February 5, 2012
Giants score in final minute to defeat Patriots, 21-17
INDIANAPOLIS -- Eli Manning’s status as a legendary clutch quarterback continues to grow, as does the number of Super Bowl rings in his collection. Manning led the Giants to their...
Husband eyed in missing woman case blows up self, 2 boys
GRAHAM, Wash. — Days after a judge ruled against him in a child custody hearing, a father and his two young sons were killed Sunday when police said he appeared...
Giants-Patriots with Post writers
The Post had tonight's Giants-Patriots Super Bowl XLVI from Lucas Oil Stadium covered goal line to goal line with the best writers in the business.The Giants scored in the final...
After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria
BEIRUT — The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising...
Gronkowski active for Patriots
INDIANAPOLIS -- Now, there's no doubt Rob Gronkowski will play for the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. The inactives for the Patriots and Giants came out two hours before kickoff...
Rangers defeat Flyers
On an afternoon when another New York team was on the minds of many fans at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers did their best to emulate the Giants by physically...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
The hunter is now the hunted. After spending the entire regular season proving itself, Thomas Jefferson has risen to No. 1, thanks to an eight-game win streak which includes wins...
Coughlin tells Giants he loves them
INDIANAPOLIS – Tom Coughlin told the Giants he loves them.That was the message during the Saturday night team meeting on the eve of Super Bowl XLVI, as the Giants gathered...
Devils defeat Penguins
NEWARK — Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists, and the Devils extended their winning streak to four with a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. Anton...
Looking back at Nets-Knicks
Here's my thoughts on the Nets 99-92 loss to the Knicks on Saturday night:- I think it's safe to say that no one on the planet would have ever expected...
Canty predicts Giants victory on Twitter
INDIANAPOLIS – Around 12:10 p.m. Sunday, Giants defensive tackle Chris Canty took to Twitter and actually made a prediction for what would take place in Super Bowl XLVI. Canty used...
Cops use stun gun on woman blocking McD's drive-thru
HOPE MILLS, N.C. — North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve...
Join Post writers in Indianapolis
Join the Post's Steve Serby and Mark Hale live from Indianapolis. Serby and Hale will talk about all of the news surrounding the Giants, Patriots and Super Bowl XLVI.
Join Post writers in Indianapolis
Join the Post's Steve Serby and Mark Hale live from Indianapolis. Serby and Hale will talk about all of the news surrounding the Giants, Patriots and Super Bowl XLVI.
Syrian opposition accuses UN of giving Assad 'license to kill'
DAMASCUS, Syria -- The UN Security Council's failure to deliver a resolution on Syria has given President Bashar al Assad's regime a "license to kill," the opposition Syrian National Council...
Lions roar: Farrell wins eighth straight CHSAA city wrestling title
Saturday’s CHSAA city championship wrestling meet held very few surprises. Monsignor Farrell won its eighth straight title handily – as was expected – finishing with 303 points to Fordham Prep's...
Girls basketball roundup: Spellman shuts down Carey, beats Hill
Someone finally stopped Kelsey Carey. Cardinal Spellman defeated St. Joseph Hill, 61-45, and held the prolific junior forward to just nine points Saturday in CHSAA Archdiocesan girls basketball. The Pilots...
Rangers coach considers remaking lines
With the Rangers struggling to mount a consistent offense even while continuing to amass points, coach John Tortorella allowed yesterday that reuniting the Artem Anisimov-Derek Stepan-Marian Gaborik unit, “is always...
Braziller: PSAL's borough seeding full of flaws
Since I started covering high school sports on a citywide basis, I’ve never offered my opinion on the PSAL boys basketball borough seeding. Unlike seeding for the city playoffs, there...
Jamin, Molloy rally past Mary Louis
Scott Lagas is on Jessica Jamin constantly at practice. “We say to her every single day, ‘When you want to realize your potential you can be a very good basketball...
Weekend warriors: CK beats Hayes for second straight big victory
Christ the King has taken its lumps. The Royals played five games in six days in three different states during one stretch this year. They’ve been blown out by nationally...
PSAL releases seeding for boys basketball borough playoffs
The PSAL released its seeding for the boys basketball borough playoffs on Saturday. The quarterfinals are Tuesday, semifinals Saturday and finals Saturday at a site to be determined. All quarterfinal...
Hall mark: Sophomore, St. Anthony's skate past Iona at Nassau Coliseum
On a rink where some of their heroes have played, St. Anthony’s had an afternoon to remember. The undefeated Friars played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, L.I., for...
Victory slips away from Hayes in fourth quarter
One message remained clear in Middle Village after Cardinal Hayes dropped yesterday’s showdown with Christ the King -- the Cardinals have to become tougher. Christ the King topped Hayes, 68-52,...
Former Patriots standout Izzo now aiding Giants
INDIANAPOLIS — Giants assistant special teams coach Larry Izzo has an eight-year history with the Patriots. a tenure that saw him win three Super Bowls and go to two Pro...
MY GIANTS
Cassie Scerbo Boldface names tell The Post why they’re True Blue. Today, actress Cassie Scerbo from Dix Hills, L.I., the movie “Bring It On: In It To Win It” and...
Celebs, sports VIPs lining up in Giants’ corner
DAVID FEHERTYGolf Channel analyst: “I think Tom Brady against Tim Tebow and Denver was God. If he gets that kind of protection, I think Eli and the boys will have...
The 10 greatest plays in Giants Super Bowl history
Tonight marks the Giants’ fifth Super Bowl appearance, all in the past 26 years. Here’s a ranking of Big Blue’s 10 biggest plays in its four previous performances: 10 Justin...
Super Bowl Q&A with ... Steve Tisch
The Post’s Steve Serby sat down with Giants co-owner Steve Tisch for an extended interview leading up to Super Bowl XLVI. Q: In what ways are this Giants team representative...
Five regular Giants who could become heroes in an instant
JAKE BALLARD Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez are getting so much attention — justifiably so — that it’s easy to forget the Giants have a tight end playing in this...
Cuevas drops 36 as Nazareth gets revenge on rival Christ the King
Nazareth finally got the game it wanted against Christ the King and exacted its own form of punishment. Almost a month to the day of the first scheduled meeting that...
Giants' DeOssie has chance to do dad one better
INDIANAPOLIS — Steve DeOssie and his son, Zak, shared Super Bowl Media Day together Tuesday, enjoying their status as the only father and son to win a Super Bowl playing...
Jets RB Martin into Hall of Fame; Parcells denied
INDIANAPOLIS — There was a touch of irony to Curtis Martin’s first NFL carry as well as foreshadowing the future. Never considered a break-away running back in his 11-year NFL...
XLVI things you may not know about Giants
I Prince Amukamara has five sisters named Passionate, Peace, Promise, Princess, Precious. II David Baas was born in a bank parking lot. III What’s in a name? Defensive tackle Rocky...
What the Hall? Parcells should be in now, not later
INDIANAPOLIS — There often is something fishy about these Hall of Fame votes, especially when a Tuna is cast aside. No disrespect intended, but Bill Parcells was jobbed last night....
Young stars one win away from becoming ‘forever Giants’
INDIANAPOLIS — The kids, they don’t know it yet, can’t know it yet. Yes: they understand this is a big game, biggest game of their lives. They probably understand that...
Yoga expert bends Giants players
She’s got the Giants all tied up in knots — and they’re paying her to do it! A yoga instructor has been whipping team’s biggest bruisers into shape this season,...
Eli already topped Patriots once; today he will do it again
INDIANAPOLIS — It used to be that Tom Brady was the last man you would want standing between you and the Lombardi Trophy. It was Eli Manning who shattered Brady’s...
Fear of Brady just one reason to despise Patriots QB
INDIANAPOLIS — You are a New Yorker, and so you are conditioned to detest everything about Tom Brady. He works and plays in New England, for starters, so he has...
With Super Bowl victory, Giants core becomes legend
INDIANAPOLIS — It is not always easy to recognize a Golden Age as it is evolving in front of your eyes. Greatness usually needs time and reflection to assess properly....
Gingrich pledges to continue campaign
LAS VEGAS -- Newt Gingrich pledged he would not withdraw from the Republican presidential race following Mitt Romney's projected victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night. "We will continue to...
My Giants
Tyson Beckford Boldface names tell The Post why they’re True Blue. Today, Bronx-born model/actor Tyson Beckford: “I remember watching Joe Morris and Mark Bavaro. And then beating Jim Kelly in...
Cruz says Giants are ready to bring title home to New York
Third in a series of Post exclusive Super Bowl XLVI diaries by Giants star receiver Victor Cruz, as told to Steve Serby. INDIANAPOLIS — Tonight’s the night! We’re more than...
Numbers tell two sides of employment story
The good news for millions of out-of-work Americans: Job prospects are improving, with the unemployment rate showing a surprise drop to a three-year low of 8.3 percent. The bad news:...
No middle-class jobs
While the White House celebrated Friday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ announcement that the unemployment rate slipped to 8.3 percent and 243,000 new jobs were created, there appears to be storm...
No soft SOPA, they play hardball
Now that the tech industry’s nerds have gotten their revenge against Hollywood’s bid to pass anti-piracy legislation, don’t look for a sequel in 2012.Congress scuttled consideration of the bills last...
Big (smoke) screen on warranty
If you are one of the many who purchased big-screen TVs to watch today’s Super Bowl, two things are almost certain: You got a deep discount on the set, and...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS MARK ZUCKERBERG Facebook IPO filed; CEO instantly becomes worth $28B on paper. ROGER GOODELL NFL commish’s on top of the world as Super Bowl rakes in record revenues. JOHN...
Gotham’s Sun Alley
Watch out, Allen & Co., Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav just convened a mogul soiree worthy of Sun Valley. Zaslav’s winter-themed party at his $35 million apartment on Central Park...
Following their prophets to a profit
Small investors are hitting the investing jackpot by piggybacking with trading pros. Fast-growing social network-style sites are allowing them to win big by imitating hot-shot traders in various asset classes....
A lost commodity
On Thursday, MF Global’s former chief risk officer, Michael Roseman, testified to the House Financial Services Committee that his forewarnings of MF taking on too much risk led to his...
Fed judge throws fit at Baum
Finally, someone has forced New York’s foreclosure king to say he’s sorry. The stunning apology was delivered by Steven J. Baum’s attorney, Vincent Doyle, in a Poughkeepsie courtroom late last...
Medical malpractice
Millions of Americans facing a money squeeze are postponing doctor visits or not buying prescription drugs, which is possibly endangering their health. What’s more, a significant portion of those who...
Apple stock sale is rotten
Dear John: I had placed an order to sell 50 shares of Apple stock on the day the company was recently reporting quarterly earnings. My order was “good-til-canceled,” or GTC,...
Saving by waving your phone
If you’re looking to save your own money or that of your employer when you buy a business lunch, a cup of coffee with a client or even travel purchases,...
‘Shul’ days at mosque
Middle East peace has broken out — in The Bronx. Jews and Muslims are bosom buddies inside the Islamic Cultural Center of North America — home to both the Al-Iman...
Beckham booted at kid game
Ejected! David Beckham got the heave-ho from a kids game in Los Angeles after berating a referee, the soccer legend admitted yesterday. The red-card ejection came after Beckham criticized an...
‘Jacko’ kid suspended
WINONA, Minn. — A 9-year-old pupil at a Minnesota Catholic school was suspended indefinitely after grabbing his crotch during his lip-syncing performance of a Michael Jackson song. Lenny Boberg’s “Billie...
Here’s the $core: Betting pools hit 500G
Everybody into the pool! The money is fine. As the Giants take on the hated New England Patriots tonight, New Yorkers will be going bonkers over betting pools — from...
After you eat this, what happens to rest?
Why didn’t the chicken cross the road? Because its feet were in China. Americans will scarf down a staggering 1.25 billion chicken wings this Super Bowl weekend — but you’d...
Big Blue red-faced
Hey Giants, the Lombardi Trophy’s not quite yours yet. The team’s official Web site jumped off sides yesterday, when it ran an ad that declared Big Blue the champions of...
Queens pol resells cheap tickets to big-bucks political donors
Rep. Gregory Meeks is a super fan of Super Bowl fund-raising. The Queens Democrat has thrown pricey parties at the last four games, buying up tickets not available to the...
The best of Madonna
INDIANAPOLIS — Victor Cruz and co. can expect an all-star playlist from Madonna today — the Material Girl’s halftime set will include some of her greatest hits, sources told The...
Girls bowled over
Two of the grieving daughters of slain hero cop Peter Figoski have arrived at the Super Bowl on a dream trip set up by Giants boss Steven Tisch and movie...
Walking in a warmest-winter wonderland
Shakespeare was wrong. Now isn’t the winter of our discontent. In fact, the bard could practically surf Coney Island this season, which is close to going down in the history...
Mwahaha! Ready to rule as Citizen Mike
Get ready for Bloomberg unleashed. He’s one of the most powerful individuals in the city right now, but Mayor Bloomberg is looking to expand his influence when he leaves office,...
DC park unOccupied
WASHINGTON — Dozens of National Park Service police officers — some sporting riot gear, others on horseback — charged into McPherson Square in the nation’s capital at 5:45 a.m. yesterday...
Cashman visits wife, kids amid stalker drama
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman paid a visit to his publicly humiliated wife and kids yesterday — the first time he’s been spotted in public since a serial stalker was...
Singer Flack help$ cop-slay teen’s kin
Singer Roberta Flack yesterday kicked off a collection for the funeral of an unarmed Bronx teen shot dead by a police officer. She and the Rev. Al Sharpton visited the...
She’s doing Verdi well
Raised by her immigrant grandmother in Bedford-Stuyvesant in the 1980s, Laquita Mitchell sang gospel with her choir at the Cornerstone Baptist Church. Her voice blended into the chorus and no...
Hudson-horror dad demands jail pass
The jailed father of a boy whose suicidal mom drowned herself and her three other kids in the Hudson River says he’s been unfairly denied a family leave to be...
Nevada is Romney country
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney was projected as the winner of the Nevada caucuses last night, according to Fox News Channel. The win is Romney’s first back-to-back win of the...
O puts up his nukes
There was so much baloney in President Obama’s State of the Union speech that it was hard to find the beef. But there it was, buried toward the bottom of...
Cafe-death EMT still on city payroll
The medic charged with misconduct for callously failing to help a dying pregnant woman is still banking city paychecks — more than two years after getting suspended from active duty....
Ground Zero heroes' 9/11 settlement payouts slashed
Ailing Ground Zero responders are finally getting their last checks from a settlement with the city, but many are crestfallen that the payments are less than touted when they took...
Again?!
It’s enough to make you seasick! Fearing a repeat of the Costa Concordia disaster, more than 260 passengers scrambled to escape from a foundering Italian ferry yesterday. The Sharden smashed...
Cop shot in head is ‘doing great’: kin
Kevin Brennan, the NYPD cop shot in the head last week, allegedly by a gangbanger, continued to show signs of improvement yesterday, his family said.“He’s doing good and recovering well,”...
Bam slams Syria
President Obama called out Syria yesterday for its “relentless brutality” and chided Russia and China for blocking international efforts to stop the bleeding. The sharp words came a day after...
4 hurt as party floor caves in
Four people were injured last night at a Brooklyn rave when the floor of an outdoor smoking area collapsed, authorities said. The party, featuring DJ Fruit Loop, at the Slave...
$17,000 reality-TV battle
A 9/11 ice-skating charity currently under investigation spent more than $17,000 filming a reality-TV show pilot, even flying its ice-princess president to Hollywood to pitch it, The Post has learned....
City still trying to fire after he retired
Retired? No, you’re fired! The city has asked a judge to terminate a teacher who finally quit last fall after beating a rap for alleged sexual misconduct. Steven Ostrin, 58,...
‘I hate their guts – they are all devil’s spawn’
A Brooklyn teacher — fired for posting snarky online comments suggesting her unruly students should drown — can go back to the classroom, a judge says. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge...
JFK's teen mistress addresses relationship in memoir
She always called him “Mr. President” — not Jack. He refused to kiss her on the lips when they made love. But Mimi Alford, a White House intern from New...
School fondle shock
A Washington Heights kindergarten class became a hotbed of reading, writing — and rubbing, shocking legal claims allege. Parents of two kindergartners at PS 189 claim a group of 5-year-olds...
Chimp: You ma dawg!
This loving mastiff didn’t mind adding one more to her litter of pups, even though it didn’t have a tail to wag and was suspiciously wearing a diaper. The little...
‘$900T’ city suit
How many zeroes is that? A Staten Island woman is suing the city for $900,000,000,000,000 — that’s $900 trillion — for taking her two kids and putting them into a...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan***What a creep! A New Jersey man was arrested for allegedly stalking a stranger who worked in Midtown, police sources said. Kenneth Grochulski, 45, allegedly kept following a 24-year-old woman...
4 busted in ‘rape’
Four teens — including a 13-year-old — are under arrest in connection with a broad-daylight home invasion that degenerated from armed robbery into the sexual assault of a Brooklyn woman...
Rachel a blue fox!
A tropicallooking Rachel McAdams stands out—while fitting right in with the movie poster’s bright-blue colors—at the LA premiere of “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.” The adventure flick, a sequel to...
Tilting at windmills
Documentary makers are always hoping that their film will come out at just the right moment, when a favorable news cycle and popular sentiment are converging so that the public...
Greed is good (and so is lust, envy, pride, anger, sloth and gluttony)
Covet your neighbor’s wife and, sure, you’re a sinner, but you might also be smarter, more charitable and even more creative than a saint. Being ”bad” might not be so...
Extroverts destroy the world
Extroverts are such a pain and a poison that we feel Virgil Starkwell’s agony when, in “Take the Money and Run,” he breaks the rules while working on a chain...
What your doctor doesn’t tell you
When you walk into your doctor’s office with a health complaint, you likely have two expectations: 1. There is something out there that can help you, and 2. Your doctor...
Can’t-do crew
First there was “The Little Engine That Could” — and now there are the “Little Public Workers Who Won’t.” Work, that is. The little engine, you may recall from the...
Upset in Indy?
The Giants head into Super Bowl XLVI this evening as 3-point underdogs to the NFL’s glamour team, the New England Patriots. That means one thing: Big Blue has the Pats...
Gingrich helps Mitt
Conventional wisdom holds that a long and brutal Republican primary campaign can only benefit Barack Obama, if for no other reason than that it gives Romney more chances to make...
Strapped by SS
You attack Comptroller John Liu for reporting the truth — the fact that one-third of New Yorkers are unable to retire is absolutely true (“The Unions’ Edge,” Editorial, Jan. 30)....
Weight of the world
Calories & Corsets A History of Dieting Over 2,000 Years by Louise Foxcroft Profile Books Even cavemen could have afforded to lose a few. Obesity can be traced back to...
Required reading
Behind the Beautiful Forevers Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katheirne Boo (Random House) New Yorker writer Boo spent four years immersed in the world of the...
In My Library
It should surprise no one who’s read “House of Lies” — or seen the new Showtime series of the same name, starring Don Cheadle — that Kihn’s scathing indictment of...
Pyramid scheme
Aside from Egypt, perhaps no place in the world was more galvanized by the events in Cairo’s Tahrir Square last year than Washington. American policymakers and foreign policy experts on...
Jerry’s vids
It was discovered at an NBC warehouse in New Jersey back in the 1980s. There, on a pile of tapes waiting to be erased, researcher Bob Furmanek uncovered a little...
Punk’d powers
As superhero movies have become a dominant cinematic genre in recent years, audiences have come to expect a certain story arc: regular Joe gets bitten by a radioactive honey badger...
Beatles for sale
The long and winding road to old age takes its toll on some, but not on Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Looking fit and trim as ever, the surviving...
My New York: Matt Pinfield
From his ’90s gig as host of MTV’s alt-rock show “120 Minutes” to stints in A&R for Columbia Records and deejaying on WRXP, Matt Pinfield has built a career on...
It's a madge, madge, madge world
When Madonna takes the stage tonight in Indianapolis at Super Bowl XLVI, the original Material Girl will be delivering what may end up being the most important 12 minutes and...
Top 5 Super pick-up lines for Super Bowl Sunday
“Say, ‘I’d like to intercept your lips later.’” Danielle “Say, ‘Maybe you and I should kickoff a relationship tonight.’” Steve “Yell, ‘I’m open! I’m open! Why don’t you make a...
Ask Ashley: His & her V-day gifting
I’ve been seeing this guy for a little over a month now. I like him a lot, but he wants to take things slow. I’m fine with that, but it’s...
Spassky speaks
Boris Spassky turned 75 this week and, having recovered from a stroke two years ago, he reflected on his stormy life on — and off — the chessboard. Spassky recalled...
Stamp of approval
On Jan. 20, the US Postal Service issued a set of four stamps celebrating the important relationship between dogs and people. The stamps were originally painted on 10-by-6-inch Bristol board...
Bridge
Cy the Cynic’s team had just missed winning the club’s monthly team event. In the final match they’d led by 10 IMPs with one deal to play.“I guess if they...
Adopt Me!
Gigi is a 1-year-old pit bull who’s housebroken, friendly enjoys running around outdoors. Meet her from 11a.m. to 4p.m. at the Humane Society, 306 E.59th St.; humanesocietyny.org
Black swan dive
She flies through the air like a shooting star, but she crashes to earth like one, too. Ashley Bouder, a principal ballerina with the New York City Ballet, is among...
Sports Shorts
Golf: Levin in command at Phoenix OpenIn Scottsdale, Ariz., Spencer Levin remained in control in the Phoenix Open in front of the largest crowd in tournament history, shooting a 3-under...
Ryan plans more active role in Jets defense
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jets coach Rex Ryan does not plan on just becoming more involved with the offense. He also wants to take a larger role with the defense. Ryan, appearing...
Christ the King cruises
Christ the King has taken its lumps, with a difficult schedule and several blowout losses to nationally ranked teams. Maybe all of that was just a table setter for a...
Parx Graded Entries
FIRST-7 fur; $26,000; clm; 4up7-Bellhouse 5-24-Bruceandmike 6-11-RisqueGetaway6-15-Cardiac Rehab 9-22-Great Thor 8-16-Sir Berringer 7-23-College Bound 4-1SECOND-1 mile; $28,000; clm; 4&5YO7-Neon Tan 2-14-Royal Colwood 9-21-UltimateScore20-15-He Has Passion6-12-White Reef 50-16-Party Night 3-13-Providential Bid7-2THIRD-6...
Parx Results
FIRST-1 mile; $17,000; clm; 3YO6Sel the Grel (Flors)19.209.806.403Willkommen (Garcia)10.206.408Only One for Me (Rodriguez)4.20Scr: Faulty Process.* Exacta (6-3) $137.40 * Trifecta (6-3-8) $725.40SECOND-7 fur; $24,000; clm; 4up3Benevolnt Nt (Fry)6.604.002.404City Genius (Mariano)6.803.201Doublethestyle...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $22,500; clm($20,000); 4upCITY GIFT broke maiden in last start on dirt. MEZUMAN broke maiden going...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1-mile pace; $8,500; clm 8 Cambassador(DDube) 6.60 4.60 3.60 9 Rip Daddy (A Miller) 17.00 12.40 1 Lies Lies Lies (B Sears) 3.60 * Exacta (8-9) $98.60 * Trifecta (8-9-1)...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $29,000; clm($7,500); 4up(f)SUNNYBROOK drops to lowest claiming level in career after tiring versus statebreds in first start...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 1/2 fur; $22,000; clm($15,000); 3YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 The Cat ,121BWhitacre8-x-xRegard10-12 Blitznstkkldpnk(L),121K Frey5-8-5Reid3-13 Surfers Sister(L),110ABowman5-7-5Albertran4-14 SolidIntheMiddl(L),117PHrnndzOx-x-xLeBarron5-15 Youwontseeme(L),121A Mariano5-5-7S Klesaris2-16 Pattons Magic(L),121ARodriguzx-x-xHoughton8-17 M...
Aqueduct Charts
February 4th, 2012 Clear and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $27,000; clm($7,500); 4upOff: 12:21. Good. 3w,good finish outsideTime: 23.8, 47.12, 59.17, 1:12.16.Trainer: Chris EnglehartWinner: DK B/ G, 4, by...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6 fur; $17,500; clm($6,250); 4up5Gngstrnthrn (RccJr.)3.402.602.201Forward Observer (Cruz)9.405.604Saturday Hero (Santana)3.40Scr: Dubai Distinction.* Exacta (5-1) $23.00 * $1 Trifecta (5-1-4) $48.80Winner picked by DasilvaSECOND-6 fur; $21,500; clm($10,000); 4up3Todd Gt Evn (Lpz)4.803.203.007Twsted...
Today's Sports on the Air
BasketballNoonWest Virginia at Providence SNY1 p.m.Michigan at Michigan State CBS1 p.m.Minnesota at Nebraska BIG TEN2 p.m.Villanova at Pittsburgh ESPN3 p.m.Northwestern at Illinois BIG TEN3 p.m.Miami at Duke ESPNU3:30 p.m.Siena at...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 5MONFeb. 6TUEFeb. 7WEDFeb. 8THUFeb. 9FRIFeb. 10SATFeb. 11KnicksNO GAMEUtah7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEWash.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEL.A.L.8:00MSGESPNMinn.8:00MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEChi.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEDet.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEDet.7:30YESWFANS.A.8:00YESWFANRangersPhiladelphia1:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNOGAMEDevils7:00MSGESPNNOGAMET.B.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEPhil.1:00MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMENOGAMEPhil.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEMont.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEL.A.1:00MSG+WRHUDevilsPittsburgh1:00MSG PlusWBBR 1130 AMNOGAMEN.Y.R.7:00MSG+2WFANNOGAMESt.L.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEFla.1:00MSG+2WFANTonight At IndianapolisGiantsPatriots6:30TV - NBCRadio - WFAN 660 AMHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NFLSuper BowlAt IndianapolisFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogPatriots3 1/23(54)GiantsNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogWest Va.6PROVIDENCEMICHIGAN ST.8 1/2MichiganNEBRASKAPickMinnesotaYoungstwn St.3 1/2LOY. OF CHI.Cleveland St.10ILL.-CHICAGOPITTSBURGH9 1/2VillanovaDUKE12 1/2MiamiILLINOIS6NorthwesternRIDER4 1/2NiagaraLoyola (Md.)6 1/2ST. PETER'SFAIRFIELD11 1/2SienaNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogCELTICS3GrizzliesHEAT16RaptorsNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogRANGERS$125-145FlyersBruins$130-150CAPITALSPenguins$105-125DEVILSCANADIENS$115-135Jets
Super snub
* I would like to congratulate the Giants coaches and players for overcoming their injuries and turning this into a successful season with wins over our little brother, the Jets,...
NHL could lose overseas openers
The Premiere Games in Europe that have opened the NHL season the past five years could be a casualty of collective bargaining, though sources within the league and the NHLPA...
Islanders lose to Sabres in shootout
It was a not so Super finish for the surging Islanders. Brad Boyes and Jason Pominville scored shootout goals, and the Sabres rallied from an early 3-1 deficit to beat...
Lundqvist leads Rangers against Flyers today
The first day of Henrik Lundqvist’s NHL career was Oct. 5, 2005, when the as yet uncrowned goaltender acted as backup to Kevin Weekes for the Rangers’ opener in Philadelphia,...
Devils defeat Flyers, but almost blow 6-0 lead
PHILADELPHIA — These are the games that make general managers believers. They also cause them enough horror to make them trade-deadline buyers. In the end, the Devils’ 6-4 victory over...
Knicks disaster has D’Antoni feeling heat
There they were with an actual chance to silence the wolves, the lambs and the vultures Friday night in Boston, and what did the Knicks do? Croaked from second-hand choke....
Knicks plan to be ‘aggressive’ in pursuit of Smith
Mike D’Antoni acknowledged the Knicks’ need for another shooter and indicated the club would be aggressive in looking at free agent guard J.R. Smith. Smith, a former Nuggets player, will...
Knicks defeat Nets; backup guard Lin scores 25
Jeremy Lin may have saved coach Mike D’Antoni’s job for now and the future. And sore-backed Baron Davis may no longer need to be considered team savior. At long last,...
Nets undone by Knicks backup
The Nets knew a point guard could take over last night’s game against the Knicks. They just didn’t know that point guard was Knicks backup Jeremy Lin. “We tried to...
Nets' Humphries quiets Garden boos
At least this time, Kris Humphries gave the Knicks crowd a reason to boo him. In between turning Jeremy Lin into a walking, talking, driving and scoring legend, the Madison...
Giants have slim advantage over Patriots
Today Super Bowlat Indianapolis Giants (+3) over Patriots / Under 54: Familiarity may not breed contempt, but it does promote a don’t-miss spectacle matching two resourceful organizations with the knack...
Sunday's Best
The lineBRIANCOSTELLOSTEVESERBYMARKCANNIZZAROPAULSCHWARTZTIMBONTEMPSMIKEBATTAGLINOMS.CHARLEENBARTHUBBUCHRICODave BlezowHondoPatriots 3 Giants (Today, 6:30, NBC)PatriotsGiantsGiantsGiantsGiantsGiantsPatriotsGiantsGiantsGiantsGiantsOver/Under (54)OverUnderUnderUnderUnderUnderUnderUnderUnderUnderUnderLines reprinted from Friday’s Bettor’s Guide. For update lines, see Page 80.
Giants fans out in force in Boston
INDIANAPOLIS — They are strangers in a strange land, invaders of foreign turf, and they will enjoy every second of their occupation. They are Giants fans, about 400 strong, who...
Matter of time before Super Bowl decided by irrelevant means
I Feel a bad moon a-risin.’ Sooner or later — and we’re overdue — the winner of the NFL championship is going to be determined by some systemic, non-football absurdity,...
Boston fans say Giants will be biggest loozahs
BOSTON — I’m in the belly of the beast. In Copley Square I see a Patriots fan wearing a “Peyton S---s Too’’ shirt and ask him who is going to...
Giants coach Coughlin will get 'totally engrossed in the game'
INDIANAPOLIS — Is there a secret to treating the Super Bowl just like another game? Players often say after they take the field for a few plays, get hit and...
Patriots relish overlooked status against Giants
INDIANAPOLIS — The Patriots went 13-3 this year and are a 3-point favorite, according to the folks in Vegas. So why exactly does it feel like they’re underdogs entering Super...
Texas Tech coach had faith in Patriots WR Welker
Shortly after Wes Welker arrived at Texas Tech, the only school in the nation to offer him a scholarship, Red Raiders coach Mike Leach slapped his 5-foot-9, 185-pound receiver with...
It's doubtful Patriots don't want revenge
INDIANAPOLIS — Here’s a sampling of the smoke that has been wafting from Patriots headquarters this week when their crushing Super Bowl XLII loss to the Giants was brought up:...
Giants in a rush to get to Brady
INDIANAPOLIS — As much as Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks have dazzled and Eli Manning has played like Joe Montana, the real stars of the Giants’ rise to Super Bowl...
Ross’ loss gain for Giants
INDIANAPOLIS — Marc Ross has interviewed for general manager positions with the Seahawks, the Colts and the Bears. He has not landed any of those jobs, a fact which doesn’t...
The Rumble
The Rumble has obtained behind-the-scenes exclusive photos of Giants players after Friday practice happily wolfing down the 15 pizza pies brought to them from New York courtesy of Gaetano Corteo...
Don't miss
Stage presence The fame and fortunes of two ingenues are very much at the heart of the new NBC musical drama “Smash.” Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) is a neophyte, a...
Gridiron ‘Puppy’
The mock gridiron game “Puppy Bowl” on Animal Planet enters its eighth year and I can’t deny that this is my Super Bowl. The 59 canines battle it out for...
The Other Networks’ Loneliest Night
The other networks might just as well not exist on Super Bowl Sunday, but a few are brave enough to offer original programming. Turner Classic Movies will show two films...
The new 'Lost'
While their new ABC mystery/horror/action-adventure show “The River,” which premieres Tuesday night, takes place in the Amazon jungle, show runners Michael Green and Zack Estrin had good reason not to...
Celebrity ‘illnesses’ are exhausting
What do you do for exhaustion? I do one of two things. I either go to sleep, or, if I don’t make it that far, I simply fall asleep. And...
Reel good
E.T. The Extra-terrestrial, 1982 Sunday, 8 p.m., AMC One of the best of the incredibly charming, exciting sci-fi adventures that were so popular in the 1980s, is Steven Spielberg’s story...
Look Who’s Talking
Kelly Ripa 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Derek Hough; Debra Messing; Atticus Shaffer. Tuesday: Michael Strahan; Michael Weatherly. Wednesday: Michael Strahan; Denzel Washington; Vanessa Hudgens. Thursday: Jerry O’Connell; Ryan Reynolds....
Super huddle
The Super Bowl isn’t just another football game — it’s more like a week-long televised national party. It’s NBC’s turn to air the game this year and the multimedia conglomerate...
Baby, I’m a smash!
Several years ago I got a call from the BBC asking if I’d be a judge on a new reality show. They had no idea who I was, but they...
Raquel's fantastic voyage: Welch revealed secrets behind her classic roles
Editor's note: Raquel Welch originally spoke to the Post for this story in 2012. It was updated after the actress' death on Feb. 15 at the age of 82. These...
Wild wings
Chicken wings are just another example of New York’s dominance over New England. While they’re 6 percent less likely than anyone else in the country to order the Super Bowl’s...
Meet market: Opera singer sks evening worthy of an encore
Just ‘Smile’ Friends often tell Sidney she resembles British singer Lily Allen. Culture vulture Sidney says she’s usually attracted to arty types — “He doesn’t necessarily have to be an...
This weeks couple: Mixed drinks & more
When Justin, a 28-year-old dating consultant, signed up for Meet Market, we knew we had a “pro” on our hands, and we had to put his knowledge to the test....
Weird but true
She wasn’t loving this. A North Carolina woman who cut line at a McDonald’s drive-through was shot with a stun gun by cops after a 20-minute standoff. Evangeline Marrero Lucca,...
Fordham falls to Charlotte
Fordham missed a golden opportunity yesterday in The Bronx.Charlotte forward Chris Braswell turned in a dominant performance and the Rams lost to the 49ers, 69-62, costing themselves a valuable tie-breaker...
UConn defeats Seton Hall
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut did just fine without ailing coach Jim Calhoun. Ryan Boatright scored 19 points, Jeremy Lamb had 17 and the Huskies beat Seton Hall 69-46 on Saturday...
Iona defeats Manhattan
The tortoise wasn’t going to catch the hare this time. After surrendering a 17-point lead in the final eight minutes to Manhattan less than a month ago, Iona avenged that...
St. John's loses to Syracuse
For the first time since St. John’s began to rely largely on a lineup of five freshmen, the Red Storm were made to look young yesterday, exposed and exploited by...
Legendary Syracuse coach keeps rolling along
There were 19,979 fans in Madison Square Garden yesterday afternoon, and the smart ones saved their ticket stubs. One of these days, hopefully years from now, they can show their...
We’re ready to bring title home to New York
Third in a series of Post exclusive Super Bowl diaries by Giants star receiver Victor Cruz, as told to Steve Serby. INDIANAPOLIS — Tonight’s the night! We’re more than ready....
Romney rolls to easy victory in Nevada GOP caucuses, attacks Obama
LAS VEGAS — Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to...
Lin's career night leads Knicks over Nets, 99-92
Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 25 points and the New York Knicks salvaged the finale of a back-to-back-to-back set by beating the New Jersey Nets 99-92 on Saturday night. Lin...
Boys basketball roundup: St. Edmund tops Salesian
It’s been a wild weekend for St. Edmund Prep. Less than 24 hours after beating CHSAA Class A title contender Regis, the Eagles knocked off Salesian, 58-55, in non-league boys...
Big oops -- Giants website declares team Super Bowl champs
Hey Giants, the Lombardi Trophy’s not quite yours yet. The team’s official website jumped off sides today, when it embarrassingly ran an ad that declared Big Blue the champions of...
Ryan to take more active role with defense
INDIANAPOLIS – Jets coach Rex Ryan does not plan on just becoming more involved with the offense. He also wants to take a larger role with the defense.Ryan, appearing last...
Former Jets RB Martin elected to Hall of Fame, Parcells left out
INDIANAPOLIS -- There was a touch of irony to Curtis Martin’s first NFL carry as well as foreshadowing the future. Never considered a break-away running back in his 11-year NFL...