December 9, 2011
Paterno gear ordered pulled from shelves by Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State University on Friday informed its merchandise vendors they had 60 days to remove all items linked to former head football coach Joe Paterno. The...
VIDEO: Giants-Cowboys preview
Post NFL columnist Steve Serby and writer Mark Hale preview Sunday night's Giants-Cowboys game to be played in Arlington, Texas.The Cowboys lead the Giants by one game in the NFC...
Burkle shells out $146M in Meatpacking District
Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa Cos. is going hog wild in the Meatpacking District with contracts to buy two major properties for a combined $146 million. After earlier scooping up an interest...
Adele named Billboard's Top Artist of 2011
Adele was named Billboard magazine's Top Artist of 2011 Friday, making history by becoming the first woman to ever nab three major chart honors in one year. The British soul...
MLS releases names for Monday's Re-Entry Draft
MLS announced the list of players eligible for selection in Stage 2 of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft, which will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. As was Stage...
LI authorities find lip gloss while searching Gilgo Beach for missing hooker
OAK BEACH, N.Y. — Police on Long Island say they found lip gloss possibly linked to a missing New Jersey prostitute, but no sign of her remains. Shannan Gilbert’s disappearance...
Eddie Murphy may play DC's Marion Barry in film
WASHINGTON — Eddie Murphy may soon star in a more serious role, playing former Washington Mayor Marion Barry in a new HBO film project. Washington journalists Tom Sherwood and Harry...
Post Game Report Holiday Gift Guide: Gadgets & More
With the Holiday season upon us, it’s time for the Post’s Game Report to bring you the must-have titles and gear that will satisfy each and every nerd on your...
NBA taking heat for stopping Paul trade
Even with a flurry of moves around the NBA, the focus remained on the deal that didn’t get done. Chris Paul is still in New Orleans, and there’s anger throughout...
Paul arrives at Hornets camp
WESTWEGO, La. -- One day after Chris Paul learned his trade to the Los Angeles Lakers wasn’t going to happen, he has shown up for the opening of Hornets training...
Chandler says he likes future of Knicks
Tyson Chandler, in his first comments since agreeing to contract terms with the Knicks, said the deal came together quickly and he was motivated by feeling the club will be...
Second Conn. home invasion killer gets death penalty
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Connecticut jury on Friday handed down a death sentence to Joshua Komisarjevsky, the second man to be convicted of murdering a mother and her two...
Mistrial declared in Seabrook corruption case
A judge declared a mistrial today in the federal corruption trial of embattled Bronx City Councilman Larry Seabrook. Judge Robert Patterson Jr. made the ruling shortly after 3 p.m. after...
Gunman dead after opening fire outside Los Angeles FedEx office
LOS ANGELES -- A gunman opened fire outside a FedEx office in a busy Los Angeles neighborhood Friday, wounding at least one person before being shot and killed by police,...
Giants RBs Bradshaw, Jacobs listed as probable
Ahmad Bradshaw (foot) and Brandon Jacobs (hamstring) are listed as probable for Sunday’s game against the Cowboys, with each Giants running back doing limited work in practice Friday.LB Michael Boley...
Rangers' Anisimov sorry for goal celebration that caused ruckus
Artem Anisimov on Friday apologized for his celebration of a shorthanded goal in the second period of the Rangers’ 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday night. Anisimov, speaking with...
FBI hunts for Queens bank gunman
The FBI is offering a reward for helping capture a dangerous suspect who fired a shot during a failed Long Island City bank heist. The suspect, wearing a black hat,...
Off-duty cop shoots alleged groper in Harlem
An off-duty veteran transit cop shot and wounded an alleged groper during a violent struggle today in a Harlem subway station, police said. The 40-year-old officer was chatting on an...
At least 24 reported killed by government troops in Syria
HOMS, Syria -- Syrian security forces opened fire on civilians in several protest flashpoints Friday, killing at least 24 people, including four children, a rights group said. The Syrian Observatory...
Nets making plans with or without Howard
Amid swirling reports concerning Dwight Howard and the Nets’ intended pursuit — which is being peppered by possible tampering charges against the Nets by Orlando — NBA sources said the...
Warren Buffett wants farmer son to succeed him
OMAHA, Neb. -- Warren Buffett wants his son to succeed him as non-executive chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after he dies, the billionaire investor said in an interview with CBS's "60...
Alleged terrorist charged with murders of five US soldiers in Iraq
An alleged Canada-based terrorist was indicted in New York Friday for the murders of five US soldiers who were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq in 2009, the...
Colorado attorney who 'faked death' arrested crossing US-Mexico border
SAN DIEGO -- A Colorado attorney was in custody Friday, nearly five years after he faked his own death and disappeared after being accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of...
Hill re-signs with Suns after Knicks wait on Chandler
This time, the Knicks left Grant Hill at the altar, not the other way around.According to a source close to Hill, he has agreed to stay in Phoenix after meeting...
Trump might scrap debate, not ruling out run as independent
If Republican Party leaders fear an independent presidential run by Donald Trump, the real-estate tycoon did not assuage their concerns on Friday, saying in a statement that he may still...
Library president pleads guilty to drunk driving
New York Public Library president Anthony Marx pleaded guilty to driving drunk in a library-owned car and was slapped with a $500 fine today, a library spokesperson said. Marx, 52,...
Moore sits out Jets practice, team confident he'll play
Jets offensive lineman Brandon Moore spent the portion of Friday's practice open to the media off to the side, clad in green sweats and minus pads and a jersey. It...
Yemeni man who stormed cockpit door declared incompetent to stand trial
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge has ruled that a Yemeni man arrested after attempting to break into the cockpit of a San Francisco-bound flight while screaming in Arabic is...
Berlusconi testifies he was just talking politics in photos with female guests
ROME -- Ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi accused an Italian magazine Friday of violating his privacy by publishing "illicit" photos of female guests at his villa under the title "Berlusconi's Harem." The...
Yankees re-sign Garcia to one-year deal
The Yankees officially re-signed starting pitcher Freddy Garcia to a one-year deal Friday morning. Garcia rejoins the Yankees rotation alongside CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes and A.J. Burnett. The...
Devils call up defense duo Taormina and Urbom
The Devils on Friday called up defensemen Matt Taormina and Alexander Urbom from Albany, with backliners Andy Greene out four weeks with a toe fracture and Anton Volchenkov idled with...
Public employees living large while public pensions burn
What if the next federal bailout is $3 billion? What if the next big bailout is for state pensions? Republicans are raising alarms about the coming pension disaster as more...
Romney goes after Gingrich with new web video
BOSTON -- Mitt Romney continued his anti-Newt Gingrich barrage Friday with a new web ad that portrays the former House speaker as a conservative apostate. The video, "With Friends Like...
Brigitte Bardot tells Christie that NJ's bear hunt is 'carnage'
SAINT-TROPEZ, France -- French actress turned animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot on Friday urged New Jersey governor Chris Christie to halt what she called the "scandalous carnage" of the state's...
Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchison turn down reality TV show offer
LOS ANGELES -- Courtney Stodden fans will be crushed to learn that the 17-year-old minx's reality TV show dreams have been derailed, at least temporarily. Stodden and husband Doug Hutchison,...
Missing ex-FBI agent in hostage video: 'Help me'
WASHINGTON — The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished years ago in Iran, issued a plea to his kidnappers Friday and, for the first time, released a...
Knicks still shopping Turiaf so they can sign Chandler
The Knicks are still looking to find a home for center Ronny Turiaf to make the Tyson Chandler deal official and Turiaf's agent said there are enough takers to make...
Suspect in suicide of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi refuses plea deal
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A former Rutgers student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate’s intimate encounter with another man rejected a plea deal on Friday that...
Fantasy Football Week 14 Chat Recap
Post fantasy football writer Anthony Sulla-Heffinger will be took your questions today at 1:30 p.m.With playoff time upon us, Sulla-Heffinger dished out advice that is sure to help guide you...
Nets tycoon urges Putin to replace Medvedev and lead Russia to fair elections
MOSCOW -- Russian tycoon and Nets basketball team owner Mikhail Prokhorov called for Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to step down so that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin can assume the presidency....
Bloomberg warns taxi deal may fall apart if not passed now
It's now or never on expanding taxi service to the outer boroughs, Mayor Bloomberg warned today as a deadline loomed for Gov. Cuomo to sign or veto the proposal. "If...
NBA cancels Paul trade to Lakers
NEW ORLEANS — The NBA's decision to reject a proposed trade involving All-Star guard Chris Paul set the stage for an awkward opening to training camps on Friday in New...
Staff at Indian hospital flees as fire kills 89
KOLKATA, India — Medical staff fled as flames and smoke filled an Indian hospital early Friday, abandoning their patients to a fire that killed 89 people, officials said. Police arrested...
Virginia Tech gunman identified, motive remains unknown
BLACKSBURG, Va. — The gunman who shot and killed a Virginia Tech police officer Thursday before taking his own life was identified Friday, but authorities were no closer to determining...
School bus and two cars involved in LI accident, no serious injuries
A school bus loaded with kids and two cars were involved in an accident this morning on Long Island, authorities said. Nassau County police said there were no serious injuries...
Hulk Hogan files defamation lawsuit against ex-wife over book claims
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Former WWE star Hulk Hogan filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, claiming that she lied about him in her autobiography and during a series of promotional...
Parcel bomb explodes at public office in Rome, FAI claims responsibility
ROME -- A parcel bomb exploded at an office of Italy's tax-collecting organization Equitalia in Rome Friday, slightly injuring the agency director. The Italian anarchist group Federazione Anarchia Informale (Informal...
No one believes Obama when he talks about Iran
Newt Gingrich is engaging in hyperbole when he claims that two hours after his inauguration he'd sign an executive order to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem....
Syrians are on their own
There will be no rescue of the Syrian population which is currently being slaughtered by the government forces and militias of Bashar al-Assad, says the Telegraph's Con Coughlin. This is because the...
O/U Rico
Rico went 10-6 (2-1 Best Bets) on the over/unders last week, bringing the season record to 93-96-3 (18-20-1). The selections for Week 14 OVER: Steelers / Browns; Cowboys / Giants;...
Rangers struggle in shootout, again
Henrik Lundqvist has allowed one goal in each of the four shootouts in which he and the Rangers have participated this year, the King and the Blueshirts falling to 1-3...
Good times for saltwater anglers
Saltwater anglers are still enjoying the action despite the late date, and with cod fishing starting to build, fishermen can remain active right through the winter. Bottom-fishing for blackfish along...
Girls basketball roundup: Gordon, Mann advance to Peg Duggan tourney final
Horace Mann is a victory away from a championship at its host tournament. Maddie Gordon had 21 points, eight steals and six assists to lead Mann to a 64-33 win...
OWS protesters crash 'Law and Order: SVU' set; film permit revoked
Some 40 Occupy Wall Street protesters early this morning returned to their old stomping grounds, where “Law and Order: SVU’’ was set to shoot an episode today. The TV show...
Gomez, Wings send early statement with win over Kennedy
Steven Gomez emphatically dunked over Terry Larrier, drew the foul, stared a hole through the Kennedy forward and began chirping. The three points – Gomez sank the free throw –...
The Post's All-Queens girls volleyball honors
It’s hard to argue that Queens is the city's top borough when it comes to girls volleyball. St. Francis Prep won a fifth straight CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I title and...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Mount cruises to third straight win
Mount St. Michael has not played a league game yet and it hasn’t faced a high-level opponent either. But it’s hard not to be impressed with how the Mountaineers have...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Lincoln knocks off Transit Tech
Lincoln forwards Tafari Whittingham and Travis Charles combined to score 33 points, leading the Railsplitters past Transit Tech, 69-61, in Brooklyn AA boys basketball Thursday evening. Shaquille Davis and Ian...
Stepinac bruising back Gilligan-Evans commits to Yale
Elite academics? Check. Offense suited to his strengths? Check. An opportunity to play immediately? Check. Coaching staff he felt comfortable with? Check. Yale had everything Caleb Gilligan-Evans wanted in a...
Poll victory caps memorable season for Clinton's Camilo
Aside from failing to win a city championship, Ryan Camilo’s senior year at DeWitt Clinton had it all. He established himself as an explosive running quarterback and he led the...
Investors retreat on eurozone woes
Wall Street lost another rowdy match of euro dodge ball — German style.Investors here scattered for the exits yesterday to dump stocks and commodities after Germany blocked moves that might...
Business briefs
IBM buy IBM agreed to buy DemandTec for $440 million, adding Web-based tools to help businesses adjust promotions based on buying patterns. The all-cash transaction amounts to $13.20 a share....
Corzine victims jeer at chief MFer’s 'explanation'
He’s sorry, all right. Victims of MF Global’s collapse don’t buy Jon Corzine’s sob story, after he told lawmakers that he’s “devastated” and “stunned” by the firm’s downfall and clueless...
Laura Lang still a mystery to Time Inc. brass
Laura Lang, the outgoing Digitas CEO, stopped by Time Inc. on Monday for her first face to face with the brain trust of top executives that she will inherit when...
Verizon, Redbox eye content plan
Verizon’s talks to combine with movie-rental kiosk operator Redbox for an online-video service could lead to the phone company gaining expertise needed to start a business rivaling Netflix . Verizon,...
Warner sour note
Warner Music gave a less-than-stellar performance in its first quarter as a privately held company. The world’s third-largest music company, which was acquired by Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries in July,...
Zynga’s road show
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus said the social networking games company can double the number of its paying players, but he and other execs sidestepped questions about player retention and churn...
Senate curbs O’s dog
Uncle Sam’s consumer financial watchdog remains toothless and headless. More than 18 months after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was formed as part of the sweeping Dodd-Frank regulatory overhaul, Senate...
The typical US piggy bank is $21K lighter
The average US household lost $21,261 of net worth this summer, the largest decline in family wealth in nearly three years. The drop in the third quarter, tied to falling...
Indra’s vision: Promoting Pepsi and canning workers
PepsiCo boss Indra Nooyi has a plan to answer her critics. The CEO is significantly increasing the company’s 2012 marketing budget on beverages and will partly offset those costs by...
M’soft offers Duqu Rx
Microsoft Corp. said it will release a security update on Tuesday to protect personal computers from getting attacked by Duqu, a mysterious virus that researchers suspect was built by the...
February arrival for iPad
Apple’s third-generation iPad may hit stores sooner than expected. The iPad 3 could be released as soon as February — possibly on Feb. 23, a day ahead of what would...
Courier deal stalls on UPS
United Parcel Service has hit a bump in the road as it tries to expand beyond package delivery. UPS recently came close to a deal to acquire Stamford, Conn.-based World...
Thor beefs up holdings
Joe Sitt’s Thor Equities is making two juicy investments in the Meatpacking District.The retail investor is in contract to pay $55 million for a roughly 75 percent stake in the...
Wells Fargo settles bid-rigging case
Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay $148 million to settle criminal charges and civil claims for conspiring to overcharge state and local governments on investments, becoming the fourth bank...
Mitt lands a right hook on Newt
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney opened up a full-blown frontal assault on fellow Republican Newt Gingrich yesterday amid a new round of polls showing the former speaker has the momentum in...
Gingrich fever spreading to key primary states
WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich has extended his lead over Mitt Romney to include the heartland as well as early-primary states and Florida, new surveys released yesterday found. The former House...
Appease this! Bam slams GOPers
WASHINGTON — A swaggering President Obama yesterday dared Republicans to go toe to toe with the man who killed Osama bin Laden. Responding to GOP criticism that his Middle East...
Missing-gal theory ripped
Friends say they doubt a police theory that Shannan Gilbert — missing for 19 months — drowned in an Oak Beach, LI, marsh — especially since an official search yesterday...
Crane of fools
City officials have thrown a huge monkey wrench into the upcoming criminal and civil trials in the fatal 2008 Upper East Side crane collapse — a newly “discovered” letter that...
PA in full payroll disclosure
The Port Authority said yesterday it will post on its Web site the names, salaries and overtime pay of all 6,777 of its employees beginning today. The OT figures will...
‘Drunk’ cuff & a huff
A boozed-up Office of Emergency Management spokesman smashed his city-owned car in SoHo — then threatened to strangle one of the cops who cuffed him, authorities said. “I’m going to...
City racks up big boost in bicycle commuters
Keep your eyes peeled, pedestrians — the number of cyclists is skyrocketing. Nearly 19,000 people now pedal to their jobs every day, a nearly threefold increase from just 10 years...
Penn State wife fires back at new accuser
Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky’s wife stood by her troubled man yesterday, dismissing the child-sex charges against him and refuting an alleged victim’s claim that she ignored his...
Takedown! B’k * yn car-chase bust
Stop means STOP! The handcuffed woman pictured above and a cohort led police on a chase through Brooklyn last night before they crashed their sports sedan and cops found a...
Toll discount for Staten I.
Staten Islanders who drive to New Jersey 10 times a month won a toll break yesterday.E-ZPass users will pay $47.50 for 10 trips within 30 days over the Outerbridge Crossing...
Schools on chop block
Education officials yesterday proposed to close, phase out or eliminate several grades from 15 public schools — a move met with harsh words of blame for the city as well...
Short and bittersweet
The first graduating class at the Academy of Business and Community Development will likely be its last. Founded under the Bloomberg administration with four classes of sixth-graders in 2005, the...
80% of PS 19 kids are subpar readers
The sign above PS 19 in Brooklyn reads, “100 years of quality education” — but not in recent years. Nearly four out of every five students at the Williamsburg school...
Council KOs Mike’s veto
A defiant City Council overturned Mayor Bloomberg’s veto and enacted a law aimed at curbing abuses by contractors, such as those that led to the massive CityTime payroll scandal.By unanimous...
WATCH: Horrifying Qns. rape attempt caught on video
Police are hunting for a goon who has raped two women in Queens, but was foiled in his third attempt earlier this week. The latest victim, 22, fought off the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** He really cleaned up. A crooked hotel housekeeper stole $2,100 worth of jewelry from a guest’s room at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, authorities said. Hotel employee...
Hill to pay!
Vladimir Putin reignited the Cold War yesterday by accusing Hillary Rodham Clinton of fomenting the anti-Kremlin protests that are rocking Russia. Putin said Clinton “gave a signal” to his opponents...
Seabrook deadlock
They must be the only people in New York who actually want to go work on Monday. The jurors at City Councilman Larry Seabrook’s corruption trial said yesterday they “remain...
Military ruff sex
A bill recently passed by the Senate would make it legal for members of the military to have sex with animals.The little-noticed legislation was aimed mainly at ending a long-standing...
Jury’s beef with McD ‘victims’
Supersize that vindication!The same Manhattan grand jury that cleared a McDonald’s burger-flipper of all charges in a dramatic, caught-on-video beating has voted for felony charges against the two irate women...
Army about face!
Mazel tov! An Orthodox rabbi from Brooklyn will enjoy a happier Hanukkah after winning a two-year legal battle to become an Army chaplain without having to shave the full beard...
iThugs stalk Upper E. Side
An armed mugger and his accomplice, who acts as a lookout, have been snatching iPhones at gunpoint from victims on the Upper East Side.The duo first struck Nov. 24 at...
Alec, get over it already!
Alec Baldwin just can’t let go of the rage. The hotheaded actor lashed out — again — at American Airlines and a fellow flier yesterday. Baldwin, using The Huffington Post...
Occupy gets classy
Ows is staking out classroom space at NYU. New York University plans to offer two classes next spring on the Occupy Wall Street protest movement, which dominated the school’s Greenwich...
Cruise’s ‘Top’ billing again
He’s ready to fly back into the “Danger Zone!” Tom Cruise has confirmed that he is working on a sequel to “Top Gun,” the 1986 box-office blockbuster that cemented the...
That’s Charlize in charge
What’s black and white and hot all over? That’d be Charlize Theron, a striking and striding beauty outside the Ed Sullivan Theater yesterday. The newly single stunner was on Letterman’s...
Gone (to jail) with the wind
LOS ANGELES — The namesake grandson of screen legend Clark Gable is expected to be sentenced to 10 days in jail and 200 hours of community service after pleading guilty...
OWS shuts down Law & Order
Some 40 Occupy Wall Street protesters early this morning returned to their old stomping grounds, where “Law and Order: SVU’’ was set to shoot an episode today.The TV show had...
Corzine in denial before Congress
Like a teary child with a broken vase, Jon Corzine unveiled a two-prong defense yesterday for the epic collapse of his securities firm MF Global — that he didn’t mean...
Twitter gets a ‘Face’ lift
Twitter is the new Facebook.The micro-blogging social network changed users’ profile pages on its Web site yesterday to look and operate much like its Mark Zuckerberg-helmed nemesis. The new profile...
Jay-Z a playa at Carnegie
Jay-Z will headline the first hip-hop-focused series of performances at Carnegie Hall in February 2012, with all proceeds benefiting children’s education charities. “It’s every artist’s dream to play a venue...
Hotel workers' dance stirs suspicions of political plot against DSK
Two Sofitel Hotel workers got boogie fever — dancing and even hugging as if they’d just won the lottery — moments after calling cops on behalf of the chambermaid who...
Read Mike’s lips: No new . . .
Put this in the clip-and-save file: Mayor Bloomberg pledged without qualification yesterday that the city “will not be” raising taxes. “We have no intention of raising taxes,” the mayor declared...
At last, a hopeful ‘sign’ for city’s confused drivers
Forget haiku. Try posting a parking sign that someone can understand. That’s the desperate plea of a Manhattan city councilman who says the city’s parking signs are almost as confusing...
Apple gets pittance of state econ aid
ALBANY — New York City is the “Little Apple” when it comes to receiving state economic development grants.The city got a paltry $66.2 million of $785.5 million in awards Gov....
Vito group’s big payday from state
ALBANY — Despite allegations about questionable pay increases for its top officials, the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council is in line for nearly $850,000 in state grants. The money for...
Livery bill goes through hail
The meter is running out on Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to let livery cabs take street hails. A dispute over Albany’s goal for the plan, including providing enough cabs equipped for...
Va. Tech – Again
In a haunting replay of carnage on a campus where one of America’s worst mass murders unfolded in 2007, a Virginia Tech cop was shot to death yesterday by a...
Putting ex through ring-er
An ex-con former South Carolina state treasurer is suing an Upper East Side woman to get his $47,000 engagement ring back. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Thomas Ravenel...
Corzine’s ‘clueless’ confession
Jon Corzine says he has no idea of the whereabouts of up to $1.2 billion in customer money that disappeared amid the implosion of the firm that he ran, MF...
‘Furious’ twisting
For the sake of argument, let’s assume that everything Attorney General Eric Holder told the House Judiciary Committee yesterday was true. That the answer to several questions about who ordered...
Gingrich’s comeback: What Newt gets right
The Issue: How Newt Gingrich’s record will affect his hope of becoming the GOP presidential nominee. *** John Podhoretz recites a litany of transgressions that Newt Gingrich must overcome in...
Touchdown for religious fans
The Issue: Whether pro athletes, like quaterback Tim Tebow, should keep religion out of the game. *** Rich Lowry is right on the money (“The Weird ‘Controversy’ of Tim Tebow,”...
And the beat goes on
Is there a single facet of city Comptroller John Liu’s public life that isn’t tarnished? Scarcely a day passes without a new Liu scandal emerging, and this week has been...
The Mumia farce
Thirty years ago today, Mumia Abu-Jamal, né Wesley Cook, murdered 25-year-old Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. There is no doubt about that. Not even the killer really denies it. The...
Change long past due
“These are never easy decisions, but when a school has failed to serve its students well year after year — even after receiving additional supports — we have a responsibility...
Gran-groping goons must go
You’ve probably read about Lenore Zimmerman’s abuse by the Transportation Security Administration. The TSA not only strip-searched this 85-year-old Long Islander, it now calls her a liar: Though it apologized...
‘Clear’ catastrophe
It’s an amazing thing to watch a legendary catastrophe unfold in real time before your eyes — and I’m not talking about the implosion of Herman Cain. I’m talking about...
From Gaga to go-go
Luc Carl, Lady Gaga’s former paramour, prides himself on not knowing “what a Kardashian is.” He does like, as he succinctly puts it, “Harleys, hot rods and rock ’n’ roll.”...
Hill of a good time with pinch sitter
‘I’m not Mary Poppins,” protests Jonah Hill’s Noah. No, you’re Elisabeth Shue, and “The Sitter” is an unacknowledged remake of “Adventures in Babysitting” with the raunch dial turned up to...
Little of substance behind all the bleak ‘Talk’
Lynne Ramsay’s morbid and bludgeoning “We Need To Talk About Kevin,’’ the latest of far too many films loosely inspired by the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado,...
Spy drama full of intelligence
Don’t mistake “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” for a thriller; thrills it renounces with an almost Cromwellian zeal. It is to a James Bond movie approximately what “Mad Men” is to...
An epic ‘New Year’ hangover
If I say I don’t much care for New Year’s Eve, I risk sounding like a curmudgeon. But I have zero reservations about telling you how much I loathed “New...
Soundtrack to a midlife crisis
Nearly a year after I first saw it at Sundance, I still can’t believe “I Melt With You” went there. Over the top, off the hook and just plain bonkers,...
In Darkness
Money talks in the Polish World War II drama, “In Darkness.” It’s based on the true story of a Catholic sewer inspector and petty thief, Leopold Socha (Robert Wieckiewicz), who...
Knuckle
Thick-necked, booze-loving and angry men beat each other with their naked fists: so far, so Irish. But the feuding clans in the documentary “Knuckle” actually think their habits of antagonizing...
Sticking to what has flown before
The best thing about “Stick Fly” is its shameless reliance on soap-opera theatrics. Playwright Lydia R. Diamond multiplies heated arguments about race, class and gender, but the comedy that opened...
Sentimental 'Once' isn’t for all
Did the producers of “Once,” the delicate new musical at New York Theatre Workshop, get a little ahead of themselves? The show was generating such strong word of mouth in...
Hell's belle!
You know we’re in the thick of the movie awards season when an Oscar-winning actress like Charlize Theron is playing an alcoholic reliving her adolescence by breaking up her ex-boyfriend’s...
The Post Line
NFL Sunday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog COWBOYS 3½ 3½ (49) Giants JETS 9½ 10½ (36½) Chiefs RAVENS 16 16½ (41) Colts BENGALS 1 3 (38) Texans PACKERS 12 11...
Battier to sign with Heat seeking a ‘winning role’
Shane Battier will be playing in Miami this season. Mario Chalmers is deciding if he’ll be there with him. Battier, saying he only wants “a winning role” at this point...
Stern helped NOLA by nixing Paul deal
So, on the eve of the NBA opening for business nine weeks late due to the knack of owners and players for disagreeing to agree on a few hundred irksome...
Knicks offered Stoudemire to Hornets for Paul
If you’re Amar’e Stoudemire, it’s great to hear Tyson Chandler is coming to the Knicks to relieve him of the responsibility of guarding centers for much of the time. The...
Knicks' deal for Chandler nearly complete
The Knicks were on the verge of forming arguably the biggest Big 3 in NBA history as the club closed in last night on the stunning signing of elite 7-foot-1...
Knicks' move could bring defense back to Garden
Maybe they were subliminal messages the Knicks were transmitting these past few months, when they would fill the basketball hours on MSG Network with game after bruising game from the...
HBO taking Classic look at Rangers
Discouraged by an early-season loss to the Oilers, Rangers coach John Tortorella held a 16-second press conference where he left without taking any questions. Tortorella will have a much harder...
5 questions for ... Darren Woodson
ESPN analyst and former Cowboys safety breaks down the showdown between Dallas and the Giants with The Post’s Justin Terranova. But the three-time Super Bowl champion doesn’t have a high...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $19,000; clm($15,000); 2YO KYLIE'S WILD big threat to take 'em gate to wire. DESCUIDADA takes big drop...
Vic C.’s Fair Grounds Grade
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $35,000; 2YO KUDZU JUVENILE 4-Crimson Pride 2-5 3-Abama Light 4-1 1-Desoto Falls 10-1 5-Gray Streak 10-1 2-Love to Zoom 10-1 SECOND-6 fur; $20,000; clm; 2YO 5-Top Cats...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6 fur; $16,500; clm($10,000); 3up8Gngstrnthrn (Crrls)2.602.202.103Face Card (Santana)3.002.407Joltin' Joe (Jurado)3.00Scr: Yes He's Innocent, Act of Defiance, Journey to Nowhere, Yes It's Dan.* Exacta (8-3) $9.00 * $1 Superfecta (8-3-7-10) $40.40...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/16m(T); $23,000; clm($16,000); 3upPERFECT JOISKI missed by head after wide trip; hot barn. ASSURED VICTORY finished first in...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $43,000; alw; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Crea's Law(L),112M Birriel4-5-2LO'Brien15-12 Gimme Credit(L),120D Cohen6-7-6B Brown7-23 Mustang Island(L),120J Alvarado1-3-2Aquilino5-14 Carbon County(L),119C Hill12-8-1Hertler20-15 Ziptronic(L),115R Curatolo1-8-4Contessa6-16...
Aqueduct Charts
December 8th, 2011Clear and Good ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70yds; $29,000; clm($14,000); 3up(f)Off: 12:20. Good. pace inside, drew clrTime: 24.54, 49.94, 1:15.63, 1:41.36, 1:45.65.Trainer: Joseph Signore, Jr.Winner: DK B/ F,...
Howard to ask Magic for trade to Nets: report
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Mets open to almost any trade
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Hollywood Results
FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $25,000; clm($40,000); 3up7Swirls (Flores)5.603.202.801My Diane (Quinonez)3.002.606Flawless Jewel (Espinoza)3.20* $1 Exacta (7-1) $11.10 * Quinella (1-7) $11.80 * $1 Superfecta (7-1-6-4) $83.70 * $1 Trifecta (7-1-6) $40.90SECOND-1 1/16m;...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 9SATDec. 10SUNDec. 11MONDec. 12TUEDec. 13WEDDec. 14THUDec. 15RangersNO GAMEBuff. 7:00 MSG ESPNFla. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMEDal. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAME St.L. 8:00 MSG ESPNIslandersNO GAMEPitt. 7:00 MSG+ WRHUNO GAMENOGAMEMont. 7:30...
Islanders impress, but lose to Blackhawks in OT
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Rangers lose to Lightning in shootout after 'wrong' celebration
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Down 3-0, Devils defeat Senators in shootout
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Sports Shorts
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Land of the Giants
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Sunday's Best
The line BRIAN COSTELLO STEVE SERBY MARK CANNIZZARO PAUL SCHWARTZ TIM BONTEMPS MIKE BATTAGLINO MS. CHARLEEN BART HUBBUCH RICO STEELERS 14 (39) Browns (Last night) (L) ★ Steelers (L) Steelers...
Don’t try to buck this Bronco trend
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Hondo heating up in stretch
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No offense, Jets fear Chiefs defense
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Schottenheimer says he's secure with Jets adding Moore
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Giants' Jacobs ready to 'bully’ Cowboys
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Steelers defeat Browns
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Giants should all play like Pierre-Paul
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Cowboys Romo, Garrett have family feud
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Tuck dismayed Giants now better known for offense
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Giants' Fewell has no regrets over fiery words
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Pujols takes money, now 'Arch' villain
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Yankees' Rivera OK after vocal cord surgery
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Yankees won't over-react to Angels getting Pujols, Wilson
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Yankees hold off on bid for Darvish
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Who’s zooming who!
1. X Factor 1,099,076 2. Glee 674,405 3. WWE Raw 423,670 4. SpongeBob 356,761 5. Family Guy 354,953 6. The Big Bang Theory 265,707 7. American Horror Story 238,659 8....
’Pardy crasher
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Missing ‘Court’ mom cell found
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Back to ‘Five-0’
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‘Take’ the lead
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Talk show guests
FRIDAYCHARLIZE THERON, ABIGAIL BRESLIN, MICHAEL SYMON - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7ED GILLESPIE - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., (COM)JACK ABRAMOFF -...
OWN may shift to African-American viewers
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Starr report
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Weird but true
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Chiefs praying offense more than Hail Mary
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Westerman now starting for Jets
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Austin's return should boost Cowboys
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Schottenheimer not 'threatened' by Moore
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Jets rookie Ellis 'wasn't great' last week
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Jets coach says Sanchez won't be booed again
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Monmouth Park future in doubt
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Schottenheimer says he's secure with Jets
Even Brian Schottenheimer's friends got concerned when they heard the news that consultant Tom Moore was staying with the Jets on a full-time basis for the rest of the season."It's...