November 15, 2011
What they're saying from the U.S.' win in Slovenia
U.S. head coach JURGEN KLINSMANN “It was an entertaining game. We knew going into the locker room up 3-1 at halftime that it wasn’t finished. They proved that and caused...
UFC files lawsuit arguing New York's fight ban violates First Amendment
The Ultimate Fighting Championship, mixed martial arts' largest promoter, sued Tuesday to overturn New York's ban on live bouts, saying the 1997 law runs roughshod over its freedom of expression,...
Revis skeptical of Tebow's long-term prospects
The Tim Tebow debate is not exclusive to fans. NFL players also are looking at what the Broncos quarterback is doing and wondering how long the team can win running...
U.S. wins 3-2 in Slovenia, finally shows offense under Klinsi (HIGHLIGHTS)
The U.S. Men’s National Team beat Slovenia 3-2 on a foggy night at Stozice Stadium in Ljubljana, Slovenia. They waited until their last match of the year to finally display...
Saints Row: The Third: proof that games are art
Saints Row: The Third is a ceaseless maelstrom of wonderful, ridiculous insanity. It isn't perfect. But it is so far the best of the series. And in a holiday season...
Prime Minister-designate Monti to present plan to Italian president Wednesday
ROME -- Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti said Tuesday that he will present his plan to govern Italy to that nation's president Wednesday morning. Monti, a former European antitrust chief, didn't...
Cincinnati has new QB for Big East showdown with Rutgers
CINCINNATI -- When quarterback Munchie Legaux visited Cincinnati as a high school recruit, Bearcats running back Isaiah Pead showed him around the place and answered every question from the New...
California school says Sasha Grey was invited to read as 'Entourage' star, not porn star
LOS ANGELES -- School district officials for the California elementary school that invited porn star Sasha Grey to read to a classroom full of children said Tuesday that they were...
Dr. Dre announces hiatus from music
LOS ANGELES -- Rapper and producer Dr. Dre said he plans to take time off from music, World Entertainment News Network reported Tuesday. The former N.W.A. member -- real name...
'King of All Pimps' Jason Itzler claims escorts were not having sex with clients
Yes, I ran an escort service -- but the escorts didn't put out, insists self-proclaimed King of All Pimps Jason Itzler. "It was an escort service," Itzler's lawyer, Mark Jay...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 review
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a great game, albeit an unsurprising one. It takes the same blockbuster formula Activision has been selling gamers for years, tweaks it, makes...
USA Soccer finishes year with win over Slovenia
The United States won for just the second time since Jurgen Klinsmann took over as coach, with Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore scoring in a two-minute span late in the...
Queens hit-and-run driver busted
The hit-and-run driver who killed a Queens bar owner last month in a horrific head-on smash-up was apprehended earlier today in Connecticut, police said. Peter Rodriguez, 36, was nabbed by...
Yankees' Sabathia fourth in AL Cy Young voting
It was just a matter of how they would finish behind Justin Verlander in the AL Cy Young award race. And Yankees ace CC Sabathia ended up fourth in the...
MTA, union contract talks start today
Here we go again. Contract negotiations begin today between the MTA and its largest union, a historically tense process between two parties with little common ground and plenty of lingering...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Jets stopping Tebow
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch talks with CineSport's Noah Coslov about the Jets' chances of slowing down Tim Tebow and the Broncos.Hubbuch says it could be difficult for Rex Ryan's...
Second Ivy-Leaguer cops to drug felony in 'Columbia drug cartel' case
There'll be no bad trip to jail for a brainy Columbia University engineering senior busted for dealing "shrooms" and LSD out of his dorm. Michael Wymbs -- who'd had a...
Brad Pitt says retirement in three years not ‘an exact deadline’
SEOUL -- Brad Pitt on Tuesday clarified comments he made about his upcoming retirement from acting, saying he has not put "an exact deadline" on his time in front of...
Judge rules OWS protesters can't return to Zuccotti Park with tents, overnight gear
Protesters will not be allowed to bring tents and overnight gear to Zuccotti Park, a Manhattan judge ruled today, dealing a huge blow to the Occupy Wall Street movement that...
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW: Sanchez similar to Manning's growing pains
I only have one New York Super Bowl as a point of reference.I am old enough (30) to remember Scott Norwood’s kick sailing wide right, but not old enough to...
Kovalchuk convinces Devils coach into game-time decision
BOSTON – Ilya Kovalchuk talked Devils coach Pete DeBoer into giving him a chance to play Tuesday night against the Bruins. After the bulk of his players left the ice...
Tomlinson unlikely to play Thursday after missing Jets practice
The Jets have not officially ruled LaDainian Tomlinson out of Thursday's game with the Broncos, but it sounds like the veteran running back will not be able to play.Tomlinson has...
Rider falls to Drexel in 6 a.m. tipoff
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Samme Givens and Frantz Massenat each scored 21 points as Drexel opened the season with an 80-62 victory over Rider in a game that began at 6...
Jerry Sandusky offers bizarre defense, says he had 'positive impact' on kids' lives
Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky may claim he has been falsely accused of molesting boys, but offered a weird response when asked about his motivation to help kids....
FOLLOW: Sherman live from the GM Meetings
Post baseball columnist Joel Sherman will keep you updated with all the happenings from the GM Meetings in Milwaukee.
Lego movie will be built, Warner Bros. confirms
BURBANK, Calif. -- Lego fans soon will be able to watch a movie centered around the popular toy brand, Warner Bros. confirmed. The Hollywood family flick will be produced in...
Condoleezza Rice may be forced to testify in CIA leak trial
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge has ruled that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice must testify in person if certain evidence is introduced at the trial of a former CIA...
Results inconclusive in autopsy of rapper Heavy D
LOS ANGELES -- Results of an autopsy conducted on rapper Heavy D were inconclusive and a cause of death is still not officially known, Billboard reported Tuesday. The rapper, whose...
MLB's new labor deal to eliminate free-agent compensation
MILWAUKEE -- The nightmare scenario for the Mets was not Jose Reyes leaving. It was Jose Reyes leaving and getting nothing in return.When the Mets decided against trading Reyes during...
'24 Hour Plays' benefit takes over Broadway with star-studded cast
For one night only, it was the hottest ticket in town. Whether you were looking for Diane Neal playing a telemarketer banished to the seventh circle of Hell, Justin Long,...
New Yorkers don't believe Occupy Wall Street represents the '99 percent'
ALBANY – Two-thirds of New York voters don't believe Occupy Wall Street protesters represent 99 percent of the people -- but by 57-40 percent New Yorkers think the protesters should...
DVD Extra: Blu Christmas gift guide
With the gift-giving season looming, distributors have bgun rolling out Blu-ray upgrades of classic (and not-quite-classic) titles. Here's a quick look at a half a dozen new ones, roughly in...
The waste, fraud and abuse of Medicare waste fraud and abuse
The federal government is trillions in debt. An allegedly major culprit of this debt is the scourge of waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer funds through government programs like Medicare. So the...
Syracuse defeats Manhattan
SYRACUSE -- Steve Masiello spent the last six years on Rick Pitino's staff at Louisville and helped the Cardinals enjoy great success against Syracuse - seven straight wins and counting....
Time to reset on immigration
The immigrants just aren't coming anymore. The recession, as well as greater risk traveling through Mexiso and into the US has dried up the flow of immigrants. "Arrests by the U.S....
PSAL Class B girls volleyball playoff roundup: RKA escapes EBC/Bushwick in second round
It didn’t come easy, but Riverdale/Kingsbridge found its way to the quarterfinals. Salveira Gonzalez had three kills and two aces to lead No. 2 RKA to a wild 21-25, 25-13,...
Girls soccer rankings
We brought another girls soccer season to a close Sunday on Randall’s Island. For the second straight season Beacon hoisted the PSAL Class A championship cup, beating Bronx Science 2-0...
NYPost.com Poll: Who should be The Post's All-City girls soccer Player of the Year?
The girls soccer season has come to close and in a few weeks here at The Post we’ll be selecting our all-city and all-borough squads. A handful of players stood...
Going away as he wanted, Ramon picks Evansville
Jonathon Ramon was in search of the best opportunity – on the diamond and off of it – but he also wanted to get away from the moment the college...
NYC boys soccer rankings
It feels like we just started, but the boys soccer season has come to a close. This weekend, Martin Luther King Jr. won its 13th PSAL city title by beating...
Police storm OWS camp, evict protesters
Time to go home! The NYPD has begun evicting the hundreds of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators that have been encamped in Zuccotti Park for almost two months. More than 1,000...
4-Down Territory: Jets should talk, loss hardly a Giant disgrace, Jets' spread sets, Manningham
1. This is not a sarcastic statement: The Jets need to bring back the trash talk, because they play better when they do it. Just look at last year’s playoffs,...
Moore stars work way to Division I scholarships
Christina Rubin and Jamie O’Hare share a mutual respect to go with their Division I scholarships. “I really thought it was significant because I feel we’ve just worked so hard...
Bend it like Buffett
So you’re not Warren Buffett. You may not be able to get your foot in the door of a super-secretive hedge fund, you will probably never get a sneak peek...
Business briefs
Penney loss JCPenney shares fell 2.7 percent to $33 at the close after the retailer reported a net loss of $143 million in the fiscal third quarter vs. a profit...
Get off my cloud
The $6 billion digital music download business is about to get a lot more competitive. Apple, which has had a lock on digital music sales since it revolutionized online distribution...
Retail clerks: Keep your hands off our bird
Workers and shoppers are gearing up for a showdown — and the battleground is Thanksgiving. More than a dozen retail chains will throw open their doors on Thanksgiving Day, an...
Asia Morgan Stanley case heads for NYC
A bunch of investors in Singapore say they are poorer because of Morgan Stanley. And a federal judge has now decided they can sing all about it in a New...
TD Bank tool case
Small business loans may be Wall Street’s new cesspool. A suit filed yesterday in New Jersey federal court alleges that TD Bank and franchise distributor Matco Tools were complicit in...
Italy’s debt is Monti’s Everest
US stocks fell yesterday as rising bond yields in Italy and other euro-zone countries reminded investors that despite changes in governments, the region’s debt crisis could still spin out of...
‘Scam’ insure on L.I.
A politically connected, family-run insurance broker on Long Island ran a sweeping fraud and charity kickback scheme for 21 years that “hoodwinked” St. John’s University, Fordham University and hundreds of...
Reborn Helmsley site a window into luxury
This is the new Carlton House — a long-neglected jewel of the Leona Helmsley empire, poised for a residential and retail rebirth at the hands of its new owners, Extell...
Einhorn now a Legg man
David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital bought stock in money manager Legg Mason during the third quarter while exiting positions in BP and Pfizer. Greenlight also built new positions in Marvell Technology...
Buffett bets on Big Blue
Billionaire Warren Buffett has finally found his inner geek. The notoriously tech-averse investor placed one of his biggest bets yet — on IBM, buying $10.7 billion worth of Big Blue...
Corzine casualties: ‘Pay up, MF!’
Add MF Global’s angry ex-employees to the list of creditors seeking their due from the bankrupt brokerage firm. Two former MF employees — Pierre-Yvan Desparois, a vice president in credit...
NewsBeast spitting out staffers
In one of the most turbulent days since the merger of Newsweek and Daily Beast, the publication booted Publisher Ray Chelstowski, and saw Executive Editor Ed Felsenthal and Managing Editor...
Underwater rescue
Your home is underwater and your spouse is out of work. The bank refuses to lower your monthly payments, and you’re terrified by the thought of an eviction notice. It’s...
Waging war
Unemployment is brutal, but even those with jobs are feeling the pain of less money in their pockets. That’s because, after adjusting for inflation, wages for American workers have barely...
Mayoral candidates gallop to horses’ defense
The city’s carriage-horse industry could wind up as an issue in the 2013 mayoral race. Two probable mayoral contenders — Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Manhattan Borough President Scott...
HS pepper attack
Eighteen students were hospitalized after a punk spewed pepper spray in a Bronx high school yesterday morning, officials said. The Leadership Academy HS was evacuated for an hour after the...
‘Satanic’ versus
Who the heck is Ahmed Rushdie, anyway? A Facebook fatwa nearly eliminated author Salman Rushdie from the social network, forcing the controversial writer to use his first name instead of...
Subway work to cripple lines
The MTA is putting the city that doesn’t sleep to bed early. The agency is closing huge swaths of the subway in Manhattan for five weeknights in a row in...
MTA touts trash hit
Looks as if New Yorkers can actually pick up after themselves. The MTA’s widely ballyhooed plan to remove trash cans from certain subway stations — to cut the amount of...
La Liz dazzlers for sale online
Christie’s has added an online-only component to its upcoming Elizabeth Taylor auction — featuring 950 items of the late screen legend’s jewelry, fashion and decorative arts.Potential bidders can view highlights...
Hudson ‘super’ hero
He heard her cries and leapt into action.A heroic out-of-work building super said yesterday it took him less than a second to make the decision to jump into the chilly...
‘Trained’ thieves send subway crime soaring
The new breed of subway thief avoids picking pockets on platforms, preferring instead to boldly snatch goods off straphangers aboard trains during peak hours, the NYPD said yesterday. The change...
Supreme Court has a March date with ObamaCare
WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court said yesterday that it will hear arguments next March about President Obama’s health-care overhaul — a case that could shake the political landscape as voters decide...
Face of a ‘rapist’
Get this “animal!” A young East Village woman frantically screamed, cursed and kicked hard as she bravely fought off a would-be rapist in her apartment building, she told The Post...
Success with heart failure
Patients with heart failure can reduce their risk of further occurrences by almost 80 percent using an experimental stem-cell treatment, according to a study by Mesoblast Ltd., whose results are...
Jesse’s ‘19’ other gals: Kat
Sandra Bullock’s cheatin’ ex-husband just can’t keep it in his pants. After humiliating America’s Sweetheart with a string of affairs, biker bad boy Jesse James kept right on rolling —...
Lady McCartney MIA at MTA
Hanging out with one of the Beatles trumps an MTA meeting any day!The transit agency’s most glamorous board member, Nancy Shevell, skipped the boring old MTA committee meeting yesterday after...
Gal’s ‘attacker’ in court melee
The homeless man accused of whacking a woman with a wooden plank is back in Bellevue’s prison ward after going berserk at his arraignment Sunday.Andre Lineaux, 51, tried to run...
‘Hide the salami’ arrest
A Brooklyn meathead who got away with playing hide the salami twice in one day at Sea Town Meat and Fish Market in Bushwick struck out going back for thirds,...
‘Sick puppy’ alert
Here’s a perfect holiday gift for your pooch — a flu shot.There’s been a flare-up of a very contagious canine influenza in the metro area.That includes Long Island, northern New...
Hey, let’s do launch!
Talk about a cat-apult! Dexter the tabby sends a poor mouse flying while enjoying a little pre-mealtime frolic on the lawn of his Northern California home. The 2-year-old kitty had...
Gov eyes $3.5B budget cut
ALBANY— Gov. Cuomo is sharpening his scalpel to cut $350 million from this year’s state budget — and as much as $3.5 billion next year. Cuomo’s Budget Division released the...
On a Silver splatter
He may be a master of the political back alleys, but a bicycle-riding Sheldon Silver was no match for a city pothole last week.The state Assembly speaker is sporting stitches...
Feds probe Liu’s campaign funds
The feds are investigating city Comptroller John Liu for allegedly shady campaign-financing practices, sources told The Post last night. Liu, a mayoral hopeful, is already under scrutiny by the city...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan * Ten students were arrested yesterday for brawling in Richard R. Green HS in lower Manhattan, cops and school officials said. Two opposing factions first clashed in the Bowling...
Mike hails new inn-dustry in Long I. City
It’s across from an auto-repair shop, but the sleek, new Z NYC Hotel in Long Island City, Queens, is already at 87 percent occupancy, and yesterday, it drew Mayor Bloomberg...
$hiver me timbers!
Treasure hunters traditionally find pirate booty in rusty chests on the bottom of the ocean. But a California man is probably the first person ever to find more than a...
Cain suffers beau blow from accuser
WASHINGTON— Herman Cain accuser Sharon Bialek’s ex-boyfriend came forward yesterday to say she told him about Cain’s alleged “inappropriate” touching more than a decade ago, as a new poll shows...
His beef with ‘sissy’ pizza
Herman Cain likes meat on his pizza, not “sissy pizza’’ with veggies.“A manly man don’t want it piled high with vegetables! He would call that a sissy pizza,” Cain, the...
Justin: I was moved to my Corps
Justin Timberlake, bowled over by his date with a beautiful young Marine, wasted no time writing an emotional thank-you to her and her fellow troops. “Last night changed my life...
Hell’s ’Belle furor
Don’t make Patti LaBelle angry — you won’t like her when she’s angry, a shocking lawsuit says. A Manhattan family says the disco diva launched into a rampage in the...
NYPD raiders roust OWS rabble
Good riddance! The NYPD arrested 200 protesters as they moved in on Zuccotti Park early this morning and cleared out the thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters who had taken...
Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen cash in on farm aid
WASHINGTON — Rockers Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen and former NBA star Scottie Pippen are among the rich and famous fattening their wallets with federal subsidies — for farming!...
Jury punts on parking ‘puncher’
She’s still waiting for justice. Tiny “parking punch” victim Lana Rosas is “disappointed” that a sole, pro-acquittal holdout juror yesterday caused a mistrial in the trial of the man who...
Helluva ‘doctor’ bill!
A Bronx pol found a novel way to turn everyday eating and drinking into a moneymaking venture, the feds say. Prosecutors contend that Councilman Larry Seabrook — on trial in...
Trophy diss for Paterno
It’s the latest penalty for Joe Paterno. The name of the shamed college football coach has become too tainted to be engraved on the Big Ten Football Championship trophy, conference...
‘Perv’ coach’s lawyer knocked up teen: report
The lawyer for accused pedophile and former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky reportedly impregnated a teenage girl more than a decade ago.Joe Amendola, 63, was the attorney on Mary...
Penn State coach says ‘I shouldn’t have showered with kids’
He knows he was wrong — but insists he’s no perv. “I shouldn’t have showered with those kids,” accused pedophile Jerry Sandusky said last night in his first public statement...
It’s political chaos
We are in uncharted political territory, in almost every possible way. More Americans say the country is on the wrong track than ever before. Congressional approval ratings will end the...
‘Lazy’ Isn’t America’s problem
President Obama was wrong to say at the Asia-Pacific economic summit that America has gotten “lazy” in the last few decades at attracting foreign investment. What he should have said,...
When the Ax-man cometh: Jersey Jon goes ‘Global’
The Issue: The firing of more than 1,000 employees at former NJ Gov. Jon Corzine’s firm, MF Global. *** The firing of 1,066 employees of Jon Corzine’s firm MF Global...
Poor, poorer, poorest?
The Issue: A new Census Bureau report asserting a historically high level of poverty in the US. *** Poverty was once considered the absence of essentials like food, clothing and...
Read Andrew’s lips
“My father was governor of this state . . . He was against the death penalty. Everyone in the state wanted the death penalty. Everyone. Near 80 percent. [But] he...
Keeping transit safe for workers
The MTA reports that attacks on bus drivers, train conductors, subway cleaners and other transit employees are up 26 percent this year. Worse, it seems that the perps are getting...
Time’s up, children
Mayor Bloomberg last night ordered a long-overdue fumigation of the festering mess at Zuccotti Park — and while the zealots likely will be winging about the decision for months, it...
Pasta la Vista for the ‘Euro-Titanic’
The long-running farce known as Silvio Berlusconi’s Italian government came to an end over the weekend. But the fall of the prime minister better known for his “bunga-bunga” parties than...
How to fix the NYPD
The NYPD has experienced several scandals lately. Action is needed — but not the changes always put forward by the department’s critics. The problem is definitely real. Eight current and...
Play’s provocative matches don’t light up
The brave cast in “Burning” should get combat pay. You have to wonder what’s harder to pull off: the nudity and graphic sex scenes, or the sincere, overwrought dialogue. Oh,...
Stars align for Drake’s sake
Album of the week DRAKE “Take Care” 3 STARS The walks-like-a-duck-and-talks-like-a-duck rules don’t apply to smooth-groove rapper Drake. This Canadian has a Kanye-size ego and a swagger that says he...
The Post Line
NFLThursdayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogJets 5 4½(41) BRONCOSSundayGIANTS 3½OFF(OFF)EaglesFALCONS 6½ 6 (44) TitansDOLPHINS 2 2½(43) BillsRAVENS 9 7 (40½)BengalsBROWNS 1½Pick(36) JaguarsVIKINGSOFFOFF(OFF)RaidersLIONS 7 7 (48½)PanthersPACKERSOFFOFF(OFF)BuccaneersCowboys 7½ 8 (42) REDSKINS49ERS10 9½(41½)CardinalsRAMS 3 2 (37½)SeahawksBEARS...
Joe’s final 10-count
Philadelphia — With his championship belt and a pair of gloves draped over his casket, Joe Frazier was going one more round. The Rev. Jesse Jackson asked mourners to rise,...
Sports Shorts
Mlb: Kimbrel, Hellickson winAtlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel became the NL Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote and Tampa Bay pitcher Jeremy Hellickson was a clear winner for...
Polian: Colts may draft QB
Indianapolis — Bill Polian says the Colts may look for Peyton Manning’s successor in the next NFL draft. Without discussing specific names, Polian, the Colts’ vice chairman, told radio listeners...
Parx Analysis
1. 1 1/16m; $24,000; mdn cl($16,000); 2YO OFFICER WARRIOR came on too late in first route start to finish third behind foe three gate stalls to his right in today’s...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6f; $20,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 MissTinyRolcks(L),114 I Ortiz, Jr 3-2-6 Galluscio 9-5 2 Sheisnobedofross,120...
Calder Charts
November 14th, 2011 Clear And Fast Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m; $13,900; str alw; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:30. Good. off slowly, edged awayTime: 25.9, 51.02, 1:16.36, 1:42.17, 1:48.73.Trainer:...
Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade
FIRST-1m&70y; $8,000; cl($4,000); 3up; (f&m) 6-Regina's Wish 5-2 2-Pretty Victory 4-1 4-Miss P J 5-1 3-Saint for Joan 6-1 5-Amethyst Rose 2-1 7-NrthernPlesre 12-1 1-CthyAlltheWy 10-1 SECOND-6f; $8,600; cl($5,000); 3up;...
Devils hopeful Kovalchuk can face Bruins tonight
BOSTON — With The Big Shot hoping to return to the lineup here tonight, coach Pete DeBoer says the job is to fit Ilya Kovalchuk into the Devils’ way of...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-1 1/16m; $24,000; mdn clm; 2YO; (f)3Mstrss Qckly (Arry)4.803.002.402Hgh Top Snkrs (Curtolo)3.402.606Sheltowee Trace (Rivera)4.60* Exacta (3-2) $19.00 * Trifecta (3-2-6) $80.00SECOND-5 1/2f; $22,000; clm; 3up2Dryfly (Crmouche)2.802.202.103Michael's Trifecta (Frey)3.002.201D' Wild Affair...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 15WEDNov. 16THUNov. 17FRINov. 18SATNov. 19SUNNov. 20MONNov. 21RangersIslanders7:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNO GAME NO GAMENO GAME Mont.7:00MSG ESPNNO GAMENO GAMERangers7:00MSG Plus WRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMEMont.7:00MSG+ WRHUNO GAMEBost.7:00MSG+ WRHUNO GAMEPitt.7:00MSG WRHUDevilsBoston7:00MSG Plus...
Giants would sorely miss injured Boley
Giants coach Tom Coughlin does not necessarily agree with Justin Tuck’s assessment that linebacker Michael Boley is the defense’s most indispensable player. “Michael’s very important to us, he’s our middle...
Norman calls Americans ‘the enemy’ prior to Presidents Cup
Presidents Cup captain Greg Norman wants his players to toss friendships aside at Royal Melbourne (Australia) this week and be prepared “to cut out an American rival’s heart and present...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball6 a.mDrexel at Rider ESPN8 a.m.Morehead St. at Col. of Charleston ESPN10 a.m.Kent State at West Virginia ESPNNoonMaui Invitational: Belmont vs. Memphis ESPN2 p.m.San Diego State at Baylor ESPN4 p.m.Ticketcity...
Knicks stars consider overseas options
Early in the NBA lockout process, Knicks stars Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony flirted with the idea of playing overseas before squashing it because of their respective rehabs and with...
Packers romp; Schaub, Cassel likely done
Another night, another four-touchdown performance for Aaron Rodgers — just about what the Packers have come to expect from their superstar quarterback. The real surprise came on the other side...
Jets coach wrote book on stopping Tebow-style attack
Little did Rex Ryan know when he wrote a book about defense 12 years ago that the chapter on stopping an option offense would come in handy as an NFL...
Jets keeping playoff plans
The Jets know they put themselves in a precarious position to win the AFC East with Sunday’s loss to the Patriots, but they still feel they will make the playoffs....
Rangers go for 7th straight win tonight against Islanders
There’s a reason “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,” and “You are what your record says you are,” are coaches’ quotes that have more resonance than, oh, say, “We...
Coach calls out Islanders prior to playing Rangers
In the 365 days Jack Capuano has been the Islanders coach, he has never been more publicly upset and decidedly searing toward his team than he has been over the...
Closer tops shopping list as Mets ax payroll
Milwaukee — The five-time defending NL East champion Phillies already have addressed their closer need by going to the top of the market with Jonathan Papelbon. Atlanta, Florida and Washington...
Mets GM says Reyes will take time to sign
MILWAUKEE — Sandy Alderson isn’t convinced the Mets are in a game of beat the clock regarding Jose Reyes. The Mets general manager is well aware the Miami Marlins are...
Yankees veto winter ball for Montero
Jesus Montero is 21 years old and just made his major league debut in September, but despite his expressed interest in playing winter ball this offseason, the Yankees decided not...
Standoff plagued by agents of destruction
Something tells me not many deprived, demoralized and dominated demonstrators around the globe are relating right now with NBA players who have decided to sue the league rather than evenly...
NBA season ‘in jeopardy’ after union disbands
See ya in February. That may be the soonest the NBA can tip off if it tips off at all as the players took the first major step to blowing...
Tough part of schedule starts for Giants against Eagles
Kenny Phillips said the Giants will prepare this week as if they are facing Michael Vick on Sunday when the Eagles arrive at MetLife Stadium for what is either a...
Giants vow to avoid another collapse
The Giants know what you’re thinking. Though they won’t tell you so, they’re probably thinking it, too. It’s human nature. They know skepticism hovers over them like a storm cloud...
Broken ribs could sideline Eagles QB Vick
The Eagles have been a mess all season. Now the Dream Team is also a hurting mess as its nightmarish season continues. There’s a chance Michael Vick will not be...
Jets coach sorry for cursing at heckler
Rex Ryan spent last week pushing the fans at MetLife Stadium to be vocal for Sunday night’s game with the Patriots. But one fan was a little too vocal for...
Jets coach is one who should shut up
Rex Ryan didn’t learn his lesson. He is still the Rex-Rated head coach who can’t keep himself from putting his middle finger in the air or his foot in his...
Vulgar Belichick rip OK with Ryan
Jets coach Rex Ryan responded to a report in The Post yesterday that Patriots coach Bill Belichick had some choice words for the Jets defense as he walked off the...
Jets expect to beat Patriots in playoffs
It will take more than a sweep by Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the Patriots to convince Rex Ryan the Patriots are superior to his Jets. The Post has learned...
Starr report
A bevy of comedians, including Tom Papa, Rich Vos and Colin Quinn, will headline "Change the World With Laughter," a live, multi-platform charity event unfolding tomorrow night at Gotham Comedy...
It’s a crime
Dr. Phil McGraw needs to do a show on how the once-familiar Dr. Phil has turned into Geraldo Rivera. Yes, shortly after buying out Oprah Winfrey’s ownership of his show...
Draper lives to 84
‘Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner says he knows how his AMC series will end — and what fate will befall main character Don Draper (Jon Hamm). “It’s 2011. Don Draper...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYREGIS PHILBIN, SHAQUILLE O’NEAL, MARK KELLY - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7JAMIE OLIVER, ELIJAH WOOD - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4DONALD TRUMP, TONY BENNETT - Live with Regis...
Spike for Penn State
Penn State’s first game since the child-abuse sex scandal that cost legendary coach Joe Paterno his job was a ratings bonanza for ESPN. The home game — against Nebraska at...
Joel McHale sure ‘people want to kill me’
Joel McHale, host of “The Soup,” doesn’t take his job — or his show — too seriously. “I kind of see myself as the old man at the sanitation department...
Stern: ‘I’d make great judge’
Howard Stern says he’d make a great “America’s Got Talent” judge. “I love the show. Everyone knows I love ‘America’s Got Talent,’ ” Stern said on his SiriusXM radio show...
Weird but true
It’s a lot to ask of President Obama, but he may eat “paste’’ to please an ally.He arrives tomorrow in Australia, the home of kangaroos, dingos — and Vegemite.Aussies were...
Orange drub Jaspers
Dion Waiters had 17 points, Kris Joseph and James Southerland each had 15, and No. 5 Syracuse beat Manhattan 92-56 last night at the Carrier Dome in the NIT Season...
Duke coach could set record at Garden tonight
He has always been a terrible loser — the worst. In the Columbus playground of Chicago’s North Side, his temper was so volcanic and notorious, even his best friends, the...
INSIDE PSAL FOOTBALL: Govs going great since emotional win over rival
Howard Langley insists he wasn’t playing possum. In August, when asked of his expectations, the DeWitt Clinton football coach said he wasn’t sure if he had a playoff team. Fast...
Reality TV star, rapper go to court over catch phrase
They’re going to court over a catch phrase. A reality TV star filed suit against a rapper today to protect his right to yell “YUUUP!” Dave “The Mogul” Hester of...
Let the games begin!
Kids are a tough audience. They know what’s cool way before we do. They are better at technology, have short attention spans and are always looking for the next best...
CHSAA/Private boys soccer rankings
The CHSAA capped its season this weekend with the Class AA state tournament and Class A final. Fordham Prep left St. John’s University’s Belson Stadium on Saturday with its first-ever...
PSAL boys soccer rankings
What a way that was to end the PSAL boys soccer season. Francis Lewis gave heavily favored Martin Luther King Jr. all it could want, rallying from a two-goal deficit...
Perennially under-the-radar Xaverian aims to make noise
Undersized, underrated, relying on unproven commodities – surely you’ve heard this about the Xaverian boys basketball team before. In fact, it’s almost an annual rite of winter. “It’s gonna be...
Sandusky lawyer impregnated teenage girl: report
The lawyer for accused pedophile and former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky reportedly impregnated a teenage girl more than a decade ago. Joe Amendola, 63, was the attorney for...
Sandusky admits showering, horsing around with young boys; denies sexual contact
Accused Penn State pedophile Jerry Sandusky admits that he showered and horsed around with young boys, but said there was never any sexual contact, according to NBC News. Sandusky, the...
Broncos winning with unique offense
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- As the Denver Broncos fine-tune the playbook to fit Tim Tebow’s style, they have become increasingly reliant on the ground game. With the approach, they’re off and...
OWS vows to shut down Wall Street, subways
Occupy Wall Street leaders announced today their plans to rachet up their wild antics — vowing to wreak havoc on Thursday by shutting down Wall Street and the subways to...