January 8, 2011
Sir Alex questions wisdom of David Beckham's EPL move
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson questioned the merits of English soccer legend David Beckham's proposed move to Tottenham Hotspur, Sky Sports reported Saturday. Beckham is poised to join Tottenham...
Ravens' Reed plans on playing after brother goes missing
ST. ROSE, La. -- Family members say they believe a brother of Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed is the man who jumped into the Mississippi River as he ran from...
Hodgson leaves EPL club Liverpool, Dalglish takes over
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has left the Premier League club by mutual consent, a statement on the team's official website confirmed Saturday. Club legend Kenny Dalglish will take over as manager as...
Tavares nets Islanders' overtime winner against Avalanche
DENVER — Kevin Poulin’s first NHL start in goal couldn’t have began much worse — or ended much sweeter. After surrendering two early goals, Poulin settled in and stopped 34...
Slain journo's gay 'boyfriend' actually straight, used him for the $$$: sources
Before a gay Portuguese fashion journalist was beaten to death and castrated in a Times Square hotel room, his 20-year-old fashion model boy-toy told him he was actually straight and...
Pittsburgh tops Kentucky in Compass Bowl
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Pittsburgh scored touchdowns off two mistakes by Kentucky’s punting team and the Panthers, playing for their former coach, beat the Wildcats 27-10 in the BBVA Compass Bowl...
QB Savage transfers out of Rutgers
Quarterback Tom Savage is leaving Rutgers. The sophomore who lost his starting job to freshman Chas Dodd informed coach Greg Schiano of his decision, the school announced Saturday. One of...
Jockeys threaten to cancel racing after one hurt at Aqueduct
Racing at Aqueduct was almost cancelled after the sixth race Saturday when the jockeys, infuriated that a fellow rider lay in the paddock without medical attention for nearly 10 minutes...
Follow Jets-Colts with Post writers
The Post has tonight's Jets-Colts game from Indianapolis covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business. The Jets are looking to avenge last year's loss...
Former Met Delgado not giving up on career, yet: report
Carlos Delgado had not had a major-league at-bat since May 10, 2009 in a Mets’ 8-4 win over the Pirates. Delgado has been bothered by hip injuries since, but the...
Jenkins leads Hofstra over Northeastern
BOSTON -- Charles Jenkins scored 20 points and had seven assists as Hofstra remained unbeaten in Colonial Athletic Association play with a 76-67 victory over Northeastern on Saturday. Mike Moore...
Dolphins give Sparano contract extension
DAVIE, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins did damage control Saturday, holding an extraordinary news conference to announce a two-year contract extension for Tony Sparano - and to confess to mistakes...
Paugh's big shots lead Transit Tech past MSIT
Big moments don’t scare Shaquille Paugh. The quiet senior guard enjoys them – he takes pride in taking the big shot. In arguably the biggest win in Transit Tech history,...
Syracuse stays unbeaten with win over Seton Hall
Kris Joseph scored 17 points and Brandon Triche had all 15 of his in the second half to lead No. 4 Syracuse to a 61-56 victory over Seton Hall on...
Boucher, Flyers hold off Devils
PHILADELPHIA — Brian Boucher wants a shot at playing in the Stanley Cup finals he missed last season. He’s been so strong in the net, he’s making the Flyers believe...
Sheriff: Giffords gunman may not have acted alone
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was clinging to life after a gunman shot her in the head in front of an Arizona grocery store where she was holding a public event,...
Teen 'Sexy Letter Bandit' busted
A 17-year-old boy who was writing sexually graphic and explicit letters to women in his suburban neighborhood was arrested yesterday by Sacramento, Calif., authorities, KTXL-TV reported. The unidentified Casanova, who...
U.S. going after Wiki tweets
LONDON — U.S. investigators have gone to court to demand the details of WikiLeaks' Twitter account, according to documents obtained today, part of the criminal case which Washington is trying...
Cop stabbed in Bronx strip club melee
An off-duty cop was stabbed early this morning inside the same Bronx strip club where "Sopranos" actor-turned-convict Lillo Brancato went boozing with a pal before their deadly shootout with a...
Nets, Nuggets, Pistons could do 17-player Carmelo deal
The Nets’ pursuit of Denver superstar Carmelo Anthony with Detroit entering the mix could result in the largest trade in NBA history under an incredibly complex proposal which is one...
Jets' Taylor: 'This is it'
Jets 36-year-old veteran LB Jason Taylor, about to play in his first playoff game since 2001 tonight, talked about his appreciation for the chance to win a first Super Bowl...
United Continental takes $10M hit from snowstorms: report
United Continental Holdings Inc. said Friday that traffic increased last month as it flew more planes, but fourth-quarter earnings would be reduced by $10 million because of lost revenue attributable...
Girls basketball roundup: Big fourth earns Terriers first league win
JoAnn Wagner saw a change in her St. Francis Prep team following the Holy Name Holiday Classic in Albany. "The bus ride and everything, they just seemed really relaxed, encouraging...
Year’s best in-season additions
Fantasy drafts can put your team on a path to greatness, but to achieve the ultimate goal of a league title, you need to make strong moves during the season,...
Flat first half undoes Cross in loss to St. Francis Prep
There was plenty of reason to be excited if you were a Holy Cross player Friday night. The Knights were playing their league opener at home, in front of a...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Loughlin beats Xaverian at buzzer
They might have started the season as an afterthought in the CHSAA Class AA, but Bishop Loughlin has opened some eyes early in the season. First came an impressive road...
Confident Jets: 'We’re gonna win'
INDIANAPOLIS — They have waited 349 days for this night, 349 days for Peyton Manning, 349 days for revenge. This was the quarterback and this was the team that ruined...
Boss is bronzed Bomber
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...
Salerno, Terriers best Cross for Boulevard bragging rights
Holy Cross has been a familiar, but unfriendly place for Joe Salerno – until now. The St. Francis Prep senior guard saw his season end last year in Flushing last...
Former Yankees pitcher Duren dies
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...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Taylor sparks Manhattan Center to second straight win
Timothy Taylor posted team-highs of 22 points, 16 rebounds and six assists as Manhattan Center topped James Monroe, 68-41, in Manhattan AA-Bronx AA crossover action. Jorden Carter added nine points...
Ed Fountaine’s stakes spot plays
BUSANDAAqueduct, eighth race. Purse: $65,000. Mile-and-70-yards, 3-year-old fillies. Post: 3:45 p.m. LOWDOWN: Queen’s Harbor suddenly woke up in her first start over the inner dirt track to win the East...
Fatigue, free throws do in Lincoln
It’s been a long two weeks for Lincoln. The Railsplitters won the Baseline Holiday Classic Tournament last week by winning three games in three days. After beating James Madison on...
E. Village fest goes in-'tune'-national
New Yorkers often think they live at the center of the world, and tomorrow, at least in the East Village, they won't be far off. That's when the eighth annual...
Great future for fine Wine
The past met the future Thursday at the snug Mercury Lounge, where Iron & Wine songwriter-frontman Sam Beam brewed a musical gumbo that embraced the heart and soul of rock...
Red reign
Now that's a return. TV judge Karen Mills- Francis has achieved a syndicated rarity -- resurrecting her court show one year after it was cancelled. And "Judge Karen's Court" is...
'Kennedys' won't make History
History has pulled the plug on "The Kennedys." The star-studded, highly anticipated miniseries -- which stars Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy and Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy -- was...
Kid stuff
Today Rap it up: The Bard meets the beat at Lincoln Center’s “Hip-Hop Shakespeare,” where members of the Point of Entry Theater Company will create a modern remix with scenes...
Forget Broadway – you can see stunning stunts free in a park near you
A good day for Keith Horan is one where his feet don’t touch the ground. A cab stops in the crosswalk? He jumps the hood. A fence blocks his way?...
Ice ice baby!
FOR HIGH LINE FANS Standard Hotel, 848 Washington St.; 212-645-4646 Size of rink: 49 feet by 58 feet Skaters and onlookers are flocking to this gorgeous addition to the Standard...
The un-Democrat
With his State of the State address on Wednesday, Gov. Cuomo revealed him self to be the "Un-Democrat," embracing low taxes, smaller government and competition. But he's not setting out...
'Forgotten GI' rites
Twenty servicemen from New York City whose bodies have gone unclaimed for months or longer will receive full military honors at a national veterans cemetery service. The mass service will...
1st House vote on ObamaCare
WASHINGTON -- The new Republican-led House yesterday took a first step toward a symbolic vote to repeal President Obama's landmark health-care law, which would provide coverage to more than 30...
New shuttle delay
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's final flight has been delayed again. The space-station delivery mission is now off until the end of February. NASA had been aiming for...
SI sibs die in crash
Two Staten Island brothers -- one a Marine -- were killed in a horrific crash in the Catskills shortly after they shared a meal with their family, sources and relatives...
FBI names NYC spy guy
A veteran G-man from Minnesota with a background sniffing out spies and safeguarding secrets has been named head of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division for New York City. FBI Director Robert...
Behind the waning of our willpower
"our flesh Surrounds us with its own decisions" -- Philip Larkin Wonder why you have already broken all your New Year's resolutions? Do not blame yourself -- heaven forbid. Enlist...
Thugs storm LI home
Armed thugs forced their way into the Long Island home of a self-proclaimed "King of Junk Cars" yesterday, holding his wife hostage while he went to a bank to withdraw...
Boehner tells his sob story
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner, who had to break out his hanky to wipe away tears as he was elected speaker this week, said he has nothing to apologize...
A Bloomin' baby bundle
Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr and "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Orlando Bloom have welcomed a baby boy, entertainment Web site X17 reported yesterday. The Victoria Secret knockout was believed to...
Business briefs
Gold slides Gold futures fell $2.80 to settle at $1,368.90 an ounce yesterday, capping a 3.7 percent decline for the week and its worst week since July.Perry Ellis buy Apparel...
Russian 'potato code' trader cops plea
A former trader pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring with an ex-UBS AG investment manager to conduct insider trading involving six UBS healthcare client acquisitions by using coded email. Alexei Koval,...
Narc cop beats 'rat' drug rap
One of two narcotics cops charged with rewarding informants with seized drugs was cleared on all 18 counts yesterday. Julio Alvarez could have gotten up to four years in prison...
Set-top box-ing match
LAS VEGAS -- That set-top box battle we warned you about in 1999? It's coming. Makers of the boxes that stream Web and television programming to the dominant screen (aka...
Feds OK fluoride cutback
Federal officials lowered recommended limits for fluoride in water yesterday, saying some children may be getting tooth damage from too much. Fluoride is added to the water supply in most...
Homeland mail bomb
WASHINGTON -- A package addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ignited yesterday at a postal facility, and authorities said it was similar to fiery parcels sent to Maryland officials...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx A mugger pistol-whipped a deliveryman during a robbery in Morrisania, police said. The thug held up the 21-year-old victim dropping off food at an apartment building on East 168th...
Feds pile on tax raps vs. Espada and son
Federal prosecutors announced yesterday they plan to bring new tax-evasion charges against former state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., who already is awaiting trial on charges he looted his...
Bonuses lift Apple exec's pay
Apple Inc. COO Timothy Cook received total compensation of $59.1 million in fiscal 2010 because of bonuses for running day-to-day operations during CEO Steve Jobs's medical leave. Cook was given...
Supremes to rule on plea deals
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court will set further rules on how plea bargaining should work for criminal defendants through several cases the court will hear this year. The high court...
Widow using oven to keep warm dies in Lower East Side fire
A 72-year-old widow trying to fight off the bitter cold in her Lower East Side home by keeping the oven on died when her clothes caught fire yesterday morning, officials...
Pupsicle rescue
Here's the luckiest pooch in New York. A hero cop jumped into the frigid Hudson River yesterday and saved a 4-year-old German shepherd who had fallen off her owner's boat,...
Best Buy gets cold shoulder
Electronics chain Best Buy's December same-store sales fell 4 percent as bargain-hungry shoppers turned to such rivals as Target. Still, the decline Best Buy reported yesterday at stores open at...
Madoff aide is out on bail
One of Bernard Madoff's longest-serving employees was freed from jail yesterday -- even though her lawyer said prosecutors had yet to find about $500,000 she allegedly reaped from her boss'...
Prez's big biz lesson for 'hire' education
WASHINGTON -- Surrounded by his new team of economic advisers on a factory floor, President Obama made a desperate appeal to US businesses to start hiring and expanding again as...
Gimme some sugar
A Brooklyn teacher caught naked in a lesbian sex romp was given the heave-ho this week -- after ridiculously claiming that she ended up naked and sweaty with a colleague...
Labor takes a holiday
The official jobless rate showed an unexpected improvement in December -- falling to 9.4 percent from 9.8 percent -- but it wasn't because US businesses started hanging out the "help...
The crook behind the 'golden voice'
Everyone's falling all over themselves to give a job to "golden-voiced" homeless man Ted Williams -- but maybe someone should have thought of doing a background check. Oprah Winfrey yesterday...
Live-vid scouting units roll between li'l flakes
The city unveiled its latest weapon in the war on snow yesterday -- a team of workers armed with video cams who scour the city for unplowed streets and relay...
New city levy burns B'klyn volunteer fire dept.
How's this for gratitude? Members of a volunteer fire department that has valiantly served the Gerritsen Beach neighborhood in Brooklyn for nearly nine decades are fuming after the FDNY socked...
Commander-in-casual-wear
THE ISSUE: President Obama’s choice of ultra-casual footwear while on vacation in Hawaii * I don't care what President Obama wears on vacation -- it's when he dons a suit...
Verizon adding iPhone to lineup
AT&T's exclusive grip on the iPhone is finally about to break. Verizon is poised to announce next week that it's adding Apple's popular iPhone to its wireless network, according to...
Ghailani plea for leniency
The first Guantanamo Bay detainee tried in civilian court is asking for leniency when he is sentenced for his role in the deadly al Qaeda bombings of two US embassies...
Vance gets serious
It took the better part of a year, but Manhattan DA Cy Vance has kept his promise to treat last April's Times Square wilding cases "with the attention and seriousness...
'Indispensable' scammers
Here's a glaring red light: Subway work ers have been falsifying signal inspec tion reports for decades, says NYC Transit President Thomas Prendergast. The con appears to be routine business...
Liu kills a messenger
There's no doubt as to who calls the tune in city Comptroller John Liu's shop: the unions who elected him. It was reported Wednesday that Liu -- whose office manages...
Navigating the waters of political correctness
THE ISSUE: The Navy’s removal of a commander over raunchy videos shown aboard his ship. * The Navy's treatment of Capt. Owen Honors was craven, political and an example of...
Lawyer: Cops shot teen first
A teen who shot a plainclothes cop then was freed on bail while the officer was still in the hospital should sue the city -- because the cops shot him...
John: No indecent proposal
A family spokeswoman for John Edwards has denied a report that the former presidential candidate proposed to his mistress barely three weeks after his wife's death, saying, "I can tell...
Baby sitter killed blizzard baby: cops
A tragic Queens infant who died after his rush to the hospital was hampered by unplowed streets was killed by the family's beloved baby sitter, authorities alleged yesterday. Ana Delarosa,...
Disappear twist
Another startling piece is being worked into the still-puzzling murder of a former Pentagon official -- police have reportedly found his cellphone. Yesterday, a week after John Wheeler III's body...
Big banks battered by foreclosure ruling
Two huge mortgage lenders fought the law -- and the law won. Wells Fargo and US Bancorp got slapped in the briefs yesterday, losing a closely-watched legal battle over a...
'Qaeda 7' attorney gets NYC job
An embattled former Obama administration appointee -- who was part of a group of attorneys accused of being terrorist sympathizers for defending "enemy combatants" -- has been hired for a...
O: Try Gitmoers as civilians
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday forcefully declared his support for trying Guantanamo detainees as civilians and vowed to overturn language in a defense bill that would effectively block holding such...
Blown out of proportion!
Mayor Bloomberg brought a bazooka to fight a peashooter of a snow flurry yesterday, unleashing an army of snowplows and salters aimed more at public perception than any real hazards....
Ford scion electrified
Ford wants to win America's race for electric-car supremacy -- not just in the showroom but also on the race track. Bill Ford, the company's chairman, yesterday revealed his eagerness...
Needle jab at Bloomy
Cleopatra must be spinning in her tomb. An Egyptian government official penned a stinging letter to Mayor Bloomberg, accusing the city of neglecting "Cleopatra's Needle," the ancient obelisk his country...
Hiram: Can't pay my '$lush' defense
Poor Hiram! In a move that almost redefines "chutzpah," disgraced ex-pol Hiram Monserrate wants taxpayers to fund his defense against charges he misused $109,000 in "slush fund" cash while he...
Jet scare on LI
A passenger jet carrying 35 people landed safely at MacArthur Airport on Long Island yesterday after being struck by lightning. US Airways Express flight 4507 from Philadelphia to New Haven,...
Passports in gender denial
The State Department will replace the words "mother" and "father" on passport applications with gender-neutral terminology, FoxNews.com reported. "The words in the old form were 'mother' and 'father,' " said...
$4B in 'botched' stimulus loans
WASHINGTON -- An internal Agriculture Department report says the feds may have given out more than $4 billion in stimulus housing loans to ineligible borrowers. A preliminary report from the...
'Building' a case vs. B'klyn Law
Students at Brooklyn Law School may want to take contract law -- at another school. Their academy of jurisprudence is being sued by a developer for backing out of a...
Bob Dole leaves DC hospital
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole was briefly hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, a spokeswoman for the Dole Institute of Politics said. Dole, the...
9/11 lawyers seek more $
The law firm that filed most of the 10,000-plus suits on behalf of sickened Ground Zero workers wants a bigger piece of the pie. In court papers filed yesterday, Worby...
Portugese journalist found murdered and mutilated at InterContinental in Times Square
The nude, sexually mutilated body of a Portuguese journalist was found in a pool of blood on the floor of a posh Times Square hotel room last night — and...
'Stick' of life for porcupine
It took a really sharp vet to bring this young porcupine back from the brink of death. Percy, who’s in training to make his debut with the Big Apple Circus...
John Dasilva at Gulfstream
Post time: 12:55 p.m. FIRST-1 mile; $15,000; cl($12,50); 3YO PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 1 DazzlngLgcy(L),121 LSaez 5-3-4 8-1 2 ItalianNany(L),121 ASolis 5-x-x 4-1 3 WithMyDaddy(L),121 MNogra 4-5-9 12-1...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70yds; $43,000; alw; 4upSTAR OF NEW YORK closed to finish second as the favorite this level while going shorter and was claimed. CITY TRAIN goes turf to dirt after...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST 6 fur; $21,000; clm($25,000); 4up PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Rein King(L),120 J Espinoza...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: St Elmo Hero (2nd)FIRST-mile; pace; $18,000; conditional3BuckeyeInCharge(DMiller)1-5-39-22Arts Fav' Won(B Simpson)6-3-25-17Ab's Attack(Y Gingras)4-2-15-21Tom Paine(B Sears)5-2-46-14Dream Guru(P Berry)6-8-315-15FoxValleyEscort(AMiller)6-7-515-16LiesLiesLies(GBrennan)4-7-97-28HighlandRocks(TTetrick)2-2-28-19Royal Cam-Hall(D Dube)4-4-110-1SECOND-ml pc; $20,000; conditional3St Elmo Hero(T Tetrick)1-1-17-54UrgentAction(RSilverman)2-4-24-11A J...
Knicks owner Dolan plans L.A. visit
PHOENIX -- Knicks owner James Dolan, who normally makes one Knicks road trip a season, is going Hollywood. Dolan will join the club today in Los Angeles, where the Knicks...
Zuccarello, Rangers come back yet again
DALLAS -- When a team comes behind once or twice when trailing after two periods, well, that could be the luck of the draw. But when a team rallies repeatedly...
Jets' goal: Control Colts QB
INDIANAPOLIS -- There are plenty of talented Colts the Jets must contend with in tonight's AFC wild-card playoff showdown at Lucas Oil Stadium. But just one of them truly stands...
Amar'e says Knicks better defenders than Suns
PHOENIX -- On Amar'e Stoudemire's ballyhooed return to Phoenix, he had a strong message before donning his road blue Knicks jersey: Don't compare the Knicks to the old Suns. We...
Klitschko sets sights on 3 fights
Wladimir Klitschko's New Year's resolution is to fight three times in 2011. The first two bouts tentatively are set with Klitschko defending his IBO, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles against...
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order
**1m&70yds; $43,000; alw; 4upSTAR OF NEW YORK closed to finish second as the favorite this level while going shorter and was claimed. CITY TRAIN goes turf to dirt after winning...
Vic Cangialosi at Santa Anita
Post time: 3:30 p.m. FIRST-5 ½ fur; $54,000; mdn; 3YO PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 4 Tokubetsu(L),121 RBjrno 2-x-x 4-5 7 Wild Native(L),121 VEspna x-x-x 2-1 1 CaboSanLucs(L),121 KJohn...
The Post Line
NFLTodayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogCOLTS 3 2½(44½)JetsSaints10 10 (44½)SEAHAWKSTomorrowRavens 3 3 (40½)CHIEFSEAGLES 2½ 2½(46½)PackersNCAA FootballTodayBBVA Compass BowlAt Birmingham, Ala.FavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogPittsburgh 3½ (52½)KentuckyTomorrowFight Hunger BowlAt San FranciscoNevada 7½ (55)Bos. Coll.MondayBCS National ChampionshipAt Glendale,...
Devils trade Langenbrunner to Stars for draft pick
PHILADELPHIA -- Just in case Devils' ownership doesn't know it's spoiled rotten -- perhaps forgettable in this season of disaster -- the odds against making the playoffs for the past...
Jets confident after arriving in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Jets team buses arrived at a Marriott hotel outside of downtown Indianapolis at 5:15 p.m. yesterday. Coach Rex Ryan, dressed in a gray suit, was among the...
Fassel on radar for Broncos coaching spot
John Elway always has said nice things about him Jim Fassel, always praised the way Fassel worked with quarterbacks, ever since Fassel was Elway's position coach at Stanford and later...
Nets pursue Carmelo trade through Pistons
WASHINGTON -- The Nets continue their non-stop pursuit of Carmelo Anthony. NBA sources confirmed last night the Nets, who previously tried to bring the Pistons into a trade scenario with...
To repeat, Saints must win on road, starting with Seahawks
SEATTLE -- A year ago, the Saints rode the raucous enthusiasm of the Superdome through the NFC playoffs to the first Super Bowl title in franchise history. Hope they waved...
Coaches for Jets, Colts have little in common
INDIANAPOLIS -- Rex Ryan has a twin brother on the sidelines in Cleveland, but the Jets head coach most certainly does not possess a twin personality on the sidelines in...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball11 a.m.West Virginia at GeorgetownESPN2NoonHofstra at NortheasternMSG PlusNoonSyracuse at Seton HallSNY, WBBR (1130 AM), WABC (770 AM)NoonAustin Peay at Murray StateESPNU1 p.m.Kansas State at Oklahoma StateESPN21 p.m.Michigan State at Penn...
Freeney, Mathis give Colts mad rush
INDIANAPOLIS -- Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis are blazing-fast bookends, sack brothers who will be racing after Mark Sanchez tonight when the Jets face the Colts in a wild-card playoff...
Yankees pass on Soriano
Rafael Soriano might be willing to join the Yankees in a setup role, but general manager Brian Cashman won't sacrifice the first-round draft pick the team would have to give...
Season a failure if Jets lose to Colts
INDIANAPOLIS -- Say this about what Rex Ryan has created around the Jets: For most of the franchise's history -- say, the first 49 years, give or take -- the...
Lincoln star has 3-college list
Before Ishaq Williams, Shawn O'Connor already had coached two All-Americans, Nyan Boateng and Lansford Watson, at Lincoln. Williams, though, is in a class by himself -- for leading the Railsplitters...
Sports shorts
NFL: Report: Sparano staying The strange saga of Dolphins coach Tony Sparano may finally have come to an end. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported last night that the Dolphins...
Nets at loss after latest debacle
WASHINGTON -- Questions, lots of questions surfaced after the Nets' latest one-game winning streak went belly up last night. For example, how bad is Devin Harris' injury after he left...
Rangers' Avery gets little animosity from Dallas fans
DALLAS -- It was some ado about very little, apparently. Anti-hero Sean Avery's return to Dallas for the first time since he was run out of town early in the...
Stoudemire, D'Antoni return to Phoenix in style as Knicks roll
PHOENIX -- Amar'e Stoudemire's Phoenix homecoming turned into a gigantic nightmare for the ailing Suns franchise and its owner Robert Sarver. Stoudemire traveled to Phoenix last night and introduced his...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 8SUNJan. 9MONJan. 10TUEJan. 11WEDJan. 12THUJan. 13FRIJan. 14KnicksNOGAMEL.A.L.9:30MSGESPNNOGAMEPort.10:00MSGESPNUtah9:00MSGESPNNOGAMESac.7:30MSGESPNNetsMilwaukee7:00TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WLIB 1190AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEPho.9:00YESWFANNOGAMEL.A.L10:30YESWFANRangersSt. Louis8:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--WNYM 970 AMNOGAMENOGAMEMont.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEVan.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersColorado3:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio--WRHU 88.7 FMChi.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEVan.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEOtt.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsPhiladelphia1:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMT.B.5:00MSGWFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:30MSGWFAN
Meet the mascot
Age: 12Breed: Labrador retrieverRepresents: Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit, 5 W. 19th St.On duty: Otis is in most days, but starts agitating to go home for dinner at about 5:30 p.m.Got...
Weird but true
A robber learned the hard way that hailing a taxi to make a getaway works only in the movies. The crook, about to rob a suburban Chicago Burger King at...
Les is more again for Cotton-winning LSU
With rumors swirling about LSU coach Les Miles' future, Jordan Jefferson threw three touchdown passes to Terrence Toliver and ran for a score to help the 11th-ranked Tigers rally for...
Red-hot St. John's puts streak on line vs. Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A humbling loss to Fordham forced St. John's to change its approach, from new coach Steve Lavin on down to his players. The result has been...
BCS title hopes in hands of playmakers
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Oregon's Jeff Maehl is so slight in stature the Oregon wide receiver thinks it odd when an opposing player doesn't begin a game without some smack talk...
Oregon backup plays role of Auburn QB
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- You will have to forgive Oregon reserve quarterback Daryle Hawkins if he's suffering a bit of an identity crisis. For the last five weeks he has answered...
Bar? None! Neighbors upset about Grand Street speakeasy
A pair of Manhattan bar owners want to transform a tranquil Williamsburg block into a cool dating destination — but its neighbors are organizing to keep them out.Sibling bar owners...
James Gandolfini after The Sopranos
Q: As an Italian American from New Jersey, what are your thoughts about the success of “Jersey Shore”?If those young people can do well and make some money and continue...
Davis returns from injury, leads Lewis past Lincoln
As of just three days ago, Jasmine Davis was not going to be in the Francis Lewis lineup for a key league game against Lincoln. The star guard has been...
Person of interest in InterContinental hotel slay caught
The nude body of man was found beaten and stabbed to death inside a room at the posh InterContinental New York Times Square hotel tonight, police sources said. The 65-year-old...
Cancer Research Classic preview
CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Saturday’s Cancer Research Classic, featuring Christ the King, Rice and Mount Vernon What: Cancer Research Classic Where: Wheeling Jesuit University When:...
Ishaq Williams delays commitment
Ishaq Williams needs more time. Lincoln’s All-American two-way star won’t be committing to Penn State, Syracuse or Notre Dame during Saturday’s U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, which...
PSAL bans South Shore from Mid-Winter Classic, promises more suspensions
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...
Murray may have waited 25 minutes before dialing 911 the day Michael Jackson died
Approximately 25 minutes ticked by from the time that Dr. Conrad Murray first noticed Michael Jackson was lifeless before calling 911, according to a former girlfriend’s testimony in a Los...
Loss to Colts with Ravens haunts Jets assistant
Jets head coach Ryan started the week off by stating that Saturday's playoff game against Peyton Manning and the Colts is “personal’’ to him because he’s never really beaten Manning.When...
New Britney Spears single on horizon
Britney fans, are you ready? The ultimate pop tart is releasing her new single "Hold It Against Me" exclusively on iTunes on Tuesday (Jan. 11), but you'll also be able...