December 15, 2011
Pot-smoking SI thug who died of apparent heart attack after fleeing cop was violent fugitive from Texas
The College of Staten Island employee who died of an apparent heart attack last month after fleeing a cop who caught him smoking pot had good reason to run --...
Barcelona star David Villa breaks leg at Club World Cup
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Barcelona striker David Villa was facing up to six months on the sidelines after breaking his leg in the Spanish champion's FIFA Club World Cup semi-final against...
U.S. star Landon Donovan to join Everton on loan
LIVERPOOL, England -- Los Angeles Galaxy star Landon Donovan will head to England for his second loan spell at Everton, the English Premier League club announced Thursday. "Everton have reached an...
MTV names Katy Perry its 1st artist of the year
Katy Perry's run of No. 1 singles has earned her the distinction of becoming MTV's first artist of the year. Perry topped Adele after a spirited discussion among MTV's internal...
Jets assistants say nothing to head coaching rumors
Speculation season in the coaching world is upon us and the Jets coordinators have had their names thrown in the rumor mill in recent weeks. The website footballscoop.com named defensive...
Holmes has Super memories of Eagles CB
Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes would not mind having a reunion Sunday with Eagles cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. The two faced each other in Super Bowl XLIII when Holmes was a...
ABC cancels 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' after nine seasons
LOS ANGELES -- ABC has canceled "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" after nine seasons, the network said Thursday. The series, hosted by Ty Pennington, debuted in December 2003 featuring a team...
VIDEO: Schwartz at Giants practice
Post beat writer Paul Schwartz reports from Giants practice as the team prepares to play the Redskins on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.The Giants are tied with the Cowboys for the...
City investigating electrical maintenance performed on elevator just hours before ad exec's tragic death
Hours before her tragic death, contractors were performing electrical maintenance on the elevator that killed ad exec Suzanne Hart, city officials said today. “This work has now become the focus...
Feds: Madoff employee to plead guilty
A federal prosecutor says Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff's former controller will plead guilty in New York to conspiracy charges in connection with Madoff's epic Ponzi scheme. U.S. Attorney Preet...
NASA budget woes delay space taxi plans
WASHINGTON -- US space officials said budget uncertainties will push back the use of private space taxis for transporting astronauts into orbit by at least a year, necessitating a new...
Air Force probes Texas airmen’s group photo with man posing in open casket
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Air Force said Thursday it was investigating a photograph of a group of airmen posing with another airman pretending to be dead and lying in...
No Giants defender takes blame for horrible touchdown
Four days after yet another blatant blunder handed a gift touchdown to the Cowboys, no one on the Giants defense accepted blame for an uncontested 50-yard touchdown pass to an...
Officer admits 'disgust' at arresting fellow cop in violent off-duty Inwood rape
Discovering that the suspect in a school teacher's violent rape was a fellow cop so disturbed the arresting officer that he threw the guy's NYPD badge to the ground "in...
Scott says Jets aren't 'playoff team' right now
Jets linebacker Bart Scott believes the team still has to tighten some things up before they can be considered a Super Bowl contender, or even a playoff team."I don’t think...
Tuck expects to be game-time decision for Giants
Giants Defensive end Justin Tuck didn’t practice again Thursday, sitting out with an injured toe. Tuck’s previously said he thinks he will play Sunday against the Redskins, but he and...
Rangers' Staal says past week 'has gone really well'
ST. LOUIS — Rangers defenseman Marc Staal still doesn’t know when he’s going to play for the first time this season, but his progress in recovering from a concussion continued...
Nets release Outlaw using amnesty clause
In an expected move, the Nets released forward Travis Outlaw on Thursday afternoon. The Nets chose to use the amnesty clause in the new NBA collective bargaining agreement to eliminate...
Devils' Zajac to make season debut Friday
Devils coach Pete DeBoer said Travis Zajac will make his season debut Friday night against the Stars. Zajac has missed the Devils' first 30 games following Aug. 18 Achilles tendon...
Corzine disputes that he knew more about money
WASHINGTON — Jon Corzine on Thursday disputed an allegation that he knew about customer money that may have been transferred to a European affiliate just before MF Global collapsed. "I...
Russell Brand to host late-night comedy series on FX
LOS ANGELES -- British comedian Russell Brand inked a deal with FX Thursday to host six-installments of an unscripted late night series on the cable network. The half-hour, yet-untitled shows...
DA discounts lone killer theory in LI bodies case
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — In a split with police, a prosecutor says he isn’t convinced that a lone killer is responsible for 10 bodies discovered along a seaside parkway on Long...
Additional NJ charges in sweeping mob roundup
NEWARK, N.J. — Additional defendants and more charges have been added to a sweeping federal indictment that officials have called one of the largest ever roundups of alleged Mafia members....
Facebook Timeline now available to all users
Facebook's 800 million users can now access the site's Timeline feature, which turns their profile pages into a virtual scrapbook of big photos, memorable posts and life events. For many...
Marino doesn't see Cowher coaching Dolphins next season
MIAMI — Hall of Fame quarterback and Miami Dolphins legend Dan Marino chimed in with his thoughts on the Dolphins’ head coach search Thursday, saying he would love to see...
Texas model injured by plane propeller has left eye removed
DALLAS -- A Texas model who suffered horrific injuries when she accidentally walked into an airplane propeller was recovering Thursday from a surgery to remove her left eye. Lauren Scruggs,...
BONTEMPS: Nets roster now taking shape
It's taken the Nets a while to get started, but the Nets finally made a couple of free agent signings this week, locking up forward Shelden Williams on Tuesday before...
Redskins' Cofield can see Manning's improvement
Barry Cofield spent the first five years of his NFL career playing defensive tackle for the Giants, and in that time the only quarterback who ever started for them was...
Giants' Tuck still bothered by toe injury
At the start of practice on Thursday, there was no sign of Justin Tuck. After about 15 minutes, the Giants defensive end emerged, walking slowly, as if he was in...
Italian court explains decision to clear Amanda Knox
PERUGIA, Italy -- The Italian appeals court that cleared Amanda Knox in the murder of her British roommate explained in a report Thursday why it released the American student. The...
Defense attorney says Sandusky was teaching boys how to shower
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A defense attorney for accused child molester Jerry Sandusky has claimed that the former Penn State assistant football coach showered with young boys in order to teach...
Shawne chooses Nets over Knicks
Shawne Williams is headed to ... Jersey. Williams, a Knicks’ small forward off the bench last season, chose to join the Nets over returning to the Garden because of a...
City's childhood obesity rate shows biggest drop in country over last 5 years
Hold the double cheeseburger! The city reported today that school kids here registered the biggest decline in childhood obesity of any major city in the country over the last five...
McCain and Putin escalate war of words with personal digs
WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took their war of words to a new level Thursday when Putin told a question-and-answer session the Arizona Republican...
Worker charged in 2010 B'klyn elevator accident
A grand jury has indicted an elevator repairman on criminal charges in an accident that maimed a woman visiting a Brooklyn hospital. Brooklyn prosecutors say maintenance worker Jason Jordan disabled...
Iran demands Afghanistan cancel US drone flights
TEHRAN, Iran — The official Iranian news agency says Iran's foreign minister is demanding that Afghanistan stop letting the US launch drone flights over his country. Iran has displayed a...
Cable guy finds sleeping bear in NJ basement
HOPATCONG, NJ — A cable TV repairman got quite a surprise when he walked into the basement of a New Jersey home. There was a 500-pound bear sound asleep on...
Syrian dissidents create 'National Alliance' against regime
ISTANBUL -- A group claiming to represent the majority of the opposition movements inside Syria declared Thursday the foundation of a "National Alliance" of revolutionary forces aiming to topple the...
Giants compared to Patriots, but not in a good way
Usually being mentioned in the same sentence as Tom Brady is the ultimate compliment for a quarterback. Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe bestowed that honor on Eli Manning,...
Carson City IHOP reopens after deadly rampage
CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Christmas tree is lit up and the holiday hotcakes special is for sale again at the IHOP in Nevada's capital city. The Carson City pancake...
Education solution: Get rid of standards
A funny thing happened on the way to helping every American child proficient enough in reading and math to succeed in the global economy. Well, not so funny really because...
Weekly jobless claims drop 19K to 366K, better than expected
WASHINGTON -- New applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week by 19,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 366,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, putting claims at the lowest level since May...
Howard Stern named judge of 'America's Got Talent'
Howard Stern will replace Piers Morgan as a judge on "America's Got Talent," the shock jock confirmed Thursday. The NBC talent show will be moved to New York, and Stern...
Oscar Watch: 'The Artist' leads Golden Globes with 6 nods
Silent-screen love letter "The Artist'' continued to pick up momentum as an Oscar frontrunner today when -- as expected -- it led the Golden Globe nominations this morning with six nods, including...
Police say LI man stole 40 donated clothing bins
LINDENHURST, N.Y. — Police on Long Island say they’ve arrested a man who stole up to 40 bins used for donated clothing. They say he repainted the bins and used...
List of nominees for the Golden Globe Awards
Nominees for the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.: MOTION PICTURES — Picture, Drama: "The Descendants," ''The Help," ''Hugo," ''The Ides of March," ''Moneyball," ''War...
'The Artist' speaks up with 6 noms to lead Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Silent film is taking over Hollywood's awards scene. The silent-era tale "The Artist" heads the Golden Globes with six nominations, among them best comedy or musical,...
Conn. cow found after 5 months on the lam
MILFORD, Conn. — An 800-pound fugitive cow that eluded authorities for the past five months has been captured by a suburban Connecticut posse. Nearly 20 people including animal control officers,...
'Cuse coach's fourth accuser identified as New York prison inmate
SYRACUSE -- A New York State prison inmate was identified Thursday as the fourth man to accuse former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of sexual abuse. Floyd VanHooser,...
Japanese authorities set to announce Fukushima cold shutdown
TOKYO -- Japanese authorities are set to announce Friday that they have brought the Fukushima complex's devastated reactors to a state called cold shutdown, a milestone in stabilizing the site...
Parcel bomb intercepted at public office in Rome
ROME -- Authorities intercepted a parcel bomb Thursday at a branch of Italy's tax-collecting organization Equitalia, almost a week after another parcel bomb exploded at a separate branch in Rome....
Police intercept letter bomb at tax collection agency in Rome
ROME — Police say they have intercepted another letter bomb at the offices of Italy’s tax collection agency. The bomb was intercepted Thursday at an Equitalia office near the center...
French court convicts former President Jacques Chirac of embezzling funds
PARIS — A French court found former President Jacques Chirac guilty of embezzling public funds to illegally finance the conservative party he long led, in a historic verdict Thursday with...
Figoski helped Brooklyn teen turn life around
Slain cop Peter Figoski had four daughters of his own and could not stand to see a young woman about their age take the wrong path. That woman, now 21,...
Obama, Dems protecting the "too-stupid"
The Obama administration is in hot water with some ladies over a form of "morning-after" emergency contraception called Plan B. The FDA approved the sale of Plan B over the counter and...
US military marks end of its war in Iraq
BAGHDAD -- After nearly nine years of war, tens of thousands of casualties—including 4,500 dead—and more than $800 billion spent, the US military on Thursday formally ended its mission in...
Throwing away free speech
A fraternity at the University of Vermont has been suspended because of an online survey asking the frat brothers who among their fellow students they would rape. The national Sigma...
Girls basketball roundup: South Shore survives by one against Lincoln
All Anwar Gladden could think was, this is nothing like last year. The South Shore coach watched his team gut out a wild, 44-43 victory over Lincoln in PSAL Class...
CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Naz beats 'A' team Ford
Nazareth picked up a signature win – and it wasn’t the nationally ranked girls team. Naquan Chandler and Mike Megafu each scored 15 points to lead Naz to a 50-30...
At Lincoln, another Telfair makes his own name
For the first time in his basketball life, he’s not Sebastian Telfair’s little brother. He’s Ethan Telfair, Lincoln’s heady, talented and under control point guard. After a big summer on...
Serby’s exclusive Q&A with ...Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow has become the talk of the NFL, leading the Broncos to victories in seven of the eight games he has started and, improbably, into first place in the...
SHADES OF WINTER: Behind the scenes of South Shore's big win over Bergtraum
Every other week, South Shore’s VCU-bound senior Jenice Winter, one of the city’s top girls basketball players, takes us into her life and times. In this exclusive diary for NYPost.com,...
20 rescued, seven hospitalized after collapse at Idaho mine
MULLAN, Idaho -- All 20 miners working at the Lucky Friday mine in Mullan, Idaho, on Wednesday night have been rescued after a collapse triggered fears that staff had been...
Bronx bragging rights earned as Truman stuns host Kennedy
The John F. Kennedy-Truman rivalry hasn’t been much of one over the years. Since taking over the Mustangs program eight years ago, John Burke has beaten the Knights just once....
The Post's All-City girls soccer honors
Familiar faces were again hoisting trophies after dominant seasons. Beacon won its second straight PSAL Class A title and Riverdale completed consecutive unbeaten NYSAISAA championships. St. Joseph Hill took home...
Conroy, Jones fuel Ford's comeback win over Mary Louis
Jill Conroy understands her role and plays it to perfection. The Bishop Ford junior guard comes off the bench as a dead-eye shooter who makes smart plays. She’s also shown...
The Post's All-Staten Island football honors
Monsignor Farrell returned to a place of prominence on Staten Island. The Lions made the CHSFL Class AAA playoffs under new coach Jim Bradley and had a fine season, putting...
Silence is emboldened
Can “The Artist,’’ a film with virtually no dialogue, become the first silent movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture since “Wings’’ in 1929? It seems possible after...
Battle of the pretty boys
George Clooney and his frequent co-star Brad Pitt could end up duking it out for this year’s Best Actor Oscar. The Screen Actors Guild yesterday nominated both for Best Actor,...
It's the Osc-hers!
Most years, there are so few good roles for women in movies that Oscar voters have a hard time coming up with five worthy nominations. This year, though, there’s an...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Oyley leads Lafayette past Midwood
Bradley D. Oyley scored 21 points and dished out 10 assists as Lafayette topped Midwood, 70-59, to remain tied atop Brooklyn A South with Telecommunications. Shakqueel Waldron added 20 points...
Bleach bums
Rooney Mara isn’t the first actress to bleach out her brows for the sake of a film, but her role as gothy Lisbeth Salander in “The Girl With the Dragon...
Drama mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst serious shows Mama checks out the winter finales that wrap up 2011: • “American Horror Story” (Wednesday, 10 p.m., FX) Last night’s...
Odds spike against Falcone’s LightSquared
Phil Falcone’s high-speed mobile Internet startup will interfere with a “majority” of agriculture and military GPS systems, a US government group said yesterday.The startup, LightSquared, in which the New York...
Private practice: WebMD close to sealing a deal with PE firms
Private-equity firms are betting they can revive moribund WebMD. Four PE firms are bidding for the online medical site after it quietly put itself up for sale, The Post has...
Business briefs
Merry WebOnline retail spending rose 15 percent to $26.8 billion in the holiday season through Dec. 12, according to ComScore, a sign more consumers are taking advantage of discounts available...
Even home-sales data is bogus, Realtors say
The real estate industry lives by the motto: “location, location, location.” Next week it’ll be known for “deception, deception, deception.” The National Association of Realtors admitted this week that it...
Bears bash bugs
The gold bugs beat a hasty retreat. A stronger US dollar showed its growing might yesterday, curbing demand for gold and setting it up for the biggest one-day drop in...
Lawyer admits insider trading
Lawyer Matthew Kluger pleaded guilty to stealing corporate merger tips from four law firms to fuel an insider-trading scheme that prosecutors said generated $37 million in illegal profits. Kluger, was...
GRIM outlook to come
How low can they go?Shares in BlackBerry maker Research In Motion — which has been losing investors and market share to Google’s Android and the Apple-made iPhone — sank to...
MF Global $1.2B found! Unless it isn’t
The mystery of the missing $1.2 billion in MF Global customer funds is solved — maybe. One of the small army of investigators searching for missing moolah said yesterday that...
VC fund stirs up $225M
At a time when venture capital is showing signs of drying up, a New York City firm was able to set a $225 million fund. FirstMark Capital, founded by managing...
Fitch dings Euro banks
Credit Agricole of France and Danske Bank, Denmark’s largest lender, were among five European lenders to have their credit grades cut one level by Fitch Ratings, which cited “stronger headwinds”...
Time Warner Cable may order no MSG
NBA fans just can’t catch a break. After a lockout that erased a quarter of the basketball season, New York fans may lose out on Knicks games if Madison Square...
Low bridge Highbridge
Henry Swieca plans to return money to outside investors in his $500 million hedge fund Talpion Fund Management that he started two years ago, sources said. The co-founder of Highbridge...
Sky-high NFL TV deal may squeeze fans
Pigskin prexy Roger Goodell struck gold yesterday, inking a lucrative, nine-year extension of the NFL’s television rights deal — but it may be football fans that end up footing the...
Bank watchers list forming
A former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is among at least four candidates being considered to ensure that banks including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America comply with...
Ben: Euron Eurown
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Republican senators yesterday the Fed can’t and won’t throw a safety net under stressed European governments or financial institutions, lawmakers said. “We’re all concerned...
No great deal
Groupon probably wishes its bankers had kept quiet.The Wall Street firms that worked to take the daily deals site public last month were freed yesterday from the “quiet period” that...
Banks vie for Glam slam plan
Glam Media, an online advertising company focused on women, plans to file for an initial public offering by the end of the second quarter and is considering Goldman Sachs or...
Kors IPO sews up $944M
Michael Kors Holdings, the designer’s namesake clothing firm, raised $944 million in an initial public offering, 19 percent more than it sought, after pricing its shares above the marketed range....
Amazon sinks to 9-mos. low on profit worries
Amazon.com shares dropped to levels not seen since March yesterday on concern that big spending and aggressive pricing by the No. 1 Internet retailer will hit profit during the crucial...
Free Will
Celebrity hairstylists Kao and Kathleen Hui are apartment hoppers. They want to live where the action is — in the most artistic, most talked about, most beautiful New York homes....
Just sold!
ManhattanCHELSEA $2,580,000133 W. 14th St.Three-bedroom, three-bath full-floor penthouse condo, 2,000 square feet, with renovated kitchen with stainless-steel appliances and marble counters, woodburning fireplace, whirlpool bath, two terraces and central AC;...
A Current affair
Think the L train is crowded now? Brace yourself. Much of the development in Williamsburg that stagnated after the financial crisis hit — giving the neighborhood a sort of post-apocalyptic...
She’s livin’ largentina
Argentina’s wealthiest woman, Maria Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat — the 90-year-old billionaire widow of industrialist Alfredo Fortabat — is even wealthier after just selling her Pierre apartment for $19.5 million....
NY boy flunks Burglary 101
LIBERTY, NY — A 12-year-old boy may be wishing that his dog ate his homework.Police in the village of Liberty, approximately 100 miles northwest of New York City, tell the...
Italy nabs W. fiends
ROME — Italian police arrested five suspected terrorists yesterday accused of planning violent attacks against a range of targets, including former President George W. Bush, Rome’s Jewish community and Romanian...
Rape-data reform
WASHINGTON — The definition of rape in US crime statistics will be broadened following the recommendation of a panel of outside advisers, said FBI Director Robert Mueller yesterday at a...
Liz’s bling rings it up
The queen of diamonds’ jewels have gone home. Bulgari, Elizabeth Taylor’s favorite jeweler, anonymously snapped up some $20 million of its own bling at Christie’s sale of the Hollywood legend’s...
Latest Columbia hack bust
A fourth suspect has been arrested in the nearly $6 million hacking scam that rocked Columbia University last year, law-enforcement sources said. Jean-Paul Moise, 32, a 10-year employee who worked...
Whoopi joins AIDS panel
Actress Whoopi Goldberg and shoe designer Kenneth Cole have joined the jury that will choose a design for an AIDS memorial park in Greenwich Village.The memorial is planned for a...
Tax briber’s tequila sunrises will be in jail
An upstate nail-salon owner who tried to quash a tax audit by offering an agent $18,000 and a bottle of tequila avoided prison time yesterday but will have to spend...
Iraq ‘hot’ plates
Justice is served. The Upper East Side restaurant that dished out dinner on plates plundered from Saddam Hussein’s palaces has been forced to return the purloined tableware to the Iraqi...
O to GIs: Good job
WASHINGTON — President Obama touted the end of US troop involvement in Iraq and thanked soldiers for their bravery, during a visit to Fort Bragg in North Carolina yesterday. “It’s...
Mitt’s cash and spurn
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign has raised a stunning $10 million in the New York region so far — just as the campaign has begun blasting Newt Gingrich to...
Dems caving on ‘millionaires tax’ push
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leaders yesterday huddled privately to discuss dropping their demand for a millionaires surtax to pay for extending a Social Security payroll-tax holiday. It would be a...
Trolling for GOP e-mails
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s campaign team is trolling for e-mails of Republican voters. Obama 2012 is asking contributors to give up the e-mail addresses of their Republican friends, which critics...
US: We’ll ‘drone’ on
KABUL, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the United States will continue to conduct intelligence operations like the recent one that led to the loss of a drone over...
Fainting fraudster
You’d be feeling blue, too.A fraudster who’s facing more than nine years in the slammer was taken from Manhattan federal court in a wheelchair yesterday after her lawyer said she’s...
Google $earches for end to slavery
SAN FRANCISCO — Google announced yesterday it is donating $11.5 million to several coalitions fighting to end modern-day slavery around the world. In what is believed to be the largest-ever...
Victoria's Secret used cotton picked from farms that relied on abused children
Victoria has another secret. Despite labels that certified its sleek panties and racy thongs were made from “pesticide-free, 10 percent rain-fed cotton,” the lingerie giant was using fiber picked from...
Colombo capo a fed tape worm
Rats! Another high-ranking member of New York’s Colombo crime family has become a federal informant in the FBI probe of the embattled mob organization. Reynold Maragni, until recently a Colombo...
TV teaches the slut life
Step away from the TV, bitches. It isn’t safe. From the sluts and hos of MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” to the trailer-trash stars of “16 and Pregnant,” to the extreme girl-on-girl...
Jets fan hit by ex-con
The cowardly thug busted for sucker-punching Jets fan James Mohr outside MetLife Stadium Sunday is a drug-dealing ex-con with a lengthy rap sheet, public records show. Merle Lee, 35, of...
Andy bill hits coach pervs
High-school and college sports coaches will no longer be able to cover their eyes to child abuse under legislation proposed by Gov. Cuomo yesterday. All coaches would be required by...
$candals taking poll toll on Liu
Embattled city Comptroller John Liu is turning into a real Liu-ser with voters. A poll out today shows that Liu’s popularity has plummeted — following a torrent of negative publicity...
‘Hail’ talks stalling
ALBANY — It’s stuck in traffic.A deal to expand cab service to millions of residents who live uptown and in the outer boroughs remained elusive yesterday, even with personal intervention...
Rapist Peter Braunstein exchanged steamy messages with 'goth girl' friend
The monster has his own “Manson girl.” Convicted sex fiend Peter Braunstein, the former fashion writer serving 41 years to life for dressing as a firefighter and sexually torturing a...
Douglas son’s dopey story could cost him
Actor Michael Douglas’ son ad-libbed a phony story about finding a bundle of heroin in jail, thwarting efforts to uncover the source of the drugs, the feds said yesterday. Cameron...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Two men were busted for stealing 30 handbags worth $1,129 from a department store in the Flatiron District, authorities said. Marcos Rivera, 48, allegedly held open a sack...
Hush talk in ’Cuse perv probe
ALBANY — Federal prosecutors say disclosure of information used to obtain search warrants for the home and office of former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine would jeopardize their...
Penn St. deal nix
The lawyer for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky says there’s no plea deal in the works. “There’s never been any discussions about plea bargains on either side...
Attention, Walmart droppers
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Thousands of birds died on impact after apparently mistaking a Walmart parking lot and other areas of southern Utah for bodies of water and plummeting to...
Game on at NYU
All those hours playing “Modern Warfare 3” were totally worth it! New York University is launching the area’s first master’s program in game design beginning next fall. The curriculum out...
Teen pot use up
LANSING, Mich. — Teen marijuana use continues to rise, according to an annual national survey released yesterday.The University of Michigan survey, conducted for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, found...
Elevator kills Madison Ave. ad exec
An ad executive taking the elevator to her Midtown office like any other day was crushed to death in front of two horrified fellow passengers yesterday when the car suddenly...
Bad picture of arts prez
The National Arts Club fired back at its eccentric former president yesterday, saying the ousted leader owes the company $3 million for misusing money, artwork and a slew of apartments...
Put a sock in the stuffers
Just in time for Christmas, a new study found that little stocking stuffers make people less appreciative of their big-ticket gift. “One option is to buy a luxury cashmere sweater....
City targets ‘Wild West’ Web gun sales
Describing it as a “24/7 field day for felons,” city officials reported yesterday that the Internet has become a prime source for illegal gun sales — and they provided videos...
Help aid hero's daughters, NY!
Generous donations continued to pour in to the Peter Figoski Scholarship Fund — launched by the New York Post and the New York City Police Foundation to ensure the higher...
Loving daughters coping
They were the All-American girls; he was the doting soccer dad. NYPD veteran Peter Figoski could not have been happier as he and his four bright, pretty and talented daughters...
Mike rips into ‘free him’ judge
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday tore into the Brooklyn judge who turned a dangerous ex-con loose after his drug arrest last month, saying accused cop-killer Lamont Pride would have been locked up...
Gal-abuse shock
ATLANTA — One in four women say they were violently attacked by intimate partners, according to a survey released yesterday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found that...
Liu rubs out $65M school-cleaning pact
The city has scrubbed a Department of Education contract that hikes the cost of school cleaning by a staggering $20 million next year, officials said.City Comptroller John Liu said the...
Malcolm X girl jailed
The daughter of slain activist Malcolm X has been arrested for violating her probation on an identity-theft conviction. Malikah Shabazz, 46, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years’ probation...
Voters’ thumbs-up to NYPD over Occupiers
New Yorkers gave the NYPD a thumbs-up for its handling of the Occupy Wall Street protests, a survey released yesterday found.The Quinnipiac poll found that 50 percent of city voters...
PA $hocks it to ’em
Two wrongs can make a right — at least in the view of the Port Authority. When the agency was asked why it didn’t fix billing errors that led it...
Kid-rape fiend gets 72 years
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 72 years in prison yesterday for raping and impregnating his girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter.Gerald Hatcher was convicted in August of four counts of rape and...
Labor’s ‘occu-tools’
Scruffy progressive protesters locked themselves together across railroad tracks, blocked traffic and shouted profanities at police on Tuesday in a coordinated “West Coast Port Shutdown.” Truckers lost wages. Shippers lost...
Behind Holder’s war on voter-ID laws
If you want to buy over-the-counter cold medicine at your local drugstore, chances are you have to show a photo ID to do it. Same if you want to get...
Nadler’s knocks on the NYPD
The Issue: The federal probe sought by Rep. Jerry Nadler into the NYPD’s evictions at Zuccotti Park. *** Rep. Jerry Nadler’s call for AG Eric Holder to conduct a federal...
The year of the protest: It’s time to move on
The Issue: Time magazine’s selection of “The Protester” as this year’s “Person of the Year.” *** Time has done a disservice to the “Person of the Year” by even mentioning...
Baloney on a bagel
City Councilman Larry Seabrook — you know, the guy who eats $177 bagels — must take New Yorkers for rank fools. What else could explain his outrageously cynical appearance on...
Egypt’s Islamist rising
Time magazine named “The Protester” its person of the year yesterday, a choice inspired in part by the throngs of Egyptian demonstrators who swept dictator Hosni Mubarak from power and...
Let ’em loose Laporte
“The reason he was not behind bars is that a judge here in New York not only didn’t put him behind bars, she didn’t even think it was appropriate for...
‘Wrong’ rock rebels
One band you won’t see playing in Zuccotti Park is the grunge-like — and openly conservative — quartet Madison Rising. Their application to perform there has been rejected by Brookfield...
Phony fracking fears for NY
Opponents of gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing in New York got a boost last week when the EPA issued a draft report that found that chemicals used in gas wells...
Ailey hits a ‘Home’ run
The Alvin Ailey company isn’t just about “Revelations.” New artistic director Robert Battle put together a program Tuesday night of four varied works — from revivals to a recent commission...
All hail cheerful cheerleaders
A lot of people whine that Broadway doesn’t know how to make entertaining musicals anymore. Happily, it turns out that Broadway still knows how to make ’em. With its catchy...
New features at Hunter Mountain
While many are waiting for the ski season to take off, resorts have kept themselves busy with improvements that both riders and skiers will enjoy. At Hunter Mountain in the...
Devils ready for Zajac
The Devils are suddenly facing decisions of wealth, on the ice, if not at the bank. They're about to look formidable up front after 99 games of wandering in the...
The Post Line
NFL Tonight Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog FALCONS 10½ 11½ (42½) Jaguars Saturday Cowboys 6½ 7 (47) BUCCANEERS Sunday GIANTS 7½ 7 (46) Redskins EAGLES 2 3 (44) Jets Packers...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Berra to be honored Yogi Berra will be among the honorees at the 32nd Thurman Munson awards dinner on Jan. 31 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in midtown Manhattan....
Rangers' Lundqvist will play through pain
ST. LOUIS — Henrik Lundqvist sat at his locker yesterday, wearing a pad over his left collarbone after being hit there in Tuesday’s loss to the Stars. Despite the discomfort,...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order 1. 6f; $21,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m) STELLARS THEORY back where she belongs after racing in NY Stallion stakes last...
Four British riders convicted of fixing
LONDON — Four jockeys and two owners were given bans of up to 14 years yesterday after being convicted of race-fixing as a result of the British Horseracing Authority’s biggest...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $19,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Juliann'sApprvl(L),120M Studart3-6-7Persaud15-12 R Clever Cat(L),120J Davis3-3-6Rice3-13 Moshe Diane(L),121D Cohen2-4-5Levine4-14 Spell Check(L),121M Luzzi2-5-5Violette7-25 Ok to Pay(L),116R...
Aqueduct Charts
December 14th, 2011 Clear And Fast.©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70y; $24,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:20. Good. dug in gamely insideTime: 24.13, 48.7, 1:14.58, 1:4.82, 1:45.27.Trainer: Randi PersaudWinner: GR/RO F, 4,...
Gulfstream Park Entries Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5f(T); $51,500; mdn spcl wt; 2YOFAST N FURIUS CAT ran second...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-7 1/2f; $16,000; cl($8,000); 3up; (f&m) 1 Lsa Lulu (Pedroza) 4.80 2.80 2.10 3 Moonshine Alice (Stra) 3.00 2.40 5 Saint Cindy (Bejarano) 2.10 * $1 Ex (1-3) $7.90 *...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 15FRIDec. 16SATDec. 17SUNDec. 18MONDec. 19TUEDec. 20WEDDec. 21RangersSt. Louis8:00TV- MSG ESPN 1050 AM NO GAMEPho. 8:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENO GAME Devs 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAME IslandersDallas7:00 TV - MSG+WRHU 88.7...
Affrunti’s Fair Grounds Grade
Post Time: 1:30 p.m. FIRST-6f; $16,500; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m) 5-BeachVibeAlive 7-2 3-LghtptheShdw 12-1 8-Daddy'sMiracle 3-1 4-Lady Leestown 6-1 1-Puckappeal 6-1 6-Little Red Lexie 5-1 2-Only About Me 6-1 7-RocketDelight's 6-1...
Clips taking a stand
My Paper Clips just became the second best team in Staples Center vs. the belittled step-tenant they've always been. Not only have they inherited the provisions of Chris Paul from...
Rex remembers Eagles' DeSean burning Giants
Jets coach Rex Ryan took a little dig at the Giants yesterday when asked about the dangers of punting to Eagles returner DeSean Jackson. “I think there are people around...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.High School: Prestonwood (Tx.) vs. Grace Prep (Tx.) ESPNU8 p.m.High School: Oak Hill Acad. (Ga.) vs. Miller Grove (Va.) ESPN9:30 p.m..High School: Montrose Christian (Md.) vs. Marcus Flower Mound...
Peyton ups workouts
Colts coach Jim Caldwell said Peyton Manning has ramped up his rehab regimen, though the four-time league MVP quarterback was not scheduled to practice with his teammates yesterday. It’s still...
Yankees make bid for Darvish
The Yankees are in the Yu Darvish Sweepstakes, The Post has learned. According to a source with knowledge of the process, the Yankees submitted a posting bid to Major League...
Torres might be Mets’ new leading man
Andres Torres was among a collection of San Francisco Giants misfits who won the World Series in 2010, so he should feel right at home trying to win with the...
Amar’e likely won’t play full schedule for Knicks
Don’t expect Amar’e Stoudemire to pull off a Highway 66. He is not shooting to play the entire 66-game schedule during this condensed season, and will mull sitting out the...
With Crawford gone, Davis may be next for Knicks
The Knicks lost out on Jamal Crawford yesterday, lost out on Shawne Williams today, but could be on the verge of landing veteran sore-backed point guard Baron Davis by the...
Magic in no rush to deal Dwight
This is Dwight Howard we’re talking about. So the Nets will wait if they have to wait. But so will the Orlando Magic. The Magic temporarily cancelled trade talks concerning...
Jets must contain Eagles' QB
The Jets’ defensive game plan against the Eagles this week is simple — stick Vick. Eagles quarterback Michael Vick returned last week after missing three games with broken ribs. Now,...
Eagles' Nnamdi doesn’t regret spurning Jets
When the Jets travel to Philadelphia on Sunday, eyes invariably will turn to Eagles corner Nnamdi Asomugha, who spurned Gang Green’s free-agent offer this offseason. With the way Antonio Cromartie...
Jets could learn a lot about Eagles from Giants
Rex Ryan wasted no time issuing “Beware of Michael Vick” and “Beware of Birds” warnings yesterday to his Jets. “They have so many weapons, and any given day they can...
Giants coach counting on fans against Redskins
Whether it was the Polo Grounds, where Charlie Conerly was the quarterback, or Yankee Stadium, where Y.A. Tittle called signals, or Giants Stadium during the Phil Simms era, the Giants...
Eli bringing Giants teammates along for record season
Dan DePalma doesn’t exactly look the part of an NFL receiver, which is why one day during the summer a security guard did not let him onto the field at...
Giants' Phillips looking good for Sunday return
Safety Kenny Phillips yesterday was back on the field, an extremely positive sign for the Giants when it comes to predicting Phillips’ availability for Sunday’s game against the Redskins. Phillips...
Louis goes off the reservation
Louis C.K. has gone off the grid. On Saturday, the star of the comedy series “Louie” began selling a new comedy special on his Web site — $5 per download....
Release the bird
NBC News’ chief White House correspondent gave a distinctly un-military salute on yesterday’s “Morning Joe” show. Chuck Todd says he didn’t know he was on camera he was caught on...
Obamas get DVR
The White House has gotten a technology upgrade — it’s now equipped with a DVR for the first time. The First Family has just had a DVR installed in their...
‘Jokers’ on you
Ready for the most ridiculous, funniest hidden camera show ever? Then make sure to tune in tonight for truTV’s new show “Impractical Jokers,” possibly the funniest, most ridiculous show I’ve...
‘Five-0’ sorry for shushing vets
They got the bum’s hush. CBS apologized Tuesday on behalf of the crew of “Hawaii Five-0” for shushing a group of Pearl Harbor vets visiting Honolulu’s National Memorial Cemetery of...
Weird but true
Call them North Pole dancers. A Chicago strip club is getting into the Christmas spirit with a “Lap Dance for the Needy’’ event. It’s offering a free lap dance to...
INSIDE PSAL BOYS HOOPS: Aussies get full NYC hoops treatment, Senior leading undefeated Eagle
The first experience for Vic Metro in New York City after flying in from Texas was the subway. The Australian U18 club team rode from the Pennsylvania Hotel in Midtown...
Ervin magic: Mitchell leads Brooklyn Collegiate over rival Bedford
Whenever Ervin Mitchell got tired or felt the drills were getting monotonous, he thought back to the night of March 8, when Brooklyn Collegiate blew a large lead to eventual...
Feds slam Michael Douglas' son's 'phony' prison heroin tale
Actor Michael Douglas’s son ad-libbed a phony story about finding a bindle of heroin in jail, stymieing official efforts to uncover the source of the drugs, the feds said today....
Clippers acquire Paul from Hornets
NEW ORLEANS -- Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles for real this time - to the Clippers, not the Lakers. The Hornets traded Paul to the Clippers for guard...
Yankees put in bid for Japanese ace Yu Darvish
The Yankees are in the Yu Darvish Sweepstakes, The Post has learned. According to a source with knowledge of the process, the Yankees submitted a posting bid to MLB offices...
Yankees won't say if they bid for Darvish
The Yankees on Wednesday refused to say if they submitted a blind bid for Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish.Bids had to be into Major League Baseball's hands by 5 o'clock, and...
House passes defense spending bill
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a $662 billion defense spending bill, after lawmakers softened some of its controversial provisions to avoid a White House veto....