December 30, 2010
What if it snows at NYC Super Bowl?
With all that snow blocking roads, closing airports and even forcing a game to be postponed in Philadelphia, it’s easy to wonder how the NFL and the Big Apple would...
It was the worst of times
For every mountain high, there is a river deep: No "best of" list is complete without a mention of misguided missiles and dumb bombs. Granted, other shows were equally bad, some...
Jets fined $100,000 for sideline trip
The Jets on Thursday were fined $100,000 by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for violating league rules in the recent incident involving assistant coach Sal Alosi. Alosi, who placed players in...
Albany ready for Cuomo swearing-in
ALBANY – The state capital is geared up for a very Cuomo homecoming tomorrow night. Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo and his ex-governor father, Mario, and mother, Matilda, are expected to arrive...
Nets remain confident they can land Carmelo
CHICAGO -- Back in October, the trade indecision on the part of Nuggets brass drove some Nets counterparts and opposing participating team execs batty. The Nuggets wanted this. Then that....
These are a few of my favorite 2010 things, part 2
After revisiting some comic highlights from 2010 yesterday (happy! happy!), here are a few less jolly ones. And of course, the list of my top ten favorite shows is up...
Holmgren could be ready to replace Mangini as Browns coach
BEREA, Ohio -- As the Cleveland Browns, his all-consuming pet rebuilding project, went through drills earlier this week, team president Mike Holmgren ventured onto the rock-hard practice field and called...
JP Morgan Chase sued for $300M over Petter Ponzi scheme
The trustee attempting to recoup money for the companies of convicted Ponzi schemer Tom Petters has sued J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., seeking more than $300 million that the bank...
Eagles' Vick unlikely to face Cowboys
PHILADELPHIA -- Michael Vick missed practice Thursday because of a leg injury and is unlikely to play Sunday when the Eagles face Dallas. The NFC East champion Eagles (10-5) are...
Sterger's dad: 'I better not meet Favre in dark alley'
Jenn Sterger's father had some choice words for Brett Favre in an interview published today. "I better not meet that guy walking down a dark alley," Leo Sterger told RadarOnline.com,...
Conti continues stellar season in Binghamton as he awaits offers
BINGHAMTON -- The STOP-DWI Holiday Classic featured eight Division I signees, from Davidson Day School’s Bernard Sullivan (Clemson) to Mesa’s Jahii Carson (Arizona State) to Imhotep Charter’s Erik Copes (George...
Small cracks found on Discovery’s fuel tank
Inspections of the space shuttle Discovery’s fuel tank revealed several small cracks on a number of support beams, NASA confirmed Thursday. It was not immediately clear if the latest findings...
Anheuser-Busch, MLB settle sponsorship dispute
Anheuser-Busch Inc. said Thursday it reached a new sponsorship agreement with Major League Baseball and dropped the lawsuit it filed against the league in November. The multi-year agreement designates Budweiser...
Sanchez will start for Jets on Sunday
Rex Ryan announced Thursday that Mark Sanchez will start in the Jets' regular-season finale against the Bills, but is uncertain how long the quarterback will stay in the game. It’s...
Hate crimes across the state see 14 percent spike in 2009
ALBANY – Hate crimes across New York State spiked 14 percent in 2009 led by an increase in attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions, state records released yesterday show. There...
Rattner agrees to pay $10M to settle NY pay-to-play pension scandal
The investment banker who helped lead the Obama administration's auto industry overhaul has agreed to pay $10 million to settle influence-peddling allegations in New York. Former "car czar" Steven Rattner...
Howard sparing in praise of Amar'e before showdown
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Dwight Howard was sparing in his praise of Amar'e Stoudemire at this morning's shootaround, perhaps having read Stoudemire's comments saying the Magic center is "a little limited...
Wife lying about sex-tape threat, husband says
A Manhattan hedge-fund honcho accused of trying to bully his wife into a cheapo divorce settlement by threatening to make their sex tapes public says the allegations are a lie...
Ground Zero deal worth at least $662.5M after judge tosses 400-plus cases
A judge today threw out more than 400 suits filed by sickened Ground Zero workers who ignored efforts to settle with the city or couldn't be found by a lawyer...
Beckham files lawsuit against prostitute, gossip magazine -- Report
David Beckham said in a newly-filed lawsuit that he never had sex with a prostitute who claimed she had a threesome with him in 2007, TMZ reported today. Beckham, who...
Mobbed-up stock scammer pleads guilty to gambling charges
A reputed Gambino crime-family associate who headed an elaborate, $20 million stock scheme admitted this morning that he wagered some of his proceeds in illegal gambling operations. Michael Scarpaci, 34,...
Devils stuck with Rolston tab
The Devils’ bid to shed salary and cap liability failed today when Brian Rolston cleared re-entry waivers. He remains New Jersey property, eligible to play for the Devils. Rolston, 37,...
Giants CB Webster misses practice again
Plenty of Giants who sat out Wednesday returned to practice Thursday, but one who did not might be problematic: Cornerback Corey Webster sat out again with a rib injury.Webster hasn’t...
Haiti cholera worsens again as toll nears 3,000
Haiti's cholera death toll has risen to 2,901 with official figures Thursday showing a record high for the daily number of fatalities since the outbreak erupted in mid-October. The number...
Navy subs to ring in New Year with smoking ban
For some, the New Year traditionally begins with a hangover. On Navy submarines, 2011 may begin with nicotine fits, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Back in April, Vice Adm....
Giants sign kick returner Witherspoon
The Giants have added a new player as they head into their final regular-season game.As expected, Will Blackmon was placed on injured reserve after hurting his knee last week. The...
Giants sign kick returner Witherspoon
The Giants have added a new player as they head into their final regular season game. As expected, Will Blackmon was placed on injured reserve after hurting his knee last...
Singer Marc Anthony owes NY $1.8M in back taxes: report
Jennifer Lopez's singer hubby may reportedly owe New York lots of cash after the state filed a demand for $1.8 million in back taxes. State officials filed the demand for...
Obama hits the town in Hawaii, extends vacation
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama hit the town in Honolulu Wednesday night for a leisurely dinner with friends and family at one of his favorite island restaurants. Onlookers waited patiently...
Porn company will not use Ashton Kutcher’s name to promote sex tape: report
Adult film company Vivid Entertainment will not use Ashton Kutcher’s name to promote the sex tape of a woman who insisted she had an affair with the married actor, TMZ...
Former Israeli president convicted of rape
JERUSALEM — Former President Moshe Katsav was convicted Thursday of raping an employee when he was a Cabinet minister, the most serious criminal charges ever brought against a high-ranking official...
David Beckham files lawsuit against prostitute, gossip magazine
British soccer star David Beckham said in a newly-filed lawsuit that he never had sex with a prostitute who claimed she had a threesome with him in 2007, TMZ reported...
Mayor Bloomberg says he will investigate blizzard sabotage, calls it 'an outrage'
Mayor Bloomberg will order a probe into allegations that Sanitation Department told drivers to snarl the cleanup effort to protest budget cuts, saying this morning it "would be an outrage"...
Gov. Paterson calls for snow slowdown probe
ALBANY – Outgoing Gov. David Paterson called this morning for a criminal investigation into allegations that a slowdown by budget-squeezed plow operators contributed to the city’s blizzard woes. The Post...
Weekly jobless claims fall 34K to 388K, lowest level since 2008
The number of US workers filing new applications for jobless benefits fell 34,000 to a seasonally adjusted 388,000 in the week ended Dec. 25, hitting the lowest level since July...
Queen Elizabeth becomes great-grandmother for the first time
Queen Elizabeth become a grand-grandmother for the first time at the age of 84, Sky News reported Thursday. The queen became the first British great-grand monarch since the reign of...
Pedestrian fatally struck by two cars in Bronx
A pedestrian was killed after being struck by two cars as he crossed a busy highway in the Bronx. Police say the victim was crossing the Bruckner Expressway shortly before...
2 Buffalo firefighters hospitalized after falling through burning house floor
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two Buffalo firefighters have been hospitalized after falling through a floor in a burning house. Fire Division Chief Jack Hess tells the Buffalo News their injuries aren’t...
French model who campaigned against, suffered from anorexia dies at 28
PARIS - A French model who campaigned against anorexia by posing nude for an advertising campaign while suffering from the disease has died at the age of 28, French media...
NJ snowplow operators say they were robbed at gunpoint
NEWARK, N.J. — Two snowplow operators say they were robbed at gunpoint while clearing out snow in a Newark housing project. Adir Aires told The Star-Ledger of Newark that he...
Home appraisals under fire as owners struggle to refinance
Home appraisals, which were blamed for being too generous during the US housing boom, are now being criticized by some homeowners for being too stingy, preventing them from refinancing or...
Suspects arrested over plot to attack newspaper that published Muhammad cartoons appear in court
Three terror suspects arrested over a plot to massacre staff at a newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad were remanded in custody for four weeks Thursday, Jyllands-Posten reported....
Russian oil tycoon Khodorkovsky gets 6 more years in prison
MOSCOW — Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced to six more years in prison Thursday following a trial seen as payback for his defiance of Vladimir Putin’s power....
Nintendo warns kids under six should not play 3D games on 3DS
Nintendo issued a warning that children under the age of six should not play three-dimensional games on its soon-to-be-released hand-held game machine, as looking at 3D images for a long...
Drama Mama: Character Resolutions
As part of her New Year’s Resolution to be kinder to morons, Mama is trying her best not to wish that the MTV Snooki ball rolls off into the East...
FDR shoots past Curtis, into Aviator final
Brendan Sullivan is hoping for the reverse of an all-too-familiar trend. His FDR boys basketball team had been known for fast starts, but falling short when March comes around. This...
STOP-DWI Holiday Classic live blog recap, Day 3
BINGHAMTON -- New York City won't be taking home any hardware from Binghamton, N.Y. this year, but that doesn't mean the final day of the STOP-DWI Holiday Classic isn't important...
Inconsistent Jefferson takes a step back in frustrating loss
BINGHAMTON – Lawrence (Bud) Pollard held the score sheet in his hands and studied the numbers like it was an algebra equation. Somehow Thomas Jefferson’s front line of Edson Avila,...
Big Apple Christmas Classic girls basketball roundup: Loughlin licks Manhattan Center
Bishop Loughlin end a long layoff with a lopsided loss to Mary Louis and was looking for a bounce-back performance. The Lions got just that with a 68-54 win over...
Henry, Hornets get by Brooklyn Collegiate in OT
Francess Henry wanted to win badly – from her head to her soggy toes. "We came all the way from Brooklyn, trooped it in the snow," the Midwood senior said....
Smith, Midwood rally from 20 down to stun Molloy
Victory and maybe even a competitive game appeared unlikely at halftime to everyone but the inhabitants of the Midwood locker room. The Hornets trailed Archbishop Molloy by 20 points and...
Girls basketball holiday roundup: Roberts lifts Lincoln over Truman
Simone Roberts made up for lost time. After missing the first round due to the inclement weather conditions, the sophomore point guard had 16 points to lead Lincoln to a...
Boys basketball holiday roundup: Taylor shoots Boys & Girls into Beach Ball semis
Mike Taylor added to his reputation as a primetime performer Wednesday night. The Rutgers-bound guard shot Boys & Girls into the Beach Ball Classic semifinals, draining a top-of-the-arc 3-pointer with...
Bergtraum bested by St. John's College in nationally ranked battle
Holding a four-point lead with a little more than six minutes left, Murry Bergtraum looked like it would finish the game with a victory – the way it had almost...
Stories from the blizzard
She got stuck at Kennedy Airport. The airline flew her luggage to London without her. She was trapped on the subway for seven excruciating hours, and she hasn’t had a...
Finishing touch: Libroia, Holy Cross close out New Rochelle
BINGHAMTON – Paul Gilvary wasn’t thrilled to be coaching in what he termed the “Meatball Matinee.” The Holy Cross coach was happy his Knights avoided the “Scrambled Egg Opener,” by...
Drama mama
As part of her New Year's Resolution to be kinder to morons, Mama is trying her best not to wish that the MTV Snooki ball rolls off into the East...
Hair's kitchen
Gordon Ramsay is waging a war . . . against a receding hairline. The tirade-prone TV chef shelled out nearly $50,000 for a hair transplant this week, according to reports....
Troupe punches things up
Imagine an evening at Alvin Ailey without "Revelations." It's pretty rare -- ask director Judith Jamison about the complaints she gets when that signature work isn't on the bill. But...
Respect the unexpected
How tepid was Broadway this year? The most talked-about show didn't even open. While waiting -- and waiting, and waiting -- for "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" to take flight,...
'Idol' Top 40 sing for their lives in latest rule twist
"American Idol" is introducing a new wrinkle this season called "Sing For Your Life," in which the top 40 contestants will return to Hollywood -- for a last-ditch, all-or-nothing chance...
Buzz: Kill card
LOS ANGELES -- Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is not over the moon about the use of his photo on a series of trading cards. The 80-year-old Aldrin sued Topps Inc. this...
'Music' silenced
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- Agathe von Trapp, eldest daughter of the family whose escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for "The Sound of Music," has died, a longtime friend said...
Mike vs. the blizzard: The city takes a hit
All that hot air from nonstop news coverage of the storm and the mayor's news conference should have melted the snow ("City Hall Snow Job," Editorial, Dec. 29). We can...
Gasoline fuels myth that spending is on the rise
How much gasoline did you re ceive for Christmas? Huh! My question is simple: When you and your children opened presents on Christmas morning, was gasoline among the loot? Raise...
He's crowned the lyin' king
MILWAUKEE -- A Wisconsin man has earned bragging rights as 2010's best liar with this line: "I almost had a psychic girlfriend, but she left me before we met." David...
An uneasy truce in the culture wars
Back in June, Indiana Gov. Mitch Dan iels, whom many think would be an attractive 2012 presidential candidate, was quoted by Andrew Ferguson in The Weekly Standard as saying the...
Why Muslims must look in the mirror
If 2010 was the year America finally woke up to political Islam's ne farious reach on US soil, with luck 2011 will be the year we launch an offensive against...
It takes a thief
Here's how three brazen bandits ransacked a Manhattan diamond store and walked away with nearly $900,000 worth of baubles in a heist reminiscent of the movie "Ocean's Eleven." Police yesterday...
Blankfein meeting led Dudley agenda
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley scheduled a meeting with Goldman Sachs Group Chairman Lloyd Blankfein in his first days on the job, his daybook shows. Dudley,...
A little extra for GM tank
Unsecured creditors of General Motors' bankruptcy estate received a holiday bonus in the form of details on how their claims will be converted into equity of the reorganized automaker --...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island A sticky-fingered thief was nabbed with stolen property in Stapleton, authorities said. Earl Agard, 23, had in his backpack a pilfered laptop computer, an iPad and a radio...
Cuomo moves 'State' speech from chamber
ALBANY -- In a provocative break with tradition, Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo is moving the annual State of the State address out of the ornate Assembly chamber to a larger convention...
Mike reappoints judge at odds with Qns. DA
Mayor Bloomberg has reappointed a Queens judge to a 10-year term, overriding Queens DA Richard Brown, who has been battling with the jurist and wanted him off the bench. Brown...
Storm left shoppers holding slush funds
Retailers have some catching up to do. This week's big blizzard shaved about 10 percent from overall US retail sales during the two days after Christmas as it crippled shopping...
Psycho cycle policy
It was a breeze getting through the snow from Columbus Circle to Times Square yesterday -- all you needed was a bicycle. While most of Broadway from 48th to 58th...
Insider probe nets new arrest
Wall Street sheriff Preet Bharara arrested a sixth person on charges of leaking secrets as part of his widespread crackdown on insider trading. Bharara, US Attorney for the Southern District...
Busiest-ever FDNY sounds the alarm
New York's firefighters responded to a record-shattering half-million emergencies in 2010, the most in their 145-year history, officials of the Bravest's union said yesterday. That included one hot week last...
Fire snuffs out boy's dream of being cop
An 8-year-old boy who dreamed of one day becoming a cop died early yesterday in a horrific predawn fire that tore through his family's Brooklyn apartment. Little William Grice became...
Principal in hot water again
A veteran Brooklyn principal who was recently cleared of allegations that he boozed up at school is in the firing line for mishandling a student's complaint that she was sexually...
Recipe for profit
Energy Kitchen is revving its engine for takeoff. The healthy fast-food chain -- founded in New York and backed by Vitaminwater co-founder Mike Repole -- is poised to open at...
Times Sq. 'Snooks' nix
This year's Times Square ball drop is no longer going to be a bridge-and-tunnel event. The organizers of the New Year's Eve bash have told MTV to fuggadaboud its plans...
Paul Allen refiles tech suit
Interval Licensing, owned by billionaire Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, has filed an amended lawsuit against Facebook, Google and nine other companies, claiming they infringed on patented Web technology. Interval...
Business briefs
NY Fed job Metropolitan Mu seum of Art President Emily Rafferty has been appointed a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.Sour notes Sales for the top 50...
Judge's kibosh on cig ad nausea
A judge has snuffed out the city regulation requiring that retailers post disgusting anti-smoking ads near their tobacco products or cash registers. Manhattan federal Judge Jed Rakoff said yesterday that...
Geez whiz! a dad at 94
It's never too late to start a family. A 94-year-old Indian man -- who relies on a high-fat diet -- claims he's the world's oldest new dad after his wife...
BJ's pops on talk of buyout
Shares of BJ's Wholesale Club jumped more than 7 percent yesterday after The Post exclusively reported that a Los Angeles buyout shop is still gunning for the warehouse retailer. Leonard...
Sanitation Department's slow snow cleanup was a budget protest
These garbage men really stink. Selfish Sanitation Department bosses from the snow-slammed outer boroughs ordered their drivers to snarl the blizzard cleanup to protest budget cuts -- a disastrous move...
NFL fines Brett Favre $50,000 for sext-probe obstruct; Sterger still considering lawsuit
The NFL has decided to punt. The league let Brett Favre off with a slap on the wrist yesterday, after they ended their probe into his Jets sexting scandal by...
Cash in the chips
A complex tech deal that stretches from Silicon Valley to Singapore to the Middle East could have even wider economic benefits for upstate, where a multibillion-dollar chip foundry is planned....
B'klyn bar hit in $1M tax whack
The tax pot was calling at Kettle Black. The principal owner of the popular Brooklyn bar Kettle Black pleaded guilty yesterday to scamming the state and city out of more...
Hedges clipped
The normally boisterous and upbeat hedge fund crowd is limping into 2011 bearing the heavy weight of lackluster performance and an ominous insider-trading probe -- leading some industry watchers to...
Taking a plower nap
It was bad snooze for people buried under the blizzard in Whitestone, Queens, one of several outer-borough neighborhoods where sources said Sanitation bosses ordered slowdowns. Instead of plowing the streets,...
Joel Klein's departure
Back in July 2002, when Joel Klein was named New York's new schools chan cellor, this page wrote: "Here's hoping he performs magic. The city requires nothing less." Today, as...
'Spidey' star out of ICU
Spidey's battered Broadway stunt double has left Bellevue's intensive-care unit for a New York City inpatient rehab facility, family members said. Christopher Tierney, 31, walked out of the hospital in...
JPMorgan in Ponzi suit
JPMorgan Chase was sued over claims it and other defendants received more than $300 million from a Ponzi scheme run by Thomas J. Petters. Petters was sentenced to 50 years...
Divorce hubby's sex-vid 'threat'
A Manhattan hedge-fund honcho is threatening to turn his estranged wife into the next Paris Hilton -- promising that unless she agrees to his cheapo divorce settlement, he'll circulate videos...
Cathie given Supreme OK
An Albany Supreme Court judge ruled yesterday that a waiver exempting incoming schools Chancellor Cathie Black from education credentials required of superintendents was issued appropriately. Justice Gerald Connolly said the...
Hats off to The Boss
Even before today's kickoff of the first college football bowl in Yankee Stadium in nearly a half-century, sports apparel company New Era scored by snagging the title sponsorship. New Era...
A walk in the swamp
The hedge fund industry may have played a small part in the financial crisis, but it generated plenty of scandals this year. Here are some of the most prominent disasters...
Mortality at new low
The mortality rate of New Yorkers dropped to an all-time low in 2009, the city Department of Health announced yesterday. The death rate dropped to 6.3 fatalities per 1,000 people,...
Judge cripples FDNY
Next year, proceeds from the FDNY's pinup calendar are going to a worthy, needy cause: the FDNY itself. Usually donated to charity, the expected $300,000 boost from the 2012 calendar...
Robber had one 'Hill' of a nerve
STERLING, Va. -- Authorities say a man wearing what appeared to be a Hillary Rodham Clinton mask knocked over a Sterling bank. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office says the robbery...
ObamaCare knockout
One thing Hollywood knows how to do is to give audi ences a "cheer moment" when the underdog finally turns on his adversaries -- Rocky's first, bone-crushing left hook against...
JFK push coming to shove
Tempers erupted at the city's airports yesterday as angry passengers shoved and yelled at airline employees over travel plans interrupted by the snowstorm. About 100 people stranded several days by...
O names new bigs
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday bypassed the Senate confirmation process with six recess appointments, including Washington attorney James Cole for the No. 2 Justice Department post, which Republicans had blocked...
Soho swimsuit designer killed by 'strangulation and drowning'
The beautiful swimsuit designer found dead in a bathtub at the swanky Soho House was strangled and drowned, the Medical Examiner's Office ruled yesterday. Sylvie Cachay, 33, was found partially...
Kidney gift of life means freedom for inmate sibs
JACKSON, Miss. -- They shared life behind bars for a penny-ante armed robbery -- and they'll get sprung for sharing a kidney. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour yesterday suspended the life...
Gals can strip boss' assets
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...
Post mourns Georgie Pine
Georgiana Pine, assignment editor at The Post for 17 years until her retirement in the early 1990s, died Monday after a long illness, her family said. She was 83. A...
New York leads charge at $lick BP in lawsuit
ALBANY -- The BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico cost New York's pension fund tens of millions of dollars -- and now the state will take the lead in...
Kelly's SUV in skid crash
Even the city's top cop suffered post-blizzard travel woes. Commissioner Ray Kelly was involved in a three-car fender-bender on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn last night as his NYPD-issued Ford...
No sense of MTA urgency
MTA brass blew off the blizzard. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority decided against putting an urgent-level emergency plan into effect in anticipation of the storm -- opting instead for its lowest-level...
Ignored Brooklyn street is the bury, bury worst
Huge swaths of the city have spent days under two feet of snow, but East Seventh Street between Greenwood Avenue and Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn may have been the hardest...
Having a ball
Michael Chernow didn’t know it at the time, but when he bought his Williamsburg condo in 2008, he was opening the door to starting a business of his own. Chernow...
Just sold!
Manhattan CLINTON $1,030,000 350 W. 53rd St. Two-bedroom, two-bath condo, 1,050 square feet, with renovated kitchen and baths, washer/dryer, terrace and central AC; building features doorman, gym and live-in super....
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $23,000; mdn cl($35,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Overtime Danny Boy(L),116B Pedroza8-4-8Aro 30-12Vamel(L),116G Rivera7-6-7Lotruglo 30-13Lloydobler(L),122J Alvarado6-5-5Sciacca 5-14Iguazu(L),122D Cohen2-10-xBrown 2-15Komisarek(L),115S Maragh4-8-xSciacca 10-16Forty Prayers(L),120C...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $28,000; cl($20,000); 3upBB FRANK should be enough speed to set up his late run. THE ZIPSTER romped gate to wire by six lengths; was claimed, steps up. CIRES...
Aqueduct Charts
Dec. 29, 2010 Clear And Fast. ©2010 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1m; $45,000; alw opt clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:33. Good. broke out,brisk urgingTime: 25.00, 49.75, 1:15.03, 1:39.29.Trainer: John MorrisonWinner: B F,...
Affrunti's Tampa Bay Downs Grade
Post Time: 12:25 pm.FIRST-7f; $8,000; mdn cl($8,000); 3up4-Rough Stock 1181-Bowwood 1183-Najrain 1207-PosterityFrst 1155-EndofMyRope 1182-Jolly Image 1208-Sunofamacho 1189-MyakkaOutlaw 12010-Slty'sExpctns 12011-UnExctgTrck 1186-Double Duel 11612-Proud Rock 118SECOND-1m&40y; $21,400; alw opt; 3up6-Fundy 1185-Judge Brew...
Jets coach won't commit to playing Sanchez
Noncommittal fits Rex Ryan like an uncomfortable suit. He doesn't wear it well. That's why his uncharacteristic waffling about his plans for Mark Sanchez in Sunday's regular-season finale doesn't make...
Giants offensive line reshuffled again
It looks as if the Giants offensive line is in for another shuffle after the starting unit actually was able to start intact the past two games. Center Shaun O'Hara...
'Critical' start for Redskins QB Grossman
ASHBURN, Va. -- The Redskins may have nothing but pride to play for when they face the Giants at FedEx Field on Sunday in the final game of the regular...
Bears vow they won't Pack it in
Maybe it's the sight of the archrival Packers celebrating a playoff berth in front of them Sunday at Lambeau Field, the sound of jubilant cheese heads rupturing their eardrums. Or...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball7 p.m.Temple at VillanovaESPN27 p.m.Knicks at MagicTNT, ESPN (1050 AM)9 p.m.Women: UConn at StanfordESPN29:30 p.m.Spurs at MavericksTNTFootballNoonBell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl:Army vs. SMUESPN, WABC (770 AM)3:20 p.m.New Era Pinstripe Bowl:Kansas...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGiants 3½ 4 (44½)REDSKINSJETS 2 1 (39½)BillsCHIEFS 4 3½(43½)RaidersPATRIOTS 2 3½(43) DolphinsCOLTS 8½10 (48) TitansTEXANS+2½Pick(47) JaguarsSteelers 6 6 (37½)BROWNSRAVENS 9½10 (43½)BengalsLIONS 3 3½(42) VikingsPACKERS10 10 (41½)BearsEAGLESOFFOFF(OFF)CowboysFALCONS14½14½(41) PanthersSAINTS 8...
Knicks coach continues to defend Duhon
ORLANDO, Fla. -- At yesterday's Knicks practice at Amway Center, a national writer was working on a piece regarding Raymond Felton's brilliant first season as their electric new point guard....
Hard work paying off for Rangers
Talent is the X-factor in the NHL that puts teams over the top in the playoffs but during the course of the 82-game grind of the regular season, work ethic...
Lundqvist's 43 saves lead Rangers past Devils
The Death of the Rivalry proved prematurely proclaimed by Jacques Lemaire. Still, last night's decent imitation only added to the one-sided tilt of recent Rangers-Devils history. The fast and fierce...
Sports shorts
MLB: Palmeiro denies 'roid use A week before the Baseball Writers Assn. of America announces its inductees to baseball's Hall of Fame, Rafael Palmeiro told SI.com in a phone interview...
Islanders stop Crosby's streak in win over Penguins
The way Sidney Crosby has owned the Islanders, no one could have predicted his greatest scoring run would be wrecked by them. Crosby's streak of 25 games with at least...
Happy trails all over the country
If you are a skier or a boarder this is about as good as it gets. Right now, 45 of the 50 states have some part covered in snow. Pick...
Not playing for USA may have hurt Nets' Lopez
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Another NBA stop, another tale of players -- Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook -- who benefited from playing with the Team USA National Team. Too bad they...
Overmatched Nets lose to Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY -- On one sideline last night, coach Avery Johnson and the Nets looked at the other side and thought, "That is what we could become." On the other...
Stoudemire excited to face Howard when Knicks play Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tonight in the main event at the new Amway Center, it's a battle of two heavyweights -- former Orlando high school superstar Amar'e Stoudemire vs. Magic superstar center...
Royals' Soria willing to join Yankees
The Yankees did not land Zack Greinke, but another Royals pitcher said he is willing to join them. Closer Joakim Soria told a Mexican newspaper he would waive his no-trade...
Giants' Nicks out with broken toe
It turns out Hakeem Nicks' snakebitten 2010 season endured another bite last Sunday -- and it couldn't have come at a worse time for the Giants. Tom Coughlin revealed yesterday...
Time for Giants to play with pride, for Coughlin's sake
We all saw how the Vikings, with absolutely nothing to play for, took it to Michael Vick, if for no other reason than to make their case for keeping coach...
Beating Redskins only way for Giants to salvage season
Giants coach Tom Coughlin on the hot seat? Been there, done that. "We've heard it before," defensive tackle Barry Cofield said. "After my rookie year [2006] there was a lot...
Carson feeling Blue over Giants collapse
Harry Carson, for so many years the Pride of the Giants, has been wounded by what his Hall of Fame eyes have had to watch with a playoff berth now...
Back to basics for Jets' defense
Bent on getting his struggling defense back to basics, Rex Ryan cut in on defensive coordinator Mike Pettine during the defensive team meeting yesterday and took over the base defense...
Rangers demote White in salary-cap move
A day later and Todd White likely would have avoided his fate. But by the time Erik Christensen suffered a sprained right knee in a second-period collision with Andy Greene...
Jets backup QB Brunell expecting to play vs. Bills
If sore-shouldered Mark Sanchez starts Sunday for the playoff-bound Jets, he likely won't finish the game, meaning his backup and tutor, Mark Brunell, finally would get his first extended playing...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 30FRIDec. 31SATJan. 1SUNJan. 2MONJan. 3TUEJan. 4WEDJan. 5KnicksOrlando7:00TV -- TNTRadio ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMEInd.1:00MSGWNYMNOGAMES.A.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENetsNOGAMEChi.3:00YESWNYMMinn.8:00YESWNYMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEChi.7:00YESWFANRangersNOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:30MSGESPNFla.5:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMECar.7:00MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMEDet.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMECal.9:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEDevilsNOGAMEAtl.5:00MSGWFANCar.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMENOGAMEMinn.7:00VS.WFANNOGAME
Better off red
One woman’s beauty staple is another woman’s Don’t. Such is the case with the iconic red lip — which was ever-present on last season’s runway and red carpet, proving that...
Weird but true
Just because you're a burglar doesn't mean you can't have the Christmas spirit. A crook in Athens, Ga., left behind a note telling his victims, "Thank you, Merry Christmas" after...
Holiday rematch for 'Huskers, Huskies
A little over three months after the Nebraska Cornhuskers marched up and down the field against the Washington Huskies, the teams will meet again in the Holiday Bowl tonight. Nebraska...
Maryland wins Friedgen's finale
Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen is heading into unemployment as a winner. Already the Atlantic Coast Conference coach of the year, already the engineer of the second-biggest regular season turnaround in...
Red Storm stun Mountaineers
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Each year there is a surprise team in the Big East, a team that has been battered by bigger, stronger, more experienced opponents and has left the...
Coach K earns 880th win
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski moved past longtime rival Dean Smith into second place on the men's all-time wins list with No. 880 last night when the No. 1 Blue Devils...
Syracuse coach at home in Pinstripe Bowl
You can take the boy out of The Bronx, but you can't take the Bronx Bombers out of the boy. So when Syracuse coach Doug Marrone, a lifetime, diehard Yankees...
Best quotes of 2010
Larry King: “Uh, good evening and welcome to the last ‘Larry King Live.’ It’s hard to say that.” — from “Larry King Live” Danny Reagan: “We just took a statement...
New Year's ease
New Year’s Eve doesn’t have to be about shivering in Times Square for hours or sipping watered-down cocktails at an overpriced, crowded open bar. There are a slew of options...
Los Angeles TV writer Aron Abrams found dead at Hawaii resort
HONOLULU — Police in Hawaii are investigating the death of a Los Angeles writer and producer who was found in a hotel room. Big Island police say 50-year-old Aron Abrams...
Lundqvist makes 43 saves in 3-1 victory
NEWARK, N.J. — Henrik Lundqvist made a season-high 43 saves and the New York Rangers beat New Jersey 3-1 on Wednesday night, handing the struggling Devils their sixth straight loss...
Dog rescued after getting head stuck in wall
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A curious puppy got his head stuck in an 18-inch block wall in Riverside County, but animal services officers were able to free him less than an...
Libertarian activist defies judge’s order
What was he smoking when he wrote this? A pro-pot libertarian activist who’s been repeatedly busted in front of the Manhattan federal courthouse has defied a judge’s order to stop...
US revokes visa of Venezuelan ambassador, Caracas says
Washington has revoked the visa of Venezuela's ambassador to the United States, the Venezuelan deputy foreign minister said Wednesday on his Twitter account, amid a bilateral dispute over diplomatic envoys....
Defense for Conrad Murray will argue that Michael Jackson killed himself: report
Defense lawyers for Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray will argue in the manslaughter case against him that the King of Pop killed himself with a lethal dose of the powerful...