32 million,...
Boyle stage shock
Get ready to see a stunned Susan Boyle's "pinch me!" moment on Sunday's documentary about her life. Boyle, the "Britain's Got Talent" upstart who's now a bona fide international recording...
Manhattan ready for its close-up
What could the original Macy's Santa comedy "Miracle on 34th Street" possibly have in common with Martin Scorsese's black comedy "The King of Comedy," featuring Robert De Niro stalking talk...
Adam Lambert at Oscars?
Talk about "Time for Miracles." There's a chance Adam Lambert could end up performing that very song on the Oscars, which will air on ABC -- the very network that's...
George starts new job at 'GMA' on Monday
George Stephanopoulos' first day on "GMA" will be Monday. ABC is expected to "officially" announce Stephanopoulos as Diane Sawyer's replacement today, along with Juju Chang replacing Chris Cuomo as "GMA"...
Sting goes very old school
All Sting was missing was a top hat. In an antique black morning coat and a foppish tie that could have once hung in Oscar Wilde's closet, Sting took a...
Matinee with the stars
'Dancing With the Stars" has wrapped for the year, but that doesn't mean that the show's professional dancing cast is just taking it easy by the pool now. Kym Johnson...
New cast, less carnage
Granted, "God of Carnage" won this year's Tony for Best Play, but what everybody remembers isn't so much its plot as its stars: Led by James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay...
Public option's rotten replacements
Searching for an ac ceptable alternative to the controversial "public option," Senate Democrats on Tuesday night adopted three bad ideas instead. Having tried and discarded the "robust" public option, the...
Carter scion runs
ATLANTA -- Jimmy Carter's grandson is following the former president into politics with a run for the Georgia state Senate. Democrat Jason Carter says he will run for an Atlanta-area...
Wagdad survivors
BAGHDAD -- The owner of a dog that miraculously survived a massive bombing returns to his collapsed home yesterday to be reunited with his pet, stunning neighbors who thought he...
Boobs like these set women back
Feminism is dead. Long live the gold digger! It is with epic sadness that I inform serious ladies your day is over. The rat race has been done in by...
Bad or good news could cause market trouble
If this were an ordinary year, you'd be crazy not to buy stocks over the next few weeks, when the Wall Street pros typically gussie up their portfolios so they...
Reid it and weep: Harry's history hooey
The Democratic leadership, in its efforts to destroy the US economy by passing an ill-conceived health plan, has sunk to a new low (" 'Slavery' Slur at GOPers," Dec. 8)....
$20M slap in pension con
An investment executive linked to a corruption scandal with the state's public pension fund has agreed to pay $20 million in restitution, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said yesterday. The settlement...
NY-NJ tunnel plan on track
NJ Transit's board yesterday unanimously approved the first tunneling contract for an $8.7 billion rail tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan. Barnard Construction Co. of Pompton Plains, NJ, and Judlau...
Feds failed victims of Madoff
Several House lawmakers are criticizing the treatment of Madoff fraud victims by the agency charged with resolving brokerage firm failures, saying new legislative remedies may be needed to aid the...
New Facebook control geeks
Facebook is changing its privacy settings to give users more control over who sees the information they post on their personal pages. Beginning yesterday, the Web site is enabling users...
'Jihad' Americans busted in Pak raid
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani police yesterday arrested five American men believed to have gone missing from the Washington, DC, area last month, officials from both countries said. US officials say...
The cycle of violence
In "Hipsters Repaint Bike Lanes in Brush Off to Hasids" (Dec. 8), Wiley Norvell states, "Cyclists have a right to be on Bedford Avenue." Maybe they do, but the people...
7-11 hacker cops a plea
A major hacker agreed to plead guilty to federal charges linked to electronic break-ins at 7-Eleven and the Hannaford Brothers chain of grocery stores, a court filing shows. The plea...
Cheating kids
National math scores were released this week for 18 cities, including New York City, and we learned that our state tests are a complete sham. The National Assessment of Educational...
Taconic kin will file suit
The family of a father and son killed on the Taconic State Parkway by a drunk, wrong-way driver will sue her estate tomorrow to unravel the mystery behind a series...
Cops knock off $1M luxe fakes
The city is cracking down on the sale of counterfeit luxury goods, seizing $1 million of fake bags and watches. Police this week shut down 31 stalls along Canal Street,...
Holder tours NY terror-trial cells
US Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday toured the jail cells that will house 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four terrorist cohorts in advance of their controversial lower Manhattan trial....
NYPD daily blotter
Manhattan -- Quite a stable. An alleged pimp ran a prostitution ring out of two Midtown apartments with as many as 20 hookers under his control, authorities said yesterday. Jeffrey...
Grand Liza finale on aide $uit
Liza with a Z has become Liza with a Shhh! Oscar-winning singer/actress Liza Minnelli has struck a secret deal to end the sordid, $100 million sexual-harassment lawsuit by her former...
3 more schools face ax
City education officials proposed shutting down three more high schools yesterday. They are Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education HS and Monroe Academy for Business and Law in The...
Honor rolled
WASHINGTON -- A congressman said yesterday he won't continue his push to honor Tiger Woods with a Congressional Gold Medal. Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.) introduced legislation in March that called...
Emotional 'OK' on casual sex
Casual sex isn't a bad thing -- at least not for young adults, according to a new study. University of Minnesota researchers asked more than 1,300 people age 18 to...
New bust for 'Family Ties' actor
BOULDER, Colo. -- A former cast member of the 1980s sitcom "Family Ties" faces a new assault charge after police in Colorado say he repeatedly hit a friend with a...
Health bill O-pproved
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday praised a Senate health-care compromise that would jettison a full-blown government insurance plan in favor of expanding Medicare and creating new private plans modeled on...
TARP rolls to October
The Obama administration extended the $700 billion financial-rescue program until October, arguing that the US must hold on to the money in case of new financial shocks. In a letter...
Thugs burn Bronx church
A Bronx church was looted and torched yesterday morning after its interior walls were tagged with hate-filled satanic messages, authorities and the pastor said. The sickening screeds spray-painted inside the...
'Green bldgs.' push
In what was described as "revolutionary" legislation, the City Council yesterday approved a package of bills that will require owners of every building in the city over 50,000 square feet...
Toothless PGA with no Tiger
Even the prospect of a golf landscape temporarily without Tiger Woods is not one that PGA Tour officials, advertisers and sponsors care to ponder as speculation swirls around the popular...
Business briefs
Putnam cuts Putnam Investments LLC will dismiss three fund managers as part of a broader move to cut 104 jobs, or about 5 percent of its staff, at the end...
Skeptics 'anti' up
COPENHAGEN -- Across town from the climate-change summit that everybody has heard of is the other climate-change summit that nobody has heard of. It's not for a lack of trying....
Queens girl flees perv
A pervert tried to snatch a 14-year-old girl off a Queens street as she walked to school -- but she bravely fought him off. The man grabbed his victim on...
Ma$ters of new domain
Tiger Woods' sex scandal might just net a few tech-savvy entrepreneurs some green. One seller on eBay is asking for a cool $21 million for the domain name TigersHarem.com, which...
Huge slice in favorability
Scandal has sapped Tiger Woods' once-universal appeal, a new survey revealed yesterday. Just 38 percent of Americans now hold a favorable view of the golf-champ Casanova in light of revelations...
Stimulus aid for Hill pal
WASHINGTON -- Pollster Mark Penn -- a top aide on Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign -- has won $6 million in stimulus contracts for firms he oversees. The feds...
Bruno $hake-out
ALBANY -- The conviction of ex-Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno should bring an end to the practice of lawmakers having lucrative side jobs, an assemblyman told The Post yesterday. "If...
Santas warming up (hic!)
You better watch out -- a lot of St. Nicks will be big-bellying up to bars here Saturday as part of the annual SantaCon bar-hopping and ho-ho-ho happening. The event,...
SI crash spanning
It's become a bridge to the emergency room. The Verrazano-Narrows between Staten Island and Brooklyn saw 57 more accidents in 2009 than 2008 -- by far the worst showing of...
Spitzer eyes comptroller job in 2010
Eliot Spitzer, who stepped down from the governor's office amid scandal, is now strongly considering a run for state comptroller, sources told The Post. Spitzer has in recent weeks had...
Billboard buying group changes
Lachlan Murdoch has dropped out of an investment group looking to buy The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and other titles from Nielsen Business Media and has been replaced by a team...
Jayson quitters
Lawyers for ex-NBA star Jayson Williams want to withdraw from his New Jersey manslaughter case, saying they've been unable to communicate with him. But Williams told Somerset County Judge Edward...
AT&T aims to cut data usage
AT&T plans to take steps toward curtailing excessive iPhone usage as it battles growth in both wireless traffic and perceptions of network problems. The Dallas telecommunications provider said it will...
Bouncers bop gay dancer: cops
A prominent gay activist was tackled and beaten by bouncers at a Queens nightclub because he was dancing with a man, cops said yesterday. Tarlach MacNiallais, 47, was punched and...
Refresh button
AOL Chief Executive Tim Armstrong will get his first report card from Wall Street today, when it starts trading as a standalone company again. But don't expect investors to give...
One Miami hotel is in hot water
The Gansevoort Hotel's sister property in Miami's South Beach could get a new owner after a creditor scheduled the debt-laden hotel to go to auction next month -- less than...
Guilty 'guardian'
A Brooklyn jury yesterday acquitted five out of six members of Crown Heights' Shomrim civilian neighborhood safety patrol of charges they roughed up a group of Yeshiva students, convicting one...
Bully for Paterson
There's a new bull on Wall Street -- Gov. Paterson. "Wall Street is our Main Street," Paterson declared yesterday to applause as he discussed the state's budget crisis at the...
Neiman's net tumbles 34%
Neiman Marcus' profit fell 34 percent in the most recent quarter, as its well-heeled shoppers continued to keep their spending in check. For the fiscal first quarter ended Oct. 31,...
Biker brawl goes global
The city's decision to strip away 14 blocks of bike lanes in Brooklyn is turning into an international crisis. When Mayor Bloomberg arrives at the climate-change meetings in Copenhagen Monday...
SEC's civil war
Undeterred by the recent acquittal in a related criminal case, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro is moving full speed ahead with civil charges against two former Bear Stearns...
Judge tossed kid-injury case after DA sat on charges
The Brooklyn DA lost a child-endangerment case against an allegedly sadistic bus matron before it even got started -- sitting on the charges so long that a judge yesterday tossed...
Helmsley scare
Embattled developer Kent Swig is considering unloading storied commercial-office firm Helmsley Spear as his real estate empire continues to crumble amid a punishing financial squeeze. A source familiar with the...
Not a slam dunk
Billionaires aren't getting the bang they once did from owning a basketball team -- particularly the Knicks and the Nets. The Dolan family's pride got hit hard yesterday, as their...
Boycott push over Italian stereotype on MTV show
Yo, advertisers! Graphic shots of a young woman getting clocked in the face isn't going to make TV viewers want to buy anything you're selling. That's the warning furious Italian-Americans...
Prez is poll-axed
Numbers are not kind to President Obama so far -- his 47 percent approval rating in the crucial Gallup tracking poll is the lowest ever notched for a US commander...
Pandit pushes feds to let Citi pay back TARP
Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit is hoping to garner approval to return taxpayer dough it borrowed last year by the end of the week, sources told The Post. Pandit has been...
Cash poor in Las Vegas
MGM Mirage and Dubai World hope to use their gigantic Las Vegas development CityCenter as a cash machine next year -- but sources say the ATM may read "insufficient funds."...
Why janitor tattled on 'sex' teachers
The Brooklyn high school janitor who caught two female language teachers in a state of conjugating bliss first thought the hot and heavy pair were students -- and that's why...
Keeping Congress' paws off the Fed
They all laughed at Fulton and his steam boat, Hershey and his chocolate bar . . . -- George Gershwin And at Rep. Ron Paul, the '08 presiden tial candidate...
UK's tax bite gives Street the shivers
Britain's heavy-handed 50 percent tax on banker bonuses is blowing a trans-Atlantic chill over Wall Street, which is facing its own fight against regulators trying to slash pay. British bankers...
Tiger & his 'pimps' knew all the tricks
Serial philanderer Tiger Woods had a carefully crafted game plan that worked for years to keep his beautiful wife in the dark while he catted around with multiple mistresses, his...
Obama's carbon commissars
Who needs Congress to help govern America? Not the Obama administration, it seems. At the UN Climate Control conference in Copenhagen yesterday, Environmental Protection Agency head Lisa Jackson said that...
Paterson ups the ante
Gov. Paterson renewed hostilities with the Legislature yesterday, announc ing that he'll withhold state aid to lo calities -- presumably, for schools and local governments -- to prevent New York...
Car-crash tome now a 'smash'
Tiger Woods needs to get a grip on his personal problems -- but he easily turned a British professor's book "Get a Grip on Physics" into an unexpected hit after...
Fort, sweet fort
This man's home is not just his castle -- it's his impregnable fortress. Watched over by nine security cameras and guarded by roll-down gates, window bars, four locks on the...
Egregious e-mails heap scorn on Elin
Tiger Woods callously dissed his beautiful wife in an anguished e-mail he sent his then-secret lover Rachel Uchitel a month ago, it was reported yesterday. "I finally found someone that...
Texting Tiger's titillating talk
Tiger Woods frequently let his fingers do the talking in steamy, affectionate and even humorous text messages he exchanged with his sultry cocktail-waitress mistress -- including one just hours before...
Ashanti 'stalker' in sicko sexts
An Indiana man has been locked up by New York authorities for allegedly stalking R&B superstar Ashanti and her family. Cops say Devar Hurd sent more than 30 text messages...
'Concrete' evidence
Critical steel and concrete tests were never performed at the Freedom Tower, the new Yankee Stadium and more than 100 other construction sites around the city, thanks to the greed...
Big 'peace' of O's mind
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is accepting the world's best-known peace award as a wartime president, an incongruity to which he will directly speak when he receives the Nobel Peace Prize...
Couple busted in tot's death
A Brooklyn couple was arrested yesterday for leaving their 11-month-old son without adult supervision for three hours before the child died, cops said. Denise Gonzalez, 29, and Rafael Colon, 43,...
Pettitte, Granderson officially join Yankees
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Yankees' offseason priority came after they addressed another need. But that didn't mean the Yankees weren't thrilled to bring Andy Pettitte back to The Bronx. "He gives...
Lundqvist can't save flat Rangers, fall in OT to Blackhawks
CHICAGO -- If anyone is searching for a reason why the Rangers have the NHL's 29th overall record since Oct. 17, their 2-1 overtime loss last night in which they...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $15,000; clm($10,000); 3up(f)AMERICAN LAND showed good speed finishing third for 15G, drops to 10G. WHY BECAUSE was third beaten a length in similar spot; fourth start back...
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogSteelers 9 10 (33½)BROWNSSundayGIANTS 1 1 (44½)EaglesJets 3 3 (37) BUCCANEERSCOLTS 8 7 (44) BroncosVIKINGS 7 6½(43) BengalsCHIEFS 1½Pick(37) BillsPackers 3½ 3 (41) BEARSSaints11 10½(50) FALCONSRAVENS13 13 (40)...
Granderson caught scout's eye with college play
During Curtis Granderson's sophomore season at the University of Illinois-Chicago, an opposing player drove a ball to right-center field. It was the center fielder's ball, though, and Granderson was in...
Curry rejoins Knicks mix
Admittedly, Mike D'Antoni is a mad scientist when it comes to setting a rotation. Now, with the Knicks riding their most successful stretch of the season, he is fiddling with...
Mets lose out to Brewers in pursuit of Wolf
The Mets lost out on a free-agent pitcher they were interested in, as Randy Wolf is headed to the Brewers for a three-year deal that nets him $29 million. The...
QB 'upset' he won't play vs. Bucs
Mark Sanchez came to work yesterday fired up and ready to go. He left ticked off. Sanchez arrived to work flush with hope and expectation, ready to rebound from the...
Mets can't find any free-agent bargains
INDIANAPOLIS -- Remember when this was going to be a free-agent market in which teams scrounged for nickels and dimes to sign players. Well, the Mets are wondering what happened...
Harkless to UConn
Forest Hills' Maurice Harkless yesterday verbally committed to play basketball at Connecticut. The 6-foot-8 junior forward picked the Huskies over St. John's, Kentucky, Fordham and Seton Hall. "It's the best...
Tavares scores two more, but Islanders edged by Maple Leafs, 3-2
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs figured out Dwayne Roloson and the Islanders. Now they will try to do the same against the Boston Bruins. Jason Blake knocked home a...
Sports shorts
GRID: Texas ups Brown's salary Texas coach Mack Brown is now a $5 million man. With the Longhorns playing for the BCS national championship, school officials said they have restructured...
Nets' Williams sits for 2nd game after negative tweet
The benching of Terrence Williams would be lifted as the situation dictated, Nets interim coach/general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said. Obviously that situation never arose as the rookie sat a second...
Devils earn best record in NHL with win over Hurricanes
The record chase of Martin Brodeur resumes tomorrow, but the Devils succeeded last night in their pursuit of the best record in hockey. Jacques Lemaire's troops lead the NHL with...
After road win in Chicago, Nets pounded by Warriors
After surviving in Chicago with what the team to a man agreed was a satisfying, gut-check victory, the Nets kept it up against the Warriors last night in the Meadowlands....
Angels are most likely Halladay destination
INDIANAPOLIS -- According to an MLB club official, the Angels remain the leaders to satisfying the Blue Jays in a deal for Roy Halladay. The Angels apparently are willing to...
Feisty Rex hasn't named starting safety
Rex Ryan yesterday showed uncharacteristic agitation when asked if he decided on whether Kerry Rhodes or Eric Smith would start in the base defense at safety. Ryan demoted Rhodes two...
Rangers' Dubinsky inches closer to return
CHICAGO -- Help is on the way for the Rangers . . . though there is no timetable specifying when that help in the person of Brandon Dubinsky will arrive....
Franco tells Mets fans to stay calm
John Franco has a message for all those antsy Mets fans: Calm down, people. The Mets have yet to make a significant acquisition this winter on the heels of last...
Opportunity for Kellen
The last time Kellen Clemens started a game for the Jets was Dec. 30, 2007, against Kansas City when he made the last of eight starts that year, mostly for...
Sanchez 'upset' he won't play vs. Bucs
Mark Sanchez came to work yesterday fired up and ready to go. He left ticked off. Sanchez arrived to work flush with hope and expectation, ready to rebound from the...
Brodeur became star after figuring out Rangers
It was a pivotal moment in his career, Martin Brodeur said, and not because it was such a gut-check. It came in the lead-up to the legendary semifinal series when...
Happy trails! Ski season is here
All it takes is a run of frigid weather to put the snow guns in action and smiles on skiers' faces. Going from just a handful of mountains from New...
Weird but true
It was a secret shame one reader carried for 60 years -- the theft of a library book. The mystery person anonymously mailed a copy of "Napoleon" by Emil Ludwig...
Notre Dame job awaits Kelly
Just before he became the hottest coaching commodity in college football, Brian Kelly actually had a few minutes to reflect on what a long strange trip it's been. His father...
Congress: We want college football playoff
WASHINGTON -- Dismissing complaints from some members that Congress had more pressing matters, a House subcommittee approved legislation yesterday at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to...
Winning finally has become the Norm for St. John's
The game was well in hand, the seconds slowly melting off the scoreboard clock, St. John's basketball players were standing on their bench, clapping and laughing and stomping their feet....
7-1 St. John's starting to believe after beating Georgia
Having three starters planted on the bench next to coach Norm Roberts didn't seem to distract St. John's last night against Georgia. Neither did losing Justin Burrell to an injury...
Kentucky holds off UConn at Garden
With 29 seconds left in the first game of last night's Big East-SEC Invitational between St. John's and Georgia, the Connecticut fans, who have come to think of Madison Square...
Hofstra hoops alive & kickin' with win over Manhattan
When Charles Jenkins came to Hofstra after starring at Springfield Gardens, he wanted to change the perception of the Long Island school. "I came from a place where a lot...
Great Garden moment bittersweet for Pearl
Pearl Washington, as great a New York hoops legend as there has been, leaned against wall outside the Knicks locker room in the Garden and grinned when asked about being...
SFP pressure, poor rebounding ground Pilots
Cardinal Spellman played like a different team in the fourth quarter, but not in a good way. The Pilots were having the best of it against St. Francis Prep on...
Depleted Mary Louis lit up by Kellenberg
It was Murphy’s Law in Jamaica Estates on Wednesday night – anything that could possibly go wrong for Mary Louis did. Star point guard Karin Robinson was already out, catching...
Arthur Ave.
Arthur Schwartz, known as the Food Maven, likes to peer out the window of his tiny Park Slope kitchen. “Who in New York City looks out their window and sees...
Topsy-turvy
If you want a good microcosm of New York City real estate in 2009, you might start with the Apthorp. The regal condo conversion (which takes up the block bordered...
St. Francis Prep rallies past Spellman in fourth
Katie Pulido heard the challenge laid out by coach JoAnn Wagner heading into the fourth quarter. St. Francis Prep trailed by nine and Wagner told her team the game’s direction...
Blake's late goal gives Maple Leafs 3-2 win over Islanders
Jason Blake knocked home a bouncing puck with less than 5 minutes remaining against his former team, and the Toronto Maple Leafs held on for a 3-2 victory over the...
St. John's takes care of business
It may not have been pretty, but St. John's did what they were supposed to and defeated Georgia, 66-56.The Bulldogs showed why they were picked to finish last in the...
Graffiti plagues Sheepshead Bay and Homecrest area
Graffiti is rearing its ugly head again.According to several people at the recent Sheepshead Bay/Plumb Beach Civic Association (SBPBCA) meeting, the scrawling and defacing of both public and private property...
Asbestos scare at Lafayette High School
The city Department of Education (DOE) is under fire for last week’s incident exposing Lafayette High School students and staffers to asbestos. “This is something that shouldn’t happen,” said Richard...
Porn star bragged about sex with Woods
Naughty America knew all about Tiger's philandering six months ago. Porn star Holly Sampson bragged in an online video interview last May 26 - posted on an adult website -...
Tuesday roundup: Pitt falls, Dayton escapes
It was another rough night in what is quickly looking like its going to be a rough season for Pitt and its head coach, Jamie Dixon. As part of yesterday's...
Georgetown makes statement with win over Butler
Outside of a one-point win over Temple at home, Georgetown had done little to distinguish itself through its first six games of the season. That changed Tuesday night at the...
B44 bus changes
A revamped B44 route will bring bus-only lanes and parking changes to Nostrand Avenue.The city Department of Transportation (DOT) and MTA New York City Transit are now planning a faster...
St. John's leads at the half
After an entirely forgettable first half, St. John's is leading Georgia, 28-25. Both teams did their best to set basketball back several decades, with St. John's shooting 39 percent and...
Fordham gets big win
It wouldn't have been predicted here – especially in the wake of Jio Fontan's official departure from the team the day before – but Fordham earned interim head coach Jared...
Congressman drops effort to honor Tiger Woods
A California congressman is dropping his effort to honor Tiger Woods with a Congressional Gold Medal. Democratic Rep. Joe Baca proposed legislation in March that called for the golfer to...
Broadway Triangle rezoning passes two key council votes
The lights are still up on the Broadway Triangle. The City Council’s Land Use Committee and its Subcommittee on Planning, Dispositions and Concessions passed the controversial Broadway Triangle plan Monday...
Condo critics not ready to welcome city control of park
The Bloomberg administration’s goal of assuming control of the development of Brooklyn Bridge Park from the state and infusing it with $55 million has not assuaged critics who don’t want...
Boerum Hill residents worry about possible crack house
Boerum Hill residents are rife with concern about an alleged crack house in a vacant brownstone building at 416 Pacific Street between Bond and Nevins streets.The matter was brought up...
De Blasio backs off controversial bill
A controversial proposal to amend a city code so that a private school in Carroll Gardens may expand has been postponed until next year, lawmakers and school officials announced this...
Woman fights for Chanukah lights in her hallway
Oy humbug! A Brooklyn Heights woman is claiming her freedom of worship is being denied because a menorah is not allowed in the lobby of her co-op building. Justine Swartz,...
Gowanus support stirs controversy
A federal lawmaker is selfishly supporting a proposal to designate the Gowanus Canal a Superfund site to keep out future voters who might not cast their votes her way, an...
Repo raid
Repo raidA taxi driver was held up and robbed of his wallet and wheels when he came across two renegade repo men.The 23-year-old victim told police that he knew he...
Community Partners get nod from 78th Precinct Council
Community stalwarts received special recognition recently from the 78th Precinct Community Council. Honorees at the group’s Nov. 24 meeting included Frank Violante and Jack Pytluk of Ocean 8 Sports Bar...