November 8, 2011
Eagles forced to regroup again
PHILADELPHIA -- All the preseason hype about the Philadelphia Eagles’ potential is gone. They’re just trying to salvage the season at this point. What was supposed to be a dream...
Red Bulls admit locker-room strife, chemistry change needed
When teams underachieve, it’s easy to talk about tactics and trades and technique. But the $13 million Red Bulls almost became the biggest bust in MLS history not because of...
Rapper Heavy D dead at 44
LOS ANGELES -- Rapper Heavy D died Tuesday at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 44. The MC, whose real name was Dwight Arrington Myers, was found unconscious in the...
Michael Lohan formally charged after October arrests
TAMPA, Fla. -- Michael Lohan was formally charged Tuesday in connection with his double arrests last month for allegedly harassing ex-girlfriend Kate Major. Lohan, 51, could face up to four...
VIDEO: Eagles on brink
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'Potter,' 'Glee' top People's Choice nominations
LOS ANGELES — Katy Perry, "Glee" and Harry Potter conjured up the most People's Choice Awards nominations. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" topped Tuesday's nomination announcement with...
Giants waive Koets; Kiwanuka honored
The Giants wanted Adam Koets to get better from last year’s knee surgery and provide depth on their offensive line, mostly as a backup center but also at any other...
Britney Spears' little sister makes singing debut in Nashville
NASHVILLE -- Jamie Lynn Spears, the younger sister of pop singer Britney Spears, made her debut at a Nashville hotspot as she pursues a career in country music. Her parents,...
Lavin back at St. John's practice: report
St. John's head coach Steve Lavin returned to practice Tuesday, his first with the team since prostate cancer surgery in early October. ESPN.com reports it is undecided whether Lavin will...
NBA players 'cannot accept' latest proposal
NBA players made it clear Tuesday: No deal. No fear of Commissioner David Stern’s ultimatum, either. “The current offer on the table from the NBA is one that we cannot...
No parole again for killer of Kitty Genovese
The man who killed Kitty Genovese in New York City has been denied parole for the 15th time in a case that became notorious after reports neighbors failed to act...
Judge gives ex-Galleon Group boss Rajaratnam $92M civil penalty
A judge cited the “huge and brazen” nature of the crime Tuesday as he imposed a record $92 million civil penalty on a billionaire hedge fund boss snared in the...
Stocks rise on Berlusconi resignation reports
Stocks advanced Tuesday as the planned resignation of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was seen as a step toward resolving Italy's part in Europe's sovereign-debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Boxing legend Frazier dies, 67
PHILADELPHIA -- Joe Frazier had to throw his greatest punch to knock down “The Greatest.” A vicious left hook from Frazier put Muhammad Ali on the canvas in the 15th...
Boxing reacts to death of Frazier
Reaction to the death of former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier at 67: “The world has lost a great champion. I will always remember Joe with respect and admiration. My sympathy...
Red Bulls roster shuffle down the middle: Keeper, centerback, central midfield
Despite a disappointing season, the Red Bulls don’t plan a complete overhaul this winter. But expect them to shop for a physical centerback, another central midfielder and _ if aging...
High-priced Red Bulls find plenty of blame
MONTCLAIR -- Thierry Henry cites inattentiveness. Tim Ream brings up locker-room frustration and red cards. Coach Hans Backe points out a lack of physical play in the middle of the...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on AFC East
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch and CineSport's Brian Clark discuss the resurgent Jets, the struggling Patriots, and the rest of the AFC East.csprtContainer();
VIDEO: Hubbuch on NFC East
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch and CineSport's Brian Clark discuss the impact of the Giants win over the Patriots and how the NFC East will play out.csprtContainer();
Herman Cain says fourth accuser is lying, says he does not recall her
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Appearing before reporters flanked by his lawyer, GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain said today he did not remember or recognize the Chicago woman who came forward with...
Queens landlord kills tenant with machete, then himself
An already nasty Queens landlord-tenant dispute turned deadly today as a homeowner who for months had pestered a female tenant to move out butchered the mother of four with a...
1 dead, 3 workers rescued following building collapse in Brooklyn
A builder died after a four-story house under construction collapsed Tuesday afternoon in Brooklyn, trapping three workers and injuring two others in an incident blamed on human error. Three workers...
The DeRosario Blunder
Red Bulls coach Hans Backe talked today of the difficulty in pulling off trades in MLS, how teams always want a king’s ransom. Ironic, because that’s what many feel the...
Burglar avoids being shot while robbing SI mansion formerly owned by mobster
He almost slept with the fishes too! A burglar who broke into the former Staten Island mansion of murdered mob boss Paul “Big Paul” Castellano narrowly avoided being shot dead...
Patriots release DT Haynesworth before playing Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots took just half a season to decide they didn’t need Albert Haynesworth. Two days after he sat out most of the second half...
FANTASY FLASHBACK: Plenty of Fish in the Sea
I think we all know where I am going with the first item in this column, but let me clarify that I am in no way, shape or form telling...
Former 'Spider-Man' director sues show's producers: report
"Spider-Man" director Julie Taymor has filed a lawsuit against the producers of the Broadway show she created -- claiming she was unfairly compensated, according to a new report. Taymor had...
Red Bulls expect Frank Rost to depart, to use third DP slot on striker or central midfielder
Red Bulls coach Hans Backe said he expects aging keeper Frank Rost to return to Germany this offseason. That would free up not just a Designated Player slot but sizeable...
A casting switch would help this 'Godspell'
I was really looking forward to the revival of 'Godspell.' The original cast album is a pleasure I wouldn't dare call guilty, and I have a good memory of the...
Oscar Watch: 'J Edgar'
Though the film's mixed critical reception -- currently 44 percent at Rotten Tomatoes -- likely means that Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar'' will not get a Best Picture nomination, I don't...
Jury hears closings in corruption trial of William Boyland Jr.
Prosecutors say a New York lawmaker took $175,000 in bribes from a hospital executive. The defense insists the arrangement was legitimate. Jurors heard the opposing views during closing arguments Tuesday...
Kovalchuk won't play for Devils tonight: report
After attempting the morning skate, Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk ruled himself out of tonight's game against the Hurricanes at Prudential Center but said he was closer to returning.Kovalchuk, who has...
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW: Giants can use Patriots as springboard again
It was the game before the game. The Giants have credited their 38-35 Week 17 loss to the unbeaten Patriots during the 2007 season as the game that gave them...
UN report: Iran work 'specific' to nuke arms
VIENNA — The UN nuclear atomic energy agency says that Iran is suspected of conducting secret experiments whose sole purpose can only be the development of nuclear arms. "The agency...
Penn State officials planning Paterno's exit
The Penn State board of trustees has decided that head coach Joe Paterno's storied career has to end, sources say. The trustees now are deciding whether the 84-year-old will be...
One woman who accused Cain of sexual harassment now works for Obama
GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain argues that he's no sexual harasser -- but friends and family members of one accuser were only trying to right a wrong no woman should...
'19 Kids and Counting' family counting to 20
TONTITOWN, Ark. -- Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, the couple at the center of the TLC reality series "19 Kids and Counting," are expecting their 20th child, Us Weekly reported...
Straight and gay couples lose virginity on 'Glee,' sparking controversy
LOS ANGELES -- The popular FOX comedy "Glee" sparked controversy Tuesday when it was set to air an episode featuring two couples -- one heterosexual and one homosexual -- losing...
DVD Extra: Harlow at 100
Eight decades after her death at age 26 in 1937, Jean Harlow remains a screen presence to be reckoned with -- the blondest of Hollywood's blondes and still one of...
Amid allegations, Penn State cancels Paterno press conference
In response to the evolving child molestation allegations against former defense coordinator Jerry Sandusky, Penn State officials canceled Joe Paterno's weekly news conference Tuesday. Penn State SID Jeff Nelson read...
Mayor Bloomberg outlines budget plan for 'supercommittee'
Wading deep into the most divisive debate in Washington, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling for a reduction in the nation's deficit by gradually raising the eligibility age...
LI police say suspects fired shots during pursuit
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Police on Long Island have arrested two men following a chase in which the suspects allegedly fired gunshots at officers. The chase ended when the suspects crashed...
Ryanair plans launch of in-flight porn app
Ryanair is planning to screen porn on its flights. Boss Michael O'Leary said he hopes to launch an in-flight web offer that mimics hotel room pay-TV services. Passengers would be...
Tappan Zee bridge nut charged
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — A former mental health worker who dangled from a rope off New York's Tappan Zee Bridge was free on bail Tuesday after being arrested and charged with...
Giant asteroid narrowly misses Earth
BROOKLINE, Mass. -- A craggy, 1,300-foot-wide hunk of space rock missed Earth Tuesday night in the closest encounter by such a massive asteroid in more than three decades, FOXNews.com reported....
Archie says FOX's Joe, Troy 'enjoy' ripping Eli: report
Archie Manning gets so frustrated with FOX's top announcing duo when they criticize his son Eli that he is forced to mute the television. In an interview ESPN.com, Archie fired...
Early morning Bronx fire claims elderly man
Authorities say an early morning fire in the Bronx has claimed the life of one person and seriously injured two others. The fire broke out around 12:40 a.m. Tuesday. Fire...
Citi’s EMI rekindles sale talks with Universal
Citigroup is hoping to make sweet music today with Vivendi’s Universal Music Group. Jilted in an attempt to sell its EMI’s record music operation to Warner Music Group owner Len...
Obama's chief of staff Daley relinquishes part of job, sources say
WASHINGTON -- William Daley was hired to help resuscitate Barack Obama's presidency after deep Democratic losses in 2010. Ten months into his tenure as chief of staff, Daley's core responsibilities...
Federal agent in Hawaii to protect Obama charged with McDonald's killing
HONOLULU -- A federal agent charged with shooting a man dead in a Honolulu McDonald's was in Hawaii to help protect President Barack Obama and other dignitaries attending an international...
Holder calls 'Fast and Furious' program 'flawed,' but defends response
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder continued to say he was not aware of the "Fast and Furious" gun surveillance program until after the scandal became public knowledge early this...
U.S. Under-17 captain Marc Pelosi signs with Liverpool
Liverpool confirmed the signing of U.S. Under-17 standout Marc Pelosi.The midfielder was captain of the U.S. squad that played in this year's FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico. He has appeared 28 times for the U-17s...
Berlusconi to resign after budget bill approved
ROME -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, under intense pressure from both political friends and foes, will resign after passage of a key budget bill, Sky Italia's TG24 reported Tuesday....
Boehner says US economists prefer Republican jobs plan
WASHINGTON -- More than 100 American economists pledged support Tuesday for the Republican jobs plan, saying the GOP strategy will do more to boost US hiring than President Barack Obama's...
Cain vows to 'set the record straight'
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is vowing to "set the record straight" at a news conference one day after a fourth woman — and the first to reveal her identity...
WATCH: NJ tanker fireball snarls turnpike
CARLSTADT, N.J. — Part of the New Jersey Turnpike is closed today following a gasoline tanker truck crash and explosion on the western spur. All northbound lanes are closed between...
Obama already rejected President Clinton's solution
Bill Clinton has a new book on how to get the country growing and moving again. He gets a mostly glowing review for his "bold" prescriptions and intelliegence from the...
Quel shoc! Sarkozy hates Netanyahu
A microphone left on after a G20 press conference caught French President Nicholas Sarkozy and US President Barack Obama complaining about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to what journalists...
NYPost.com Poll: Who should be The Post's All-City boys soccer Player of the Year?
It’s almost that time of year again. In a few weeks, we here at The Post will choose our All-City teams. And that means a Player of the Year will...
Raimondi: Thoughts on PSAL Class A girls volleyball seeding
There’s probably a collective cringe over on Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City, the location of PSAL headquarters, the morning after seeding. We rarely pull punches in our distaste for...
Burke saves two in PKs to lead Mount to 'A' semis
Goalkeepers are taught to stay calm in penalty kick situations. On Monday, it was better to be Colm. Mount St. Michael keeper Colm Burke had two saves in a shootout...
NYC boys soccer rankings
For the first time in three years, St. Francis Prep won the CHSAA Class AA intersectional title when it was considered the favorite. The nationally ranked Terriers knocked off Fordham...
PSAL boys soccer rankings
What a week of soccer it was in the PSAL. A pair of 20 seeds -- No. 20 John Adams and No. 24 DeWitt Clinton -- made it into the...
PSAL football rankings
The pretenders have been sent off while the contenders are gearing up for the real season – the playoffs. It all begins next Saturday in the City Championship division and...
CHSFL rankings
The opening week of the postseason brought few surprises and few changes. The biggest happening was St. Joseph by the Sea knocking Xavier out of the CHSFL Class AA playoffs...
INSIDE PSAL FOOTBALL: Injury epidemic hitting top contenders
May the healthiest team win. That might be how the PSAL City Championship division playoffs are shaping up after a string of injuries to all-city caliber players on the league’s...
PSAL City Championship division final returns to Yankee Stadium
The PSAL City Championship division title game will be back at Yankee Stadium in early December, the league announced Monday night. On Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. the PSAL’s...
GOAL GETTER: Smith closes out career with Archdiocesan crown, CHSAA state playoffs
St. Joseph Hill star Gianna Smith will share her insights on the season in a bi-weekly diary during the girls soccer season on NYPost.com. The senior helped the Hilltoppers erase...
Girls soccer rankings
The girls soccer season is in its final week and champions have been crowned. No. 1 St. Joseph Hill and No. 2 Riverdale both collected unbeaten titles. The Hilltoppers ran...
PSAL Class A girls soccer quarterfinals preview
NYPost.com's girls soccer beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down Tuesday's PSAL Class A quarterfinals. Schedule No. 8 LIC @ No. 1 Bronx Science, 1:30 p.m. @ Lehman No. 7 Tottenville...
CHSAA/Private boys soccer rankings
Two champions were crowned on Marathon Sunday. St. Francis Prep beat Fordham Prep, 1-0, in Queens for its first CHSAA Class AA intersectional title since 2006. Meanwhile, up at Manhattanville...
NYC football rankings
The CHSFL ‘AAA’ is down to just four teams and just one of them – Xaverian – is within the five boroughs. Meanwhile, in the PSAL, the playoffs are about...
Shorthanded Bayside outlasts defending champion Beacon in PKs
Santiago Moore and Dennis Amvrosiatos, Bayside’s leading scorers and top playmakers, were on the sidelines in street clothes injured. Beacon was on the other side, the defending PSAL Class A...
Confident Jaramillo kicks Aviation into first semis since '05
Sebastian Choinski is usually the player designated to take penalty kicks for Aviation. The senior star looked over to coach Mario Cotumaccio when Jonathan Jaramillo was taken down in the...
Girls volleyball rankings
Championship week came to a close in dramatic fashion Sunday. Two Bronx teams pulled off amazing comebacks. Fieldston rallied from down 24-21 in the third set against powerhouse Brearley to...
Boxing legend 'Smokin' Joe Frazier dies
PHILADELPHIA — He beat Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century, battled him nearly to the death in the Thrilla in Manila. Then Joe Frazier spent the rest of...
Moolah is still missing
Show us the money! That’s what regulators and investigators digging into the mess at MF Global are asking more than a week after the brokerage firm collapsed into bankruptcy. The...
Business briefs
Buffett buyWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway invested $23.9 billion, including $7 billion in equities, in the third quarter, the most in at least 15 years.Madoff suitFormer customers of Bernie Madoff ‘s...
Nook takes on Fire with heated words
The holiday e-reader wars are off to a nasty start. During the unveiling of Barnes & Noble’s new Nook Tablet yesterday, CEO William Lynch took potshots at Amazon’s new Kindle...
PepsiCo loses pop with Nooyi liter-ship
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is no longer all that and a bag of chips. After five years at the helm of the drinks-and-snack giant, Nooyi is testing the patience of...
Dividend is tasty for Dish
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen served up some good news for investors yesterday in the form of a $2-a-share dividend that eased concerns about his spending plans.The rare payout sent...
‘Puss’ lands on its feet
It turns out “Puss in Boots” has legs. DreamWorks Animation rallied yesterday after its latest animated movie held the No. 1 slot at the box office over the weekend, pulling...
Zuckerberg: Steve Jobs helped bring Facebook into focus
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Apple co-founder Steve Jobs advised him on how to sharpen his company’s focus and build the right management team for the world’s largest social network.“I...
Putting away the plastic
Americans borrowed more in September to buy cars and attend college, but they charged less to their credit cards for a third straight month. The figures suggest that consumers are...
Dow above 12,000
A late rally pushed the Dow Jones industrial average back above 12,000 yesterday as investors responded to the latest twists in Europe’s efforts to control its debt crisis.US indexes were...
US spends $1B to lure tourists
Uncle Sam is spending $1 billion for its first-ever feel-good campaign to attract foreign travelers to US shores. The unprecedented public-private partnership was unveiled yesterday in London at an exposition...
PA’s Foye steps up for 4 WTC
The Port Authority’s new executive director, Patrick Foye, is off to a running start at the World Trade Center. Insiders credit him with encouraging his boss, Gov. Cuomo, to sign...
Late mortgage payments up in Q3
The rate that mortgage holders were late with their payments by 60 days or more rose in the June-to-September period for the first time since the last three months of...
Experts don’t know jack
So, this yo-yo was a guest on CNBC the other day and he was trying to convince me -- and you, if you were watching -- that the US economy...
Leiby ‘killer’ nixed
The Brooklyn man accused of killing 8-year-old Leiby Kletzy and carving up his corpse will have to face trial in Brooklyn after an appeals court denied his bid for a...
Dirty Dem kin guilty
The former brother-in-law of a Democratic fund-raiser imprisoned for cheating banks out of almost $300 million yesterday pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in Manhattan federal court.Shahin Kashanchi, of Telluride,...
French fried rapist
Get your ascot to prison! Dashing fake “French journalist” Hugues Akassy -- who wears an ascot fashioned from a Rikers Island bedsheet -- faces a possible 25 years behind bars...
Gun gal sues airport cops
A California woman who was arrested at JFK Airport after trying to board a plane with a handgun in her checked luggage is suing the Port Authority Police Department for...
Faux pas as open-mike ’Kozy & Bam diss Bibi
An open mike caught French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “liar” during a catty conversation with President Obama last week, according to an Israeli...
Horror dollhouse
A Russian who has been obsessed with cemeteries since he was 12 dug up the bodies of 29 women, dressed them like dolls and put them on display in the...
O: Let’s give vets a break
WASHINGTON -- Here’s an Obama jobs bill that could actually pass. President Obama made a Rose Garden pitch yesterday for continuing tax breaks for businesses that hire returning warriors --...
Schumer: Debt panel is doomed
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday predicted Congress’ bipartisan supercommittee will fail to find $1.2 trillion in spending cuts by the Nov. 23 deadline -- triggering deep and painful automatic...
Yankees’ brass to swing away at Seabrook
The feds are drafting a couple of heavy hitters from the Yankees’ front office to help gain a conviction of City Councilman Larry Seabrook on a raft of corruption charges....
School bus in fiery smash-up
A lucky school-bus driver cheated a fiery death yesterday when he was clipped by an SUV at a busy Brooklyn intersection and slammed into a day-care center, authorities said. Fortuneately,...
Granny ‘bags’ thugs
Three out-of-control youths mugged a pregnant woman in Prospect Park yesterday but were busted minutes later when cops saw them being chased by a second victim -- a feisty 60-year-old...
‘Baby foot’ is only bear claw
A gruesome discovery in Queens that was initially thought to be that of the severed foot of a toddler has been determined to be an animal body part. Paul Lawrence...
Crash claims 2 yeshiva students
Two teenagers killed in a Connecticut car wreck early yesterday as they returned to boarding school were mourned by thousands of members of Brooklyn’s close-knit Orthodox Jewish community.Eli Shonbron, 16,...
Cute Biebe’s ‘rough sex’
The 20-year-old California woman who wildly claims Justin Bieber fathered her baby insists he went from “cute and gushy” to “aggressive” when he wanted to have sex with her. Mariah...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Well, he’s certainly no Romeo. A brute punched a woman in the face -- for rebuffing his advances in a Brownsville food store, cops said yesterday. Frank Odom, 57,...
U.S. is alien-ated
It turns out -- we are alone. The White House officially declared that there’s no evidence of life on other planets -- or of ETs trying to contact us. This...
HS principal hit for ‘cover-ups’
A former Brooklyn high-school principal was busted for sweeping adverse events under the rug in an apparent bid to boost his faltering school’s image -- including returning an intoxicated student...
NJ town’s Great day
The newest national historic park is in New Jersey.Paterson’s majestic Great Falls yesterday was officially dedicated the United States’ 397th national park.The 77-foot waterfall -- which, remarkably, is located in...
High-score heist
PARIS -- In a heist worthy of any video game, armed French bandits stole more than $1 million worth of copies of the new blockbuster first-person shooter “Call of Duty:...
Big babies’ fat futures
CHICAGO -- Babies who reach two key growth milestones by age 2 face a higher risk of obesity later in life, new research shows.Rapidly growing tots had twice the risk...
Christo’s new river project
DENVER -- The feds yesterday approved a proposal by the artist Christo to suspend 5.9 miles of silvery, translucent fabric over a stretch of the Arkansas River. He and his...
Read him his rights
Booked! The president of the New York Public Library was busted for drunken driving after careening in reverse down an East Harlem street Sunday in a bid to maneuver around...
State ‘bar-ologist’ busted
ALBANY -- Maybe he was studying the barfly.Over the past three years, a state biologist spent hours drinking at Albany-area bars at times when he should have been working, costing...
Big dose of ‘justice’ for Jacko’s Dr. death
Jurors nailed Michael Jackson’s Doctor Feelgood yesterday -- convicting the drug-pushing quack of involuntary manslaughter for The King of Pop’s shocking death two years ago. Dr. Conrad Murray showed no...
Occupiers terrorize us: eatery
A business owner near the Occupy Wall Street encampment claims she has been repeatedly harassed and threatened with bodily harm by protesters after she and her employees refused to give...
More Dem doom on debt
ALBANY -- The state’s looming deficit keeps looking worse. State Senate Democrats yesterday projected $250 million in red ink for the fiscal year that ends March 31 and a $3...
Bettors $tampede to new Queens racino
The new Aqueduct racino in Queens is a cash cow. In its first 10 days of operation, bettors pumped a hefty $15 million into the slot machines and electronic table...
Winning West Side story
Nearly a full square block on the far West Side of Manhattan is being transformed into 1,200 units of housing that will be the largest new construction project in the...
LI man slain outside home
A Long Island businessman was gunned down outside his home by a killer -- still on the loose -- who ambushed him in the dark.Hasan Kaya, 49, was shot six...
Feds seek LaG laser witnesses
The Federal Aviation Administration is urging witnesses to contact police after someone aimed a green laser at six airliners as they landed at La Guardia Airport over the weekend. Lasers...
Going Tappan craZee
A “clearly troubled” Rockland County man dangled for three hours from the Tappan Zee Bridge before plunging into the frigid Hudson yesterday in a stunt meant to protest his local...
Jobless & shameless gal going for gold
Gold diggers -- unite! Sharon Bialek is 50, out of work and, according to one who knows her, she’s a smooth operator living way above her means. From the look...
Herm made me squirm
GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain was hit with a blond bombshell yesterday. Former marketing exec Sharon Bialek stepped forward to level a new round of seamy allegations against the married...
The real ‘1 percent’
So just who are those top 1 percent of Americans that we’re all supposed to hate? If you listen to President Obama, the protesters at Occupy Wall Street, and much...
Why America no longer builds big
One of the holiest words in the Democratic economic lexicon is “infrastructure.” Yet the proposed Keystone XL pipeline represents a big, honking $7 billion, 1,700-miles-long infrastructure project that the Obama...
‘Occupy’ goes big-tent
It’s official: Zuccotti Park is now a real, live circus -- complete with a series of big new tents designed to turn the area into a giant carnival. And neither...
Andy Rooney, 1919-2011
Andy Rooney was America’s national curmudgeon, offering up his trenchant satire each Sunday night for “a few minutes” on whatever petty grievance he found most annoying. True, he wasn’t for...
The heartbreak of autism, and the costs of treatment
The Issue: A bill Gov. Cuomo signed last week requiring health insurers to cover autism treatment. *** There are vast resources currently available to anyone whose child may be in...
Read Andrew’s lips
“You are kidding yourself if you think you can be one of the highest-taxed states in the nation, have a reputation for being anti-business -- and have a rosy economic...
It’s media love -- not bias
It’s time for the conservatives, who are always whining about the media’s double standard, to realize that it’s just tough love. I know, it’s irritating that if a single person...
Bombs-away Bam?
A report detailing intelligence on Iran’s nuclear advances, to be published as early as tomorrow, is taking us closer to a fish-or-cut-bait moment. Much of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s...
Gallagher proves he’s no mirage
Album of the week NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS “Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds” 3 STARS Since ditching his bandmate and brother, Liam -- after a widely reported backstage fight...
‘Suicide’ comes to a bad end
Andrew Hinderaker’s “Suicide, Incorporated” is at first wickedly satirical, almost Kafkaesque: It concerns a firm called Legacy Letters, which specializes in crafting suicide notes. Since 80 percent of the roughly...
A bit Bible campy
Way before “Wicked,” composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz had a blockbuster under his belt: 1971’s “Godspell,” which ran for 2,700 performances, 500 on Broadway. Not bad for a score Schwartz wrote in...
Wild NFL playoff scenarios shaping up
If you thought the NFL playoff race was wacky last year, this season could still top it. It's only the halfway point for most teams, but the Seahawks becoming the...
NYC record stamps Mutai as marathon great
In the fastest year marathoning has ever seen, New York champion Geoffrey Mutai has been the fastest and most fearless of all. After performances in Boston and again Sunday that...
Islanders blown out by Bruins
BOSTON -- Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask was getting frustrated the season was a month old and he had yet to win a game. His teammates knew they were letting him...
Parx Analysis
1. 5f; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m) LETLIFECOMETOYOU Werblin filly drops in class after winning by a nose in last as the favorite. GETTHELASTWORDIN filly fought and finished second in last...
Uncle Mo retired after Breeders' Cup flop
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Uncle Mo's racing career is over. Two days after finishing 10th in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs, the 3-year-old colt was retired and arrived at...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6f; $28,000; cl($14,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Speight ofHand(L),115 I Ortiz, Jr 1-3-1 Gullo 8-5 2 Endless...
Calder Charts
November 7th, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights Reserved FIRST-5 1/2f; $17,950; mdn cl($25,000); 3up; (f&m) Off: 12:31. Good. dueled,edging away Time: 22.69, 47.29, 1:.69, 1:07.92....
In clutch, Giants QB was Eli the elusive
It is rare when an incomplete pass at a key point in the game is described as such an important development, but a pass Eli Manning did not connect on...
Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade
Post Time: 12:15 pm. FIRST-5 1/2f; $17,600; mdn spcl wt; 2YO 7-SndaeOnSundy 5-2 2-SnshineValentn 8-1 4-Thtsatruestory 7-2 3-a-Morden 4-1 6-a-Slytopia 4-1 5-Lt. Kojak 8-1 1-Daucus Carota 6-1 8-Munda 12-1 a-Coupled...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-6 1/2f; $34,000; mdn clm; 3up 5 Ismel Grnde (Frrr) 5.00 2.80 2.40 6 Valentinos Gold (Arroyo) 6.80 3.20 3 Ride Candy Ride (Rivera) 4.00 * Exacta (5-6) $26.00 *...
Home Team Lineups
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The Post Line
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Mets great Carter to get writers' award
Gary Carter will be presented with the You Gotta Have Heart Award on Jan. 21 at the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America annual dinner at...
Sports Shorts
Golf: Tiger accepts Williams’ apologyTiger Woods says he received an apology from former caddie Steve Williams over a racial slur when the two met and shook hands.“We talked this morning,...
Eagles beaten by Bears
PHILADELPHIA -- Chas Henry warmed up his arm on the sideline and waited to run a fake punt he practiced all week. There's a reason why he's a punter. Henry's...
Elias leading Devils into game against Hurricanes
Lesser sorts might stew, taken for granted. The Devils’ all-time point-getter -- the same guy who was stripped of his captaincy and passed over when it became vacant again --...
Rangers’ Wolski will miss month after surgery
It is not the hot tub calling Wojtek Wolski, but rather the surgeon’s operating room. The Rangers winger, called out earlier in the season by coach John Tortorella for the...
Jets, Giants fans should enjoy the moment
Here is my pledge to you, dear reader: This will not be a screed about a Subway Super Bowl. That is the last you will see those three words listed...
Stern tells NBA players to take 'great offer'
NBA commissioner David Stern called for the players union to do “the only rational thing” and accept the league’s current proposal or face a far less appealing offer. So as...
Knicks rookie can't wait for first Bull-fight
Locked-out Knicks rookie point guard Iman Shumpert is writing a periodic diary for The Post, detailing his offbeat transition to the NBA due to the work stoppage. Been a slow...
Small NBA markets already compete
As best I can tell, the lone winner in the NBA lockout is me. David Stern did not pressure me into giving back anything during my extended summer “vacation.” Of...
Buehrle could become Yankees’ top target
C.J. Wilson is considered the best pitcher on the free agent market in most circles. Yet, when it comes to fitting inside the often hectic Yankees’ universe, several major-league talent...
Marlins talked to Reyes right away
Move over, LeBron. If the Marlins get their way, they’ll be bringing another superstar to South Beach. A baseball source told The Post yesterday the Marlins are intensely pursuing free...
Frazier champ till the end
The last time I saw Joe Frazier was in August at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Philadelphia. He was there to be honored by the organization with...
Forever linked to Ali, Frazier his own legend
When you stood next to him in his later years, a man forever wearing a smile on his face and a cowboy hat on his head, it was remarkable to...
Giants starting to dream big
We have been reminded here that you don’t always need to sign a LeBron James or a Nnamdi Asomugha to call yourself a Dream Team. In fact, you don’t even...
Giants take 'great amount of confidence' into next game
It wasn’t too long before the last vestiges of emotion were dripping out of the Giants after their come-from-ahead-and-then-from-behind 24-20 victory over the Patriots when Antrel Rolle wanted to look...
Injured Giants improving, but returns unknown
Brandon Jacobs filled in quite well, Victor Cruz made a difference and Kevin Boothe was solid moving in at center. But the Giants want back the three starters who missed...
Patriots there for taking by Jets
It’s all here now for the Jets. This is everything they’ve craved since the moment Rex Ryan marched through the big glass doors at Florham Park and predicted that White...
Jets confident rematch with Patriots will be different
As the Jets’ plane touched down at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday evening, Eli Manning was leading the Giants down the field for the game-winning touchdown over the Patriots....
Jets' Maybin reacts to Penn State scandal
Jets linebacker Aaron Maybin’s time at Penn State came after Jerry Sandusky retired, but the former Nittany Lion said he is saddened to see what is going on at his...
Starr report
"Hell on Wheels" got off to a solid start Sunday night on AMC. The series premiere corralled 4.4 million viewers at 10 p.m., giving "Hell on Wheels" the second-biggest series...
Eads finds cop who busted him on ‘CSI’
It stinks when that happens. “CSI” star George Eads came face to face with the same cop who busted him two years ago for speeding -- and who is now...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYKATIE HOLMES, PETER FACINELLI - Live with Regis & Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7MONTEL WILLIAMS - The Dr. Oz Show, 11 a.m., Ch. 5DARRELL HAMMOND - The View, 11 a.m.,...
Back to Vietnam
Tonight, History does something that the United States government has never been able to do: Explain the Vietnam War. But, of course, how can you expect clarity when the war...
Fresh blood
‘Spartacus: Vengeance” hasn’t aired yet, but it’s already been renewed for a new season. In a show of confidence in new series star, Liam McIntyre, Starz has just greenlit a...
‘X Factor’ kid started out in a crack den
The 13-year-old “X Factor” singing sensation, Rachel Crow, is on the verge of stardom right now -- but was born into a life filled with drugs and violence. “She was...
Cures for the common cruise
Cruise ships are like cars or houses. They may all perform the same basic function, but there’s no such thing as a home or a set of wheels that’s right...
Star trek
“Rules of Engagement” star Patrick Warburton took his 13-year-old son Shane to Washington D.C., where the several-show-star, who also voices Joe Swanson on the Fox hit “Family Guy,” got his...
Weird but true
A man who stopped to help a fellow motorist change a tire in Wisconsin got a lifesaving assist from that same driver moments later. After lending a hand, good Samaritan...
St. John's wins opener
When you’ve been to the places Nurideen Lindsey has been, seen the things he has seen, endured what he has endured, petty issues such as stats and starts are hardly...
Paterno scrutinized over Penn State scandal
STATE COLLEGE Pa. -- State law enforcement officials yesterday slammed Penn State, including head coach Joe Paterno, for the way senior officials at the university handled allegations of child molestation...
Coach's book title has sick twist
Adding a troubling twist to the shocking Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal is the title of the former Penn State coach’s 2001 autobiography -- “Touched”. The book is supposed to...
Pimp their ride
Eva Stern rolls with a certain crew. The native New Yorker holds a master’s degree, was feted last year for her humanitarian work and lives in her own apartment in...
Getting the last laugh
Comedian Kathy Griffin likes to tell tales out of school — perhaps no more so than when she’s talking about what it means to be a high-level woman in the...
Bruins' Rask earns 1st win, beating Isles 6-2
BOSTON — Tuukka Rask was getting frustrated that the season was a month old and he had yet to win a game. His teammates knew they were letting him down....
St. John's opens with win over William & Mary
Nurideen Lindsey scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half to lead St. John's to 74-59 victory over William & Mary on Monday night in the opening round...
PSAL boys playoff soccer roundup: Lewis rallies past Tilden, heads back to 'A' semis
Francis Lewis is back in the PSAL Class A semifinals for the sixth straight season – but it didn’t come easy. No. 7 Tilden led the second-seeded Patriots at halftime....
Big East has talked to BYU
PROVO, Utah -- The Big East has had discussions with BYU about giving up its football independence and joining the rebuilding conference. Cougars football coach Bronco Mendenhall said the Big...
Patriots left looking for offense
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Punt, punt, interception, punt, punt. And those were just the first five possessions for the New England Patriots in their latest loss. Then came a missed field...
4-Down Territory: Eli truly elite this year, Jets' run D rebound, Ballard vs. Boss, Maybin
1. Thanks to Eli Manning, the Giants’ six-game death march doesn’t look like such a death march anymore. If Manning continues to play the way he did in the fourth...
Death threat sent to EPL player at center of John Terry race storm
LONDON -- Anton Ferdinand, the English Premier League (EPL) soccer player who is alleged to have been racially abused by Chelsea captain John Terry, was sent a terrifying death threat....
Red Bulls' Luke Rodgers finalist for MLS Newcomer of the Year
Red Bulls striker Luke Rodgers is one of three finalists for MLS' Newcomer of the Year award. The English forward was named along with Vancouver Whitecaps FC forward Eric Hassli and Seattle Sounders...