October 18, 2010
Cardinals keep La Russa as manager
ST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa ended the usual postseason suspense, agreeing to a 16th season as St. Louis Cardinals manager. The team announced a deal Monday that included a...
Post writers from ALCS Game 3: Rangers at Yankees
Our Post baseball writers have you covered from the first pitch until the final out at Game 3 of the ALCS between the Yankees and Rangers at the Stadium. Andy...
Marine Pk. Hallow walk — only for the brrr-ave
If you thought a sun-kissed day couldn’t send shivers down your spine, then you probably missed Saturday’s spooktacular Halloween haunted walk at Marine Park.By the light of the yellow orb,...
They're Wyld about this Chyld
A controversial tattoo parlor in Gerritsen Beach is expanding — and even its former opponents are happy about it.It took a few weeks for owners Bill DeLuso and Michael Coppola...
Former Blackwater USA contractor will not face charges in Iraqi guard killing
SEATTLE — A former security contractor for Blackwater USA will not be indicted in the killing of an Iraqi guard in 2006, federal prosecutors said Monday. According to a congressional...
'Mentalist' Simon Baker still has his first wife, three kids and a yawning disregard for stardom
Simon Baker is staring down 42 and has a daughter headed to college. The Australian-born actor has now starred in two hit shows — “The Guardian” for three years starting...
Doctor implanted Octomom with 12 embryos: lawyer
LOS ANGELES — Nadya Suleman’s fertility doctor implanted a dozen embryos in the pregnancy that gave her octuplets, a state attorney said Monday, a number that another doctor said was...
Judge says she’s inclined to reject gov't request on 'don't ask don't tell' ruling
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A federal judge said on Monday that she’s inclined to deny a government request to delay her order that immediately stopped the military from enforcing its ban...
League vowing a crackdown after Sunday's helmet-to-helmet carnage
The NFL is vowing a crackdown on helmet-to-helmet hits after they produced a rash of injuries Sunday, an announcement that drew applause from both the Jets and Giants. Ray Anderson,...
Now they're cookin' at PS 216 — plantin' and harvestin', too
The three R’s at P.S. 216 now also stand for radishes, rutabagas and raspberries.Tinseltown hottie and eco-buff Jake Gyllenhaal was in the audience rootin’ and tootin’ for green-thumbed students who...
Syracuse regroups after loss to Pittsburgh
SYRACUSE -- Two days after he apologized to the Syracuse fans in the aftermath of a humbling home loss to Pittsburgh, Orange head coach Doug Marrone made no apologies for...
Group moves forward with plan for Chelsea homeless shelter
A group behind plans to build an enormous shelter for 328 drug addicted and mentally ill homeless men in Chelsea is doing an end run around city and state laws...
Jets coach says 5-1 record makes team best in NFL
Bill Parcells, one of the best no-nonsense coaches in NFL history, coined the phrase, “You are what your record says you are."The Jets, fresh off their wild 24-20 comeback victory...
Kernan's Play of the Day: Popup propped up Rollins
PLAY OF THE DAY: Sometimes the most routine plays can make such a difference. Giants third baseman Mike Fontenot let Jimmy Rollins pop fly drop to the grass, giving the...
NBA 2K11: The Ultimate Basketball Experience
Basketball season is just under two weeks away, but for anyone who has picked up NBA 2K11, you’ll be in mid-season form before any of the pros tip-off.The Story: While...
Choose your own adventure in Vegas
ONE of the best things about Las Vegas, one of the few truly 24-hour cities around, is that it can be whatever you want it to be, at just about...
St John's lands another recruit, but Burrell hurt
St. John’s on Monday got a commitment from another highly touted recruit, Michigan small forward Dom Pointer, who chose the Red Storm over his hometown Wolverines. Pointer joins JaKarr Sampson...
Makin' bacon! A great recipe from the Bacon Takedown
Bacon lovers, here’s your new favorite recipe.On Sunday, the annual Bacon Takedown at the Bell House crowned its latest victor, Jen Wanous, for her Baco-Avo Goat-lato (that’s goat’s milk avocado ice...
Giants kept composure in win over Lions
Remember the Titans!That isn’t exactly the rallying cry for the Giants but after the way they maintained their composure amid some sticky situations in Sunday’s 28-20 victory over the Lions,...
Apple earnings soar, beat estimates for fourth quarter
Apple Monday blew past Wall Street’s forecasts for its fourth-fiscal quarter as earnings soared on strong sales of the company’s iPhone 4 and iPad. The company also followed its typical...
Neil Patrick Harris want his children to have a 'normal childhood': report
Actor Neil Patrick Harris -- who began his showbiz career at the age of 16 in the hit TV show “Doogie Howser, M.D.”-- does not want his children to follow...
Bloomberg calls teachers 'friending' students inappropriate
Mayor Bloomberg today said he “can’t think of anything less appropriate” than teachers “friending” students on Facebook. The mayor’s comments follow an exclusive story in The Post today that pointed...
Mets, Alderson set for second GM interview
Sandy Alderson became the first candidate invited back for another interview for the Mets' GM job. The team announced Monday the former Oakland GM will return to Citi Field on...
Anne Hathaway says sex-scenes in new film had her crying daily: report
Anne Hathaway described how emotionally terrified she was acting out raunchy sex scenes with actor Jake Gyllenhaal in their upcoming movie "Love & Other Drugs" in an interview with Vogue...
Oh, doctor! Theater company gives hot new life to 'Frankenstein'
It’s time to reanimate a centuries-old corpse — and this time, it’s a woman!In “The Tragic Story of Dr. Frankenstein,” opening on Oct. 28 at Brooklyn Arts Exchange, the doctor...
SI killing suspect arraigned on murder charges
The Staten Island schizophrenic accused of hacking up his mother and father and fleeing to Israel was arraigned today in a silent courtroom hours after relatives laid his parents to...
Top Canadian commander pleads guilty to murders
BELLEVILLE, Ontario — A commander who was a rising star in Canada's military pleaded guilty Monday to the murders of two women, the sexual assaults of two others and dozens...
City celebrates 100th birthday of Penn Station with groundbreaking ceremony
Elected leaders and railroad officials are celebrating the 100th birthday of the original Penn Station as they begin the long-delayed expansion of the existing one. The old Penn Station was...
First lady rallies voters in support of Blumenthal
STAMFORD, Conn. — First lady Michelle Obama urged voters to send Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal to the U.S. Senate, where her husband needs strong leaders to help fight for...
Brooklyn man pleads guilty in NJ perfume warehouse heist
NEWARK, N.J. — A Brooklyn man has admitted his role in a plot to rob a New Jersey perfume warehouse. Thirty-year-old Anselmo Jimenes pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court...
New funding source could save rail tunnel: Christie
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he’ll consider restarting a stalled New Jersey-New York rail tunnel if someone else helps pick up the tab. Otherwise, the Republican...
Fort Hood gunman did not target anyone: soldier
FORT HOOD, Texas— A gunman who appeared to be trying to hit any Army personnel who moved during a deadly rampage at Fort Hood last year fatally shot a pregnant...
Mayor Bloomberg unveils suggestion box on city website
New York City’s billionaire mayor wants your ideas on how to save money. The city has added a suggestion box to its nyc.gov website, asking for people to submit tips...
Time for a James L. Brooks comeback?
Jeffrey Wells has some early buzz from preliminary screenings of James L. Brook's upcoming December film "How Do You Know," which stars Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon, Jack Nicholson and, in an...
Murphy won't play for Nets this week: report
Troy Murphy won't play in the Nets' two preseason games this week due to his back injury but the forward could return to practice this weekend, NJ.com reports. According to...
Officer injured in Brooklyn shoot-out part of anti-crime unit
A cop wounded yesterday in a wild Brooklyn shootout with a bicycle-riding gunman was part of an anti-crime unit looking for two-wheeled thugs, police said. Officer Richard Ramirez was patrolling...
Rikers inmate accused of hiring hitman to take out 2 witnesses
A man already imprisoned and facing trial for murder was slapped with additional charges today that he attempted to hire a hitman to whack two witnesses scheduled to testify against...
Trial of man who killed WABC radio man George Weber opens
Slain ABC newsman George Weber was a "drunk predator" who lured his killer into his home by false pretenses in a Craigslist ad, a defense lawyer told Brooklyn jurors yesterday....
Rangers' Prospal gets good news on knee
Prognosis Positive. That's the news regarding Vinny Prospal's return to the Rangers following the knee surgery that was performed on the winger Monday morning. Prospal, who has been off the...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Oct. 22Greenpoint Flea Market: noon–8 pm. Greenpoint Reformed Church [138 Milton St. between Manhattan Avenue and Franklin Street in Greenpoint, (718) 383-5941]. Theater, “The Ring Cycle”: Wagner on steroids,...
Teen laughs at murder confession
Court hearing no laughing matterA jury was asked to hear the case against 17-year-old John Katehis, the Queens teen charged with butchering WABC radio broadcaster George Weber last year during...
Jurors convict Riverdale bomb plotters on 30 of 32 counts
A jury today found four Muslim converts guilty of 30 of 32 counts in the May 2009 plot to bomb two Riverdale synagogues and shoot down military aircraft at Stewart...
Newsweek, Daily Beast talks break down
There will be no News Beast. Talks to merge Newsweek, now owned by stereo equipment mogul Sidney Harman, with Barry Diller’s The Daily Beast have broken down. A deal would...
Wife of Virginia man who threatened 'South Park' creators charged with federal offense
The wife of a Virginia man who was arrested in July after allegedly threatening the creators of the television show "South Park" and trying to a join a terrorist group...
Not ready for prime time, except on the West Coast
Here's the inside story of my upcoming apppearance as a guest programmer Wednesday night on Turner Classic Movies. I'll be joining Robert Osborne to introduce "The Last Flight'' (1931) at...
Rutgers won't give daily updates on paralyzed player
Khaseem Greene stood in the hospital room of paralyzed Rutgers football teammate Eric LeGrand over the weekend and didn’t do much talking. It was hard for the safety to see...
City's oldest gay bar scene of bias attack: cops
New York’s oldest gay bar was the site of a bias attack, the latest in a spate of hate crime across the city, police said today. Cops said an angry,...
'Winter's Bone' tops Gotham nods; 'Superman' snubbed
Debra Granik's ultra-low-budget drama "Winter's Bone'' led nominations for the Gotham Independent Film Awards, which will hand out the first movie awards of the season on Nov. 29. Besides best...
Legendary NFL linebacker Junior Seau drives off cliff after being arrested
Former NFL linebacker Junior Seau drove his SUV off an embankment in Carlsbad, Calif., on Monday, just hours after being arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, Fox News Channel reported....
Lady Antebellum, Easton Corbin lead nominees for first ever American Country Awards
Country music headliners Lady Antebellum and Easton Corbin on Monday received the most nominations -- seven apiece -- for the inaugural American Country Awards (ACA). Country star Carrie Underwood secured...
Shrink-slay trial declared mistrial
A Manhattan judge declared a mistrial in the case of admitted cleaver killer David Tarloff today after two court-appointed shrinks found he's too crazy to stand trial. The ruling by...
Facebook apps found to transmit personal IDs
Many of the most popular applications, or "apps," on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. have been transmitting identifying information—in effect, providing access to people's names and, in some cases, their...
Yankees Winter Leagues Update
Even with the Yankees still competing for a world championship, the rest of baseball just keeps moving. A perfect example of this is the start of winter leagues last week...
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong welcomes fifth child
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong welcomed the birth of his fifth child Monday, announcing the joyous occasion via Twitter. “Olivia Marie Armstrong has arrived!” Armstrong tweeted at approximately...
Mets Winter Leagues Update
The baseball playoffs may be a long ways from ending, but that doesn't stop the rest of baseball from moving forward.A perfect example of this is the beginning of the...
Snooki signs autographs after community service
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi charged $10 for autographs — $20 if fans didn't have a photo — to raise money for animal shelters...
Israeli lottery throws up same six numbers twice in three weeks
Israel's latest lottery draw has thrown up exactly the same numbers as three weeks ago, Sky News reported Monday. Viewers were stunned when the six numbers - 36, 33, 32,...
Rep: Celine Dion hospitalized as precaution
Celine Dion has been admitted to a Florida hospital to prevent the early delivery of her twins. A representative for the superstar singer said Monday that Dion is at St....
Kanye West says upcoming album cover banned, label says otherwise
Rapper Kanye West claimed his record label banned the proposed cover art for his upcoming album, but the label said he can use the cover if he wants to, the...
Two post office employees shot and killed in Tennessee
The U.S. Postal Service is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrests and convictions of two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of two postal...
Defense calls brutal Conn. home invader 'likable'
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Brutal home invasion murderer Steven Hayes could be "likable," his lawyer told jurors today. "He could be a hard worker, he could express concern for family...
British TV chiefs defy request to drop Prince Harry kidnap drama
A drama-documentary depicting the fictional kidnapping of Britain's Prince Harry will be screened as planned despite a request from the head of Britain's armed forces to not show it, television...
Elin Nordegren got $110M in divorce from Tiger Woods
Elin Nordegren received $110 million from Tiger Woods as part of their divorce settlement, according to a new report. But she's not splurging. Instead, she's flying commercial and cutting back...
This week's calendar: Oct. 14 to 20
Thursday, Oct. 14 Multifamily Buildings: Reducing their Usage and Bills The average multifamily building in NYC uses three times more energy and water per square foot than the average single...
Russian spies deported from US including Anna Chapman get top Kremlin honor
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday handed top state honors to the Russian spies deported from the U.S. in July in the biggest spy scandal since the Cold War, the...
Citigroup profit rises sharply in 3Q
Citigroup said Monday that its third quarter net income rose to $2.17 billion, or 7 cents a share including preferred dividends, versus a $101 million profit and a per share...
Slain Pace football star 'singled out' because of race: family
The family of the Pace University football star fatally shot by cops as he plowed into two officers believes he was "singled out" because he is black -- and is...
Beat your wife, just do not bruise her, says UAE high court
The highest court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ruled that a man is allowed to beat his wife and children as long as he does not leave bruises or...
Resentencing of wife who stabbed husband 193 times
HOUSTON — A jury is set to hear testimony in the case of a Texas woman who was sentenced in 2004 to 25 years in prison for stabbing her tied-up...
Giants introduced to Lions’ Suh
Even though the Lions dropped their 24th consecutive road game with Sunday’s 28-20 loss to the Giants, super rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh made his presence felt. He was a...
Obama's 'looking like a one-termer'
Mickey Kaus predicts the demise of Obama's presidency and he isn't really sorry.
Osi on sack surge for Giants
A few days before the Giants went out and beat the Lions 28-20 Sunday, Barry Cofield theorized why every time Osi Umenyiora gets a sack he adds some spice to...
UK has the right idea about nuclear power
Britain's energy secretary has approved plans for eight new nuclear power plants to be built around the country, mostly at sites of existing plants that are due to close. This...
Angelina Jolie gets Bosnia filming permit back
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Sarajevo authorities have given Angelina Jolie her filming permit back after it was briefly withdrawn last week following protests from an association of women raped during the...
Trial to begin in death of DC intern Chandra Levy
WASHINGTON — Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of a man accused of killing federal intern Chandra Levy nearly a decade ago, a case that derailed a California...
Cheating Chilean miner offered $100,000 to be spokesperson for infidelity Web site
Yonni Barrios hit headlines last week not only because he was one of 33 men rescued after 69 death-defying days trapped in a collapsed mine in Chile, but because he...
Vac's Monday Whacks on agony and ecstasy in the NFL, a "Mad Men" conundrum, and great radio
The beauty - and the agony - of the NFL, of caring about an NFL team, is the rarity of the games. Think about how much rhetoric has already been...
Chile's president to be given beer by UK PM Cameron
British Prime Minister David Cameron will Monday present the President of Chile with 33 cans of British beer to mark the rescue last week of the miners. Sebastian Pinera was...
France activates crisis fuel supply plan as strikes cripple airports
France activated an emergency fuel supply plan Monday amid a nationwide strike that has shut down refineries and blocked storage depots, the interior government ministry said. Interior government minister Brice...
Bin Laden and deputy believed to be living comfortably, close together in Pakistan: report
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri are believed to be hiding near each other in relative comfort in northwest Pakistan, a senior NATO official said...
At least Obama admits there's a problem
President Obama agrees that the major items creating budget nightmares are entitlements like Social Security and Medicare. Speaking about the size of the federal work force he admitted that when...
Amtrak, NJ Transit on track after wire problem
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A downed power wire slowed Amtrak and NJ Transit trains headed for New York City for more than five hours Monday. About 40 feet of wire...
What happened to confidence building measures?
Perhaps it seems simplistic to repeat the obvious, but maybe the obvious needs to be restated now and again. One case in point is the stalled peace negotiations between Israel...
Put up your Dukes: Curtis must move freshman under center
Jhaleel Oswald was asked about the quarterback he had just faced and his eyes lit up, just like it had when that same quarterback put the ball on the ground...
Five observations about the Rangers
1. The clubhouse It’s among the best around. And it’s apparently a reason why they’re in the ALCS. “I would imagine that’s the one common denominator with all winning teams,”...
Five observations about the Yankees
1. Lineup lost Robinson Cano is the only Yankee who has hit consistently through the first two games. Mark Teixeira is 0-for-8 in the series. Nick Swisher is 1-for-7. Alex...
There’s ‘no wiggle room:’ A.J. will start for Yankees
Joe Girardi made it clear yesterday that A.J. Burnett would get the ball for the Yankees against the Rangers tomorrow night, regardless of what happens in tonight’s ALCS Game 3....
Yankees need to give Burnett Game 4 nod
I am going to write this next sentence and hate myself for it in the morning: A.J. Burnett must start Game 4. This has nothing to do with championing Burnett....
Oceania boss defends integrity amid World Cup vote scandal
Oceania Football Confederation president Reynald Temarii admitted he made a mistake in talking to undercover reporters about selling his 2018 World Cup hosting vote, but defended his integrity ahead of...
Eto'o overcomes racist chants to lead Inter over Cagliari
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o responded to racist chants from Cagliari fans to score a brilliant solo goal, securing Inter's 1-0 win Sunday in Italian soccer's Serie A. The start of...
Rooney tells Manchester United he's quitting
Star striker Wayne Rooney told Manchester United he wants to quit the English Premier League club after an apparent falling out with manager Sir Alex Ferguson, The (London) Times reported...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Fort Hamilton tops FDR, inches closer to top of Brooklyn A West
Juan Garita scored twice, Mohamed Ahmed and Kareem Hassan assisted on the tallies and goalkeeper Bartosz Kuczynski made four saves as Fort Hamilton blanked FDR, 2-0, in Brooklyn A West...
NYC boys soccer rankings
The regular season is winding down and in these final days is when the contenders usually separate from the pretenders. Perhaps that’s why we have no movement in The Post’s...
CK's Edwards chooses George Mason
Christ the King senior Corey Edwards has made a verbal commitment to George Mason University Sunday morning after taking his official visit to the CAA school this weekend, according to...
Rangers ace faces Yankees lineup due to break out
The focus, the buzz and all the attention tonight will be focused on a 32-year-old left-handed pitcher from Benton, Ark., named Clifton Phifer “Cliff” Lee, whose ascent up the pitching...
Yankees confident in Pettitte for ALCS Game 3 vs. Rangers, Lee
Sixty-one times Cliff Lee has been beaten. So, the talented Rangers lefty bleeds when stabbed. Nine of those 61 regular-season losses came this year, when he won a dozen games....
Pettitte in familiar spot for Yankees
Andy Pettitte knows how good Cliff Lee is, but he’s going to show up tonight, anyway. And he said he’s accustomed to not being the marquee name in postseason pitching...
Giants report card
OFFENSE Eli Manning (20 of 30, 177 yards, 2 TDs) finally put together a mistake-free game and went 4-for-4 on red-zone TDs. Ahmad Bradshaw (19-133) was at his zig-zagging best...
Jets report card
OFFENSE Mark Sanchez (17-of-30, 198 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs) struggled for much of the game, throwing his first two INTs of the season in the first half. The Jets’...
Giants blitz
HERO Safety Deon Grant played the biggest role in the Giants’ third consecutive win. The veteran, who led the team with 10 tackles, forced a Nate Burleson fumble late in...
Jets blitz
HERO Field judge Gary Cavaletto for having the guts to call that 46-yard pass interference penalty on Broncos safety Renaldo Hill when he pulled Santonio Holmes’ facemask. That saved the...
Girls volleyball rankings
The first six or seven teams in these rankings have held pretty firmly all season. But each and every one of them will play this coming week in either the...
Girls soccer rankings
It’s that time of year again. What time you ask? The time where division titles and playoff positions are decided. Both No. 6 Tottenville and No, 7 Francis Lewis have...
PSAL boys soccer rankings
The PSAL soccer season is down to its last week. Plenty of division titles have yet to be decided and there are plenty of playoff spots up in the air....
Girls soccer roundup: Kligler leads Beacon past MLK
Sophie Kligler has certainly made her presence felt since returning from injury. The Beacon senior midfielder severely sprained her ankle in the team’s first meeting with Bard and was forced...
CHSAA boys soccer rankings
The more things change in the CHSAA, the more they stay the same. At least that’s the story this week. After some wild results last week, things settled down a...
'School of Rock' reunion
Jack Black and Miranda Cosgrove -- back together. The beefy comic actor and the teen star of "iCarly" -- who were paired in the hit movie "School of Rock" in...
'Language' doesn't translate
A linguist speaks several languages, in cluding Esperanto -- but he can't communicate with his es tranged wife. Oh, the irony! Said wife leaves her marriage and becomes a baker...
Heedless body in tapas bar
Kim Kardashian says she is "too old" to pose nude anymore. She turns 30 on Thursday. Kardashian bared all on the front of the current issue of W Magazine despite...
Nate ain't great
Nate Berkus, the interior-decorating Oprah protogé who got his own daily show last month, is having trouble mixing and matching. Promising early ratings for the show are fading fast --...
Obama busts on 'myth'
President Obama is doing a walk-on role on the cable show "Mythbusters" later this year to quiz the show's hosts about an ancient weapon of mass destruction. Obama, who was...
Tenor is the night
Saturday night's Met debut of Vittorio Grigolo in "La Boheme" was promising enough to suggest the tenor may one day live up to his own hype. An onslaught of advance...
'Mad Men' ads up at last
Grim took a welcome break last night, along with dapper Don Draper, the king of dour, when he took his kids and secretary/side dish, Megan, she of the world-class choppers,...
Biparti$an nail-biter in Senate
With the battle for control of the state Senate too close to call, special-interest groups in Albany are hedging their bets with contributions to both the Democrats and Republicans, a...
Teachers fired for flirting on Facebook with students
They threw the Facebook at 'em. At least three educators from city public high schools have been fired in the past six months for having inappropriate dealings with students on...
NY needs answers
Tonight's seven-way, 90-minute New York guber natorial debate sounds more like the premise for a TV reality show than a forum for airing the most critical issues facing the Empire...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A party at a hip Chinatown hangout got out of control when a bouncer allegedly roughed up two clubgoers. The two men told cops they were at a costume...
'Pure hell' miners can't bear to reveal
It was "pure hell." Conditions were so horrible for the 33 Chilean miners trapped more than 2,000 feet underground that they invoked a "pact of silence" -- never to be...
Stakes high for Hands in Citi court showdown
Guy Hands is risking more than just money in his courtroom battle against Citigroup. His reputation and the support of his investors -- who view his acrimonious legal fight as...
Assault claim vs. Carl's aide Stone
The key campaign adviser to Republican gubernato rial candidate Carl Paladino once attacked and injured an attorney who was working as his aide in what a police source described as...
Iraq: letting Iran call the shots
When he first became prime minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki acted the reluctant debutante. "I wish they would let me retire to attend my literary interests," he told me with...
Vito's power poll-itics
Embattled Brooklyn political boss Vito Lopez will be on familiar territory when he launches his legendary get-out-the vote operation in the Bushwick Assembly district he represents. Nearly a third of...
Carl spurs a holy rift
It's Jew vs. Jew. Nobody will be inhaling tonight's debate featuring gubernatorial candidates Carl Paladino and Andrew Cuomo, plus five lesser lights, more intensely than Rabbi Herschel Kurzrock. As chief...
'Jackass 3D' pulls in $50M at weekend box office
Johnny Knoxville and his band of pranksters proved this weekend that America loves a "Jackass." "Jackass 3D," their latest big-screen collection of stunts and antics, opened with a whopping $50...
Business briefs
Seagate Bain Capital is seri ously considering joining TPG Capital and Kohl berg, Kravis Roberts in their talks to take com puter-disk-drive maker Seagate Technology pri vate in what could...
Microsoft's move
Microsoft is gearing up for a massive marketing push to launch Kinect -- a controller-free Wii-killer for the Xbox -- and blow away the competition come Christmas. Backed by a...
Pit bulls maul delivery guy
A Chinese-food deliveryman stuffing mailboxes with menus in Brooklyn yesterday was attacked by pit bulls, who tore into his arms, legs and face and ripped off part of his earlobe,...
Fox, Cablevision 'far apart'
Cablevision customers missed out on the Giants and Phillies -- and Dr. House could be next. The blackout of Fox programs, which began Saturday, continued today as the cable company...
SI slaying suspect charged
The Staten Island man accused of hacking his parents to death and then fleeing to Israel was "babbling nonsense" yesterday as he was returned to New York, police sources said....
Killing Marcus Welby
If ObamaCare really called for the creation of "death panels," the first victim of these in vented tribunals would have been Marcus Welby MD, the character in the hit 1960s...
In-laws are momsters!
If you hate your mother-in-law so much that you'd rather have a root canal than visit her, you are not alone. A new survey has found that many women think...
Lovely lady Lively just 'Screams' elegance
"Gossip Girl" star Blake Lively gives sci-fi and horror geeks a thrill, showing off more than a little leg at the Scream Awards in Los Angeles. The actress, gearing up...
Barack to the future: that '70s show
With Barack Obama restoring solar panels to the White House roof -- the first were put there by Jimmy Carter -- will Carter's cardigan sweater be reprised? The panels --...
Stumpin' special
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday tried to conjure up some of his 2008 campaign magic in Ohio, stumping with First Lady Michelle at his side for the first time since...
Dems' foreign-cash folly
THE ISSUE: The Democrats' accusation that foreign funds are being used for political ads. *** As a lifelong (now ex-) Democrat, I continue to be amazed by how out of...
Grid star cut down by police
Cops fatally shot a Pace University football star early yesterday as he tried to drive away from a Westchester bar brawl -- and plowed into two officers. Danroy Henry, 20,...
Clients keep Goldman despite trust gap
For Goldman Sachs clients, it comes down to trust. The gold-plated investment bank still gets stellar marks for its ability to make money for clients, but when it comes to...
Helping sick kids -- and saving money, too
THE ISSUE: The state Legislature's expansion of Medicaid, making enrolling children easier. *** The Post's editorial about Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins' bill could not be further off the mark ("Taxing Westchester,"...
Courtney corner
With the Chilean miners safely rescued, it's now time to turn to the next crisis: Courtney Cox's love life. Here are the mags with all that and less. Having missed...
Send in clowns for gov debate
ALBANY -- Waiting to see Andrew Cuomo and Carl Paladino finally go toe-to-toe in the race to be ringmaster of the Bozo circus known as Albany? Don't hold your breath....
Death plane just misses LI homes
A single-engine plane rests in a pool of fuel perilously close to several houses after crash-landing yesterday in East Farmingdale, LI. Passenger Ed Cerverizzo, 75, of Garden City, was killed,...
Medal at last for WWII hero
A 95-year-old Queens man finally got the Bronze Star yesterday -- more than six decades after orchestrating the rescues of 500-plus bombardiers shot down over Nazi-occupied Serbia. George Vujnovich's feat...
Road-rage cop pulled his gun on me: biker
An off-duty NYPD cop pulled his gun on a bicyclist he nearly collided with in Greenwich Village, the rider said yesterday. But the officer has told investigators that the only...
Flies latest Second Avenue Subway-dig nuisance
Business owners along the route of the Second Avenue Subway can be forgiven for comparing themselves to the biblical Egyptians -- but the plagues they're suffering were brought down on...
Waiting for (a) superman
Remember how Eliot Spitzer was going to fix Albany, starting on Day One? Didn't quite work out. The former attorney general was spectacularly unfit for the office he won in...
Cop shot in Brooklyn gun battle
An NYPD cop was wounded last night during a wild shootout in the stairwell of a Brooklyn building that began when he and his partners spotted a teenager riding his...
She's a horse with a 'hitch'
This horse needs a judge, not a jockey. Thoroughbred Neon Light was scratched from a $100,000 race at Belmont last week because of a battle over who is the horse's...
Parking perk is a Lew-Lew
A city councilman has been flouting the law for the past two years by using part of a public plaza outside Brooklyn Borough Hall as his personal parking space, The...
Pass rate jumps as NYPD nixes capt.-test questions
After a shocking 85 percent of the lieutenants taking the most recent NYPD captain's test failed, complaints prompted the city to throw out 15 of the 100 questions, doubling the...
Dream job: Mario Barth
You might say Mario Barth has an impressive bodies of work. That’s bodies plural, as the renowned tattoo artist has left his mark on many a thigh, back and arm...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Like a G6, Far East Movement 2. Speak Now, Taylor Swift 3. Just the Way You Are, Bruno Mars 4. Just a Dream, Nelly 5. Love...
Going under
Matt, a young trader at a Midtown hedge fund, will never forget the moment he botched his chance at a job with a top investment bank. Despite boasting top-notch credentials...
Go to Greg
Q My co-worker has been our mutual manager’s close friend for 23 years. Their families hang out together on weekends; they even take vacations together. I’m sure the company knows...
Revels with a cause
NAME: Nancy Lublin Job: CEO and “Chief Old Person” (per her business card) of DoSomething.org, a not-for-profit that helps young people connect with causes they care about. The organization, which...
60 seconds with Bill Jensen
You contend that companies are so hidebound by lousy business practices that workers have to “hack” their way around them. What’s wrong with the way the average workplace operates? The...
Rangers work on defense for game vs. Avalanche
So maybe it's not always best to seek players' opinions on what's gone right or wrong. Following Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs, the Rangers pretty much to...
FOX eliminates item of interest
It's becoming hard to tell. Who has the problem? Them or us? Saturday, FOX had a dare-to-dream, Cy Young vs. Cy Young matchup. And FOX promoted it as if it...
Philadelphia Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 1/2f; $34,000; mdn cl($40,000); 3upDAN'S GINGER adds blinkers after tiring in the slop and being claimed last out. ROCKY MAN adds blinkers and drops in class after tiring...
Big Ben back with three cheers, TDs in Steelers' win over Browns
PITTSBURGH -- With Ben Roethlisberger reveling in the cheers he once feared he might not hear, the Steelers looked like themselves for the first time all season. Roethlisberger, cheered loudly...
Giants manage to hold off Lions for shaky victory
Tom Coughlin may not have said the word to the Giants, but you can bet the head coach Tom Cough was thinking it yesterday. His Giants were trailing, leading, in...
'Killer Bs' make Giants run
The Giants had knocked Shaun Hill out of the game, the third quarterback they have sent to the sidelines this season, and yet somehow, the Drew Stanton Lions would not...
Rolle, Grant true safety net for Giants
With the Giants' vaunted pass rush coming up just short and the Lions' NFC-leading offense coming on strong, Big Blue needed a big play to change the momentum. That's exactly...
Even loss to Giants can't shut up Lions' Brown
C.C. Brown still is no fan of Eli Manning -- or Giants management or fans, for that matter. Brown, the mouthy former Giants safety who created a stir last week...
Yankees: We're lucky ALCS is even
Brian Cashman believes the Yankees have been beyond outplayed by the Rangers in the ALCS. "Unfortunately these guys have dominated us for 16 of 18 innings," the GM said yesterday....
Rangers' Hamilton: 'There's no pressure on us'
Josh Hamilton said something yesterday that should make the Yankees very nervous. Of all the postseason glory the Bombers have experienced, Hamilton brought back memories of past Octobers that weren't...
Hondo: Pett rocks!
Hondo pushed with Indianapolis last night after having had his scores with the Jets and Patriots wiped out by the Chargers and Raiders, leaving him with a deficit of 2,635...
Branch sparks Patriots rally over Ravens
Stephen Gostkowski's 35-yard field goal with 64 seconds left in overtime gave the Patriots a 23-20 come-from-behind win over the Ravens yesterday in Foxborough, Mass. Deion Branch, acquired five days...
Freddy 'Sez' dead
Freddy "Sez" Schuman, the longtime Yankees fan who encouraged the Yankee Stadium crowd to cheer by banging on a frying pan with a spoon, died yesterday at Lenox Hill Hospital....
Lions LB shaken, but OK after jarring hit
A 24th consecutive road loss wasn't the only pain inflicted on the hapless Lions yesterday. After losing quarterback Shaun Hill to a broken left forearm in the first half, Detroit...
Giants punter can't Dodge trouble
What did Matt Dodge think when, for the second time in the past three games, he actually dropped the snap prior to his first punt? "It was a case of...
Sanchez leads way for Jets despite struggling
DENVER -- Mark Sanchez was flat on his back on the turf at Invesco Field, his hands raised to the sky in joyous celebration. LaDainian Tomlinson had just bulled into...
Interference call helps Jets steal win over Broncos
DENVER -- The Jets should have been required to go through extra security at the airport as they departed Denver last night, because they committed grand larceny in their madcap...
Vikings drop Dallas to 1-4
MINNEAPOLIS -- After another flat first half by Brett Favre and the Vikings, Randy Moss riled them up and Percy Harvin heeded the message. The Cowboys went home again unhappily,...
Phillies even NLCS with Giants
PHILADELPHIA -- The other Roy around here can pitch a little, too. Roy Oswalt takes a backseat to Roy Halladay in the Phillies' rotation, but last night he came up...
Gallinari an enigma for Knicks
If the Knicks are significantly better than last season, it won't just be about the new faces. It will be about Danilo Gallinari, who's having a perplexing preseason. One night...
Alderson to get second interview with Mets
As the Mets' general-manager search enters its third week, the team appears ready to remove beyond the preliminary phase of interviews. According to an industry source, the Mets are expected...
Jets coach defends playing '90-percent' Revis
DENVER -- It was a penalty. No doubt about it. That's Santonio Holmes' opinion of the pass interference call that set up the Jets go-ahead touchdown in their 24-20 triumph...
Fields has edge over Rautins for Knicks' last spot
Rookies Landry Fields and Andy Rautins, selected back-to-back in the second round last June at Nos. 38 and 39, have become very tight, hanging together like glue during the Milan-Paris...
Penalty call for Jets helps 'Holmes' team
DENVER -- It was a penalty. No doubt about it. That's Santonio Holmes' opinion of the pass interference call that set up the Jets go-ahead touchdown in their 24-20 triumph...
Giants manager shows faith in Bumgarner with Game 4 start
PHILADELPHIA -- Madison Bumgarner was available if needed in the Giants bullpen last night, but manager Bruce Bochy has a bigger plan in mind for the rookie: starting Game 4...
Rollins shows life, lifts Phillies lineup
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies' offense is finally on a J-Roll. The Phils mustered enough offense in Game 2 last night to even the NLCS at 1-1. If they continue to...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball8 p.m.ALCS: Rangers at Yankees, Game 3TBS, WCBS (880 AM), ESPN (1050 AM)Football8:30 p.m.Titans at JaguarsESPNHockey7 p.m.Islanders at Maple LeafsMSG Plus, WHRU (88.7 FM)7 p.m.Avalanche at RangersMSG, WNYM (970 AM)Horse...
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogTitans 3 3 (45) JAGUARSSundaySteelers 3 3 (40) DOLPHINSFALCONS 4 4½(42½)BengalsCHIEFSOFFOFF(OFF)JaguarsTITANSOFFOFF(OFF)EaglesBEARSOFFOFF(OFF)RedskinsSAINTS14 14 (44) BrownsRAVENS13½13½(37½)Bills49ers 3 3 (34½)PANTHERSBUCCANEERS 1½ 2½(38) RamsSEAHAWKS 6 4 (41) CardinalsCHARGERS 3 3 (48) PatriotsBRONCOSOFFOFF(OFF)RaidersPACKERS...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYOct. 18TUEOct. 19WEDOct. 20THUOct. 21FRIOct. 22SATOct. 23SUNOct. 24KnicksNOGAMENets7:30MSGPhila.7:00MSGNOGAME@Tor.7:00MSGNOGAMENOGAMENetsNOGAMEN.Y.K.7:30MSGBos.7:30YESNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERangersColorado7:00TV -- VersusRadio WNYM 970 AMNOGAMENOGAMETor.7:00MSGWNYMNOGAMEBos.7:00MSGWNYMDevs.7:00MSGESPNIslandersToronto7:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio WRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:30MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEFla.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEDevilsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEMon.7:30MSG+WFANNOGAMEBuff.7:30MSG+WFANNYR.7:00MSG+WFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEN.E.7:30ESPN2WADONOGAMENOGAMENOGAME
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
This had to be one of the best-defended forts in the world. Police Chief Eric Swenson of Sebeka, Minn., reported that stun grenades, gas-shotgun rounds, magazines loaded with pistol and...
Rutgers' LeGrand paralyzed from kneck down
Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand was paralyzed after making a tackle Saturday against Army, and as of last night, the junior from Avenel, N.J., had no movement from the neck...
Face it, Boise State is best
The Post's No. 1-ranked team is about to get the shaft. Despite a 6-0 record, Boise State, ranked No. 3 behind Oklahoma and Oregon in the first BCS standings released...
Sooners, Ducks grab top 2 spots in BCS standings
The first BCS standings are out and Boise State is already chasing a couple of teams from the power conferences. Oklahoma was first and Oregon was second yesterday, with Boise...
Girls volleyball roundup: Newcomers reaches Seward finals after two tough seasons
The last two years were a struggle for Newcomers. The Lions girls volleyball team won just one game combined in 2008 and 2009. Part of that was the girls soccer...
Swimming upstream: Dolphins mount comeback to win Seward tournament
Goldstein went back to the drawing board this week. Coach Tzion Halali changed the rotation, then changed it back. The Dolphins were one of last year’s peskiest teams, an upstart...
Survey says! Prospect Park West bike lane is still very controversial
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Lit for tat! Two needle artists show off the best bookish tattoos
This just inked: the ultimate in literary fandom.“The Word Made Flesh” features photographs of tattoos from bookworms across the globe who have permanently expressed their devotion to the written word.Friends...
Get 'Psyche'! It's Baroque, but this opera company fixed it
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Cop shot in Brooklyn gun battle
An NYPD cop was wounded last night during a wild shootout in the stairwell of a Brooklyn building that began when he and his partners spotted a teenager riding his...