November 17, 2011
Queens singer sues management firm for portraying her as a lazy bimbo
A Queens singer who's worked with the likes of Britney Spears has filed an $18 million lawsuit against her management company for allegedly trashing her as a racist trollop. In...
Con Ed wants to evict Ground Zero mosque developer over $1.7M back rent
Con Edison wants a judge to give it the green light to evict the would-be developer of a controversial community center and mosque near Ground Zero, arguing he doesn't have...
No 'Seminar' tonight
It's a rare occurrence, like Halley's Comet: Tonight's performance of "Seminar" has been cancelled because the show's star, Alan Rickman, has an acute respiratory infection. According to a press statement, this is the...
Baseball adding wild card, moving Astros to AL
MILWAUKEE -- Baseball will be making major changes in the next two years: adding two teams to the playoffs, moving the Houston Astros to the American League, and extending interleague...
Eagles QB Vick sits out practice again
PHILADELPHIA -- Michael Vick didn’t practice for the second straight day Thursday because of broken ribs, and it remains uncertain whether the Pro Bowl quarterback will play when the Eagles...
The politics of 'Happy Feet 2' and the Greek bailout
Could "Happy Feet Two" be the first movie ever to serve as an allegorical plea for America to bail out Greece? Let me back up a bit.If you're a liberal...
VIDEO: Schwartz on Giants-Eagles
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Brooklyn man curses out judge as he gets up to 22 years in prison
He went off on the judge and then he went off to prison. Sequan Downing, 20, began cursing out Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Michael Gary as the judge recounted being...
Homeless man who posed as French journalist gets 20 years for rape
She's one woman he couldn't sweet talk. Date-raping "journalist" Hugues Akassy tried to butter up his female judge at sentencing today -- but she slammed him anyway with a 20...
Joy Behar's HLN show gets canceled
Joy Behar's HLN talk show has been canceled after two years, the network confirmed Thursday. "I am very proud of the show that we created at HLN and I owe...
MTV to air tribute for late 'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn
LOS ANGELES -- MTV will pay tribute to "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn five months after he was killed in a car accident, the network announced Thursday. Friends, family and Dunn's...
McQueary attended Sandusky charity event 1 year after reporting abuse: report
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Mike McQueary, the key witness in the Penn State child sex abuse case, reportedly attended a fundraiser hosted by Jerry Sandusky little more than a year...
Stocks fall sharply on European debt questions
Stocks fell Thursday in a sharp and sudden afternoon downturn that market watchers attributed to a confluence of frayed nerves over Europe's sovereign debt, technical trading behavior and fresh worries...
Mets talked Pelfrey-Street trade with Rockies
MILWAUKEE -- The Mets and Rockies had brief conversations about a trade that could have involved Mike Pelfrey and Huston Street, but the Mets are not overly enamored with the...
Yankees have ‘an interest’ in Colon, Garcia: report
The Yankees 2012 rotation could look a lot like the 2011 version. Yankees GM Brian Cashman told ESPN.com the team would consider bringing back pitchers Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon...
Giants' Bradshaw eyes Week 12 return
Once fearful he might miss the rest of the season with a broken bone in his foot, Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw is now predicting a return for the Nov....
CHSFL predictions, championship edition
Each week in the fall, New York Post beat writers Marc Raimondi and Joseph Staszewski will attempt to prognosticate the coming CHSFL weekend. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 10 Raimondi: 61-27 (Last...
White House shooting suspect charged with attempting to assassinate President Obama
PITTSBURGH — An Idaho man charged with firing two shots at the White House last week has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama or his staff. Oscar...
Ratner unveils rendering of Atlantic Yards residential towers
It’s fab ... pre-fab that is. A rendering of the first of three Atlantic Yards residential towers was unveiled this morning -- a honeycomb-looking behemoth that would be the world’s...
PSAL football predictions, Week 11
Each week in the fall, New York Post beat writers Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming PSAL football weekend in the City Championship division. This...
Mets name Backman Triple-A manager
The long-expected appointment of Wally Backman as manager of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons for the 2012 season finally happened Thursday afternoon.This will be Backman's third managerial post in the Mets'...
Oscar Watch: Madonna's royal fantasy skipping NYC till February
New Yorkers will have to wait another couple of months for a look at "W.E.,'' the dreadful, Madonna-directed fantasy-biopic about the "misunderstood'' Nazi-loving Duke and Duchess of Windsor. After being laughed off...
Valentine has met with Red Sox ownership: report
With Dale Sveum named the next manager of the Cubs, the Red Sox may reconsider their options for their opening. The team is putting an emphasis on experience, and one...
Zuke kook held on $25K bail on Molotov threat; insists didn't mean it
He really didn't mean it. The Zuccotti Park protester charged with felony terroristic threat-making -- for his caught-on-video vow to "Burn this sh--- to the mother f---ing ground" and throw...
In praise of 'West Side Story' on Blu-Ray
The gorgeous Blu-Ray package (for sale here) containing the 50th anniversary edition of "West Side Story" just arrived the other day, and as John Nolte writes, the movie is still...
Columbia bans band from final home game after it spoofs fight song
This is no way to drum up support. University officials have banned Columbia's marching band from the final home football game Saturday after it performed a parody of the school's...
Ticketless Irish fan fools stadium officials with Estonia tracksuit
TALLINN, Estonia -- A ticketless soccer fan who was desperate to watch Ireland's crunch Euro 2012 playoff used an Estonian tracksuit and a bucket load of chutzpah to bypass security...
FIFA boss Blatter tweets back at Ferdinand over racism comments
LONDON -- Sepp Blatter turned to Twitter on Thursday to respond directly to soccer star Rio Ferdinand, who had condemned the FIFA president for claiming that racist abuse between players...
Beatty surprisingly sits out Giants practice
There was no reason to expect linebacker Michael Boley or running back Ahmad Bradshaw to be on the practice field Thursday for the Giants, given that both starting players are...
Numbers show Jets' Sanchez hasn't regressed
DENVER -- I'm here to do something unpopular: defend Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez … sort of.There is this idea floating around that Sanchez has regressed this year, but if you...
Sandusky interview prompted more victims to come forward: report
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- After Jerry Sandusky professed his innocence in a national TV interview, even more potential victims of the former Penn State coach's alleged child sexual abuse have...
No politics with Solyndra, Energy chief Chu says
WASHINGTON -- White House officials and fundraisers for President Barack Obama did not put pressure on the Energy Department to make or alter loan guarantees to Solyndra LLC, the solar...
LI man wearing 'I'm a drunk' shirt arrested for DWI
His only defense is that he's a "drunk." A 22-year-old Long Island man wearing a shirt saying he's a drunk was charged with DWI early today after he plowed into...
Former FedEx employee kills himself after opening fire at Chicago shipping facility
CHICAGO -- A former FedEx employee opened fire in a suburban Chicago shipping facility Thursday morning, sending employees ducking for cover, before the man turned the gun on himself, the...
Need For Speed: The Run Review (Xbox 360)
Blockbuster talent, a blockbuster franchise and a blockbuster-style storyline should all make for a blockbuster game, correct?Well, yes, but unfortunately while Need For Speed: The Run does have all of...
Garden gets track U.S. Open to replace Millrose Games
With the Millrose Games moving to the New Balance Track & Field Center after nearly a century in the Garden, U.S. Track & Field wanted to keep a world-class meet...
Secretary Chu's political death watch: Taking full responsibility
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu looks to be hastening his departure from the Obama administration with his expected testimony before a congressional committee today. "As the Secretary of Energy, the...
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Review
It’s hard to believe that it has been a decade since the world was introduced to Master Chief, the Covenant and the entire Halo universe.Two sequels, a prequel, a spin-off,...
FANTASY FLASHBACK: Houston, We Have A Problem
The Texans have been bitten by the injury bug once again, this time losing QB Matt Schaub to a season-ending foot injury. After losing WR Andre Johnson and RB Arian...
Giants prepare for Eagles without Boley
When you get right down to it, there’s really not much in life truly worth panicking about. IRS agents sitting at your doorstep with audit forms? Money isn’t everything. Lost...
Vatican takes legal action against Benetton over Pope kissing ad
ROME -- The Vatican said Thursday it would take legal action against Benetton after the Italian fashion label used a photo purportedly showing Pope Benedict XVI kissing a leading imam...
No. 9 Pittsburgh loses to Long Beach State
PITTSBURGH -- Long Beach State coach Dan Monson helped turn Gonzaga into a national power more than a decade ago by challenging anyone, anywhere at any time. He’s kept the...
Number of people seeking unemployment benefits falls to lowest level in 7 months
WASHINGTON — The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since early April, a sign that layoffs are easing and hiring may pick...
Smucker recalling thousands of jars of chunky peanut butter over salmonella concerns
ORRVILLE, Ohio — J.M. Smucker Co. is recalling thousands of 16-ounce jars of its Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter Chunky because of possible salmonella contamination. The Ohio-based company says the jars...
OWS protesters cause mayhem across the city, 275 arrested
Thousands of anti-Wall Street protesters clashed with cops today across lower Manhattan, starting with a march on the New York Stock Exchange this morning and ending with a crossing of...
Metro-North restores New Canaan trains after crash
STAMFORD, Conn. — Metro-North has restored service on its New Canaan branch after a train struck a car. Service was restored at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, more than two hours...
Obama's latest mandate: the $3,000 'Prius tax'
Another day, another federal mandate. This time the EPA and the Department of Transportation have devised new rules for more fuel efficient cars. The problem? It'll mean new cars will...
Lincoln's Juarbe joins Coaches Choice teammate, committing to Chestnut Hill
Erica Juarbe knew she was coming in late. This past summer with Coaches Choice USA was her first experience playing travel basketball. A multi-sport athlete, the Lincoln star didn’t make...
PSAL Class A girls volleyball quarterfinals preview
NYPost.com girls volleyball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the PSAL Class A quarterfinals, set for Thursday. SCHEDULE (All matches 5 p.m. at home sites) No. 8 Midwood @ No....
Senior leaders look to propel South Shore to elusive PSAL 'AA' title
South Shore’s seniors only know the pain of losing at Madison Square Garden. The group was part of a team the helped the Vikings reach their first-ever PSAL Class AA...
Three juniors the key to leading CK to third straight city title, Fed crown
Isaiah Lewis shot a glance to Jordan Fuchs in the locker room of the Times Union Center in Albany. Christ the King had just lost to Mount Vernon in overtime...
Beacon's Angione caps career with title, superb playoff performance
Kevin Jacobs saw a difference in Jennifer Angione when the playoffs hit and it had nothing to do with her goal scoring. The Beacon coach felt the senior forward wasn’t...
Jets without Tomlinson, Kerley
DENVER — The Jets walk (or limp) into Sports Authority Field at Mile High tonight missing some key offensive weapons. Running back LaDainian Tomlinson and wide receiver Jeremy Kerley stayed...
Smith glad he's with Eagles, 'more money in my pocket'
PHILADELPHIA -- Steve Smith has been a flop with the Eagles, but the wide receiver says he has 1.3 million reasons -- as in dollars -- for not regretting his...
Buoyed by recent success, South Shore enters year full of confidence
Three years ago, Terrence Samuel and Shamiek Sheppard bypassed traditional powers Lincoln, Boys & Girls and Thomas Jefferson to attend South Shore for one reason: The two wanted to create...
Jets face unique challenge from Broncos QB
DENVER — Tim Tebow is known for dropping to his knee in prayer. Tonight, the Jets hope to bring him to his knees in frustration. The Jets come here trying...
Jets QB must show he’s making progress
DENVER — On the eve of the season opener against the Cowboys, Jets coach Rex Ryan was asked if the third year for a quarterback is a milestone. “It seems...
Cotto-Margarito at MSG In jeopardy
The much-anticipated rematch between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito set for Dec. 3 at Madison Square Garden is in jeopardy of being moved to an out-of-state venue if Margarito isn’t...
Fitch witches market
Stocks tumbled yesterday as Fitch Ratings said further contagion from Europe’s debt crisis will pose a risk to American banks. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slid 1.7 percent to...
New league means new challenges for young Fordham Prep
Kevin Pigott is excited. The Fordham Prep boys basketball coach knows his team is going to have a completely different experience competing on the Class AA level in the league’s...
Astel, MSIT eye Staten Island title and beyond
McKee/Staten Island has been the standard in PSAL Staten Island A for nearly a decade now, winning seven of the eight last titles. Winning the division and earning the borough’s...
INSIDE BOYS SOCCER: Iona Prep keeper Kapps career with All-American selection
Alex Kapp has helped guide Iona Prep to a CHSAA Class AA intersectional title, a state title and will compete next year at Boston College. The Gaels goalkeeper can add...
CK football coach Higgins, staff asked to resign
Christ the King varsity football coach Chris Higgins and his entire staff were asked to resign by the school’s board of directors Wednesday, sources told The Post. The third-year head...
Business briefs
Oil’s up . . .Oil climbed above $100 a barrel as Enbridge said it will reverse the direction of the Seaway pipeline.And beef . . .US retail-beef prices climbed to...
Loading the dice
The smart money is betting Washington will legalize online poker. In the last few weeks, powerful casino owners have moved to position themselves to hit the ground running when —...
New ‘Twilight’: The vampire $trikes back
“Twi-hards” are ready to feast. “Twilight: Breaking Dawn — Part 1,” the latest installment in Summit Entertainment’s vampire franchise, is on track to bring in an estimated $150 million in...
These guys want Corzine in prison
Jon Corzine should go to jail. Even though I’m the guy typing those words, I am not the one saying them. I met the other day with four commodities traders...
Losing house money
Thousands of MF Global customers, some facing a financial squeeze so severe they are having trouble making their mortgage payments, are no closer to getting access to their cash accounts...
One more Madoff lie
A longtime employee is set to put the lie to Bernard Madoff’s claim that he launched his epic Ponzi scheme during the recession of the early 1990s.David Kugel, a former...
Schultz jolt at Fortune
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was named Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year, not only for reviving the coffee chain but also for jolting politicians into action. Schultz, who led the firm...
Gaga for UMG net
It’s certainly not the same old song for the music industry.Vivendi’s Universal Music Group, the world’s No. 1 music label, reported yesterday that pre-tax profits jumped 32 percent in the...
NFL’s media blitz
The National Football League is starting a monthly magazine and has hired a tiny Canadian publishing firm, which is in the process of vacating its Toronto offices for Los Angeles...
Google Music takes aim at iTunes
Google pushed “Play” on its new music service yesterday. The search giant launched its digital record store — featuring songs from only three of the four major labels — and...
Abercrombie under siege
Forget the clothes — check out the sale on Abercrombie & Fitch shares! The teen retailer’s stock plunged 14 percent yesterday after the company admitted that it expects steep markdowns...
It’s Bleak Friday
The mood ahead of “Black Friday” is getting blacker. The day after Thanksgiving is supposed to kick off holiday shopping with a bang — but industry insiders increasingly are bracing...
The Lowdown
Maybe it was the arrival of Keith McNally in 2003 with Schiller’s Liquor Bar. Or possibly it was the sleek, 21-story Hotel on Rivington in 2005. Or it could have...
Just sold!
ManhattanEAST VILLAGE $1,520,000240 E. 10th St.Two-bedroom, two-bath condo, 1,327 square feet, with kitchen with granite counters, stainless-steel appliances and garbage disposal, washer/dryer, balcony, N/S/E exposures and Empire State and Chrysler...
$5.4M party pad
Newlyweds Bill White and Bryan Eure — who were recently married at the first gay wedding at the Four Seasons, where Aretha Franklin sang in front of guests including Gayle...
Pretty ‘Fly’ in Harlem
Actress Tracie Thoms, who’s starring in Broadway’s new “Stick Fly” drama, won’t ever forget the year she got her Harlem co-op. That was also the year her career took off....
Haul in the family
City Councilman Larry Seabrook ran his own taxpayer-funded “friends and family plan,” prosecutors said yesterday at his corruption trial. The Bronx pol and his mistress went on wild spending sprees...
Perry bars ‘noncitizens’
WASHINGTON — Rick Perry supporters heading to a campaign event in New Hampshire yesterday were hit with a bizarre question before they were allowed in — they had to prove...
Big Mac attack on Newt’$ tale
Newt Gingrich said yesterday he provided “strategic advice” to home-loan giant Freddie Mac as part of a consulting contract that earned him $1.8 million — but a fellow industry consultant...
’77 killer deported
A former US Navy seaman who killed two people during an Independence Day 1977 bus hijacking in the city has finished his prison sentence upstate and was deported yesterday to...
WATCH: Sickening attack on subway passenger who confronted spitting thugs
A valiant straphanger who confronted three thugs for spitting on the train was beaten as laughing passengers filmed the sickening attack. Daniel Endara, 25, was coming home from his birthday...
Dear NBC: What the Chel?
Don’t despair, kids. As unemployed college grads face the unappetizing prospect of moving onto Mom and Dad’s couch, there is good news. And it doesn’t require relocating to Fargo. Opportunities...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn * Anti-Semitic graffiti was found at two different locations, authorities said yesterday. Vandals spray-painted “EW” (top photo) on a sign for the Avenue J subway station on the Q...
After shooting, Giants receiver avoids Plaxico comparison
He’s no Plaxico Burress. Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz, who was at a raucous Chelsea nightclub this week during a fatal shooting, said yesterday he’s not a troublemaker and doesn’t...
ATM card ‘thieves’ charged
Be careful using ATMs, New Yorkers!Manhattan prosecutors yesterday unveiled a nefarious debit-card ID-theft scam involving camouflaged skimming devices and pinhole cameras sneakily attached to ATMs as they charged two Bulgarian...
SI sanit man in guns bust
A city Sanitation worker was arrested yesterday on charges of having a stockpile of illegal weapons stashed inside his Staten Island home, The Post has learned. Cops raided the Tottenville...
Missing girl, 13, found in NJ
The missing Massachusetts teen whose mysterious disappearance earlier this month sparked a frantic citywide search was found yesterday morning in the Jersey City home of a 42-year-old man — who...
Mental shellcase
A troubled Idaho man — believed to have been lurking for weeks in Washington and hiding with Occupy DC protesters — was arrested yesterday for allegedly firing an assault rifle...
MTA tries to derail pay hikes
Big-ticket MTA projects like the Second Avenue subway could be in danger if its largest labor union doesn’t agree to cost-cutting measures, the agency warned yesterday. A day after Transport...
Taking another shot at Bruno
ALBANY — Get ready for Round 2 between the feds and former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno. The government announced yesterday it intends to re-try Bruno (pictured) on corruption...
Vito’s two doctor$
Top executives at the scandal-plagued Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council — one of whom earned $782,000 in 2009 — doctored records to justify their sky-high salaries, according to an explosive...
High school sex ‘machine’
A foul-mouthed Bronx principal is under investigation for allegedly rattling female staffers with off-color remarks about having sex with inanimate objects — like the school copier. At least two women...
Eyes up, George! Um, George?
George Clooney’s lips say one thing, but his eyes say another as he kisses the hand of his girlfriend, Stacy Keibler, at a Beverly Hills appearance this week. The 5-foot-11...
Ricky Golden again
LOS ANGELES — Ricky Gervais is returning as host of the Golden Globes.The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced yesterday that Gervais will take his third turn as Globes host in...
Pilot locked in lavatory causes unnecessary terror scare
He was caught with his pants down. A pilot who accidentally locked himself in the bathroom of his LaGuardia-bound plane caused a terror scare last night when a helpful passenger...
GOP packs gun bill
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House yesterday passed a bill that would allow Americans with permits to carry concealed weapons in their home states to also pack heat across state lines.The...
Top fund-raiser for Comptroller Liu charged with funneling sham donations
A top fund-raiser for Comptroller John Liu was busted by the feds yesterday for allegedly providing the city’s chief fiscal officer with thousands of dollars in sham donations in order...
Penn State sex scandal hits homes
Penn State coaches sure know how to play defense. Shortly after he stepped down last year from the charity he founded, accused child-molester Jerry Sandusky took out a $25,000 mortgage...
Park’s trash recollection
Zuccotti Park protesters occupied a Manhattan sanitation depot yesterday — as they scrambled to get back all their junk, which was seized by cops in Tuesday morning’s raid.Dozens of former...
Zuccotti Park populated by cops & leftovers
There’s a New World Order in Zuccotti Park. Cops and private security guards adopted a zero-tolerance policy for the Occupy Wall Street protesters yesterday — confiscating blankets, sleeping bags and...
Eviction boo$ts Occupy Wall Streeters
The Occupy Wall Street eviction spurred a surge in donations from sympathizers. “Yesterday, we got over $18,000, which was the highest we’ve had in weeks,” Peter Dutro, a volunteer with...
Occupy Wall Streeters plan to shut down stock exchange, swarm subways
The Occupy Wall Streeters are about to create chaos for 99 percent of the city. In one of the largest demonstrations in recent city history, the anti-greed rabble plans to...
‘Pop’ star Bieber off hook
The lawyers for the young temptress who claims megastar Justin Bieber impregnated her during a 30-second bathroom tryst no longer represent the accuser — and have dropped her paternity suit...
Yankee guard’s ordeal
And you thought your airport security check was harrowing. A former Yankee Stadium security guard lost his job, went through a humiliating full-body strip search and faced the threat of...
Happiness is a live puppy
Daniel, the miracle beagle who survived an Alabama pound’s gas chamber, is starting his new life with a loving New Jersey family as a canine crusader. “God spared his life...
‘Cute’ pit bull murder rap
He's an unwitting murder accomplice. He has tasted human flesh. And he is being kept alive at least until a forensic impression can be made of his teeth. Bones the...
Cool beans just for Bloomberg
Bloomberg Brew, anyone? A bag of coffee bearing a picture of Mayor Bloomberg on its label turned up yesterday at the ribbon-cutting for the new Fairway market in Douglaston, Queens....
‘Sex fiend’ held
A Brooklyn man accused of trying to rape an East Village woman in her apartment building stairwell early Sunday was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 bail during his arraignment...
‘Hitching’ up their wagon
The Old West was never this dreamy. The official wedding portrait of David Lauren, scion of the family fashion dynasty, and Lauren Bush, niece of a former president, revealed in...
ObamaCare’s next mandate: broccoli?
A Couple of months ago, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Beth Brinkmann was standing before the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, defending the federal law requiring Americans to...
High stakes in Syria
As Arab foreign ministers met in Rabat, Morocco, yesterday to discuss Syria, one question was on every mind: Is the country already in a civil war? Some of the facts...
All eyes on gov’s mouth
The Issue: Gov. Cuomo’s explanation for opposing a renewal of New York’s millionaires tax. *** I thought that seeing the same quote from Gov. Cuomo at the bottom of the...
Hero or pension-scammer? An ex-cop’s re-butt-al
The Issue: Ex-cop Kevin Hiltunen’s removal of a heckler from Rep. Bob Turner’s ceremonial swearing-in. *** After reading about Kevin Hiltunen’s removal of an Occupy Wall Street protester at Bob...
Bye-Bye, Liu Liu
Federal prosecutors yesterday charged one of city Comptroller John Liu’s top fund-raisers with conspiracy and attempted wire fraud — implicating members of Liu’s campaign staff in crimes and making his...
Flame-fanning fools
New Yorkers can expect all manner of disruption today. Occupy Wall Street’s dispossessed drifters are threatening a major escalation of their war on civility. They promise a “day of action”...
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...
Quinn’s welfare war
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the leading contender to take over City Hall in 2013, is attacking the core principles of welfare reform. Would a Quinn mayoralty return New York...
Labor’s latest Wisconsin offensive
Well-heeled public-employee unions and die-hard Democrats are pressing their bid to undo Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s pro-taxpayer reforms, part of a conflict playing out in “blue” states across America. Passed...
Hopelessly devoted to Hugh
Every night outside the Broadhurst Theatre, the women flock to the stage door, their pens shaking, their cameras poised, their insides Jell-O. Whether they’re middle-aged fans who fell in love...
Jive, and all that jazz
Complexions is the kind of company audiences love and critics hate. Audiences love it because it delivers virtuosity and full-throttle razzmatazz every time. We hate it because there’s nothing but...
Mucho clowning around
Language isn’t the only thing separating the new theatrical production of “La Strada” from its inspiration. This Spanish-language adaptation of Federico Fellini’s classic 1954 Italian film uses its circus setting...
Sweet dreamgirl
At the risk of sending the sold-out house into sugar shock, Katy Perry last night transformed Madison Square Garden into Candyland. She set the stage with a cotton- candy cloud,...
Nets coach takes sneak peek in Brooklyn
With the NBA lockout stretching into winter and a deal nowhere in sight, Nets coach Avery Johnson said yesterday that after 34 seasons the Nets may never play in New...
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogJets 5 6 (40½)BRONCOSSundayGIANTS 3½ 4½(46½)EaglesFALCONS 6½ 6 (44) TitansDOLPHINS 2 2½(43) BillsRAVENS 9 7 (40½)BengalsBROWNS 1½Pick(34½)JaguarsRaiders 1½ 1 (45½)VIKINGSLIONS 7 7 (47) PanthersPACKERS14½14 (48½)BuccaneersCowboys 7½ 7½(41½)REDSKINS49ERS10 9½(40½)CardinalsRAMS...
Sports Shorts
Mlb: Gibson, Maddon honoredArizona’s Kirk Gibson and Tampa Bay’s Joe Maddon won manager of the year awards yesterday — one for overseeing a worst-to-first turnaround that lasted all season, the...
Shaq likes look of Knicks
Shaquille O’Neal said yesterday if the lockout continues to run this legal path, two seasons could be lost, not just one. But if the NBA does get back, O’Neal predicts...
Devils defeat Sabres with Kovalchuk back in lineup
BUFFALO — It’s startling how formidable the Devils can be if they actually score. It was no coincidence that last night’s season-best outburst occurred when Ilya Kovalchuk’s returned to their...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: All horses appear in post position order 1. 1 1/8 miles; Sunny and Mild Stakes; $60,000; 3up RON THE GREEK likes an off track and makes first start...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $21,000; cl($7,500); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Al's Lark(L),120D Cohen5-5-4Jacobson5-12 Wicked Climb(L),120A Smith8-1-3J Imperio6-13 Bojan(L),115I Ortiz, Jr5-6-3Pletcher5-24 Trip Six(L),120J Espinoza5-4-2Signore20-15 Stealth Missile(L),120SHusbnds6-6-6Contess30-16 HistoryStrtsNw(L),120A Lezcano1-5-10Jacobson8-17...
Aqueduct Charts
November 16th, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Off.©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $20,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:21. Good. 3w angle 1/4, drivingTime: 23.34, 47.42, 59.96, 1:12.94.Trainer: Dominic GalluscioWinner: GR/RO F,...
Churchill Results
FIRST-$23,000, mdn cl, 3YO up F&M, 6f, rain.7Inner Truth (Prdo)3.402.202.104Sweet Joan (Goncalves)3.402.601Distorted Alice (Canchano)5.00* Exacta (7-4) $8.80 * Superfecta (7-4-1-2) $382.60 * Trifecta (7-4-1) $69.80Trifecta picked by DaSilvaSECOND-$13,000, mdn cl,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 17FRINov. 18SATNov. 19SUNNov. 20MONNov. 21TUENov. 22WEDNov. 23RangersNO GAME NO GAMEMont.7:00MSG ESPN NO GAMENO GAMENO GAMEFla.7:30MSG ESPN IslandersMontreal7:00MSG Plus WRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMEBost.7:00MSG+ WRHUNO GAMEPitt.7:00MSG WRHUNO GAMEPhil.7:00MSG+ WRHUDevilsNO GAMENO GAMET.B.7:00MSG+2...
Affrunti’s Churchill Grade
FIRST-6 1/2f; $16,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m) 2-Surely Irish 8-5 1-RewardtheLdy 10-1 4-Janou 3-1 5-Ash 3-1 3-Amazing Saint 7-2 6-ChaChngJckpt 15-1 SECOND-6f; $15,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m) 7-Estrella Vega 6-5 3-Rikki Dee...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-$6f; $24,000; mdn clm; 2YO 6 Hppy Hgh (Brcho) 62.00 15.00 5.60 1 Mrtme Mgc (Crmouche) 3.60 3.00 4 Lil' Dante (Elliott) 2.20 * Exacta (6-1) $173.20 * Trifecta (6-1-4)...
Another small step for Rangers’ Staal
Marc Staal has been given approval to begin light physical activity following his examination by concussion specialist Dr. Robert Cantu in Boston on Tuesday, an individual familiar with the case...
Woods suffers record loss, but USA leads Presidents' Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia — Being with his ex-caddie was the least of Tiger Woods’ worries. Woods and Steve Stricker, unbeatable two years ago in the Presidents Cup, didn’t make a birdie,...
Mets really need new look in 2012
Love the Mets new/old uniforms; will love them even more if Jose Reyes is wearing No. 7 again next season. The Mets unveiled their 50th anniversary uniforms yesterday at rainy...
Mobley sues Knicks
When was the last time Knicks owner James Dolan was accused of underspending? Former Knicks guard Cuttino Mobley took that route yesterday in federal court. Mobley, who has a heart...
NBA court date likely to change
The U.S. District Court in Oakland set a Feb. 28 hearing date for the NBA players’ antitrust lawsuit against the league, but that is expected to be moved up significantly....
Yankees owner isn't in rush to pay Japanese ace Darvish
MILWAUKEE — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner has the image as the prudent son — though in comparison to George Steinbrenner even a Kardashian might look financially circumspect. It is not...
Mets' Davis says injured ankle 'good for quite a while'
The left ankle injury that cost Mets first baseman Ike Davis the final five months of the season isn’t bothering him anymore. ”It’s been good for quite a while,” Davis...
Wright expects to remain with Mets
David Wright was at Citi Field yesterday, modeling the Mets’ new-look uniforms, and said he didn’t expect it to be the last time he wore the team's jersey. With Jose...
Mets GM shopping for closer at meetings
MILWAUKEE — Sandy Alderson likely won’t leave the GM meetings today with a new closer for the Mets, but he has taken small steps in the search. The Mets general...
No clear backup QB for Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Like the underachieving Eagles’ season as a whole, their quarterback situation appears to be in disarray this week. Michael Vick looks unlikely to play Sunday against the Giants...
Eagles won’t say, but Giants preparing for Vick
The Giants know Michael VIck is tough and they expect him to play, despite all the reports out of Philadelphia that the Eagles quarterback probably will not be a part...
Giants' Cruz vows to ‘stay away’ after club shooting
The first thing Victor Cruz thought about when he heard gunshots at a nightclub early Tuesday morning was not about his football career, but the arrival of his first child...
Giants' Kennedy says he's stunned by Penn State scandal
Jimmy Kennedy was recruited by Jerry Sandusky to play at Penn State, starting his college career in 1999, and recalled Sandusky was “a helluva coordinator.’’ His football acumen is not...
Kolb’s claim exposes Eagles coach
PHILADELPHIA — If you believe Kevin Kolb, Andy Reid must have thought his former quarterback came down with amnesia after leaving the Eagles this summer. Kolb told a local radio...
Broncos hand off to New Jersey's Ball
DENVER — The transaction page on Lance Ball’s NFL bio reads like the left side of the menu in one of those all-night Jersey diners. The list is long and...
Broncos' Decker isn't 'on-bored' with Revis
DENVER — If Eric Decker has his way, the Broncos offense will have Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis so lulled to sleep he’ll be able to make some big plays in...
Starr report
With Ricky Gervais returning for his third stint hosting the Golden Globes on NBC in January -- despite (or, more likely, because of) his controversial hosting gig last year --...
Drama mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows Why you should stay home and watch TV tonight: • “Private Practice” (9 p.m., ABC) Nothing says fun like a...
'Baseball' & chain
Reality TV couldn’t have found a more perfect leading lady than Anna Benson. The sexy, impulsive and outspoken wife of former Mets pitcher Kris Benson — who once famously threatened...
’90s love ends
And they seemed so right for each other. Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner, who co-starred on the ’90s hit “Melrose Place,” have broken off their engagement after a four-year romance....
Bayou bites
For the families featured on “Swamp People,” Thanksgiving wouldn’t be complete without turkey, stuffing . . . and swamp rat. The large, furry creatures — called “nutria” in North America...
Weird but true
An 11-year-old Minnesota boy decided that his mother and stepfather needed some tough love. He got so sick of smelling the marijuana smoke they blew all over the house, he...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISDREW LOFTISVIRGINIA TECH 10.5 Unc (Tonight, 8:00, ESPN)Va. Tech★ Va. TechUNCUNCOklahoma St. 27 IOWA ST (Tom., 8:00, ESPN)★ Okla. St.Iowa St.Okla. St.Okla....
Iona among MAAC favorites
Michael Glover was in Utah, Lamont “Momo” Jones was starting his freshman year at Arizona and Scott Machado was returning to an Iona team that had won 12 games the...
Arizona's Parrom home to face St. John's with heavy heart
Kevin Parrom speaks about the past year of his life — a life so fraught with tragedy — in a detached monotone as if the story he is telling is...
Feelin’ hokie dokey
The Profit would humbly like to nominate Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation’s top assistant coach. Long regarded as one of...
No more Cattin’ around
Football expert Phil Steele is owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, regarded as the college footbll bible. Get in-depth coverage of football 24/7/365, including more write-ups at...
Lawrence, talented frontcourt lead Cardozo team with question marks at guard
From Royal Ivey to Rafer Alston and Daryll Hill, Cardozo has always been known for its guards. At this time of year, Ron Naclerio is usually scrambling for big-bodied forwards....
South Shore's Samuel favors Iowa State
Terrence Samuel doesn’t have a timetable to pick a college. The South Shore point guard does have a favorite, though. “I like Iowa State a lot,” the 6-foot-4 guard said....
Elias, Brodeur lead Devils to 5-3 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Patrik Elias had a goal and assist, Martin Brodeur made 29 saves, and Ilya Kovalchuk scored in his return from a groin injury in the New Jersey...
Lawyer says alleged victim will testify against Sandusky
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The lawyer for one of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky's alleged victims said he was "appalled" by comments Sandusky made in an interview earlier this...
Rabbi's ex-wife busted for practicing psychology without a state license
She accused her rabbi ex-husband of sinning with hookers — but was not without sin herself, authorities say. Amora Rachelle, 35, was busted on fraud and grand larceny charges for...
The Situation suing Abercrombie for $4M
“The Situation” to Abercrombie & Fitch: “Come at me bro!” The abs obsessed “Jersey Shore” star is suing the frat-boy friendly clothing line for $4 million for making money off...
Video released of Sheepshead Bay slay suspect
This video, released today by cops, shows the mystery murderer of Brooklyn accountant Larisa Komsky lying in wait for her just before he launched a brutal stabbing attack. The suspect...
OWS protester busted for allegedly threatening to hurl Molotov cocktails at Macy's
Cops this evening arrested an Occupy Wall Street protester for allegedly threatening to throw Molotov cocktails at Macy’s tomorrow during the group’s city-wide demonstration. “On the 17th, we going to...
Local police chief denies McQueary's claims he reported alleged abuse
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Police in State College, Pa., on Wednesday denied ever speaking to Mike McQueary about former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky's alleged sexual assault of a...
SI Sanitation worker busted for illegal weapons stash
A city Sanitation worker was arrested today for having a stockpile of illegal weapons stashed inside his Staten Island home, The Post has learned. Cops raided the Tottenville residence of...