February 3, 2012
Lance Armstrong 'gratified' by news that doping probe has been closed
LOS ANGELES -- Federal prosecutors on Friday closed an investigation into the alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs by seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong. US Attorney Andre Birotte Jr....
Joba throws at Yankees complex
TAMPA -- Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain has started throwing off a half-mound as part of a rehabilitation program after elbow ligament replacement surgery. Chamberlain threw at the Yankees minor league...
POST NBA POWER RANKINGS: Magic need to make Dwight disappear
You would think being spurned by Shaquille O’Neal 15 years ago would have taught the Magic how to deal with a disgruntled superstar center staring free agency in the face,...
UPDATED: CK, Ford should forfeit games to Nazareth, says committee
Bishop Ford and Christ the King should forfeit their unplayed girls basketball games against Nazareth following Naz coach Apache Paschall’s death, the CHSAA Eligibility and Infractions Committee recommended Friday, The...
Bradshaw doesn't practice, but Giants will have all players Sunday
INDIANAPOLIS -- Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw wasn’t expected to practice Friday and he did not, sitting out the team's final full workout before Super Bowl XLVI against the Patriots...
Stocks close at multi-year highs on upbeat data
Stocks rose after the US economy added more jobs than expected last month, driving the Nasdaq Composite to an 11-year high and pushing the Dow to its highest reading in...
Micron CEO dies in plane crash
BOISE, Idaho -- Micron Technology CEO Steve Appleton died Friday morning in a small plane crash in Boise, Idaho, the company said. Appleton, who joined Micron in 1983, was 51....
Girardi says Yankees could use more offense
Joe Girardi got plenty of pitching help this offseason, but with spring training approaching, the Yankees manager wouldn't mind more offensive weapons, as well."I think it will be helpful," Girardi...
Giants coach impresses Yankees manager
Tom Coughlin is trying to win his second championship at the helm of a New York team, just like Joe Girardi will be this season, and the Giants coach has...
Yankees manager impressed by Giants coach
Tom Coughlin is trying to win his second championship at the helm of a New York team, just like Joe Girardi will be this season, and the Giants coach has...
Whitehead's ankle injury a sprain, return likely for 'AA' playoffs
Lincoln will be without standout sophomore Isaiah Whitehead for next week’s Brooklyn borough playoffs, but he should be able to return for the PSAL Class AA playoffs at the end...
'Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol' is the highest-grossing film of Tom Cruise's career
When Paramount was working on "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" there were questions about whether Tom Cruise was still a draw at the domestic box office, particularly after his previous...
Super Bowl Live!
Join the Post's Mark Hale and Mark Cannizzaro live from Indianapolis. Hale and Cannizzaro will talk about all of the news surrounding the Giants, Patriots and Super Bowl XLVI.
Super Bowl Live!
Join the Post's Mark Hale and Mark Cannizzaro live from Indianapolis. Hale and Cannizzaro will talk about all of the news surrounding the Giants, Patriots and Super Bowl XLVI.
Twitter users pick Manning over Brady
Eli Manning is America's quarterback. IBM analyzed more than 1 million Super Bowl-related tweets to determine how people feel about Manning and Tom Brady -- and the Giants quarterback was...
VIDEO: Post Super Bowl Predictions
With days until Sunday's Super Bowl, The Post's Paul Schwartz and Brian Costello give their predictions for the game between the Giants and Patriots at Lucas Oil Stadium.Kickoff is scheduled...
Queens teacher found brutally beaten to death in apartment, cops say
A teacher who worked with students with special needs was brutally beaten to death in a Queens apartment building, police and neighbors said. Relatives discovered Tara Hawes, 33, who taught...
Racy ads for French movie starring 'The Artist's' Jean Dujardin pulled
PARIS — What does it take to shock in the land of the Gallic shrug? Ads that suggest adulterous oral sex, according to complaints about new movie "Les Infideles." Posters...
UConn coach Calhoun taking leave due to back condition
STORRS, Conn. -- UConn’s Jim Calhoun doesn’t mince words when it comes to his health. So, when the Hall of Fame coach of the defending national champions, who turns 70...
Cops who shot unarmed drug suspect have been placed on restricted duty: NYPD commissioner
Two cops involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed teen drug suspect in the Bronx have been put on restricted duty, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said today. Investigators do...
'Blue Bloods' episode reflects on 9/11
Here’s a look at tonight’s special episode of “Blue Bloods,” which features Police Commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) reflecting on the events and repercussions of 9/11, a decade later. “Everybody...
'Dancing with the Stars' contestant Joanna Krupa urges Kardashians to stop selling fur
LOS ANGELES -- "Dancing with the Stars" standout Joanna Krupa and model Katie Cleary are aiming an anti-fur campaign straight at reality-TV family the Kardashians. The stunners started an online...
NFL announces more Thursday night games in 2012
INDIANAPOLIS -- In the annual pre-Super Bowl State of the League address, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the 2012 schedule will include five more Thursday night games. Goodell said the...
Game 24: Timberwolves at Nets
Timberwolves (10-12) at Nets (8-15)Game Time: 7:30 p.m.Venue: Prudential Center, NewarkTelevision: YES NetworkNets expected starting lineup:PG Deron Williams: 20.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 8.5 apgSG Anthony Morrow: 13.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg,...
Clippers sign Martin, not Knicks
The Clippers agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent Kenyon Martin on Friday, according to NBA sources.Martin was recently cleared by FIBA after spending the start of the NBA season...
NY AG Eric Schneiderman sues banks for using electronic mortgage registry that may put homeowners at a disadvantage in foreclosures
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s attorney general on Friday accused some of the nation’s largest banks of deceit and fraud in using an electronic mortgage registry that he said puts...
Rangers trade Christensen to Wild for Wellman
Erik Christensen will get the opportunity to revive his NHL career in Minnesota after being traded to the Wild by the Rangers on Friday for 24-year-old forward Casey Wellman, who...
Devils' Elias fined by NHL
The NHL on Friday fined Devils leading point-getter Patrik Elias the maximum $2,500 for boarding Montreal’s Mike Blunden in Thursday’s 5-3 victory over the Canadiens at Prudential Center. No action...
Bronx ADA who allegedly had drunk-driving cases fixed axed from job
The Bronx prosecutor who allegedly had two drunken-driving cases fixed by cops has been terminated by the DA's office, officials said today. Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Troiano was fired Jan....
Stoudemire's 3-pt shot against Bulls shows Knicks flaws
BOSTON -- Last night’s final-second loss to Chicago underscores the mediocrity of the Knicks as a 3-point shooting unit.After the dizzying amount of moves made since November 2008, it is...
Obama says economy is growing, recovery is 'speeding up
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Buoyed by better-than-expected jobs numbers, President Obama said Friday that the US economy is growing and that the nation's economic recovery is "speeding up." Obama made the...
Bloomberg dreams about 2nd life as quarterback during radio show
It looks like Super Bowl fever has gripped Mayor Bloomberg in a bad way. On his radio show this morning, the mayor fantasized about coming back to Earth in a...
Komen foundation apologizes, reverses Planned Parenthood ruling
DALLAS -- The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation apologized Friday for its controversial decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, saying it would consider future grants...
Corpse sits among oblivious video gamers for 9 hours in internet cafe
NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A Taiwanese man who died while playing video games at an internet cafe appeared to have gone unnoticed by fellow gamers for up to nine hours,...
'Jack Sparrow' pepper-sprayed by 'Catwoman' in LA brawl
LOS ANGELES -- A man dressed as "Pirates of the Caribbean" character Jack Sparrow was pepper-sprayed Thursday night by a woman dressed as Catwoman after a brawl broke out between...
Norwegian gunman to appeal mental exam ruling
OSLO -- The Norwegian gunman who killed 77 people in twin attacks in July will lodge an appeal with the Supreme Court in a bid to avoid a second court-ordered...
Super Bowl Live!
Join the Post's Mark Hale, Paul Schwartz and Brian Costello live from Indianapolis. Hale, Schwartz and Costello will talk about all of the news surrounding the Giants, Patriots and Super...
Super Bowl Live!
Join the Post's Mark Hale, Paul Schwartz and Brian Costello live from Indianapolis. Hale, Schwartz and Costello will talk about all of the news surrounding the Giants, Patriots and Super...
Coughlin says Brady talked as much as Giants did this week
INDIANAPOLIS -- Some thought the reaction to Tom Brady’s bigger party speech at a Gillette Stadium pep rally on Sunday was overblown, but Tom Coughlin clearly took notice.The Giants coach...
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler defends performance of national anthem at AFC Championship
NORTH GREENFIELD, Ind. — Steven Tyler says he meant to sing the national anthem like that. The Aerosmith frontman and “American Idol” judge endured plenty of jabs after his rendition...
Boy, 6, dies after taking methadone
Authorities have cut loose the mother of a six-year-old boy who died after he was fed a dose of methadone, authorities said. Police arrested Raquel DeLeon and charged her with...
The $100B question: What is Facebook really worth?
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- What is Facebook worth? As investors dug into the company's freshly-released financials, analysts and investors began circulating a range of values -- from as little as...
Rangers OF Hamilton admits relapse with alcohol
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton, a recovering alcoholic, said he "had a weak moment" earlier this week when he drank at a local bar. The 30-year-old outfielder...
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom denied bail in New Zealand
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom on Friday had his bid for bail turned down after a court hearing in Auckland, New Zealand. The 38-year-old founder of the...
SUPER BOWL SECTION
The Giants and Patriots are getting ready to rumble in Super Bowl XLVI and the Best Sports in Town will get you ready for the big game with this collection...
UK prime minister and wife to make official visit to US
WASHINGTON -- British prime minister David Cameron and his wife, Samantha, will visit President Obama and the First Lady next month, the White House announced Friday. The couple will attend...
More Jews going GOP
It isn't a tidal wave or anything but according to Pew's latest research on religious affiliation and party affiliation, more Jews -- nearly 30 percent in fact -- favor the...
Iran's supreme leader warns US against nuclear strike
TEHRAN -- Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday warned Washington that Iran would respond to any strikes on its nuclear program, saying the consequences would be "10 times more...
Libyan former ambassador tortured to death by militia, group says
TRIPOLI, Libya -- A Libyan former ambassador to France in Moammar Khadafy's regime likely was tortured to death in custody last month, a rights group said Friday. Omar Brebesh, 62,...
Patriots TE Gronkowski not limping at walk-through
INDIANAPOLIS -- Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was not limping at the Patriots' walk-through practice Friday.According to the pool report, the record-setting receiver with a sprained left ankle "moved without...
Trees float in Brooklyn
A popular lake at Brooklyn's Prospect Park has quietly become a dumping ground for thousands of rotted branches, boughs and trunks of diseased and dead trees. A Post reporter touring...
Unemployment rate drops to 8.3% as 243K jobs added in January
WASHINGTON -- The US labor market grew at its most robust pace since last spring in January, a sign that the economy's momentum carried into the new year. Nonfarm payrolls...
Giants Super Bowl quiz answers
1. Ottis Anderson 2. Raul Allegre (XXI), Matt Bahr (XXV), Brad Daluiso (XXXV), Lawrence Tynes (XLII) 3. Brandon Stokley 4. Bruce Smith 5. Tom Coughlin, Bill Belichick, Al Groh, Ron...
Egyptian kidnappers free American tourists as more violence erupts
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt -- Two American tourists kidnapped Friday in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were freed and are "in good health," Egypt's tourism minister said. Their release was first announced...
Diabests revolution: Saliva instead of finger pricks
Diabetes is a deadly, difficuly disease. The discipline required to maintain your health when suffering from diabetes requires the sort of discipline that many find it difficult to manage. One reason is...
Girls basketball roundup: Harris shoots Bergtraum to ninth straight PSAL win
Murry Bergtraum’s dominance of PSAL opponents continues. UNC Charlotte-bound guard Shequana Harris had a big day. She poured in 20 points, grabbed nine boards and dished out six assists to...
INSIDE PSAL GIRLS HOOPS: Scholars, in just third year of varsity, looks for 'B' title repeat
Scholars Academy was the Cinderella story of last year, winning a PSAL Class B championship in just its second year as a varsity program. This season, the Seawolves were supposed...
Cannon fodder: St. Peter's star beats buzzer, carries team past Mount
Andrew Cannon is going to have a hard time topping this birthday. The St. Peter’s senior guard did everything shy of donning a Superman cape to lead his team to...
MSIT explodes in second half, routs Staten Island Academy
If McKee/Staten Island Tech plays its upcoming postseason games the same way it played in the second half Thursday night, Kaitlyn Astel’s high hopes for her team will be more...
C.W. Post pulls in impressive haul of city standouts
A week before National Signing Day, Kareem Folkes had no idea what he was going to do. Shane Hubbard was unsure himself. Two of the PSAL’s top offensive weapons –...
NYC girls hoops legend Droesch battles cancer, treatment costs
Erin Blum kept telling Clare Droesch she wasn’t going to let her St. Edmund Prep team lose to Bishop Kearney. “Erin was like, ‘We are not losing this game. We...
Bedlam in Bed Stuy yet again as Boys High rallies late to best Lincoln
Boys & Girls trailed a divisional rival at home with less than a half minute remaining and didn’t have possession. Essentially, the Kangaroos had Lincoln exactly where they wanted them....
D’Onofrio's block seals surging Hill's win over St. John Villa
Nicole D’Onofrio could hear coach Jenny Driscoll’s words of advice as she hustled to close out on Jackie Diaz’s last second shot. “I just put both of my hands up,”...
Molloy to hold fundraisers for paralyzed player Friday night
Andy Kostel has been the boys soccer coach at Archbishop Molloy for more than three decades. Four years ago, though, took his respect for the school and its community to...
CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Packer tops Berkeley Carroll, wins 10th straight
Ethan Feldman scored 27 points, Nick Morton grabbed 11 rebounds and Ray Pelka scored 11 points and added seven rebounds as Packer Collegiate topped rival Berkeley Carroll, 59-46, in ACIS...
Rivers keeps Wagner rolling
Wagner may not be the scrappy underdog anymore, but the Seahawks certainly still play like it. Using a seemingly endless amount of energy, Wagner put together an inspired defensive effort...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Jefferson thumps Westinghouse, earns at least a share of Brooklyn AA crowns
With its seventh straight victory, Thomas Jefferson earned at least a share of its first Brooklyn AA division title since the PSAL went to an ‘AA’ format six years ago....
Coughlin trumpets slights to fortify Giants against Patriots
INDIANAPOLIS — If you have studied both teams and decided the Giants should knock off the Patriots on Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI, don’t bother alerting the Giants. They are...
Mets great Gary Carter attends college team's Opening Day
Brain cancer didn’t keep Gary Carter from Opening Day.Carter, the head coach at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida, made it to his team’s first game Thursday night, according to...
Cruz discusses championship hopes in Super Bowl diary
One in a series of Post exclusive Super Bowl diaries by Giants star receiver Victor Cruz, as told to Steve Serby. INDIANAPOLIS — We had one of our best practices...
Big Blue thinking White House
INDIANAPOLIS — Winning Super Bowl XLVI would mean the Giants would be able to meet President Obama at the White House. And they’d be pretty excited about that. “That’s one...
Giants' DeOssie won’t flip on coin call
INDIANAPOLIS — Zak DeOssie, the Giants’ long-snapper and special teams captain, will get the honor of calling the coin toss Sunday for Super Bowl XLVI against the Patriots. DeOssie always...
Giants DL Canty says faith healer helped him
INDIANAPOLIS — Giants defensive tackle Chris Canty has pronounced himself fit for Super Bowl XLVI after having his injuries treated by a faith healer. Canty received his instant rehab Sunday,...
No one Giants would rather have under center than Eli
INDIANAPOLIS — In the determined, driven eyes of the Giants, there is only one quarterback for this job. Only one quarterback to lead them to the finish line. To the...
Strahan predicts Giants win over Patriots
INDIANAPOLIS — Super Bowl XLII champion Michael Strahan won’t be playing this time, but he expects his message to the Patriots after Super Bowl XLVI Sunday night will be the...
UPDATED: Medgar Evers, Grand Street forfeit remainder of seasons after brawl
An ugly brawl during the second quarter of a girls basketball game between Medgar Evers and Grand Street Campus on Wednesday resulted in a double forfeit and will cost both...
Business briefs
Green dayGreen Mountain Coffee, maker of Keurig single-cup pods and brewers, rose 24 percent to $66.42 after reporting profit, excluding some items, of 60 cents a share.Sony warnsJapanese electronics giant...
Viacom chair hopes new 'SpongeBob' episodes help Nickelodeon ratings
It’s SpongeBob to the rescue. Cable powerhouse Viacom, struggling with an ad slump at its Nickelodeon network, is banking on a slew of new episodes of hit shows such as...
Investors ‘like’ Zynga & Facebook friends
What’s not to like?Facebook’s tech friends yesterday shared in the good market vibes following the social network’s IPO push — their shares posting healthy advances as investors wore out the...
2 Philly papers seek a buyer
The owners of Philadelphia’s two largest newspapers have hired an investment banker to shop the papers less than two years after creditors took control of them, The Post has learned....
Dark days at El Diario as Guild OKs layoffs
In a divided vote, Newspaper Guild employees at the Spanish language daily El Diario/La Prensa voted to accept a new contract with the parent company ImpreMedia. The deal that will...
Red ink, Gray Lady
The New York Times Co. continued to see advertising erosion even as it added subscribers for its digital products in fourth quarter. Chairman and acting CEO Arthur “Pinch” Sulzberger Jr....
Macy's claims Martha Stewart betrayed retailer by jumping to JCPenney
After all we’ve done for you, this is how you treat us! Macy’s is accusing Martha Stewart of a sneaky betrayal in her pursuit of a tie-up with rival retailer...
Discounts cut A&F Q4 profit
Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries can add one more marked down item to the chain’s shelves: the company’s stock.Shares of the preppy clothier plunged nearly 14 percent yesterday after...
Cohen an Amazin’ investor
Hedge-fund heavyweight Steve Cohen is one of a handful of investors close to buying minority stakes in the cash-strapped Mets, The Post has learned. Cohen, the head of $13 billion...
New CEO at Urban O.
Urban Outfitters Inc. named alumnus Ted Marlow chief executive officer of its namesake brand. He was brand president of the Urban Outfitters division for nine years before leaving the company...
Gap gets 11% boost
Gap, surged 11 percent to $21.52 after forecasting earnings that beat analysts’ estimates. The largest US specialty apparel chain projected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings ahead of estimates as Banana Republic rose...
Stanford moneyman knew it was fraud
HOUSTON — It was a deceptive fax sent from a fake office in London that led R. Allen Stanford’s former finance chief to conclude that his high-flying billionaire boss was...
Jobless numbers give hope
The surprise drop yesterday in the number of people filing for initial unemployment benefits is giving some hope that today’s Labor Dept. jobs report will show continued economic recovery.The number...
The Falcone fixer
The businessman who got billionaire New York hedge funder Phil Falcone in hot water with a US senator said he didn’t try to bribe the lawmaker — that he was...
Swiss tax haven on hot seat
Wegelin & Co., the 270-year-old private bank, became the first Swiss lender criminally charged in a broadening US crackdown on offshore firms suspected of helping Americans evade taxes. Wegelin helped...
Lotto gal rolling in dough
A Brooklyn woman who gets around with a motorized scooter hit a $13.5 million Lotto jackpot—but the windfall won’t get her to trade in her old wheels. “It’s been a...
Andy’s 60G H’wood flight
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo got a $60,000 ride to Hollywood late last year for a big bucks fund-raiser from the brother of one of his vanquished political opponents. Stephen L....
CUNY Law shielding bad grads from bar
Anxious CUNY Law School administrators are urging struggling students not to take this summer’s bar exam in an apparent bid to boost the school’s sagging pass rates, irate students charged....
Pension-reform bugs
ALBANY — A new analysis of Gov. Cuomo’s proposal for a less expensive pension system for future hires shows it can’t be in place by April 1 as planned, would...
Deegan disaster
A pregnant 16-year-old was killed yesterday — on her due date — when the car she was riding in crashed as it sped down the Major Deegan Expressway in The...
Dolan's Holy Land pilgrimage wraps up
JERUSALEM — Archbishop Timothy Dolan led an outdoor Mass yesterday at the venerated site where the faithful believe Jesus reappeared after crucifixion on the final day of his nine-day pilgrimage...
‘Crying shame’ cop gets no-jail break
Now that’s a sob story. A corrupt ex-cop wept his way out of a jail sentence yesterday after he begged his victims and a Brooklyn judge for mercy. Jason Arbeeny...
Battery Park skating rink operator claims falling construction materials forced it out of business
The operator of a short-lived Battery Park City outdoor skating rink is claiming that its business was put on ice by a series of construction mishaps at the new Goldman...
DEA has uncovered mob-linked drug smuggling ring that bribed doormen
Let’s see how they do opening cell doors. The Drug Enforcement Administration has uncovered a mob-linked drug smuggling ring that bribed doormen at tony addresses - including exclusive buildings in...
Israel big kid’s JFK bust
Cops busted the daughter of a top Israeli official at Kennedy Airport on outstanding drug charges, police sources said. Talya Ben-Eliezer, accused of prescription fraud in Florida, was taken into...
Bridge siren ‘in love’ with Capt. Crunch
Yes, it was a real Love Boat. The mystery woman spotted on the bridge of the Costa Concordia before its disaster told prosecutors she had a “weakness” for the “charming...
East Side ‘rape’ bust
A maintenance worker has been busted for allegedly raping a woman after breaking into her Manhattan apartment while she slept.Alberto Delgado, 37, of Queens, was arrested Tuesday on rape charges...
Bx. teen slain by cop
A narcotics cop fatally shot an apparently unarmed 18-year-old drug suspect in The Bronx yesterday afternoon as the teen tried to flush narcotics down a toilet, law-enforcement sources said. The...
Gal murdered in Qns.
A 33-year-old woman was found murdered last night in a Queens apartment building, police said. Tara Hawes was slashed across the throat and found at 8:30 p.m. by her in-laws...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** Four hoodlums shot a man during a botched robbery, police said. The 36-year-old victim was shot once in the torso as he entered his parked car in...
Upper West zoning to ‘block’ out chain stores
The Bloomberg administration has unveiled a new commercial- zoning plan on the Upper West Side aimed at limiting the proliferation of large retail chains and banks while preserving dwindling mom-and-pop...
Torah-scam rabbi guilty
What a snake!A nebbishy rabbi who dubbed himself the “Jewish Indiana Jones” pleaded guilty yesterday to scamming more than $1 million with tall tales of having “rescued” vintage Torahs hidden...
Swamp cleaner
ALBANY — The agency charged with policing ethics in the Cuomo administration and the state Legislature tapped a longtime aide to Gov. Cuomo as its executive director yesterday. Ellen Biben...
Old wiseguy’s ‘retire’ plea
Even mobsters dream of retiring. An octogenarian wiseguy once close to the Gotti family has asked a judge to end his probation early so he can start enjoying a slower...
LegXX rated poster
He had the right to remain silent. But now actor Jean Dujardin, star of the hit silent film “The Artist,” is feeling the heat in his native France for his...
‘Temple bomb’ love-bug bite
The ringleader of a terror plot to blow up synagogues in The Bronx fell in love with an FBI informant in the case, a co-conspirator claims in court papers. Onta...
Subway cell surprise
Straphangers are keeping their mouths shut and fingers busy in the six subway stations wired for cellphone service. A mere 25 percent of all underground wireless usage — introduced last...
Pensions to cost city more than pay: Mayor Bloomberg
Pensions and fringe benefits for uniformed workers are going to cost the city more next year than their actual salaries, Mayor Bloomberg revealed yesterday as he made another strong pitch...
App-solutely brilliant
Not having the Internet underground is no longer a problem for millions of subway riders. Embark NYC lets smartphone users access subway info in stations by downloading MTA data onto...
Scentsational
The Westchester village of Pleasantville has been anointed as the second-best smelling city in the world. GQ magazine’s resident scent critic, Chandler Burr, waxed poetic about Pleasantville’s “maple, oak, and...
A distant ‘Shore’
PITTSBURGH — If Snooki and JWoww need a place to party, Jersey Shore will welcome them with open arms.Jersey Shore, Pa., that is.The Central Pennsylvania Film Office wants the stars...
Empty van erupts in flames in Manhattan, snarling traffic for hours
It may look like a scene out of downtown Beirut, but it’s actually lower Manhattan. Shortly after dropping off a vendor and his junk goods on Canal Street, this van...
Two bald men wanted for stealing Rogaine from Long Island pharmacy
Police have two mane suspects. Two men — one of them sporting a gleaming bald head and the other well on his way — are wanted for stealing three boxes...
‘O’ my God! Prez says, ‘Let us pay’
WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday told the National Prayer Breakfast that God serves as his top adviser for pushing higher taxes on wealthy Americans and other lofty policy goals. “For...
SI Chuck is red hot
Punxsutawney Phil’s got nothing on our Staten Island Chuck! The Big Apple’s prized groundhog — and weather-forecaster extraordinaire — Chuck didn’t see his shadow yesterday, signaling an early end to...
JFK screener in 5G theft bust
A Tsa agent was arrested at Kennedy Airport for allegedly stealing $5,000 from a passenger’s jacket at a security checkpoint. Alexandra Schmid, 31, was caught on surveillance video and by...
Mike $laps Komen
Mayor Bloomberg rode to the rescue of Planned Parenthood yesterday, pledging up to $250,000 for the organization after the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer foundation yanked funding for...
Governors I. cannon shock
Talk about a possible “boom” for tourism!A Civil War-era cannonball was unearthed yesterday near the ferry landing on Governors Island, authorities said. The 350-pound, 12-inch round projectile was discovered at...
Bong or brunette
Forget Betty or Veronica — Archie Andrews’ tougher choice may be Thai stick or Hawaiian. A Manhattan Supreme Court justice has barred Archie Comics co-CEO Nancy Silberkeit from making solo...
Marisa’s H20 woe
Luckily, she knows a good make-believe lawyer. Marisa Tomei, the Brooklyn-born actress who won an Oscar for her supporting role in the courtroom comedy “My Cousin Vinny,” is being sued...
Last laugh is on ‘cop-shoot’ thug
He’s not laughing now! A sobering night in police custody wiped the smirk right off the face of the alleged would-be “assassin” who thought firing a bullet into the head...
Avast! Brady ’fesses up to catching game on ‘pirate’ TV
This a whole other kind of bootleg. Tom Brady copped to enjoying stolen cyber goods yesterday, casually admitting that he watched last year’s Super Bowl through a pirated Internet stream....
Madonna shows Giants support with Cruz-style salsa steps
INDIANAPOLIS — Gisele may be praying for Tom Brady — but dancing fool Madonna is saving her prayers for the Giants’ Victor Cruz. She broke into Cruz’s trademark salsa dance...
Newt: I demand some Fla. delegates
WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign is proving to be a gift to election lawyers. After getting trounced by Mitt Romney in the Florida primary Tuesday, Gingrich’s campaign said it...
Trump: Mitt is my man
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney picked up a splashy endorsement yesterday from real-estate mogul Donald Trump, who built a strong Tea Party following and topped national polls for a while last...
GOPers’ ‘Furious’ hits on Holder
WASHINGTON — Your serve. The legal Ping-Pong match between the Justice Department and House Republicans over the failed, federal Fast and Furious gun-running program continued yesterday with Rep. Darrell Issa...
Democrats’ Rotten Primary Choices
It’s a crucial election year. As another global financial crisis looms and rogue states pursue nuclear weapons, the American people are desperately looking for a strong leader to show them...
Billion-Dollar Target
‘a billion dollars aimed at a single person.” There was a week last summer during which I heard that phrase spoken every day by different people in the Republican ambit...
Teachers Who Don’t Teach: Who Gets the Blame?
The Issue: New York City teacher Alan Rosenfeld’s decade-long “rubber room” assignment. *** No wonder America’s public-school system is failing — we have teachers making very nice salaries for doing...
Perkins’ Eat-on-the-Go No-No
The Issue: State Sen. Bill Perkins’ bill proposing a $250 fine for eating on the subway.***Bill Perkins saw someone eating and throwing food on the subway tracks, so he proposed...
Aid and Comfort
Does the Associated Press even care if terrorists attack this city again? A fair question, given the agency’s latest hit on the NYPD — for trying to deal with Iranian-based...
Wing-and-Prayer Budget
City Hall’s finances are in such good shape, Mayor Bloomberg suggested yesterday, that New Yorkers needn’t worry about layoffs, tax hikes or even major budget cuts. For now. Trouble is,...
Pastor-in-Chief
President Obama posed a good question yesterday as he turned the National Prayer Breakfast into a campaign rally. That is: WWJT? As in: What Would Jesus Tax? “In a time...
Religious Liberty Can Still Trump ObamaCare
Religious freedom is a core American principle, one that our Founding Fathers enshrined in the Constitution and called on future generations of leaders to preserve and protect.Despite our deeply rooted...
Six Years of Gloom
Staten Island Chuck didn’t see his shadow yesterday. But Mayor Mike saw more budget deficits — meaning six more weeks . . . er, make that years of budget winter...
‘Downton’ dudes
Matt Marrone is an editor at ESPNNew-York.com, and while he may enjoy discussing sports over the water cooler, he has another love that doesn’t come up at the office very...
Good material, girl
Other initials suggest themselves in response to “W.E.” How about “W.T.F.”? This jagged blob of a movie features a solo dance in the 1930s scored to the Sex Pistols’ “Pretty...
‘Miracle’ swims to the top
‘big Miracle” shouldn’t really work, but it does. It’s an exciting, charming and often quite funny family film inspired by the real-life 1988 rescue of three gray whales trapped in...
Tame ‘Woman in Black’ no lady in dread
Erstwhile boy wizard Daniel Radcliffe works no magic as a grieving lawyer in “The Woman in Black,’’ a creaky haunted-house story that’s strong on creepy atmosphere but woefully deficient in...
Story crashes and burns
With great power comes the responsibility to make a decent movie, but the mysterious force running through “Chronicle” is the power to supersuck. Attempting to blend a cinematic smoothie out...
Splinters
Surf’s up in the troubled nation of Papua New Guinea. According to Adam Pesce’s documentary “Splinters,” the sport got its start there when an Australian pilot left a surfboard behind...
Here’s looking at you, Bogie
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Perfect Sense
Would the Mayans have predicted the end of the world in 2012 if they’d known it would inspire not only “The Tree of Life’’ and “Melancholia’’ but an endless supply...
A look at good ‘Anger’ management
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Dead ‘Park’ back to life
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Kill List
Banal at the beginning and preposterous at the close, the British horror film “Kill List” jumbles together wildly incongruous ingredients to create a dramatic mush. We learned from “True Lies”...
The Innkeepers
With the right accompaniment, a slow trudge down the hallway of any aging hotel can become the stuff of nightmares. That’s the simple, effective premise, with obvious nods to “The...
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
Dori Berinstein’s cinematic love letter masquerading as a documentary presents a totally adoring portrait of the 91-year-old Broadway icon, who tells many great and funny stories about a show business...
Guide to prop bets
From the national anthem to the announcement of the MVP, use your football knowledge, intuition and pure luck to make you a winner. UPDATES FROM OUR GIANTS BLOG COMPLETE GIANTS...
Honor, class and truth take hits in Belichick's three-ring circus
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Giants QB Manning had lifelong quest to be best
INDIANAPOLIS — The original underdogs, they really did face impossible odds. These were actual dogs, taking part in the actual blood sport of bear-baiting, an especially charming event in 16th...
Giants-Patriots matchups
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Giants and Patriots all even in battle that started at Ivy in ’70
The Giants and Patriots have played against each other 10 times including the playoffs. The teams have split the series, 5-5, with the Giants winning the biggest game of all...
Giants Super Quiz
1. Which Giants RB scored touchdowns in both Super Bowl XXI and XXV? 2. Name the Giants' placekickers in each of their first four Super Bowls. 3. Which Ravens WR,...
How Giants got here
REGULAR SEASON Sept. 11 at Washington Loss, 28-14 The Giants start the season on a sour note by letting Rex Grossman throw for 305 yards and two TDs. Sept. 19...
6 keys from Giants’ Week 9 win over Patriots — and why they matter for Super Bowl
1. The running attacks In a game that features two of the most prolific passing attacks in the NFL, the running game could be the difference. Despite being without the...
What to watch on Super Bowl Sunday
After nearly two weeks of hype, the Big Game is almost here. But what to watch leading up to the game, and after it ends? Not to worry. The Post...
How Patriots got here
REGULAR SEASON Sept. 12 at Miami Win, 38-24 Tom Brady throws for a team-record 517 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown to Wes Welker. Sept. 18 vs. San Diego Win, 35-21...
Super Bowl Q&A with ... Perry Fewell
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Patriots LB Mayo leads defense by example
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Giants ready to let history repeat itself
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Jets owner to sit down with Sanchez soon
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Patriots TE Gronkowski back on practice field
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Patriots in no mood to discuss Spygate controversy
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Patriots QB reacted to Giants pressure 'that didn't exist'
INDIANAPOLIS — The Giants know when their pass rush is really humming, when they are getting after the opposing quarterback with hits, pressures and sacks, when they are being so...
Giants' Gilbride punches back with another title trip
INDIANAPOLIS — He’s been mocked as “Kevin Kill-Drive” by his own team’s fans and famously punched in the face on national television by one of his fellow coaches. It’s been...
Super Bowl could be Osi's last game with Giants
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Simms says Coughlin keeps Giants Super-motivated
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5 questions for... Shaun O’Hara
SNY analyst and former Giants center Shaun O’Hara talks Super Bowl, the frustration of not being on the team any more and his new broadcast partner Tiki Barber with The...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Tyler Hanover (7th)FIRST: mile pace; $18,000; Exit 16W2 Bolero Andrew(DMiller)3-2-13-15 Ourea Nourrir(MKakaley)1-1-25-23 Nathan Feelsgood(BSears)7-6-610-11 Cam B Zipper(RPierce)8-7-28-14 RavenswodReese(JCmpbell)2-5-712-16 Flowmaster(TTetrick)5-4-19-27 Whogoesfirst(YGingras)5-3-86-18 Denver Dolly(AMiller)4-2-115-1SECOND: mile pace; $35,000;Cape...
Vic's C.'s Tampa Grade
FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $21,000; clm($12,500); 4up 2 Itssltrynthcp (Sthrlnd) 10.40 6.20 4.00 1 Rocket Roan (Vergara) 11.20 5.00 6 Clue Me In (Pedroza) 3.80 Scr: Fandino. * $1 Exacta (2-1)...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $29,000; clm($12,500); 4upCURE drew the rail and drops in class after finishing second as the favorite while...
Mickelson sues Internet firm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —Phil Mickelson filed a lawsuit against an Internet service provider in Canada to learn the identity of a person who has been posting “vexatious statements” the four-time major...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $27,000; clm($7,500); 4up PN Horse, Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Cause I Can(L),118 RDomingz 4-4-8 Donk 4-1 2 For...
Aqueduct Charts
February 2nd, 2012Clear and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $48,000; clm($35,000); 3YOOff: 12:20. 7. loose,hand urged homeTime: 23.31, 46.8, 59.29, 1:12.6.Trainer: Robert BarbaraWinner: GR/RO C, 3, by Rockport Harbor-Open...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12semi35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $16,500; clm($12,500); 3YOAINSLEY drops in class for return to dirt. BOSTONIAN CAT just missed by...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6 fur; $22,500; clm($25,000); 4up8Ellen G (Centeno)11.407.604.204Bunny Valentine (Lopez)9.404.401Corbins Village (Velazquez)2.80Scr: Empress of Dubai.* Exacta (8-4) $102.20 * $1 Trifecta (8-4-1) $147.90SECOND-6 fur; $26,500; alw; 3YO5Drk By (Velzquez)6.003.602.106Sngpore Thunder (Brvo)3.802.202My...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $9,000; cond.9KeystonActvtor(BSrs)4.203.002.801Trouble (A Miller)4.203.208Ejs Dream Shadow (B Dobson)6.80* Exacta (9-1) $19.60 * Trifecta (9-1-8) $241.00SECOND-mile; pace; $12,500; Tender Loving Care6Gtaseaboutgirl(D Mllr)5.602.402.105Jamie Sue (T Tetrick) 2.402.107Perfect Pose (R Pierce)...
The Post Line
NFL Sunday Super Bowl At Indianapolis Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog Patriots 3 1/2 3 (54) Giants NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog YALE 1 1/2 Penn Princeton 9 BROWN HARVARD...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 3SATFeb. 4SUNFeb. 5MONFeb. 6TUEFeb. 7WEDFeb. 8THUFeb. 9KnicksBoston8:00MSGESPN 1050 AM Bos.8:00MSGESPN NO GAMEUtah7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEWash.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENetsMinnesota7:30YESWFAN 660 AMN.Y.K.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEChi.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEDet.7:30YESWFANNOGAMERangersNOGAMENOGAMEPhil.1:00MSGESPNNOGAMEDevils7:00MSGESPNNOGAMET.B.7:00MSGESPNIslandersOttawa7:30MSG PlusWRHU 88.7 FMBuff.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEPhil.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEMon.7:00MSG+2WRHUDevilsNOGAMEPhil.1:00MSG+WFANPitt.1:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEN.Y.R.7:00MSG+2WFANNOGAMESt.L.7:00MSG+WFANSunday, Feb. 5 At IndianapolisGiantsPatriots6:30TV - NBCRadio - WFAN 660 AMHOMEAWAY
Rangers could deal for Smyth: source
If Rangers general manager Glen Sather is interested in reuniting with Ryan Smyth by acquiring Edmonton’s veteran left wing to bolster the attack, the feeling may well be a reciprocal...
Devils defeat Canadiens; Larsson injured by hit
The Devils’ prize rookie draftee might miss tomorrow’s visit to Philadelphia because of the crumpling hit P.K. Subban laid on him last night. The Canadiens think Adam Larsson should sit...
Mets great Carter attends college team's opener
Brain cancer didn’t keep Gary Carter from Opening Day. Carter, the head baseball coach at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida, made it to his team’s first game last night,...
Woodson strategy making Knicks predictable
Despite coming into the Garden 0-8 on the road recently, the Bucks were oddly confident. They had watched a tape of the Knicks’ home setback to the Suns and were...
Knicks lose to Bulls to start crucial 3-game stretch
The Knicks have been underwhelming and underachieving, and there have been report coach Mike D’Antoni could be fired as soon as tomorrow if his team lost last night to Chicago...
Knicks' Carmelo an All-Star starter; Amar’e left out
Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony was announced as a starter for the NBA All-Star Game yesterday, and teammate Amar’e Stoudemire had his string of consecutive starts snapped at three. “That’s no...
Nets have 'Dwight' stuff for trade
Raise your hand if you’ve heard this before: The Nets view their chances to eventually land Dwight Howard as anywhere from ���favorable” to “confident” to plain old “good.” All those...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Peyton cleared to play Peyton Manning has been cleared to play by the doctor who operated on the quarterback’s neck. A spokesman for Dr. Robert Watkins sent a one-paragraph...
Bulls' Rose shows Knicks what star guard does
One superstar point “card’’ trumps all the Knicks’ stars. All-Star guard Derrick Rose was spectacular last night, leading the undermanned Bulls to a 105-102 victory over Carmelo Anthony (a fellow...
These Super storylines have been overlooked
Sure, the early birds get the worms. But not all of them! For the past 11 days you’ve been treated to — swamped by — the finest collection of human...
Giants RB Bradshaw refuses rest, ‘fine’ after practice
INDIANAPOLIS — There was no way he could sit out, Ahmad Bradshaw figured, not after being “stuck in this hotel for a couple of days, sitting on our butts.’’ So,...
Giants WR Nicks finds time for charity at Super Bowl
INDIANAPOLIS — Hakeem Nicks flew to Albany for the day last Sunday. The Giants wide receiver visited the Center for Disability Services, helping it with a telethon and visiting the...
Bet on Big Blue victory
The first thing to do when trying to pick Super Bowl XLVI is to disregard most of the statistics from the regular season. For instance, from a pro-Giants perspective, forget...
Sunday's Best
The lineBRIANCOSTELLOSTEVESERBYMARKCANNIZZAROPAULSCHWARTZTIMBONTEMPSMIKEBATTAGLINOMS.CHARLEENBARTHUBBUCHRICOPatriots 3 Giants (Sunday, 6:30, NBC)PatriotsGiantsGiantsGiantsGiantsGiantsPatriotsGiantsGiantsOver/Under (54)OverUnderUnderUnderUnderUnderUnderUnderUnder
Super Hondo Bowling for bucks
Hondo bagged three of the four available points on Championship Sunday, sweeping the “totals” to move into sole possession of first place in the Over/Under Standings while splitting with his...
Big Game will go ‘over’ board
Football expert Phil Steele is owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of football 24/7/365 at philsteele.com. VICTOR CRUZ...
Super Bowl staff picks
The New York Post sports staff makes its Super Bowl XLVI selections, with winner and final score STEVE SERBY "Another classic, another Eli comeback. Pray for Tommy." Giants, 27-23 MIKE...
Harrison says Patriots lying if they don't want revenge against Giants
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Patriots have sworn up and down this past week and a half that avenging the Super Bowl XLII loss to the Giants is not a factor in...
Call to fire Ellen
A conservative group wants JC Penney to dump Ellen DeGeneres as its new spokesperson purely because she’s gay. OneMillionMoms.com is urging people to call the department store to ask them...
Simon wants B
Simon Cowell is offering Beyoncé Knowles $100 million a year — easily the highest salary on TV — to become a full-time judge on “The X Factor,” according to reports....
Mel Gibson movie goes straight to cable
How the mighty have fallen. Mel Gibson, who’s gone from movie superstardom to box-office poison, has struck a deal to release his next movie, “Get the Gringo,” directly to satellite...
Good ‘Company’ gals reunite
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Talk show guests
FRIDAYMELISSA MCCARTHY, ZANNA ROBERTS RASSI - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7ADAM LEVINE, GYM CLASS HEROES - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4KRISTIN CHENOWETH - The Rosie Show, 9 a.m.,...
Final Curtain
ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” will rip a page from the “art imitating life” playbook when Wisteria Lane’s nosy neighbor, Mrs. McCluskey (Kathryn Joosten), is diagnosed with lung cancer — mirroring Joosten’s...
Kevin Bacon first degree
Kevin Bacon is on the griddle for his first starring TV series role. The veteran actor will star as an FBI profiler dealing with a cult of serial killers in...
Three kinds of pills found on Leslie Carter
Leslie Carter, 25-year-old sister of the Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter and pop star Aaron Carter, died of an overdose, according to reports. Three drugs — Olanzapine, used to treat symptoms...
Starr Report
Yesterday I wrote a story for The Post TV section about Brigitte, the year-and-a-half-old Pied French Bulldog who plays “Stella” on “Modern Family” opposite (mostly) Ed O’Neill, Sofia Vergara and...
Who's zooming who!
1. WWE Royal Rumble 1,025,308 2. GOP debate 998,756 3. Florida primary 901,105 4. The Simpsons 768,073 5. WWE Raw 737,612 6. SpongeBob 691,503 7. Family Guy 542,507 8. American...
Weird but true
She couldn’t have picked a worse getaway vehicle.A Seattle woman tried to flee cops in a huge stolen truck — with an extendable cherry picker.The chase ended when she crashed...
Lost night for Lincoln as Whitehead suffers ankle injury in loss to Boys High
Lincoln could be without nationally ranked sophomore Isaiah Whitehead for next week’s Brooklyn borough playoffs – and beyond. The 6-foot-4 guard landed awkwardly on his left ankle late after a...
WORD OF ISAIAH: Big weekend for Lewis, Christ the King
Every other week during the winter, Christ the King's Isaiah Lewis, one of the nation's top junior guards, takes us with him on his journey for a city and state...
Rose scores 32 points, Bulls beat Knicks 105-102
Derrick Rose scored 32 points to outduel fellow All-Star starter Carmelo Anthony, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Knicks 105-102 Thursday night. Rose had 15 in the fourth quarter and...
Parise scores 2, Devils beat Canadiens 5-3
NEWARK, N.J. — Zach Parise scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally with 2:44 remaining, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 on Thursday night. David Clarkson...
83-year-old reputed Gambino soldier wants probation lifted so he can enjoy life
Even mobsters dream of retiring. An octogenarian wiseguy once close to the Gotti family has asked a judge to end his probation early so he can start enjoying a slower...
Pregnant teen killed in Bronx car crash
A pregnant 16-year-old girl was killed today when the car she was a passenger in crashed in a deadly wreck on the Major Deegan Expressway in The Bronx. Daniela Abreu...
VIDEO: Vaccaro at the Super Bowl
Post columnist Mike Vaccaro and writer Mark Hale report from Indianapolis as the Giants and Patriots prepare for Super Bowl XLVI.
Woman who allegedly stalked Yankees GM Cashman arrested
A Manhattan woman with a long history of harassment and trespassing was held on $200,000 bail last night for allegedly stalking and shaking down Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. Louise...