December 3, 2011
WATCH: SUV crashes into B'klyn grocery store
A BMW SUV crashed into a Brooklyn grocery store this afternoon, injuring three men, authorities and witnesses said. The vehicle slammed into The Meat Palace, on Nostrand Avenue near Avenue...
Syracuse eliminated from bowl contention after 33-20 loss to Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — Syracuse coach Doug Marrone didn't get ahead of himself when the Orange started the season 5-2, including a whipping of Big East power West Virginia. He saw the...
Alleged Qns. bus shooter described as paranoid and that others 'were out to get him'
Prosecutors today painted the ex-con who went on a killing spree aboard a Queens bus as a paranoid lunatic who thought he was being pursued by nameless stalkers. Damel Burton,...
Postal Service looks to end overnight mail delivery
WASHINGTON -- The US Postal Service on Monday plans to formally propose eliminating "overnight standards" for first-class mail, as it makes sweeping changes in a bid to avoid insolvency. Sue...
Cain suspends presidential campaign
ATLANTA -- Republican Herman Cain announced Saturday that he will suspend his presidential campaign, but will serve as "a voice for the people" by continuing to push for his 9-9-9...
Stepan good to go for Rangers
TAMPA, Fla. — The Rangers won’t be missing a Step here tonight when they met the Lightning ... Step as in Derek Stepan, that is. For the sophomore center, who...
NY lawyer gets paid $1.50 for civil rights victory
Attorney Harrison Williams should have made $75,000 for work he did on behalf of a prisoner who filed a lawsuit. Instead, an appeals court ruled, he earned $1.50. The prisoner,...
Cop seriously injured after car flew off BQE
A wild crash on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway today catapulted an off-duty cop’s car from the elevated roadway and onto the street below — and he is expected to survive. A...
Iraq PM: Green Zone bombing was assassination attempt
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister says a bombing in the Green Zone earlier this week was an assassination attempt against him. During an interview with The Associated Press Saturday, Nouri...
Syracuse coach Boeheim regrets questioning motives of Fine's accusers
SYRACUSE — Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim apologized for questioning the motives of the men who accused his longtime assistant of molesting them as minors, saying his comments were...
Syracuse beats Florida in Top 10 showdown
SYRACUSE — With Florida's inside presence compromised from the loss of forward Erik Murphy, the No. 10 Gators had to rely on formidable shooting from the arc if they were...
Sandusky: Paterno never spoke to me about suspected misconduct: report
Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky said Joe Paterno never spoke to him about any suspected misconduct with minors, according to a new report. Sandusky has been charged with...
5.3-magnitude earthquake causes minor damage in New Zealand's capital
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck under the strait separating New Zealand's major north and south islands Saturday night, causing minor damage in the capital Wellington. The quake...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
GARLAND OF ROSES Aqueduct, third race. Purse: $65,000. Six furlongs, fillies and mares. Post: 1:17 p.m. LOWDOWN: CC’S Pal rallied for third against a much better field eight days ago...
Devils lose to Wild; Brodeur pulled in first 9 minutes
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild scored three goals on their first four shots and sent Devils goalie Martin Brodeur to the bench in the first period of a 4-2...
This time, maybe he won’t break fantasy hearts
Romo, oh Romo. Where art thou good Tony Romo? That’s the question many fantasy owners have asked themselves come December, when fantasy titles are won. Like a tempting, flirty girl,...
Girls basketball roundup: Truman gets back on track against Midwood
Truman bounced back from its tight loss against Murry Bergtraum with some balance. The Mustangs saw four players in double figures in a 78-50 win over Midwood in PSAL Class...
Xavier bests rival Fordham Prep in double-overtime thriller
What’s a Fordham Prep-Xavier game without a little bit of excitement? ”When it comes to Fordham Prep against Xavier, you can throw rankings, records, and divisions out of the window,”...
Running start: Wilson, Hayes pull away from Cross in the fourth
Tyler Wilson saw Holy Cross as the perfect litmus test for his Cardinal Hayes team. How the Cardinals fare against the Knights, a perennial ‘AA’ contender, will determine just where...
PSAL Class A & B boys basketball roundup: Chambers shoots Midwood past FDR
Elijah Chambers sank three 3-pointers and scored 20 points, leading Midwood to a 73-59 victory over rival FDR in Brooklyn A South boys basketball Friday afternoon. Delen Ramovic added 15...
The Post's All-Queens girls soccer honors
Queens was back in a big way this year. Staten Island has been known for its dominance of the girls soccer world, but Queens is closing fast. Christ the King...
The Post's All-Manhattan boys soccer honors
Manhattan was the championship borough this fall. Nationally ranked Martin Luther King Jr. rebounded from last year's disappointment with a thrilling 13th city title, besting Francis Lewis, 3-2, in the...
West's emergence keys Banneker win over Grand Street
Wendell Saunders was thrilled with Friday’s 55-51 victory over Grand Street Campus. Sure, Banneker nearly blew an eight-point, fourth-quarter lead with poor decisions and turnovers, but the Warriors also managed...
Business briefs
MartsUS stocks ended flat yesterday but capped the best week for Wall Street bulls in almost three years. For the week, the S&P was up more than 7 percent. Volt...
Corzine’s crisis
Washington’s lawmakers are racing to take first crack at one of the most hated men on Wall Street. Yesterday, members of both the House and Senate were jockeying to put...
Jobs outlook better, but road is still long
The nation’s bleak job market scored a much-needed psychological boost yesterday after the unemployment rate fell to the lowest level in more than 2.5 years. The jobless rate fell 0.4...
StuyTown tenants wooed
After Manhattan’s massive Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village apartment complex rejected his overtures, one suitor is taking his pitch directly to tenants in an effort to fight off a challenger. Two...
Michael Kors eyes $792M IPO
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd., the luxury-clothing company, is seeking to raise as much as $792.3 million in a US initial public offering as the company’s founder and the biggest investor...
Missed nos. BlackBury RIM shares
Research In Motion plunged the most in 11 weeks after saying revenue missed its forecast last quarter amid accelerating market-share losses for BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablets to Apple. Third-quarter...
Zynga plays it safe
Zynga’s most recent round of investors are losers in its IPO game. The social-gaming company set a range for its shares yesterday on the way to its public debut, valuing...
Cable fills Ergen need
Charlie Ergen’s Dish satellite-TV service is getting a nice boost from an unlikely ally: big cable. Wall Street lauded Ergen as a “wireless power broker” yesterday in the wake of...
SL Green’s block party deal
SL Green Realty Corp. is adding another office building to a major Grand Central district assemblage. The company, which already owns both 331 and the larger 317 Madison Ave., is...
Westin eyes loan workout
A $232 million loan backed by the Westin New York at Times Square, an 863-room hotel in Midtown Manhattan, was sent to a special servicer yesterday, according to Fitch Ratings.Special...
Mindy McCready's 5-year-old son in custody
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — By the time Arkansas authorities took country singer Mindy McCready's 5-year-old son from her and into custody on Friday evening, one thing had already become apparent...
700G in stolen art hits home for stylistic ‘thief’
He stole art for art’s sake. A compulsive fine-art fan, fresh out of a California prison for similar thefts, has been charged with lifting hundreds of thousands of dollars in...
City pensions ‘hedge’ bets
The city’s $109 billion pension funds are expected to make their first-ever direct investments in hedge funds early next year, a spokesman for Comptroller John Liu revealed yesterday. “We are...
What a lifesaver!
A Long Island cop was shot in the back by a cowardly thug yesterday — but his life was spared when his bulletproof vest blocked the round, police said. The...
$weet life for subway candyman
This self-proclaimed candyman is rolling in dough! An enterprising subway vendor who illegally sells cookies and candy to straphangers on the D train claims to be raking in about $55,000...
‘Fake beard’ gunman fires on Qns. cops
A gunman wearing a fake beard open fired on two rookie cops in Queens yesterday, sending a bullet flying into a nearby dental office packed with kids, authorities said. The...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island The identity thief pictured here (top photo) withdrew cash from a victim’s Chase Bank account, police said. The victim, who lives on the South Shore, traveled to India...
NYPD slaps tix-fix prober
The Bronx assistant DA leading the prosecution of the police ticket-fixing scandal desperately tried to stop the NYPD from filing administrative charges against the case’s lead Internal Affairs detective —...
Mike befuddled by helter-shelter
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday said he was puzzled by the backlash against his administration’s new policy to turn away homeless individuals from city shelters if they have somewhere else to stay....
PA boss gets golden boot
Gov. Cuomo sent Port Authority honcho Chris Ward packing, but he didn’t let him go away empty-handed, The Post has learned. The former executive director of the PA — now...
NYC $ure putting on a happy Facebook
Mayor Bloomberg got “friended” yesterday in the best possible way: Facebook announced it had selected New York City to open what would be only its third high-tech engineering unit in...
‘Deadbeat’ Brinkley
She may be an uptown girl, but the tax man has branded her a deadbeat. The IRS has slapped a $531,720 federal tax lien on Christie Brinkley’s $30 million Bridgehampton...
Elementary school teacher tells kids there's no Santa Claus
Even the Grinch wouldn’t be this mean. A sourpuss teacher in Rockland County ruined Christmas for a class full of second-graders this week, when she told them that there is...
SI power broker Molinari says: Not Newt, not ever!
Guy Molinari, the Republican power broker and former Staten Island Beep, ripped Newt Gingrich as unfit to be president yesterday — a day before the front-running GOP candidate was set...
Herman sets site on gals
WASHINGTON — After weeks of watching women come forward with damaging accusations against him, Herman Cain launched a bizarre “Women for Cain” Web site yesterday featuring female testimonials in an...
Nothing to do? Let’s log on!
A study of 2,260 Internet users confirms that the majority of 18-to-29-year-olds go online to fight boredom.On any given day, the Pew Research Center reports, 53 percent of that group...
Sandusky charity $$ locked
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Lawyers for a young man described in a grand-jury report as a victim of sexual abuse by former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky said Thursday...
One dead, one injured after gunman opens fire on Queens bus
It was the bus ride from hell. A cold-blooded ex-con killed one man and wounded another yesterday on a crowded Queens bus he was using to flee the scene of...
Vengeful Mt. Sinai doctor ruined critical research
A Mount Sinai Medical Center researcher who rearranged lab rats out of spite compromised ground-breaking heart stem-cell experiments that were years in the making and impossible to immediately replicate, stunned...
Large class distinction
Mayor Bloomberg insisted yesterday that class size doesn’t matter in obtaining a quality education, pointing as proof to his own boyhood experience in large classes. “I went to school in...
‘Pimp’ly att’y loses
A pimp who asked to be treated as an expert witness in the ways of prostitution was convicted of robbery and assault but cleared of raping a woman who worked...
Aqueduct racino rolling 7’s
The Resorts World Aqueduct racino will expand its gambling operation on Dec. 16, doubling to 5,000 the number of slot machines and electronic table games available to bettors.The 2,514 new...
Albany $pecial session due
ALBANY — State Assembly Democrats have been ordered to the Capitol next week for a possible special legislative session Wednesday and Thursday.Aides to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan), Gov. Cuomo...
Qaeda hostage betrayal
A kidnapped and ailing 70-year-old American aid worker may have been turned over by al Qaeda to a blood-soaked faction of the Pakistani Taliban. Warren Weinstein, of Rockville, Va., hasn’t...
Angry Occupy Wall Street protesters say cops stole their pizza
Suckers! A group of whiny Occupy Wall Street protesters are hotter than a brick oven, claiming they ordered a delivery of pizza pies while in police custody — and the...
FDNY-monitor pay wrangle
The special monitor who will oversee the city Fire Department has locked horns with the Bloomberg administration over how much his law firm should be paid for its services.Mark S....
Boost for NY Dems
ALBANY — A court has ruled prisoners must be counted as voters back in their home neighborhoods rather than in upstate prisons, a likely blow to the slim Republican majority...
Round 1 to Egypt hard line
Egyptian militants and ultra-conservative Islamists, poised to take a major share of the new government after strong showings in the first post-Mubarak election, yesterday vowed to push for stricter religious...
Camp Victory turnover
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq — The sprawling complex of Saddam Hussein palaces that became known as Camp Victory and served as the US military headquarters in Iraq, was turned over to...
UN plea for Syrians
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The United Nation’s human-rights chief called on the international community to protect Syrian civilians yesterday as violence surged across the country, with hours of intense shooting that...
McHero to go: ‘Beat’ rap nixed
It’s justice for the “McHero!”A grand jury yesterday cleared a burger flipper of all charges in the dramatic, caught-on-video beating of two irate women customers who had set upon him...
Jacko doc appeal
LOS ANGELES — Conrad Murray filed a notice last night that he intends to appeal his conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.He was convicted on Nov....
Bone-marrow sale now legal
Some donors can now be paid for their bone marrow — similar to blood, egg and sperm donors, a federal appeals court has ruled. The court in California found on...
Larry jury can’t ‘count’
Jurors at the corruption trial of city Councilman Larry Seabrook spent nearly all of yesterday considering the first of 12 counts against the Bronx Democrat before announcing they “cannot come...
Muppets take Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan — TV favorite “Sesame Street” came to Afghanistan this week with the launch of a new series featuring familiar characters like Grover, Elmo and Big Bird. “Baghch-e-Simsim” made...
Jackson bollocks!
A European hedge-fund exec is suing a just-shuttered, Upper East Side art gallery that he says closed its doors one day after he accused it of peddling a phony Jackson...
Adieu, democracy
A crisis, a wise man once informed us, is a terrible thing to waste. Especially when it is of your own making. The same clever people who created the single...
Miley Cyrus’ ‘Occupy’ exploit
She’s perfect. Miley Cyrus, Hollywood’s perpetually half-dressed wild child with an insatiable appetite for attention, jumped in front of the Occupy Wall Street bandwagon this week. The young Disney mogul...
CUNY: the best bargain around?
The Issue: Protests by CUNY students over the decision by the school’s board to raise tuition rates. *** CUNY students are howling over a $1-a-day increase in tuition (“CUNY Kids...
Remembering Cosell — human flaws & all
The Issue: How sports commentator Howard Cosell should be portrayed in history and remembered. *** John Podhoretz’s column on Howard Cosell fails to mention a very important fact — the...
Those jobless numbers
First, the good news: The unemployment rate has unexpectedly dropped to 8.6 percent — its lowest level in some two years. Which is why the White House was quick to...
The judge proclaims
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Edward McLaughlin’s recent remonstrance to Harlem for what the jurist implies is its acquiescence in gun violence would have rung a tad more true if he...
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...
The schools that truly get squeezed
The annual New York City ritual to locate new charter schools in public-school buildings has begun — with the usual argument that the co-locations will cause an unbearable space crunch....
The idiocy of China envy
The title of my 2008 book, “Liberal Fascism,” came from H.G. Wells, one of the most important socialist writers in the English language. He believed, as did his fellow Fabian...
Places to go ‘A Christmas Carol’-ing
What the Dickens? This year has given us some intriguing new takes on an old, beloved theme: “A Christmas Carol,” that immortal tale of goodness triumphing over Grinchiness — or,...
Kid Stuff
Today MOUSE TALE: Everybody’s favorite starry-eyed mouseling jumps from page (or TV) to stage in “Angelina Ballerina: The Very Merry Holiday Musical.” Best for ages 3 to 12, this one’s...
An ‘Elective’ worth taking
Alice Hauptmann lives in a fancy Fifth Avenue townhouse, and she couldn’t be more welcoming. Visitors parked in her parlor while waiting to meet her are served tea in dainty...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $21,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)SMARTY BULL ran off and hid as favorite at Parx. DUBAI'S CONNECTION has been going well since claimed by Parisella. GATTO NERO makes second start...
Hollywood Analysis by Vic C.
Post time: 3:30 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $34,000; cl($32,000); 3up;(f&m)PNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds6Farley Star(L),124RBjrno6-1-58-55JeopardyLdy(L),118HBerrs2-1-14-11PicturPrfct(L),120JRosro7-4-24-12PreciousUnn(L),120MPdrza7-7-58-13Hameildaeme(L),122VEspna2-3-23-14Fast Eydie(L),120DVrgra2-2-38-1SECOND-6f; $32,000; str alw; 2YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds3Jack O Lyn(L),120RBjrno1-2-32-16InquisitvSn(L),120JRosro7-2-33-17Rino U(L),120KStra4-5-420-11Super Candy(L),120HBerrs5-6-615-12DangerRangr(L),120VEspna2-1-25-24Ithoghtpdyu(L),120EMldna8-1-320-15BigHandsAl(L),120DVrgra5-1-25-18Nebikon(L),120MPdrza3-4-510-1THIRD-6f; $32,000; str alw; 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Lilsharkshooter (2nd)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $20,000; cond3Bradley Scott(G Brennan)3-2-38-51Ny Ice(T Tetrick)2-7-74-14Dr C's Z Tam(P Lachance)4-5-86-12BewareOfDarkness(BSears)1-4-812-15SecludedIsland(JPantlno)3-7-710-16SharkyOsborne(YGingras)7-1-715-17Mr Salming(J Stratton)7-8-520-18Little Prince(D Dube)7-4-68-1SECOND-1 1/16m; pace; $21,000; cl($40000)4Lilsharkshooter(D Dube)3-3-38-52LightningElvis(JBartltt)3-2-15-11TidewaterTmhwk(YGngrs)7-5-64-13Outa My Head(T...
Gulfstream Analysis by Ed Fountaine
Post time: 12:35 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-7f; $17,500; cl($8,000); 3upTHOU SWELL ran even second coming off long layoff; shortens up. KIDSTRONG FEVER set pace, held second in...
Affrunti's Tampa Bay Downs Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-6f; $11,000; mdn cl($12,500); 3up10-MadamFuzin 15-11-It'saStart 12-12-WildctSmmr 2-13-WildHeirCt 8-14-Noh'sExpns 7-25-SaintMrgrt 30-16-Skpwystrgh 20-17-Archrival 5-28-CloudfEmtn 20-19-SmoothJazr 10-1SECOND-7f; $21,200; alw; 3up4-Why Pretend 5-25-PrizedBest 12-11-Duty Blues 3-12-Robynhood 10-13-ChifGryCld 4-16-BoldIntntn 8-17-Only Win...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-7 1/2f; $22,000; mdn clm; 2YO; (f)5Bilbao (Flores) 44.8015.8012.206Kvell (Bejno)4.604.403Warren's Assssn (Qnnez)5.60 * $1 Exacta (5-6) $112.50 * Quinella (5-6) $87.20 * $1 Superfecta (5-6-3-7) $2,633.90 * $1 Trifecta (5-6-3)...
Sports Shorts
mlb: Magic wants DodgersMagic Johnson has joined a group bidding to buy the Dodgers. The former Lakers superstar and part-owner said yesterday he’s partnering with former Braves executive Stan Kasten...
Tiger leads by 3 at Chevron
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Tiger Woods knows he’s playing better than he has in the last two years, and he has the leaderboard to prove it. Woods hit a half-dozen...
Islanders lose to Blackhawks in shootout
CHICAGO — Captain Jonathan Toews came through again at all the right times for the Blackhawks. But Matt Moulson couldn’t do the same for the Islanders. Toews netted the only...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70y; $20,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f8m)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Donna'sSandee(L),121CMontalv7-6-7DeMola15-12 Seaside Slew(L),116C Love8-6-5Chin20-13 Illgiveyouwttvr(L),121C Lopez6-4-6DiPrima6-14 Money Magnet(L),120A Lezcano6-7-3F Martin10-15 Brownsteins(L),120CVelasquz3-2-8Hennig2-16 Hoopskirt(L),120J Alvarado9-10-1Galluscio5-27 Sky Fever(L),116JRodriguz8-4-3J Ortiz8-18...
Aqueduct Charts
December 2nd, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m(T); $42,000; opt clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:20. Good. set pace, drew offTime: 25.71, 5.61, 1:15.32, 1:39.78.Trainer: Rudy RodriguezWinner: GR/RO...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 3SUNDec. 4MONDec. 5TUEDec. 6WEDDec. 7THUDec. 8FRIDec.9RangersTamap Bay 7:00 MSG Network ESPN 1050 AMNO GAMETor. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENO GAMET.B. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMEIslandersDallas8:30MSG+2 NetworkWRHU 88.7FMNO GAMENO GAMET.B. 7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMEChi....
Today's Sports on the Air
BasketballNoonNorth Carolina at Kentucky CBSNoonIowa State at Michigan BIG TEN1 p.m.Longwood at Virginia YES1 p.m.Massachusetts at Miami ESPNU2 p.m.Georgia Tech at Tulane CBSSN2:15 p.m.USC at Minnesota BIG TEN3 p.m.Purdue at...
The Post Line
NFL Tomorrow Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog Jets 3 1/2 3 (38 1/2) REDSKINS Packers 7 6 1/2 (52 1/2) GIANTS BILLS 1 1/2 1 1/2 (43) Titans BEARS 9...
Cotto, Margarito out to settle feud
For one man, it’s about revenge. For the other, it’s about redemption. When Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito meet at a sold-out Madison Square Garden tonight, the million-dollar paychecks they...
Ali home after hospital stay
Former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali is home and looking forward to his 70th birthday after being hospitalized last month in Arizona.Star magazine reported yesterday via RadarOnline.com that Ali was hospitalized...
Tale of the Tape
CottoMargarito36-2Record38-729KOs2731Age335’8”Height5’11”69”Reach73”41”Chest42”11”Fist11”
Former Mets GM Minaya back in big leagues with Padres
Even with the stain of four straight disappointing seasons to conclude his Mets tenure on his resume, Omar Minaya never doubted he would resurface in baseball. The former Mets general...
Rangers' Richards facing former Lightning team
TAMPA, Fla. — Brad Richards is returning to the scene of his greatest triumph. But he is doing so as a Ranger and not coming back home as a member...
Boeheim: ‘I misspoke very badly’
A contrite Jim Boeheim apologized again last night after another big victory.The beleaguered Syracuse coach said he had talked to some people in the community and wanted to make three...
NBA adds two more games on Christmas
The Thunder will play host to the Magic before Blake Griffin and the Clippers visit the Warriors on Christmas night, running the NBA’s planned opening-day schedule to five games. Those...
Knicks eyeing Cavaliers' Parker
With free-agent forward Grant Hill looking like a long shot, the Knicks have expressed interest in Cavaliers sharpshooter Anthony Parker, The Post has learned. Though the Knicks’ priority is a...
Knicks play Nets in only two preseason games
The Knicks will get to test out the newly transformed Madison Square Garden before Christmas. The Knicks will face the Nets in a preseason game on Dec. 21 at the...
Cashman says Yankees won't overpay for pitching
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman’s thought process about the upcoming Winter Meetings didn’t change while he was rappelling down a building in Stamford, Conn., yesterday morning practicing for tomorrow’s “Heights...
Yankees' Rivera OK after vocal cord surgery
According to a person with knowledge of the situation, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera came through vocal cord surgery yesterday morning in good shape. Rivera, 41, had polyps removed from his...
Yankees GM praises new Red Sox manager Valentine
One “great” manager has replaced another in Boston. That is the view from across baseball’s biggest rivalry, as Yankees general manager Brian Cashman yesterday applauded Bobby Valentine’s hiring by the...
With Jets, Maybin proving he’s for real
Since joining the Jets, Aaron Maybin has racked up a team-best five sacks, but he says he has blown at least three more slam-dunk takedowns. And to him, that’s unacceptable....
Jets coach pushes Harris for Pro Bowl
Here’s a surprise: In his four years in the NFL, David Harris has never made a Pro Bowl. “I would assume he’ll finally go this season,” Jets coach Rex Ryan...
Big day vs. Jets' Revis won’t happen again
You probably know by now Darrelle Revis had a bad game last Sunday. He gave up a catch — eight of them, in fact, for 75 yards. A touchdown, too....
Coughlin in rush to right Giants' ship
Giants coach Tom Coughlin knows what is at stake so yesterday he broke down into his best pass-blocking technique to get his point across to his defensive line. As each...
Giants' Boley likely to play vs. Packers
Michael Boley might not be a household name, but the veteran middle linebacker’s importance to the Giants can’t be overstated — especially this weekend. Boley appears likely to return tomorrow...
Bradshaw 'ready to go' for Giants
Considering the Giants’ misfortune all season, yesterday’s mixed bag of an injury report qualified as good news. Although Osi Umenyiora and Mark Herzlich were ruled out and Mario Manningham was...
ABC-ya later, Brian
Brian Frons is out as chief of ABC Daytime. Frons, who incurred the wrath of soap fans by cancelling “All My Children” and “One Life to Live,” will be succeeded...
He’s game
Ben Bailey’s fame meter has been given a jolt — and he hopes he can hack it. Bailey, a standup comedian who’s won two Emmys and a rabid fan base...
Never mind ‘Neverland’
Syfy has a morbid need to spend insane amounts of money on re-imagining classic children��s tales by turning them into live-action graphic novels. And it’s done it again. There was...
Weird but true
A Florida girl was nearly busted for having a felonious fashion sense. The teen was detained at the Norfolk, Va., airport and threatened with arrest because federal security agents told...
Seton Hall routs Auburn
As the only upperclassmen in Seton Hall’s rotation, seniors Herb Pope and Jordan Theodore have no choice but to lead. But it was their younger teammates who helped keyed last...
Ducks win Pac-12 title
LaMichael James ran for 219 yards and three touchdowns and No. 8 Oregon beat UCLA 49-31 in the inaugural Pac-12 championship game last night in Eugene, Ore., for the Ducks'...
No. 1 LSU has little to lose
ATLANTA — Never before has a college football team gone into a league championship game with so much to gain and yet so little to lose. Unless the LSU Tigers...
Not so easy to pick a Heisman winner
The envelope has been sitting on my desk for about week now, and I’m convinced it’s a poltergeist. Each time I push it to the side, the ballot returns to...
CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Marquardt leads Poly to upset of LaSalle
Charlie Marquardt made Poly Prep forget about all it lost from last year’s team. The senior scored a career-high 35 points, leading the Blue Devils to an impressive 83-76 overtime...
Wild knock out Brodeur in 1st, beat Devils 4-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild scored three goals on their first four shots and sent New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur to the bench in the first period of...
Former presidential hopeful George McGovern hospitalized in South Dakota after fall
MITCHELL, S.D. -- Former Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern was hospitalized Friday after falling as he prepared to appear on a C-SPAN special about his bid for the White House....
Conrad Murray files appeal notice, plans to defend himself
LOS ANGELES -- Conrad Murray filed a notice Friday that he intends to appeal his conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop icon Michael Jackson, TMZ reported, adding...
PSAL Class AA boys basketball roundup: Wadleigh gets first win
After consecutive non-league loss to start the season, Wadleigh needed a spark in its league opener. Senior point guard Basil Harley gave it to the Tigers, scoring 26 points and...
Syracuse coach Boeheim gets ovation with Anthony in front row
SYRACUSE -- Syracuse University men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim was greeted by another loud ovation Friday night before his fourth-ranked Orange met No. 10 Florida with former star Carmelo Anthony...