November 2, 2011
Cain camp accuses Perry campaign of leaking sexual harassment story
WASHINGTON -- Herman Cain's embattled campaign on Wednesday accused Texas Gov. Rick Perry's team of being behind a Politico story alleging he sexually harassed former National Restaurant Association (NRA) staffers...
Red Bulls' Luke Rodgers fires back at Landon Donovan
Red Bull coach Hans Backe and captain Thierry Henry may not have had any comment on Landon Donovan calling their team cheap, but count on Luke Rodgers to fire back...
Bills RB Jackson fighting for respect, even from wife
ORCHARD PARK -- Overlooked and discounted for much of his career, Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson can’t even get a break in his own home. “My wife took me...
Eagles coach has team turned around
PHILADELPHIA -- A day after the Philadelphia Eagles dominated Dallas, Andy Reid wore a Jason mask throughout a 10-minute interview on the team’s web site. Reid is in a more...
Quarterbacks will decide Big East race
CINCINNATI -- The Bearcats had only a minute and 21 seconds to cover 70 yards and save their season. They had the right quarterback to pull it off. Senior Zach...
Am I the only one who enjoyed 'The Atmosphere of Memory'?
This post's subject line is a rhetorical question: I seem to be the only one in town who didn't loathe David Bar Katz's new play. My review was assigned a B+...
VIDEO: Costello at Jets practice
Post beat writer Brian Costello reports from practice as the Jets come off their bye following two big wins and prepare now for the AFC East rival Bills.csprtContainer();
Burglar on bike swipes 2 laptops from UES school
This crook took an Apple from the teacher. A bicycle-riding burglar stole two laptops from an exclusive Upper East Side private school, cops said. The burglar biked to The Rudolf...
Harness legend Bergstein dies, 87
Stanley F. Bergstein, the only person twice inducted into the U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame, died of heart failure in the predawn hours of Wednesday, Nov. 2, at his...
Owner calls Breeders' Cup 'Mo's Kentucky Derby'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Uncle Mo was supposed to return to Churchill Downs for the Breeders’ Cup as a conquering hero. He was the buzz horse coming into the Kentucky Derby,...
This week's calendar, Nov. 3 to 9
Thursday, Nov. 3 Associated Builders and Owners Luncheon At the ABO luncheon, Adrienne Albert, CEO of the Marketing Directors, will forecast the unit types, sizes and amenities builders and owners...
47 schools being eyed for potential closure
The city Department of Education is eyeing 47 schools for potential closure — including six struggling charter schools and 17 high schools. The list includes two high schools where graduation...
Red Bulls face Mission Impossible: Escape from LA (with a win)
Thierry Henry doesn’t shy from the challenge or hide from the stark reality. But for his Red Bulls to survive and advance in the postseason, they’ll have to do what...
Cosmos announce buyout; still hope to join MLS
The Cosmos officially announced a buyout in their organization today, but underscored their intention of joining MLS as the league's 20th club. Below is a press release the organization put...
Syms and Filene’s unit seek bankruptcy protection
Discount retailer Syms Corp. and its subsidiary Filene’s Basement have filed for bankruptcy protection and plan to close all 46 of their stores. Syms acquired Filene’s Basement out of bankruptcy...
Jets' Holmes: We're winning, that's it
Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes did not exactly shoot down an Internet report he is unhappy with his role in the team's offense.Holmes was asked Wednesday about last week's report...
Giants' Rolle says teams need 'to worry about us'
If the Giants take their cues from Antrel Rolle then they will be a confident, combative team Sunday when they face the Patriots at Gillette Stadium.Rolle on Wednesday was in...
Man arrested in sex assaults at Occupy Wall Street
An Occupy Wall Street protester from Brooklyn has been charged with one sex attack, and is being investigated in another at the demonstrators' encampment at Zuccotti Park, law enforcement sources...
Bills to wear all white; honor Norwood
The Bills will wear all-white uniforms at home for the first time in 25 years Sunday when they play the Jets, the team announced.The last time the Bills wore these...
NYPD attorneys: Officer in Sean Bell shooting should be fired
The cop who touched off the 50-shot barrage that killed unarmed groom Sean Bell on his wedding day should be fired from his job for panicking and blowing his cover,...
The Kim Kardashian effect
Could dating Kim Kardashian actually be a good thing for athletes? In the wake of the most-talked about divorce of the year, Kris Humphries could actually be seen as the...
'Jersey Shore' season five to kick off in January
The fifth season of "Jersey Shore" will premiere Jan. 5 on MTV, the cable network said Wednesday. The hard-partying cast have returned home to Seaside Heights, N.J., after spending season...
Police investigate Texas judge over video beating
ROCKPORT, Texas -- A Texas judge who was caught on video repeatedly beating his disabled teenage daughter with a belt as she pleaded with him to stop the violence was...
Bubba Smith died of drug intoxication, coroner says
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office ruled Wednesday that NFL star-turned-actor Charles "Bubba" Smith died of drug intoxication combined with other ailments, the Los Angeles Times reported....
Author Simon Kuper talks Dutch soccer, Maradona and interviewing players
Bookstore shelves are loaded with his work. Do an Amazon search and you get a list of some of the best soccer books ever written. That name is Financial Times...
Pastor: Conn. man convicted of killings saw demon
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut man facing a possible death sentence for killing a woman and her two daughters during a home invasion saw a demon as a teen...
Queens teen arrested for alleged botched iPhone robbery, stabbing
Cops have arrested the teen they say stabbed a fellow teen in Queens during last week’s botched robbery of an iPhone. Stephon Huffman, 17, was among the group of teens...
Mets settle suit with woman injured by falling fat man at Shea
Fat's all, folks! A woman who had her back broken by a falling fat guy at Shea Stadium has settled her big buck lawsuit against the Mets, court records show....
Spunky 'parking punch' victim still wears protective helmet, will not testify
Seven months later, her skull is still not healed. She wears a protective helmet -- with "Princess" inscribed on the front, and her recovery remains a difficult work in progress....
First-ever nationwide test of US emergency system to broadcast next week
WASHINGTON -- Every US television and radio provider will broadcast the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) next Wednesday. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said the test,...
Post Power Rankings: Jets' road to East title starts in Buffalo
Exchanging emails with a reader this past week — which started nasty and ended amicably — ended with us agreeing on one thing: The Jets' season comes down to these...
Brodeur will start for Devils against Leafs: report
Martin Brodeur will start for the Devils in goal against the Maple Leafs at Prudential Center.Brodeur has not played since injuring his right shoulder Oct. 13 during a game against...
DeVito, Ellis miss Jets practice again
Jets defensive tackles Mike DeVito and Kenrick Ellis did not practice Wednesday, sitting out a second straight session after the team's bye week.DeVito (knee) missed the Jets' game against the...
'Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout convicted on all counts
Not even the "Merchant of Death" could sell this defense. A jury convicted notorious Russian weapons dealer Viktor Bout this afternoon of conspiring to arm Colombian narco-terrorists -- rejecting claims...
Lawyers reach tentative deal in $16M Mets-Madoff suit
Lawyers say they’ve reached a tentative settlement of a lawsuit blaming the New York Mets’ owners for losing more than $16 million in 401(k) assets by investing with failed financier...
Fed expresses modest optimism but slices growth outlook
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve officials Wednesday refrained from taking new steps to charge up the economy as they expressed some modest optimism about the recovery and continued to debate ways...
Lindsay Lohan to do jail time for probation violation
Welcome back to jail Lindsay! LA Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner sentenced Lindsay Lohan to 30 days in the county lockup, which could amount to less than a week due...
FCC shouldn't have fined CBS over Super Bowl 'nipplegate'
PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld its finding that the Federal Communications Commissions acted improperly in fining CBS over the fleeting exposure of Janet Jackson’s breast during...
Police barriers cleared from Wall St. protest amid store owners' complaints about lost business
Police cleared hundreds of metal barriers from Wall Street at noon today in the wake of complaints from small business owners that the siege-like security measures to control the Occupy...
WATCH: Grand Theft Auto V trailer released
Rockstar Games released the first trailer for the hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto V today.The trailer opens on a beach, with palm trees and shows what is undeniably a play...
French mag vows to carry on, despite firebombing over 'Muhammad edition'
PARIS -- French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo -- whose Paris offices were firebombed overnight after it published a special edition "guest-edited" by the prophet Muhammad, complete with cover cartoon --...
Bradshaw, Nicks miss Giants practice
The only new addition to the Giants pre-practice injury report is not a new player but a new injury. Osi Umenyiora is an every-week member of the injury report because...
McCourt agrees to sell Dodgers: report
LOS ANGELES — Embattled Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt agreed Tuesday to sell the ballclub, with the team to be auctioned in bankruptcy court, the Los Angeles Times reported....
New Hampshire sets January 10 as primary date
CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner announced Wednesday that the state will hold its first-in-the-nation primary on January 10, FOX News Channel reported. The move puts...
Celebrate no new taxes: Colorado
Voters in Colorado severely beat-down an effort to raise taxes for education. Capitol Punishment salutes the intelligence of the COlorado electorate and vows to chronicle any and all examples, nationwide,...
Strife continues over remains of 9/11 victims
An emotionally laden debate over the future resting place of thousands of unidentified remains of Sept. 11 victims is lingering as the attacks’ 10th anniversary recedes, with several relatives saying...
Polish pilot felt huge relief after safe landing
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish pilot hailed as a hero for his smooth emergency landing of a Boeing airliner remained modest Wednesday in his first public appearance, saying he felt...
Loose nut may have caused fire at Harlem sewage plant
A fire over the summer at a Harlem sewage treatment plant may have been caused by a loose nut. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection released its findings...
US soldier held in Alaska on suspicion of spying
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A military policeman assigned to a unit in Anchorage, Alaska, was being held Wednesday on suspicion of spying and was expected to face military court charges within...
Russian hockey team's plane crash caused by pilot error
MOSCOW -- The plane crash that wiped out a top Russian hockey team was caused by a pilot error, and the co-pilot was taking a banned drug, investigators said Wednesday....
Avery won't play in Rangers' next game
Sean Avery returned from exile to his first practice back with the Rangers on Wednesday, but he will not be making his season debut in their next game. Citing the...
Taylor Lautner to star in indie film directed by Gus Van Sant
LOS ANGELES -- Teen heartthrob Taylor Lautner is finalizing a deal to team with Oscar-nominated director Gus Van Sant on a small-budget arthouse film, according to sources cited by The...
Judge rules to extradite Assange to Sweden
LONDON -- WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over allegations of sexual misconduct, judges at London's High Court ruled Wednesday. The 40-year-old Australian, who denies any wrongdoing,...
Serena Williams locks herself in panic room in drug-test mix-up
LOS ANGELES -- Serena Williams fled to the panic room in her Los Angeles mansion when she mistook a sports association drug tester for a dangerous intruder. The tennis legend's...
FBI arrests 12 people in $95M health care fraud ring
FBI agents in New York arrested a dozen people early this morning in a move against a massive health care fraud ring, officials said. The ring's members include several doctors,...
Meredith Kercher's family sets up fund for Italian murder appeal
LONDON -- The family of Meredith Kercher, who was stabbed to death in Perugia, Italy, is setting up a trust fund to help pay for the appeal against the decision...
Bart's Tuesday Trenchwork: NFL wrapup and a look ahead
4-DOWN TERRITORY1. While the Steelers sure looked like favorites to repeat as AFC champions while throttling the Patriots last Sunday, there are serious question marks whether Pittsburgh will be healthy...
Girls volleyball roundup: Upstart Walton upsets Kennedy
Walton clinched a playoff berth last week. This week, the Wildcats got a signature win. Johanna Pena had seven kills and 20 digs and Mayorin Trinidad had five kills and...
INSIDE THE CHSFL: Hat pick decides 'AA' playoffs, X-Men leaning on 'D'
Three teams' playoff fate came down to the luck of the draw. “It’s not a fun feeling when you know it’s out of your hands, but if you did your...
Girls soccer roundup: Sofer's four goals net RKA first ever playoff win
It was Summer time in November. No. 18 Riverdale/Kingsbridge had lost its last two playoffs game and trailed No. 15 Townsend Harris by a goal at the half. Star sophomore...
'Protect' & offend
For more than a year, a battered Bronx man has wondered why cops refused to help him after he was savagely assaulted outside a Tremont paint store. This week, he...
CHSAA Class A boys soccer playoff roundup: Blessed Sacrament continues resurgence into quarters
Blessed Sacrament’s boys soccer renaissance continues into the quarterfinals. Danny Manz had two goals to lead the Cardinals to a 3-2 win over Bishop Ford in the CHSAA Class A...
CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I girls volleyball final preview
NYPost.com girls volleyball beat writer Marc Raimondi takes a look at the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I championship match between St. Francis Prep and Archbishop Molloy, set for Wednesday at 6:15...
On the Mark: Early save, Cope goals lead Fordham into semifinals
Mark Rajovic is making a habit out of huge saves in significant spots. The sophomore goalkeeper followed up a brilliant performance last Wednesday against Iona Prep in the CHSAA Archdiocesan...
Decreasing menhaden numbers concern for outdoors community
Atlantic menhaden have been called the most important fish in the sea. They are a prime forage fish for striped bass, bluefish, tuna, whales, porpoises, seabirds, and other wildlife. But...
Better later than never, Dublin leads Jefferson past Bryant
Dextroy Dublin got off the R train ready for playoff soccer. The problem: There was no field – or school for that matter – in sight as the Thomas Jefferson...
Countdown to the Breeders' Cup: Turf
The Post will profile each of the nine Breeders’ Cup races to be run Saturday at Churchill Downs. The Countdown to the Cup spotlights potential nice-price winners as handicapped by...
Molinell's called PK earns Sea chance to defend Archdiocesan crown
Nicole Molinell had seen enough. “I wanted the game to be over,” the St. Joseph by the Sea defender said. “I wanted to go out, go have fun with my...
Opportunistic Smith, defense send Hill to Archdiocesan final
Gianna Smith was only doing what coaches have told her a million times to do. Teammate Alexandra D’Acunto sent a sharp through ball into the box and the St. Joseph...
'Dream' fulfilled: CK makes first 'AA' semis in recent memory
Christ the King took the Grand Central Parkway in Queens on Tuesday morning en route to SUNY Maritime. On the way, the Royals passed by St. John’s University, the site...
Yankees quickly ace offseason shopping list
Before the free-agent market has even fully opened, the Yankees are essentially done. Such is the power of retaining CC Sabathia. The Yankees needed to come out of this offseason...
BofA card fee DOA, but other$ may lurk
Crouching bank, hidden fees. That’s the view that at least some industry players were maintaining after Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan blinked and decided to scrap a much-decried plan...
Business briefs
Aig paymentInsurer AIG repaid an additional $972 million to the government, reducing its obligation to the Treasury Dept. to about $50 billion, down from $182.3 billion in 2008.Swiss cutsCredit Suisse...
A pain in the Athens
Fresh worries that Greece will bungle a proposed European bailout package by putting it to a public vote sent stocks plummeting for a second consecutive day. Greek Prime Minister George...
Indestructible Chucky now No. 2 at Daily News
Arthur “Chucky” Browne moved back into the Daily News newsroom this week as the deputy editor.Officially, that makes him the No. 2 man, behind just Editor-in-Chief Kevin Convey, the Boston...
Trib investors could face legal trouble
Tribune Co. plans to modify its reorganization plan after a bankruptcy judge rejected it, a move that could expose investors and employees who profited from the company’s disastrous buyout to...
Sirius-ly, it’s good
Mel Karmazin, the CEO of Sirius XM Radio, is one lucky boss. One month after his satellite radio company announced an 11 percent hike in prices, Karmazin said yesterday he’s...
Sticky fingers
The FBI is now on Jon Corzine’s case. Federal agents yesterday joined the hunt to find out if Corzine’s MF Global mishandled hundreds of millions in client accounts that went...
Plans to sell 22M shares chill Dunkin’
The private-equity firms that own Dunkin’ Brands are looking to get a little fatter off the business.Bain Capital, Carlyle and THL Partners announced yesterday they were planning to sell 22...
Kenny no-go as Yahoo! CEO
Yahoo!, the US Web portal that is exploring strategic options, agreed to buy Interclick for $270 million in cash to help advertisers reach online users with more targeted messages. Interclick...
$12M not much help for Oprah
Discovery Communications spent an additional $12 million on its joint venture, Oprah’s OWN cable network, in the third quarter -- however, the “live your best life” channel is still a...
A big loss for Picard
Us Judge Colleen McMahon threw out most of a $19.9 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and a $2 billion case against UBS by Irving Picard, the trustee seeking money for...
Continuum stays on W. 57th
After looking high and low, as well as east and west, Continuum Health Partners signed a 15-year renewal for 112,941 square feet at 555 W. 57th St. between 10th and...
US sues mortgage big
Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corp., which last year claimed to be the biggest closely held mortgage broker in the US, was sued by federal authorities for alleged fraudulent lending practices.The...
Acting like a dweeble
Mitt Romney picked a rotten time to go wobbly. With Herman Cain facing a crisis over sexual-harassment allegations and the rest of the GOP field stuck in reverse, Romney has...
Keep circling
Put this plan in park. A Republican lawmaker vowed yesterday to kill a proposal that would make it easier for New Yorkers to find a parking spot in their neighborhoods....
Parking ‘beater’
A musclebound electrician who was arguing with a woman over a parking spot in the East Village punched the petite victim harder “than I’ve ever seen anyone get hit in...
Hot-dog war no museum peace
He’s really in hot water. A “rent a vet” hot dog vendor was arrested yesterday in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art after he locked himself in his car...
JFK jets get ‘fowled’ up
Two planes struck birds near Kennedy Airport yesterday, officials said. A bird smashed the nose of an Orlando-bound plane, Delta Flight 149, shorlty after takeoff, forcing the jet to do...
Math crash for NY 4th-graders
New York students were the only kids in any state to lose ground in fourth-grade math since 2009, even as the national average rose, results of the latest national tests...
‘K kid’ suspensions
Apparently, even 5-year-old tots can be terrors. A number of city public schools suspended kids in kindergarten for misbehaving last year -- including three schools that hit the double-digit mark....
DSK porn film
Paris French producers are planning to make a porn film about the scandal surrounding Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his alleged sexual assault of a New York maid.The production company, My Porn...
Jacko’s doc won’t testify
Los Angeles Michael Jackson’s doctor yesterday announced that he won’t testify on his own behalf as he battles involuntary-manslaughter charges that could land him behind bars for four years. With...
Wife-slay grisly find
A man led cops yesterday to a bag in a Queens park filled with some of the grisly remains of the wife he admitted killing and dismembering. Edwin Fuentes, 44,...
Suspect made tumor kid’s dream come true
One of the 16 officers indicted in the NYPD ticket-fixing scandal helped organize a dream-come-true visit to Yankee Stadium for another cop and his seriously ill son.The visit came three...
Robbery raps loom for ‘nun slay’ duo
Two thugs facing trial for fatally plowing a getaway car into an 84-year-old nun now face up to 25 more years in jail for gunpoint robberies, The Post has learned....
Smile your way to a longer life
Happy people don’t just enjoy life -- they’re likely to live longer, too. A study has found that those in better moods were 35 percent less likely to die in...
‘Snow’ crews get power to the people
Chainsaw-wielding Con Ed crews made steady progress restoring power to thousands of homes in New York yesterday, days after heavy, wet snow toppled trees and snapped leafy branches from Maryland...
Correction
Due to an editing error, yesterday’s edition of The Post incorrectly reported that Gov. Cuomo gave raises to his staff after he came into office, when, in fact, he reduced...
Date ‘rapist’ tangled Web
Liz Smith loves him. Morley Safer adores him. And Charlie Rose -- well, he and Charlie are just two international broadcast legends in a pea pod. Creepy, ascot-wearing Hugues Akassy...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Two bike-riding 12-year-old boys were injured -- one critically -- last night when they were struck by a hit-and-run motorist in Midwood, cops said. The boys were riding...
Charlie horse had a nagging ulcer
Charlie the carriage horse’s last days pulling happy tourists through Central Park were filled with pain from a stomach ulcer that might have caused him to collapse and die on...
Racino rolls big winner
Watch out, Atlantic City.The Aqueduct racino in Queens drew 65,000 customers during its first weekend of operation -- a figure that wowed even veteran gaming executives, who call it a...
B’klyn pol’s no-show job a ‘bribe’
A Brooklyn politician took a no-show hospital consulting job as a bribe in exchange for favors in Albany, prosecutors charged yesterday. Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. “had no intention of actually...
Heels a poppin’
Shoe lovers, rejoice! Macy’s flagship Herald Square store will undergo a $400 million makeover that will create the world’s largest women’s shoe department, a 39,000-square-foot, boot-filled behemoth that will feature...
Bieber baby shock
Oh, baby, baby, baby, no! A California woman says she robbed teen pop star Justin Bieber of his virginity and produced a love child from the groupie hook-up. Mariah Yeater,...
Mortgage firm is Mafia Inc: feds
It was a hostile corporate takeover -- Mafia-style. The son of jailed former Lucchese boss Nicodemo “Little Nicky’’ Scarfo used the trusted mob technique of extortion to gain control of...
Christie fans boo$t Romney
Thank you, Gov. Chris Christie. The top New York financial boosters of the pugnacious New Jersey governor helped raise $375,000 for Mitt Romney’s campaign during a lunch at the Waldorf-Astoria...
Teflon Herm pulls in a fresh 250G
WASHINGTON -- Herman Cain is turning past sexual-harassment allegations into a fund-raising bonanza, hauling in more than $250,000 Monday alone. “It was one of our best fund-raising days ever,” Cain...
Trial judge slams corrupt narco cop
A Brooklyn judge yesterday blasted the anything-goes “cowboy culture” of the NYPD’s Narcotics Division as he convicted a detective of planting drugs on unsuspecting victims and filing false paperwork on...
PTA 80G rip-off ma: I’m sorry!
The Brooklyn woman who swindled more than $80,000 from the PTA at her daughter’s public school pleaded guilty yesterday to grand larceny, agreeing to make full restitution and avoiding a...
Feds ‘$econd’ the locomotion
The chairman of the US House Transportation Committee yesterday said the Second Avenue Subway is not in danger of losing federal funding, despite proposed cuts to infrastructure projects. “We’ve got...
Driver plays ‘flip’ slide
Warning to toll-dodging truckers -- steer clear of Officer Jason Malice. In a virtual replay of a bust he made last month, the eagle-eyed cop yesterday spotted another big rig...
Sutton Pl. ‘green’ light
A park will grow on Sutton Place -- after a 10-year fight. The city and property owner, the Sutton Place South Corp., announced a deal yesterday that will allow for...
Limp helps clear suspect
It took a weeping jury only 15 minutes to clear a crippled man of gun possession yesterday after prosecutors accused him of ditching the weapon -- as he ran from...
Team Kim gangs up on hubby Kris
She tempted him, tossed him -- and now, Team Kardashian is about to bury him. Kim Kardashian’s “Mean Girls’’ posse yesterday launched a hardcore smear job on the reality-TV star’s...
Pols’ nod to God
WASHINGTON -- The House yesterday cast a symbolic vote to reaffirm “In God We Trust” as the US motto and encourage its placement in all public buildings and public schools....
Protesters force cafe layoffs as biz drops
They want to change the economy, and now they have -- by putting people out of work! Heartbroken Shamil Cepeda was one of 21 employees of a once-thriving cafe and...
A wing and a prayer!
This belly flop was a perfect landing. A Polish airline crew with crippled landing gear amazingly managed to slide their jumbo jet to a safe stop on a Warsaw runway...
Blind man falls onto subway tracks
A blind man miraculously survived a terrifying fall yesterday onto Brooklyn subway tracks by rolling beneath the platform and avoiding an oncoming train. The unidentified man in his 60s fell...
Andy’s new budget gloom
Albany The looming state budget deficit “appears to be getting worse,” Gov. Cuomo warned yesterday. Cuomo offered no specifics “but the signs are not good thus far,” he told reporters....
Will US answer the UN’s latest slap?
Is the Obama administration going to simply play along with the latest bid to make a laughingstock of its Mideast policy? On Monday, UNESCO voted by a large majority to...
Inevitable implosion
In 2002, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher warned that building a European Union superstate “will seem in future years to be perhaps the greatest folly of the modern era.”...
Professional belly-achers: The cops get in a fix
The Issue: The massive ticket-fix scandal in The Bronx and some police officers’ support for accused cops. *** Crooked cops are embarrassing to the uniform, and their supporters all become...
Leadership at Zuccotti Park
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, two of the most liberal pols on Earth, are urging Mayor Bloomberg to crack down on the Wall Street protest. “Some of...
A legend departs
“I just feel like it’s time to end it. It’s time to do something different.” -- Baseball visionary Tony LaRussa, announcing his retirement after 33 years as a manager and...
Comes the Liu cover-up?
City Comptroller John Liu, under fire for reports of legally dubious campaign contributions, has hired former state Attorney General Bob Abrams to inspect his books. Normally, this would be a...
Facts are optional
When you consider that, more than a decade ago, Herman Cain settled some unspecified sexual-harassment claims, you also need to consider that the only things you need to file a...
Kissing up to B’way
"Spider-man, Turn Off the Dark” is turning on the charm. Surveying the Tony Award terrain -- which is short on new musicals -- the show’s producers have concluded that their...
‘Milk’ it for all it’s got
Cellphones ring incessantly during “Milk Like Sugar,” but don’t bother to check whether you’ve left yours on. They belong to the teenage girls at the heart of Kirsten Greenidge’s evocative...
‘Other’ rock fathers may know best
‘The expectation of me as a father is so f--king low,” says the lead singer of Blink-182 in this meandering documentary about aging male rockers. It’s a good thing, too,...
Delaware Results
FIRST-$17,000, mdn cl, 2YO, 1mi 70yd3Brmstn Islnd (Nprvnk)2.802.802.105Woods Hole (Jurado)5.003.204Fastest James (Santana,Jr.)2.10* $1 Exacta (3-5) $5.40 * $1 Superfecta (3-5-4-6) $39.50 * $1 Trifecta (3-5-4) $16.90Winner picked by AffruntiSECOND-$18,000, cl,...
Churchill
1. 6f; $16,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m) FLOATING ALONE drew off to win by a length and a half in last and makes first start off claim for barn that wins...
Affrunti’s Delaware Grade
Post time 1:15 pm.FIRST-5 1/2f; $15,000; mdn cl($10,000); 2YO7-Gotogo Bye 2-13-Narly Ride 8-16-Demntor's Kiss 4-14-Caleb's Prayer 3-11-ImplsePurchse10-15-Dinos Romance 6-12-Smarley 8-1SECOND-6f; $16,000; cl($7,500); 3up7-Fleet of Friends 3-12-Sixburgh 6-13-Beansntaters 8-14-SpunkyGntlmn8-16-Warren Bluffet 2-15-Keating...
Parx Racing Charts
November 1st 2011 Clear and Fast. 2011 Equibase. All rights reserved FIRST-5f; $24,000; mdn clm; 2YO; (f) Off: 12:25. Good. ducked out, drew away Time: 22.84, 46.67, 59.32. Trainer: Timothy...
Tomorrow’s Churchill Downs
Post Time: 12:40 pm.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $18,000; mdn cl($30,000); 2YO; (f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1 ReorganizatnL121GKntzx-x-x5-12 Cithara(L),121KDsrm4-7-x10-13 SharpNPrttyLA121RAlbrdx-x-x8-14 PrincessKmLA121JGrhmx-x-x15-15 SwtvnngbrzLA121SSellrsx-x-x5-16 SunriseDanser121MMenx-x-x15-17 Riva'sDisputeL121LGnclv7-x-x30-18 OurEleanor(LA121CLanr6-x-x5-19 SaturdyRmpLA121CBorel6-x-x3-110 FantstcMzzLA121RMrgh4-x-x4-1SECOND-1 1/16m; $18,000;...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 2THUNov. 3FRINov. 4SATNov. 5SUNNov. 6MONNov. 7TUENov. 8RangersNO GAMEAna.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEMont.7:00MSGESPN Winn.7:00MSGESPN NO GAMENO GAMEIslandersNO GAMEWinn.7:00MSG+2WRHUNO GAMEWash.7:00MSG+2WRHUNO GAMEBost.7:00VS.WRHUNO GAMEDevilsToronto7:30TV- MSG Plus NetworkWFAN (660 AM)Phil. 7:00 MSG+WFANNO GAMEWinn.7:00MSG+2WFAN NO GAMENO GAMECar.7:30VS.WFANRed BullsNO...
Sports Shorts
MLB:Three Red Sox win AL Gold GlovesFirst baseman Adrian Gonzalez, second baseman Dustin Pedroia and outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury became the first three Red Sox in 31 seasons to win AL...
The Post Line
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Today's Sports on the Air
Football8 p.m.Temple at Ohio ESPNGolf11 p.m.WGC: HSBC Champions, first round GOLFHockey7:30 p.m.Maple Leafs at Devils MSG Plus, WFAN (660 AM)7:30 p.m.Flyers at Sabres VS.Soccer3:30 p.m.UEFA Champions League: Otelul Galati at...
Yankees announcer says Reyes has 'better fits' than Mets
Unlike CC Sabathia, Jose Reyes will test the free-agent market when other teams can start bidding, and that likely doesn’t bode well for the Mets. “There are better fits, places...
No war of words for Red Bulls vs. Galaxy
The Red Bulls’ 1-0 loss to the Galaxy in the home leg of their Western Conference semifinal ended with Rafa Marquez throwing a ball at Landon Donovan to touch off...
They’ll run Marathon with 9/11 on minds
When the New York City Marathon begins Sunday morning, it will include 47,000 runners with 47,000 unique and distinct stories. But few will be as moving as those of the...
Flat Out can challenge in Breeders' Cup Classic
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The real comeback kid in Saturday’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs isn’t named Uncle Mo. Actually, make that “comeback kids” -- except they’re not...
Goldikova gunning 'four' glory in Breeders' Cup Mile
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Now that Zenyatta has retired, the 6-year-old French mare Goldikova is the undisputed grand dame of this year’s Breeders’ Cup as she bids for a remarkable fourth...
Trainer looks for riches from Union Rags
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Staggered by the biggest bust-up in American horse racing this year, trainer Michael Matz is poised to vault back to the top when he saddles his brilliant,...
Dunaden nose way to win at Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia -- French-trained Dunaden won the $6.2 million Melbourne Cup, beating England’s Red Cadeaux by a nose in one of the closest finishes in the 151-year history of the...
Jets-Bills matchup finally has some juice
The Jets and Bills have played 100 times over the past 51 years, and hardly any of those games have been memorable. Unlike their other AFC East foes, the Patriots...
Devils struggling to score heading into game with Leafs
The likely return of Martin Brodeur is always important, an injury scare to their all-time points leader another good angle, but it’s the Devils’ trademark annual failing that is their...
Rangers coach tells 'classless' Sharks captain to 'shut up'
The Rangers won’t face the Sharks anymore in the regular season, but coach John Tortorella got in his blows yesterday at San Jose center Joe Thornton for calling the Blueshirts...
Giants' Jacobs bites back at booing
Two days after taking on Giants fans for booing him during his lackluster performance in Sunday’s win over the Dolphins, Brandon Jacobs had calmed down yesterday. Sort of. But anyone...
Lions' Suh, NFL commissioner meet on rules
Ndamukong Suh got his wish. The Lions’ star defensive tackle met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and his staff yesterday to clarify questions about his play and the game. “I...
Giants need Super pass rush to defeat Patriots
It Is not the most prominent picture in the hallway outside the weight room at the Giants Timex Performance Center practice facility because offense usually leaves the most photogenic memories....
Lack of NBA tip-off ticks off fans
Freddy Sullivan figures he will make the 5:32 train out of Penn Station tonight, his usual ride home. The shame is that he would give his left arm to be...
Lockout taking its toll on Knicks rookie
Knicks locked-out rookie Iman Shumpert is writing a periodic diary for The Post about his offbeat transition to the NBA because of the work stoppage. AS I plan ahead for...
D’Antoni left coaching kids instead of Knicks
It was a tale of two coaches, a tale of two sports at the Garden’s Westchester practice facility yesterday. Against one wall, Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni fumbled, bumbled and laughed...
Mets pitcher fears Citi Field will play like Yankee Stadium
R.A. Dickey isn’t exactly celebrating the fact he will be pitching in a smaller home ballpark for the Mets next season, but he is willing to keep an open mind...
Yankees GM says A.J. stays in rotation, ‘if he’s with us’
Just because the Yankees locked up CC Sabathia for at least another five years doesn’t mean they are done putting together next year’s rotation. That includes Brian Cashman admitting he...
Yankees GM compares Martin to Munson
Russell Martin made quite an impression on Brian Cashman in his first year in The Bronx -- so much so the GM wouldn’t rule out giving the catcher an extension....
Expect a quiet Yankees winter
I work for a tabloid. In fact, I work for the tabloid, the one that defines bold and brash in a daily newspaper. So I wish the rest of this...
Starr report
RFD-TV, which focuses on rural America, is reaching straight into the heart of its core viewing audience with a long celebration of Roy Rogers -- "The King of the Cowboys,"...
Regis fill-ins line up
Jerry Seinfeld will be the first of a string of guest hosts filling in for Regis Philbin after the longtime talk-show host leaves his morning show for good later this...
PBS to UK; Al-Jazeera starts sports net
TV overseas is starting to look downright American. After years of borrowing British shows, PBS is getting its own channel in Britain -- and Arab-language Al-Jazeera is launching a 24-hour...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYBUDDY VALASTRO, MELLODY HOBSON - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7KRIS JENNER, AMY SEDARIS, BILLY BOB THORNTON - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4CONDOLEEZZA RICE - The Daily Show with...
Hot ‘Days’
Lisa Rinna has nothing to hide. On the eve of her return to the soaps, the 48-year-old actress and “Dancing With the Stars” alum startled fans with this cellphone camera...
‘Texas’ cookoff
This season, “Top Chef” is trying to spice up the same old recipe by adding two new judges, Hugh Acheson, a former competitor on “Top Chef: Masters,” and Emeril Lagasse,...
What’s cooking for past 'Top Chef' winners
Season 1: Harold Dieterle’s fare can be sampled right here in the city at his “seasonal American” Perilla and contemporary Thai Kin Shop restaurants. Season 2: Ilan Hall blends ethnic...
He doctors your palate (and wallet!)
When I asked our Romera waitress to identify the pink substance drifting beneath a sorbet dessert called “Policromi,” she returned to cheerfully report, “I went to the doctor — it’s...
Romera’s science fare
A neurologist who moonlights as a chef who seeks truth and beauty in cooking might be the plot line to a new Pedro Almodóvar film — but for Dr. Miguel...
Sips without the sniff
A new breed of wine bars has come on strong since summer. Relaxed in style and forward-thinking in vision, they aren’t as intimidating as their fusty predecessors. Here, that old...
Weird but true
Talk about the punishment not fitting the crime. A man and his pregnant wife were not only arrested when they forgot to pay for two cheapo sandwiches they ate while...
Big East officially to invite six schools
If a cat has nine lives, perhaps the Big East has four. As reported exclusively in The Post last week, the Big East announced yesterday it was extending six invitations...
St. John's wins final exhibition game, 'trying to get better'
St. John’s eventually found a way to grind out a 77-70 victory over Division III St. Mary’s in their second and final exhibition game. But regardless of the final outcome,...
PSAL Class B boys soccer playoff roundup: Hunter blanks Telecom, advances to second round
Defending champion Hunter College High School began its title defense in dominant fashion. Jakub Glowala notched two goals and an assist, Adam Eckstein, Ben Metrikin, Alex Markowitz and Jesse Kaminsky...
WAYNE'S WORLD: Still thawing out after frigid win Saturday
Every other week during the football season, Erasmus Hall star senior quarterback/safety Wayne Morgan, the most highly touted football player in New York City, takes us into his life and...
Molloy advances to semis with paralyzed teammate in mind
The Archbishop Molloy players and coaches gathered together in a circle near midfield for a prayer. That’s become a custom after practices and games over the last 10 days, since...
PSAL Class A boys soccer playoff roundup: No. 24 Clinton shocks ninth-seeded Tottenville
DeWitt Clinton’s second trip to Huguenot in three days was far more enjoyable than the first. The Governors long bus ride Sunday morning was full of disappointment – the team...
Lawrence's hat trick sends Adams to upset of Sheepshead Bay
Josh Lawrence picked the perfect time for the best performance of his high-school career. And because of it, it’s not over. John Adams’ senior striker notched a hat trick –...
Little horrors: City kindergarteners being suspended for misbehaving
Apparently, even 5-year-old tots can be terrors. A number of city public schools suspended kids in kindergarten for misbehaving last year — including three schools that hit the double-digit mark....