December 28, 2009
Yankees, Mets target DeRosa set to sign with Giants
According to multiple reports, free agent infielder Mark DeRosa is on the verge of joining the Giants.The deal is reportedly in the two-year, $12 million range and is pending a...
Colts' Caldwell defends decision to bench starters
NDIANAPOLIS -- Colts coach Jim Caldwell will not second-guess the decision to rest his starters Sunday. He'll let everybody else do it for him. One day after Indianapolis pulled the...
Ochocinco taunts Revis ... via twitter
Chad Ochocinco has been trash talking Darrelle Revis all season.The Bengals outlandish wide receiver continued that today on twitter. “I'm coming to the big apple to give NY what they've...
Holmgrem unsure if he'll bring Mangini back to coach Browns
BEREA, Ohio -- New Cleveland Browns president Mike Holmgren has not decided if coach Eric Mangini will be back next season. Holmgren, who signed a five-year contract to try and...
NBA fines Nate 25K for agent's trade demand
The NBA has fined Nate Robinson $25,000 for his agent Aaron Goodwin's public remarks in which he announced he had requested a trade from the Knicks and took shots at...
Boley dismisses Carson's critcism
The names of legendary figures from Giants history are listed in a ring of honor around the ceiling of the Giants locker room. One of the names inscribed there is...
50 STATES: Best of the best
THIS country of ours, it's a handful. From Alaska to Florida, Maine to Hawaii, there's way too much ground to cover easily. Fifty, after all, is a lot of states....
Sheen's wife in 911 call: He has a knife
A tearful Brooke Meuller can be heard on a 911 call telling the operator that husband Charlie Sheen had a knife when he allegedly attacked her last week. In a...
Obama family friend suffers minor injury in Hawaii
President Barack Obama cut short a round of golf in Hawaii to attend to a personal matter, the Honolulu Advertiser reported Monday. CNN reported that no members of the first...
Agent stole $26G from would-be travelers: DA
A Brooklyn travel agent swiped more than $26,000 from would-be travelers, pocketing the money and booking them trips to nowhere, prosecutors said today. Peter Galin, 40, faces up to seven...
Board poised to smile on zoning change
They’re still thinking and reviewing, but members of Community Board 10 seem generally enthusiastic over proposed changes in the city’s Zoning Text that would tighten restrictions on the addition of...
Board voices concern over self-certification for bars
One local volunteer group has turned thumbs down on a new policy implemented by the State Liquor Authority (SLA), whereby those seeking liquor licenses are allowed to self-certify key data...
Happy New Year
On December 31, 1999 my biggest worry was Y2K. As the clock struck midnight I held my breath along with the rest of the world and waited for the computers...
Calling all nerds: Brooklyn Brainery launches Jan
If you frequent events like the Secret Science Club at the Bell House, or lectures nearby in Gowanus at Observatory, you’ve probably seen Jonathan Soma and Jen Messier there. The...
Sin and salvation at the Bell House with the Asylum Street Spankers
For most of their 15-plus year history, the Asylum Street Spankers have been belting it out Sundays at their gospel shows.For those unacquainted with the roots band, these aren’t your...
Get it 'All': Punk pop forefathers head to the Music Hall
Bill Stevenson never imagined he’d still be playing music to this day.“I didn’t even think we would be playing in six months from then,” says the drummer for the Descendants,...
East Flatbush residents being put in email loop
Approximately 12,000 residents of East Flatbush will soon find themselves on the 67th Precinct’s email list. The effort, starting in the new year, will enable the precinct to keep in...
In-flight security rules relaxed
In-flight security rules have been eased after a two-day clampdown, airline officials familiar with the matter said Monday. At the captain's discretion, passengers can once again have blankets and other...
Manning, Coughlin apologize for Giants' pathetic performance
The head coach of the Giants and the franchise quarterback sat fit today to utter words and sentiments that reflected their feelings for what transpired in Sunday's 41-9 loss to...
The Decade in Photos
It's been a crazy 10 years -- from the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to the Eliot Spitzer-Tiger Woods-name-a-famous-person-here sex scandal, it's hard to pick out the decade's most memorable...
Attemped Christmas bombing was videotaped: reports
A Wisconsin family aboard the plane that Nigerian man Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is accused of trying to bomb on Christmas Day said another passenger videotaped the entire flight including the...
Islanders' DiPietro works out, hopes to play rehab game this weekend
The ongoing rehab of Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro continued today, as he worked out at the team’s practice facility in Syosset in hopes of playing a game for Bridgeport in...
Baucus slurs during Senate speech (video)
There's speculation that Sen. Max Baucus had a drink or two before delivering a speech on health care on the Senate floor last week. A YouTube video shows him possibly...
DC United hires Onalfo
D.C. United today named Curt Onalfo as head coach today. The 40-year old had played for and later served as an administrator and assistant coach for United. “I am very...
After stupid statement, Ryan coaches best game
Rex Ryan was the laughingstock of New York after the Jets head coach falsely said his team was eliminated from the playoffs after losing to the Falcons eight days ago....
Transit Authority ordered to make hearings public
The public has a right to know why you jumped that turnstile -- even if was to get to a bathroom. A judge has ordered the Transit Authority to open...
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Christmas bombing attempt
CAIRO — A regional wing of al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Monday for a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound passenger plane, saying it was to avenge U.S. attacks...
Mets make Escobar signing official
The Mets have signed right-hander Kelvim Escobar to a one-year contract.The team announced the deal on Monday. He was expected to get $1.25 million.Escobar, an 18-game winner in 2007, missed...
Jon Gosselin's ex-girlfriend took only what was hers: attorney
Security video will show that Jon Gosselin’s ex-girlfriend Hailey Glassman hauled a TV and other items out of his apartment -- but everything she took was hers, according to a...
No Boone, No CD-R, Little Hope For Nets
Josh Boone is out tonight for the Nets with a sore left knee although the MRI found nothing seriously wrong. And Chris Douglas-Roberts will miss his third straight game with...
Rangers' Prospal out up to three weeks with knee injury
Scratch the idea of moving Brandon Dubinsky off Marian Gaborik's line in order to add length to the Rangers' lineup. That's no longer an immediate option for head coach John...
D'Antoni plans bigger role for Douglas
It's back to rookie Toney Douglas as Mike D'Antoni looks to invigorate the Knicks after two straight downers over Christmas Weekend."I need to get him back playing some,'' D'Antoni said....
Police search Hudson River for missing boy
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Police divers are in the Hudson River again, searching for any sign of a 4-year-old Newburgh boy who went missing two weeks ago. Police Lt. Charles Broe...
The Post's best and worst of the decade
Take a look at the best and worst from New York's teams this decade. The Post ranked the best and worst teams overall this decade and went through the Yankees,...
Lake Champlain Bridge destroyed in controlled explosion (video)
CROWN POINT, N.Y. — The Lake Champlain Bridge linking New York and Vermont crashed into the lake Monday, as controlled explosions brought down the unsafe 80-year-old span that was the...
Terror suspect 's Monday court date canceled
A court hearing scheduled for Monday in which prosecutors were seeking to obtain permission to get DNA samples from Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian man charged with attempting to...
AT&T halts, then restarts iPhone Web sales in NYC
AT&T Inc. suspended online sales of iPhones to New Yorkers over the weekend for unknown reasons, then abruptly started selling them again just as mysteriously on Monday. Spokesman Fletcher Cook...
9 dead, including 6 children, in Mississippi fire
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Officials say nine people, including at least six children, are dead in an apartment fire in Mississippi. State fire marshal Mike Chaney says the pre-dawn fire happened...
Devils activate Clarkson
The Devils today activated RW David Clarkson from injured reserve and returned D Matt Corrente to Lowell.Clarkson has been out since Nov. 27 with a broken right leg and is...
Tyra Banks ending TV talk show
Tyra Banks is calling it quits on her talk show. “This will be the last season of ‘The Tyra Show,’” Banks told People. “I’ve been loving having fun, coming into...
NJ man: Son raised in Brazil not yet calling me 'dad'
TRENTON, N.J. — A man who brought his son home to the United States from Brazil after winning a bitter custody battle said in an interview aired Monday that he’s...
Homeless man charged with stealing, crashing plane
FREDERICK, Md. — Police in Maryland say a homeless man tried to leave town in a stolen plane but crashed the single-engine aircraft on a municipal airport runway before he...
King: White House has drawn 'iron curtain' on plane attack info
The ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee on Monday said the Obama administration has drawn an "iron curtain" when it comes to providing information to members of Congress...
Sheen accused of using weapon in spat with wife
ASPEN, Colo. — Authorities say actor Charlie Sheen has been accused of using a weapon in an alleged case of domestic violence in Aspen. Sheen spent part of Christmas Day...
'John F. Kennedy photo' in fact was Playboy shoot
The photo that had people believing John F. Kennedy partied with a boatload of naked women turned out to be a Playboy shoot from 1967. The photo was part of...
Shoppers spent a little more this holiday season
Holiday shoppers spent a little more this season, according to data released Monday, giving merchants some reason for cheer. The spending bounce means retailers managed to avoid a repeat of...
30 killed by suicide bomber in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan — A suicide bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi killed 30 people and wounded dozens more Monday, as Shiites across the country...
Gen Petraeus' Christmas Message
Letter from our Commander (Michael Yon Online)
France and the Burqa
M.A. Khan explains Sarkozy's new policy (Hudson New York)
Napolitano Changes Her Tune
Jonah Goldberg says Homeland Security Chief is blaming others for her mistakes (Corner)
Gossip roundup: Holiday edition
We took a week off upating the Tiger Woods blog, so here are a few choice things you may have missed:-- Elin Nordegren has reportedly torn up her pre-nup agreement.--...
Forums on Tiger Woods' site finally shut down
Weeks after Tiger Woods admitted to the world he had been unfaithful in his marriage, the forums section of the golfer's official website has finally been shut down.Weeks after Tiger...
In about face, Napolitano says airline security failed
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano conceded Monday that the aviation security system failed when a young man on a watchlist with a U.S. visa in his pocket and...
Statement from Nigerian terror suspect's family
Our family, like the rest of the world, were woken up in the early hours of Saturday, 26th December, 2009 to the news of an attempt to blow up a...
Girl, 17, killed, 5 hurt in Brooklyn fire
A 17-year-old girl was killed in a suspected arson early this morning when a blaze tore through an East Williamsburg apartment building. FDNY officials found a suspicious gasoline can at...
Baucus Drunk?
Senator creates a spectacle shouting down colleague (You Tube)
Census Shows the States We Flee
Mark Perry on Texas vs. California (Carpe Diem)Reapportionment Winners and Losers (Politico)
Mexico v. Terror
Winning the Drug War? (Pensacola News Journal)It isn't a Victimless Crime (The Day)
A Political Test for Teachers
Katherin Kersten says battle lines drawn against University (Minneapolis St Paul Star-Tribune)Indoctrination of a nation (Uncommon Sense)
Washington is the Boss
After Bailouts a new form of capitalism may be emerging (Wall Street Journal)
Gorging on Power
Nolan Finley says Congressonial Democrats corrupted by their majority (The Detroit News)
Raiding the Treasury
Nearly 2,000 Earmarks in Defense Spending Bill (Taxpayers for Common Sense)
ACORN's Model Whitewash
ACORN, Working Familie Party and Political Corruption (Big Government)Internal Revolt in response to Subpoenas (City Hall)ACORN's Fall (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
You've got sale!
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Man detained after causing disturbance on Utah flight
SALT LAKE CITY — Officials say an intoxicated passenger caused a disturbance aboard a Salt Lake City-bound jetliner and was detained by police upon landing. Transportation Security Administration spokesman Duane...
New York's 10 best teams of the decade
The Post is counting down the final days of 2009 with a look back at some of the decade’s jewels and fools. Today, we continue with the best local pro...
NYC boys basketball rankings
League play is still more than a week away from resuming, but there is plenty of intriguing action across the next few days. There are local tournaments and many more...
Jets report card, Week 16
OFFENSE Mark Sanchez (12-19, 106 yards, 78.0 rating) managed the game well, didn’t turn the ball over against one of the most opportunistic defenses in the NFL and made a...
Giants report card, Week 16
OFFENSE After looking unstoppable last week, this group looked lost after the first-quarter fumble by sloppy Mario Manningham. Brandon Jacobs (six rushing attempts, one yard) looked slow-footed, and Eli Manning...
25 Brits set to bomb Western planes
Cops fear that 25 British-born Muslims are plotting to bomb Western airliners. The fanatics, in five groups, are now training at secret terror camps in Yemen. It was there London-educated...
NYC girls basketball rankings
Things were quiet last week. Call it the calm before the storm. There are so many games coming up with rankings implications, it’ll make your head spin. No. 2 Murry...
Boys basketball roundup: Curtis knocks off Holy Cross in Bayshore Christmas Classic
Curtis was in southern New Jersey for the Bayshore Christmas Classic Sunday night, but the Warriors made a statement as it pertains to New York City with their impressive opening-round...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
The quietest week in the basketball season came and went with few games. Therefore, The Post’s PSAL boys basketball rankings had no movement. The week upcoming, however, will be very...
Girls basketball roundup: Retas helps Kearney hold off Villa
Big-time performances are becoming the norm for Sam Retas. The Bishop Kearney junior added another to her impressive start to the season Sunday. She scored 11 of her 30 points...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
There wasn’t a single change after Christmas week and that’s really no surprise. But chances are, that will not be the case after the week upcoming. New Year’s means a...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
Much of the CHSAA was quiet during the holidays and most teams are revving things up again now that all the Christmas presents have been opened. There certainly will be...
Go to Greg
Q I’m graduating in May, and the employment market still looks grim for us soon-to-be grads. A few friends of mine and I were thinking of starting our own business....
The 4th annual golden stapler awards
Another year is winding down here at @work world headquarters — which can mean only one thing. It’s time for our annual Golden Stapler awards. And the winners are: *...
Figueroa lifts Lincoln over Lafayette
Shaquella Figueroa barely picked up a ball this summer. She stayed away from the AAU circuit and didn’t play in any summer leagues with her Lincoln girls basketball teammates. “When...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Run This Town, Jay-Z 2. Down, Jay Sean 3. I’m Goin’ In, Drake 4. I Can Transform Ya, Chris Brown 5. Wasted, Gucci Mane 6. Bingo,...
Census shows the states we flee
Every year around Christmastime, the Census Bureau releases its population estimates for each state for the 12 months ending on July 1. The numbers look dry on a sheet of...
Jefferson comes up short in hard-fought loss to Rhode Island power
Much like its game two weeks ago against Francis Lewis, Thomas Jefferson had it tied against a good team late in the fourth quarter. And much like that game Dec....
Plenty in reserve: Bench powers Lewis past Williams
Shenita Urquhart did about everything she could to garner the defense's attention. The Francis Lewis senior guard knocked down three 3-pointers in the second quarter, where she collected all of...
Musical knocks on the Wilde side
'LA la la la la la la la," sing the characters in the opening moments of "Ernest In Love," and your heart sinks: Is this doggerel what we're going to...
'Bachelor' shock
One young woman who was looking for love with the new "Bachelor" on the famed dating series was also fooling around with a crew member from the show, according to...
Fans ready to see Simon Cowell go
Simon Cowell is leaving "American Idol" -- but does anyone really care? Although Cowell's departure comes at a critical time for the show -- "American Idol" has been steadily losing...
NJ to probe store where 'Jersey Shore' kids worked
New Jersey state labor officials are investigating MTV's "Jersey Shore" -- at the urging of an Italian-American lawmaker who has been trying to get the controversial show canceled. According to...
'Home' mom's tragic ending
Two years after getting a huge, custom-built house on ABC's "Extreme Makeover Home Edition," a big-hearted, single mom has died from complications following surgery. Sabrena Jones, 47, became famous from...
Ramsay casting for new series, 'Idol' of home cooks
Gordon Ramsay is trying to cast yet another cooking show -- this one for amateur chefs who "cook well despite never having been formally trained." In other words, a sort...
Weird but true: 2009's best
After another year scouring the globe for the strangest and most bizarre items, The Post proudly presents the best of Weird But True for 2009. Dorothy would think this is...
Vaccine 'holy war'
A devout Rockland County couple is suing the New York Archdiocese for barring their daughter from attending a Catholic preschool because she hasn't been fully vaccinated. The couple, who filed...
Cruise ships: Con Ed deal is spew-tiful
Cruise ships' smokestacks may soon be spewing less toxic pollution into the New York air, thanks to Con Ed's deal for an electric rate increase next year. It is currently...
Cop who was raped as girl has special crusade against creeps
State trooper Sayeh Rivazfar de rives special plea sure collaring sex offenders -- a singular satisfaction that her colleagues cannot imagine. That's because she's not only a cop, but the...
Park 'row' in Queens
A Queens waterfront-park project will become the first city-run green space funded by the construction of new housing, The Post has learned. City officials confirmed that daily maintenance of an...
Gov uses extra security for 'political' reasons: foes
Gov. Paterson's security detail has been doubled in the last year for what are being called "political" reasons, and is now bigger than the entire State Police force patrolling Long...
Wall St. titan's son '$oaked' by foe, too
The man suspected of using "undue influence" to take hold of the affairs of the late "Lion of Wall Street" Jack Dreyfus is now the executor of his son's estate,...
What a bracket!
ALBANY -- Even as the national economy tanked, a six-figure tsunami swept the state payroll last year, with the number of workers who earn more than $100,000 surging 28 percent,...
Senior-home hell
A Brooklyn nursing home will have to fork over nearly $19 million in damages to the family of a 76-year-old patient neglected so badly that he left with more than...
Pope pops right back to masses
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI waded into a crowd of well-wishers in Rome yesterday, days after he was knocked down by a woman at a Christmas Eve Mass. It...
Open wide: dentists now offer quick HIV tests
"Don't forget to floss" may soon be followed by "and don't forget to wear a condom," as dentists and clinics have started to administer state-of-the-art saliva tests that can detect...
Friend to the Jews
A recent papal decree moved Pope Pius XII, among others, closer to sainthood -- returning to the forefront the controversy over his role in World War II and the Holocaust....
Mystery death crash on NJ rails
CLIFTON, NJ -- An empty NJ Transit train on its way to New York struck a car that somehow got stuck on the tracks early yesterday, killing the man inside....
A political test for teachers
When a child doesn't finish his homework, who's at fault? The Race, Culture, Class and Gender Task Group in the University of Minnesota's teacher-education program wants every teacher blaming things...
Iran riots deadly
TEHRAN, Iran -- Four people died in Tehran yesterday when pro-reform protesters clashed with security forces, Iranian state TV said. It was the worst outbreak of violence since June's contested...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens An assailant is under arrest for stabbing a man during an argument in Far Rockaway, authorities said yesterday. Wilson Rodriguez, 41, clashed for unknown reasons with the victim on...
China leader draws hard line on yuan's value
BEIJING -- Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China struck a defiant note yesterday about the country's exchange rate policy, saying the government would not give in to foreign demands that...
Weekend record at box office
Hollywood celebrated a green Christmas weekend, thanks to the continued success of "Avatar" and new releases that brought out droves of moviegoers. The estimated $278 million box-office take broke the...
Missing from the action: Our pols & party favors
* Where were Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand when the senators from Nebraska, Connecticut and Louisiana were getting paid off ("Jelly-brand Dummies Up," Editorial, Dec. 23)? They were on...
City workers cling to jobs
Frightened by economic woes, city workers are holding on to their jobs longer than in recent years. The attrition rate -- which counts those retiring or voluntarily leaving their jobs...
Ponzi payoff probe
Billionaire R. Allen Stanford may not be going anywhere for a while. The jailed accused fraudster -- who last week was denied a request to be released, in which he...
An evil eye for LI flier
It was a look of evil he'll never forget. Gagandeep "Calvin" Kakar, a Long Island clothing company owner, said he stared into the face of crotch bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab...
Countdown to New Year's
The fabled Times Square ball is ready for its close-up. Workers yesterday finished installing hundreds of new Waterford crystal panels into the 11,875-pound, world-renowned sphere. The 288 new panels are...
'Blue Dogs': Cool it on cap & trade
Battle-weary "Blue Dog" Democrats -- still reeling from the knock-down, drag-out fights over health care -- are begging the White House to drop efforts to pass a cap-and-trade bill next...
'Space' race for cyclists
Even though city parking garages are now required to set aside space for bicycles, many either outright refuse or illegally gouge cyclists, The Post has learned. Under a law that...
Business briefs
Spiking coffee That cup of java or morning OJ is likely to go sky-high in the new year, as prices for soft com modities like cocoa, sugar and tea hit...
Letterman 'extorter' pushing for plea deal
The "48 Hours" producer accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman has floated an offer to plead guilty in exchange for a one-year prison term, sources told The Post. The...
Sheen fights to save marriage
Charlie Sheen and wife Brooke Mueller will try to save their marriage and will undergo counseling after a heated fight landed the actor in jail on Christmas, according to a...
Someone's Kent-lucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Anyone who bought a Powerball ticket in Kentucky will want to double-check it. Lottery officials say there was a single, $128.6 million winning ticket, sold in Georgetown,...
Absurd flight from reality
WASHINGTON -- So, this is your Homeland Security Department working. A Nigerian man named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab boards a flight in Amsterdam bound for the United States, despite, according to...
City speeding up DUI blood tests
Cops will whisk suspected drunken drivers off the street for quick testing, under new procedures announced yesterday. The overhaul appears to be a response to the embarrassing seven-hour delay that...
Gosselin 'hoax'
The ransacking of Jon Gosselin's Upper West Side apartment was nothing more than a "huge, huge publicity stunt," his ex-girlfriend's lawyer told the Post yesterday. And cops are beginning to...
Last fan has the Giant Blues
This fan's reaction says it all about Big Blue's big flop yesterday. The team sleepwalked through a 41-9 beatdown from the Carolina Panthers in its Giants Stadium finale. The Giants...
Obama hails Sutton as a national hero
President Obama yesterday hailed Percy Sutton -- the crusading civil-rights lawyer, former Manhattan borough president and media mogul who died Saturday at 89 -- as "a true hero" to the...
Super Bowl, Olympics just aren't ad-ding up
It's crunch time for the networks trying to unload $1 billion in ad time for television's two biggest sporting events. CBS is televising the Super Bowl on Feb. 7, and...
ACORN's model whitewash
Looks like things are starting to look up for those scoundrels, er, "community organizers," at ACORN. At least, their friends are starting to run interference for them again. A congressional...
High taxes, empty state
"It does us no good to be one of the highest-taxed states in the nation. The notion that 'that's the way it is' is not acceptable. People are going to...
Mexico v. terror
It should be of exceeding concern to the United States when barbarism typical of al Qaeda takes place just south of the border. Mexican forces recently notched a big win...
Raiding the Treasury
The Democrats are right. Sleazy bribes and pork pay offs didn't start with their health-care-takeover bill. They've been doling out taxpayer-funded goodies for votes all year. Harry Reid's latest Cash...
In Media-moriams
Damn that Kindle! It seemed this year that with each Amazon e-reader that appeared on the subway, a Midtown magazine publisher was preparing to take an ax to Media City's...
Shootout can't slow CD hustle
Times Square is still infested with hip-hop hustlers. Aggressive CD hawkers continue to harass hapless passers-by less than two weeks after one of the peddlers opened fire with a machine...
Bloody subway brawl
A new video posted on the Internet purports to show a brutal fistfight aboard a subway train that turns even uglier when an innocent woman trying to break it up...
Key Dem: Let's deal on health
A key Democrat who backed the public option included in the House health-care reform bill says he's willing to jettison the provision if it will help reach an agreement with...
Retailers enjoy a greener Christmas
Holiday shoppers spent a little more this season, according to data to be released today, giving merchants reason for cheer. The spending bounce means retailers managed to avoid a repeat...
Homeland chief an airhead
An al Qaeda bomber stashing explosives in his underwear cakewalked onto a US-bound airliner after averting scans on two continents -- but the federal Homeland Security chief incredibly claimed yesterday...
Nets' Yi strong since return
A prime topic of discussion around the Nets these past few days has been Yi Jianlian. Devin Harris may have rolled all the positive talk into one sentence. "He's shooting...
Hideous loss has Eli & Co. singin' Blues
The only thing that could have made Eli Manning's day worse was if the quarterback had gotten hit by a wrecking ball on his way out of Giants Stadium yesterday....
No heart, no pride, no playoffs for Giants
It already was 24-0 for the Panthers on what was supposed to be goodbye party to Giants Stadium when Justin Tuck stuffed Brad Hoover on third-and-15 in the last minute...
Devils' Parise aims to end lengthy scoring drought
Only three games remain for Zach Parise to prevent December from being his month of geese-a-laying goose eggs. He hasn't scored a goal since Nov. 28, yet still leads the...
Packers clinch wild card
The Packers are going back to the playoffs, forcing four interceptions by Matt Hasselbeck to beat the Seahawks 48-10 yesterday in Green Bay -- then getting a big boost from...
Panthers LB Diggs revels in Giants revenge
About an hour after his team destroyed the Giants' season, Panthers linebacker Na'il Diggs climbed up a folding chair in the visitor's locker room, took out a Sharpie and left...
Sather needs to acquire big bodies for Rangers
When was it exactly that the people making the personnel decisions for the Rangers came to the conclusion that size and strength are not necessary attributes for a team to...
Patriots sew up division; Dolphins all but done
Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes, three to Randy Moss, and the young defense put together its third straight solid game as the Patriots beat the Jaguars 35-7 in Foxborough,...
Giants crushed after opening drive ends in fumble
Before any of the 78,809 witnesses to the final Giants game at Giants Stadium had any inkling of the embarrassing 41-9 blowout loss that was to come, before Carolina's Jonathan...
Osi thinks his Giants days are over after season
Osi Umenyiora excused himself before going into full pop-off mode by saying, "I can't answer any more questions ... I'll probably say something that will get me really messed up."...
Colts thumbing nose at history? Not Jets' problem
INDIANAPOLIS -- Ev erywhere else in football America, from Maine to Maui, from Oshkosh to Oklahoma and everywhere in between, there will be outrage and fury and cries of contempt....
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogVikings 7½ 7½(41) BEARSSundayVIKINGSOFFOFF(OFF)GiantsJETS 7 8 (36½)BengalsBILLSOFFOFF(OFF)ColtsPANTHERSOFFOFF(OFF)SaintsBROWNS 2½ 3 (38½)JaguarsCOWBOYSOFFOFF(OFF)EaglesLIONSOFFOFF(OFF)BearsTEXANS 6½ 7 (45½)PatriotsDOLPHINSOFFOFF(OFF)SteelersRAMSOFFOFF(OFF)49ersBUCCANEERS 1 1 (41½)FalconsCARDINALS 3 3 (44½)PackersBRONCOS11 12 (38) ChiefsRavens10 10 (38) RAIDERSCHARGERSOFFOFF(OFF)RedskinsTitans 5½ 5 (43½)SEAHAWKSHome...
Islanders, Biron can't end Flyers hex
The Islanders played a team last night they haven't beaten in nearly two years and had a goalie in net who hasn't won in over a month. So perhaps the...
Fans' final memory: Real stinker from Giants
Giants fans were understandably disappointed after yesterday's 41-9 loss to the Panthers in the Giants Stadium finale for Big Blue. On a pleasant, 50-degree afternoon, 78,809 fans came to bid...
Knicks fall to Spurs, 95-88
Eva Longoria could shoot 3-pointers better than the Knicks this Christmas weekend. Decked out in a black fedora on celebrity row, Longoria watched her husband Tony Parker shred Chris Duhon...
Pride goeth before Giants fall
To their credit, the members of the Giants defense didn't try to make excuses for their miserable showing against the Panthers yesterday at Giants Stadium. But that's about all they...
Jets defeat unbeaten Colts; playoffs one win away
INDIANAPOLIS -- It's official now: The football gods are determined to deliver the Jets safely into the playoffs. How else can you explain the unfathomable litany of events that have...
Knicks' Bender still working off rust from layoff
Jonathan Bender said his recent struggles are due to rust, and coach Mike D'Antoni is willing to wait for him to come around. "It's just rust," Bender told The Post....
Sports shorts
NBA: LeBron, Cavs blow out Rockets In Cleveland, LeBron James scored 29 points, Mo Williams added 20 points and the Cavaliers (24-8) used a flurry of 3-pointers and a stifling...
Showcasing Gallinari will help Knicks
Knicks fans have been doing hard time waiting for July 2010. So coach Mike D'Antoni recently decided to give them recreation privileges. The two 2009 draft picks of a team...
Panthers rout Giants in Stadium farewell
The Giants played their 283rd, last and possibly worst game ever at soon-to-be demolished Giants Stadium. They picked a huge moment to come up infinitesimally small and utterly embarrass themselves...
Peyton's face said it all
INDIANAPOLIS -- Well, you saw his face, right? You saw how angry Peyton Manning looked last night, across most of the final 20 minutes of the Jets' season-saving, 29-15 win...
Cowboys win kills Giants' playoff hope
LANDOVER, Md. _ Fitting that the Giants' playoff fate would be determined in FedEx Field, after they mailed in their effort yesterday against Carolina. But their postseason dreams died here,...
Jets' Leonhard: We smelled blood when Colts pulled Peyton
INDIANAPOLIS -- Safety Jim Leonhard said once the Colts replaced Peyton Manning with rookie backup Curtis Painter in the third quarter of yesterday's 29-15 win over the Colts, he saw...
Smith's kickoff return makes Jets history
INDIANAPOLIS -- Brad Smith gave the Jets hope yesterday. In the process, he also made Jets history. Smith's role in recent weeks has expanded for the Jets. But never was...
No defense for this Giants debacle
Kevin Dockery may be a fringe starter for the Giants, but yesterday he was the perfect symbol of the team's futility. Dockery, who started at cornerback in place of the...
Nemesis ref 'boxes' in Avery
Sean Avery couldn't come close to getting a fair shake from NHL referees when Stephen Walkom ran the league's officiating department the last four years. So it was no surprise...
Spiller lifts Clemson over Kentucky in Music City Bowl
NASHVILLE -- C.J. Spiller scored a touchdown and had 172 all-purpose yards in his final college game, leading Clemson (9-5) to a 21-13 victory over Kentucky (7-6) last night in...
Iona no match for UConn
Stanley Robinson had a season-high 29 points and Jerome Dyson added 17 as No. 11 Connecticut beat Iona, 93-74, yesterday in the Huskies' final tuneup before they begin Big East...
Meyer won't resign, takes indefinite leave from Florida
NEW ORLEANS -- It took an emotional team meeting, a sleepless night and about an hour of practice for coach Urban Meyer to change his mind about resigning at Florida....
Speedy senior duo runs Banneker past FDA
Alexcia Barnes corralled a long rebound on the right side and fired a pass deep down the left side line. Fellow Benjamin Banneker guard Kaylah Gholson ran under it and...
Parker, Ginobili power Spurs past Knicks, 95-88
Tony Parker scored 22 points, Manu Ginobili added 17, and the duo made the key plays in the final minutes to power the San Antonio Spurs to a 95-88 victory...
Islanders fall to Flyers, 2-1
The Islanders have lost more than their fair share of games over the past two years, but no team has given them more trouble than the Flyers. After this evening’s...
Agent Yorks: Soler will win in NY
Hope everybody had a Happy Holiday. I've been away for a bit between Christmas, a family trip and Boxing Day. But I'm back in the saddle _ at Cowboys-Redskins _...
Jets top unbeaten Colts, win over Bengals gets them in playoffs
INDIANAPOLIS - It’s official now: The football gods are determined to deliver the Jets safely into the playoffs. How else can you explain the unfathomable litany of events that have...
1 dead, another injured after fall into NJ lake
DENVILLE, N.J. — One man died and another was injured after they apparently fell through some ice and went into a northern New Jersey lake on Sunday afternoon. The men...