January 3, 2010
Eagles at Cowboys
January 3, 2010 | 9:49pmThe NFC East title is on the line as the Eagles invade Dallas.
Ravens at Raiders
January 3, 2010 | 9:45pmThe Ravens attempt to lock down a playoff spot in Oakland.
Arenas silent after Wizards practice
January 3, 2010 | 9:43pmWASHINGTON -- A day after acknowledging "bad judgment" for bringing guns to the locker room, embattled guard Gilbert Arenas was not talking after practice. The Washington Wizards star is to...
Nate-Gate vs. Star-Gate
January 3, 2010 | 9:39pmAfter a bangup preseason, Stephon Marbury was exiled in humiliating fashion by Mike D'Antoni and sat the first 14 regular-season games, with talks already begun about a buyout. D'Antoni felt...
Giants destroyed by Vikings, 44-7
January 3, 2010 | 9:06pmMINNEAPOLIS – These are the kind of endings to seasons that not only get players ushered away in droves but also get head coaches fired and general managers ousted. The...
Sis runs over, kills brother in horseplay horror
January 3, 2010 | 8:23pmMESA, Ariz. — Police say a teenage girl accidentally ran over and killed her 17-year-old brother as the two played around in an Arizona shopping mall parking lot. Mesa Police...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
January 3, 2010 | 8:21pmLet the madness begin. There is not much movement in this week’s rankings, outside of Bishop Kearney jumping a spot to No. 9 and Bishop Ford hopping over St. Francis...
Schumer: US should boycott lax airports
January 3, 2010 | 8:07pmNEW YORK — Sen. Charles Schumer said today that airlines based in the United States should threaten to stop flying to airports with lax security. Schumer, D-NY., said the foiled...
Smith shoots Kennedy past St. John Villa
January 3, 2010 | 7:17pmSlowly Danissa Smith is rounding back into form after an injury plagued season. She gave her new team a glimpse of the impact she can make. “I’m still getting to...
Report: Patriots’ Brady playing with three broken ribs
January 3, 2010 | 6:48pmCBS Sports’ Charlie Casserly reported on today’s pregame show that Tom Brady has been playing with three broken ribs that he suffered in a Week 13 loss to the Dolphins....
Bernanke: More regulation key
January 3, 2010 | 6:33pmWASHINGTON (AP) — Stronger regulation should be the first line of defense against excessive speculation that could send the economy into a new crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said...
Bam adviser: No 'smoking gun' in plane bomb plot
January 3, 2010 | 6:25pmWASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies did not miss a "smoking gun" that could have prevented an alleged attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day, President Barack Obama's...
US, Britain close Yemeni embassies
January 3, 2010 | 6:14pmSAN'A, Yemen — The U.S. and Britain locked up their embassies in Yemen today after fresh threats from al-Qaida, and the White House expressed alarm at the terror group's expanded...
Gametracker: Giants at Vikings
January 3, 2010 | 6:14pmEli Manning and the Giants look to end their season on a positive note against Brett Favre and the Vikings.
Thanksgiving fiend nabbed after manhunt
January 3, 2010 | 5:40pmWESTON, Florida — A man accused of killing four relatives at a Thanksgiving holiday dinner was captured at a motel in the Florida Keys where police said he had eluded...
Wedding Bells Before Giants, Vikings
January 3, 2010 | 5:15pmMINNEAPOLIS--Though the Giants are out of the playoffs, their final game of the 2009 season will be memorable for at least one couple. Kipp Kanne and Sheri Cornelius, both of...
Rangers' Del Zotto enjoys the hard hits
January 3, 2010 | 4:39pmSo if John Madden the announcer (not John Madden the checking center) had been calling yesterday's Rangers-Hurricanes match at the Garden, this is likely how he'd have described the game's...
Rangers' Del Zotto takes a lickin'
January 3, 2010 | 4:35pmSo if John Madden the announcer (not John Madden the checking center) had been calling yesterday's Rangers-Hurricanes match at the Garden, this is likely how he'd have described the game's...
Adu to choose between Hull & Aris
January 3, 2010 | 4:09pmFreddy Adu quest for playing time has played out on Twitter like a too-long epic; and that's exactly where the U.S. midfielder revealed his options for a winter move. Adu...
Obama aide: Al Qaeda planning attack in Yemen
January 3, 2010 | 1:08pmWASHINGTON - The United States has indications al Qaeda is planning an attack against a target in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, a senior aide to President Barack Obama said...
Security concerns force US, UK embassies in Yemen to close
January 3, 2010 | 12:47pmSAN’A, Yemen — Both the U.S. and Britain have closed their embassies in Yemen, with American officials citing threats by the al-Qaida group linked to the failed bombing of a...
Boys basketball roundup: Rice, CK fall in West Virginia
January 3, 2010 | 9:36amThe top two teams in the Post’s New York City boys basketball rankings were in action Saturday at the Cancer Research Classic at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia. And...
The Rumble
January 3, 2010 | 7:45amLike Kleck-work Jets legend sees big win tonight He is one of only three Jets to have his number retired, alongside Joe Namath and Don Maynard, and tonight against the...
Stadium swan songs typically out of key
January 3, 2010 | 7:27amWe do a lot of things well as a sports town, as you know. We know how to throw a parade, for one. We don’t get them as often as...
Yi-gads: Nets' Jianlian beaten and brutal in defeat to Cavs
January 3, 2010 | 7:16amThe Cavs aren’t ranked first in shooting defense and fourth in scoring defense simply on reputation. They really do defend. Just ask Yi Jianlian. “I missed a lot of shots,...
LeBron's next move is anyone’s guess
January 3, 2010 | 7:15amAlas, this week’s Internet “leak” of the new LeBron James Nike shoe line in blue and orange with the “I love New York” on the sole turned out to be...
Nets can’t do anything to slow, entice LeBron
January 3, 2010 | 7:12amJust think, LeBron, all this could be yours. The hustle, bustle and bright lights of Route 3 West. A personalized parking space — take the whole Xanadu complex if you...
Giants try to avoid Vikings rout on way out
January 3, 2010 | 7:06amMINNEAPOLIS — It’s understood. That’s the message Tom Coughlin believes the Giants already know without him hammering it home to them in the wake of their playoff-eliminating 41-9 loss to...
Giants in danger of being second-rate
January 3, 2010 | 7:04amMINNEAPOLIS — The name on the building let you know who the owners and who the squatters were. The Jets could come to Giants Stadium and drape green paper all...
Receiver stats have meaning to Manning
January 3, 2010 | 7:02amMINNEAPOLIS — Eli Manning is well aware of some statistical goals his receivers can attain today as the Giants close out their season against the Vikings. Within the flow of...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Woody Johnson
January 3, 2010 | 7:01amThe Post’s Steve Serby chatted with the Jets owner in the lead-up to their win-and-in game vs. the Bengals tonight. Q: Do you expect Rex Ryan to be an elite...
Miracle, misery and memorable Jets moments at Giants Stadium
January 3, 2010 | 6:59amThe Jets get to put the final bow on Giants Stadium tonight when they face the Bengals. While the Stadium primarily will be remembered as the home of the Giants,...
A win-and-in wonderland for Jets
January 3, 2010 | 6:55amIt’s all there for the taking for the Jets tonight. A win over the 10-5 Bengals in the final game played at Giants Stadium and the 8-7 Jets will qualify...
It’d be a Cinn. for Jets to blow it now
January 3, 2010 | 6:51amThis is the night Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez and the Jets walk the walk like they have never walked it before, that precious, glorious, 60-minute walk into the playoffs....
Police arrest man suspected of Thanksgiving massacre
January 3, 2010 | 6:31amWESTON, Fla. — A Florida man suspected of gunning down four family members at a Thanksgiving dinner was arrested Saturday night in the Florida Keys after a weekslong manhunt, authorities...
’10’s holiday gifts
January 3, 2010 | 6:06amAs consumers finish up their returning of unwanted gifts from this holiday season, next year’s hot gifts will have their moment when the Consumer Electronics Show takes over Las Vegas...
Fall of the house of Percy Sutton
January 3, 2010 | 5:46amWhen political rainmaker Percy Sutton’s broadcast empire was in danger of collapse last month, his friends in the Congressional Black Caucus mobilized to defend the former Manhattan Borough President, and...
Obama's last year
January 3, 2010 | 5:42amWelcome to 2010: The final year of the Obama administration. Not literally. For all I know, by 2012 the economy will be hotter than a terrorist’s underpants, Afghanistan will be...
Political trends for 2010
January 3, 2010 | 5:38amWHO THE VOTERS ARE The results of the 2010 US Census (questionnaires will be mailed in March) will not only determine the shape of the House of Representatives in 2012...
Bad medicine
January 3, 2010 | 5:28amSpeaking as a practicing physician in New Jersey, I agree with everything Mark K. Siegel points out regarding the recently constructed health-care bill (“The Doctors’ Dilemma,” PostOpinion, Dec. 29). This...
Happy to oblige
January 3, 2010 | 5:27amThanks for printing the Christmas story from Luke, Chapter 2 on Christmas — the King James version, no less (Editorial, Dec. 25). I find it refreshing that a premier New...
Jersey’s issues
January 3, 2010 | 5:27amGov. Chris Christie will have a very hard time correcting the high expenses New Jersey is stuck with (“Jersey Faces Facts,: Editorial, Dec. 26). His first problem is the federal...
Bee welfare
January 3, 2010 | 5:25amI know why one-third of all honeybees have stopped showing up at the hives (“To Bee or Not To Bee? Alison Benjamin, PostScript, Dec. 27). The so-called stimulus bill expanded...
King Mike
January 3, 2010 | 5:25amIn “Voices of the Decade” (PostScript, Dec. 27), you write about Mayor Blomberg’s accomplishments. You have, however, neglected some of the negatives. A City Council vote of 29 to 22...
Half man
January 3, 2010 | 5:24amLinda Stasi hits the nail on the head regarding the actions of Charlie Sheen (“Sheen’s Free Pass,” Dec. 29). Brook Mueller is no innocent schoolgirl. Her mistake is that she...
Turn over a new leaf in 2010
January 3, 2010 | 5:24amSecrets to the work-life balance "All Things at Once" by Mika Brzezinski Weinstein, out Jan. 5 Accomplished MSNBC morning show co-host and daughter of former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski...
Committed: A skeptic makes peace with marriage
January 3, 2010 | 5:22amLove or loathe her, Elizabeth Gilbert is now a brand and must be dealt with as such. Her previous book, “Eat, Pray, Love” — a sprightly-written ode to post-divorce self-actualization...
The greatest TV hits of 2010
January 3, 2010 | 5:21amThis fall, TV finally put on some new shows that people made sure they watched every week. There were the solid crowd pleasers like “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “The Good...
Don't miss
January 3, 2010 | 5:21amBigger than ever Season 9 of “The Biggest Loser” is living large. There are twins who, together, weigh almost a ton — James and John Crutchfield will weigh in at...
Start 2010 on a ‘Desperate’ note
January 3, 2010 | 5:20amAlready given up on that New Year’s Resolution to stop watching so much trashy TV? Soothe your guilty conscience by checking out some quality dramas. * “Nip/Tuck” (Wednesday, 10 p.m.,...
Russian dressing
January 3, 2010 | 5:20amIt's every movie buff’s dream — selecting movies for Turner Classic Movies. Every night this month, TCM is showing a 20-film series called “Shadows of Russia,” which I created and...
Reel good
January 3, 2010 | 5:20amBRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992) Sunday, 1 a.m., AMC Gary Oldman is out-of-control brilliant in a giant wig as the king of all the undead in a by-the-book and yet totally...
In my library: Natasha Lyonne
January 3, 2010 | 5:20amBefore she was famous (“American Pie,” “Slums of Beverly Hills,” “Party Monster”) and infamous (a DWI, an eviction, drugs), Natasha Lyonne was reading books. Lots of them. And yes, she...
Agenda: keeping up with Jonas
January 3, 2010 | 5:18am1. Younger brother Nick goes at it alone with solo act If you know the name Nick Jonas, it may be because you’re 12 years old. But if you don’t...
Older models, younger men create steamy ad campaigns
January 3, 2010 | 5:18amHot mamas are selling like hot cakes. Once banished to ads for health remedies and life insurance, gorgeous women from decades past are back with a vengeance. Over the past...
The roast of the town
January 3, 2010 | 5:18amSure, there’s a Starbucks on nearly every corner in this city, but here are our picks for the 10 best alternatives. 1. Cappuccino — Macchiato Espresso Bar, 141 E. 44th...
Where NYC celebs get their coffee
January 3, 2010 | 5:17amWe’re a nation dependent on coffee and addicted to celebrity. Of all the vices to have, the brown bean is the most accepted, as is getting your dose of dish...
Q&A Matthew Broderick
January 3, 2010 | 5:17amMatthew Broderick is tired. During a recent sit-down, the still boyish 47-year-old was considerably low-key, and punctuated his answers with the occasional yawn. Not that he doesn’t have a good...
Snap decisions
January 3, 2010 | 5:16amI’m absolutely BFF with Russell Brand, Kathy Griffin and, of course, Snoop Dogg. Don’t believe me? Just check out my Facebook and MySpace pages. Like so many people with 29...
Punk shock
January 3, 2010 | 5:16amBy 1980, the Clash was in dire straights. The band’s second album received poor reviews, diehard fans were fleeing and the group didn’t even have a manager. Conditions were hardly...
Funny love hurts
January 3, 2010 | 5:16amNow that the government is done bailing out the banks and the auto industry, maybe it’s time it set about fixing the romantic-comedy business. It shouldn’t cost more than a...
My New York: Elaine Stritch
January 3, 2010 | 5:16amElaine Stritch is a 60-year showbiz veteran best known to the young’uns as Alec Baldwin’s tough-as-nails mom on “30 Rock.” But while the longtime Carlyle Hotel resident has appeared in...
5 top worst things to say to your bf/gf's parents
January 3, 2010 | 5:15amAccording to familial flirters at Mama’s Bar “Sorry I’m late, my ankle monitor didn’t want to come off.” — Tanya “My old girlfriend said to my mom, ‘Wow, I see...
Ask Ashley: shared fetish = true love
January 3, 2010 | 5:15amMany women think fetishes are inappropriate and won’t engage in them. I know it depends on the fetish, but if no one’s getting hurt and it’s all in good fun,...
Meet market: Painter sks sexy muse to paint the town
January 3, 2010 | 5:15amSean, a 27-year-old artist and entrepreneur, has a studio full of paintings, but is still looking for a girl who will complete his picture. Katelyn, 23 TV production assistant She...
This week's couple: Love on the tracks
January 3, 2010 | 5:14amShauna and Paul shared everything on their date at Tex-Mex restaurant Lucy’s Cantina Royale in Midtown. Between swapping stories about family, the 33-year-old marketing director and 29-year-old designer ate off...
Something's fishy
January 3, 2010 | 5:14amDuring the dark, dreary days of winter, we all crave a savory soul-warming dish. This season, Manhattan’s clever cooks bring us a fishy alternative to stews and soups, reimaging flouncy...
The scoop on poop
January 3, 2010 | 5:14am’Tis the season for making New Year’s resolutions, and dog lovers can do their part when it comes to cleaning up after their pooch in 2010. Scooping Spot’s poop is...
Got a feline for history
January 3, 2010 | 5:14amI’ve been spending some time on the Internet recently, looking for unusual facts about cats. Believe it or not, this is what cat ladies (and cat guys) do for fun....
Save the dates
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amMark April 23 on your 2010 calendar. It will be one of the biggest days of the new year for fans for master chess. That's the day of the opening...
Long wait for shared cabs
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amThe city's plan to roll out shared cabs in Manhattan is running more than a month behind schedule -- and the busiest intersection in the world won't be getting its...
Living in fear of NY's 'most wanted'
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amQueens College basketball star Akim Neverson still looks over his shoulder for his mother's murderer, afraid that the ruthless fugitive will come out of the shadows to finish the job...
Handi-flap at Bryant bazaar
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amBryant Park is famously friendly to leggy models, but not to the disabled. A village of 126 upscale stores was set up in the Midtown green space for Christmastime, but...
Met 'mob' contracts
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amThe Mets shelled out $51.6 million in taxpayer money to contractors shunned by the city for their ties to the Mafia, labor corruption or bribery, The Post has learned. At...
Baron pays $5M for Eve with stars
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amRussian billionaire Roman Abramovich has taken his outlandish spending habits to a new level during these hard times -- with a mind-boggling, celebrity-studded, $5 million New Year's Eve celebration. Party-hearty...
How can little guy investor compete?
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amDear John: Since Ben Bernanke threw money at the financial markets to lower interest rates -- and sent stocks up about the time they were going to roll over --...
NYPD Daily Blotter
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amStaten Island * This politician not only helps make the laws, he enforces them as well. State Assemblyman Lou Tobacco was on his way to Mayor Bloomberg's inauguration at City...
Cablevision gets Flay-ed in feud
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amCablevision deserves a good grilling for depriving fans of Food Network and HGTV shows, superstar chef Bobby Flay told his Twitter fans. "Bang away at Cablevision . . . can't...
Qaeda 'toon goon in court
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amCOPENHAGEN, Denmark -- An ax-wielding Somali man with suspected al Qaeda links was charged yesterday with two counts of attempted murder after breaking into the home of a Danish artist...
Heroin for dummies
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amHere's the latest smack on taxpayers. The city spent $32,000 on 70,000 fliers that tell you how to shoot heroin, complete with detailed tips on prepping the dope and injecting...
Kid shrink 'shushed'
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amThe headmaster of a pricey lower Manhattan private school fired a school psychologist for reporting possible parental abuse of a troubled teen, a new lawsuit alleges. The seventh-grade boy at...
Changes in 2010
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amIt wouldn't be the start of a new year without a few predictions for the months ahead. While it's always a tricky proposition, it's a fair bet that what happened...
Big chill for Tiger's wife
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amHere's Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods' estranged wife, yesterday as she spends her weekend at an exclusive ski resort in Chamonix in the French Alps. Nordegren has big plans for the...
Marts rebound in '09, not decade
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amMany stock markets were able to come back from the brink over the last year to record very nice gains, but for the decade the biggest annual winner was the...
Threadbare in East Village
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amIt's a nightmare for hipsters! The East Village's vintage-clothing shops are about to go the way of leisure suits and flapper dresses, as a wave of closures hits home. The...
NY1 wife abuser Carter now beats himself up
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amDominic Carter has hit rock bottom. Two months after the former NY1 political anchor was found guilty of attempted assault for beating, choking and kicking his wife, he spends his...
Unhealthy clinic vs. clinic war
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amA battle of the health centers on the Upper West Side may end up costing taxpayers. A private health center has not budged from its quarters in a city-owned building...
Fat chance dating on this site
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amAn Internet dating site has made a New Year's resolution that some may find tough to swallow -- no fat chicks! Beautifulpeople.com -- a meet-up site with a strict "no...
Brit spies kept crotch-bomber info secret
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amBritain's top spy agency, MI5, detected Detroit airline bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab talking with London Islamist extremists three years ago, but said nothing, according to a new report. The man...
Sexy tell-all jumps into Beatty’s bed
January 3, 2010 | 5:00am'How many women were there? Easier to count the stars in the sky." But in his rollicking new book "Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America" (Simon & Schuster), biographer Peter...
Small fund, big $
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amCall it the best little hedge fund you never heard of. Hoboken, N.J.-based Barnegat Fund is up a whopping 132 percent this year -- or $352 million -- hoisted through...
FCC eyes TV sports shutouts
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amA federal watchdog will consider preventing Comcast and other cable TV companies from withholding some sports telecasts from competitors. The rule change will be considered at the Federal Communications Commission's...
Lauder to give city makeover
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amMayor Bloomberg's plan to call a Charter Revision Commission this year is moving forward -- he recently had a breakfast meeting with cosmetics king Ron Lauder to discuss the topic,...
End of trail for stables
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amThe end is near for historic Shamrock Stables and its 32 carriage horses. The city has sent a second letter warning Shamrock that it has to vacate the building on...
'Psycho' stabs boy, 10, dead
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amAn ex-con with a history of mental illness stabbed a 10-year-old boy to death early yesterday while playing video games in a Harlem apartment, the victim's family and authorities said....
Arenas, Crittenton's high-stakes poker game that ended in 'draw!'
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amThey called each other's bluff. A high-flying, high-stakes card game aboard a Washington Wizards charter flight -- and a $25,000 loss -- triggered the locker-room gun duel between NBA all-star...
Ghoulish bid to slap tax on vanished WTC
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amOne of the weirdest developments in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack is being played out in an astounding tax court battle. More than eight years after 9/11,...
Joe Bruno’s ‘ethics’ pal
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amSeems you can’t even accuse Albany’s “watchdogs” of hypocrisy anymore: That would be to imply that they actually try to keep up appearances. That is, to refrain from activities like,...
Unwelcome truths
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amIt speaks eloquently to the Obama administration’s priorities that it took the White House four days to acknowledge the “catastrophic breach of security” that led to the failed bombing of...
Brooklyn's Stephenson leads Cincinnati over Rutgers
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amLance Stephenson has played just two games in the Big East, but he already is making his presence felt. Less than a week after knocking down two free throws with...
Islanders let Thrashers rally, but win 6-5 in shootout
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amThe Islanders engaged the Thrashers in a figurative shootout before beating them in a literal one. The Islanders shrugged off their ranking as the NHL's lowest-scoring offense by surging to...
Transponders go overboard
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amHomeland security may reach out to boaters and re quire them to have transponders so they can be detected on water. Airplane transponders allow air traffic controllers to see who...
Wilpon: Mets willing, able to host Winter Classic
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amThere is a baseball stadium in town other than the one in The Bronx, you know, and Gary Bettman knows it, too. Slap Shots has learned that if the NHL...
Langenbrunner's hat trick fuels Devils over Wild in Lemaire's return
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amST. PAUL, Minn. — Always the discipline-demanding coach, Jacques Lemaire didn’t enjoy an uncharacteristically sloppy victory by the New Jersey Devils. In Lemaire’s first appearance in Minnesota since leaving the...
Nate's dog days over with Knicks
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amMike D'Antoni smiled when asked how Nate Robinson's 41-point explosion Friday night influences his rotation going forward. "I'm going to sit him another 14 games, then get another 40-pointer," the...
Giant guilt
January 3, 2010 | 5:00am* After last Sunday's debacle at Giants Stadium, The Post's writers blamed everybody from the Giants' general manager down to the ball boy for this disgraceful performance -- everybody, that...
Sports shorts
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amCOLLEGE: Trainer disagreed with Leach A Texas Tech athletic trainer told university officials he did not agree with Mike Leach's treatment of receiver Adam James after the player was diagnosed...
Aqueduct Analysis
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amToday's analysis.1. 1m&70yds; $42,000; alw; 4upAFRICAN DIAMOND debuts for new barn after defeating claimers as the favorite in return to route. EL TAMBERITO closed to finish second by a nose versus...
Curtis football star finally settles on Gators
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amDominique Easley, The Post's All-City football Player of the Year, verbally committed to Florida yesterday, three days after rescinding his commitment to Penn State. The 6-foot-3, 260-pound defensive lineman announced...
Rangers' offense struggles in loss to Hurricanes
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amThis was the winter anti-classic, yesterday's matinee at the Garden in which the Rangers and Hurricanes slogged through a game with the entertainment value about as limited as the scoring....
Profit again with Jets vs. resting foe
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amTODAY JETS (-10) over Bengals: Bengals can gain No. 3 seed should they upset the Jets and the Patriots sleepwalk in Houston. But if New England and Cincinnati win, the...
NBA must eject gun-toting Wizard, Gilbert Arenas
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amEven in a world long gone mad . . . what an unfathomable, boundary-crossing, guns-in-the-Wizards locker-room Gilbert Arenas-Javaris Crittenton grudge confrontation story! Covering and following the NBA almost requires mucking...
Vikings coach: No problem with Brett
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amMINNEAPOLIS -- The much-publicized sideline dispute between Brett Favre and Brad Childress after the Vikings coach wanted to bench Favre two weeks ago in a loss in Carolina put a...
Rex looks in the mirror & sees Bengals
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amWith the Jets and Bengals so run-first oriented on offense as well as two of the top defenses in the NFL, coach Rex Ryan called the teams "mirror images of...
Birds and Bucs start year right
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amEagles (+3) over COWBOYS: Cat rags on Andy Reid here, but he's a superior master-planner and game manager, and this matchup (McNabb plus speedy wideouts vs. Cowboys secondary) is a...
Weird but true
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amIt's not the starch that makes these sheets stiff. A Spanish inventor has infused bedsheets with Viagra so randy rompers can absorb the sex-enhancing drug through their skin rather than...
St. John's goes for first Big East win against Providence tonight
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amSt. John's is playing in the deep end now. As the Red Storm segue into the teeth of their Big East schedule, which continues today versus Providence at Carnesecca Arena...
Texas DE: Alabama a lot like Nebraska
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amPASADENA, Calif. -- Texas football fans have their very own terrifying quote for the ages. "Alabama is very similar to Nebraska," Texas defensive end Sergio Kindle said upon the Longhorns'...
Pitt hands No. 5 Syracuse first loss
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amNo. 5 Syracuse is no longer unbeaten. Ashton Gibbs scored 24 points and Jermaine Dixon added 21 to lead Pittsburgh to an 82-72 victory over the Orange in Syracuse. Pittsburgh...
UConn dominates South Carolina in Papajohns.com Bowl
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amAndre Dixon rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown and resilient Connecticut ended a trying season with a 20-7 victory over South Carolina in the Papajohns.com Bowl yesterday in Birmingham,...
Leach-less Texas Tech knocks off Michigan State
January 3, 2010 | 5:00amSAN ANTONIO -- Ruffin McNeill and Texas Tech closed out a difficult week with a game Mike Leach would have loved. Finally, the Red Raiders could unwind a little. With...
No Moore losses: South Shore salvages week
January 3, 2010 | 4:18amThe motivation for winning was evident. South Shore was on the verge of a third loss in five days in what hasn’t been a very happy holiday break. “Who wants...
Ford rolls past Manhattan Center to fourth straight win
January 3, 2010 | 3:58amShayra Brown is sick of hearing about it, but it never fails to rear its head. Every day, the Bishop Ford senior guard says, that someone brings up the Falcons’...
Coach's tirade perfect remedy for Falcons
January 3, 2010 | 3:48amIt was loud, it was intense and it was R-rated. And no, it wasn't the latest action flick playing down Flatbush Avenue at the Kings Plaza multiplex. It was John...
Devils tame Wild, 5-3
January 3, 2010 | 3:45amST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jamie Langenbrunner's hat trick for New Jersey made Jacques Lemaire's return to Minnesota a successful trip, and the Devils beat the Wild 5-3 tonight. The only...
Islanders beat Thrashers in shootout
January 3, 2010 | 3:01amUNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Jeff Tambellini and Frans Nielsen scored shootout goals to give the New York Islanders a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on tonight. Atlanta, which erased two...
For Pete's sake: Aguilar lifts Mount over Canarsie
January 3, 2010 | 3:00amTom Fraher loves Christmas, he just hates the break. “We need to be on a schedule,” the Mount St. Michael coach said. “During vacation there’s too much dead time. When...
Aloizos asserts herself as Molloy beats Midwood
January 3, 2010 | 1:53amKyra Aloizos got a preview of the challenge that awaited her. The 6-foot-1 Archbishop Molloy senior got to see Midwood’s Jewel Tunstull in action against North Babylon (L.I.) prior to...
Easley picks Florida after decommitting from Penn State
January 3, 2010 | 1:43amDominique Easley is headed to The Swamp. The Post’s All-City football Player of the Year decommitted from Penn State on Wednesday and verbally committed to Florida yesterday. Easley, a 6-foot-3,...
FDR kept deadly disease hidden for years
January 3, 2010 | 1:17amSome 65 years ago, as World War II raged in Europe and the Pacific, the American people faced an unprecedented constitutional crisis of which they were completely unaware -- and...