January 7, 2011
Cancer Research Classic live blog recap
WHEELING, W. Va. – After stops in Washington, D.C., Fort Myers, Binghamton and Philadelphia, The Post’s popular basketball live blog hits the road again for the Cancer Research Classic, a...
Uke got the Beatles
If you like the ukulele, the Beatles and donating money to people, then boy-o, have we got the combo for you: The Beatles on Ukulele, a marathon concert by record...
Titans to stick with Fisher
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Bud Adams has thought it over, and the Tennessee Titans’ owner has decided he isn’t ready just yet to part with Jeff Fisher. “Jeff has meant a...
Giants' O'Hara out of Pro Bowl for surgery
Giants center Shaun O’Hara knew he wouldn’t be playing in the Pro Bowl after dealing with injuries all season and Friday officially pulled out. He will be replaced on the...
Babysitter charged in tragic storm baby death
In a shocking twist for a grieving couple whose dying son’s rush to the hospital was hampered by blizzard-clogged streets, authorities this afternoon charged the family babysitter with the tragic...
Jets land in Indy, ready for 'real business'
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Jets team buses arrived at a Marriott hotel outside of downtown Indianapolis at 5:15 p.m. Friday. Rex Ryan, dressed nattily in a grey suit, was among the...
Former Yankees pitcher Duren dies, 81
LAKE WALES, Fla. -- Ryne Duren, an All-Star pitcher known for a 100 mph fastball, occasional wildness and Coke-bottle glasses that created a most intimidating presence on the mound, has...
Dolphins cancelled meeting with Mangini: report
The Dolphins on Friday cancelled a meeting they had scheduled with Eric Mangini which the team said was not a head-coaching interview but an attempt to gain information on the...
Uno $1 for 1/11/11
Bizarre numerology aside, the classic card game Uno is celebrating its 40th anniversary of existence this year on, yep, 1/11/11.The game itself is ridiculously popular in analog life. And digitally...
Verizon to hold iPhone event Jan. 11
Verizon Wireless will announce Tuesday Jan. 11 that Apple's iPhone is finally coming to its network, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company sent invitations Friday inviting...
McDonagh to make debut for Rangers
DALLAS -- Ready or not, Ryan McDonagh makes his NHL debut for the Rangers on Friday against the Stars three days after being promoted from the AHL Whale so he...
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani blasts Bloomberg over city snow cleanup snafu
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani hurled snowballs today at Mayor Bloomberg on how it handled last week's blizzard cleanup, saying "it was a big mistake" and that he would have never...
2 Staten Island brothers killed in Catskills crash
ROXBURY, N.Y. — Two brothers from Staten Island are dead after their car ran off a road in the Catskill Mountains and sank in a pond. State police say 38-year-old...
Mount Vernon student recovers after being shot near school
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — A student is recovering after being shot in the back during a mysterious dispute near his high school in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon officials say the...
Welsh singer Charlotte Church apologizes for remarks about Queen
Welsh singer Charlotte Church apologized Friday for comments she made about Queen Elizabeth II and said she had been "foolish" to make such "flippant" remarks. The singer had claimed in...
Bob Dole back at Walter Reed hospital: report
TOPEKA, Kan. — A spokeswoman for the Dole Institute of Politics in Lawrence says former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole has been readmitted to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington,...
Actress Jane Krakowski expecting first child: report
“30 Rock” star Jane Krakowski is expecting a baby with her fiancé Robert Godley, Us Weekly reported Friday. The magazine said a rep for the 42-year-old actress confirmed the pregnancy....
'Jersey Shore' Season 3 premiere draws nearly 8.5 million viewers: report
The ratings for the third season premiere of “Jersey Shore” fist-pumped through the roof with 8.45 million viewers, making Thursday’s broadcast MTV’s most watched series telecast of all time, Entertainment...
Rays trade Garza to Cubs
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs have a tentative trade in place to obtain right-hander Matt Garza from the Tampa Bay Rays, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The...
Former Nets player Robinson sentenced for fraud
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Former Nets guard Rumeal Robinson has been sentenced to 6½ years in federal prison for financial fraud. A jury found Robinson guilty in September of 11...
Harbaugh will coach 49ers
SAN FRANCISCO -- Declaring it a “perfect competitive opportunity,” Jim Harbaugh accepted the job as coach of the 49ers and said his goal is to win a Lombardi Trophy for...
Brooklyn cop charged in scheme to withhold seized drugs cleared on all counts
One of the Brooklyn narcotics cops charged in a scheme to withhold seized drugs and give them to informants was cleared on all counts this afternoon. Police officer Julio Alvarez...
Fassel could talk to Broncos
John Elway has always liked Jim Fassel. Always said nice things about him. Always praised the way Fassel worked with quarterbacks, ever since Fassel was Elway’s position coach at Stanford...
Prosecutors turn up heat on pedophile juvenile justice worker
Manhattan prosecutors ratcheted up the pressure yesterday on an admitted pedophile juvie justice worker -- saying that if he doesn't take a three-year prison deal they'll try to confront him...
Package addressed to Janet Napolitano ignites at Washington DC postal facility
A package addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ignited at a government mail distribution facility in Washington, D.C., Friday, Fox News Channel reported. It is unclear whether the package...
PSAL punishes South Shore, Thomas Jefferson for fight
The PSAL didn’t waste any time doling out punishment for Thursday’s incident between South Shore and Thomas Jefferson. The league eliminated the Vikings from Saturday’s Steve Simms PSAL Mid-Winter Classic...
Former State Sen. Pedro Espada to face tax evasion charges
Federal prosecutors announced today that they plan to bring new tax evasion charges against former New York state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., who already is awaiting trial after...
SI man gets 23 years for botched drug-robbery slay
A Staten Island man was sentenced to 23 years behind bars on Thursday for slaying another man during a botched drug-related robbery. Kevin Cocozello, 22, of Port Richmond, will serve...
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr welcome baby boy: report
Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr and “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Orlando Bloom have welcomed a baby boy, entertainment website X17 reported Friday. The Victoria’s Secret knockout was believed to have...
'Rock star' Amar'e leads Knicks vs. setting Suns
PHOENIX -- Facing a phalanx of cameras at shootaround this morning, Amar'e Stoudemire described the feeling of leading the Knicks' renaissance, saying he feels "like being a rock star.''Stoudemire makes...
Lopez becomes Nets' Iron Horse
WASHINGTON -- Brook Lopez is going for his 200th straight game tonight. He has not missed a game as a Net. Never even gotten sick since he came into the...
Yankees put Steinbrenner statue at Tampa complex
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Yankees have put a statue of former owner George Steinbrenner at the team’s spring training complex. The 600-pound, life-size bronze statue was put on a marble...
Man weighing nearly 1K pounds to sue Britain's health department
Man mountain Paul Mason plans to sue the Britain's health department -- claiming it ignored his plight as he rocketed toward nearly 1,000 pounds. Mason -- once the world's fattest...
B'klyn teen says he was shot in the back the night he allegedly fired at cop
The Brooklyn teenager who allegedly fired bullets at a cop, and later freed on bail while the officer lay in a hospital, claims he was shot in the back and...
Broncos could interview Fassel
John Elway has always liked Jim Fassel. Always said nice things about him. Always praised the way Fassel worked with quarterbacks, ever since Fassel was Elway’s position coach at Stanford...
Delaware police questioned cabbie in Wheeler disappearance: report
Homicide investigators in Delaware questioned a cab driver in Wilmington as they continued to probe the mysterious death of former presidential adviser and Pentagon official John P. "Jack" Wheeler III,...
Rescued Chilean miner, a serious Elvis fan, tours Graceland
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Edison Pena stood in Elvis Presley’s “jungle room,” planted his foot, slightly swiveled his hips, and pointed to a chair with a teddy bear resting on it....
NYPD rescues pooch from Hudson River
Here’s the luckiest pooch in New York. Some hero cops jumped into the frigid Hudson River today and saved a 4-year-old German Shepherd that had fallen off its owner’s boat....
More deals for Devils, but not Brodeur: report
Although the Devils traded captain Jamie Langenbrunner to the Dallas Stars for a conditional second-round draft pick on Friday, general manager Lou Lamoriello dismissed talk the last-place team is in...
NY school on lockdown amid police probe
EASTPORT, N.Y. — A “modified lockdown” at an eastern Long Island elementary school has ended following a police investigation nearby. Police said they were investigating a residential burglary and said...
Blaze kills one person at Lower East Side building
An elderly woman — apparently using her oven as a heater — died this morning in the choking smoke and flames of a devastating blaze that erupted in her Lower...
Ex-Madoff worker Annette Bongiorno set to be released on bail
Annette Bongiorno, one of the longest-serving employees of Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, is getting out of jail on bail after the feds seized $7.6 million of her assets. Bongiorno wiped...
FIFA chief Blatter expects winter World Cup in 2022 -- Sky Sports
FIFA president Sepp Blatter confirmed Friday that he expects the 2022 World Cup to be staged in the winter rather than the summer. Ever since Qatar was awarded the finals...
Tottenham's Redknapp hopes to seal Beckham loan
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp hopes to complete a two-month loan swoop for David Beckham by Sunday. English Premier League side Spurs became locked in talks with the former England captain's parent...
Liverpool cancels news conference as pressure builds on Hodgson
Troubled English Premier League club Liverpool canceled manager Roy Hodgson's Friday news conference amid mounting speculation over his future. The 63-year-old is under intense pressure at Anfield from his US...
NY burials planned for 20 forgotten veterans
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Twenty servicemen from New York City whose bodies have gone unclaimed for months or longer will receive full military honors at national veterans cemetery service. The...
Irish gov't bringing arts events to New York Public Library
The Irish government is investing over $5 million to bring its arts to the United States. The major yearlong initiative will feature 2,000 artists and 400 events. Irish officials say...
House passes procedural vote allowing it to consider repeal of health care law
The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a procedural vote to allow it to consider a repeal of President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care overhaul next week. The House...
Drama Mama: Wisteria hysteria
With the last of boxes of holiday decorations still glaring at her from the baby’s room, Mama has stocked up on winter TV to help her procrastinate. A few of...
Police arrest man accused of shooting councilman who photographed him taking aim
MANILA, Philippines — A man who appeared in a photograph aiming his gun at a local councilman moments before he was fatally shot in front of his family has been...
Favre accuser has over $18,000 in credit card debt: report
Christina Scavo, a massage therapist who is suing quarterback Brett Favre and the New York Jets, is saddled with more than $18,000 in unpaid credit card bills, TMZ reported Friday....
Devils trade captain Langenbrunner to Stars
Confirming the report in yesterday's Post, the Devils have traded heart-and-soul captain Jamie Langenbrunner to the Dallas Stars for a conditional draft pick, expected to become a second-rounder. In announcing...
Vietnam media: US diplomat shoved local official
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam's state-controlled media on Friday accused an American diplomat of creating a public disturbance following reports he was roughed up by Vietnamese police for attempting to visit...
Blast from the past: Obama used to oppose lobbyists
The appointment of Bill Daley as White House chief of Staff is disturbing on many levels, not least of which is his past seat on the board of Fannie Mae. But...
Stockholm bomber 'trained in Iraq'
Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab al Abdaly trained in Iraq for three months on how to make bombs, a top Baghdad security official told Al Arabiya television Friday. "He trained...
'Shore' without the bore: Season 3 recap, week 1
Our weekly "Jersey Shore" recaps this season are short and brutal -- 100 words, no more. ***Right away, the season starts with a bang. JWoww and Sammi are still feuding,...
NYPD cop appointed to Homeland Security committee
An NYPD veteran has been appointed to work as a counterterrorism expert on the House Homeland Security Committee. The Wall Street Journal reports that Joseph Herbert will join the committee...
Westchester police kill dog who attacks pedestrian
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — Suburban New York police have shot and killed a Rottweiler and used a Taser on a Wheaten Terrier after the dogs attacked a pedestrian. Mount Vernon...
Unemployment rate drops to 9.4 percent; lowest since May 2009
WASHINGTON — The nation's added 103,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent last month, its lowest level in 19 months. But the job growth fell...
700 turtledoves fall from the sky in Italy as mysterious animal deaths continue
The global spate of unexplained mass animal deaths continued Friday as some 700 turtledoves mysteriously fell from the sky in the northwestern Italian city of Faenza. The birds, which are...
US government wants to lower level of fluoride in drinking water
ATLANTA — Fluoride in drinking water — credited with dramatically cutting cavities and tooth decay — may now be too much of a good thing. It’s causing spots on some...
Police trying to find missing, 55-year-old Adirondack man
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — Police and state forest rangers have searched areas around an Adirondack village for a 55-year-old man who hasn’t been seen since leaving his home last Sunday...
Ted Williams copes with sudden fame
Ted Williams, the homeless man from Ohio with the golden voice, promised today that he wouldn't let his mother down as he grappled with his newfound fame. "I won't disappoint...
City overprepares for new snow after blizzard mess
New York City came out overprepared Friday for a weak storm that delivered just a few inches of snow — not enough to plow in most places and not likely...
Obama names Gene Sperling as director of National Economic Council
President Barack Obama named Gene Sperling as director of the National Economic Council on Friday, a move that places a veteran policy and political player in the White House to...
Country legend George Jones released from hospital
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country Music Hall of Fame member George Jones is back at his home just outside Nashville Thursday after being hospitalized overnight. His publicist, Kirt Webster, tells The...
Aretha Franklin tells magazine medical problem resolved
DETROIT — Aretha Franklin says the undisclosed ailment that led the Grammy Award-winning singer to have surgery in Detroit has been resolved. The Queen of Soul tells Jet magazine she...
Oprah to be first guest on Piers Morgan's CNN show
PASADENA, Calif. — Piers Morgan says he’s spoiling for a prime-time fight with CNN’s rivals — and he’ll throw the first punch with Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey, who is promoting her...
Hamas: 'A well-funded conglomerate'
Over at the Washington Institute, Ehud Ya'ari has a shocking rundown of how Hamas manages to stay in power in Gaza. Turns out all that nice 'foreign aid' from the...
The Post's Jets-Colts Playoff Preview
The Jets begin this year's playoff march where last season's ended, at Indianapolis against the Colts. The Post takes you inside the wild-card game with expert analysis and all the...
Serby's playoff QB, coach rankings
Steve Serby ranks the quarterbacks and head coaches in this year's NFL playoffs: QUARTERBACK RANKINGS 1. Tom Brady, Patriots The MVP. Fierce competitor who demands excellence from teammates. Makes everyone...
Serby's best/worst coach/QB Super Bowl tandems
The Post’s Steve Serby rates the best and worst quarterback/head coach tandems to win the Super Bowl: BEST 1. Terry Bradshaw-Chuck Noll (Steelers, Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV): Only...
Post playoff picks
The Post's staff of experts picks the playoffs: Mark Cannizzaro AFC WILD-CARD Jets over Colts Ravens over Chiefs AFC DIVISIONAL Patriots over Jets Ravens over Steelers AFC CHAMPIONSHIP Patriots over...
Arrangements for Boys & Girls standout's mother set
Arrangements for Jeanette Nichols, the mother of Boys & Girls standout Malik Nichols, are as follows: A wake is set for 9 a.m. Friday morning at New Frontier Baptist Church,...
Lakers' Bryant practicing, despite knee agony, to ignite teammates
Kobe Bryant “does phone interviews about as often as Osama Bin Laden strolls through Central Park,” John Black, Lakers vice president of public relations, responded via e-mail to my request...
Game of the Week: Eagles (-2 1/2) vs Packers
Whatifsports.com’s NFL simulation engine bases its weekly predictions on the statistical inputs of thousands of NFL games. Those inputs are based on rigorous analysis of each team’s roster, depth chart...
Hondo’s simply The Best
All hail the Champ! It wasn’t easy, but Hondo warded off all challengers and took home the coveted and prestigious Best Bets crown with a percentage-points victory over Ms. Charleen....
O/U Rico!
Rico went 8-7-1 (2-0-1 Best Bets) last week on the Over/Unders. The league finished with 6 overs, 9 unders and 1 push. Rico’s final season record is 130-122-4. The final...
Count on Colts to cover
Players two through 45, the Jets will probably be the better team on the field tomorrow night at Lucas Oil Stadium. But it’s the number one Colt, No. 18 in...
Jets say coach more focused on first step
There has been a different air about Jets head coach Rex Ryan this week as his team prepares for tomorrow night’s wild-card playoff game against the Colts in Indianapolis. Sure,...
Bold, brash Jets are New York's team
Once again, the New York Jets carry the banner for New York City. A tough team, and a tough-talking team, with a tough-talking coach, that embraces representing a tough town....
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Shorthanded Lincoln routs Grady
Even down five players and two starters, Lincoln had no problem dealing with neighborhood rival Grady. The Railsplitters, ranked first in the PSAL by The Post, cruised to an 88-61...
Happy new year for Jets' Cromartie
You think you’ve had a tough year? This has been Antonio Cromartie’s year: Fifty-one weeks ago, still with the Chargers, he was filleted for playing a brutal playoff game against...
No-name Colts could make some noise
INDIANAPOLIS — If a Colt other than Peyton Manning makes a big play against the Jets tomorrow night, America can be forgiven for saying, “Who?” Even the huge collection of...
Boomer's idea would put more bad teams in NFL playoffs
How many screwdrivers does it take to hammer in a bright lobe? Sunday, Boomer Esiason, panelist on CBS’ laugh-filled and never-funny NFL pregame show, applied his expertise and came up...
Colts, Jets both want ball in Sanchez's hands
NBC analysts Tony Dungy and Cris Collinsworth looked at the film from the Jets’ 38-34 loss against the Bears in Week 16 and reached completely different conclusions. Dungy, the former...
Healthy Bergtraum-Center rivalry good for the game
I was meandering over to the Murry Bergtraum bench last week after the Lady Blazers’ game against Hillhouse (Conn.) and something caught me a little off guard. In front of...
Putting the 'D' in Dozo, Judges bottle up Bayside
Cardozo’s boys basketball program is known for many things: its zany coach, Ron Naclerio; its orange Converse uniforms; and the frenetic, up-and-down style Naclerio emphasizes. Add suffocating defense to the...
Off and running: Columbus' Livingston leaving past behind with fast start
Starting and stopping isn’t ideal for a track runner, but that has been the case for Strymar Livingston recently. The Columbus junior had to wait more than six months for...
Tempers flare as South Shore tops Jefferson
South Shore finally picked up the signature win it has been in search of, but a bench-clearing incident that included several fans overshadowed the win, The Post has learned. Moments...
Girls basketball roundup: Gildea helps get Curtis win over PR
Dana Gildea had 15 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead Curtis to a 57-52 win over Port Richmond in PSAL Staten Island A girls basketball Thursday. Ayomide Adedapo and Danielle...
Tottenville toughs out physical affair with New Dorp
New Dorp’s plan clearly was to make the game as crazy and helter skelter as possible. Much to the chagrin of coach Cathy Morano, Tottenville followed suit. “When we got...
Press release of the week! Joe Lentol saves a cat!
Assemblyman Joe Lentol (D–Greenpoint) has built up 30-year record helping Brooklyn’s littlest, most defenseless constituents.So it was no surprise that as he was being sworn in for another term in...
Pablo is free!
Pablo Airaldi is free!The beloved bike messenger and cycling shop owner, who has been held in a deplorable immigration detention center in New Jersey for 10 weeks stemming from a...
Grimm takes over — and first vote slams constituents, critics charge
Rep. Michael Grimm’s first votes as a freshman Congressman made him big points with the House’s new GOP leadership, but will make his constituents’ lives a lot worse, critics charged...
Mountaineers maul reeling Red Storm
Mount St. Michael arrived at St. John’s Prep with an undefeated record, which included an impressive and emotional victory against rival Archbishop Stepinac two days ago. The Red Storm, meanwhile,...
Fill-ins keep Colts afloat
Before you even ask the question of how the Colts, a playoff team again after being left for dead without Dallas Clark, Austin Collie and Joseph Addai, somehow keep finding...
Jets receiver at 'Holmes' in playoffs
All the offensive attention is on Mark Sanchez and LaDainian Tomlinson, but the Jets need it to be Tone Time if they are going to outgun Peyton Manning in their...
Jets-Colts matchups
A year ago, the Jets went into Indianapolis to play the Colts and talked themselves into thinking they could knock off the AFC favorites. For the first 28 minutes of...
Improbable possible in NFL playoffs
Expect the unexpected. It’s the hoariest of clichés, of course, but it couldn’t ring much truer when it comes to describing the NFL’s postseason since the turn of the century....
Long, strange trip leads Jets back to where they left off
In so many ways, the 2010 season began for the Jets on what was, technically, the last day of their 2009 season. Ten points up on Peyton Manning, 30 minutes...
Losing her grip, in a semi-gripping drama
When we first meet Emily Bridges in the new play "A Small Fire," she's wearing a hard hat and chewing up her second-in-command. The head of her own construction company,...
The humor Israeli clever
The plight of Palestini ans under Israeli rule seems an unlikely subject for a comedy, especially one by an Arab director. But Elia Suleiman's "The Time That Remains" is such...
There's no craft in this 'Witch'
In 1332, it is the Age of the Crusades. The doughty pair of knights played by Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman in "Season of the Witch" -- a movie that...
Juan's ex-boss quits
The executive at NPR who made headlines last October by firing journalist Juan Williams has quit after an investigation of the controversial incident. Williams was fired because of remarks he...
Amateur singer's surprise
Who says you have to be a pro to win a Grammy? Not the folks responsible for the nominations. Indian New Yorker Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon earned a nod -- but...
Dr. Drew prepared to leave MTV
Dr. Drew Pinsky is taking his first steps away from MTV -- the network where he has been a fixture for 25 years. "I always thought of it as a...
Bottoms up!
Call it full moon rising -- soon, there could be bare butts all over the boob tube. The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the $1.21 million worth...
Twang wreck
Patsy Cline. Loretta Lynn. Gwyneth Paltrow. If you buy that progression, you’ll buy “Country Strong,” an unintentionally campy drama in which Paltrow, as broken-down country superstar Kelly Canter — a...
'Dracula' debt on arrival
Vampires aren't the only dead things in "Dracula." The show's designers say the producers are dead, too -- deadbeats. The designers -- including Tony winner Willa Kim (costumes), Dana Kenn...
Way-out Oprah
Oprah Winfrey may be starting to crack from the pressure of launching her own cable network. At a press conference last night in LA to talk up her new Oprah...
Starvin’ for bargains?
The tourists are confused, but the locals know exactly what’s going on. It’s three minutes to 5 p.m. on a Wednesday, and some 20 people are lined up at Rockefeller...
Jobs-killing pander
City polls are raising alarms about a supposed menace to the city's water supply from the natural-gas extraction method of "fracking" in western New York. It seems winning points with...
Bounce 'rubber' teachers
THE ISSUE: The rubber-room treatment being given to some disgraced city teachers. *** After reading your stories of the sleazy NY teachers, I am appalled ("Rubber-Room Blues," Editorial, Jan 3)....
A nation choking on endless laws
Heading back to work this week, Americans were greeted not only by a new year but also by a whole slew of new laws -- 31,000 of them at the...
Cops: No clue who killed Viet Memorial big
WILMINGTON, Del. -- Authorities say they have no suspect in the slaying of a former Pentagon official whose body was found in a landfill near Wilmington on New Year's Eve....
Sisters who will share kidney released from prison
PEARL, Miss. — Two sisters whose life sentences were suspended on the condition that one donate a kidney to the other were released from a Mississippi prison on Friday after...
Schooled by a storm: A for ego, F for effort
THE ISSUE: The Sanitation Department's response to last week's blizzard. *** Now that a federal probe into the possible slowdown of sanitation workers from last week's blizzard has begun, I...
Amen Corner: Tiger, Golf Digest to drop column
With Tiger Woods' golf game in the rough, he's parting company with Golf Digest, a Condé Nast title that was reportedly forking over $1 million a year to carry the...
Green tea vs. Alz
Drinking green tea regularly could protect the brain against Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, a group of UK scientists claimed yesterday. The study was conducted by researchers from Newcastle...
Antibiotic babies run risk of asthma
Babies who are treated with antibiotics before they are 6 months old are at a significantly increased risk of developing asthma, scientists at Yale University claim. Their study, to be...
The dot-gov for schools
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo plans weekly online broadcasts to schools, with updates on what the state government has been doing, info about the upcoming week, and answers to kids' questions....
Dental spy-giene
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian authorities have arrested a 55-year-old American woman -- reportedly with a microphone hidden in her teeth -- on suspicion of spying, local media reported yesterday. US...
Terror-lie 'fess-up
A 25-year-old Queens man who framed two acquaintances as terrorists pleaded guilty yesterday to making false statements to the FBI because he owed his victims money. Syed Omair Ali admitted...
'Huck' censors miss all the points
If only Mark Twain were alive to skewer the censorious protectors of modern sensitivities who have taken to banning "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from the classroom and now to excising...
Farewell, Al Fayette
Alan Fayette, The Post's night managing editor in the 1980s -- legendary for his quick wit and friendly demeanor under even the most intense deadline pressure -- died Tuesday at...
Fox execs shift after chief quits
News Corp. is restructuring its Fox Networks Group with the departure of Tony Vinciquerra, who is leaving his post as chairman and CEO of the television operations after 10 years...
CIA man hit with leak rap
WASHINGTON -- A former CIA officer has been indicted on charges of disclosing national security secrets after being accused of leaking classified information about Iran to a reporter. The indictment...
Bam's in a NY state of mind
SCHENECTADY -- President Obama will be upstate next week, for the second time in less than a year, the White House announced yesterday. The White House did not say why...
Subway danger shocker
Decades of mismanagement led to a workplace culture where, incredibly, more than 90 percent of 1,600 subway-signal repairmen routinely filed fake inspection reports, the MTA's subway and bus chief admitted...
Banks hit by legal fees
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the biggest US banks face billions of dollars in legal costs related to their role in the financial crisis, threatening their profits and the stock...
Madoff Picower problem
Victims of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme objected yesterday to a settlement in which the estate of billionaire Jeffry Picower, who also invested, agreed to forfeit $7.2 billion. In a filing...
Disgraced pol dies
Crooked former Queens Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio -- who famously predicted he wouldn't survive a six-year prison sentence for influence peddling -- died yesterday after serving less than a year. Seminerio...
Airlines ea$ing delays
Major airlines are warning of delays and cancellations from today's expected snow and waiving the usual fees to change flights. American, United and Continental all say there could be travel...
A bike outta crime
Brooklyn bikers, beware! Officers throughout the borough are under orders to target rogue cyclists flouting city traffic laws -- particularly those riding on sidewalks, running red lights and zipping down...
Cuomo's plan gets the cold Shel-der
ALBANY -- Even as he publicly vows support for Gov. Cuomo's agenda to fix the state, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver refused yesterday to endorse three of the newly elected governor's...
Business briefs
Jersey fix Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and other US banks told a New Jersey court that defects in their pro cesses for seizing homes in the state can be...
Boehner defends O-Care nix
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner yesterday vowed to forge ahead with repeal of President Obama's health-care laws, brushing aside a government report showing repeal would increase the federal deficit...
Puckin' wasted
They may play hockey instead of football -- but they still got blitzed. The Russian junior national ice-hockey team was booted out of the Buffalo airport Wednesday night after the...
Daley shows O means biz
WASHINGTON -- President Oba ma's decision to tap Bill Daley as his top consigliere in the White House is a shrewd signal he understands the sober reality that if he...
'Stealing' takes toll on bridge collector
Talk about a quick-change artist. A rookie Throgs Neck Bridge toll collector pocketed $16,000 in just four months on the job, under-reporting the higher rate charged to truckers and pocketing...
350G repay in nun 'scam'
Now he only has to worry about answering to a higher authority. A Long Island-based stockbroker will pay $350,000 to settle civil charges that he scammed a bunch of nuns...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn An unlicensed driver was arrested after he struck and killed a visiting Israeli rabbi in Borough Park, police said. Yosef Luban, 27, was driving a 2008 Honda sedan west...
Liz lowers foreca$t
Liz Claiborne Inc. said yesterday it saw "clearly disappointing" direct-to-consumer sales in December that led it to lower its forecast for the bottom line in the second half. Shares plunged...
12G reward in granny's slay
The NYPD is offering a $12,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest in the murder of a Bronx grandmother believed killed by someone she knew. Cops yesterday questioned Ethal...
Sidewalks less trashy
The stink pile is shrinking. Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty yesterday said the department is playing catch-up with tons of garbage left since the Dec. 26 blizzard. "By the end of...
Poll shows removal disapproval
New Yorkers dumped on Mayor Bloomberg's handling of the super snow snarl, pounding him with the lowest approval rating of his career, according to a poll released yesterday. The Marist...
O'Reilly talks X's and 'O'
If there's any doubt President Obama is moving to the right, this should end it. Obama will sit down with Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly for an interview that will...
Wis. kid tapped to fix Medicaid
Seeking to slash billions from the state's $50 billion Medicaid program, Gov. Cuomo is turning to a health administrator with a proven track record -- in Wisconsin. Jason Helgerson, the...
Wider hep scare
Hundreds more faithful at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Massapequa Park may have been exposed to Hepatitis A on Christmas weekend -- because a possibly contaminated batch of communion...
Beauty and the beached
Gee, which one is the supermodel? Swedish stunner Victoria Silvstedt (um, that's her on the left) crashes a lumpy sunbather's beachside reverie while cavorting among the waves in the paradise...
All 'hope & hype'
Retailers delivered mostly disappointing sales for December, giving a nasty surprise to industry watchers who lately had grown giddy with holiday cheer. Shares of big chains like Gap, Macy's and...
Wife killer in sick twist
A Staten Island ex-con on parole for killing his wife was arrested for trying to keep his new flame from testifying against him in a fresh abuse case, authorities said....
City weighs ABC's of supermarket rip-offs
Restaurants get graded, so why not supermarkets? That was the question at yesterday's City Council hearing, as Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jonathan Mintz laced into the supermarket industry for doing nothing...
Experts see December jobless rate of 9.7%
A downward trend in the number of people seeking initial jobless benefits and a private sector report showing 297,000 jobs were added last month is leading economists to predict today's...
Poaching Apple talk
Apple Inc. approached Blackstone CFO Laurence Tosi to become its finance chief, three people with knowledge of the matter said. Tosi told Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman that he plans to...
ESPN flood$ the zone
ESPN's new $20 billion NFL deal could give the players more firepower as they push for a greater share of the revenue pie -- but at the same time make...
Here you go, Honey - $190M
He may be $190 million richer, but Jim McCullar still knows who's boss. Immediately after getting a giant ceremonial check for his half of Tuesday's $380 million Mega Millions jackpot,...
Anna pals' drug raps get tossed
Anna Nicole Smith's enablers walked away virtually scot-free yesterday, after a Los Angeles judge tossed out several convictions against her lawyer and shrink. Legal-eagle boyfriend Howard K. Stern, 42, had...
Voters ditching their Dem IDs
WASHINGTON -- The Democrat in charge of returning Congress to his party's control yesterday boldly predicted Nancy Pelosi will be back as House speaker in two years -- even as...
Facebook financials no secret
Facebook will be forced by law to start coughing up details of its financial performance or go public by April 2012, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Journal reported...
Bx. 'killer' found in Fla.
The cowardly thug who fatally shot a college-bound Bronx teenager after making a phony peace gesture to settle an earlier beef was tracked down in Florida and will face a...
The council strikes for safety
Speaking of the City Council, it seems that the body has managed to avert the shutdown of 20 fire companies without raising overall city spending. Neat trick. Congratulations to all...
Mike the mismanager
God delivered unto New York almost two feet of snow 10 days ago, and then in His wisdom he took it away; too bad the same can't be said for...
Mom's miracle for paralyzed Rutgers gridder
The biggest breakthrough for Eric LeGrand came in mid-December, when the injured Rutgers defensive tackle -- diagnosed as paralyzed from the neck down -- felt sensation in his hands as...
Mayor gets a shot at re-dump-tion with today's predicted light snow storm
The city pathetically handled a whopping, 20-inch Christmas-weekend blizzard, but a resolved Mayor Bloomberg says he's pulling out all the stops for today's light dusting. Still facing heavy criticism for...
Verizon vs. Ballmer
LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer played it safe Wednesday night in his backward-looking keynote, talking about the Kinect game controller, Windows Phone 7 and how the next generation...
Funder-storm pol gets $$ job
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Joe Crowley, a Queens Democrat under investigation for raising campaign cash from Wall Street within a day of last year's vote on financial reform, has been tapped...
A Republican jobs bill
"You have to understand that, in my opinion, 'ObamaCare' is the biggest job-killer we have in America today. It's a weight over every employer that we have, thereby requiring them...
NYers twice as likely to abort
Forty-one percent of New York City pregnancies end in abortion -- or twice the national average, abortion foes said yesterday, citing government figures. City Health Department numbers for 2009 showed...
Pols shop for trouble
City Council members are trying to stir up public opposition to block Walmart from opening shop in the Big Apple -- but it turns out their constituents love the big-box...
Goldman faces $120M CDO suit
Six months after Goldman Sachs shelled out $550 million to settle government fraud charges over a toxic mortgage-linked deal, it's getting hit with a second suit over the same bonds....
$50 iPhone from AT&T
AT&T Inc., the second-largest US mobile-phone carrier, is cutting by half the price of the Apple Inc. iPhone 3GS, making way for a lineup of handsets designed for its faster...
Con game shattered
A 270-pound hustler who had menaced tourists for 10 years with the "broken eyeglasses" street scam is finally going to prison. Over the past decade, Naim Jabbar, 43, had been...
'Warren' room
The new, business-friendlier Obama White House is threatening to muzzle Elizabeth Warren, the consumer watchdog who fought for years to bring increased regulation and transparency to banking, some Washington insiders...
Mob gal in 'Spitz' plea
She should have been booking hookers for Client 9. A Brooklyn woman who answered the phone for a mob-run prostitution ring complained yesterday that she could end up doing more...
Sara Lee considers break-up
Sara Lee is said to be mulling breaking up its meat and coffee business after coming under pressure to boost its share price. The company's board is reportedly weighing splitting...
Two top PA cops are out
Two top Port Authority cops are resigning three days after The Post reported that one of them arranged for an officer to chauffeur his college-age daughter from Kennedy Airport to...
16 yrs. for Easter thug
The final and most dangerous thug from last year's notorious Times Square Easter violence is now its most punished: He'll serve 16 years on attempted murder for firing at least...
Duo busted in Bx. teen stab
Two teens were arrested yesterday for savagely stabbing a foe in the neck outside a Bronx high school in retaliation for an earlier fight, police said. Allassane Keita, 15, and...
Smoke-bomb mail in Maryland
HANOVER, Md. -- Smoke and the smell of sulfur poured from two packages opened yesterday at state government buildings 20 miles apart, slightly burning the fingers of two employees but...
John Edwards proposed to mistress shortly after wife's death: report
John Edwards proposed to his baby mama, Rielle Hunter, during a holiday getaway -- and introduced her and their love child to his kids -- barely three weeks after their...
Shaken-baby horror in Qns.
A 21-month-old Queens baby has brain damage after his aunt violently shook him two days after Christmas -- for crying, authorities said. Susana Gil, 26, of Corona, was charged Wednesday...
Sports shorts
NFL: Cowboys keep Garrett The Cowboys have picked Jason Garrett as the eighth head coach in franchise history. Owner Jerry Jones officially removed Garrett's interim label yesterday. He said Garrett...
Harbaugh breaks off talks with Dolphins
MIAMI -- Jim Harbaugh forced the Dolphins to call an audible. Harbaugh and the Dolphins broke off talks yesterday, and the team was expected to retain Tony Sparano as coach,...
Islanders' win streak snapped by Oilers
EDMONTON, Alberta -- So much for the Islanders' winning streak. Dustin Penner had a short-handed goal and an assist for the Oilers, who broke a seven-game losing streak with a...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m&70yds; $43,000; alw; 4upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Moon Raven(L),120J Espinoza1-4-4Feron 4-12Star of New York(L),118CVelasquez2-7-8Rice 8-53Joe Corrigan(L),118M Studart1-1-6Ubillo 20-14Goodbyeandgoodluck(L),120C Lopez1-4-7Hertler 8-15Jimmy Vegas(L),118RDominguez4-2-4Rice 5-16City...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $15,000; clm($7,500); 4upSOUND CHASER drew the rail and switches to journeyman after closing to finish second this distance when dropped to this level. MARBLEOUS WILDCAT drops in...
Aqueduct Charts
Jan. 6, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1m&70yds; $21,000; clm; 4upOff: 12:30 p.m.St.good, won drivingTime: 25.00, 49.41, 1:14.32, 1:39.02, 1:43.10.Trainer: David JacobsonWinner: CH G, 7, by Golden...
Polish Navy dead at 27
GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Woodward Stakes winner and prominent sire Polish Navy has been euthanized following complications from hip surgery. Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement facility president Michael Blowen said yesterday that...
Chandler emerging as star for Knicks
A day after Knicks president Donnie Walsh proclaimed he was going to re-sign Wilson Chandler to a long-term deal, coach Mike D'Antoni gushed the emerging forward has been playing as...
Knicks face Suns; 'more than just another game' for Amar'e
After years of winning records and playoff basketball, Amar'e Stoudemire returns to Phoenix tonight for the first time since the Suns refused to go the extra mile to keep him...
QB goes to the Matt for 'Hawks
RENTON, Wash. -- By this point, the pleading with coaches was done. Matt Hasselbeck knew he wasn't going to start what could potentially be the last game he ever played...
Nets' Humphries a happy surprise
Kris Humphries, the guy many in the organization hoped would opt out of his final contract year last summer, basically has become Mr. Net. At least that's how coach Avery...
Jets' Leonhard contributes, even off the field
Jim Leonhard is used to being in the thick of the action on the Jets' defense, so his view of tomorrow's wild-card playoff game at Indianapolis will be particularly vexing:...
Jets' Pool ready to dive into postseason
After six seasons in the NFL, Brodney Pool will get his first taste of playoff action tomorrow night. Not that the Jets safety doesn't know about postseason pressure: He played...
Giants OK'd release of Coughlin's 'kiss my a--' tape
So now we know how Tom Coughlin really feels. Coughlin, after his Giants failed to qualify for the playoffs for a second straight year despite a 10-6 record, tried to...
Jets coach tweaks Brady, praises Manning
It figures to get quite interesting if the Jets beat the Colts in tomorrow night's AFC wild-card game and advance to the divisional round against AFC East nemesis New England....
Vick's redemption on line with Eagles
PHILADELPHIA -- It has been a splendid year of redemption for Michael Vick. Once vilified and eventually incarcerated for his cruelty to dogs he trained to fight, Vick has rebuilt...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball7 p.m.Nets at WizardsYES7 p.m.Cleveland State at ButlerESPNU8 p.m.Rockets at MagicESPN9 p.m.Rider at NiagaraESPNU10:30 p.m.Knicks at SunsESPN, MSG, ESPN (1050 AM)Football7 p.m.FCS Championship:Delaware at Eastern WashingtonESPN28 p.m.AT&T Cotton Bowl: Texas...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogCOLTS 3 2½(44½)JetsSaints10 10½(44) SEAHAWKSSundayRavens 3 3 (40½)CHIEFSEAGLES 2½ 2½(46½)PackersNCAA FootballTonightCotton BowlAt Arlington, TexasLSU 2 (49)Texas A&MTomorrowBBVA Compass BowlAt Birmingham, Ala.Pittsburgh 3½ (52)KentuckySundayFight Hunger BowlAt San FranciscoNevada 7½...
Giants' Fewell, Panthers' Fox could swap jobs
Reports out of Carolina indicate Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell is a very strong candidate for the Panthers' head-coaching vacancy, perhaps the favorite to replace John Fox, who was fired...
Eclipse finalists named
Will it be Blame or Zenyatta? To no one's surprise, it was announced yesterday that the 1-2 finishers in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs, where Zenyatta suffered her...
Yankees' Pettitte 'just chilling out'
DEER PARK, Texas -- Tanned and rested, Andy Pettitte stood on his front porch last night and answered the question on every Yankees fan's mind: Do you know if you're...
Bad days with Mets couldn't keep Alomar from Hall
Roberto Alomar was in New York yesterday for the first time as a Hall-of-Famer, though when he played here he hardly looked like one. And after disputing on Wednesday the...
Woody expected to start for Jets
Jets right tackle Damien Woody and his backup, Wayne Hunter, continued to rotate with the first team yesterday, but Woody is expected to return to the starting lineup for the...
Striped bass in trouble
Based on numbers from the federal government, striped bass catches are declining at an alarming rate. According to data from the National Marine Fishing Service's recreational angler survey, recreational striped...
Without captain Langenbrunner, Devils lose to Flyers
Sources have told The Post that on-the-block Jamie Langenbrunner was asked to waive his no-trade protection as long ago as September, leaving him a lame-duck Devils captain since. Langenbrunner suddenly...
Colts' Wayne 'single' minded vs. Jets' Revis
INDIANAPOLIS -- Reggie Wayne and the Colts see so little single coverage that he sometimes feels like a thirsty man in the desert. No wonder the Pro Bowl wide receiver...
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWSTEVE SERBYMARK CANNIZZAROPAUL SCHWARTZTIM BONTEMPSCOLTS 2½ Jets (Tomorrow, 8:00, NBC)JetsJetsJetsJetsColts Over/Under (44½)OverOverOverOverUnderSaints 10½ SEAHAWKS (4:00, NBC)SaintsSaintsSaintsSeahawksSaints Over/Under (44½)OverUnderUnderUnderUnderRavens 3 CHIEFS (Sunday, 1:00, CBS)RavensRavensRavensChiefsRavens Over/Under...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 7SATJan. 8SUNJan. 9MONJan. 10TUEJan. 11WEDJan. 12THUJan. 13KnicksPhoenix10:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMEL.A.L.9:30MSGESPNNOGAMEPort.10:00MSGESPNUtah9:00MSGESPNNOGAMENetsWashington7:00TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMMilw.7:00YESWLIBNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEPho.9:00YESWFANNOGAMERangersDallas8:30TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio--WNYM 970 AMSt.L.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEMont.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEVanc.7:00MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMEColo.3:00MSG+WRHUChi.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEVan.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEOtt.7:00MSG+WRHUDevilsNOGAMEPhi.1:00MSGWFANT.B.5:00MSGWFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAME
Weird but true
You know you've been through a messy breakup when your ex-boyfriend tries to give you an exploding sex toy. Terry Lester of Waseca, Minn., was busted for allegedly packing gunpowder...
5 questions for ... Kirk Herbstreit
ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit will be calling his second straight BCS Championship game when Auburn and Oregon square off Monday night. The former Ohio State quarterback breaks down the game...
Miami (Ohio) captures GoDaddy
MOBILE, Ala. -- Austin Boucher threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns in his fourth career start and Miami of Ohio capped a historic turnaround season with a 35-21 win...
LSU set for battle in Cotton
ARLINGTON, Texas -- LSU played its bowl game last season in mud and muck. This time, the weather isn't what is clouding things for the 11th-ranked Tigers. Coach Les Miles'...
Luck to stay at Stanford
STANFORD, Calif. -- Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck has decided to stay in college to get his degree instead of immediately cashing in on the riches of being the likely No....
Oregon excited to face Auburn for title
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- From 1963 until 1989 the Oregon Ducks did not play in a bowl game -- unless you count the game that came to be known as the...
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THEK IT OUT In the midst of life, Paul Thek was into death. In the ’60s and ’70s — long before Damien Hirst plopped his first cow into formaldehyde —...
Briere's 3rd-period goals lead Flyers over Devils
Danny Briere and Scott Hartnell scored two goals apiece to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-2 victory over the fast-fading New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Ville Leino had...
Homeless YouTube sensation Ted Williams offered Hollywood movie role
Global sensation Ted Williams, the homeless man with the pitch-perfect voice, has been offered a role in a Jack Nicholson movie, Entertainment Tonight reported Thursday. The 53-year-old Ohio man has...
Mayor Bloomberg's popularity takes a big hit following snow snafu: poll
After suffering a blizzard of criticism following the city's botched effort to remove snow from the city's streets last week, Mayor Bloomberg has scored his lowest approval rating since taking...