February 15, 2010
PSAL releases pairings for Class A, B boys basketball playoffs
The PSAL seeding committee released its brackets for the Class A and B boys basketball playoffs, which will begin next week. Here they are: Class A 1. George Westinghouse2. Francis...
Steampunk Abney Park plays Wonderland Ball
If MoMA can cash in on the genius of Tim Burton, why can't Swing Goth? As an early precursor to the theatrical debut of Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," the dancing...
Vivienne Tam
This season, Vivienne Tam looked to the zodiacs for inspiration. Departing from her usual frock-heavy collections, she focused on separates and textures: a shredded black sleeveless dress and a gold...
Knicks could use rookie to get McGrady
The Knicks and Rockets were closing in on a blockbuster deal that would not only get the Knicks Tracy McGrady, but more importantly open up $9.5 million of additional salary...
Prospective business students not interested in ethics
We don't need no stinkin' ethics -- or so says the current crop of tomorrow's business leaders. A report titled "Tomorrow's MBA" found that prospective students are hungry for business...
Semi Precious Weapons can't pay rent
But the glammy band can afford a new music video for their new single, "Semi Precious Weapons." If you've never been to a SPW show, the video is a fairly...
Avenged Sevenfold's tribute to the Rev
A little late to the boat on this one, but Avenged Sevenfold and TWENTYFOURCORE Productions has created a 27 minute long tribute video to drummer Jimmy Sullivan aka The Rev,...
Training run 'worst course' for injured Vonn
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- Lindsey Vonn says a “bumpy” and “jarring” downhill training course didn’t do her badly bruised shin any favors. Calling it “probably the worst course for my...
10 incredible cruises for 2010
SOMETHING ain't right. It's like in one of those sci-fi flicks when the little green men hack into our brains and take control of our bodies. Normal people, or so...
Listing the combine invitees
Here is the working list of players invited to this year's Scouting Combine, which is set for Feb. 24-March 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis:QUARTERBACKS (19)Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Levi...
Toyota: More than 500,000 pedal repairs completed
Toyota has repaired around 500,000 of the 2.3 million vehicles recalled over a potentially sticky gas pedal and restarted sales of thousands more that were off the market, a senior...
'Van loads' of non-perishables head to Haiti
A month after the tragedy struck, the neighborhood collection drive for survivors of the earthquake that devastated Haiti is still going strong. City Councilmember Lew Fidler this week said that...
Dyker Heights resident honored
Lifelong Dyker Heights resident Robert Ottofaro is their main man! The owner of Panda Ski & Sport, 9213 5th Avenue, was honored by Bridge to Youth for his “unwavering support”...
Moviehouse celebrates V-Day, celebrity death
With couples frolicking in drifts of snow seemingly everywhere this past weekend, what was a single guy or gal to do? How about watching new short films about puppet love,...
Ports illustrated
THE cruise lines’ business models have turned upside-down. Fares are dropping, yet bigger, ever more expensive ships are being launched. Lines know that to stay afloat, they must convince guests...
Small plane crashes at NJ airport, killing 5
A small plane trying to land broke apart and tore through a snowy field next to a runway Monday afternoon, killing all five people aboard, including a teenager and a...
US and Afghan troops make slow progress amid sniper attacks
U.S. and Afghan troops make slow progress amid sniper attacks in Afghan operation - Times of London 20:13 GMT By Jerome Starkey, Tim Reid and Ben Anderson U.S. Marines and...
Marine walks away from shot to helmet in Afghanistan
It is hard to know whether Monday was a very bad day or a very good day for Lance Cpl. Andrew Koenig. On the one hand, he was shot in...
Granderson OK with switch from center field
TAMPA -- Curtis Granderson would accept a shift to left field from the Yankees. An AL All-Star center fielder with Detroit, Granderson was traded to the Yankees in December. Joe...
Knicks' Walsh doubts he would trade rookie for rental player
Some notes from today's Knicks practice as the team prepares for the second half of the season:-David Lee had travel issues coming back from Dallas, so he wasn’t at practice....
Jets to tender Brad and Eric Smith
Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum told the team’s Web site he plans to tender offers to restricted free agents WR Brad Smith and S Eric Smith. The Smiths will join WR...
Bode gets bronze in men's downhill
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- Didier Defago broke a two-decade Swiss drought with gold in the Olympic downhill Monday and American Bode Miller broke his personal streak of major championship failures...
Amos Gitai in a box
My Israeli friends get a laugh out of the fact that I'm a fan of director Amos Gitai. While he's the best known and most popular Israeli filmmaker in the...
EPA's Carbon Footprint
Jonathan Adler looks at how new regulations will impose controls on millions of Americans (Reason)
Indiana's 'Old Boy's School'
Democratic challenger to Bayh says party wants to handpick replacement and it isn't her (Firedog Lake)
Multiple injuries reported in Bronx fire
Eight people were seriously injured this afternoon after a fire broke out inside a Bronx housing project, authorities said. The fire broke out at 2:13 p.m. on the top three...
Q&A with Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions
Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, was in Manhattan recently to promote the April 3 rematch between Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. Here are his thoughts on...
Sanctions Won't Work
Danielle Pletka says Iranian regime doesn't want or need accomodation with the West (Enterprise Blog)
Luger told father: 'I will either win or die'
TBILISI, Georgia -- The father of the Georgian luger killed at the Vancouver Olympics said Monday his son worried the track was too dangerous, but insisted on competing because he...
Sen. Brown: VP Biden 'off base' in blasting me on military tribunals
Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown took a swipe at Vice President Joe Biden today -- saying that President Obama's No. 2 was “off base” when he said the Republican get his...
Fort Ham Parkway residents wait for relief
While people living on or near Fort Hamilton Parkway are still holding their noses, they are not holding their breath when it comes to the city finding the cause of...
American Moses reading at James E. Davis Arts Building
Have you read “American Moses” yet?Never Sink Books and the Stop Violence Foundation present award-winning journalist and novelist Stephen Witt in a musical reading of his acclaimed novel, “American Moses.”...
Mumps outbreak in Burg, Boro Park
A mumps outbreak has continued to spread in Brooklyn’s Jewish communities, attracting the attention of the city’s Department of Health workers who are scrambling to get individuals vaccinated. The contagious...
Salt pile continues to irk nabe
Lydia Jimenez doesn’t have to go far to get her daily sodium requirement — the Baltic Street resident simply steps outside her home and sticks out her tongue.“I can smell...
Carroll Gardens candid camera could convince Landmarks
Preservationists are hopeful their pictures tell the city a thousand reasons to extend the Carroll Gardens Historic District. The photographs, which catalogue the entirety of the neighborhood, are part of...
De Blasio voices support for community boards in face of charter revision
New York’s new public advocate is already building bridges to community boards, in anticipation of joint efforts on issues of local importance as well as on the broad question of...
Bill Clinton to headline Black History Month Celebration
President Clinton, fast recovering from a heart scare four days ago, is set to headline the 11th annual Black History Month Celebration this week in Co-op City.Event organizers said an...
Chinese astrologists see murky 2010
When it comes to the economy, not even Chinese astrologists seem to know what to make of the year ahead. Chinese New Year kicked off this past weekend, ushering in...
Box Office: 'Val Day' sets Prez Weekend record
"Valentine's Day'' sold a jaw-dropping estimated $66.8 million over the four-day weekend, exceeding not only the most optimistic forecasts but dwarfing the previous record set by "Ghost Rider,'' $52M. "Percy Jackson...
Back Page: McGrady capable of making Knicks playoff team
Tracy McGrady is capable of making the Knicks relevant for more than just a couple of weeks. If Knicks president Donnie Walsh can pull off the highly rumored trade, the...
Wade dreams of playing with James full-time
DALLAS -- Electrifying as teammates for one night, imagine LeBron James and Dwyane Wade together for an entire season. At least one of them does. “We can dream, can’t we?”...
Report: Patriots could have interest in Dansby
The Giants could face competition from the Patriots for free agent linebacker Karlos Dansby, according to the National Football Post.Mike Lombardi calls the Patriots a sleeper, but writes "My money...
Serie A: Inter and Napoli play to scoreless draw; Roma wins again
League leaders Inter Milan played Napoli to a scoreless draw on Sunday in a riveting and exciting Valentine's Day match in Naples. The draw now gives Inter a seven-point edge...
Are Hill, Roberts saving their jobs?
It was a good week to be a fan of St. John's and Rutgers. The Red Storm thumped Rick Pitino and Louisville Thursday night at the Garden, and followed that...
Mom charged in girl's death after she 'misbehaved' while brushing teeth
A pregnant 20-year-old Long Island woman has been charged with manslaughter in the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Nassau County police said Monday that Shawnta Montgomery of Roosevelt was arrested...
Gilly questions Ford's NY tax payments
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand picked up the tax hammer against potential rival Harold Ford Jr. this morning, saying "there's been a lot of serious questions raised" about what taxes he's paid...
Benefits of Belt Bridge project extolled for local residents
canarsiens can look forward to better visibility and wider lanes on the Belt Parkway, thanks to the current roadway project being undertaken by the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT).The project,...
Coney Island Parachute Jump - No climbing allowed!
“Brooklyn’s Eiffel Tower” will soon be outfitted with new “anti-climbing” devices designed to thwart anyone (are you listening, Spidey?) from scaling the 262-foot-tall steel edifice.The New York City Economic Development...
OMNI Ensemble continues to mix it up
For nearly 30 years, the OMNI Ensemble has been your not so average classical band, performing a mix of traditional acoustic programming and electronic improvisations.It’s all part of David Wechsler’s...
Brooklyn pols try to save Monserrate from Senate ousting
The State Senate voted to expel embattled Queens Senator Hiram Monserrate last week, but they did it without the help of a good chunk of the Brooklyn delegation.Brooklyn State Senators...
Squadron warns of 'poisonous' legislature
State Senator Daniel Squadron delivered the “unfiltered” skinny on the state of the New York State Senate this week - and folks, it is not good.“The legislature is an embarrassment,”...
Warehouse burglary heightens concern
A recent spate of burglaries in a williamsburg warehouse has the 90th Precinct officers on the alert for a suspect. On February 8, police responded to four burglary reports at...
Jonathan Judge makes inroads in 44th District City Council race
While Republican candidate Jonathan Judge continues efforts to be inclusive of the entire 44th City Council District, his two main challengers continue to court the major religious Jewish voting bloc.The...
Back to the Future: Yankees Top 10 Prospects for 2005
Beating the Bushes is counting down to the start of the 2010 baseball season, which kicks off April 4 at Fenway Park when the Yankees take on the Red Sox.In...
Report: Mauer deal held up by Twins' policy
The Twins do not put deferred money into a player's contract, a policy that is holding up extension talks with AL MVP Joe Mauer.The Yankees and Red Sox have no...
Back to the Future: BA's Top 10 Mets prospects in 2005
Beating the Bushes is counting down to the start of the 2010 baseball season, which kicks off April 4 at Fenway Park when the Yankees take on the Red Sox.In...
City Council candidate drops out after chat with Speaker Silver
A real estate executive mulling a run for an open City Council seat in Brooklyn dropped out suddenly after meeting with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is backing another candidate,...
Local college basketball rankings: A good week at last
It was a good week-and-a-half (since we lasted posted our rankings) for the local college basketball teams. Schools are moving up for winning games, not because the teams above them...
Southwest vs. Kevin Smith dispute over 'too fat to fly' spills over onto Twitter
Director Kevin Smith and Southwest Airlines continued to offer differing takes on whether the filmmaker is too overweight to fit into the company’s seats, the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog...
Spotted: Tory Burch
It all came together. Tory Burch must be in good shape for her presentation Wednesday, as she was in Herrera's front row along with assorted Herrera daughters and grandchildren, Lee...
Fox News' Hannity gives Rep. Steve Israel challenger a boost
Fox News host Sean Hannity is wading into Long Island politics -- helping push for a longtime friend who is looking to challenge Rep. Steve Israel this fall, but needs...
Secret letters from JFK to Swedish mistress surface: report
A series of juicy handwritten love letters between President John F. Kennedy and a Swedish woman who he had a romantic, long-distance affair with for nearly five years could fetch...
Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana to retire
Sen. Evan Bayh, a centrist Democrat from Indiana, announced Monday that he won't seek a third term in Congress, giving Republicans a chance to pick up a Senate seat. "To...
Minaya: Murphy, Jacobs will have open competition for first base
Daniel Murphy will have to earn the Mets starting first base job this Spring Training, GM Omar Minaya told the Newark Star Ledger. Murphy will be in an "open competition"...
What I saw at the Tea Party Convention
Glenn Harlan Reynolds says movement is about taking it to the polls (Wall Street Journal)
Bye Bye Bayh
Indiana Democratic Senator will not seek reelection (Hot Air)
Romney redux
Not to be outdone by Sarah Palin wooing the Tea Party earlier this month, Mitt Romney has just announced his first major hire -- a clear indication he will be...
Vac's Monday Whacks on a Fighting Yankee, Knicks Follies and a Pothole Story
Through all of the craziness, all of the cartoon-like behavior of the '70s and the disappointments of the '80s and the return to glory of the '90s and the Gekko-like...
Record All-Star crowd full of complaints
DFW AIRPORT -- The NBA set the basketball record for attendance with more than 108,000 fans but the complaints from fans I've bumped into here in the airport were many....
Why Washington Can't Reform healthcare
Bill Frezza says it's because the industry runs on fake prices (Real Clear Politics)
Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship
DOHA, Qatar — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with...
Dems & Dependency
Why is Obama killing off DC's voucher program? (Washington Post)
Washington's Crony-Capitalism Boom
Kimberley Strassel on Pfizer's bad political bet (Wall Street Journal)
Textbook Takeover
We must also win the peace in Afghanistan (Telegraph)A Test of Obama's broader Afghan strategy (Christian Science Monitor)
Run, Mort, Run!
Tom Robbins urges Zuckerman to run (Village Voice)Michael Calderone on Zuckerman's 'perfect record' (Politico)
Belgian trains collide head-on, killing at least 18 people
BRUSSELS — A commuter train ran a stop light during morning rush hour and collided head-on with another train in a Brussels suburb Monday, killing at least 18 people and...
NYC girls basketball rankings
It’s President’s Week and that can only mean one thing: a week off from classes for most schools. Some girls basketball teams are using this time for a much-needed break....
Today in Vancouver
Don’t-miss event It’s been 16 years since an American medaled in the men’s downhill, still one of the Games' marquee events. Bode Miller flamed out in Turin and isn’t among...
Fashion Week buzz: Monday, Feb. 15
* JERSEY SNORE Yo, wassup wit dat? Imagine inviting “Jersey Shore” star Pauly D to your fashion show, only for him to make other plans. Perry Ellis reps wouldn’t confirm...
PSAL Class AA and A boys basketball mock seeding
After two days of wall-to-wall basketball – some of it wildly entertaining, some of it very tough to watch – I figured I could bang out my mock seeding quickly...
Pulse sales
JODI ARNOLD 2 Great Jones St., between Broadway and Lafayette Street Sale: Feb. 17-21. Wed.-Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m./Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Leather jackets for $150, embellished dresses for $125. J....
Kangaroos hop to first borough crown
There was a fleeting moment Sunday evening when Ruth Lovelace thought back to Feb. 17, 2007, the day Darwin (Buddha) Ellis beat Boys & Girls at the buzzer with a...
Cozy casual clothes give cold comfort
A girlishness and eclecticism are pervading some of the major labels of the week. At DKNY, Donna Karan crossed Bauhaus grid patterns and Deco florals with equestrian and haberdashery influences...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
Archbishop Molloy is one of the odds-on favorites to challenge for a CHSAA Class A state title and the Stanners are buying into that. Coach Tom Catalanotto feels his team...
East edges West to win NBA All-Star Game, 141-139
ARLINGTON, Texas — To Dwyane Wade, it felt more like a stage than a court. More than 108,000 fans jammed Cowboys Stadium to the top, the largest crowd ever to...
Go to Greg
Q I’VE been reading articles about how much different degrees are worth, meaning how much you can expect to earn in your lifetime based on the type of degree you...
Labor dept.
Though they may not always like the officeholder, the American people generally regard the office of president in such high esteem that it’s easy to forget the country’s top job...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
The regular season wrapped up last week and the playoffs are still a week away. Things might be quiet this week, but the controversial seeding – many believed Francis Lewis...
Minding the gap
After three layoffs in four years, Norm Elrod is tired of being unemployed. And this latest one really packed a punch. He was downsized in October 2008 from an online...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Down, Jay Sean 2. Money to Blow, Birdman 3. Bad Romance, Lady Gaga 4. TiK ToK, Kesha 5. Empire State of Mind, Jay-Z 6. Tie Me...
Francis Lewis fleeced in PSAL girls basketball seeding
On Friday night on this website, I posted my PSAL Class AA girls basketball mock seeding.Today, the PSAL made a mockery of said seeding.Here’s what the committee came up with:‘AA’...
Man stabs estranged wife to death in Walmart parking lot
SUWANEE, Ga. — Police in Georgia say a man stabbed his estranged wife to death in a Walmart parking lot where they met to exchange custody of their two children....
PSAL Class A and B girls basketball seeding
Here’s a look at the PSAL Class A and B seeding: ‘A’ 1. Medgar Evers 2. West 50th Street Campus 3. Wings Academy 4. Baruch College Campus 5. Tottenville 6....
Girls basketball roundup: Rejuvenated Molloy comes back on Lewis
The Archbishop Molloy players were so focused on their main goal – the Class AA states – that they lost sight of a solid secondary one: the Class A. The...
Blue brothers make sweet music for Wings
The defensive stopper may be the most difficult role to fill on a high school basketball team. For newly crowned borough champion Wings Academy, that role falls upon James Blue....
Madonna to guest star on 'The Marriage Ref'
Well, she's certainly had plenty of experience. Twice-divorced Madonna will be a guest on "The Marriage Ref," Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming NBC reality show in which celebs will help real-life bickering...
Olympics opener rings in 68 mil
NBC grabbed a gold in terms of total viewers for Friday's opening-night Winter Olympics ceremonies in Vancouver. Nearly 68 million viewers watched all or part of the telecast to make...
Duke rules 'Measure'
A moralistic politician who doesn't follow the high standards of purity he imposes on others. A waffling ruler fleeing from his responsibilities. A strait-laced puritan who chooses honor over her...
Paula Abdul hints that she'll join Simon on 'The X Factor'
Paula Abdul is dropping hints she'll be joining former "American Idol" colleague Simon Cowell on his new Fox show, "The X Factor," in fall 2011. "I'm going back to my...
Starr report
Books . . . FNC's Jamie Colby has written "Back to Life After a Heart Crisis" with her husband, Dr. Marc Wallack, a cancer surgeon (and marathon runner) who under...
One-two punch
After making the rounds of the festivals and a brief run in a few theaters this past summer, "Facing Ali," a different kind of fight biopic, makes it to TV...
'Hard Times' hard to watch
The last time the Pearl Theatre Com pany tackled "Hard Times," in 1997, they did it with four actors. Times must be better: For their current production, they've gone whole...
Which TV shows are on the brink of getting axed
To renew or not to renew -- that's the big mid season question. Shows that haven't captured the sweet-spot demos craved by advertisers-- or haven't drawn respectable viewership -- are...
Ford: I'm not running (yet)
ALBANY -- Potential US Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. gave some of his strongest hints last night that he'll challenge Kirsten Gillibrand for her seat. Speaking at the annual dinner...
Mortuary technicians play with corpses
Ghouls are at play in the city's morgues. The people employed to respectfully handle the remains of the deceased have instead turned cadavers and body parts into macabre playthings, The...
Count on prison census battle
ALBANY -- Here's one census debate you never expected: Who gets to claim the inmates -- Queens or Coxsackie? The battle over prison counts is already brewing as state lawmakers...
Sliced finger horror
A Brooklyn toddler's finger was sheared off by a dangerously designed hinge joint on a Maclaren stroller more than five years before the British baby-supply giant issued a massive recall,...
Andy running in April (no fooling)
First, it was February. Then it was March. And now, it's "mid-to-late April" for Andrew Cuomo to -- at long last -- announce his campaign for governor, sources close to...
Bank's casa nostra
The Long Island couple whose $525,000 mortgage was wiped off the books by a judge furious over predatory banking say their financial institution is now stalking them like "the mob"...
Broadway bandit is going free
Hold on to your wallets! Famed Broadway producer-turned-swindler Adela Holzer, 82, is about to walk out of prison. Holzer, who produced the 1970s-era hits "Hair" and "Lenny," was approved for...
Fashion is dead in New York - here's the proof!
Somewhere, Coco Chanel is fist-bumping Liberace. It's Fashion Week. And the enormous tent at Bry ant Park is crammed, elbow to navel to kneecap, with oppressively tall girls feeling fat...
Washington's crony-capitalism boom
In his bestseller "Inside USA," the hugely reada ble journalist John Gun ther described America as it was in the last year of World War II. He interviewed hundreds of...
9/11 suits: lawyers' Rx for injustice
Lawyers stand to collect as much as half of the money sought in a group of lawsuits filed on behalf of workers allegedly injured by smoke inhalation in the post-9/11...
Textbook takeover
Attacking behind a vanguard of special operators and backed by an Army Stryker battalion, the 6th Marine Regiment has been conducting a textbook takeover of the Afghan city of Marjah....
No rest for the query
They have an answer for (almost) everything. Whether it's the writers of "Mad Men" calling to ensure the hit show's portrayal of the city in 1963 is accurate, or a...
Gov OKs 'cover-up' on documents
The Paterson administration has given bidders for the controversial Aqueduct gambling contract the right to "black out" controversial or revealing information before their documents are made public tomorrow, The Post...
Qns. neighbors slam Aque-pick
If there were a Queens counterpart to a Bronx cheer, that's what Aqueduct's disgruntled neighbors would be giving the controversial consortium that won the right to install thousands of video-slot...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan--A police officer was arrested on DWI charges yesterday while double-parked in Harlem, cops said. Cesar Gomez, 28, a four-year veteran assigned a Bronx precinct, was behind the wheel of...
Run, Mort, run!
The emergence of real-estate magnate -- and Daily News Publisher -- Mortimer Zuckerman as a potential candidate for the United States Senate is an event all New Yorkers of good...
Caught in the chaos: Under fire in ambush by Taliban
BADULA QULP, Afghanistan -- "Medic!" Bullets cracked through the dry grass. "Medic!" "Who's hit?" someone yelled. The American soldiers were pinned down in a ditch yesterday, bodies prone in the...
'Gangsta' yap saves woman
It's a case of life imitating "Lassie." A family says its quick-thinking pooch saved a Long Island woman's life by alerting the household after she suffered a violent seizure in...
Man at center of 'Katrina scam' passes the buck
The former Queens prosecutor under fire for his role at a controversial Hurricane Katrina charity insists he's being scapegoated by frightened superiors at the fund and denied any wrongdoing yesterday....
Hey, Fey is a Minnie sensation
Life couldn't be any more glam for admitted fashion bystander Tina Fey. Even though the "30 Rock" creator got dolled up for the cover of this month's Vogue, Fey insisted...
Business briefs
Get 'smart' Samsung and Sony Ericsson unveiled their new top smartphone models in Barcelona yes terday. Samsung's Wave uses new touch-screen technology and is the first phone to use its...
Marine misfire kills 12 civilians
The Marines continued their advance into Marjah yesterday, battling through Taliban sniper fire and a blinding sandstorm, but 12 Afghan civilians were killed when rockets fired at insurgents missed their...
Canines paws to refresh
Tense show dogs and their owners did their best to de-stress yesterday, enjoying a full range of canine-oriented spa treatments before the start of the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog...
Put all recalls online: Chuck
Sen. Charles Schumer, spurred by the huge Toyota recall, yesterday proposed legislation requiring that a master list of recalled products be posted on the Internet. "To be forewarned is to...
Revived Toys 'R' Us readies for summer IPO
Toys 'R' Us wants to come out of the attic this year. Five years after taking the giant toy chain private for $6.6 billion, the retailer's private-equity owners are angling...
O's empty rhetoric, our unanswered vote
THE ISSUE: Barack Obama's greater appeal as a candidate than as our president. *** Rich Lowry has it partly right -- President Obama just doesn't get it (PostOpinion, Feb. 12)....
The 'Buzz' on Google's latest gaffe
You'd think that if Google was serious about taking on Facebook, it would try to avoid the social-networking titan's rookie mistakes. But the Internet giant, whose mantra is "don't be...
Flier: I was water deboarded
It wasn't what the doctor ordered. A Manhattan surgeon said he was booted off a plane at La Guardia Airport yesterday after he asked for water for his pregnant wife...
Dems & dependency
Only two things are infinite -- the expanding universe and Democrats' hostility to the District of Columbia's school-choice program. Killing this small program, which benefits 1,300 mostly poor and minority...
Mistress was 'preggers twice' by Tiger
Unfortunately for Tiger, his shots don't miss. The golf star knocked up his porn-star gal pal twice -- both times when his wife, too, was pregnant, according to a bombshell...
'My Sharona' singer dead
The frontman of the late-'70s rock band The Knack -- whose song, "My Sharona," became a pop anthem for a generation -- died yesterday at age 57. Lead singer and...
It's love at first sight for 'Valentine's Day'
LOS ANGELES -- Movie audiences showed their love for the star-studded romance "Valentine's Day" to the tune of $52.4 million, easily shooting it to the No. 1 spot on its...
Well, here we snow again
If you haven't gotten around to digging your car out from last week's snowstorm, you might as well wait another day. Mother Nature is expected to drop another 1 to...
NY skies out of 'control'
The number of qualified controllers at the Westbury, LI, center that monitors New York's air traffic is down to 158 -- far fewer than the 205 to 270 authorized in...
'Graffiti teen' hit by subway
A Brooklyn teen lost his right leg after getting hit by a subway train while he was scrawling graffiti, a police source said yesterday. José Juarez, 16, was on the...
Biden and Cheney at war on Iraq success
WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney resurfaced yesterday to torpedo the Obama administration's claim to Iraq war successes, suggesting the Democrats owe a thank-you to George W. Bush. "For...
Luger's speed demons
The day before he died on a training run, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili (right) told his father the ultra-fast course terrified him. "He called me before the Olympics, three days...
Larry Seabrook's enablers
Embezzling $1.2 million in taxpayer cash -- as Bronx Councilman Larry Seabrook allegedly did -- violates even the ludicrously lax standards of the New York City Council. According to federal...
Long Island slider heading for gold
Headfirst to Olympic glory. That's the way slider John Daly expects to take the gold in skeleton for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The 24-year-old Long Island native will grab his...
A big bouquet of brides
Since yesterday was Valentine's Day, Media City figured the number of engaged couples in the city has grown dramatically over the weekend. With that in mind, what better time to...
U.S. reclaims America's Cup
VALENCIA, Spain -- Still bundled against the cold in his white foul-weather gear, software tycoon Larry Ellison hoisted the America's Cup high in the air, then planted a kiss on...
Ailing Yankees trainer Monahan takes leave with 'significant illness'
You don't survive almost a half century in the Yankees' organization without being tough. Now legendary trainer Gene Monahan is calling on that toughness in a very important way. Monahan,...
Sweep dreams: Canadian curlers treated like rock stars
VANCOUVER -- In the United States, curling is a curiosity. In Canada, it's an obsession. The Canucks are crazy about the sport where you throw a heavy stone down a...
Lundqvist saves Rangers, who rally past Lightning
So the Rangers have stanched the arterial bleeding that just over a week ago had been threatening their viability as a playoff contender. The tourniquet was applied by Henrik Lundqvist,...
Poor China goalie has no chance
VANCOUVER -- Of all the hazardous duties available to the athletes at these Olympic Games -- the luge, the skeleton, the biathlon (should the competitor in back of you forget...
Time runs out on Christ the King
TRENTON -- Joe Arbitello was yelling for a timeout as T.J. Curry sailed out of bounds with Christ the King down three points in the final 30 seconds. The timeout...
Wings grabs Bronx title
Krystian Foriest tuned in to MSG Varsity network every chance he got this week. Not to catch his own highlight clips or to keep track of the latest local basketball...
After luge tragedy, hype over humanity
There are times -- the last three days, starting with the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili -- when you want to take NBC by its Olympic rings and shake...
Rule, Caracortado gain
A pair of prep races on opposite coasts Saturday improved the position of one Derby Dozen contender and added a new one to the list. In the Grade 3, $225,000...
Rangers' Christensen scores important breakthrough
Just when it appeared that there couldn't ever be anything more humiliating than yesterday's Rangers' first-period effort, Nick, on the scoreboard screen, asked Melissa to marry him. She stared in...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog x-VILLANOVA 10½ Connecticut WIS.-MILW. 10½ Youngstown St. ARK. ST. 8½ La.-Monroe N. MEX. ST. 12 Hawaii Kansas 7½ TEXAS A&M W. Carolina 5½ UNC GREENS....
Weather or not -- get set to ski
VANCOUVER -- Another day, another cancellation. The training run for the women's downhill in Whistler, British Columbia, was called off again yesterday because of the weather. It's the third women's...
Islanders collapse in 3rd period, fall to Senators
The Islanders wanted to finish strong before the Olympic break. Unfortunately, they appeared to start their break 20 minutes too soon. After taking a 3-1 lead into the third, the...
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GOLF: Johnson repeats at Pebble In Pebble Beach, Calif., Dustin Johnson became the first player in 20 years to win back-to-back Pebble Beach National Pro-Am titles, making a short birdie...
McMurray conquers pothole, Earnhardt Jr. to win Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jamie McMurray held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the Daytona 500 yesterday, a finish so thrilling it just about made up for a pothole that...
Spillane gives U.S. first medal in Nordic combined
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- The Americans broke through the Nordic combined barrier yesterday, winning their first Olympic medal in the sport dominated since its inception by the Europeans. But it...
Slalom workout leaves Vonn 'feeling good'
VANCOUVER -- Lindsey Vonn sounds ready to go. After a slalom workout yesterday, the U.S. skiing star said her bruised right shin felt better than last week when she questioned...
Heavy-hearted Burke: U.S. hockey here to win
VANCOUVER -- Brian Burke has never been one to shy away from a fight or a debate, and now he had a question for the people holding notebooks and tape...
Knicks remain in hunt for McGrady
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Despite the death of a potential Knicks' three-way deal with the Wizards and Rockets for Tracy McGrady, two sources told The Post last night team president Donnie...
East outscores West before record 108,713 crowd
ARLINGTON, Texas -- David Lee admitted to a "nauseous" feeling on the Cowboys Stadium makeshift basketball court at last night's NBA All-Star Game after playing before a record crowd of...
Gloomy Games are all wet
VANCOUVER -- A headline in yesterday's Toronto Sun gives an indication of how the first few days of the Olympics are going. "Are Games Becoming a Disaster?" the headline reads....
No guarantee Knicks won't trade Nate
DALLAS -- Three-time Slam Dunk Contest champion Nate Robinson invited last night his four new Cowboys cheerleader friends to AmericanAirlines Arena for his next appearance when the Knicks are in...
Weird but true
This is one way to be a dog's best friend. A Louisiana man has created a strap-on chastity belt for dogs as an alternative to spaying or neutering puppies. Dexter...
Rutgers shocks No. 7 Georgetown
The unparalleled depth that makes the Big East the best conference in college basketball was on display in Piscataway, N.J., where the Rutgers Scarlet Knights pulled off a 71-68 upset...
St. John's gains rare road win at Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- St. John's finally found a way to win a Big East road game. D. J. Kennedy made a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left...
Hazell, fast-paced Seton Hall edge DePaul, 79-71
Welcome to "Never-A-Dull-Day Land." Even when Seton Hall goes wire to wire in a predictable 79-71 win over DePaul, there is always drama. Copacetic is not welcome in "Never-A-Dull-Day Land,"...
Louisville stuns Syracuse
SYRACUSE -- Samardo Samuels scored all eight of his points during a late surge and Jerry Smith sank a pair of clutch free throws with 17.8 seconds left and Louisville...
Tigers roar: Despite coach's concerns, Wadleigh wins third Manhattan crown in a row
Wadleigh coach Mike Crump is apparently a hard man to please. Despite the top-seeded Tigers winning their third straight Manhattan borough crown, 66-52, over No. 2 West 50th Street Campus,...
Primetime shootout roundup: Jenkins helps Lions turn back Cherokee
TRENTON, N.J. – Jayvaughn Pinkston was sitting comfortably at the end of the Bishop Loughlin bench and, thanks to Rasi Jenkins, he didn’t have to go anywhere in the second...
Wings Academy flies past Kennedy, to Bronx crown
Krystian Foriest tuned in to MSG Varsity every chance he got this week. Not to catch his own highlight clips or keep track of the latest local basketball action. The...
Rangers fan proposes on the big screen, rejected by 'bride'
Talk about a blocked shot! A hockey-rink Romeo used today's Rangers game to pop the big question -- only to see his would-be bride storm out in front of thousands...
Follow the leader: Rhoomes guides Cardozo to Queens crown
Ryan Rhoomes told his teammates what needed to be done. Then, he went out and showed them. Almost on his own, Cardozo’s powerful forward snapped the Judges out of another...
Benefit Haiti; score 1st goal in Red Bull Arena
The Red Bulls are conducting a special online auction to raise money to benefit the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The highlight is an once-in-a-lifetime chance to score the...
Just-in time: Xaverian guard celebrates Senior Day in style
A victory Sunday afternoon was critical for Xaverian for several reasons, ending a two-game losing streak and playing well heading into the playoffs at the top of the list. But...
Seniors lead Mary Louis in emotional victory
It was Senior Day and Mary Louis was starting on a stretch of four games in five days. So Hilltoppers coach Joe Lewinger had a plan. “I wanted to use...
Report: RBNY talking deal w/ Frederic Jonson
Could the Red Bulls be set to replace one right back named Johnson with another named Jonson? Just days after waiting Costa Rican National Teamer and nominal starter Carlos Johnson,...
McMurray holds off Earnhardt Jr. to win Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jamie McMurray has won the Daytona 500, holding off a hard-charging Dale Earnhardt Jr. over a wild, two-lap sprint to the finish of NASCAR's version of...
Islanders blow two-goal lead in third, fall to Senators
Scott Gordon joked before today's game that if the Islanders won big, it wouldn’t be a good time for his team to hit the Olympic break. Instead, they coughed up...
Royals fall late to Hills West
TRENTON, N.J. – Joe Arbitello was yelling for a timeout as T. J. Curry sailed out of bounds with Christ the King down three in the final 30 seconds. It...
Mitchell's 24 leads Rutgers to upset of No. 7 Georgetown, 71-68
Jonathan Mitchell scored a career-high 24 points, including the clinching free throws with 4.1 seconds to play, and Rutgers upset No. 7 Georgetown 71-68 on Sunday, the Scarlet Knights' first...
