February 6, 2010
Warren Sapp sacked with domestic battery charge
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Former NFL star Warren Sapp has been charged with domestic battery in South Florida. According to a police news release, Sapp has been charged with one...
Royals clinch top spot in B/Q with rout of Mary Louis
Bob Mackey isn’t big on history even though Christ the King added to its storied past Saturday. “It’s one for this team,” the Royals coach said. “History stuff, you know...
'Satanic' fire bug begs forgiveness
The demonic sicko who admitted to starting a Brooklyn fire that killed five people last month told The Post today that he "deserves to be punished" — and repeated his...
'LeBron will stay': Cleveland Mag
CLEVELAND – I have a Cleveland source telling me today LeBron James is definitely coming to New York next season. OK, so it was a rapid transit bus driver who...
'Killer' mom: profoundly autistic son was molested and 'in constant pain'
The 8-year-old boy whose unhinged pharmaceutical executive mother allegedly killed him and then attempted suicide in a posh suite at the Peninsula Hotel was "profoundly afflicted" by autism which left...
McC gave mortal foes their Sarah
NASHVILLE -- It will go down as one of the great ironies in American political history that the Warrior Queen of the Tea Party movement was delivered to the multitudes...
Huge blizzard dumps on East Coast, 2 dead
A huge blizzard dumped a blanket of thick snow over parts of the U.S. East Coast today, paralyzing Washington, D.C., and the surrounding region and snapping power lines to thousands...
Harlem teen killed over party diss
A 17-year-old Harlem boy was fatally shot yesterday by a man who was turned away from a party at his family’s bodega, cops said. Ruben Larios was attending a party...
Altidore nets 1st EPL goal, helps Hull upset Manchester City
U.S. National Team striker Jozy Altidore got his first Premier League goal today, and he made it a huge one. The New Jersey native scored against Manchester City to help...
Why the classic Noo Yawk accent is fading away
The first thing theatergoers will notice about the revival of "A View of the Bridge," Arthur Miller's 1950s drama about a working-class Italian-American family in Red Hook, is that the...
St. John's squanders lead in 79-60 blowout
The St. John's players could hear West Virginia coach Bob Huggins yelling at his team from down the hall during halftime. "It was the usual stuff," Mountaineers star guard Da'Sean...
Obama: I won't give up on health care
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama today sought to assure despondent Democrats he would not abandon his commitment to overhauling health care and would work to counter GOP challenges to their...
Tea Party gears up for Palin
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — These are Sarah Palin's people. Just ask them. At the mere mention of her name, "tea party" activists light up and whip out "Saracudda" buttons — a...
Toyota brake fix next week
DETROIT — Toyota has told dealers it's preparing a plan to repair the brakes on thousands of hybrid Prius cars in the U.S. In a message sent last night to...
Report: Tigers, Braves have interest in Damon
The Tigers and Braves still have an interest in former Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon, according to FOXSports.com.Writer Ken Rosenthal says the Tigers have approximately $6 million to offer Damon to...
Report: Red Bull chasing Jonathan Fana
If you can't beat them, buy them. Red Bull is being linked with Jonathan Fana, the Dominican National Team speedster that scored against them in their shocking upset CONCACAF Champions League...
Ex-H.S. coach has records subpoenaed in sex probe
The Boston District Attorney’s office has subpoenaed the employment records of former Christ the King boys basketball coach Bob Oliva, who has been accused of molesting a family friend during...
Cops shoot B'klyn BB 'gunman'
Cops in Brooklyn today twice shot a BB gun-wielding man whose weapon appeared real to the officers, police said. The chaos unfolded around 1:20 a.m. Linden Street in Bushwick, after...
NJ wakes up to snow; up to 2 feet expected
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Snow began piling up early Saturday in a storm that showed no signs of stopping soon across southern New Jersey. The Philadelphia suburbs of Blackwood and...
Snow storm paralyzes nation's capital
WASHINGTON — A blizzard battered the Mid-Atlantic region on Saturday, quickly dumping large amounts of snow on that piled up on roadways and toppled trees onto apartment buildings and cars....
Former Cowboys star Irvin accused of sex assault
MIAMI — A woman claims in a lawsuit filed only days before the Super Bowl that former Cowboys star Michael Irvin sexually assaulted her at a South Florida hotel, an...
Giants, Jets make big push for New York Super Bowl
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Giants owners are pushing hard to bring the 2014 Super Bowl to the Northeast, seeking to play the game at the Meadowlands in the new...
Commish must follow through on desire for labor peace
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On one side of the aisle, you have a leader who looks like he would have a hard time sweating in a sauna, who coolly talks...
The Butler Did It
They learn to hate that other school on Francis Lewis Boulevard. The rides on the Q76 bus are contentious, the Twitter and Facebook trash talking is at an all-time high....
Willard has Iona among MAAC daddies
Kevin Willard can’t help but admit it. He tries to change. He swears he’s going to get better at it, but seemingly never does. No matter the season, no matter...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Xavier earns bragging rights
Billy Hunter scored a team-high 19 points to lead Xavier to a 63-56 victory against archrival Regis in front of a capacity home crowd Friday night in lower Manhattan. Euroy...
Girls basketball roundup: Ford sqeaks past Bishop Kearney
Bishop Ford put itself in position to claim second place in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens. Shayra Brown scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Diani Mason dropped in 17 points, grabbed...
Southwell's offensive outburst leads Rice past Ray's
Shane Southwell isn’t known for his offensive prowess. The lanky 6-foot-6 Rice senior’s reputation is as a defensive stopper, a glue guy. But Friday night he stuck out on the...
Trendsetters: Super Bowl week
COLTS Indianapolis has covered five straight as a favorite of 4-10 points, five out of six following a cover, and is unbeaten (5-0-1) in its past six vs. winning teams....
Felix carries Cross over St. Francis
In many ways, Jahleel Felix is the perfect embodiment of the Holy Cross basketball team this year. He’s not flashy, he’s not highly-touted, but the senior guard finds a way...
Cardozo survives collapse this time
The only difference was there weren’t television cameras around. Six days after blowing a 19-point lead in an overtime loss to defending state champion Rice in the SNY Invitational final,...
Forest Hills' furious rally fails to cover up for subpar first three quarters
Forest Hills couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity than it was presented with Friday night – PSAL Queens AA crown on the line and borough power Cardozo coming to...
PSAL releases boys basketball borough playoff seeding and matchups
After an unpredictable season that bore witness to plenty of upsets, thrilling finishes and standout performances, the PSAL borough playoffs are upon us. It’s time to separate the men from...
The Knicks' potential special agents
This week’s news concerning some of the Knicks’ possible free-agent targets this summer: LeBron James * In 1993, McDonald’s created a famous ad featuring Michael Jordan and Larry Bird that...
Tigers bedeviled by resilient Poly Prep
Bonnie Cecil saw Poly Prep center Lily Donahue running right for her as she caught the ball on the baseline with the clock running down in overtime. “I knew there...
Prospecting Yankees and Mets
For the final installment in the five-week series, The Post highlights its “Winter Wonders,” the Yankees’ and Mets’ outstanding performers in winter ball: YANKEES * Though he lost potential designated...
Ed Fountaine's spot plays
GULFSTREAM PARK TURF HANDICAP Gulfstream Park, ninth race. Grade 1. Purse: $300,000. Mile-and-an-eighth, turf, 4-year-olds and up. Post: 5:02 p.m. LOWDOWN: After going off-form last summer, Court Vision moved to...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Westinghouse earns share of Brooklyn A West crown
Jai Kellman had 28 points, five rebounds and five assists, Marlon Cort and Shaquille Upson each scored 15 points and Clarence Elder added 13 as George Westinghouse rallied past for...
Grub match
Who will win the hearts, minds and stomachs of New York football fans on Super Bowl Sunday? The Colts and the hearty fare of Indianapolis (Go Colts!) or the Saints...
PSAL 'B' Girls Basketball Showcase preview
The New York Post’s PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the PSAL ��B’ Girls Basketball Showcase, scheduled for Saturday at the HS for Construction (94-06 104th Street,...
Kid stuff
TODAY SNOW JOB: Central Park turns into the land of (manufactured) snow during Winter Jam NYC, where families can take snowboard and ski lessons, snowshoe, practice hockey skills and warm...
Dancing feat
It took Don Cornelius, a radio and TV journalist with rumbling bari tone pipes, two years to convince his bosses at Chicago's low-wattage UHF TV station, WCIU, to air a...
'Fanny' packs a sincere punch
It was starting to feel as if the Encores! series had lost its way, with uneven productions that looked like misguided tryouts for Broadway. But its latest limited run, "Fanny,"...
Kirstie Alley's 'Big Life' reality show will air on A&E
Kirstie Alley is finally making the leap from "Fat Actress" to reality star. A&E will debut Alley's new series, "Kirstie Alley's Big Life," March 21 at 10 p.m. The long-rumored...
Jess dad's Nick deal
Joe Simpson, father/ manager of Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, will produce a comedy series for Nickelodeon. The untitled show will be loosely based on Simpson's real-life experience as a psychologist...
Who's ignoring the facts on sex ed?
Somebody up there has a wicked sense of humor. How else do you explain the re lease this week of a new study by John B. Jemmott III proving that...
Yank is freed by N. Korea
BEIJING -- Looking pale and drawn, an American missionary was on his way home early this morning after being freed by North Korea, which detained him for illegally crossing its...
Census bureau advertising during Super Bowl
WASHINGTON -- Faced with record levels of red ink into the foreseeable future, Washington is spending $2.5 million to create buzz for the Census -- by advertising during the Super...
'Highway robbery'
A cruel con artist swindled an 86-year-old Queens woman out of more than $11,000 by convincing her there was a mysterious sound coming from her car that he could fix,...
If you think our debt's bad now ...
On day one of his vow to take "meaningful steps to rein in our debt," Barack Obama asked Congress to freeze portions of discretionary domestic spending. This would follow an...
NY1's Carter in '97 abuse bust
Disgraced TV journalist Dominic Carter was arrested and charged 13 years ago for hitting, choking and threatening his wife -- and then growled "I am not your boy!" at cops...
Don't shut schools
* Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott, Mayor Bloomberg and the United Federation of Teachers are supporters of the NAACP whom we cherish ("Closing Bad Schools," Walcott, PostOpinion, Feb. 2). But sometimes...
America in the red: Dems' spending binge
* Congress' adoption of "pay as you go" rules is laughable -- similar to the individual who goes on a New Year's Eve binge while vowing to lose weight and...
6-month prognosis for St. Vincent's
St. Vincent's Hospital -- bleeding millions of dollars a month -- isn't likely to make it past the next six months, Mayor Bloomberg predicted yesterday. "You don't want to pre-judge,"...
Gilly hits Harold $$
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand demanded yesterday that potential Democratic rival Harold Ford come clean on whether he's getting a Wall Street bonus. "I think he should be honest with the American...
Mike: $tand up for CEOs
Mayor Bloomberg is now the loudest voice demanding that Washington keep its tax mitts off Wall Street. Amid White House calls to squash the industry's hefty bonuses, Bloomberg yesterday said...
O on health: Failure is option
WASHINGTON -- No, maybe he can't. President Obama, who insisted he would succeed where other presidents had failed to fix health care, now concedes the effort may die in Congress....
Panel mission: Ready, debt, go
WASHINGTON -- President Obama will sign an executive order next week creating a panel to tackle the nation's ballooning debt, the White House said yesterday. Accumulated debt over the decade...
Insurers rev up bid to make Toyota pay
Auto insurers are furiously pulling paperwork on recent Toyota crashes in an attempt to hold the embattled car company responsible for millions of dollars in accident payouts. The move, known...
$hear & shear alike for Haiti
A Big Apple activist is ready to part with his 14-inch ponytail at a "Shear Madness" charity benefit to rebuild HIV/AIDS facilities in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Charles King, president and chief...
Fugitive falls flat on 'Face'
LOCKPORT, NY -- A fugitive from western New York all but turned himself in -- by posting on Facebook and MySpace the name of the tattoo parlor where he worked....
Femme fatale denies '91 slay
Even after 20 years, the New Hampshire school aide convicted of getting her teen lover to kill her husband insists she had nothing to do with it. "I never wanted...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx--Cops busted two teens for allegedly roughing up a man and stealing his iPod in Norwood. Darnell Jones, 16, and an underage accomplice approached the victim on East Mosholu Parkway...
Dems, Republicans divided over Super Bowl
So much for sports being unifying -- the Super Bowl has Americans split down party lines, with Democrats heavily backing the Saints and GOPers falling in line behind the Colts,...
Dems 'nixing' Hiram ouster
ALBANY -- Senate Democratic leader John Sampson is considering nixing a highly anticipated vote to expel disgraced lawmaker Hiram Monserrate, Republicans charged yesterday. One GOP lawmaker told The Post that...
Bloomy: Cut us in on action
He's no fan of government-sponsored gambling, but Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday that since the state has authorized video lottery machines at two nearby racetracks like Aqueduct, it should allow the...
DC's star panda gets a Chinese meal ticket
Tai Shan, the Washington National Zoo's celebrated 4-year-old panda, got a star's welcome in his new home of China yesterday -- and even landed a corporate sponsorship deal. Arriving with...
2 tails with happy ending
Two members of a Long Island feral beagle crew who allegedly chased down a terrified woman as she walked her dogs last month have been adopted into new families after...
Uncle in a 'Heath' of trouble
What a joker! Late actor Heath Ledger's knock-around uncle tried to get out of a jail sentence in Australia by arguing that he was so distraught by his nephew's untimely...
Woman, tot slay horror
Police on Long Island are searching for the heartless fiend who shot and killed a toddler in diapers and a young woman who may have been his mom. The bodies...
Stanford loot stuck overseas
A dispute over control of $370 million in assets traced to accused Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford is holding up disbursement of the funds, but the liquidators and the receiver in...
Business briefs
Mets lose Moody's Investors Serv ice downgraded the un derlying ratings on more than $600 million of bonds that paid for the New York Mets' new stadium into junk territory,...
Bravest brawl of shame
The firefighters cooperating in the Brooklyn barroom-brawl investigation of two dozen fellow smoke eaters came forward because they are "embarrassed" and "want the truth to come to light," FDNY Commissioner...
Dick McGuire, 1926-2010
The word "legend" tends to be overused these days when it comes to sports figures, but there's no disputing that the designation fits Dick McGuire. McGuire spent 53 years as...
Standing up for Wall Street
Some champions may be riding to the aid of one of New York's remaining bread-and-butter industries -- the financial sector. Chuck Schumer, Kirsten "Tweety Bird" Gillibrand and House members like...
Stupid principal tricks
One dumb New York public-school principal is a disappointment. Two is a trend. A pretty disturbing one, at that. And a trend is what the Department of Education appears to...
'Sweet Natavia' tale of slain 'drunk' boss
Accused Realtor to the Stars murderer Natavia Lowery painted an unflattering portrait of her bludgeoned boss during early questioning by homicide cops, according to trial testimony yesterday. To hear Lowery...
New flavor of 'Tea'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --Here in the weather-controlled, domed fan tasy world that is Opryland, with its fake river and cheesy tour boat meandering through a manufactured rain forest, Tea Party Nation...
Madoffs' gravy drain
The Madoff family is on a financial leash -- and a short one, at that. Bernard Madoff's sons, brother and niece yesterday agreed to a court-ordered freeze on their assets....
Facebook's challenge
Talk about multitasking. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is gearing up to take on Google's popular e-mail service at the same time the social-networking site struck a new deal with Microsoft...
Toyota's new shame: Boss' pathetic bow
They may have to recall his apology. Shamed Toyota Motor Corp. presi dent and CEO Akio Toyoda's belated mea culpa over the recall fiasco was overshadowed by his accompanying bow,...
'Precious' tones
Her kid's an Oscar contender, but this proud Harlem mom is still happily singing for her supper in the subway. Alice Tan Ridley -- whose 26-year-old daughter, Gabourey Sidibe, won...
Supe to nuts in the city
Lonely Saints and Colts fans need not worry -- there are places around New York that will be turned into little slices of New Orleans and Indianapolis during tomorrow's Super...
Senate impasse over fiscal rules
Bipartisan efforts to tighten US financial regulation ground to a halt in the Senate yesterday, leaving Democrats to proceed on their own and painting Republicans into an uncomfortable political corner....
'Cheating' at races
Powerhouse political consultant Bill Lynch abruptly resigned as the lobbyist for a group that lost out on the lucrative contract for video slots at Aqueduct -- after members of the...
A Park Avenue battle
A hedge-fund millionaire is fighting to keep the greatest deal in New York real estate since Peter Minuit bought Manhattan Island -- a $380-a-month Park Avenue duplex. Ross Haberman has...
Fat lady sings for opera man
The curtain came down yesterday on opera-loving fraudster Alberto Vilar, who was sentenced to nine years behind bars for conning investors out of more than $20 million. But Vilar --...
Marilyn pix are poetry and 'pose'
An octogenarian lensman yesterday unveiled never-before-seen photos of Marilyn Monroe lounging around a New York apartment with poet Carl Sandburg nine months before her death. "It was serendipitous with these...
Intrawest nears Olympic win
Fortress Investment Group's resort company Intrawest is close to getting a part of a $40 million guarantee from the Winter Olympic Committee in connection with hosting the alpine events of...
Markets eke out gain after tumble
While markets in Europe continued to tremble over possible debt defaults among its weakest nations, Wall Street pulled out of a nerve-wracking dive yesterday on hopes that more jobs are...
New 'Blago' for Ill. Dems
CHICAGO -- Just when Illinois was starting to move on from the scandals of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, along comes Scott Lee Cohen. After the political unknown managed to win...
Goldman CEO 'settles' for a $9 million bonus
The price tag for Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein getting some peace of mind: nearly $60 million -- and the distinction of being paid less than JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon....
Tiger, Elin reunite after sex scandal
Shamed serial cheater Tiger Woods has reunited with his long-suffering wife to fix their imploded marriage. And stoic Elin Nordegren even showed up at her straying hubby’s sexaddiction clinic to...
FBI has Rielle sex-tape copy
PITTSBORO, NC -- A judge wants to put a sex tape of two-time and two-timing presidential candidate John Edwards (inset) "under lock and key," demanding yesterday that a former aide...
Macmillan books return to Amazon
Amazon.com, the largest Internet retailer, resumed selling Macmillan books on its Web site, ending a week-long fight with the publisher over the price of electronic books. Macmillan titles such as...
Imam was undie mentor
The radical imam linked to Christmas Day underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab claims he did not order the attack but did admit to mentoring the terror suspect. Anwar al-Awlaki said...
Gilly to appear with 9/11 cynic
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will make a joint appearance at a forum next month with controversial lawyer Van Jones, who left the Obama administration last year amid outrage over his past...
Bam's Gitmo court push
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is suggesting that the Supreme Court dismiss a case that tests whether a federal judge can order Guantanamo Bay detainees released in the United States....
Cabbage Patch mogul snares Madoff apt.
Madoff penthouse, I choose you! The millionaire "marketing genius" behind the Pokemon and the Cabbage Patch Kids toy crazes inked a deal to buy Ponzi King Bernie Madoff's posh penthouse...
Minorities' HS setback
The percentage of black and Hispanic students accepted at the city's elite public high schools -- already criticized as being too low -- dipped slightly this year, according to new...
Rich ma 'kills' kid in slay-suicide bid
A wealthy pharmaceutical exec -- distraught about an imaginary upcoming divorce and custody battle -- murdered her 8-year-old son and tried to kill herself yesterday in a deluxe suite at...
B'klyn fire miracle
A team of firefighters rescued two young brothers from a burning Brooklyn apartment last night -- reviving the tykes after they were discovered with no pulse. The inferno erupted just...
Super Bowl brings chaos to Vegas
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Inside the Vegas casinos, all hell is breaking loose. "Eighty to 90 percent of the action comes in the last two days," Vegas Hilton Sports Book...
Adamek's fight for notoriety continues tonight in Newark
Before the threat of a snowstorm, a crowd of 8,000 to 10,000 was expected at the Prudential Center tonight to watch former two-division world champion Tomasz Adamek continue his quest...
Rangers 'aware' of Ilya
In terms up gearing up their gameplan for the Devils tonight, Brandon Dubinsky insists the Rangers don't need to do much differently -- even though their local rivals now have...
All the pressure's on Colts now
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- It's not too dramatic to state that the result of Super Bowl XLIV might rest on the right ankle of Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney. It's...
Brunell, 39, ready for first Super Bowl
MIAMI -- No offense, but the Saints don't even want to imagine the scenario, much less have to deal with it tomorrow night in Super Bowl XLIV. "That is a...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis. 1. 6 fur; $18,000; clm($15,000); 4up AFRIKANER drew the rail after finishing second by a neck as the favorite in the mud this distance and level. MR. VANTASTIC...
England drops Terry as captain
LONDON -- John Terry was dropped as England's soccer captain by coach Fabio Capello yesterday, a week after allegations became public that the defender had an affair with the former...
Sanchez: Finger Rex was caught up in moment
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez said yesterday that coach Rex Ryan was caught up in the MMA atmosphere when he gave the finger to a heckling fan in Florida last weekend....
Hartley winning over Saints faithful with leg
MIAMI -- In the days following his game-winning 40-yard field goal in overtime of the NFC Championship game, Garrett Hartley began to realize how much the kick meant to the...
Stover set to be clutch for Colts
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Adam Vinatieri has built a deserved reputation as perhaps the greatest clutch kicker in postseason history. No one has more postseason field goals than the 42...
Strahan: Osi talk 'stupid'
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Even Michael Strahan, the master of this sort of controversy, said what Osi Umenyiora has been blathering on about is "stupid stuff," and no one should...
Strahan feeling Freeney's pain
Michael Strahan struggled with his share of injuries during his stellar career as one of the NFL's premier pass rushers with the Giants, so he knows how difficult it will...
Manning & Co. are Super Bowl favorites in name only
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- By sometime before 11 o'clock tomorrow night NFL history will be made. One of two things -- both with seismic consequences -- will occur: * The...
The Post line
NFL Tomorrow Super Bowl At Miami Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog Colts 3 5 (56½) Saints NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog Marquette 2½ PROVIDENCE Akron 4½ BALL ST. West Virginia...
After Katrina, Saints fans enjoying run for title
MIAMI -- Mark Benfatti, who used to live and work in Chalmette, La., strolled proudly with two friends yesterday along the outdoor cafes of South Beach, a stiff breeze from...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Johnson, Stricker share lead at Riviera In Los Angeles, Dustin Johnson made a hole-in-one and a series of par putts that proved just as important to join Steve Stricker...
Peyton-Darren battle has Super implications
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- It is the super game within the Super Bowl, the super chess match that could very well decide who hoists the Lombardi Trophy tomorrow night. Peyton...
Jennings makes Knicks pay for draft
The Knicks still are looking for the right point guard for their team. Last night, they saw him -- again. Brandon Jennings, who the Knicks passed on in last year's...
Jennings: 'Everybody makes mistakes'
The Bucks' Brandon Jennings showed again what the Knicks missed not taking him in last year's NBA Draft. Though Nate Robinson, in his first game as starting point guard, had...
Big fan CC says go get LeBron, Knicks
Mike D'Antoni is looking for a playmaker. Good luck. The Knicks' best playmaker was sitting courtside last night: Yankees ace CC Sabathia. Operation LeBron is still in play, and that...
Same old ending for Nets vs. Celtics
BOSTON -- For more than three quarters, all we know and all we believe was being seriously challenged. For more than three quarters, the Earth spun off its axis, Columbus...
Wayne OK after 'fat pad' injury
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Already saddled with significant injury issues with Dwight Freeney and cornerback Jerraud Powers, the Colts got another jolt in yesterday's practice when All-Pro receiver Reggie Wayne...
Kovalchuk helps Devils rake Leafs
It took nearly the entire hour for the Ilya Effect to kick in, but it finally did, just in time. And like a mule. If there was something the Devils...
Devils GM landed 'top dog' for playoff run
Martin Brodeur has three Stanley Cups and been eliminated in the first round six times, five with 100-point teams. No one knows better than the goalie, who has both won...
James' mindset murky to Knicks
CLEVELAND -- Reading the tea leaves on whether LeBron James will sign with the Knicks in July can be exasperating for New York fans, if not Knicks president Donnie Walsh...
Weird but true
A Rhode Island man was busted for illegally performing a operation on his dog because he couldn't afford to pay a veterinarian. Alan MacQuattie cut into the canine to remove...
QB commits to USC ... and he's only 13
David Sills could be the next hot quarterback to follow in the footsteps of Mark Sanchez at Southern Cal. Well, maybe not next -- there could be three or four...
St. John's struggling, but not embarrassing
When St. John's is introduced today when they take on West Virginia in the Garden (Noon, ESPNU, WBBR 1130 AM), there likely will be more than a few boos aimed...
Thrilling comeback sends Poly Prep past Dalton in OT
Jackie Kennedy had mixed feelings about the outcome of her shot -- one as the ball traveled her way from across the court and another as it left her hand....
Chicken lands at St. Mike's
Tayshana (Chicken) Murphy, the star sophomore guard who left Bishop Loughlin this week, has enrolled at St. Michael Academy and will start classes at the Manhattan school Monday, Eagles girls...
Celtics rally for 96-87 win to drop Nets to 4-45
Eddie House scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter, helping the Boston Celtics overcome a slow start and pull away from the New Jersey Nets 96-87 on...
Jennings' big second half leads Bucks over Knicks
Brandon Jennings showed the New York Knicks what they could have had, scoring 19 of his 22 points in the second half and leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 114-107...
Devils stun Leafs with 4-3 win
Jay Pandolfo capped a three-goal outburst in the final 3:04 and the New Jersey Devils welcomed Ilya Kovalcuk by rallying for a 4-3 victory over the stunned Toronto Maple Leafs...
12-year-old NYschoolgirl put in handcuffs for doodling on her desk
A 12-year-old girl was put in metal handcuffs and taken to a police station for doodling with an erasable marker on her school desk in New York, it was revealed...
Madoff brother and sons agree to asset freeze
Bernard Madoff's brother, sons and a niece, accused in a lawsuit of using the family finance business like a "piggy bank," have agreed to an asset freeze, according to a...