January 20, 2011
Syracuse sets sights on starting new streak vs. Villanova
SYRACUSE -- Syracuse’s winning streak was long, it was exciting, and it was impressive. But it’s over. That was the theme Thursday at practice, as the No. 3 Orange (18-1,...
Sundance 2011: Money is tight -- or gushing
A downbeat Reuters story headlined "Sundance 2011 filmmakers face new reality" conjures up images of movie directors selling pencils out of tin cups on the streets of Park City. "Investors...
73-year-old real leader of Steelers defense
PITTSBURGH -- At 73 years old, Dick LeBeau still has that “swagger.” He still designs and makes the calls for one of the league’s best and most aggressive defenses. He...
MTV's new show 'Skins' under fire for potential child porn violation: report
In the wake of a mounting scandal over a possible child pornography investigation of MTV as a result of the racy new show “Skins,” Taco Bell has opted to pull...
Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal together again: report
The romance is back on for actor Jake Gyllenhaal and singer Taylor Swift -- the pair were spotted dining together at a Nashville hot spot, Us Weekly reported Thursday. Wednesday...
Charges filed against boy after LA school shooting
LOS ANGELES — A teenager was charged Thursday with smuggling a gun onto a Southern California high school campus, where it discharged and wounded two classmates. Two felony charges of...
Brooklyn College, Steiner Studios partnering on new graduate film school
The Brooklyn Navy Yard will soon be home to the country’s first graduate film school to ever be incorporated into a working film lot.Brooklyn College is planning to open a...
Nadal, Clijsters (not pregnant) win at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Rafael Nadal pounded another up-and-comer into submission. Andy Murray made quick work of his second-round opponent as well. And Kim Clijsters just wants everyone to know she’s...
Carmelo quiet day after trade talks called off
DENVER -- Carmelo Anthony was hammered by J.R. Smith during a spirited 5 on 5 scrimmage at Nuggets practice on Thursday. When Anthony stepped to the line, his teammates began...
Jets not favored to win Super Bowl
Rex Ryan thinks the Jets will win the Super Bowl but the odds are against him.The Packers are the 8/5 favorites to win it all, according to Bodog.com, followed by...
Chinese president to focus on business in Chicago
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's long effort to build ties with China seems likely to pay off Thursday with a visit from that nation's president. The Windy City will...
Gov. takes aim at MTA payroll tax
The MTA payroll tax is under fire. Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday signaled his displeasure with the levy — 34 cents for every $100 of payroll — that the state imposed...
Snooki and JWoww to film pilot for spin-off
Can’t get enough of Snooki and JWoww? You’re in luck!The “Jersey Shore” BFFs, whose real names are Nicole Polizzi and Jenni Farley, will be filming a pilot for their own...
Google CEO Eric Schmidt named exec chmn; Larry Page to be CEO
Google announced Thursday afternoon that company co-founder Larry Page will take over as CEO April 4 as part of a management shake-up. Current Google CEO Eric Schmidt will serve as...
MTA removes foam barriers from Henry Hudson Bridge toll plaza
Now that’s a zip car. E-ZPass-toting motorists can now blow through the Henry Hudson Bridge’s toll plaza much faster after the agency yesterday removed the annoying foam barriers — the...
Yankees, Jones agree on 1-year deal
The Yankees and outfielder Andruw Jones have agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal, pending a physical. The contract contains $1.2 million in performance-based incentives. The deal was completed a...
Nets GM apologizes to players
Nets general manager Billy King addressed the team at practice Thursday and apologized for the way he and the Nets handled things over the past few months in efforts to...
SI school therapist nabbed in salary scam
An occupational therapist from a special needs high school on Staten Island pocketed more than $3,000 by padding her time sheets, authorities said. Donna Migliaccio, 46, submitted bills for hours...
Giants' DeOssie added to Pro Bowl
Giants long-snapper Zak DeOssie was added to the NFC Pro Bowl squad by Falcons coach Mike Smith. It will be DeOssie’s second trip to the Pro Bowl after making it...
Actor George Clooney contracts malaria following Sudan trip
Actor George Clooney is reportedly stricken with malaria following a trip to the Sudan earlier this month. The actor is "feeling rough," said Piers Morgan, who features the actor on...
Nets GM apologizes to team for trade rumors
When Nets GM Billy King addressed his team before Thursday’s practice, it wasn’t to say that the much-hyped Carmelo Anthony deal had gone through, wasn’t to tell any of his...
Dodgers sign former Yankees OF Thames
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers and outfielder Marcus Thames have agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract. Thames had a .288 batting average and a .350 on-base percentage...
Beverly Hills spa owner to plead guilty to credit card scam targeting celebrities
A crooked Beverly Hills stylist will cop a plea bargain today in a hair-raising, million-dollar, credit-card scam that could land her for a long appointment behind bars. Maria Gabriela Hashemipour,...
Patriots' Brady to have foot surgery: report
BOSTON -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is expected to have right foot surgery on Thursday, the Boston Globe reported on its website Wednesday night. The operation is for...
State OKs Queens power plant
State utility regulators today OK’d the installation of a giant new power plant in Queens. NRG Energy Inc. will build the generator on the site of its existing plant, which...
Paris Hilton's boyfriend to be charged in Las Vegas drug case: report
Cy Waits, boyfriend of socialite Paris Hilton, is expected to face criminal charges from the pair's high-profile summer drug arrest, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported late Wednesday. Waits, 34, was...
Tunisian transitional government approves amnesty bill
Tunisia's caretaker government on Thursday approved an amnesty bill to be put before parliament, ministers said after the first cabinet session since president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was ousted...
Mets finalize Young, Hairston signings
The Mets made the signings of Chris Young and Scott Hairston official Thursday.Young, who the Mets had targeted for months, finalized a one-year deal and hopes to stay healthy this...
Law firm doesn't want to split Ground Zero fee$
A law firm that represented a half-dozen sickened Ground Zero workers doesn't want to share any of its fees with the firm that handled more than 10,000 other cases. In...
Corrupt ex-pol Brian McLaughlin's mom is getting her money back
The feds have agreed to pay back the $145,000 that crooked ex-pol Brian McLaughlin scammed from his widowed mom. Court papers filed yesterday say Manhattan federal prosecutors believe Ilene McLaughlin...
Second officer dies after Miami shootout, one suspect reportedly dead
A second officer with the Miami-Dade Police Department died Thursday morning after being shot while serving a warrant in a dangerous neighborhood, police said. The female officer died during emergency...
Ohio man admits illegal military export shipment
CLEVELAND — A former NASA employee in Ohio has pleaded guilty to illegally shipping night-vision rifle scope equipment to South Korean companies. Sixty-six-year-old Kue Sang Chun of Avon Lake entered...
Giffords husband 'extremely hopeful' for recovery
TUCSON, Ariz. — Gabrielle Giffords on Thursday felt the sunshine on her face for the first time since she was shot, as doctors prepared her to leave behind the Arizona...
Kim Kardashian blasts MTV's 'Teen Mom': report
US reality star Kim Kardashian has blasted the MTV hit show “Teen Mom,” saying it is behind a Memphis high school pregnancy epidemic, Us Weekly reported Thursday. The 30-year-old wrote...
Rachel Weisz to join boyfriend Daniel Craig in next Bond film
James Bond movie bosses want Rachel Weisz to join lover Daniel Craig in the next 007 film, The Sun reported Thursday. Producers are desperate to sign "The Mummy " star...
'Borat' star Sacha Baron Cohen making film based on Saddam Hussein's novel
"Borat" creator Sacha Baron Cohen will star in a new film based on a novel by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Paramount Pictures announced Thursday. The inspiration for the project...
Sandra Bullock's ex Jesse James engaged to Kat Von D: report
Less than a year after actress Sandra Bullock and Jesse James split when news of James' lurid affairs hit the press, he revealed he is ready to walk down the...
TLC approves taxi dress code
It's time for shabby cabbies to tidy up. Taxi and Limousine Commissioners today gave the thumbs up to a new rule requiring drivers to maintain a "a professional appearance." Previous...
Is this being serious about immigration reform?
"The new H-2B rule will only burden small business owners trying to comply with the law and keep their businesses open in a difficult economic climate. It will create no...
Philadelphia pipeline explosion probe focuses on recent repair
Investigators were trying to determine whether a recent repair played a role in the natural gas pipeline explosion in Philadelphia that killed one and injured six others who were responding...
Tourist busted after venturing into Dakota, bumping into Yoko Ono
An adventurous tourist gave Yoko Ono a scare at the The Dakota, after he paid the famous Upper West Side apartment building an unwelcome visit, sources told The Post. Sungno...
Here's why the administration hates natural gas
Because with so much natural gas available and it being so cost effective to get out of the ground, and given the fact that natural gas burns much less carbon...
Giants' O'Hara has foot surgery, ankle next
Giants center Shaun O’Hara played in six games this past season, missing 10 games because of injuries to his left ankle and Achilles and right foot. The veteran knew he...
Pavano appreciates Yankees GM 'sticking his neck out'
Carl Pavano is headed back to the Twins with a two-year, $16.5 contract, but the righty did confirm the mutual interest between him and the Yankees. Pavano spent four injury-riddled...
Ex-cop pleads guilty to murdering girlfriend
Over the objections of his victim’s family, disgraced ex-cop Jerry Bowens pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering his girlfriend and then shooting her friend in the head as part of a...
Drama Mama: 'Fringe' goes Back to the Future
Some of Mama’s favorite shows are emerging from their mid-winter hibernation: “Fringe” (Friday, 9 p.m., Fox) The underrated thriller has been dumped into the Friday night dead zone, so it...
Comcast's disgusting deal
Greed and progressive social engineering have come together in a toxic mix around Comcast's purchase of NBC Universal. The FCC published a letter regarding conditions for the sale that reads...
More than 100 US mobsters arrested in 'largest Mafia round-up in history': US Attorney Eric Holder
The feds dealt a major blow to New York’s five Mafia crime families today by arresting more than 100 suspected mobsters across the region on charges including murder and extortion...
Jets fans set to form human tunnel as part of AFC Championship rally
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Police in northern New Jersey are preparing for several thousand Jets fans to send the football team off to the AFC Championship game. The team will...
Hardworking busboy killed in apparent mugging
A hardworking father of three who moonlighted as a DJ was killed during an apparent robbery attempt in Brooklyn, friends and cops said yesterday. Antonio Rambaran, 30, was leaving his...
Wife of disgraced Dem donor Nemazee agrees to vacate Park Avenue pad
The wife of disgraced Democratic donor Hassan Nemazee has given up her battle to keep the couple’s luxurious Park Avenue duplex. Papers filed yesterday in Manhattan federal court say Sheila...
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group considering Arby’s sale
ATLANTA — Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc. says it is considering selling its Arby’s business. The Atlanta restaurant operator has experienced softness at both its Wendy’s and Arby’s locations, but Arby’s has...
Brooklyn DA rips Bloomberg over blizzard, bangs DSNY with subpoenas
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes last night said his investigation into whether sanitation workers purposely delayed removing snow from city streets after last month’s blizzard isn’t limited to just the...
Brooklyn couple arrested for holding cache of weapons in their home
A Brooklyn couple was arrested yesterday for keeping a small arsenal in their home, cops said. Harvey Rodriguez and Colette Barotti were under investigation for allegedly hawking stolen jewelry on...
Repeal vote does matter
Much of the press coverage of the House of Representatives' vote to repeal ObamaCare has centered on how the vote is symbolic because repeal has no chance of passing in the...
Rex, Jets in 'Hunt' for AFC trophy
This time, it wasn’t the quarterback who made the big guarantee, it was the coach. It wasn’t Joe Namath, it was Jets coach Rex Ryan. This time, it wasn’t days...
Jets' Smith says he'll be ready for Pittsburgh
Make no mistake: The Jets want the Steelers to think Brad Smith is playing in Sunday’s AFC Championship on Sunday at Heinz Field. Just like they wanted Bill Belichick and...
Polamalu's return changes Steelers
Troy Polamalu is a heat-seeking missile, a game-wrecker who plays with his flowing hair on fire, every last strand of it. He is unlike anything fellow USC product Mark Sanchez...
Meet a Steeler: Rashard Mendenhall
Most fans know about Big Ben, Hines Ward , Troy Polamalu and a few other stars on the Steelers. The Post will spotlight a lesser-known player who could have a...
PSAL girls basketball roundup: Roper returns, Lincoln beats Midwood
Lincoln was already having a breakout season, but the Railsplitters were doing it without one of their best players. No longer. Sophomore forward Janera Roper made her triumphant return (personal...
Nazareth's sensational Sidney finds shooting stroke
Long hours in the gym have Brianna Sidney shooting as well as anyone in the city right now. The junior guard finally finding her stroke is one of the best...
Ineligible player costs Brooklyn Collegiate wins, division lead
An alleged ineligible player has thrown a rather large speed bump into Brooklyn Collegiate’s once promising season. At one time leading rugged Brooklyn A East, the Lions now find themselves...
Revis made all the right moves to survive the mean streets
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — If you ask anyone here in the hometown of Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis to share a story about him, they only have one to tell. It’s not...
Aliquippa is the home of champions
Darrelle Revis is just the latest in a long line of professional athletes to come from the town of Aliquippa, Pa. Between the town’s two high schools, Aliquippa and Hopewell,...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Mount edges Bishop Ford
Mount St. Michael remains undefeated, but was pushed to the limit by host Bishop Ford in a closer-than-expected 55-52 victory Wednesday afternoon in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Peter Aguilar scored a...
Royals escape Bishop Kearney scare
Christ the King still hasn’t shaken the effects of last weekend’s blowout loss to nationally ranked Neptune. On Sunday, the Royals were handed their worst defeat of the season by...
Santonio, Big Ben seek another big moment
There has never been another play quite like it, not in the entire history of professional football title games. Yes, Adam Vinatieri won a couple of Super Bowls on kicks...
Jets' Holmes has eyes on more big plays
There’s only one moment Sunday at Heinz Field when it truly will be “Tone Time,” and that’s when Santonio Holmes is celebrating a Jets AFC Championship victory by doing that...
Steelers' Taylor looking to 'lay out' old friend Holmes
PITTSBURGH — Pain is in the forecast for Santonio Holmes on Sunday. So says Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor, who told The Post yesterday that he won’t hesitate to “lay out”...
SFP blows late lead versus Loughlin
The St. Francis Prep players should have known from experience. They were in Bishop Loughlin’s spot just last year, trying to win their first league game in a pair of...
Sundance 2011: 'The Greatest Movie Ever Sold'
At Sundance, Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the new Morgan Spurlock documentary, "The Greatest Movie Ever Sold" and plans an April release date. The film hasn't screened here in...
Nwajei, Mohamed spark Mary Louis past Bishop Ford
Mary Louis has spent stretches of the season looking for consistent offensive help outside of stars Karin Robinson and Reana Mohamed. Against Bishop Ford the Hilltoppers saw just how things...
Drama mama
Some of Mama's favorite shows are emerging from their mid-winter hibernation: * "Fringe" (Friday, 9 p.m., Fox) The underrated thriller has been dumped into the Friday night dead zone, so...
Balanchine program good but not letter-perfect
New York City Ballet began with B -- for Balanchine. And while it opened its winter repertory season Tuesday night with four of the great choreographer's dances, the performance overall...
You won't want to leave 'Room'
The new "Room 17B" is like an anthology of clown haikus -- a se ries of self-contained routines, each one brief, elegant and perfectly balanced. Presented by the physical-comedy company...
Sundance heats up
PARK CITY, UTAH -- Aliena tion! Disillusion! Lesbians! Sundance 2011 opens tonight with a snowy smorgasbord of indie cinema's finest offerings, a star turn from another Olsen sister and yet...
This docu develops real nicely
"The Woodmans" is the tragic story of photographer Francesca Woodman, who was recognized by the art world only after she committed suicide in 1981 at the tender age of 22....
Solo, sibling not always on sound ground
When you've lived your life as one in a band of seven "brothers," it has to be hard to play a solo New York gig -- even if you are...
Why the fuss?
So this is why History caved to pressure and pulled the plug on their megabucks "The Kennedys" miniseries? The Hollywood Reporter has screened the entire first episode of the $25...
Look back at Jets
The New York Jets' run to the AFC championship game has earned them their own television marathon. HBO is taking viewers back to how it all began, replaying all five...
On her OWN
The opening-night party for Oprah Winfrey's new net work, OWN, is over and a hard, cold reality has begun to settle on the cable channel. How is she doing now...
Church ad's odd 'Wife' spot
Now that's a coincidence. Tuesday night's episode of CBS' "The Good Wife" included a subplot in which a courtroom witness, who's a Scientologist, is hectored on the stand by defense...
Homeless 'Idol' goes home
Former "American Idol" contestant Alex Lambert is getting off the streets and going home. After posting tweets earlier this week saying that he's been "kinda homeless" and "sleepin' on the...
Starr report
As expected, CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" took a big dip on Night 2 (with guest Howard Stern): 1.3 million viewers, down from 2.2 million from its premiere (with guest Oprah...
Bow to new 'Idol'
They came, they saw, they slammed it. Welcome the hell back "American Idol"! It's been a long journey there, and now that it's back, with all the fun-stealing demons exorcised,...
Sex, lies and wiretaps
Dressed in a transparent leopard-print top and velvet boots, Karima El Mahroug, 18, settled into an armchair and stared into the TV camera last night, ready to face the Italian...
Sex on tape: The wiretaps
* “You either do everything or you take a taxi and leave. It’s a real whorehouse there. Berlusconi is touching all the girls’ bottoms. It’s worse than the papers say.”...
Suspect shoots off his mouth
An ex-con suspected of swiping guns from a police lieutenant's locker in a Queens stationhouse Saturday approached two cops yesterday and said, "I heard you're looking for me," sources told...
NY school tests still below par
Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch and state Education Commissioner David Steiner have soberly pledged that New York testing will get more rigorous, with higher standards and honest information. They failed to...
Balancing free speech
Free speech is a wonderful right, but it is not so wonderful when it turns into hate speech ("Free Speech Matters," Editorial, Jan. 17). Hate speech turns people against each...
Beijing's still not ready to lead
Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit this week has rekindled the fa miliar debate over American "decline." Our sole-superpower moment is over, we're told, and the 21st century will prove...
Conn. back on the map
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut is part of New England again. A regional tourism group left Connecticut off a map of New England on its Web site after the state slashed...
Safety cops hunt killer books
Let me be clear on something: I am not in favor of lead poisoning. In fact, it's safe to say that I am against all kinds of poisoning. But I...
Get out, Baby
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haitian authorities want Jean-Claude Duvalier to leave the country, but the once-feared dictator will not go, one of his lawyers said yesterday. Defense attorney Reynold Georges told...
Gov't disses Aristide
A former lawyer for exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide said the ousted leader has applied for a Haitian passport but has never heard back from his homeland's government. Brian Concannon...
Tunisia busts 33 'looters'
Tunisia's new government arrested 33 members of their hated ex-dictator's family and launched a hunt for hundreds of millions of dollars they may have looted from the North African country,...
Your fiends & neighbors
What delicious irony. Manhattan's Upper West Side, ancestral home of leftist poli tics and skyrocketing real estate values, is having a meltdown. In a tale one could not cook up...
SUNY spending capped & down
ALBANY -- The State University of New York will cope with hard times by forcing efficiencies, tapping its 3 million alumni for donations, and using research and private partnerships to...
Our 'Sputnik moment'?
You can bet Chinese Presi dent Hu Jintao was in a good mood last night at his lavish White House dinner: Not since Caesar visited Cleopatra has a head of...
The Golden Globe rule: what goes around . . .
It's interesting how Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais' comments have all of show biz upset (" 'Slammy' Awards," Jan. 18). There's no such outrage from Hollywood when an emcee comments...
The gov't disease
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song, and in a recent speech that seemed like Larry Summers' swan song, the president's departed economic adviser warned that America...
Wells hits estimates
Wells Fargo posted net income of $3.2 billion, or 61 cents per share, matching analyst expectations. Last year, profit of $394 million, or 8 cents per share, was sharply reduced...
Swiss banker nailed in WikiLeaks case
Rudolf Elmer, who handed over bank client data to WikiLeak's Julian Assange this week, was arrested in Zurich yesterday as prosecutors investigate possible breaches of the country's banking secrecy laws....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Two cops shut down an illegal after-hours social club in Midtown, sources said. The cops were on patrol when they spotted men lugging bags of ice and liquor bottles...
Oh, snow! Not again!
For heaven's flake! The Big Apple's in for snow again, with a forecast for 3 to 6 inches by tomorrow morning. The quick-moving storm is set to start tonight, AccuWeather.com...
'Singh' suit
IMG Worldwide, the management company for pro golfer Vijay Singh, was sued for $10.5 million by alleged swindler R. Allen Stanford's court-appointed receiver, who seeks to recoup sponsorship fees and...
Pol bid to block FDNY 'car-crash response' levy
ALBANY -- Saying it's the FDNY's job to "serve and protect, not serve and collect," state Sen. Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) introduced legislation yesterday to block the Mayor Bloomberg-backed "crash" tax....
Cantor 9/11 court claim nixed
Cantor Fitzgerald can't sue for lost profits caused by the murders of more than 650 of its workers in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, a judge ruled yesterday. Manhattan federal...
A bunch of dumb 'ashes'
What were these guys smoking? A man and two dogs, as it turned out. Waldo Soroa, 19; Matrix Andaluz, 18; Jose Marrero, 19; and two juveniles broke into a house...
The green monster
He's green with insanity. From signed jerseys to animatronic gridiron action figures, Jets super fan Alex Klein has enough Gang Green gear in his den to fill the Meadowlands. "There's...
Tough guy smiles at 16 yrs.
The worst thug from last year's notorious Times Square Easter wilding spree smiled and nodded at friends as he was led out of a Manhattan courtroom yesterday to serve 16...
Hedge guru is cautious
Hedge fund honcho David Tepper, who helped rally sagging markets last year with his bullish comments on stocks, is more cautious this year. In an interview with The Post, Tepper...
New homes hammered
For the first time in 50 years, new home construction has failed to recover from its knockdown punch and is struggling to get up off the mat. A new government...
Dems turn on Andy
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo faced a breakfast revolt from three liberal Assembly Democrats yesterday as they challenged his plan to allow the multibillion-dollar "millionaire's tax" expire at the end of...
Mike: Pension $lash before union pacts
It's war! Mayor Bloomberg went to the mattresses yesterday against the city's municipal unions, demanding a sweeping series of pension givebacks under threat of withholding all future raises. "That is...
Dead get health $$
ALBANY -- Ten upstate and suburban school districts shelled out more than $200,000 to pay health benefits for retirees over the past two years -- retirees who were dead --...
Business briefs
AmEx preview American Express said yesterday it ex pects to report a sharply higher fourth- quarter profit, although it will be reduced by charges from newly disclosed plans to close...
House scalpel to ObamaCare
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans yesterday made good on their campaign promise to pass a repeal of President Obama's health-care laws -- a largely symbolic victory unlikely to reverse the historic...
Last man standing
The queen has fallen. Former hedge fund trader Danielle Chiesi, a major figure in the Galleon Group insider trading case, pleaded guilty yesterday to three counts of conspiracy to commit...
LivingSocial gets its Groupon with 1M+ hits
Tech watchers are calling it a coming-of-age event for the red-hot social commerce sector. LivingSocial, the No. 2 company in the deal-a-day business, attracted a staggering 1 million-plus customers to...
Clock ticks on Nassau
Time's up for Nassau: A state panel gave the county until today to prove it can pay its bills -- or face a takeover of its budget. But was the...
Mike's pension promise
Mayor Bloomberg promised yester day to get behind Gov. Cuomo's proposed public-pension reforms, big time. Good. "We will work to pass several basic reforms to bring our pension system into...
Cheney gets it
"Whether or not there's some measure there in terms of limiting the size of the magazine that you can buy to go with semi-automatic weapons, we've had that in place...
Couple killed in Bronx crash
A husband and wife were killed yesterday in a horrific car accident in The Bronx, police said. Felix De La Cruz, 70, was driving a 1994 Chevrolet Lumina around 5:45...
Chefs losing heat
After gorging on cooking and redecorating shows on 24-hour cable, it appears viewers have had their fill. Food Network and sister network HGTV -- Scripps Networks' two biggest money-makers --...
WH fetes China's president while country produces counterfeit goods
While we were toasting China's President Hu Jintao at the White House yesterday with steak and Cabernet, his nation's factories continued to pump out billions of dollars worth of counterfeit...
Pedro memoir an 'El'-raiser
This "payback" turned out to be a real bitch. When former state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. hired a ghostwriter to pen his memoirs back in 2006, he intended...
Dept. of Ed. 'crams' in $4.4B budget-hike bid
Despite across-the-board belt-tightening, city education officials are seeking $4.4 billion in additional funding in their latest capital plan. Department of Education officials have inserted an additional $3.4 billion in school...
Citigroup names Havens president
Citigroup named John Havens, head of its institutional clients group, to the position of president and chief operating officer of the company a day after it reported profit that missed...
Fielden is top of the Town & Country
After only nine months, Stephen Drucker is leaving as the editor-in-chief of the embattled Town & Country and is being replaced by Jay Fielden, the former editor-in-chief of the defunct...
Lloyd's bad year
Reputational stumbles, heightened competition and a shifting regulatory landscape are taking their toll on Goldman Sachs, Wall Street's vaunted franchise. The firm capped a year that's been a p.r. train...
Icahn won't get quick Hain sale
Carl Icahn may find it difficult to find a buyer for Hain Celestial Group despite speculation that the activist investor plans to push for a sale of the company. "I...
3 city meningitis deaths
Three city women have died from meningitis and three men have contracted the disease since late December, officials said yesterday. The higher-than-expected occurrence is not due to a single strain...
Body on LI beach is ID'd
One of the four corpses found wrapped in burlap sacks near a Long Island beach in December has been identified as that of a missing prostitute from Maine who was...
Grade-A 'fraud'
The city's highest-rated school is being investigated for its "nonfailing policy" that makes it so easy for students to pass a class that kids say even a caveman could do...
Gabby stands
She's standing tall now. US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stood up "with assistance" yesterday for the first time since being shot through the head during a maniac's rampage -- and now...
'Sextort' lawyer is sued
A Financial District lawyer was slapped yesterday with a civil -extortion suit alleging he threatened to expose an insurance exec's extramarital affairs if he wasn't paid more than $3 million...
Woman abducted as an infant from Harlem Hospital reunites with parents
A woman kidnapped as a baby from Harlem Hospital in 1987 -- abducted at 19 days old by a woman who had been lurking around the hospital for weeks wearing...
2 lives finally complete
They can't stop touching one another, they can't stop looking at one another -- their faces mirrors of each other's past and future. Cuddled on a couch in a Midtown...
Ex-cop faces teen-rape rap
A former NYPD detective was charged with raping a 14-year-old girl whom he snatched from a park bench on New Year's Day, law-enforcement sources said. Darrin Nemelc, 44, allegedly grabbed...
Gov mulling mass layoffs
Gov. Cuomo is considering laying off from 10,000 to 12,000 state workers -- more than 5 percent of the workforce, it was reported last night. The governor is preparing to...
Miracle, grow
In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, we noticed one of our six hens was shrinking. Due to the “pecking order,” which is a brutal Darwinian reality, Miracle, our barred...
Lease likely
Not long ago, your landlady might have shown up at your doorstep with flowers and chocolates if she thought it would induce you to renew your lease. Anybody following NYC...
A different spin
Ruth Zukerman, the face of Flywheel Sports, has created a spinning frenzy. She has seen her business grow in the past year from one spin studio to seven, with locations...
Jen there
This “Friend” is in need of a luxury apartment. Jennifer Aniston is the latest LA-based star to orbit New York. Our spies spotted the actress — clad in a navy...
Just sold!
Manhattan GRAMERCY $355,000 215 E. 24th St. Studio co-op, 550 square feet, with renovated kitchen; building features doorman, roof deck, laundry and live-in super. Maintenance $850, 62 percent tax-deductible. Asking...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball6:30 p.m.Women: Michigan St. at IndianaBIG TEN7 p.m.Florida at AuburnESPN7 p.m.South Florida at RutgersESPN2, WOR (710 AM)7 p.m.Tennessee Tech at Austin PeayESPNU8 p.m.Mavericks at BullsTNT8:30 p.m.Women: Wisoncsin at MinnesotaBIG TEN9...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogSTEELERS 4 3½(38½)JetsPackers 3 3½(43½)BEARSHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogCENT. MICH.6½N. IllinoisRUTGERS4South FloridaFLA. INT'L3Ark.-L. RockFlorida11AUBURNCLEV. ST.9DetroitWright St.6½Y'TOWN ST.MID. TENN.7½TroySOUTH ALA.2W. KentuckyNorth Texas6½LA.-MONROEGonzaga8S. CLARADENVER1Arkansas St.UTAH ST.22La. TechMARYLAND6Virginia TechWISCONSIN12½IndianaUC R'SIDE1½Cal...
Knicks drop fourth straight to Rockets
HOUSTON -- With the Knicks' link to Carmelo Anthony stronger than ever, the club did nothing to quell the urgency, losing their fourth straight game, 104-89 to the Rockets last...
Anthony still expects Nuggets to trade him: report
Carmelo Anthony said he still believes he will be traded by the Nuggets, according to Fanhouse.com. "I think so,'' he said Wednesday. "I think so. Unless something changes, I don't...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Lightning Dragon (12th)FIRST-mile; pace; $10,000; conditional1Lady Jay(G Brennan)1-2-13-12Cammi Place(L Stalbaum)1-3-78-54Bad Obsession(C Manzi)5-4-410-13PetticoatJunctin(SBchrd)4-7-710-15Bettor's Dee(J Gregory)2-5-25-16AshleyCruiser(JBartlett)6-1-56-17Show No Mercy(D Dube)8-1-78-18Nancy Irene(B Dobson)4-5-415-1SECOND-mile; trot; $12,500; conditional1Edgar(J Bartlett)3-1-28-13Winnie The Who(D...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Dolce Duci (3rd)FIRST-mile; trot; $12,500Super Bowl4Ellen's Isle(A Miller)1-1-47-51Zeitgeist(B Sears)1-1-13-16JeanieMarie(MLancaster)2-2-18-12ShootTheTwenty(Smpsn)7-8-315-13Riverhall(D Miller)3-7-45-15Cuzzin Rob(T Tetrick)8-6-615-17Freedom(Y Gingras)6-5-115-18Special Eddie(P Berry)4-7-810-19BigSkyGoldCoin(RColsnti)9-6-120-1SECOND-mile; trot; $9,000; conditional6Enny Youngman(B Sears)4-4-37-21CaptainPrimeau(DMiller)1-2-83-14FourStarzFoxy(JMeittins)9-1-69-22Perfect Hope(Y Gingras)5-7-812-13Bossy Volo(M Simons)4-5-315-15AutumnVictory(JDoherty)3-3-88-17Chaplin Hall(B...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m; $42,000; str alw; 4up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Sing My Song(L),118J Valdivia3-2-2Barbara 6-12Spoleto(L),118CVelasquez1-1-6Schosbrg 8-13Cody Samora(L),118C Lopez1-7-11Morrison 7-24Luna Girl(L),118M Studart2-1-1Tebbutt 20-15All About...
Gulfstream Charts
Jan. 19, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6f; $15,000; mdn clm; 4upOff: 12:56. Good. pace, 2w, well handledTime: 22.66, 46.00, 58.48, 1:11.10.Trainer: Carl DominoWinner: CH...
NFL commissioner, players union meet
WASHINGTON -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and players' union executive director DeMaurice Smith are meeting in New York. Union spokesman George Atallah said yesterday's session is "an effort to advance...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70yds; $19,000; clm($15,000); 4upBELONGS TO SHEILA makes first start since setting the pace and tiring to second when going turf to dirt at Saratoga. RIVER IN THE WOODS broke...
Pelfrey named Mets' Opening Day starter
It won't be an April Fool's joke when Mike Pelfrey walks to the mound as the Mets' Opening Day starter. With Johan Santana not even a remote possibility for the...
Gulfstream analysis
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $15,000; clm($12,500); 4up RE'STAFFY drops in class after finishing fourth. HAREM DANCER third versus cheaper in career...
Reyes expects 'MVP-like numbers' for Mets
As difficult as it is to believe, there is room for optimism at Citi Field, starting at shortstop. Jose Reyes is finally healthy heading into the season. He feels so...
Yankees GM didn't want to pay Soriano like a closer
The Yankees rolled out the red carpet for Rafael Soriano yesterday, a week after pulling the rug out from under Brian Cashman. Appearing at the Soriano press conference, the Yankees...
Yankees considered bringing Pavano back
Reader discretion is advised -- Yankees fans might spontaneously combust after reading the next sentence. General manager Brian Cashman said yesterday that he considered bringing Carl Pavano back for a...
'Nyets' owner pulls plug on Anthony trade
The Nets' pursuit of Carmelo Anthony -- which dragged on for four months, hundreds of rumors and in its most recent form affected 17 players and three teams -- abruptly...
Nets owner makes gutsy call on Carmelo
You don't become a bil lionaire without having the guts to make some tough decisions even if they fly in the face of logic. On a night billed as "an...
Byrd named honorary captain for Jets
The Jets are hoping more Dennis Byrd magic will lead to a trip to the Super Bowl. Byrd, who provided an inspirational spark in the Jets' 28-21 upset over the...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Tiger returns next week Tiger Woods will be starting his season in San Diego next week. Woods officially entered the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, which has become...
Nets end six-game skid with win over Jazz
Maybe having the 600-pound gorilla named "Trade Speculation" off their backs helped. Maybe not. But it sure looked like it did. Shortly after owner Mikhail Prokhorov put an end to...
Yankees manager says Pettitte is prepared
Yankees manager Joe Girardi offered a glimmer of hope Wednesday that Andy Pettitte might return to pitch for the team this season. Girardi said he spoke with the veteran left-hander...
Rangers' Gaborik lights up Garden with four-goal night
If this season has become as much a war of attrition for the Rangers as a competition against the rest of the NHL, well, the Blueshirts are winning there, as...
Knicks president not rushing Anthony talks
HOUSTON -- Knicks president Donnie Walsh, one of the NBA's smartest poker players and tactful negotiators, wasn't rushing to call the Nuggets last night after Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov blindsided...
Jets' Cromartie gets another chance at Steelers' Wallace
A month ago, Antonio Cromartie had a few issues defending the Steelers' Mike Wallace. The speedy Steelers wideout ripped up the Jets for seven catches and 102 yards in Gang...
Jets punter vows return to form
Steve Weatherford is seeking redemption The Jets punter said there were a few times Sunday he could have forced the Patriots to start drives 15 yards further back than they...
Rangers coach pleased with defense
With four games in six nights coming up before the All-Star break, last night's 7-0 Garden laugher over the comatose Maple Leafs that was 4-0 after one and 6-0 after...
Rangers lose Dubinsky up to 6 weeks with leg fracture
The wave of injuries that has threatened to engulf the Rangers has claimed another victim, this time leading scorer Brandon Dubinsky, who is likely to miss a month and perhaps...
Roethlisberger says he doesn't know why Steelers traded Holmes
PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger did his best to play dumb yesterday. The Steelers' controversy-plagued quarterback acted mystified by the notion his own off-field problems contributed to Pittsburgh dumping former Super...
Jets' Ellis out to finish job
From all of coach Rex Ryan's bluster and blather, from all of his motivational speeches, Shaun Ellis' favorite might have been delivered the last time the Jets played in Pittsburgh....
Ski program targets fourth graders
Getting your children involved in winter mountain sports in New York State got a lot cheaper, thanks to an innovative program. This winter, fourth graders ski and snowboarding free in...
Lemaire has Devils on move
The Devils only can wonder whether they would be in the hunt for a 14th consecutive playoff appearance if Jacques Lemaire had been coaching from the start of the season....
Steelers' Farrior wishes old team was trash talking
Steelers linebacker James Farrior is bummed that his former team is vowing to stay quiet this week. The former Jets first-round pick said yesterday he was looking forward to coach...
Soldier Field looks 'grass' backwards
Grand events deserve grand stages, but there are no illusions as to the quality of the playing surface the NFC Championship will be played upon this Sunday in Chicago. "It's...
Jets tackle set to face Steelers defense
It was a month ago in Pittsburgh that Wayne Hunter was thrust into the Jets lineup for the first time in his career, replacing injured right tackle Damien Woody and...
Home Team Lineups
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Long and lovely
Minimalism is having maximal impact. When actress Kate Bosworth showed up at the Hollywood Style Awards last month in a Jil Sander T-shirt ball gown, it became a symbol of...
Weird but true
There was a time when a dog wasn't just man's best friend, but his favorite snack. Scientists have found the 9,400-year-old bones of the oldest known pet dog at a...
St. John's no match for Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- From boys to men, to men to boys. It was just this Sunday that Notre Dame coach Mike Brey lauded the testosterone level of the 2010-11 St....
Fordham loses to Saint Louis
The energy level at last night's Fordham-Saint Louis game at the Izod Center was the exact opposite of a Game 7 or a World Cup final. It was a night...
Gibson's 3 buries SFP, earns Loughlin first league win
All Bishop Loughlin did Tuesday, a day after a disheartening loss to Archbishop Molloy, was shoot around. Coach Kasim Alston paid special attention to wing Chelsea Gibson, one of his...
PSAL/Private boys basketball roundup: Williams leads LIC past Bryant, earns at least share of Queens A West crown
Aaron Williams scored a game-high 26 points and added six assists as Long Island City clinched at least a share of the Queens A West division title with a 75-57...
Facing forfeits and division rival, Lions roar to victory nevertheless
Brooklyn Collegiate played with an edge Wednesday afternoon. There was desperation in the way the Lions defended, attacked the basket, and responded from blowing a lead. When it was over,...
Gaborik's four goals leads Rangers in 7-0 romp of Maple Leafs
Marian Gaborik had four goals and an assist three days after being benched and the New York Rangers scored early and often in a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Maple...
Even in defeat, Bedford's freshman point guard stands out
With his baby face and lithe 5-foot-2 frame, Darren Thomas looks like one of those kids who shoots on an open hoop at halftime of varsity basketball games. Once he...
Sundance 2011: Stars, Swank and Swag
I just arrived in Park City this afternoon and I'm resting my retinas preparatory to a full-scale assault on the buffet of cinematic treats on offer. Last year I think...
Accused Ariz. gunman Jared Loughner indicted on three counts
PHOENIX, Ariz.— A federal grand jury has indicted the suspect in the deadly Arizona shooting that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The indictment against Jared Loughner accuses him of attempting to...
Cowboys hire Rob Ryan to run defense
DALLAS -- Rob Ryan is officially the new defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys announced Ryan’s hiring in an e-mail Wednesday. Ryan agreed last weekend to take the...
Syracuse aiming for another attendance record vs. Villanova
SYRACUSE -- The crowd for Saturday’s game between No. 7 Villanova and third-ranked Syracuse could break the NCAA attendance record the teams set last year. Syracuse officials said Wednesday that...
Pavano re-signs with Twins for two years
MINNEAPOLIS -- Carl Pavano is headed back to the Minnesota Twins with a new $16.5 million, two-year contract. The team announced the deal on Wednesday night. Pavano went 17-11 with...
Murphy has asked Nets for trade
Turns out Nets power forward Troy Murphy might not have been sick.“Troy has asked to be traded. I don’t think it’s any secret to anybody,” Nets general manager Billy King...