October 22, 2011
Madonna's older brother homeless and living under Mich. bridge: reports
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Madonna's older brother is homeless after losing his job at his father's Michigan winery, it was reported today. Anthony Ciccone, 55, is currently living under a...
Italy’s sweet sugar rush
As musical a language as Italian is, few associate Italian music with rock ’n’ roll — until they hear Zucchero. Zucchero is to Italy what Bruce Springsteen is to the...
HS football scores, Week 7
The New York Post high school staff brings you football scores from all over the city. Updated throughout the weekend, you can find them below. CHSFL Holy Trinity 49, St....
Australian police name US shark attack victim as authorities search for beast
ROTTNEST ISLAND, Australia -- Police have named the victim of Saturday's fatal shark attack in Western Australia as American man George Thomas Wainwright. The 32-year-old US citizen, from Texas, was...
Red Bulls want Dallas
Now that the Red Bulls have earned their way into the MLS playoffs, they’ll have to wait until tomorrow night to learn their foe. And while U.S. athletes stick to...
Baby abandoned on Qns. street, mom charged
A 2-month-old baby boy was discovered abandoned in a stroller early today on a frigid Queens street, cops said. A neighbor heard the infant crying around 4:50 a.m., and found...
Occupy nut scales artwork, demands cigarette and mayor's resignation
An Occupy Wall Street protestor who scaled a 70-foot art sculpture in Lower Manhattan early this morning demanded a cigarette, a jacket and Mayor Bloomberg’s resignation before the NYPD plucked...
NJ sex suspect kills self when cops come calling
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — State police say a northern New Jersey man committed suicide when authorities came to his home this week to arrest him on sex assault charges. Sgt....
Suspected Russian spy couple arrested in Germany
MARBURG, Germany -- A married couple were arrested in Germany accused of spying for Russia's foreign intelligence service for more than 20 years. German federal police arrested the two suspected...
Ed Fountaine's Stakes Spot Plays
TICONDEROGA Belmont Park, 8th race. Purse: $125,000. 1 1/16 miles, turf, New York-bred fillies and mares. Post: 4:45 p.m. LOWDOWN: After winning her first race this year, at this distance...
Khadafy killed with favorite gold gun as rebels fought over captive leader
MISRATA, Libya -- Moammar Khadafy was killed with his favorite golden pistol, a witness said, as Libya's new rulers Saturday argued over what do with the former dictator's remains and...
Wall Street protester who scaled 40-foot art exhibit brought down by police
An Occupy Wall Street protester who scaled a 40-foot-high (12.2-meter-high) steel art exhibit in Lower Manhattan early Saturday was brought down by cops at 9:13 a.m. He was taken to...
Girls volleyball roundup: Littell leads Brooklyn Tech past Van Arsdale
Returning from an injury in the Seward Park tournament, Colette Littell had 16 kills to lead Brooklyn Tech to a 25-5, 25-12 win at Van Arsdale in PSAL Brooklyn A2...
Girls soccer roundup: Harris tops Arts & Businees
PSAL Queens A-V may be headed for a tie for second place. Towsend Harris spoiled Arts & Business’ hope of claiming the second slot outright with a 2-0 PSAL girls...
CHSAA boys soccer roundup: SFP preserves undefeated season against Fordham
The game might not have meant much in terms of playoff positioning for St. Francis Prep. But the Terriers wanted to preserve their undefeated season and they did just that....
Mendez, Beaudoin carry SFP to pivotal win over Queens rival CK
St. Francis Prep running back John Mendez insured that his team's hopes of making the ‘AA’ playoffs stayed alive on Friday night. Mendez, who didn't play last year because his...
Braziller: Lincoln is PSAL's best at this point
I’ve seen Tottenville, Boys & Girls, Canarsie and Erasmus Hall twice, Fort Hamilton, Curtis, DeWitt Clinton, Port Richmond and Sheepshead Bay once. From what I've seen, Lincoln is better than...
Riley, 2-point conversion stand help Friars turn back rival Chaminade
Dylan Cafarella’s mind went from "Don’t let him score" to "Don’t let go." Chaminade opted to go for two and the lead after a Joseph Anile touchdown run with less...
Return to glory: Vega helps guide Clinton to victory against former team
The emotions just became too much for Alex Vega to hold in. Moments after he coached DeWitt Clinton to a 14-13 win against his former team, John F. Kennedy, at...
Football roundup: Hayes rallies past St. Peter's
Cardinal Hayes was in deperate need of a bounce-back win after a disappointing loss to Bishop Ford last week. The Cardinals delivered it in comeback fashion. Patrick Heumegni’s 3-yard touchdown...
St. Francis Prep wins regular-season title in tiebreaker victory over Molloy
It didn’t take St. Francis Prep long to exact revenge. Three days after Archbishop Molloy ended SFP’s six-year league winning streak, the Terriers swept the Stanners, 25-17, 26-24, 25-20, in...
Lincoln passes test with flying colors, remains undefeated with rout of Sheepshead
Sheepshead Bay came to Coney Island riding a five-game win streak, with a physical and versatile ground attack. The Sharks left Lincoln like all its other opponents, beaten in every...
Not all QB moves change fantasy landscape
There are, with rare exception, just two reasons to voluntarily change a starting quarterback in midseason: defeat and desperation. Those Double-Ds were out in force this week in the NFL....
INSIDE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Could a 'AA' super league work in PSAL?
With the PSAL forming an exclusive, high-level ‘AA’ league in girls basketball, some girls volleyball coaches are saying, Hey why not us, too? “I think it would be a great...
Private boys soccer roundup: Horace Mann, Collegiate play to 1-all draw
Horace Mann failed to complete a season sweep of rival Collegiate on Friday, settling for a 1-all draw instead on Randall’s Island Friday afternoon. The Lions, however, will take the...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Bronx Science blanks Walton, clinches second straight Bronx A crown
Julian Gilbey, J.C. Bahr-de Stefano and Ivan Vulin each scored once as Bronx Science clinched its second PSAL Bronx A regular-season title with a 3-0 shutout of Walton on Friday...
Business briefs
Magic martsThe Dow Jones industrial average rallied 267.01 points, or 2.3 percent, to 11,808.79, finishing the week up 1.4 percent. The S&P 500 rose 22.86 points, or 1.9 percent, to...
Verizon’s profit$ come in loud and clear
Verizon Wireless is picking up speed.The telecom giant showed its business continued to grow even without a new iPhone, as it attracted consumers with its variety of Android-powered LTE phones.The...
Wicked discount: Big Groupon IPO dreams slashed to $11.5B
It’s now official: The once fast-growing Groupon engine is losing steam. The No. 1 daily deals site yesterday finally put a price range on its long-anticipated initial public offering, saying...
Picard awards now $225.1M
Irving Picard, the trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff’s fraud, and his law firm were awarded another $45.3 million of fees by the judge overseeing the liquidation of...
12% McProfit jump
McDonald’s reported a higher-than-expected third-quarter profit yesterday as new menu items and renovations lifted sales during a summer of extreme economic volatility, and its shares rose 3 percent.At a time...
GE up 18%
Strong demand from Brazil, Russia and China drove General Electric profit up 18 percent in the third quarter despite sluggish economies in the US and Western Europe. GE’s shares closed...
News Corp. board is re-elected
News Corp.’s board of directors, including Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch and his two sons, Lachlan and James, were re-elected at the annual shareholder meeting yesterday in Los Angeles. Also...
Conn. tax breaks lure NBC Sports from NYC
Another cross-border poaching war to lure New York businesses will end with NBC Sports moving its headquarters from storied Rockefeller Center to the waterfront in Stamford, Conn. Officials said yesterday...
Blackstone size counts
Steve Schwarzman’s Blackstone Group, the world’s biggest private-equity firm, is aiming to be the biggest PE player in the energy business. The buyout giant is ramping up a $3 billion...
Facebook non-users tracked
Eight hundred million users are not enough. Facebook, the world’s biggest social network, is now building profiles of non-users who haven’t even signed up, an international privacy watchdog charges.The claim...
Hedge chief pleads guilty
Drew “Bo” Brownstein, the founder and chief executive officer of Denver-based Big 5 Asset Management, pleaded guilty to trading on inside information about a corporate merger. Brownstein, 35, made more...
AMR bankruptcy warning
American Airlines parent AMR Corp. fell 6.6 percent yesterday, the fourth decline in six trading sessions, after a Morningstar analyst said he concluded that the company “will succumb to bankruptcy.”...
Sarkozy's Gallic pride & joy
PARIS -- Proud papa Nicolas Sarkozy, the first French president to have a baby in office, says he and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy feel “a very profound happiness” over the birth...
Steve’s Bam slam
Steve Jobs was a closet conservative who railed against teachers unions and government regulations, and told President Obama his business policy was going to cost him re-election, a new book...
Captain’s deadly Halle chat
A British ferry crashed into a French fishing boat, killing its skipper, because the ferry’s crew members were chatting about Halle Berry when they should have been monitoring their radar...
Mob canary’s new cage
A Bonanno crime family associate involved in a grisly "haunted house" mob murder on Staten Island was sentenced Friday to time already served in prison, officials said. Michael Maggio, who...
‘$40M’ scam gal guilty
A brazen New York money manager accused of siphoning $40 million from a union’s benefit plans -- and using the funds for diamonds, equestrian horses, a Park Avenue penthouse and...
Cain refines his 9’s
DETROIT -- Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain yesterday redefined his tax plan to exclude the poorest Americans and to allow some deductions -- abandoning the zero-exemption feature of his “9-9-9”...
Hitting brakes hard
Bus-ted! The NYPD and state transportation officials have taken dozens of illegal, cut-rate buses off the road in a monthlong crackdown, but officials warn there’s plenty more still on the...
3rd try at jobs bill
WASHINGTON -- President Obama’s Senate allies yesterday unveiled the next piece of his failed $447 billion jobs bill to come up for a vote -- a $60 billion investment in...
Saudi crown prince dies
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al Saud, who has held the post of defense minister since 1962, has died in the US, FOX News Channel sources confirmed...
Slain mom had won kid custody
A Westchester housewife slain with her two kids by her deranged husband had already won custody of the children in the troubled couple’s contentious divorce, it was reported last night.Amy...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Two well-dressed bandits made off with a bundle of pricey winter duds from an Upper East Side store. The sticky-fingered duo entered Ralph Lauren’s flagship store on Madison...
Frog masks recalled
MINNEAPOLIS -- Target is recalling some 3,400 frog masks for fear that kids may suffocate -- and warning parents to return the masks immediately, the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission...
Lohan’s predawn of dead
She got up before dawn to see dead people. Lindsay Lohan arrived at the Los Angeles County morgue at 5:35 a.m. yesterday, nearly 90 minutes ahead of her scheduled 7...
NYPD clerk busted in Fla. slay
An NYPD civilian employee and a man who allegedly killed a drug dealer in Miami Beach were arrested in Brooklyn yesterday, The Post has learned.Michelle Lewis, 29, who resigned from...
Mayor: Teach union fears evaluations
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday blasted teachers- union complaints over a new evaluation system that’s not even operational yet -- saying the UFT is just trying to subvert a real measure of...
Pal Rudy: MTA boss Lhota ready to roll
Rudy Giuliani wasn’t the least bit surprised Gov. Cuomo tapped his ex-deputy to head the MTA -- the shocking thing was the “enormously talented” Joe Lhota accepted the offer. “I...
Trashing Sanit jobs
In the first sign of the ugly city budget cuts to come, union officials said they’ve been told that the Bloomberg administration is going to delay or cancel the next...
Frackers’ exit threat
Proposed state regulations for hydrofracking upstate could drive natural-gas drillers to other states, the energy industry is warning. “Industry is in favor of a high environmental bar, but not in...
Michelle’s maiden tweet
WASHINGTON -- 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 the...
No end of daze for cult
SAN FRANCISCO -- A California ministry that warned the end of the world would come yesterday awoke to discover that the Earth was undergoing its usual gyrations. Oakland-based Family Radio...
Burton floats an idea
Tim Burton is providing a ghoulish addition to Turkey Day! The filmmaker behind “Beetlejuice,” “Edward Scissorhands,” “Sweeney Todd” and “Alice in Wonderland” has designed a new balloon for the Macy’s...
ACS settles homeless suit
The city has reached an agreement on a proposed settlement of a lawsuit that claimed it allowed foster-care children to fall into homelessness after leaving the system at age 18.The...
‘Whore’ pol in tweet heat
TRENTON, NJ -- A New Jersey politician is under fire for tweeting that the way for a woman to keep her man is to be a “whore in the bedroom.”...
Mike’s new marching orders vs. protesters
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday defiantly drew a line in the sand with the Wall Street protesters -- warning that the city will be cracking down on anti-greed demonstrators when they leave...
Health expert condemns park rats
Close this pigpen! Filth-ridden Zuccotti Park is a breeding ground for bacterial infection loaded with potential health-code violations that pose a major risk to the public, an expert who inspected...
Composer perv’s aide gets jail
She lit up his life, all right. Yet evil personal assistant Shawni Lucier will spend just four months in prison for helping accused serial rapist Joe Brooks -- the Oscar-winning...
Neighbors 'not surprised' 'hippie' left family to join Wall Street protesters
The Florida mom who ditched her banker husband and four kids to live in Zuccotti Park squalor is a hippie homemaker whose neighbors are horrified by her latest antics --...
Dog-sniff clue in tot case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An FBI cadaver dog reacted to the scent of a dead person inside the Kansas City home where a baby girl disappeared nearly three weeks ago,...
Facing off to beat cancer
New York state court officers are hosting a benefit ice-hockey game today for a member stricken with cancer and the family of a paramedic who died from the disease. Their...
Porn perv: Give it back!
A convicted child molester and kiddie-porn collector filed a jailhouse lawsuit to get his stuff back -- and an appeals court has ordered a Long Island judge to wade through...
‘MTA bomb’ dad: I lied
The father of a terrorist who had hoped to launch a series of subway suicide bombings pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of immigration fraud unrelated to his son’s plot.Mohammed Zazi,...
Mom shot dead while shielding kids from gunfire
A Brooklyn mom was senselessly shot to death yesterday as she bravely used her body to shield a group of schoolkids from a hail of bullets raining down from a...
‘Fight Club’ jailers fired
Two Rikers Island guards were quickly fired yesterday after pleading guilty to running a “Fight Club”-style disciplinary system that led to the 2008 fatal beating of 18-year-old inmate Christopher Robinson...
Bony Ruth’s obsession
Bernie Madoff’s filthy-rich wife, Ruth, tortured herself to stay thin with very bizarre dietary habits. Ruth Madoff’s strange infatuation with her physique is one of many secrets her widowed daughter-in-law...
Guilty in $1M elex theft
Yes, he was robbed -- but no tears should be shed for Mayor Bloomberg, jurors in the $1.1 million mayoral campaign cash-swipe trial said yesterday after convicting thieving political consultant...
Khadafy's body being kept in meat locker as officials figure out burial plan
Moammar Khadafy, who lived in marble palaces and a fortress-like 2-square-mile compound, is beginning the afterlife in a meat locker. The bloodied body of the Libyan dictator was deposited in...
WATCH: Before dying, Khadafy asked captors, 'Do you know right from wrong?' (VIDEO)
Arrogant to the end, Moammar Khadafy sneered at his captors shortly before his death, asking them, “Do you know right from wrong?” Those may have been his final words, according...
Obama vows Iraq pullout by year's end
WASHINGTON -- President Obama announced yesterday that the United States would pull the remaining troops out of Iraq by year’s end, setting up another foreign-policy milestone to crow about just...
Tunisia votes: first fruit of Arab Spring
What will Arabs do after chasing away their despots? The question will get the beginning of an answer tomorrow, when Tunisia holds its first free elections. Tunisia was the first...
Risky retreat from Iraq
President Obama’s decision to withdraw all US military forces from Iraq by the end of 2011 has given the administration cause to crow: “The last American soldiers will [exit] Iraq...
A lopsided hostage deal: Was it worth the risk?
The Issue: Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to trade one Israeli citizen for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. *** I disagree with your opinion that the release of Gilad Shalit was a victory...
Is Mike waking up?
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday suggested that he’s finally losing patience with the incipient public-health crisis masquerading as a protest demonstration in and around Zuccotti Park. Which means, he said, “we will...
Beyond Haggerty’s fraud
That was some unusual trial that jurors wrapped up yesterday -- in which they convicted GOP consultant John Haggerty in a plot to swindle New York City’s billionaire mayor out...
Joe Biden’s bile
“I wish [critics of the administration’s jobs bill] had some notion of what it was like to be on the other side of a gun, or [to have] a 200-pound...
How do we care for the elderly?
Last week, the Obama administration dropped one of the signature provisions of its health-care plan. The CLASS Act (Community Living Assistance Services) was intended to provide affordable insurance for long-term...
Kid stuff
Today COOKIE MONSTERS: Always popular all-ages live music series Kidrockers is back in the Big Apple, kicking things off with an upbeat double bill featuring bands Datarock and Cookies. Rock...
TKO never comes in Ukrainian doc
"It’s their life to live. And they have my blessing. But when they fight, I always go out for a walk by myself.’’ That’s Nadeshda Uljanowana Klitschko speaking about her...
Balanchine on a budget
Does being a great muse make you a great director? Suzanne Farrell was one of choreographer George Balanchine’s inspirations and formed her own group dedicated to performing and preserving his...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
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NBA talks stay shut down
If NBA labor history is the gauge, there is still time to save Christmas. Hey, at least the NBA didn't cancel any more games yesterday, as some feared. But if...
Keeneland Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 1:15 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/8m; $28,000; cl($25,0); 3upA.P. RIDGE just missed by neck last out. CANTONIC drops in class after finishing fourth. AUSTONS SURE...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 1/16m(T); $26,000; clm($20,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Judge Well(L),121J Espinoza5-7-8Farro 30-12Midnite Silver(L),121D Cohen3-2-7Jacobson 3-13Slews Big Finale(L),118M Luzzi1-1-10Servis 7-24Bucky(L),118A Garcia1-7-4Englehrt...
Belmont Charts
Oct. 21, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 mi; $51,000; mdn spc wgt; 2YO(f)Off: 1:02. 1. duck in brk, split 1/4Time: 23.81, 47.89, 1:13.48,...
Santa Anita Analysis by Vic Cangialosi
Post time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $30,000; clm($75,000); 2YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds4Tummel(L),121DFlors4-3-37-26Shy Humor(L),121VEspnax-x-x5-21Good Mojo(L),121JRosro2-9-83-12MidnightRvn(L),121AQunnzx-x-x8-13Carol'sLgcy(L),121JStenrx-x-x12-15MuchosBesos(L),121JTalmo6-x-x4-17AdonisDNA(L),121MPdrza8-x-x6-1SECOND-1 1/8 milesT; $51,000; alw; 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5Farley Star(L),120JRosro5-1-82-13MissMittgng(L),120RBjrno3-2-45-21Wrrn'sJttrg(L),120VEspna6-2-26-12MaderaCstna(L),120HBerrs3-2-63-14Wild Rose(L),120MSmith2-1-48-16Wrrn'sGtGme(L),120PVlnza1-4-46-1THIRD-6 fur; $65,000; 2YO(f)ANOAKIA STAKESPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds4Sister Moon(L),118JRosro1-x-x3-51Ismene(L),118PVlnza1-x-x4-12NicosMemory(L),116RBjrno5-1-210-13LssFrmElPso(L),116VEspna3-1-78-15Evlyn'sDncr(L),116MGtrrz9-1-120-16Lady Pecan(L),116MGarca8-1-54-1FOURTH-6 fur; $45,000; mdn; 2YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto RacingNoonNASCAR Sprint Cup: qualifyingSPEED4 p.m.NASCAR Camping WTS: Coca-Cola 250SPEED11 p.m.Australian V8 Supercars: Armor All Gold Coast 600SPEEDBaseball7:30 p.m.World Series: Cardinals at Rangers, Game 3FOX, ESPN (1050 AM)Ice Skating3 p.m.ISU...
Pierre-Paul emerging for Giants
Despite missing defensive ends Justin Tuck for four games and Osi Umenyiora for three, the Giants came into this weekend's bye leading the NFL in sacks. Young Jason Pierre-Paul is...
Jets need to make noise on the field
The vaudeville act the Jets have become has provided plenty of hyperbole in a week when the Giants had a bye, the NBA is still squabbling over a new collective...
Monmouth Park Results
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Jets' Revis hangs up on WFAN's Francesa
The Jets just could not call it a week without getting themselves into another controversy, but this one was not totally their fault. Star cornerback Darrelle Revis hung up on...
Chargers QB ready for Jets
If you are a Jets fan, you won't like hearing what one respected NFL quarterback guru has to say about the threat they face tomorrow against the Chargers. Eli Manning,...
Jets injuries put focus on Ellis, Westerman
The Jets' run defense, already leaky after losing Bryan Thomas, is going from inconvenience to Achilles heel. With defensive tackle Mike DeVito questionable and a game-time decision tomorrow, little-used rookie...
Cardinals visit Rangers for World Series Game 3 tonight
ARLINGTON, Texas -- You bought tickets for Metallica, but found out the headliner is Yanni. With the World Series tied, 1-1, and landing in Texas for tonight's Game 3 between...
Inspired Donaire set for title defense
It wasn't long after Nonito Donaire won the IBF flyweight title in 2007 that his girlfriend and future wife, Rachel, asked him a simple question: "Why do you box?" Rachel...
Jets head coach comes to Cromartie's defense
Thursday, Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine admitted being frustrated by Antonio Cromartie's inconsistent play, joking he'd ask secondary coach Dennis Thurman if they were getting the "good" or "bad" Cromartie...
St. Louis star proving he doesn't have big-city game
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Albert Pujols should kiss the ground today that Mark Teixeira is with the Yankees, Adrian Gonzalez plays for the Red Sox, Ryan Howard wears a Phillies uniform...
Lohse gets start for Cardinals in World Series Game 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Kyle Lohse has two tough acts to fol low. For a Cardinals team that was all about offense and bullpen as this World Series ar rived, the...
Hondo parlays
Hondo threw another splitter last night, cashing with 'Cuse and getting half-pointed with Rutgers to raise the accounts payable to 3,265 bebans. Today, Mr. Aitch will take another trip down...
Hurting Hamilton skips Rangers' World Series workout
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers manager Ron Washington told Josh Hamilton to stay away from yesterday's workouts for the AL champs and the Cardinals, who were preparing to play Game 3...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogChargers+1½ 2 (43½)JETSx-Bears+1½ 1 (43½)BuccaneersPANTHERS 3 2½(43½)RedskinsBROWNS 3 3 (41) SeahawksTITANS 3 3 (44½)TexansDOLPHINS 3 1 (42) BroncosLIONS 4½ 3½(47½)FalconsRAIDERS 3½ 4½(41) ChiefsSteelers 4 4 (43) CARDINALSCOWBOYS10½13 (43)...
Islanders make some changes up front
Not getting a shot for the first eight minutes of a period can make any coach do something drastic. For the Islanders' Jack Capuano, it made him temporarily go back...
Josefson injury has Devils shopping for center
PITTSBURGH — It’s shopping time for the Devils, hit hard by another major injury at center, where they already are hurting most. General manager Lou Lamoriello acknowledged this morning he...
Sports shorts
MLB: Mets release Igarashi The Mets yesterday officially granted Ryota Igarashi his unconditional release, ending the righty reliever's disappointing tenure with the team. After signing a two-year contract worth $3...
Palmer unlikely to start for Raiders
It appears Carson Palmer won't start for the Raiders tomorrow after all. Citing two unidentified people familiar with the situation, ESPN.com reported yesterday Palmer's debut is not likely to take...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYOct. 22SUNOct. 23MONOct. 24TUEOct. 25WEDOct. 26THUOct. 27FRIOct. 28RangersEdmonton10:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio WBBR 1130 AMNOGAMEWinn.8:30MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMETor.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersFlorida7:30TV-- MSGPlus NetworkRadio WRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMENOGAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsPittsburgh7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMNOGAMENOGAMEL.A.10:30MSG+WFANNOGAMEPho.10:00MSG+WFANNOGAMERed BullsPlayoffsTBDGiantsBye WeekNext Game, Oct. 30 Dolphins...
Biron could start for Rangers against Oilers
EDMONTON, Alberta -- An interesting decision looms for Rangers coach John Tortorella regarding his starting goaltender for tonight's game against the Oilers. Martin Biron has not played in a game...
Rangers just getting by without top defenseman
EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Rangers’ sound of silence regarding Marc Staal is deafening. The standard “nothing new” becomes more ominous by the day as it relates to the health of...
Lincoln’s log
Bet you’re dying to know who’ll be the first person devoured by a flesh-loving zombie on the new season of AMC’s “Walking Dead.” And so is the cast. “That’s all...
‘Moms’ banned
Lifetime’s “Dance Moms” has been banned from the popular StarQuest dance show -- after StarQuest officials accused the show’s producers of editing an episode to create a false impression of...
'Idol' runner up Crystal Bowersox leaves RCA
The “Idols” continue to struggle. Just weeks after former “American Idol” champ Lee DeWyze was dropped by RCA, runner-up Crystal Bowersox has left the label. Bowersox, who finished second to...
Weird but true
Even King Midas would not flush his freedom down the drain like this. An Ireland man is behind bars after he almost burned down his apartment building by trying to...
Notre Dame turns on lights for fight vs. USC
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame is starting to feel good about itself, starting to believe the glory days of the past are in the future. That’s what four straight...
Rutgers' winning streak snapped by Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Chris Philpott tied a school record with a 52-yard field goal, and Teddy Bridgewater threw a touchdown pass in the third quarter as Louisville beat Rutgers 16-14...
Syracuse upsets West Virginia
SYRACUSE -- There's something about Syracuse that West Virginia just can't seem to figure out. For the second year in a row, the Mountaineers came into their game against the...
Missouri ready to join SEC
After weeks of twisting in the wind, the Big East will soon have a chance to try to implement a plan to save its football conference. The governing curators for...
Boise St. QB needs some Luck to snare Heisman
How Lucky can you get? If you’re Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, there is no ceiling. He’s tall, dark, handsome and single, can drop back, roll out, read defenses, read an...
Sharks celebrate Thornton's 1000th game with win over Devils
NEWARK, N.J. -- Michal Handzus and Ryane Clowe scored shootout goals and the San Jose Sharks celebrated captain Joe Thornton's 1,000th NHL game with a 4-3 victory over the New...
Blaze at landmark building hurts 8 firefighters
A fire at a New York City landmark building has injured eight firefighters. Dozens of fire trucks and 100 firefighters were on the street near the 40-story Equitable Building in...
Pumpkin-palooza!
Rodin worked in stone. Monet had watercolors. Michael Natiello’s medium? Squash. Natiello is the creative director behind the Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze, the Hudson Valley Halloween spectacle that’s currently...
On the cutting edge
Don’t be haunted by that plastic jack-o’-lantern you lazily place outside your door each year. Instead, create your own ghoulish gourd, with help from a stencil. As a carving novice,...
Pumpkin plus!
* Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park; 718-347-3276, queensfarm.org. $9, adults; $5, ages 4 to 11. Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 30. Wander through a 3-acre...
Conrad Murray's defense cross-examines key witness
LOS ANGELES -- Defense attorneys for Conrad Murray confronted the prosecution's key expert witness Friday over his claims that Michael Jackson would still be alive if Murray had lived up...