December 28, 2010
Yankees get snow removal lesson for Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium isn't accustomed to digging out for anything. The ballpark in The Bronx is usually dormant this time of year, the sweet sounds of spring still months away. The...
Blizzard nearly prevented Playbill from delivering to theaters for first time in more than a century
For 126 years Playbill has been even more reliable than the Post Office, delivering its magazine to city theaters in rain, snow, and even blackouts. But when several MTA buses...
‘Boardwalk Empire’ star, teen actors cast in final ‘Harry Potter’ movie: report
“Boardwalk Empire” star Kelly Macdonald and a pair of teenage actors have been added to the cast of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2,” the final film in...
Actress Reese Witherspoon engaged to Hollywood agent: report
Actress Reese Witherspoon and Hollywood agent Jim Toth are engaged, Us Weekly reported Tuesday. A representative for Witherspoon confirmed the engagement and said, "They are extremely happy." Witherspoon, 34, and...
Super Bowl win worth $2M to Jets' Sanchez: report
Playing an extra playoff game could work out just fine financially for Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. ESPN.com reports Sanchez will earn $250,000 in contract bonuses for each playoff win, with...
Conviction upheld in deadly mugging of NYC actress
A man diagnosed as psychotic after being found guilty of murdering a playwright and actress during a mugging lost a bid Tuesday to challenge his conviction. Rudy Fleming’s prison diagnosis...
Teixeira thinks Pettitte will retire from Yankees
Mark Teixeira sounds like a man ready to plan a retirement party when asked about Yankees teammate Andy Pettitte. "If he's leaning one way, he's probably leaning toward retirement," Teixeira...
Avery puts out APB for Nets offense
OKLAHOMA CITY – Avery Johnson has put out an APB for the Nets: An All Players Bulletin. After Monday’s loss to the Magic, the coach said Devin Harris and Brook...
Small explosion on tarmac at Miami airport
A man was in custody Tuesday after firearm parts were discovered in his checked luggage on an American Airlines flight from Boston to Miami. The incident began Tuesday afternoon when...
Broken window theory! MTA blizzard crew destroyed homeowners' stained glass
Transit workers blew out windows in several homes along the elevated B and Q trains in Flatbush early on Tuesday as they toiled to restore subway service in the wake...
‘Patriot Pilot’ reveals identity, defends posting airport security videos on YouTube
The California pilot who posted several YouTube videos critical of security at San Francisco International Airport defended his effort to expose flaws in the screening system Tuesday after revealing his...
Amar'e: Knicks can beat Heat if we defend
MIAMI – Amar'e Stoudemire believes if the Knicks can defend like they have in the past two victories over Oklahoma City and Chicago, they may be posting a South Beach...
Obama and daughters stop by Hawaii snow cone shop
US President Barack Obama, who is spending his Christmas and New Year holiday in Hawaii, created a stir Monday when he dropped by a local shop for snow cones, according...
ER's see blizzard of snow blower injuries
Hospital emergency rooms on Long Island have seen a blizzard of injuries – including severed fingers – from snow blower accidents, sources said. One injured man, Mario Gianfrancesco of Mineola,...
Aussie ‘Thor’ star Chris Hemsworth marries girlfriend: report
Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, who plays the Norse god Thor in the upcoming Marvel Comics adaptations "Thor" and "The Avengers,” has married his longtime girlfriend, Spanish actress Elsa Pataky, People...
Newark Mayor Cory Booker uses Twitter to dig out snowed-in residents
Newark Mayor Cory Booker has been getting personally involved in the fight to clear his city out from the recent blizzard and is using Twitter to respond to individual cries...
Rangers' Del Zotto facing demotion
From the moment Michael Del Zotto made the Rangers out of training camp last year as a 19-year-old, coach John Tortorella has talked about the defenseman's cocky demeanor, usually in...
Christmas Eve clash
Christmas Eve cuttingA young woman was arrested on Dec. 24 after she stabbed a male friend inside an E. 83rd Street apartment.The couple was arguing inside the apartment, which is...
Nuggets unsure if Carmelo will be back for Tuesday night's game
DENVER — Nuggets coach George Karl is uncertain whether Carmelo Anthony will play Tuesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers following the funeral for his sister. The All-Star forward wasn’t...
3 busted chess players out of park rap
It's endgame for three men who were charged with playing chess in an Upper Manhattan park. Three of the six men who were slapped with summonses for playing chess in...
Rangel debuts legal defense fund
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Charles Rangel has established a defense fund that will allow supporters to contribute up to $5,000 a year to help pay his legal bills. The New York...
Christmas party gone awry
Bad SantaAn unhinged Brooklyn Avenue resident spent most of his holiday weekend in a hospital psych ward after sparking a Dec. 25 hostage standoff with police.Things began to unravel shortly...
Jets game helps CBS to record ratings day
The Chicago Bears' win over the Jets led the way to the highest preliminary television rating for the single-game window in the 13 seasons of the current AFC package.The CBS...
Week 16 Fantasy Recap: Packers' Rodgers leads quarterback sneak
Here’s one instance where fantasy football and real football philosophies don’t exactly add up. If you look at the NFL, 90-percent of teams mold their offense around the quarterback and...
NY GOP leader arrested on shoplifting charges
WEST NYACK, N.Y. — A New York county GOP leader was arrested on shoplifting charges, but he says it was all a mistake. Vincent Reda, chairman of the Republican Party...
Fans say NHL referee gave them middle finger: report
A group of Columbus Blue Jackets fans say veteran NHL referee Paul Devorski went overboard responding to their taunts in a 4-3 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday...
This was no game
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideiGameA straphanging thief plucked an iPhone out of a woman’s hands on the L train at Metropolitan Avenue stop on Dec. 21.The woman told cops that she was enjoying...
Mosque in Sheepshead Bay — A year-long saga
Six letters have never caused so much controversy.This past year, Sheepshead Bay became a powder keg of religious tension over a mosque planned for Voorhies Avenue, between E. 28th and...
California woman, 102, saved from Molotov cocktail thrown through window: report
A 102-year old California woman was saved by her neighbors after someone threw a Molotov cocktail through her window and started a fire in the middle of the night, The...
'Suitcase slayer' says he used cooking pan, cord to kill victim
An East Harlem man caught on video disposing of a woman's body stuffed inside a suitcase, confessed to smashing his victim with a frying pan and then used an electric...
Conn. newspaper carrier discovers body in snow
WESTPORT, Conn. — Westport police say they are investigating the death of a local woman whose body was found in the snow. A Connecticut Post newspaper carrier found 48-year-old Cindy...
Chairlift derails at Maine ski resort, skiers tumble into mountain
At least seven people plunged from 30 feet in the air Tuesday when a chairlift derailed at the Sugarloaf ski resort in Maine at the height of the busy Christmas...
China advances anti-carrier missile program: report
China's military is pushing forward with the deployment of a new anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) that could sink US aircraft carriers, with serious implications for American support for Pacific allies,...
Skinny jeans, adult films, human excrement sell 'like hot cakes' in N.Korea: report
Skinny jeans, adult films and human excrement were among some of the most wanted items for consumers in North Korea, Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday. Kim Young-soo, a political science...
US gas prices pass $3 a gallon; $5 gallon could be on its way
The average price of gasoline in the US rose to $3.052 Monday, its highest level since October 2008, according to data released by the Department of Energy. For the week...
Bank robbery yields $4,300
68th PrecinctBay Ridge–Dyker HeightsBank robbery!A gunman stole $4,300 from the Ridgewood Savings Bank branch on Third Avenue on Dec. 23.Cops say that the perp entered the bank, which is between...
Giants finally land back home
The Giants today at 11 a.m finally landed at Newark International Airport after their longer-than-anticipated stay in Appleton, Wisconsin because of the blizzard back home.Normally, the Giants fly out on...
Stealing Christmas toys
Toys ‘R robbedA crew of Christmas grinches tunneled into the Toys ‘R Us on Flatbush Avenue on Dec. 26, but ran off empty handed after failing to crack the safe.Workers...
Shooting and fleeing
Shot in the backA 29-year-old man was arrested Christmas morning for shooting a cabbie in the back while in the cab near Avenue T and Coney Island Avenue — and...
Mets, Yankees target Francis says no offers yet: report
Jeff Francis says reports of him being close to picking his next team are overstated. Francis has reportedly been targeted by the Mets and Yankees, and a few other teams,...
Taking pot shots
Bullets for ChristmasThree armed thugs took a pot shot at a 23-year-old on Bay 37th Street in Bath Beach on Dec. 21, wounding the young man.The victim was leaving his...
Property rights conserve the land and the fish
From AEI's latest title "Mere Environmentalism: A biblical perspective on humans and the natural world" by Steven F. Hayward:"A simple thought experiment explains the logic of extending property rights to...
The year of riding dangerously
The federal government killed hundreds of geese in Prospect Park. The borough president used jail prisoners for free labor. And Brooklyn got so hot this year that a restaurant opened...
Devils place Rolston on re-entry waivers
Devils GM Lou Lamoriello Tuesday said LW Brian Rolston will be assigned to Albany for the purpose of placing him on re-entry waivers, which would allow any team to pick...
'Spider-Man' actress Natalie Mendoza to leave show: report
Actress Natalie Mendoza, the third of four cast members of the trouble-plagued musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” to be injured while performing in the show, has decided to leave...
DVR Alert: Will Rogers on TCM
Turner Classic Movies is dipping into Fox's Will Rogers holdings for the first time tonight, offering six TCM premieres starring the beloved humorist who was Hollywood's top box-office attraction at...
Palestinians impose Israeli boyott; Israelis agree
The Palestinian Authority is building a new city just north of Jerusalem. This would be good news except for the racist policies that are being imposed on the project and...
Sterger's lawyer says NFL giving Favre preferential treatment
Joseph Conway, the lawyer for Jenn Sterger, said the NFL is clearly giving Brett Favre preferential treatment during its investigation of the Viking quarterback's alleged sexual harassment of Sterger, NBC's...
Giants finally land back in New Jersey
The Giants have returned to New Jersey after being stranded in Wisconsin after Sunday's loss to the Green Bay Packers. Team spokesman Pat Hanlon said Tuesday that the team arrived...
Sanitation truck plows into parked cars in Brooklyn during blizzard clean-up (video)
A real-life demolition derby caught on tape and circulating on YouTube shows a city Sanitation Department snowplow crushing three parked cars on a Brooklyn Heights street. The city is on...
Americans to FCC: Buzz off
Rasmussen's latest poll reinforces what everyone -- Congress, the courts and the general public -- understands about the internet, but Democrat bureaucrats do not: the Internet should be free and open....
Lindsay Lohan's mom considering legal action against movie: report
LOS ANGELES -- Producers of "Dogs in Pocketbooks" -- a movie based on troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan's wild life -- may have to open their wallets because LiLo's mom is...
The Force is strong: ’Empire’ tapped for registry
BALTIMORE — Darth Vader proclaiming he’s Luke Skywalker’s father, John Travolta preening in his underwear and an early 20th-century deaf activist communicating in sign language are among the images that...
German kindergartens told to pay before they sing
A body representing German musicians was accused of Scrooge-like meanness Tuesday after pressing kindergartens to pay up for singing songs that are protected by copyright. GEMA, the German musical copyright...
Fields, Nielsen make Film Registry
Leslie Nielsen and W.C. Fields star in comedy classics added today to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress: Zucker, Abram and Zucker's "Airplane'' (1980) and Norman Z....
Midwood fireman facing jail for texting death
A Midwood firefighter who prosecutors say killed a man while speeding through Bensonhurst with one hand on the wheel and the other on his cellphone keypad is facing seven years...
Mayor Bloomberg calls on New Yorkers to 'be patient' -- says blizzard clean-up is 'a bad situation'
In what he called a "massive effort," Mayor Bloomberg said today that the blizzard clean-up across the city continues -- assuring New Yorkers that the Sanitation Department is "working long...
Cops say link between Italian, Greek anarchists
ROME — Police on Tuesday confirmed a link between Italian and Greek anarchists, saying the Italian group that sent parcel bombs to three Rome embassies was responding to an appeal...
France's spy service bulks up amid terror threats
PARIS — There's no French James Bond. But a new push may set the stage for one. France's secretive international spy agency, the DGSE, is recruiting hundreds of people and...
Helicopter pilot helps rescue stranded calf (Video)
WATONGA, Okla. — A helicopter pilot for an Oklahoma City television station has come to the aid of a calf stranded on an icy farm pond in northwest Oklahoma. A...
68 minutes for Giants' season to collapse
Over the Giants' last 68 minutes of game action, they have allowed 73 points and watched their season quickly spiral out of control. Here is a look back at some...
Giants try to pick up the pieces
There was no escape for the Giants. Not after they continued their dramatic downward spiral, a trend that looks as if it will keep them out of the playoffs for...
Stories from the storm
Stephen Rozas got tired of waiting in the snow for the Queens bus that takes him to work each morning, so he walked. And walked. And walked. Five miles and...
Return of 'Downstairs' kicks butler
The much-anticipated revival of "Upstairs, Downstairs" -- the 1970s upper-crust classic -- debuted Sunday night on British TV to warm reviews after a 35-year hiatus. The three-part miniseries, set to...
Puppet space drama's out of this world
The first sign that "Baby Uni verse: A Puppet Odyssey" isn't your ordinary puppet show comes in the lobby, when a small, wheelchair-bound robot with a striking resemblance to Stephen...
'Drop' outs?
The couple wrongly booted from Fox's "Million Dollar Money Drop" say they haven't decided if they'll accept the show's offer to return -- if there's even a show to return...
I can see Jersey from my house
Alaska is the new New Jersey -- well, at least as far as reality TV goes. So all those shirtless half-wit reality jerks south of New York with their orange...
'16 and Pregnant' abort show furor
MTV -- first accused of glamorizing teen pregnancy with "16 and Pregnant" -- is now facing charges it's promoting abortion with a controversial new show airing tonight. On the show,...
10 unforgettable trips for 2011
BEWARE of travel writers bearing predictions lists. That's not an ancient Chinese saying, but it ought to be. Yes, it's that time again, the time when everyone gets out their...
Drunken driver arrests himself
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A 25-year-old man called 911 to report a drunken driver -- himself. According to the Iowa City Press-Citizen, local police said Francisco Castro called the emergency...
How Bam could still pull off 2012
Barack Obama is down but not out. You could tell as much from the contrast between his petulant post- election press conference and his peppy pre-Christmas press conference. In the...
In the know on terror? Not our intel chief
Does James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, not read The Post or any other newspaper ("Clueless Clapper," Editorial, Dec. 23)? It boggles my mind that he could be so clueless...
A gift of good health
A gift was given to the 9/11 workers as Congress voted to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act just in time for Christmas ("9/11 Fund May Skimp...
Ohio court: TV tax OK
The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld a state sales tax for satellite TV providers that cable competitors don't have to pay, rejecting arguments from the satellite industry that the tax...
Heart-stopping! Medics limit CPR amid 911 backlog
The epic blizzard kept city medics so busy that -- for the first time ever -- they were given a time limit for performing CPR on patients, The Post has...
Wishing, hoping and getting real about 2011
Hopefully, the economy will soar next year. I also hope everyone's wishes and dreams come true -- and that includes peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind. And, just...
E-slam by Islam for ass killers
Body Paint and vuvuzelas are OK, but car raffles are banned. And never kill a noisy donkey, no matter how much he annoys you. Those are among the 350,000 Islamic...
And now more MTA fare hikes
Punch-drunk straphangers are about to get walloped with yet another hike in transit fares and tolls -- just three days after the Blizzard of 2010 shut down service on nearly...
Here come 'death panels'
The text of ObamaCare is dry and legalistic, except when it summons the maj esty of the King James Bible to intone imperiously, "the secretary shall . . . "...
Too much 'authority'
ALBANY -- More than 100 of the state's 700 public authorities are essentially defunct, and hundreds more are duplicative and should be shuttered, a state Assembly committee said yesterday in...
AIG gets $4.3B in credit lines
Bailed-out insurer American International Group took another step toward winding down its support from the US government yesterday by securing $4.3 billion of credit lines from banks. AIG and its...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Game over. A timid teen tried to hold up a Union Square video-game store at gunpoint, but fled empty-handed after he freaked out, police sources said yesterday. Samuel Ebanks,...
Get a clue, Barack
In foreign affairs, 2010 was the year of being stumped. Everywhere you look, Washington points out how difficult the various policy options on the menu are, rather than devising ways...
Durst trips the lights fantastic on 42nd St.
The City That Never Sleeps has a new reason to stay up at night. In the past few days, without fanfare, the Durst Organization lit up the previously dark spire...
Google TV 'Revue'd
Logitech International yesterday denied Google had asked the Swiss electronics firm to suspend production of television set-top boxes until the US Internet giant irons out software problems. Logitech makes the...
Fund-skimming sec'y gets schooled
A sticky-fingered Queens school secretary -- who was ratted out by her own granddaughter -- was fined $14,000 yesterday for skimming school funds to buy family goods. Among the expenses...
Squall's a real shopper stopper
The post-Christmas shopping rush vanished under nearly two feet of city snow yesterday, with customers and store employees nowhere to be found. At Rego Center in Queens, there were wide-open...
Box-office blues
No "Avatar" equals no Christmas cheer in Hollywood. The holiday season has been a box-office bust, and the biggest problem may be that this year's mid-December releases -- "Little Fockers"...
Gun stash mystery is solved
Mystery solved! A Florida woman confirmed yesterday that her long-lost son is the bearded drifter charged with stashing guns and ammo in a South Street storage locker. Alicia "Jamie" O’Donnell...
Obama lauds Vick pick
President Obama may be in the doghouse with pet lovers after praising the Philadelphia Eagles for signing disgraced NFL star Michael Vick after his dogfighting scandal. Obama -- who is...
Natal Portman
Natalie Portman is pregnant -- and will be dancing down the aisle with her choreographer and actor boyfriend, the brainy Long Island beauty announced yesterday. The lovebirds, Portman and baby...
King-size ideas on immigration
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Peter King, who next week becomes chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, says he will push legislation to tighten border security and arrest more illegal aliens...
Zing and a prayer
Great job during the holidays, but now what? That's what retail experts and economists are asking worriedly about US consumers -- despite the fact that it has been the best...
Shot Seton Hall hoops star on the rebound
Seton Hall basketball standout Jeremy Hazell is shaken after a terrifying brush with death at the hands of a group of muggers who shot him near his Harlem home, sources...
Loans-some road
Shares of tax preparer H&R Block took a beating yesterday after the tax preparation firm announced it may not be able to make so-called refund anticipation loans to cash-hungry customers...
Declining O still most admired
WASHINGTON -- President Obama reigns as "America's Most Admired Man of 2010" -- winning the title for the third straight year, despite a slip in his numbers, says a Gallup...
Pay-as-you-drive insurance revs up
Car insurance could be sold by the mile under a plan the Bloomberg administration is floating to get more cars off the Big Apple's traffic-clogged streets. With "pay as you...
Unholy furor over B'klyn church shut down as 'payback'
Parishioners at a Brooklyn church that defied both its bishop and a powerful politician over a local development scheme say someone doctored their books to justify shutting them down. Juan...
Frozen 'triplet' born 11 yrs. after sisters
Meet the world's most unusual siblings -- they missed being triplets by 11 years. The story of the medical miracle that led to the birth of Ryleigh Shepherd last month...
Tesla price tumbles on hybrid fears
Investors yesterday sped away from shares of Tesla Motors, the maker of the $57,000 all-electric sedan, feeling buyers might prefer the reliability of hybrid sedans over all-electric vehicles. Shares of...
Feds pull another snow job
It was another snow day for most of New York City's G-men -- including the FBI -- who were told to stay home while police and firefighters had to brave...
Bride Kate's a museum piece
Before she becomes a member of Britain's royal family, Kate Middleton will be the princess of wax! Madame Tussauds announced yesterday it will make a likeness of Prince William's wife-to-be...
Business briefs
Alcatel fined Alcatel-Lucent agreed to pay $137 million to re solve US criminal and civil probes into allega tions that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Prac tices Act by paying...
Chris: fat chance!
The proof is in the pudding. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie admitted yesterday that he doesn't make New Year's res olutions to lose weight anymore because he never sticks to...
Apple in app attack
Steve Jobs' Apple is being sued over claims applications for the company's iPhone and iPad transmit users' personal information to advertising networks without customers' consent. The lawsuit, which is seeking...
Cold Stone Creamery burning mad at CNBC
A new CNBC documentary on franchising has one Scottsdale, Ariz., company ice-screaming mad. Cold Stone Creamery and a franchisee group are threatening legal action against the business cable network, claiming...
Mideast mission 'Impossible'
Cutting a peace deal with the Palestinians is "impossible" right now, Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Israeli diplomats on Sunday. No kidding. Anyone startled by such a statement obviously...
Next time, try harder
What a disaster: Ambulances unavailable. Trains stalled for hours. Streets unplowed. Fire trucks stuck in the snow. Buses canceled. These were not mere "inconveniences" -- as Mayor Bloomberg put it...
Fury as city is paralyzed by blizzard
New Yorkers endured a crippled transit system, completely overwhelmed emergency responders and unpassable roadways yesterday after one of the city's worst blizzards ever dumped a staggering 20 inches of snow....
College player on verge of hitting streak record accused of 'rape'
College baseball star Garrett Wittels and two friends -- including one who lives on the Upper East Side -- have been charged with raping two 17-year-old girls in the Bahamas,...
Jackie O half bro in prison
The perv half-brother of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has reportedly been sent back to an Oregon prison for a possible probation violation. James Auchincloss, 63, was arrested Wednesday and is being...
Man held in suitcase slay
An East Harlem man was charged with murder last night after he was caught on video disposing of a woman's body stuffed inside a suitcase, police sources said. Hassan Malik...
No nonsense on terror
Kudos to Queens City Council member Dan Halloran for standing up to a colleague’s attempt to have the entire Council endorse a terrorist’s parole bid. Melissa Mark-Viverito, who represents East...
Affrunti's Philadelphia Park Grade
Post Time: 12:25 pm.FIRST-1m&70y; $28,000; mdn cl($25,000); 2YO3-Pure Irish 1191-GottaHaveitll 12111-Sortano 1216-Son of Posse 12112-Dark Invader 1217-MoonshineBlus 1212-G Man Joe 1218-ClassyRascal 1219-BenevolentNte 1214-I'm Broke 12110-NewHseRules 1215-PalaceCausewy 121SECOND-6 1/2f; $26,000; cl($15,000);...
Vikings, Eagles finally play tonight
PHILADELPHIA -- While the Vikings ate cheesesteaks and acted like tourists, the Eagles savored a division title they clinched from their couches. Both teams had to wait another day to...
Sanchez likely to play in Jets finale
CHICAGO -- Upon further review, Jets coach Rex Ryan is leaning heavily toward playing Mark Sanchez in Sunday's regular-season finale against the Bills at the Meadowlands. This about-face from Ryan...
Monti Results
WEATHER ClearTRACK Fast Remainder of card canceled due to high winds and inclement weather7Jeeterbug(JChndno) 21.808.509.504Spndthmnyprr(RHrp)4.903.506CarlinStrm(BAldrch)3.70Scr: An Electric Laugh; Daisys Shark * Perfecta (7-4) $72.00 * Trifecta (7-4-6) $252.00
Rain in forecast for NHL Winter Classic
PITTSBURGH -- The weather is becoming a worry for the Winter Classic. Rain showers and temperatures in the low 50s are being forecast for the Capitals-Penguins outdoor game Saturday at...
Turfway Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 1/16m; $5,500; mdn cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)LITTLE MILL drops to lowest claiming level of career while making second start at this distance. MYTUITION returns to route after flattening out...
Calder Charts
Dec. 27, 2010 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2010 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST5 1/2f; $12,000; mdn clm; 2YOOff: 12:26. 1. off slowly, 3 wideTime: 23.55, 48.18, 1:01.02, 1:07.75.Trainer: James McKathan,...
Jets must find answers before playoffs
CHICAGO -- This is what you call making the best of a bad situation: You walk off a windswept field losers, and 15 minutes later, a thousand miles away, a...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m; $45,000; alw opt clm; 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Rogue's Jewel(L),119RDominguez2-2-5CMartin 6-52Mesa Girl(L),120J Samyn7-5-3POrtiz 20-13Miss Dolan's Rose(L),116C Amaro3-1-3DiSanto 6-14Loyal Shadow(L),122M Studart5-5-1Sciacca...
Fair Grounds Results
FIRST-1m&70y; $17,000; clm; 3up1Winningdancer (Theriot) 2.802.202.102Lucky Woman (Campbell)5.604.005Get a Victory (Clark)3.20 Off 12:41. Time 1:46.05. Fast. Scr: Five Nations. * Exacta (1-2) $12.20 * Trifecta (1-2-5) $35.20Winner picked by AffruntiSECOND-1...
Hu traded to Mets
Hu's not on first for the Mets, but he can play second. Chin-lung Hu, a 26-year-old infielder, was acquired by the team yesterday in a deal that sent minor league...
Free Devils tickets after Sunday snow
Because of the snowstorm and ensuing transportation difficulties, the Devils are offering free tickets for one of three upcoming games to those with used or unused tickets for Sunday night's...
Rival Redskins won't help Giants
After helping the Jets get into the playoffs last Sunday, the Redskins will try to do the opposite to the Giants this weekend. Recent history is very much in favor...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball2 p.m.Purdue at MichiganBIG TEN7 p.m.Minnesota at WisconsinESPN27 p.m.South Florida at Seton HallSNY, WABC (770 AM)7 p.m.Fairfield at FloridaESPNU7:30 p.m.Knicks at HeatMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)9 p.m.North Carolina at RutgersESPN2, WOR...
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogEAGLES14 14 (42) VikingsSundayGiants 3½ 4 (44½)REDSKINSJETSOFFOFF(OFF)BillsCHIEFSOFFOFF(OFF)RaidersPATRIOTSOFFOFF(OFF)DolphinsCOLTS 8½ 9½(48) TitansTEXANSOFFOFF(OFF)JaguarsSteelers 6 6 (37½)BROWNSRAVENS 9½10 (43) BengalsLIONSOFFOFF(OFF)VikingsPACKERSOFFOFF(OFF)BearsEAGLESOFFOFF(OFF)CowboysFALCONSOFFOFF(OFF)PanthersSAINTSOFFOFF(OFF)BuccaneersRams+1 1½(43) SEAHAWKS49ERS 7 6½(38) CardinalsChargers 3½ 3½(47½)BRONCOSNCAA FootballTonightChamps Sports BowlAt Orlando, Fla.FavoriteCurrent...
James backs off Nets-cutting comments
MIAMI -- LeBron James does have a heart. In clarifying his contraction remarks after getting ripped by Nets coach Avery Johnson, James said yesterday he does not want the Nets...
Rangers roll over Islanders
There's more competition for lineup spots and ice time on the Rangers than there was in the club's 7-2 victory over the Islanders last night at the Garden. Seriously, other...
Sports shorts
NBA: Shaq fined 35G Shaquille O'Neal was fined $35,000 by the NBA yesterday for criticizing the referee after Boston's Christmas Day loss to the Magic, his former team. O'Neal, who...
Hamstring injury worse than expected for Nets' Morrow
Anthony Morrow's injury status was upgraded. But not in a good way. When the Nets guard strained his right hamstring two weeks ago, the prognosis called for him to be...
LeBron wants boos from Knicks fans in Miami
MIAMI -- LeBron James wasn't bothered a bit 11 days ago by the relentless Garden boos, posting a triple-double and helping the Heat to a 22-point victory over the Knicks....
Nets buried by Magic
The snow had fallen throughout the previous day, night and morning. Then last night, the rains came -- in the form of 3-point shots by Orlando. The blizzard that rocked...
LeBron contraction talk is selfish, misguided
The more we hear from LeBron James, the more it becomes progressively patent there's no misunderstanding where he's coming from; he genuinely cares about himself. The NBA is his world....
Cowher: There's no wish list
The Giants are reportedly on Bill Cowher's "wish list" of three NFL head-coaching jobs he wants next season, but Cowher denounced the idea the list even exists. "Let me say...
Heat coach met with Amar'e on July 1
MIAMI -- Heat coach Erik Spoelstra met with Amar'e Stoudemire and his agent, Happy Walters, at midnight, July 1 in Los Angleles for two hours. Stoudemire was so busy meeting...
Coughlin should go if Giants flop vs. Redskins
It is three years after Super Bowl XLII, three years since Tom Coughlin's Giants have won a playoff game, now seven years on the sidelines coaching the team he always...
Ryan trying to get Jets defense on track
CHICAGO -- Rex Ryan will handle his defensive crisis the same way he handled Mark Sanchez a few weeks ago when the Jets quarterback was struggling mightily. The head coach is ordering...
Saints' win over Falcons makes it tougher on Giants
ATLANTA -- Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints showed the high-flying Atlanta Falcons they're not ready to give up their crown just yet. That's right, Who Dat going back...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
Vermont's outgoing governor, Jim Douglas, has often been criticized for turning his press conferences into "dog and pony shows." So, for his last scheduled meeting with the media, he trotted...
Florida down four starters for bowl game against Penn State
The Florida Gators will be without cornerback Janoris Jenkins and three other starters against Penn State in the Outback Bowl on New Year's Day in Tampa. Jenkins had surgery on...
Air Force defeats Georgia Tech
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Air Force cashed in when Georgia Tech muffed a punt in the second half of the Independence Bowl, getting a go-ahead touchdown run from Jared Tew in...
Missouri facing Iowa at Insight Bowl
TEMPE, Ariz. -- A neighborly rematch 100 years in the making will take place half a country away in the desert. Iowa and Missouri are playing tonight in the Insight...
West Virginia vs. N.C. State in Champs Bowl
ORLANDO, Fla. -- All the emotions Bill Stewart has reserved the last few weeks will be tough to control when he takes the field again as West Virginia's coach. While he...
Pitt hits UConn with first loss
PITTSBURGH -- Ashton Gibbs scored 21 points as Pittsburgh's balance overcame Kemba Walker's one-man offense for No. 4 Connecticut, and the No. 6 Panthers easily won the Big East's first...
Star picks
* Florence (Florence + the Machine): “Monster” by Kanye West — “You can’t get much higher than this.” * Taio Cruz: “Firework” by Katy Perry — “Katy does a great...
The top 210 songs from 2010
No. 1 song . . . “Runaway,” Kanye West feat. Pusha T Kanye West thrives on controversy. So it’s no surprise that a year with more Taylor Swift fallout, a...
Boys basketball holiday roundup: Rice nips Wheeler, takes opener in Beach Ball Classic
Melvin Johnson scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Jermaine Sanders added 15 points and Richard Council chipped in 10 points and five rebounds as Rice remained undefeated, topping Wheeler...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Dec. 31New Year’s EveAll day/night New Year’s party: Bring the kids for a buffet dinner (with drinks!), or stay until after midnight. $40. 2 pm–1 am. Barrio [210 Seventh...
Elton John and partner welcome arrival of first child: report
British music star Sir Elton John and his partner have welcomed their first child, Us Magazine reported Monday. Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born on Christmas day in California via...
Gates adds South Korea to Asia trip
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates will make a brief stop in Seoul when he travels next month to China and Japan, the Pentagon said Monday. "Secretary Gates has added a...
Sudden 'impact'
The new year will bring an old-school approach to battling crime on violent Church Avenue, as the NYPD will flood a 22-block strip with dozens of officers.Beginning on Jan. 10,...
Rangers rout Isles 7-2 with 52-shot performance
Defenseman Matt Gilroy broke a long scoring drought with his first two-goal game in the NHL, and the New York Rangers recorded a season-high 52 shots to cool off the...
Firefighters combat blaze at Queens building
A fire official says snow and high winds delayed efforts by about 200 firefighters to bring a fierce blaze at a six-story apartment building in Queens under control. The Fire...
Boys basketball holiday hoops schedule
The blizzard that pelted the metropolitan area with more than a foot of snow did a number on several local boys basketball teams. Wings Academy and Blessed Sacrament were supposed...
Snow job! Brooklyn pols blast lackluster storm response
Brooklyn received a one-two punch this week — first when Mother Nature pummeled us with the fifth-largest snowstorm ever, then when City Hall didn’t do enough to clear the streets...
Five teenagers found dead inside Florida motel room: report
Police believe carbon monoxide poisoning may have caused the deaths of five teenagers in a Hialeah, Fla. motel room, WSVN-TV reported Monday. While authorities have yet to identify the victims,...
A train riders deal with prolonged delays during blizzard
It took hours for Christopher Mullen to get off a plane from sunny Cancun and on to a half-empty subway car, his only way home. It would be another eight...
DA gives residue for testing to Jackson doctor
LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death will get some residue from syringes and medical items found in the star’s bedroom to conduct tests. The...
STOP-DWI Holiday Classic Preview
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the STOP-DWI Holiday Classic in Binghamton, N.Y., featuring Holy Cross and Thomas Jefferson What: 19th annual STOP-DWI Holiday Classic Where: Broome...