November 26, 2011
All 3 American students arrested in Cairo back in US
ST. LOUIS — One of three American students arrested during protests in Cairo described his first hours in custody as "probably the scariest night of my life ever," saying the...
Rangers beat Flyers for sixth home win
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 29 shots, Carl Hagelin scored his first NHL goal, and the Rangers beat the Flyers 2-0 on Saturday to improve on their best home start in nearly...
UConn upsets Rutgers, ending chance for Big East title
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Running back Lyle McCombs and quarterback Scott McCummings each ran for two touchdowns as Connecticut upset Rutgers 40-22 on Saturday, ending the Scarlet Knights' hopes for...
Grabner leads Islanders past Devils
Michael Grabner snapped a tie with a short-handed goal and the Islanders beat the Devils 3-2 on Saturday for their first road win of the season. Devils forward Zach Parise...
Second victim of deadly Craigslist trap found in Ohio grave
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A body found in a shallow grave in northeast Ohio was that of a man missing more than a week who answered a deadly Craigslist ad that...
LI 'drunk' driver crashes taking shooting victim to hospital
Police on Long Island say a suspected drunken driver crashed her car as she was driving a shooting victim to the hospital. Suffolk County police say the incident started with...
Body found in water off Battery Park City
The body of a 31-year-old man was found in the water near Battery Park City. A 911 caller reported the grisly discovery around 9:20 a.m. and the NYPD Harbor Unit...
Filipinos nabbed in AT&T 'terror' hack attack
Four people have been arrested in the Philippines for allegedly hacking into AT&T's phone systems as part of a plan to funnel money to a Saudi-based terror group, according to...
Vigil held for NJ toddler allegedly killed by her dad
WALL, N.J. — Dozens of people gathered at a central New Jersey park this weekend to honor a toddler who allegedly was killed by her father. Roughly 100 people attended...
Pope: Sex abuse 'scourge' for all society
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI insisted today that all of society's institutions and not just the Catholic church must be held to "exacting" standards in their response to sex...
Woman who 'pepper sprayed' Black Friday shoppers over Xbox surrenders to cops
A woman who allegedly fired pepper spray at other customers during a Black Friday sale has surrendered to authorities, Los Angeles police said today. Police Sgt. Jose Valle said the...
NASA mission heads to Mars, looking for life
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The world's biggest extraterrestrial explorer, NASA's Curiosity rover, rocketed toward Mars today on a search for evidence that the red planet might once have been home...
SI woman found dead in home
A Staten Island woman was found dead in her apartment this morning after a neighbor called firefighters to report smoke in the building. Firefighters arrived to find the first-floor home...
Islanders' Tavares fined for slash of Devils' Parise
The NHL has fined Islanders forward John Tavares $2,500, the maximium permitted, for slashing Zach Parise at 3:51 of the second period of yesterday's 1-0 Devils victory at Nassau ColiseumParise...
Nets ready to get to work on Williams, 'going home soon'
Nets coach Avery Johnson, GM Billy King and every other Nets management employee still can’t comment because the NBA lockout rules remain in effect, but that didn’t stop the players...
Sofitel staff celebrated DSK sex claim, political 'hit' implied in report
Someone sure seemed happy that Dominique Strauss-Kahn had gotten in trouble at a Manhattan hotel. The chief engineer of the posh Sofitel New York in Midtown high-fived someone who appears...
Nets ready to get to work on Williams, 'going home soon'
Nets coach Avery Johnson, GM Billy King and every other Nets management employee still can’t comment because the NBA lockout rules remain in effect, but that didn’t stop the players...
Pakistan closes Afghan border to NATO following alleged strike on military checkpoint
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan today accused NATO helicopters of firing on two army checkpoints in the country’s northwest and killing 26 soldiers, then retaliated by closing the border crossings used...
At least 3 die in Indonesia bridge collapse
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A busy bridge collapsed Saturday in central Indonesia, killing at least three people and injuring 17 others as a bus, cars and motorcycles crashed into the river...
NBA to end lockout; games would start Christmas Day
Early this morning, NBA fans received their first Christmas gift: a tentative agreement to end the 149-day lockout. One final, 15-hour marathon negotiating session brought together the final elements of...
Kennedy seniors hoping to go out with Garden party
What’s expected and how to get there is nothing new on this year’s John F. Kennedy squad. The Knights goal is always to reach Madison Square Garden and compete for...
Rangers' Deveaux suspended 3 games, not 'malicious'
WASHINGTON — Suspended by the NHL for three games for his elbow to Tomas Fleischmann’s jaw during the second period of the Rangers’ 2-1 defeat in Florida on Wednesday, winger...
Injuries have fantasy owners scrambling
Fantasy running back options are disappearing more quickly than Black Friday televisions. There are guys going down with injuries and guys whose impact could be affected by players returning from...
Ed Fountaine's stakes spot plays
DEMOISELLE Aqueduct, sixth race. Grade 2. Purse: $200,000. 1 1/8 miles, 2-year-old fillies. Post: 2:22 p.m. LOWDOWN: Disposablepleasure looked like the second coming of Lady’s Secret breaking her maiden going...
Business briefs
Un-LinkedLinkedIn shares fell 4.4 percent yesterday as a flood of new shares hit the market. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner sold about 10 percent of his holdings for about $25 million,...
Street’s week is one heckuva turkey
Wall Street suffered its worst Thanksgiving week since 1932 — and faces an even rougher week ahead amid new data on the shaky economy.Stocks weakened across the board yesterday in...
Cracked-Berry
Somebody call the brand police, there’s a mugging going on. BlackBerry, once the messenger of the elite and status of power, is the victim of such a marketplace beating that...
Free speech not a ‘given’
A federal judge has said credit ratings are not always protected opinion under the First Amendment, a defeat for credit rating agencies in a lawsuit brought by investors who lost...
Maybach sack
Daimler AG has decided to discontinue its Maybach ultra-luxury cars after failing to find a fix for their dwindling sales and lack of profitability, barely a decade after resuscitating the...
The Great rejection: Gretzky comes up empty in bid for Maple Leafs
NHL great Wayne Gretzky has been shut out in his attempt to have his investor group gain control of the storied Toronto Maple Leafs franchise. Gretzky, who fronted private-equity powerhouse...
ATT merger maneuvers
AT&T, its bid to buy rival T-Mobile in trouble, is ready to make even bigger concessions to appease regulators and close the deal. The $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile would...
Sprint upgrade risky biz
Sprint Nextel may be forced to abandon the biggest advantage it has over its rivals — unlimited data services for a flat fee — because of heavy data users and...
Hot tip from JPMorgan: Buy junk
Investors should buy US high-yield bonds and emerging market debt even as Europe’s fiscal crisis is poised to worsen, according to JPMorgan Chase. The bank, which is the most active...
Adrift duo found after month
NAMDRIK ATOLL — Two sailors survived 33 days adrift in the Pacific before reaching a Marshall Islands atoll, officials said yesterday. One man is 53 years old, the other 26....
Sitting on their ‘brains’
For the jury, it was a no-brainer. A former Staten Island couple won a $1 million verdict against the city over a medical examiner’s decision to withhold their son’s brain...
Dance star salute
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta phoned Iraq War veteran J.R. Martinez to congratulate him on his “Dancing With the Stars” win this week. Martinez, 28, suffered severe burns over...
Ashton has Sheen beat
Who’s winning now, Charlie? The new Ashton Kutcher-powered version of “Two and a Half Men” is getting better ratings than the show did at the same time last year when...
Gorilla ma mourns baby
CHICAGO — The endangered baby gorilla born nine days ago at the Lincoln Park Zoo has died of head trauma and a skull fracture, officials said. Zoo workers found the...
Blaze tot struggles for life
The tiniest victim of a devastating Thanksgiving blaze in Brooklyn was clinging to life yesterday, and investigators described how a botched attempt to put out a mattress fire likely led...
Ohio Craigslist victim found
CLEVELAND — The FBI is investigating whether a body found yesterday in a shallow grave in Akron, Ohio, is a second killing connected to a phony Craigslist job ad that...
‘Cheats’ get OK to hide
A Long Island judge in the SAT cheating scandal ruled yesterday that two of the alleged test-takers could return to college for the duration of the case and show up...
High ‘Volt’age car-fire fear
US auto-safety regulators are opening a formal investigation into fire risks in General Motors’ Volt vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said yesterday it was taking the step after...
Sloot trial slated in Peru
LIMA, Peru — The trial of Joran van der Sloot on charges of killing a young local student last year will begin on Jan. 6, court sources said yesterday.Van der...
Nuked waterway
TOKYO — A river in Fukushima prefecture, the location of Japan’s worst-ever nuclear accident, is discharging large amounts of radioactive cesium into the sea. The Abukumagawa River was releasing up...
Day barge music died
The founder of a floating concert venue that has been part of the Big Apple’s music scene since 1977 has died. Olga Bloom, the founder of Bargemusic, died Thursday at...
Iraq: Aid us
BAGHDAD — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has requested that the United States help train the Iraqi military to better defend itself in the air and at sea after the Americans...
'Illegal' install may KO Grimaldi’s move
The city is putting the heat on Brooklyn’s Grimaldi’s Pizzeria. The Buildings Department yesterday put the kibosh on plans by the world-famous pizzeria to move into a larger space next...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island *** A female mugger beat and robbed a woman at a Staten Island Railway station in Oakwood, authorities said. Chrissy Bevelaqua, 31, yanked a purse off the victim’s...
2nd ‘coach’ probe
Authorities involved in a sexual-abuse investigation of Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine carried out a search at his home yesterday, but declined to comment on what they were...
Heat on Liu rising over $$-raising pals
City Comptroller John Liu’s fund-raising for the 2013 mayoral race is under federal scrutiny, but records show that his 2009 run for his current office may have crossed the line...
‘Park’ wrath against Khan
Janette Sadik-Khan should try parking in the outer boroughs before she nixes neighborhood parking permits, a Brooklyn pol said. State Sen. Daniel Squadron — who proposed the permit bill that...
Fare-beat busts are way down
Looks like subway fare-beaters are also beating the rap. The amount of slippery straphangers getting busted for jumping the turnstile has dropped dramatically in the last three months. Some 1,594...
History is booming at Battery
Relax — there was no loose cannon in Battery Park yesterday. But some downtowners were jittery after two real cannons (pictured) were fired at Castle Clinton around 10 a.m. to...
W’chester college bans butts
Westchester Community College will ban tobacco on its campus starting in January.WCC spokesman Patrick Hennessy says secondhand smoke is the primary issue. The Journal News says the Valhalla school will...
Nick takes Swish-alicious wife to Afghanistan
He traded in his pinstripes for camouflaged body armor. Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher and his actress wife Joanna Garcia are pictured yesterday during their visit to troops in Afghanistan outfitted...
Ex-girlfriend hid sperm and used for in-vitro pregnancy: suit
A Long Island man was stunned to find out that his 4-year-old twins weren’t an accidental pregnancy at all — his desperate girlfriend secretly stashed away his sperm and used...
Obama offers Black Friday discount on campaign gear
WASHINGTON — Cashing in on the Black Friday shopping frenzy that had crazed shoppers battling over flat-screen TVs, President Obama yesterday fired up a red-tag special on his campaign merchandise....
Mob looted SoHo store on violent Black Friday
The store didn’t open fast enough for them — so they came up with their own door-buster. A group of rabid shoppers, angry at having to wait for trendy Hollister...
Elbows fly and tempers flare in duel for deals on Black Friday
It’s was a dizzying dash for deep discounts! Hordes of free-spending, sharp elbowed consumers swarmed stores across the city yesterday, digging for deals on everything from down comforters to cameras....
Obama’s ‘court’ order
WASHINGTON — Hoops fans will finally get the chance to see Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony take the court, but unfortunately it’ll be an away game — a fund-raiser for...
Tree glee at WH
WASHINGTON — The official 2011 White House Christmas tree — a 19-foot balsam fir from Wisconsin — arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. yesterday to a grinning thumbs-up from First Lady...
Redistricting all child’s play
ALBANY — Good-government groups have long said the secretive process by which political powers redraw their own election-district lines could be more fairly done by anyone, even a kid. Now...
Building’s 2nd swastika
The NYPD Hate Crime Unit is investigating a swastika found yesterday in a Brooklyn building — the second time in nine days that the anti-Semitic symbol was found scrawled at...
Bridge-crash guy sues
A man who lost control of his Volkswagen Jetta in April on the 59th Street Bridge filed a lawsuit yesterday accusing the city of negligence for altering the exit ramp...
‘Right’ of passage
Taking a page from Bob Turner, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is looking to become the chosen one. Romney is aggressively courting New York’s growing, conservative Orthodox Jewish communities for...
Tix-fix cop bail woe
José Ramos, the accused drug-dealing cop whose actions sparked the NYPD ticket-fixing scandal, was unable to fix his own bail yesterday, and may end up spending the holidays behind bars....
Canada bikers eyed in hit on ex-NY wiseguy
Outlaw bikers are among the numerous suspects being eyed in the dramatic Thursday-morning hit on former New York crime boss Salvatore “Sal the Ironworker” Montagna, Canadian police said yesterday.The former...
Anthony Weiner does Black Friday shopping with 'X-rated' moustache
Well, he already had the porno-sounding name. Disgraced former pol Anthony Weiner stepped out to do some Black Friday shopping in SoHo sporting a moustache reminiscent of the one made...
NJ dad eyed in ‘honor’ killing
A twisted, sick sense of “honor” compelled a Jersey City man to have his daughter and son-in-law brutally murdered alongside a Pakistani roadway, authorities there say. New York native Uzma...
Turmoil in Yemen streets
SANAA, Yemen — Heavy fighting between rival army units shook Yemen’s capital yesterday, killing two soldiers in what could signal the start of a power struggle just days after autocratic...
Khadafy son loses a hand
Moammar Khadafy’s last son to be captured in Libya, Saif al-Islam, will have part of his right hand amputated because gangrene has infected injuries suffered during a NATO bombing several...
Cairo-maniacs!
Crowds in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square swelled past 100,000 yesterday to protest the Egyptian ruling military council’s selection of a former Hosni Mubarak loyalist as the new prime minister. The...
Read Andrew’s lips
Fasten your seat belts, New York: Following the collapse of Congress’ debt-reduction supercommittee, Gov. Cuomo on Monday warned that the state’s “fiscal course” has now shifted “dramatically.” He says he...
A Newt man on top: Gingrich’s lead in GOP race
The Issue: Newt Gingrich’s increasing popularity, despite concerns about his character and record. *** Republican primary candidate Newt Gingrich is rising in the polls (“It’s Good Newt & Bad,” Michael...
Bam & Mike’s super-sized egos
The Issue: Mayor Bloomberg’s criticism of the super- committee’s failure to reduce the national deficit. *** What do Mayor Bloomberg and President Obama have in common (“It’s a ‘$uper’ Fiasco!”...
Albany’s AWOL DA
Talk about civil disobedience. Albany County District Attorney David Soares, a George Soros acolyte and a huge fan of Occupy Wall Street, is refusing to enforce the law. Soares, a...
Thanks for the absurd-but-true
“People who live in a Golden Age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.” — Randall Jarrell, “A Sad Heart at the Supermarket” This is not a Golden Age,...
Finessing the Spring
It just might work. Wednesday’s departure of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the fourth longtime Mideast dictator to fall this year, may lead to success where other Arab Spring uprisings...
Santa’s little helpers
The holidays are in full force, and nothing puts you in the spirit like lending a helping hand in your community. Take a break from the shopping mania and party...
Picks from the pop-ups
Black Friday is over, but the fun has just begun. Take advantage of these six new pop-up stores before time runs out and you’re forced to buy everyone presents from...
Film ‘set’ on accuracy
Brian Selznick promises that “Hugo,” an adaptation of his Caldecott Medal-winning children’s book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” isn’t one of those movies — a bungled cinematic translation that barely...
Kid stuff
Today HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS: Kick off the holiday season colonial-style at Van Cortlandt Manor, where Thanksgiving weekend will feature daytime activities between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. like butter-churning, candle-making and...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogJETS 8½ 9 (42) BillsRAMS 3 3 (39½)CardinalsBENGALS 7½ 7 (37½)BrownsTexans 3½ 6½(37½)JAGUARSPanthers 4 3 (45½)COLTSTITANS 3½ 3½(43) BuccaneersFALCONS 9 9½(44½)VikingsRAIDERS+1½ 4 (41½)BearsSEAHAWKS 4½ 3½(37) RedskinsPatriots 3 3½(50)...
Sports Shorts
Nhl: Red Wings halt Bruins’ streakPavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi scored in the shootout to lift the Red Wings to a 3-2 win in Boston yesterday, snapping the Bruins’ 10-game...
Wolak-Rodriguez another rematch worth watching
When it looked like the entire boxing card headlined by Miguel Cotto’s rematch with Antonio Margarito might need to be moved out of New York, the biggest injustice would have...
Aqueduct Analysis
1. 6 fur; $19,000; clm($7,500); 3up KEECHI BULLET drops in class after finishing third in first start off the claim. HOPEFUL BOY drops in class after finishing fourth in an...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $19,000; clm($7,500); 3up(f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Ausable Chasm(L),119J Davis3-11-10Sciacca12-12 Tatoo Me(L),121M Studart1-4-5Contess15-13 RockStarRoylty(L),120D Cohen8-8-1B Brown12-14 Marie's Babe(L),120CMontalv8-7-6Badgett4-15 Valuable Lady(L),120J Alvarado2-3-4Sciacca5-26 Seaside...
Aqueduct Charts
November 25th, 2011 Clear and GoodTurf Yielding.©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 1/2 fur; $44,000; alw; 3up(f)Off: 12:00. Good. keen early, edged clrTime: 23.99, 47.44, 1:12.47, 1:19.25.Trainer: Philip SerpeWinner: CH F,...
Vic C.’s Churchill Grade
FIRST-6 fur; $46,000; mdn; 2YO9-Radiant Talent 5-27-DevotedWildct8-11-Goingoingone 6-18-Casa deCambio5-12-Harvard 30-110-Crafty Macho 12-13-In the Beat 15-111-Mr Saturday 12-14-Atlantic Titan 4-112-RiskyRecovry20-15-Captain Crash 12-113-Train Heist 6-16-BarnyrdFddler30-114-LightlyWound12-1SECOND-1 1/16 milesT; $46,000; mdn; 2YOf2-Angel Terrace 7-29-La...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6 fur; $21,000; clm($12,500); 3YO4March Mry (Tlmo)2.802.202.105Ancent Artfct (Qunonez)5.804.406Magicallytown (Bisono)7.40* $1 Ex (4-5) $8.80 * Quin (4-5) $10.20 * $1 Sup (4-5-6-1) $299.80 * $1 Tri (4-5-6) $82.70. Winner picked...
NFL roundup
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick did not take part in any practice drills yesterday, and is listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game with the Patriots, though he is unlikely to play,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 26SUNNov. 27MONNov. 28TUENov. 29WEDNov. 30THUDec. 1FRIDec. 2RangersPhiladelphia2:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNO GAMENOGAMEPitt. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMECar. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMEIslandersDevils1:00MSG Plus2 WRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMENOGAMEBuff. 7:00 MSG+ WRHUNO GAMENOGAMEChi. 8:20...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball2 p.m.Battle 4 Atlantis, Third-place game: Connecticut vs. Florida State VS.4 p.m.Northeastern at St. John's WBBR (1130 AM)4:30 p.m.Battle 4 Atlantis, Championship: Harvard vs. Central Florida VS.9:30 p.m.Great Alaska Shootout,...
Devils shut out Islanders
The Devils are beating the beaten, barely, but beating them still. That’s two straight cliff-hangers, two victories against the two worst teams in the NHL, with the chance for a...
Rangers defeat Capitals to snap two-game skid
WASHINGTON — Quick to and on the puck through most of yesterday’s match against the Capitals, the Rangers proved that speed can be a state of mind. “We got behind...
Thanks for lessons, Dad
This was my first Thanksgiving without my father, and I thought it would rot. My dad lived a full life by any measure. He was a man of the Greatest...
Injuries force Giants to make changes on offensive line
The Giants are coming off a second straight loss, a nauseating defeat to the Eagles that left everybody as happy as starving wolverines. The running game rolled up 29 yards...
Giants' Manningham vows to play Monday
Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham had some issues with his knee, according to coach Tom Coughlin, but the way he was walking gingerly yesterday suggested “issues” were synonymous with “problems.”...
Giants control own fate -- no thanks to them
Wherever they were, there was a television on, and before the turkey and stuffing ever made it out of the oven, there on the big screen was Tony Romo for...
Jets likely without Tomlinson, Kerley
The Jets list running back LaDainian Tomlinson and receiver Jeremy Kerley as questionable for tomorrow’s matchup with the Bills, but coach Rex Ryan sounded as if he was just being...
Jets' Wilkerson holding own on line
In the spirit of Thanksgiving weekend, let’s temper the frustration over the inconsistencies of Mark Sanchez, the too-frequent breakdowns along the Jets offensive line and the anxiety caused by having...
Pace says Jets need to win out to make playoffs
It’s “win out or bust” for the Jets. That was the verdict yesterday from veteran outside linebacker Calvin Pace, who says Gang Green has no choice but to go 6-0...
Jets' Slauson says former college teammate Suh 'out of control'
Don’t sit Jets guard Matt Slauson next to Ndamukong Suh at the next Nebraska football reunion. A day after Suh was ejected from the Lions’ loss to Green Bay for...
’Net soaps dead
Forget about the plans to launch “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” as Web-only soaps. Prospect Park, the company behind the move, has announced it’s quashed those ambitious...
It’s uplifting
Detroit sportswriter and mega-bestselling author Mitch Albom has made quite a nice living from writing about older men who die after imparting to him great life lessons. It seems that...
'Idol' runner-up Lauren Alaina flubs national anthem (VIDEO)
Lauren Alaina might be an “American Idol,” but she flubbed America’s national anthem on Thanksgiving Day. Last season’s “Idol” runner-up was doing the honors at Thursday’s Green Bay Packers-Detroit Lions...
Food fest on Upper West
The Lower-Upper West Side has become a prime dining destination. If you’re skeptical, check out the 12th annual Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square holiday celebration on Monday, which kicks off...
Weird but true
A wayward wallaby had passers-by in suburban Missouri thinking they’d gone wacky. Residents of Platte Cityalerted emergency dispatchers to what they thought was a kangaroo on the loose, the Kansas...
Big East title share on line today for Rutgers
STORRS, Conn. — Rutgers can claim a share of the Big East championship with a win over Connecticut in East Hartford today, quite a turnaround for a team picked to...
Central Fla. stuns UConn
Marcus Jordan was headed to the foul line for two big shots yesterday when a teammate passed along an encouraging message. “He told me this shot is in my blood,”...
Lavin to coach St. John's against Northeastern today
St. John’s coach Steve Lavin expects to return to the bench today when his team plays Northeastern at Carnesseca Arena. But Lavin acknowledged he has to be “mindful of my...
Syracuse defeats Stanford to win preseason NIT
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has loftier goals this season than winning the NIT Tip-Off. So after rallying from eight points down in the final 6:47 to edge Stanford, Boeheim was...
West Virginia, Louisville win to keep Big East up for grabs
Shawne Alston rushed for two second-half touchdowns, including a 1-yarder with 6:10 left, and West Virginia came from 10 points down to beat Pittsburgh 21-20 last night in Morgantown, W....
Driven Saban keeps focus on the ‘only thing that matters’: Iron Bowl vs. Auburn
BATON ROUGE, La. — For the record, we have the ultimate respect for Nick Saban’s abilities as a college football coach. He won a national title at LSU. He won...
‘Honey’ offers LSU sweet spark when needed
BATON ROUGE, La. — They were restless inside Death Valley. There were 93,108 of them shoe-horned into Tiger Stadium, most of them clad in their sacred purple and gold vestments,...
LSU defeats Arkansas
BATON ROUGE, La. — You’re going to have to acquire a taste for these LSU Tigers because we’re likely to be talking about them for quite some time — as...
Underdog Terriers preparing to show bite
St. Francis Prep feels like the forgotten team in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I. This young and inexperienced group of Terriers is determined to change that by the end of the...
PSAL City Championship division football semifinals preview
NYPost.com’s PSAL football beat writers Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi take a look at the City Championship division semifinals, set for Saturday. SCHEDULE (both games at noon at home sites)...
Veteran Loughlin determined to put itself among city's elite
Bishop Loughlin believes it has something to prove to itself and the rest of New York City. “Mainly to ourselves,” Lions coach Kasim Alston said. “Everyone else is irrelevant. I...
Versatile and deep Kennedy look for bounce back year
As Johnny Mathis went down his list of expected contributors, he didn’t use a position to describe them. The John F. Kennedy coach wasn’t trying to be difficult. For many...
Real Madrid boss Mourinho lobbied to become Barcelona coach
BARCELONA -- Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho once interviewed to become the head coach of the soccer giant's archrival Barcelona, Spanish newspaper AS reported Friday. Mourinho began his career in...
France's PSG opens talks with David Beckham
PARIS -- Soccer star David Beckham is ready to join Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) when his LA Galaxy deal runs out in December. PSG sporting director Leonardo insisted preliminary talks have...
Distractions stand in the way of Fed repeat for nation's top team
History has been made across two programs in the last four years. St. Michael Academy won its first New York State Federation Class AA title three seasons ago. Last year,...
Scrappy mentality will need to define All Hallows, longtime coach says
John Carey can envision his team being successful in CHSAA Class AA this year. The longtime All Hallows boys basketball coach has the formula, to be what he calls “a...
No. 5 Syracuse beats Stanford 69-63
Stanford's trip to New York City was looking pretty good. The Cardinal were up six points on No. 5 Syracuse with about 4½ minutes to play in the championship game...
Sykora, Hedberg lead Devils past Islanders, 1-0
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Johan Hedburg and the Devils had little trouble with the Islanders' sputtering offense. Petr Sykora had a goal and Hedberg made 23 saves to earn his second...
Police search home of Syracuse assistant coach over abuse allegations
DEWITT, N.Y. -- Police on Friday were searching the home of Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine eight days after allegations surfaced that he sexually abused two boys in...
Fedotenko, Callahan lead Rangers over Capitals 6-3
WASHINGTON — Ruslan Fedotenko scored twice and Ryan Callahan had three assists as the Rangers set a season high for goals in a 6-3 win over the erratic Capitals on...