January 24, 2011
Steelers seize role as underdog against Packers
PITTSBURGH -- The mighty Steelers, equipped with a record six Super Bowl titles, a 14-4 record, the No. 2 AFC seed and a veteran roster on the verge of three...
Slumping Syracuse drops to No. 9 in poll before facing Seton Hall
SYRACUSE -- Jim Boeheim said early this season that Brandon Triche, Kris Joseph, Rick Jackson and Scoop Jardine would be the key to Syracuse’s success. The Orange coach needs them...
'Golden-voiced' homeless man Ted Williams skips out on rehab: report
Ted Williams, the "golden-voiced" homeless man who became an overnight media sensation, left a Texas drug rehab facility Monday, less than two weeks after checking in, TMZ reported. Williams, 53,...
Peruvian court upholds parole for Lori Berenson
A Peruvian appeals court has rejected a prosecutor's attempt to return to prison U.S. activist Lori Berenson, who was paroled in May after serving 15 years for aiding leftist rebels....
Devils' White has MRI exam
Devils defenseman Colin White, who left Saturday's victory in Philadelphia with a "lower body injury," had an MRI exam Monday.GM Lou Lamoriello said the unspecified injury is "Something that's been...
Smartphones 101: A traveler's guide
WHICH makes Alexander Graham Bell more grateful to be dead, you think: that the doohickey he devoted his life to inventing is now used to for slingshotting birds into evil...
NY lawmakers call for 9/11 coin crackdown
Two New York lawmakers are asking for a crackdown on a company that is selling Sept. 11 commemorative coins supposedly made of silver from ground zero. Sen. Charles Schumer and...
City's first 'animal hoarders' are indicted
A Williamsburg couple are the first people indicted under New York’s new animal-hoarding law — and the two are now facing one to two years in prison for keeping over...
Ryan's wrapup: Jets' 'best is still yet to come'
Before Jets players cleaned out their lockers and cleared out for the offseason, Rex Ryan met them and delivered an upbeat message, praising them for their efforts, saying he was...
Marine Park parents poised to fight new JHS plan
Parents and elected officials are blasting the city’s plan to put an elementary school inside Marine Park JHS a few years after they killed a similar plan in the same...
Subway joins companies pulling ads from MTV’s 'Skins': report
Sandwich shop chain Subway on Monday became the fourth major sponsor to pull its ads from MTV’s controversial new TV series “Skins,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. A representative said...
Kelly Osbourne named spokesperson for Madonna’s fashion line: report
Kelly Osbourne has been named the new face of Madonna’s fashion line Material Girl, Us Weekly reported Monday. Osbourne, daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne and co-host of “Fashion Police” on...
Greene wants Tomlinson back with Jets
Shonn Greene said he “absolutely” wants fellow running back LaDainian Tomlinson to return to the Jets for the final year of his contract, and the secon-year pro said he benefitted...
Rapper Lil Wayne announces first tour since release from prison: report
Rapper Lil Wayne Monday announced a new US headlining tour, dubbed the “I Am Music II” tour. The 24-date tour will be his first since his release from New York...
Comedian Steve Harvey slammed for cheating by ex-wife in YouTube tirade
Comedian Steve Harvey fought back Monday after his ex-wife posted a series of YouTube videos accusing him of infidelity during their marriage and being ruthless during their divorce. In three...
Backman to manage Mets' Double-A team
It wasn’t the promotion Wally Backman wanted, but he is closer to his goal of managing in the majors.The former Mets second baseman, who spent last year as the manager...
Sundance 2011: 'Another Earth'
I was completely enthralled by debut film "Another Earth." For the first ten minutes. The movie has an intriguing sci-fi premise: What if there were another planet exactly like this...
Torre leaning toward job with MLB in L.A.
LOS ANGELES -- Joe Torre may not stay retired much longer. The former Yankees and Dodgers manager is leaning toward accepting a job with Commissioner Bud Selig that would allow...
Jets' Sanchez doubts he'll need shoulder surgery
Now that the season’s over, Mark Sanchez is hoping a little rest will do the trick. The Jets quarterback said Monday he is “optimistic” he will not need surgery this...
Weatherford wants to stay with Jets
After a strong regular season, Jets punter Steve Weatherford struggled for the Jets each of the past two weeks.Weatherford averaged 36 yards per punt against both the Patriots and Steelers,...
A master of horror: Jason Graves talks Dead Space 2 music
Dead Space can be thanked for causing nightmares, unease, terror, insomnia and -- of course -- a brilliant ride for gamers. On the face of it, Dead Space and Dead...
Jets' Cromartie on NFL talks: 'Get this s--t done'
Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie blasted the NFL and its players union Monday while cleaning out his locker following Sunday’s 24-19 loss to the Steelers in the AFC Championship. “To tell...
Giants GM says safeties' comments on coaching came from not winning
Giants GM Jerry Reese said he’s spoken with safeties Antrel Rolle and Kenny Phillips about comments made last week on a Miami radio station.Speaking on WQAM, Rolle said the Giants...
Woman plunges from 23rd floor, survives
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Witnesses say they saw a woman throw herself from the 23rd story of a Buenos Aires hotel Monday and survive. The woman landed in a sitting...
Ten years later, Newkirk Plaza to get $200,000 fix-up
The MTA will approve plans to finally install benches, bike racks and planters at the Newkirk Plaza shopping mall, putting to use the $220,000 allocated for the project more than...
Jared Loughner pleads not guilty in Arizona shooting rampage
TUCSON, Ariz. — The man accused of carrying out a mass shooting in Tucson pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he tried to kill Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and two of...
Packers favored by 2½ over Steelers in Super Bowl XLV
LAS VEGAS -- Sports books in Nevada made Green Bay a slight favorite in the Super Bowl over Pittsburgh on Sunday night based on the Packers’ popularity among bettors during...
Reform agenda takes shape in Pennsylvania
According to a former spokesman for former Gov. Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania's problems aren't so bad. "Compared to other large industrial states," Gary Tuma said, "our problems are mild." Depends what...
Jets' Mangold, Revis repeat All-Pro picks
Jets center Nick Mangold and cornerback Darrelle Revis were named to their second straight NFL All-Pro team on Monday. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was a unanimous selection, the seventh straight...
Bar toons! Our nightlife cartoonist makes the big time
From our pages to a DUMBO gallery.Bill Roundy, who created the innovative bar review comic, Bar Scrawl, is the star of “Information Economy,” a new exhibit that opened last Saturday...
Nets' deal with Outlaw called NBA's worst
Congratulations to the Nets and Travis Outlaw for being tops in something. According to Sports Illustrated, Outlaw’s five-year $35 million free-agent contract was the worst NBA move of the summer.“No,...
Obama touts steps to support military families
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is announcing new government-wide initiatives to support military families, including programs aimed at preventing suicide and eliminating homelessness. Obama says the government has an obligation...
Bears defend Cutler, who has sprained knee
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Jay Cutler finally got some protection. The Chicago Bears rushed to their quarterback’s defense on Monday, blasting current and former players who in Twitter posts questioned...
First 2012 Republican debate to take place May 2
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan announced Monday that the first debate of the 2012 Republican primary contest will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi...
Sen. George Allen officially announces Virginia Senate candidacy (video)
Former Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) announced in a web video Monday the he will run as a candidate for his old Senate seat that he lost to Democratic Sen. Jim...
But Jets' not only long title drought in New York
The Jets' loss to the Steelers means they will continue to own the longest championship drought in New York. It’s been 43 seasons since Joe Namath’s guarantee and a Super...
Girardi out, Del Zotto in for Rangers on Monday night
WASHINGTON -- Michael Del Zotto will return to the Rangers' lineup for Monday night's match here against the Capitals as a replacement on the blue line for Dan Girardi, who...
NBA GM says Carmelo to Knicks 'inevitable:' report
Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony's departure to the Knicks is "inevitable," an NBA general manager told The Sporting News on Sunday. According to the unnamed executive, the only question that remains...
Sundance 2011: 'The Ledge' picked up by IFC
IFC has just announced it has picked up rights to the ridiculous, unintentionally funny attempted thriller "The Ledge," in which Charlie Hunnam plays a hotel manager who spends the entire...
James Cameron says 'Avatar' sequels coming in 2014 and 2015: report
Director James Cameron is currently writing two sequels to his 3D blockbuster “Avatar,” which he plans to release a year apart in 2014 and 2015, Entertainment Weekly reported Monday. “We...
Sundance 2011: 'Red State'
It's hard to imagine any distributor touching Kevin Smith's first drama, "Red State," in anything like its present, woefully misshapen form. Smith has vowed to do an end-run by distribbing...
Sundance 2011: 'Cedar Rapids'
Billed as one of Sundance's sunnier and lighter offerings, the comedy "Cedar Rapids," which will be distribbed by Fox Searchlight, is a fairly amusing one-joke affair that makes the most...
Cops ID victims found on LI beach
Authorities today named the three unidentified victims of an apparent serial killer who were dumped on a Long Island beach. -- Melissa Barthelemy, 24, from the Bronx, was last seen...
Rahm Emanuel kicked off Chicago mayoral ballot
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said he believed he would prevail despite an appellate court panel's decision to remove him from Chicago’s mayoral ballot Monday, calling the...
Police chief IDs Detroit precinct shooter
DETROIT — A relative of the gunman who was fatally shot after wounding four officers at a Detroit police station was scheduled to be sentenced Monday in a double-homicide case,...
'Kourtney and Kim Take New York' recap: Delusions of Disick
Who can keep up with those Kardashians anymore? First they're in LA, then Miami, and now they've sacked New York. Kourtney and her more buxom sister Kim aren’t as lovey-dovey...
Poison frontman Bret Michaels to undergo heart surgery: report
Rocker and reality TV star Bret Michaels will undergo heart surgery in a Phoenix hospital Monday to repair a hole in his heart, the Hollywood Life blog reported. "Bret is...
Director Kevin Smith to self-distribute new film 'Red State': report
Director Kevin Smith announced Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, that he would sever his ties with the Hollywood studio system and distribute his upcoming film...
'Baby It's You!' on Broadway
A new show has just been added to Broadway's spring slate: "Baby It's You!" The musical is a biopic of Florence Greenberg (to be played by Beth Leavel), who ran...
'Fake mom' admitted to stealing baby in 1987, says she is 'sorry' for the pain caused to real parents: feds
The woman accused of kidnapping Carlina White from Harlem Hospital 23 years ago admitted to stealing the baby because she had suffered a miscarriage and later tried to create a...
A musical of 'Death Takes a Holiday' planned
A musical based on a story that inspired the Brad Pitt film "Meet Joe Black" is coming to New York. The Roundabout Theatre Company said Monday it will stage the...
Japan's 'convict' monkey stages daring cage break
TOKYO — A marauding monkey that terrorized resort towns in central Japan last year by biting nearly 120 people has escaped captivity. Officials in Mishima City said the monkey slipped...
Kevin Smith channels Coppola
You wouldn't think Kevin Smith has much in common with Francis Coppola. Certainly not their directorial sensibilities. But now Smith has taken a page out of Coppola's distribution handbook.Smith announced...
'Honor killing' trial starts in Phoenix
PHOENIX — An Iraqi immigrant accused killing his daughter because he believed she was too Westernized is going on trial in a case prosecutors call an "honor killing." Police allege...
Medical marijuana users getting pot soft drink
SOQUEL, Calif. — A California entrepreneur has plans to market a line medical marijuana soft drinks. Clay Butler says he plans to supply medical marijuana dispensaries with his soda pot,...
Hero intern of Tucson shooting to sit with First Lady at State of the Union
The hero intern of the Tucson shooting, Daniel Hernandez, will be sitting with First Lady Michelle Obama at the State of the Union address Tuesday evening, officials confirmed Monday. President...
LI authorities cite new development in bodies case
YAPHANK, N.Y. — Suffolk County police and the district attorney say there are new developments in the investigation into four women’s bodies found near a parkway leading to Jones Beach...
Oscar Watch: What to watch for tomorrow
Thanks to the surprise upset by "The King's Speech" over "The Social Network'' at the Producers Guild of America awards over the weekend, there's considerable speculation among Oscar pundits that...
No rest for the wicked
Most New York theaters are dark on Monday, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to see tonight. First off is the latest installment of the Project Shaw series, "Androcles and...
Oprah Winfrey reveals she has half-sister who was given up for adoption
Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey revealed on her show Monday that she recently discovered she has a half-sister her mother put up for adoption at birth. Winfrey said her mother had...
NYPD: Man falls into mixing machine, dies
New York City police say a man was killed after falling into a commercial-size machine used for mixing tortillas. Police say they received a 911 call at 2:30 a.m. Monday...
DVD Extra: Spielberg, Whoopi and Oprah
OMISSION IMPOSSIBLE. That was the front-page headline in the New York Post a quarter-century ago when Steven Spielberg was snubbed for a Best Director nomination for what is still his...
MLB 2K11 Preview
I know we are less than two weeks away from the Super Bowl, but we are also less than a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training...
Top Spin 4 Preview
Last week I had the opportunity to demo 2K’s latest installment in the smash-hit (no pun intended) tennis franchise, Top Spin.Right away you notice the intense level of detail and...
Tibetan monks to take over Museum of Natural History this week for meditation
Make your thoughts as extinct as the dinosaurs on the fourth floor. Twelve Tibetan monks will lead meditation sessions at the Museum of Natural History this week under the Hall...
Bloomberg, MLK III to call for gun control fix
Invoking the memories of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, Mayor Bloomberg on Monday urged Congress to make sure the system for background checks on firearms purchases includes the...
Carlina White's father says adjustment is hard
The father of a baby snatched from a New York hospital 23 years ago says the adjustment of meeting his grown daughter has been hard. Carl Tyson says he’s happy...
Severed head found at Moscow airport thought to belong to suicide bomber
The severed head of a suspected suicide bomber was located Monday after a massive bomb ripped through a bustling Russian airport, killing at least 35 people and injuring at least...
Police: Marshal, 2 officers hurt in Fla. shooting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A suspect hiding in an attic opened fire and critically wounded a U.S. marshal and two St. Petersburg police officers as they tried to arrest him...
Attacks on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq kill 12
Three car bombs ripped through crowds Monday near Iraq's shrine city of Karbala, killing 12 people and wounding dozens in fresh attacks on pilgrims arriving for religious rituals. "There were...
Tunisian protest tear-gassed, teachers strike
TUNIS, Tunisia — Shouting Tunisian protesters smashed police cars after they were hit by tear gas as tensions resumed Monday in the capital of a country struggling to stabilize itself...
Man dies after falling into tortilla-mixing machine in Brooklyn
A 22-year-old Guatemalan immigrant was crushed to death when he tumbled into the mixer at a Brooklyn tortilla factory early this morning, police said. Juan Baten, 22, often had to...
Frigid temperatures force school closures upstate
ALBANY, N.Y. — Several dozen schools across upstate New York have canceled classes or are delaying their start because of dangerously low temperatures. The National Weather Service has issued wind...
Next nanny state cause: mandatory bedtime
In New York the nanny state has outlawed fats and starch, while in San Francisco toys with food are the big no-no. Want to know what the next big nanny...
NYC girls basketball rankings
The MLK weekend rush has passed with little incident. After a quiet week, we doubt we’ll be able to say the same by this time next Sunday. Next weekend is...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
Another week has passed and again no changes, but that could be very different when this time comes around next. No team lost to a squad ranked below it. Bishop...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
Things have been going a mile a minute in the girls basketball world since Thanksgiving. It’s about time there’s a little break for the PSAL. With Regents being taken, that...
Jets blitz
HERO Rashard Mendenhall apparently changed his name to Jim Brown just before kickoff, because the Steelers’ power back put on a display worthy of No. 32. Breaking tackles left and...
Jets report card
OFFENSE Mark Sanchez (20-33, 233 yards, 2 TDs, 102.2 rating) showed toughness coming back from being hurt and engineered a strong second-half comeback. He connected with WR Santonio Holmes on...
Jets denied Super Bowl spot after rally vs. Steelers falls short
PITTSBURGH — The pain becomes more acute with each tease. How much more can Jets fans endure? Another AFC Championship has come and gone for the Jets with no Super...
Jets coach can't back up Super Bowl boast
PITTSBURGH — Rex Ryan was teary-eyed when he stepped to the podium after another Super Bowl berth had slipped through his fingers. “It cuts your heart out,” Ryan said. It...
Guts, no glory as Jets' Sanchez comes up shy
PITTSBURGH — He was a game away — and maybe one more possession away — from being able to take the Jets to the Super Bowl. Mark Sanchez recovered from...
Sanchez, Jets run out of time
PITTSBURGH — His insides pleaded for one last chance, because he knew his right arm had more magic left in it. They all knew he did. One stop from his...
Pulse sales
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Spellman's Melton picks BU, ends long recruiting journey
Troi Melton’s patience paid off. The Cardinal Spellman senior wing had a bevy of Division I interest, but she wasn’t going to settle for anything less than the perfect fit....
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Rice rebounds to clip Xaverian
Travis Gill scored a tying 3-pointer, but Joshua Gomez came up with a huge bucket on a putback with 30 seconds left to seal a 45-40 win for No. 2...
Patience a virtue for Mary Louis in win over SFP
Mary Louis learned a valuable lesson last week when it was run out of the gym by Nazareth. The Hilltoppers are one of the fastest teams in New York City...
Packers bounce Bears to earn Super Bowl trip
CHICAGO — That the Packers are back in the Super Bowl for the first time in 13 years is not shocking, given how torrid they have been behind the white-hot...
Art of the steal! Thief swipes a Ridley Howard drawing off gallery wall
This piece of artwork was beautiful enough to steal — and someone did.A thief swiped a Ridley Howard drawing right off the wall of Greenpoint’s Allan Nederpelt gallery on Jan....
Good for a laugh
PARK CITY, UTAH -- Though the Sundance Film Festival certainly smiles on films about transna tional unrest, exploitation of the working class and generalized ennui, dyspepsia and despair, it also...
Made for TV
TV's search for real events to make into movies shows no signs of slowing down. A political thriller based on the Chandra Levy murder case is finished filming this week...
Group dates
Each Monday night, Brittany Branscomb and her UCLA sorority sisters meet at the Alpha Delta Pi house for their weekly date with "The Bachelor." "We usually have about 15 girls...
'Wife's' finale anxiety
The fireworks finale of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" -- a near-violent fight between sisters Kyle and Kim Richards -- is still sending off sparks. In an unusually...
3D headache
Optometrists say that as many as one in four viewers has problems watching 3D TV. The next big thing in TV has been slow to catch on among TV buyers...
Olbermann Web of silence
Keith Olbermann, who has virtually gone underground since Friday night when his cable TV show abruptly ended, changed his Twitter page over the weekend -- leaving the ominous message: "W...
Molière timely, but defanged
Moliere's dark comedy "The Misanthrope" is one of the most cynical and twisted works in the canon, and deserves to be better known in America. Maybe we need a Hollywood...
Save the play for parents
"Pee-wee's Playhouse" has come and gone, but Playwrights Horizons is just setting up shop. What a concept: in-theater childcare! Beginning with the Feb. 27 matinee of a play called, aptly...
Starr report
CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" certainly outrated its predecessor, "Larry King Live" -- but viewership trended downward after a strong opening. Last Monday's premiere, featuring Oprah Winfrey, snared 2.1 million viewers....
Cuomo's budget ax to cut $1B from city
Look out, Mike! Here comes Gov. Cuomo -- and he's wielding a brutal bud get ax. Mayor Bloomberg, who last week warned of multibillion-dollar city deficits over the next several...
American Apparel seeks to nail LI polish firm
American Apparel wants huge handfuls of cash from a Long Island nail-polish maker. The hipster clothing company, known for its racy ads, says the Forsythe Cosmetic Group of Freeport ruined...
Set for a fare fight
A cabby identified as one of the worst offenders in a wide-scale scam that charged riders the double-fare suburban rate inside city limits will take his chances in court, law-enforcement...
Bankruptcy: No cure for broke states
Sorry: Letting states go bankrupt won't solve anything -- and would create new problems. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich started this talk in November, saying that he hoped the House...
Koch a rising star - again!
There's a new ring to kiss in the rough-and-tumble New York political scene, a smooth operator with the ear of nearly everyone from City Hall to Albany who praises his...
12 injured in Queens blaze
Twelve people were injured -- including a man who was critically burned -- when an early-morning blaze ripped through the basement of a building in Jamaica yesterday, officials said. The...
MTV's teen wasteland
Step away from the sofa. It isn't safe. "Skins," the hit teeny bopper drama that fea tures a cast of stoned and vacant-eyed sexually crazed waifs, debuted last week on...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Seven suspected thugs allegedly beat a man with a baseball bat and robbed him in Kips Bay. The 22-year-old victim told cops he was walking outside a public-housing development...
GOPers to Bam: Cut spending out of your speech
WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell yesterday said President Obama should back off from plans to push for more spending -- which the president will call "investments" -- in...
Mike's 'mañana' moment
Brace yourself: A budget blizzard is headed straight for the city, yet Mayor Bloomberg sees mostly Bermuda-like skies. "This place not only survives, it thrives," he said Wednesday in his...
Job in-security
Investment guru Jim Simons, who earned $2.5 billion in 2009 on his way to amassing an $8.5 billion fortune, is being accused of nickel-and-diming New York state out of unemployment...
Strictly business
With talk of a recovery more and more in the air, it's time to get down to the business of business. Aware that geniuses rarely stay in corporate cubicles, Inc....
Pols push to end fast track for pedal lanes
Two city councilmen are pressing Mayor Bloomberg and his bike-lane-loving transportation chief to require that any new bicycle lanes go through the same exhaustive public review as other road changes....
Schumer vows to gut health repeal bill
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday issued a staunch rebuke to the GOP's plan to roll back President Obama's health-care overhaul. The New York Democrat threatened to turn the GOP's...
Riders gain 'wait'
Yes, Big Apple buses can run even slower. After enacting the most severe slashes to subway and bus service in decades last year -- and then dramatically hiking fares this...
We don't know Jack
Last Thursday was the 50th anniversary of John F. Ken nedy's inaugural speech, and while the anniversary did not go unmentioned, it got less attention than I expected. Those of...
Sour note at Hu fete
WASHINGTON -- Chinese-born pianist Lang Lang gave a musical shout out to America-hating patriots in his homeland when he played at the White House state dinner last week. During his...
'No Strings' is No. 1
Audiences tied the knot with the romantic comedy "No Strings Attached," driving it to the No. 1 spot at the box office on its opening weekend. The Paramount Pictures film,...
No expiration date on love: scientists
Scientists have found that you really can live happily ever after. Researchers using brain scans at Stony Brook University learned that older couples who have been together for more than...
Pay overhaul at Barclays
Barclays is planning a radical pay overhaul as part of a strategic review that could also see the group shed staff, the Financial Times said yesterday. Barclays' incoming chief executive,...
All out to end the 'cycle'
The NYPD is "sick" of brazen bicyclists -- and has started a major campaign to slam the brakes on riders' out-of-control behavior. Early this month, the police began a ticket...
Google CEO getting $100M
It pays to walk away from Google. The Internet search giant will pay $100 million to Eric Schmidt as the 55-year-old tech exec gives up his CEO title to 37-year-old...
America: Sweet land of disharmony
America is a creedal nation and the creed is, as Robert Penn Warren wrote, the "burr under the metaphysi cal saddle of America." It is a recurring source of national...
Woman in '87 baby kidnap turns herself in
Fake mom Ann Pettway couldn't take the heat. The 49-year-old fugitive -- suspected in the kidnapping of Carlina White from Harlem Hospital 23 years ago -- finally turned herself in...
Bx. shooting a flashlight mishap: cop
The cop who shot and wounded an innocent elderly man during a Bronx drug raid was fumbling for a flashlight when his service weapon discharged, a police source said yesterday....
Business briefs
Sara Lee A bidding war for Sara Lee is heating up. This weekend, buyout firms Apollo Management, TPG and Bain Capital submitted a joint bid for the maker of Jimmy...
'Tot-snatcher' lost own baby
Ann Pettway may have snatched little Carlina White in a desperate attempt to hold onto her drug-dealer boyfriend after she had lost his baby, a cousin said yesterday. The cousin,...
Learning the hard way
THE ISSUE: Whether seniority rules should be scrapped when it comes to NYC teacher layoffs. *** When faced with unprecedented budget cuts, principals are forced to make hard choices ("Keeping...
Ariz. rep's shooter in court today
The 22-year-old psycho who gunned down a federal judge and nearly killed Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is set to appear in a Phoenix courtroom this afternoon. Jared Lee Loughner will likely...
Hotel roof plunge kills guest
A man plummeted to his death yesterday at the Hotel Pennsylvania after betting locked out in the cold on a lower-floor roof, cops said. Moon Nam, 23, of Jersey City,...
'Mom-killer' was ID'd by tot in '93
She apparently was right all along. A pigtailed 4-year-old girl identified her mom's alleged killer 18 years ago, but he was never brought to justice for the heinous crime --...
Jack LaLanne, 96, dies
MORRO BAY, Calif. -- Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down and pump iron for decades before exercise became a national obsession, died yesterday. He...
Police station shoot spree
DETROIT -- A gunman opened fire inside a Detroit police station yesterday, wounding four cops before he was shot dead. The suspect walked in shortly after 4 p.m. and opened...
Mexico 'killer' of 22 busted
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican federal police have arrested seven drug-gang members in Acapulco, including the man behind the recent murders of 22 people in the city, the government said yesterday....
NYC pension tension: Time to pinch perks
THE ISSUE: Mayor Bloomberg's call for Albany to reform the public-pension-fund system. *** With greater job security and equal or greater salaries than those in the private sector, it is...
What an ice car!
Baby, it's cold outside -- and you'd better get used to it! The arctic cold front that's been making New Yorkers miserable is going to hang around for most of...
Light switch in California
LOS ANGELES -- California has become the first state to dim the sales of Thomas Edison's 130-year-old incandescent bulb. Beginning Jan. 1, the state began phasing out the energy suckers,...
E-wooed gals say yes to sex
Love Potion No. 9 has nothing on your smartphone! Nearly 40 percent of women say that social-networking media, such as text-messaging and Facebook, are causing them to jump into the...
The Bowery's Skid Glow
Nobody's begging for change anymore in the Bowery. The once-gritty neighborhood has already become the face of the city's ongoing gentrification, but a new 14-story boutique hotel -- complete with...
'High' flier is grounded
A Delta Air Lines pilot so drunk he didn't know where he was supposed to fly will spend the next six months on the ground -- in a British prison...
Pol: Give NY'ers a 'fair' warning
New Yorkers fed up with unanticipated street closures because of outdoor fairs could get relief this summer. Councilman Dan Garodnick (D-Upper East Side) has proposed legislation that would require the...
Iran hangs 2 activists
TEHRAN -- Iran hanged two political activists held during the 2009 presidential election unrest, state media reported early today. The execution came despite a plea by US Secretary of State...
A scandalous 'success'
Bronx high school principal Lynn Passarella has discovered the secret to aca demic success: Never flunk your students, no matter what. It looks bad on your record. And then there's...
Fudging the income gap
Foul is fair in the fetid air of the state Legislature, where Albany's tin-pot kleptocrats are pushing more poison on the state's economy. The plan: Sock it to the "rich"...
Eisman hit by losses amid departure talk
After a high-profile bet against subprime mortgages brought him huge profits, star money manager Steve Eisman is having a tough time extending his winning streak. Eisman, a prominent hedge fund...
Guardin' gardens in B'klyn
What would Carroll Gardens be without its gardens? The city Buildings Department is blocking a plan to bring a new restaurant with outdoor seating to the corner of Court Street...
'ACORN' is reborn in B'klyn
Watch out! ACORN is back -- in all but its name. Backed by hundreds of thousands of dollars in union donations, New York Communities for Change -- a rebranded version...
Walmart all heart as donor
Walmart has spread its philanthropic wealth to local community groups ahead of its campaign to open its first megastore in New York City, The Post has learned. The Walmart Foundation...
Chill factor
Most popular songs Hold It Against Me, Britney Spears Grenade, Bruno Mars Firework, Katy Perry Tonight, Enrique Inglesias The Time (Dirty Bit), Black Eyed Peas What the Hell, Avril Lavigne...
Go to Greg
When you’re job hunting, how important are things like the name you use for your e-mail address and the greeting on your cellphone? My son has a goofy address and...
Hot jobs
This is not another grim jobs report. Instead, we’ve found the hot spots on the hiring front. To gather our insights, we tapped mainstay sources like the Bureau of Labor...
Tomorrow's Parx Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST7 fur; $28,000; clm($25,000); 3YOPNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Fortynineacross(L),121V Molina 12-12Stromboli Girl(L),121J Flores 20-13Oh So Glittery,121Crmche 4-14Don't Panic(L),119FPennngtn 2-15Schilady(L),121J Burke 10-16I'm Wanted,116Mntnez 15-17Pensylvaniacharlie(L),119A...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Strong Signal (12th)FIRST-mile; pace; $10,000; claiming5ThePandIllusion(GBrennn)8-1-48-56Bj Pacifica(S Bouchard)3-3-510-11CrFixedAsset(JGregory)7-8-65-12HushhshMushmsh(Gngrs)7-5-510-13WindsunFireNIce(MForte)2-3-48-14Gem Heist(L Stalbaum)1-3-36-17Civil Attack(D Dube)5-1-715-18Incredible Al(B Holland)6-8-820-1SECOND-ml pc; $10,000; conditional1Fort Ord(D Dube)1-4-36-52Rich N Flashy(B Dobson)2-6-63-18Fuguzzi(G Brennan)2-6-115-13GinAndVermouth(CManzi)5-6-710-14ShandoHanover(LStalbaum)8-4-230-15KaydonBegone(PLachance)7-8-810-16Stiltz(M Signore)8-3-58-17TiltYaKiltN(JStratton)7-8-220-1THIRD-mile; pace;...
Aqueduct Charts
Jan. 23, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6 fur; $19,000; clm; 4upOff: 12:30 p.m.St. good, won swayingTime: 23.92, 48.60, 1:00.98, 1:13.44.Trainer: Linda RiceWinner: DK B/ G, 4,...
Vic C.'s Turf Paradise Grade
Post Time: 2:30 p.m.FIRST-5 ½ fur; $7,200; clm; 4up7-MdlyPddlnHme 1191-EngineSxtyNne 1195-Mt. Davidson 1192-Dohnster 1196-Taxi Fleet 1193-YouthfulAmbtn 1194-I Vow to Win 119SECOND-1 mile; $14,200; clm; 4up2-MichaeltheMan 1171-Don'tDefyMe 1194-C S I Iowa...
Fairgrounds Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $23,000; clm($15,000); 4upAFTER THE STORM drew the rail and drops in class after closing to finish second in local return. HITCH YOUR WAGON tired to second this...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-$24,000, mdn cl, 4YO up F&M, 1'mi, tf5Youre too Wild (Cstn) 27.608.206.004Sky High Hatty (Castellano)2.402.207Shahadaroba (Marquez, Jr.)8.40 Off 12:56. Time 1:54.89. Good. Scr: Bahama Drama, Perfect Berry, Grammy's Queen, Duchess...
Nets make case in defense
Two veteran scouts were picking up and packing away all the stuff veteran scouts use when they watch a live NBA game. They had just seen the Nets come up...
Rangers need power on point
WASHINGTON -- At some point, the Rangers are going to get healthy -- well, healthier -- but even when they do, even when Ryan Callahan, Erik Christensen, Ruslan Fedotenko and...
'Melo: Stay in Denver for now
The half-million Twitter followers of LaLa Vazquez got a treat Friday, when Carmelo Anthony's Brooklyn-born celebrity wife tweeted frequently about the Nuggets. It was a first. Vazquez twice pumped up...
Knicks won't get down over second six-game skid
Nine years puts six games in perspective. After spending the better part of a decade continually redefining dire situations, the Knicks' second six-game losing streak of the season has altered...
Devils eye playoff push after another win
Instead of fangs, they bare missing teeth. Recently deceased, the Undead Devils are rising ominously from the grave they dug themselves. They're even saying the "P" word, talking playoffs, which...
Nabokov chooses home over Islanders
There's a big mess on Long Island and it has to do a lot more with what's happening off the ice rather than on it. The Islanders were spurned the...
Woods falls to No. 3 after Kaymer's win
Tiger Woods is not even No. 2 in the golf rankings. He has dropped to No. 3 after Martin Kaymer won in Abu Dhabi and overtook him for the No....
Sports shorts
TENNIS: Murray advances at Aussie Open Andy Murray moved into the Australian Open quarterfinals today without dropping a set, beating No. 11 Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-1, 6-1. The 2010 finalist...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball5 p.m.Women: St. Peter's at SienaMSG Plus7 p.m.Notre Dame at PittsburghESPN7 p.m.Iowa at Ohio StateESPN27 p.m.Rider at SienaMSG Plus7 p.m.Cavaliers at NetsYES, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley...
Holmes upset with Jets offensive coordinator
PITTSBURGH -- Santonio Holmes came back to Pittsburgh with a chance for revenge, to lead his new club past his old one en route to the Super Bowl. But after...
Bears' Cutler insists he was hurt
CHICAGO -- Perhaps it was because not even Jay Cutler himself remembered exactly on what play in the second quarter he injured his knee, that some didn't want to believe...
Flailing grade for Jets' defense
PITTSBURGH -- With Rashard Mendenhall, Eric Smith knows tackling him with your arms doesn't work. "If you're going to make a tackle [on] a back like that who runs hard,...
Jolly Raji big factor for Packers
CHICAGO -- B.J. Raji is listed at 337 pounds, and given that he plays nose tackle, he might be the last player on the Packers' roster anyone expects to get...
Packers punter pins down Bears' Hester
CHICAGO -- As praise was getting thrown around inside the Packers' locker room, receiver Greg Jennings paused for a moment and said, "I can't say enough about Tim, the way...
Packers' Rodgers has the last laugh
CHICAGO -- With one dumb throw, the best postseason career quarterback rating in NFL history was up in smoke. And now, so might be an NFC championship Green Bay already...
CBS keeps it simple, FOX goes overboard
Television makes us laugh. Hey, it beats screamin'. Tale of the telecasts: CBS last night kept it simple. Or at least it seemed that way. There was a football game...
Steelers power back pounds Jets defense
PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers' punishing defense usually sets the tone around these parts, but Rashard Mendenhall stole its thunder yesterday. Pittsburgh's power back practically imprinted tread marks in the chest...
Steelers' Taylor backs up big words with big play
PITTSBURGH -- Ike Taylor didn't follow up on his vow to "lay out" Santonio Holmes last night. The Steelers cornerback was too busy doing a number on the Jets. Taylor's...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogDREXEL10½Georgia St.PITTSBURGH9½Notre DameVa. Common.10TOWSONHOFSTRA1½J. MadisonOLD DOMIN.14½UNC Wilm.N'EASTERN7½Will. & MaryGeo. Mason6DELAWAREKANSAS ST.6BaylorWOFFORD5½FurmanBALL ST.3Morehead St.SIENA1RiderMontana St.2½IDAHO ST.Texas South.5MVSUNORFOLK ST.10S. Carolina St.Home team in CAPSNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS 8½WizardsNETS 7½CavaliersMAGIC13 PistonsSIXERS 4 SunsGrizzlies 3...
Big offseason decisions loom for Jets
PITTSBURGH -- Shaun Ellis doesn't know whether he'll be back wearing a Jets uniform next season. "I want to be here, but it's up in the air," the free-agent-to-be defensive...
Super Bowl still eludes Jets' Tomlinson
PITTSBURGH -- For a second time, LaDainian Tomlinson got near enough to a Super Bowl to taste it, tantalizingly close enough to envision how it would feel -- about as...
Steelers' Roethlisberger eluded Jets when it counted
PITTSBURGH -- One more time, here came the Jets, bearing down on Ben Roethlisberger, chasing him, pestering him. And one more time Roethlisberger, a brick wall with feet, proved impossible...
Jets hurt by goal-line stand
PITTSBURGH -- The season died on the goal line. After all the talk, all the brashness and the brassiness, the Jets needed to get 2 yards in four plays and...
Jets' miracle comeback a down short
PITTSBURGH -- The Jets had crawled and clawed their way back from a 24-point deficit to within a touchdown, and within a third-down stop of having a chance to steal...
Steelers QB just Super enough
PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger will be asked a thousand times in a thousand different ways about a season that began with an embarrassing four-game suspension and will end with his...
Taylor not sure if he'll be invited to return to Jets
PITTSBURGH -- Jason Taylor's eyes were glassy as he spoke wistfully about his season with the Jets. Taylor, 36, was reluctant to talk about whether he'd return next season, saying,...
Steelers coach keeps Bowl-ing 'em over
PITTSBURGH -- Mike Tomlin isn't wasting much time cementing himself in Steelers lore. Barely four years to the day after becoming just the third Pittsburgh head coach since 1969, Tomlin...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 24TUEJan. 25WEDJan. 26THUJan. 27FRIJan. 28SATJan. 29SUNJan. 30KnicksWashington7:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMEMia.8:00TNTESPNAtl.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEDet.7:30MSGESPNNetsCleveland7:00TV -- YES NetworkRadio WFAN 660 AMNOGAMEMem.7:00YESWNYMNOGAMEInd.7:00YESWFANMil.8:30YESWFANNOGAMERangersWashington7:30TV -- VersusRadio -- WNYM 970 AMFla.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEAll-StarGame4:00VS.IslandersNOGAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WRHUCar.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEAll-StarGame4:00VS.DevilsNOGAMENOGAMEDet.7:30*MSGWFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEAll-StarGame4:00VS.
Frost bright!
If the fresh powder is calling your name, there’s fresh gear out there calling it, too. And the 2011 X Games — which start Friday in Aspen, Colo. — are...
Weird but true
It's poetic justice. Three teens, accused of robbing motorists stuck in the snow in Kansas City, Mo., were busted after their car, too, got stranded. Cops arrested Darion O. Page,...
St. John's can bolster Big East's reputation
The Big East officially served notice on itself this weekend: Expect the unexpected. Villanova squeezes into the Carrier Dome, swelled with more than 33,000 Syracuse fans, and pulls an 83-72...
Ecci pane! Italian food gods to open bakery on Kent Ave
One of the visionaries behind one of Manhattan’s best Italian restaurants now wants to change the way you think about bread forever.Alberto Avalle, who was one of the founders of...
Sundance 2011: "My Idiot Brother" sells for big bucks
Harvey Weinstein is back! Or, as a guy loading buses put it to me at the Eccles Theater, "It's getting spendy out there." Said bus-loading guy told me that the...
Berry St. loft tenants seek protections, but get harassed instead
A Williamsburg landlord is pressuring her tenants into leaving the converted former factory so she can turn the building into a luxury residence, tenants say.Mona Gora-Friedman started harassing residents of...
Cops: We have Bishop Loughlin teen shooter
The heartsick gunman who left five people wounded in a crazed Jan. 14 shooting outside of Bishop Loughlin HS was captured on Saturday, cops said.Keenen Upson, a 20-year-old resident of...
Steelers' Roethlisberger finishes Jets with clutch throw
PITTSBURGH -- Big Ben saved his best pass for last. Ben Roethlisberger tiptoed around the backfield, hurried by Jets defenders on a third-and-6 from the New York 40. No problem....
Fitness icon Jack LaLanne dead at 96
LOS ANGELES — Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down, eat well and pump iron for decades before diet and exercise became a national obsession,...
Eisenberg ousted as assistant by Bayside principal
For the second time in three years, Mike Eisenberg started a girls basketball season on the sidelines only to be unceremoniously ousted a few weeks later. The much-maligned, yet extremely...
Wash. Wal-Mart shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 deputies hurt
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. — A shootout in front of a Walmart in Washington state left two people dead and two sheriff's deputies wounded this afternoon, a sheriff's spokesman said. One...
Retas scores 1,000th point, Kearney tops St. John Villa
Sam Retas had scored 15 points in her basketball career probably more times than the Bishop Kearney senior could remember. But she was still a bit apprehensive knowing that was...
Garcia helps Ravens fly over Loughlin
While he joined his teammates in celebrating an overtime win at Holy Cross Tuesday, Franklyn Garcia was disappointed in his performance. The St. Raymond’s senior felt he let his team...
Close not good enough for this Jets team
PITTSBURGH – They finally ran into a game, and into a team, that resisted their miracles, that was unable to surrender the winning portion of a game to them. The...
No Super Bowl: Jets rally falls short against Steelers
PITTSBURGH — The pain becomes more acute each time. How much more can Jets fans endure? Another AFC Championship game has come for the Jets, with the scent of Super...
Hanie, not Cutler, leads failed Bears comeback
CHICAGO -- The Bears came out of hibernation too late behind a young quarterback. And it wasn't Jay Cutler, either. Cutler was off target and out of sync, and the...
Locked-out partier falls to death from hotel roof
A bridge-and-tunnel partier tragically plummeted to his death at the Hotel Pennsylvania in Herald Square this morning after becoming locked out in the cold on a lower-floor roof, cops said....