October 21, 2011
Mets release Igarashi
Right-hander Ryota Igarashi has been given his unconditional release by the Mets. The 32-year-old was 4-1 with one save and a 4.66 ERA in 45 relief appearances this season, his...
Assistant of 'You Light Up My Life' composer jailed on procurement plea
She lit up his life, alright But now evil personal assistant Shawni Lucier will spend just four months in jail for admittedly helping Oscar-winning accused serial rapist Joe Brooks --...
Bart's Week 7 picks
It appears one happy byproduct of the lockout was an avalanche of close games and second-half rallies – two things TV executives can’t possibly get enough of. So look for...
'Relatively Speaking' is a puzzling stumble
At its best, "Relatively Speaking," the anthology that opened last night on Broadway, is middling; at its worst, it's shockingly bad. The biggest problem is that these comedies are woefully unfunny. Considering at least two...
Jets' Revis hangs up on WFAN's Francesa
The relationship between the Jets and talk show host Mike Francesa took another hit Friday when cornerback Darrelle Revis ended up hanging up on the WFAN host.The interview turned ugly...
Pregnant woman killed, two wounded in shooting outside P.S. 298 in Brooklyn
A pregnant 34-year-old Brooklyn woman walking home with her child from school was fatally shot as she bravely shielded hers and other children when gunfire erupted on a Brownsville street...
iFrogz Timbre Pro review
iFrogz, probably better known for their iPhone and iPod cases than their audio equipment, has come out with a pretty damn fine set of earphones with the Timbre Pro. In...
Dow Jones closes up 276 points
Stocks jumped Friday following a solid batch of corporate earnings and ahead of this weekend's European Union summit on the sovereign debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed near...
Manhattan's Community Board 8 rejects plan to license cyclists
So much for making cyclists get a license to ride. Manhattan’s Community Board 8 rejected a plan approved by its Transportation Committee to force cyclists to have some sort of...
Khadafy's son smoked cigarette before he was killed
SIRTE, Libya -- Moammar Khadafy's son had one last cigarette and a sip of water before he died. That according to a newly-released video of Mutassim Khadafy after he was...
Jets' DeVito questionable for Sunday; Ellis would start
Jets defensive tackle Mike DeVito is questionable for Sunday’s game with the Chargers after injuring his knee Thursday in practice. Jets coach Rex Ryan said DeVito will be a game-time...
Syrian protesters take inspiration from Libya
BEIRUT — Inspired by the scenes of euphoria in Libya, Syrian protesters poured into the streets Friday and shouted that President Bashar Assad's regime will be the next to unravel...
NTSB: No video from P-51 in Reno air show crash
LAS VEGAS — Federal crash investigators said Friday they found no readable onboard video amid the debris of a modified racing plane that crashed into a crowd of spectators last...
Federal mediator not giving up on NBA deal
Federal mediator George Cohen traveled back to Washington D.C. from New York this morning, hoping he will return to New York one day soon to continue trying to help save...
Obama announces complete drawdown of US troops from Iraq by end of 2011
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama announced Friday that the US will pull out all of its troops from Iraq by the end of December, drawing the war to a conclusion....
FIFA to award World Cup TV rights to FOX
FOX will be awarded the broadcast rights to the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, beating out ESPN and NBC, according to a new report. FOX reportedly will pay $450-$500...
Jurors convict Haggerty of grand larcency in $1.1M mayoral campaign cash-swipe trial
Yes, he was robbed -- but they're shedding no tears for Michael Bloomberg, jurors in the $1.1 million mayoral campaign cash-swipe trial said after convicting thieving political consultant John Haggerty....
Demi Lovato to sing nat'l anthem at World Series
Demi Lovato will perform the national anthem at Game 5 of the World Series. Lovato will belt out the anthem on Monday. The Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals...
Fantasy Football Week 7 Chat Recap
Post fantasy football writer Anthony Sulla-Heffinger took your questions Friday.Following the NFL trade deadline, some of the questons asked this week were about Broncos WR Eric Decker's value following the...
Father of NYC subway plotter pleads guilty to visa charge
The father of an admitted terrorist who hoped to launch suicide bombings in New York City's subways pleaded guilty today to immigration fraud charges unrelated to the attack plot. Mohammed...
Jobs warned Obama he was headed for a one-term presidency
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Steve Jobs warned President Barack Obama last year that he risked losing re-election over his policies toward business, according to the official biography of Apple's late co-founder....
Khadafy body stashed in shopping center freezer
MISRATA, Libya — Moammar Khadafy's blood-streaked body has been stashed in a commercial freezer at a shopping center as Libyans try to keep it away from crowds as they figure...
'Do you know right from wrong?' Ironic last-known words of Khadafy
SIRTE, Libya -- A bloodied and beaten Moammar Khadafy asked the fighters who captured him "Do you know right from wrong?" in what could well have been the final words...
More arrests coming for Wall St. protesters, Bloomberg says
More arrests are coming for the Occupy Wall Street protesters. Mayor Bloomberg announced this morning that the city is going to take a hard line with demonstrators making camp in...
Paul's presence at 'Melo sneaker launch fuels Knicks speculation
The NBA lockout couldn’t stop a good party -- or speculation about the Knicks.At last night’s launch party for Carmelo Anthony’s new sneaker, the Melo M8, the Knicks star was...
Michelle Obama sends her first tweet
WASHINGTON -- US First Lady Michelle Obama personally pressed the button to send out her first tweet, complete with a hashtag, a URL and her initials. The White House commemorated...
Doomsday has definitely arrived, Rapture pastor says
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Doomsday has arrived -- for real, this time -- according to the pastor who incorrectly predicted that the world would end May 21. The apocalypse will absolutely,...
Traffic moving again on GWB
Traffic is moving again over the George Washington Bridge. Delays of up to 90 minutes affected motorists heading into New York City during Friday's morning rush. Officials say the backup...
US venture investments top $8.4B in 3Q
US venture capital investors poured $8.4 billion into 765 start-ups in the third quarter, a 29 percent increase in investment dollars and an eight percent increase in the number of...
Groupon sets IPO for Nov. 4
CHICAGO -- Groupon Inc. set a Nov. 4 date for its long-anticipated IPO, saying it seeks to raise as much as $621 million, valuing the company at up to $11.4...
Enforcing immigration laws makes lefties crazy
We have officially reached a boiling point over immigration. Reuben Navarette Jr. has a scathing column about the "heinous" Obama administration and the racists in Alabama who are supposedly turning this...
Girls soccer roundup: Wagner clinches third, unbeaten streak at seven
Susan Wagner’s late-season push continues. The Falcons have been the city’s hottest team for the last month, having not lost in their last seven games. That includes a 1-0 victory...
Girls volleyball roundup: Molloy, SFP meet again Friday in tiebreaker
Archbishop Molloy swept Christ the King to finish its regular season Thursday and will have to get right back on the court 24 hours later. Molloy and St. Francis Prep...
CHSAA boys soccer roundup: Molloy clinches second place with Xaverian win
Archbishop Molloy has had a tie-happy, uneven season. But the Stanners clinched second place in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens on Thursday. Nick Matusewicz continued his goal-scoring frenzy and Mike Rodriguez and Demetri...
NBA season in peril as sides point fingers
David Stern called in sick with the flu yesterday and missed last night’s sickening collapse of talks between the NBA and its players following a third day of federal mediation....
Xavier draws even with Regis, rebounding from ugly loss
From a standing perspective, the game was meaningless to Xavier. The Knights were locked into the fourth spot in the CHSAA Archdiocesan division coming in. Regis, on the other hand,...
INSIDE GIRLS SOCCER: Ineligible player costs Kearney games, remainder of season
A misunderstanding over a player’s eligibility has caused the Bishop Kearney girls soccer team to forfeit seven points and be suspend for the remainder of the season, GCHSAA Brooklyn/Queens president...
All dressed up with no hoop to show
They threw open the doors at Madison Square Garden the other day, welcomed some guests to show off the fancy new house on the corner of 33rd and Eighth. They...
Players angry over NBA tactics
After more than 30 hours of NBA labor negotiations in the past three days, players were left shocked by the sudden breakdown in discussions last night. Thinking progress was slowly...
RIVALRY WEEK: Feuds renewed in PSAL football this weekend
The Post’s PSAL football beat writers Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi take a look at the three big rivalry games this week in three different boroughs. DeWitt Clinton and John...
O/U Rico
Rico went 7-6 (12 Best Bets)on the over/unders last week to bring the season record to 43-45-2 (9-9).The selections for Week 7: OVER: Chargers/Jets; Browns/Seahawks; Titans/Texans; Packers/Vikings; Saints/Colts. UNDER: Bears/Bucs;...
Another slow start will cost Jets against Chargers
The Jets are built to be a play-from-ahead team, but they have become prone to slow starts. It’s a combination that has added up to a .500 record and plenty...
Jets remain confident in struggling Shonn
The most memorable moment of Shonn Greene’s career came two years ago in the Jets playoff game with the Chargers. Greene burst through the line on his way to a...
Jets' Tomlinson will run with ceremonial start
Rex Ryan made official yesterday what was assumed he had planned all along: LaDainian Tomlinson will start at running back for the Jets on Sunday against the Chargers, his team...
Jets coordinator can’t figure out Cromartie
Jets fans don't sound like the only ones tired of cornerback Antonio Cromartie's inconsistent ways. Defensive coordinator Mike Pettine was brutally honest yesterday when asked what leads to the drastic...
CK, Fordham Prep happy about scoreless draw for different reasons
Even though Fordham Prep entered Thursday match in second place in the CHSAA Archdiocesan division, Christ the King coach Ovid Cusu believed his team could match up with one of...
Chernyakhovsky's 45-yard free kick pushes Goldstein past Midwood
There wasn’t a question of whether Pamela Chernyakhovsky was going to play. It was just a matter of how effective she would be. The Leon Goldstein star midfielder was working...
Goldstein's McDonough commits to D-II Chestnut Hill
Brittany McDonough wanted no part of playing basketball. She didn’t want to have to do anything where people would be watching her. The Brooklyn native started out as a baton...
Business briefs
DownbeatCEOs are more pessimistic about business conditions than at any time since the depths of the 2008 recession, and most don’t expect much improvement next year, according to the latest...
AT&T misses iPhone sales connection
Antsy Apple fans weren’t the only ones suffering through the long, agonizing wait for the new iPhone.AT&T said yesterday sales in the third quarter were flat -- missing Wall Street...
Sleight of hand: BofA moves dodgy Merrill derivatives to bank
A plan by beleaguered Bank of America to foist trillions of dollars of funky Merrill Lynch derivatives onto its depositors is raising eyebrows on Wall Street. The rarely used move...
Forbes hires outsider COO
Quietly and with little fanfare, Forbes Media has picked up a new chief operating officer, Mike Federle, a former publisher and president of rival Fortune.The COO title was last held...
Almost in clear, Trib seeking new CEO
After a three-year slog and several false starts, Tribune Co. is close to exiting bankruptcy and has begun the search for a new leader to steer the embattled media company....
Double platinum: Citigroup set to spin two-part auction of EMI
Citigroup is close to the sale of record company EMI, The Post has learned, with the field substantially narrowed and a final decision expected early next week. The bank is...
McGraw-Hill slides in Q3
McGraw-Hill’s profit fell in the third quarter, as torpid credit markets hurt its Standard & Poor’s rating business, and textbook sales dropped. Revenue fell 2.5 percent and the stock closed...
Paulson shorts sleep
Hedge-fund founder John Paulson said poor performance by his funds keeps him up at night. This year is quickly shaping up to be the worst of Paulson’s decades-long career, with...
Q3’s good Times and bad Times
The New York Times Co. reported a third-quarter profit of $15.7 million, reversing a year-ago loss of $4 million, as its pay wall for digital subscriptions appeared to be working....
Spyware infected Nasdaq
Hackers who infiltrated the Nasdaq’s computer systems installed malicious software on the exchange’s computers, allowing them to spy on directors of publicly held companies, according sources familiar with an investigation.Nasdaq...
Gibson fretting over amped-up fed raid
It’s something to really fret about, according to some of the music industry’s biggest names and lawmakers from Tennessee. Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) along with Mary Bono...
Silent bids are golden
Yahoo! wants silent bidders.The ailing Web giant has told an increasingly crowded field of suitors that they must keep their lips sealed when it comes to sale talks, according to...
Google hums along
Get ready for Google tunes. The search giant -- which has inked a deal with one music major and is in talks with others -- is on the cusp of...
RIM’s OS shot
BBX, the operating system that Research In Motion is hoping will revive its BlackBerry franchise, is facing claims of trademark infringement from Basis International, which is threatening legal action unless...
Microsoft lifted by its Office
Microsoft’s quarterly profit rose 6 percent, meeting Wall Street’s modest expectations, helped by strong sales of its popular Office applications package, but limited by only slight gains from its flagship...
Again!? Douglas son’s new drug mess
And the award for biggest blown break goes to ... Cameron Douglas.Michael Douglas’ troubled son -- who beat a mandatory 10-year prison stretch for drugs by ratting out his dealers...
Mike’s shovelful of ceremonies
How’s this for buyer’s remorse? After spending $110 million to get elected for a third term, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday turned to fellow elected officials at another in the countless groundbreaking...
Jobs’ sad decision
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had secret treatments for pancreatic cancer while telling people he was cured, his biographer told CBS News. Jobs, who died on Oct. 5, regretted the decision...
Foreign jobs from US tax $$
A politically wired electric-car company that got $529 million in federal loan guarantees decided to start manufacturing the high-tech vehicles in Finland instead of Delaware as promised, according to a...
‘Scammers’ crap out
Four high-rolling Manhattan thieves allegedly blew through nearly $200,000 in stolen cash during gambling sprees at casinos in Atlantic City and Connecticut, The Post has learned.Alvin Bautista, 38, his wife,...
Florida banker's wife left family to join Wall Street protesters
A married mother of four from Florida ditched her family to become part of the raggedy mob in Zuccotti Park -- keeping the park clean by day and keeping herself...
Coffee-break bust
That’s what he gets for interrupting a cop’s coffee break. A pair of plainclothes officers were chowing on muffins and coffee when Michael Grimes, 41, of Staten Island, pulled a...
Zuccotti neighbors: Stop dumping on us
Livid lower Manhattan residents went off on Zuccotti Park protesters at a heated Community Board 1 meeting last night and blasted politicians for not controlling the chaos. “They’re defecating on...
Senate nixes pared jobs bill
WASHINGTON -- Despite a campaign-style push this week by President Obama, the Senate last night scuttled pared-back jobs legislation aimed at helping state and local governments avoid layoffs of teachers...
Before suicide, Madoff son was working on memoir revealing torment
In the days before he hanged himself in shame, Bernie Madoff’s heartbroken son started writing a book he hoped would expose the behind-the-scenes torment he and his family went through...
Madoff ‘loves’ jail
Evil Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff loves prison and even boasted in a jailhouse letter that he is “quite the celebrity” and is treated like a “Mafia don” behind bars. “They...
Thanks a million!
No -- thank you! A Long Island couple won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery ticket -- one that their aunt had sent them in a thank-you note after they...
Slay-dad abortion trauma
Westchester slay-suicide dad Sam Friedlander cruelly pressured his wife to have an abortion several years ago -- and had a twisted fascination with their young daughter, his grieving father-in-law said...
Woman, 65, slain in Coney
A 65-year-old woman was shot dead in Coney Island Thursday, cops said. Alla Kamenev was shot several times in the torso near West 2nd Street and Sea Breeze Avenue.Police found...
Taxidermists want remains of exotic animals shot in Ohio
Taxidermists have flooded the Zanesville, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office asking for the remains of the 50 exotic animals -- lions, tigers, bears and more -- hoping to make a buck off...
‘Drip by drip’ for Jacko
Prosecutors converted a Los Angeles courtroom into Michael Jackson’s death chamber yesterday, recreating the scene where the pop star’s doctor allegedly put him to sleep forever.The DA had its witness,...
Car-crash insure $cam
A gang of con artists was busted yesterday for running phony medical clinics that billed auto-insurance companies for treatment of accident victims who were never even injured, authorities said. For...
Ex-Dream hotel employees say they were groped, told to 'dress sexier': suit
The rooftop lounge of the Dream hotel in Midtown is a nightmare for female employees, who say their bosses routinely groped them and referred to them as “f--k toys,” a...
Yank-logo suit nixed
A Yonkers woman who sued the Yankees over the team’s famed “top hat” logo struck out in court yesterday.Manhattan federal Judge Deborah Batts tossed Tanit Buday’s suit charging that her...
NY’s $100M ed. race
New York has applied for up to $100 million in early-childhood-education funds as part of a competition that requires the state to measure the skills of all entering kindergartners by...
Ex-Rudy aide is MTA’s new boss
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo yesterday named Joseph Lhota, a senior aide to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, to chair the MTA. The announcement came a day after the governor named his...
Slay wife stuck in bail limbo
She’s not going anywhere fast. The Queens woman acquitted of murdering her ex-cop hubby but jailed on a related gun rap must stay behind bars for at least several days...
‘Envoy hit’ rap
Two Iranian men were indicted yesterday on charges they attempted to use a weapon of mass destruction to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in Washington. Manssor Arbabsiar, 56, an Iranian-American car...
City teachers union rips ‘evaluate-gate’
The city teachers union threatened to derail a new evaluation system, claiming school principals have used it to punish teachers before it even started. But Department of Education officials countered...
Slow go in bid to find FDNY ‘bias’ monitor
A federal judge has begun interviewing candidates to serve as a special monitor to oversee the FDNY, but parties involved in the litigation have yet to agree on the choice.Brooklyn...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A note-passing thief is wanted in a series of bank robberies in Manhattan and Brooklyn, cops said. Cory Brown, 30, who was identified from fingerprints lifted off at...
You’re late AGAIN, Lindsay?
Lindsay Lohan, fresh off a judge’s tongue-lashing for blowing off community service, remarkably missed her court-ordered gig at the Los Angeles morgue yesterday.The train-wreck occasional actress showed up 40 minutes...
Hip-hipster hooray for B’klyn
It’s official: Brooklyn is hipper than Manhattan. After recently discovering Brooklyn’s “fine-ass dining” scene, GQ magazine designated the borough “the coolest city on the planet’’ in its upcoming November issue....
The boat landing
It was a hit and swim. A van driver fled a highway crash yesterday and set off a wild car chase that ended with a spectacular splash-landing on a poor...
Khadafy killed by 20-year-old Yankees fan
Moammar Khadafy, the vile dictator who for decades suffocated his people under an oppressive regime while unleashing a campaign of overseas terrorism that included blowing up a jumbo jet, was...
Tough transition ahead for well-armed factions
With the fall of Moammar Khadafy, the big question is whether the National Transitional Council can solidify control or if various factions -- all armed to the teeth -- will...
Prez makes his peace with being a war hawk
Barack Obama didn’t want to become a war president, but -- as his triumphalist talk yesterday following the death of Moammar Khadafy made clear -- a war president is what...
Obama celebrates end of Khadafy's reign
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday celebrated the end of Moammar Khadafy’s brutal, 42-year reign, saying the “dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted” from Libya’s people -- while claiming vindication...
Khadafy's mad, mad world
Moammar Khadafy was the longest-reigning, most unpredictable and craziest of all the world’s leaders. For 42 years, he seemed like a cartoon version of a dictator, surrounding himself with a...
Libya’s sinister scions fight till the last bullet
Ruling Libya with a bloody, iron fist was the family business for Moammar Khadafy’s clan. The loony Libyan leader tapped his eight children and beloved second wife, Safia Farskash, to...
Pan Am kin get justice
Susan Cohen has been waiting for this day since shortly after her 20-year-old daughter was blown out of the sky by a terrorist bomb in 1988, allegedly at the behest...
The death of the peace process
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been criticized for his decision to exchange over 1,000 Palestinian terrorists for the life of one kidnapped Israeli. But the debate about the lopsided...
Khadafy, kha-put
‘We found him hiding in a hole,” says Muhammad al-Bibi, the man who led the detail that captured Col. Moammar Khadafy. “He raised his hands as a sign of surrender...
Attack on principled educator
The Issue: A Post exclusive that highlights a Brooklyn principal who shares his house with male students. *** I am appalled that The Post would print such a sensationalist treatment...
What’s cooking at OWS: Greed and free grub
The Issue: The gourmet meals that are prepared by volunteers for Occupy Wall Street protesters. *** These lazy, ill-informed, spoiled brats don’t know what a day’s work is -- they...
A switch at the MTA
Bad news: New York transit riders lose Jay Walder today as MTA boss. Good news: Ex-Rudy Giuliani deputy Joe Lhota is set to take over. There’s hope yet for buses...
The end of Khadafy
So good riddance to Moammar Khadafy, the man President Ronald Reagan once labeled “the mad dog of the Middle East.” There can’t be anyone -- except maybe Hugo Chavez or...
Will NY get real on test cheating?
On Tuesday, the state Board of Regents approved measures to address long-obvious weaknesses in test administration and scoring procedures and to thwart the rigging of results. Yet only one of...
The Zuccotti zoo
I feel for the folks around Zuccotti Park as they endure the pandemonium. Yet it’s oddly fitting that Occupy Wall Street has staked its claim there. That half-acre symbolizes the...
A star is born
Dazed and fetal, a young woman guards her sorrows in a beautiful lake house while insisting there is nothing wrong. “She seems OK,” says her hopeful older sister of this...
Not a ghost of a chance
The shtick movie “Paranormal Activity 3” is the horror equivalent of vaudeville comedy: a little patter, a little pie in the face, repeat. The two sisters who were possessed by...
Take stock in ‘Margin Call’
Basically “Titanic’’ for the Occupy Wall Street generation, J.C. Chandor’s riveting drama “Margin Call’’ covers roughly a day and a half climaxing with the great stock market crash of September...
Honestly speaking, it’s ‘Relatively’ unfunny
The new Broadway anthology “Relatively Speaking” is subtitled “3 One-Act Comedies,” and there’s some truth to that: It is indeed made up of a trio of short plays -- by...
Rave reviews are ‘Relative’
At its best, my column is an implement of torture. But every now and then, I cross the line. Inadvertently, be sure, but it’s been known to happen. Lately, I’ve...
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey
You may know Elmo as a) the reason your kid worships “Sesame Street,” b) the inspiration for that god-awful toy, or c) the one Muppet that oddly speaks in the...
Bean rehashed
Americans can be forgiven if they don’t remember the 2003 James Bond spoof “Johnny English’’ with British comic Rowan Atkinson, which collected the vast majority of its $160 million in...
Oranges And Sunshine
In England, for decades and continuing as late as 1970, children from the slums were taken away from their parents and promised “Oranges and Sunshine” -- as they were transported...
Car doc lacks power
Revenge of the Electric Car The conspiratorial 2006 documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?” arrived inconveniently just as the industry was about to start making such autos again, hence the...
Le Havre
It’s always a treat to welcome a film by Aki Kaurismaki, Finland’s irrepressible master of deadpan humor. His latest, “Le Havre’’ -- a hit at the 2011 New York Film...
Norman
This well-acted indie charmer starts out as a familiar quirkfest about a bright high school misfit (Dan Byrd). But it gains momentum when we learn our titular hero is coping...
The Mighty Macs
The blandly inspirational sports flick “The Mighty Macs” is warm- spirited but all too obvious, even as the charms of its lead performer Carla Gugino help sell this familiar story....
The Swell Season
If you haven’t experienced the gorgeous ache of the 2006 film “Once,” about a Dublin street musician and the Czech girl he falls in love with, put this paper down...
Scare tactics
IF YOU LIKE KILLING CHILDHOOD MEMORIES In the twisted creation Nightmare: Fairy Tales, classic children’s fables come together for the common goal of terrifying you. Here, not only villains pop...
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks:THE LINEBRIAN COSTELLOSTEVE SERBYMARK CANNIZZAROPAUL SCHWARTZTIM BONTEMPSChargers 2 (44) JETS (Sun., 1:00, CBS)JetsJetsJetsJetsChargersx-Bears 1 43½ Buccaneers (1:00)BearsBearsBucsBucsBearsPANTHERS 2½ (43½) Redskins (1:00)★ PanthersPanthersRedskinsRedskins★ PanthersBROWNS 3 (41) Seahawks...
This time, La Russa's genius move falls flat for Cardinals
ST. LOUIS – Tony La Russa has been through these gauntlets a time or three, so you could almost see his antennae twitch. A complete news cycle had come and...
Rangers' Hamilton hobbled by injury
ST. LOUIS -- Asked if he is taking needles loaded with painkillers to treat a loudly barking left groin, Josh Hamilton zipped his lips. However, the hobbled outfielder injected just...
Yu could be man to replace Wilson for Rangers
ST. LOUIS -- Though baseball sources believe the Yankees won't be a major player in the Yu Darvish sweepstakes, two teams interested in the Japanese right-hander think the Rangers seriously...
Rangers rally to defeat Cardinals in World Series Game 2
ST. LOUIS -- So much for the infallibility of the Cardinals' bullpen this postseason. After riding the coattails of their relief corps to the National League championship, the Cardinals last...
McDonagh's goal gives Rangers OT win over Flames
CALGARY, Alberta -- There may be such a thing as an ugly game, but there is no such thing as an ugly couple of points in the standings, which is...
Big battle with big Marlin
The table is rarely turned when you're fishing, but that's what happened recently to Bob Rich Jr. The businessman and author from Buffalo found out how risky a major fight...
Wolski ignores comments from Rangers coach
CALGARY, Alberta -- Wojtek Wolski took the high road, which was pretty much the only sane way for him to go, by claiming yesterday morning he did not know he...
Hopkins gets WBC title back
Bernard Hopkins has his title back. The WBC declared his fight last Saturday with Chad Dawson at the Staples Center a technical draw allowing Hopkins to retain his WBC light...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
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Chargers receivers don't scare Jets' Revis
In most games, Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis finds himself as busy as a guy selling artichoke-flavored ice cream to kids. Offenses tend to shy away from his unquestioned skills because...
Five years after last shot at Series, Mets face game-changing winter
ST. LOUIS -- The last time the Cardinals reached the World Series, they had to go through the Mets in the NLCS. Yet the quirky element was this: The organization...
Best and worst for Giants at bye
With no game to prepare for this weekend, the Giants coaching staff spent much of the week in self-scouting mode, treating its own team as if it were the opponent,...
The Post Line
NFL Sunday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog Chargers +1½ 2 (44) JETS Bears-x +1½ 1 (43½) Buccaneers PANTHERS 3 2½ (43½) Redskins BROWNS 3 3 (41) Seahawks TITANS 3 3...
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Harrison's brain tumor voided trade to Eagles
A trade that was called off earlier this week might have saved Jerome Harrison's life. On Monday, the running back was dealt by the Lions along with a draft pick...
Anthony wants Hornets guard Paul to join Knicks
The NBA owns the New Orleans Hornets, but commissioner David Stern can't fine Carmelo Anthony for this one. The tampering gag order is not in effect during the lockout. So...
Ortiz 'never said' he wanted to leave Red Sox for Yankees
ST. LOUIS -- David Ortiz, who last night received the Roberto Clemente Award for his humanitarian efforts, said he wants to remain with the Red Sox, despite his statement last...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Donald shares lead Luke Donald, the world's top-ranked player, got off to a strong start in his pursuit of Webb Simpson and the top spot on the PGA money...
Hedberg takes hot streak into Devils' game against Sharks
The issue was whether these Devils would resemble last season's first-half flops or the second-half wonders. It's still early to judge, but a victory tonight means as strong a start...
Carmelo's plans for NYC game get bigger
Carmelo Anthony's plans for his big barnstorming All-Star game in the New York area keeps getting bigger. During an appearance in Greenwich Village yesterday, Anthony said he would like to...
Giants owner named to NFL labor post
It was no secret Giants co-owner John Mara played a huge role in helping the NFL navigate through the difficulty of the lockout, and his contributions did not go unnoticed....
Islanders lose to Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Lightning focused on defense and it paid off against the Islanders. Vincent Lecavalier had a goal and an assist to help the Lightning stop a five-game...
Home Team Lineups
RangersNOGAMEEdm.10:00MSGESPNNOGAMEWinn.8:30MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMETor.7:00MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMEFla.7:30MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WRHUDevilsSan Jose7:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMPitt.7:00MSGWFANNOGAMENOGAMEL.A.10:30MSG+WFANNOGAMEPho.10:00MSG+WFANRed BullsEndofReg.Sea.GiantsBye WeekNext Game, Oct. 30 Dolphins 1:00; TV -- CBS Radio -- WFAN 660 AM JetsSunday, Oct. 23Chargers1:00TV -- CBSRadio -- ESPN 1050...
Jets recharging
Nobody apparently thought much of the way the Jets ended their three-game losing streak, struggling offensively to beat a winless Dolphins team. That performance helped swing the line for Sunday’s...
Champs over chumps
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...
Hondo is operating in a cellar’s market
Forget Wall Street, occupy the basement! That’s what Hondo is doing, having plunged into last place despite posting a semi-respectable 7-6 last week (3-0 in Best Bets). Mr. Aitch, who...
Tomorrow's Belmont entries
All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1m(T); $43,000; alw; 3up PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 ArtieLuvstoParty(L118 D Cohen 8-4-5 JsCldrn 15-1 2 StephensRevengeL113 I...
Belmont charts
October 20th, 2011 Clear And Good. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights Reserved FIRST-6 fur; $22,560; clm; 3p(f) Time: 22.93, 47.83, 1:.89, 1:13.95. Trainer: Michael Tannuzzo Horse Wt. PP ¼ 1/2 Str....
Vic Cangialosi's Monmouth Grade
FIRST-1 mile; $13,000; md clm; 3up; f&m 5-Scarlet Ball 7-2 3-Downstram Bull 5-1 2-Henny Betty 3-1 6-Elizabeth Rose 15-1 4-Delicate Genius 3-2 7-Bravelittlesldr 30-1 1-Daily Catch 9-2 SECOND-1 mile; $22,000;...
Santa Anita
Post Time: 4:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $25,000; md clmg; 3up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 5 LordVronsky(L121 JTalm 3-3-5 9-5 3...
Keeneland
Post Time: 1:15 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1 1/16mi; $20,000; cl($16,000); 3up; CRESTED won as the favorite going shorter. STREAM CAT ran evenly on turf. CANYON...
Hondo kickin’ it
Hondo treaded water last night when the Rangers rallied heroically on his behalf while Central Florida failed miserably, leaving the bulbous deficit holding steady at 3,255 mackeys. Tonight, buckle up...
Red Bulls clinch playoff berth with win over Union
A month ago, the Red Bulls appeared destined to miss the playoffs and become the biggest bust in MLS history. But after last night’s 1-0 win over Philadelphia in the...
ESPN extends our 'Monday Night' misery
Here’s mud in your ears! ESPN and Jon Gruden on Monday night celebrated Gruden’s new, five-year contract to continue destroying “Monday Night Football” telecasts by allowing Gruden to destroy another...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYGINNIFER GOODWIN, EMERIL LAGASSE - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7COLDPLAY , PAT MONAHAN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4ORLANDO BLOOM, GINNIFER GOODWIN - Live with Regis & Kelly,...
Art imitates life for Kelsey Grammer
Talk about hitting close to home. Kelsey Grammer has sold a sitcom pilot to Fox called “Generations” -- which mirrors his real-life divorce from ex-wife Camille and his recent marriage....
Fairy dust
Once upon a time, a blonde who drove a Beetle and knew Jiminy Cricket went into a bar and met Prince Not Charming. And so begins ABC’s foray into fairy-tales-as-modern-day-sagas...
‘Chef’ porn bust
A former contestant on Bravo’s “Top Chef: Just Desserts” reality show has been indicted for possessing child pornography. Morgan Wilson, 38, of Plano, Texas was indicted Oct. 6 on three...
The ‘Wheel’ deal
Stop us if you’ve heard this one: The country is trying to come back after a massive trauma. Unscrupulous businessmen and corrupt politicians seem to control everything. And the regular...
Weird but true
Speak now or forever hold your peace -- if you object to this streaker’s running down the aisle! Massachusetts cops used a Taser to take down a naked man disrupting...
5 questions for Rich Rodriguez
CBS Sports Network analyst Rich Rodriguez talks Notre Dame, Wisconsin's big test and surprising Rutgers with The Post's Justin Terranova. The former West Virginia and Michigan coach will be in...
Iona transfer Jones eligible to play
New Rochelle officially has its newest player. The NCAA ruled yesterday that Lamont "Momo" Jones, the junior guard and Harlem native, who transferred to Iona in the spring, has been...
Award-winning filmmaker takes leap into AAU basketball
Dan Klores is renowned for his many accomplishments, from being an award-winning filmmaker and playwright to public relations guru and author. He’s achieved success in all walks of life. The...
BEACON OF LIGHT: Cupolo criticizes King, talks playoffs
Fordham-bound senior midfielder Ryan Cupolo will bring you into the world of the Beacon Blue Demons soccer team, one of the best in the city and the defending PSAL Class...
Red Bulls shut out Philadelphia 1-0, clinch playoff spot
A month ago, the Red Bulls appeared destined to miss the playoffs, the biggest bust in MLS history. But after tonight’s 1-0 win over Philadelphia to close their regular-season clinched...
Libyans rejoice after Moammar Khadafy confirmed dead by shot to the head
SIRTE, Libya -- Joyous Libyans took to the streets to celebrate as officials confirmed that deposed despot Moammar Khadafy was killed Thursday by a shot to the head, after being...
NBA labor talks break down, no further meetings scheduled
After meeting for about five hours Thursday, the NBA owners and players emerged to announce that labor talks had broken down and no further meetings were scheduled. Deputy commissioner Adam...
Mother of fatally stabbed pregnant woman breaks down on the stand
The mother of a pregnant woman fatally stabbed on her due date broke down on the witness stand today as she recounted her daughter's final days. Weeping mom Towanda Wimms...