October 28, 2010
Red Bull teen Agudelo could start in playoff opener
October 28, 2010 | 11:25pmWith Thierry Henry and backup Salou Ibrahim out for Saturday's playoff-opener in San Jose, Red Bull coach Hans Backe will have a tough choice to make; start midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy...
NJ senator calls for tunnel investigation
October 28, 2010 | 11:05pmTRENTON, N.J. — U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg is calling for an investigation into the cancellation of the underwater rail tunnel linking New Jersey and New York City. Lautenberg says he...
Terrorist in failed LAX attack violated prison release with gun purchase
October 28, 2010 | 10:57pmAn Islamic terrorist convicted in a failed plot to blow up Los Angeles International airport violated his prison release by possessing a handgun -- and trying to buy an AK-47,...
Packers receivers take blame for Rodgers' struggles
October 28, 2010 | 10:48pmGREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers appear to have all the right elements to put on aerial shows this season, with Aaron Rodgers throwing to four experienced wide...
Syracuse surging with defense
October 28, 2010 | 10:45pmSYRACUSE -- West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith learned a lesson the hard way, the same one that South Florida’s B.J. Daniels absorbed in a not-so-friendly manner: the Syracuse defense can...
Wife & daughter of slain man take stand at Queens gunman trial
October 28, 2010 | 10:37pmThe wife and daughter of a minivan passenger slain on a Queens expressway during a crazy gunman’s booze- and cocaine-fueled rampage relived the horrible moment today as prosecutors played their...
Simpsons get the vinyl treatment (again)
October 28, 2010 | 10:36pmJust in time for Halloween...it's "The Simpsons"...as zombies! That's right, these little plastic nuggets are part of the 2nd series of Kidrobot blind box vinyl collectible toys, which make their...
RBNY without Thierry Henry, Tchani, Ibrahim for playoff opener
October 28, 2010 | 10:30pmThe top-seeded Red Bulls will be shorthanded for Saturday's playoff opener in San Jose, with Designated Player Thierry Henry, his backup striker Salou Ibrahim and potential starting midfielder Tony Tchani...
New TRON: Evolution video
October 28, 2010 | 10:19pmOlivia Wilde and game director Darren Hedges discuss how the original TRON motion picture paved the way for the game’s modern look and aesthetics.
Sub-push 'fiend' pleads not guilty in R-train attack
October 28, 2010 | 10:14pmAccused subway push-fiend Jose Rojas pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges today for allegedly shoving a fashion designer into the path of a Manhattan R-train over the summer. Cops...
SI woman busted in murder-for-hire plot
October 28, 2010 | 10:13pmAuthorities busted a woman in Staten Island today for allegedly soliciting an undercover decoy to carry out a cold-blooded murder-for-hire plot, officials said. Marina Costello is expected to a face...
Slash gets down with Fergie
October 28, 2010 | 10:12pmAnd here it is, the "steamy" new clip for guitar legend Slash's current single, "Beautiful Dangerous,” off his self-titled debut album. Fergie does the vocals here and Slash, of course,...
Cover art
October 28, 2010 | 9:41pmHow do you pay tribute to a favorite musician or song? Do you do it by imitating them as faithfully as possible or do you put your own twist on...
Former Jets NT Green makes it to Packers
October 28, 2010 | 9:40pmGREEN BAY, Wis. -- Packers nose tackle Howard Green finally made it to Green Bay on Thursday after traveling most of the week. Green was cut by the Jets on...
Vikings' Favre out of boot, aims to play vs. Patriots
October 28, 2010 | 9:38pmEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The signs of progress are small but noticeable for Brett Favre and his injured left ankle. Favre missed his second straight day of practice for the...
Mets hire Alderson, introduction Friday
October 28, 2010 | 9:18pmThe Mets made it official Thursday, announcing that Sandy Alderson will take over as GM and will be introduced at a press conference Friday at Citi Field. The 62-year-old will...
Bigger bail for bogus Belgian blue blood
October 28, 2010 | 8:42pmThere's more trouble for the bogus Belgian blue-blood accused in a $7 million hedge fund Ponzi scheme: a new indictment jacking up his total alleged thefts by another $700,000. Guy...
Jury convicts Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist, boyfriend
October 28, 2010 | 8:13pmLOS ANGELES — A jury on Thursday convicted Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich and boyfriend Howard K. Stern of conspiracy counts but acquitted the doctor who prescribed drugs for...
Audrina Patridge's mom launches drunken rant after daughter's 'DWTS' elimination: report
October 28, 2010 | 8:08pmA quiet family dinner to console Audrina Patridge after her elimination from "Dancing With the Stars (DWTS)" took a bizarre turn when her visibly drunk mother launched an obscenity-filled diatribe...
Queens mom pleads guilty to burning son in tub
October 28, 2010 | 8:06pmProsecutors say a New York City mother has pleaded guilty to assault after she forced her 3-year-old into a tub of scalding water as punishment for soiling himself. Regina Cooper...
Activist wants guns behind bodega counters
October 28, 2010 | 8:03pmBodega and deli robbers would eat bullets under an uptown community activist’s push to put legal guns behind the food markets’ counters. Fernando Mateo’s group, Hispanics Across America, plans to...
Man caught by 'rape victim' found not guilty in Queens court
October 28, 2010 | 7:47pmThe Queens man who was accused of raping a waitress and then text messaging her after to make a date was found not guilty on all charges today. Timothy West,...
Celine Dion and newborn twins released from Fla. hospital: report
October 28, 2010 | 7:45pmCanadian singer Celine Dion and her newborn twin boys were released from the West Palm Beach, Fla., hospital where she gave birth via C-section less than a week ago, People...
FarmVille-playing Florida mom faces life for shaking baby to death: report
October 28, 2010 | 7:34pmA Jacksonville, Fla., mother charged with shaking her baby to death, after he interrupted a computer game, pleaded guilty to second degree murder Wednesday and could face life in prison,...
New Jersey enjoys being 'The Unbeaten Nets'
October 28, 2010 | 7:27pmThe day after the season’s first win last year came on Dec. 5. The Nets were sort of under .500 at that time, like 17 games under, after they lost...
New York Documentary Festival opens next week
October 28, 2010 | 7:25pmDOC NYC offers locals a chance to check out screenings, panel discussions and classes about documentary filmmaking. Some highlights include:In Conversation: Errol Morrisvarious day-long classes on making moviesDozens of screenings,...
HBO's 'Big Love' to conclude after upcoming season
October 28, 2010 | 7:24pmHBO says it's wrapping up its drama "Big Love" after the upcoming fifth season. The series deals with a Salt Lake City businessman and his three wives. The network said...
Actor who played Danno on 'Hawaii Five-0' dies
October 28, 2010 | 7:23pmLOS ANGELES — Stage and screen actor James MacArthur, who played "Danno" in the original version of television's "Hawaii Five-0," died Thursday at age 72. MacArthur's agent, Richard Lewis, said...
MTA bus chief to step down on Dec. 30
October 28, 2010 | 7:19pmThe MTA's bus chief is leaving the transit agency. Joseph Smith, who has worked at the agency for 33 years, will step down to "devote all my energies to my...
Not the right kind of 'Place'
October 28, 2010 | 7:06pmYou'd think that anything written by the man who gave us “West Side Story,” “Candide” and “On the Town” would be worth at least a listen, yes? Well, despite a...
CHSFL predictions, Week 8
October 28, 2010 | 7:02pmEach week in the fall, New York Post sports writers Dylan Butler and Joseph Staszewski will attempt to prognosticate the coming CHSFL weekend. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 7 Butler: 59-15 (Last...
Lawmakers probe street harassment of NYC women
October 28, 2010 | 6:53pmWhistles, catcalls and lewd come-ons from strangers are all too familiar to New York City women, who say they are harassed multiple times a day as they walk down the...
D'Antoni: Fields could start all season for Knicks
October 28, 2010 | 6:41pmBOSTON — This is no shooting-guard experiment. Mike D'Antoni foresees rookie Landry Fields spending the entire season as the starting shooting guard."All year,'' D'Antoni said when asked how long this...
VOTE: Who should be Mets manager?
October 28, 2010 | 6:40pmNow that Sandy Alderson has been named Mets GM, the search for the team's next manager can begin. The Post outlined the potential candidates Thursday and now you can vote...
PSAL football predictions, Week 8
October 28, 2010 | 6:35pmEvery week in the fall, NYPost.com’s Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming PSAL football weekend in the City Championship division. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 7 Braziller:...
Man accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old says girlfriend did it
October 28, 2010 | 6:33pmA Bronx man accused of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old -- the day after the accused killer was freed from jail on domestic violence charges -- claimed his abused girlfriend killed...
Pace University killer wants confession tossed
October 28, 2010 | 6:20pmThe admitted garotter of a young Pace University student wants his confession tossed as evidence -- claiming cops got it by interrogating him without reading him his rights. But prosecutors...
LI hit-mom 'smiles like schoolgirl' after she thinks husband's death arranged: prosecution
October 28, 2010 | 6:09pmAccused Long Island hit-mom Susan Williams "smiles like a schoolgirl" on an undercover police video when she "thinks she’s finally getting rid of her husband and become $1 million richer...
Gov. Paterson announces plan to lay off 898 state workers by Dec. 31
October 28, 2010 | 6:05pmALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson said Thursday he will send layoff notices to nearly 900 state workers, including prison chaplains and motor vehicle clerks, angering unions that...
Rangers expect Ansimov, Rozsival to play tomorrow night
October 28, 2010 | 6:03pmRangers forward Artem Anisimov, who missed the third period of Wednesday's 6-4 Garden defeat to the Thrashers after being hit with a second-period shot above the right ankle, was pronounced...
Devils lose Corrente with broken hand
October 28, 2010 | 5:31pmDevils defenseman Matt Corrente will be sidelined with a broken left hand. The slumping Devils (2-7-1) disclosed the injury Thursday, but did not say how long Corrente would be sidelined....
Mazzone makes pitch to be Yankees or Mets coach
October 28, 2010 | 5:18pmLeo Mazzone is looking for a job in New York. The former Braves pitching coach said Thursday he would love to take on the same job with either the Mets...
French strikers again rally against pension bill but show signs of fatigue
October 28, 2010 | 5:18pmHundreds of thousands of French strikers took to the streets Thursday in a last-ditch bid to force President Nicolas Sarkozy to scrap a just-passed law raising the retirement age. But...
Tom Cruise reveals next 'Mission: Impossible' film to be called 'Ghost Protocol': AFP
October 28, 2010 | 5:15pmThe latest film in the “Mission: Impossible” series will be called "Ghost Protocol," Hollywood star Tom Cruise revealed in Dubai Thursday. "It's not gonna be MI 2, MI 3, MI...
Mistrial declared in WABC radio newsman’s death
October 28, 2010 | 5:13pmA Brooklyn judge declared a bizarre mistrial today after jurors came within a vote of convicting a teen accused of killing a radio newsman he met through Craigslist. After three...
County music superstar Garth Brooks returns to performing for benefit show
October 28, 2010 | 5:11pmThe formerly retired country music phenomenon Garth Brooks announced Thursday he would return to the stage to play an arena show benefiting flood relief in Nashville -- the first time...
French finance big skipped out on rent: suit
October 28, 2010 | 5:10pmHow de classe. A fussy French finance bigwig ran out on a $165,000 rental bill for a luxury Southampton home, court papers charge. Mattheiu Pigasse had agreed to rent the...
Family of slain motorist recalls '06 shooting spree
October 28, 2010 | 5:08pmThe family of a motorist slain by a crazed shooter during a 2006 ramapage, today recalled the gristly details of his death while testifying against the accused murderer. "Daddy, he's...
Weiner pushes reform in bid for another term in Congress
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmy Anna GustafsonWhile the political climate in Washington, D.C., is one of the most polarized U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) said he has experienced, he hopes to forge ahead...
Gym lockdown nixes sports at Van Buren
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmStudents and parents at Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village are crying foul over scheduling changes at the school they say have shortchanged student athletes. They say the...
Ex-prisoner of Taliban to talk at Forest Hills Y
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmistan-Pakistan border.“I thought I was dead,” said Van Dyk, who will speak at the Central Queens YM & YWHA in Forest Hills Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. “I saw the eyes...
Ruben Wills promises solutions for what ails southeast Queens
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmRuben Wills said most campaigns are talking about bringing change, but his run to fill the late Thomas White’s City Council seat is about making a difference now.Wills, one of...
Rego Park concierge gets recognition for decades of work
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmFor 22 years, Carlos Cruz has in his job as a doorman in Rego Park been a crime stopper, translator and friend all at once.He has spent many late nights...
Nature inspires Chinese artist's Queens College show
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmWhile posing for a seemingly endless number of photos in front of huge canvasses that fill up much of the Queens College art gallery walls, Long Island City artist Marlene...
Avella, Padavan fire off accusations
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmSheetsThe final leg of the campaign between state Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) and former City Councilman Tony Avella for a northeast Queens seat that could tilt control of the Senate...
Paultre-Bell says stronger gun laws, better cop relations drive campaign
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmPaultre-Bell, 26, the fiancée of police shooting victim Sean Bell, said her decision to throw her hat into the special non-partisan election Nov. 2 was made based on what she...
Sanders urges end to violence
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmWhile police hunt for a fugitive wanted for gunning down a Laurelton deli owner over the weekend, City Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton) is calling for an end to the violence...
Jamaica building's lifts neglected: Liu
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmA Jamaica housing project is one of several buildings that have come under scrutiny by the city comptroller’s office for the unsatisfactory maintenance of its elevators.City Comptroller John Liu’s office...
Rego Park gets new med facility
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmNorth Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System officials last week celebrated the ribbon-cutting of their urgent care center in Rego Park, which they said would help to address the gap in...
Candidates for White seat vow to better community
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmcandidates forum Monday night.Nicole Paultre-Bell, Imam Charles Bilal, Martha Taylor Butler, Allan Jennings, Harpreet Toor and Ruben Wills were on hand at the forum at Christ Church International, at 122-20...
Slater's apartment burgled by boyfriend's brother: DA
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmJonathan Rochelle is the brother of Ken Rochelle, the boyfriend of Steven Slater, the flight attendant who made headlines for escaping from a JetBlue plane through its emergency chute at...
Singh Toor says as councilman he will give Ozone Park a voice
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmThe Sikh immigrant, who has lived in Ozone Park for decades, said the 28th Council District has been in dire need of help in many sectors, including crime, education and...
State takes action to protect Queens homeowners
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmThe state took more steps last week to improve the way foreclosures are handled with a court ruling and a measure passed in Albany, and a southeast Queens housing group...
Boro education workers lament overcrowded schools
October 28, 2010 | 5:06pmThe Clinton Democratic Club welcomed education experts to its monthly meeting last week for a discussion about the myriad concerns many northeast Queens residents have about area schools.The forum —...
Baldeo has plans to restore financial health of district
October 28, 2010 | 5:05pmThe Ozone Park attorney said the most important thing he has learned from his runs for City Council and the state Senate over the last five years was to keep...
NYPD issues threat note after Virginia arrest
October 28, 2010 | 5:04pmThe arrest Wednesday of a Virginia man who thought he was aiding an Al Qaeda attack on the Washington, D.C., transit system is further proof that "radical jihadists" are inside...
Islanders return top pick Niederreiter to WHL
October 28, 2010 | 5:03pmThe Islanders sent their top pick in this year’s draft, Nino Niederreiter, back to the Western Hockey League (WHL) on Thursday. If Niederreiter, who was the fifth selection in June’s...
Oscar-winning producer Lisa Blount found dead in Little Rock home
October 28, 2010 | 4:24pmAcademy Award-winning producer Lisa Blount was found dead in her Little Rock home at the age of 53, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported Thursday. Blount -- who also worked as...
Girardi, Yankees complete deal: 3 years, $9M
October 28, 2010 | 3:52pmThe Yankees and Joe Girardi have agreed to a three-year contract that will pay him $9 million. A source said that the contract is divided evenly at $3 million per...
NYC museum displays rare blue diamond
October 28, 2010 | 3:48pmOne of the rarest diamonds in the world is on display at a New York City museum. The fancy, deep grayish blue Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond was discovered in Indian in the...
Couple found shot dead execution style in car near Queens cemetery
October 28, 2010 | 3:43pmLike a scene from a gangster movie, a man and a woman were found shot to death execution style in the front seats of a car that was left parked...
Brooklyn DA announces formation of hate crime task force
October 28, 2010 | 3:33pmThe Brooklyn district attorney’s office is forming a task force aimed at reducing anti-gay violence amid a string of high-profile incidents in the city. District Attorney Charles Hynes announced Thursday...
DOE releases list of failing schools
October 28, 2010 | 3:26pmCity Department of Education officials put out a list today of nearly 50 schools they’ve identified as failing – many which could begin closing as early as the summer. The...
Giants put Kiwanuka on season-ending IR
October 28, 2010 | 3:25pmWhat seemed to be inevitable since the initial Oct. 1 diagnosis became official Thursday when the Giants placed defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka on injured reserve, ending his season after three...
FBI learned of ex-NYer subway terror suspect in January
October 28, 2010 | 3:22pmWASHINGTON — The FBI learned last January that a Pakistani-born man arrested in the DC subway-bomb sting was trying to make contact with terrorist groups to help him participate in...
Ex Kennedy aide, NY lawyer Sorensen suffers stroke
October 28, 2010 | 3:21pmFormer John F. Kennedy speechwriter Ted Sorensen was hospitalized after suffering a severe stroke, his second stroke in a decade, his assistant said Thursday. Sorensen, 82, suffered the stroke last...
Person dead in Long Island house fire
October 28, 2010 | 3:19pmWOODMERE, N.Y. — The Nassau County fire marshal’s office says investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that claimed a life. The fire occurred early Thursday...
Palin says she'll run for White House in 2012 'if there’s nobody else to do it': report
October 28, 2010 | 2:51pmFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said it is possible she will make a run for the White House in 2012, but only “if there’s nobody else to do it,” ABC...
Was a woman on a cellphone in 1928 film?
October 28, 2010 | 2:47pmNewly released footage from a 1928 Charlie Chaplin film premier shows what appears to be a woman talking on a cell phone. The movie is called “The Circus” and the...
UK court finds mom guilty of stabbing daughter to death, dousing body in acid
October 28, 2010 | 2:45pmA U.K. court found a mother guilty Thursday of stabbing her three-year-old daughter to death and pouring acid over her and ordered that she be detained indefinitely in a secure...
Saudi prince appeals for movement of Ground Zero mosque
October 28, 2010 | 2:44pmDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi prince who has aided the imam spearheading a proposed Islamic center near New York’s ground zero is appealing for another site not associated...
Lawyers request urgent tests of evidence in Michael Jackson case
October 28, 2010 | 2:32pmLOS ANGELES -- Defense lawyers are seeking urgent tests of two syringes and an IV bag found in Michael Jackson's mansion, arguing that the evidence in the manslaughter case against...
State-controlled booze could end in Washington and Pennsylvania
October 28, 2010 | 2:31pmWhile marijuana legalization is the big story in California, two other states could privatize another "sin" this election day -- booze. A vote for Republican Tom Corbett for governor of...
DVD Extra: Gentlemen and ladies of the press
October 28, 2010 | 2:29pmJack Webb's "-30-'' (1959), one of my favorite newspaper movies of all time, recently surfaced at the Warner Archive Collection manufacture-on-demand DVD service. It's truly a reason for ink-stained wretches...
Porn gal claims Charlie Sheen owes $12K for 'date': report
October 28, 2010 | 2:18pmBad-boy actor Charlie Sheen was supposed to pay $12,000 to a hot young New York porn starlet for a night of sex -- but then flipped out and trashed his...
Carmelo: It's 'a time for change'
October 28, 2010 | 2:07pmSounds like Carmelo Anthony has run out of patience with the Nuggets. Denver dominated Utah last night in its season opener, but afterward Anthony made his strongest statements yet about...
San Diego cop fatally shot in apartment standoff with gunmen: report
October 28, 2010 | 1:34pmThree people including a police officer were killed in a night-long standoff at a San Diego apartment complex which involved tear gas and flash bang grenades, Fox 5 San Diego...
Lawrence Taylor apologizes for court attire
October 28, 2010 | 1:25pmFootball legend Lawrence Taylor thought a Rockland judge might flag today him for being out of uniform during a hearing to discuss a pending trial on rape charges he faces....
Conn.-horror killer said he raped woman post-strangling: doctor
October 28, 2010 | 1:21pmNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A man convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion told a psychiatrist he was shocked by his co-defendant's violence,...
Chandra Levy computer yields data on park, Condit
October 28, 2010 | 1:15pmWASHINGTON — An FBI agent testified that Chandra Levy used her computer to find information on Rock Creek Park the day prosecutors believe she was murdered by a man with...
3UP: Mets hires, Alderson, Girardi
October 28, 2010 | 1:14pm1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about what new Mets GM Sandy Alderson will be looking for in hiring both for his front office and his manager. He...
Official Palestinian maps erase Israel
October 28, 2010 | 12:47pmOfficial Palestinian Authority maps, including one hoisted by PA chief Mahmoud Abbas erase Israel , replacing the entire territory with Palestine. This is not new. The Palestinian Authority, basically since its inception,...
Green comet expected to bring meteor shower to UK
October 28, 2010 | 12:37pmA green comet that is passing close to Earth this month could produce an impressive meteor shower over Britain and Ireland next week, astronomers predicted. Two fireballs have already been...
Putin's black eye raises questions on Ukraine visit
October 28, 2010 | 12:18pmVladimir Putin, who carved out a strongman image by wrestling tigers and judo opponents, raised eyebrows Thursday as he was pictured caked in makeup, apparently to mask a black eye....
US politician’s campaign flier backs wrong military
October 28, 2010 | 12:11pmA Democratic politician's attempt to show his support for U.S. troops backfired after his campaign flier mistakenly featured a photo portraying advancing German WWII soldiers. North Carolina state legislator Tim...
Power problem delaying trains between NYC and DC
October 28, 2010 | 11:20amNEWARK, N.J. — Amtrak trains are facing minor delays between New York City and Washington. A railroad spokesman says there is a commercial power problem in Harrisburg, Pa. NJ Transit...
Suspect escapes from Buffalo hospital's ER
October 28, 2010 | 11:18amBUFFALO, N.Y. — Authorities say they’re looking for a man who was arrested on a weapons charge and later escaped from a Buffalo hospital’s emergency room while still handcuffed. Buffalo...
Europe gets tough with Iran; Obama wants to talk
October 28, 2010 | 10:02amThe European Union approved a new round of tough sanctions against Iran this week. Instead of targeting individual Iranian officials with human rights violations as the US has done, the...
Girls soccer roundup: Riverdale moves closer to history
October 28, 2010 | 7:13amRiverdale has a chance to make this a historic season. The Falcons clinched the Ivy League regular season title Monday and moved a step closer to an unbeaten one by...
St. Francis Prep girls run streak to 187, but questions linger
October 28, 2010 | 6:24amKathleen Uy ripped the forehand crosscourt and came jogging lightly toward the net. The return sat up for her, like it was placed on a batting tee, asking to be...
Mets owner pushed for Alderson as GM
October 28, 2010 | 6:09amJosh Byrnes needed a Hail Mary to win the Mets’ GM job and, in the end, he could not make that connection, especially with Fred Wilpon. Executives briefed on the...
Mets’ new GM has hands-on approach
October 28, 2010 | 6:07amPicking a new manager will almost certainly be Sandy Alderson’s most immediate task as the Mets’ new general manager, but that will be just the first step in what could...
Strong-willed manager for Mets not in Alderson’s view
October 28, 2010 | 6:06amSandy Alderson almost certainly will hire a low-profile manager for the Mets whose main focus will be to carry out the vision of the new general manager without drama. So...
Knicks' season tips off with Letterman Top 10
October 28, 2010 | 6:04amTORONTO — Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire cannot get enough of the New York spotlight, stopping by the “Late Show With David Letterman” to tape a Top-10 list segment. The bit...
Knicks open season by beating Raptors, 98-93
October 28, 2010 | 6:02amTORONTO — It wasn’t a $100 million performance. Just a winning one. Amar’e Stoudemire didn’t dominate in his Knicks debut — just when it counted. The Knicks may have beaten...
Stoudemire needs help, gets it from Knicks teammates
October 28, 2010 | 5:59amTORONTO — About an hour before the Knicks would open their season at the Air Canada Centre, Hall of Famer Walt “Clyde” Frazier was sitting courtside wondering whether Amar’e Stoudemire...
Potential candidates to be Mets manager
October 28, 2010 | 5:59amSandy Alderson has yet to be introduced as Mets general manager, but a list of managerial candidates is starting to emerge. Here’s a look: Contenders Clint Hurdle The Rangers hitting coach managed...
Takahashi likely leaving Mets
October 28, 2010 | 5:59amHisanori Takahashi’s future with the Mets got cloudier yesterday after the pitcher switched agents, going from Peter and Ed Greenberg to Arn Tellem. His contract is due to expire on...
Humble Hunter comes up big for Cross
October 28, 2010 | 5:55amKedar Hunter was not ready to let up. The Holy Cross running back had just streaked 30 yards up the left sideline behind a prefect block from Michael Lana to...
Giants defense strong and still getting better
October 28, 2010 | 5:42amOnce the loose ends are tied up, there might be no stopping the Giants' defense. "We're still putting it together and we still haven't tied that knot yet," safety Deon...
Jets' Sanchez aims to cut down mistakes
October 28, 2010 | 5:42amQuarterbacks are measured by wins and getting their team into the end zone. The Jets have five wins, and Mark Sanchez has thrown nine touchdown passes, so he's been grading...
Hill wins thriller to clinch second straight Island title
October 28, 2010 | 5:18amSt. Joseph Hill won its second straight CHSAA Staten Island title Wednesday. But boy, it didn’t come easy. “We gave everyone their money’s worth,” Hill coach Virginia Mayrose said. The...
Third time not the charm for Mary Louis
October 28, 2010 | 5:08amFor the second straight game, Mary Louis fought and clawed, giving Archbishop Molloy all it can handle and more. The Hilltoppers yet again saw Molloy capitalize on a break and...
Civetta saves: Fordham Prep edges Iona in Archdiocesan final
October 28, 2010 | 5:02amAfter playing more than four hours of scoreless soccer this season, including 100 tense, physical and scintillating minutes Wednesday at Murphy Field, it seemed a foregone conclusion that the Archdiocesan...
Sharette Dixon Classic slated for Christ the King Saturday night
October 28, 2010 | 4:57amKimani Young centers his life on basketball. When he isn’t taking care of his two kids, the New Heights Athletic Director and Rice assistant coach is always in a gym...
Girls volleyball roundup: Columbia Prep advances to first GISAL title match
October 28, 2010 | 4:51amAnya Skor had eight kills and Rosie Hertzman had six kills to lead Columbia Prep to a thrilling, 26-24, 25-22 upset of top-seed Brooklyn Friends in the GISAL girls volleyball...
PSAL Class A boys soccer seeding
October 28, 2010 | 4:51amThe PSAL boys soccer seeding committee met Wednesday night and released its draw. Without further ado, here is what they came up with:PSAL Class A boys soccer seeding (bracket in...
Vac's Thursday Whacks on first-place Knicks, beautiful ballparks and an NBA Wow
October 28, 2010 | 4:51amIt's entirely possible that the Raptors are the worst team in the NBA, a distinction that'll be hammered out plenty over the next few months. It's possible that the Knicks...
Poly loses this game of catch-up
October 28, 2010 | 4:50amPoly Prep has been playing from behind all season. Much to coach Vanessa Ruck’s chagrin, that has been the team’s calling card. In most cases, though, the Blue Devils are...
Ellis Island melting pot & potluck
October 28, 2010 | 4:23amTwelve million immigrants passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954. After docking in New York Harbor, steerage passengers left their most valuable possessions in the baggage room before ascending...
Election anthems
October 28, 2010 | 4:22amListen to the political speeches Tuesday night, but you probably won’t hear a campaign theme song as pointed as this one: “Fire’s comin’/ Swords are comin’/ Pistols, guns and knives...
Late goal sends Molloy past Mary Louis into final
October 28, 2010 | 4:03amKyra Meli was in a race against time. A foul was called against Mary Louis 25 yards out with less than a minute to play in a tie game. The...
Drama mama
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThere's a disturbing number of "Glee"-costumed transvestites -- but apparently not transsex uals -- haunting her neighbor hood, so Mama's hiding out with these dramas: * "Masterpiece" (Sunday, 9 p.m.,...
Playing crazy: Sisto's system
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amJeremy Sisto thought he knew what crazy was. After all, he'd played suicidal, sister-obsessed Billy Chenowith of "Six Feet Under" to a bipolar fare-thee-well. But even after three years of...
Trouble made plane
October 28, 2010 | 4:00am'Spirit Control" gets off to a nail- biting start. Air-traffic controller Adam Wyatt (Jeremy Sisto) is helping a passenger land a small plane after the pilot passes out. Problem is,...
Dancers don't have much in the works
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amGood dancers don't guarantee good dances. New York's Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, founded by Walmart heiress Nancy Laurie, is filled with accomplished dancers like Ebony Williams, who performed in Beyoncé's...
Oprah: No 'bitches' allowed
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amOprah is making one promise about her new cable channel -- they won't call anyone "bitches." While Oprah's new cable channel has been getting a lot of attention, the talk-show...
Nice Stiles, little substance
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe story of Persephone, ab ducted queen of the under world, is one of the most potent in Greek mythology -- so much so that it's inspired a steady stream...
LeBron's record
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amLebron James' first game with the Miami Heat this week was the most-watched, regular-season basketball game ever on cable, according to a new ratings report. The Heat ended up losing...
Palin's peak
October 28, 2010 | 4:00am'Sarah Palin's Alaska" isn't a "political" show, per se -- but the fact that it's built around a possible 2012 presidential contender makes it more than just your average nature...
Staub is a slob
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amDanielle Staub has let her housekeeping duties slide. According to the real estate agent who listed her Wayne, NJ house on the market, the controversial "Real Housewives of New Jersey"...
Money honey
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amWhen the Great Depression hit, Hollywood responded with movies like "Top Hat" and "The Gay Divorcee" -- Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as wealthy ditzes with upper-crust accents who danced,...
Jailbird kills girl, 17
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amA jealous jailbird has allegedly confessed to fatally stabbing a 17-year-old girl because he believed the straight-A student had an affair with his girlfriend while he was behind bars, a...
'Diplo' Derek at bat
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amCall it big-stick diplomacy. The State Department is hoarding a treasure trove of iconic goodies -- including baseball bats used by Yankee captain Derek Jeter -- in a special "gift...
Quotas for the FDNY
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amFderal Judge Nicholas Garaufis has permanently enjoined the FDNY from hiring any new firefighters without his approval -- and he'll only OK the racial hiring schemes he's al ready tried...
All the church-bashing that's fit to print
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThree cheers to Archbishop Timothy Dolan for standing up to that pompous, preachy paper ("Dolan Gives Times Hell," Oct. 23). The Times thinks it's infallible, which is one reason it's...
Osama issues a veiled threat to French
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amCAIRO, Egypt -- Osama bin Laden threatens in a new audiotape to kill French citizens to avenge their country's support for the US-led war in Afghanistan and a new law...
What not to talk about in America
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amAmericans have developed two per sonas -- one public and politically correct, the other private. Mix the two, and big trouble ensues. Some reminders on what to shut up about:...
ObamaCare: We have no choice
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amSally Pipes' op-ed "Killing Our Choices" seriously misrepresented my position as seeking to give consumers little choice of insurance plans (PostOpinion, Oct. 21). The law establishes insurance exchanges, or regulated...
Jeweler guilty in wife slay
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amA Westchester County jeweler was convicted yesterday of killing his wife by incinerating her in an oil drum. Werner Lippe, 68, of Cortlandt, had confessed three times to beating his...
Cheap tricks
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amCounterfeiters are in undating the US Postal Service with fake postage stamps and inspectors can't even say how bad the problem really is. "Those (fake) stamps are everywhere," said a...
Honus the greate$t - bar nun
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amBALTIMORE -- Sister Virginia Muller had never heard of Hall of Fame shortstop Honus Wagner. But she quickly learned he's revered among collectors, and the most sought-after baseball card in...
Hitman kills self after verdict
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amHours after being convicted in a 2004 murder-for-hire plot, a man apparently committed suicide inside his jail cell. Nassau County police say 29-year-old Herve Jeannot was found hanging by a...
In-vitro study dish-appoints
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amMore tries aren't necessarily better when it comes to fertility treatments. A new study finds that about 1 in 3 women had a baby the first time they tried in-vitro...
Blago bid nixed
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amCHICAGO -- A judge has denied a motion to nullify the sole conviction of Rod Blagojevich returned by a jury at the ousted Illinois governor's first corruption trial. Federal Judge...
Cameron: I'll 'Av' seconds
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES -- Twentieth Century Fox and director James Cameron yesterday unveiled plans for two new "Avatar" movies, erasing any lingering doubt over whether they would again team up for...
Feeling Glee-zy queasy about kid TV
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amMOMS last week were scraping jaws off the sofa and hunting for the re mote -- or a convent. It wasn't an accidental click into televised open-heart surgery that had...
Dispatches from the campaign trail
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe biggest municipal union, District Council 37, has backed a slew of Democrats in the upcoming elections with one very notable exception -- Andrew Cuomo. DC 37 head Lillian Roberts...
WWE clothes OK to wear to polls in Connecticut
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amHARTFORD -- A federal judge yesterday ordered Connecticut's top election official to allow voters to wear World Wrestling Entertainment garb to the polls. The ruling said it could not be...
Demi Moore paintings to be sold at Sotheby's
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amStarting tomorrow, the public will get a peek at some of actress Demi Moore's most precious personal belongings -- two 19th century paintings that used to hang in her LA...
NYPD Daily Blotter
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amManhattan A gunman swiped two watches from an Upper East Side street vendor, authorities said yesterday. Steven Kaufman, 52, flashed a gun in his waistband as he confronted the victim...
Killer stare-down
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amA cop killer and his smirking cohort yesterday came face-to-face with their victim's shattered parents, former NYPD partner and 100 other Finest in a dramatic courtroom showdown over new charges...
Business briefs
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amBrazil hedge Jamie Dimon is get ting a Brazilian -- a Bra zilian hedge fund, that is. Dimon's JPMorgan Chase has acquired a majority in Gavea In vestimentos.AIG plan AIG...
Epic's Ghost is toast
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amAmanda Ghost, president of Epic Records US, will be leaving the company at the end of the year. Rob Stringer, chairman of Columbia/Epic Label Group, said the decision will allow...
'Smart' transit cams
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe security cameras that will transmit live feed to MTA Police Headquarters will have the high-tech ability to spot a specific abandoned package or a person wearing clothes of a...
MTA $ticks it to drivers
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe MTA is driving motorists mad. Agency board members approved a toll hike for the MTA's nine bridges and tunnels yesterday, the last part of a whopping overall boost for...
'Chris' of death for NJ tunnel
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amTRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Chris Christie cited New Jersey's lack of money yesterday in standing by his decision to kill a train tunnel connecting his state to New York City,...
Queens grocery horror
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amAn elderly motorist plowed her Mercedes-Benz into a Queens grocery yesterday, mowing down a customer and giving everyone else in the store the scare of their lives. "It was like...
Ukraine girls knocker Putin out
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amNow this is a missile crisis. A group of topless Ukrainian women -- outraged that Russia is trying to strong-arm their country -- decided to fight back yesterday by unleashing...
Strippers' exposé
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amA group of exotic dancers who claim they were stiffed by the Penthouse Executive Club can go ahead with a class-action suit against the jiggle joint, a judge ruled yesterday....
Nordstrom mystery shop to land in SoHo
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amNordstrom is coming to SoHo -- sort of. The Seattle-based department-store chain said it will open an 11,000-square-foot shop next fall at 350 West Broadway, a sleek glass-and-aluminum building between...
Gym-mold teach sues
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amCall it a gym-nauseum. Brooklyn teacher Brian Ross says administrators have retaliated against him ever since he complained in April that the school's temporary gym was rife with mold, peeling...
Nets strike another deal
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe New Jersey Nets are quickly developing their ties to the Russian business market. New owner Mikhail Prokhorov says the NBA team has entered into a sponsorship agreement with Aeroflot,...
Newsman slay-trial deadlock
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amJurors in the Brooklyn murder trial of the teenager accused in the sex-charged stabbing death of WABC newsman George Weber yesterday told the judge they were deadlocked but will return...
Connecticut slapdown
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amGREENWICH, CONN. IT has been said that American politics and professional wres tling share a paucity of honest emotions. But Linda McMahon, who as CEO built World Wrestling Entertainment into...
American busted for helping 'Qaeda' thugs plan DC subway bombings
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amA Pakistani-American bent over backward to help a group of men posing as al Qaeda operatives plan a string of simultaneous subway bombings around the nation's capital, federal authorities charged...
Investors see 'robo-sign' red
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amA group of heavy-hitting mortgage-bond investors is firing a shot across the bow of the housing-finance business, saying they won't shoulder the financial burden from the "robo-signing" scandal. That warning...
Staten Island HR manager forged jury notice to skip work: DA
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amShe's not laughing now. A Staten Island human-resources manager with a history of financial scams doctored a jury summons to weasel out of work for a Baltimore getaway that included...
Bond king: Bernanke's a schemer
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe world's bond king says Ben Bernanke is pulling off the mother of all Ponzi schemes. Bill Gross, head of the world's largest bond fund, Pacific Investment Management Co., stunned...
Madam's 'gay' twist
October 28, 2010 | 4:00am"Manhattan madam" Kristin Davis, a minor-party candidate for governor, is reviving one of the most infamous incidents in New York politics -- the supposed posting of "Vote for Cuomo, not...
California politicians busted for spending taxpayer money on New York entertainment
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amAs if New York doesn't have enough crooked politicians of its own . . . The bright lights of Broadway beckoned corrupt California officials to cross the continent and spend...
A tunnel too far
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amProving once again that he's de termined to restore fiscal sanity to New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie has stuck to his guns and reaffirmed his initial decision to kill the...
Senator sleaze
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amHere's yet another reason not to elect state Sen. Eric Schneiderman New York state attorney general. It's seems that some of the same sordid characters who tried to deliver the...
A jumpin'-tax flash on homes
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amCity homeowners will soon be reaching into their depleted pockets again, with property-tax bills going up -- even as home prices remain stagnant or are dipping, The Post has learned....
Hits are missed: Cablevision, Fox talks strike out
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amCablevision and News Corp.'s Fox failed to make peace before the first pitch of the World Series last night. Their standoff over how much the cable operator should pay to...
Movie thriller
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe fate of MGM is turning into a real cliffhanger. MGM creditors who oppose a plan that would combine the financially troubled studio with Spyglass Entertainment are trying to reach...
Silver trader files suit
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amA silver trader filed suit yesterday against JPMorgan Chase and HSBC in Manhattan federal court for allegedly conspiring "to intentionally and unlawfully suppress and manipulate the price of Comex silver...
Hands had instant buyer's remorse
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amGuy Hands' blockbuster purchase of music label EMI began to spin off track mere months after the private-equity boss finalized the $6.7 billion deal back in the summer of 2007,...
Wash and weep
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amA new worry has emerged for cash-strapped shoppers: higher clothing prices. That's right, on top of a shaky job market, high unemployment and little wage growth, consumers may soon be...
'Screen' test
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amArt is where you find it -- and if a concept being promoted by the city catches on, it'll soon be all over town. Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday that four...
MySpace reboots
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amNews Corp.'s MySpace is introducing a new Web site design with a focus on younger users in a drive to stem subscriber losses and distinguish itself from Facebook, the biggest...
3 charged, 1 cleared in Bronx gang gay-bash
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThree more members of a homophobic gang accused of taking part in a brutal gay bashing in the Bronx were indicted yesterday for the attack, prosecutors said. Jose Dominguez, 22,...
Tube-free toilet paper rollout
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amToilet-paper manufacturer Kimberly-Clark is about to get rid of even more solid waste. On Monday, the company will roll out Scott Naturals Tube-Free -- toilet paper with no inner cardboard...
UN's battle of bedbugs
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amDiplomats aren't the only bloodsuckers at the United Nations. Like the Metropolitan Opera House, Empire State Building, Carnegie Hall and other landmarks, the UN is now playing host to bedbugs....
President Obama skewered by Jon Stewart in 'Daily Show' interview
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amWASHINGTON -- Appearing on Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" last night, President Obama revised the signature slogan of his euphoric 2008 presidential campaign from "Yes, we can!" to "Yes, we...
SI 'jihadi' a terror dunce
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amA jailed jihadi wannabe from Staten Island broke al Qaeda's rules for covert operatives in his lame attempt to join their ranks, sources told The Post. Abdel Hameed Shehadeh --...
Schneiderman is a bad bet: Donovan
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amGOP attorney-general candidate Dan Donovan slammed his Democratic rival, Eric Schneiderman, yesterday for failing to reveal his potential ties to the corrupt bidding process for the Aqueduct video-slots complex. Donovan,...
LI scam was hedon & hell
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amFlorida hookers. Cocaine. Gambling treks to Vegas. Seduction. This was the world of Ryan Gosin, a Long Island man who, prosecutors say, financed his vices by helping run a $5...
Pace University killer describes garroting victim
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amIn chilling, matter-of-fact detail, the man who confessed to killing a Pace University student in 2008 told cops how he garroted his 19-year-old victim. "He exhaled and then I tightened...
Qns. tot run over
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amA 3-year-old girl was fighting for her life last night after she, her mother and brother, were struck by a car as they crossed a Queens street. "God help me!...
Mike shouts down noise 'woe'
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amCan you hear him now? Mayor Bloomberg sounded off loudly yesterday about a new study that reported 98 percent of the public spaces in Manhattan exceed healthy noise levels. "That...
Student killed at Notre Dame
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amSOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A Notre Dame student died yesterday after the tower from which he was filming football practice collapsed. Declan Sullivan, a 20-year-old junior from Long Grove, Ill.,...
New charters OK by SUNY
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe seven-school Success Charter Network won approval for two more charter schools yesterday -- including a controversial venture on the Upper West Side. SUNY's Executive Committee commended the proposed programs...
E. Village kidnap attempt
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThis would-be kidnapper tried to grab a 4-year-old boy in the East Village yesterday, police said. The little boy and his nanny were walking down East 6th Street near Avenue...
Charlie Sheen's mystery date during his Plaza rampage was a porn star
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe mystery woman who locked herself naked in a Plaza hotel bathroom during bad-boy actor Charlie Sheen's coke-fueled frenzy was identified yesterday as a smokin'-hot porn star from New York...
A sure fling
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amA romantic rendezvous at a sidewalk cafe is my dream date, but as a hint of coolness arrives, I start to think about having a cozy date night at home....
Take a dip
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThere are many ways to take the pulse of the Miami market, many methods of observing and appreciating and worrying about its real estate. But as developer Gil Dezer says,...
Moby digs
October 28, 2010 | 4:00am"I’m feeling a little bit like a sad townie,” Moby, 45, says wistfully while sipping tea from an oversized mug. For the better part of the past two decades, the...
Home court
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amGoldman Sachs is out, and the NBA is in at 99 Jane St. After touring many hot properties, new Knick Amar’e Stoudemire has scored a coveted $37,500-a-month, five-bedroom penthouse rental...
Just sold!
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amManhattan EAST HARLEM $425,000 346 E. 119th St. One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 730 square feet, with walk-in closet, washer/dryer and balcony; building features gym. Common charges $381, taxes $38. Asking price...
Rangers take few steps 'back'
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amWade Redden's play was the elephant nobody talked about in the Rangers locker room, a drag on his team and every defense partner two coaches tried with him over two...
Fab Freddy unlikely hero for Giants in Game 1
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amSAN FRANCISCO -- The leader in the clubhouse for the most valuable player of the 106th World Series has a right foot that is a half-size shorter than his left,...
Rangers' Lee shows even he can't win 'em all
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amSAN FRANCISCO -- The price on Cliff Lee might have just dropped. On a night we learned that Lee is not Sandy Koufax, the Giants put a whippin' on the...
Pot doesn't get Josh out of joint
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amSAN FRANCISCO -- Among the many demons Josh Hamilton battled, marijuana wasn't one of them. So, when the Rangers center fielder smelled the sweet smell drifting out of AT&T's bleachers...
Giants defeat Rangers in unexpected Series slugfest
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amSAN FRANCISCO -- Cliff Lee's distant cousin Ug -- his last name too is Lee -- paid a surprise visit to Game 1 of the World Series last night. A...
Zenyatta tops Breeders' Cup pre-entries
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe 6-year-old super mare Zenyatta, looking to end her Hollywood-based career a "Perfect 20" by winning the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic for the second year in a row, tops...
Jets coach: Revis, not Woodson, was best defender in '09
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amCoach Rex Ryan yesterday reopened his argument for Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis being the best defensive player in the NFL in 2009 despite the fact that Packers cornerback Charles Woodson...
Sports shorts
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amLEGAL: Ernie Lorch a no-show A Massachusetts judge issued an arrest warrant for Ernie Lorch, the former New York City youth basketball coach accused of sexually assaulting a then-17-year-old player...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISDREW LOFTISFla. State 3.5 NC STATE (Tonight, 7:30, ESPN)Florida St.NC StateNC StateNC StateWest Va. 6.5 UCONN (Tom., 8:00, ESPN)West Va.West Va.★ West...
Hondo: 'Noles best
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amL'il Tim and the Giants took care of biz against the great Cliff Lee last night, giving Hondo a second straight victory that pared his deficit to 2,800 kru kows....
Girardi returning to Yankees for 3 years, $9M
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe Yankees and Joe Girardi are closing in on a three-year contract that will pay him $9 million, The Post has learned. Girardi would receive a bump from a contract...
Coaching staff next on Yankees' agenda
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amWith manager Joe Girardi's future secure, GM Brian Cashman can address the Yankees coaching staff. Mike Harkey could move from the bullpen to Dave Eiland's old job. Josh Paul, who...
The Post Line
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amNFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogJETS 4½ 6 (42½)Packersx-49ersPick 1 (41½)BroncosCOWBOYS 7 6½(42½)JaguarsLIONS 1 2½(44) RedskinsRAMS 3 3 (37) PanthersBENGALS 1 2 (43½)DolphinsCHIEFS 9 7½(46) BillsCHARGERS 3½ 3½(44) TitansCARDINALS 3½ 3 (39½)BuccaneersRAIDERS 1½...
Islanders lose to Canadiens
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amMONTREAL -- An early two-goal deficit proved too much for the Islanders, who fell 5-3 to the Canadiens last night. The Islanders have lost two in a row following a...
Biron flops, Anisimov hurt in Rangers' loss to Thrashers
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThis was sort of like the hand from the grave in the movie "Carrie" reaching out to remind the Rangers that their past isn't quite dead and buried. But beyond...
Favors makes strong impression for Nets
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amDuring pregame introductions, Derrick Favors got the loudest roar from the crowd of 15,178 at Prudential Center. He tried to hide a grin that was, as coach Avery Johnson called...
Nets capture opener with late comeback vs. Pistons
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amRussian billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov, whose reign did not technically begin last spring until after the Nets completed the most dismal season in an often-tortured history, sidestepped the question of...
Magical run ends abruptly for Texas ace Lee
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amSAN FRANCISCO -- Judging by the beating Cliff Lee absorbed last night, he must have caught the postseason pitching flu from A.J. Burnett and Phil Hughes. With Game 1 of...
Harris helps Nets with better second half
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amIt's Devin vu for Johnson When coach Avery Johnson spoke about Devin Harris back before Nets training camp started, he said he wanted his point guard back at the status...
NBA Draft to be held at Prudential Center
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amWith Madison Square Garden undergoing renovations, next year's NBA Draft needed a new home for the first time in a decade. But it didn't have to go far -- just...
Today's Sports on Air
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amBaseball7:30 p.m.World Series, Game 2: Rangers at GiantsFOX, ESPN (1050 AM)Basketball8 p.m.Wizards at MagicTNT10:30 p.m.Suns at JazzTNTFootball7:30 p.m.Florida State at North Carolina StateESPNGolf9 a.m.European: Andalucia Masters, first roundGOLF2 p.m.Nationwide: Tour...
Home cookin' has bad taste for Rangers
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThere are no morning skates before home games to spare Manhattan inhabitants the "three-hour ordeal" of the round-- trip commute to Westchester, yet the Rangers only have won one of...
Chandler's pre-draft workout with Knicks subject of NBA probe
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amTORONTO -- Drafting Wilson Chandler became one of Isiah Thomas' best moves during his reign of error. Now the NBA wants to know if improper methods were used in selecting...
Sharks trick slumping Devils
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amSAN JOSE, Calif. -- The top line of Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Dany Heatley didn't get the start for the Sharks, but they sure did finish. Thornton had his...
Home Team Lineups
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amTODAYOct. 28FRIOct. 29SATOct. 30SUNOct. 31MONNov. 1TUENov. 2WEDNov. 3KnicksNOGAMEBos.7:30MSGESPNPort.7:30MSGWNYMNOGAMENOGAMEOrl.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENetsNOGAMESacra.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEMia.1:00YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMEChar.7:00YESWBBRRangersNOGAMECar.7:00MSG+WNYMTor.7:00MSG+WWRLNOGAMEChi.7:00MSGWNYMNOGAMENOGAMEIslandersNOGAMEMont.7:00MSG+2WRHUPhi.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMECar.7:00MSG+WRHUDevilsNOGAMEAna.10:00MSG+WFANL.A.10:30MSG+WFANNOGAMEVanc.10:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEChi.8:30MSGWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAME*S.J.10:00MSGWADONOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAME
Weird but true
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amWhen cops in Overland Park, Kan., heard that someone had spotted a child's bloody leg sticking out of a car trunk, they rushed to the scene. It turned out, however,...
Book it! Bearcats at a bargain
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amThe Big East is the League of Extenuating Circumstances. UConn suspended starting QB Cody Endres for the rest of the season. Rutgers is dealing with the Eric LeGrand tragedy. South...
St. John's lands guard from Queens
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amJevon Thomas, a speedy and skilled 6-foot point guard from Queens, verbally committed to St. John's yesterday morning, picking the Red Storm over Villanova, Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech and Florida. "The...
Fiery Rice ushers in new era at Rutgers
October 28, 2010 | 4:00amMike Rice has set the bar for this year's Rutgers team somewhere around his ankles. Entering his first year as head coach, Rice spent yesterday's media day at the RAC...
Horace Mann clinches third Ivy title in four years
October 28, 2010 | 3:58amHorace Mann was a cellar dweller in the Ivy League seven years ago when Jason Torres took over as coach. The Lions went without a title for three decades and...
CHSAA boys soccer playoff roundup: CK stuns Regis
October 28, 2010 | 3:55amAll Christ the King coach Ovid Cusu wanted was for his team to be competitive in its first season in Class A. The Royals accomplished that with a third-place finish...
PSAL girls soccer playoff seeding
October 28, 2010 | 3:20amThe seeds are out and overall the PSAL did a fine job, considering their list was very similar to mine. We did differ in a few areas, particularly the No....
Wings forward commits to New Haven, her hometown school
October 28, 2010 | 2:59amWho says you can’t go home again? Rykema Stone moved with her family from New Haven, Conn., to The Bronx about eight years ago. Now, she’ll spend the next four...
Giants beat mistake-prone Rangers, 11-7, in Game 1 of World Series
October 28, 2010 | 2:49amSAN FRANCISCO — Bumbling on the bases and fumbling on the field did in the Texas Rangers. Their manager didn't help, either. That's what a first World Series appearance will...
Plekanec, Halpern lead Canadiens past Islanders
October 28, 2010 | 2:18amMONTREAL — Tomas Plekanec and Jeff Halpern each had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens extended their winning streak to three with a 5-3 victory over the...
Thrashers hold off Rangers, snap 3-game skid
October 28, 2010 | 1:57amNEW YORK — Niclas Bergfors had a goal and an assist and the Atlanta Thrashers scored twice early in the third period before holding on for a 6-4 victory over...
Knicks rip Raptors 98-93
October 28, 2010 | 1:52amTORONTO – So far, so good. The Knicks may have beaten one of the Eastern Conference's worst teams tonight, but they showed some refreshingly new elements in this new era....
Notre Dame student dies after video tower collapses on football field
October 28, 2010 | 1:30amA 20-year-old Notre Dame student died Wednesday after a portable video platform used to film Fighting Irish football practices fell over, the Notre Dame Official Athletic Site reported. The University...
Lehman football coach reacts to suspension
October 28, 2010 | 12:55amLehman coach Michael Saunds disagrees with the PSAL’s decision to suspend him for Friday night’s game against John F. Kennedy after taking his team off the field with 2:20 remaining...
DOE abandons strict extended-use permit policy
October 28, 2010 | 12:31amThe voices of coaches, athletic directors and principals were heard. The Department of Education has abandoned its draconian new permit policy – which was keeping teams locked out of their...
3-year-old critically injured after being hit by car
October 28, 2010 | 12:14amA 3-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being struck by a last night in Queens, authorities said. The tot and her family were crossing 101st Avenue near 81st...
MLK boys soccer forfeits game after incident
October 28, 2010 | 12:14amTwelve-time PSAL Class A champion Martin Luther King Jr. saw its perfect regular season come to a halt when two starters had a heated verbal argument and were both assessed...