August 17, 2010
Seton Hall settles Gonzalez wrongful termination suit
Seton Hall and Bobby Gonzalez have settled the former men's basketball coach's wrongful termination suit against the school.School spokeswoman Holly Wojcik confirmed to the Associated Press that a settlement had...
Columbia grad wants to know who called her a 'whore' on YouTube
Ho no you don’t! A Columbia business school grad wants a judge to unmask the cowardly creep who anonymously labeled her a "whore" on YouTube. In a Manhattan Supreme Court...
Mets take aim at K-Rod's contract but say they want him back
The Mets have placed closer Francisco Rodriguez on the disqualified list and will try to remove guarantees from his remaining contract, yet Omar Minaya said Tuesday the team wants him...
Mom of young boxer sobs as his stabber sent to prison
A grieving mother collapsed in a Manhattan courtroom -- sobbing, "I need my son," during the emotional sentencing of her son's killer today. Omar Gaspar was only 19 and a...
Confidential! Notes reveal that goose massacre was unnecessary
Federal Wildlife Services: How far outside the airport?U.S. Department of Agriculture: A five-mile radius is sensible, not further than five miles.Kim Wagner of Wildlife Services: Geese will be hardest to...
Ex-Met Cora signs with Rangers
The Texas Rangers have agreed to terms on a minor league contract with infielder Alex Cora. The team made the announcement before Tuesday night’s game at Tampa Bay. Cora, 34,...
Yankees sign 16-year-old shortstop from Dominican
In addition to the several draft picks the Yankees brought into the fold over the weekend, Baseball America is reporting that the Yankees also signed Christopher Tamarez, a 16-year-old shortstop...
Best Buy takes on priest for copyright violation over 'God Squad' vehicle
A major electronics retailer is threatening legal action against a Wisconsin priest over his “God Squad” vehicle, claiming the logo on the clergyman’s Volkswagen Beetle is identical to its own...
Dead man washes up on Coney Island
Dead in ConeyOfficials from the Kings County Medical Examiner’s office will determine what killed a man found dead in the Coney Island surf on Aug. 11.The unidentified victim washed up...
Sabathia dominates at home, Yanks beat Tigers 6-2
CC Sabathia was dominant at home again and Nick Swisher had a two-run single, leading the New York Yankees to a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night....
Girlfriend shot by niece of Met Shawon Dunston charged in same assault
A messy domestic battle in which a city cop admittedly shot her girlfriend with her service revolver in Harlem last week got messier today, when the girlfriend was charged today...
Auton out in Time Inc. exec shakeup
Shakeups may already be underway at Time Inc. in advance of Ann Moore’s exit and Jack Griffin’s arrival from Meredith as the new CEO next month. Sylvia Auton, a controversial...
Room for improvement
Can your duvet cover help boost your college G.P.A? Maybe, according to design experts. “I’ve always looked at the neuroarchitectural side of design and how it enhances your life. Imagine...
'Focused' Stephenson plans to speak to Pacers president Bird
GREENBURGH -- Though he has not spoken to anyone from the Indiana Pacers, Lance Stephenson is well aware of Larry Bird’s disappointment with his arrest. The former Lincoln High School...
MRI exam shows 'persistent strain' for Yankees' Pettitte
An MRI exam revealed Andy Pettitte has a small, persistent strain of the left groin, and the Yankees left-hander will not throw off a mound for a week.Pettitte had the...
Three women shot following celebration
Three shotA gunman opened fire on a group of people on E. 39th Street on Aug. 15, wounding three women.The victims said they were all outside the address, which is...
The Abdi File: The 411 on Bravo's art show winner
Who the hell is Abdi Farah and why does he have an exhibition at the internationally renowned Brooklyn Museum?Farah got his 15 minutes of artistic fame after besting 13 other...
Canarsie carnage: Man stabbed to death on Flatlands Ave.
Stabbed to deathAn 18-year-old was killed on Aug. 16 following a fatal stabbing on Flatlands Avenue.Witnesses told police that the victim, identified as E. 105th Street resident Hasson Bordon, was...
Still the 'Apple' of Downtown's eye
Downtown Brooklyn planners are taking another crack at landing the borough’s first Apple store — and this time, they really (really) think it’ll work.For the second time in three years,...
Blagojevich found guilty on 1 of 24 counts as Feds vow retrial
A federal jury found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty on Tuesday of one count of lying to federal agents, and the judge said he intends to declare a mistrial...
Sharp steal: Thieves stab man during mugging
Stabbed during robberyA thug stabbed a young man in the arm during a brutal mugging on Woodruff Avenue on Aug. 16.Police said the victim was walking between Ocean and Flatbush...
They will bury him! Man selling unauthorized 'Casket Co.' T-shirts
A Queens man who is hawking souvenirs from the borough’s iconic casket company is digging his own grave — legally speaking.Gary Comorau has been selling South Brooklyn Casket Company T-shirts...
Giants' Manning has tests after head gash
Eli Manning today is undergoing a battery of tests at the Hospital for Special Surgery and is expected back in Albany later tonight for the final three days of Giants...
First Leandra’s Law bust on Staten Island
A sloshed motorist speeding over the Verrazano Bridge with two little kids in his backseat yesterday became the first person busted on Staten Island under Leandra’s Law, authorities said. The...
First Leandra’s Law bust on Staten Island
A sloshed motorist speeding over the Verrazano Bridge with two little kids in his backseat yesterday became the first person busted on Staten Island under Leandra’s Law, authorities said. The...
Picasso show draws huge crowds to NYC's Met Museum
Pablo Picasso is as popular as ever. An exhibition of 300 works by the Spanish modernist drew more than 700,000 people to The Metropolitan Museum of Art between April 19...
DNA in arson case leads to arrest in 2000 rape
The rapist probably figured he'd gotten away with it -- attacking a terrified NYU law student a full decade ago in the back of a limousine without ever getting arrested....
Favre heading back to Vikings
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Brett Favre is back in Minnesota, right on schedule. For the second year in a row, the quarterback who spends his summers on the verge of...
A-Rod out of Yankees lineup
Nick Swisher is in the lineup but Alex Rodriguez is not one day after each player left the Yankees' game against the Tigers."He's still a little sore," Joe Girardi said...
Gunpoint robbery on 78th Street!
62nd PrecinctBensonhurstGunpoint robTwo thugs pulled a gun on a 22-year-old man during a harrowing Aug. 12 robbery on 78th Street, police said.The victim told cops that he was between 14th...
Flagger flop! Union laborers pulled from Ave. U
Move over flaggers, here comes something sturdier.Construction workers masquerading as traffic enforcement agents stationed outside the new Lowe’s megastore have been pulled off Avenue U and will soon be replaced...
Cops to 'Crusader': Glue one more bike lock and you'll wear chains
Cops spoke out against the infamous Bike Crusader this week, vowing to lock up the renegade if he injects any more bike locks with Krazy Glue.It’s the 94th Precinct’s first...
Bullet bonanza! Three shot on E. 39th Street
Three shotA gunman opened fire on a group of people on E. 39th Street on Aug. 15, wounding three women.The victims said they were all outside the address, which is...
Davis, Tejada back in Mets lineup; Igarashi called up
HOUSTON -- The Mets will go for their second straight win as they adjust to life without Francisco Rodriguez. Jerry Manuel continues to change his lineup card virtually every day...
Porn star's Tiger Woods paternity case dismissed: report
The paternity case brought against Tiger Woods by porn star and alleged mistress Devon James was thrown out by a Florida judge Tuesday, TMZ reported.In June, James, 29, alleged the...
The old Lotto scam
90th PrecinctSouthside–BushwickA sneaky crook tricked his victim into withdrawing $22,000 from his ATM on Aug. 4 to pay for a fake lottery ticket.The crook lured his victim, a 72-year-old man,...
DEALS: Grand Cayman
Go figure: the Caymans also offer shelters of the non-tax variety. Like the The Reef, an “all-suite” resort on Grand Cayman. Its rooms might skew a little Boca retirement homeish when the lights...
Raiders star CB out to prove he's better than Revis
NAPA, Calif. -- While Darrelle Revis continues his holdout with the Jets in hopes of a new contract befitting a player many think is the best cornerback in the NFL,...
Bloomberg endorses Senate candidate Sestak
PHILADELPHIA — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Joe Sestak, aiming to show he is not a party-line politician, set out to woo independent voters Tuesday with an endorsement from New York...
'Mass Effect 2' heading to PS3, 4 real
Good news PS3 folks! Formerly Xbox 360-only "Mass Effect 2" is getting a PS3 launch next year. Why? Because Microsoft didn't publish it this time around...multiplatform-friendly EA did. Sure, it's...
Marilyn Manson ends engagement with 22-year-old actress girlfriend: report
Shock-rocker Marilyn Manson and “True Blood” actress Evan Rachel Wood have ended their engagement, People reported Tuesday. Manson, 41, and Wood, 22, started dating in 2006, then split briefly in...
Apocalyptica gets a visit from Bush
How on earth did I miss this? A collaboration between the best Finnish cello-metal band on Earth, Apocalyptica, and Bush's Gavin Rossdale? It's a match made in a mortuary! Anyway,...
Jay-Z crowned hip-hop’s ‘cash king’ by Forbes
Rapper Jay-Z topped Forbes magazine’s list of the highest-paid rappers of the past year, the magazine announced Tuesday. Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, brought in $63 million over...
‘Terminator 2’ star hit with restraining order over threatening messages to wife: report
The estranged wife of “Terminator 2” star Edward Furlong filed for a temporary restraining order against the actor after he allegedly left her a series of threatening voicemails, TMZ reported...
Brooklyn broomstick mom sentenced to 16 yrs.
She treated her children like "animals" — savagely beating one to death with a broomstick in 2008 — and now a deranged Brooklyn mother will be the one who is...
Neighbors: Owls Head plant still stinks!
The stink is back.Residents living near the Owls Head sewage treatment plant are holding their noses again and wondering when the stench which has pervaded their homes for years will...
NFL Blitz live chat rewind
Here is a rewind of Bart Hubbuch's NFL Blitz weekly live chat for Aug. 17, when he took your questions on the Giants, Jets and news from all around the...
Gonzalez, Seton Hall settle suit over firing
Seton Hall University has reached a settlement in a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by former men’s basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez, fired in March after four seasons with the Pirates. The...
Bobby Thomson, who hit famous 'Shot Heard 'Round the World' homer, dies at 86
The New York Giants, the Polo Grounds, and now Bobby Thomson are gone – but that shot continues to be heard ‘round the world. Thomson, who died Monday at 86,...
LeBron tweets about Giants rookie Cruz
Giants rookie receiver Victor Cruz made many new fans with his three-TD performance against the Jets on Monday night -- including LeBron James.James wrote on his Twitter account, "Victor Cruz...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Aug. 20Greenpoint Flea Market: noon–8 pm. Greenpoint Reformed Church [138 Milton St. between Manhattan Avenue and Franklin Street in Greenpoint, (718) 383-5941]. Film, “Alice in the Cities”: Films directed...
VIDEO: Fireman Ed vs. Giants fan
While the Jets and Giants battled on the field during the first football game at New Meadowlands Stadium, Jets fan Fireman Ed Anzalone and an unknown Giants fan tried to...
Jefferson star Grace commits to Manhattan College
Talented guard Davontay Grace verbally committed to Manhattan College this morning, Thomas Jefferson coach Lawrence (Bud) Pollard told The Post. The 6-foot-2 Grace initially committed to St. John’s last year,...
Big East gets little love from opening poll
The Big East had two teams – 15th ranked Pittsburgh and 25th ranked West Virginia – in the first USA Today Top 25 college football poll. Also receiving votes in...
Israel: Attacker holding hostages at Turk Embassy
JERUSALEM — A man has taken hostages in the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv Tuesday after shots were fired outside, Israeli police and a Foreign Ministry official said. A newspaper...
They stole his book bag
68th PrecinctBay Ridge-Dyker HeightsBooked himA thief knocked down a man on Seventh Avenue and stole his book bag on Aug. 11.The victim told cops that he was near 73rd Street...
Roethlisberger will play against Giants: report
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will make his first appearance of the preseason on Saturday against the Giants at New Meadowlands Stadium, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports. "I hope I get...
Yankees' Albaladejo sets saves record at Triple-A
Jonathan Albaladejo has been dominant at the back end of Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre's bullpen this season. Last night, the right-hander went into the record books after picking up his 39th...
India, Mongolia win big in diplomatic tax war with city
An appeals court today tossed out more than $46 million in city tax liens against the Indian and Mongolian missions to the United Nations. The federal Second Circuit Court of...
Toronto: Boyle, Black, Ferrell, Rourke in world premieres
"127 Hours,'' Danny Boyle's mountain-climbing followup to the Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire'' is among a clutch of Oscar-chasing world premieres announced today as galas and special presentations by the Toronto International...
3UP: K-Rod, Cano and Niese
1. The Mets are making noise about possibly trying to void Francisco Rodriguez’s contract after it was learned he had a torn thumb ligament that, the team claimed, he injured...
Today's Yankees coverage
The Yankees dropped an ugly one at The Stadium last night. Here's the coverage in today's Post:Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher both left the 3-1 loss because of injury.Larry Brooks...
Montag surgeon killed in car accident
Dr. Frank Ryan, the Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who performed Heidi Montag's controversial 10 operations in one day, was killed in a car accient yesterday around 4:30pm. According to TMZ.com,...
Another iPhone stolen
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideOyPhone snagA slow runner was arrested for snatching an iPhone out of a woman’s hand on Driggs Avenue on Aug. 10.The woman told cops that she was talking on...
4-Down Territory: Revis' leverage, NMS is simply 'meh,' bloody Eli, Cruz
1. Even though it was an exhibition game, Darrelle Revis lost at least a little bit of leverage Monday night. The Jets’ defense looked every bit as dominant without Revis...
Oscar Watch: 'Wall Street' staying put for now
I hear 20th Century Fox is currently sticking with plans to open Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' on Sept. 24 despite an announcement by star Michael Douglas' production company that...
The old distraction play at Key Food
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownHeadA crafty thief swiped a woman’s wallet from her shopping cart as she browsed the Montague Street Key Food on Aug. 11.The victim told cops that she...
Gov. Paterson to discuss Ground Zero Islamic center with imam
Gov. David Paterson plans to discuss relocating a proposed Muslim cultural center and mosque to a less emotionally charged location farther from New York City’s “Ground Zero” site of the...
She fought them off!
78th PrecinctPark SlopeHeadTwo men tried to mug a woman on 13th Street late on Aug. 9, but were sent running empty-handed when the scrappy victim fought back.The would-be victim told...
Fla. mom arrested after pic of baby with bong
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla. — A central Florida mom who thought it would be funny to post a picture of her baby with a bong on her Facebook page has been...
After overdose, Fantasia back to promoting new CD
A week after an overdose, Fantasia is back to promoting her new album. In a statement released Monday, Fantasia says she "can't thank my fans enough for their prayers and...
SC police: Mom killed children before sinking car
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — A South Carolina mother who claimed her children drowned when their car careened into a river was charged with murder Tuesday after authorities said she confessed to...
Real Madrid swoops to sign German star Mesut Ozil
Spanish giant Real Madrid signed German World Cup star Mesut Ozil, the club's official website confirmed Tuesday. The 21-year-old midfielder was the subject of a battle between Real Madrid and...
Wear a watch? Use e-mail? Not for Class of '14
MILWAUKEE — For students entering college this fall, e-mail is too slow, phones have never had cords and the computers they played with as kids are now in museums. The...
State Department's envoy won't call Hamas terrorists
And the Emergency Committee for Israel says he should get the boot.
Cops are stealing from schools in Indiana
Reason’s Radley Balko has another explosive story about the disgusting corruption known as civil asset forfeiture. This is the all-too-common practice of police departments seizing private assets that may or...
Gov. Paterson violated ethics laws for soliciting World Series tickets: lawyers
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Paterson violated ethics laws by soliciting five World Series tickets last year from the New York Yankees, a registered lobbying organization, and he should pay the...
B'klyn man accused of assault in L.I. courtroom
A New York City man is accused of assaulting a police officer while trying to escape from a Long Island courthouse where he was being arraigned. Police say Kenneth D....
Actor gets some 'Law & Order' -- avoids traffic incident charges
Ice-T got some very cool news in a Manhattan courtroom today -- his July charges for driving with a suspended license and no seatbelt were dismissed. The rapper's license had...
9/11 plotter interrogation tapes found under CIA desk
WASHINGTON — The CIA has tapes of 9/11 plotter Ramzi Binalshibh being interrogated in a secret overseas prison. Discovered under a desk, the recordings could provide an unparalleled look at...
Harvard didn’t divest from Israel, Israel just got more attractive
As The Guardian reports, Harvard University denies claims by pro-Palestinian groups that it sold stock in Israeli companies as part of any divestment from the Jewish State. And Alan Dershowitz...
Afghan President Karzai calls Taliban stoning of couple 'unforgivable'
Afghan President Hamid Karzai reacted to the stoning death of a young couple by the Taliban on Tuesday, describing the act as "unforgivable." Local authorities said the Taliban killed the...
'Glee'-only radio station launches in English college town: report
An English college town launched a radio station which only plays songs from the hit U.S. TV show "Glee," Radio Today reported Tuesday. Listeners in Oxford will be able to...
If it isn’t a clash of civilizations, what is it?
Are we in the midst of a clash of civilizations between the values of the West and the culture of parts of the Middle East? Of course not. America may...
Scottish scientists raise their glasses to whiskey-powered car
A new whiskey-based biofuel that can power cars was developed by scientists in Scotland, Sky News reported Tuesday. Researchers found a formula to make the fuel from whiskey by-products. They...
Suddenly, trouble lurks for Yankees
They are in a flatfooted tie for the best record in baseball following two straight defeats, which also happens to mean that the Yankees also are tied for their division...
Credit card reform law won’t save stupid from debt
Check your latest credit card statement and you are sure to see an example of what Congressional braniacs call “reform”. As part of last year’s Credit CARD Act, credit card...
Carmelo could force trade to Knicks this season: report
It seems more and more likely Carmelo Anthony will not sign a contract extension with the Nuggets, which likely will force the team to trade him, perhaps to the Knicks....
Mets must do right thing: Can K-Rod
There are good fights to pick, and there are bad fights that are best avoided. The Mets have a fight worth contesting now, they have an opportunity to send a...
With closer out for season, Mets could fight K-Rod's contract
The Mets have finally decided to punch back when it comes to Francisco Rodriguez. The Mets found out yesterday that K-Rod will almost certainly be lost for the rest of...
Forget Francisco: Hisanori saves Mets in Houston
HOUSTON — Who needs K-Rod? After the Mets scored a pair of runs in the ninth, they started the post-Francisco Rodriguez era with Hisanori Takahashi in the closer’s role, at...
When it comes to Americana, he’s a Mellen-champ
JOHN MELLENCAMP “No Better Than This” 4 stars John Mellencamp’s new album sounds old — not like John Cougar “Jack and Diane” old, but more like Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly...
The big fashion test
Magazines are graded on September issues. Who wins the battle of the books? W Pages: 404 (64 more than last year) Price: $4.99 Grade: A+Hits: “Great Expectations,” it says on...
Role player: Versatile Tate honing in on guard skills
Kasim Alston has good reason for calling Imani Tate one of his favorite players. The Bishop Loughlin guard possesses many of the innate qualities a coach is looking for in...
Having our cake and eating it, too!
A ponytailed girl, gussied up in a frilly fuchsia dress, bicycled through SoHo Wednesday toward her birthday party, streamers flying from her handlebars. She tapped the kickstand and skipped toward...
40-plus femmes front & center
Old is gold. At least that’s what top fashion magazine editors are hoping readers will say after seeing this year’s crop of September issues, which feature an overwhelming number of...
Yankees sign 4th rounder Mason Williams
The Yankees saved their biggest draft signing bonus for last.The Bombers inked their final unsigned pick in the top 10 rounds, high school outfielder Mason Williams, for $1.45 million dollars....
Two of a kind: South Shore duo develop together with New Heights
At a distance, it seems like Terrence Samuel and Shamiek Sheppard have known each other for years. They finish each other’s sentences, spend virtually all their free time together off...
SmartBall Metro Classic notebook: Coach sets Wadleigh's hopes high
It’s never too early for Mike Crump to make proclamations. Even though the PSAL high-school season is more than three months away, the rambunctious Wadleigh boys basketball coach got on...
Mets sign top pick Harvey, sixth rounder Peavey
The Mets took it right down to the wire, but they landed their two biggest prizes, signing top pick Matt Harvey, a right-hander from North Carolina, and Greg Peavey, a...
A-Rod, Swisher both day-to-day
Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher both left tonight's game with the Tigers.Rodriguez had tightness in his left calf, while Swisher is having pain in his right elbow. No tests are...
Cavalier attitude: Crosby optimistic about ACL recovery
The worst is over, the long road to recovery is essentially in the rear-view mirror and the day that China Crosby can play in a basketball game again is drawing...
He's historical and hysterical
Here's the difference be tween seeing a stand-up comic in a theater and seeing one in a club: The material is usually framed by a "concept" in a theater, ticket...
A Mozart 'Tutte' made for Twitter Opera
Can a 220-year-old opera be taught new tricks? That's the goal of operamission, which, starting tonight, will present Mozart's "Cosi Fan Tutte" in a format that's part miniseries, part town...
'Wives' fires Staub?
And then there were three? "Real Housewives of New Jersey" co-star Danielle Staub won't return to the Bravo series for a third season, according to a report in Life &...
'Matchmaker' split
Bravo's "Millionaire Matchmaker" needs some romantic advice of her own. Patti Stanger, who hooks up millionaires with potential spouses on the reality series, has broken off her engagement to Andy...
'Big' laughs
Oh, no -- can it really be an other sitcom about a grown son moving back home after failing big time in the big city? Yes. But not, "oh, no."...
'Talent's' New York circus act
Rudy Macaggi is not clowning around. The third-generation circus acrobat, who emigrated to the US from Italy in 1982, is willing to risk his life to win Season 5 of...
'Wife' rips from the headlines
'The Good Wife" is keeping things real. The hit CBS series -- which borrowed its premise from the real-life Eliot Spitzer scandal -- will see even more ripped-from-the-headlines episodes this...
Starr report
More from my interview with Terence Winter, who hopped on the phone last week to talk about his new HBO series, "Boardwalk Empire," which kicks off Sept. 19 with star...
Facebook check arrives
Paul Ceglia, the western New York man who claims to own 84 percent of Facebook, has produced a copy of a cashier's check for $3,000 that his lawyer says supports...
WW Plaza lease for WNET
Wnet has signed a giant, 95,000 square-foot lease at Worldwide Plaza. The parent of public TV's Channel 13 and WLIW-21 took two floors in the pyramid-topped, 1.8 million square-foot tower...
Latest hunch on Quasimodo
LONDON -- A British archivist believes he has uncovered the real-life inspiration for Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre Dame in French writer Victor Hugo's famous novel. Adrian Glew says his...
Blair's charity
LONDON -- Tony Blair, who took Britain to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, is donating millions from his forthcoming memoir to a charity for injured troops. The ex-prime minister will...
Parents revolt at meeting
Parents angry about the city's precipitous drop in test scores this year raised such a ruckus at the Panel for Educational Policy Board's meeting last night that officials shut it...
Hedge headache
Max Holmes has another headache. The embattled hedge fund titan, whose mastery of distressed assets helped him build his Plainfield Asset Management into a $5 billion fund at its peak,...
Tavern tragedy
While the Parks Department sifts proposals to set up a few food carts on the terrace of shuttered Tavern on the Green, it's in no rush to reopen the place...
Healthy goal
Physical-education teacher Guy Garrison energetically jumps through hoops at his Brooklyn elementary school in an all-out campaign against childhood obesity. Garrison, 55, started basketball, track and double-Dutch teams for boys...
Freedom to break faith: O's ground zero flip-flop
* President Obama has changed his stance on numerous occasions when his first opinion has caused opposition ("O Catches Holy Hell," Aug. 16). This is not about religious tolerance: It...
Gates: I'm out door in 2011
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a driving force in the Afghan war plan, plans to retire some time in 2011. "I think that it would be a mistake to...
Ben should make banks lift savings interest rates
Here's a thought: if Ben Bernanke's Federal Reserve really wants people to spend more money then it should raise interest rates -- not on loans but instead on the amount...
It's hard to conceive
Oh, baby! It takes the average couple 104 tries to conceive a child, according to a study that also found women typically have sex four times a week for six...
Mom held in drownings
In a case eerily reminiscent of the infamous Susan Smith murders, a South Carolina woman was arrested yesterday after her two small children drowned in a car, cops said. Shaquan...
Club-gal sex rap for hack
A man posing as a livery driver was arrested for allegedly sodomizing a Manhattan woman who fell asleep in his black SUV after he picked her up outside a Brooklyn...
Taliban stone pair to death
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- A man and a woman were publicly stoned to death by the Taliban in Afghanistan's once-peaceful north over an alleged love affair, a provincial government official said...
Court to Nassau DA: Review 'Friedmans' flaws
An appeals court today cast serious doubt on a notorious sex-abuse conviction that was the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Capturing the Friedmans." But the federal Second Circuit Court of...
Oar-derly finish
FORT KENT, Maine -- A New Jersey woman who kayaked solo 740 miles from upstate New York to Maine says she'll never forget moments of "incredible beauty, solitude and serenity."...
Thanks for clarifying, O
President Obama's ringing statement in favor of the Ground Zero mosque had a gaping escape clause: He didn't necessarily support the mosque. Not that he bothered to spell that out...
Business briefs
Paulson stake John Paulson, the hed gie who became a bil lionaire by betting against US mortgage markets, bought 1.1 mil lion Goldman Sachs Group shares in the sec ond...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Police are searching for this Midtown bank bandit (above), who threatened a female teller, only to wind up fleeing empty-handed. The crook strolled up to the 26-year-old teller in...
130 miracles survived this
BOGOTA, Colombia -- A Boeing 737 jetliner carrying 131 people crashed in a thunderstorm and broke apart as it slid onto the runway on a Caribbean island yesterday. The region's...
Jury eyes Blago aide testimony
CHICAGO -- Jurors in the trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked the judge yesterday for a transcript of the entire testimony of a former deputy governor who criticized...
Split labor backs Andy
ALBANY -- The state AFL-CIO endorsed Attorney General Andrew Cuomo for governor yesterday despite opposition from the powerful teachers union, which opposes his call for a property-tax cap and a...
Blackboard bummer
Shares of for-profit colleges got hammered yesterday on worries that tough new rules proposed for government student loans could cut off their main source of revenue. The Washington Post Co....
President suddenly 'imum' on holy furor
WASHINGTON -- President Obama hit the campaign trail yesterday for ailing Democrats -- but clammed up about his support for building a mosque near Ground Zero. Stumping for candidates and...
Mom in a 'chocolate milk' furor
A manager at a chocolate shop off Bryant Park took lactose intolerance to a new level -- booting a mom for breast-feeding there, a lawsuit charges. In papers filed in...
Shares pop at Outfitters
Urban Outfitters had surprisingly strong quarterly profits and sales, as young hipsters snatched up its fashions despite signs of slowing consumer spending. The Philadelphia-based retailer, which also owns the Anthropologie...
Daddy issues at E. Side institution
More than 20 years ago, then-Mayor Ed Koch shouted, "Allah akbar!" or "God is great," in a show of support at the groundbreaking of the Islamic Society of New York...
First rip-off cabbies fine-ally off the streets
These cabbies have been hacked down to size. The first batch of taxi drivers accused of charging unsuspecting passengers the double-fare suburban rate while inside city limits have been found...
Boast bags laptop 'thief'
Talk about bad luck. A blabber-mouth thief was busted at a Union Square Starbucks after an eavesdropping cop overheard him boasting about stealing an Apple laptop, police said yesterday. Gabby...
Douglas battling cancer
"Wall Street" star Michael Douglas has throat cancer and will undergo eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy, his production company told The Post yesterday. The 65-year-old Oscar winner, who kicked...
O gets a Reid flag on mosque
WASHINGTON -- The Senate's top Democrat yesterday broke with President Obama and came out against the mosque near Ground Zero, as the divisive issue roiled congressional campaigns across the country....
Treasury mulls fix for Fannie, Freddie
Government-owned mortgage behemoths Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be converted into giant co-ops co-owned by Wells Fargo, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America under one plan to be...
Mel's smash hit
It's not just his life that's spinning out of control -- now Mel Gibson's car is going the wrong way, too. The "Lethal Weapon" actor escaped injury despite slamming his...
Violent Chinatown bus war
A vicious Chinatown bus feud has landed one man in a hospital and two others in jail on federal charges of having a driver beaten with baseball bats, according to...
DWM (driving while male) kills pedestrians
This could get you killed: a male driving a taxi in Manhattan making a left turn during the month of November between the hours of 3 p.m. and 9 p.m....
Stop trying to stifle the debate
Americans love a good debate, whether in the halls of Congress or at the Sunday dinner table. That's why it is so disappointing that we haven't had an honest debate...
Hoop star's 'phone frenzy'
Former Brooklyn high-school basketball star Lance Stephenson shoved his baby mama down a flight of stairs and slammed her head into a concrete step after she refused to take his...
'Disabled' cop's new payday
Jerry Speziale collects a disability pension from the NYPD -- but he's healthy enough to have just been installed deputy superintendent of the Port Authority Police Department. What the hell...
Mad Anthony dummies up
It's hardly surprising that the mosque controversy has reduced some of the political world's most notorious publicity hounds to a state of abject silence. Like the normally verbose Sen. Chuck...
Missed mosque moment
Does anybody really know what President Obama's position is on the Ground Zero mosque? Does he even know? At first glance, he seems to be saying that its supporters have...
SEC is zeroing in on Lehman's top execs
The Securities and Exchange Commission appears to be turning up the heat on Lehman Brothers' former chief executive Dick Fuld and some of his lieutenants. The SEC in recent weeks...
A streak of luck for this hole-y man
Now he's actually dodged a bullet. The man who survived 21 police gunshots in last week's deadly Harlem cop shootout hobbled on bandaged feet into court yesterday -- and learned...
B'klyn Beep has cons work concerts
Maybe they can call themselves the Rikers Jailbirds and warm up audiences with a spirited rendition of "Working on the Chain Gang." Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is using free...
K-Rod punched out for season
Maybe the "K" should stand for knucklehead. Combustible Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez is out for the season with a torn thumb ligament he suffered on his pitching hand when he...
Bieber 'tweeter' unplugs
Don't let that baby face fool you. When Justin Bieber wants revenge, he goes for it. Detroit teen Kevin Kristopik learned that lesson the hard way and had to change...
Hulu faces hurdles to stock offering
Hulu's plan to go public as early as this year has some in the industry wondering if the online TV hub is really ready for primetime, despite its popularity and...
Schwarzman likens Bam to Hitler over taxes
Steve Schwarzman, billionaire head of buyout giant The Blackstone Group, shockingly likened President Obama's threat to impose higher taxes on private equity firms to Adolf Hitler's invasion of Poland. "It's...
This is 'The girl with the dragon tattoo'
It's a big-screen touchdown! NFL scion and up-and-coming actress Rooney Mara yesterday scored the role of her young lifetime when studio bigwigs tabbed her to play the lead in "The...
New PA big can get two pensions now
He's the big dipper. The newly hired, $198,510-a-year Port Authority Police Department's No. 2 man -- who was already receiving a $58,000 disability pension from the NYPD -- also is...
Monkey biz for Saban
Julius the Monkey, meet the Power Rangers. Paul Frank Industries -- which has slapped its wide-mouthed monkey character on everything from socks to wallets -- has agreed to be acquired...
Stadium's slick kickoff
No matter whether they're True Blue or Gang Green, fans bringing their kids to the New Meadowlands Stadium can keep their minds on the game, thanks to state-of-the-art technology that...
Zsa Zsa home for 'final days'
Zsa Zsa Gabor was released from a Los Angeles hospital yesterday -- as per her request to spend her "final days" in her Bel Air home, her publicist said. Doctors...
Final Craigslist chiller
Craigslist killer Philip Markoff scrawled his ex-fiancée's name in blood on his jail-cell wall before committing suicide exactly a year and a day after they were supposed to be wed,...
Barclays to pay $298M fine
Barclays Bank has admitted it helped clients in Cuba, Iran, Libya and other sanctioned countries move hundreds of millions of dollars through its New York branch -- and it has...
Setting sail for W'burg
Forget the L train; soon Brooklyn hipsters will be taking the ferry. The city issued a request for proposals yesterday for a Williamsburg ferry landing, part of a plan to...
Fans in love at first sight
Score the opening play for the New Meadowlands Stadium a touchdown. That was the word from Jets and Giants fans who attended last night's preseason opener at the $1.7 billion...
Charters dip in state tests
We're down -- but we're not out. That's the message of the latest annual New York City Charter School Center report on student performance, which documents how charter schools took...
'Blood-$uck' suit
The fate of potentially explosive state Department of Health documents that may prove executives at the now-shuttered St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers looted the hospital and exaggerated its debt are...
Baghdad suicide attack kills 60
BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up today among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters in an attack officials said killed 60 and wounded...
Motorman fighting slay case
The motorman who MTA inspectors say overlooked the body of a young woman after she fell between cars on his subway train insists he's being made a scapegoat. "The MTA...
N.J. kids Series-bound
BRISTOL, Conn. -- Toms River National starter Jeff Ciervo stood on the mound in the top of the second, staring at a 4-1 deficit, looking more like Oliver Perez than...
'Tough' Eli unfazed by Giant laceration
For Giants fans of a certain vintage, and for football fans of a certain age, this had to be a chilling snapshot of dreadful déjà-vu: star quarterback, sans helmet, blood...
Undrafted Giants rookie on Cruz control after 3 TD catches
August is routinely littered with undrafted NFL free agents who look like All-Pros in training camp and then disappear in games. Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz avoided that brush in...
Giants escape bloody Monday
Battered and bloodied is no way to spend a preseason opener, but that's the way the Giants escaped last night's deceiving 31-16 victory over the Jets, with the frightening sight...
Big cheer for ex-Yankee Damon
As he was getting cheered in the first inning last night, Johnny Damon made a gesture to the Yankees dugout. "Just mad love for them," Damon said. "[Joe] Girardi and...
Yankees' special visit with disabled teen
On A muggy afternoon, Mariano Rivera was hot and probably still bothered about a mediocre Yankees road trip, so he stopped in Ridgewood, N.J., yesterday for a swim with Jorge...
Woods likely lock for Pavin's Ryder Cup picks
KOHLER, Wis. -- Corey Pavin yesterday remained non-committal about selecting Tiger Woods with one of his four captain's picks, but it sure sounds like he wants to add the world's...
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Today's Sports on Air
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Hondo: Let's Go-Mez
The wretched Rangers flopped at the Trop last night, which caused Hondo's deficit to expand to a hefty 1,455 harders. Tonight, it's back to the Indians for a 10-unit play...
Dungy 'Knocks' foul Rex
Tony Dungy won't take any s***. The former Colts coach said yesterday he thinks NFL commissioner Roger Goodell should speak to Jets coach Rex Ryan about the foul language he's...
Rookie Jets CB Wilson helps quiet Giants starters
With All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis still holding out, arguably the biggest question facing the Jets heading into their preseason opener last night was how well their secondary -- especially rookie...
Sanchez strong in Jets' opening defeat
The Jets, as they always do when they win the pregame coin toss, deferred to the Giants last night, preferring to start the game on defense. But as good as...
Rex's guys out to paint this town Green
Outside his new home locker room, inside his new home stadium, minutes before Giants 31, Jets 16, Mark Sanchez spotted Joe Namath and came racing over to embrace him, the...
Martin: Revis needs Jets as much as team needs him
Before he was honored at halftime and inducted into the Jets' "Ring of Honor," star running back Curtis Martin weighed in on the team's ongoing contractual dispute with cornerback Darrelle...
Houston return blast for Mets' Beltran
HOUSTON -- Carlos Beltran's return to Minute Maid Park went well, as the center fielder hit his second homer of the season and followed that with a running catch in...
Yankees bats showing age; AL East tied
The Yankees suddenly look older than the cast of "Golden Girls." In the course of a 3-1 loss to the Tigers last night at Yankee Stadium in Johnny Damon's return...
Irked Girardi calls Yankees team meeting
One day after fuming in Kansas City over an embarrassing shutout loss, manager Joe Girardi gathered the Yankees in the clubhouse yesterday afternoon for a team meeting, The Post has...
Johnny brings smile (and Mohawk) to Bronx
Johnny Damon all but ran the Yankees to the World Series championship last season with his dash from first to third while barely stopping at second on his twin stolen...
Expert: Dustin broke 2 rules
It could have been worse for Dustin Johnson at Sunday's PGA Championship, one rules expert told The Post yesterday. Johnson went from a tie for first to a tie for...
Big test for Liberty
Two months ago, the Liberty was 4-7 and it looked as if they might miss the playoffs for a second straight season. Fast forward to tonight, and the Liberty, who...
Kantharos just 'Special'
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- There may be a better 2-year-old colt in the east than Kantharos, but if there is, no one has seen him yet. The chestnut son of Lion...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 17WEDAug. 18THUAug. 19FRIAug. 20SATAug. 21SUNAug. 22MONAug. 23YankeesDetroit7:05TV -- WWORRadio--WCBS 880 AMDet.7:05YESWCBSDet.1:05YESWCBSSea.7:05YESWCBSSea.1:05YESWCBSSea.1:05YESWCBSTor.7:07YESWCBSMetsHouston8:05TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMHou.8:05SNYWFANHou.8:05SNYWFANPitt.7:05SNYWFANPitt.1:35WPIXWFANPitt.1:35SNYWFANNOGAMELibertyIndiana7:30No TVNOGAMETul.7:30No TVWash.7:00No TVNOGAMEConn.4:00MSGEndofReg.Sea.Red BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMETor.1:00MSGWQBUNOGAMENOGAMEStaten Island YankeesNew York-Penn LeagueAll-Star Game7:00Bklyn.7:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVConn.7:05No TVConn.7:05No TVConn.1:05No...
Weird but true
Memo to future bank robbers: Knock off institutions you don't patronize! Employees at a Galloway, Ohio, bank thought a robber looked familiar -- because he was a regular customer. Alan...
Longest-serving aide to longest-serving lawmaker is dead
Celestine Miller, The longest-serving staff member of the longest-serving Brooklyn legislator in Albany died on July 23 after a long illness. She was 89.Miller, a Fort Greene community liaison for...
Eli out with gash in Giants win
Mark Sanchez was sharp, while Eli Manning needed stitches. Manning was forced to leave the New York Giants' 31-16 victory over the Jets after suffering a bloody, 3-inch gash to...
Yankees go over slot again to sign 16th round pick
With less than a half-hour to go to MLB's signing dealding for selections from June's First-Year Player Draft, the Yankees have inked 16th round pick Evan Rutckyj for $500,000. MLB's...
St. John's to open season at St. Mary's
Former UCLA head coach Steve Lavin will make his debut on the sidelines with St. John's much closer to Pauley Pavilion than Madison Square Garden.Lavin and the Red Storm announced...
Former LaSalle star Joye restarts Division I dream
It wasn’t the year Jarrel Joye was planning on. The former LaSalle Academy star enrolled in Central Carolina Sports Academy, a prep school in Greensboro, N.C, with the hope of...
Mau Mau-ing the singles hitters! Low-ranked team beats Never Scared
The rain came down Sunday, but the Mau Mau’s resolve never wilted, as it knocked off second-ranked Never Scared in the night’s — and possibly the season’s — biggest upset.The...
Gang attack on S. Portland
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillBum rushedFive thieves jumped a 21-year-old at the corner of Lafayette and S. Portland avenues on Aug. 10, taking the man’s cellphone and camera.The victim said that...
Manning bloodied vs. Jets, says 'I feel fine'
The Giants and Eli Manning experienced a frightening moment in tonight's preseason game against the Jets, with Manning forced out early in the second half with blood pouring out of...
Woman fights back against thief
76th PrecinctCarroll GardensCobble Hill–Red HookF’d upA thief grabbed a woman’s iPod — but didn’t get her purse — on a Coney Island-bound F train on Aug. 12.Cops say that the...
Eli Manning suffers big gash to head
Quarterback Eli Manning suffered a big gash to the left side of his temple and was forced to leave the New York Giants' game against the New York Jets on...
Another school is crime victim
77th PrecinctProspect HeightsSchool dazeA burglar stole more than $21,000 in electronic teaching tools from PS 571 on Underhill Avenue.Employees at the school between Bergen Street and St. Marks Avenue said...
Report: RBNY midfield target is Norwegian Jan Gunnar Solli
According to Norway's BA, the Red Bulls' midfield target is SK Brann's Jan Gunnar Solli, and that New York had a bid of $81,000 _ or 500,000 Norwegian kroner _ rejected....
Islamic leaders not abandoning Ground Zero mosque plans, says property owner
Reports the Islamic community will abandon plans to build a mosque near the site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City were "completely incorrect," property owner Sharif El-Gamal...
Walks of art! Check out Bklyn's best public art this summer
Brooklyn’s art scene doesn’t leave much to desired, thanks to dozens of galleries that stretch from Greenpoint to Bay Ridge. But why stay cooped up indoors when summer beckons you...
Giants and Jets play 1st football game at new home
Prince Dankwa walked through the parking lot at the New Meadowlands Stadium holding hands with his 8-year-old son, David about two hours before kickoff. The 40-year-old Washingtonville, N.Y. man was...
White House denies giving Turkey ultimatum over Israel, Iran
The White House on Monday denied press reports that President Barack Obama warned Turkey it could lose its chance to obtain U.S.-made weapons over its position on Israel and Iran....
A hero couple right out of an action movie
A scooter-riding couple are the heroes of the week in Carroll Gardens after witnessing the theft of a cellphone and then chasing down the perps on their motorized cycle on...
More park for Ridge
Spiked!After waiting more than a decade, Ridgites have gotten one of their parks back — minus volleyball courts that neighbors fervently opposed when they were first suggested by the city.As...
Manchester United beats Newcastle 3-0 in opening fixture
Manchester United got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start Monday with a 3-0 win over Newcastle at Old Trafford. Dimitar Berbatov broke the deadlock after 33 minutes...