December 27, 2011
State court rules that 9/11 hero cop died from WTC-related cancer
A hero cop who was injured at the Twin Towers on Sept. 11th died from World Trade Center-related cancer, a state appeals court ruled today . The Appellate Division ruling...
Maher creates firestorm with profane tweet about Tebow
LOS ANGELES -- Comedian Bill Maher drew the ire of Tim Tebow fans and Christians over the weekend after a profane tweet reveling in the Broncos' blowout loss to the...
Big East lawsuit against West Virginia moves forward
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Rhode Island judge on Tuesday denied a request by West Virginia University to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Big East Conference over the university’s bid...
Seton Hall visiting No. 1 Syracuse
SYRACUSE -- A year ago, Seton Hall entered the Carrier Dome with a losing record and stunned the hometown faithful with a barrage of 3-pointers en route to a 22-point...
Judge stands behind SEC-Citigroup ruling
A judge says his decision blocking a $285 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup over toxic mortgage securities should stand. A ruling Tuesday by federal Judge...
New York Times to sell regional news group
The New York Times Co. said Tuesday it will sell its regional news group to Halifax Media Holdings LLC for $143 million. The group includes 16 regional newspapers including the...
Pitino done coaching after Louisville contract
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Rick Pitino said Tuesday that he won't coach past the 2016-2017 season when his current contract ends at Louisville. "When you're 59, you're realistic that you don't...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on possible Jets changes
If the Jets miss the playoffs this year, will quarterback Mark Sanchez or offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer be blamed?The Post's Bart Hubbuch and CineSport's Noah Coslov discuss the Jets future,...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Giants-Cowboys showdown
The Post's Bart Hubbuch discusses the Giants-Cowboys Sunday night matchup at MetLife Stadium with CineSport's Noah Coslov. The winner takes the NFC East and gets into the playoffs, the loser...
Mayor: New Yorkers living longer
Want to live longer? Move to New York City. It's one of Mayor Bloomberg's favorite lines and he got to use it again today when the city unveiled statistics showing...
TSA worker suspended after security breach at Newark Airport
NEWARK, NJ -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has suspended one of its employees at Newark Liberty International Airport after a security breach occurred last Thursday. TSA officials said the...
FANTASY FLASHBACK: To the Victor go the spoils
Week 16 represented the championship game in most fantasy football leagues, and if you were lucky enough to have made it that far (or won), congratulations are in order.It was...
Red Bulls' top stories of 2011
With New Year’s and 2012 fast approaching, I figured it was as good a time as any to take a look back at some of the biggest Red Bull storylines...
Appeals court douses firefighter's reverse-discrimination claim
A suburban firefighter who claims he's the victim of reverse discrimination saw his civil-rights suit snuffed out by a Manhattan appeals court this morning. The ruling said Mount Vernon Firefighter...
Warriors’ Curry won’t play against Knicks: report
For the second straight game, the Knicks will not have to worry about their opponent’s best player. According to USA Today, the Warriors’ Stephen Curry will sit out Wednesday’s game...
Rapper Heavy D died from blood clot in lung after flight, coroner says
LOS ANGELES -- The sudden death of rapper Heavy D last month was caused by a pulmonary embolism following a long flight, according to a medical examiner's report released Tuesday....
Ethics panel finds that Pedro Espada broke law by hiring uncle
ALBANY, N.Y. — A state ethics panel has found “reasonable cause” to believe former state Sen. Pedro Espada, already facing a federal corruption prosecution, broke New York law by hiring...
Nebraska Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson to retire in 2012: report
WASHINGTON -- Nebraska Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson is set to announce Tuesday that he is retiring from the Senate at the end of his second term in 2012, Politico reported....
Mets ask Dickey not to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When R.A. Dickey goes out for his daily run, the Mets pitcher straps on a black mask covering his eyes, nose and mouth. The guise has two...
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW: There'd be no Giants excuse for losing to Cowboys
Rex Ryan spent three years calling New York a Jets town, and it felt that way until they actually played the Giants. Brandon Jacobs' postgame flap with the Jets coach...
LCD price-fixing case settled: Schneiderman
ALBANY — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says seven companies will pay $553 million to settle allegations they inflated prices for liquid crystal display screens used in televisions and...
Looking back at Nets season-opening win
The Nets somehow found a way to leave the Verizon Center in Washington with a hard-fought 90-84 win over the Wizards.There are so many different things to get to, so...
Treasury sees US debt nearing limit
WASHINGTON -- The US debt will come within $100 billion of its ceiling on Friday, and the Treasury Department anticipates the Obama administration will begin steps to seek a $1.2...
Obama picks one Democrat, one Republican to fill Fed vacancies
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will announce Tuesday that he plans to nominate a Harvard University finance professor and a former private equity executive to fill the two vacancies on...
Former ‘SNL’ and ‘Wayne’s World’ writer dead in apparent suicide
LOS ANGELES -- A former writer for “Saturday Night Live” was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room after apparently committing suicide, TMZ reported Tuesday. Joe Bodolai, a staff...
EPL star Balotelli spreads Christmas cheer at church after buying locals beer
MANCHESTER, England -- English Premier League (EPL) soccer star Mario Balotelli spent the night before Christmas spreading more cheer across Manchester, picking up a $1,566 (£1,000) drinks tab at a...
Real Madrid boss Mourinho says next step is a return to England
MADRID -- Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho said Monday he wants to make a return to the English Premier League in "a couple of years" and "stay for a long...
Neighbors plead with 911 dispatcher to 'please come quickly' in Conn. fire
Distraught neighbors frantically called 911 as a Christmas Day fire ravaged the Connecticut home of an advertising executive, killing her three children and parents. In a series of calls released...
Game 2: Hawks at Nets
Game Time: 7:30 p.m.Venue: Prudential Center, NewarkTelevision: YESNets expected starting lineup: PG Deron Williams: 23.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 9.0 apg SG Anthony Morrow: 16.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.0 apgSF Damion...
Man tried to shoot wife for spending too much time on Facebook: cops
NORTH STRABANE, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania man was in jail Tuesday accused of attempting to kill his wife after growing tired of her spending too much time on Facebook. Harry...
Spagnuolo could return to Eagles if fired by Rams: report
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo is likely to return to Philadelphia to become the Eagles' defensive coordinator if, as expected, he is fired at the...
49ers release unproductive Braylon
SAN FRANCISCO -- Former Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards became a disappointment during an injury-plagued year during San Francisco’s resurgent 2011 season. Edwards was released by the 49ers on Tuesday...
ScarJo 'hacker' set to appear in LA court
LOS ANGELES -- A Florida man accused of hacking into a range of celebrities' email accounts -- including those of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and Mila Kunis -- and spreading...
Knicks claim former Harvard guard Lin
The Knicks have claimed former Harvard point guard Jeremy Lin off waivers, according to an NBA source. Lin spent his rookie year with Golden State, but was waived by the...
Cops: NY man stole Greyhound bus on Christmas Day
WATERTOWN — Authorities say a 39-year-old man stole a Greyhound bus in Syracuse and decided to a make a Christmas Day visit to a friend in northern New York before...
Security increased at Mall of America after mob wreaks havoc
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Post-holiday shoppers at Minnesota's Mall of America were greeted Tuesday by an increased security presence following the previous day's outbreak of violence by hundreds of raucous teenagers....
Al Qaeda in Iraq says it was behind Baghdad blasts
BAGHDAD — An al Qaeda front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the wave of attacks that ripped through markets, cafes and government buildings in Baghdad on a single...
Up to 120 Sears, Kmart stores to close after poor holiday season sales
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- At a time when holiday season sales overall have turned out better than expected, Sears Holdings Corp. was an exception: It said Tuesday that it will...
Suspect says he beat, dismembered Indiana girl
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The suspected murderer of a nine-year-old girl who went missing from a mobile home park in Fort Wayne, Ind., confessed that he bludgeoned the child with...
Shooting suspect at soldier's homecoming party turns himself in
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- A man accused of shooting a US Army soldier at his own welcome home party in San Bernardino, Calif., -- leaving him paralyzed -- turned himself...
Smiling Prince Philip leaves hospital in UK
SANDRINGHAM, England -- A cheerful-looking Prince Philip was discharged from Papworth Hospital Tuesday following successful heart surgery and rejoined the Queen and other members of the royal family at Sandringham...
Bronx tot dead, dad under arrest after fight with girl's mother
Police say a 3-month-old Bronx girl is dead and her father is under arrest following an altercation with the child's mother and grandmother. Police said Tuesday that 20-year-old Kevin Palmer...
Iran puts alleged CIA spy on trial, prosecutor reportedly asks for death penalty
TEHRAN -- A US citizen of Iranian descent went on trial in Tehran Tuesday on charges of spying for the CIA and the prosecution called for the "maximum punishment" –...
Up to 70,000 Syrians rally in Homs as Arab monitors arrive
HOMS, Syria -- Syrian authorities fired tear gas on some 70,000 demonstrators who tried to march on a large square in Homs on Tuesday, according to the Syrian Observatory for...
Shoppers take it all back
Goodbye, Santa. Hello, bargains! With Christmas finally over, throngs of sale-crazy shoppers flocked to stores across New York yesterday in hopes of correcting Kris Kringle’s little mistakes and ringing in...
Chill Factor
Most popular songs 1.We Found Love, Rihanna 2.Sexy and I Know It, LMFAO 3.Good Feelin’, Flo Rida 4.It Will Rain, Bruno Mars 5.The One That Got Away,Katy Perry 6.Someone Like...
Baseline Holiday Madness Tournament schedule
There are very few true tournaments during the holiday season in the city for girls basketball. But Baseline’s Holiday Madness Tournament is one of them. The sixth annual event takes...
NYPost.com Poll: Which NYC player would you choose to take a game-winning shot?
Your team is down by a point, 10 seconds are on the clock, and the season is hanging in the balance. Who do you want taking the shot? Is it...
INSIDE CHSAA/PRIVATE BOYS HOOPS: Top teams hit the road for holidays, Frankel chooses MIT
The gifts are all unwrapped and the holiday dinners are digested. It’s back to work this week for the city’s top high school basketball teams, most of which are traveling...
Out in the Street
Maybe Wall Street should think about occupying Main Street. After years of outpacing growth in the broader economy, the financial industry — dogged by tougher regulations at home and Europe’s...
Business briefs
BofA woesBank of America is lagging behind US competitors in complying with new capital rules, leading the bank to consider even more asset sales, according to reports. The bank’s management...
Sony sells piece of TV market for $940M
Sony is tuning out of the TV business.The Japan-based electronics giant said it will sell its nearly 50-percent interest in a joint venture that manufactures LCDs to Samsung for $940...
Slender bender
Really? Four pieces of pumpkin pie? Don’t worry. A wise man once said it doesn’t matter what you eat from Christmas to New Year’s. What really matters is what you...
Drug makers’ push stirring painkiller panic
Drug makers are working to develop a pure, more powerful version of the nation’s second most-abused medicine, which has addiction experts worried that it could spur a new wave of...
What if Italy left the EU and joined Big East?
I refuse to do a column of predictions for next year. It’s too carny, not to mention corny. And there are just too many amateurs now in the business. You...
NYC’s auld lang sigh
It’s almost 2012. Does the city’s Economic Development Corp. know what year it is? The EDC’s 2011 Annual Review, “Building a Sustainable Economic Future,” is supposed to be about the...
Outrage over caged Wall Street bull
What a load of bull! Six weeks after Occupy Wall Street was evicted from Zuccotti Park, the nearby Wall Street bull is still completely corralled behind police barricades — enraging...
New dirt on pervy UWS super
Shocking, newly released court documents describe the ordeals of alleged victims of a former Upper West Side building super accused of pressuring cash-strapped female tenants to pay their rent with...
Monument to enemy
SACKETS HARBOR, NY — New York state plans to erect a monument to British and Canadian soldiers killed in a battle America won along the eastern shore of Lake Ontario...
Bravest saves couple, cat in yule fire
An elderly Staten Island couple and their beloved pet cat were rescued from the balcony of their burning apartment by an off-duty firefighter driving home on Christmas night.Steven Carl, a...
Suicide at toll plaza
A 36-year-old man shot himself in the head last night as he drove through the Throgs Neck Bridge toll plaza, police sources said. The man was in a 1999 Chevy...
Cop fund at $1.3M
Throughout the Christmas holiday weekend, generous New Yorkers continued sending donations to a scholarship fund for the children of a brave NYPD officer slain in the line of duty. The...
Film stocking $tuffer
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood has picked up a little Christmas bonus.Studios generally underestimated the size of their movie audiences over the weekend, and they’re now revising the holiday revenues upward.Leading...
Battle lines drawn in GOP’s Iowa war
WASHINGTON — Let the Iowa campaign blitz begin! Republican presidential hopefuls descend on the Hawkeye State today in a final, weeklong rush to the first 2012 nominating contest next Tuesday....
Man ‘kills’ stepson
A Brooklyn man fatally shot his crack-addicted stepson last night after the druggie asked him for money to support his habit, police sources said. Osvaldo Vasquez, 43, and his 61-year-old...
Santa killed Texas clan
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Six members of a Texas family had apparently opened their Christmas presents just before a relative dressed as Santa Claus showed up, opened fire and killed them...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A man was shot in the arm on a Bedford-Stuyvesant street in broad daylight yesterday, cops said. The bullet tore into the unidentified man’s right arm at 12:30 p.m....
NY pols’ harasser slain by Ga. police
A woman accused of sending bizarre packages to two New York lawmakers was fatally shot by a cop at her Georgia home, officials said yesterday. Police said Jameela Barnette, 53,...
Eatery: ‘Fine’! I’m outta here
They can close him down, but they can’t shut him up. A fiery Staten Island restaurateur who has been waging an angry battle with the Health Department says the agency’s...
Mom’s lawsuit: I’ll fix their wagon!
She crashed her “Pathfinder’’ on a Bronx street — so her mom is suing Toys R Us. Alisa Speller was pushing her 1-year-old daughter, Skyla Price, across Walton Avenue in...
Hopping ‘Mad’ at parade mayhem
More concerts and foodie fun, but fewer parades along Madison Avenue, please!People who live or work near Madison Square Park — and others who just play there — have weighed...
Parent twist at Bronx HS
A shocking one in four students at a Bronx high school slated for closure is a teen parent or pregnant, The Post has learned. That startling statistic is buried in...
Barn-BQ kills 100 cows
BANGOR, NY — More than 100 cattle have been killed in a barn fire at a dairy farm in this northern border town.Fire dispatchers received a report of the blaze...
LI monster slays roomie, tot: cops
A Long Island man has been arrested in the sadistic murder of his sometime roommate and her 2-year-old son, cops said.Jerry Lewis, 24, bound and gagged Shakeela Planter, 21, in...
Parking up the wrong tree
Talk about driving somebody up a tree! A speeding motorist in India lost control of his car and smacked into a tree on Christmas — and, of course, the tree...
‘Dirty-cop’ cases gumming up Bronx works
The NYPD ticket-fixing scandal has slowed the wheels of justice in The Bronx — as prosecutors move to plead out or even drop cases involving cops caught on wiretap, The...
Putting meddle to the pedals
Commercial and recreational bicyclists are facing a steep hill in the coming year as the City Council looks to strictly regulate cycling in the five boroughs. The council’s Transportation Committee...
Are you fat? Blame Mom
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Children who have poor emotional relationships with their mothers are more than twice as likely to become obese, according to a study published yesterday.Researchers found that the...
Hef, ex paws to fight over pup
LOS ANGELES — Hugh Hefner and his ex-fiancée, Crystal Harris, are embroiled in a custody battle — over a puppy.When Harris ended their engagement in June, he let her keep...
Snakes nearly on a plane
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A Czech national was nabbed in Argentina for trying to board a trans-Atlantic flight with 247 live animals, including poisonous snakes and endangered reptiles, packed in...
U.S. is on the ball
The Big Apple will run with the ball this holiday weekend — Times Square tops the list of New Year’s party destinations for US merrymakers, according to a new survey....
Courage of blaze kids’ ‘Grandfather Christmas’
He was Saks Fifth Avenue’s department-store Santa Claus, hero to throngs of children. And he died on Christmas morning, on a housetop, inches away from the young granddaughter he could...
Marathon man on a mission
A 50-year-old Australian man, inspired by Forrest Gump’s three years of long-distance running, will begin 2012 by trying to set a record of 700 marathons in 700 days.Tom Denniss of...
China: 8 more than enough
A rich Chinese couple has been evicted from its home for secretly having eight babies — mocking China’s one-child-per-family law. The unidentified Guangzhou couple spent more than $150,000 on in...
Subway blizzard snow $uit
Furious passengers who spent eight nightmarish hours “imprisoned’’ on a subway train to nowhere during last year’s Christmas weekend blizzard are filing suit against the MTA. As snow piled two...
Roosevelt Island patient exodus
The city’s hospital system has promised to empty Goldwater Hospital on Roosevelt Island within two years to make way for the new graduate engineering campus envisioned by Mayor Bloomberg —...
Yemeni eyes US Rx
The Obama administration is mulling whether to allow Yemen’s outgoing president into the United States for medical care, as fresh violence and political tensions flare in the strategically important Middle...
B’klyn Congressman overpaying for car lease
WASHINGTON — He’s taking the taxpayers for one stylish ride! Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-Brooklyn) has one of the most expensive taxpayer-financed car leases in Congress, The Post has learned. At...
Feds up tax on local biz
Uncle Sam is ringing in the new year by socking businesses in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut with higher taxes. Tri-state-area employers — along with those in17 other states...
Obama elves’ propaganda ‘Presents’
They just don’t know when to quit. Consumed with the singular task of re-electing Barack Obama, progressives across the country will use the holiday season to propagandize their conservative relatives...
Profits = progress
With crude-oil prices working their way back to pre-Great Recession levels, energy-company profits have been soaring. On cue, left-leaning pundits and activists have risen to condemn the industry for excess....
Passing the payroll buck: Congress’ band-aid fix
The Issue: The House and Senate’s passing of a two-month extension of the payroll-tax cut. *** The middle class has been played again (“GOP Caves on Tax Cuts,” Dec. 23)....
The parties vs. the people
Carl Kruger’s political corpse isn’t even cold yet, and already the fix is in as to who’ll get the best shot to replace him. Kruger, a Brooklyn Democrat, pleaded guilty...
Mum’s the word
New York’s teacher-retirement fund wants to keep taxpayers in the dark about the pensions it hands out. Must be some darn fat pensions, huh? Wouldn’t want to enrage the public...
The city and ’Burbs versus Albany
If it’s indeed better to give than receive, New York City and its suburbs can count their blessings by the billions of dollars. City residents and businesses paid about $4.1...
Foreign surprises
The world usually turns out to work differently from what US presidents expected when they were campaigning. Franklin Roosevelt campaigned on domestic issues in 1932 and ran a more isolationist...
Shooting straight to the top
By any measure, this year was a real roller-coaster ride for Jeremy Jordan. Like the Frank Sinatra song, the 27-year-old actor’s been up and down and over and out, having...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGIANTSOFFOFF(OFF)CowboysDOLPHINS 2 1 (41½)JetsEAGLES 9 9 (46½)RedskinsFALCONSOFFOFF(OFF)BuccaneersRAMSOFFOFF(OFF)49ersVIKINGSOFFOFF(OFF)BearsPACKERSOFFOFF(OFF)LionsSAINTSOFFOFF(OFF)PanthersTitans 1½ 3 (40½)TEXANSRavens 3 2½(38) BENGALSBROWNSOFFOFF(OFF)SteelersJAGUARS 5 4 (37) ColtsPATRIOTS13 12½(51) BillsRAIDERS 3 3 (49) ChargersBRONCOS 3 3 (37) ChiefsCARDINALS 3...
Affrunti’s Turf Paradise Grade Graded Entries
FIRST-6f; $5,700; cl($3,500); 3up; (f&m)1-Swiss Queen 9-25-Ciera Bay 6-13-Shelbylicious 5-16-Pinfire 12-18-Arema 6-17-CassieWillDoIt10-12-Reds Wildfire 4-19-Gumdrop Falls 3-14-Tate B 8-1SECOND-6f; $13,000; alw; 3up1-Cactus Cut 7-23-Stonewall Riot 6-15-HonorAmongUs8-14-Chinese Praise 5-27-Ambekay 4-16-Locksley Hall 5-12-MyJohnnyCsh10-18-Blitzen's...
Debbie Little at Monticello Graded Entries
Best Bet: Real Mystical (3rd)FIRST: mile; pace; $2300; cond4 Halsey Hanover(MMerton)3-4-43-11 Your Best Bet(GMerton)4-3-75-22 The Golden Horn(BAldrichJr)4-4-64-13 Basil Hanover(MForte)2-8-37-25 Speeding David(TGale)6-3-85-16 Kiwi Cam(DJacobs)7-3-710-17 True Magic(RVinci)5-3-78-18 IveGotTheDsire(SMcaleese)7-5-412-1SECOND: mile; pace; $3100; cond2...
Turf Paradise Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $5,700; cl($3,500); 3up; (f&m)GUMDROP FALLS broke maiden at this distance two back when making last start CIERA BAY...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70y; $28,000; mdn cl($25,000); 2YOKAREN’S SAINT adds blinkers for route debut after finishing third at Laurel versus cheaper and...
Knicks' Walker, Celtics' Garnett clear air
Bill Walker has forgiven Kevin Garnett after running into his former Celtics teammate by the team bus after Sunday’s NBA season-opener. According to an NBA source, Garnett won’t be suspended...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
FIRST-6f; $52,000; alw; 2YO; (f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 French Laundry(L),120JValdiviaJr4-1-xContessa8-13 Shea Goodbye(L),115I Ortiz, Jr4-1-5Albertran8-14 Vicki's Dancer(L),120RDomingz4-2-1B Brown5-25 King oftheDisco(L),115R Curatolo3-6-1Grusmrk12-11 a-Bait(L),120CVelasquz3-1-xRice9-56 Proud Siren(L),120L Perez1-2-xEnglehrt15-17 Shot GunPennie(L),120D Cohen8-1-5C Martin4-11A a-BeautifulBtBl(L),122J Alvarado1-7-4Bush9-5SECOND-1m&70y;...
Gulfstream Charts
December 26th, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $16,500; mdn cl($12,500); 2YO; (f)Off: 12:36. 11. 4 wd, edged away lateTime: 22.47, 46.49, 59.28, 1:12.6.Trainer: Lisa LewisWinner:...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 27WEDDec. 28THUDec. 29FRIDec. 30SATDec. 31SUNJan. 1MONJan. 2KnicksNO GAMEG.S.10:30MSGESPN L.A.L.10:30TNTESPN NOGAMESacra.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMETor.7:30MSGESPNNetsAtlanta7:30TV -YES WFAN 660 AMNOGAMEOrl.7:00YESWFANAtl.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEClev.6:00YESWBBR Ind.7:30YESWBBRRangersNO GAMEWash. 7:30 VS. ESPNNOGAMEFla. 7:30 MSG ESPNNOGAMENOGAME*Phi.1:00NBCESPNIslandersNOGAMENOGAMECal.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEEdm.1:00MSGWRHUNOGAMENOGAMEDevilsNOGAMEBuf.7:00MSG+WFAN NOGAMENO GAMEPitt.3:00MSG+WFANNO GAMEOtt.7:30MSG+WFAN*-Winter Classic, at Citizens Bank...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Pittsburgh at Notre Dame ESPN27 p.m.Providence at St. John's MSG Plus, WBBR (1130 AM)7:30 p.m.Minnesota at Illinois BIG TEN7:30 p.m.Hawks at Nets YES, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.Celtics at Heat...
NYC teams hit road for tourneys
The gifts are all unwrapped and the holiday dinners are digested. It’s back to work this week for the city’s top high school basketball teams, most of which are traveling...
Rangers shut out Islanders, move into first in East
It’s safe once again for Henrik Lundqvist to go back to the Garden to watch the Knicks play. It wasn’t always that way. After being pulled from nets on Feb....
Devils lose to Hurricanes, whose goalie scores (VIDEO)
RALEIGH, N.C. — To add insult to a convincing road defeat, the Devils allowed the opposing goalie to “score.” Cam Ward made 23 saves and was credited with a bizarre...
NYC teams hit road for tournaments
The gifts are all unwrapped and the holiday dinners are digested. It’s back to work this week for the city’s top high school basketball teams, most of which are traveling...
Sports Shorts
mlb: Sonnanstine signs with Cubs The Cubs agreed to one-year contracts with right-handers Andy Sonnanstine and Manny Corpas. Sonnanstine, who turns 29 in March, was 28-31 with a 5.26 ERA...
Vikings say Peterson OK for next season
The Vikings expect star running back Adrian Peterson to be recovered from left knee surgery for two torn ligaments in time to start the 2012 season. Peterson tore his ACL...
Nets face Hawks in final New Jersey debut
WASHINGTON — They have played in Piscataway, N.J., in a college facility when they opened to a crowd of 4,960 in 1977-78, in East Rutherford in an arena that carried...
Giants coach Coughlin feeling better, some players aren’t
Tom Coughlin appeared to be in better shape than at least three of his players yesterday. While the Giants coach gamely and good-naturedly shrugged off questions about his leg after...
Saints QB Brees breaks all-time yardage mark
NEW ORLEANS — Quite a night for Drew Brees and the Saints — a record and a rout. Brees set the NFL record for yards passing in a season, breaking...
Plenty of highlights from Left Coast
LOS ANGELES — Head out West (the coast has never been clearer) for two weeks and you hear stuff that can’t be learned at home staying permanently connected to the...
Knicks’ point-guard depth takes hit
Baron Davis is out at least three more weeks with a sore back. Iman Shumpert is shelved two to four weeks with a sprained left knee. Mike Bibby is not...
Knicks to face Jackson as coach of Warriors
The Knicks have already beaten Mark Jackson once since he became Warriors head coach. They stole center Tyson Chandler away from Golden State earlier this month. Tomorrow, the Knicks will...
Nets' Williams outplays Wizards' Wall
WASHINGTON — John Wall seems destined to become of the NBA’s best players, but in last night’s 90-84 Nets win over the Wizards, Deron Williams showed him just how far...
Nets defeat Wizards in opener; Humphries booed again
WASHINGTON — There are boos, and there are boos, and according to Kris Humphries, the ones he heard last night were “a walk in the park” compared to those he...
Jets owner needs to flag QB if coach won't
Regardless of what happens in Miami on Sunday, even if the football gods somehow line up so the Jets return to the playoffs, at the end of this season owner...
Jets coach says he won’t close big mouth
Jets coach Rex Ryan clearly fired up the Giants with his brash talk last week, but he said he does not plan to change his approach because of it. “That’s...
Jets' Ryan backs Schottenheimer, Sanchez
Jets fans may be getting tired of the inconsistency of quarterback Mark Sanchez, but head coach Rex Ryan made it clear he is not. Ryan backed his quarterback in a...
Giants' Tuck feeds off his hate when it comes to Cowboys
As if the Giants’ do-or-die matchup with the Cowboys this week needed the extra hype, Justin Tuck tossed some gasoline on it and lit a match yesterday. Long known for...
Giants WR hoping to Cruz to Pro Bowl
Victor Cruz has beaten the odds plenty of times already in his young Giants career. Big Blue’s rising-star wide receiver will find out if he did that one more time...
Giants must use home-field edge against Cowboys
The Giants won’t be throwing in the white towel Sunday night, but they will be distributing thousands of them emblazoned with their new credo — “All In’’ — for the...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYNIKI TAYLOR - The Doctors, 9 a.m., Ch. 2LISA JACKSON - The Dr. Oz Show, 11 a.m., Ch. 5ERIC STONESTREET, AMY SCHUMER, LANDAU EUGENE MURPHY JR. - The View, 11...
CIA isn’t only one using drones these days
The stars of Animal Planet’s “Whale Wars” have a new high-tech weapon in their arsenal: unmanned aerial vehicles. Using their new weapon, the Sea Shepherd environmental group recently tracked down...
Thick and thin
Two stars who have battled very different eating disorders are trading lives for a new reality show. “Growing Pains” actress Tracey Gold, a former anorexic, and singer Carnie Wilson —...
Clark clips show
To mark the 40th anniversary of “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” ABC is airing a special starting at 8 p.m., stitched from clips of performances over the years — starting with...
‘Why I still do Eve’
Dick Clark has endured. In a rare interview — the week before the 40th anniversary of his first “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” telecast — Clark, now 82, talks about how...
Nail that trend!
On a recent Sunday in Bushwick at the Tomahawk Salon (10 Porter Ave., Brooklyn; 646-399-6873, tomahawksalon.com) manicurist/painter Fleury Rose was holding court at an end-of-the-year nail party for her most...
Other places to go for nail art
Hello Beautiful (ask for Naomi) 218 Bedford Ave., Williamsburg; 718-387-4732, hellobeautifulsalonnyc.com Price range: Hand-painted art and 3-D art: $3 per nail; $1 per nail for small stones Valley 198 Elizabeth...
The First Lady effect
When designer Doo-Ri Chung’s phone rang on Oct. 13 this year, she was at a social event, but made sure to pick up. The caller excitedly told her that First...
Best of 2011: The year in review
In a day and age when too much travel writing is done from behind a desk, I can't help but be proud of the level of commitment -- both on...
Weird but true
Animal-rights activists want to put up a roadside memorial to 16 cows that died in an Illinois truck crash. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed a petition...
Missouri exits Big 12 with win over UNC
Missouri made sure its final football game as a member of the Big 12 was decided early. James Franklin ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, and the Tigers...
St. John's plays Providence in Big East opener
Providence point guard Vincent Council of Brooklyn never has made the game about him, never paid much attention to who was getting all the love. Point guards, he believes, are...
Boys basketball holiday tournament schedule and results
With school closed, students have the week off – just not basketball players. They will be crisscrossing the country in various holiday tournaments, and The Post will keep you updated...
High blood pressure scare in the past, Clarke starring for Cross
Mairega Clarke didn’t know what to think last fall when he went to the doctor. The Holy Cross forward was told he had high blood pressure – a rather unusual...
NYC non-'AA' girls basketball rankings
These squads, like so many others in New York City, have been on a long hiatus – including top-ranked Wings with two forfeits. Some will need to wait until 2012...
Sutter, Hurricanes hang on to beat Devils 4-2
RALEIGH, N.C.— Brandon Sutter scored a short-handed goal and was credited with a bizarre empty-netter, leading the Carolina Hurricanes past the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Monday night. Tuomo Ruutu...
Humphries has 21 and 16, rallies Nets past Wizards
WASHINGTON - Kris Humphries shrugged off loud booing to finish with 21 points and 16 rebounds, and Deron Williams had 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, helping the New...
Rangers' Hagelin scores 2, Lundqvist blanks Islanders
Carl Hagelin scored twice for his second multi-goal game in the NHL, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 28 shots he faced as the New York Rangers beat the New York...
Fordham's Gaston named A-10 Co-Player of the Week
Fordham’s Chris Gaston was named A-10 Co-Player of the Week, it was announced Monday. Gaston scored a career-high 35 points and added 15 rebounds for the Rams in an 81-70...