December 18, 2011
Looking back at Knicks-Nets, Round 1
Now that 24 hours have passed since the Knicks and Nets met in their first of two preseason games before the insane 66-game in 120-day season begins next weekend, let's...
Rangers recall Bickel to replace Eminger
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Rangers recalled D Stu Bickel on an emergency basis from Connecticut on Sunday to replace Steve Eminger, who injured his right shoulder in Saturday's win over...
Bengals keep playoff hopes alive with win over Rams
ST. LOUIS -- All but counted out near halftime, A.J. Green re-emerged and reached a nice rookie milestone. Helped the Cincinnati Bengals get off the mat, too. The rookie wide...
Packers' perfect season ends with loss to Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Romeo Crennel stood dripping wet on the sideline, a water cooler having been dumped over his head. Kyle Orton's jersey was covered in grass stains as...
Colts beat Titans, avoid winless season
INDIANAPOLIS -- Of all the losses they've had to the Indianapolis Colts, this had to one of the toughest for the Tennessee Titans. Dan Orlovsky threw for one touchdown and...
Giants suffer embarrassing loss to Redskins
If the New York Giants miss the playoffs once again, they have only themselves and the Washington Redskins to blame. Rex Grossman threw a touchdown pass and the Redskins put...
Smoking kills business: Cig fire shuts Tick Tock Diner
A fire caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette shuttered the Tick Tock Diner in Midtown this morning. The eatery is expected to reopen in two days. Diner owner Alex Sgourdos...
Gal clings to life after she's shot in Bronx
An 18-year-old girl was shot once in the head on a Bronx street corner early this morning, police said. The victim, who is in critical condition at St. Barnabas Hospital,...
Seton Hall holds off Mercer in OT
Senior forward Herb Pope scored 24 points and collected 17 rebounds to lead Seton Hall to an 80-77 overtime victory over upset-minded Mercer on Sunday. Pope opened overtime with a...
Boehner, House GOP oppose Senate payroll-tax bill, want it to last whole year
WASHINGTON — Top House Republicans said today they oppose a bipartisan, Senate-approved bill that extends a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for just two months and said congressional bargainers...
Follow Jets-Eagles with Post writers
The Post has today's Jets-Eagles game from Philadelphia covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business.The Jets are looking for their fourth straight win...
Fatal fall in front of Bx. 4 train
A man was struck and killed earlier today by a subway after he stumbled onto train tracks in the Bronx, police said. The victim, believed to be in his 30s,...
Baron to sign with Knicks on Monday
Baron Davis will officially sign with the Knicks Monday, according to NBA sources.Davis will sign for the $2.5 million room exception. Davis became a free agent Friday night after clearing...
Tuck playing for Giants against Redskins
It was no sure thing that Justin Tuck would play for the Giants in today’s game against the Redskins; the defensive end is dealing with a serious and painful toe...
Follow Giants-Redskins with Post writers
The Post has today's Giants-Redskins game from MetLife Stadium covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business.The Giants enter tied with the Cowboys for...
Barcelona beats Santos to win soccer's Club World Cup
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Barcelona is the champion of the soccer world after cruising to a 4-0 win over Brazilian side Santos. The FIFA Club World Cup final turned into a...
David Beckham's camp denies reports he is set to complete PSG move
PARIS -- David Beckham's management Saturday dismissed French media reports that the former England captain is in Paris to complete a move to Paris Saint-Germain. France Football reported Beckham arrived...
Tears for 'wonderful' woman killed in elevator torch horror
The elderly Brooklyn woman burned to death by a madman in her apartment-building elevator was described today as a “wonderful” person who always looked out for her neighbors and community....
Suspect arrested in death of woman burned alive in Brooklyn elevator
Cops today busted the madman who allegedly burned an elderly Prospect Heights woman to death inside a Brooklyn elevator -- after he showed up at a police precinct reeking of...
Vaclav Havel, Czech playwright and president, dead at 75
PRAGUE — Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia and become a hero of the epic struggle that ended the...
The Post's All-City football honors
This time, Lincoln finished the job. Appearing in the PSAL City Championship division for the second straight year, Lincoln got over the hump, winning its first title since 1993. The...
Mitt lands major lowa endorsement
Mitt Romney’s run for president got a big boost last night as the most influential newspaper in Iowa endorsed him in the state’s GOP caucuses next month. The Des Moines...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Lincoln gets better of Carr, Patterson (Md.)
Aquille Carr dazzled the home crowd, but Lincoln left victorious – a tradeoff the Railsplitters will gladly accept. Carr, a speedy and skilled top junior prospect who is listed at...
Members flee NYAC blaze
A fire broke out yesterdayat the New York Athletic Club in Midtown, authorities said. Some members were forced from the building onto Central Park South wearing just towels at around...
Parallels between MF Global and Madoff
Is Jon Corzine having a Bernie Madoff moment? Corzine told the many congressional panels he was hauled in front of this week that it was not his intention to violate...
Ford posts impressive OT win over Jersey power Vianney
If the Bishop Ford players weren’t sure what they were getting themselves into during their trip to St. John Vianney, they certainly figured it out quickly. As they walked into...
CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Hayes moves on to Kreul Classic semis
Jalen Jenkins’ best night of the young season carried Cardinal Hayes to another win in the Sunshine State. The uncommitted senior forward scored 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked...
Girls basketball roundup: Resilient Stanners, Ejerta hold off Loughlin
It’s always a joy for a coach to see their team practice what he preaches. First-year Archbishop Molloy head man Scott Lagas got exactly that in the Stanners league opener....
Bear hunt could return
The hunting season quietly is coming to a close with one exception, the noise that was created with New Jersey’s bear hunt. The opponents were out in force once again...
St. Ray's rallies from down 21 after three to reach City of Palms quarters
About six parents who made the trip down to Fort Myers, Fla., made up the St. Raymond rooting section at the tip of the team’s first game at the prestigious...
No brotherly love: Martins to meet in MSIT-Curtis clash
As the older brother, Kareem Martin is happy for whatever success comes Hassan Martin’s way. Just not on Tuesday when the two meet for the first time on the varsity...
Finding itself, Wadleigh pulls out tough victory over Transit Tech
At the final horn, as his players celebrated at midcourt, Mike Crump walked around the home bench in a dazed state. He would later pace the school’s hallways. The Wadleigh...
Panisse headed to Millrose after Loughlin Games win
Alexis Panisse’s historic cross country season didn’t have the finish she was looking for. The Benjamin Cardozo senior became the first New York City girls runner to qualify for the...
Retooled Medgar Evers girls set Loughlin Games 4x200 record, Rhodes wins 1000
Medgar Evers wasn’t exactly sure what kind talent it had on a revamped version of its girls 4 x 200 relay team. The type of runners were never in question....
MF ‘broke the rules’
He’s turning into Jon Corzine’s worst nightmare. And Terrence Duffy, CEO of CME Group. the Chicago-based commodities exchange, appears to be the most vocal critic during the seven-week scavenger hunt...
Christmas cheer(ing)
What do you give that special someone in a tough economy? A customized Rolls Royce? Or perhaps a boatload of caviar? Deloitte, the tax firm, in its annual holiday spending...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS ROGER GOODELL NFL chief quarterbacks extensions with TV nets through 2022 at $4.9B per year. CARL ICAHN Billionaire stands to profit big from 8% stake in WebMD as PE...
No Virginia, there won’t be a Santa rally for retailers
Patting yourself on the back this weekend because the bulk of your holiday shopping is already done? Well, you’re not alone. It appears more and more Americans made their lists,...
Rugged mobiles getting smarter
Tool belts are about to get a high-tech makeover.A slew of juiced-up tablets, including the Panasonic Toughpad A1 and the Motorola ET1, are expected to arrive when the leaves return...
Can’t get job done
Job prospects for the New York City metro area are about to hit rock bottom. Job growth will be down slightly across the five boroughs in 2012, according to a...
Baum slams door on mortgage mods
Foreclosure-mill law firm Steven J. Baum is delivering New York homeowners one last kick in the teeth before closing out its cases in the next two weeks. The Baum firm...
A kids ’n’ play rap
Use your words. How many times have parents said that to their children? Now a new study shows that parents should take their own advice — use their words, and...
What energy shortage?
Dear John: I understand your recent point about oil speculators costing Americans money by driving up prices. However, I must question your assertion that oil consumption is going down. Maybe...
Please step away from the screen
Do you get so engrossed in your work that you can’t take your eyes off the computer, either because you’re so passionate about what you do or because you’re afraid...
50 busted in OWS TriBeCa park push
Cops busted more than 50 protesters yesterday after they broke into a private park in Manhattan to mark the three-month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. Also, one of a group...
New York City's 10 worst elevators
They are the most terrifying rides in New York. But those riding the city’s 10 worst lifts experience no joy — only fear, loathing and even death. Residents at the...
Shannan corpse ID’d
Authorities yesterday confirmed that bones found last week in a Long Island swamp were those of Shannan Gilbert, a 24-year-old New Jersey call girl last seen fleeing from a john’s...
Buyback bull’s-eye
As gun buybacks go, this one brought in a heckuva one-day haul. The NYPD yesterday took 182 firearms off the streets of Brooklyn — including six shotguns, seven rifles, 58...
Subway buskers’ $weet Christmas music
Capitalism has gone underground. Some in-car subway musicians say they’re raking in the dough this holiday season, making hundreds of dollars a day playing to a very captive audience. “I...
10G doc slap over $66 fee
The state is taking a $10,000 slice from an FDNY surgeon — fining him for overcharging an 89-year-old patient $66.25 for a copy of his own medical records.Dr. Pierce Ferriter,...
Giants LB Boley probed for child abuse
Hulking New York Giants linebacker Michael Boley is being investigated for abusing his 5-year-old son — a claim his lawyer shot down as nothing more than a money grab. Authorities...
Opera star takes flop
The Metropolitan Opera looked more like the set of “Spider Man” last night.A Mezzo-soprano singer fell during an evening performance and had to be hospitalized, opera spokesman Peter Clark said.Wendy...
‘Faux’ foes of LI mall
On paper, the entire community of Syosset, LI, appears to be up in arms over a proposed 750,000-square-foot luxury shopping mall.The Web site NoMallHere.net lists 26 community groups that have...
Panetta salutes Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said “the torch of freedom” has passed to the Libyan people and he pledged in Tripoli yesterday that the United States will do...
Beyoncé’s baby sister chooses simple life in Brooklyn
Her sister is the best-selling female artist in the world. Her brother-in-law is hip-hop royalty, a man who wrote the modern anthem of New York City and is a part...
Roughin’ it to roofin’ it
Sheryl-Ann Peters’ occupation was never televised. But unlike Occupy Wall Street protesters — who recently seized a vacant East New York home and moved in a homeless family — her...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan***A wild shooting on a quiet Washington Heights street early yesterday left one man dead and another critically wounded, police said. The gunman blasted the 30-year-old victim several times in...
More blood in Cairo streets
CAIRO — Egyptian soldiers beat demonstrators with batons in Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday in a second day of clashes that have killed 10 people and wounded hundreds. Ten months after...
Critics furious at Brooklyn DA for refusing to name Orthodox child-sex suspects
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes’ refusal to name Orthodox Jewish child molesters prosecuted by his office has fueled a firestorm of community outrage. Naming the pervy perps, Hynes insists, would...
Bam set to shoot down pipeline
A 1,700-mile Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline will likely be nixed by President Obama, after Republicans yesterday forced him to make a speedy decision on its construction. As part of a bill...
Peru keeping Lori grounded
LIMA, Peru — Lori Berenson, imprisoned 15 years for aiding Marxist rebels, yesterday was barred by the Peruvian government from flying home to New York for the first time since...
Syrian brutes kill 21
Syrian forces killed at least 21 civilians including two children yesterday, as they pressed on with a crackdown on dissent across the country, a watchdog group said.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory...
Obsessed gamers spend lives playing 'Angry Birds'
They’re frequent fliers — and only in it for the points. While you might play “Angry Birds” — the most popular game for the iPhone and iPad — on the...
Hangover 'cures' shot down
’Tis the season — to be nauseous. Sure, you got a chance to witness your boss balance a brandy snifter on his chin and dance the electric boogaloo, but the...
Brooklyn junior high school racks up most suspensions in city for sexting
This school is ground zero for the war on sexting. Edward B. Shallow Junior High School in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, suspended more students than any other city school for making or...
Cyberbullies run rampant in city
A ninth-grader posted made-up stories of students being murdered on Facebook. A senior made taunting references on Facebook to another kid’s sexual orientation and ethnicity. A freshman tagged a photo...
Philippines flash-flood disaster
MANILA — Flash floods and landslides killed more than 440 people as a tropical storm inundated sleeping communities in the southern Philippines.Waters began rising shortly before midnight Friday, sweeping away...
New ‘fat’ throne at Castle
A fat White Castle fan can now slide right into a seat at his favorite eatery. Martin Kessman, 64, who sued the fast-food chain when it broke promises to renovate...
Rapper N-bombs poet pal
It might be the most uncommon hip-hop beef ever. Legendary poet Maya Angelou told The Post she’s horrified that one of her biggest fans, the rapper Common, put her on...
Met ace pitches for fund
New Yorkers heartbroken by the murder of NYPD Officer Peter Figoski have continued to make donations to support his daughters. As the Peter Figoski Scholarship Fund surpassed half a million...
Peter Figoski's partner weeps for dedicated fallen hero
He truly was the Finest. Slain Officer Peter Figoski devoted every waking moment to his four daughters and the badge — and his senseless murder has left his partner “physically...
Woman killed after psycho sets her on fire
A Brooklyn woman was horrifically burned to death in her apartment-building elevator yesterday when a maniac guy-pal sprayed her with flammable liquid and set her alight with a Molotov cocktail,...
Christmas challenge for ‘weary’ pope
Pope Benedict XVI seems worn out.People who have spent time with him recently say they found him weaker than they’d ever seen him, seemingly too tired to engage with what...
Last heroes leave Iraq
The US troop withdrawal from Iraq was completed early today, the final four convoys of soldiers crossing the border into Kuwait. Live pictures broadcast on FOX News showed the convoys...
Lying with your dogs for eternity
Rhona Levy can now rest easy knowing she will go to her eternal rest in a pet cemetery. The state’s Cemetery Board has decided that human ashes can be buried...
Charity helps itself
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has launched a new attack on the Harlem group that’s supposed to distribute $76 million donated by Columbia University for community benefits, claiming that one...
He boozes and loses: ‘DWI demo’ cop busted
It’s a liquid lesson he won’t soon forget.A New Jersey police officer who got blitzed in a police-academy DWI class was charged with drunken driving just hours later.Authorities say Midland...
Poison pens vs. Israel
A Jewish friend who leans right offers a shorthand way to understand how Americans see Israel. Liberals, he says, love Jews and hate Israel, while conservatives reverse the pattern. It’s...
Shell game
A lowly mollusk could mussel out New York City’s $37 billion shipping industry. Tough state rules on the ballast water in ships entering New York waters — meant to halt...
The long con
With ObamaCare still as unpopular as ever — the latest Rassmussen poll shows Americans favoring repeal of the new health-care law by a 53-40 margin — the Obama administration has...
$870b
That’s the total amount of outstanding credit card debt projected for US residents in 2012, according to the Census Bureau’s Statistical Abstract. Put another way: If you paid $1 million...
America’s pastime
We’re a deeply divided country in which ethnic and class differences, culture clashes and regional disparities prevent us from ever uniting behind anything? Nah. We’re one land — the United...
A life dedicated to city’s deadliest corner
It was 1996. A crazed gunman opened fire on police, blasting at them with a shotgun from his third-story window on Pitkin Avenue in East New York. Half a dozen...
J’recuse, Elena?
When the Supreme Court last week agreed to hear a lawsuit on the constitutionality of Arizona’s immigration law, Justice Elena Kagan recused herself from the case. That was the correct...
New York’s next mayor
The New York Times last week did a little informal handicapping of the 2013 mayoral election — but it missed the most likely winner by a mile. Topping The Times’...
Russian roulette
MOSCOW — He is the third richest man in Russia, his face has graced the cover of magazines all over the world, and his purchase of the New Jersey Nets...
All eyes on Newt
Those “Many Faces of Newt” (PostScript, Peggy Noonan, Dec. 11) are really just politics in action. Were President Bill Clinton and JFK “walking hand grenades,” or did they just have...
Required reading
UFOs in Wartime What They Didn’t Want You to Know by Mack Maloney (Berkley) We were hooked in the first chapter, which cites “what might be the strangest UFO story...
Hitchens: The day that made me an American
Christopher Hitchens, who died Thursday at 62, loved to attack sacred cows from Mother Teresa to God himself. Though he considered himself a liberal, he was appalled by the way...
In my library: Faye Kellerman
Between them, Faye Kellerman and her husband, Jonathan, have about 70 books, four children, three grandchildren and “a great many animals that have passed between us since we met in...
Son of a gun
The Devil’s Right Hand The Tragic Story of the Colt Family Curse by M. William Phelps Lyons Press On Sept. 26, 1841, a long box in the cargo hold of...
Recreating the 'Dragon' lady
When David Fincher signed on to direct the American adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” one of the biggest challenges was getting the casting right: Who...
Taking the Fifth
When the newest Fifth Avenue blockbuster flagship opened in mid-October, a line of rabid shoppers snaked all the way down 53rd Street to Sixth Avenue to get inside. But despite...
Who's that 'Girl'?
‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” is one of the edgiest and most stylish films of the year, primarily because of its title character, the enigmatic hacker Lisbeth Salander. But...
Ask Ashley: I want his texts!
I hang out with this guy who’s super-nice and cute, and he doesn’t expect what other guys expect when we’re one-on-one. Only problem is, he doesn’t text me, or talk...
Out of ‘The Office’
While Ricky Gervais is on the fast track to comedy-legend status largely for his creation of “The Office” and “Extras,” the fact that he’s really co-creator of both shows gets...
Women’s inequality
It’s been more than two decades since all three Polgar sisters began crushing male grandmasters. With each year, their achievement appears more and more extraordinary — unfortunately, in both senses...
Bridge
I Walked into the club lounge and found Wendy, my club’s feminist, and Cy the Cynic, a shameless chauvinist, arguing again — this time about whether Santa’s reindeer are male...
The Post Line
NFLTodayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGIANTS 7½ 6½(46) RedskinsEAGLES 2 3 (44) JetsPackers14 13½(46) CHIEFSSaints 7 7 (51½)VIKINGSBEARS 4 3½(35½)SeahawksBILLSOFFOFF(OFF)DolphinsTEXANS 6½ 6 (45) PanthersTitans 7 6½(41) COLTSBengals 6½ 7 (39½)RAMSLionsPick 1 (47½)RAIDERSPatriots 4½...
Jets must ground floundering Eagles today
PHILADELPHIA — When training camps opened around the NFL, the Jets and Eagles were viewed by some as Super Bowl favorites. Four months later, the two teams meet with the...
Devils rookie Larsson may miss time
MONTREAL — Devils’ prized rookie Adam Larsson probably will miss two games to return to Sweden over Christmas to attend funeral services for his grandmother and “reload,” The Post has...
Must be Perry Christmas on defense
A blue army howling Dee-Fense in the fourth quarter ... a snarling, defiant, intimidating defense forever known as Big Blue turning the quarterback’s legs to jelly, making his knees knock,...
Giants need win over Redskins to remain in first place
Even though the Giants saved their season with a wild 37-34 victory over the Cowboys, there was a subdued tone afterward amid many of the defensive players, as if they...
New coach Jackson thrilled to finally have shot to preach the gospel of winning to NBA players
OAKLAND, Calif. — Five minutes before Mark Jackson was to conduct his initial rehearsal as a head coach at any level — excepting, ahem, a brief AAU fling — he...
Epic clash not so epic now
PHILADELPHIA — America laughs. In New York, it isn’t so funny. In Philadelphia, it’s even less so. But America at large, the flyovers, the West Coasters, the southerners, the folks...
Nets trying to return to normalcy
Deron Williams was sitting in the Nets locker room before yesterday’s preseason game with the Knicks at the Prudential Center — talking about boxing and mixed martial arts and how...
Nets keep moving forward
The Nets have added two ex-Knicks named Williams — Shelden and Shawne — and dusted off Damion James following his oft-injured rookie season in their quest to upgrade both forward...
Knicks defeat Nets in 'sloppy' preseason opener
It was pretty much what you would expect after a long lockout, a postage stamp-size training camp and rosters that have been put together on the fly. “Sloppy basketball,” Nets...
Jets can fly higher than Eagles
Today Jets (+3) over EAGLES: Gang Green injuries make this nervous call, but Eagles continue to be overrated by those who look at the roster and fail to observe how...
Fordham's Skelton making most of NFL shot
No one is calling him the “Fordham Flash” just yet. But hidden beneath the giant shadow cast by Tim Tebow is another second-year quarterback who looks nothing like any Fordham...
Dandy Lions need Suh to stay composed
Thanksgiving Day looked like it might become a debilitating turning point of no return for the Lions and their star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Suh, as he has too often...
Brady’s bunch next for Tebow
Greatness vs. option oddity. Conventional vs. unconventional. Sex symbol vs. self-proclaimed virgin. You can just about take your pick of ways to describe the polar-opposite contrast between quarterbacks today in...
Today's Sports on the Air
BasketballNoonMercer at Seton Hall WABC (770 AM)1 p.m.Holy Cross at Connecticut SNY1 p.m.Bryant at Boston College YES3 p.m.Women: USC at Texas A&M MSG Plus3 p.m.Loyola-Marymount at Florida State ESPNU4 p.m.Mt....
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 18MONDec. 19TUEDec. 20WEDDec. 21THUDec. 22FRIDec. 23SATDec. 24NO GAME NO GAMENO GAME&Nets7:30 MSG ESPNNOGAME NO GAMENO GAMENO GAME NO GAMENO GAME&Knicks7:30 YESWFANNO GAMENO GAMENO GAME RangersNO GAME NO GAMEDevils 7:00...
Parx Graded Entries
FIRST-1 mile; $22,000; clm; 2YO5-Alex's Mojo 3-14-Morefryrmney12-11-Truly a Champ 6-16-St. Merlin 10-12-DoubleDutchBs4-17-White's Alley 12-13-Imperial Crown5-18-Jelly Donut 5-2SECOND-7 fur; $30,000; clm; 3up5-Whitey's Gold 2-13-Bayonne 7-21-Tyrana 8-14-Whenthetmesr3-12-Holladay Dixie 5-16-Cosmic Dance 9-2THIRD-1 mile;...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1 mile; $19,000; clm($15,000); 2YO DREAM GLOW won two back by 10 lengths, then was fourth vs. winners. POM...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-$21,000, cl, 3YO up, 6 1/2f 5 Prefrrd Mndt (Grc) 14.80 7.40 4.20 1 Dee Dee's Legcy (Fguro) 8.60 3.80 4 Clue Me In (Pedroza) 2.40 * $1 Ex (5-1)...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6f; $22,500; cl($20,000); 3up; (f&m)9Twin Ctes (Wlson)6.804.203.605Prncess Bu K (Dsormux)6.605.003Florida Wildcat (Garcia)7.20* Exacta (9-5) $49.60 * $1 Superfecta (9-5-3-7) $1,211.00 * $1 Trifecta (9-5-3) $206.70SECOND-6f; $22,500; mdn cl($25,000); 2YO5Our Mr....
Vonn believes best is to come
COURCHEVEL, France — Lindsey Vonn has troubling news for her rivals — she expects to get even better. Vonn is off to her best World Cup start, winning five of...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $21,000; mdn clm($25,000); 2YODAUCUS CAROTA set pace, finished third twice vs. special weights at Finger Lakes; drops...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $23,000; clm($7,500); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Bavaria(L),118RMontanz2-6-1Ryerson9-22 I'mtrulyinthmd(L),118J Nguyen5-3-4Aristone12-13 Hadrian'sImage(L),120FPnnngtn1-1-2Auwarter5-24 Moon Royal(L),113K Frey2-2-1RPreciad3-15 Good Law(L),120KCarmoch5-1-2Levine7-26 Not for Money(L),118SGonzalez3-3-9Wyner6-17 BrandonsBeach(L),118E Rivera7-1-3Sketcey10-1SECOND-7 fur;...
Aqueduct Charts
December 17th, 2011 Clear and Fast©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $23,000; cl($15,000); 3upOff: 12:20. Good. bid 3 wide, drivingTime: 23.4, 47., 58.85, 1:11.12.Trainer: Charlton BakerWinner: CH C, 3, by Grand...
Sports Shorts
Ncaa: Penn St. QB, WR fightPenn State’s Matt McGloin was released from the hospital yesterday after university police said they were called to the locker room about a report of...
Ward wins Super Six
ATLANTIC CITY — It wasn’t a Super Classic, and maybe even a little anti-climactic. But Andre Ward of Oakland got what he set out to achieve more than two years...
Braun, but no brains
* So, National League MVP Ryan Braun denies taking performance-enhancing drugs and says this is all a big mistake. I believe him, the same way I believe Roger Clemens was...
Jets' Scott speaks, ready to peak
Just a few minutes before Bart Scott would issue his statement that the Jets are not playing like a playoff team, head coach Rex Ryan nearly predicted his linebacker was...
Say Helu to Redskins’ new spark
The Redskins rank just below the league-worst Giants in average rushing yards this season, but don’t blame the meager stats (93.8 per game) on rookie Roy Helu. Since moving into...
Cowboys rout Buccaneers, lead Giants in NFC East
TAMPA, Fla. — Look out, Giants. Tony Romo made it look easy, shredding Tampa Bay’s secondary at will and helping the Cowboys get back on track in the NFC East....
Brodeur sees road’s end
There are no hints dropped from the Great Brodeur upon being asked whether this 18th season might be the final one of his NHL career. There is, though, a vow...
Celebrating season through majesty of song
Yes, that time of the year again. Strike up the band! Pour a few fingers of egg nog! Deck the halls! And clear your throats ... It’s the Most Wonderful...
Nets’ Brooks makes most of first shot
MarShon Brooks received a pretty definitive job description from Nets coach Avery Johnson, and the rookie heard what every player longs to hear. “ ‘Go Rook, go shoot it again,...
Tyson would court Baron for Knicks
Tyson Chandler, a longtime buddy of Baron Davis from Los Angeles, gave his endorsement yesterday of the Knicks signing the free-agent point guard. Davis became a free agent Friday night...
Shumpert puts on debut-tiful show for Knicks
Iman Shumpert looked smooth and dynamic in scrimmages during training camp, but Carmelo Anthony wanted to see how Shumpert responded “when the lights went on.’’ It wasn’t Broadway yesterday, just...
Islanders defeat Wild in shootout
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Frans Nielsen scored the only goal in the shootout while Al Montoya had his glove in good form, giving the Islanders their first extra-time victory of...
Elias reaches top of Devils’ goal list in win over Canadiens
MONTREAL — Now Patrik Elias owns all the Devils’ major career scoring records: assists, points, and Saturday the big one — goals. One night after Scott Niedermayer’s No. 27 was...
Rangers defeat Coyotes on last-second goal by Richards
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Rangers forward Brad Richards has scored game-winners before, but never like the one he came up with last night. With the final seconds ticking away, Richards took...
'Lines' shows truth beyond scandal headlines
Does it get any worse than these Penn State and Syracuse assistant coach stories, those making sustained big news? That depends on whether you consider the boss to be bigger...
Serby's Sunday Q&A with ... Tyson Chandler
Newly acquired Knicks big man Tyson Chandler blocked out some time for a Q&A session with Steve Serby. Q: Three dinner guests? A: Jesus, Bill Russell, Martin Luther King. Q:...
The Rumble
Sly Bobby V will keep AL East rivalry stewing These are going to be great days in the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry — just listen to the following story that Tommy...
First down and 32 bowl games to go
It's late December, which means Christmas shopping, shoveling snow and, of course, lots of college bowl games. The Post has you covered from LSU to Arkansas State and everything in...
Don't miss
Tight quarters The colony makes a last stand to fight for the future in the two-hour season finale of “Terra Nova.” The 11th pilgrimage arrives in Terra Nova and the...
Kiss me, you 'geek'
If you’re a nerdy young man on the prowl who likes to dress up — like Iron Man — how do you find a date? Simple — just look for...
Which airline would you want to fly?
Two ACLU lawyers walk into an airport bar . . . Somewhere along the way, the application of common sense has become something that Americans should avoid, be ashamed of...
Reel good
The Wizard of Oz, 1939 Sunday 1:45 pm., TNT Judy Garland is Dorothy, a farm girl who, with her dog Toto, is caught up in a tornado and carried away...
Meet market: Golfer aims wants a date who’s above par
Kiwi character Not surprisingly, Andrew is a big fan of fellow Kiwis Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement of “Flight of the Conchords.” Freeze frame If Andrew could have any superpower...
My Brooklyn: Roble Ali
Call him Chef Roblé. Call him Bleezie. But never, ever call him the Hip-Hop Chef. “I loathe that name,” groans Roblé Ali, the Poughkeepsie-born prodigy and star of “Chef Roblé...
Top 5 ways to find a flame by a fireplace
“Say, ‘Why are you sitting by the fire? You’re already hot!’ ” Maggie “Say, ‘Wow – looks like there are already sparks between us.’ ”Jonah “Ask, ‘Is that a log...
This week's couple: Sea-urchin for love
We sent Katie, a 23-year-old printmaker, and Alex, a 22-year-old lab technician, to Chelsea’s sushi restaurant Matsuri. The pair had a great time sampling the best that the ocean had...
Weird but true
Charities, take note: Torturing people with Justin Bieber music makes it easier to reach fund-raising goals.Kids at Evanston Township HS in Illinois had a week to bring in $1,000 for...
No. 1 Syracuse defeats NC State
RALEIGH, N.C. — Dion Waiters scored a career-high 22 points to help No. 1 Syracuse beat North Carolina State 88-72 yesterday. Scoop Jardine added 16 points for the Orange (11-0),...
Guard takes Storm reins
Steve Lavin faced one of the first critical moments of his St. John’s coaching career, that moment when a coach must choose between the fortunes of a star player and...
St. John's defeats Fordham
This is only going to get better. St. John’s avenged a stunning loss at Fordham last year with a 56-50 triumph yesterday in the MSG Holiday Festival at the Garden....
Rally falls short for Fordham against St. John's
Tom Pecora could see where this was going. The 16-point hole in which his Fordham Rams had found themselves when the second half began yesterday against St. John’s at the...
Carrington, young Lions take down previously undefeated Mount
Ed Gonzalez saw Khadeen Carrington out of the corner of his eye and turned away from reporters. The Bishop Loughlin star sophomore had taken off his jersey following an interview...
Deron Williams wants to return to Nets
Taking Deron Williams’ temperature toward the Nets is a never-ending situation. And the All-Star point guard has been consistent. Surround him with the necessary talent to win and he’s a...
Elias sets Devils goals mark in 5-3 win over Habs
MONTREAL — Patrik Elias scored twice, including his team-record 348th goal, and the New Jersey Devils spoiled Randy Cunneyworth's NHL coaching debut with a 5-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens...
No. 1 Syracuse beats NC State 88-72
RALEIGH, N.C. — Dion Waiters scored a career-high 22 points to help No. 1 Syracuse beat North Carolina State 88-72 on Saturday. Scoop Jardine added 16 points for the Orange...
Caught on tape: Killer douses woman with flammable liquid in elevator, sets her on fire
A woman was doused with a flammable liquid and burned alive in a Brooklyn elevator this afternoon — and police are searching for her killer, law enforcement sources said. “She...