September 26, 2012
Ed Sullivan window-smasher back in court for punching straphanger
Now he’s just smashing noses. Two months after pleading guilty to a late night, drunken, window-smashing rampage at the Ed Sullivan Theater, James Whittemore was back in Manhattan Criminal Court...
Petite telemarketer sues ex-boss for sex assault
A petite telemarketer is suing her ex-boss — who was arrested in 2010 for allegedly masturbating against a teenage girl — claiming he sexually assaulted her in their Midtown office...
Red Sox name 'All-Fenway Team' for park's 100th year
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox are honoring some of their great players on the field as members of the “All Fenway Park Team.” The pregame ceremony on Wednesday night...
Wright sets Mets hits record in 6-0 win over Bucs
NEW YORK — David Wright broke the Mets' record for hits and Jeremy Hefner bounced back from a horrendous start in a 6-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday night that...
Seahawks receiver getting ripped by fans on Twitter
RENTON, Wash. — Golden Tate says if he repeated many of the things that showed up on his Twitter timeline after his disputed catch that lifted Seattle past Green Bay...
Prokhorov not ready to score hockey team for Brooklyn until Nets win title
Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov says he won't consider buying the Islanders or another NHL team and moving them to Brooklyn until he first makes good on a promise to deliver...
Knicks announce Cross as coach of D-League team
The Knicks announced yesterday that Gene Cross will be the head coach of their D-League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, this season.“We are extremely excited that Gene Cross is the new...
Jets' Rex thinks 49ers' Davis is 'No. 1 tight end in football'
Jets coach Rex Ryan believes the Jets will face the toughest tight end in the NFL this year, but he does not play for New England.In a conference call with...
NBA great Barkley lost cash in Packers-Seahawks debacle
It wasn’t just the final play of Monday night’s Packers-Seahawks game that has Charles Barkley irate. It was the total performance of the replacement referees that cost the NBA Hall...
Real ref: 'Grandmoms' could have made Monday Night Football call
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NFL field judge Boris Cheek said while the league and the regular officials are meeting, he doesn’t know if the latest controversial call Monday night in the...
Injury cancellations don't prove MMA oversaturation
Injury troubles are evidently not exclusive to the UFC.Strikeforce canceled its card Saturday night after lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez pulled out of his fight with Pat Healy due to a...
Nets questions, No. 3: How will new depth affect minutes?
Now that we’re two weeks away from the opening of training camp, I’m going to count down what I think are the 10 biggest questions about the Nets entering training...
Sicko raped TriBeCa victim twice: prosecutors
Still hospitalized in chains from his recent post-arrest suicide attempt, homeless high-risk sex fiend Jonathan Stewart was arraigned via video today the rape of a 21-year-old woman in Hudson River...
This week's calendar, Sept. 27 to Oct. 3
Thursday, Sept. 27 Women Executives Roundtable This event will feature six female executives from six different disciplines. Each has extensive experience and is in a leadership role within their businesses/agencies. Each...
JFK passengers escape crash landing after gear miraculously corrects itself
It was a miracle on Runway 31L. Frightened passengers braced for a crash landing at Kennedy Airport today when the nose gear failed on their flight from Rio de Janeiro....
Scott, Hill do not participate in Jets practice
Jets linebacker Bart Scott (toe) and wide receiver Stephen Hill (hamstring) did not practice Wednesday.Both players suffered injuries in Sunday's win over the Dolphins. Jets coach Rex Ryan made it...
Yahoo gives new CFO big raise to leave old job
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo's new chief financial officer is getting a big raise to join the struggling Internet company. Ken Goldman, who will become Yahoo's CFO next month, is starting...
FOX’s Lynch: Analysts told to 'go easy' on replacement refs
The NFL tried to give their replacement referees a break from the broadcasters calling the game. Former Buccaneers safety and now FOX analyst John Lynch said the league asked that...
Twins starter Deduno leaves Yankees game with eye irritation
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Samuel Deduno has left the game against the New York Yankees because of irritation in his left eye. Deduno was removed with two outs...
USADA to send Armstrong performance-enhancing drug report by Oct.15
A much-awaited report on Lance Armstrong's lifetime ban should be sent to cycling's world governing body no later than Oct. 15, a spokesman for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said...
US Bancorp, PNC latest banking sites to face alleged cyber attacks
Some US Bancorp and PNC Financial Services customers were having trouble accessing the banks' Web sites on Wednesday, as US financial institutions appear to be threatened by another round of...
Bam's Traffick Volation
On Tuesday, President Obama followed up his speech to the United Nations with a completely different address to the Clinton Global Initiative -- an annual conference which, with the star...
Woman's body found in Bronx dumpster; son cops to killing her
Hours after a Bronx mother was found dead in an apartment building dumpster this morning, her teenage son admitted to cops that he killed her, according to a police source....
Patriots' Belichick fined $50K for grabbing replacement ref
The NFL fined New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick $50,000 and Washington Redskins assistant Kyle Shanahan $25,000 on Wednesday for their conduct toward replacement officials. The fines come as the...
Las Vegas casino to refund gamblers who picked Packers
LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas casino is offering refunds to gamblers who lost money when Seattle beat Green Bay on a controversial touchdown at the end of Monday night’s...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Giant opportunity to bury Eagles
It was Week 3 last year when the Giants came to Philadelphia loaded with doubts. They were 1-1 after an ugly Monday night win over the Rams, while the Eagles...
Ex-head of Hospital for Special Surgery charged
The former CEO of Manhattan’s Hospital for Special Surgery was busted by federal officials today on charges he took $1.4 million in a decade-long kickback scheme that bilked vendors a...
Jets RB McKnight moving to cornerback with Revis injured
The Jets are moving running back Joe McKnight to cornerback to compensate for the season-ending injury to Darrelle Revis. McKnight, who has barely played on offense this season, will go...
Slain Libya ambassador's sister says 'it helps to have the world mourning with you'
SEATTLE — The sister of slain Ambassador Chris Stevens said grieving by U.S. officials and others worldwide has been some support for the family. "It helps to have the world...
Fordham hires Roach, formerly of Colgate, as AD
David Roach, the former athletic director at Brown and Colgate, has been chosen for the same position at Fordham. The school made the announcement Wednesday, ending a national search to...
NJ jury finds man guilty in military info case
A jury in New Jersey has found an Illinois man guilty of taking trade secrets from his job with a New Jersey-based defense contractor. Sixing Liu is a former employee...
NYC auction offers 125 meteorites for sale
A New York City auction is offering 125 meteorites for sale. It includes a large chunk of the moon and a 179-pound iron cosmic rock that evokes Edvard Munch's iconic...
Sabathia pitches Yankees past Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — This hasn’t been the smoothest of seasons for C.C. Sabathia. He’s still coming through when it counts for the New York Yankees. Sabathia struck out 10 batters over...
Mayweather, Pacquiao settling defamation lawsuit
LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are settling a federal defamation case in Las Vegas, clearing a key hurdle to a long-awaited bout between two top fighters...
Top NJ hoops prospect Cameron picks Georgetown
Georgetown is on the board for the Class of 2013, and the Hoyas scored one of New Jersey’s top prospects: sharpshooting wing Reggie Cameron of Hudson Catholic, Zagsblog.com reported. The...
SNAP COUNT: Tebow, Powell getting more time for Jets
Here is a look at the snap counts for the Jets from Sunday's 23-20 victory over the Dolphins, according to Pro Football Focus:Offensive line Ferguson 84Mangold 84Moore 84Howard 84Slauson 68Ducasse...
Greek protest turns violent during general strike
ATHENS, Greece — Police clashed with protesters hurling petrol bombs and bottles in central Athens Wednesday after an anti-government rally called as part of a general strike in Greece turned...
With NFL commish Goodell at table, referee talks heat up
With Commissioner Roger Goodell at the table, the NFL and referees’ union pressed toward a settlement Wednesday to end a three-month lockout that triggered a wave of frustration and anger...
Jack Nicklaus endorses Mitt Romney
WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Mitt Romney today got a much needed boost from the Golden Bear. Golf legend and Ohio native Jack Nicklaus enthusiastically endorsed Romney, saying he was the man...
Four killed as twin suicide blasts strike Syrian army
DAMASCUS, Syria — Two suicide car bombers struck Syria's army command headquarters Wednesday in Damascus, killing four guards and engulfing a key symbol of President Bashar Assad's embattled regime in...
A-Rod out of Yankees lineup after foot swells up
MINNEAPOLIS -- Alex Rodriguez was held out of the starting lineup Wednesday after fouling a ball off his left foot in his final at bat of Tuesday's loss to the...
Bill Clinton's brother didn't help cook during home cat fight, Calif. suit claims
Bad-boy presidential brother Roger Clinton didn’t lift a finger to help a female cook as she was assaulted twice at his home by another woman, according to a lawsuit reportedly...
Student commits suicide at Oklahoma junior high: police
STILLWATER, Okla. — A student apparently committed suicide before classes started Wednesday at an Oklahoma junior high school, police said. Police Capt. Randy Dickerson said a school resource officer heard...
New US home sales down 0.3 percent in August
WASHINGTON — Sales of new homes in the United States dipped slightly in August from July but the median price of homes sold during the month rose by a record...
American Greetings' CEO and COO want to take company private
CLEVELAND — American Greetings Corp. said Wednesday that a group led by its CEO and chief operating officer wants to buy the company and take it private in a deal...
Morsi: Won't rest until Syrian war ends
UNITED NATIONS — Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi, making his debut on the global stage at the United Nations, said Wednesday that he will not rest until the civil war...
Chicago cops in desperate search for LI student missing from Northwestern Univ.
Cops at Northwestern University are frantically searching for a missing Long Island sophomore, who seemingly vanished into thin air after he was last seen over the weekend, officials said. Harsha...
'Moon River' crooner Andy Williams dies at age 84
ST. LOUIS — With a string of gold albums, a hit TV series and the signature "Moon River," Andy Williams was a voice of the 1960s, although not the '60s...
Barnes & Noble launches new Nook HD
Barnes & Noble is rolling out two new versions of its Nook tablet with sleek new hardware and a sharper high-definition screen. The bookseller's move heightens the already intense tablet...
Prices, duty-free changes mean more Canadians making overnight shopping trips to US this year
DETROIT — More Canadians are reportedly making overnight shopping trips to the U.S. this year, giving retailers in border areas such as Detroit a boost. The Detroit Free Press reports...
RadioShack CEO Gooch steps down
FORT WORTH, Texas — RadioShack CEO James Gooch has agreed to step down immediately and is leaving its board of directors, the struggling consumer electronics company said Wednesday. Chief Financial...
Libya prez: Fatal embassy attack more likely pegged to 9/11 anniversary than anti-Islam film
The anniversary of 9/11 -- and not a ridiculously anti-Islamic that’s infected YouTube -- drove Libyan terrorists to launch attacks that killed US Ambassador Chris Stevens, that country’s president said....
Disgraced DSK seeks dismissal of pimping charges
DOUAI, France - Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Wednesday asked a French appeal court to dismiss charges that the disgraced former IMF chief helped procure prostitutes for sex parties. The...
Taliban removes Pakistani minister from hit list
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan - Pakistani Taliban Wednesday said they have removed a minister from their "hit list" after he offered $100,000 for the death of a filmmaker who produced an anti-Islam...
Rowling not ruling out another series set in world of Harry Potter
LONDON - J.K. Rowling says she plans to return to writing for young people - and doesn't rule out another book set in Harry Potter's magical world. Rowling became the...
Kraft Foods Group joining S&P 500
The S&P Dow Jones Indices said Wednesday that Kraft Foods Group, which is being spun off from Kraft Foods Inc., will replace Alpha Natural Resources Inc. on the S&P 500....
Ed Norton, Jonah Hill among celebs playing 'Words With Friends' for charity
LOS ANGELES — Look out, Alec Baldwin. Edward Norton, Jonah Hill, Snoop Dogg and several other stars are slated to play in a celebrity tournament of the popular online game...
Romney highlights $16 trillion US debt in Ohio
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Mitt Romney says the nation's debt could grow to more than $20 trillion if the country re-elects President Barack Obama. Romney also says his policies would do...
Ahmadinejad blasts US, Israel in UN speech boycotted by Western diplomats
Western diplomats on Wednesday boycotted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s address at the United Nations General Assembly as the Iranian president once again used his speech to launch a blistering attack on Israel...
WATCH: Ann Romney to Leno: Electing a Mormon would be a good signal
LOS ANGELES — Ann Romney says the election of her husband, a Mormon, would signal "that prejudices are left behind" just as the election of President Barack Obama sent that...
Ichiro’s hot streak leads to more Yankees playing time
MINNEAPOLIS — Ichiro Suzuki has had to grow accustomed to a few different things since joining the Yankees. First, he went from No. 51 to 31, then moved around the...
Yankees blow chance for breathing room
MINNEAPOLIS — Out on the right-field scoreboard was motivation: Tor 4, Bal 0 and then the “F” went up signaling a final score. The Blue Jays had beaten the Orioles....
Yankees reliever coughs up late lead in loss to Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — Into the heat of an ultra-tight AL East pennant race the Yankees introduced Blown Logan last night at Target Field. Based on a very small sample of success...
League defends ruling despite public outcry
The NFL compounded its epic officiating blunder yesterday by demanding that tens of millions of fans deny what they have seen with their own eyes. As the controversy over the...
Goodell, owners to blame for Seahawks’ Fail Mary
The worst thing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and his billionaire ownership friends can do now is stand on ceremony and ignore Rule 8, Section 1, Article 3, Item 1 in...
Yankees pitcher Hughes avoids longball — but can’t dodge defeat
MINNEAPOLIS — Phil Hughes’ final pitch last night was a 91-mile-per-hour, four-seam fastball that struck out Minnesota’s Pedro Florimon with two outs and the bases loaded in the seventh. Denard...
A-Rod turns into A-out for Yankees
MINNEAPOLIS — Before this series started Alex Rodriguez was saying how good he felt about his team and about his swing. Then last night happened. There were many reasons why...
Business briefs
Big Blue newsIBM CEO Virginia “Ginni” Rometty is adding the chairman title as Sam Palmisano retires on Oct. 1.Suit dismissedA Hewlett-Packard shareholder lawsuit against ex-CEO Mark Hurd and company directors...
Enter sand man: Bartoszek ♥ fracking
Former New York oil trader Ray Bartoszek has bet $20 million that he can turn Montana sand into fracking gold. But today, as the 47-year-old energy maven-turned-private-equity mogul opens his...
Kors crew sews up $1.2B in stock sales
It’s good to be a fashion insider. Top execs and investors at Michael Kors — including the black-clad, baby-faced designer himself — sold more than $1.2 billion in shares as...
Lifestyle mag for Sandra Lee
Sandra Lee, an Emmy Award-winning celebrity chef on the Food Network — and First Girlfriend of Gov. Andrew Cuomo — is making a comeback on the mag scene with Sandra...
In 2013, you’ll be achin’ for bacon
Bringing home the bacon? Good luck with that. The world is facing a looming pork shortage next year as farmers struggling with soaring feed costs driven up by this summer’s...
Google: No moves in Apple map flap
Apple’s iPhone 5 customers won’t be getting Google’s map application on their new devices anytime soon. Google has yet to take any steps to offer new map software for the...
Yahoo! It’s a new CFO!
Yahoo! named Ken Goldman as chief financial officer, succeeding Tim Morse, who will leave the company. Goldman was previously CFO at Fortinet.
Cohen mulls his next act
Lyor Cohen, Warner Music Group’s key creative guy, is noodling the idea of setting up his own artists’ management and branding firm, The Post has learned. The 52-year-old head of...
CrackedBerry still alive
BlackBerry isn’t dead — yet. Research in Motion said it added BlackBerry users during the quarter, defying skeptics who had expected the once-iconic smartphone maker to report its first-ever decline....
SAC trader in Preet’s sights
Oops, they did it again! Yet another trader with ties to hedge-fund titan Stevie Cohen has gotten caught up in Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara’s widespread insider-trading probe. SAC technology...
Dick’s pulling out of B’way
After months of negotiations, Dick’s Sporting Goods has walked away from a fully negotiated deal with Malkin Holdings for 56,000 square feet at 1333 Broadway in Herald Square. “This is...
Iran’s missiles counter Bam
President Obama talked tough on Iran at the United Nations yesterday — and the regime led by strongman Mahmoud Ahmadinejad countered by claiming it had test-fired four missiles that sank...
‘Sex’ suit rocks the Boathouse
The famed Central Park Boathouse restaurant is run like a randy frat house — where male workers routinely pester female waitresses for sexual favors while management turns a blind eye...
$1M Mike gift to state GOP
State Senate Republicans struggling to retain their slim majority are getting a sweet $1 million pre-Election Day gift from Mayor Bloomberg. Sources yesterday said the mayor’s seven-figure contribution to the...
‘Retooling’ Romney rolls across Ohio
VANDALIA, Ohio — Mitt Romney yesterday kicked off a campaign bus tour across Ohio, imploring supporters of President Obama to switch sides. “The status quo hasn’t worked. We can’t afford...
O’s missing word: ‘terror’
That was a perfectly fine speech Barack Obama gave at the United Nations yesterday. Perfectly fine, except that he has been president for the last four years. Perfectly fine, except...
NJ takes its toll
Highway officials in New Jersey are cashing in on their crackdown on chronic toll cheats.New Jersey Turnpike Authority officials announced yesterday that stepped-up toll enforcement has resulted in an additional...
Queens bike horror after dad killed on birthday
A father of two biking to work in Queens died on his birthday yesterday after smashing into a truck, police said. Alexander Martinez, who had just turned 37, was on...
Cab riders now on cyclist alert
Now even taxi passengers have to yield to cyclists. The Taxi and Limousine Commission is issuing bright orange-and-white stickers that will be placed on cab windows warning passengers to “LOOK!...
Pot man ‘shoots’ self
A Long Island man who planted a secret garden of marijuana plants in a vacant Suffolk industrial park accidentally photographed himself twice — with cameras he set up to monitor...
City trashes ‘hauling’ duo
Two Staten Island businessmen yesterday lost a waste-hauling contract because they “lacked good character, honesty and integrity,” according to a city ruling.The Business Integrity Commission, charged with regulating the private-carting...
$$ help for ‘slay’ pct.
The violence in Brownsville has gotten so bad that the feds are stepping in.The Justice Department will give a $600,000 grant to the city and an anti-violence organization based in...
Mom shot dead in Bx.
A mom of two kids was fatally shot yesterday in front of her Bronx home. Kenia Castillo-Reyes, 43, was struck in the head by a bullet fired by an unknown...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** The heavyweight creep who went on an anti-gay tirade and slashed a man in a Greenwich Village McDonald’s turned himself in Monday, authorities said. Keith Patron, 44, walked...
Hair’s one way to catch a ‘coke smuggler’
They just couldn’t keep a lid on it. Two women stashed nearly 2 kilos of cocaine beneath their hairpieces and weaves in a bid to smuggle the drugs through Kennedy...
Astor Fi-dough
Dogs and diamonds took center stage yesterday at day two of Sotheby’s Brooke Astor auction, where the late socialite’s most extravagant effects were sold, raising nearly $19 million for her...
Oops! Pol’s ‘enemy’ a kid
Guess this congressman’s not smarter than an eighth-grader. Despite embattled Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm’s insistence that “political” enemies tossed cement blocks through the windows of his campaign headquarters, a...
Tragic ‘kidney’ mom’s kin settle
The family of a Bronx mom who died on a Montefiore Hospital operating table while trying to donate a kidney to her beloved brother reached an unusually quick legal settlement...
Mobster gets 18 months
The acting street boss of the Bonanno crime family was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday after admitting his role in an extortion scheme.Vincent “Vinny TV’’ Badalamenti must also...
Thug repellent: Fights off gat burglars
A fearless Queens resident went toe-to-toe with two home-invading thugs who cocked a loaded gun against his wife’s head — by wrestling away the weapon and leaving one suspect shot...
ID-theft ringleader gets prison number
An ID-theft “shark” who admits to helping a check-fraud ring steal at least $450,000 was sentenced in Manhattan yesterday to three to nine years prison.Joel Luciano, 30, of The Bronx,...
Pol on school birth-control plan: ‘B’ gone!
Abort mission.A Bronx state assemblyman has called for the city to halt a controversial program that gives morning- after pills and other contraceptives to high-school teens as young as 14...
Boost in parks fees spurs wreck-reation
Who put these people in charge of the green? In a remarkable feat of fiscal stupidity, the city Parks Department lost $200,000 last year after it doubled fees at 32...
Repeat DWIvers to lose licenses
Hey, drunken drivers: Four strikes and you’re out! People who rack up at least three alcohol- or drug-related driving convictions — plus one other serious driving offense — over a...
Einstein app boggles mind
CHICAGO — The brain that revolutionized physics now can be downloaded as an app for $9.99. But it won’t help you win at Angry Birds. While Albert Einstein’s genius isn’t...
Horse d’oeuvre on menu
A chic new museum cafe will offer diners a rare and controversial dish — horse tartare, or raw horsemeat.The M. Wells Dinette, opening at MoMA PS I in Long Island...
Hockey mom madam in sextasy after her no-jail plea
“I won!” Notorious Hockey Mom Madam Anna Gristina left court feeling like a winner yesterday — even after pleading guilty to promoting prostitution in an essentially no-jail deal that could...
Rail good connection: Bleecker finally meets Broadway-Lafayette
The MTA ended one of the most confusing — and costly — quirks in the subway system yesterday, opening the free transfer between the Bleecker Street uptown 6 station and...
New pain for ‘wrong man killer’
Prison is one thing — but this is just torture. An inmate who was supposed to be sprung after serving 17 years in prison for a notorious murder that the...
Suit over NYU
Several community groups sued the city yesterday over its approval of NYU’s planned 20-year expansion project in the Village. The groups charge the city gave up land that it shouldn’t...
Subway ‘jerk’ wants rap thrown out
He admits he masturbated in a crowded 1 train in 2002 — and that “some of it got on” a 14-year-old girl. But 250-pound accused subway “grinder” Jason Mack —...
Organs taken from patients that doctors were pressured to declare brain dead: suit
The New York Organ Donor Network pressured hospital staffers to declare patients brain dead so their body parts could be harvested — and even hired “coaches” to train staffers how...
OWS gun nut gets 2 years
This Occupy Wall Street protester accessorized himself right into a jail cell.Joshua Fellows, 32, a heavily tattooed and pierced member of the 99-percenters, will go to prison for two years...
‘Harass’ vic goes after bum
Gotcha! The cowardly creep who blasted a Columbia Business School grad as a “whore” on YouTube is the same person who has stalked her and who stole her identity over...
Schools fail on class ‘crowd’ control: UFT
City public-school students are getting impromptu lessons on how to feel like sardines this year — with more than 6,200 classes citywide packed beyond the brim, according to the teachers...
City kids’ scores unSATisfactory
City high-schoolers saw bigger drops and smaller gains since last year on the three-part SAT college-entrance exam than did their peers in the rest of the state, new data show....
Silver puts out drag’Net
ALBANY — Warning to Assembly staffers: Surf the ’Net at your own risk. Speaker Sheldon Silver’s office sent an electronic notice to employees on their work computers spelling out the...
NYPD shuffle for Barclays
With the opening of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, NYPD precinct lines have been withdrawn.The stadium as well as the area around it are now the responsibility of the 78th Precinct, which...
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Activist busted after defacing anti-Islam ad in Times Sq. station
An Egyptian-born activist was arrested yesterday for spray-painting subway billboards that call enemies of Israel “savages” — amid a wave of vandalism unleashed on the inflammatory ads, which have divided...
Tappan Zee ‘green’ light
The federal government has approved the environmental-impact statement for a new Tappan Zee Bridge, and Gov. Cuomo said yesterday the bridge has passed “a significant milestone.”Although financing still must be...
Lady a tramp: pol
The Staten Island borough president says Lady Gaga is a “slut.” James Molinaro made the remark Monday, pointing to photos of the superstar lighting what appears to be a marijuana...
Gunman: Toss hosp confession
In a January 2011 shootout with cops in Harlem, 18-year-old Matthew Melendez missed — and the cops did not.Now, Melendez is hoping to put his five police-bullet wounds to good...
Cops slay ‘slasher’
Police yesterday fatally shot a naked man who charged at them with a butcher knife and used it to slash two cops’ bulletproof vests, law-enforcement sources said. Cops arrived at...
Nearly half of FDNY applicants who pass latest written exam are minorities
Nearly half of 9,400 applicants who aced the latest FDNY written exam are minorities, the city says in new court filings. The latest figures are a significant increase over those...
For his next escape
Matt Damon and John Krasinski ran into a big problem while making their film “Promised Land”; how they solved it tells us a lot about Hollywood. Some time ago, the...
Schools can’t replace parents, Dennis
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott has had a pretty rotten 12 months on the parent front. The latest, of course, was The Post’s scoop on how sexually active city high school...
Koch’s kooky convictions: Sacrificing Israel for Obama
The Issue: Whether Ed Koch should back Obama or Israel’s request for red lines on Iran’s nuclear program. *** It appears that former Mayor Ed Koch’s brain is addled by...
Zoo jumper’s jungle love
The Issue: David Villalobos, who foolishly jumped from a monorail into the tigers’ den at the Bronx Zoo. *** To the man who jumped into the tiger den at the...
Roger Goodell’s obligation
It was Grand Theft NFL — and it really has to stop. The National Football League ended its third week of regular-season play — and of regular-referee lockout — on...
Nodding to a first principle
President Obama went before assembled world leaders at the UN yesterday, and finally delivered what right-minded Americans have been waiting for — a robust defense of this nation’s commitment to...
If the Greens are to Bam’s right ...
It’s a hell of a thing when the nominee of the far-left Green Party espouses a stronger work ethic than the President of the United States. But that’s what we’ve...
Dueling speeches
"I will never apologize for America,” Mitt Romney vowed succinctly yesterday at a gathering of the Clinton Initiative. Across town a bit later, President Obama managed to (barely) avoid doing...
LOL, LIC!
Louis C.K. was bored. The world-renowned funnyman had given his comedian friend Ron Lynch a lift to a comedy club across the East River in Long Island City, where his...
Before or after the jokes...
M. Wells Dinette This popular hipster hangout will be reincarnated with an new French-Japanese menu tomorrow at MoMA’s P.S.1 Think curried cougar meat (seriously!) and squirrel teriyaki (“We’re big fans...
Met love potion, nein
Just as the love potion in “L’Elisir d’Amore” turns out to be cheap red wine, the Met’s new production of this Donizetti opera offers no magic, just a momentary buzz....
‘Rebecca’ puzzle
I go away for a couple of weeks, and what happens?“Rebecca” is out of money!Plus ca change . . .The “Rebecca” marquee at the Broadhurst is looking pretty forlorn these...
NHL talks turning to side issues
When the NHL and its Players Association reconvene Friday in midtown Manhattan, it will be two weeks since the sides last argued with each other. Since then, a lockout was...
Nets GM gushes over deep roster
The Nets spent the past two seasons preparing for their move to Brooklyn this fall. And, after a very busy summer, they’ll debut there with an overhauled roster that is...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogRAVENS1313(43 1/2)BrownsSunday49ers3 1/24(40)JETSEAGLES22(46)GiantsPatriots34(51 1/2)BILLSLIONS64 1/2(51)VikingsFALCONS77(49)PanthersChargers1 1/21(44 1/2)CHIEFSTEXANS1112(45)TitansSeahawks2 1/22 1/2(38 1/2)RAMSCARDINALS6 1/26 1/2(39 1/2)DolphinsBRONCOS66 1/2(48)RaidersBengals2 1/22(43)JAGUARSPACKERS78(54)SaintsBUCCANEERS2 1/23(48)RedskinsMondayCOWBOYS34(41 1/2)BearsHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballTomorrowFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogStanford7 (49 1/2)WASHINGTONFridayBYU27 1/2 (50 1/2)HawaiiSaturdayx-Va. Tech7 (45)CincinnatiUCONN17 1/2...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Yankees at Twins YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Pirates at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Nationals at Phillies ESPN28 p.m.A's at Rangers ESPNFootball9 p.m.UFL: Virginia at Las Vegas CBSSNHorse racing12:30...
Belmont Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/16m(T); $31,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3up; (f&m)SHE BE BUNNY finished second at this distance and level at Saratoga last...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-2 1/4m(T); $50,000; William Entenmann Memorial Hurdle StakesPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 a-BraveProspct(L),150WDowling2-2-8Fisher6-12 Ebanour(M),156C Rafter7-6-1Slater15-13 Dr. Wheat(L),150R Walsh10-9-3Young30-14 Staying On(L),150D Nagle4-1-2Moran12-15 Cornhusker(L),153K Norris4-8-3Voss8-16 Wild for...
Parx Racing Charts
September 25th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $22,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3upOff: 12:26. Good. three wide, long driveTime: 22.47, 46.55, 59.6, 1:13.23. Trainer: Eberd EstradaHorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsQuietly Brilliant118...
Hondo makes Giant wager
Hondo, who had been getting pummeled lately, came off the ropes last night and connected with the Cardinals and Padres to reduce the dirty digits to 1,595 thomsons.Tonight, Mr. Aitch...
Home Team Lineups
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Sports Shorts
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Orioles fall again, fail to gain on Yankees
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Tigers move into tie for first
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Yankees' Gardner ready for pinch-running duty
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Jordan providing ‘Air’ support to U.S. Ryder Cup team
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Tiger looking to improve mediocre Ryder Cup record
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Europeans draw inspiration from Seve
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Humphries expects crazy atmosphere for Nets opener vs. Knicks
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Revis loss puts Jets’ season on trio
As the cart carrying Darrelle Revis left Sun Life Stadium on Sunday, you had to wonder if the Jets’ playoff hopes went with it. This is a team that had...
The blame falls on ourselves for NFL mess
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Multi-million $wing in MNF debacle
As much as $1 billion shifted from pockets of Packers bettors to bookies and Seahawks backers, following the phantom Seattle touchdown that rocked pro football Monday night, gambling analysts said...
Giants' Cruz heads back to career-making spot
There is no signage or plaque marking the significance of the site but Victor Cruz knows where and when it happened. Lincoln Financial Field is the home of the Eagles...
Packers guard unloads after controversial loss
Packers guard T.J. Lang had a couple choice words for his closest 100,000 friends late last night, and now he has the NFL and all its surrounding environs completely a-Twitter....
NFL, officials are in no rush to settle despite debacle
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Starr Report
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‘The Neighbors’ uses star athletes’ names
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Talk show guests
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Houston family reality show
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‘Elementary’ TV review
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Bada bing! Italian is back, baby
During my first meal at Cesare Casella’s Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto on Madison Avenue the other night, I thought: OMG, a new, grown-up, cliché-free Italian menu from a big-name chef! How...
The bad news in dining . . . and the good
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Weird but true
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Dolphins' Bush has no pity for Jets losing Revis
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Masturbating subway 'grinder' hoping for trial dismissal
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