December 29, 2010
Rangers demote White in cap move
John Tortorella said 35-year-old Todd White’s demotion to the AHL Whale earlier today was a result of the "organizational philosophy of going forward with kids," but the fact is that...
Court rules Black waiver did not violate law
An Albany County Supreme Court judge ruled today that the waiver issued to incoming schools Chancellor Cathie Black to exempt her from the typical education credentials required of superintendents did...
Former Republican Senate candidate O'Donnell under federal investigation: report
Former Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell is under federal investigation for misusing campaign funds, Politico reported Wednesday. O’Donnell had been accused by the Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group Citizens for...
Oldest daughter in Von Trapp family dies at 97: report
Agathe von Trapp, the eldest daughter of the family who inspired “The Sound of Music,” has died, a friend told the Baltimore Sun Wednesday. She was 97. Mary Louis Kaye,...
Palmeiro still insists he never used steroids
Rafael Palmeiro is sticking to his story that a tainted vitamin shot caused his failed drug test five years ago, and hopes Hall of Fame voters will overlook the mistake...
Son of White Sox manager slams Red Sox's Jenks
CHICAGO -- One of Ozzie Guillen's sons is firing back at former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks for comments made about the Chicago manager. Jenks, who signed a two-year deal...
Locked-in Eagles may rest Vick, others
PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles coach Andy Reid says he hasn't decided if Michael Vick's leg bruise will keep the quarterback out of Sunday's regular-season finale against the Dallas Cowboys. Vick sustained...
These are a few of my favorite 2010 things, part 1
You never know when it's going to hit. There you are, comfortably ensconced in your seat and suddenly you prick up your ears, your eyes open a little wider, your senses...
Giants’ Snee: Talk of Coughlin being fired is ‘absurd’
Giants guard Chris Snee stuck up for his father-in-law and coach Tom Coughlin amid talk that he could be fired if the team does not make the playoffs. “Two weeks...
Kettle Black owner pleads guilty to $1M tax scam
The money pot was calling at Kettle Black. The principal owner of the Kettle Black pleaded guilty today to cheating the state and city out of over $1 million in...
'Gruesome' anti-smoking posters violate federal law: judge
A judge today snuffed out the city law that requires retailers to post disgusting anti-smoking ads near their tobacco products or cash registers. Manhattan federal Judge Jed Rakoff said mandating...
Swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay's death ruled a homicide
The city Medical Examiner’s Office has officially ruled today that swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay was murdered at the Soho House earlier this month. Cachay, 33, was found partially clothed in...
Jets' Sanchez could start, won't finish
Jets coach Rex Ryan on Wednesday remained oddly non-committal about his plans for QB Mark Sanchez in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Bills at the Meadowlands.“I haven’t decided that he’s...
Graham enjoying role as Nets' defensive stopper
OKLAHOMA CITY – As the Nets take their mighty 3-13 road record against the Thunder (11-6 at home) here Wednesday night, there were some interesting tidbits from the morning workout....
Woman arrested for giving teens rum after they help shovel snow
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Police say a New York woman shared two bottles of rum with two teenagers for helping her shovel snow after the blizzard. White Plains public safety...
Snow blind! Boro vents its fury over lame city blizzard response
The winter of Brooklyn’s discontent lingered into Wednesday as borough streets from Williamsburg to Sheepshead Bay remained unplowed more than 72 hours after the city’s fifth-worst snowstorm dumped two feet...
Tempers flare at Kennedy airport three days after blizzard
Stranded passengers lost their tempers and got into shouting matches with airline employees at Kennedy Airport today after delays stymied their plans yet again. About 100 people at a Qatar...
Stranded passengers lose tempers after more delays at JFK
Stranded passengers lost their tempers and got into yelling matches with airline employees at John F. Kennedy International Airport after delays stymied their plans yet again. About 100 people at...
'Spider-Man' actor out of intensive care after fall
The actor who suffered a skull fracture and cracked vertebrae when he fell 30 feet while playing Spider-Man on Broadway is out of the intensive care unit and has begun...
Bolivian miner complains of 'no help' in Chile
The only foreigner rescued from a mine along with 32 Chileans earlier this year complained Wednesday that despite many promises no one was helping him financially. Carlos Mamani, 23, of...
Giants catch break: Bears will play starters against Packers
Not much has gone right for the Giants in the past two weeks, but they finally got one piece of good news out of Chicago. Bears coach Lovie Smith was...
The freshman! Vito Lopez retires — and returns!
Assemblyman Vito Lopez retires on Dec. 31 after 13 newsmaking years as “the” power broker of North Brooklyn.Don’t worry, Brooklyn — Lopez will be back on the job on Jan....
Women's hoops: Maryland halts St. John's win streak at 11
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Diandra Tchatchouang scored 15 of her 19 points in the first half, and No. 18 Maryland beat No. 17 St. John's 66-60 on Wednesday to win...
Bills rest Fitzpatrick; expected to start vs. Jets
Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has been held out of practice to rest an assortment of aches and pains, but is expected to play in the team's season finale at...
Snooki won't be dropping in a ball in Times Square on New Year's Eve: report
Snooki won't be having a ball in Times Square come New Year's Eve. The city has decided to fist pump the "Jersey Shore" star out after MTV had announced that...
Jaguars will be without QB Garrard for crucial game
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard will miss the season finale at Houston because of a finger injury. Garrard will have surgery on the middle finger of his...
FBI raided Texas firm in probe of hackers’ attack on PayPal: report
The FBI raided a Texas business and seized a computer server that investigators suspect was used to launch a cyber attack on PayPal after it froze WikiLeaks’ account, according to...
VIDEO: Amar'e dunks over LeBron
The Knicks could not steal a win from the Heat in Miami, but Amar’e Stoudemire did leave with a signature highlight:The Knicks superstar dunked over LeBron James in the Heat’s...
Snow blind! Boro vents its fury over lame city blizzard response
The winter of Brooklyn’s discontent lingered into Wednesday as borough streets from Williamsburg to Sheepshead Bay remained unplowed more than 72 hours after the city’s fifth-worst snowstorm dumped two feet...
Man says he'll release sex tape with wife unless she cuts good divorce settlement
A Manhattan man is threatening to turn his estranged wife into the next Paris Hilton, court filings say. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Lily Shang says hubby David...
Brett Favre fined $50,000 in Sterger matter
The NFL announced Wednesday that Vikings quarterback Brett Favre will be fined $50,000 for the Jenn Sterger episode. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed the announcement on his Twitter account, writing...
Mother pays $900 for cab to drive family home during blizzard
Stranded by the massive winter storm that battered the East Coast this week, a New York mother of five paid $900 for a cab to drive her family home through...
Judge OKs strippers' suit against corporate owner of Rick's Cabaret
More than 50 strippers suing Rick's Cabaret can try to dig into the deep pockets of the jiggle joint's publicly-traded corporate owner. Manhattan federal Judge John Koeltl said the gals...
Mayor Bloomberg says city 'still has a lot of work ahead' in its snow-removal efforts
A day after saying he was "angry" with the city's botched snow clean-up effort following the massive blizzard, Mayor Bloomberg today again admitted his administration "did not do as good...
Devils' Rolston available on re-entry waivers
The Devils Wednesday placed LW Brian Rolston on re-entry waivers, allowing any other NHL team to claim him at half salary and half his cap hit, with New Jersey responsible...
Nuggets to make one more run at selling Carmelo on extension: report
The Nuggets are hoping the sight of the team with all its parts healthy will convince Carmelo Anthony to stay in Denver. ESPN.com reports that the team will give their...
Royals' Soria 'happy' to accept trade to Yankees: report
Royals closer Joakim Soria has the Yankees on his no-trade list, but would not try and block it if the two teams agreed to a deal. Soria told the Mexican...
This week's calendar: Dec. 30 to Jan. 5
SALES ABC CARPET & HOME All stores, visit www.abchome.com Sale: Dec. 30-Jan. 30 At this annual winter sale, save on select rugs and furniture, including 50 to 75 percent...
Islanders trade Wisniewski to Canadiens for draft picks
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens shored up their defense, acquiring James Wisniewski from the Islanders for a pair of draft picks. Wisniewski is scheduled to join the Canadiens on Wednesday...
Man hit by SUV during real-life 'Frogger' game
CLEMSON, S.C. — A man has been hospitalized after police in South Carolina say he was hit by an SUV while playing a real-life version of the video game "Frogger."...
Nicks out for Giants' finale with broken toe
The Giants will go into their final regular season game without their leading receiver. Hakeem Nicks has a broken big toe on his left foot and he won’t play in...
Cuomo moves annual speech out of legislative chamber
ALBANY – In provocative break with tradition, Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo announced he would move the governor's annual "State of the State" address from the ornate Assembly chamber to a nearby...
Big crimes at Atlantic Terminal
78th PrecinctPark Slope‘Police Navidad’The Atlantic Terminal Mall, home to both Target and Chuck E. Cheese, was the site of five larcenies around Christmas. Here are the details:• A thief swiped...
Big crimes at Atlantic Terminal
78th PrecinctPark SlopeGym ratSome meathead swiped a wallet from a Fifth Avenue gym on Dec. 22 while its owner was lifting weights.The victim told cops that he was at the...
Brett Favre to be fined $50,000, not suspended, over Jenn Sterger texts
Former Jets quarterback Brett Favre was sacked today by the NFL with a $50,000 fine for not fully cooperating with a probe into a lurid text message he allegedly sent...
Angola sentences Togo soccer bus attacker to 24 years
An Angolan court sentenced a man to 24 years in jail Wednesday for committing "armed rebellion" in a deadly attack on Togo's soccer team during the Africa Cup of Nations...
Clooney, Google, UN team up to watch Sudan border
WASHINGTON — A group founded by American actor George Clooney said Tuesday it has teamed up with Google, a U.N. agency and anti-genocide organizations to launch satellite surveillance of the...
Suspect package at US embassy to the Vatican was a false alarm
A suspect package found Wednesday at the US embassy to the Vatican, was a false alarm police officials said. The package reportedly contained office supplies and no harmful materials, according...
NYPD: 2 shot in barber shop, 1 fatally
New York City police say two people were shot, one fatally, at a barber shop in Queens. Police responded after getting a 911 call of shots fired around 1 a.m....
8-year-old boy dies in Brooklyn fire
An 8-year-old boy who dreamed of one day becoming a cop, died early Wednesday in pre-dawn blaze that ripped through his family’s Brooklyn apartment. The apartment had no smoke alarms,...
Shovel ready? Not so much
It was completely predictable and now it has been confirmed, all those "shovel ready" projects that were supposed to jump start the economy two years ago, and for which President Obama...
Danish authorities arrest 5 in plot to attack newspaper that published Muhammad cartoons
Authorities arrested four men in Denmark and another was apprehended in Sweden on Wednesday over a terror plot targeting the Danish daily newspaper which published controversial photos of the prophet...
Charlie Sheen misses three family Christmas events while partying: report
US comedy bad boy Charlie Sheen missed three family Christmas gatherings so he could keep partying. "He skipped going to his brother Emilio's, didn't show up at [ex-wife] Denise Richards'...
Brazen Christmas Day diamond store heist (Video)
Danny Ocean would be impressed. Three sophisticated thieves made off with nearly $897,000 worth of baubles after staging an elaborate "Ocean's Eleven"-like break-in at a Manhattan diamond store on Christmas...
Coney Island 8: 'It’s not about money;' it’s about staying
The eight popular Coney Island businesses facing evictions issued a statement yesterday saying they plan to continue fighting to remain on the boardwalk.These mainstays – which include Ruby’s Bar and...
STOP-DWI Holiday Classic live blog recap, Day 2
BINGHAMTON -- Day 1 of the 19th annual STOP-DWI Holiday Classic was a thrilling one, with close games, breakout performances and exciting endings. Day 2 promises to offer more of...
Fatal fourth quarter does in Holy Cross in STOP-DWI opener
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Holy Cross was well within striking distance entering the fourth quarter, trailing powerful Imhotep Charter School (Pa.), the two-time Philadelphia Public School champs, by just three points....
Boys basketball holiday roundup: Nichols leads Boys & Girls to Beach Ball Classic win
Malik Nichols enjoyed his best game yet for Boys & Girls, helping the Kangaroos to a 51-39 victory over Clark County (Ky.) in the opening round of the 30th annual...
Amsterdam Upstate vs. Downstate Classic girls basketball roundup: Late run propels TMLA to win
If a 4-1/2 hour drive in the snow wasn't enough, Mary Louis encountered the road block of foul trouble when it arrived in Amsterdam, N.Y. With Karin Robinson and Brianna...
Knicks good, but not elite just yet
MIAMI – Suddenly, the locals were rousted. So much of the night they’d been out-shouted by the couple thousand Knicks fans scattered throughout American Airlines Arena, or drowned out by...
Wade gets 40 as Heat hold off Knicks
MIAMI -- One day, the Knicks will string together two good halves against Miami's Dream Team, not just one, and will beat the Heat. But that time has yet to...
This time, LeBron keeps quiet on contraction
MIAMI — LeBron James was quiet before the game and relatively quiet during it. In defiance of his remarks on contraction being misconstrued, James blew off the media for his...
More than a playoff spot on line for Giants
There really is no greater clarity when analyzing what will be the ramifications of another season-ending Giants collapse than to hear from defensive tackle Barry Cofield, one of the wisest...
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Girls basketball holiday roundup: Erdman helps SFP put stop to skid
There haven’t been many things to smile about of late for St. Francis Prep. The Terriers lost four of their last five games, including one to Bishop Ford in heartbreaking...
Baseline Holiday Madness Tournament girls hoops roundup: Lincoln beats Future
Titi Hodges called it the weirdest game she’s ever been a part of. Her Lincoln girls basketball team was missing four players who didn’t make the trip due to the...
Nancy O'Dell swoops in to take top H'wood TV job
TV is filled with stories of stars who moved in at the last minute to snatch up a marquee job. Jay Leno cut in front of David Letterman when Johnny...
Riveting, but you'll be sad for a spell
Looking for a dark and depressing movie for the holidays? You'll find it in "Biutiful," the riveting work of two talented Spaniards: director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and actor Javier Bardem....
Korean commie comedy
Comedy of the absurd meets the country of the absurd in "The Red Chapel," a clear-eyed and inspired documentary about the folly that is North Korea. In an effort to...
'Blue' velvet
The broken-love movie has to be as intricately conceived as the heist flick. “Blue Valentine,” a small but shattering film that marks its writer-director, Derek Cianfrance, as an artist of...
Oprah: 'Stay away from reality TV'
Now she's a life coach, too. Oprah Winfrey says she steered Sarah Ferguson away from hosting a celebrity cooking show -- and from appearing on "Dancing With the Stars." Instead,...
Wisdom in golden 'Year'
Getting a small cohort of humanity dead right is an impressive artistic achievement, but Mike Leigh's beautifully modu lated English drama "Another Year" advances even farther. It illuminates profoundly in...
Palin palace: Here's what $172K bought Bristol
Here's the first look at Bristol Palin's priced- to-move new home in suburban Phoenix. The former "Dancing" contestant recently closed on a 5-bedroom, 3,900 square-foot home in Maricopa, a 30-minute...
Cablevision OWNs up
Cablevision has signed a last-minute deal to carry Oprah Winfrey's new cable network, OWN. OWN will air on Cablevision's Ch. 180 starting with its launch this Saturday, Jan. 1. The...
Longing for the je ne sais quoi of Lutéce
For as long as I've written about restau rants in The Post, I've longed for Lutéce -- which stood as the most exalted of New York's French eateries for 34...
'Teen Mom' Amber on the loose after jail stay
'Teen Mom" star Amber Portwood was released from an Indiana jail yesterday after a mandatory 24-hour stay. She was hauled in earlier this week after a video surfaced of Portwood...
'Spidey' stole my seat!
The management of the Foxwoods Theatre, home to the beleaguered "Spider- Man: Turn Off the Dark," has admitted that at least some sections of the orchestra are unsafe. And to...
A-list artists
Ever wonder what celebrities are on the hunt to collect? We’re not talking chicks, groupies or free jeans from a swag booth. No, it’s all about the art. And even...
8 squatters die in Big Easy fire
NEW ORLEANS -- A blaze in an abandoned building in New Orleans has killed eight people. New Orleans Fire Department spokesman Greg Davis confirmed the toll early yesterday. Fire Chief...
Cop-death toll up
ATLANTA -- The number of police officers who died in the line of duty this year is up 37 percent from 2009. Figures released yesterday by the National Law Enforcement...
Church beer in XXX film
A church-backed beverage company from Cyprus was considering taking legal action yesterday after one of its drinks appeared in an American porn film. The Orthodox Church of Cyprus owns 20...
Greek-Italy terror link
ROME -- Police yesterday 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 from...
Gays: Too mainstream for liberals?
So now openly gay soldiers get to fight and die in neocon-imperialist wars, too? David Brooks saw such ironic progressive victories coming. In his book "Bobos in Paradise," he wrote...
An unpardonable abuse of Paterson's power
As tragic as the Cicciaro/White story is, I believe John White's regret ("Home for the Holidays," Dec. 24). But I also believe in the jury's verdict and that if Aaron...
Waking up America
On the night of Dec. 29, 1940, 70 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt went on the radio to awaken Americans to a looming darkness on the horizon, even as...
The biggest nannies
It was a nefarious year for nettlesome nosy-bodies employed by the Nanny State. Here are the top power-grabbers of 2010 who just can't leave us alone: * Mayor Bloomberg. Two...
B'klyn screen gems national treasures
Brooklyn has movie bragging rights. Three films featuring the borough are among more than two dozen that the Library of Congress will be adding to the National Film Registry. One...
Daredevil motorman a rail hero
It was a "suicide mission" that had him side-stepping the third rail in blinding snow. A motorman whose A train got stuck during the blizzard recounted the treacherous night, saying...
Sea cow-ering
APOLLO BEACH, Fla. -- People aren't the only ones in Florida who don't like cold weather -- manatees are swimming out of the chilly Gulf of Mexico. Yesterday, more than...
Delay in Palin info
JUNEAU, Alaska -- The Alaska governor's office says it needs until May 31 to release potentially thousands of e-mails sent and received by former Gov. Sarah Palin. By that time,...
Grisly 'blower' accidents keep hosps busy
Emergency rooms on Long Island have seen a flurry of injuries -- including severed fingers -- from snowblower accidents in the wake of Sunday's blizzard, sources said. One of the...
Rangel to pals: Pay my lawyers
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Charlie Rangel has set up a defense fund to help pay the mountain of legal bills from his unsuccessful effort to beat ethics charges. The Harlem Democrat...
T-note sale a 'stinker'
The Treasury's $35 billion sale of five-year notes was a "stinker" and underscores the trouble facing US economic policymakers, Bill Gross, who runs the world's biggest bond fund at Pacific...
GOP ax bloodies Albany Dem staffers
ALBANY -- Pink slips will be falling like confetti in the state Senate in the new year after Republicans yesterday ordered vanquished Senate Democrats to slash $4 million from the...
Plea ends feds' beef with mobster
A reputed Gambino crime-family associate who was accused of recruiting a baby-faced teen for a mob-run prostitution ring struck a plea deal yesterday in which prosecutors dropped sex-trafficking charges against...
Last cop vanishes
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- The last remaining police officer in the Mexican border town of Guadalupe has disappeared. Prosecutors in northern Chihuahua state say a search has started for Ericka...
Russia to US: Butt out of tycoon trial
MOSCOW -- Russia accused the United States and Europe yesterday of trying to influence the trial of jailed former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, warning the West to mind its own business....
Pinup charities burned
The FDNY's budget is so tight that proceeds from its annual "beefcake" calendar -- which traditionally raises money for charities -- will instead be used on the job, The Post...
Blizzard not an ill wind for retail numbers
Worries about winter storms? Overblown. That, at least, is what some retail watchers are saying while the Northeast US recovers from this week's big blizzard. To be sure, the sales...
Business briefs
Glum shoppers The Conference Board's confidence index unexpectedly fell to 52.5 in December, re strained by concern that jobs will remain scarce in 2011.Gunning it US gasoline demand at the...
Privacy battle for Hurd
Ex-Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd asked a Delaware judge to allow him to intervene in a shareholder's lawsuit so he can fight to keep confidential a sealed letter about his departure....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island A young man was fatally shot and another wounded in Port Richmond last night. Jonathan Vasquez, 19, was shot in the head and chest shortly before 8 p.m....
Writs end for 'Vinny'
This mobster doesn't know write from wrong. A federal judge has ordered former Bonanno crime-family boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano to stop flooding him with letters. The photogenic mobster is...
Taking 1221 6th to the banks
Jumbo tenants are al ready lining up to fill Société Générale's 536,000 square-foot space at 1221 Ave. of the Americas when it exits by 2013 for 444,000 square feet at...
Ratings jumpstart GM
General Motors shares rose as much as 3.1 percent and closed 2.1 percent higher after banks resumed coverage of the automaker with high marks for its strong post-bailout balance sheet...
Stay on the job, Boomer
Don't kick back yet, baby boomers! A new Marist poll has found that 71 percent of Americans believe that even as millions of the iconic generation's members start reaching retirement...
If you're Con then you're on
ALBANY -- Republican Carl Paladino may have helped sink the GOP in this year's statewide elections, but he gave a boost to the state's once-endangered Conservative Party. The bomb-throwing Buffalo...
Nook case isn't closed
Barnes & Noble failed to win dismissal of Spring Design Inc.'s lawsuit accusing the largest US bookseller of illegally copying Spring's dual-display design for the Nook electronic book reader. US...
Lucky soft landing for skiers as lift snaps in Maine
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- A 35-year-old chair lift set for upgrades or replacement failed yesterday at one of Maine's most popular ski resorts, sending skiers plummeting into ungroomed snow far...
Teacher-rating court ruling imminent
A Manhattan judge is expected to rule as early as today whether the Department of Education must make its teacher performance ratings public. Proponents of releasing the data, which comprises...
Grammer lesson
Kelsey Grammer is about to settle a $50 million tab to bring the curtain down on his troubled marriage. And that might actually be a pretty sweet deal for the...
Report rips NJ foreclosure robo-signing notary
The face of New Jersey's robo-signing scandal may be a Pennsylvania notary public who signed thousands of foreclosure documents in the Garden State even though he wasn't licensed there. Thomas...
No new trial for actress' killer
The cowardly thug who killed actress Nicole Dufresne isn't entitled to a new trial, an appeals court ruled yesterday. Rudy Fleming, who's currently serving a life sentence for Dufresne's 2005...
GOP honcho 'takes' a pea
ALBANY -- The state Republican Party's No. 2 official insisted yesterday he'll be cleared after he was arrested and charged with swiping a $198 peacoat from a suburban Macy's. Rockland...
Bank thugs make the Yuletide pay
It's the most wonderful crime of the year. Bandits flocked to banks like shoppers flocked to malls this December, with more than twice as many heists in the past month...
The snow stopper at Playbill
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...
Groupon board OKs $950M push
Groupon's board has authorized the company to raise up to $950 million in what would be the biggest round of equity financing since Pixar sought some $500 million in 1995,...
Rooftop thieves empty gem store
It's "Ocean's Eleven," Manhattan-style. Three sophisticated thieves made off with $500,000 worth of baubles after an elaborate Christmas Day break-in at a Manhattan diamond store, police sources said. The crafty...
Elton & wife proud dads
Goodbye yellow brick road, hello parenthood -- Elton John is a dad! The legendary hit maker and partner David Furnish announced they're first-time fathers, following the Christmas-Day birth of their...
Chess 'peace' for park players
It's check and mate for a group of men who were facing jail time for playing chess in an Upper Manhattan park. Three of the six men who were slapped...
Time Warner in cable tiff
Time Warner Cable customers could lose access to one of their network TV stations because of a contract dispute with Sinclair Broadcast Group. Fox owner News Corp. has agreed to...
'Suitcase killer' defense: 'She hit me first'
A suspected East Harlem killer who stuffed his victim in a suitcase confessed to bashing her over the head with a pan and strangling her with a cord -- but...
Bowing out of 'spidey'
Spidey's leading lady has untangled herself from his troubled Broadway web -- and other actors are also eyeing the exits, sources told The Post. Sexy star Natalie Mendoza, who played...
Private-equity firm mulls hostile takeover of BJ's
BJ's Wholesale Club still isn't safe from the clutches of private equity. Leonard Green & Partners -- a Los Angeles buyout firm that disclosed a 9.5 percent stake in the...
OTB benefits are reinstated
Health insurance for some 900 former Off-Track Betting Corp. employees was temporarily reinstated yesterday after a judge froze city efforts to cut off benefits to retirees of the defunct bookmaking...
Smoke ads not kidding around
Harrowing TV ads showing children of smokers wheezing while playing soccer and basketball will run this week in the city's latest anti-smoking effort. The advertisements -- directed by Spike Lee...
Allstate sues BofA over toxic sale
Insurance giant Allstate Corp. is suing Bank of America's Countrywide Financial for selling it $700 million of toxic mortgage-backed securities, marking the latest in a growing line of mortgage investors...
Grounded fliers' rage is terminal
Furious fliers spent another hellish day stranded on jam-packed jets or in busy airport terminals as carriers struggled to cope with the fallout from Sunday's blizzard. After flying thousands of...
There may be a January surprise bidder for Elle
There may be a sleeper in the hunt for Elle, Woman's Day and other magazines that Paris-based Lagardére Group is auctioning off to the highest bidder as it divests all...
Mike's mosque myopia
As long as Mayor Mike is in the dock, let us also note that when it comes to building a mosque near Ground Zero, he has from the start stood...
City Hall snow job
Michael Bloomberg, who aspires to be known as the greatest mayor ever, was a tad testy yesterday. Why? Because Mother Nature had snowed on his parade and -- as mayor...
Some roll with punches in rental cars
Tara and Vinnie Corrigan just couldn't take it anymore. They were in Long Beach, LI, for Christmas and scheduled to fly back to Charlotte, NC, Sunday night when the blizzard...
NY area bucks steep home prices downtrend
Home prices in the New York metro area are holding up better than some economists had predicted, with only a slim chance of receding into a double-dip drop next year,...
Filing 'foul-up' threatens GZ $$
An incredible blunder by their lawyers could cost Ground Zero responders a share of the $100 million deal settling claims against the Port Authority and private companies, The Post has...
Snowblind mayor admits: 'Probably could have done better'
He woke up and smelled the catastrophe. Mayor Bloomberg finally joined his 8.4 million irate constituents yesterday in their fury at painfully slow efforts to clean up the snow-clogged streets...
Affrunti's Tampa Bay Grade
Post Time: 12:25 pm.FIRST-6f; $9,300; cl($8,000); 3up; (f&m)2-Maytwooseven 1161-Beach Drive 1165-Pyrite Halo 1186-Mi D' Ruler 1163-Classy Gem 1187-WildWethrEvnt 1184-HonorWithRoss 1188-MissTrickyMe 118SECOND-5f; $8,000; mdn cl($8,000); 2YO1-Sixandthree 1203-FleetDistnctn 1202-Fort Pyramid 1208-My Reward...
Graded entries
Post time: 3:30 pm. FIRST-6f; $31,000; mdn cl($50,000); 2YO PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 6 PrfrrdMndte(L),115 ACdllo x-x-x 4-1 5 JustJumpdIn(L),120 RBjrno 4-x-x 4-1 3 SchylkllPnh(L),116 VEspna 6-2-x 2-1...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $28,000; cl($20,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Fastus Cactus(L),123J Espinoza1-1-8Chattrpl 5-12Who's the Cowboy(L),120JCastellno6-1-3Englehrt 6-13Broken Home(L),123E Prado1-1-10RDutrow 7-24Cires(L),120J Alvarado3-5-1Levine 10-15The Zipster(L),121C Lopez1-2-1Gallusco 4-16Boston...
Rolston's latest casualty of Devils' decline
Their Rangers rivalry needs reviving. Jacques Lemaire says his comatose Devils aren't holding up their half of the two it takes to tangle. "There's no rivalry right now," the recently...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m; $45,000; alw opt clm; 3up; (f&m)ROGUE'S JEWEL drew the rail after closing to finish second in both starts since dropping from stakes. AMIGA DEL SOL was a gate...
Murphy 'roles' with punches on Nets bench
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Virtually every day, Troy Murphy sees or hears his name mentioned prominently regarding the Nets. Not in the boxscore or in future plans but usually attached to...
Turfway Charts
Dec. 28, 2010 Clear And Fast. ©2010 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1 1/16m; $5,500; mdn clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 1:11. Good. 4 wide run, in timeTime: 25.08, 50.28, 1:16.68, 1:44.59, 1:51.51.Trainer: Ricky...
Expect quick Jets exit if defense fails to step up
Jets coach Rex Ryan has never been shy when it comes to boasting about his defense. Ryan likes to remind people that no defense he has coached ever has finished...
Rangers can pile on rival Devils
Henrik Lundqvist, 18-4-5 lifetime against Martin Brodeur and 20-7-5 for his career against the Devils, is finding this a little hard to believe. "At the start of the year, I...
Yankees' Teixeira: Pettitte likely to retire
Mark Teixeira sounds like a man ready to plan a retirement party when asked about Andy Pettitte. "If he's leaning one way, he's probably leaning toward retirement," Teixeira said yesterday....
Jets' Revis, Giants' Snee Hawaii bound
Cornerback Darrelle Revis and center Nick Mangold of the Jets, along with Giants guard Chris Snee, yesterday were named starters for the Pro Bowl on Jan. 30 in Honolulu. Jets...
Sports shorts
NBA: Spurs stick it to LakersTony Parker scored 23 points as the Spurs, upping their NBA-best record to 27-4 with a 97-82 victory over the reeling Lakers 97-82 last night...
Eagles loss a Giant blow
PHILADELPHIA -- The Eagles got their bye a week early -- and not the way they wanted. Joe Webb threw for 195 yards and ran for a touchdown in his...
Giants' playoff path tougher after Bears snag bye with Eagles' loss
The Eagles have their third victory over the Giants this season, though the two rivals have played each other just twice. In addition to sweeping the two-game season series, the...
Knicks re-ignite
MIAMI -- Amar'e Stoudemire plans to write a book one day to set the record straight -- not about his star-studded NBA career but about his wacky high-school days. Six...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball7 p.m.Georgetown at Notre DameESPN27 p.m.St. John's at West VirginiaSNY7 p.m.Duke at UNC GreensboroESPNU8 p.m.Nets at ThunderYES, WNYM (970 AM)8 p.m.LSU at RiceCBSC9 p.m.Marquette at VanderbiltESPN29 p.m.Tex.-Arlington at KansasESPNU9 p.m.Illinois...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGiants 3½ 4 (44½)REDSKINSJETSOFFOFF(OFF)BillsCHIEFS 4 4 (43½)RaidersPATRIOTS 2 3 (43) DolphinsCOLTS 8½ 9½(48) TitansJaguars 2½ 2½(49) TEXANSSteelers 6 6 (37½)BROWNSRAVENS 9½10 (43½)BengalsLIONSOFFOFF(OFF)VikingsPACKERSOFFOFF(OFF)BearsEAGLESOFFOFF(OFF)CowboysFALCONS14½14½(41) PanthersSAINTS 8 8 (48) BuccaneersRams+1 2½(43)...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 29THUDec. 30FRIDec. 31SATJan. 1SUNJan. 2MONJan. 3TUEJan. 4KnicksNOGAMEOrl.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEInd.1:00MSGWNYMNOGAMES.A.7:30MSGESPNNetsOklahoma City8:00TV -- YES NetworkRadio -- WNYM 970 AMNOGAMEChi.3:00YESWNYMMinn.8:00YESWNYMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERangersDevils7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio -- ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:30MSGESPNFla.5:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEIslandersPittsburgh7:00TV -- MSG Plus NetworkRadio -- WRHU 88.7...
Weird but true
A Texas pastor preyed on a parishoner, Dallas police charged. They accused Sandy McGriff, a founder of the Church of the Living God, of stealing a laptop and fur coats...
St. John's Lavin set to earn 'stripes' in Big East
There was never any doubt, even when St. John's won two regular-season tournaments and suffered two horrific non-conference losses to St. Bonaventure and Fordham, that the Red Storm's quest to...
Oklahoma State makes last stand in Alamo
Oklahoma State players insist their full attention is on Arizona for the Alamo Bowl. Not the Cowboys losing their offensive coordinator two weeks ago. Or their two stars possibly headed...
Hazell's bench cameo boosts Seton Hall to win in Big East opener
Jeremy who? Forget all the talk that Seton Hall's season would tank with senior guard Jeremy Hazell sidelined with a bullet wound suffered this weekend and a wrist injury. The...
Rutgers routed by North Carolina
Rutgers had a six-game winning streak and viewed a game against blueblood North Carolina as a measuring stick to show how far they had come. But the way the Scarlet...
Iowa tops Missouri in Insight Bowl
Freshman Marcus Coker ran for 219 yards and two scores, and Micah Hyde scored on a meandering, 72-yard interception return in the fourth quarter to help Iowa beat Missouri 27-24...
Eagles loss to Vikings hurts Giants playoff chances
The Eagles now have their third victory over the Giants this season even though the two rivals have only played each other twice.In addition to sweeping the-two game season series,...
Pearson, Truman tough out Baseline tourney victory
Truman goes as Krystal Pearson goes. So it wasn’t really a surprise when the Mustangs looked like Pearson felt Tuesday – weak and lethargic. Pearson was suffering from the flu...
Super sub: Goodlett leads Jefferson to opening-round win in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – When Lawrence Pollard sent Tyquan Goodlett to the bench, it wasn’t a motivational ploy. The Thomas Jefferson coach simply wanted to start his best five players and...
Wade drops 40 as Knicks fall 106-98 in Miami
MIAMI — No blowout this time for the Miami Heat. They can beat the Knicks with a grind-it-out finish, too. Dwyane Wade scored 15 of his season-high 40 points in...
Purse snatch
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red HookBag bozoSomeone snatched a woman’s purse on Degraw Street on Dec. 19.The 48-year-old victim said she left the bag under her car seat at around 2...
Jets put three on AFC Pro Bowl team
The Jets have two AFC starters in the Pro Bowl, cornerback Darrelle Revis and center Nick Mangold, and left tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson is a backup. For Revis, being named to the...
YouBoob! Sanit workers caught in 'Net destroying Heights cars
Brooklynites already furious over the city’s slow response to the Blizzard of 2010 found a new reason for outrage after a Brooklyn Heights resident broadcast a video showing a Sanitation...
Giants put four on NFC Pro Bowl team
After getting stuck in Appleton, Wisconsin for an extra night and day - time spent considering how poorly they played in a 45-17 loss to the Packers in a game...
Judge tosses Miller's lawsuit, paves way for Murkowski victory in Alaska Senate race: report
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Tea Party-backed candidate Joe Miller’s lawsuit that challenged Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-Alaska) victory in the Nov. 2 election, the Anchorage Daily News reported. US...