November 26, 2010
PSAL City Championship division semis preview: Lincoln-Campus Magnet
NYPost.com PSAL football beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down Saturday’s City Championship division matchup between Lincoln and Campus Magnet, set for 12 p.m. in Coney Island. No. 1 Lincoln Railsplitters...
PSAL Class A girls basketball preview
Wings Academy fell a game short of its goal last year when it lost to Medgar Evers in the PSAL Class A girls basketball championship game. The Wings, though, seem...
PSAL City Championship division semis preview: Fort Hamilton-Tottenville
NYPost.com’s PSAL football beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down Saturday’s PSAL City Championship division semifinal between host and No. 2 Fort Hamilton and No. 3 Tottenville, set for 12 p.m....
Woman fatally struck on UWS while carrying groceries
A woman was killed today crossing an Upper West Side intersection with groceries in her arms – mowed down by a sports car that tried to flee the scene, witnesses...
Dodgers sign RHP Garland to one-year deal worth $5M
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed free agent pitcher Jon Garland to a $5 million, one-year contract. The right-hander went 14-12 with a 3.47 ERA in 200...
US briefs allies about next WikiLeaks release
U.S. allies around the world have been briefed by American diplomats about an expected release of classified U.S. files by the WikiLeaks website that is likely to cause international embarrassment...
Cathie Black in as schools chancellor; deputy named
She's in. City and state officials reached a deal today to allow Hearst Magazines chairwoman Cathie Black to become the city’s next schools chancellor, an official with knowledge of the...
Texas A&M, Middleton blow out Manhattan 74-45
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Khris Middleton scored 20 points and Texas A&M beat Manhattan 74-45 Friday in the second round of the Old Spice Classic. B.J. Holmes and Kourtney...
NFL slaps Jacobs with $20K fine for unsportsmanlike conduct
Giants running back Brandon Jacobs was fined $20,000 by the NFL today for unsportsmanlike conduct toward fans before last Sunday’s loss at Philadelphia. It was Jacobs’ second such violation this...
Mayor asks New Yorkers for ideas on growing green
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is asking New Yorkers to share their ideas on how to create a greener city as it grows in the coming years. His office announced Friday that...
Jeter's agent denies captain is seeking six year, $150M contract
Casey Close, the agent for Derek Jeter, shot down a report that said his client is seeking $150 million over six years."The recently rumored terms of our contract proposal are...
Teen baby sitter arrested in NYC toddler's death
An 18-year-old baby sitter has pleaded not guilty to assault and child endangerment in the death of a 2-year-old boy on Staten Island. Cynthia Dubois was ordered held Friday on...
Former Marine stabbed in Best Buy store by violent customer
A US Marine reservist was stabbed in the back when a suspected Black Friday shoplifter fled a Best Buy store in Augusta, Ga., The Augusta Chronicle reported. A man was...
Mother, 2 kids stabbed to death in Ohio; beau hurt
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A mother and her two children were found fatally stabbed in their apartment on Friday after family reported that she hadn't shown up for Thanksgiving or work....
San Diego drug tunnel had railcar, tons of pot: authorities
SAN DIEGO — A sophisticated cross-border tunnel equipped with a rail system, ventilation and fluorescent lighting has been shut down by U.S. and Mexican officials — the second discovery of...
Luck runs out for global gambling cheats
Two Italian roulette cheats who are believed to have conned millions from casinos around the world have been caught -- but there was outrage Friday after the crafty pair escaped...
History's 'Top Gear' guys up to new tricks
The premiere episode of History's "Top Gear" scored respectable ratings for the network, coming in with nearly 2 million viewers last Sunday - up against football and sweeps programming on...
Co-founder of Libertarian Party dies in Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. — Libertarian Party co-founder David F. Nolan died unexpectedly in Arizona after making runs in recent years for the U.S. Senate and House, the party said Friday. He...
Search resumes for missing Syracuse girl Jenni-Lyn Watson
CLAY, N.Y. — Police near Syracuse say they have expanded the search for a 20-year-old college student missing since returning home for the Thanksgiving break last week. Nearly 100 law...
FedEx finds missing radioactive equipment
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx says they have found radioactive rods used for medical equipment that went missing during shipment between North Dakota and Tennessee. Memphis-based FedEx spokeswoman Sandra Munoz said...
Islanders shutout Devils 2-0, snap 14-game winless skid
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Rick DiPietro turned aside all 29 shots he faced and the New York Islanders ended a 14-game winless streak by shutting out the New Jersey Devils 2-0...
Ryan starts hype for Jets-Patriots showdown
Let the hype begin for Jets-Patriots, December 6, at New England, essentially for the AFC East division title. And who better than Rex Ryan to light the fire? “It's the...
T.R. Knight, Brendan Fraser bow out on Broadway
T.R. Knight, Brendan Fraser, Patrick Stewart, David Hyde Pierce and Mark Rylance are among the high-profile actors whose Broadway season has ended rather abruptly. Those are the early casualties after...
Conn. mom charged with leaving kids in car
EAST WINDSOR, Conn. — A Connecticut woman is facing charges for allegedly leaving her children in the car while she went Black Friday bargain hunting. Police say at about 1:45...
Obama needs 12 stitches to close lip cut in basketball game, errant elbow thrower identifies himself
President Barack Obama received 12 stitches in his lip Friday after being inadvertently hit in the mouth by Rey Decerega of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute during a holiday basketball...
Mayor Bloomberg security team member charged in shooting
A longtime New York City detective assigned to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's security detail was charged Friday with shooting and injuring his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend in a confrontation this month. Leopold McLean,...
Spanish woman claims she now owns sun: Report
After billions of years the Sun finally has an owner -- a woman from Spain's soggy region of Galicia said Friday she had registered the star at a local notary...
5 petitions challenge Emanuel's Chicago mayor run
CHICAGO — Five Chicago residents have filed petitions seeking to push mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel off the February ballot by challenging his status as a city resident. A sixth challenge...
Hershey sues Mars over similar candy packaging
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Bitter rivals in the candy aisle may also duke it out in court. The Hershey Co. sued Mars Inc. this week in federal district court, with the...
Bronx firefighter found dead
A city firefighter was found dead today in a Bronx firehouse, but officials say the cause of death does not apear to be suspicious or related to a recent emergency...
NYPD detective charged with attempted murder
A veteran New York City detective assigned to the mayor's security detail has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of an unarmed man. Leopold McLean was released on...
Nets send Williams to D-League
Nets coach Avery Johnson promised a resolution by Friday on the Terrence Williams matter. And he delivered – by sending the former first round pick to the NBA Development League....
Actress Lindsay Lohan’s team denies she was fired from 'Inferno'
News emerged this week that troubled actress Lindsay Lohan suffered another big blow -- losing her highly-anticipated role in the Linda Lovelace biopic “Inferno.” However, Lohan’s camp is upset with...
Qantas boots air steward for stealing pink Uggs
A Qantas flight attendant was fired after he stole a pair of pink ladies' Ugg boots from an upmarket hotel in California, The (Sydney) Daily Telegraph reported in its Saturday...
Douglas Fir to be center of attention in White House blue room
With Thanksgiving already a distant holiday memory for some, First Lady Michelle Obama will accept the White House Christmas tree Friday. While other rooms at the White House will also...
Saudi forces arrest 149 al-Qaida suspects
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi authorities said Friday they arrested 149 al-Qaida suspects in a months-long sweep and thwarted attacks inside the kingdom on government officials, media personalities and civilian...
Judge: Conn. home invasion death sentence is fair
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut judge has decided that a jury was fair in deciding that Steven Hayes should be executed for a home invasion that left a woman and...
Russian teen twins apparently commit suicide by lying on rail tracks
An investigation was launched Friday into the deaths of twin brothers who apparently committed suicide by lying on rail tracks outside Moscow, where they were run over by an intercity...
North Korea stages new artillery drill, issues more warnings
North Korea staged an artillery drill Friday within earshot of a South Korean island shelled earlier this week, and warned that an upcoming US-South Korean naval exercise heightens the risk...
Missouri woman, two children dead in possible Thanksgiving Day murder-suicide: report
A 28-year-old woman and her two children have been found in Lebanon, Mo., in what police believe to be a murder-suicide, the Springfield News-Leader reported Friday. Police were called to...
Police arrest Indian man who married then sold 60 wives
Indian police said Friday they had arrested a man suspected of duping 60 women into marrying him before later selling them into prostitution. The 27-year-old suspect was arrested in a...
Wisconsin woman threatens shopppers with gun: report
A 21-year-old Wisconsin woman allegedly threatened Toys R Us shoppers with a gun on Thursday night, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. The Middleton woman, who was not named, was waiting...
Tiger mistresses to throw anniversary bash: report
Three of Tiger Woods' former mistresses will be holding a one-year "anniversary" party of the star golfer's car crash that led to the revelation of his rampant cheating, Radar Online...
Singapore rebukes water polo team's racy swimsuits
SINGAPORE — Singapore rebuked its national water polo team for wearing swim trunks that feature an "inappropriate" likeness of the city-state's flag. The trunks, which were designed by members of...
First Wills and Kate book published; more in store
LONDON — First came the royal engagement. Now — 10 days later — the first book. "William and Kate: A Royal Love Story," by The Sun newspaper's royal reporter James...
Police: Long Island woman drove drunk with toddler
WYANDANCH, N.Y. — Police say a Long Island mother was driving drunk with her 2-year-old daughter in the car when they got into a crash on Thanksgiving. The 30-year-old mother...
Man dies after being shot by police on Long Island
WEST BABYLON, N.Y. — Police say a man has died after being shot by officers he'd threatened with a shotgun following a confrontation with firefighters at his Long Island home....
SC man accused of threatening to shoot president
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 78-year-old South Carolina man with more than a dozen weapons in his home has been arrested after federal authorities say he told a nurse he wanted...
Missing Mass. boy, 7, used sticks to survive freezing night in woods: report
A Massachusetts boy who was lost in woods overnight survived 16 hours of sub-freezing temperatures by standing on a makeshift platform he made out of sticks, local media reported Friday....
4 dogs die in Holmdel, NJ house fire on Thanksgiving
HOLMDEL, N.J. — Authorities say a Thanksgiving Day fire killed four dogs and severely damaged a home in central New Jersey. No one was in the Holmdel home when the...
Shoppers nail deals with Black Friday doorbuster sales
Shoppers hit the aisles early this morning looking for deals and stores were eager to oblige with coupons and doorbuster sales to help kickoff the holiday season. The East River...
Ministry of Defence cancels Christmas for British troops
Scrooge Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials canceled Christmas for British troops by banning morale-boosting parties, The Sun reported Friday. Commanding officers in the UK and on the frontline in Afghanistan...
Pirate Bay activists lose court appeal in Sweden
STOCKHOLM - A Swedish appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling against three men behind file sharing website Pirate Bay, cutting their prison sentences and raising the fine. A lower...
Putin says he has yet to decide on 2012 election bid
BERLIN - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he would decide with President Dmitry Medvedev on whether to run for president closer to the 2012 presidential election....
Tokyo story 3
From the Filmex festival in Tokyo: I have no idea who will take the best-actress prize at Filmex on Sunday night, but I would give it to Li Yi-Jie, star...
Former Knick Lee cleared for light workouts
OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors forward David Lee has been medically cleared to resume light conditioning a week after undergoing a second procedure on his left elbow to treat...
NJ tenants displaced by parking garage collapse this summer must wait longer to return to apartments
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Tenants displaced by a parking garage collapse in northern New Jersey this summer will have to wait a little longer to return to their luxury high-rise apartments....
Drama Mama: Black Friday Recovery TV
Skip the long line of sappy Christmas specials with some meaty, holiday-free fare. “Boardwalk Empire” (Sunday, 9 p.m., HBO) Tonight is the penultimate episode of HBO’s showcase series, which is...
Black Eyed Peas to play Super Bowl halftime show
LONDON - The Black Eyed Peas will perform during the halftime break at the Super Bowl on Feb. 6 next year, the U.S. band announced on its website. The performance...
South Korea names new defense minister
SEOUL - South Korea named a career soldier as its new defense minister on Friday amid mounting criticism of the government’s response to Tuesday’s attack by North Korea, its heaviest...
Jets report card
OFFENSE Mark Sanchez (16-of-26, 166 yards, one TD, one INT, 71.4 rating) wasn’t at his best. His interception to Bengals LB Rey Maualuga might have been his worst decision/pass of...
Jets blitz
HERO The Bengals got a lot of practice looking at the back of Brad Smith’s jersey last night when the Jets’ do-everything burner left them in the dust on a...
Also taking a 'crack' at classic
Along with the big three, there's a "Nutcracker" for every taste and budget. To wit: * Urban Ballet Theater's hip-hop and salsa-flavored version, "Nutcracker in the Lower," features 'hood-dancing rats...
CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division II girls basketball preview
St. John’s Prep has been CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division II’s premier team the last two seasons, collecting back to back titles. This year’s version of the Red Storm will look very...
Auburn’s title hopes get test at Alabama
The most-talented team in college football will be on the field in Tuscaloosa, Ala., this afternoon, but it won’t be the one trying to take a step closer to the national...
The year's worst: Our 12th annual Turkey Movie Awards!
Break out a helping of leftover pumpkin pie. The top prize in The Post’s 12th annual Turkey Movie Awards is shared by a pair of siblings who appeared in two...
The Legend of Pale Male
The story of how New York went to the birds is contained in Frederic Lilien's documentary "The Legend of Pale Male." Pale Male, as you might remember, is the name...
Mixed 'Nuts' on city stages
There's more than one nut to crack this year. New York City Ballet's "Nutcracker," a holiday tradition since 1954, has some first-class com petition, both from American Ballet Theatre and...
Don't 'Knock' it if you haven't seen it
Charles Smith's "Knock Me a Kiss" plays like a Tyler Perry movie set during the Harlem Renaissance. Inspired by the ill-fated marriage between the daughter of activist W.E.B. Du Bois...
'Coward' worth a shot
It's a good time for period pieces -- espe cially wacky ones. On the Great White Way, the rambunctious "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" is a bio-musical that's part Looney Tunes,...
Something new
What do you get when you combine mentally unbal anced brides-to-be with a fame-crazed plastic surgeon -- and then throw in a former reality star/beauty queen who claims to abhor...
Amber's 'Mom' agony
'Teen Mom" star Amber Portwood's daughter has been made a ward of the state. Leah, the 2-year-old daughter of the troubled Portwood and her estranged fiance, Gary Shirley, was made...
TV's take 2
Don't look now, but it's almost 2011 -- and al most time for a brand- new TV season. Well, sort of. With January just around the corner, that means the...
A thrilling look at a boro haul
Even by the daunting standards they've set for themselves, the Civilians' latest effort is a stretch. "In the Footprint: The Battle Over Atlantic Yards" is the musical-theater equivalent of years'...
'Grey's Anatomy': Not the same old song
'Grey's Anatomy" is borrowing a page from "Glee." The ABC medical soap will do a musical episode later this season, according to tvguide.com. "I've wanted to do a musical episode...
Kawasaki's Rose
"Kawasaki's Rose," the Czech Re public nominee for the foreign- language Oscar, has much going for it: solid ensemble acting, pleasing visuals. Unfortunately, a key plot device doesn't hold up....
Nazi-camp fiend wanted by Dutch
AMSTERDAM -- The Netherlands will use a new legal procedure to seek the extradition from Germany of an 88-year-old Dutchman who was jailed for killing Jewish prisoners at a Nazi...
4th Auschwitz suspect signs in
WARSAW -- An unidentified Swedish national is suspected of masterminding last year's brazen theft of Auschwitz's notorious "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign, prosecutors said yesterday. Anders Hogstrom of Sweden and Andrzej...
Ireland art furor
DUBLIN -- Mere hours after the government announced the country's toughest budget cuts in history, the Bank of Ireland raised $1.5 million at an auction of its prized Irish artwork...
Antique croc unearthed
BANGKOK -- A new species of crocodile that lived 100 million years ago has been identified from a fossil found in Thailand, researchers said yesterday. Komsorn Lauprasert, a scientist at...
9/11 'Nazi' prof firing upheld
DENVER -- A former University of Colorado professor who compared some Sept. 11 victims to a Nazi has lost his appeal to get his job back. The Colorado Court of...
Scarsdale pitch a scam: DA
A Westchester County man allegedly lured investors into backing a plan for an indoor baseball facility for kids, then used the money to pay his mortgage and other bills. Frank...
'Hamburglar' hunt
For the thief, at least, it was a happy meal. Suffolk County police said yesterday that they were looking for a man believed to have taken more than $2,000 from...
Empire state's big-biz rules D-ficient: study
ALBANY -- New York gets a D-plus grade for its regulation of industries that affect air and water quality, job growth and other essentials, according to a report by a...
Olmert jabs Bibi on talks
JERUSALEM -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert took a rare public jab at his successor yesterday, saying Israel should accept US demands to halt West Bank settlement building in...
Toppings $2,570 extra
A Connecticut woman says she was wiped out after a clerk charged her $2,600 for a $30 pizza. Katie Boucher told WFSB-TV that last week, at Amano's Pizza in Bristol,...
Jonas bro in airport knife stop
"Camp Rock 3" almost had to be filmed in a Mideast prison. Joe Jonas, of the Jonas Brothers, and his girlfriend, Ashley Greene, were detained in Abu Dhabi after security...
House fire hits former Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss
Former Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss fled a fire at her Nevada home yesterday. She was seen carrying out one of her pet birds while firefighters tackled the blaze in Pahrump,...
Thug stalks U. East Side
A mugger targeting women on the Upper East Side has struck at least five times in the last two days, cops said last night. The thug follows his victims from...
Docs fly high in rescue
There were plenty of doctors in the house for this high-altitude emergency. At least six of them shot out of their seats on a La Guardia- bound Delta flight Wednesday...
'2nd' smoke 1st-rate killer
LONDON -- Secondhand smoke kills more than 600,000 people a year, according to the first study to look at smoking's global impact. Researchers analyzing 2004 data from 192 nations found...
Empire strikes out
LONDON -- Auctioneers overestimated the power of the Dark Side. An original Darth Vader costume from a "Star Wars" movie did not sell at auction yesterday when no bidder offered...
MTA's a green keeper
They don't call it the "green" charge for nothing. The MTA will reap about $20 million each year from the new "green" MetroCard surcharge, a $1 additional fee tacked onto...
It's chai steppin'
Bust out the hora! A new video game modeled after the arcade staple "Dance Dance Revolution" is rigged for Orthodox Jews who want to boogie down to techno versions of...
City hopes effort's a home run
The first foreclosed home renovated by the city under an innovative neighborhood-stabilization program has come on the market for a modest $280,000 -- but it's in a Staten Island area...
US to retry bride killer
LOS ANGELES -- An Alabama man suspected of killing his wife on their honeymoon in Australia has been indicted on two murder counts in his home state after serving 18...
Teen texts SOS after boat flips
TIVOLI, NY -- A teenager sent text messages seeking help after the canoe he and his grandfather were in overturned on the Hudson River, police say. The Dutchess County Sheriff's...
Greek bombers
ATHENS -- Anarchists yesterday claimed responsibility for a spate of parcel bombings that targeted embassies in Athens and reached the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier this month. A...
Yoko & Sean sound off for Day of Listening
WASHINGTON -- Yoko Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, are joining a national oral-history project that urges people to take time the day after Thanksgiving for a National Day of...
Foreclosures leave SI street in shambles
The rampage of foreclosures that ripped through a small slice of Staten Island two years ago may be over, but it left behind a street littered with boarded-up homes, for-sale...
Black-market cigarettes costing NY $20M a month
The underground tobacco market is spreading like a fast-growing cancer in the wake of tax hikes that make New York cigarettes the most expensive in the nation -- and it's...
It pays to cheat
It doesn't take much coaxing to get otherwise legitimate Big Apple businesses into the illegal cigarette trade. "They come out here like they are salesman from Pepsi or the potato-chip...
Qns. soldier slain
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- A 38-year-old US Army soldier killed during a suspected robbery was visiting from Queens, Trinidad police said. A statement said Sgt. Simeon Roderique was dropping off a...
Mom mourns son, missing for nearly a year
Jennifer Rodriguez remembers her son, Patrick Alford, blowing out the candles on his white-frosted birthday cake last year, then rushing out to play on his brand-new skateboard. But there will...
NYPD's secret doomsday plan
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has a secret doomsday plan that spells out who would succeed him and Chief of Department Joseph Esposito should either die in a terror attack or...
NY dancer disappears
Police spent Thanksgiving scouring the woods outside Syracuse looking for a pretty co-ed who disappeared last week. Jenni-Lyn Watson, 20, had been missing since last Friday, when she returned home...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A career crook molested a woman in a Harlem hotel, police said. Dwight Thomas, 44, and the victim shared a room at the Alga Hotel on Saint Nicholas Avenue,...
Tipping points
Here's a tip -- don't be cheap with the gratuities this holiday season. From the doorman to the dog walker to the nanny, a family-care Web site has come out...
Business briefs
Del Monte deal A group led by KKR agreed to acquire Del Monte Foods in a $4 bil lion transaction that gives the New York buyout firm pet-food brands such...
New nabe for old Abe
After more than a century in exile, Abraham Lincoln is finally coming home. Plans are in the works to move a larger-than-life bronze statue of "the Great Emancipator" that is...
Rush: prez proc a crock
Rush Limbaugh can't give President Obama a break even on Thanksgiving. The bombastic broadcaster took Obama to task for thanking Native Americans in his annual Thanksgiving Day Proclamation and accused...
Pol's kid charged in DUI death
HARTFORD -- The teenage daughter of state Rep. Matthew Conway Jr. (D-Conn.) has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in a DUI car crash that killed a 17-year-old girl, police said...
SI teen charged in brutal slay of beau's tot
A Staten Island teen is facing child-endangerment charges in connection with the beating death of her boyfriend's 2-year-old son, authorities said yesterday. But Josiah Taylor's father, whose name has not...
Kumbay-O: Bam's holiday wish for unity
President Obama used the Thanksgiving holiday to urge Americans to "look out for one another" and push for Republicans and Democrats to have a "real and honest discussion" about the...
Hosp staff survives cost-cutting scalpel
The city's public hospitals have been barred from laying off about 150 electricians, carpenters and laborers -- for now. A Manhattan judge ruled Wednesday that the Health and Hospitals Corp....
Balloons & tunes
What a lot of hot air! Thousands of cheering spectators braved the chilly streets yesterday to watch dozens of huge balloons and an even bigger windbag -- Kanye West --...
Ex-hooker teacher wants to be welcomed back by Bloomberg
She wants to be "publicly exonerated." She wants Mayor Bloomberg to personally welcome her back to class. And she feels "like Kanye effen West." Hooker-turned-tenured-teacher Melissa Petro is still seething...
Lost at sea for 50 days
Adrift at sea for 50 days in a remote corner of the southwest Pacific, they survived on coconuts, rainwater and a seagull. Three teenage boys, exposed to the searing sun...
Pumpkin pie the way to a man's, um, heart
The smell of pumpkin pie turns men on, researchers say. When women baked the traditional pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, they weren't just igniting their partners' appetite but increasing their sexual...
Next stop: Train pat-downs
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has hinted that the body scanners and "enhanced" pat-downs that have caused a ruckus at airports across the country could be coming to a train...
The ties that bind: Ireland, UK & the Euro
THE ISSUE: Ireland's economy, its embrace of the Euro and its historical connections to Britian. *** Andrew Roberts' thoughts on the current budget and banking crisis in Ireland may be...
Black Friday's midnight madness
Black Friday started at the stroke of midnight today as hordes of savvy shoppers braved the crowds and the cold for hot bargains across the city. "It's crazy and people...
No thanks, Oprah, you can keep the new car
I stopped thinking about turkey long enough yesterday to contemplate other important issues, and Oprah Winfrey's latest giveaway this week to the 300 people in her audience -- a 2012...
Vevo is gearing up for global expansion
With 12 months of operations and steady growth under its belt, Vevo is staffing up and setting its sights on a global rollout of its music video service in 2011....
Makeup millions
With its shares up 57 percent this year to a record, and with profit margins plumped and all four business segments going strong, it has been a great year for...
Terrorists & losers
ZABUL PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN -- Sitting on the dusty flightline at Forward Op erating Base Lagman in the Afghan hinterlands, what could make better leisure reading than the November issue of...
'Brink of war'
YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak ordered more troops to a frontline island yesterday -- hours before the North warned this morning that planned US-South Korean...
A 'moderate' outrage
Next time the White House criticizes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne tanyahu's reluctance to embrace the Palestinian Authority, it might consider the outrageous way those Palestinians are trying to rewrite...
Steiner's 'standard'
How ironic that state Education Commissioner David Steiner seems set on insisting that New York City's next schools chancellor come complete with a portfolio of meaningless "credentials." For one thing,...
Little cheer at Condé fete
When the walking wounded gathered for the Condé Nast year-end party last Monday, it was a far cry from its glitzy, glamorous parties at the Four Seasons of yesteryear. This...
$3.5M tequila is served with 'ice'
This is one hangover that's going to really, really going cost you. A Mexican distillery unveiled yesterday what is believed to be the most expensive bottle of tequila in the...
Jets' Woody plays with injured knee
Lost amidst yet another Jets victory, which gave them a 9-2 record, which is their second-best start in franchise history through 11 games, was the toughness right tackle Damien Woody...
December time for Jets to back up big talk
Rex Ryan could put a positive spin on a hemorrhoid. So don't be surprised when the Jets head coach makes last night's 26-10 win over the Bengals sound like the...
Jets' Revis better than 'average' against Bengals' Owens
There was nothing "average" about the job Darrelle Revis did on Terrell Owens last night. After scathing trash talk by the Bengals' star wide receiver this week, Revis never let...
Shoeless Brad leads Jets to victory
Imagine what the Jets can do when they start playing with some urgency early in games. Imagine what Brad Smith can do with both of his shoes on. Give this...
Bengals' Owens, Ochocinco do little in defeat
The "T. Ocho Show" served up another dud last night. That was hardly a surprise, considering the Bengals limped into New Meadowlands Stadium last night riding a seven-game losing streak...
Smith's big plays bail out Jets
This is what the 9-2 Jets should be thankful for today -- that the Cincinnati Bungles accepted their invitation to play a football game at New Meadowlands Stadium last night....
Sports shorts
NFL: Gates hurting Chargers tight end Antonio Gates was in pain as he tried to practice in a limited role yesterday. Gates has missed the last two games because of...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $19,000; clm($10,000); 3upRUN TO GRAND AVE. came off the pace to win as the favorite versus cheaper and was claimed. FAYOUM had a troubled trip when third...
Further unhappy returns for Giants
There's a chance the Giants could be forced to work in yet another kickoff and punt returner for Sunday's game against the Jaguars. Will Blackmon, signed Oct. 28, has handled...
One 'Good' option for Knicks
With center Eddy Curry having yet to suit up and a potential cut after the trade deadline, the Knicks have kept their eye on 6-foot-9 power forward Vernon Goodridge, a...
Tuck says defense needs to carry Giants
There is no need to assemble the Giants' defense en masse and make a pact that the unit must carry the team, starting Sunday against the Jaguars and for however...
5 questions for ... Trent Dilfer
ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer talks about Eli Manning and the Giants playoff hopes with the Post's Justin Terranova. The Super Bowl-winning quarterback also challenges anyone that would argue with him...
Rangers need Gaborik to snap out of scoring funk
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Marian Gaborik's response to coach John Tortorella's pointed criticism of the Rangers' top offensive weapon was short and sweet. The day after Wednesday night's 5-3 loss at...
Tiny Tedenby helping Devils
For all they have spent on high-priced forwards, the irony is that a tiny rookie is leading the Devils out of their early-season disaster. With four points in the Devils'...
Knicks' Stoudemire dedicated to defense
Amar'e Stoudemire read several leadership books before the season in preparation of captaining the Knicks. Stoudemire lets stuff out for a reason. Late Wednesday night in the visitor's locker room...
Brady's 4 TDs lead Patriots over Lions
DETROIT -- Tom Brady was perfect on the field and his exit was first class. Brady threw a season-high four touchdown passes, all in the second half, and the Patriots...
Close losses hurting Nets
Seven games, seven chances to win, seven defeats. And why exactly are the Nets 5-10? At home against Orlando, the Nets lost at :04.1. Against Charlotte, they led by five...
Incentive-laden contract would end impasse between Yankees, Jeter
It is Thanksgiving weekend, time for peace and coming together. So as a holiday gift to those nouveau enemies -- the Yankees and Derek Jeter -- I have come to...
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BasketballNoonOld Spice Classic, semifinal:TEAMS TBAESPN2:30 p.m.76 Classic, semifinal:TEAMS TBAESPNU2:30 p.m.NIT, consolation:VCA vs. UCLAESPN24 p.m.Miami (Oh) at Ohio StateBIG TEN5 p.m.Old Spice Classic, semifinal:TEAMS TBAESPN27 p.m.Rockets at BobcatsESPN28:30 p.m.Southern Illinois vs....
Saints rally past Cowboys
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Drew Brees was a young Dallas Cowboys fan cheering on Jason Garrett during his amazing comeback victory on Thanksgiving 1994. With Garrett and the Cowboys on the...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGIANTS 9½ 7 (44½)JaguarsREDSKINS 1½ 1 (43) VikingsSteelers 6 6½(43) BILLSTEXANS 6 6½(45½)TitansBROWNS11 10 (37½)PanthersRAVENS 9½ 7½(41) BuccaneersEagles 3½ 3½(42) BEARSFALCONSPick 2 (47½)PackersRAIDERSOFFOFF(OFF)DolphinsChiefs 1 1½(44½)SEAHAWKSBRONCOS 5 4 (44½)RamsCOLTS...
Phil takes shots at Miami coach, Big 3
Remember when LeBron James announced he was taking his talents to South Beach? Come on, focus, this is important. Think hard! No sooner had the world's axis shifted to Miami...
Bengals' Palmer 'frustrated' after ugly loss to Jets
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis blamed himself for last night's 26-10 loss to the Jets, but he could just have easily pointed the finger at his awful quarterback. The regression of...
Humphries 'starting' to make impact with Nets
The season outlook called for Kris Humphries to be third on the Nets' depth chart at power forward. Troy Murphy would start, Derrick Favors would come off the bench and...
Jets' Ihedigbo gets redemption with fumble recovery
James Ihedigbo went from being the goat to one of the Jets' heroes in a little more than three minutes. The Jets safety's roughing the passer penalty on a key...
Opening weekend is busy
The opening weekend of New York's big-game season was a windy one that kept hunters and their quarry on their toes. Hunters seem to adapt, however, and reports from the...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 26SATNov. 27SUNNov. 28MONNov. 29TUENov. 30WEDDec. 1THUDec. 2KnicksNOGAMEAtl.1:00MSGESPNDet.1:30MSGESPNNOGAMENets7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMENetsNOGAMEPhila.7:30YESWFANPort.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEN.Y.K.7:30YESWFANOk.C.7:00YESWFANNOGAMERangersFlorida7:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio ESPN 1050 AMNash.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMEPitt.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEIsles7:00MSG2ESPNIslandersDevils1:00TV - MSG Plus NetworkRadio WRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEN.Y.R.7:00MSG+2WHRUDevils Islanders1:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio WFAN 660...
Weird but true
A naked man who was spotted in a lawn chair across the street from a burning building pointing and laughing is now the top suspect in the blaze. No arrests...
Texas A&M keeps Texas out of bowls
AUSTIN, Texas -- Cyrus Gray rushed for 223 yards and had two long touchdown runs to help No. 17 Texas A&M beat Texas 24-17 last night, sending the Longhorns to...
Cal knocks off Temple
Harper Kamp scored 13 points, Allen Crabbe had 12 and California beat No. 21 Temple 57-50 on last night in the opening round of the Old Spice Classic in Lake...
St. John's to face Drake in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- St. John's will play Drake tonight in the second round of the Great Alaska Shootout. The Red Storm won its first-round game late Wednesday night, rallying from...
Heat's on Auburn to bump off Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- So far, so disappointed. This is supposed to be the rivalry of all college football rivalries, a holy war, the end of marriages, the start of blood...
Manhattan can't find basket in loss to Wisconsin
Manhattan's defense was just fine yesterday against Wisconsin. The Jaspers' offense, however, didn't do its part, and the Jaspers lost to Wisconsin 50-35 yesterday in the opening round of the...
Jets beat Bengals, 26-10
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — One shoe or two, Brad Smith was too much for the Bengals. Smith, the Jets' Mr. Everything, scored on an 89-yard kickoff return during which he...
Amaker's career day sends Mount to Turkey Bowl win
Jaylen Amaker put quite a finish to his career. The senior quarterback’s final game was the best of his two years as a starter and one that will likely live...
Cardinals can't carve out Thanksgiving Day win
Everything about the game was to Cardinal Hayes’ liking. Everything, that is, except the result. The Cardinals were in a high-scoring track meet with rival Mount St. Michael with its...
Arsenal confirms impact of Fabregas hamstring injury -- Sky Sports
Arsenal said today its captain Cesc Fabregas was set to be sidelined from the soccer field for two weeks with a hamstring injury. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said the loss was...
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, four players charged over red card plot
UEFA charged Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho and four members of his team today with improper conduct over allegations he told two of his players to get themselves sent off. Xabi...
Follow Jets-Bengals with Post writers
The Post has today's Jets-Bengals game from New Meadowlands Stadium covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business. The Jets come in to the game...
City's best go head-to-head in PSAL football semifinals
They each have scored 15 touchdowns and done it in different ways, through the air, on the ground or on defense. With the ball in their hands, no matter where...