September 22, 2011
Mutemath on three fave tracks, premieres 'Blood Pressure'
Asking a band to pick their favorite songs off their new album is akin to asking parents to pick their favorite child. (Well...maybe it's easier for some parents than others.)...
Playoff-hopeful Rays rough up lethargic Yankees
Matt Moore struck out 11 in five innings of his first major league start and the Tampa Bay Rays unloaded on the watered-down Yankees for a 15-8 victory Thursday, a...
Raiders in rush to stop Jets offense
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Even though it’s been almost two years since the Raiders last played the Jets, Oakland defensive tackle Tommy Kelly won’t have to do much studying this week...
'Bad' Sox reeling into series with Yankees
BOSTON -- The pitching is in shambles. The hitting is spotty. And the defense? The Boston Red Sox are dropping the ball there, too. In less than three weeks, they’ve...
VIDEO: Schwartz at Giants practice
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Raiders drafted two players Jets liked
An interesting subplot to this week's Jets-Raiders game came during April's NFL Draft. Jets coach Rex Ryan talked about how much the Jets liked Raiders rookie wide receiver Denarius Moore...
After talks, NBA seems likely to delay training camps
NBA commissioner David Stern expressed no optimism after Thursday’s 5-hour labor meeting of progress and gave strong indications an announcement on the postponement of training camp is in the offing....
H-P dumps Apotheker, hire Whitman as CEO
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s decision to fire CEO Leo Apotheker after just 11 months and replace him with former eBay chief Meg Whitman is another dizzying turn of the executive merry-go-round at...
Bart's Week 3 NFL picks
Can anyone around here play defense? It doesn’t look like it, considering how quarterbacks continue to destroy everything in their path. According to the NFL, the 1,502 points, 172 touchdowns,...
Five regulars out of Yankees lineup tonight vs. Rays
The Yankees aren't wasting any time giving their veterans time off after clinching the AL East.Alex Rodriguez, Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin and Brett Gardner all get the day...
Cop pepper sprays unruly Bronx student
A cop unleashed a blast of pepper spray against an unruly Bronx high school student earlier today – sending the teen and three faculty members to the hospital, authorities said....
Umenyiora speaks on relationship with Giants
Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora spoke to the media Thursday, addressing for the first time several topics involving him and the team. Umenyiora has been seeking a new contract from...
Judge issues injunction against Apple Store knockoff
A federal judge issued a permanent injunction on Thursday barring the owners of a knockoff Apple Store in New York from selling counterfeit merchandise. Brooklyn federal Judge Kiyo Matsumoto also...
Martin wants Yankees to finish off Red Sox
Even though the Yankees have clinched the AL East title doesn’t mean their rivalry with the Red Sox will be missing something when Boston comes to town Friday.Russell Martin made...
New 'Dragon Tattoo' trailer revealed
Stieg Larsson fans now have more clues what to expect when "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" hits theaters in December. In a new trailer for the highly-anticipated movie, an...
Katie Holmes to guest star on 'HIMYM'
Die-hard "How I Met Your Mother" fans can rest easy next month -- the identity of the elusive "Slutty Pumpkin" will finally be revealed.And the promiscuous pumpkin will be played...
Former Knicks player Camby arrested on marijuana charge
HOUSTON -- Former Knicks forward Marcus Camby is free on bond after police in suburban Houston arrested him on a charge of marijuana possession. Camby was in a Porsche pulled...
Suspects in Harlem hoops star's death waive extradition rights
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two men wanted in the shooting death of a New York City high school basketball star have been arrested in South Carolina and will head to New...
Council approves $150M shopping center anchored by BJ’s Wholesale Club
The City Council today approved a $150 million makeover for Brooklyn’s long-neglected Bensonhurst waterfront – which includes bringing one of the nation’s top wholesale warehouse stores to the area.The Council...
Mets rally to clip Cardinals
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals blew a four-run lead in the ninth inning and hurt their wild-card hopes when shortstop Rafael Furcal misplayed a potential double-play grounder, allowing...
Some subway stations to get cell service next week
Years in the making -- subway cell service is scheduled to debut next week. MTA officials said that on Tuesday six Manhattan subway platforms will be wired for cell phone...
Raiders get rare home sellout for Jets
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders have sold out Sunday's home opener against the Jets to avoid a local blackout for just the second time in the last 16 home...
Kardashians take heat for defending Troy Davis prior to execution
LOS ANGELES -- The Kardashian sisters were slammed Thursday for their impassioned pleas to spare the life of Troy Davis before his execution. Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian all took...
CHSFL predictions, Week 3
Each week in the fall, New York Post beat writers Marc Raimondi and Joseph Staszewski will attempt to prognosticate the coming CHSFL weekend. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 2 Raimondi: 17-6 (Last...
Obama calls on Boehner, McConnell to pass jobs bill
CINCINNATI -- President Barack Obama called on House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) by name Thursday to pass his American Jobs Act. Joking that...
PSAL football predictions, Week 3
Each week in the fall, New York Post beat writers Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming PSAL football weekend in the City Championship division. RECORDS...
RX med abuse rising as more Americans die of drugs than car crashes
More Americans are dying of drug abuse than in car crashes -- and the spiraling prescription drug problem is to blame, federal drug czar Gil Kerlikowske told an audience in...
Conn. home invasion defendant: I never thought of untying girls
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — In a confession played for jurors Thursday, a Connecticut man on trial for a brutal home invasion can't explain why he didn't untie two girls before...
Facebook redesigns profiles, adds 'timeline'
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook is dramatically redesigning its users' profile pages to create what CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is a "new way to express who you are." Zuckerberg introduced the...
Russian tragedy touched home for MSG's Micheletti
Joe Micheletti estimated he knew half of the 44 men who died in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash in Russia earlier this month. But one was felt more than the...
Brother of music exec drug runner Jimmy Henchman secretly trafficked drugs on his own
The brother of hip hop talent agent James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond secretly ran a "side business" trafficking drugs that competed with his brother's alleged transcontinental narcotics empire, according to new...
Queens prosecutors to probe conviction of man found guilty for '96 fatal drive-by
Queens prosecutors today said they will investigate claims that a 37-year-old man who is now serving a long prison sentence for a fatal 1996 drive-by shooting was wrongfully convicted. The...
Jaguars receiver apologized to wired Jets' Ryan
Jets coach Rex Ryan and Jaguars wide receiver Jason Hill had a brief chat on the field before Sunday's game. The exchange was caught on tape by NFL Films because...
Ahmadinejad hits out at West, Zionists in UN speech, US and France walk out
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck a familiarly anti-Western, incendiary tone in his speech to the UN General Assembly Thursday, prompting several delegations to exit the room. As part of a...
Full practice for Eagles QB Vick, likely to play vs. Giants
PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was cleared to practice in pads Thursday by a third-party neurologist and appears full-go for the NFC East showdown with the Giants here Sunday....
1 dead, 1 hurt in Bronx fire
An elderly woman was killed by a raging Riverdale fire, and an elderly man was critically hurt, authorities said. The fire began in a 13-story building on Johnson Avenue, near...
P-Diddy protege gets no break in confess to cold-case murder
Thanks for the honesty, G. Dep -- now go to prison for 15 years. Manhattan prosecutors are playing hardball with a rapper who walked into a Harlem precinct last year...
Son of woman accused of husband's murder tells jury he wanted his father dead
Years before a Queens woman shot and killed her allegedly abusive husband, their son had secretly wished his dad dead for treating her so badly, the young man said in...
Appeals court upholds physicist's fourth fraud conviction
This equation shouldn't be hard to compute: credit-card fraud plus obstruction of justice equals 57 months in the slammer. A Manhattan appeals court today rejected arguments from a noted physicist...
Jets coach doesn't think Mangold will play
Jets center Nick Mangold was not at practice Thursday during the portion open to the media. Mangold has a right high ankle sprain, and is not expected to play Sunday...
Mario not at Giants practice; Osi out vs. Eagles
There was no sight of receiver Mario Manningham on the field as the Giants on Thursday went through their usual practice. That is certainly not a good sign as far...
Red Sox tried to get Capuano from Mets to face Yankees
The Red Sox are so hard up for starting pitching to keep hold of their AL wild-card lead they were trying to acquire Chris Capuano from the Mets for a...
Cuomo unveils new state goverment Web site
State government is coming to a computer near you. Gov. Cuomo today announced a new state Web site that will allow citizens to participate in weekly online "town hall" meetings,...
Judges kick Carl Lewis off NJ state Senate ballot
A federal appeals panel took nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis off a New Jersey state Senate ballot Thursday, finding he does not meet the state's four-year residency requirement after...
Raiders remember 'hot dog' Sanchez
The Raiders have not forgotten about Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez snacking on a hot dog late in the Jets' 38-0 win at Oakland in 2009. Raiders coach Hue Jackson, who...
Cage fight for English kids prompts indignation
LONDON — Footage of two slender boys wrestling in a cage in front of a cheering crowd in a British social club drew harsh condemnation Thursday from government officials and...
Islanders MacDonald, Reasoner make practice debuts
There were two faces smiling a little wider as they came off the ice at Islanders training camp Thursday morning. Defenseman Andy MacDonald and forward Marty Reasoner participated in a...
Pakistan's intelligence service has links to Taliban-affiliated network, Mullen says
WASHINGTON -- US Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said Thursday that the terrorist assault on the US embassy in Kabul last week was supported by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency,...
Arnold Schwarzenegger set to write memoir
LOS ANGELES -- Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to write an autobiography that will cover his split from Maria Shriver, as well as his rise to stardom as a bodybuilder, actor...
Giants' Fewell doesn't deny team faking injuries
He didn’t say he did -- but he didn’t say he didn’t. Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell on Thursday was given a chance to shoot down an accusation from one...
Power outage stalls NJ Transit trains near Penn Station for hours
A power outage on the busy rail line between New York City and New Jersey stranded hundreds of commuters under the Hudson River on Thursday, some for nearly three hours....
SI.com to stream Carmelo's 'All-Stars' game
The exhibition game featuring LeBron James, Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul as teammates will be streamed online by Sports Illustrated.The game between Melo's All-Stars and Team...
Dow closes down nearly 400 points on concerns over global slowdown
Investors staged a global flight from risk Thursday that sent US stocks plummeting and 10-year Treasury yields to 1940s levels, after a gloomy outlook by the Federal Reserve renewed fears...
French writer wants to meet Strauss-Kahn face-to-face over sexual assault claim
PARIS -- The French writer who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault wants to meet the former International Monetary Fund chief face-to-face to see if he can "look me in...
More 'Trouble in Paradise' on the horizon
It's not that we're lacking in the film-to-stage department nowadays, when it feels as if every other show is based on a movie. But when the transfer is as well executed as "Trouble in...
Police seek female subway slasher in Bronx
Police are looking for a woman who's been slashing Bronx subway passengers. Police say the first attack occurred Sept. 6. The suspect, wearing clear plastic gloves, used a sharp object...
French president visits Statue of Liberty
Mayor Bloomberg and French President Nicolas Sarkozy paid a visit to the Statue of Liberty Thursday, an early celebration in honor of Lady Liberty's 125th anniversary. Bloomberg called the statue,...
'My car blew up with two kids,' Michigan dad tells 911
MONROE, Mich. -- A newly-released 911 call revealed chilling details of a targeted car bomb attack that left a father and his two sons seriously injured in southeastern Michigan, as...
UBS trader Kweku Adoboli 'sorry' for bank's $2.3B loss, lawyer says
LONDON -- UBS trader Kweku Adoboli, accused over the Swiss banking giant's $2.3 billion losses from unauthorized trades, was "sorry beyond words," his attorney said Thursday. Adoboli, 31, who was...
Weekly jobless claims drop by 9K to 423K, first fall in three weeks
WASHINGTON -- New applications for unemployment compensation in the US fell by 9,000 in the week ended Sept. 17 to 423,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, marking the first decline...
Hands-on with Battlefield 3
This fall it will be all-out war.The release of Battlefield 3 will mark the first time the beloved FPS has made its way onto home consoles (with the exception of...
France's Carla Bruni-Sarkozy due to give birth Oct. 3, father-in-law says
PARIS -- French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is due to give birth Oct. 3, slightly earlier than expected, her father-in-law told the German tabloid Bild on Thursday. Pal Sarkozy, the...
UK government to compensate families of Bloody Sunday victims
LONDON -- Compensation will be paid to families of those killed and wounded by British soldiers on Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland, the Ministry of Defence confirmed Thursday. Thirteen marchers...
Paul McCartney nervous before his world ballet debut in NYC
Sir Paul McCartney has confessed he is "quietly confident and nervous" ahead of Thursday's world premiere of his first ever ballet in New York. The 69-year-old pop icon spoke to...
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Germany amid planned protests
BERLIN -- Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Germany on Thursday for his first state visit to his homeland, amid planned protests and under the ongoing cloud of church sex abuse...
Full Tilt Poker fires back at US after Ponzi scheme claims
Attorneys for Full Tilt Poker (FTP) have fired back at the US Justice Department's civil case against the poker website, decrying official assertions that their company ran a massive "Ponzi...
NATO kills Taliban target of doomed US helicopter operation in Afghanistan
KABUL -- NATO said Thursday it had killed a Taliban commander who was the target of an operation that ended with the deaths of 30 American servicemen after their helicopter...
Drone dependency
David Ignatius calls it an addiction and he means our reliance on predator drones to kill our terrorist enemies. Ignatius is correct to raise the question of where and how...
Freed hiker's disgusting insult
It is certainly a happy day that the two Americans -- Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer -- unjustly imprisoned in Iran have been freed and are on their way home. But...
CHSAA/Private girls soccer roundup: Steele's four goals pace Dalton
Sandy Taylor was forced to make adjustments to his starting lineup and the tinkering didn’t quite work at first. The Dalton coach initially tabbed midfielder Annelise Steele at sweeper to...
PSAL girls volleyball roundup: Science scores signature win over Kennedy
Bronx Science is supposed to have a big season. The Wolverines have their entire core returning and look primed to make a deep run in the PSAL Class A playoffs....
Giants need to make Vick wish he sat out
The Giants want to remind everyone that they are in no way headhunters as they ratchet up the hunger and intensity for Michael Vick and the Eagles on Sunday at...
Recent history against Eagles doesn't worry Giants
The loss — make it The Loss — doesn’t linger. So claims Eli Manning. “You deal with it like any other loss,” Manning said yesterday of last season’s epic collapse...
Giants' Hixon out for season -- again
Domenik Hixon experienced heaven and hell in less than four seconds. Making a spectacular juggling touchdown catch near the end of the first half of the Giants’ win over the...
Patient June enjoying fast start for Cardinal Hayes
DeQuan June had to wait his turn. Cardinal Hayes has been blessed with some of the city’s best running backs during the senior’s time at the school. First there was...
CHSAA/Private girls volleyball roundup: Brearley beats Trinity, off to quick start
With three freshmen in the rotation, it’s ludicrous to think Brearley could be off to such a strong start. The Beavers won the NYSAISAA title last season and graduated six...
Yankees win AL East with doubleheader sweep
Call it the most important hit of the Yankees' season. That’s how Mark Teixeira dubbed it, anyway. Bottom of the eighth inning, bases loaded, two outs, game tied 2-2, Jorge...
Worth taking time to celebrate Yankees' division title
These are the moments when you see that even the Yankees — the cold, corporate, bottom-line, title-or-bust Yankees — can appreciate the small side-trips along the championship pathway. Over here,...
Young Jets QB has seen, done a lot already
It isn’t just that every pass Mark Sanchez throws is scrutinized the way medical students study a cadaver in Gross Anatomy. Or that every decision is either lauded too loudly...
Jets' Burress looking forward to single coverage
If you see a different, wider-eyed look on Plaxico Burress’ face Sunday in Oakland, where the Jets play the Raiders, this will be the reason why: man-to-man coverage. That’s a...
Jets offensive line has tough task vs. rugged Raiders
The last time Mark Sanchez visited Oakland, he got ripped for munching on a hot dog on the sideline. This time? The Jets just hope he doesn’t end up eating...
Eagles don't know if Vick will face Giants
PHILADELPHIA — Michael Vick’s playing status Sunday remains as cloudy, as his head no doubt was feeling after a concussion last weekend. The Eagles quarterback participated in a walkthrough workout...
Giants' Grant insists well-timed injury was not a ploy
He didn’t fake it. That’s Deon Grant’s story, and he’s sticking with it. The Giants veteran safety yesterday strongly objected to widespread accusations that he faked an injury in the...
On the Mark: Poll-winning Kramarchuk concerned more with city title
Mark Kramarchuk might be a sweeper, one of the very best at the position in the city in fact. Yet he is also Fordham Prep’s leading scorer with four goals...
Take my castoffs ... please!
Karen Todman was downsizing from her 5,700-square-foot Los Angeles home in Holmby Hills, right around the corner from Candy Spelling, to a 2,400-square-foot condo in December, when she realized she...
Yet again Bayside handed bitter defeat by rival Lewis
Bayside has been close before. No team has threatened Francis Lewis’ league unbeaten streak more than the Commodores and it appeared they were finally going to bring it to an...
BEACON OF LIGHT: Cupolo discusses loss to MLK, Blue Demons' future
Fordham-bound senior midfielder Ryan Cupolo will bring you into the world of the Beacon Blue Demons soccer team, one of the best in the city and the defending PSAL Class...
Still streaking: Dramatic comeback sends Lewis past rival Bayside
Daniel Castro’s initial reaction was only normal as Bayside star Santiago Moore’s penalty kick nestled into the lower right corner of the net. “Oh my God, we were about to...
With last year's playoff loss in mind, MLK gets better of Beacon
Martin Jacobson pumped his fist and let out a roar. It was a sudden show of emotion seldom heard from the legendary Martin Luther King Jr. boys soccer coach –...
Cardozo completes unfinished business, beats Lewis for first time since '06
This was the match Cardozo had been looking forward to for a year – for five years, really. The Judges might have won the PSAL Class A city title in...
Red Bulls lose 3-1 to RSL; Marquez says teammates not on his level
What had been a slow, inexorable slide for the Red Bulls accelerated into an outright implosion last night. They got humbled 3-1 at home by Real Salt Lake. Their already-slim...
Fed isn’t using its noodle
You know the saying about someone “pushing on a cooked strand of spaghetti with a bulldozer.” Well, maybe you haven’t heard that one because I just made it up. But...
Business briefs
OuchVille Zynga, the top maker of Facebook games, revealed a 90-percent plummet in profit in the June quarter, raising new doubts whether it can sustain growth ahead of its IPO....
Raj, is that sweat?
Things are not looking good for hedge-fund titan Raj Rajaratnam. A federal judge yesterday sentenced one of Rajaratnam’s former traders, Zvi Goffer, to 10 years in federal prison -- the...
Twist-er hits marts
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke chased investors out of the markets yesterday -- but it had nothing to do with “The Twist” he promised to perform with the Central Bank’s...
‘Humbled’ Netflix tries content upgrade
Netflix is “humbled” by the 26,183 irate customer responses to its decision to split the company in two -- but insisted yesterday there would be no price breaks given to...
More ESPN-less cable
Time Warner Cable is expanding a low-priced programming package that excludes sports channels including Walt Disney’s ESPN. The new service should be available in some East Coast markets in the...
Goldman’s woes grow
A former Goldman Sachs trader and his father were accused by US regulators of making illegal trades based on confidential information related to the Wall Street firm’s exchange-traded fund investments....
AT&T readies T-Mobile trial
AT&T lawyers said they would seek a trial in the US Justice Department’s lawsuit aimed at blocking its $39 billion merger of T-Mobile USA. A trial, which lawyers said wouldn’t...
Buffett downgrades buffet banks
Call it the Buffett downgrade. A trio of big banks -- including two that legendary investor Warren Buffett has stamped his imprimatur on -- got a smackdown yesterday when Moody’s...
Mortgage deal foes in powwow
Regulators and banks are making a new push to breathe new life into the faltering mortgage settlement talks, The Post has learned. Big banks, including reps from JPMorgan Chase, Bank...
King of the hill
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt barely broke a sweat yesterday during a two-hour appearance before Washington lawmakers probing the search giant’s possible anticompetitive actions. It really wasn’t such a great feat,...
iPhone 5 set for Oct. 4
Apple fanatics, save the date: Oct. 4. That’s the day Apple is expected to unveil details of the much-anticipated iPhone 5, according to a report yesterday from All Things D....
HP to oust Apotheker: report
Hewlett-Packard Chairman Raymond Lane is trying to have his cake and eat it too. Lane, who has been running HP for the last 10 months with CEO Leo Apotheker, is...
$224M for Madoff trustee
Irving Picard, the trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s money management firm, and his law firm asked for $45 million in fees for the period Feb. 1 to May 31, bringing total...
CEO: Bad times for Gray Lady
New York Times Co. hit a 52-week low yesterday after its chief executive warned that advertising revenue would be hit much harder than expected. CEO Janet Robinson said ad revenue...
Shot heard ‘round the county
I Thought the constant whirring of helicopters at 7 a.m. on a Tuesday was a military fleet en route to West Point. But when the relentless droning drew me outside,...
I don’t know how she did it
When Broadway star Nancy Opel (now dazzling audiences as Mama in the hit “Memphis”) moved into a Hell’s Kitchen rental in 2001, she never guessed that she was about to...
Fantasy island
Sure, it wasn’t so long ago that New York City broke its 50-year-old heat record. But now that summer’s over, we assure you that -- no matter what uncomfortable heat-wave...
What’s old is new again
In addition to the spate of brand-new development, there is a host of old new development or new old development -- depending on the way you look at it. We’re...
Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $1,132,000 240 W. 23rd St. Two-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 1,170 square feet, with open kitchen with granite counters and stainless-steel appliances, marble bath, 10-foot ceilings, washer/dryer and window AC;...
Dakota bldg.
It’s back-to-school time for teenage “Twilight” actress Dakota Fanning, who has enrolled at New York University. Fanning, 17, has moved into a two-bedroom rental at 225 Lafayette St., a luxury...
Shop talk
CB2 979 Third Ave., opens late October The snooty D&D Building will get an infusion of hip and affordable everyman furnishings with the opening of CB2 Eastside. The 8,000-square-foot store’s...
Bx. principal reinvents HS
Principal Sana Nasser has turned Harry S. Truman HS in The Bronx, one of the city’s largest public high schools, into one with a small-school feel and higher graduation rates....
Liz wardrobe on the block
Designer clothes owned by Elizabeth Taylor will be auctioned in New York, Christie’s announced yesterday. The silk chiffon dress that the actress wore for her first wedding to actor Richard...
MTA debt fare game
MTA bigs borrow now, and straphangers pay later. The cash-strapped transit agency’s plan to take in more debt than ever to pay for megaprojects like the Second Avenue Subway could...
Pedal pushers’ Harlem win
A word of advice to East Harlem residents: Look both ways. The city’s plan to bring protected bike lanes to the upper Manhattan neighborhood got the green light from the...
O’s moment of glory is instantly tarnished by French diss
President Obama played bad cop yesterday to France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy’s good cop -- at least, if you’re a Palestinian. It was quite the opposite for Israelis. Nearly as if...
Obama a star of david
Under intense political pressure at home, President Obama yesterday delivered his strongest defense of Israel yet, rejecting a bid for statehood by Palestinian officials -- who were left holding their...
Arabic scrawls on US airliners
Southwest Airlines may be the victim of a chilling act of vandalism, after messages that appeared to be scrawled in Arabic writing were found on the underbellies of several jets....
Hero kid answers the call
He’s only 4 feet tall -- but he’s the man of the house. Heroic 7-year-old Drew Champagnie kept his cool yesterday morning when his sickly mom suffered a frightening seizure...
Drug twi$t in tix fix
The rogue Bronx cop at the heart of the NYPD’s massive ticket-fixing scandal allegedly ripped off a drug dealer to the tune of more than $10,000 in cash, a source...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A bike-riding chain-snatcher who had been targeting victims in Midtown was nabbed by eagle-eyed cops, authorities said. Mere moments after Curtis Moore, 48, ripped a gold necklace off a...
Madoff pal’s dire need$
She definitely didn’t bust her budget at the hair salon.One of Bernard Madoff’s alleged accomplices was taken to task yesterday for spending too much on her appearance, after showing up...
Why ya gotta call it ‘rape’?
Rape? What rape? A drunken off-duty cop claimed he was just “cheating” on his fiancée when he was caught with a terrified young schoolteacher in an Inwood alleyway last month....
Mike’s drowning in new billion$
What recession? Mayor Bloomberg’s wealth ballooned by a staggering $1.5 billion last year, which can be attributed to his financial-information firm’s expansion around the globe in Islamic banking law, Chinese...
Parents’ school-bus nightmare
A school bus carrying nearly a dozen Bronx special-ed kids home disappeared and was incommun-icado for hours -- leaving parents in a panic.Fuming moms and dads said they spent the...
City sitting on $9M gift
The city’s Economic Development Corp. is sitting on $9.3 million donated by private developers that should have been spent on projects dating back a couple of decades, Comptroller John Liu...
Teen stabbed in back in classroom brawl
A classroom brawl at Long Island City HS turned bloody yesterday when a 16-year-old was stabbed in the back, cops said. The victim also suffered minor lacerations. The teen, whose...
Slash attack over UES parking spot
The owner of a Westchester trucking company was viciously slashed across the face on the Upper East Side yesterday during a fight over a parking space, witnesses said. Eustace Brown,...
Conn. slay jury hears confession
Speaking matter-of-factly and laughing occasionally, a Connecticut man told police in a recorded confession played for jurors yesterday how he and another man terrorized a family during a home invasion...
‘Bring kids back!’
A desperate mother who snatched her eight kids from a supervised child- services visit was still on the lam with her brood yesterday, as the foster mom of the youngest...
Tix soar for text drivers
Albany -- U R busted! The number of tickets for texting while driving has more than doubled since Gov. Cuomo signed a new law to crack down on the practice...
The Big Crabapple
ALBANY -- It could be worse: We could be California. New York again was ranked the second-worst state in the nation to do business by corporate executives and site-location consultants...
Iran frees US hikers
MUSCAT, Oman -- After more than two years in Iranian custody, two Americans convicted as spies took their first steps toward home yesterday as they bounded down from a private...
O goes to the Buffett for bucks
WASHINGTON-- President Obama’s “Buffett rule” apparently also calls for millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share to Obama’s re-election campaign. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will be helping Obama fill...
Jurors weigh in on Mike
Mayor Bloomberg and his money remained the hot topic for prosecutors and defense attorneys picking a jury yesterday for the trial of a man accused of ripping off his re-election...
Nowhere left to turn
Stay in bed, New Yorkers. It’s not safe out there. The bike psychos currently running City Hall tried to bury this. But a damning new survey that hit the pavement...
Shun of a gun! Cop wife recoils from handling 2 slay weapons
So now she’s gun-shy? A woman on trial for pumping 11 bullets into her allegedly abusive husband flew off the handle yesterday when a persistent prosecutor tried to get her...
Deal NY in on casinos: poll
New Yorkers are ready to roll the dice to open Las Vegas-style casinos in the Empire State, according to a poll. The Quinnipiac University survey found that 56 percent of...
Bubba keeps getting ‘gooder’
President Obama hailed Bill Clinton as “the do-gooder-in-chief’’ yesterday at the Clinton Global Initiative conference in Midtown. Decrying Washington’s partisan politics over his $447 billion jobs plan, Obama quipped that...
Probe hits jail rabbi’s landlord
Investigators scrutinizing former Correction Department chaplain Leib Glanz have subpoenaed records from the giant United Talmudical Academy, Glanz’s landlord during a 15-year period where he’s accused of stealing more than...
Zany hair-line security check
It was a hair-raising journey! A copiously coiffed Dallas woman says that she got a humiliating extra airport pat-down by the TSA because they thought she could be hiding a...
Slay-kid dad’s $150M suit
The ne’er-do-well father of a Brooklyn child whose death sparked the indictment of her mother, grandmother and two ACS workers is looking to cash in on his daughter’s demise.Tyrone Pierce...
Spirited ‘drug’ defense
This is the real Bourne Conspiracy. As an American Airlines baggage handler working the tarmac at Kennedy Airport, Victor Bourne ran a drug-trafficking ring and relied on his mother to...
Fresh Gilgo tips
Chilling sketches of a man and a woman found at a serial-killer dumping ground on Long Island have spurred dozens of fresh tips about their identities, according to a source...
Pacino kid in drink-drive plea
Actor Al Pacino’s 21-year-old daughter, Julie, has taken a noncriminal plea to operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, officials said yesterday.She’ll lose her license for 90 days, must...
GZ Islamic center boss: We blew it
The controversial Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero opened to the public for the first time last night with a photography exhibit -- as its developer said he...
‘Corrupt’ pol counts on mistress mischief
City Councilman Larry Seabrook says the feds can’t have it both ways when his mistress testifies against him at his upcoming corruption trial. In court papers filed yesterday, the Bronx...
$$ bill Tea bagged
WASHINGTON-- Dozens of Tea Party Republicans revolted against House GOP leaders yesterday to help defeat a stop-gap spending bill that would keep the government open past Sept. 30. The vote...
Evil put to death
HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- White-supremacist gang member Lawrence Russell Brewer was executed last night for the infamous 1998 dragging-death slaying of James Byrd Jr., a black man from eastern Texas. Byrd,...
HS hoops star ‘killers’ nabbed
The two men wanted for the fatal shooting of a Harlem high school basketball star 10 days ago were nabbed yesterday in a South Carolina hideout, The Post has learned.Tyshawn...
Ga. man is executed
JACKSON, Ga. -- Troy Davis was executed last night for the killing of an off-duty police officer, in a case in which he had drawn worldwide support for his claims...
The best ‘x’ we ever had
Last night, Simon Cowell finally gave us “The X Factor” -- complete with blow-you-out-of-your Barcalounger voices, new judges, and an old formula that feels brand new all over again. Twenty...
Minka butt slapper axed
A “Charlie’s Angels” TV crew member was reportedly fired yesterday after he smacked Minka Kelly’s butt on the set. “Please don’t ever disrespect me or any other woman like that...
Slay suspect in escape bid
A suspected murderer escaped a Rikers Island building yesterday, but was quickly captured, authorities said.Daniel Sanchez, charged in two shooting deaths last year, fled an office where he was being...
Two-wheeler invasion: A new cycle of crime?
The Issue: Mayor Bloomberg’s new plan to make 10,000 bikes available for rent across the city. *** Biking is a healthy, pleasurable, time-saving method of reaching your destination in a...
Pondering a patriot
At first glance, he doesn’t seem to have much in common with 21st-century New Yorkers. He was one of 12 children born to farmers in Connecticut. He was fluent in...
Killing hope of peace
Will a murder in Kabul upset President Obama’s timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? On Tuesday, a suicide bomber activated a bomb hidden in his turban -- killing Burhaneddin Rabbani, the...
Holder’s hell week
The stench from Washington is getting stronger. Rep. Darrell Issa has called for a special prosecutor to get to the bottom of the festering mess known as Operation Fast and...
Paying the UN to steal a NY park
The United States is going broke, and the United Nations is morally bankrupt. So why should US taxpayers pay for UN bureaucrats to get swanky new offices -- destroying a...
Hatefest III
In other UN news, all those visiting diplomats and related hangers-on in town for the General Assembly this week are doing more than snarling traffic -- this morning they’ll run...
Bam’s UN stump speech
Assembled world leaders and UN delegates can be forgiven their surprise when they found themselves sitting through a preview of President Obama’s acceptance speech at next summer’s Democratic national convention....
Leaves nice 'After'-glow
When it comes to life skills, Monty has his work cut out for him. He's baffled by the sheer number of toothbrushes and deodorants to choose from. Necktie knots bedevil...
Flamenco unplugged is very electric
Spanish dance whiz Israel Galván believes in flamenco reduced to the basics. There's no gold in his "La Edad de Oro" (The Golden Age). There are also no castanets, no...
Red Sox lose another to Orioles
BOSTON -- The Red Sox played their final regular-season game of the season at Fenway Park last night. Given the way they've been playing lately, their next one may not...
Loss hurts Red Bulls' playoff hopes
What had been a slow, inexorable slide for the Red Bulls accelerated into an outright implosion last night. They were humbled 3-1 at home by Real Salt Lake. Their already...
A-Rod pushes Girardi for Manager of Year
Alex Rodriguez said he believes Joe Girardi deserves to take home another Manager of the Year trophy. During the clubhouse celebration of the Yankees' division title late last night, Rodriguez...
Yankees' Hughes gets injection for old back injury
Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes was given an epidural yesterday after an MRI exam showed he has inflammation after aggravating an old back injury from 2004. General manager Brian Cashman expects...
Yankees' CC still searching for 20th win
CC Sabathia had a chance to lock down the AL East crown for the Yankees last night and win his 20th game for the second straight year. The Yankees got...
Perfect end to long year for Yankees' Posada
In the back of the Yankees' champagne-soaked clubhouse, Jorge Posada stood with a quiet, satisfied calm on his face. As his teammates chased each other with spraying bottles, Posada took...
Eagles' Maclin calls Giants' Rolle 'insecure or scared'
PHILADELPHIA -- Jeremy Maclin thinks Antrel Rolle and the Giants are running their mouths because they might be running scared. Responding to Rolle's comment on the radio this week that...
Jets' Mangold is still holding out hope
No one around the Jets believes center Nick Mangold will play this Sunday with one notable exception -- Mangold. As he tries to recover from a high right ankle sprain,...
Giants' Manningham not cleared to play
The Giants had a jog-through practice yesterday and receiver Mario Manningham did not participate. Manningham has not been cleared to return to work after sustaining a concussion in Monday night's...
Mets loss to Cardinals ensures losing season
ST. LOUIS -- Same old Mets. Though it became obvious weeks ago the playoffs were no longer an option for manager Terry Collins' crew, there was still the rallying cry...
Mets players glad Citi Field dimensions could shrink
ST. LOUIS -- Mr. Alderson, tear down this wall. Make that any wall inside spacious Citi Field, as far as the Mets hitters are concerned, provided it creates a fairer...
Rangers' Richards resting with muscle pull
ALBANY -- Rangers center Brad Richards, who did not skate yesterday after leaving the ice early on Tuesday with a slight groin pull, said that the issue is, "nothing alarming,...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 6f(T); $29,000; cl($16,000); 3up PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 3 Dr. W(L),121 J Lezcano 6-7-1...
Affrunti's Calder Grade
Post Time: 12:30 pm. FIRST-7f; $11,750; cl($6,250); 3up 7-FalseEcnmy 2-1 1-FablsFrntr 8-1 3-Dr. D R 3-1 2-Lance's Song 15-1 4-Measure Up 4-1 5-SweetBerni 8-1 6-Mr. Foxy 4-1 SECOND-1m(T); $17,950; cl($25,000);...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet:FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $12,000; cl($10000)1MilitaryStratcom(GMertn)1-3-47-53GinAndVermouth(JPantlno)5-1-23-15Bolder(D Dube)5-6-715-12TrevorWinForUs(CManzi)3-3-66-14YourBestBet(LStalbaum)6-2-410-16Slick(M Forte)8-8-230-17FoxValleySosa(BHolland)1-2-58-18Hez Da Man N(S Vallee)6-3-715-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $17,000; cond.5E L Rock(T Buter)1-4-88-53BigSkyStorm(JStratton)6-1-63-16InNominePatri(LStalbaum)1-1-64-11Cathy'sPrincess(JPntlno)4-1-320-12Rees's Racer(M Forte)6-7-410-14Rapid Strategy(C Manzi)1-2-515-17Jeanie Marie(E Goodell)4-4-615-18Guiltywithanexcuse(DDbe)1-3-78-1THIRD-1 1/16m; pace;...
Belmont Charts
Sep. 21, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 1/16m(T); $53,000; alw; 3up; (f&m)Off: 1:01. Good. 3w 5/16pl, edged away, Trainer: Jonathan SheppardTime: 24.66, 48.61,...
Fairplex Analysis by Vic Cangialosi
Post time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $5,000; alw; 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds3Effie Estes(L),113EFlors2-3-17-51BrnngSpdMkp(L),123DGldny4-3-24-12AlongwayBby(L),123HHrrra6-2-78-14StrvngFrwrp(L),123MLinrs7-4-315-15Proudd Pruf(L),123CRssll3-6-14-16ASargntGnrl(L),123JScott5-5-46-17Raineman(L),123JHrrra9-1-515-1SECOND-1/2m; $12,000; cl($20,0); 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2Bigmiksthmn(L),121CSntgo2-5-25-24Melo Laser(L),124CDAlba3-6-22-11SiberinRble(L),124ACstnnx-x-x15-13BryanDaniel(L),121DVrgra3-10-86-15Oneinmllnyu(L),124MPdrza7-6-44-16Chi Cha Cha(L),117EFlors7-9-58-17OurClsscTrp(L),121RGuce8-x-x15-18Blue Monkey(L),121DSndvlx-x-x20-19Free Bet(L),121AFelix7-6-530-110WrrnsTwtOne(L),121EMldno3-12-68-111Onebadboy(L),121JScott6-9-46-112FriendlyHys(L),121MPdrza8-5-x7-2THIRD-6 ½ fur; $17,000; cl($32,0); 2YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1Jffry'sPrde(L),119ADlgdo2-4-111-16Wrrn'sMrshl(L),119MPdrzax-x-x5-22Teancum(L),119CSntgo3-2-310-13Marv,119KJohn7-x-x12-14Wrrn'sLghtg(L),119HHrrra7-9-520-15NorthernSol(L),119DGldny6-x-x20-17Helimark(L),119AGrydr8-5-x4-1FOURTH-6 fur; $25,000; cl($32,0); 2YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast...
Delaware Results
FIRST-1m&70y; $15,000; clm; 3up6Maddy's Rvns (Crbllo) 5.604.203.609Fire Ruler (Cintron)5.203.808DavdsLttlBy (Gnzlz)6.60 Off 1:16. Time 1:45.00. Fast. Scr: Scorsese. * $1 Exacta (6-9) $15.00 * $1 Superfecta (6-9-8-7) $303.00 * $1 Trifecta...
Cincy will bear down
We knew Auburn's offense was going to take a colossal step back when Cam Newton left for the NFL. Heck, the guy's putting up monster numbers in his first two...
Nats & 'Cats for Hondo
Hondo, who knocked 760 big ones off the NRN (nasty red number) with Tuesday night's shocking 3-for-3 performance with the Orioles, Nats and Pi rates, gave a bit back yesterday...
Sports shorts
NFL: Injured knee KOs Edwards 49ers wide receiver Braylon Edwards has undergone a surgical procedure on his injured right knee and will be out for a while, though coach Jim...
The Post Line
NFL Sunday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog EAGLES OFF OFF (OFF) Giants Jets 3½ 3½ (41) RAIDERS BENGALS 1 2½ (40½) 49ers Patriots 9 8½ (53) BILLS SAINTS 5½ 4...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball1:30 p.m.Mets at CardinalsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Angels at Blue JaysMLBN7 p.m.Rays at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)Football7 p.m.High School: Teams TBAMSG Plus8 p.m.N.C. State at CincinnatiESPNGolf9 a.m.European: Austrian Open, first...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISDREW LOFTISCINCY 7.5 NC State (Tonight, 8:00, ESPN)CincyCincyNC StateNC StateBYU 2.5 Ucf (Tomorrow, 8:00, ESPN)BYU★ BYUUCFBYUMICHIGAN 10 S. Diego St. (Sat., Noon,...
NBA, union meet today
Staff members from the NBA and players' association have met, and top negotiators from both sides will talk today. A small group from each side took part over a few...
Rangers' Christensen competing for roster spot
ALBANY -- Last season Erik Christensen started 22 games as Marian Gaborik's center including the playoffs, most among the Rangers' pivots. This year, however, Christensen understands that unless something goes...
Devils found 'right' answer with Larsson
ALBANY -- One righty spot on the Devils' defense is solved -- for a long time. Prize first-rounder Adam Larsson is a beast. It took only the first period of...
Former Mets manager can relate to Red Sox collapse
BOSTON -- One person who knows all too well what the Boston Red Sox are going through right now is Willie Randolph. The former Mets manager, now working as the...
Streit named Islanders captain
The Islanders spent this summer investing money in their young core, but yesterday they handed their official leadership role to a veteran. Mark Streit, who missed all of last season...
Yankees got good news from scoreboard
It was a tie game in the bottom of the seventh when the scoreboard flashed at Yankee Stadium that the Red Sox had lost to the Orioles and it didn't...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYSept. 22FRISept. 23SATSept. 24SUNSept. 25MONSept. 26TUESept. 27WEDSept. 28Yankees#Tampa Bay7:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio WCBS 880 AMBos.7:05YESWCBSBos.4:10FOXWCBSBos.1:05YESWCBST.B.7:10YESWCBST.B.7:10WWORWCBST.B.7:10YESWCBSMetsSt. Louis1:45TV -- SportsNet NYRadio -- WFAN 660 AMPhi.7:10SNYWFANPhi.1:10WPIXWFANPhi.1:10WPIXWFANCinc.7:10SNYWFANCinc.7:10SNYWFANCinc.1:10SNYWFAN# - makeup from July 8 Red...
Starr report
You think "Stony Brook Medical Center," you don't think, "CBS drama." Until now. In tomorrow night's premiere of "A Gifted Man" on CBS (8 p.m./Ch. 2), Patrick Wilson stars as...
When traveling, phone the head of state
Nobody knows a country better than the top guy. That’s the working theory behind the PBS series “The Royal Tour,” which essentially turns heads of state into glorified tour guides....
Gordo visits hotels
Curses! Gordon Ramsay is bringing his f-bomb act to the world of hospitality. The profanity-prone chef/restaurateur will host his fourth Fox series, “Hotel Hell,” in which he’ll visit struggling hotels...
Drama mama
Bittersweet week for the soap world, with “All My Children” bidding adieu tomorrow after 41 years on the air. Need something soapy to fill the void? Here are a few...
Jane on Top
The actual whodunit that you’ll have to solve in NBC’s new police procedural, “Prime Suspect,” is why it felt the need to adapt Helen Mirren’s Brit series about a lone...
Bunny boilers
‘The Playboy Club” looks like it may be a bust. Its first episode drew only 5 million total viewers last Monday -- good for last place and less than half...
‘Whit’ spread too thin
When TV suits make a decision that one person/idea/trend is the only person/idea/trend that matters, well, nothing else matters. This season, that person/idea/trend is stand-up comic Whitney Cummings. Maybe Cummings...
Weird but true
He won the dumpling-eating contest but lost his life. A 77-year-old Ukrainian man was awarded a jar of sour cream after downing 10 dumplings in 30 seconds -- then dropped...
Big East could face TV trouble
After a decade of having its membership raided and its television revenue dwarfed by other conferences, the Big East, if nothing else, has had plenty of practice putting its best...
'Bama defense has Razors' edge
Football expert Phil Steele is owner and publisher of Phil Steele's College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of football 24/7/365, including more write-ups at...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Colorado's two goals lead FDR over Midwood
Juan Colorado scored two goals to up his season total to eight and added an assist as FDR topped Midwood, 4-2, in Brooklyn A West boys soccer Wednesday afternoon. Jerry...
INSIDE BOYS SOCCER: Aviation still undefeated, Xavier-Regis fallout
There was a time not so long ago Aviation was one of the city’s elite with multiple Division I players on the roster. It nearly upset Martin Luther King Jr....
CHSAA/Private boys soccer roundup: Star keeper back, leads Mount over Hayes
The plan early this season for Mount St. Michael was simply to hold down the fort. Star goalkeeper Colm Burke was to miss the first two games after a red...
WATCH: 'Moneyball' trailer, review
"Moneyball," which stars Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill as Oakland A's baseball executives changing the way a team is built, premieres in theaters Friday.Hill's character is based on Paul DePodesta,...
Former Rutgers star Britt courting success with Titans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee safety Michael Griffin thinks only one person in the NFL can stop receiver Kenny Britt right now. That would be Britt himself. The 6-foot-3 receiver has...