November 25, 2011
En guard: Juniors set to lead Manhattan Center
Charles Jackson expected to rebuild this season. The Manhattan Center coach graduated four starters off a team that finished second in PSAL Manhattan AA last year. Then, preseason workouts began...
Devils shut out Islanders
Petr Sykora scored and Johan Hedberg made 23 saves to earn his second shutout of the season and the 19th of his NHL career to lead the Devils to a...
UConn upset by Central Florida
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- This one was particularly painful for Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun. Jeremy Lamb scored 15 points, but the fourth-ranked Huskies blew a 17-point lead in the second...
Vick throws, questionable for Eagles vs. Patriots
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has thrown for a second straight day, has not taken part in any practice drills on Friday, and is listed as questionable for...
Leetch, Lindros to play in Winter Classic alumni game
Former Rangers Brian Leetch and Eric Lindros are expected to play in the Winter Classic Alumni Game on New Year’s Eve in Philadelphia. The Flyers’ alumni roster also includes Lindros,...
Rutgers facing UConn with Big East title hopes
STORRS, Conn. -- Rutgers can claim a share of the Big East championship with a win over Connecticut in East Hartford on Saturday, quite a turnaround for a team picked...
Board upholds suspension of Wayne Hills players
Nine members of the Wayne Hills high school football team will be sidelined when their teammates play for a state sectional title next month. The Wayne Board of Education agreed...
Jets coordinators each have contract extension
The Jets gave offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer and defensive coordinator Mike Pettine contract extensions last offseason but never announced it to the public.It is unclear how long the contracts of...
Jets' Slauson says former college teammate Suh 'out of control'
Jets guard Matt Slauson played with Ndamukong Suh at Nebraska, but Slauson definitely is no fan of his controversial former teammate. A day after Suh was ejected from the Lions'...
Man charged after assisting fake Florida doctor with cement and super glue injections
MIAMI -- A Florida man was awaiting trial Friday on accusations that he assisted a fake doctor with buttocks-enhancement procedures that involved injecting a substance containing cement, oil, tire sealant...
Rangers' Deveaux gets 3-game suspension for head hit
WASHINGTON — Rangers forward Andre Deveaux has been suspended for three games for "recklessly targeting" the head of Panthers forward Tomas Fleischmann during the second period Wednesday night, according to...
Pace says Jets' goal is six straight wins
It's "win out or bust" for the Jets, according to Calvin Pace.The veteran outside linebacker said today that the 5-5 Jets have no choice but to go 6-0 ther rest...
Kerley, Tomlinson unlikely to play for Jets
The Jets are listing Jeremy Kerley and LaDainian Tomlinson as questionable for Sunday's matchup with the Bills, but Rex Ryan didn't seem to think either key offensive piece would play...
Flames claim Islanders forward Comeau
The Islanders parted with LW Blake Comeau today when their 2004 second-rounder was claimed by the Flames on waivers. The 25-year-old was on a new $2.5 million contract and had...
Five clinging to life following Brooklyn apartment fire
An 8-month-old baby boy, his mom, and aunt and two uncles are all clinging to life today after a horrific fire -- accidentally ignited by someone smoking in bed --...
WATCH: Battle for $2 waffle makers
Screaming, pushing shoppers battled each other in a big scrum at a Walmart in a bid to get their hands on waffle makers selling for $2 each. One person took...
SI family whose son's brain was on display awarded $1M verdict
A family who found out that their son's brain was on display at the Staten Island Mortuary when his sister visited on a field trip was awarded $1 million by...
Nets' Lopez to join Williams with Turkish team Besiktas: report
Nets center Brook Lopez signed with Turkish basketball team Besiktas, according to reports. Lopez, who has been with the Nets for all of his three seasons, will join Deron Williams...
Giants' McKenzie back at practice, not Manningham
Two of the six Giants players who sat out practice Thursday were back at work Friday, with right tackle Kareem McKenzie and Justin Tuck in pads and on the field....
NJ father suspected of murdering daughter, son-in-law in Pakistan 'honor killing'
A New Jersey resident whose daughter and son-in-law were gunned down while on a trip to Pakistan was named as the chief suspect in their deaths. Muzaffar Hussain is suspected...
Aruban judge orders release of American held in disappearance case
ORANJESTAD, Aruba -- Gary Giordano, the man being held by Aruban authorities in the disappearance of his travel companion Robyn Gardner, could be free as early as Tuesday after a...
Fantasy Football Week 12 Chat Recap
Post fantasy football writer Anthony Sulla-Heffinger took your questions today at 1:30 p.m.Some of the questions Sulla-Heffinger answered today were if Giants RB Brandon Jacobs was a solid start this...
Jets see Sanchez struggle with decisions
Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer acknowledged this week that quarterback Mark Sanchez is still struggling with some situational decisions in his third year.The Jets' past two games have featured a...
US calls on Egyptian military to hand over power as protesters mass in Tahrir Square
CAIRO -- The United States on Friday urged Egypt's military leadership to transfer power to a civilian government "as soon as possible," as tens of thousands of people massed in...
All 3 arrested US students leave Egypt
CAIRO — Three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo caught flights out of Egypt early Saturday, according to an airport official and an attorney for one of the...
Crowds storm stores on Black Friday
New Yorkers raced to stores this morning in a wild attempt to grab the best Black Friday deals in the Big Apple. At the H&M on 34th Street, rowdy bargain...
Two women injured, man charged after fight in upstate Walmart
ROME, N.Y. — Police say two women have been injured and a man has been charged after a fight broke out at an upstate New York Wal-Mart store that had...
Gunfire erupts at North Carolina mall on Black Friday
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Authorities say gunfire erupted at a North Carolina mall as holiday shoppers gathered, though there are no reports of any injuries. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says...
LA woman leaves 20 people injured; NC cop contains crowd in pepper-spray related incidents
LOS ANGELES — A woman shot pepper spray to keep shoppers from merchandise she wanted during a Black Friday sale, and 20 people suffered minor injuries, authorities said. The incident...
Man in custody after fatal shooting at University of Illinois Medical Center
CHICAGO -- A suspect was arrested and taken into custody Friday morning in connection with the shooting death of a 48-year-old woman in a parking garage at the University of...
Fall postseason honors schedule
In the coming weeks, The Post will be honoring the best players of the 2011 fall season both on nypost.com and in our print edition. The links are below: FOOTBALL...
PSAL boys basketball preseason rankings
This season starts the way last season ended – with Brooklyn AA’s Lincoln and Boys & Girls at the top. The two were basically a toss-up at No. 1, though...
Hoops showcase held in Chicken's memory
This was supposed to be Tayshana (Chicken) Murphy’s season. The talented senior guard had fully rehabbed from a torn ACL that cost her last year at Murry Bergtraum. Murphy, with...
Midwood looks to bring pieces together for magical season
Mike Moore doesn’t want his Midwood girls basketball team focusing on what it accomplished last season, but what this group can do this year. “We haven’t spoken once time about...
Young Brooklyn Collegiate looks to grow fast in first 'AA' season
Dytanya Mixson fully understands what he is in for this season, but he is happy it’s happening. The Brooklyn Collegiate girls basketball assistant coach saw his team lose five seniors...
Balancing act: Holy Cross depending on team effort with veteran group
It’s nice having a go-to star player. But give Paul Gilvary a diverse group of guys who can all score a little and he’ll take that any season. “I think...
Phoenix Walmart evacuated after bomb scare
PHOENIX - The Walmart at Cave Creek Road and Carefree Highway was evacuated Thanksgiving night because of a suspicious package. Thousands of customers who were lined up for the Black...
PSAL football predictions, Week 12
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. In...
'DOSES OF DOZO: A post-championship letter to teammates
Every other week, Cardozo star Ashley Grubler, one of the top girls volleyball players in the city, takes us behind the scenes into her world as the Judges attempt to...
'Mars' leads bombs
The long Thanksgiving weekend is traditionally the time when Hollywood gets a big jump on the movie market. It’s also the time when the big studios hope to make shareholders...
Competitors R toying with Walmart sales
When it comes to toy prices, Walmart is losing its edge. The giant discount chain — which became the world’s largest toy retailer in the late 1990s by slashing prices...
AT&T merger looks iffy
AT&T said it is setting aside a whopping $4 billion to help pay possible breakup fees if its shaky merger with T-Mobile USA falls through due to regulatory snags.In separate...
Thanks-getting: When we celebrate stuff
Happy Thanks-getting! Yesterday, of course, was the holiday that celebrates all the things Americans are thankful for — all the stuff we have.Today, which is called Black Friday by the...
Powers is picking on Plum
Jerry Powers, who resigned as CEO of Plum TV in September, is now suing company founders Tom Scott and his wife, Emily, claiming they interfered with his ability to run...
Elle leafs them agog
Elle Macpherson is un-fur-getable yesterday as she prepares to do a report on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the “Today” show. The supermodel, 47, (yeah, 47!) will star in...
‘Poison’ pen for wife-killer
An upstate resident has been sentenced to three to nine years in prison for the poisoning death of his wife. Michael Kovacs, of Lake Carmel, was sentenced this week in...
Holiday-shopping frenzy begins before Black Friday
It’s a march on Mall Street! Swarms of savvy shoppers took to city streets yesterday, camping out in order to lay siege to stores that were already offering deep discounts...
Oklahoma quake
PRAGUE, Okla. — The US Geological Survey has recorded a small earthquake in central Oklahoma.Officials said the 3.7-magnitude quake was reported at about 3:11 p.m. yesterday. The epicenter was 44...
Tweet life for Arabs
The popularity of Twitter has soared in the Arab world over the past year, a study published yesterday revealed — reflecting the key role of social-networking sites in the “Arab...
Egyptian cops in sex attack on NY woman
An Egyptian-born New York journalist claims she was brutally beaten and sexually assaulted by uniformed police in Cairo, where she was detained after taking pictures of an anti-government demonstration. Mona...
3 US students ordered freed in Cairo
An Egyptian court yesterday ordered the release of three American students arrested protesting in Cairo, officials said. Derrik Sweeney, Luke Gates and Gregory Porter, students at the American University in...
Riot over US deal in Yemen
SAN‘A, Yemen — A US-backed deal for Yemen’s authoritarian president to step down fell far short of the demands of protesters, who fought regime supporters on the streets of San‘a...
Syrians get ultimatum
CAIRO — The Arab League has given Syria one day to sign a protocol allowing monitors into the country or face sanctions over its crackdown on protests — including halting...
Cops huddling with Giants in club slay
Detectives are headed to the Giants’ practice facility in New Jersey today to ask if any players witnessed last week’s deadly shooting at trendy Juliet Supperclub.Cops have no suspects in...
SI cops shoot pit bull
Police shot a pit bull on Staten Island yesterday when the dog charged at them after attacking a teenager, police sources said. Cops responded to a 911 call at 11:52...
AC $$ winners who are losers
They’re sore winners. Atlantic City casinos have seized nearly $70,000 in jackpot winnings from compulsive gamblers who signed up for a voluntary ban but sneaked in to play anyway. Under...
Mob boss gets iced
The former boss of the New York Bonanno crime family was whacked yesterday in his native Canada amidst a bloody power struggle for control of the Montreal mob. Salvatore “Sal...
Katy Perry ideal fit for Broadway version of "My Week with Marilyn," Harvey Weinstein says
Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein wants curvy, latex-loving pop princess Katy Perry to play Marilyn Monroe in a Broadway version of “My Week with Marilyn.” The powerful Tinseltown producer said Perry...
Anne Frank’s apt. on display
AMSTERDAM — The apartment where diarist Anne Frank lived before her family went into hiding from the Nazis during World War II will be opened to the public for one...
Co-ed brutally slain in E. Harlem apt.
A vivacious Italian woman attending college in Manhattan was hacked to death in her East Harlem apartment, police said yesterday.Rita Morrelli, 36, a Hunter College student and waitress who had...
B’klyn inn vogue
Brooklyn is becoming a hospitality haven. The borough added seven hotels totaling 838 rooms in the past year, and another five are set to open in 2012, bringing another 523...
Psychic’s lo$er ex
A Manhattan judge has flunked an SAT prep king’s $14 million lawsuit against his “psychic” ex-lover. Princeton Review co-founder Adam Robinson contended that ex-gal pal Laura Day took advantage of...
Plane crash dooms family
A plane carrying six passengers — including a father and his three children at the start of their Thanksgiving vacation — slammed into a cliff on an Arizona mountain minutes...
Abortion $$ flap
WASHINGTON — A government watchdog has revealed that the Obama administration gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to a group that lobbied to put pro-abortion language in Kenya’s new constitution,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A 25-year-old man is accused of breaking into a car parked behind a Ditmas Park house. A homeowner saw Andrew Lynch climbing over a fence and attempting to...
Where ‘art’ thou?
The Mother Teresa’s vanished. There’s a mystery in New York’s fine-arts world centering on a missing painting of the iconic holy woman that was owned by the Indian textile baron...
Grandson accuses Sandusky
One of the new allegations against accused Penn State pedophile Jerry Sandusky involves his own grandson, his lawyer says. The complaint against the former football coach was filed with Pennsylvania’s...
‘Twilight’ has him shaking
First Bieber fever, now there’s “Twilight” seizures! A California man claims the latest installment of the cult vampire film series left him blacked out, breathless and convulsing uncontrollably on a...
Patsy Grimaldi coming out of retirement to open new pizzeria at soon-to-be vacant eponymous storefront
He’s the once and future pizza king. Coal-oven legend Patsy Grimaldi is coming out of retirement to flip thin-crust pies again at the Brooklyn storefront that helped launch a brick-oven...
Ask Bard for 2nd opinion
Doctors should read up on Shakespeare, according to a British study that says the Bard was exceptionally skilled at spotting psychosomatic symptoms.Dr. Kenneth Heaton of the University of Bristol found...
T’day Mike does some baked good
Mayor Bloomberg brought Thanksgiving cheer — and fancy cookies — to volunteers and city workers yesterday, and even helped prepare yams with actress Kathleen Turner. He made his first stop...
Sky-high fun in 85th Macy blast
What a gas! Millions flooded Midtown yesterday to cheer on giant balloons, marching bands and celebrities as they strutted down the streets for the 85th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade....
Lots of Zuccotti left-overs
It was an epic gravy train, but only a handful of the 99 percent showed up for the ride. Operation Wall Street organizers prepared nearly 5,000 free Thanksgiving meals yesterday...
Gov. Cuomo set to cash in on gay-marriage success with LA fund-raiser
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo will be heading to Hollywood next week to take a bow for his successful role in passing same-sex marriage — and he’ll bring home a fistful...
Cuomo launches food drive
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo is launching “Help Your Neighbor,” a statewide initiative to urge businesses and residents to give directly to regional food banks this holiday season.Some $1 million in...
Flood of fed $$ for NJ
TRENTON — New Jersey will get more than $10 million in federal grants to repair state and federal roads damaged by severe weather and flooding that battered the state this...
Horror holiday blaze in Park Slope
A horrific, fast-moving blaze — possibly caused by careless smoking — ripped through a Brooklyn apartment on Thanksgiving Day, leaving an infant and a young man fighting for their lives...
Our mounting disaster: debt & leadership deficit
The Issue: The failure of Congress’ supercommittee to figure out how to cut $1.2 trillion from the deficit. *** Thank God the Republicans did not give in to more of...
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...
Mike hates cats
Now Mayor Mike’s picking on a cat. And not just any cat — but rather, Matilda, the Algonquin Hotel cat. For nearly 80 years, the West 44th Street hotel has...
Having a blast
The MTA this week suspended construction on a key piece of the Second Avenue subway line — halting all underground blasting at 72nd Street until December. Why? Because Upper East...
Bloomy for Prez?
Fanciers and critics of Michael Bloomberg alike, take note; there are signs he’s noodling once again about making an independent run for president. Item 1: After two months of dilly-dallying,...
House of Pleasures
French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello’s elegant “House of Pleasures” transports viewers to an early-20th-century Parisian brothel, where a dozen women cater to well-to-do gentlemen. The hookers range from a fresh-faced 16-year-old...
Crazy Wisdom
"Crazy Wisdom” is a documentary hardly anybody has been waiting for. It tells the story of Chogyam Trungpa, a Tibetan lama who moved to the US during the 1970s, settling...
Now that's a turkey!
As Jennifer Lopez said to Ben Affleck when they were preparing to have sex in the notorious “Gigli,’’ “It’s turkey time. Gobble, gobble.’’ With that in mind, put on a...
Silent film leaves you speechless
Literally the kind of movie they just don’t make anymore, Michel Hazanavicius’ French-sponsored charmer “The Artist’’ is a gorgeous black-and-white love letter to silent Hollywood with old-fashioned English intertitles and...
A sweet 12 steps to love for chocoholics
An adorable, quirky chocolatier looking for love? One guess which country this heavily whimsical comedy hails from. Still, there are genuine Gallic charms to be found in Jean-Pierre Améris’ lighthearted...
Here come the herring
It happens every year about this time, and it is not about eating a turkey. It's the arrival of herring off the East End followed by migrating striped bass. The...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogJETS 8½ 9 (42) BillsRAMSOFFOFF(OFF)CardinalsBENGALS 7½ 7½(37½)BrownsTexans 3½ 3½(37½)JAGUARSPanthers 4 3 (45½)COLTSTITANS 3½ 3½(43) BuccaneersFALCONS 9 9½(44½)VikingsRAIDERS+1½ 4 (41½)BearsSEAHAWKS 4½ 3½(37) RedskinsEAGLESOFFOFF(OFF)PatriotsCHARGERS 7 6 (42) BroncosSteelers10½10½(40) CHIEFSMondaySAINTS 6½...
Giants need to stop depending on Manning magic: Cross
The second-half collapses that have marred recent Giants seasons can be avoided this year with better first halves of games. YES Network analyst and former Giants tight end Howard Cross...
Kentucky Derby candidates to run at Aqueduct
Tomorrow’s HolidayFest at Aqueduct marks the final big day of racing this year in New York. While none of the four stakes on the 10-race card (first post 12 p.m.)...
Sports Shorts
GOLF:Australia leads in World Cup In Haikou, China, Australia’s Richard Green and Brendon Jones shot an 11-under 61 in better-ball play to take a two-stroke lead in the World Cup....
Gelpi saves the day
Elias Gelpi went back and forth debating which play meant more to him. The Fordham Prep senior cornerback returned a fumble 25 yards for a touchdown to open the second...
Churchill Downs Grade
FIRST-1 1/16m; $13,000; clm; 3up 3-Summer Kitten 2-1 6-TreatyofKdesh 12-1 1-Summer Sky 3-1 7-True Starlet 8-1 2-MyLil'Vlentne 20-1 8-Ste.MereEglse 12-1 4-GoldenMeadow 4-1 9-Dear Maria 6-1 5-SaratogaBond 15-1 SECOND-1 mile; $18,000;...
Hollywood Park Results
FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $27,000; clm($20,000); 3YO4Ct n th Forst (Rsr)6.203.402.605Mentidoso (Talamo)5.803.202Cut Fastball (Vergara)3.80* $1 Exacta (4-5) $16.30 * Quinella (4-5) $18.60 * $1 Superfecta (4-5-2-3) $101.00 * $1 Trifecta (4-5-2)...
Aqueduct Analysis
1. 6 1/2 fur; $44,000; alw; 3up(f) STELLALUCE set the pace and tired to third this distance and level in first off claim. LADY VI cuts back in distance and...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $19,000; clm($7,500); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Zone Breaker(L),115R Curatolo7-7-8Barker15-12 Vose the Host(L),120J Alvarado7-6-7Barbara15-13 Keechi Bullet(L),120RDomingz3-3-2Englehart9-54 Hopeful Boy(L),115I Ortiz, Jr4-3-5Albertran6-15 Leap Day(L),120M...
Aqueduct Charts
November 24th, 2011Clear and GoodTurf Off©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 1/2 fur; $23,000 clm($15,000); 3upOff: 11:29. Good. ins,vie w/ pair,drvngTime: 23.72, 47.2, 1:11.12, 1:17.44.Trainer: David JacobsonWinner: CH G, 4, by...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 25SATNov. 26SUNNov. 27MONNov. 28TUENov. 29WEDNov. 30THUDec. 1RangersWashington4:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMPhila.2:00MSG ESPNNOGAMENOGAMEPitt.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMECar.7:00MSGESPNIslandersDevils3:00MSG+ WRHUDevils1:00MSG+2 WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEBuff.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEDevilsIslanders3:00MSG Plus 2WFANIsles1:00MSG+WFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMECol.9:30MSG+WFANNOGAMEMonday, Nov. 28Sunday, Nov. 27GiantsSaints8:30TV - ESPN, WWORRadio - WFAN 660 AM JetsBills1:00TV - CBSRadio...
Devils, Islanders begin weekend set today
Encouraging signs can only carry a team so far, so the Islanders, losers of seven of the past eight, need to start putting up wins before they find themselves on...
Rangers face Capitals looking to end short losing streak
Last season, the Rangers defined themselves by their Black-and-Blueshirt mentality. After a pair of demoralizing losses to the Canadiens and Panthers in the past week, Rangers forward Brandon Dubinsky said...
Garcia signs 1-year deal with Yankees
The Yankees addressed the back end of their rotation yesterday by re-signing veteran right-hander Freddy Garcia to a one-year deal for a total north of $4 million. The contract is...
Stanford coach praises Knicks' Fields
Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins gave the Knicks their props yesterday for looking past the Cardinal’s awful season in 2009-10 and selecting Landry Fields anyway. Most college prognosticators had Fields undraftable....
Ravens sack 49ers
BALTIMORE — John Harbaugh could have gloated. He could have bragged. Instead, the Ravens coach played the role of gracious big brother after he bettered Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers...
Eagles' Asomugha injures left knee at practice
PHILADELPHIA — Cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, one of the Eagles’ celebrated free-agency acquisitions, injured his left knee during practice yesterday and was taken off the field on a cart. The Eagles...
Giants' McKenzie does not practice due to toe injury
The last thing the Giants need is another hurting offensive lineman, which is why the addition of right tackle Kareem McKenzie to the injury report with a toe problem can...
As NFL analyst, Simms stands out
What sets CBS’ Phil Simms apart from — and above — TV’s other NFL analysts doesn’t reveal itself when he’s right or when he speaks sense, but when he’s wrong...
NBA continues talks
Eleven days ago when NBA players disbanded their union and filed an antitrust lawsuit, commissioner David Stern said fans were in for “a nuclear winter.’’ Today, when lawyers for the...
Giants will face noisy crowd vs. Saints
The last time the Giants hit the road for a game in a near-impossible environment against a near-perfect quarterback, they produced their finest moment this season. It ended with Eli...
Playoffs or else for Jets' Schottenheimer
Here is how irrational some Jets fans have gotten when it comes to offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer: A fan website conducted this poll earlier in the week: “Would you sacrifice...
Packers unafraid to go 16-0
DETROIT — It hangs over the heads of the Packers more prominently than those gaudy yellow foam cheese heads their rabid fans wear. Because looking ahead is considered taboo and...
Cowboys defeat Dolphins for 4th straight win
ARLINGTON, Texas — Win big, win small; win pretty, win ugly. Tony Romo learned a long time ago that victories are the only things that matter in the NFL. So...
Packers defeat 'dirty' Lions to remain undefeated
DETROIT — This was a chance for the Lions to show the world they’re not the same Thanksgiving turkeys they have been for a decade in their traditional holiday home...
Second-place Giants left to chase Cowboys
By the time their Thanksgiving turkey had turned cold last night, the first-place Giants had become the second-place Giants, and the disconcerting images from Jerry Jones Stadium on their hi-definition...
5 things Simon must do to fix 'X Factor'
What’s the missing factor in “The X Factor”? Why isn’t this show as mad a hit as it really should be? Let’s face it: “X” has far better singers than...
When food nerds attack
Anthony Bourdain is giving new meaning to the phrase “food fight.” The bad boy chef-turned-TV host has written a graphic novel with author Joel Rose, which Bourdain has described as...
Weird but true
Don’t want to dine on your Thanksgiving dinner leftovers today? You might want to head to New Orleans for a gourmet dinner at the bug museum. It’s serving a very...
5 questions for ... Eddie George
SiriusXM College Sports Nation host and former Ohio State Heisman-winning running back Eddie George breaks down the Arkansas-LSU showdown and the Buckeyes’ pursuit of Urban Meyer with The Post’s Justin...
UConn’s streak hits sweet 16
Shabazz Napier and Jeremy Lamb each scored 23 points to help No. 4 Connecticut run its winning streak to 16 games with a 73-63 victory over UNC Asheville last night...
Longhorns bid Aggies farewell
Justin Tucker kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the Longhorns a 27-25 victory over host Texas A&M last night in the likely end of a more...
Syracuse to play Stanford for NIT Tip-Off championship
Enthusiasm for Syracuse basketball didn’t wane a bit at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night despite last weekend’s sexual-assault allegations against longtime assistant coach Bernie Fine. As Syracuse scooted away...
LSU facing Arkansas today
BATON ROUGE, La. — You want to believe that Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino is sincere in his actions this week, sincere in the thought that as big as today’s game...
BCS only fans of No. 1 LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. — Around here, there is nothing ambiguous about the possibilities awaiting the No. 1 LSU Tigers this afternoon. There is no compulsion to explore anything other than...
Confident Gompers has eyes set on division crown
Defending Bronx AA champion Wings Academy is working in four new starters. Perennial power John F. Kennedy lost its top player, Muhammed Ahmed, to prep school. And Eagle Academy, which...
Former New York mob boss killed in Montreal
The former boss of the Bonanno crime family was reportedly whacked today in his native Canada amidst a bloody power struggle for control over the Montreal mob. Salvatore “Sal the...
First-year coach Crumble excited for present, future of budding Medgar Evers
Kenon Crumble likened taking over at Medgar Ever to being given the helm of a rising Division I college program with high expectation. The Cougars girls basketball team won the...
Romo rallies Dallas to 20-19 victory over Miami
ARLINGTON, Texas — Tony Romo doesn't care about winning in style. He's leading the Dallas Cowboys to victories, and that's all that matters. Romo overcame a pair of early interceptions...