October 11, 2011
Giants DL Kennedy suspended four games by NFL
As a former first-round draft pick of the Rams who never panned out in the NFL, Jimmy Kennedy was in a last-chance scenario when the Giants signed him Aug. 23...
Brooklyn officials to boast about BigAppleRx prescription discount card program
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and city Health Department honchos tomorrow will mark the success of the city-run BigAppleRx prescription discount card program by dishing them out in Fulton Mall...
Rolodex mobster claims wiseguy calls were about food, not The Family
He says the phone calls weren’t about the Mafia — it was all about the mozzarella. Michael “Mike the Butcher” Virtuoso — who kept a Rolodex full of wiseguys that...
Car crashes into Bx. apt. building, trapping 3 people in wreckage
An out-of-control car smashed into an apartment building in The Bronx during rush hour this evening, trapping three people — including a little boy — in the wreckage, authorities said....
Imprisoned 'Austin Powers' actor suspected of murdering cellmate
WASCO, Calif. -- "Austin Powers" actor and former mixed martial artist Joseph Hyungmin Son, who was sentenced to life in prison for torturing a woman, is suspected in the murder...
Kim Kardashian's wedding special draws 10.5M viewers
LOS ANGELES -- Kim Kardashian's two-night wedding special on E! drew a combined 10.5 million viewers, the cable network announced Tuesday. "Sunday and Monday's telecast of 'Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A...
B'klyn bandits steal $100G worth of iPads
Four tech bandits made off with more than $100,000 worth of iPads from a Brooklyn Best Buy early this morning, police sources said, and cops are investigating whether it's an...
16 zombie actors injured in fall on 'Resident Evil' movie set
TORONTO -- Sixteen actors made up as zombies were injured Tuesday morning in a fall from a platform while filming an upcoming "Resident Evil" movie. Police said a four-foot-high platform...
Free agent Rollins wants to stay with Phillies
PHILADELPHIA -- The possibility that Jimmy Rollins won’t wear red pinstripes again hasn’t crossed his mind. The 2007 NL MVP and three-time All-Star shortstop is headed toward free agency for...
Officials to break ground on $30M renovation of Strand Theater
City officials today will break ground on a long-awaited $30 million renovation of the century-old Strand Theater in Fort Greene, so it can again serve a nonprofit arts and media...
Yankees' offseason includes decision on Swisher
Yankees manager Joe Girardi sat in the interview room wearing a pinstriped shirt. This one, however, was of the dress variety with a collar. There was no interlocking NY of...
Rage review
Who doesn't like id Software? I mean, really, they ushered in so many monumental changes within the game industry. So many important, mind-blowing titles came from the Carmack-headed company. Wolfenstein....
Trial begins for accused global arms dealer Viktor Bout
Viktor Bout, the alleged Russian arms dealer described as "one of the most dangerous men" in the world, went on trial Tuesday in New York. The former Soviet military officer...
'Bomber' tried to bring down plane with 'burning' underwear, Detroit court hears
DETROIT -- Opening statements began Tuesday in the terrorism trial of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, with federal prosecutors and the first witness detailing how he allegedly tried to bring down a...
Ventura 'confident' as White Sox manager
CHICAGO -- Robin Ventura’s baseball resume is missing major league managerial or coaching experience. That was no big deal to White Sox general manager Ken Williams. Why? Because during Ventura’s...
Inconsistent Syracuse holding its own at halfway point
SYRACUSE -- Midway through his third season at his alma mater, Syracuse coach Doug Marrone is certain of one thing: The Orange need to improve an awful lot if they...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Jets, Giants struggles
New York Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch talks with CineSport's Noah Coslov about the Giants' struggling running game and who's to blame for the Jets' slow start.csprtContainer();
The stars of tomorrow...tonight!
It's good to get away from the theater once in a while, though the following recommendation is likely to pack in a lot of theatricality. Forget about the short notice: Tonight...
Post-Sheen 'Two and a Half Men' continues ratings slide
LOS ANGELES -- Ratings for "Two and a Half Men" continued to slide this week as the show aired its fourth episode without fired star Charlie Sheen, Entertainment Weekly reported...
Francois Rivera
In October 2005, the Post published a series of articles that stated that law enforcement officials in Brooklyn were looking into allegations that Justice Francois Rivera had paid $50,000 to...
Rudy Giuliani says it is 'too late' for presidential run
Rudy Giuliani ruled out another presidential run Tuesday, a decision that had been expected. The former New York City mayor told an audience in Long Island that "if it's too...
Ex-Red Bull Jozy Altidore returns to New Jersey in the form of his life
From a franchise quarterback to an ace starting pitcher, there are few commodities more valued _ or rare _ in sports than a top-class striker. U.S. Soccer fans have hoped...
Taylor Swift named Billboard's 'Woman of the Year' for 2011
Country darling Taylor Swift has been named the 2011 Billboard "Woman of the Year," the music magazine announced Tuesday. The 21-year-old is the youngest singer to ever receive the honor,...
HBO to air Liberace movie starring Michael Douglas
LOS ANGELES -- Cable network HBO will produce and air filmmaker Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra," a biopic starring Michael Douglas as the flamboyant pianist and entertainer, The Wrap reported...
Bloomberg: Occupy Wall Street unfairly blaming hard working people
Mayor Bloomberg may be ready to defend the right of Wall Street protestors to say what they want, but that doesn't mean he likes what he hears. The mayor today...
Israel, Hamas agree to deal to swap captured Israeli soldier, Palestinian prisoners
GAZA -- Two men have been charged in connection with a $1.5 million plot directed by elements of the Iranian government to assassinate Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to...
Wall Street protesters head uptown
A group of protesters, including a number of anti-Wall Street demonstrators, headed uptown Tuesday for an afternoon march through the Upper East Side and past the homes of some of...
US disrupts Iran-tied plot to kill Saudi ambassador to US, bomb embassies
WASHINGTON -- Two men have been charged in connection with a $1.5 million plot directed by elements of the Iranian government to assassinate Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to...
New York Super Bowl to be played Feb. 2, 2014
Set your calendars for Feb. 2, 2014. That’s the date for the Super Bowl XLVIII that will be played at MetLife Stadium, the home of the Jets and Giants. The...
Avery reports to Rangers' AHL team
Sean Avery has reported to the Connecticut Whale, the Rangers’ American Hockey League affiliate.The 31-year-old winger, who was placed on waivers by the Rangers last Wednesday, two days before they...
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW: Time for Holmes to lead Jets
Santonio Holmes got $50 million and a captain’s "C" from the Jets this offseason, now he has to start earning both. Holmes, headline news since the Jets gave him $24...
Libya's guitar hero plays while NTC pals take on Khadafy's troops
Here's one guy who's stringing his fellow fighters along by strumming the guitar while his friends take on Moammar Khadafy loyalists. During a battle in Sirte, the last stronghold of...
Christie endorses Romney for president, calls it an 'easy decision'
LEBANON, N.H. -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie endorsed Mitt Romney for president Tuesday, calling him "the best person to lead America." Standing alongside the Republican frontrunner at an event...
Rolle says former Giants should pipe down on injuries
Antrel Rolle never was a teammate of Michael Strahan or Antonio Pierce, but the Giants safety Tuesday said he doesn’t feel either one of them should be chiming in on...
Pepper-sprayed Wall Street protester demands assault charge against cop
The young teacher's aide who was pepper-sprayed last month during the Occupy Wall Street protest is demanding Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance prosecute the deputy inspector caught on video doing the...
Jury sees shocking Michael Jackson autopsy photo
LOS ANGELES — Jurors in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician saw a nude autopsy photo of the late singer as a medical examiner testified Tuesday that...
Judge bars 2 more students in alleged Columbia U. drug ring from program to avoid felony records
A judge is playing hardball with the Columbia University students who'd been rounded up in an alleged dorm- and frat-based drug ring last year. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Michael Sonberg...
Letter rejecting Stieg Larsson's application to journalism school hitting auction block
STOCKHOLM – A letter to late author Stieg Larsson, author of the best-selling "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," turning him down for journalism school because of doubts about his...
Husbands make 'nightmare' flu patients: survey
Men better get the flu shot this fall. A third of American women think their hubby's are very annoying when they come down with the flu, according to a new...
3UP: Beltran, Swisher and Posada
1. In Sunday’s Post I wrote this column about how I would attack the offseason if I were running the Yankees. The item that drew the most attention in my...
More arrests imminent in LI SAT cheating scandal, prosecutors say
More arrests are imminent in the swelling SAT cheating scandal on Long Island, prosecutors said today. An initial investigation into Great Neck North High School has now expanded to two...
DiNapoli warns Wall Street could lose 10K jobs
The state's chief watchdog is predicting a continuing slide on Wall Street with nearly 10,000 additional job losses by the end of 2012, declining profits and diminishinig tax collections for...
Seattle 'superhero' arrested, accused of assault
SEATTLE — Instead of the bad guys, it was Seattle's most prolific self-styled superhero that ended up in handcuffs. Police officers arrested the 23-year-old man who calls himself Phoenix Jones...
Jets say cameraman isn’t spy
Tuesday morning, Pro Football Talk posted a screen grab of a Jets employee shooting video from the sidelines during Sunday’s loss to the Patriots. The Jets have responded on the...
Iran's Ahmadinejad criticizes flogging of student who insulted him
TEHRAN -- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized Tuesday the flogging of a student activist who was convicted of insulting him. Peyman Aref, 29, described how he was chained to a...
Former Ukrainian PM Tymoshenko jailed for seven years over gas deal
KIEV, Ukraine -- Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was jailed for seven years by a Kiev court Tuesday after being found guilty of exceeding her powers in ordering a...
Defense: Conn. co-defendant in brutal home invasion claims other killings
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Attorneys for a Connecticut man charged with killing a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion tried to delay closing arguments on Tuesday,...
NY bridge agency plans toll hike for upstate spans
HIGHLAND, N.Y. — The state agency that operates five bridges in the Hudson Valley plans to increase tolls next year. New York State Bridge Authority officials tell local media outlets...
LI human remains probe expands online
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Police investigating the discovery of 10 sets of human remains on Long Island are using a new tool — law enforcement websites. Suffolk County police say...
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Review
In theory, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is a great game, in practice; it struggles a bit after take-off.If you are a fan of the Ace Combat series, then you will...
To win Pennsylvania, GOP needs Romney
Stuart Rothenberg has an interesting column on the changes in voting patterns among Democrats. He concludes with this comparison: "Republican Sen. Pat Toomey lost Philadelphia’s four large suburban counties (Montgomery,...
DVD Extra: Loving Lucy, Part 1
One of Hollywood's enduring mysteries is why Lucille Ball failed to become a major movie star despite dogged efforts by the two studios where she was under long-term exclusive contract. The...
NBA 2K12 Review
Very few games can have me hooked from the opening sequence. NBA 2K12 is one of them.The opening sequence is not only the best I have ever seen in a...
Cops hunt for Morningside Park sex assault suspect (VIDEO)
Police released surveillance footage of the sicko wanted for attacking a woman in Morningside Park. The 29-year-old woman was walking in the Upper Manhattan park, that borders Columbia University, on...
WATCH: Antelope plows into cyclist
Unlucky Evan van der Spuy was taking part in a race across South Africa's Albert Falls Dam and Game Reserve when he was struck by the rampaging antelope — a...
US, British special forces storm Italian ship seized by Somali pirates
ROME -- US and British naval forces Tuesday freed an Italian cargo ship seized by pirates off the Somali coast, releasing the crew and taking the attackers into custody. The...
Forza Motorsport 4 Review
It’s pedal to the metal with Forza Motorsport 4.Forza Motorsport 4 is one of the best looking games for the Xbox 360 and is also the premier racing franchise on...
Vitamins linked with higher death risk in older women, study finds
MINNEAPOLIS -- Older women who take dietary supplements, including multivitamins, may be at an increased risk of death, according to a joint US and Finnish study. A 19-year analysis of...
Hacker group Anonymous fails in attempt to 'erase' NYSE from Internet
The New York Stock Exchange withstood an attack Monday by hacker group Anonymous, with its website appearing to have been only briefly affected. NYSE.com appeared to slow down and perhaps...
Girls soccer roundup: Midwood rallies to top New Utrecht
The race for second place in PSAL Brooklyn A-III can’t get much tighter. Serene Drakes scored three times and Roxana Bravo had two assists to help lead visiting Midwood to...
Girls soccer rankings
Super Tuesday is upon us. No, the Presidential nominees will not be determined, but we should learn plenty about New York City girls soccer by Wednesday. On Tuesday, No. 1...
NYPost.com Poll: Who is New York City's top boys soccer goalkeeper?
The last line of defense. Sometimes the difference between winning and losing. Any team will have a hard time winning a championship without a top-notch goalkeeper. There are quite a...
Jets benched Mason for performance, not comments
Rex Ryan predicted Derrick Mason would catch 90-100 passes this season. Now, the veteran Jets receiver can barely catch one per game. Mason played sparingly Sunday against the Patriots, replaced...
Jets confident they can overcome slide
The Jets have gone from cocky to crisis in less than a month. Three consecutive defeats have the Jets teetering on the edge of complete collapse, but coach Rex Ryan...
Former Jets player Jenkins says Super Bowl out of question
For long-suffering Jets fans, this has become just another recurring Bad Dream Team. What separates this Bad Dream Team from all the others is this one talks a better game...
Francis Lewis tournament notebook: Comeback trail begins for Patriots
Almost there, but not quite. In star sophomore Ragina Anthony’s estimation, that’s where Francis Lewis is right now. It has been a trying season for the Patriots, who lost their...
Molloy makes statement, winning first Lewis tourney title in four years
Archbishop Molloy has one of its best groups in a long time. The Stanners, though, were still searching for that signature moment, to tell the rest of the city they...
NYC boys soccer rankings
Last week perfectly demonstrated how wide open the CHSAA ‘AA’ is. Archbishop Molloy shocked Fordham Prep with a last-second goal and 2-1 win on Tuesday and two days later Fordham...
GOAL GETTER: Big week looms for Hill's Smith following travel tourney
St. Joseph Hill star Gianna Smith will share her insights on the season in a bi-weekly diary during the girls soccer season on NYPost.com. The senior is trying to help...
PSAL boys soccer rankings
The city playoffs are a few weeks away, but that doesn’t mean the PSAL regular season is devoid of intrigue. Virtually every division title is up for grabs and we...
NYC football rankings
You think Mount St. Michael was frustrated after playing well two straight weeks yet still falling by a combined three points? Well, the Mountaineers took all their anger out on...
INSIDE PSAL FOOTBALL: Paturzo becomes all-time wins leader
Al Paturzo has spent decades outthinking the opposition, making halftime adjustments that resulted in wins in the biggest of games. That has been the legendary Susan Wagner coach’s calling card....
PSAL football rankings
At first glance, it was a boring week in PSAL football. There is only one new team – John F. Kennedy – in our top 10, an identical top three...
CHSFL rankings
What a wild weekend it was in the CHSFL and the rankings show just how crazy things were. The biggest shocker came in The Bronx on Saturday afternoon. Mount St....
Jelling together, Brooklyn Tech tops Grand Street to forge first-place tie
In recent years, Brooklyn Tech has been know best for its star, but that appears to be changing. The last four seasons it was electric goal scorer Neri Halperin and...
Christ the King's Nuss picks hometown Adelphi
Lauren Nuss didn’t have to look far to find her perfect college fit. “She is going to be maybe the first [Christ the King] kid who commuted further for high...
Business briefs
Raj defenseThere is “no evidence” that Galleon Group co-founder Raj Rajaratnam led others in a massive insider trading scheme, defense lawyers said in papers filed yesterday, three days before the...
’Flix nixes Qwik
Netflix’s flip failed to fix its fading fortunes. CEO Reed Hastings reversed course yesterday on his highly unpopular plan to break into two companies. Last month, Hastings announced a strategy...
You’re down, then Europe: Marts get happy
Europe finally threw a rally party yesterday that helped Wall Street boost stocks for one of its best comebacks in nearly three years.The breakthrough came after Germany and France tamed...
Some business models
While real disposable income fell in July and August and an anemic GDP has led boatloads of middle-aged white men with economic degrees to banter about whether the US economy...
After 19 months, Facebook delivers an iPad app
Facebook is unveiling an application for iPad, bringing a version of the world’s most popular social-networking service tailored to Apple’s best- selling tablet computer for the first time.The new iPad...
Hedgie Longacre trimmed
A Manhattan hedge fund that once managed $2.5 billion before it was slammed by the economic slowdown told clients yesterday it was going to shutter its main funds -- a...
States still target banks
US banks may still face state securities fraud claims and municipal lawsuits over unpaid mortgage fees under a settlement that is “getting closer,” the official leading talks for state attorneys...
Amazon’s amazin’ deal site
AmazonLocal is proving to be the real deal. The e-commerce giant’s initial trek into the daily-deals space pioneered by Groupon is growing rapidly, according to the latest report from Yipit,...
Am I clear? No? Great!
Groupon, saying it wants to be “transparent” about a “lack of transparency,” announced that it will change how it reports the number of daily deals sold, an effort to make...
BlackBerry blackout
Research In Motion (RIM) was investigating reports of widespread outages yesterday after BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa complained of problems with their e-mail, instant messaging and...
Street cornered
Check the milk carton in the refrigerator -- Wall Street’s swagger has gone missing. First, Washington lawmakers regulated away much of their revenue and profits -- leaving more than half...
Sprint stumbles with stock analysts
Sprint, while continuing in its quest to stop AT&T from merging with T-Mobile, is having a hard time connecting with analysts about how it will fund its own upgrade.Standard &...
NYC to 4 WTC still not certain
New details of a lease between the city’s Human Resources Administration and Silverstein Properties at 4 World Trade Center might not be the final word. As reported by GlobeSt.com, HRA...
Shining light on $4.7B solar loans
WASHINGTON -- The Solyndra probe is getting hotter. House Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is expanding the investigation to include more than $4.7 billion in federal loans the Obama...
Egyptian Christians’ outrage
CAIRO -- Egypt’s Coptic leaders blasted authorities yesterday for allowing repeated attacks on Christians with impunity as the death toll from a night of rioting rose to 26, most of...
Sheriff blasts AG over gun bungle
WASHINGTON -- An Arizona sheriff on the front line in the war on Mexican drug violence yesterday called for Attorney General Eric Holder to be fired over the botched “Fast...
Deliveryman killed by SUV
A Chinese-food deliveryman driving a scooter was killed in Brooklyn last night when an SUV smashed into him while he was waiting at a stop sign, cops said. The 41-year-old...
Start-of-life vote in Miss.
OXFORD, Miss. -- Mississippi voters will decide on Nov. 8 whether to amend the state constitution to declare that life begins at conception, which supporters say would protect the rights...
City GI death probe
The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division is examining the circumstances surrounding the death of Pvt. Danny Chen, a Chinatown native who died in Afghanistan last week.Chen, 19, had been subjected to...
Hero chopper cop in parade rescue
A veteran NYPD detective who helped rescue two women from the East River after last week’s helicopter crash was a hero once again yesterday after he helped resuscitate an elderly...
B’klyn perv strikes again
A 20-year-old woman who was brutally groped outside her Brooklyn apartment is the 12th victim in a series of brazen sex assaults in the borough dating back to March, cops...
Right on the money
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- NYU Professor Thomas Sargent and Princeton’s Christopher Sims won the Nobel economics prize yesterday for research that sheds light on the cause-and-effect relationship between the economy and...
Kidnapper takes fetus from mom
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee woman abducted a pregnant mother and removed her fetus just days before the boy was due, killing the mother and her son, authorities said yesterday. The...
Ciao time in NYC
Sunny skies and a show of force yesterday marked the city’s annual Columbus Day Parade, where a true daughter of New York took center stage. Before she was an “American...
Bronx DA guard kills self
An armed security guard apparently shot himself to death atop the headquarters of the Bronx District Attorney’s Office early yesterday, police sources said. Gilbert Cameron, a “special patrol” officer employed...
Sister act
When she was just 2, Caroline Watters was diagnosed with leukemia and got a lifesaving bone-marrow transplant from her 4-year-old sister, Lisette. Now, both girls are trying to save other...
Fatal pilot error
Pilot error caused a single-engine plane to crash, killing the pilot -- a Manhattan rheumatologist -- and a married couple in Fairfield, NJ, in July 2010, a federal probe has...
Francois Rivera
In October 2005, The Post published a series of articles that stated that law-enforcement officials in Brooklyn were looking into allegations that Justice Francois Rivera had paid $50,000 to obtain...
Cabby ‘drags cop’
A cabby was arrested in Midtown yesterday after he struck an NYPD traffic officer and dragged him about 60 feet, authorities said. The officer was hit at West 57th Street...
Conn. hoops star killed in Romania brawl
A Connecticut basketball star who went overseas to pursue his hoop dreams died after being attacked in a bar in Romania, authorities said yesterday. Chauncey Hardy, 23, a 6-foot standout...
Subway girls go wild vs. cops
Four teenage girls threw pocketbooks and punches at police in a videotaped free-for-all that started when the cops tried to bust them for fare-beating at a Harlem subway station, authorities...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Cops are hunting for a burglary suspect (pictured) who boosted construction equipment from a Harlem apartment building. The gloved thief took a power drill and a grinder from the...
Mom and baby finish fine
CHICAGO -- An Illinois woman completed the Chicago Marathon over the weekend -- then gave birth to a baby girl hours later.Amber Miller, an avid runner, was nearly 39 weeks...
iDemand a tribute to Steve
Incredible demand for Apple’s new iPhone 4S has shattered all sales records, with more than 1 million of the smartphones pre-sold in the first 24 hours. That’s a 67 percent...
Tower power trip
Outgoing MTA Chairman Jay Walder is enjoying every last perk of the job while he can -- even if it’s at the expense of his own customers. The departing transit...
Haggerty’s 103G PAC mystery
At the same time that he’s on trial for swiping more than $1 million of Mayor Bloomberg’s money, political operative John Haggerty (pictured) hasn’t filed the latest financial-disclosure forms for...
Chopper foes slam FAA ‘space’ cadets
Furious political leaders yesterday demanded that the “bizarre and irresponsible’’ secret deal letting tourist helicopters intrude into previously off-limits airspace be canceled before it leads to tragedy. The Post yesterday...
Mario tries to clear air
Is it an olive-(oil) branch, or is he just blowing more smoke? Celebrity chef Mario Batali claims to be whipping up a solution to the traffic nightmare outside his famed...
Meathead’s mob directory spills secrets
He gives new meaning to the term “organized crime.’’ A bumbling Bonanno bad guy bizarrely listed all of his contacts -- from capos to consiglieres -- in a Rolodex, The...
Grid great T.O. in ‘overdose’
NFL star Terrell Owens, who currently is without a team as he nurses a serious knee injury, was rushed to the hospital for a possible prescription-pill overdose, it was reported...
Plumber’s House call
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, better known as “Joe the Plumber,” has filed forms to run for Congress in Ohio, Capital New York reported yesterday.Wurzelbacher, an Ohio plumber who...
O tweet talks on jobs bill
WASHINGTON -- If at first you don’t succeed, tweet, tweet again.President Obama yesterday sent desperate pleas across the Twitterverse in a last-ditch effort to pressure Senate Republicans to back his...
Grimm news for SI rep.
Members of the Tea Party rebelled against Staten Island Rep. Mike Grimm yesterday for backing Mitt Romney for president. Dozens of Tea Party types -- mostly backers of White House...
Perry’s spooky new ad calls MittCare sick
WASHINGTON -- Rick Perry blasted rival Mitt Romney with one of the most brutal ads of the campaign yesterday, depicting him as a sinister Barack Obama clone for his Massachusetts...
Mass. appeal strong in NH poll
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney still holds a commanding lead in New Hampshire -- but Herman Cain has emerged as his leading rival, according to a new poll.Romney, the former governor...
Guys told to ‘can’ up
Dudes don’t drink diet.Or at least that’s the idea behind Dr Pepper Ten, a 10-calorie soft drink unveiled yesterday with a macho ad campaign that proclaims, “It’s not for women.”...
Obey law & occupy as long as you like: Mike
Wall Street-hating protesters have been camped out in Zuccotti Park since Sept. 17. Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg said they can stay as long as they want. “The bottom line is people...
Rename landmark Big Bend
London Bridge isn’t falling down -- but Big Ben is! The world-famous clock tower is now leaning by nearly 18 inches. A government survey, obtained by The Telegraph newspaper, showed...
‘Occupy’ crasher busted in grope
The methadone-addled man freeloading off the Wall Street protest -- who told The Post there are warrants out for his arrest -- was collared yesterday for allegedly groping a young...
Chuck pushes LIRR bill of rights
LIRR riders have a right to know when they’re on track for a hellish commute. Sen. Charles Schumer wants the railroad to establish a “commuter bill of rights,” similar to...
‘Splash & dash’ heists
Cops are on the hunt for a crew of burglars with a trademark move -- they break into Brooklyn stores and loot their ATMs, then cover their tracks with a...
Inmates sue for lust justice
Connecticut inmates who are being stripped of their porn are ready to sue for it.Inmates say the denial of their reading material is a violation of their First Amendment rights...
Panicked thief says stolen art ‘history’
Millions of dollars in stolen art might have been trashed! Five pilfered paintings -- including works by Picasso and Matisse -- were crushed in a garbage truck, according to a...
Hank’s song is a ‘hit’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Hank Williams Jr. is about to have his say. Williams has cut a new song, “I’ll Keep My ... ,” calling out “Fox & Friends” and ESPN...
Verizon hero in fire rescue
A Verizon worker saved a man trapped in a burning Brooklyn basement yesterday, neighbors said.A resident and a man working on his boiler were in the basement on East Eighth...
Legal Aid defends freebie deal for guy on 90G
Don’t blame us!Legal Aid Society officials say it doesn't matter if one of their clients makes $90,000 a year -- he is entitled to free legal help in court simply...
What a McRacket!
He’s ready to twist and shout! A just-married Paul McCartney and his trucking-heiress bride ham it up for the camera in this quirky wedding photo, taken just moments after the...
Burning down the hope
The deadly weekend clashes in Cairo demand reexamination of some clichés that have distorted our perceptions of the Arab Spring -- and specifically its Egyptian version. At least 25 people,...
Still confusing terror & crime
Sunday’s New York Times report on the Obama administration’s secret legal justification for the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki shows just how dangerously confused the administration has become about the rules...
Protesting the protesters: Mike’s jobs message
The Issue: Mayor Bloomberg’s comments that the Occupy Wall Street protest could threaten city jobs. *** Mayor Bloomberg is correct in asserting that the Wall Street protests are hurting the...
Fire away, Governor
Why is Gov. Cuomo wasting time talking with the Public Employees Federation? He vowed to fire 3,500 PEF members if the union nixed a contract deal -- and it did...
Occupiers’ little helpers
Did you happen to catch the photos of an Occupy Wall Street protester exercising his First Amendment rights by defecating on an NYPD patrol car? Probably not -- unless you...
How Europe’s greens will be taxing you
The gaga greenies of Europe are about to charge you for flying here in America. In a stunning slap at the sovereignty of everyone on the other six continents, the...
‘Businessman’ bull
There is no better testament to the marketing prowess of Herman Cain than that he gets applause when he tells audiences he’s not a politician -- in the course of...
Marilyn lives
‘They’ve tried to manufacture other Marilyn Monroes, and they will undoubtedly keep trying,” director Billy Wilder once said. “But it won’t work. She was an original.” And yet, nearly half...
New blonde bombshell
Many actresses have played Marilyn Monroe, on big screens and small, since her death nearly 50 years ago. They’re all cheap impersonators compared to Michelle Williams’ extraordinary performance as the...
Back from the ‘Ashes’
Album of the week RYAN ADAMS “Ashes & Fire” 3 STARS Happily married, clean and sober, Ryan Adams returns to music after a two-year hiatus. On this new record, he...
Chatty mime spills all
For a mime, Bill Bowers has a lot to say. And that’s all to the good. In his new one-man show “Bill Bowers Beyond Words” -- a mix of mime...
Hondo's catatonic
Hondo plunged deeper into the abyss last night when his lone winner with the Lions was over whelmed by whiffs with the Brewers and Tigers, causing the deficit to grow...
NBA cancels first two weeks of regular-season schedule
Are you ready for some basketball? It won't happen until at least Nov. 15 and probably significantly later than that. The NBA's 82-game season will be -- at best --...
Mexican exhibition games 'great experience' for rookie
Locked-out Knicks rookie first-round pick and point guard Iman Shumpert is writing an occasional diary for The Post detailing his offbeat transition into the NBA due to the work stoppage....
Now we'll see who really cares about the NBA
So the NBA goes away for real now, chops at least two weeks from its schedule and who knows how many more, runs away from its fans, sprints away from...
Lions beat Bears to remain undefeated
DETROIT -- Lions fans counted down the final seconds -- as if it was New Year's Eve -- when the franchise finished its first Monday night game in a decade....
Cardinals even NLCS against Brewers
MILWAUKEE -- In this battle of royalty, Prince Albert isn't about to take a backseat to Prince Fielder. After watching the latter shine Sunday with a go-ahead home run for...
Tomorrow's Keeneland Entries
Post Time: 1:15 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1 1/16m; $20,000; mdn cl($50,000); 2Yo; (f) PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 2 North Star...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm. FIRST-1m&70y; $15,000; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m) 5-SomoneSawt 6-1 1-CrackedIce 10-1 4-RuthWondrs 3-1 6-CoverUrHrt 4-1 2-SpnshCryst 8-1 3-Saintly Miss 8-1 7-SthrnSnstn 2-1 SECOND-5f; $17,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m)...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:30 p.m.Best Bet: Classic Ambition (1st)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $10,000; cl($10000)1ClassicAmbition(JStrttn)2-2-79-58Sand Hill N(P Berry)5-1-25-17Dave Aint Here(C Manzi)4-4-78-12WesternDexter(GBrennan)5-6-85-13Durango Kid N(B Holland)5-5-610-14C B Tower(A Miller)4-7-46-15Allmyrowdyfrnds(JPntlno)7-5-415-16Deau Best(S Smith)7-7-212-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $11,000; cl($12500)4Touch...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70y; $22,000; mdn cl($12,500); 3up; (f&m)BABE'S CHOICE drew the rail and switches to Elliott after acting up during running of race in local return and finishing fourth. DECISIVE drops...
Labor issues throw NBA schedule into flux
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Rangers not counting on Staal for road trip
As they have been for several weeks now, the Rangers are preparing for their upcoming five-game road trip without defenseman Marc Staal. The 24-year-old alternate captain, who is still dealing...
Knicks explain refund policy
The Knicks sent out in recent days a letter to their season-ticket holders regarding new refund policies with interest ranging from 1 to 2 percent. Cancellation of preseason games occurred...
Belmont Charts
Oct. 10, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m; $22,580; clm; 3upOff: 1:01. Good. pace inside, kept busy, Trainer: Jose CalderonTime: 23.28, 46.56, 1:10.46, 1:35.07.Winner:...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-6f; $17,000; mdn clm; 3up1a-BttleofTGnts (Trjllo) 17.405.002.803Deflate the Bubble (Lopez)2.402.102Delicate Genius (Lopez)3.60 Off 12:53. Time 1:11.39. Fast. * Exacta (1-3) $38.40 * $1 Superfecta (1-3-2-5) $298.80 * $1 Trifecta (1-3-2)...
Sabathia will 'wait and see what happens' with Yankees contract
Love might not conquer business for CC Sabathia. The Yankees ace -- a possible free agent -- reiterated yesterday he loves being in New York. But though Sabathia admitted it...
Giants' Tuck responds to jab from former teammate
Antonio Pierce, a player who saw his career cut short by a neck injury, called out Justin Tuck yesterday because Tuck is not on the field for the Giants because...
Giants defense accepts blame for blown coverage
After not even contesting the game-winning touchdown pass from Charlie Whitehurst to Doug Baldwin in the fourth quarter of their 36-25 loss to the Seahawks, Giants defensive players said the...
Backman could leave Mets for Nationals
Wally Backman, a candidate for the Mets' managerial opening last offseason, could soon leave the organization, according to a team source. The fiery Backman, 52, is considering the possibility of...
Yankees' Rivera saving decision on future
Brian Cashman wants to return to the Yankees, a team that would like the general manager back. So there is a strong chance the sides reach a deal soon. As...
Texans' Williams done for year
Texans defensive end Mario Williams is out for the season after tearing a pectoral muscle in Sunday's 25-20 loss to Oakland. Coach Gary Kubiak said Williams will go on injured...
Giants coach has work cut out mending miscues
Tom Coughlin has experienced much success in his 15 years as an NFL head coach. He has been to the playoffs, won division championships and even a Super Bowl. But...
Win wouldn't have solved Giants' many problems
Let's say it didn't happen the way it did. Let's say after the Giants, trailing 29-25 to the Seahawks, after getting all the way to the Seattle 5-yard line with...
Eagles putting head coach on hot seat
Five games in, what was supposed to be the Dream Team's dream season is almost over. Could same thing soon be said about Andy Reid's reign in Philadelphia? At least...
The Post Line
NFL Sunday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog GIANTS 3 3½ (50) Bills PACKERS 14½ 14½ (48) Rams STEELERS 13 13 (40) Jaguars REDSKINS +1½ Pick (48) Eagles LIONS OFF OFF...
Rangers stay in line with Dubinsky on top unit
With their European adventure behind them, the Rangers now must decide who will skate next to Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik on the left wing of their top line. After...
Devils defeat Hurricanes
The Devils' dilemma worked itself out. When two superstar forwards play left wing on different lines, one can become secondary in the shuffles of ice time, linemates and roles. The...
Islanders outlast Wild
Islanders coach Jack Capuano stewed about his team's poor puck management and individualistic plays but also lauded his team for sacrificing and being courageous. In a game with two distinctly...
USA soccer faces big test
After earning his first victory as U.S. national team coach over the weekend, Jurgen Klinsmann goes looking for his first winning streak tonight (ESPN2, 7:00) at Red Bull Arena. The...
Walk-off grand slam gives Rangers 2-0 lead over Tigers in ALCS
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Yankees are missing quite the ALCS. Nelson Cruz's dance-off grand slam off Ryan Perry lifted the Rangers to a pulsating 7-3, 11-inning victory over the gritty...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball7:30 p.m.ALCS: Rangers at Tigers, Game 3FOX, ESPN (1050 AM)Hockey7:30 p.m.Panthers at PenguinsVS.Soccer1 p.m.Euro Qualifying: Belgium at GermanyESPN27 p.m.Friendly: Ecuador at U.S.ESPN27 p.m.College: Wake Forest at Coll. of CharlestonFSC9:30 p.m.Brazil...
Sports shorts
COLLEGE: Arizona grid coach fired Arizona football coach Mike Stoops was fired last night, two days after the Wildcats lost their fifth straight game. Stoops, brother of Oklahoma coach Bob...
Baseball says Mets can wait to pay back loan
MILWAUKEE -- There is still no timetable for the Mets to repay the $25 million they received last season from Major League Baseball, according to commissioner Bud Selig. But Selig,...
Commissioner says baseball labor deal on right track
MILWAUKEE -- Bud Selig said discussions on baseball's new collective bargaining agreement have been very constructive, and he sees no reason to set a timetable for getting a deal done....
Home Team Lineups
RangersNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEIsles7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEIslandersNOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:00MSGWRHUNOGAMEN.Y.R.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEDevilsNOGAMENOGAMEL.A.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMENash.8:00MSG+2WFANNOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEK.C.4:00MSGWADONOGAMENOGAMEGiantsSunday, October 16Bills1:00TV -- CBSRadio -- WFAN 660 AMJetsMonday, October 17Dolphins8:30TV -- ESPNRadio -- ESPN 1050 AM
Starr report
AMC's "Breaking Bad" ended its fourth season Sunday night with 1.9 million viewers -- and, for the entire season, increased its ratings among adults 18-49 by a whopping 24 percent...
‘Death’ alive in Brooklyn
HBO’s “Bored to Death” lists the stars of the comedy as Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis and Ted Danson. But the real star of the show is even bigger -- Brooklyn....
‘Dr. Phil’ guest arrested before show airs
A guest scheduled to appear on “Dr. Phil” this week -- in a show about “relationship-commitment issues” -- was arrested Saturday in Los Angeles for allegedly beating his girlfriend. Stephen...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYDYLAN MCDERMOTT, ANNA TORV - Live with Regis & Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7MALCOLM JAMAL WARNER, REV. AL SHARPTON - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch. 5SAMUEL L. JACKSON,...
‘Pan’ nose dive
The fall season is only a month old -- but already the cracks are starting to show. Numbers for “Pan Am,” ABC’s much-hyped ’60s-era glamour series about life aboard the...
Rosie rivets
‘The Rosie Show” debuted last night, and it was Oprah-like touchy-feely talk but with a punch, or at least a punch line. Yes, last night the redeemed, renewed, repentant (not!)...
Star trek
Singer Ciara wowed Paris Fashion Week, and Paris wowed her right back. In addition to highbrow industry functions like Kanye West’s fashion show, the hit singer reveled in her surroundings...
Scary fun in Orlando
October, when the kids are back to school, was once a dead period in Orlando. Now, it's the undead period. Halloween now does monstrous business in O-Town. The big parks...
First look: Legoland Florida
It is not very often that a theme park opens in Orlando. The last one was 13 years ago, with 1999's Islands of Adventure, at Universal. It just so happens...
Weird but true
Two burglars became heroes when they helped cops in Delhi, Calif., catch a pervert. The two, a 19-year-old and a juvenile, broke into a home and stole 50 compact discs...
TCU moves to Big 12
FORT WORTH, Texas -- TCU accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 last night, ignoring the conference's recent instability and seizing an opportunity to be a part of a...
Big East courts Boise State, Temple
Desperate times call for desperate measures, which is why the Big East has begun the process of inviting schools to bolster its depleted football conference with the goal to get...
CHSAA/Private boys soccer rankings
Fordham Prep put three goals up in the first 17 minutes and didn’t look back in a stunning, 3-0 win over bitter rival Iona Prep on Thursday. The Gaels were...
Boys soccer roundup: Curtis remains red-hot, blanks Port Richmond
Edwin Zosayas scored twice and Alvin Lymas followed with two assists as Curtis blanked Port Richmond, 3-0, for its ninth straight win in Staten Island A boys soccer on Monday....
Another woman groped in Brooklyn
Another woman was groped this evening in Brooklyn — and cops are investigating whether its the 13th attack from a serial perv whose been terrorizing women in the area since...
Mystery Verizon worker saves man from fire
Firefighters got an assist from a mystery Verizon worker who pulled a Brooklyn man out of a fire today before they arrived, officials said. A Brooklyn resident and a man...
Taylor-made choice: Nazareth's Ford commits to Syracuse
Taylor Ford wants everyone to know that her choice for college is hers and hers alone. The 6-foot-1 Nazareth forward committed Monday to play women’s basketball at Syracuse, a popular...
Commissioner David Stern cancels start of NBA season
NBA commissioner David Stern announced Monday that the first two weeks of the season will be canceled after the owners and NBA Players' Association failed to reach a deal on...
Thug in brutal Bx. attempted robbery ID'd
Police said they've identified a suspect in a brutal attempted Bronx robbery. Albert Lebron, 43, is wanted for an attempted robbery in Mott Haven in which he and another suspect...
GAMETRACKER: Cardinals at Brewers
The Brewers look to remain perfect at home in this season's playoffs when they face a Cardinals team trying to win its second Game 2 on the road this postseason.