January 16, 2011
Video shows Patriots player on sideline tried tripping Jets gunner in first matchup
January 16, 2011 | 11:15pmNow there’s video proof to back up Mike Westhoff’s accusations. Fox showed a video during their pregame show Sunday of the Jets’ Week 2 win over the Patriots that showed...
Sad elderly apartment plunge
January 16, 2011 | 11:14pmAn elderly woman jumped to her death from an Upper East Side apartment building this morning, authorities said. Ingeborg Mende, 81, allegedly jumped from her third floor apartment on East...
Staten Island suicide horror
January 16, 2011 | 11:11pmA city Parks Department engineer who designed children’s playgrounds fatally stabbed himself in his office at Silver Lake Park on Staten Island — and his shocked son found his body,...
'Social Network' tops Golden Globes with four awards
January 16, 2011 | 11:00pmBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Facebook tale "The Social Network" won top honors Sunday at the Golden Globes with four prizes, including best drama and director, solidifying its prospects as...
Patriots bench Welker one possession for 'foot' references
January 16, 2011 | 10:15pmFOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker sat out the start of Sunday's playoff game against the Jets, and CBS reported on its broadcast that he was benched...
Bears bury Seahawks to set up NFC Championship showdown with Packers
January 16, 2011 | 9:47pmFootball’s oldest rivalry has a grand new prize: a spot in the Super Bowl. The Bears’ 35-24 dismantling of overmatched Seattle on Sunday sets up the biggest game in their...
Byrd motivated Jets with jersey from day of injury
January 16, 2011 | 9:38pmFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — On Saturday night while addressing the Jets, former Jets defensive end Dennis Byrd not only moved the players with his impassioned words, he did it with a...
Coach says Nets team not changing for games on Wednesday, Friday
January 16, 2011 | 9:20pmSAN FRANCISCO -- Carmelo Anthony jerseys are on sale for half-price in Denver with national media outlets suggesting a deal is close to being done — and sources maintain here...
Can't see the light
January 16, 2011 | 9:04pmParents at PS 277 on Gerritsen Avenue are angry that the city has yet to install a much-needed traffic light in front of the school — even though the Department...
Jets make kick returner Smith inactive vs. Patriots
January 16, 2011 | 8:50pmFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jets wide receiver-kick returner Brad Smith was not active for the team’s divisional playoff game against the New England Patriots because of a strained groin. Smith was...
Arbitrator: Madison teacher lied about sex
January 16, 2011 | 8:43pmA state arbitrator called a teacher from James Madison HS a “liar” before he recommended she be dismissed for having sexual relations with a co-worker in her classroom.Arthur Reigel said...
Rex's brother to run Cowboys defense: report
January 16, 2011 | 8:41pmGiants fans who are tired of Jets head coach Rex Ryan will now have to deal with his twin brother Rob. According to an ESPN.com report, Rob met with Cowboys...
Dalglish grabs point in Anfield return, 10-man United remains unbeaten
January 16, 2011 | 8:39pmLiverpool played out a pulsating 2-2 draw against local rival Everton Sunday while ten-man Manchester United held Tottenham to a scoreless draw to remain unbeaten in the English Premier League....
Gallinari says he will play for Knicks on Monday
January 16, 2011 | 8:16pmDanilo Gallinari said he will return to the lineup Monday when the Knicks (22-17) play the Phoenix Suns (17-21) at Madison Square Garden, ending his time on the shelf due...
St. John's defense shuts down No. 9 Notre Dame
January 16, 2011 | 7:42pmSt. John's turned things around against Notre Dame with defense, smothering perimeter defense. Eight days after a 15-point loss at Notre Dame, St. John's beat the Irish 72-54 on Sunday...
Tucson tot victim's organs donated to Boston girl
January 16, 2011 | 7:34pmBOSTON — The father of the youngest victim of the Arizona massacre says some of her organs have been donated to a young girl in the Boston area. John Green...
Top English players use tax avoidance schemes to dodge paying millions
January 16, 2011 | 6:41pmDozens of leading English soccer players, including Manchester United star Wayne Rooney, are using complex tax avoidance schemes that legally allow them to dodge millions of pounds (dollars) in tax,...
Follow Jets-Patriots with Post writers
January 16, 2011 | 6:02pmThe Post has today's Jets-Patriots game from Foxborough, Mass. covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business. The winner of the game will advance...
Schumer: Ban guns for drug-test flunkies
January 16, 2011 | 5:24pmIf someone admits to a federal official that he or she has used illegal drugs, that information should be sent to the FBI so that person can be disqualified from...
Death for Egypt church gunman
January 16, 2011 | 5:10pmCAIRO — A court in southern Egypt today convicted and sentenced to death a Muslim man for his part in a drive-by shooting outside a church a year ago that...
Gun battles as fight to restore Tunisia order
January 16, 2011 | 4:41pmTUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities struggled to restore order today, arresting the top presidential security chief and trying to stop gunfights that erupted across the capital. One clash broke out...
Jets' Richardson: Talk time's over
January 16, 2011 | 2:59pmPROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Jets arrived at their downtown hotel here last night with one of their team leaders pleading for calm — and football — after a week of...
Police arrest NJ 'cop killer'
January 16, 2011 | 1:39pmLAKEWOOD, N.J. — A frenzied manhunt for a suspected cop killer ended early this morning in the bedroom of a Camden apartment, where a SWAT team arrested the 19-year-old suspect...
Rivera's pork store
January 16, 2011 | 12:06pmA Bronx assemblyman on Gov. Cuomo's transition team attempted to shower his pet organization with hundreds of thousands in taxpayer cash even as federal investigators were closing in on the...
Patriots' Wilfork a speed bump for Jets
January 16, 2011 | 7:41amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — On paper, “Ground & Pound” has all the makings of a very bad matchup for the Patriots. Reality could be something entirely different. There’s no doubt that...
Jets kicker goes from weak spot to Folk lore
January 16, 2011 | 7:29amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When the Jets replaced kicker Jay Feely with Nick Folk this offseason, Mike Westhoff had some questions. Consider those questions answered. “To be honest with you, for...
Stars stock on rise
January 16, 2011 | 7:14amA fat check to peddle your product? Keep it. The draw in celebrity endorsements lies in getting an equity stake in the company. Whether you are an aging actor pushing...
NFL: Take out trash talk
January 16, 2011 | 7:13amCHICAGO — The NFL has warned players to cut out the trash talk, specifically when it threatens other players. “Ray Anderson reminded players that comments of a physically threatening nature...
Patriots' Branch dazzling in return
January 16, 2011 | 7:12amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots’ Super Bowl hopes were supposed to be DOA when they shipped Randy Moss to Minnesota in early October. A follow-up move six days later to...
Girls basketball roundup: Kearney snaps Villa's win streak
January 16, 2011 | 6:15amTaylor Raccuglia's absence has brought an emergence of others for Bishop Kearney. The senior forward dislocated her shoulder in a loss to Bishop Ford last Wednesday and the team suffered...
Friars ice Rams at Coliseum
January 16, 2011 | 6:09amThere have been two players from St. Anthony’s who have made it all the way to the NHL – Los Angeles defenseman Rob Scuderi and Toronto defenseman Mike Komisarek. For...
Time for Jets to bring home heads of Belichick and Brady!
January 16, 2011 | 5:37amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For Rex Ryan, for Antonio Cromartie, for all the Jets, the talking is over. Now go win a game nobody thinks you can win except you. Go...
Jets earned right to put up fight vs. Patriots
January 16, 2011 | 5:35amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The rhetoric now gives way to the rubber match between arguably the fiercest rivals in the NFL. By about 7:30 tonight, either the Jets’ or Patriots’ season...
Mets manager has top of lineup mapped out
January 16, 2011 | 5:32amPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- With spring training right around the corner Terry Collins has spent a lot time working on the Mets' lineup. And he's excited about it. He...
Collins plans to let Mets have 'fun'
January 16, 2011 | 5:31amPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — On this sunny morning, Terry Collins is his usual ball of energy. He has been back and forth twice to Digital Domain Park, worked out,...
The Post's Golden Globes picks: Television awards
January 16, 2011 | 5:11amBEST SERIES – DRAMA * “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO) * “Dexter” (Showtime) * “The Good Wife” (CBS) * “Mad Men” (AMC) * “The Walking Dead” (AMC) Linda: The best new series...
This week's winners and losers
January 16, 2011 | 5:07amWINNERS IVAN SEIDENBERG Verizon CEO finally gets hishands on Apple’s iPhone — to sell. GREG FLEMING Rising star at Morgan Stanley now No. 2 in command after being named president...
Boys basketball roundup: Jefferson returns from layoff with impressive win
January 16, 2011 | 5:01amThomas Jefferson didn’t play like it had been idle for a week. In the Orange Wave’s return to the court after two forfeits for an altercation with South Shore last...
Pain game
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amWelcome to the year 2044, as envi sioned by the sci- fi thriller "Ze nith." The popu lace has been genetically altered to be happy all the time -- but...
Bridge
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amWriting bridge columns is a treacherous business. No writer ever pitched a perfect game. Among the pitfalls a writer must avoid -- I'm familiar with the entire array -- is...
Picking our brains
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amScientists have tried for years to find clues in the brains of chess masters, to explain their superiority at the game. Neuroscientist Ognjen Amidzic found that when masters learn a...
The Post's Golden Globes picks: Motion picture awards
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amBEST PICTURE — DRAMA * “Black Swan” * “The Fighter” * “Inception” * “The King’s Speech” * “The Social Network” Lou: HFPA has a long relationship with Harvey Weinstein, so...
No ordinary family
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amMinutes after leaving Le Pain Quotidien in Los Angeles, “The Kids Are All Right” writer and director Lisa Cholodenko called producer, Jeff Levy-Hinte. “I just found Nic at the coffee...
The Moet the merrier
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amYou never know who you’ll see up on stage at the Golden Globes. Angelina Jolie. Robert De Niro. Or maybe your dry cleaner. Today, the Globes are second only in...
Her gospel of love
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amMavis Staples has an effect on men. And Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy is not immune. Throughout his production of Staples’ 13th solo album, “You Are Not Alone,” Grammy winner Tweedy...
Freedom songs
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amWhen the Persuasions — the a cappella group born on the pavement and in the subway stations of Brooklyn in 1962 — were asked to perform at the Brooklyn Academy...
Liev it to brother!
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amIn “Lights Out,” the new FX show about an ex-heavyweight boxing champ, Pablo Schreiber plays the slugger’s younger brother, who harbors a mixture of jealousy and pride over his sibling’s...
The great ‘American Idol’ quiz
January 16, 2011 | 5:00am1) Which “Idol” contestant has NOT starred on Broadway? a) Jordin Sparks b) Jennifer Hudson c) Constantine Maroulis d) Adam Lambert e) Tamyra Gray 2) Which contestant was disqualified when...
Best and worst 'Idols'
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amIn its early days, “American Idol” launched the careers of several unknown singers whose CDs shot up the charts as soon as they were released. Alas, that was then; this...
'Idol's big gamble
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amIt started as a summer replacement show that became the biggest thing on TV. It was a fresh, it was spontaneous, and it was a totally different take on the...
Crossing the Atlantic
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amAmerican television producers have regularly sought “inspiration” from their colleagues across the pond; Norman Lear blazed the trail 40 years ago when he adapted “Til Death Do Us Part” for...
Don't miss
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amKing vs. Facebook First question: do the Globes still predict the Oscars? Everyone is looking for a Best Picture frontrunner and tonight’s winner might give a clue. No one cares...
Race, ‘Little Rascals’ and why Stymie deserved better
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThe timing was spectacular. The same time the story hit that the “N-word” will be removed from a new edition of Mark Twain’s “Huck Finn” — a well-intended-but-wrong-headed desecration of...
Reel good
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amI WANT TO LIVE! (1958) Sunday, 8 a.m., TCM Susan Hayward won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance as Barbara Graham, a big ole floozy tramp who is wrongly...
Sex drugs and puberty
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amMTV is taking a sharp right turn from its reality programming with “Skins,” an adaptation of a hit British series that plays like “The Wire” for teens. The series, co-produced...
Wild about 'Harry'
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amIf a lawyer was going to make a case for watching NBC’s new legal drama, “Harry’s Law,” he would argue the following: All you really need to know is that...
Sibling revelry
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amIt's a Saturday afternoon, two weeks before Christmas, and the Plaza Hotel is jammed. Tourists in spandex and sneakers are lining up by the busload in the hotel’s lower-level shopping...
Eggs-cellent pets!
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amWhen she first ordered three hens from MyPetChicken.com (at $2.75 each)last June, attorney Helen Dames was attempting to fulfill her fantasy of becoming a farmer — as much as that...
A half-pint of rum, hard biscuit and 20 lashes -- what it was like to be a New York sailor seeking riches in the ...
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amFor a young New Yorker in the year 1812, the sea beckoned with the promise of adventure — and quick cash. Britannia might rule the waves, but the young republic...
Jet set soars at home-field rally
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amGang Green fanatics young and old swarmed a frigid Meadowlands yesterday to rally for their team, which was more than 200 miles away preparing for a showdown with the hated...
JPMorgan tops in hiring
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amLooking for a job? Try JPMorgan Chase. The bank advertised for the most jobs of any business in both Brooklyn and Manhattan last year, and also was No. 2 in...
'Easy' writer exam
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amKids who hate to write must love the new English Regents test. For the first time in 12 years, New York high-school students last week took a new English exam,...
Boehner bops 'big spender' Bam
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amHouse Speaker John Boehner took aim at President Obama yesterday, saying the commander-in-chief is on "a job-destroying spending spree." "Washington has an illness," Boehner said in a statement released after...
Trading punches
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amAs Chinese President Hu Jintao prepares for his visit to the US, the Obama administration is ramping up the rhetoric with its largest trading partner. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner recently...
Fed debt hits $14T
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -- The United States just passed a dubious milestone: Government debt surged to an all-time high, topping $14 trillion -- $45,300 for each person in the country. That means...
Sofia crams for Globes
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amWhat's a Golden Globe girl to do? "Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara enjoyed a sidesplitting moment while trying to squeeze into a red dress. "Nothing fits meeee!!!! I'm not going...
Cuba hails $$ easing
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amHAVANA -- Steps by President Obama to relax money and travel restrictions on Cuba are not a major change in policy, but do mark a defeat for those who want...
Family sues cigar-smoking neighbor over secondhand smoke
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amNew Yorkers can't smoke in restaurants, bars or at work -- or inside their own apartments, apparently. An Upper East Side cigar smoker said he's done everything to appease the...
Bidder end for John suit
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amA Manhattan psychic probably could have imagined a better way to part with a piece of Beatles history. The man who put John Lennon's white "Abbey Road" suit up for...
'Real' $2M LI rip-off
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amAd exec and former CNBC host Donny Deutsch allegedly skipped out on a nearly $2 million commission earned by Sotheby's International Realty last year on the sale of his property...
NYPD Daily Blotter
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amBrooklyn An ex-con was gunned down in Bedford-Stuyvesant, police said. John Gilliam, 23, was found in the lobby of 85 Tompkins Ave. in the Tompkins Houses projects. He died at...
5 hit in hoops shooting
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amA gunman opened fire on spectators exiting Brooklyn's Bishop Loughlin HS following a basketball game Friday night, wounding five teenagers, one of them female, police said yesterday. The victims, ages...
New Yorkers paying $800 an ounce for worms that promise sexual prowess
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amIt's a stiff price to pay for a fungus-encrusted silkworm. But New Yorkers are gladly shelling out $800 an ounce for these dried dead bodies -- and the sexual prowess...
Ailing guy in poodle pilfer pain
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amIt's a dog-gone shame. Two poodles belonging to a sick nurse who spent five days at Ground Zero were snatched from his parked Jeep last month -- and haven't been...
Hell house: Pets live in torment among corpses
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amTheir mouths were muzzled and wrapped in so much tape they couldn't breathe, bark or eat. Their fur was matted with filth and the house was crammed with so much...
Gun nuts showing off near site of Ariz. slay rampage
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amTUCSON, Ariz. -- Thousands of weapons enthusiasts, many openly packing heat, crammed into an Arizona gun show chock full of high-powered rifles and semiautomatic pistols yesterday -- a mere 13...
Gal crushed by elephant
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amA tragedy unfolded at the Knoxville, Tenn., zoo when an 8,000-pound elephant crushed a zookeeper to death inside a cage. Edie the elephant killed trainer Stephanie James, 33, as she...
Tunisia Jasmine revolt
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amLooting, deadly prison riots and renewed street clashes put Tunisia's "Jasmine Revolution" -- named after the national flower -- on an uncertain and rocky road yesterday, as the North African...
Murdered journo's ashes dumped down subway grate
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThey gave his remains to Broadway. Family and friends of slain Portuguese journalist Carlos Castro honored the dead man's wishes yesterday by pouring his ashes down a subway grate in...
Where the jobs are: Manhattan's No.1, but Brooklyn is growing
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amWhile Manhattan still ranks tops for Big Apple job seekers, Brooklyn is on the rise. It's providing more and better quality jobs than any other outer borough. Manhattan still creates...
Food for thought as global commodity prices soar
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThis year was supposed to be a year of rebound for the US and global economies. But only two weeks in, it's starting to look more like 2008 than like...
Musical chairs & desks
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amWithin the next two weeks outgoing NBC Universal CEO, Jeff Zucker, will be packing up his corner office on the 52nd floor of the company's 30 Rockefeller Center headquarters. The...
AIG stock could hit a selloff
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amAIG's early repayment of its debt to the government this week may come as good news for taxpayers, but the outlook for investors is uncertain. With the company's exit of...
How Caroline Kennedy blackmailed Disney to scrap sexed-up Camelot series
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amToward the end of the first week of January, an assistant in the office of Abbe Raven, president of the A&E cable channels, made a courtesy call to net work...
Budget hawk dropped ball
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amOne of the oddest as pects of the CityTime scandal that has rocked city government is that one of the officials pushing hardest for completion of the corruption-ridden automated payroll...
Comeback hunk
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amHe's 59. Never walks red carpets. Hardly ever gives interviews. Sure, he was People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" -- but 24 years ago. Yet Mark Harmon was just voted America's...
US to 'buck' default
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThe federal government's debt is fast approaching the $14.3 trillion ceiling that Congress put in place last year, sparking a furious debate in Washington about whether the cap should be...
Bloods put bounty on NJ cops: report
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amNew Jersey gang members have been ordered to assassinate cops in retaliation for the massive manhunt underway for one its members who allegedly murdered an officer, according to a report....
B'klyn student stabs classmate dead: cops
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amA Brooklyn college student fatally stabbed a fellow classmate early yesterday after the two men got into a fight at a fraternity party, cops said. Daren Venable, 20, from Crown...
Miss America whacks Wiki
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amA new Miss America was crowned last night -- and she's got some harsh words for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Teresa Scanlan, a 17-year-old from Nebraska, was asked during the...
SI cop in bloody slashing
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amAn undercover cop was rushed to the hospital after he was slashed, and two men, twin brothers, were arrested, sources said. The officer, whose name was not released, was attacked...
GZ mosque imam: Islam is American
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amGround Zero mosque imam Feisal Abdul Rauf began a national speaking tour last night by urging Muslims to play a role in shaping relationships with America. Rauf gave a speech...
App lets you work remotely
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amDo you often find yourself unexpectedly needing to edit a file or use a program on your computer when all you have is your mobile device? With iTeleport, you can...
Man fished from water
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThe Fire Department rescued a man who plunged into the bone-chilling waters off Brooklyn last night. The man, in his 40s, jumped off the 69th Street Pier in Bay Ridge...
Mortgaging the future
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amDear John: I am in the process of purchasing a home and I am currently going back and forth on the contract. I have seen my rate go from 4.25...
Firefight over FDNY manning
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThe firefighters union will seek an injunction to block Mayor Bloomberg from reducing the number of firefighters from five to four on dozens of FDNY engine companies at the end...
$ignature 'pass' by QB Sanchez
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThe man with the golden arm has writer's cramp. Mark Sanchez still hasn't signed a memorabilia deal despite the many suitors who have come calling, frustrating fans and causing prices...
Probe cry hits MTA
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amElected officials and transit watchdogs are calling for a full accounting of an MTA boondoggle that has cost taxpayers $530 million -- but still isn't all systems go. A new...
The return of O the uniter
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amAs I watched President Obama speak at the Tucson memorial, I had a vaguely familiar sensation. When he declared it was time to stop laying "the blame for all that...
Wrath of Khan: Kelly taking heat
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amMaybe they should settle this with a snowball fight. Defiant Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan -- who failed to call a snow emergency in the post-Christmas blizzard but escaped unscathed in...
Coin-ing a record
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThe US Mint's Silver Eagle 1 oz. coin is flying off the shelf at about $33 a coin. The 2011-dated coins were first issued on Jan. 3 and 3.5 million...
Candid car camera
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThe city’s war on automobiles has just gone aerial. The Department of Transportation is “aggressively pushing” to install speed cameras to fine drivers who bust New York’s 30 mph speed...
Adorable little abominations of nature
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amDog, Inc. by John Woestendiek Avery Books Bernann McKinney loves her dog more than most people love their kids. When McKinney’s black pit bull Booger passed away, she refused to...
The EPA's poison
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amWatch out, New York: The Environmental Protection Agency is moving its protection racket into the classroom. The grasping green giant intends to go into about 740 city schools to sniff...
Firehouse fallacies
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amYour editorial that discusses the saving of some firehouses fails to consider the important issue that some should be closed or relocated (“The Council Strikes for Safety,” Jan. 7). Take...
Oh, that hippie
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amDr. Nan Hayworth’s opponent, for the record, was socialist wealth redistributor, ex-hippie and environmental “green Nazi” John Hall, not John Kelly (“Dr. Hayworth Goes to Washington,” Maureen Callahan, PostScript, Jan....
‘Hook & Crook’
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amCNN is searching for a new co-host to pair with Eliot Spitzer, and what better choice than Rod Blagojevich (“A ‘Sign’ of Bad Things To Come for CNN’s Parker,” Jan....
Horror of Asia Bibi
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amJonah Goldberg’s article on the impossibly grotesque story of Asia Bibi, raped and sentenced to death for being a Christian in Pakistan, and the murder of Salmaan Taseer, a Pakistani...
In my library: Al Sharpton
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amHe started preaching at age 4, so it’s fair to say Rev. Al Sharpton has read more than his share of good books. “I started reading a lot of the...
Where the media leads, we don't follow
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amWell, that was a week we could have all done without. As President Obama declared in his legitimately moving speech to what seemed to be the homecoming rally of the...
Money & sainthood
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amSusannah Cahalan’s review of Bill Briggs’ book, “The Third Miracle,” is misleading on several counts (“All They Need Is a Miracle,” PostScript, Jan. 9). Miracles are not easy to come...
The maddening crowd
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amConservatives loved President Obama’s speech on the Tucson massacre. “A+” wrote John J. Miller of National Review. “Magnificent,” said that journal’s editor Rich Lowry. “Perfect” said Commentary editor John Podhoretz....
America: Keep your enemies closer
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amLike FDR making a deal with Stalin, or Nixon reaching out to China, Americans are going to have to get used to the unthinkable — a treaty with Iran. So...
Randi's golden parachute
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amIt’s not just Fortune 500 executives who get golden parachutes. Take note of Randi Weingarten, who ran the city’s United Federation of Teachers until she left for its parent union...
Required reading
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amNext month brings the centennial of Ronald Reagan’s birth. And his two sons have each marked the occasion with a book on Dad. “My Father at 100” by Ron Reagan...
Fun in SoHo? Not in their back yard!
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amProhibition is back — in SoHo. Would-be club owners and restaurateurs looking to do business in the swanky neighborhood have a tough time getting liquor-license approval from notoriously nitpicky Community...
Tunisia's chance at Democracy
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amTunisia’s dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country this week. After weeks of demonstrations and riots in this Arab North African country, during which dozens of people were...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amPost Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 mile; $19,000; clm($10,000); 4upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2Corvo(L),123V Santiago5-8-2Tannuzzo 20-13J J's Prophet(L),123C Lopez3-3-8DeRosa 8-14Stopbluffing(L),123M Luzzi2-2-5Brown 2-15Charing Cross(L),123E Castro4-5-5Gyarmati 15-11a-Good Karma(L),123J Alvarado5-8-6FMartin...
Wolski deal a gamble for Rangers
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amMONTREAL -- If Wojtek Wolski is the player Glen Sather thinks he is, the Rangers general manager hit the ball out of the park in bringing the 24-year-old winger to...
Gulfstream
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amPost time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $19,000; alw; 4up(f) DUBAI'S CONNECTION second by head as favorite going longer and was claimed. DOBRA finished...
Santa Anita
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amPost time: 3:30 p.m. FIRST-1 mile; $25,000; cl($20,0); 4YO PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 6 Coo Cachoo(L),121 JRosro 4-2-2 5-2 1 Strghtmdngt(L),121 OBerro 3-1-3 2-1 2 CahillCntry(L),121 VEspna 3-4-1...
Australian Open preview: Nadal eyes 'Rafa Slam'
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amMELBOURNE, Australia -- Even Roger Federer said he's excited to see if No. 1-ranked Rafael Nadal can achieve the greatly hyped "Rafa Slam." Nadal's quest to win his fourth consecutive...
Ganging up on the Pats
January 16, 2011 | 5:00am* I'm going on public record to forewarn you New England chumps that you're in for the whupping of a lifetime today. My beloved Jets are ready to exact revenge...
Parx Results
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amFIRST- 5 ½ fur; $20,000; cl; 4up5Deanogska (MMngl) 4.003.402.209Summiting (Flores)5.802.801Casa d'Oro (Wilson)2.80 Off 12:26. Time 1:03.28. Fast. Scr: Brahms Lullaby. * Exacta (5-9) $29.40 * Trifecta (5-9-1) $91.20SECOND- 6 fur;...
Gulfstream Results
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amFIRST- 5 ½ fur; $15,000; cl; 3YO(f)5MncinisGdds (Lpz) 7.605.004.406Oh Heavenly Day (Fuentes)17.0012.801With All My Heart (Trujillo)5.20 Scr: Country Flair, Gator Goddess. * Exacta (5-6) $181.60 * $1 Superfecta (5-6-1-2) $3,618.70...
No Yankees rift over Soriano signing: source
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amA strengthened Yankees bullpen has not led to a fractured front office, according to a senior team executive. Responding to reports of a rift between general manager Brian Cashman and...
Aqueduct Analysis
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amToday's analysis.1. 6 fur; $23,000; clm($14,000); 3YOMEMORY MOTEL broke maiden as the favorite while going shorter last out. MAKE MY DAY KAREN cuts back to sprint and drops in class after...
Today's Sports on Air
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amBasketballNoonNotre Dame at St. John'sMSG, WBBR (1130 AM)NoonWomen: UNC-Wilmington at HofstraMSG Plus1:30 p.m.Purdue at West VirginiaCBS2 p.m.Women: Central Florida at SMUESPN22 p.m.Holy Cross at BucknellCBSC3 p.m.Women: Kansas at MarylandMSG Plus4...
The Post Line
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amNFLFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogPATRIOTS 9 9 (44½)JetsBEARS 9½10 (42½)SeahawksNCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogS. FLORIDA1ProvidenceST. JOHN'S1½Notre DameDETROIT2½ValparaisoINDIANA ST.3½CreightonW. MICHIGAN11E. MichiganBOW. GREEN1Miami, OhioBUFFALO4AkronMISS. ST.9AuburnRH. ISLAND9St. Bona.W. VIRGINIA1½PurdueMINNESOTA11IowaButler3½WRIGHT ST.N. Carolina4½GA. TECHMissouri St.8½BRADLEYWashington6½CALIFORNIAIONA21½MaristMONT. ST.10½E. Wash.STETSON9½KennesawMercer4½FLA. G.C.Home team...
Fatigue getting to Knicks star
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amCountless hours of hitting the weights have given Amar'e Stoudemire a broad back and sculpted shoulders, and he has needed them to carry the Knicks to a surprising start. But...
Nets' pitch to 'Melo needs serving of Russian dressing
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThe Nets' game plan to suit up Carmelo Anthony against the Jazz Wednesday -- dubbed "An Evening of Russian Culture Night" -- cannot succeed unless Mikhail Prokhorov, who will be...
B&B will make Jets eat Cro'
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amTODAY PATRIOTS (-8½) over Jets (Over 44½): We're projecting Gang Green will be reaping what they sowed when they decided to subscribe to the Old-Time Raiders Character newsletter and signed...
Byrd shows Jets how truly to walk the walk
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- If you are Jets coach Rex Ryan and you want to make sure you have a chance to outcoach Bill Belichick, you call on the Most Inspirational...
Sports shorts
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amBASEBALL: Pujols sets deadline for deal Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak confirmed star first baseman Albert Pujols set the start of spring training as a deadline for signing a contract...
Vic C.'s Philadelphia Parx Grade
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amPost Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-5 ½ fur; $27,000; clm; 4up5-LionintheSun 1181-SuaveRoyalty 1184-SuperNovaDsrt 1182-Smart Blonde 1183-StrawbrryBlsh 1136-Trillian 120SECOND-6 fur; $28,000; clm; 3YO4-Laidbackjack 1211-TurntoTravis 1216-HeroicIndeed 1162-Sweet Storm 1217-StormofCasia 1193-Steinbrenner 1218-Lake Forest 1219-Bak 1195-Nibiru's...
Jets coach calls on Byrd to share uplifting tale
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Jets, who generally sit in the team hotel's meeting room the night before each game anticipating what type of fiery motivational message coach Rex Ryan is...
Meadowlands Results
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amFIRST-1 Mile; pace; $21,000; clm8LastConquest(Smpsn) 38.4011.005.003Just Being A Boy (DMiller)2.802.409Hypnotist (Tetrick)5.20* Exacta (8-3) $77.00 * Trifecta (8-3-9) $526.20SECOND-1 Mile; pace; $20,000; Complex5Mcclelland (DMiller) 11.802.602.201Code Word (Campbell)2.102.103Unicorn Hanover (Tetrick)3.60* Exacta (5-1)...
Second-half rally propels Steelers to AFC title game
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amPITTSBURGH -- It was Ben being Ben and the Steelers being the Steelers, especially when a trip to the AFC Championship Game is on the line and the odds are...
Tavares hat trick lifts Islanders over Sabres
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThis is just what the Islanders had in mind when they took John Tavares with the No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft. The 20-year-old forward scored three goals for...
Steelers are rooting for Jets
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amPITTSBURGH -- The Steelers will be rooting for the Jets today when they play the Patriots in a divisional playoff game. It's not that the Steelers like the Jets. Their...
Devils miss point in overtime loss
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amSUNRISE, Fla. -- This is the margin for error the Devils don't have, why it is nearly impossible for them to make the playoffs. They will take 3-of-4 points on...
Williams picks 'D' right time for Packers
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amATLANTA -- Last week, Tramon Williams ended the frantic comeback the Eagles were mounting when he plucked a Michael Vick pass out of the air in the end zone for...
Slow start dooms Rangers against Canadiens
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amMONTREAL -- The sound of the fury was the Rangers berating themselves for throwing 40 minutes away before storming the Bastille represented by Carey Price's net. The Blueshirts spent two...
Patriots lack Jets' playoff experience
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Amid the naysayers lining up one after another saying the Jets have little to no chance to beat the Patriots emerges one area where the Jets actually...
Rodgers' dominant effort leads Packers to NFC Championship
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amATLANTA -- Quarterback is said to be the most difficult position to master in all of sports. How is it then that Aaron Rodgers last night made it look so...
Nets fall again despite Lopez's 32 points
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amPORTLAND, Ore -- Avery Johnson is asking his Nets to live by the "E" words in this uncertain season of development. "Effort and energy and efficiency. We use some 'E'...
Carmelo's all about the ring
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amPORTLAND, Ore. -- Carmelo Anthony insists he loves New York, the whole area. But he loves winning more. And that was the message the Nuggets superstar sent to reporters yesterday...
Rangers captain accepts lesser role
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amMONTREAL -- When John Tortorella wanted a reliable checker to fill in for Mats Zuccarello to help protect a 1-0 lead over the Canucks down the stretch of Thursday's match...
N.Y. Boat Show has something for everyone
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amIt has been said that buying a boat is one of the top ways to buy happiness, and if that's true, you can achieve true happiness this week at the...
Rangers' Lundqvist defends crease to the 'Max'
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amMONTREAL -- The Swedish Billy Smith, not quite, but Henrik Lundqvist threw some haymakers with his blocker hand at Max Pacioretty that would have made the Islanders' dynastic Battlin' Billy...
League turns blind eye to crude antics
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThis was one of those weeks of which the NFL can be particularly proud. We had Jets' DB Antonio Cromartie (DB stands for defensive back, not deserted babies) curse Tom...
Chicago in tough battle with Seattle
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amCHICAGO — The worst team ever in the NFL playoffs didn’t look anything like that the last time it came here. On Oct. 17, Matt Hasselbeck completed 25 of 40...
Home Team Lineups
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amTODAYJan. 16MONJan. 17TUEJan. 18WEDJan. 19THUJan. 20FRIJan. 21SATJan. 22KnicksNOGAMEPho.1:00MSGESPNNOGAMEHou.8:30MSGESPNNOGAMES.A.8:00MSGESPNOk.C.8:00MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEG.S.4:00YESWBBRNOGAMEUtah7:00YESWFANNOGAMEDet.7:00YESWFANDal.7:00YESWFANRangersPhiladelphia7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio WNYM 970 AMNOGAMENOGAMETor.7:00MSG+ESPNCar.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEAtl.7:00MSG+WNYMIslandersNOGAMEDevs1:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEWash.7:00MSG+2WRHUBuff.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsNOGAMEIsles1:00MSG+2WFANNOGAMENOGAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEPhila.1:00MSG+WFAN
Left-for-dead Jets can Sox it to 'em
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — We are through the looking glass, people. Up is down. Black is white. Forward is backward. East is west. Ob-la-di is Ob-la-da. New York is New England....
Mr. October should be last one to tell Jets to zip it
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Let’s be honest: It’s been a fun, fun week if you happen to carry a notebook around with you, and if you happen to have access to...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Darrelle Revis
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amThe Post’s Steve Serby chatted with the Jets’ star cornerback about today’s AFC playoff game against the Patriots, his feelings about Tom Brady, his preseason holdout and much more. Q:...
The Rumble
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amStorm trooper Harkless’ pick a winner now When Maurice Harkless became new St. John’s coach Steve Lavin’s first recruit for the Class of 2011 in late August, the talented 6-foot-8...
Weird but true
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amMinneapolis is the "Gayest City in America," according to The Advocate. The city dethroned Atlanta in the mag's second annual list of gay havens. In making its pick, The Advocate...
Ask Ashley: Sizing up disclosure
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amIf a guy is well-endowed, should you tell him? And if he’s not, but you aim to please, do you lie? — Anonymous This is a tricky question. If, by...
Meet market: Biker hopes to take a lady on a wild ride
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amSpencer, a 27-year-old eye doctor, loves his bike so much that he’ll even ride it around Brooklyn in the snow! Still, this athlete would rather be holding hands than handlebars....
Top 5 ways to win a date at trivia night
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amAccording to sexy smarties at Trinity Pub’s trivia night Say, ‘Multiple choice question: Will you go out with me? A) Yes. B) Yes. C) All of the above.’ ” —...
This week’s couple: 'She’s got a way' — but it ain't for him
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amWhen we sent Leah, a 27-year-old writer, and Levi, a 33-year-old photographer, to Midtown French eatery La Petite Maison, we hoped their mutual love of Billy Joel would send sparks...
Rutgers' struggles continue with loss to Georgetown
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amAustin Freeman scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half and No. 22 Georgetown snapped a three-game losing streak with a 74-65 victory over Rutgers yesterday in Piscataway....
Seton Hall routed by No. 5 Pittsburgh
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amPITTSBURGH — Moments after finishing off a struggling Seton Hall team, coach Jamie Dixon and the Pitt Panthers started talking about what’s next: a much-anticipated matchup with No. 4 Syracuse...
St. John's looks to get mojo back
January 16, 2011 | 5:00amIt takes a New York minute to go from a full service penthouse to a six-story walk up. Ask St. John's. The Red Storm were gazing out at the bright...
Coach, parent in Banneker brawl
January 16, 2011 | 4:52amThe PSAL is investigating a physical altercation between the Banneker girls basketball coach and his star player’s father during a game Friday night, sources told The Post. After first-year coach...
Whole again: Healthy Falcons blitz Banneker
January 16, 2011 | 3:56amBishop Ford and its players got to take a breather, literally and figuratively. The Falcons played nearly a month shorthanded without senior star Diani Mason because of an ankle injury....
PSAL 'A' Girls Basketball Showcase roundup: Science comes back on Hillcrest
January 16, 2011 | 3:50amBronx Science was not deterred by being down by double figures at the half. The Wolverines put their heads together, figured out Hillcrest’s halfcourt trap and came away with a...
Goldstein loses lead, game to Wings
January 16, 2011 | 3:46amIf Adrian Buchhalter could circle the exact point where his Goldstein squad lost what would eventually be a 65-59 defeat to Wings Academy, it would be the 4:20 mark of...
Cardozo remains perfect as Barnett's free throw lifts Judges past Patterson
January 16, 2011 | 3:22amBuilt like an ox at 6-foot-7, Marquis Barnett’s greatest strengths lie around the hoop – his ability to block and change shots, rebound and finish. Yet, with 6.7 seconds remaining...
MSIT bested by St. Mary's in double overtime
January 16, 2011 | 3:19amMcKee/Staten Island Tech moved further from victory with each overtime. The Seagulls, who led most of the game, had chances to win in regulation and a few hustle plays would...
Canadiens overpower Rangers, 3-2
January 16, 2011 | 3:12amMONTREAL — Roman Hamrlik and Tomas Plekanec had power-play goals, and the Montreal Canadiens scored three times in a span of 2:46 in the first period to beat the New...
Panthers' OT score sinks Devils, 3-2
January 16, 2011 | 2:53amDmitry Kulikov fired a high wrist shot past Martin Brodeur 3:36 into overtime and the Florida Panthers won their third straight with a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils...
Tavares' hat trick lifts Islanders over Sabres, 5-3
January 16, 2011 | 2:47amJohn Tavares scored three goals for his second NHL hat trick, and Rick DiPietro made 40 saves to help the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 tonight and...
Wings flies away in potential top-seed earning victory
January 16, 2011 | 2:42amJuan Gonzalez clapped his hands together as he walked toward the bench, a wide grin on his face. “We showed them who the real champions are,” the Wings Academy coach...
Tottenville trounces West 50th Street, makes statement to city
January 16, 2011 | 2:30amTottenville got a chance for redemption rather quickly. No, the Pirates weren’t able to avenge their loss to rival McKee/Staten Island Tech. But Saturday they did leave everyone at the...
Tucson victim arrested for tea party threat: 'you're dead'
January 16, 2011 | 2:08amPHOENIX — One of the Arizona shooting victims was arrested today and then taken for a psychiatric evaluation after authorities said he took a picture of a tea party leader...
St. John's Pied Piper: Harkless got Lavin's nationally ranked recruiting class started
January 16, 2011 | 2:05amWhen Maurice Harkless became new St. John’s coach Steve Lavin’s first recruit for the Class of 2011 in late August, the talented 6-foot-8 forward’s decision was met with sideways looks...