December 24, 2011
Jets fans crushed, Giants fans ecstatic
Gang green fans were as crushed off the field today as their team was on it. "I’m totally disapponted in this game," moaned Jets devotee Mark Gerbowsky, 36, as he...
Bibby listed as questionable for season opener
Backup PG Mike Bibby is listed as questionable for tomorrow’s season opener vs. the Celtics with back spasms after sitting out most of practice.Bibby, signed two weeks ago to be...
Cruz, Bradshaw lead Giants past Jets 29-14
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — As far as bragging rights go, this was far from one to boast about. Neither the Giants nor Jets looked much like playoff material after a...
Wall Street protesters plan Christmas gathering
Occupy Wall Street protesters say they're planning to celebrate Christmas with a day of food, music and political discussion in New York's Zuccotti Park. The holiday will be the 100th...
New York City taps Donald Trump to run golf course
New York City has chosen Donald Trump's company to run a new public golf course in the Bronx. Trump says he hopes to bring prestigious tournaments to the Ferry Point...
Ohio mother confesses to throwing out daughter’s corpse
CLEVELAND -- An Ohio woman was being held on $10,000 bond Saturday after reportedly confessing to police she threw her daughter's body out with the trash. India Parker, 35, is...
Woman and boy, 2, dead in Long Island apartment
Suffolk County Police are investigating the deaths of a woman and 2-year-old boy whose bodies were found in a basement apartment in North Bay Shore, Long Island. Police said Saturday...
Iran's navy begins drill in international waters
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's navy began a 10-day drill Saturday in international waters near the strategic oil route that passes through the Strait of Hormuz. The exercises, dubbed "Velayat 90,"...
Troops hit protesters marching into Yemen capital
SANAA, Yemen — Yemen's outgoing president said Saturday he would leave the country for the United States to help calm tensions in his country as forces commanded by his son...
Nigeria attacks kill up to 100, police say
KANO, Nigeria -- A wave of attacks in northern Nigeria attributed to a radical Islamist group may have killed up to 100 people, police and a local rights group said...
Gorbachev calls on Putin to quit amid election unrest
MOSCOW -- Tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets of Moscow Saturday for an authorized anti-government rally against alleged election fraud, as former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev escalated...
Police seize $400K, guns and drugs from New Hampshire man
DANVILLE, N.H. -- A New Hampshire man was facing a slew of charges Saturday after police seized $400,000 in cash, drugs and guns from an alleged drug operation he ran...
North Korean heir called 'supreme leader'
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea is calling Kim Jong Il's son "supreme leader" of its military as it speeds up the campaign to install the young man as the...
5 charged after 2 Jewish teens pelted with eggs
LAKEWOOD, N.J. — Bias intimidation and harassment charges have been filed against five New Jersey residents who allegedly pelted two Orthodox Jewish teenagers with eggs and called them derogatory names....
Thousands turn out for funerals of Syria suicide bombing victims
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Thousands of mourners turned out in Damascus on Saturday for funeral prayers in memory of the 44 people killed in twin suicide blasts in the Syrian capital,...
NJ warehouse fire likely to burn into next week
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Officials say a huge fire that broke out inside a northern New Jersey warehouse this week will likely continue to burn for several more days. Dozens of...
Follow Giants-Jets with Post writers
The Post has today's Giants-Jets game from MetLife Stadium covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business.The teams meet in the regular season for...
Follow Giants-Jets with Post writers
The Post has today's Giants-Jets game from MetLife Stadium covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business.The teams meet in the regular season for...
Follow Giants-Jets with Post writers
The Post has today's Giants-Jets game from MetLife Stadium covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business.The teams meet in the regular season for...
Gingrich and Perry will not be on Virginia primary ballot
WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has failed to qualify for Virginia’s March 6 Republican primary, a development that complicates his bid to win the GOP presidential nomination. “After...
Fields, Pearson lead versatile Truman past Banneker
John Burke has been telling people his Truman team’s success has had little to do with Xs and Os, but Ks and Ls. The play of his two seniors Krystal...
Wagner stuns Pitt
When Danny Hurley took over at Wagner a year ago, he pledged to turn the woeful Seahawks around with a mixture of toughness and grit, qualities that are synonymous with...
Miami QB may sway fantasy playoffs
Maybe your fantasy team was crushed by the loss of Matt Schaub or Jay Cutler. Perhaps you gambled too heavily on Joe Flacco and have been playing QB roulette all...
Cop charged with drunk driving and vehicular assault after accident on Bronx River Parkway
An off-duty New York City police officer has been charged with drunk driving and vehicular assault after an accident on the Bronx River Parkway that left his fellow-cop passenger injured...
Jets, Giants each eye win today to keep postseason hopes alive
It is finally here. The talking is done. The boasting is finished. It is time to play the game. Depending on what colors you’re wearing today: it’s Jets-Giants or Giants-Jets....
Girls basketball roundup: Kennedy comes back for big win against Lewis
O’Neil Glenn accused his team of not being tough last week in a loss to Truman. He was singing a different tune Friday night. John F. Kennedy came back from...
Enough already! Let’s get it on!
And now, finally, a day like no other around here in the modern era of professional football. The New York Football Giants, carrying all that tradition with them to the...
Jets’ AFC playoff picture
With two games left, the Jets almost certainly control their own destiny in the hunt for the final wild-card spot. If they win twice and finish tied with the Bengals...
INSIDE TRACK & FIELD: New Cougars relay chases history, Dozo's Philson narrows college choices
The current Medgar Evers 4 x 200 meter relay team admires and looks up to what the squad before it accomplished, but they want to be better. “We just want...
Christ the King tabs former NFL player Allison as next coach
Looking to turn around its floundering football program which won just a single game this fall, Christ the King is going pro – with its next coaching staff. The Queens...
CHSHL roundup: Iona Prep stays hot, blanks Fordham Prep
Phil Logerfo scored twice, Jack McDermott added another tally and goaltender David Commender made 23 saves as Iona Prep blanked rival Fordham Prep, 3-0, in CHSHL Class A hockey Friday...
Dillon Burns Stepinac, Xaverian wins league opener
Xaverian coach Jack Alesi told Tim Philp, the opposing head man, that Dillon Burns would be an all-league first team player if the season ended today – he’s been that...
Red Bull star Thierry Henry linked with Arsenal loan
LONDON -- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Friday he would use the Christmas break to mull the potential re-signing of Red Bull star Thierry Henry, a Gunners legend. Henry -- Arsenal's...
Pay-TV group flags NBC on plans to stream Super Bowl
A coalition of pay-TV companies is throwing the challenge flag over NBC’s decision to stream the Super Bowl on the Web for the first time. The American Television Alliance, a...
AT&T CEO missed opportunity to beef up wireless network
Before dropping AT&T’s doomed bid for T-Mobile, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson missed another big opportunity to beef up his company’s wireless network. In 2009, Stephenson was aware that a group...
Business briefs
GE munis GE agreed to pay $70.4 million to settle a criminal probe and civil claims for conspiring to rig bids on US municipal bond deals, overcharging state and local...
Senators urge Justice Deparment to investigate MF Global
Heads had better roll. That’s the message from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 16 other senators who are calling on Justice Department chief Eric Holder to pursue an “exhaustive” investigation...
Ashton: GoDaddy is not the master of its domain
GoDaddy should buy the Web domain damagecontrol.com. The company, which sells Web site names, faced a revolt yesterday as high-profile tech players, including Ashton Kutcher, called for a boycott of...
Gogo files for an IPO
In-flight Internet connectivity provider Gogo Inc., which serves some of the biggest names in the airlines industry, filed with US regulators yesterday to raise up to $100 million in an...
Best Buy: Oops! It’s our bad
Best Buy Co. is scrambling to stem public relations damage after it was forced to tell some customers it couldn’t deliver by Christmas the merchandise they ordered online on Thanksgiving...
RIM in trademark row over BBM
Research In Motion, still smarting over having to change the name of its yet-to-come operating system, faces a similar trademark challenge to its popular instant-messaging service, BlackBerry Messenger. The service,...
CEO: BofA is ready for 2012
Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian T. Moynihan told employees in a year-end letter that he bolstered the firm against risk and will make more improvements in 2012....
Volcker comments extended
US regulators will extend the comment period for the so-called Volcker rule, giving lawmakers and banks more time to seek changes in the proposed proprietary trading ban required by the...
Foul call on Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt’s attempt to make money on the sale of his baseball team appears to be coming up short. US District Court Judge Leonard Stark yesterday...
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux send out joint holiday greeting (SEE THE CARD)
Jennifer Aniston may have finally found true love in time for Christmas. The 42-year-old actress surprised family and friends this season by sending out a joint holiday card with boyfriend...
‘Hangover’ bag hang-up
LOS ANGELES — “Hangover Part II” producers are being sued by Louis Vuitton for featuring a fake version of the luxury brand’s luggage in the raunchy comedy. The French fashion...
‘Aging’ Bull sires a daughter
The Raging Bull can still father calves — at age 68. Robert De Niro and wife Grace Hightower, 56, welcomed their second child, Helen Grace Hightower, into the world yesterday,...
Goetz says shooting victim likely was 'depressed' before killing self
Bernhard Goetz yesterday said one of the four young men he infamously shot on a Manhattan subway likely was “depressed” when he killed himself on the 27th anniversary of that...
Ad agency moving sooner than planned after exec's elevator death
An elevator accident that killed a Midtown exec has hastened her legendary ad agency’s abandonment of its headquarters — after 85 years. Y&R, the former Young & Rubicam, is leaving...
Queen Elizabeth visits husband in hospital
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II and her children visited her husband, Prince Philip, in hospital Saturday, where he is recovering from a heart operation. Philip, 90, was taken to the...
‘Pot’ and pans
The murdered Brooklyn cafe owner whose corpse was dumped in rural Pennsylvania and then torched beyond recognition was peddling heavy amounts of marijuana before he was killed, his pals told...
Turn of the tide
The 8-year-old Indonesian girl separated from her family after being washed away in the 2004 tsunami spent the last seven miserable years as a beggar — regularly beaten by the...
‘Burned her alive’ elevator fiend hit with slay rap
A man accused of burning an elderly woman to death in her building’s elevator was indicted on first-degree murder charges in Brooklyn yesterday. Jerome “Jerry’’ Isaac is also facing two...
New Syria bloodshed
DAMASCUS, Syria — Twin suicide-car bombs blasted outside two buildings of Syria’s powerful intelligence agencies yesterday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 150, authorities said. They were...
Down, girl! Viagra cure
A dying Long Island dog has been saved by a Viagra a day. Ingrid the pit bull was close to death when she arrived at the Little Shelter animal rescue...
Sex suspect takes plunge
A depraved sicko nearly plunged to his death from a fourth-floor window after sexually attacking a young woman in her Queens apartment building, police sources said yesterday. Gustavo Avila, 20,...
Executors get the ax
Lawyer Wallace Bock and accountant Irving Kamsler, suspected of taking advantage of an elderly copper heiress, got the boot yesterday as executors of her $400 million estate.Manhattan Surrogates Court Judge...
Cab-expand roadblock
In a blow to the city’s plan to expand cab service, a federal judge yesterday barred the sale of any new taxi medallions or “street hail” livery permits unless the...
Mel & wife divorce final
A California judge yesterday approved a divorce settlement between actor Mel Gibson and his estranged wife Robyn, ending their 31 years of marriage. Robyn Gibson will return to using her...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island *** A sneaker-loving punk was cuffed in a shopping frenzy at the Staten Island Mall in New Springville. The melee was one of several nationwide that broke out...
Brass warns hazers
The nation’s top military officer yesterday condemned hazing among the troops in a message delivered two days after criminal charges were filed against eight soldiers in Afghanistan accused of bullying...
Fashion ‘cash in’ battle
They all want a piece of this beautiful babe. A modeling agency that launched the career of Victoria’s Secret Angel Lindsay Ellingson claims it’s been cheated out of commissions since...
Gem thief a bad ‘Santa’
Police are hunting for a Santa Claus look-alike after he stole a $75,000 emerald from a Midtown jewelry store. The man — whom police described as “heavyset with a long...
Feds fold on some ’Net bets
The Obama administration appears to have softened a US ban on Internet gambling. In a legal opinion posted yesterday, the Justice Department said online betting unrelated to sporting events falls...
NYers give but telemarketers get
ALBANY — Charitable New Yorkers stepped up in a big way last year despite a lingering recession, but the organizations that rely on that kindness saw a huge chunk taken...
Funder $torm as Liu ally sits it out
The FBI investigation swirling around embattled Comptroller John Liu’s campaign finances has made fund-raising for his 2013 mayoral campaign an impossible “headache,” one of his prominent backers said yesterday. Eddie...
Emblem deal up to us: Mike
Mayor Bloomberg insisted he and Gov. Cuomo aren’t fighting over a lucrative sale of the state’s health insurance carrier — but he reminded the governor yesterday that the city holds...
Mayor’s no pal of Palo Alto
Mayor Bloomberg wants high-tech companies to “unfriend” Facebook’s hometown, Palo Alto.Hizzoner dismissed the California city — home to many tech companies along with Stanford University — as “basically a college...
Jets-Giants rivalry hits home for families with divided fanbases
The Jets-Giants showdown today will mean a humbug holiday for somebody in the Lestingi household. Andrew and Virginia Lestingi love each other, but each is hoping the other will be...
Christie: Paint the town Green
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took to the airwaves to throw fat on the fire yesterday, vowing that his beloved Jets will crush Big Blue in today’s grudge match. “J-E-T-S!...
1st-class detective
Slain NYPD cop Peter Figoski’s partner was promoted to detective yesterday as the fund set up for his four daughters reached $1,364,366. Officer Glenn Estrada was lauded by Police Commissioner...
Slain NYPD hero's daughters remember their father
The Figoski family living room has an eerie sense of sadness where there should be holiday joy. There is a Christmas tree with no presents under it. Flowers from well-wishers...
Thanks, Congress, now I’m outta here!
WASHINGTON — President Obama signed off on DC politics with an “aloha” yesterday after wrapping up a bruising year by snatching a victory from Republicans who approved a two-month payroll-tax-cut...
Biden wields poison pen vs. Romney in Iowa
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden did a turn as President Obama’s political attack dog, running an article in an Iowa newspaper yesterday that slammed Mitt Romney as Republicans battle...
Bam gives Corzine his 70G back
WASHINGTON — Under pressure from Republicans, President Obama’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee have returned more than $70,000 in campaign contributions from former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine. The...
The Donald ditches GOP
Donald Trump has dumped the Republican Party. The real estate mogul and reality TV star has changed his voter registration in New York state from Republican to unaffiliated. A spokesman...
Miracle survivors
A Queens family of six driving upstate for the holidays “miraculously” survived a frightening accident that sent their SUV tumbling off the highway and launched the youngest of the clan...
Travelers get an all-clear
With clear weather for the Christmas weekend, the only storm expected is the flurry of holiday travelers — as many as 92 million of them through Jan. 2. That means...
Elvis gal took the abbey road
BETHLEHEM, Conn. — In the little town of Bethlehem, a cloistered nun whose luminous blue eyes entranced Elvis Presley in his first on-screen, 1957 movie kiss is praying for a...
Pol ‘Plum’ pitch
A New York congressman wants to take the “For Sale” sign off the Plum Island animal-disease lab. Rep. Timothy Bishop argues it’s foolish for the federal government to be spending...
AC ‘Scores’ a strip club
ATLANTIC CITY — Just before Christmas, New Jersey casino regulators made way for some grown-up girls on Santa’s naughty list.The state Division of Gaming Enforcement yesterday ruled that it’s OK...
Forgetful con sues nameless attorney
At least he knows he’s mad at somebody. A jailbird who was so outraged over what he felt was his lawyer’s shoddy representation of him in court sued the attorney...
‘Grenade’ raid in Bronx
Police arrested two men after a raid at their Bronx home allegedly turned up a cache of weapons — including two live hand grenades, cops said. Anthony Cibelli, 24, and...
No-show for incognito nut
Maybe he’s just shy. The Queens fiend who wore a fake beard and sunglasses when he allegedly tried to gun down two cops skipped a court appearance yesterday and will...
Robber has short fuse
A deliveryman who was shot five times by a pint-sized robber says he thought the shooter was a kid who was messing around with him. Cops have identified a 5-foot-tall...
One sad Jong to another: North Korea’s tragic legacy
The Issue: The death of Kim Jong Il, North Korea‘s leader since 1994, and the succession of his son. *** With the death of the dictator of North Korea, the...
A visit from St. Nick
Clement Clark Moore was born in New York City in 1779 and, long before his death 84 years later, established a reputation as a scholar; a Hebrew lexicon he compiled...
Ron Paul vs. empire
Reporters routinely describe Ron Paul’s foreign-policy views as “isolationist” because he opposes the promiscuous use of military force. This is like calling him a recluse because he tries to avoid...
Winter for Christians across Middle East
In this year of vast Middle East transformation, the region where Jesus was born is rapidly losing its Christians. Yes, tourists will continue to flood Bethlehem for the foreseeable future...
Kid stuff
Today FEELING FROSTY: Make your own white Christmas at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, where the Winter Wonderland Snowmen Dioramas workshop for kids ages 5 and up should take everybody’s...
The Post Line
NFLTodayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogJETS 3 3 (45½)GiantsCHIEFS 1 2½(42) RaidersBroncos 3 3 (41½)BILLSTITANS 7½ 7½(40) JaguarsBENGALS 5½ 4 (41) CardinalsPATRIOTS10½ 9½(48½)DolphinsRAVENS13½12½(38½)BrownsREDSKINS 5½ 6½(44) VikingsPANTHERS 7 7½(47½)BuccaneersSTEELERS16½14 (35½)RamsLIONS 3 2½(52) Chargers49ers 3...
Sports Shorts
Nhl: Milbury won’t be charged with assault A spokesman for former Islanders coach Mike Milbury said his client won’t face criminal charges in Brookline, Mass., for a confrontation he had...
Former Mets fill out Bobby V’s staff with Red Sox
Quite a few of Bobby Valentine’s coaches are coming to Boston by way of Flushing. The Red Sox have hired Bob McClure as pitching coach and moved Tim Bogar to...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/16m; $16,500; clm($10,000); 3upSMOOTH DECISION was a gate to wire winner this distance and price at Woodbine in...
Vic Cangialosi’s Parx Grade Graded Entries
FIRST-6 fur; $22,000; clm($12,500); 2YO6-Bow Baby 4-14-Sienna Rain 2-11-PleasrevlleMss5-15-BrshCreekHney9-22-Lexshghestrnk12-17-MaypoleDncer15-13-Chewacla 3-1SECOND-1m&70yds; $27,000; cl($16,0); 3up6-Silver Prado 4-13-Dad's LittleMan9-21-Granite Run 3-14-Layers 2-12-Quite anHonour5-15-Military Pike 10-1THIRD-6 fur; $45,000; mdn; 2YO(f)5-Princess Kate 3-14-Bltzenstekldp12-11-Catherne'sGrce9-26-Spring Flower 5-12-Ennie's...
Gulfstream Charts
December 23rd, 2011Clear and Fast©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $32,000; clm($25,000); 2YOOff: 12:36. 6. 4 wide, drew awayTime: 21.76, 45.13, 58.06, 1:11.25.Trainer: Edward Plesa, Jr.Winner: B F, 2, by...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 24SUNDec. 25MONDec. 26TUEDec. 27WEDDec. 28THUDec. 29FRIDec. 30KnicksNO GAME^Bos. Noon TNT ESPN NOGAMENOGAME G.S.10:30MSGESPNL.A.L10:30TNTESPNNOGAMENetsNO GAMENOGAME ^Wash.7:00YESWBBRAtl.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEOrl.7:00YESWFAN Atl.7:30YESWFANRangersNOGAMENOGAME Isles 7:00 MSG ESPNNOGAMEWash. 7:30 VS. ESPNNOGAMEFla. 7:30 MSG ESPNIslandersNOGAME NOGAMERangers 7:00 MSG+2...
Today's Sports on the Air
Football1 p.m.Giants at Jets FOX, ESPN (1050 AM), WFAN (660 AM)4 p.m.Eagles at Cowboys FOX 4:15 p.m.Chargers at Lions CBS 8 p.m.Hawaii Bowl: Nevada vs. Southern Mississippi ESPN, ESPN (1050...
Odds aren't with Giants
The Giants have a 28-percent chance of making the NFL playoffs by winning their final two games, according to oddsmakers. If the Giants (7-7) beat the Jets today and the...
Big Ben hobbles off to bench
The choice is never really much of a choice for Ben Roethlisberger. Given the option to play or rest his badly sprained left ankle today against the struggling Rams, the...
Espinoza takes over at Showtime
Stephen Espinoza inherited two things from his grandfather Raul: A work ethic for dedicated service and a love for boxing. Both are key reasons why Espinoza was sitting in his...
Devils defeat Capitals in shootout
The Devils are living off the shootout, and that’s living dangerously. They’re 8-1 in shootouts and 10-1 after regulation this season, inflating their record into 19-14-1 respectability and playoff position....
Rangers show peak form in soaring over Flyers
The Rangers go into the break off one of their most complete games yet, go into the NHL’s two-day Christmas recess in first-place after wrapping up this week’s four-day, three-game...
Islanders lose to Maple Leafs
Five Maple Leafs goals means a lump of coal for the Islanders. The Islanders head into the league’s two-day Christmas break with their second straight loss after falling 5-3 to...
Stevenson glad to pair with Nets' star guard
DeShawn Stevenson, late of the championship Mavericks, saw the Nets as a good fit, a good franchise on the rise. But above all, he saw Deron Williams — and that...
Pressure on Deron after Nets lose Brook
The Nets’ season starts in two days. The player who is replacing the injured center was expected to arrive last night. The starting power forward has been in camp three...
Knicks taking aim at Celtics and division supremacy
Christmas 2011 may go down as the day the Celtics symbolically pass the division torch to the Knicks for the next few years. Before the Knicks can dream of winning...
Anthony endorses Knicks' interest in Martin
The Knicks have one roster spot still open entering tomorrow’s season opener, and Carmelo Anthony hopes it eventually goes to his former Nuggets teammate Kenyon Martin, according to an NBA...
Giants, Jets set friendship aside
The Jets and Giants don’t just share a stadium but a community. They run into each other everywhere from clubs to charity functions, meeting by accident and design. Tomorrow’s game...
Giants have ‘desperate’ edge on Jets
Today Giants (+3) over JETS: As the newer kids, Gang Green have long enjoyed powerhouse psychological advantage in this matchup. The Jets’ playoff path is not wholly implausible, even should...
QB’s record-setting season has Saints marching toward playoffs
They are planning a Mardi Gras inside the Superdome on Monday night when Drew Brees throws for 305 yards against the Falcons and breaks Dan Marino’s single-season record for passing...
New Cowher suitor 'Charges' into picture
There is a common theory hanging heavily in the holiday air that, with the Giants on the cusp of another collapse, that Bill Cowher is waiting quietly to be called...
Eagles take on Cowboys
If the Eagles’ playoff hopes end before they even kick off against the Cowboys today, they know they only will have themselves to blame. Philadelphia’s fate is in the hands...
Steve Serby’s Special Q&A with ... Justin Tuck
The Post’s Steve Serby sat down with Giants defensive end Justin Tuck to talk about the Jets game today, the Giants’ trying season and his favorite Christmas memories. Q: Would...
Jets DB coach defends Smith
Jets safety Eric Smith has become a popular target for fans and media this year. It seems like Smith is always in the picture when an opponent has made a...
Giants WR Manningham doubtful
If you want to keep track of who’s in and who’s out for the Giants, here is a tip: When Mario Manningham speaks, don’t always listen. Manningham, more than once...
Giants must make most of opportunity
The Giants had been so thoroughly beaten and embarrassed last week that the day after what was — considering the ramifications and the opponent — a hard-to-fathom 23-10 loss to...
Despite Jets' talk, it’s still Giants’ town
Rex Ryan borrowed Jim Fassel’s old poker analogy the other day, throwing his imaginary chips in the middle of the table, urging the Giants to do the same, talking about...
New York Post's staff picks for today's Jets-Giants game
With the Giants ready to take on the Jets today at MetLife Stadium, here’s a look at The Post’s staff predictions: Staff member Prediction Steve Serby Giants 31, Jets 28...
Watch list
Well, another year of TV viewing — some good, some bad — has come and gone. And now it’s time to look back to see what we watched in 2011....
‘Story’-book ending
FX’s “American Horror Story” ended with some scary-good numbers.Wednesday night’s season finale snared 3.2 million viewers, the best-ever numbers for a first-season series in FX history.The finale also averaged a...
Melanie’s ‘X’-static
Melanie Amaro met the press yesterday in her first extended chat since winning “The X Factor” Thursday night on Fox. Amaro, the 19-year-old Sunrise, Fla. singer, who was mentored on...
ABC ‘Wipeout’ suit settled
A Japanese television network has settled a lawsuit with ABC and a leading reality TV production company over allegations that the series “Wipeout” is a ripoff of several Japanese game...
Dining in a winter wonderland
If you’ve got a little free time during the holidays, wallow in the festive spirit while you still can by visiting these restaurants with over-the-top holiday decorations. Rolf’s German restaurant...
Weird but true
Talk about a loyal customer! After a diner in Washington state shut down, throwing 12 staffers out of work, regular patron Glenn Ludwig put together a fund-raiser that ended up...
So. Miss. on mission to keep focus
HONOLULU — As if being 5,500 miles from Hattiesburg and having Waikiki beach as a backyard wasn’t enough, Conference USA champion Southern Mississippi had to deal with even more distractions.The...
Boys basketball roundup: Blagrove, Ford pick up signature win over Xavier
The key to Bishop Ford’s offense is Josh Blagrove. The 6-foot-4, 235-pound forward is multi-talented – not to mention a load down low. “He’s a tough matchup,” Falcons coach Denis...
Thierry Henry linked with Arsenal return
LONDON -- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Friday he would use the Christmas break to mull the potential re-signing of Red Bulls captain Thierry Henry, a Gunners legend. Henry -- Arsenal's...
Goetz: Man I shot who killed self probably 'depressed'
Bernhard Goetz today said one of the four young men he infamously shot on a Manhattan subway likely was “depressed” when he killed himself on the 27th anniversary of that...
MacArthur has goal, assist as Leafs top Isles 5-3
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Clarke MacArthur scored a goal and added an assist, and James Reimer stopped 30 shots to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-3 victory over the...
Lundqvist, Rangers top Flyers 4-2
Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves in his second win over powerful Philadelphia this season, and rookie defenseman Stu Bickel had two more assists for the New York Rangers, who beat...
Cupcake deemed 'security threat' confiscated by TSA at Las Vegas airport
LAS VEGAS -- A sweet treat or a weapon of mass destruction? A Massachusetts woman says a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent confiscated her cupcake because its "gel-like" frosting could...
Rick Perry fails to qualify for Virginia's presidential primary
RICHMOND, Va. -- Rick Perry will not be on the ballot for Virginia's Republican presidential primary after failing to gain enough signatures to qualify. "After verification, RPV has determined that...