September 29, 2011
Accused Shania Twain stalker says he will plead guilty
OTTAWA -- A doctor accused of stalking country singer Shania Twain said he would enter a guilty plea as his trial opened Thursday in Toronto. Giovanni Palumbo, 51, was arrested...
Red Sox will always curse this collapse
BOSTON -- "Fire away,” Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein told reporters at the start of his season-ending news conference. Then, because he’s seen how things go in Boston when...
Qns. Woman who tossed newborn into trash charged with second-degree murder
A Queens woman who dumped her newborn into a hospital garbage was hauled back to jail today as the criminal charges against her were upgraded. Dawa Lama was released on...
LIRR almost back to normal after Thursday night lightning shutdown
The Long Island Rail Road expects to operate near-normal morning rush hour service on Friday morning, after a lightning strike Thursday night shut down the entire railroad, except for the...
Cardinals RB Wells expects to play against Giants
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona running back Beanie Wells says he is optimistic about his chances of playing Sunday against the Giants. Wells, who sat out last week’s loss at Seattle...
Rangers shut out Czech team in Prague exhibition
PRAGUE -- Artem Anisimov and Ruslan Fedotenko scored in the second period Thursday to give the Rangers a 2-0 exhibition victory over Sparta Prague. Anisimov broke the deadlock 5:45 into...
Nets to hold open tryouts for announcer tomorrow
The Nets want a new voice for their move to Brooklyn — even if its owner has a thick-as-an-egg-cream accent like Borough President Marty Markowitz. The club — which moves...
Russell Brand named Rosie O'Donnell's first guest on new talk show
CHICAGO -- British funnyman Russell Brand will be the first guest to stop by Rosie O'Donnell's new talk show on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, the cable channel announced Thursday. O'Donnell...
Delta flight investigated after threat against Obama
Authorities met and investigated a Delta Air Lines jetliner from London that landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport Thursday morning after a threat, likely a hoax, was called in...
Umenyiora looks ready to play for Giants
With two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Justin Tuck battling a groin issue and a persistent neck injury, Osi Umenyiora could not have picked a better time to get back into...
Yankees' Robertson has bigger role this time
Yankees fans first became acquainted with David Robertson during the 2009 postseason, when the little-known reliever did not allow a run over five relief appearances during the team’s World Series....
Yankees believe in CC against Tigers
The Yankees like their ace, too. For the second straight postseason CC Sabathia has been overshadowed by an opposing pitcher -- last year it was the Rangers’ Cliff Lee, this...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Giants-Cardinals
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Mets will talk to Reyes soon; payroll to drop by $30 million
With Jose Reyes unsigned and potentially preparing to test free agency, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson on Thursday said he expects to speak with the All-Star shortstop’s agents in the...
Posada gets chance as Yankees DH for ALDS
Jorge Posada has many great many memories from his time with the Yankees, but this regular season will not be among them.But Posada has been handed a chance at redemption...
Jets' Cromartie isn't impressed with Ravens WR Smith
Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie expects to play Sunday, and he gave the Ravens some bulletin board material. Asked Thursday about Ravens rookie wide receiver Torrey Smith, who had five catches...
Yankees expect A-Rod will play 'every day'
The Yankees believe Alex Rodriguez is over his nagging injuries and will be ready to play in Game 1 of the ALDS on Friday night.New doubts came about after Rodriguez...
PSAL football predictions, Week 4
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...
CHSFL predictions, Week 4
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 3 Raimondi: 25-8 (Last...
Yankees say Burnett 'good about' three-man rotation without him
The Yankees will not take their chances with A.J. Burnett starting in the ALDS. Manager Joe Girardi said Thursday the team would go with a three-man rotation against the Tigers...
Justin Bieber's toddler sister amasses Twitter fan base
ONTARIO, Canada -- Jazmyn Bieber, the three-year-old litte sister of singer Justin Bieber, has been gaining a massive Twitter fan base Thursday after joining the social networking website this week....
Yankees-Tigers gets three night games
Each of the first three ALDS games between the Yankees and Tigers are scheduled to start at 8:37 p.m. Eastern time, Major League Baseball announced Thursday.Game 1 is Friday and...
Romney to report raising $11M-$13M this fundraising quarter
BOSTON -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will announce having raised between $11 million and $13 million at the end of this current fundraising quarter, The Boston Globe reported Thursday,...
'Terror' tweet was just a joke insists The Onion but Capitol police aren't laughing
WASHINGTON -- Capitol police failed to see the funny side when satirical newspaper The Onion tweeted a hoax report Thursday suggesting a gunman was running amok inside the building. "BREAKING:...
Ex-Playboy model Holly Madison insures breasts for $1 million
LAS VEGAS -- Former Hugh Hefner girlfriend Holly Madison has insured her surgically-enhanced breasts for $1 million. Madison, 31, took out an insurance policy with Lloyd's of London to protect...
Nicks, Tuck don't practice with Giants
Seeing Giants defensive end Justin Tuck spend Thursday’s practice on the stationary bike wasn’t a shock. Seeing Hakeem Nicks pedaling along right next to him was, the wide receiver a...
Morning is world's happy time, says Twitter
ITHACA, N.Y. -- People around the world are happiest in the morning, according to a US study Thursday that analyzed hundreds of millions of messages on the microblogging site Twitter....
Cromartie, Mangold return to Jets practice
Jets center Nick Mangold and cornerback Antonio Cromartie were on the practice field Thursday, raising the team's hope they might be able to play Sunday against the Ravens. During the...
Seton Hall University cuts tuition for high achievers
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- Seton Hall University will radically restructure its tuition for next year, slashing costs by more than 60 percent for all incoming students who have achieved a...
The Cain Scrutiny
After a poignant performance at the last GOP debate -- where he shared his experience with combatting cancer in light of how an ObamaCare patient might fare -- and an...
Michael Jackson bodyguard says doc told him to hide vials
LOS ANGELES — The first bodyguard to reach Michael Jackson’s bedroom after the singer’s doctor called for help testified Thursday that he was told by the doctor to gather medicine...
Judge denies mistrial in brutal Conn. home invasion case
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A Connecticut judge Thursday denied a motion to declare a mistrial for a man charged in a brutal home invasion that left a mother and her...
Better SAT exam security is needed: DA Rice
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A New York prosecutor who charged seven teenagers in an SAT cheating scandal tells The Associated Press more can be done to secure the tests. Nassau County...
Courtney Love memoir to 'set the record straight'
Courtney Love is ready to spill. The hard-living rock star and actress known for her band Hole and for her brief marriage to Kurt Cobain has a book deal with...
FBI raids Boeing plant over alleged prescription drug ring
RIDLEY PARK, Pa. -- The FBI descended on a Boeing plant in Delaware County, Pa., Thursday morning to make dozens of arrests as part of a prescription drug ring investigation,...
McCain meets new Libyan leaders in Tripoli, warns of 'rocky road' ahead
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) led a group of Republican senators to Tripoli Thursday to meet Libya's new leaders, in the highest profile American visit to the country...
Rapper TI released from Atlanta halfway house
ATLANTA — Federal officials say the rapper T.I. was released Thursday from an Atlanta halfway house after spending about 10 months in federal prison on a probation violation. Federal Bureau...
BACK PAGE: Reyes deserves better from critics
Rather than being celebrated as the National League batting champion, Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has become the subject of unfair criticism.Reyes, who removed himself from yesterday’s season finale after one...
Yankees say Garcia will start ALDS Game 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi named Freddy Garcia as the third starter for the team's ALDS matchup against the Detroit Tigers. "We just like the way that...
QPR expects to lose out to 'bigger' EPL club in race for David Beckham
LONDON -- English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers remains keen on David Beckham, but bosses concede that the team is unlikely to be the soccer superstar's top choice, Sky Sports...
US star Holden 'devastated' to miss EPL action for another six months
BOLTON, England -- U.S. international Stuart Holden said he was "floored, devastated, gutted" after learning he will be sidelined from the English Premier League for another six months. The Bolton midfielder...
Red Bulls may keep Mendes, Keel in backline
The Red Bulls hadn’t kept a clean sheet since July; that was before posting shutouts the past two weekends with backup centerback Carlos Mendes starting at left back, and little-used...
Bangladeshi mom, daughter to stay in US for now
The deportation letter arrived just as Nadia Habib was starting her junior year at Stony Brook University, its message straightforward and scary: Please report to our offices on Sept. 29,...
LI thief gets jail instead of heart transplant
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A New Yorker who lost her chance for a life-saving heart transplant by continuing to commit crimes has been sentenced to over 2 years in jail. The...
Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward to compete in IGN's pro gaming tournament
Gordon Hayward, second-year forward for the Utah Jazz, will be showcasing his talents next week, only not in a way many would expect.Hayward, the driving force behind the Butler Bulldogs’...
Leonardo Da Vinci fake is the real thing, British art expert claims
OXFORD, England -- A painting that was once dismissed as a Leonardo Da Vinci forgery has been hailed as genuine by a British expert. Martin Kemp, emeritus professor of art...
Khadafy spokesman reported captured outside Sirte
SIRTE, Libya – Ousted Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy's spokesman Moussa Ibrahim was captured on Thursday outside the former Libyan strongman's hometown of Sirte, field commanders from the new regime told...
US ambassador safe after being trapped in Syrian opposition office by protesters
DAMASCUS, Syria -- US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford was trapped in an office belonging to an opposition politician for about three hours Thursday as protesters surrounded the building and...
Amanda Knox appeal verdict to be delivered Monday
PERUGIA, Italy -- The verdict in the appeal of US student Amanda Knox against her murder conviction will be delivered Monday, the judge hearing the case told the court Thursday....
Weekly jobless claims sink by by 37k to 391k, lowest since April
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans who filed applications for unemployment benefits sank last week to the lowest level since early spring, but a government official suggested the surprising drop...
Germany passes expanded euro fund in major step toward debt crisis fix
BERLIN — German lawmakers on Thursday overwhelmingly approved expanding the powers of the eurozone bailout fund, a major step toward tackling the sprawling debt crisis, in a vote that also...
Hugo Chavez reportedly in hospital with kidney failure, Venezuela slams newspaper
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denied "rumors" that he was rushed to the hospital following kidney failure, news agency Noticias24 reported Thursday. Speaking live on national television via...
Strauss-Kahn accuser says she told him 'there was a rape attempt' during meeting
PARIS -- The French writer accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of a 2003 rape attempt said she maintained her allegation during a police-arranged encounter with the former International Monetary Fund chief on...
On guard: Naz picks up top transfer from Connecticut
The city’s best backcourt can now make the argument that it's one of the country’s best. Joining West Virginia-bound point guard Darius Faulk and top sophomore Bianca Cuevas at nationally...
Yankees will face Tigers in ALDS
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As the Yankees walked toward the buses late last night that would take them to the plane and home, they had one thought on their minds:...
Euphoria for Rays on game’s grand night
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Champagne was never sweeter. The Rays never will forget this night. Baseball never will. This is what the game is all about. There is a heartbeat...
Landing Martinez was Victor-y for Tigers
DETROIT — During the offseason, Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta got a call from the team brass who wanted to ask about Victor Martinez, the person. Like everyone on the planet,...
Reyes booed after leaving game, but wins Mets' first batting title
Jose Reyes’ potential final game with the Mets turned into the kind of fiasco only this franchise could manufacture. Maybe some is forgiven, after Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun finished 0-for-4 against...
Mets, Reyes bungle possible sendoff
By day’s end, everybody had their sound reasons for why Jose Reyes’ season ended after two pitches and one hit, and they all sounded perfectly at peace with the decision....
Jets aren't counting on Mangold, Cromartie to face Ravens
On a team famous for guarantees, the Jets have no assurances Nick Mangold or Antonio Cromartie will be able to play against the Ravens on Sunday. The starting center and...
Black eye and all, 'overpaid' Jets QB isn't bothered by critics
Mark Sanchez has been beaten up on the field this season, enduring a broken nose and an injured throwing arm, but it’s not just on the field where he’s taking...
Time for Jets to show they have Rex’s back
Their beloved coach goes back to Baltimore to face the franchise he helped win a Super Bowl 11 seasons ago, the coach they love because he always has their back,...
Ravens player wears 'Can't Wait' T-shirt
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — There are plenty of bonds that tie the Jets and Ravens organizations together. But those friendships won’t take any of the spice out of Sunday night’s...
Boley taking charge for Giants
Surrounded by four rookies and thrust into a role as teacher and leader, Giants linebacker Michael Boley has flourished. From calling out defensive plays to making them -- like repeatedly...
Girls volleyball roundup: Wagner wins 40th straight league match
Susan Wagner got a scare in the first set, but continued its league winning streak. Julia Bogdan had 12 kills and seven digs and Karolina Gajda added seven kills and...
Girls soccer roundup: Souza, four-goal second half puts SJP in first
A thrilling second half comeback has St. John’s Prep standing alone in first place. The Red Storm trailed by three goals in the first half, but scored four times after...
Flying high, Aviation stuns Adams, takes over Queens A West lead
Aviation entered the week with question marks. It provided resounding answers in a pair of commanding road victories over the supposed best teams PSAL Queens A West has to offer...
Osi, Mario at Giants practice
Making do with what you have is a wonderful attitude in life and an admirable quality in an NFL team. The Giants have been forced to navigate around a series...
Persistent Packer community helps vote Rhodes NYC's top goal scorer
Shannon Rhodes’ victory became a school-wide endeavor. The Packer Collegiate star said she was informed early last week by a teacher about the NYPost.com poll asking: "Who is New York...
INSIDE BOYS SOCCER: Fieldston flying high, SFP coach takes leave
Combine a new coach with little experience and a young team coming off a three-win campaign and what you get is low expectations. Two weeks into the Ivy Prep League...
Sea not tired of ties, plays McClancy to scoreless draw
St. Joseph by the Sea hasn’t done a lot of winning this season – but it hasn’t lost yet either. The Vikings picked up their third tie in four games...
Restaurants beyond reproach
‘Unappealing.” “Undistinguished.” “Better suited to coal mining than supping.” Hardly the kind of review a restaurant prays for. And yet Ninja New York — on the wrong end of that...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Surprising New Dorp plays Curtis to 1-all draw
New Dorp has turned Staten Island A into a three-team race. It created a two-way tie atop the division between powers Curtis and Tottenville by playing the Warriors to a...
GSA lease deal makes 1 WTC over half-full
The US General Services Administration has signed a preliminary agreement to lease 300,000 square feet at 1 World Trade Center, The Post has learned -- a deal that will push...
Business briefs
Marts downStocks snapped a three-day winning streak. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 179.79 points, or 1.6 percent, at 11,010.90. The S&P 500 lost 24.32 points, or 2.1 percent,...
Madoff trustee says ruling means $6B less for victims
Bernie Madoff trustee Irving Picard is crying foul over a federal court ruling, claiming the decision to toss much of his case against the owners of the Mets will also...
Greece-ing the markets with bailout rumors
What, no new European bailout rumors? Without any half-baked gossip about a miracle plan to solve Europe’s massive financial problems, the stock market yesterday wasn’t able to maintain its upward...
Universal adds Creek
Universal Pictures will distribute at least six Cross Creek Pictures movies over the next three years, the two companies announced yesterday. They also are looking to see which Universal projects...
No ifs ands or butts
Buyers of Reebok’s “toning shoes” thought the company promised buns of steel -- not steal. The Federal Trade Commission charged the sneaker-maker with ripping off millions of customers with claims...
‘Spectacles Hell’ . . . now in 3-D!
Shares of RealD Inc., the developer of projection systems for 3-D movie theaters, fell after Sony Corp. said it will stop paying for the glasses moviegoers use when watching 3-D...
Scary $tats
How sweet it is! This year Americans plan to boost their Halloween spending -- from costumes and candy to parties and pets -- by 9 percent to an eye-popping $6.8...
Verizon pre-paid tangle
Verizon Wireless has been fraudulently inflating sales of prepaid phones this year, certain Verizon retailers charge in an explosive lawsuit filed this week.The country’s No. 1 wireless company carried out...
Shake-up at Thomson
Thomson Reuters, the financial news provider, named James Smith chief operating officer and Stephane Bello chief financial officer.The company also said it will disband its divisional structure and move to...
It’s all in the family at Rodale
More turmoil has enveloped the top executive ranks of Rodale, the family-owned publishing empire behind Runner’s World, Men’s Health and the “Eat This, Not That” books. Chairwoman and Chief Executive...
Yale beats Harvard
Yale University, whose endowment strategy has been a model for US schools, said its investments returned 22 percent in the past fiscal year, leading a two-year comeback by the richest...
Trump Place sites available
Two of the Trump Place development sites on the Upper West Side are up for grabs and could fetch nearly $400 million as the Carlyle Group joint venture with Extell...
Bunny money in NBC ad flap
Not even a good old-fashioned controversy can draw a crowd to NBC’s new Monday-night entry “The Playboy Club.” The struggling show lost more than 1 million viewers in its second...
Fall into place
August was a nerve-wracking month. The stock market was still reeling over the debt-ceiling crisis when Standard & Poor’s decided to downgrade the US credit rating. While this was happening,...
Just sold!
Manhattan FIDI $770,000 88 Greenwich St. One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 681 square feet, with dining area, central AC and Hudson River views; building features doorman, roof deck, gym, yoga and Pilates...
Living Legend
This apartment’s got soul. Nine-time Grammy Award-winner John Legend’s East Village condo is on the market for $2.95 million. The stylish two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment at 52 E. Fourth St. is...
Radio shack
‘We love the whole experience of eating at home and cooking with each other,” says WNYC radio host Leonard Lopate, standing in the generously sized eat-in kitchen of his two-bedroom,...
Doctor’s orders: hide Jacko meds
Michael Jackson’s doctor hesitated to call 911 after finding the Gloved One’s lifeless body and then plotted to hide the star’s medication, an aide testified yesterday. Prosecutors, pressing an involuntary-manslaughter...
Gran ‘DWI’ with boy
A Long Island woman was busted on a felony DWI rap yesterday for driving while high on drugs with her 2-year-old grandson in her car, cops said. Donna Catania, 54,...
‘Tix fix’ cop in psych ward
A veteran Bronx cop who tried to kill himself two weeks ago because he was stressed about having to rat out his colleagues in the ticket-fixing scandal has been re-admitted...
PA head nears exit
Chris Ward, the Port Authority executive director praised for getting Ground Zero reconstruction back on track, is planning to leave at the end of October, sources said last night. The...
Creature discomforts
Here’s another reason to stay in bed, New Yorkers. And it’s got nothing to do with kamikaze bicycle assassins or obnoxious cellphone yakkers who’ve been given license to bombard subway...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan The two suspects pictured here (top photo) are wanted for shooting a man during a botched robbery in East Harlem, police said yesterday. The suspects shot the 47-year-old victim...
‘SAT’ expel eyed
The genius-for-hire accused of taking wads of cash to ace the SATs for his rich pals could get the boot from Emory University, officials said. The Atlanta college has a...
‘Surf’ before slay
Minutes after editing her son’s high-school religion essay, she edited her husband out of existence. Barbara Sheehan, who’s on trial for murder, passed the final hours before riddling her spouse...
Murder jury turnabout
They were generous to a fault. A Brooklyn federal jury yesterday awarded more than $1 million to the family of a murdered police informant -- but then abruptly had to...
Video: Elderly man shot dead at barber
A 79-year-old man was fatally shot while sitting in a Bedford-Stuyvesant barbershop yesterday by a gunman aiming for someone else, police sources said. The victim, Andrew Burke, a daily visitor,...
WATCH: Brutal Brooklyn shooting caught on tape
Shocking video captured by an NYPD camera shows a brutal, carefully planned shooting near Brooklyn College. It shows a man wearing a white T-shirt outside a McDonald’s on Nostrand Avenue...
Marine’s scream halts rape
A Marine vet who served five years in Iraq and Afghanistan saved a woman from a would-be rapist in Queens yesterday morning -- scaring him off with a jarhead scream....
Doc busted as pot pusher
An anesthesiologist was charged yesterday with dealing pot out of his Bronx home. Jerome Taffet, 57, allegedly ran his side practice for a year at City Island home. He was...
Yank GM 'pix tryst'
One spring training reportedly turned sizzling hot for Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman. He was photographed in 2009 nuzzling a woman who wasn’t his wife during a probe by a...
Harlem i$ ‘up’ town
The economy may still be on Skid Row, but in Harlem and downtown, the streets are paved with gold, according to a new apartment-rental report. Since the start of the...
Quinn nixes ‘Mike’ rule
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn -- an ally of Mayor Bloomberg and a 2013 mayoral hopeful -- killed a controversial attempt yesterday to force mayors to disclose their foreign travels....
Let taxpayers foot sex-op bill: panel
From same-sex marriage to sex-change surgery! A state panel advising Gov. Cuomo wants taxpayers to foot the bill for transgender residents to get “sexual-reassignment surgery,” allowing them to change their...
Poster boy de Blasio to pay 300G
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has tossed in the towel in a two-year battle over more than $300,000 in fines accumulated by his campaign for putting up posters illegally on...
Ready, aim, 'Fire'
Amazon turned the tablets on Apple yesterday with the debut of its new Kindle Fire, a $199 wonder that’s half the size and less than half the price of the...
Lady Gaga runs off ‘$quatter’
There can be only one Lady Gaga. The pop icon filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday against a company that’s been trying to trademark the name “Lady Gaga By...
Marilyn’s Joe ring on block
LOS ANGELES -- Marilyn Monroe’s diamond-encrusted wedding band (pictured) from Yankee legend Joe DiMaggio is set to go up for auction and is expected to fetch as much as $500,000....
O bid to shore up Latino support
WASHINGTON -- Facing weakening support among Hispanics, President Obama expressed deep frustration yesterday over what he called an inaccurate perception that he can fix the nation’s flawed immigration system on...
Ray explains ‘shoot down’
In his first remarks about an attention-grabbing claim that police had the means to shoot down a terrorist plane, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said yesterday that the department could arm...
‘Toy plane’ terror plot grounded
A 26-year-old Massachusetts man was busted yesterday in a bizarre plot to attack the Pentagon and US Capitol with remote-controlled model planes packed with explosives. Rezwan Ferdaus, a US citizen,...
‘Heart’-burned Perry tries to bounce back
WASHINGTON -- It’s not that his performance was bad -- it was too passionate. Texas Gov. Rick Perry two-stepped his way back from provocative comments at last week’s debate when...
Christie seriously considering presidential bid after GOP prodding
After months of hedging, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is giving serious thought to jumping into the ring for a GOP presidential run -- and could make his decision next...
MTA boss: Budget woe got me off-track
It’s not just straphangers who wish subway service was better -- so does outgoing MTA chief Jay Walder. The departing transit boss, sounding wistful at his final public MTA meeting,...
NJ p.r. exec threatens to fire staffers who don't replace milk
Sounds like he’s the one who’s spoiled! A high-powered New Jersey p.r. exec walked into his office and discovered to his horror that staffers had consumed all the milk, leaving...
Fugitive’s sly life in Portugal
To his neighbors in Portugal, he was José Luis Jorge Dos Santos -- just plain George to some -- a quiet man who worked odd jobs and enjoyed the company...
Foxy bro 'pretty' in stripes
This “Pretty Boy” is off to prison. Gavin “Pretty Boy” Marchand, brother of rapper Foxy Brown, turned himself in at a Manhattan courthouse yesterday, and will begin a prison stint...
Exclusive: Crook busted after robbing same bank for third day in row
Now that’s customer loyalty. A greedy bank robber starred in his own criminal version of “Groundhog Day” -- holding up the same downtown Sovereign branch on three consecutive days before...
911 call of panicking ‘hit’ hubby
The New Jersey husband who confessed to orchestrating his wife’s murder by having his mistress kill her and shoot him played a convincing victim in a chilling 911 call after...
Never buy a ‘scud’ a ‘yak’
A Manhattan jury got a lesson in Harlem gang slang yesterday -- as an NYPD narcotics expert and a defense lawyer sparred over the meanings of words like “yak” and...
Hydrofracking hearings due
The state Department of Environmental Conservation issued proposed “hydrofracking” regulations yesterday, prompting environmental groups to charge Gov. Cuomo with fast-tracking the controversial process.But DEC spokeswoman Emily DeSantis said there’s no...
Tech biz ‘schooled’ city for $6.5M: probe
A technology-consulting firm ripped off the city for at least $6.5 million through cost overruns and price gouging abetted by sloppy oversight from the Department of Education, investigators charged. Future...
Mike’s money for nothing
It was all for nothing. Bill Thompson, Mayor Bloomberg’s Democratic rival in the 2009 race, says he wouldn’t have made a big deal of a $1.1 million poll-watching operation that...
State sends pink slips
ALBANY -- Layoff notices started going out yesterday to 3,500 state workers as their union called the possibility of revoting on an austerity contract that its members rejected this month...
Pull wiseguy’s bail: feds
For a wiseguy, he ain’t too smart. Federal prosecutors have moved to yank the $2.5 million bail of longtime Gambino crime-family associate Robert “Cousin Bobby” Napolitano, saying he “quickly reverted...
The weirdness of modern class warfare
President Obama is in a populist frenzy against “Them,” who supposedly “are not paying their fair share.” But 21st century class warfare is a weird thing. Take the technology that...
Keys of leadership
Excerpted from Gov. Chris Christie’s speech at the Reagan Library on Tuesday. My favorite Reagan story happened 30 years ago, in August 1981. The air-traffic controllers, in violation of their...
Bikes save lives
“Bike-Lane Bloodbath” (Editorial, Sept. 21) doesn’t have all the facts on pedestrian safety: Our streets have gotten safer as more New Yorkers are riding bikes. According to a new report...
Will Christie run for Prez? America could do worse
The Issue: Whether New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie should join the 2012 presidential race. *** Thanks for writing the editorial “Run, Chris, Run?” (Sept. 26). I’m a conservative Republican and...
Nice car company you got, Ford
In a single day this week, the Obama administration managed to chill the free market, stomp all over the First Amendment and -- once again -- bend Detroit’s auto industry...
Run, Chris, run -- Pt. II
Chris Christie’s flirtation with destiny continues apace. The Post reports this morning that the New Jersey governor is still on the fence regarding a presidential run -- with a final...
Our White House bully problem
Throughout his frenetic jobs tour across the West this week, President Obama tried to seize the narrative. Republicans, he told champagne-sipping Hollywood moguls and tech titans, are intolerant bigots, know-nothings...
A 'Furious' revelation
This just might be the smoking gun we’ve been waiting for to break the festering “Fast and Furious” gun-running scandal wide open: the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...
Strong except for Foster mom
It’s safe to say that Roman Polanski does not harbor warm feelings toward the US, whose officials have long refused to accept his “genius’’ as an excuse to pardon Polanski...
Hot topics, but characters leave you cold
If there were an award for Most Unpleasant Character in a Play, the male lead of Jeff Talbott’s willfully provocative “The Submission” would win in a landslide. It’s not often...
Family drama, minus the drama
Time plays a big part in Lanford Wilson’s “Lemon Sky” -- but it also hasn’t been kind to the show. When the largely autobiographical piece opened in 1970, it must...
At the tapa their game
Seeing “Noche Flamenca” at The Joyce, with the stage softly glowing and its brick walls exposed, is like seeing flamenco in an Andalusian tavern -- minus the paella. But top-notch...
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Comeback Cardinals clinch NL playoff spot
Chris Carpenter and the Cardinals completed one of baseball's greatest comebacks, clinching the NL wild card last night with an 8-0 win over the Astros in Houston and a later...
Yankees' A-Rod says knee 'nothing to worry about'
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- With the ALDS against the Tigers starting tomorrow night at Yankee Stadium, Alex Rodriguez didn't want to subject his surgically repaired right knee to the rigors...
Red Sox collapse complete with loss to Orioles
BALTIMORE -- The Red Sox entered the season considered to be the best team in baseball. They ended it as owners of one of the greatest collapses in the history...
No way Tigers sneak up on Yankees
DETROIT -- Texas had just completed its victory over the Angels last night, ensuring the Tigers would face the Yankees in the ALDS starting tomorrow. Brandon Inge, the longest tenured...
Amazing day of baseball ends in epic disaster for Red Sox
BALTIMORE -- It is five minutes past the season, and nobody can move; they can barely breathe. They are Orioles fans in orange and Red Sox fans in red, all...
Islanders' goalie battle wide-open
Jack Capuano isn't going to surprise anyone with the three goalies he has in training camp this time next week, but that also doesn't mean that the overcrowded competition for...
Kovalchuk on Devils' second line, for now
PHILADELPHIA -- This is a dilemma that dogs and defines the Devils. Deadly as such a one-two punch may be, Ilya Kovalchuk and Zach Parise both play left wing, which...
Stern warning: NBA season at risk
Commissioner David Stern issued his biggest threat of the NBA lockout yesterday, surely aimed at sending shivers down the Players Association's spine. Stern said if an agreement isn't close by...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: B C's Jesse (7th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $12,000; claiming4Boo's Boy(D Dube)2-2-68-55Charlie Beans(G Brennan)6-5-35-11All Got In(J Stratton)2-1-25-12AmericnIntrld(EAbbtllo)6-2-68-13Dave Aint Here(C Manzi)4-7-74-16Danger Sign N(A Coletta)3-6-710-17B My Hero(J Bartlett)4-3-815-18WesternDexter(EGoodell)6-8-612-1SECOND-1...
Affrunti's Calder Grade
Post Time: 12:30 pm.FIRST-1m; $15,700; cl($16,000); 3up; (f&m)4-Sassidy 2-15-Aqua Jean 5-21-Duster 20-13-Three B's 5-12-Carolteen 8-16-Rnbw'sEclp 8-17-Magicpage 12-18-FathflPryr 6-1SECOND-5f(T); $31,250; mdn spcl wt; 3up1-Show Time 2-14-Azul Coast 6-12-Duty Blues 3-13-CalifrnQck 4-15-Bran'sBllt...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST$1m(T); 37,000; cl($25,000); 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2Lady Gracenote(L),121J Bravo7-3-6Contessa 12-11a-Queen of Protocol(L),116I Ortiz6-4-8Donk 6-13Ms Stilleto(L),121RDominguez2-2-1Schettno 2-11Aa-To the Point(L),121JVelazquez6-3-6Donk...
Belmont Charts
Sep. 28, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m; $22,080; clm; 3upOff: 1:01. Good. 3 wide,brisk hand ride., Trainer: Robert RibaudoTime: 22.77, 45.32, 1:10.83, 1:37.84.Winner:...
Belmont feeling 'Super'
The Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup, to be run for the 93rd time on Saturday at Belmont Park, has long been a stepping stone to Horse of the...
Suffolk Results
FIRST-1m&70y; $9,800; clm; 3up1Riparian Right (Pmrni) 7.003.602.804Meteor Streak (Barbaran)4.203.805Classic Harmony (Hole)7.80 Off 12:46. Time 1:46.82. Fast. Scr: Nobelle American. * Exacta (1-4) $36.80 * $1 Superfecta (1-4-5-6) $507.90 * Trifecta...
Giants' Rolle 'won't be overwhelmed' facing former team
Antrel Rolle has oozed confidence since he arrived as a free agent from the Cardinals last season. But it took him a while to learn the protocol of being a...
Teary Collins praises Mets
Terry Collins unleashed 7½ months' worth of emotions in just a few minutes yesterday. The Mets manager twice choked up in tears during his final press conference of the season,...
Mets' Batista savors sensational finish
Miguel Batista will be waiting by the phone if the Mets want to offer him a spring training invite. Rust wasn't an issue yesterday for the 40-year-old righty, whose complete...
Hondo in O-zone
Hondo, who already had a loss in hand with the 'Stros, was bailed out late last night by the Birds, who rallied heroically to bounce the Bosawx and lower the...
Tuck sits out Giants practice
Giants defensive end Justin Tuck sat out practice yesterday with groin and neck injuries, riding a stationary bike while his teammates practiced. The burner has lingered for Tuck, preventing him...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISDREW LOFTISUsf 2.5 PITTSBURGH (Tonight, 8:00, ESPN)USFUSF★ USFPittsburghBYU 7.5 Utah State (Tom., 8:00, ESPN)BYUBYU★ BYU★ BYUTEMPLE 7,5 Toledo (Saturday, Noon)TempleTempleTempleToledoSYRACUSE 1.5 Rutgers...
Maybin back with Jets to help pass rush
The Jets re-signed Aaron Maybin yesterday, a sign that the team may be desperate to establish a better pass rush. Maybin, the 11th overall pick by the Bills in 2009,...
Patriots QB Brady cuts his hair
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tom Brady took drastic action after throwing four interceptions in his first loss of the season Sunday against the Bills. He had his hair cut. The celebrity...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGiants 3 1½(44½)CARDINALSRAVENS 4½ 3½(41) JetsCOWBOYS 3 1 (46½)LionsSaints 8 7 (45½)JAGUARSEAGLESOFFOFF(OFF)49ersRAMS+1½Pick(43½)RedskinsBROWNS 1½ 1½(39) TitansBills 3 3 (44) BENGALSVikings 1½ 1½(40) CHIEFSBEARS 6½ 6½(44) PanthersTEXANS 3 4 (45)...
Sports shorts
NFL: Book says Payton abused pills According to a new book, Chicago Bears star Walter Payton abused painkillers in retirement and became suicidal. In "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYSept. 29FRISept. 30SATOct. 1SUNOct. 2MONOct. 3 TUEOct. 4WEDOct. 5YankeesEndofRegularSeasonDet.8:37TBSWCBSDet.TBDTBSWCBSNOGAMEDet.TBDTBSWCBSDet.TBDTBSWCBSNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMETor.7:30FSCNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEL.A.8:00ESPN2NOGAMEGiantsSunday, Oct. 2Cardinals4:05TV -- FOXRadio -- WFAN 660 AMJetsSunday, Oct. 2Baltimore8:20TV -- NBCRadio -- ESPN 1050 AM
TV’s gay edge
Fox has the most gay characters on TV -- overtaking ABC for the first time in six years. But, overall, the number of gay characters on broadcast TV is down...
Getting hammered with Ken Burns
The assignment? Get hammered with Ken Burns, creator of PBS’s documentary, “Prohibition,” which debuts Sunday night. You think that’s easy? Being forced to drink at lunch? What if this guy,...
Jacko trial app no.1 seller
The Michael Jackson Dr. Feel Good trial? There’s an app for that. Within 24 hours of its launch on Monday -- the day Dr. Conrad Murray’s involuntary manslaughter case began...
Teresa joins Trump
‘Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice is heading for a stint on “Celebrity Apprentice,” according to reports. Giudice, who’s battled financial problems since joining the Bravo reality show,...
Drama mama
Four shows to check out this week based solely on one actor:*“Luther” (Wednesday, 10 p.m., BBC America) Last night’s second-season premiere dove into the despair early, with detective Luther holding...
Barbara scolds O’Reilly for ‘power’ play
Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly had some explaining to do to the ladies of “The View” yesterday -- clarifying his remarks about the scope of his power. Host Barbara...
Weird but true
Florida is awash in cocaine, literally. A stack of 25 huge cocaine bricks worth $1.25 million washed up on shore near Cape Canaveral. The find was rare because smugglers usually...
A-10 tournament bound for Brooklyn in 2013
New York City enhanced its standing as the mecca of college basketball yesterday when the Atlantic 10 Conference announced it will hold its league tournament in the Barclays Center in...
Tide D will wash away Gators
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...
Control your emotions
This is the toughest pick box to date. Lots of swing games. Keep the big money away from tonight and tomorrow night's game. Rutgers-Syracuse, Texas A&M-Arkansas and Toledo-Temple are fraught...
Video shows thug shooting man at close range in Brooklyn
Shocking video captured by a NYPD camera shows a carefully-planned shooting near Brooklyn College, a police spokesman said. The video shows a man dressed in black handing a black bag...
Port Authority boss Chris Ward stepping down
Chris Ward, the Port Authority executive director, is planning to leave his position at the end of October, sources said tonight. The Post first reported this summer that Ward would...
Yankees will face Tigers in ALDS
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Bring on the Tigers. That's who the Yankees will face in Game 1 of the best-of-5 ALDS on Friday night at Yankee Stadium. The pitching matchup...
RKA's Pierce to play college softball at Manhattan
Zanovia Pierce will be the first athlete from Riverdale/Kingsbridge – in any sport – to compete on the Division I level. And she won’t have to go very far to...
Kutcher plugs tech companies he invests in on 'Men'
LOS ANGELES -- Ashton Kutcher gave a shameless plug for an array of tech startup companies he invests in during his role on "Two and a Half Men," E! News...
One-time St. John's commit Thomas verbals to Dayton
When Jevon Thomas committed to St. John’s, he was going with his heart, choosing his hometown school. Tuesday night, when he pledged for Dayton, it came from his head. He...
Red Bulls' Marquez: Comments taken to fuel attacks on me
While Red Bull star Rafa Marquez declined an interview request from the Post yesterday regarding his comments last week and the resulting suspension Saturday, he did grant an interview with...