October 3, 2011
Yankees lose to Tigers; trail ALDS 2-1
DETROIT — Justin Verlander struck out 11 in eight gritty innings and Jose Valverde stopped a New York Yankees rally for the second straight night, whiffing Derek Jeter with two...
Thierry Henry, Red Bulls can look at Galaxy tomorrow as model franchise
Thierry Henry thinks his underachieving Red Bulls will need not just character and courage to fight their way into the playoffs, but also consistency and continuity to become champions. And...
Post writers from ALDS Game 3: Yankees at Tigers
Our Post writers had ALDS Game 3 between the Yankees and Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit covered from the first pitch until the final out.Delmon Young homered to give...
ESPN pulls intro after Hank Williams' Hitler, Obama comments
BRISTOL, Conn. -- ESPN is pulling Hank Williams' classic intro song from Monday night's broadcast of the game between Tampa Bay and Indianapolis after the country singer used an analogy...
Qns. mom lived in 'atmosphere of fear,' says her lawyer
Queens mom Barbara Sheehan lived in a “combat zone,” where she was afraid for her life every minute of every day, an “atmosphere of fear” that forced her to kill...
Running back Ridley gives Patriots balance
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- After three weeks of Tom Brady’s record-setting passing, the Patriots finally put some balance into their offense. And much of it came from a surprising source, rookie...
Off-duty cop caught in cross-fire of shootout in Brooklyn
An off-duty cop was shot in the arm this afternoon after being caught in the middle of a wild Brooklyn shootout. The 38-year-old female officer -- who has 17 years...
Giants center Baas having tests on neck
Giants center David Baas, forced out in the second half Sunday because of a burner, on Monday went for a series of tests on his neck. “Have to wait on...
4-Down Territory: Jets have no clothes, D'Brickashaw D'Overrated, Manningham, pass-happy coaches
1. Is it possible to have overestimated the Jets so completely? They can’t run the ball, they can’t block (Mark Sanchez was getting hit on three-step drops), their receivers can’t...
Star-studded game in Isiah's gym sells out
MIAMI -- For the past year, Angel Rosado cheered for what LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were doing with the Miami Heat. Monday, the roles shifted. When James and Wade...
Donald Trump, Jr. welcomes a son
Donald Trump, Jr. has welcomed his third child, a baby boy named Tristan, the real estate developer announced Monday. "Tristan M Trump 8lb 4oz born 2:59am Sun Oct 2," the...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Jets' problems
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch gives an explanation of the Jets' recent problems to CineSport's Noah Coslov.The Jets face the AFC East rival Patriots on Sunday at New England.csprtContainer();
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Giants' comebacks
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch and CineSport's Noah Coslov discuss the keys to the Giants' consecutive comeback wins.The Giants play the Seahawks on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.csprtContainer();
Syracuse laments loss to Rutgers
SYRACUSE -- Syracuse coach Doug Marrone had a quick assessment of the Orange’s Big East opener. “We truly feel like we gave one away,” Marrone said Monday, two days after...
Rangers top Rays, lead ALDS 2-1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Back on the road in the playoffs, the Texas Rangers won again. Colby Lewis outpitched All-Star David Price, Mike Napoli hit a go-ahead two-run homer and...
Rangers finally lose in Europe; Staal staying home
The Rangers lost for the first time on the European trip, falling to Swiss team UV Zug, 8-4. According to NHL.com, the Rangers fell behind 2-0 in the first six...
Dow closes at lowest level since September 2010
Stocks opened the fourth quarter with a rout that left major indexes setting 2011 closing lows Monday, as worries over Greece overshadowed stronger-than-expected US manufacturing activity. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Jets lose Thomas for season with torn Achilles
The Jets received more troubling injury news Monday when they announced outside linebacker Bryan Thomas will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his left Achilles tendon in Sunday's...
Jagr looks good in comeback with Flyers
PHILADELPHIA -- Jaromir Jagr had a personal soundtrack at the old Spectrum. He was one of the more gifted players in the game and played for the hated Pittsburgh Penguins,...
'Billy Elliot' announces closing date
Despite scoring 10 Tonys in 2009 and being a super-hot ticket for a while, 'Billy Elliot: The Musical' is closing on January 8. This is rather surprising as all signs pointed to a...
Giants coach defends fumble call in Cruz's favor
Giants coach Tom Coughlin opened his Monday conference call by saying, “It was as much fun watching the end of the game on tape as it was last night.’’ No...
Massachusetts terror suspect pleads not guilty
WORCHESTER, Mass. -- Rezwan Ferdaus, the 26-year-old man accused of conspiring to fly explosive-packed remote-controlled model planes into the Pentagon and the US Capitol, was arraigned Monday at US District...
Final feasts
FOR her delicious new book, “My Last Supper: The Next Course,” ace photographer Melanie Dunea logged more than 100,000 miles traveling (81,000 on American Airlines alone from January to April)...
It's Show Time for Backstage
Prometheus Global Media has spun off trade publication Backstage into a new venture that will be headed by media executive and investor John Amato. Amato, co-founder of taxi advertising firm...
Drug sweep in NY county: 40 charged, 22 arrested
NEW CITY, N.Y. — An undercover operation has led to charges against 40 people who allegedly dealt drugs in Rockland County. District Attorney Thomas Zugibe says 22 of the suspects...
Man charged with Conn. home invasion had gas on clothes
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut man charged with a gruesome home invasion had gas on his boots, pants and sweatshirt, a state lab official testified Monday, potentially undermining defense...
New book claims Diddy, Suge Knight ordered murders of Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G.
LOS ANGELES -- A former Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective alleges in a new book that rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs ordered the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, the...
Oscar Watch: 'Albert Nobbs'
I wasn't able to fit "Albert Nobbs'' into my Toronto International Film Festival schedule because of conflicts, but I did make it a priority to see this film when I got...
Designer Jason Wu to create collection for Target
MINNEAPOLIS -- Designer Jason Wu, a favorite of US First Lady Michelle Obama, will create a limited-edition collection for Target, the discount retail chain announced Monday. The clothing line will...
Man shot and killed inside B'klyn barber shop
Police are looking for a suspect in the shooting death of a man inside a Brooklyn barber shop. Police say 38-year-old Warren Billings, of Brooklyn, was shot once in the...
‘The Adjustment Bureau’ to become a TV series
LOS ANGELES -- Cable network SyFy is turning the science fiction thriller "The Adjustment Bureau" into a television series, Deadline.com reported Monday. The movie grossed more than $127 million worldwide...
Plea deal falls apart for B'klyn mom accused of ripping off PTA
The Brooklyn woman who admitted to ripping off the PTA at her daughter’s school to get fertility treatments saw her no-jail plea deal fall apart Monday after a judge refused...
Two bodies found in Orlando home
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Police were investigating Monday after two bodies were found inside an Orlando home, Central Florida News 13 reported. Orange County deputies arrived at the home at around...
Massive fire burning at Texas chemical plant
WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- A massive industrial fire was burning at a chemical plant in a suburb of Dallas Monday, triggering explosions and sending plumes of thick, black smoke into the...
Man shot near Social Security Administration HQ in Maryland
WOODLAWN, Md. -- A shooting near the headquarters of the Social Security Administration (SSA) near Baltimore prompted a lockdown of the facility Monday, the Baltimore Sun reported. Baltimore County Police...
3UP: A-Rod, Nova, Pettitte
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about Alex Rodriguez falling back into the bad graces of The Bronx fans. Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter had lousy at-bats, too,...
Obama wants is every which way on oil
Sometimes President Obama tells the truth. Like when he responded to oilman Harold Hamm's plea that the President understand the enormous opportunity for domestic oil production. At a meeting at...
Mark Hale answers your Game 3 questions
Post baseball writer Mark Hale answered your questions about Yankees-Tigers ALDS Game 3 live from Detroit this afternoon. Mark covered several topics, including his thoughts on Alex Rodriguez possibly being...
ER doc tells Jacko jury Murray didn't mention propofol
LOS ANGELES — An emergency room physician told jurors Monday that Michael Jackson's doctor never mentioned that he had given the singer the powerful anesthetic propofol, but acknowledged the disclosure...
South Carolina sets Jan. 21 as primary date, 10 days ahead of Florida
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina Republican Party announced Monday that it will hold its Republican presidential primary on January 21, retaining its first-in-the-south status after Florida's announcement that it...
Madonna to perform Super Bowl halftime show: report
INDIANAPOLIS -- Madonna will perform during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show. Fansite SB Nation reported Monday that unnamed NFL sources had confirmed the "Material Girl" singer will entertain football...
Somali gets life in prison for US yacht hijacking
NORFOLK, Va. — A federal judge sentenced a third Somali man to life in prison on Monday for his role in the hijacking of a yacht off the coast of...
Convicted killer busted after shooting at US Marshals in Queens
A convicted killer being sought for an armed robbery at a Post Office in 2007 was arrested today after opening fire at US Marshals in Queens, law enforcement sources told...
BACK PAGE: Time for Jets to run with McKnight
It is time for the Jets to look for Greene-r pastures from their running back situation. A lot of the fault belongs to the offensive line, which has struggled both...
Obama asks Congress to vote on jobs bill this month
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama Monday called upon Congress to schedule a vote on the American Jobs Act before the end of October. Obama made the brief statement before a...
'American Idol' McCreery to sing at World Series
"American Idol" champ Scotty McCreery is getting a dream gig: Not only is the avid baseball fan going to this year's World Series, he'll sing the national anthem. McCreery has...
Wall Street protesters dress as zombies in NYC
Protesters speaking out against corporate greed and other issues showed no signs of giving up their campaign on Monday, with organizers urging participants to dress up as corporate zombies and...
Freed from custody, T.I. joins Taylor Swift for surprise duet in Atlanta
ATLANTA -- Rapper T.I. returned to the stage just days after his release from federal custody with a surprise appearance at a Taylor Swift concert in Atlanta. T.I., whose real...
TEPCO needs to restart nuclear reactors in Japan, panel says
TOKYO -- Ensuring the financial stability of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) will be difficult without restarting halted nuclear reactors, raising electricity prices and gaining deeper concessions from creditors, a...
Anderson Cooper 'saddened' after teen guest seriously injured in stunt
Television host Anderson Cooper said Monday that he was "saddened" to learn that a teenager had been seriously injured while performing a stunt for Cooper's new daytime talk show. The...
GM sales rise 20 percent on high demand for SUVs and pickups
DETROIT -- General Motors drove sales higher in September, recording a 20 percent year-over-year increase and claiming that resurgent auto sales are trumping the weak economic outlook, Barrons reported Monday....
Devils trim roster; Sykora still on it
The Devils cleared the way Monday afternoon to cut the roster size to the NHL limit of 23 by Wednesday, waiving Jay Leach, Peter Harrold, Matt Corrente, Stephane Veilleux, Vladimir...
Man rips own eyes out in Italian church
VIAREGGIO, Italy -- A man was recovering in the hospital Monday after gouging his own eyes out during Mass at a church in northwestern Italy. Aldo Bianchini, 46, who was...
2 teens killed by train in NJ, 3rd injured
WAYNE, N.J. — An NJ Transit train struck and killed two teenagers and injured a third. NJ Transit spokeswoman Penny Bassett Hackett says the three were on a railroad bridge...
US Marshals arrest two men after one fires gun at them
A man wanted for armed robbery of a post office was arrested today in Queens after firing two shots at law enforcement officers, authorities said. The US Marshals Service executed...
Big East to 'aggressively pursue' new members
WASHINGTON -- The presidents and chancellors of the 14 remaining Big East members and TCU have authorized commissioner John Marinatto to "aggressively pursue discussions" with certain schools interested in joining...
Bloomberg takes stand as victim in $1.1M campaign cash larceny trial
Mayor Bloomberg kept his cool during more than two hours on the witness stand as the victim in a blockbuster $1.1 million election larceny trial today -- though he did...
Missing girl found in California gorge thanks to glow-in-the-dark necklace
SAN MATEO, Calif. -- A five-year-old girl who disappeared from a family camping trip was recovering Monday after her glow-in-the-dark necklace helped rescuers spot her in a 900-acre area of...
Mason says Jets 'have to change'
After Sunday's 34-17 loss to the Ravens, many Jets chose to take the positive route and talk about how they had lost two games in a row before and how...
Winners & losers from Jets loss to Ravens
The Jets delivered a dud Sunday night in Baltimore, losing 34-17. The Ravens defense had its way with the Jets, scoring three touchdowns. Here's a look at the Jets winners...
Yahoo, ABC joining forces in news partnership
ABC News is joining forces with Yahoo Inc. to deliver more digital news content to their audiences. With the deal, ABC News content will be prominently featured on the Yahoo...
Deceased Nobel Medicine Prize winner's award will stand, committee rules
A scientist who died days before he was awarded the Nobel prize for medicine will receive the award posthumously, the Medical Nobel Institute said Monday. Three scientists were awarded the...
Turbulence injures up to 18 JetBlue, Lufthansa passengers on two flights landing in Boston
BOSTON -- Up to 18 people were injured late Sunday in two separate incidents of extreme in-flight turbulence, officials at Boston's Logan Airport said. Seven people were hurt when a...
Arizona pitchman Don Lapre found dead in cell, two days before $52M fraud trial
FLORENCE, Ariz. -- Embattled Arizona TV pitchman Don Lapre was found dead in his jail cell Sunday morning, myFOXphoenix.com reported, citing law enforcement sources. Lapre was being held in federal...
Obama's priority: Stopping immigration enforcement
The Obama administration is correct that enforcing the nation's immigration laws is the job of the federal government. The states are right that the feds aren't enforcing the nation's immigration...
Panetta's strange message to Israel
Jews just celebrated the new year 5752, while Leon Panetta, who is Catholic, seems to be missing his calendar. Panetta is about to visit Israel for the first time as...
Amanda Knox freed after Italian court tosses out murder conviction
PERUGIA, Italy -- She's free! Sobbing uncontrollably after an Italian judge read aloud the verdict, Amanda Knox was set free after an appeals court today threw out her murder conviction....
Girls volleyball rankings
Add New Dorp to the list of teams that have knocked off top-10 squads in the PSAL. The Central Cougars downed Tottenville last Monday, knocking the Pirates out of the...
Hofstra lands top N.J. guard Anglin
Hofstra is making a habit of plucking top talent from the Garden State. Two weeks after landing St. Anthony of Jersey City power forward Jimmy Hall from Brooklyn, the Pride...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Oct. 3-Oct. 9
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in football, boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball for the week of Oct. 3 through Oct. 9....
Once thought to be tops, Tots stunned by Erasmus Hall
Jim Munson wasn't pleased with his defense. He was disappointed with the rash of penalties and upset with two turnovers committed by his offense. Tottenville, the overwhelming city championship favorite,...
Girls soccer roundup: Vigliotti scores pair, earns Moore tie
Sarah Vigliotti is Moore Catholic’s unquestioned star. The senior forward played like it in a 2-2 tie with visiting Bishop Kearney in CHSAA intersectional girls soccer Friday at Moore Catholic....
CHSFL/Independent roundup: Gorynski gambles, Rams top Kellenberg in OT
Pete Gorynski has coached long enough to fully understand the consequences and rewards that could come with his decisions. "We had a very difficult time stopping them all day, so...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: Sept. 26-Oct. 2
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in football, boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball from the week of Sept. 26. FOOTBALL Ricardo Appleton, Sheepshead...
Jets lose with Ravens scoring three defensive TDs
BALTIMORE — What’s Joe Namath going to say this week? Broadway Joe should have some words for red-faced Rex Ryan after the Ravens dismantled the Jets 34-17 in front of...
Jets blitz
HERO Ed Reed set the tone for the Ravens’ defensive suffocation, blitzing untouched on the game’s first play to force a Mark Sanchez fumble that was recovered for a Baltimore...
Jets' Sanchise turns into Can’tchise
BALTIMORE — On a night when the Jets asked Mark Sanchez to be the Sanchise, he showed up as the Can’tchise. He was supposed to be beyond nightmare games like...
Rays lean on lefty to take control of series
ST. PETERSBURG — This is the one advantage the Rays have over the field: Pitching breeds confidence. And the Rays are confident. Young left-hander Matt Moore is showing himself to...
Jets report card
OFFENSE It’s hard to imagine how it could have been worse. The offensive line never got off the bus, and got its quarterback killed. Mark Sanchez (11-for-35, 119 yards) turned...
Yankees lose; ALDS with Tigers even
When the Yankees finally made the Tigers sweat, the ditch was too deep to escape. Dominated by Max Scherzer across six innings and unable to do anything to support a...
Yankees have CC right where they want him
So it’s really true: The Detroit Tigers aren’t the Minnesota Twins in disguise, despite the way it looked after two days and nine innings and one thorough mismatch. The Tigers...
Yankees fans back to booing A-Rod
The Yankees endured a lot of offensive failure yesterday. But just one member of the lineup received the brunt of the fan anger. Want to guess who? Derek Jeter might...
Inside pitch
Game 2: Tigers 5, Yankees 3 HERO Max Scherzer (below), Yankees-killer? The Tigers righty entered his first career postseason game having beaten the Bombers in all three of his previous...
Jeter’s error opens door for Tigers
The Captain not only went down with the ship. He pretty much drove it into the iceberg. Shortstop Derek Jeter had a miserable afternoon in the Yankees’ 5-3 ALDS Game...
Detroit gets the max from Scherzer
Justin Verlander’s start was washed away. The Tigers’ No. 2 starter, Doug Fister, was beaten in the resumption of Game 1. So it was left to Max Scherzer, the Detroit...
Naz's Sidney commits to Hall of Famer Cooper, UNC-Wilmington
Brianna Sidney could have been nervous. Cynthia Cooper-Dyke was someone the Queens native has looked up to since childhood. “I love the way she plays,” Sidney said. “She inspires me.”...
Giants report card
OFFENSE Really shaky early, positively electrifying late. Eli Manning (27 of 40, 321 yards) was 14 of 17 for 180 yards and 2 TDs in the fourth quarter. Hakeem Nicks...
Giants blitz
HERO Eli Manning is 3-0 on the Cardinals’ home field, and he was especially torrid in the fourth quarter yesterday. He never lost his cool, passed for 321 yards, made...
Ravens score 3 defensive TDs, beat Jets 34-17
BALTIMORE — Mark Sanchez kept giving the ball away, and the Baltimore Ravens were only too happy to take it the other way into the end zone. The Ravens scored...
Go to Greg
I applied for a job, and signed a release allowing the company to check my history at the firms on my resume. I had a job once that was terrible,...
'Color' schemes
If there’s one job that’s managed to thrive in this jobless recovery, it’s telling other people how to get a job. Indeed, were someone to stack every career and job-search...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5 2. Someone Like You, Adele 3. Pumped Up Kicks, Foster The People 4. Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO 5. Sexy and I...
Vegas nightlife king to ‘Revel’ in Jersey
The biggest nightlife operator in Las Vegas is coming to Atlantic City. Angel Management Group -- which runs PURE Nightclub and the Venus Pool Club at Caesars Palace in Vegas...
Rise & fall season: Broadcast TV chiefs face critical test for new shows
It’s do or die time for the network television chiefs. With the new broadcast season entering its third week, the pressure is on top programmers to perform as advertisers who...
Business briefs
Euro-loanGreece admitted it will miss this year’s deficit targets despite plans to slash its civil service to meet creditors’ demands. Today, a euro-zone meeting in Luxembourg could free up an...
Bobbing for angles
If the thought of a boring Halloween frightens you more than the day itself, check out these ideas to put some spice into it. For curing kids’ sniffles from a...
Tim(e) for CEO Cook
Tomorrow is one big day for Apple’s new CEO, Tim Cook. Steve Jobs’ successor, who has done many product launches as the firm’s COO, will take the stage as chief...
Yanks’ beer vendor barred
Yankee Stadium beer vendor Steve Lazarus is going 0-for-3 in the playoffs.The Sultan of Suds’ two-game ban for wising off to Red Sox pitcher Alfredo Aceves was extended to at...
Knoxy set to taste freedom
PERUGIA, Italy -- Convicted killer Amanda Knox is all packed up and ready to leave prison -- possibly as early as today. An appeals court is expected to rule on...
ObamaCare in court
President Obama’s health-care overhaul has top billing on the Supreme Court’s term that begins today -- and could be the court’s most momentous decision in decades. Returning from its three-month...
Bronx man buys Rat Island
Meet the big cheese of Rat Island. A Bronx man bought his very own private island at auction yesterday after spending more than a decade staring out from his back...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** A suspect in a recent Richmond Hills shooting has been identified. Andrew Palacios, 22, is wanted for allegedly wounding a 26-year-old man on 98th Street near Jamaica Avenue...
Echoes of the dead
Flight attendants left their wings. A visitor left a bag of M&M’s. And there are enough flowers on the ground to fill a botanical garden. But no one at the...
Sukkah-punched by a war on faith
’Tis the season -- to lose your religion. As the holidays bear down on this city faster than Alec Baldwin on a buffet table, the war on faith -- a...
Families dig deeper to pay for burials
Not even the Grim Reaper can escape the grim economy. Amidst their grieving, families are seeking to trim the cost of burying their dead, funeral directors say. Surviving relatives compare...
Slain NJ woman's family wants custody of her children
The anguished family of a New Jersey mom shot dead in a heinous plot allegedly hatched by her abusive husband and his mistress is going to court to try to...
Daring duo
When a minibus overturned on a Queens street, Trecia Beckford and Kevin Stephenson raced outside and helped rescue three scared preschoolers who were dangling inside from their seat belts --...
Cops: Move tix-fix trial
Lawyers for cops accused of fixing parking and traffic tickets say they have no chance of getting fair trials in The Bronx -- but Bronx DA Robert Johnson says he’ll...
PA hikes take toll on bus commuters
Commuters thinking they could escape the latest Port Authority toll hike by busing in to work had better think again. Several private lines that travel from New Jersey to New...
Taxis in hail $torm
New York City taxis should be green instead of yellow. Taxi-medallion owners are among the biggest political donors in town, spreading their wealth from City Hall to the State House...
Gene, you may KISS the bride
LOS ANGELES -- Gene Simmons, frontman of the band KISS, and his girlfriend of 28 years, actress and former Playmate Shannon Tweed, were married over the weekend before 400 guests....
'Dolphin' tames movie 'Lion'
A dolphin has dethroned “The Lion King” at the weekend box office. “Dolphin Tale” took in $14.2 million in its second weekend to take the No. 1 spot from the...
Playboy gal ‘hops’ off with $80K from ex-boyfriend
A Connecticut money manager learned the hard way that it’s not a good idea to cheat on your Playboy girlfriend after writing her a blank check. Wealthy businessman Andrew Oberwager...
Christie expected to announce decision on presidential run Wednesday
Gov. Chris Christie is expected to announce whether or not he will make a run for the White House on Wednesday, according to one advisor. Republian hopeful Herman Cain, in...
2016 White House poll: Run, Andy, run!
A little-noticed poll of New Hampshire Democrats has found Gov. Cuomo the overwhelming favorite to run for president in 2016, if Hillary Rodham Clinton stays out of the race. The...
Mitt $cores Mac’s men
Mitt Romney has scooped up many of the top New York fund-raisers from John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign to help raise more than $30 million this year for his White...
Race flap hits Perry
WASHINGTON -- Presidential candidate Rick Perry’s campaign shifted into major damage-control mode yesterday after revelations that his family’s hunting camp was once named “N----rhead,” with the racist word scrawled on...
Police warned protesters of Brooklyn Bridge arrests (VIDEO)
The cops said they were loud and clear -- and yesterday produced two videos to prove it. The NYPD released videotapes showing police captains with bullhorns warning anti-Wall Street protesters...
Beau of Paterson's stepdaughter thinks family will pin weekend fight on him
He allegedly took a beating from former Gov. David Paterson’s stepdaughter -- and now he fears even more trouble from her family. Nursing three stitches above his right eye yesterday,...
Cops arrest thug who 'beat' 81-year-old man in Bronx
Cops have arrested the heartless thug who pushed his way into a Bronx building and attacked an elderly man, authorities said last night. Cameron Roebuck, 20, who cops said is...
Former Education Commissioner responds to allegations that top state officials knew about Regents exams cheating
Below is an interview conducted by Post Albany Bureau Chief Erik Kriss with former state Education Commissioner Richard Mills outside Mills’ upstate Clifton Park home last week. Mills was asked...
Bombshell 2004 e-mail proves state education officials knew of grade cheats
State Education Department bigs clearly knew for seven years that many teachers routinely boosted their failing students’ Regents scores -- yet did nothing to curb the rampant fraud, The Post...
Heat’s on at elex-aide trial
Pity poor political consultant John Haggerty -- his mayor and his mistress are both due to testify against him in a press-packed Manhattan courtroom today. Mayor Bloomberg will be the...
Cheney hails ’Laki hit
WASHINGTON -- The terror war makes strange bedfellows.Former Vice President Dick Cheney gave his thumbs-up to President Obama for ordering a drone attack that killed US-born al Qaeda terror leader...
Andy Rooney bids farewell
Andy Rooney, 92, insists that he is not retiring. A writer, he explains, never really stops being a writer. Still, last night he delivered his final weekly essay on CBS’s...
‘Drunk’ kills 2 NYers
An allegedly drunken driver who hit and killed two New York men changing a tire on a New Jersey highway early yesterday has been charged with vehicular homicide.Jacob Cintron, 29,...
Chinese give Barack the bird
A fast-food restaurant in Beijing called Obama Fried Chicken was derided in America yesterday as a racist rip-off. Its sign shows a grinning caricature of President Obama’s head on a...
Hiker dies a hero
A young Westchester man who headed his college outdoors club plummeted to his death trying to help a fellow student cross a slippery gorge on a hike in the Adirondacks....
Cops kill knife gal
Cops fatally shot a knife-wielding woman near her Midtown homeless shelter after she chased after another resident with the blade, authorities said. The 57-year-old woman, whose name wasn’t released, began...
How Washington ate the schools
Obama Gives States a Voice in ‘No Child’ -- New York Times, Sept. 24 Many Americans, having grown accustomed to Caesarism, probably see magnanimity in that front-page headline. Others, however,...
Furiously unraveling
The joke goes that anything named “Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms” ought to be a convenience store instead of an arm of the federal government, but what’s going on in Washington...
New York’s future jobs: Learn from Pennsylvania
The Issue: Whether Gov. Cuomo should back a recommendation to allow fracking in New York. *** Karen Moreau’s column about the economic disparity between Pennsylvania and New York, rooted in...
Some fine wannabes
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio may have had to have his fingernails pulled out, but he finally owned up to his campaign’s illegal behavior -- which is more than potential...
Dangerously adrift
Uh-oh. Looks like it’s time again to ask: Who’s minding the store at City Hall? Because judging from recent Post revelations about the Finance Department’s lax oversight of property-tax exemptions,...
Bending to the White House: Ford caves on its ad
The Issue: The administration’s chilling of Ford’s anti-bailout ads, and Ford’s caving to the pressure. *** It is passing strange that Democrats, who have used capitalists for decades as political...
How much Cain can Herman raise?
Is Herman Cain a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination? It’s a question no one in the pundit world was asking until last week. Cain has never held public...
Wall Street die-back
The weirdo protesters “occupying” Wall Street in recent days ought to be rampaging in Washington -- because it’s the feds who’ve been choking the golden tax-revenue goose. The financial industry...
‘Lidless’ logic evaporates mid-performance
During the first 45 minutes of “Lidless,” it’s hard not to feel little tremors of excitement: It really seems as if playwright Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig is on to something. And...
One hit, two misses
THE KID WHO WOULD BE POPE Theatre at St. Clement’s, 423 W. 46th St. 212-352-3101. Through Friday. *** Even the most ardent musical-theater lovers would be hard-pressed to catch all...
Affrunti's Parx Racing Grade
Post Time: 12:25 pm.FIRST-1m; $22,000; mdn cl($12,500); 3up3-Rum Diary 7-55-D.Chrstphr 9-24-St Andrews 6-11-VanderGldr 15-12-Ntsfstmyfr 15-16-Proud Skip 10-17-GoGoWhitSx 3-1SECOND-6f; $22,000; cl($7,500); 3up1-CrackthOps 2-14-MstyclLght 10-13-NrthpntCst 5-25-Granardi 15-12-Moon Royal 7-26-OmahaBeach 8-17-D'WildAffr 5-1THIRD-1m; $23,000;...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:30 p.m.Best Bet: Show Me The Monet (2nd)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $14,000; cl($12500)2TooMchPppr(LStalbm)1-2-33-13Debs Mack(G Merton)6-5-85-18Getting Real(J Stratton)3-2-26-11DrD'sEscape(JBartlett)6-5-14-14Cam Van Bussel(C Manzi)6-3-410-15Alexanderthegreatn(DDbe)7-6-512-16FritzieRocket(GBrennan)6-8-612-17BigSlickZTam(BHolland)1-7-58-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $12,000; cl($10000)1ShowMeTheMonet(JStrattn)2-2-19-53Rule By Strength(D Dube)5-5-38-12RushmoreHanover(JGregry)6-6-58-14Cornishman N(J Bartlett)5-7-15-15Bank...
Tomorrow's Parx Racing Entries
Post Time: 12:25 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $45,000; mdn spcl wt; 2YOPNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Friends Indeed(L),119FPngtn 5-22Esson(L),119S Russell 8-13Il Villano(L),119J Flores 9-54Billy O(L),119RAlvdo 6-15Clever Choice(L),119J Bisno...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-6f; $27,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)3Ad Litem (Arroyo) 5.402.602.101Our Louie's Lass (Rivera)3.402.202Seasde Frtne (AlvdoJr)2.10 Scr: Stunningly. * Exacta (3-1) $20.60 * Trifecta (3-1-2) $50.20SECOND-1m; $25,000; clm; 3up6Barely Nothing (Frey) 19.2010.604.407Hefferman (Vaz)11.204.203Overbid...
TBS overdoes playoff TV
TBS' Major League Baseball playoffs coverage, thus far, reminds us of that "Seinfeld" episode when George, having made a clever remark, quickly split while he was ahead: "I'm outta here!"...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-6f; $23,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)6Mystcl Rhytms (Stgo) 6.203.603.003Introvert (Jurado)4.003.204Soccittomebaby (Cotto, Jr.)8.80 Scr: Sneakin Up. * Exacta (6-3) $18.80 * $1 Superfecta (6-3-4-5) $143.30 * $1 Trifecta (6-3-4) $58.20SECOND-6f; $20,000; mdn...
Belmont Charts
Oct. 2, 2011 Clear And Good. Turf: Off (8,9 Soft) ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m; $64,740; alw; 3upOff: 1:01. Good. 4w run turn, drew away, Trainer: Carl DominoTime: 22.65,...
Rangers rolling in Europe
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- Mats Zuccarello started a string of four unanswered goals and the Rangers rallied for a 4-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava yesterday for their third straight preseason win...
Hondo: No horse play
Hondo struck out with the Yankees and Gang Green yesterday but scored with the Lions (in heroic fashion), Packers and baseball Cardinals to reduce the debt load to 1,785 selmons....
No second-guessing from happy Pettitte
It's October, so it was no surprise to see Andy Pettitte on the mound and Jorge Posada behind the plate yesterday at Yankee Stadium. Only this time, the pitch wasn't...
Romo pick-6s help Lions rally for 4-0
ARLINGTON, Tex. -- Matthew Stafford took the final snap, dropped to a knee and tucked the ball under his jersey for safekeeping. He wanted a souvenir to remind him of...
Uncle Mo, Stay Thirsty headed to Breeders' Cup
Breeders' Cup updates: Mike Repole's pair of 3-year-olds -- Uncle Mo, who won the Kelso on Saturday, and Stay Thirsty, third in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont --...
Danedream wins Arc de Triomphe
PARIS -- Longshot filly Danedream raced away from the field in the last 250 meters of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe yesterday to capture a five-length victory over Shareta...
Patriots get back on track
OAKLAND -- Tom Brady's least prolific day of the season proved to be enough to get the Patriots back to their winning days. Brady bounced back from a four-interception performance...
At 1-3, Eagles have crash-landed
PHILADELPHIA -- The frown on Michael Vick's face emphasized how bitter the Eagles' latest loss was. Vick had one of the best days of his career with a personal high...
Healthy Berkman in business with Cardinals
PHILADELPHIA -- Lance Berkman's legs are beneath him again, and the Cardinals have benefited. The veteran outfielder, who appeared finished after a stint with the Yankees last season, revitalized his...
Steelers QB hurt in loss to Texans
Arian Foster rushed for 155 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter as the Texans overcame an injury to All-Pro Andre Johnson to beat the Steelers, 17-10, in...
Game 3 Justin time for Detroit ace
When the ALDS began, one line of thought was Justin Verlander pitching twice in a short series could tip the scales toward Detroit. One monsoon, one suspended game and nine...
Yankees ace Sabathia set for quick turnaround
CC Sabathia helped build his reputation by pitching well on short rest, but even he never has done this before. The Yankees left-hander will start tonight on two days' rest...
Yankees starter couldn't stymie Tigers slugger
Freddy Garcia knew if he had any chance against the Tigers, he'd have to fool them, like he'd done to many hitters throughout his first season with the Yankees. And...
Tigers' Cabrera comes through
Familiarity breeds contempt. Plus, a home run and three RBIs in a critical game. After struggling through a hitless Game 1 of the ALDS, in which he was 0-for-3 overall...
Wants son to play more
Sean (Diddy) Combs acted like just another angry parent. The famous rapper left his chair and came onto the field at halftime of Iona Prep's eventual 37-16 loss to Xaverian...
Yankees' Burnett 'looking forward to' Game 4 start
Friday night's heavy rain that forced the suspension of Game 1 of the ALDS has presented A.J. Burnett, who was shuttled to the Yankees bullpen before the start of the...
Brewers in command of NLDS against Diamondbacks
MILWAUKEE -- The biggest momentum swing for the Brewers involved no swing at all. Jonathan Lucroy -- "Mr. Squeeze" to his teammates -- drove in the go-ahead run with a...
Giants glad to see Osi causing trouble on field
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- For all the drama Osi Umenyiora can create off the field, his value is making an impact on it. It's why the Giants can live with him...
Call saves Giants' Cruz from gaffe
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- When he got a look at the replay, Victor Cruz admitted, "I was little scared, to be honest with you." Cruz should have been, considering the wide...
Tuck doesn't play for Giants
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- During the week, Justin Tuck said, "If I'm getting on that plane to Arizona, I'm playing" but he was not able to keep that promise. Tuck was...
TD by Giants' Nicks similar to Plaxico's Super catch
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- "I had to get it." That was Hakeem Nicks' description of a 29-yard pass from Eli Manning that he caught for the winning touchdown in the Giants'...
Yankees' Posada going out with bang
The words "Jorge Posada" and "triple" aren't often mentioned in the same breath. After all, the longtime Yankees catcher had 10 triples in 6,499 regular-season and postseason at-bats. That changed...
Yankees must weather Tigers ace again
As with so many tortured men, a woman is at the root of the Yankees' very deep ALDS problems. When Mother Nature allowed Friday night's skies to leak all over...
Giants' Manning steps up in fourth quarter vs. Cardinals
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Giants coach Tom Coughlin admitted yesterday he was "worried about everything under the sun." Well, everything under the lights, maybe. After all, University of Phoenix Stadium has...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Tiger drops out of top 50 Tiger Woods is out of the top 50 in the world ranking for the first time in nearly 15 years. That ends a...
Union, NBA meet today
Two more labor meetings are left before the 2011-12 NBA regular season will become unrecognizable as we know it. After taking yesterday off, the Players Association and commissioner David Stern's...
Great escape for Tigers closer
Detroit closer Jose Valverde had done his absolute best to make the world a more interesting place. He was facing the winning run in Robinson Cano, having already allowed two...
Giants get late win over Cardinals
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- No one knew quite what to make of a game and a break-neck closing run that produced a stunning comeback victory replete with Eli Manning heroics, last-gasp...
Yankees manager not worried about prediction from Tigers
The ALDS is over. Just kidding -- or maybe not. Detroit closer Jose Valverde joked with the media after the Tigers tied up the series with a 5-3 win in...
Ravens delight in wrecking Rex's Jets
BALTIMORE -- The Ravens defense was Rex Ryan's Frankenstein last night. A Baltimore defense that was pretty much Ryan's creation came back to haunt its old boss in dizzying, ferocious,...
The Post Line
NFL Tonight Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog BUCCANEERS 10 10 (40½) Colts Sunday GIANTS 10 10 (41½) Seahawks PATRIOTS OFF OFF (OFF) Jets COLTS OFF OFF (OFF) Chiefs VIKINGS 3...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball5 p.m.ALDS: Rangers at Rays, Game 3TBS, ESPN (1050 AM)8:30 p.m.ALDS: Yankees at Tigers, Game 3TBS, WCBS (880 AM)Football8:30 p.m.Colts at BuccaneersESPN, WFAN (660 AM)Hockey2 p.m.Preseason: Rangers vs. EV ZugMSGHorse...
Jets offensive line run over by Ravens
BALTIMORE -- As bad as the numbers were, they almost fail to show the true ineptitude of the Jets' offensive line last night. Gang Green already knew a unit missing...
Cardinals come back to even NLDS against Phillies
PHILADELPHIA -- For somebody who is supposed to be a money pitcher, Cliff Lee certainly has been a roller-coaster ride. The Phillies lefty was absolutely the pits last night, blowing...
Thomas latest Jets starter injured
BALTIMORE -- The Jets may have lost another starter for a significant period. Outside linebacker Bryan Thomas injured his left ankle in the first quarter of last night's 34-17 loss...
Once swaggering, Jets now staggering
BALTIMORE -- Like Superman being stripped of his cape, the Jets have lost their most critical weapon. Their swagger is gone. The way the Jets were brutalized by the Ravens,...
Yankees' Game 1 hero fails in Game 2
Robinson Cano played postseason hero on Saturday night, but couldn't pull off the same magic again yesterday. After the Yankees rallied for two runs in the ninth inning against Detroit...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYOct. 3TUEOct. 4WEDOct. 5THUOct. 6FRIOct. 7SATOct. 8 SUNOct. 9YankeesDetroit8:37TV -- TBSRadio--WCBS 880 AMDet.8:37TBSWCBSNOGAME*Det.TBDTBSWCBS* - if necessary Rangers#EV Zug2:00TV -- MSG NetworkNOGAMENOGAMENOGAME$L.A.1:00MSGESPN!Ana.1:00MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAME@Fla.8:00MSG+WMJCNOGAMEDevilsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAME@Phil.7:00MSGWFANNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMEL.A.8:00ESPN2NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEGiantsSunday, October 9Seahawks1:00TV -- FOXRadio -- WFAN 660 AMJetsSunday,...
‘Drive’ me crazy
Guy Fieri, host of the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,” says he had such a good time filming in New York for the first time that he now intends...
Simon takes you to ‘Boot Camp’
Simon Cowell is ready to turn up the heat. “The X Factor” whittles 152 acts -- chosen from the auditions -- down to just 32 this week as the show...
‘Wives’ getting nasty
The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” are going to the mattresses. It’s now all-out war between cast member Jacqueline Laurita and the show’s best-known star, Teresa Giudice. And it’s all...
Burning down ‘House’
Perhaps the reason Hugh Laurie never wins the “Best Actor” Emmy is because he’s such a good actor that people mistakenly believe that he’s really playing himself -- a nasty,...
Talk show guests
MondayTIM MCGRAW, DANA DELANY - Live with Regis & Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7JO FROST - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7KENDRA WILKINSON - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m.,...
Weird but true
An angry Florida mom threw the book at her son’s gal pal -- the Good Book, that is. The girlfriend told Okaloosa County cops she was hit in the right...
Saban scuttles Fulton steamer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Candidates for the "Person in College Football You'd Least Like to Be Today," are: Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman is the easy choice. One week after blowing...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Zakhidjono's hat trick leads Forest Hills past Cardozo
Shokhrukhm Zakhidjonov produced a hat trick and Nicolas Rodriguez also scored once as Forest Hills topped Cardozo, 4-3, in Queens A East boys soccer Sunday afternoon. Steven Noriega, Kami Findik...
Ahead of schedule, young Holy Cross takes St. Anthony's to brink
Holy Cross has sure grown up quickly over the last four weeks. “I would say we’re ahead of schedule,” coach Tom Pugh said. It wasn’t a victory Sunday at Bayside...
St. Anthony's escapes Queens with comeback win over tough Cross
It was the fourth quarter, Holy Cross had the ball and time was ticking away. The Knights were a few first downs away from all but sealing a mammoth upset...
Hump day: Kearney, Xaverian rout Iona Prep for statement win
Xaverian silenced the critics. This particular group of Clippers had to listen for three seasons about how they can’t beat one of the CHSFL’s elite teams. Xaverian responded by not...
Johnson, MSIT race past South Shore with another Cup title the vision
McKee/Staten IslandTech being undefeated so far on its quest to win a second consecutive Cup division title wasn’t enough for coach Anthony Cialdella. Having seen a lethargic offense the last...
Disgruntled Diddy sees son shine in second half for Iona Prep
Sean (Diddy) Combs acted like just another unhappy parent. The famous rapper left his chair on the hill and came onto the field at halftime of Iona Prep’s eventual 37-16...
Sign off: Rooney ends '60 Minutes' run of 33 years
Andy Rooney insisted he's not retiring. He's a writer, and a writer never stops being a writer. Even so, he delivered his final weekly essay on "60 Minutes" Sunday night,...
Knife-wielding woman shot by cops
Cops shot a woman wielding a knife this evening in Midtown, authorities said. Officers from the 17th Precinct were called for a fight involving a weapon on East 45th Street...
Band of brothers pave way for Appleton in Sheepshead's rout of Flushing
Smothered by Sheepshead Bay’s suffocating defense while the offense ran the ball down their throats, Flushing was unable to catch its breath all game. “We pressured them on both sides...
PSAL Bowl/Cup division football roundup: Bramwell leads Cardozo to first varsity win
Fabrian Bramwell ran for 225 yards and two touchdowns as Cardozo picked up its first varsity football win, topping Adlai Stevenson, 34-14, in PSAL Cup division action. Tony Lee ran...
Death of teammate, loss of Homecoming game fuels Lehman's big win
Mike Saunds called it the longest week of football in his life – so he couldn’t imagine how his players felt. Lehman had its Homecoming game taken away Friday night...
PSAL City Championship division football roundup: Jefferson upsets Campus Magnet, picks up first win
Instead of figuring out a new and innovative way to lose, Thomas Jefferson figured it all out Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn. Trailing most of the day against favored Campus Magnet,...