January 15, 2011
2 US troops murdered in Iraq training terror
BAGHDAD — Two U.S. troops were killed today by an Iraqi soldier who apparently smuggled real bullets into a training exercise and opened fire, raising fresh concerns about insurgents worming...
Shot Rep. Giffords off ventilator
Doctors today removed Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' breathing tube and could soon know if she can speak. Giffords had an operation Saturday to replace the breathing tube with a tracheotomy tube...
LI mom-daughter in animal torture bust
A Long Island mother and daughter have apparently been torturing animals and living among the corpses, police said. Authorities rescued 15 emaciated, sick animals from the Rockville Centre home where...
Rutgers returns painting stolen by Nazis
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A Renaissance-era painting looted by Nazis in Holland and trafficked around Europe and New York before landing at Rutgers University ended up in the hands of...
New 'killer' rant: 'I'm in a terrible place'
Accused Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner gave an incoherent and agitated tour of his "genocide school" in a YouTube video that eventually led to his suspension and emerged today. "All...
NYPD on hunt for NJ cop killer
The NYPD has joined the massive hunt for a New Jersey cop killer. Lakewood police asked city cops to keep their eyes peeled for Jahmell Crockam, the on-the-lam 19-year old...
Source: Yankees GM Cashman in charge despite Soriano over-ruling
Yankees ownership overruled general manager Brian Cashman on the signing of reliever Rafael Soriano, but a senior Yankees executive said today that it was an isolated decision and there is...
Jets fever as faithful flock to rally
Jets alumi attending a noontime rally at Meadowlands Stadium today said this was the team’s year to go all the way. "We’re definitely going to the Super Bowl," former defensive...
Scott threatens Welker; NFL issues trash-talk warning: reports
The NFL has warned all its playoff teams that any trash-talking which occured this week could be taken into account if punishment is warranted for illegal hits during play this...
U.S. to face Argentina at the New Meadowlands March 26
The United States will face powerhouse Argentina in a friendly at the New Meadowlands Stadium on March 26. Three days later, on another FIFA date, the U.S. team will host World Cup quarter-finalist Paraguay, in Nashville,...
Spurs unlikely to pursue Beckham permanently as longevity becomes an issue
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp said Friday he is unlikely to make a permanent move to sign David Beckham because he is unsure how long the LA Galaxy star will continue...
Chaos in Tunisia as new leader sworn in
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia swore in a new interim president today — the second change of power in this North African nation in less than 24 hours — and grappled...
Owen Wilson's girlfriend gives birth to baby boy
“Little Fockers” star Owen Wilson and his girlfriend Jade Duell welcomed the birth of their first child Friday, RadarOnline reported. Owen, 42, and Duell, 28, had a son at 10:47am...
Invading Atlanta tough task for Green Bay
ATLANTA — The road in the NFC to Super Bowl XLV in Dallas goes through the Georgia Dome — unless the Falcons don’t hold up their end. As the NFC’s...
MMA fights for foothold in N.Y.
UFC president Dana White and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta held a press conference at Madison Square Garden this week to reaffirm their commitment to have mixed martial arts sanctioned in New...
Ed Fountaine’s stakes spot plays
MR. PROSPECTOR Gulfstream Park, seventh race. Grade 3. Purse: $100,000. Six furlongs, 4-year-olds and up. Post: 3:52 p.m. LOWDOWN: Peace At Dawn is coming off a pair of explosive allowance...
Bears' Cutler to make first playoff start vs. Seahawks
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — If Jay Cutler is nervous heading into his first playoff game, it was hard to tell this week. It actually was hard to tell anything about...
Injured Leonhard finds way to help Jets
Jim Leonhard might be the only Jet to open his mouth this week and not rip Tom Brady or Bill Belichick. Leonhard, lost for the season when he broke his...
Lincoln's Ishaq Williams picks Notre Dame, citing best fit
Ishaq Williams was leaning toward Notre Dame on Thursday night. An unexpected visitor made his decision easier. As the Lincoln All-American defensive end/tight end was packing for his official visit...
PSAL girls basketball roundup: Scholars wins 15th straight game
Becky Moers had 17 points and Taylor Gallagher had 16 points to lead Scholars Academy to a 74-42 win over Flushing in non-league girls basketball Friday in Rockaway. Kristin Dchiutiis...
'The Social Network' wins best picture at Critics' Choice Awards
LOS ANGELES — "The Social Network" keeps making friends, winning the Critics' Choice award for best picture and three other prizes. But "Inception" led all films Friday night with six...
Reid rallies Rice vs. St. Ray's
Devaughn Reid is a senior, but he’s been around the Rice program a lot longer than four years. His father Charles is the Harlem school’s freshman coach and Devaughn has...
CHSAA/Private girls basketball roundup: Donahue sends Poly past Hackley
Lily Donahue did a little bit of everything. The Poly Prep senior center had what coach Mike Junsch called her best offensive performance of the season. She poured in 20...
Ravens fall behind early, tire late against Raiders
The Ravens of St. Raymond’s thought they were an elite CHSAA squad. But then they walked into a packed Gauchos Gym Friday night and were handed a reality check by...
CHSAA/Ivy League boys basketball roundup: St. Francis Prep ousts Xaverian
Break up the Terriers! A week after upsetting archrival Holy Cross by 16 on the road, St. Francis Prep won its second league game, defeating Xaverian, 69-57, in Fresh Meadows...
Bloodman, Tigers grab important win over Gompers
Early in the fourth quarter with his Wadleigh boys basketball team's lead dwindling, coach Mike Crump asked one of the referees for a carry call. As the exchange ended, he...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Mitchell shoots Graphic Communication past Bread & Roses
Quay Shaun Mitchell sank six 3-pointers, grabbed nine rebounds and scored 34 points as Graphic Communication routed Bread & Roses, 82-52, in Manhattan A Northwest boys basketball Friday afternoon. Ricardo...
Big Apple Basketball Invitational set for Baruch this weekend
If you’re a Big East fan or just like to watch elite high school basketball, Baruch College in Manhattan is the place to be this weekend. That’s where the eighth...
Stressed out Gompers can't erase early deficit
Call it a stress test that Gompers didn’t pass. The young Panthers saw their matchup with Manhattan-power Wadleigh as a measuring stick, unconcerned about how the contest would affect their...
MIKA/Crown Martin Luther King Classic schedule
Here's a look at the schedule for Monday's MIKA/Crown Martin Luther King Classic:MIKA/Crown Martin Luther King Classic When: Jan. 17Where: Medgar Evers College (1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn)Admission: $3SCHEDULE 10 a.m....
CK, Naz leaving rest of CHSAA behind
At the halfway point the CHSAA is a two-team race until someone proves otherwise.There was talk prior to this season, some of it from this reporter, about the parity and...
Seagulls fall apart after first quarter in loss to Warriors
Everything was looking great for McKee/Staten Island Tech. Kareem Martin was scoring at will, Javon Cox was dominating the boards. The Seagulls looked poised to fly away with a second...
Curtis dominates rematch with MSIT, takes over top spot on Island
Rich Buckheit and his staff were perplexed. They thought they were pushing all the right buttons, but the results were just not there early in the season. Curtis had losses...
Mason not in show
The Kardashians are fa mous for revealing ev erything about themselves on TV, but this time around they're keeping someone under wraps. During the upcoming season of "Kourtney and Kim...
O buys 'Chaz'
Own is letting you in on how Chastity became Chaz. Oprah Winfrey's new cable network bought "Becoming Chaz." The documentary feature, making its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next...
'Harry's' surprising 62-year-old leading lady
It's tough times in Hollywood for actresses these days. Even the top-tier are turning to television for work. These performers are mostly cast as lady lawyers or abrasive, hard-boiled cops....
Centrally heated park
The city just got another park — and it’s indoors. Openhouse, a pop-up place in NoLIta, just turned its 4,500-square-foot space into a forest-like refuge with faux greens and real...
You’ve been warmed
Bracing for the next storm? Give yourself a break and go someplace hot and steamy — one that doesn’t require a plane to get to. Load some Jimmy Buffett on...
Kid stuff
Today Beat box: Switch up your Saturday a.m. routine at “Jazz for Kids: Smoke’s Saturday Sandbox.” Featuring an organic brunch and live jazz from Lea DeLaria and her band, it...
Chillin’ in the Hamptons
FOR THE FOODIE * At this time of year, you don’t have to beg for a table at hot spots — and, off-season, your bill may be surprisingly lower. Check...
Arizona 'killer' Loughner posed for photos wearing G-string and holding weapon
Before he slaughtered six people in an Arizona bloodbath, psycho killer Jared Lee Loughner posed for lurid photos with the murder weapon -- wearing only a bright-red G-string. In bizarre,...
Lily spot's a charity case
British pop star Lily Allen turned down an offer to appear on Piers Morgan British show "Life Stories" unless he donates $1.9 million to a charity. The singer, who has...
New view on breast-feed
Breast-feeding babies for the first six months without introducing solid foods may do more harm than good, British experts warned yesterday. Researchers from University College London said advising mothers to...
UConn slayer faces 20 yrs.
The man accused of fatally stabbing a University of Connecticut football player in 2009 pleaded no contest yesterday, and will face 20 years in prison. John Lomax III, 22, stabbed...
'Droning' on upstate
The Air Force Air National Guard plans to fly unmanned aircraft, or drones, on training missions over the upstate Adirondacks starting in June. Col. Charles Dorsey, vice commander of the...
'Mean girls' kiss-up
HARTFORD -- A former student at a Connecticut prep school is dropping her lawsuit over alleged bullying by a clique of girls. Tatum Bass, of Beaufort, SC, and Miss Porter's...
'Pay to win' Globes suit
LOS ANGELES -- A former publicist for the organization that runs the Golden Globes sued the group on the eve of its glitzy awards show, claiming it engages in payola...
Don't flake out on MLK: Jesse
COLUMBIA, SC -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson wants school districts around the Southeast to scrap plans to use the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to make up for snow days....
Ob-Sheen network attitude
LOS ANGELES -- CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler said yesterday the TV network has "high concern" over the personal life of its "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen,...
New Silvio sex slap
ROME -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is under investigation for engaging in prostitution with a minor and abusing power, one day after Italy's highest court weakened a law granting...
O's call for civility & his disrespectful fans
THE ISSUE: Pres. Obama’s remarks at a memorial service for victims of the Tucson shooting * President Obama's speech and the venue selected turned an ostensible memorial service into a...
Andy pulls pay hikes for State Police bigs
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo is canceling the huge and highly controversial pay raises secretly given to 28 top State Police officials last month amid the state's worsening fiscal crisis, The...
Wiseguy hooked
Driving hookers around for the mob got this guy a free ride to the slammer. Steve Mauirro, 32, was sentenced yesterday to 21 months for sex-trafficking charges tied to a...
Hated first lady: Rags to riches to running away
Tunisian protesters hated their autocratic president -- but it was loathing for his former-hairdresser wife and her greedy family that helped trigger the riots that toppled the government yesterday. Leila...
Jails pay $45M on lawsuits
The city's Department of Correction paid out $45 million-plus in settling more than 300 lawsuits in the last 18 months, records show. The payouts ballooned because of a single case,...
Lloyd loves Groupon
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein visited the Chicago headquarters of Groupon yesterday to pitch executives on hiring his firm for an initial public offering this year, a source familiar with...
It 'ads' up: Cuomo calls for cash to battle unions
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo began marshaling his forces for war with the state's powerful public-employee unions yesterday as he urged campaign donors to open their wallets and finance an advertising...
Why America needs 'tiger mom'
Somebody had to say it. Amy Chua is shocking many Americans with her new book "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" -- which outlines her strict parenting philosophy, modeled after...
SEC may sue dead Bernie pal's estate
Wall Street observers are wondering if the SEC will take a second shot at a deceased Bernie Madoff cohort after it dropped its case against the Los Angeles money manager...
How to help Haiti?
Ninety-five percent of the debris from the Haitian earthquake one year ago hasn't been moved. In other words, billions of dollars later, with none other than Bill Clinton serving as...
Time to fight the 'madness lobby'
In his Tucson speech, Presi dent Obama rightly said that "terrible things happen for reasons that defy human understanding." Why that morning? Why Gabby Giffords? These and other questions can't...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Police are hunting the bank robber pictured here who fled an Upper West Side branch empty-handed. On Dec. 28 at 5:10 p.m., James Walton, 37, approached a teller in...
'Snow go' Thruway fix
BUFFALO -- Regional supervisors will no longer need Albany's OK to close the New York State Thruway in an emergency like the one that stranded motorists in the snow for...
DEA sorry for wrong-door raid
The Drug Enforcement Administration is apologizing to a Rockland County family that claims agents terrorized them during a mistaken drug raid. David McKay, of Spring Valley, told The Journal News...
Business briefs
Marsh mellow New York dropped the last two criminal cases against former Marsh & McLennan execs, William Gilman and Edward McNenney, tied to a 2004 bid-rigging scandal in volving Marsh...
'Lulled' transit boss: We got snowed under
The red-faced NYC Transit president yesterday admitted at a stormy City Council hearing that the agency was "lulled" into thinking the Dec. 26 blizzard wouldn't be a serious problem. Days...
Beautician a smuggler
A Latvian beautician pleaded guilty yesterday to illegally trying to export military-grade night-vision sniper scopes on a JFK passenger flight bound for Russia. Anna Fermanova, 24, who has dual Latvian...
Dementia hit Gipper early: son
As the Feb. 6 centennial of Ronald Reagan's birth nears, his son, Ron, is releasing a memoir that reveals the 40th president suffered from Alzheimer's while in the White House....
Parents fume over Black's 'birth control' quip about overcrowding
Now that's Black humor. Less than two weeks into her new gig, Schools Chancellor Cathie Black has riled parents and public officials by jokingly suggesting that "birth control" was the...
Ivy applications soaring
Applications for undergraduate admissions to Harvard and Columbia rose to all-time highs, making it harder than ever before to get into the colleges. Harvard received almost 35,000 applications for the...
Grandpa mobster gets jail
He hobnobbed with Ol' Blue Eyes, held court at the CopacaBana, and swapped stories with fighter Jake LaMotta. But the last chapter in the colorful saga of the now Doddering...
Booby-trapped
A Bronx beautician with zero medical training turned her Mt. Eden apartment into a silicone back alley, risking clients' lives with black-market boob and butt jobs at $1,000 a pop,...
Mosque sheik-up
The Muslim leader behind the beleaguered Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero is being sidelined as part of a major leadership shakeup, organizers of the controversial project announced...
Rising gas prices a downer
The winter blahs and rising pump prices are dampening moods of shoppers, but experts say their blues are just temporary. While the closely watched Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment...
Rage of 'not gay' hotel slay
A model who confessed to bludgeoning his fashion-journalist sugar daddy in a Times Square hotel and castrating him with a wine corkscrew also choked the naked older man and stomped...
John Paul II on the rise
Pope John Paul II will be beatified on May 1, as the Catholic Church takes the last step before declaring him a saint, the Vatican announced yesterday. Pope Benedict XVI...
FDNY is ready to ho$e you
The FDNY needs to put the brakes on a proposal to slap drivers with hefty fees for emergency response to accidents, motorists and insurance carriers said yesterday after the first...
'Puff' the lifesaving jacket (video)
A Manhattan copy-store employee was saved by his puffy North Face jacket when a scissors-wielding intruder furiously stabbed at his body, police said. "If I hadn't been wearing my heavy...
My dream JFK gal
A creepy drifter's "dream" became a nightmare for Caroline Kennedy's daughter. Naeem Ahmed, 41 -- accused of stalking 20-year-old Tatiana Schlossberg and harassing her with twisted e-mails and letters signed...
China prez parley due
WASHINGTON -- After nearly a week of national mourning over the shootings in Arizona, the Obama administration turned its attention to an upcoming summit with China President Hu Jintao, issuing...
Home-tax 'assess'ins
It's as predictable as a snowfall in January -- the city's latest property-assessment roll came out yesterday, showing market values increased 3.75 percent. And that means you're almost certainly going...
Dick Winters, 1918-2011
The Greatest Generation has lost one of its greatest. Richard "Dick" Winters, whose WWII exploits as commander of the fabled Easy Company were celebrated in the book and TV mini-series...
Mike's Glock duck
Has America's foremost mayoral advo cate for gun control gone wobbly? As calls for a boycott of gun manufacturer Glock blossom, Mayor Bloomberg ducked yesterday. It was a week ago...
Put a lid on it, Cathie
Two weeks: That's all it took for new Schools Chancellor Cathie Black to embarrass herself and her office. At a meeting Thursday on school overcrowding, parents hit Black with some...
Tender farewell to slain judge
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The federal judge killed in the Arizona shooting rampage was known for an immigration ruling that got him death threats, but yesterday he was remembered as a...
Mike ducks push for clip boycott
An NYPD boycott of gun makers who supply high-capacity magazines to the public would be right on target, powerful gun-control advocates said yesterday, despite Mayor Bloomberg's skepticism. "Breaking into law...
Street vendetta
He had a long list of financial "hits." A New York trader and money manager with a history of anti-government rage has been arrested and was charged yesterday with threatening...
Nation hails lame ducks
More than three-quarters of Americans gave the lame-duck Congress high marks for working together last month after nearly two years of hard-headed partisan battles, a new ABC/Yahoo News poll found....
Losing NFL to sack NBC
No football, big problem. That's the view of NBC by some on Wall Street and Madison Avenue who say the Peacock network's NFL-powered high ratings over the first half of...
GOP dumps Steele
WASHINGTON -- The Republican National Committee bounced its controversial chairman, Michael Steele, from its top post yesterday, selecting instead Wisconsin GOP Chairman Reince Priebus to lead the party. "I am...
Douglas son set to sing
The feds are setting the stage for drug-dealing Hollywood scion Cameron Douglas to return to court and rat out his alleged suppliers. In court papers filed yesterday, prosecutors said they...
News cuts two from its Wash. DC bureau
Daily News Editor-in-Chief Kevin Convey took the ax to the paper's Washington, DC, office yesterday, cutting two people in the five-person bureau. Richard Sisk, the deputy bureau chief with nearly...
Arrested trader has a long history of erratic behavior
A 15-month-old disciplinary action by a financial watchdog suggests that Vincent McCrudden, the 49-year-old New York trader arrested for threatening the lives of government officials, has a history of flying...
JPMorgan suit dismissed
A federal judge dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit by a former JPMorgan Chase & Co private banker yesterday who said she was fired for questioning the dealings of a lucrative client....
Fantastic plastic
Is Dimon out of the rough? The chief of JPMorgan Chase, the nation's No. 2 bank, certainly hopes so. Under CEO Jamie Dimon, the bank posted a 47 percent jump...
Mortgage mess not a concern
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon's not sweating the bad mortgage problem hanging over the bank. The chief executive said yesterday that JPMorgan has set aside enough in reserves to deal with potential...
Snowbound city teachers
Nearly one in four city teachers failed to clock into work Wednesday morning after a storm dumped nearly nine inches of snow. The 77 percent attendance rate was 13 percentage...
Magnifico smuggled art home
A smuggled painting that fetched nearly $1.5 million at a Sotheby's auction is being returned to Italy, the feds announced yesterday. "Leda e il Cigno," by Italian Renaissance artist Lelio...
Gabor's leg amputated
LOS ANGELES -- Zsa Zsa Gabor's right leg was amputated yesterday in an operation that doctors said was necessary to save her life. Gabor, who turns 94 on Feb. 6,...
Tunisia prez flees mobs
Fury in the streets over Tunisia's chronic corruption, poverty and police crackdowns forced the North African nation's 74-year-old strongman from power yesterday and sent shock waves through strong-arm governments across...
New York beams with Jet pride!
The Empire State Building has joined Gang Green. The New York icon was decked out in Jet colors yesterday as the city got ready for the squad to face off...
Five shot in B'klyn
Five people were shot last night -- including one critically -- in a pair of shootings in Brooklyn, authorities said. The bullets began flying just after 10 p.m. at an...
Knicks should extend Walsh's contract
Donnie Walsh, 69 years old, had the freshest body of all the Knicks last night at the Garden. The team president wasn't jetlagged from the West Coast trip because he...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 5 ½ fur; $18,000; clm($7,500); 4upWADI SUKI cuts back in distance after finishing second at this level last out. SCORPER came off the pace to win at this claiming...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Sheer Desire (2nd)FIRST-mile; pace; $19,500; conditional4HandsToYourself(EGoodll)6-6-58-51Froggy Turner(C Manzi)8-7-15-12Hit Away(S Bouchard)2-6-74-13LiveToReignN(YGingras)3-4-412-15TrueNorthHanovr(JBrtltt)5-6-120-16Dear Mac(G Brennan)4-3-68-17CuttyShark(JPantaleano)4-6-315-18TarverHanover(LStalbaum)6-7-410-1SECOND-ml pc; $19,500; conditional4Sheer Desire(Y Gingras)4-7-37-51ImageOfDawn(PLachance)8-5-69-53Cactus Creek(J Stratton)4-5-112-12Jazzy Jeff(G Brennan)7-4-38-15Toucam Sam(C Manzi)4-7-410-16Painted Speed(M Forte)3-1-520-17Top...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Vlos (10th)FIRST-mile; pace; $21,000; claiming2Lilsharkshooter(RPierce)1-1-15-23JustBeingABoy(DMiller)1-2-17-28Last Conquest(B Simpson)1-1-15-11Pick A Trail(A Miller)4-7-415-14IScootForCash(BSears)6-2-110-15BigRockStar(RSilverman)5-3-612-16CannaeBarron(JMarshall)9-6-115-17Best Magic(J Campbell)3-4-58-19Hypnotist(T Tetrick)2-4-29-2SECOND-mile; pace; $20,000; Complex1Southern Allie(B Sears)8-1-17-55Mcclelland(D Miller)1-2-75-22Ise The By Boy(R Pierce)8-3-34-11Code Word(J Campbell)3-3-67-53UnicornHanover(TTetrick)9-5-18-14BornToRocknRoll(DDube)2-4-15-16There...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6 fur; $23,000; clm($14,000); 3YOPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2For Wes(L),118D Cohen7-5-1Contessa 7-21a-Wildcat Stevie(L),118C Lopez4-1-8Barbara 5-13Linear Motion(L),118C Hill6-6-3CMartin 3-14Heart of the Derby(L),108F Petrecca5-1-4Grusmrk...
Knicks get torched by lowly Kings
It was a November victory in Sacramento that turned the Knicks' season around to the point coach Mike D'Antoni said before last night's rematch that they feel they can beat...
Randolph's agent asks for trade
With the Knicks' chances to acquire Carmelo Anthony dying on the vine, team president Donnie Walsh received a trade request last night from the agent for Anthony Randolph, who has...
Vic Cangialosi at Santa Anita
Post time: 3:30 p.m. FIRST-6 fur; $16,000; clm($12,500); 4up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 2 AngelBefrUs(L),123 RBjrno 8-6-2 3-1 7 Pat Olcott(L),123 JRosro 4-4-6 7-2 1 Sh'snthrmyw(L),123 MSmith 1-x-x...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball11 a.m.Marquette at LouisvilleESPN2NoonVanderbilt at TennesseeESPNNoonCincinnati at SyracuseSNY, WBBR (1130 AM)NoonGeorgetown at RutgersESPNUNoonWomen: Texas A&M at MissouriMSG Plus1 p.m.Maryland at VillanovaCBS1 p.m.Missouri at Texas A&MESPN21 p.m.Northwestern at Michigan StateBIG TEN1:30...
Vic C.'s Philadelphia Parx Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-5 ½ fur; $20,000; clm; 4up1-a-Casa d'Oro 1222-Justicnfrttde 1157-D'WildAffair 1153-Stormy Prince 1221-a-BrahmsLllby 1224-BrandonsBeach 1225-Deanoguska 1178-Acclaimed 1226-ClaimMePlease 1229-Summiting 122SECOND-6 fur; $20,000; clm; 4up4-ChocolteBlsh 1152-Lanes Folly 1227-AnnatheActrss 1173-Last Tyche...
Lakers coach says Nets 'without an identity'
LOS ANGELES -- Well, Phil Jackson sure knows how to hurt a franchise. And a city. Plus, his Lakers are pretty good at dealing pain to a team, too. After...
Anthony doesn't pick sides between Knicks, Nets
LOS ANGELES -- While the optimism with a liberal lacing of caution continued around the Nets in their quest for Carmelo Anthony, the Nuggets superstar admitted that the "ultimate dream"...
The Post Line
NFLTodayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogSTEELERS 3½ 3 (37) RavensFALCONS 1½ 2½(43½)PackersTomorrowPATRIOTS 9 9 (44½)JetsBEARS 9½10 (41½)SeahawksHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogLOUISVILLE7MarquetteSYRACUSE8½CincinnatiMEMPHIS3½MarshallGeorgetown5½RUTGERSVA. COMM.12½NortheasternTemple1DUQUESNETENN.2VanderbiltMass.1½La SalleTEXAS A&M4½MissouriVILLANOVA4MarylandMICH. ST.10½N'westernKANSAS ST.14Texas TechCOLORADO4Oklahoma St.ARKANSASPickAlabamaFLORIDA10½South Car.GEO. MAS.14½Georgia St.DUKE24VirginiaST. LOUIS7Saint...
John Dasilva at Goldstream
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $15,000; cl($12,50); 3YO YOU'RE KINDA NEAT drops in class after tiring in career debut. SAKI drops...
Aqueduct Charts
Jan. 14, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1 mi & ¼; $21,000; clm; 4upOff: 12:31. Good. 3w into lane, drivingTime: 25.10, 49.29, 1:13.74, 1:39.55, 2:06.17.Trainer:...
McDonagh finding niche with Rangers
When the Rangers dealt Scott Gomez to the Canadiens after the 2008-09 season, they were happy to rid themselves of the remaining five years on his hefty contract. But one...
Lincoln's Williams picks Notre Dame
Thursday night, Ishaq Williams was leaning toward attending Notre Dame. An unexpected visitor made his decision easier. As the Lincoln All-American defensive end/tight end was packing for his official visit...
Gulfstream Park Results
FIRST-$15,000, mdn cl, 3YO, 1mi10Evanderfield(Dsrmx) 4.803.803.2012Black Top Road (Leyva)13.4010.403Phil's First (Alvarez)4.60 Scr: All About John, Missing Edward, Jazzy Giant, Orale Vato. *, Room Mate, One Lucky Punch. Exacta (10-12) $79.40...
Jets list Coleman, Smith as questionable
Jets Drew Coleman and Brad Smith are listed as questionable for tomorrow's playoff meeting with the Patriots and coach Rex Ryan said they will be game-time decisions. Coleman didn't practice yesterday,...
Yankees aren't looking to trade Joba -- yet
The arrival of Rafael Soriano to the Yankees could lead to the departure of Joba Chamberlain. Just not yet, according to a source. When the Yankees agreed to a three-year...
Jets follow Rex into playoff battle with Patriots
War is hell, and any comparison to football always is misguided. But Jets-Patriots, for the right to advance to the AFC Championship, is the closest to it you will get....
Jets-Patriots score will show Rex-Bill advantage
Bill Belichick will earn $7.5 million for coaching the New England Patriots this year. Rex Ryan will earn just under $3 million with the Jets. That's good work if you...
Jets coach ready for 'second-biggest' game in team history
Rex Ryan yesterday called Sunday's AFC divisional playoff game against the Patriots one of the two biggest in Jets history. But are his players -- still stinging from the rout...
Mets' Santana on way to throwing
Injured Mets ace Johan Santana has been cleared to begin a program that could have him throwing before the start of spring training, a team official said yesterday. Just don't...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $11,000; cond.5SoonerThnLtr(DMllr) 8.805.004.404Halfpipe (Vanderkemp)9.407.407Rickie (Campbell)14.20* Ext. (5-4) $58.80 * Tri.(5-4-7) $458.40SECOND-mile; pace; $18,000; Clyde Hirt4HghlndRcks(Ttrck) 5.603.002.605BckeyeInChrge(DMllr)5.004.207Royal Cam-Hall (Marohn)8.00* Exacta (4-5) $22.60 * Trifecta (4-5-7) $171.00 * Daily Double...
Reid paces Rice
Devaughn Reid is a senior, but he's been around the Rice program for a lot longer than four years. His father, Charles, is the Harlem school's freshman coach, and Devaughn...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Appleby off to fast start at Sony In Honolulu, Stuart Appleby holed a 163-yard shot from the fairway and a 35-foot putt on the next green to finish with...
Kovalchuk scores twice in Devils win over Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Devils finally consigned 10 full weeks of bad road to the rear-view mirror. Their hopes for the playoffs are back there, too, in the receding distance,...
Jets' Mangold goes toe-to-toe with Patriots' Welker
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Patriots toed the Bill Belichick line yesterday, preferring to let Wes Welker's deadpan jabs at Rex Ryan's alleged foot fetish speak for themselves. Jets center Nick...
Jets coach says 'anything goes' in rival rants
Rex Ryan can take it. A day after Patriots receiver Wes Welker openly mocked the Jets coach's reported foot fetish, Ryan said everything is fair game heading into Sunday's playoff...
Ravens-Steelers showdown sure to be slugfest
PITTSBURGH --The Ravens and Steelers don't have to stand in front of microphones and notebooks and talk about how much they hate each other or how "personal" their impending game...
Simms says Sanchez can be cut above at Gillette
Mark Sanchez has some demons to conquer when he and the Jets play the Patriots tomorrow at Gillette Stadium. In his two career games against the Patriots in Foxborough, Mass.,...
Patriots coach relies on mysterious right-hand man
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Bill Belichick is often described as the best-prepared coach in the NFL, but the Patriots' taciturn boss doesn't pull that off on his own. Shadowing Belichick is...
Serby's Saturday Q&A with ... Mike Tannenbaum
With tomorrow's AFC playoff clash with the Patriots at hand, Steve Serby caught up with Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum. Q: When you walked out of Gillette Stadium the last time,...
Moss a bust three times over
Randy Moss can't complain about not getting a chance. Or a second chance. Or a third. The former Pro Bowl wideout takes the cake as this season's biggest fantasy bust....
Mangini: Here's how Jets can take down the Patriots
Want to beat the Patriots? Eric Mangini knows how. Mangini's Browns were the last team to defeat New England, a 34-14 beating of Bill Belichick's bullies on Nov. 7 in Cleveland,...
Packers must kick out Falcons' returns
ATLANTA -- The past two weeks, the Packers had to deal with Devin Hester and DeSean Jackson, perhaps the two most dangerous return men in the league. They limited both...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
Death and taxes may be a certainty, but this is outrageous. The family of a tragic Washington-state newborn who lived for only an hour got a "death tax" bill. King...
Texan pleads guilty in Russia smuggling case in NY
A woman who’s drawn comparisons to a Russian spy with the same first name pleaded guilty Friday to charges she tried to smuggle high-tech rifle sights to Russia, according to...
New Jersey beats Tampa Bay 5-2 for rare road win
TAMPA, Fla. — Brian Rolston and Travis Zajac each had a goal and an assist during a four-goal first-period, Ilya Kovalchuk scored twice, and the New Jersey Devils beat the...
Kings rout lethargic Knicks, snap 3-game skid
Beno Udrih scored 29 points on 11-of-14 shooting and the Sacramento Kings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 93-83 victory over the lethargic New York Knicks on Friday night....
Man acquitted in 'Black Doll Head' case
Five days after he spoke out about seeking a black doll’s head propped on a New York City squad car’s antenna in July 2008, Clarence Jones found himself face-to-face with...
Anthony says 'ultimate dream' is to play in New York: report
Carmelo Anthony was asked directly where he wants to play next season. The Nuggets star told ESPN he couldn't answer. But then, when discussing New York ... "That's like the...
Nuggets winning despite distractions
DENVER -- The Nuggets are rolling after two straight routs, finally clicking on the court the way that Nuggets coach George Karl has always envisioned. And now his team just...