September 8, 2011
Jets' Tomlinson eager to quiet doubters again
Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson had a light preseason, which has led to the usual speculation that he doesn't have much left. The 32-year-old has heard this before, and is...
Jones, Braves sweep Mets in doubleheader
Julio Teheran gave flashes of his vast potential in earning his first big league win and the Atlanta Braves, using a lineup with Chipper Jones starting as the No. 2...
Latest neck surgery imperils Manning's illustrious career
One of the most prolific runs by any quarterback in NFL history could be over. The Colts confirmed today that Peyton Manning underwent surgery on his neck for the third...
Cowboys' Bryant looks forward to visiting Revis Island
IRVING, Texas -- Dez Bryant means no disrespect to Darrelle Revis, Antonio Cromartie or any other cornerback in the NFL. He’s just not interested in discussing them. Or watching them...
Westhoff says Giants punter 'wasn't good enough' to play for Jets
Jets special teams coach Mike Westhoff had some parting shots Thursday for former Jets punter Steve Weatherford.Weatherford signed with the Giants as a free agen, and has said he did...
Cushnie et Ochs
Hooker or housewife? The white picket fence at the front of the stage seemed to hint at the former, but the booming hip-hop of Biggie Smalls and the giant stripper-style...
Feds probing possible 9/11 anniversary threat, city stepping up police presence
Federal authorities confirmed Thursday they have come across what may be a credible threat to the US homeland surrounding the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the threat...
Rachel Comey
Relaxed, slouchy pajama-chic was the look of next season, with fluttery caftan-style dresses in driftwood, soft indigo and sage green. Even a beautifully tailored and embroidered white-sand linen jacket had...
Wes Gordon
Luxe be a lady: Such was the word at Wes Gordon's presentation today. Pretty, polished young things made that uptown girl look cool come spring. But don’t expect a Blair...
Bart's Week 1 NFL picks
The weekend that should be a national holiday – the start of the NFL season – is finally here, much to the relief of everyone (including me) who thought the...
US Open sets schedule to end Monday
Despite the dry weather Thursday and completion of the men’s fourth round, the US Open has announced the men’s final will be pushed back to Monday at 4 p.m. and...
BCBG Max Azria
As per usual, BCBG MAXAZRIA kicked off Fashion Week with much fanfare and buzz: The clothes were colorful, cheerful, and light-as-air. Picking up a bit from last season, bold color-blocking...
Richard Chai Love
You can always count on Richard Chai to have lust-worthy patterns in intriguing colors on his runway, and for Spring, Chai started the season off with coral/blue Hawaiian prints and...
Imitation of Christ
Wedding season and fashion season have now collided on the first day of Fashion Week. Imitation of Christ designer Tara Subkoff put on quite a show today at the W...
Matt Damon says he has no interest in running for political office
Matt Damon says he has no interest in running for political office in an interview with New York magazine published Thursday. The 40-year-old star of "Good Will Hunting" and the...
Judge won’t suppress statements in subway terror case
A Queens man accused of plotting a suicide bomb attack in New York's subways lost his bid today to exclude statements he made to FBI agents from his upcoming trial....
Mary Tyler Moore to receive SAG’s Life Achievement Award
LOS ANGELES -- Mary Tyler Moore will receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, the actor's union announced Thursday. Moore, 74, got her start on "The Dick Van Dyke...
ESPN cracks down on anti-Semitic fantasy football team names
ESPN is cracking down on offensive and racially-motivated fantasy football team names at the urging of a Jewish rights organization.The Simon Wiesenthal Center brought the issue to the attention of...
Mets' Isringhausen has bad disk in back
Mets right-hander Jason Isringhausen has a herniated disk in his lower back, and the 39-year-old reliever will be sidelined several days. Isringhausen said Thursday before the Mets played a doubleheader...
Nike releases famed 'Back to the Future' shoe
PORTLAND, Ore. — Nike is going back to the future. The company said Thursday that it has created a limited-edition shoe based on the model audiences saw in the 1989...
3 face hazing charges after Marine commits suicide
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii — Three Hawaii-based Marines are in a military court to face accusations of hazing and beating a fellow Marine who later committed suicide in Afghanistan. Sgt. Benjamin...
Jones, Braves sweep Mets in doubleheader
Julio Teheran gave flashes of his vast potential in earning his first big league win and the Atlanta Braves, using a lineup with Chipper Jones starting as the No. 2...
14 years for thug who robbed day-care drug den
A gun-toting thug who was wounded by cops in 2009 during a brazen nap-time robbery attempt at a Brooklyn day-care center secretly operating as a drug den was sentenced to...
Juror in 'rape cop' trial dishes on post-acquittal dinner with Moreno
In a 70-page first-person expose, a juror on the notorious "rape cops" trial describes an uncomfortable, post-acquittal dinner with disgraced ex-officer Kenneth Moreno -- and reveals that he and other...
Serena cruises into Open semis, will face No. 1 Wozniacki
Serena Williams overcame a difficult first set to advance to the U.S. Open semifinals Thursday with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.Williams, the 28th seed but the favorite to...
Isner tops Simon to reach first Grand Slam quarterfinal
American John Isner won three tiebreakers to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the U.S. Open.The 28th-seeded Isner beat France's Gilles Simon 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4)...
John Edwards trial pushed back to January
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The trial of two-time US presidential candidate John Edwards on charges he received illegal campaign contributions to cover up an affair with his mistress during his 2008...
Aaron Sorkin's cable news drama to become HBO series
LOS ANGELES -- A new drama about cable news by Oscar-winning scribe Aaron Sorkin has been picked up by HBO, Deadline reported Thursday. Actor Jeff Daniels will star in the...
CHSFL predictions, Week 1
Each week in the fall, New York Post writers Marc Raimondi and Joseph Staszewski will attempt to prognosticate the coming CHSFL weekend. Here’s Week 1: State College (Pa.) @ No....
PSAL football predictions, Week 1
Each week in the fall, New York Post writers Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming CHSFL weekend. Here’s Week 1: No. 10 Port Richmond @...
Chimpanzees hug after seeing first daylight in 30 years (VIDEO)
This is the moment a group of chimpanzees sees daylight for the first time in 30 years — after being locked in cages for medical testing The animals hugged each...
Knicks’ Amar'e does the right thing in Harlem
Amar’e Stoudemire has made the most of his celebrity since joining the Knicks as the face of their franchise. Thursday he made an appearance at MACY’s as part of Fashion...
Virginia appeals court rejects challenges to Obama health care law
RICHMOND, Va. -- A federal appeals court in Virginia on Thursday rejected a pair of challenges to last year's federal health care overhaul, providing a boost to the Obama administration...
Deficit 'supercommittee' adds a focus on jobs
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers on the congressional panel tasked with aggressively cutting the federal budget deficit focused during their first meeting Thursday morning on the need to spur job creation rather...
Players volunteer to help rebuild Russian hockey team after plane-crash tragedy
MOSCOW -- The head of the Russian ice hockey league, Vyacheslav Fetisov, said Thursday that he was hopeful of rebuilding the stricken Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team "in the next two to...
Open run ends for American Young
Andy Murray emphatically ended American Donald Young's breakthrough run at the U.S. Open.The fourth-ranked Brit won 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2008....
Refreshed Nadal rolls into Open quarters
Defending champ Rafael Nadal took full advantage of a fresh start, dominating Gilles Muller when their rain-delayed match resumed at the U.S. Open.The second-ranked Spaniard was down a break, trailing...
Bernanke says inflation is on its way down
MINNEAPOLIS -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday he was not worried that the pick-up in inflation earlier this year would persist, but he did not outline whether or...
3UP: Robertson, Hughes, Burnett
1. In Thursday’s Post I wrote this column saying that some similarities to Mariano Rivera’s cutter have moved David Robertson into all kinds of positive directions: 1) To Rivera’s main...
SI man who allegedly stabbed parents, fled to Israel claims he's 'Son of Sam'
A madman from Staten Island accused of brutally stabbing his parents to death likened himself to the city’s most notorious serial killer during a wild rant today prior to his...
What Is Clint Eastwood Hiding?
It's puzzling, bordering on downright odd, that Clint Eastwood is holding back what everyone has long assumed will be one of the big Oscar contenders of the year, "J.Edgar," until...
New tech to help consume TV
It's hard to justify buying a shiny new TV with all the bells and whistles when you plunked down beaucoup bucks to buy a new one just a few months...
Mangini sees Buddy Ryan's lessons learned by sons
I did a story on the differences between Rex and Rob Ryan's defenses and spoke with former Jets coach Eric Mangini, who had Rob on his staff in Cleveland and...
Rat attacks woman while she waited for J train downtown
An aggressive rat bit a woman on a Manhattan subway platform Monday, causing concern that rats are becoming more bold as they overrun New York's subway system. The attack happened...
Former Olympic star Paul Hamm charged with assault in Ohio (VIDEO)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Olympic gymnastics champion Paul Hamm was charged in Ohio for allegedly assaulting a cabdriver in a dispute over a $23 fare, The Columbus Dispatch reported Thursday....
Post's NFL Power Rankings: We're ready for kickoff
After the somewhat successful debut of the baseball power rankings, we will continue with the NFL.With kickoff hours away, no reason for much of an intro. All criticism is welcome:...
Yankees lose another to Orioles
BALTIMORE -- The Yankees would have preferred doing just about anything on their day off rather than playing a makeup game at Camden Yards. And that was before they lost...
Bartz calls Yahoo board members "doofuses"
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz did not parse words in her first interview since being fired from the company Tuesday. "These people f*cked me over," Bartz told...
Angry Roddick slams Open ref, upsets No. 5 Ferrer
Andy Roddick got mad, then he got a win. The 21st ranked American threw a tirade at USTA's No. 1 tournament referee, Brian Earley, over poor court conditions at the...
Ben & Jerry's unveils new Schweddy Balls flavor
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Would you buy an ice cream called Schweddy Balls? More to the point, would you eat it? Ben & Jerry's is betting you'll answer yes to both...
Tuck not sure if he can play in Giants opener
Justin Tuck said it is “eerie’’ talking about a problem with his neck. What started out as some stiffness he figured would soon go away is now such a concern...
'Psych'-Os get appreciation day
Good news, "Psych" fans - or "Psych-Os" - the series is rewarding loyal viewers with a special fan appreciation day next month. USA will host the totally free, advance screening...
9/11 scammer gets jail for $18G theft
Beastly bookkeeper Claudio Tavarez was sent off to nine months jail this morning for siphoning off some $18,000 from the September 11th Families' Association. The 9/11 zero-among-heros stole the money...
Lady Gaga to rock out Times Square on New Year's Eve
Lady Gaga will ring in 2012 with a live performance from Times Square on New Year's Eve, Ryan Seacrest announced Thursday. "That will be fun," Seacrest, co-host of Dick Clark's...
Celebrity summer vacations
How did the A-List spend their summers? We made the red carpet rounds and popped the question -- and everyone from notorious "Jersey Shore" player Snooki to Knicks forward Amar'e...
Nets star Deron arrives in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey -- New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams has arrived in Istanbul to start his stint with Turkish basketball team Besiktas. The Istanbul-based club said the All-Star guard...
LI pharmacy shooter pleads guilty to four murders; wife cops to robbery charge
The gunman accused of killing four people at a Long Island pharmacy this past June pleaded guilty today to five counts of first degree murder -- with his lawyer saying...
VIDEO: Giants season preview
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch tells CineSport's Noah Coslov what this season has in store for the Giants. Hubbuch will break down Eli Manning's progress and the injury-riddled Giants' chances...
ESPN signs extension to keep 'Monday Night Football' through 2021
ESPN is betting nearly $2 billion a year that fans are ready for even more football on even more platforms. The network agreed with the league on an eight-year contract...
Colts' Manning out at least two months after neck surgery
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning underwent a third surgery on his injured neck Thursday morning, throwing into doubt whether he will be able to play this season. The...
Conde Nast names EW's Wagenheim as Glamour publisher
Conde Nast has raided Time Inc. to fill the long vacant publisher position at Glamour, tapping Jason Wagenheim, who resigned as publisher of Entertainment Weekly this morning. Wagenheim will report...
Pa. issues mandatory evacuation of 150K people due to floods
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Some 150,000 Pennsylvania residents in low-lying areas were being forced to evacuate from their homes Thursday due to the risk of flooding from the Susquehanna River, the...
Obama repeatedly urges Congress to pass jobs plan 'right away' in speech to lawmakers
WASHINGTON — President Obama repeatedly urged lawmakers to pass his $447 billion jobs plan "right away" in his prime-time address to a joint session of Congress Thursday night, while calling...
Geithner urges global cooperation to stop terrorism finance
WASHINGTON -- US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called Thursday on finance ministries around the world to establish operations similar to the department's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to further...
Casey Anthony's seizures may have contributed to Caylee's death, parents say
LOS ANGELES -- Casey Anthony may have suffered from a medical condition that contributed to the death of her daughter, according to her parents. The Dr. Phil episode featuring George...
Jay-Z's company using 'harassment' to force renters out of Philadelphia condos, residents say
PHILADELPHIA -- Current and former renters at a luxury building in Philadelphia partly owned by hip-hop star Jay-Z say the music mogul's legal team has been relentlessly harassing them to...
Even Obama's friends telling him to get out of the way
Richard Parsons is the chairman of Citigroup and good friend and supporter of President Obama. For that support Obama included Parsons as one of his economic advisors in early 2009...
3-year-old B'klyn boy lost for nearly two hours after boarding wrong bus
First-day-of-school jitters are bad enough for a 3-year-old without mom putting you on the wrong school bus and being lost for nearly two hours. That’s what happened to a Brooklyn...
Carlin's fans, family petition city to rename block in his honor
George Carlin mocked people who looked for signs, but the late comedy legend may get one anyway. His fans and family are petitioning the city to rename the West 121st...
SI boy punished with hot butter knife: cops
A Staten Island woman has been charged with allegedly burning her 11-year-old son with a hot butter knife. Mervat Elhanafy was arraigned Wednesday on assault and other charges. According to...
Newly released audio files reveal 9/11 air traffic horror
Newly posted audio files depict the horror of 9/11 unfolding in the sky, as air traffic controllers struggled to follow the faint tracks of hijacked planes, fighter jets tried in...
Obama's worst nightmare: Karl Rove
Obama may have a preference for who he has to face in a general election but the one man he certainly fears is Republican, braniac strategist Karl Rove. The latest...
Man City, Chelsea could be hit by UEFA transfer ban
GENEVA -- The pressure on Manchester City and other clubs to meet UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules has been brought into sharp focus with European soccer's governing body revealing that...
Klinsmann welcomes Stuart Holden's EPL return following knee injury
BOLTON, England -- U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann hailed Stuart Holden as "exactly the type of player the national team wants" as the midfielder prepared for his return to the English Premier...
German police detain 2; search Islamic center
BERLIN — German police on Thursday detained two men suspected of obtaining potential ingredients for a bomb and searched an Islamic center where the pair had spent time. The men...
Jack the Cat still missing at JFK as internet fame grows
Jack the Cat -- the feline who escaped from his carrier at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport two weeks ago and has been hotly purr-sued ever since --...
Weekly jobless claims rise by 2K to 414K, missing expectations
WASHINGTON -- Initial applications for unemployment compensation in the US rose by 2,000 to 414,000 in the week ended Sept. 3, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch...
Lacoste asked Norway's police to stop killer from wearing its clothes: report
OSLO -- French clothing firm Lacoste contacted Norwegian police to request that confessed killer Anders Behring Breivik stop wearing its products, the Dagbladet newspaper reported. Several pictures of Breivik, who...
Six people stabbed in separate fights in Rochester: police
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Police in Rochester say six people have been stabbed in separate attacks, including one inside a nightclub. Authorities tell local media outlets that three men were stabbed...
French court finds designer John Galliano guilty of anti-Semitic abuse
PARIS — A Paris court convicted former Christian Dior designer John Galliano on Thursday of making anti-Semitic insults in a bar but gave him only a suspended sentence, taking into...
Liz the season!
Elizabeth Taylor had more bling than Cleopatra. The late Hollywood legend’s diamonds, jewels, necklaces and tiaras are expected to fetch upwards of $30 million when Christie’s auctions the collection this...
Independent/Private football preview: Fieldston focused on fifth straight title
Fieldston has been the dominant force in the Hudson Valley Football League in recent years and it doesn’t plan on having that stop anytime soon. The Bronx private school has...
DSK's flowery welcome
Designer Karl Lagerfeld was so happy to see fellow Parisian Dominque Strauss-Kahn return to France that he sent him flowers. “I love DSK. I love his wife,” Lagerfeld told fashion...
Janneh creating own legacy at Evander Childs
Yankuba Janneh led Evander Childs in goals scored his first two years on the varsity, an impressive feat had he not arrived at the school with more soccer experience than...
Perry puts up his Mitts
WASHINGTON — A tough-talking, poll-leading Texas Gov. Rick Perry threw punches and drew plenty in his debut on the presidential debate stage, blasting rivals over job creation and calling Social...
Peyton ruled out
INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning’s streak is over. The Colts quarterback will not play Sunday in the season opener at Houston, bringing an end to his streak of 227 consecutive starts,...
After long night, Yankees lose sloppy game to Orioles
The Yankees’ lineup was makeshift and their starter was maddening. But in the end, it was sloppy fielding that ended their winning streak. The Yankees committed four errors and other,...
Robertson setting up for Yankees' postseason push
Ask about Yankees reliever David Robertson and you will hear terms like “natural cut” and “long, loose extension” and “fastballs that have late life,” and you realize these are words...
Iron Manning must elevate game to lift Giants
Eli Manning said he hasn’t talked to Peyton Manning for a few weeks, though he’s sent a few text messages to let big brother know little brother was thinking about...
Private schools girls soccer preview: New-look SIA seeks elusive NYSAISAA title
Staten Island Academy’s eyes have never left the prize that eluded it last season. The Tigers entered the NYSAISAA girls soccer final unbeaten, but picked the wrong time for their...
After months of laborious waiting, NFL kicks off tonight
Eli Manning was talking about pestilence and locusts and all the other plagues that have befallen the Giants across the past few weeks. He was talking about putting his forgettable...
PSAL Queens A girls volleyball preview: Lewis undermanned, yet experienced
Francis Lewis was only supposed to lose one regular from last year’s lineup: Paulina Jobczyk, who now plays at Hunter College. The other starting senior, Alexandra Persaud, tore her ACL...
Packer's multi-sport star Rhodes to play soccer at Villanova
Shannon Rhodes has never been picky when it comes to her soccer position and it paid off in a big way. At a clinic at Villanova in April, the Packer...
Defending champion Cardozo looking to repeat, finally topple Lewis
Cardozo won the ultimate prize last season, the Judges’ first PSAL girls volleyball city championship in 29 years. After watching rival Francis Lewis win the title the three previous seasons...
Jets QB takes hits over GQ spread
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is taking some shots from around the NFL over his spread in GQ last month. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers called it “embarrassing,” and a Cowboys linebacker...
Jets taking 9/11 opportunity seriously
Inside the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, all eyes and ears were on Rex Ryan as he began talking about what an honor it is for the Jets to be...
Coaches are twins, but Jets, Cowboys vary defenses
Many people make the mistake of assuming Rex and Rob Ryan are identical twins because they look and sound so alike. The brothers are fraternal twins. Rex Ryan made the...
Remark by Jets coach not right in current climate
Jets coach Rex Ryan was asked yesterday if he expects to see Cowboys fans in the stadium Sunday night. “I don’t know why they’d be here,” Ryan said. “They’re coming...
Anderson enjoys St. John's visit, remains unsure of future
Kyle Anderson has handled his recruitment much the way he goes about playing basketball – slow, steady and to the point. The St. Anthony of Jersey City 6-foot-8 point guard...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Tottenville rallies past New Dorp in overtime
Based on the preseason, which included scrimmage victories over New Jersey powers Bayonne and St. Joseph’s of Metuchen, Ron Nathanson was expecting a fast start for Tottenville. Instead, his team...
Sending an early statement, Evander Childs routs Columbus
When he’s not on the pitch or doing his homework, Romario Guscott is in his room playing video games. The Evander Childs midfielder tries to emulate his favorite players on...
Business briefs
Upbeat marts US stocks snapped a three-day slide yesterday. The Dow Jones industrial average surged 275.56 points, or 2.5 percent, to 11,414.86. The S&P 500 advanced 33.38 points, or 2.9...
Hands grasping at straws -- and EMI
Guy Hands just can’t let go of EMI. The British financier, who runs private-equity firm Terra Firma, wants Citigroup to explain its reasoning for snatching the record label away from...
Herd feels heat
Too big to succeed.That’s the problem that Bank of America boss Brian Moynihan is wrestling with as he looks out over the financial empire disgraced Chief Executive Ken Lewis left...
Obama addresses the nation and a dire situation
If we lived in England or Japan or many other nations, there’d be a howl right now for new leadership for the country. But in America we have a system...
Giants, Jets score big
The Giants have upstaged their Eastern Conference rival Dallas Cowboys by scoring the most financial yardage for revenue gain of any club in the National Football League. Big Blue’s franchise...
Paulson’s fund sank
John Paulson, the billionaire who is betting on an economic recovery by the end of 2012, lost 34 percent this year in his largest hedge fund, according to sources. Paulson’s...
Arrington’s out in AOL dustup
Michael Arrington, you’ve got a pink slip.AOL is terminating TechCrunch’s head honcho rather than succumb to demands he made of his bosses in a blog post Tuesday, according to reports...
Facebook’s Benjamins
Facebook’s first-half revenue roughly doubled to $1.6 billionsocial network’s appeal to advertisers. Net income in the first half of 2011 came to almost $500 million, according to a source, who...
A Bug’s tale: bid ’em up
At least four suitors are expected to submit second-round bids for Bug Music, one of the biggest independent music publishers, by Friday’s deadline. Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment is said to...
Bartz’s ouster may portend bad earnings report for Yahoo!
The good news for Yahoo! investors is that Carol Bartz is gone. The bad news is why she’s gone. For Wall Street her unceremonious firing -- delivered over the phone...
DC cyclone for Falcone
Phil Falcone’s LightSquared wireless service should face additional testing for interference with the global-positioning system before it’s cleared to operate, a federal advisory board is set to tell US lawmakers...
It may soon be Time for woman at top
Time magazine promoted Nancy Gibbs to deputy managing editor yesterday, making her the lead contender to succeed Rick Stengel as the magazine’s top editor. In the event she succeeds him,...
Wilpon sees clawback curve
It’s another strike for Mets owner Fred Wilpon in his battle against a $1 billion clawback suit brought by the bankruptcy trustee for Bernie Madoff victims. Last week, a Manhattan...
$62.5M Madoff pact is nixed
A proposed $62.5 million partial settlement between HSBC Holdings and the investors in an Irish fund that lost their money in Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme was rejected by a federal...
Goldman pay ripped
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s compensation plan, which almost doubled top executive Lloyd Blankfein’s pay last year to $19 million in total compensation, unfairly rewards the investment bank’s employees at shareholders’...
Upside downtown
Ten years ago, after stunned, ash-flaked New Yorkers marched wearily over the Brooklyn Bridge to escape the ravages of Ground Zero, many thought the Financial District would be collateral damage....
Staying power
The words “never forget” ring truer for entrepreneur/activist Russell Simmons than for most people. Ten years after 9/11, the cranes, backhoes and dump trucks just outside his Liberty Street penthouse...
Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $1,250,000 360 W. 22nd St. Three-bedroom, two-bath co-op, 1,400 square feet, with chef’s kitchen, washer/dryer, renovated bath and bamboo floors; building features doorman and roof deck. Maintenance $2,408,...
Craig tries Tri again
After more than a year of stealth apartment hunting, Daniel Craig and his new bride, Rachel Weisz, are pounding the cobblestones in search of their new downtown dream home. They...
Hockey stars lost in flames
A Russian airliner carrying one of that nation’s premier hockey teams -- and loaded with ex-NHL players -- yesterday slammed into the Volga River seconds after takeoff, killing almost everyone...
’Dafy trapped: rebs
TRIPOLI, LIBYA -- Tripoli’s military commander said yesterday that Moammar Khadafy is cornered, and the days before he is captured or killed are numbered, but another senior defense official contended...
Mission to Cuban jail
WASHINGTON -- Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has made a private trip to Cuba to seek the release of American-aid contractor Alan Gross, who has been jailed for trying...
India bomb blast kills 11
NEW DELHI -- A bomb that may have been hidden in a briefcase killed at least 11 people and injured 47 outside New Delhi’s High Court yesterday, in the worst...
Taliban fiends slay 23
QUETTA, Pakistan -- Two suicide bombers killed 23 people while targeting a top army officer in southwest Pakistan yesterday, missing him, but killing his wife, several of his guards, a...
Chilling IHOP 911 slay calls
Panicked witnesses to Tuesday’s Nevada IHOP massacre made a slew of chilling 911 calls to report a maniac firing wildly at the restaurant. “Automatic weapons. IHOP. Automatic weapons!” one caller...
Tragic parents’ wake
A wake was held yesterday for the beloved Queens couple murdered execution-style in their home last week as their two sons -- who sources said are being eyed in the...
Ex-Met Lenny: I’m innocent
LOS ANGELES -- Former Met Lenny Dykstra has pleaded not guilty to exposing himself to women he met on Craigslist. Dykstra, 48, nicknamed “Nails” for his tough style of play,...
Break-in nut a Dion ‘sweetie’
A cake-craving intruder broke into Celine Dion’s palatial Montreal mansion and enjoyed the good life before cops busted him, officials said yesterday. When officers arrived at Dion’s suburban Laval estate,...
Driver sorry for mowing down 'Fog of War' editor
“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” He’d killed thoughtlessly; he’d denied responsibility coldly. Only when the cuffs went on at sentencing did reckless thug David McKie -- the petty-theft getaway...
Sobering challenge
The city wants a judge to toss lawsuits filed by several police unions that challenge mandatory sobriety tests for cops who shoot suspects. Court papers filed yesterday call the Breathalyzer...
Mitchell shocker
WASHINGTON-- Andrea Mitchell, NBC’s chief foreign-affairs correspondent and wife of former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, said on her TV program yesterday that she has breast cancer. “I am now...
Giffords memoir due
The memoir of shooting survivor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, will go on sale Nov. 15.“Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope” was written with...
Jail guard admits murder
A Long Island jail guard who shot and killed her ex-girlfriend and an uncle, wounded her grandfather and kidnapped a niece pleaded guilty yesterday to murder and other charges.Kim Wolfe,...
‘Shelter student’ crisis
The number of homeless students in city public schools has quad-rupled since the economy tanked in 2008 -- weighing down an already overburdened system with an additional 30,000 kids lacking...
‘Am. Gangster’ ex jail-bound
The ex-wife of notorious 1970s drug lord Frank Lucas, whose life was the basis of the film, “American Gangster,’’ is headed to the slammer for following in his footsteps. Juliana...
School for scandal
Medgar Evers College is a real-life animal house. The dean of freshman studies at the CUNY school said yesterday she was the target of a sexual-harassment campaign by the provost...
Dems defensive on O speech
WASHINGTON -- The White House was forced to defend President Obama’s new jobs plan -- and its expected $300 billion price tag -- even before he unveils it to a...
2 ex-cop bandits jailed
Two former NYPD officers and another man have been sentenced for their roles in the armed holdup of a New Jersey perfume warehouse last year.Kelvin Jones, 30, of Yonkers, whom...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn He’s nicknamed “Trigger” -- and apparently for good reason. Dexter “Trigger” Harris, 22, has been charged with bashing another man in the face with a .40 caliber handgun at...
Guilty as sin
In sickness and in health -- and in prison for decades to come. The wife of Long Island drugstore massacre suspect David Laffer will plead guilty with her husband today...
Desperate Dem’s TV blitz for votes
Democratic congressional candidate David Weprin is ploughing at least $260,000 into TV ads during the final stretch of the campaign to fight off a strong challenge from GOP rival Bob...
Union Square meals threatened
Don’t call for reservations at Union Square Park just yet. The city’s controversial plan to lease out space in the park’s pavilion for a new eatery has hit a snag,...
‘Material churl’ suit
Madonna has to face the music for allegedly being a bad neighbor. A Manhattan judge is letting go to trial a lawsuit charging that the Material Girl was expressing herself...
Diamond a Kennedy gem
WASHINGTON -- The good times never seemed so good for Neil Diamond. Known for his songs that have become anthems at ballparks and bars, the Brooklyn native was chosen yesterday...
NYC’s a beeping horror
The Big Apple’s crippling stop-and-go traffic is driving New Yorkers crazy. Gridlock-choked streets are the No. 1 menace for city commuters -- with almost half saying the clogged roads are...
Mike’s suds a dud
In a toast to President Obama, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday suggested the best thing to do when trouble is brewing is grab a beer. The mayor yesterday invited City Councilman Jumaane...
Judge slams ‘animal’ in slay
A Brooklyn man accused of beating a toddler to death exchanged angry looks with a judge yesterday after she said the crime was carried out by “an animal.” Kysheen Oliver,...
Daughter of murderous dictator to unveil spring line at Fashion Week
So long, torture victims. Hello, fashion victims! The pampered daughter of the murderous dictator of Uzbekistan -- a reviled tyrant who once boiled a political foe alive and has killed,...
Rocket’s team is blasted
WASHINGOTN-- A judge said yesterday that former Yankee ace Roger Clemens’ defense team violated court orders by contacting jurors after his mistrial. US District Judge Reggie Walton is sending a...
Son of cop who died on 9/11 takes father's number as he joins NYPD
The handsome son of a hero cop who died on 9/11 has followed in his selfless father’s footsteps and joined the NYPD’s ranks -- taking his dad’s shield number. Ann...
Residents lament weekend downtown lockdown
Lower Manhattan, prepare for lockdown! Residents near the World Trade Center site face an unusually massive -- and lengthy -- street shutdown this weekend for the 10th anniversary of 9/11....
New NYPD house by memorial
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday said the more than 600 NYPD cops stationed at the new World Trade Center precinct will be headquartered at Tower 4 -- directly across the street from...
Police bullet eyed in mom slay
An ex-con involved in a shootout with Brooklyn cops did not fire the shot that killed a woman sitting with her daughter on her stoop, the NYPD said yesterday, increasing...
Reports on cop shoots
More than 800 detailed NYPD reports on incidents of officers firing at civilians could be disclosed within months after the city dropped its opposition to releasing them. City lawyers initially...
Hydrofracking to spur job boom: state
Hydrofracking could create a bonanza of nearly 54,000 jobs and $2.5 billion in economic activity in New York, according to a report released yesterday by state environmental regulators. Drilling for...
DSK’s flowery welcome
Designer Karl Lagerfeld was so happy to see fellow Parisian Dominque Strauss-Kahn return to France that he sent him flowers. “I love DSK. I love his wife,” Lagerfeld told fasion...
Law’s order: 42G stalk fine
A fan obsessed with “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” star Kathryn Erbe was sentenced yesterday to five years’ probation for stalking the actress, and is required to pay $42,000 restitution....
Real-life gunshots wound kung-fu-flick actor
The streets of Harlem turned more violent than a kung-fu movie late Monday, when an actor from the 1980s cult classic “The Last Dragon” was shot in the stomach by...
Terrorist with an *
A judge slammed the feds yesterday for the successful sting that snared four Muslim converts in a plot to bomb two Riverdale synagogues and shoot down military planes upstate. “I’m...
Car hits jogging Reese
Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon was reportedly struck by a car yesterday while jogging near a crosswalk in Santa Monica, Calif. The 35-year-old star was taken to a nearby hospital at...
The check may never be in the mail again
It may be the perfect metaphor for America, 2011: The US Postal Service -- one of the few government agencies actually authorized by the Constitution -- is about to go...
Feds’ best jobs bet
No doubt, President Obama will call for stimulus when he talks about job creation in his speech tonight. Since many of us by now recoil at the word, perhaps it...
United against the UN
The Issue: Changes that could be made at the United Nations to better suit US interests. Benny Avni wants to reform the United Nations, but that’s not good enough (“How...
Confessing to a cover-up: Mayor protects a friend
The Issue: Mayor Bloomberg’s acknowledgment that he kept Stephen Goldsmith’s arrest a secret. Mayor Bloomberg is now saying that he misled the public because it was not right for his...
No reason to wait
A new report out of Albany yesterday confirms what most folks already know: Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” will bring huge benefits to New York -- with scant chance of environmental...
Ray Kelly’s candor
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly yesterday told the Associated Press exactly what it needed to be told: Take a long walk off a short pier. Good for the commissioner. No, Kelly...
Keeping New York safe
9/11 forever changed how the NYPD views its mission and the world around us. As soon as the Bloomberg administration took office, we quickly reorganized our operations to address the...
Downtown: Life in the 'frozen zone'
Recently, I was showing a friend from out of town around the World Trade Center area with our children. Her daughter wanted to know why there were so many police...
A national Republican star is born
Anyone hoping or fearing that Rick Perry would crash and burn in his first GOP debate last night can either feel depressed or rest easy. In his debut on the...
9/11 towers of strength
When the Twin Towers fell, Kathleen Turner, like most everyone else in the city, wanted to be useful. Other would-be volunteers were sent away -- but a truckful of men...
Inside the teen scene
Whether they’re portrayed as vampire-obsessed damsels in distress (“Twilight”), damaged seductresses (“Sucker Punch”) or vindictive mini-Machiavellis (“Gossip Girl”), teenage girls in pop culture tend to come off as cartoonish brats...
Report: Gatti death not suicide
His gut told him there was no way Arturo Gatti committed suicide by hanging himself in a Brazilian hotel room in 2009. But even Pat Lynch was blown away at...
Mixed outing for Yankees' Burnett
No-decisions are creating difficult decisions for the Yankees. With the bulk of the team's rotation auditioning for postseason roles, A.J. Burnett further clouded his case in his second start since...
Nadal says players not protected at rainy US Open
Rafael Nadal blasted the USTA yesterday, saying the rain-soaked U.S. Open and its officials are more concerned with making money than protecting the players. "It's a tough day here and...
US Open likely to see Monday finish
The rain gods have thrown the U.S. Open into chaos again. The four men's fourth-round matches were postponed by rain yesterday afternoon for the second straight day. The drenched U.S....
Saints familiar with Packers repeat dream
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Look past the towering rock concert stage that engulfs part of the Lambeau Field parking lot and there's a pair of massive banners depicting Aaron Rodgers...
Cofield in enemy territory with Redskins
When Chris Snee heard prior to training camp that Barry Cofield, his Giants teammate the previous five years, signed with the rival Redskins, he immediately sent out a text message...
Coughlin says Giants 'accept the challenge' of injuries
Tom Coughlin knows his Giants defense has taken too many hits, lost too many quality players for anyone to feel good heading into Sunday's season-opener against the Redskins. But the...
Giants rookie ready to fill void at middle linebacker
You are the Redskins, you see a short middle linebacker who hasn't played a down in the NFL starting in the season opener, you lick your chops and go right...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Skyway Hanover (4th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $12,000; claiming2KathrynDancerA(JBartltt)1-8-29-55Sand Hill N(D Dube)2-1-74-14Rc Raider(G Brennan)4-4-56-11Civil Attack(L Stalbaum)8-6-420-13LuckyAcquisition(EGodll)5-7-310-16ClassicAmbition(JStrttn)7-1-15-17Letsgetreadytrmbl(CMnzi)3-1-38-18Durango Kid N(J Gregory)6-2-412-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $17,000; claiming7EggipusComplex(GBrennan)1-1-18-52S F Ciro(C...
Affrunti's Finger Lakes Grade
Post Time: 1:10 pm. FIRST-6f; $9,100; cl($7,500); 3up 4-Cayo Hueso 8-5 3-Notyouagan 2-1 5-DixieNitOt 5-1 1-DngrsMnrch 12-1 2-Dee Bob 6-1 6-For Wes 6-1 SECOND-6f; $8,000; cl($4,000); 3up; (f&m) 6-QuixotcLss 7-2...
Tomorrow's Calder Entries
Post Time: 12:30 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 5f; $13,500; mdn cl($16,000); 2YO; (f) PN Horse Wt. Jockey Odds 1 Distinctivepockets(L),118 B Theriot 2 Electric Run(L),118...
Delaware Charts
Sep. 7, 2011 Rain And Fast. Turf: Off. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m&70y; $15,000; mdn clm; 3upOff: 1:16. Good. drew off when roused, Trainer: Pablo AndradeTime: 23.76, 47.77, 1:12.73,...
Finally, Young coming of age
Whenever his fascinating odyssey reaches its conclusion, Donald Young won't mind being a cautionary tale as long as his story has a happy ending. If it ends the way it...
Hondo Pack-backing
Hondo, who seems to be regaining his hotness, bounced back from Tuesday night's giveback by cashing with the Padres last night to lower the NRN (nasty red number) to 2,575...
Yankees treated pair of games like doubleheader
With Tuesday night's rain-delayed game finally ending at 2:15 yesterday morning, manager Joe Girardi kept every starter except Alex Rodriguez out of the lineup of what he likened to a...
Rangers grieve loss of '94 Cup teammate in Russian plane crash
The tragic plane crash took place in Russia, yet grief knows no boundaries and claims no citizenship. This was Black Wednesday for the world of hockey in this Dark Summer...
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogPACKERS 5 4½(47½)SaintsSundayGiants 3 3 (38) REDSKINSJETS 4 4½(40½)CowboysRAVENS 2½ 2½(36) SteelersBUCCANEERS 3 2 (41) LionsFalconsPick 3 (40½)BEARSCHIEFS 6½ 6 (40) BillsTEXANS 2 8½(43) ColtsEagles 4 5 (44)...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISDREW LOFTISOKLA. ST. 13.5 Arizona (Tonight, 8:00, ESPN)Okla. St.★ Okla. St.ArizonaOkla. St.ARIZONA ST. 7.5 Missouri (Tom., 10:30, ESPN)Arizona St.Arizona St.Arizona St.Arizona St.WISC....
NFL Injury Report
TONIGHT Saints at Packers Saints: Out: K Garrett Hartley (right hip), WR Lance Moore (groin). Questionable: WR Adrian Arrington (knee), DT Tom Johnson (calf). Packers: Out: CB Davon House (ankle),...
Knicks' Stoudemire says NBA lockout will end 'sooner than later'
Ailing Amar'e Stoudemire said he would be ready to roll if training camp began today and feels the camp's opening is not as far off as people think. While Stoudemire...
Parnell's role with Mets gets murkier
MIAMI -- Bobby Parnell is still the Mets' closer, but his role isn't as clear as it was a week ago. Two blown saves in three days will do that....
Sports shorts
GRID: A&M nearer to SEC The Southeastern Conference cleared the way for Texas A&M to join its ranks -- with a wrinkle. At least one Big 12 school -- Baylor...
Dickey, Mets shut out Marlins, 1-0
MIAMI -- R.A. Dickey won his third straight start for the Mets by beating the Marlins 1-0 yesterday at a nearly vacant Sun Life Stadium. "I wish that was significant,"...
Starr report
John Walsh, who's returning with new episodes of "America's Most Wanted" -- just picked up by Lifetime for its 24th season -- says the show won't deviate from its proven...
Stomach turning (and that’s a good thing)
‘When the show airs, may I suggest you attach an airline barf bag to your Barcalounger?’ After a lifetime of trying to lose those last, pesky 500 pounds, I’ve finally...
‘Real’ hubby murder claim
Russell Armstrong’s suicide two weeks before the debut of Season 2 of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” may have been murder, his family has said. Armstrong’s death was officially...
RIP: Grate Kate
The Gosselin crazy train is derailing big-time as “Kate Plus 8” lurches toward its series finale this Monday night. This week’s penultimate episode showed a once-popular series in its death...
NFL warm-up moves for Obama speech
President Obama’s jobs speech tonight is pushing the NFL’s popular pregame show off NBC and on to cable. The network chose to simulcast the annual “NFL Kickoff” pregame program on...
Weird but true
A man in Tampa, Fla., made a bid for Dumbest Crook of the Year when he tried to steal a pickup truck from an accident scene that was swarming with...
If Texas wants to save Big 12, it must share revenue
When are the greedy people at Texas, who probably would like to have the color of money changed from green to burnt orange, going to stop this public spectacle known...
OSU's Cowboys are sure shots
Week One saw some predict able results for the Oink. We bet against 'Cuse when it was favored by 7. Line dropped to 6½. 'Cuse burned me in OT. No...
Harvard's Glimcher next dean of Cornell med school
Cornell University has tapped a new chief to run its medical college. Laurie Glimcher, a leading research scientist and immunology expert at the Harvard School of Public Health, was named...
Reese Witherspoon taken to the hospital after being hit by car while jogging
Reese Witherspoon was struck by a car while jogging in Santa Monica, Calif., tonight, police said. The Oscar winner was jogging along Georgina Avenue when she was hit by a...