October 7, 2011
TSA: Man at JFK had stun guns, brass knuckles
Authorities say a man going through airport security at Kennedy Airport was arrested after weapons were detected in his carry-on luggage. The Transportation Security Administration said the man who was...
Appeals court rules Loughner must return to federal hospital
SAN FRANCISCO -- The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that accused Arizona gunman Jared Lee Loughner must return to a federal prison hospital for the purpose of...
Brazilian club Corinthians won't make another bid for Tevez
MANCHESTER, England -- Brazilian soccer club Corinthians said it had no plans to make a new bid for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez. The South American giants made a bid...
Holder challenges 'Fast and Furious' allegations in scathing letter to Congress
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder, under new pressure from Republicans over when he learned of "Operation Fast and Furious," has mounted his most forceful defense to date, accusing critics...
Pep Guardiola refuses to commit future to Barcelona
BARCELONA -- Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said in an interview published Friday he will never sign a long-term contract with the club, while admitting he thinks about leaving the soccer...
Virus infects Nevada control stations of US drones
WASHINGTON -- A stubborn computer virus has found its way into the Nevada control stations used to remotely pilot US military drone aircraft on missions over war zones overseas, Wired.com...
Seahawks rule out WR Williams for Giants game
RENTON, Wash. — Seahawks starting wide receiver Mike Williams has been ruled out of Seattle’s game against the New York Giants. Williams was injured in last week’s 30-28 loss to...
Famed 1985 Chicago Bears finally get White House visit
WASHINGTON -- Twenty-six years after laying claim to the NFL's famed Lombardi Trophy, the 1985 Chicago Bears were recognized in a ceremony at the White House Friday. The Super Bowl...
'Jersey Shore' recap: Season 4, episode 10
This week’s “Jersey Shore” taught us a few things about Vinny’s family history and about the deep-rooted film history of Sicily.The episode opens with the fallout of the Snooki/Vinny hook...
Brewers advance to NLCS with 3-2 win over Diamondbacks in Game 5
MILWAUKEE — Saved by Chris Young's incredible catch, the Arizona Diamondbacks appeared to be on the brink of their biggest comeback yet when Willie Bloomquist's squeeze bunt tied the game...
Rangers lose European opener in overtime
STOCKHOLM — Jack Johnson scored on a power play with a minute left in overtime Friday to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Rangers in...
Family of chopper crash victim extend 'heartfelt thank you' to New Yorkers
The family of the tourist who was killed in Tuesday's chopper crash over the East River extended a "heartfelt thank you" today to New Yorkers for their support. Sonia Marra's...
B'klyn teen sentenced to 15 years to life for stabbing cousin 49 times
A Brooklyn teen who stabbed her cousin 49 times and made off with the dead girl’s designer sneakers was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison today after the...
Patriots' Welker looks to continue hot start vs. Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Wes Welker's mouth landed him in hot water prior to the New England Patriots' divisional playoff game against the Jets last season. Whether plotted or improvised, planned...
Steve Jobs funeral is Friday
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The funeral for Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.'s co-founder, is taking place Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter. The funeral is characterized as a...
It's Alive! Return of cult Roger Corman book
Described by one fond reader on Amazon.com as "a great lost book," a cult novel that amounts to a loving satiric tribute to cinema schlockmeister Roger Corman is back in...
Yankees' Nova has strain, won't require surgery
The injury that forced Yankees starter Ivan Nova out of Game 5 of the ALDS was a flexor strain in his forearm. Nova gave up two solo home runs in...
Netflix, AMC Networks ink licensing deal
LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Netflix said Friday it will offer exclusive viewing of prior seasons of the AMC Networks' TV show "The Walking Dead," starting Friday. Future seasons of the...
Big East undecided on which schools to invite
Big East leaders held a conference call Friday to talk about expansion and the expected loss of TCU, but no decisions were made on which schools to invite to the...
Cameron Douglas' drug supplier found guilty of dealing meth
A Manhattan federal court jury today convicted Cameron Douglas' drug supplier of dealing methamphetamine but he was acquitted on the top charge. David Escalara faces at least five years in...
Disney's Iger to step down as CEO in 2015
BURBANK, Calif. -- Walt Disney Co. said Chief Executive Robert Iger will step down as CEO in 2015. Iger, 60 years old, will add the additional title of chairman of...
Family feud highlights Rutgers-Pitt matchup
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- In any other week, Rutgers' quarterback controversy involving Chas Dodd and Gary Nova might be the focal point of its game against Pittsburgh. Not this week, not...
Fantasy Football Week 5 Chat
Post fantasy football writer Anthony Sulla-Heffinger took your questions regarding this week's fantasy matchups.With bye weeks starting this week, owners asked if Tampa Bay wide receiver Preston Parker is worth...
Biggest ID scam in US history results in 111 arrests
Cops broke up the biggest ID theft in American history after busting 111 people who allegedly made bogus credit cards as part of a Queens-based scam that cost consumers, banks...
Giants Jacobs, Tuck doubtful for Seahawks game
With their ground game already sputtering, the Giants listed running back Brandon Jacobs as doubtful for Sunday's game against Seattle. Jacobs sat out practice Friday, amid reports that he had...
MTV releases new 'Beavis and Butt-Head' trailer
Forget Halloween. This October is about the return of "Beavis and Butt-Head." MTV has released a new trailer for the long-awaited comeback of the series. It includes, of course, Beavis...
Giants coach says Steve Jobs could've done his job
Tom Coughlin believes Steve Jobs could have been one heckuva football coach.Jobs, the brilliant and visionary co-founder of Apple, died Wednesday at the age of 56 and his life’s work...
Tape of Jackson doctor's police interview played
LOS ANGELES — Jurors hearing the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor on Friday heard the physician begin to describe his relationship with the singer in detail for the...
Bloomberg accuses Wall St. protesters of trying to hurt NYC economy
Mayor Bloomberg today accused the Wall Street demonstrators of trying to cripple the city's economy. "What they're trying to do is take the jobs away from people working in this...
Queens man charged with kidnapping daughter, 2
A Queens man was charged with abducting his 2-year-old girl after the NYPD issued an Amber Alert for her, authorities said. The tot was found in good condition. Mario Minaya,...
Queens woman who beat husband murder rap says she feels no 'vindication'
A day after a Queens jury acquitted her of murdering her "abusive" husband, Barbara Sheehan went to church this morning, saying she felt no "vindication" concerning the outcome of the...
Author David Wangerin talks Klinsmann, MLS team names and the Cosmos
American soccer has a very rich history, even though most people in this country haven't a clue about it. Enter David Wangerin. The author of his 2008 book "Soccer in...
Rangers’ Del Zotto begins season of redemption
STOCKHOLM — No Rangers player is looking more forward to the fresh start that accompanies a new season than Michael Del Zotto. "I feel more confident than I have in...
Economy adds 103K jobs, rate stays 9.1 percent
WASHINGTON — Employers added 103,000 jobs in September, a modest burst of hiring after a sluggish summer. Still, job growth remains too weak to lower the unemployment rate, which stayed...
Australian police find cannabis forest worth more than $80M
MT PELION, Australia -- A three-day police search in northeastern Australia has Friday unearthed 33,000 cannabis plants worth more than AU$82 million (US$80 million), The Courier-Mail reported. Police from the...
Saving Americans from killer cantaloupes?
What is President Obama's real jobs plan? It's to hire hundreds of thousands of food inspectors to scour the country terrorizing farmers and growers about food safety. Oh and by...
Schwarzenegger opens museum dedicated to himself in Austrian hometown
THAL, Austria -- Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a larger than life bronze statue of himself and opened a museum dedicated to his life during a visit to his hometown...
VIDEO: Postgame reaction from ALDS Game 5
See and hear what Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Tigers manager Jim Leyland had to say following Game 5 of the ALDS from The Bronx.Detroit took the deciding game of...
Liberian prez Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemen's Tawakkul Karman win 2011 Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway — The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for their work...
Cano and Granderson are Yankees' building blocks for future
This is about where the Yankees started the season and where they will end it – and, really, where they are going. On Opening Day this year, coincidentally also against...
Yankees used same lineup for all five ALDS games
Late in the season, it was uncertain that Jorge Posada would make the Yankees’ postseason roster. But because he was still a strong hitter left-handed and because the Tigers had...
Computer crashes
Even geniuses aren’t perfect. Here are Apple products created under the direction of Steve Jobs that flopped: Apple III —Introduced to much fanfare in 1980, the high-priced — at $8,000...
Hail, hail, Blake Lively!
“Gossip Girl” hottie Blake Lively—newly single after splitting with Leo DiCaprio— hails a cab following an Upper East Side shopping jaunt.
Fordham Prep bounces back in big way, blasting Iona, 3-0
Tuesday’s loss to Archbishop Molloy really got under the skin of Fordham Prep players. Not only did the Rams lose crucial points, the Stanners are one of their biggest rivals...
Girls soccer roundup: Wishart, Goldstein avenge loss to Utes
Leon Goldstein is trying to finish fast after a slow start. The defending PSAL Brooklyn A-II division champion lost its first two games, including a seven-goal defeat to New Utrecht....
CHSAA/Private boys soccer roundup: Regis picks up key win over Stepinac
The CHSAA Archdiocese has been a minefield all season – every team came into Wednesday with a winning record. That’s why Regis was pretty happy when it escaped SUNY Purchase...
Girls volleyball roundup: Wagner earns Island bragging rights against Hill
Thursday’s non-league match between Susan Wagner and St. Joseph Hill wasn’t just the teams’ second annual breast cancer awareness day. Bragging rights were also at stake for the two best...
Streaking Terriers top rival Molloy for eighth straight win
St. Francis Prep is peaking and at just the right time. This stretch was billed as the toughest of the season for Terriers with games against Regis, Iona Prep, Fordham...
Tutino's late header keeps Spellman undefeated, hands McClancy first loss
Just three minutes away from its fourth tie of the season, Cardinal Spellman set up for a corner kick. “We’ve been working on corner kicks so much all year,” Pilots...
INSIDE GIRLS SOCCER: Improved, unbeaten Columbia Prep set for tough non-league tests
Thanks to six super sophomores, the Columbia Prep girls soccer program is on the upswing. Just two years ago, the Lions won two games and last season they went 9-5-2...
Yankees season over after Game 5 loss to Tigers
Jose Valverde powered the final pitch past Alex Rodriguez, crouched and then exhaled. As did the Detroit Tigers, and their fans everywhere. Don Kelly and Delmon Young hit back-to-back homers...
Business briefs
Triple playThe Dow Jones industrial average notched its third consecutive triple-digit gain as European leaders took steps to stem the region’s debt crisis. The Dow finished up 183.38 points, or...
We shopped through an economic drop
Christmas will happen this year, but it may require a little discounting.Retailers yesterday reported surprisingly solid sales gains for September, showing that shoppers haven’t yet shut down despite mounting fears...
Feds went easy on NY's largest foreclosure mill: critics
The largest foreclosure mill in New York, under investigation for years by federal authorities for allegedly filing misleading paperwork, affidavits and mortgage documents, yesterday agreed to pay a $2 million...
Work at Drake site hits snag
Just when construction started gearing up on the long-stalled Harry Macklowe tower on the former Drake Hotel land between East 56th and 57th streets and Park Avenue, the site was...
Steve Jobs stops the presses one last time
It was scramble the engine time in the publishing world as news of Steve Jobs' death broke shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Simon & Schuster again sped up the...
Wealth offensive
Jamie Dimon is making a billion-dollar gamble on deep-pocketed clientele. At a time when stock markets are whip-sawing investors, the JPMorgan Chase chief is aiming to build out the bank’s...
Slim’s Times gain
New York Times Co. climbed the most in almost two years in New York trading after Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim boosted his stake in the company. The newspaper publisher rose...
Crudele: Coffee, me and a skinny kid named Steve
Back in the olden days, Steve Jobs couldn’t get the attention of most journalists. We were all too busy following the wonderful developments in video cassette technology and digital watches...
Steve Jobs’ heirs to avoid big tax hit if they sell Apple stake right away
Steve Jobs was as smart about taxes as he was about tech. The Apple co-founder, who held $2 billion of company stock, avoided income tax on his skyrocketing share gains...
Apple after Jobs: Key partner Ive to continue core design role
At post-Steve Jobs Apple, Tim Cook is the meticulous CEO keeping time, but Jonathan Ive is the watchmaker. Ive is little known to the masses of consumers, but he is...
New iPhone
Apple is taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4S, which it introduced Tuesday, starting today. The latest iPhone will retail for $199 and will be available through AT&T, Verizon and now...
Hard-hit hedgies running for cover
Hedge-fund guru Daniel Arbess’s once perfect investment score card is taking a hit this year with losses approaching 19 percent, The Post has learned. Arbess, a Harvard-educated lawyer who runs...
Gorman’s brokerage headache
So far, James Gorman’s big bet on retail brokerage is turning out to be a dud. Back in 2009, Morgan Stanley bagged Citigroup’s crown jewel brokerage arm, Smith Barney, with...
Geithner: Banks OK
Shares of Bank of America and Morgan Stanley rose yesterday after Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said the nation’s financial firms have strengthened and there is “absolutely” no chance of another...
Caparro bidding for EMI
Ex-Warner music executive James Caparro said he has teamed with Alliance Warburg Capital Management on an offer for EMI, home to music stars Katy Perry and ColdPlay, according to a...
Get off the stump, O: Boehner
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner yesterday ripped President Obama for “throwing in the towel” on fixing the economy and spending all his time campaigning. “Nothing has disappointed me more...
Low and behold Obama poll numbers
WASHINGTON -- A record-high number of voters disapprove of the job President Obama is doing, a new poll showed yesterday. Obama’s disapproval rating hit 55 percent -- an all-time low...
Top NY GOPers get behind Mitt
Prominent New York Republicans -- including Staten Island power broker Guy Molinari and billionaire investor Paul Singer -- endorsed Mitt Romney for president yesterday. “Romney gives us the best chance...
Malcontent-in-chief
WASHINGTON -- President Obama jumped into the tent with Wall Street protesters yesterday, sharing their “frustration” with a financial system he slammed for its “immoral” and “reckless” practices that brought...
Police rage at ‘cop-shooter’ bail
Cops are furious at a Brooklyn judge who set a mere $50,000 bail for a gang-banger parolee busted for the stray-bullet shooting an off-duty cop.Judge Linda Poust Lopez set the...
Soccer bubble shut out
The bubble has burst at Brooklyn Bridge Park. City officials confirmed yesterday that they received zero interest after trying to solicit bids from developers to construct an enclosed soccer field...
That’s a ‘latte’ money
Here’s some sugar for your coffee. A top city housing official was busted yesterday on charges of accepting $600,000 in bribes -- with some of that cash delivered in coffee...
Jacko prober slapped
Lawyers for Michael Jackson’s personal doctor moonwalked all over a coroner’s investigator yesterday, revealing embarrassing missteps in the official probe of the King of Pop’s death. Dr. Conrad Murray’s lead...
Cop class in jeopardy
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said he may have to cancel his January Police Academy class after being ordered to cut his budget by $101 million this year. “Right now, I...
Twitter CEO declines Bloomberg's Yankees invite
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey could have landed the hottest ticket in town last night -- a seat in Mayor Bloomberg’s Yankee Stadium box -- when he and the mayor officially...
Crash probers eye chopper pilot
Federal investigators have ruled out engine failure in Tuesday’s deadly East River crash of a sightseeing helicopter and are now turning their focus on the pilot, they said yesterday. A...
Bus inspections way up
State inspectors ramped up roadside inspections on private intercity motor coaches by more than 600 percent following the I-95 casino bus crash that killed 15 people, officials said yesterday.In the...
Psych test for Uma stalker
The man who stalked “Pulp Fiction” star Uma Thurman was ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation yesterday after prosecutors said he was too crazy to make a plea deal. Prosecutor...
Knox’s knight
Amanda Knox has reunited with an old flame. Just hours after returning home to Seattle, the newly freed Knox, 24, sought comfort in the arms of her pre-ordeal beau, David...
Jones takes rap
Rapper and reality-TV star Jim Jones gave a command performance at Manhattan Criminal Court yesterday, pleading guilty to a traffic violation, shaking hands and posing for photos.“I’ve had enough of...
Weapons bust at JFK
An Egyptian man was busted at Kennedy Airport allegedly with enough weapons to overthrow a despot.Ahmed Aboukhabar, 31, of Alexandria, was arrested Tuesday evening after TSA agents found four sets...
Hack rips cop response
A cabby claims he was punched and bitten by a passenger looking for a free ride from Chelsea to Hell’s Kitchen -- then blown off by cops who refused to...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** An elderly man was found dead on the beach yesterday in Far Rockaway, police said. The 80-year-old man, whose name was withheld pending family notification, was discovered at...
$2,500 to nab whale fiend
ALLENHURST, NJ -- A $2,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever shot a whale at sea, leaving it to die slowly until it washed up on...
Prison ‘whack’ a mole
The convicted mastermind of a $100 million mortgage fraud scheme has been charged with plotting the murder of a “rat” who testified against him. “He’s a p---y, a total f--king...
Sounding alarm on 100G FDNY pensions
The average annual FDNY pension is closing in on the $100,000 mark. The Empire Center for New York State Policy, which yesterday posted the latest list of about 16,000 FDNY...
Gov fears Wall $trait
ALBANY -- Wall Street’s woes could turn into state government’s problem next year, Gov. Cuomo warned yesterday. With taxes from Wall Street supplying 20 percent of the money to run...
NAACP taking heat as UFT chips in 25G
It’s the teacher’s pet.The city teachers union is helping bankroll the costs of the New York NAACP’s 75th-anniversary conference beginning today.The United Federation of Teachers is listed as one of...
Cuomo: No frack & ruin
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo said yesterday the state would “put in place the resources” to pay for the regulation and oversight of hydrofracking -- if it allows the controversial practice....
Man’s shovel stops buck here
ITHACA -- A man had to beat a deer to death with a shovel after the startled animal jumped through a window into his workshop and then attacked him.Tom Hartshorne...
ESPN yanks Williams for good
Are you ready for some unemployment! After comparing President Obama to Hitler, redneck warbler Hank Wil-liams Jr. as been spiked from “Monday Night Football,” where his song “Are You Ready...
Park Avenue Autumn serves dish on plates from Saddam Hussein's palace
They’re dishes of mass consumption. An Upper East Side restaurant last night dished up some edible art -- serving it on glitzy, gold-painted plates looted from the palaces of Saddam...
'Battered woman's syndrome' lets 'victim' abuse truth
She didn’t have to kill the bastard. Barbara Sheehan hated her husband like a communicable disease, a bitterness she shared with her kids, plus probably 40 percent of American wives...
Killer wife is ‘bulletproof’
Barbara Sheehan shot her husband 11 times -- but she didn’t murder him. A Queens jury yesterday acquitted the public-school secretary in the 2008 slaying of her retired-cop hubby, Raymond,...
A ‘swung’ jury
She may have dodged a bullet. Queens mother Barbara Sheehan was acquitted of killing her allegedly abusive husband, but a juror who cleared her on the murder charge said they...
Williamsburg concert ‘goers’
A nonprofit group that runs a popular concert series on the Williamsburg waterfront says it plans to move the shows out of East River State Park following complaints by neighborhood...
Credit-card mega-‘$wipe’
A cast of unsavory characters from Queens was busted for allegedly manufacturing thousands of bogus credit cards and using them on massive shopping sprees and luxury vacations, The Post has...
Douglas diss
One of Cameron Douglas’ alleged drug suppliers should be acquitted because the troubled Hollywood scion is “so messed up” that his word can’t be trusted, a defense lawyer argued yesterday.Lawyer...
Prostate tests nixed
WASHINGTON -- Those PSA blood tests that check for prostate cancer do more harm than good and healthy men should no longer receive them as part of routine cancer screening,...
Next up for Apple: iTV
Ditch that old Toshiba now -- iTV is just around the corner. Apple’s next breakthrough project, believed to have been the last on the plate of Steve Jobs and his...
Generation 'i' mourns Steve Jobs on gadgets he gave them
They were born into an iWorld. And so -- within seconds of learning Steve Jobs had died -- a nation of kids Wednesday night put down their homework and turned...
At birthplace of a legend
Among those mourning the death of Steve Jobs yesterday were his 78-year-old stepmother, Marilyn Jobs, who still lives in the home with the famous garage where Jobs famously founded Apple...
Sadness in the Big ‘Apple’
iSad. Millions around the globe -- and especially in New York -- paid tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs yesterday, leaving bitten apples, electronic tributes and heartfelt notes at impromptu...
Wall Street’s winter
Tick-tock. Thanks to Washington’s support for big banks, New York City has been a cocoon of prosperity compared to the rest of the nation over the last three years. But...
PA’s broken promises in Greek church feud
The Issue: Where to rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed on 9/11. *** “Cuomo Butts Into Big Fat Greek Church Spat” (Steve Cuozzo, Oct. 4) states that...
Wall Street vs. Washington
The Issue: Whether Occupy Wall Street should be protesting the government instead of corporations. *** Stephen B. Meister’s opinion is right on (“Go March on Washington,” PostOpinion, Oct. 5). The...
Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
Isn’t it ironic that the know-nothings of the Occupy Wall Street protests so earnestly employ Steve Jobs-invented technology to attack the capitalist system of which Jobs was so important a...
Why does Chuck hate NY?
What good is having someone in the US Senate leadership representing your state -- if he’s going to work to hurt it? Certainly Sen. Chuck Schumer’s new “millionaire’s tax” is...
Sarah’s swan song
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Wednesday that she won’t be running for president next year. That’s too bad. Not because she’d be a particularly well-qualified president -- though people...
Team O: Learning to loathe the UN?
The administration’s thrill toward the United Nations is turning into a chill. President Obama’s UN ambassador, Susan Rice, sounded remarkably like a Bush-era predecessor, John Bolton, Tuesday night -- scolding...
Jobs & Steve Jobs
As we consider life in America without Steve Jobs, we might also consider just how his staggering career represents a refutation of the economic philosophy of Barack Obama. The president...
Poll model
News flash from George Clooney -- politicians and their handlers are corrupt and will do pretty much anything to get elected. After a never-ending series of real-life political scandals, the...
There’s gotta be a ‘Way’
Let’s get this out of “The Way’’ first: it’s almost impossible to watch Emilio Estevez’s unexpectedly moving inspirational drama starring his father Martin Sheen, without thinking about Sheen’s self-destructive other...
When gay life was tough in the Big Easy
Tim Wolff’s documentary draws on a treasure trove of archival footage to show the evolution of New Orleans’ gay community over half a century. Several years before New York’s Stone-wall...
Robotic storytelling
America, the near future: Giant robots conduct vicious fights in boxing rings for cheap and meaningless entertainment. America, 2011: Hackutron 9000 screenplaybots create cheap and meaningless entertainment about the above...
Turn of Sun Yat century
Jackie Chan steps away from zany martial arts into military mode for this sweeping, if exhausting, historical epic set at the turn of the 20th century. Chan’s 100th film, which...
Peaces of John
As an exhibit celebrating John Lennon’s art and life opens in SoHo today, his widow, Yoko Ono, tells The Post, “There was a time when it seemed like the whole...
Moving musical proud of its agender
As touching as it is idiosyncratic, “Southern Comfort” effectively redefines the term “family musical.” Based on a 2001 Sundance award-winning documentary about transgender people in rural Georgia, it features perhaps...
Struggle to ‘Get’ a theater
Tallulah Bankhead once said there are only two kinds of men in this town: those who can catch cabs and those who can’t. On Broadway, there are only two kinds...
Inhuman attachment
‘The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)’’ is sick, disgusting and vile. It’s also demonically funny, stylish and ingenious. You might remember Dutch director Tom Six’s 2009 “The Human Centipede (First...
‘Dirty’ is just plain trashy
Despite its fun-sounding title, “Dirty Girl” is a self-pitying find-yourself story about a gay teen (Jeremy Dozier) who joins a slutty classmate (Juno Temple) to flee his dad and search...
Blackthorn
Sam Shepard, in his first movie lead in decades, saddles up as legendary outlaw Butch Cassidy in Mateo Gil’s gritty, elegiac Western. Despite the brief appearance of the Sundance Kid...
The Women on the 6th Floor
The modest French comedy “The Women on the 6th Floor’’ would have us believe that a wealthy stockbroker would suddenly turn altruistic and that a young Spanish maid would fall...
Incendiary: The Willingham Case
Was an innocent man put to death in Texas in 2004? The documentary “Incendiary,” which argues that the execution of Todd Willingham was unjust, raises interesting and important questions but...
5 questions for ... Eddie Olczyk
NBC analyst and former Rangers center Eddie Olczyk talks NHL with The Post's Justin Terranova as the Rangers, Islanders and Devils each open their season this weekend. Q: Was Brad...
Hondo: Yes to Fresno
Hondo's RDD -- retention deficit disorder -- kicked in last night as he lost his series play on the Yankees as well as his investment on Cal, which increased his...
Sports shorts
COLLEGE: Big 12 wants TCU Leaders of the Big 12 Conference voted yesterday to add TCU as early as next season. If the Horned Frogs join the Big 12, it...
Yankees' Martin unable to catch on at plate
If this is the final game Russell Martin plays with the Yankees, he's going to have a sour taste in his mouth for a long time. Martin signed a one-year,...
Yankees closer can't keep team from 'horrible' feeling
As frustrated as the Yankees were after last night's 3-2 loss to the Tigers in Game 5 of the ALDS, one of the most galling realities is they had one...
A-Rod, CC come up small for Yankees -- again
The best we could now say for the 2011 Yankees is at least they weren't the Red Sox. They earned their way into the playoffs. But fell short of their...
Tigers closer backs up boastful prediction
Jose Valverde isn't exactly Joe Namath, but he managed to back up his talk. The Tigers' closer finished the Yankees off with another save last night with a perfect ninth...
Tigers escape The Bronx, head for ALCS vs. Rangers
Miguel Cabrera knew the Yankees weren't dead until Alex Rodriguez struck out to end the game. "They have a bunch of Hall-of-Famers over there," Cabrera said after the Tigers held...
Yankees bullpen nearly saved season
Even in Joe Girardi's worst nightmare, the Yankees manager couldn't have imagined getting only six outs before having to turn to his bullpen in Game 5 of the ALDS. An...
Yankees GM still wants to stay
Shortly after his club's season ended in Game 5 of the ALDS last night by the Tigers, general manager Brian Cashman put off saying anything definitive about his future, which...
Yankees' Sabathia doesn't say if he's opting out of contract
CC Sabathia is about to be on the clock. The Yankees' 3-2 loss to the Tigers in Game 5 of the ALDS last night means Sabathia's season is over. The...
Yankees' Teixeira couldn't get it going
With a $180 million contract, you'd think Mark Teixeira would be able to buy himself a couple more hits. Despite having some of the best swings of the ALDS, Teixeira...
Posada's stellar Yankees career likely at an end
After what probably was his final game as a Yankee last night, Jorge Posada broke down and began crying after a reporter's question about whether he took this loss harder...
Start cut short by rookie's stiff arm
After Ivan Nova left Game 5 of the ALDS following two innings last night, the Yankees said it was because the right-hander's right forearm had tightened up, not because the...
Jeter's big moment falls short this time
Derek Jeter came up short -- literally. Down one run with two outs and the speedy Brett Gardner on first in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Yankees clutch...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST7 fur; $54,000; alw; 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2Sun Dance Moon(L),121R Maragh3-4-2Jacobson 12-11a-Starforaday(L),121CVelasquez2-2-4Rodriguz 10-13Boys At Tosconova(L),118JVelazquez2-1-1RDutrow 1-14Tapizar(L),118C Nakatani5-1-1Asmussn 7-25Stormin Bud(L),123E...
Gardner made presence known in Yankees lineup
It might be a while before Brett Gardner sees the big picture, but when that happens he'll realize he helped the Yankees a lot more than he hurt them. Gardner...
Hot weekend awaits area anglers
For saltwater sportsmen, the Columbus Day weekend looks like it can be as close to perfect as you can find. Most species are on the feed preparing for their long...
Belmont Charts
October 6, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Good. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -7 fur; $52,216; clm; 3up(f)Off: 1:01 p.m.St. good, won gamelyTime: 23.21, 46.87, 1:11.80, 1:25.25.Trainer: Gary ContessaWinner: B...
Belichick orders Patriots to keep quiet on Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- If laser-beam stares and zipped lips translate into touchdowns and defensive stops, the Jets are in big trouble Sunday. Humorless Bill Belichick has never been a fan...
Diddy's son All-American
Justin Combs is carving out his own niche. The son of rap mogul Diddy has a serious future on the gridiron, and yesterday the Iona Prep senior was officially named...
Thomas says Woodson good fit for Knicks defense
Isiah Thomas, who is playing host to a quasi NBA All-Star Game tomorrow at his Florida International campus, said he believes new Knicks defensive assistant Mike Woodson will be a...
Jets not concerned with underdog label
The underdog role is nothing new to Jets receiver Plaxico Burress -- especially when it comes to facing the Patriots. That's just where Burress and the Jets find themselves this...
Giants' Tuck practices but doubtful for Seahawks
After sitting out Wednesday, Justin Tuck participated on a limited basis in yesterday's practice, wearing new shoulder pads to restrict movement with his neck and testing a new facemask that...
Jets coach says no issue between Sanchez, Holmes
Coach Rex Ryan said there is no problem between quarterback Mark Sanchez and wide receiver Santonio Holmes after Sanchez said Holmes should have kept his postgame criticisms in-house. "Those two...
Phillies face Game 5 tonight
A team built specifically to win the World Series is on the brink of joining the Red Sox and Braves for consideration as baseball's biggest bust of 2011. The good...
Brewers banking on home-field edge in Game 5 vs. Diamondbacks
MILWAUKEE -- Yovani Gallardo readily calls this start the biggest of his career. Ian Kennedy hoped for any chance to pitch again this season. "It's definitely a whole different atmosphere,"...
Patriots TE Hernandez likely to face Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tom Brady has so many receiving weapons it almost seems unfair that he is likely to have another one at his disposal Sunday against the Jets. Tight...
To beat Patriots, Jets QB must rise to the occasion
Mark Sanchez doesn't have to be Tom Brady for the Jets to beat Brady and the Patriots Sunday in New England. He has, after all, done something Brady hasn't done...
Jacobs sits out Giants practice again
The Giants' running game is struggling -- and now, it may be shorthanded. Brandon Jacobs was expected to return to practice yesterday, but he did not participate for the second...
The Post Line
NFL Sunday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog GIANTS 10 10 (43) Seahawks PATRIOTS 8 9 (49) Jets COLTS 2 2½ (38½) Chiefs VIKINGS 3 2½ (45) Cardinals Eagles 3 2½...
Giants' Nicks humble off field
Hakeem doesn't tweet. Not once. Not ever. So, those Hakeem Nicks imitators out there on Twitter might as well cease and desist because they're not fooling anyone. Hakeem doesn't preen....
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks: THE LINE BRIAN COSTELLO STEVE SERBY MARK CANNIZZARO PAUL SCHWARTZ TIM BONTEMPS GIANTS 10 (43) Seahawks (Sun., 1:00, FOX) ★ Giants ★ Seahawks Seahawks Seahawks...
Tiger struggles in return from layoff
SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- Anyone expecting a new and improved version of Tiger Woods saw much of the same old thing yesterday. An early birdie to raise hopes. A sudden...
Former teammates support new White Sox manager Ventura
Robin Ventura is being called up by the White Sox again. Twenty-two years after being promoted to the majors, Ventura was named the manager of the team with which he...
Shoulder injury ends Henne's season
Another loss for the winless Dolphins: Quarterback Chad Henne is out for the season. Henne decided to have shoulder surgery and was placed on the injured reserve list yesterday. The...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing12:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, practiceESPN22 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide, practiceESPN24 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide, practiceESPN25 p.m.NASCAR: Spring Cup, qualifyingESPN28:30 p.m.ARCA: Kansas Lottery 98.9SPEEDBaseball5 p.m.NLDS: Diamondbacks at Brewers, Game 5TBS, ESPN (1050 AM)8:30 p.m.NLDS:...
Yankees' season ends with Game 5 loss to Tigers
The eyes were red and moist. The voices were whispers and words failed to exit Jorge Posada’s mouth. Heads hung so low chins were almost on the dark clubhouse carpet...
Home Team Lineups
Rangers!-Anaheim1:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEIslanders@Florida8:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio--WRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMEMinn.1:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEDevils@Philadelphia7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMNOGAMECar.1:00MSGWFANNOGAMENOGAMEL.A.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEGiantsTomorrowSeahawks1:00TV -- FOXRadio -- WFAN 660 AMJetsTomorrowPatriots4:15TV -- CBSRadio -- ESPN 1050 AM
Yankees hope dies on warning track
Off the bat, it had a chance, didn’t it? The men on the Yankees’ bench jumped to their feet, climbed the dugout steps, because they thought it did. Their manager,...
Inside pitch
Game 5: Tigers 3, Yankees 2 HERO Tigers starter Doug Fister held the Yankees to one run over five innings. He had plenty of help from the Detroit bullpen, which...
Jets get off tarmac
Last week’s Jets debacle in Baltimore shows just how slim the margin of error can be in the NFL. The Jets’ defense was good and the special teams returned a...
Lundqvist, Rangers have high hopes
STOCKHOLM — He has been treated like royalty here in his native land, greeted like a rock star with lights and cameras surrounding him in the locker room, focusing on...
Late collapse leaves Hondo a total wreck
If it’s the year of the comeback in the NFL as some say, then it also must be the year of the collapse. Hondo, who started out respectably at 5-4...
Captain Callahan set to lead Rangers
STOCKHOLM — Ryan Callahan will step onto the ice here tonight for the first time as Rangers’ captain, comfortable with his role and confident his team is prepared to start...
O/U RICO!
Rico had his first poor week on the over/unders, going 5-10-1 (1-2 Best Bets). The season record stands at 28-34-2 (7-4). The selections for Week 5: OVER: Giants / Seahawks;...
Keep riding Saints & climb on Eagles
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...
Coaches dodge showboat blame
When did intelligently played football, like intelligently played baseball, become an option? Is it now optional, as a matter of freedom of expression, to light a match while standing beside...
Jets need to turn into mistake-free team to top Patriots
From mistake-filled to mistake-free in just seven days. That is the kind of turnaround the Jets will need against the Patriots on Sunday after their debacle against the Ravens, when...
2012 Yankees crystal ball
Yankees beat writer George A. King III takes a quick look at the biggest issues facing the Yankees this offseason. Will CC Sabathia opt out of his contract and will...
Deadly ‘Crush’
On February 12, 2008, 14-year-old Brandon McInerney brought a loaded gun into his Ventura, Calif. classroom, sat behind a gay classmate, Lawrence King, and shot him twice in the head....
Dump ‘Idol’ Lee
Winning “American Idol” is not the sure-fire, golden ticket to fame and fortune, it turns out. Lee DeWyze, who won “Idol” in 2010, was dropped by his record label yesterday...
‘Agents’ ax
NBC is cutting the low-rated new sitcom “Free Agents” loose. The comedy is the second casualty of the fall season, both at struggling NBC. The drama “The Playboy Club” got...
Talk show guests
FridayMADELEINE STOWE - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7KIM KARDASHIAN, EMILIO ESTEVEZ, HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4EMILIO ESTEVEZ, MARTIN SHEEN, MADELEINE STOWE - Live with Regis...
Conan returns to NBC
Conan O’Brien made a surprise, triumphant return to NBC and his former “Late Night” perch Wednesday night -- reclaiming his old mascot, “Triumph the Insult Comic Dog,” from show host...
Jackie Evancho’s ‘Talent’ rejections
Even Jackie Evancho has bad auditions. The preteen opera sensation was rejected -- two years in a row -- before finally landing a spot on “America’s Got Talent,” The Post...
Weird but true
Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to do the right thing. Because of a computer glitch in Hillsborough County, Fla., the licenses of drivers who are paying their traffic tickets are...
James hurt; Oregon romps
EUGENE, Ore. -- LaMichael James injured his right elbow in the fourth quarter of No. 9 Oregon's 43-15 victory over California last night. However, the running back said afterward that...
Big East hoops schools need a divorce
If the great Dave Gavitt were alive today, if his protégé, Mike Tranghese, were still the commissioner of the Big East, it's hard to imagine either of them not being...
Al Qaeda propagandist killed in Yemen airstrike went to high school on Long Island
An al-Qaeda propagandist killed last week in a U.S. airstrike in Yemen went to a high school on Long Island. Newsday reports on its website Thursday that 25-year-old Samir Khan...
Iona Prep's Combs, son of rapper Diddy, named All-American
Justin Combs is carving out his own niche. The son of rap mogul Diddy has a serious future on the gridiron and Thursday the Iona Prep senior was officially named...
Coney Island's Luna Park to kick off Halloween festivities
The freak capitol of the world is set to celebrate Halloween in style this month with its second-annual parade and other events that promise to make patrons scream.Kicking things off...
Bart's Week 5 picks
Last week was a breath of fresh air for purists like me as many teams finally applied the brakes to all the pass-happy madness of the first three Sundays and...
Obama acknowledges Wall Street protests as a sign
Concerns over Wall Street practices and economic inequality that have led to sit-ins and rallies in New York and elsewhere reverberated up to the White House on Thursday, with President...