November 1, 2012

Nets' Deron has bone spur in left ankle, team not concerned

Now we know why Deron Williams has inflammation in his left ankle.Nets general manager Billy King confirmed after Thursday's practice at Barclays Center that Williams did, in fact, have a...

NBA will pledge $1M toward Hurricane Sandy relief

The NBA and the NBA Players Association announced Thursday evening that they are making a $1 million donation to several organizations, including the Red Cross, The Salvation Army, New York...

18 people busted for looting at Key Food in Coney Island

Hurricane Sandy has brought out the worst in some New Yorkers. While most Big Apple residents have bravely banded together to help each other during these tough times, a handful...

Knicks-Nets game at Barclays rescheduled for Nov. 26

Thursday night's postponed season opener between the Knicks and Nets at Barclays Center will now be held on Monday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. The game is tentatively scheduled to...

Howard Beach pizzeria stays open despite blackout resulting from Hurricane Sandy

No power, no problem. One pizzeria in Howard Beach isn't letting anything get in the way of a good slice. Romano's restaurant is the only eatery on Cross Bay Boulevard...

Steelers defense rallying around coordinator LeBeau

PITTSBURGH — There’s a look Dick LeBeau gets on his face when the Hall-of-Fame defensive coordinator sees a breakdown on film that Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton knows all...

Midtown residents displaced by hanging crane allowed back into homes to retrieve personal belongings

Midtown residents, displaced by a precarious crane, are being temporarily allowed back into their apartments today, officials said. Residents who live between 56th and 57th Streets and Sixth and Seventh...

SNAP COUNT: Sanchez on field for Jets even during Tebow plays

A little late due to Sandy, but here is a breakdown of the Jets playing time last week in the 30-9 loss to the Dolphins:OFFENSE (82 snaps)Quarterback Mark Sanchez 82...

The Post's pound-for-pound MMA rankings

At the start of every month, The Post’s MMA blogger Marc Raimondi ranks the sport’s top 10 fighters followed by the next 10.The only guy on this list to fight...

What’s going on off-Broadway

While Broadway is pretty much back on, NYC’s smaller theaters are struggling. Here’s a (non-comprehensive) list of what’s NOT performing tonight. In most cases you can exchange your ticket(s), but...

NICKEL COVERAGE: Seat’s red hot for Reid in Philly

During the NFL season, The Post’s Anthony Sulla-Heffinger will break down five storylines to watch for each week. Reid’s job in danger Make no mistake, Andy Reid is on the...

Mayor Bloomberg insists NYC Marathon will go on as scheduled

Mayor Bloomberg today insisted the New York City Marathon should go on as scheduled, even as huge swaths of Gotham remain in ruins and with no electricity. The famed five...

Knicks' Woodson to have own show on MSG Network

Mike Woodson will have his own show, according to a source. MSG Network will unveil "The Mike Woodson Show'' tomorrow night at 6 p.m. and it will air weekly. Former...

Giants hope to hasten healing process with big game

Justin Tuck said he really hadn’t thought about it before Thursday, when it was brought to his attention. So much of the New York/New Jersey area has been crippled and...

Mayor Bloomberg endorses President Obama for re-election

Five days before the election and in the middle of the city's hurricane recovery that depends heavily on federal aid, Mayor Bloomberg today endorsed President Obama for re-election. Bloomberg's endorsement...

4 wounded at USC campus shooting in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — The University of Southern California campus reopened Thursday after being shut down for three hours following a shooting at a Halloween costume party that left one man...

Camby says Knicks-Nets opener at Barclays 'would've been a home game for us, too'

Bring on Miami.The tragedy of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation has turned tomorrow night’s game vs. Miami at the Garden into the season opener. It’s sort of appropriate since the Knicks offseason...

Service to be restored to 7, M lines, city to hand out aid to needy residents

New York public transit took another huge step forward tonight with M train service returning and 7 trains rolling out shortly. M trains are running now, hooking up Jamaica, Queens...

Nets players deal with effects of Hurricane Sandy

Like many in the area, the Nets had their fair share of players trying to battle through the after-effects of Hurricane Sandy.Tyshawn Taylor was the only player unable to make...

Eagles coach Reid never considered Vick benching

PHILADELPHIA — Michael Vick remains the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, for next week and beyond. Coach Andy Reid said Thursday he never considered benching Vick, he just wanted to step back...

WATCH: Former Pacers star Rose admits to stealing Knicks legend Ewing's TV/VCR

Call it grand theft electronic.Former Pacers guard Jalen Rose, who is now an NBA analyst for ESPN, admitted in an interview with website Grantland that he stole Knicks legend Patrick...

Nets' Barclays opener ticket prices falling fast

Ticket prices to Saturday’s Nets-Raptors game are plummeting on the secondary markets – even after it has become the team’s season opener following the postponement of Thursday’s originally scheduled Nets-Knicks...

FEMA agrees to reimburse full cost of transportation, power restoration in NY/NJ

WASHINGTON – The federal government gave New York and New Jersey a financial boost in recovering from Hurricane Sandy today by agreeing to have Washington reimburse the full cost of...

State of Rhode Island sues ex-Red Sox pitcher Schilling

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s economic development agency on Thursday sued former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and some of its former officials, saying they committed fraud and other acts...

MTA adds to Metro North service following Hurricane Sandy

City dwellers just might be wishing they lived in the ‘burbs right now. The MTA added more service to MetroNorth this morning, which is operating on time in many cases...

Ex-Penn St. president charged in Sandusky case

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former Penn State President Graham B. Spanier was charged Thursday with hushing up child molestation allegations against Jerry Sandusky, making him the third school official to be...

Giants' Rolle says he was 'dinged up at the moment,' but fine now

Antrel Rolle was back on the practice field Thursday, as he’s been medically cleared to return after suffering what might have been a concussion in last Sunday’s victory over the...

Con Ed says power to be restored to 'vast majority' of customers by Nov. 10

Con Ed said today it’ll take until the weekend of Nov. 10 to restore power to a “vast majority” of its customers. The company also says it’ll take until Saturday...

Yankees expected to make qualifying offers to Soriano, Swisher

The Yankees are likely to make qualifying offers of $13.3 million by Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline to closer Rafael Soriano and outfielder Nick Swisher. The players would have until Nov....

Former Yankees pitcher Perez murdered in Dominican Republic: report

Pascual Perez, who pitched from the Yankees from 1990-’91, was murdered Thursday morning at his home in the Dominican Republic, police confirmed. Spanish-language papers, Hoy and Diario Libre, broke the...

Thousands swarm Brooklyn commuter hub for Manhattan-bound shuttles

It’s a mess out there. Thousands of commuters swelled the ad-hoc Brooklyn commuter hubs this morning to board shuttle buses into Manhattan, which had lines so long some riders just...

Metro drivers fight hour-long waits, shortages at NJ pumps

NEWARK, N.J — Motorists across New Jersey are facing a second day of enormous gas lines at those stations still with both electricity and supplies. In the city of Newark...

State sending food to seniors, those trapped in hi-rises: Cuomo

ALBANY – The state’s temporarily in the catering business in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Gov. Cuomo said today the state is bringing a million meals to seniors and others...

NY doles out $30M in emergency funds -- 3x the $$ after Irene

The city has already spent nearly $30 million on emergency contracts to deal with Hurricane Sandy -- close to triple what it doled out for Hurricane Irene last year. Comptroller...

Bodies of missing SI brothers found just 20 yards apart after being swept away

The search for two missing Staten Island boys came to a tragic end today when cops found their remains, police said. Two brothers, 2 and 4, were separated from their...

Rafael Soriano, Scott Boras and the power of waiting

Here's the column I wrote for today's Post concerning Mariano Rivera, Rafael Soriano and the Yankees.I've yet to speak with anyone who actually thinks Rivera will retire. He worked very...

Early AM blaze kills 1, injures 2 others in New Hyde Park

Pre-dawn flames broke out at a powerless New Hyde Park building today, killing one resident and injuring two others, authorities said. The fire began at 6 a.m. at a two-story...

United flight delayed after pilot stuck at HOV checkpoint

A United flight 397 from Kennedy Airport to San Francisco missed its 8 a.m. departure window today and has been stuck on the tarmac because the pilot was stuck in...

Grimm widens lead over democratic challenger: poll

ALBANY- It's looking grim for Mark Murphy - and maybe for President Obama too. Rep. Michael Grimm has widened his lead over Democratic challenger Murphy, while GOP standardbearer Mitt Romney...

Name Check: RZA

Hip Hop star RZA is the latest guest to stop by The New York Post’s studio. On Name Check with Michael Riedel, the musician-turned-movie director gave a little insight to...

HOV commuters face hours-long delays and checkpoint confusion

Commuter chaos broke out in Brooklyn and near the George Washington Bridge this morning, as subways roared back into Manhattan for the first time since Hurricane Sandy. Limited subway and...

LGA, JFK and Newark airports all set to be running today

New York's three major airports will be operating under reduced schedules on Thursday as flight services start returning to normal following Superstorm Sandy. The busy Northeast travel corridor ground to...

Gridlock causing severe delays on LIE from Nassau

MINEOLA — Authorities are reporting severe delays on parts of the Long Island Expressway. Gridlock traffic is causing heavy delays on the westbound LIE from Nassau County. Motorists are advised...

Most NJ Transit buses back in service

NEWARK, N.J. — Most New Jersey Transit buses returned to the roads Thursday for the first time since Sandy hit the state. They're picking up passengers on 80 percent of...

Sports a great distraction from tragedy, but Knicks-Nets would have been too soon

Here's the thing about sports, and sports fans, and the more reasonable among us who understand there is beauty in the balance between what matters and what doesn’t: We usually...

Bailout keeps KC-SD on TV

SAN DIEGO — At the last minute, a group of corporate sponsors stepped up to bail out the struggling Chargers and make sure tonight’s game against the Chiefs will be...

Jets didn't talk Tebow trade with Jaguars: source

The Jets are evaluating the best thing to do with Tim Tebow in the second half, but one of those is not trading the popular backup quarterback. There was a...

Another Super Bowl win and Giants can join Steelers in dynasty territory

They were truly Monsters of the Monongahela, a 1970s dynasty that rivaled the Lombardi Packers of the 1960s and the Joe Montana 49ers of the 1980s. And so as the...

Safety in numbers: Giants may move Brown to backup role

Even if Stevie Brown loses his starting job this week with Kenny Phillips’ possible return, Tom Coughlin said the Giants plan to continue using Brown. The Giants’ safety situation is...

Knicks-Nets opener postponed in aftermath of Sandy

The Nets still were practicing on the main court at Barclays Center yesterday, and preparing for tonight’s scheduled season opener against the Knicks, when the news that the game would...

Damage moves Nets practices

Not only did Hurricane Sandy postpone the Nets’ season opener in Brooklyn tonight against the Knicks, it also left the Nets without a place to practice. The team’s practice facility...

St. John's recruit Sampson has been tutored by LeBron

JaKarr Sampson shares a city (Akron) and high school (St. Vincent-St. Mary) with LeBron James. He grew up idolizing the Heat superstar and forged a friendship with James once the...

Despite lack of power for some, Giants say they’ll still be good to go

With no power in their home on Tuesday thanks to Hurricane Sandy, Giants tight end Martellus Bennett and his wife decided to check into Hotel Boothe. “I actually stayed at...

Giants' Eli, Steelers' Big Ben have taken different paths to NFL royalty

Eli and Ben. Whom would you have built your franchise around eight-plus years ago and whom would you rather have today? Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger entered the NFL as...

Countdown to the cup

The Post is profiling each of the nine Breeders’ Cup races to be run on Saturday at Santa Anita Park. The Countdown to the Cup spotlights potential nice-price winners as...

Day in photos: Oct. 31, 2012

Business briefs

Court closedThe closure of Manhattan federal court delayed jury selection for the insider-trading trial of Todd Newman, a former Diamondback Capital Management portfolio manager, and Level Global Investors LP co-founder...

Knight Capital knocked offline again

It’s the nightmare that never ends for Knight Capital. Less than three months after a runaway-trading glitch pushed the firm to the brink of bankruptcy, the Jersey City, NJ, brokerage...

Carl’s video itch

Carl Icahn has jumped aboard the bandwagon of Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. The billionaire investor has acquired a 10 percent stake in the video streaming company, saying he sees “a...

Post-Sandy Hollywood ending: not in script

If Hollywood were scripting this presidential election, here’s what the next scene would be:When the Labor Department puts out its monthly report Friday morning there would be a decline in...

Calvin’s package

Nothing will come between Manny Chirico and his Calvins anymore. The CEO of PVH, the New York-based company that owns Calvin Klein, yesterday inked a $2.9 billion deal to buy...

JCPenney do-si-do

Retailer JCPenney is “backtracking” on CEO Ron Johnson’s new pricing strategy with a 30 percent discount on clearance items, according to Deutsche Bank. The deal, advertised by e-mail, is available...

JPM sticks suit to Whale boss

JPMorgan Chase is suing the former boss of Bruno Iksil, the trader known as the London Whale, for the outsize derivatives positions he took that cost the bank $6.2 billion.Javier...

Must-have accessory in very short supply

Forget the iPad — the new must-have accessory is a home power generator. With millions of East Coast residents left in the dark by Hurricane Sandy, stores that sell power...

Con Ed: Grab a sweater if you work below 14th St.

Even if Con Ed has the heat in your apartment back on by the weekend, your Downtown office building may stay chilly until sometime next week — so hope for...

Plastic is solid gold

Visa’s fourth-quarter profit rose 89 percent, beating analyst estimates, and the world’s largest credit and debit-card network authorized a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program.Meanwhile, rival MasterCard yesterday reported net...

Barclays in the ‘crap’-per

Regulators threatened to fine Barclays roughly $470 million to settle allegations that the bank and four traders manipulated California electricity markets between 2006 and 2008. It could possibly be the...

SBA no shot in the arm

At a time when small-business owners are struggling and legislators are looking for ways to jump-start the economy, a key government program tasked with helping small businesses expand has been...

Iger’s $15B spending spree builds ‘legacy’

Call it Bob Iger’s $15 billion bet. The Disney CEO’s $4 billion acquisition of George Lucas’ Lucasfilm this week is just the latest of several billion-dollar-plus acquisitions the media titan...

Can’t fix Yahoo! in a sec: ex

Ross Levinsohn, who was interim chief executive officer of Yahoo! until Marissa Mayer became CEO in July, said his successor will need years and a patient board to turn around...

New bite for Apple

Apple tumbled below $600 a share yesterday, to $595.32, the first trading day after CEO Tim Cook booted the retail chief and the exec responsible for the gaffe-rich maps program...

Take-Two ‘Borderlands’ boost

Take-Two Interactive posted better-than-expected quarterly results on strong sales of “Borderlands 2” but said yesterday that it was reducing its outlook for its fiscal year 2013. The video game publisher...

Dream homes

Houses of the week

Bow factor

If you’re a restaurant and nightclub owner who wants to open the next big thing in a crackling hot neighborhood, here are three signs you’re on the right track: One,...

Just sold!

Manhattan TRIBECA $1,862,500 77 Hudson St. Two-bedroom, one-bath full-floor loft, 1,700 square feet, with open kitchen, original wood beams, master suite, washer/dryer, central AC and keyed-elevator access. Common charges $1,048,...

Big Mack

Real estate heavyweight Billy Macklowe and his wife, Julie, are buying a co-op at 950 Fifth Ave. The four-bedroom, 5 1/2-bathroom duplex is a big upgrade from the Macklowes’ current...

Battered Bellevue evacuates

Officials were scrambling yesterday to evacuate Bellevue Hospital — including sick prisoners and its psych ward — after discovering that the city-run medical center had been much more badly damaged...

Bread alert for shoppers

Bread and other victuals remained in short supply from corner delis to major supermarkets yesterday — trying tempers and forcing chefs to be creative. The culprit wasn’t so much supply...

Blacked-out eateries $tarve

Downtown restaurants are fighting for their lives — and it’s a big “downtown” from the Battery to 34th Street. The threat is greatest to zillions of small spots that are...

MTA guard shoots screwball

An MTA guard restarting MetroCard vending machines at a Brooklyn subway station yesterday shot a man who lunged at him with a sharpened screwdriver, officials said.The collection agent was confronted...

Romney up by 5 in Va.

Mitt Romney holds a 5-point lead over President Obama in the battleground state of Virginia as he stumps there today, according to a new poll.The Roanoke College poll found Romney...

Mitt pulls punches in Florida

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney yesterday softened his tone and refrained from direct attacks on President Obama, as he returned to campaigning for the first time since Hurricane Sandy pounded the...

Bam has a warm hug for Jersey

President Obama yesterday got a bird’s-eye view of the unprecedented devastation unleashed on New Jersey by superstorm Sandy as he took a helicopter tour with Garden State Gov. Chris Christie....

What NYC is made of

Call it the New Normal. With the tide rising faster than a freight train toward their home on Dikeman Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn, Mark and Liz Ehrhardt staged a...

The fight for food — and taxicabs

The candlelit charm is over.Nearly a quarter-million Lower Manhattanites today begin a third day with no power — another day of vying for cabs, buses and even a loaf of...

Glory hallelujah

Breezy Point residents pledged to rebuild their community yesterday, a day after it was ravaged by an inferno. Their spirit of hope was buoyed by an American flag that now...

Swamped Gerritsen: We should have been A-listers

It’s the forgotten disaster zone. Brooklyn’s Gerritsen Beach got whacked with major flooding that swallowed homes and knocked out power — but was only deemed a low-priority Zone B disaster...

NYPD Daily Blotter

Staten Island Several crooks took part in a violent gunpoint mugging in Clifton, authorities said. Vincent Williams, 20, Eon Struthers, 19, and several unknown accomplices allegedly approached the victim in...

Tax returns get hacked

CHARLESTON, SC — About 3.6 million tax returns from as far back as 1998 were hacked in South Carolina in what experts say is the largest cyber-attack against a state...

Taking ‘cig’ time

Smokers miss an average of two or three more days of work each year than non-smokers, with this absenteeism costing the UK alone $2.25 billion last year, according to a...

100G for Mr. and Mr. Smith

Brad Pitt will donate up to $100,000 to help the Human Rights Campaign support same-sex marriage initiatives in several states. The campaign, the nation’s largest gay-rights group, announced yesterday that...

‘Depp’ thinker

Johnny Depp was one man she deeply regrets letting get away. In the new issue of Vanity Fair (inset), waifish model Kate Moss tells of her intense romance with the...

Gitmo tale of 2 cities

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — When Navy captain John Nettleton says, “People sometimes forget there’s a base here,” he has a point. The new commander of the US base in Guantanamo,...

Syria bomb kills 6

A bomb killed at least six people yesterday near a revered Shiite shrine in a suburb of Damascus, the Syrian capital, according to state media and opposition activists. Official media...

Hill snubs Assad rebs

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday that the Syrian National Council opposition umbrella group can no longer be considered leaders of the movement to remove President Bashar al-Assad...

Sexual claims against NJ pol

Two Dominican women are claiming that Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez paid them for sex earlier this year, it was reported early today.Menendez, 58 — who’s up for re-election...

Bullet tax shot down

CHICAGO — The top official in the county that encompasses Chicago said yesterday she will drop plans for a controversial nickel-per-bullet tax but will continue support for a $25 tax...

Perv-defender smear by GOP

PROVIDENCE, RI — House Republicans are airing a TV ad in Rhode Island linking freshman Democratic Rep. David Cicilline to a child molester and a murderer he defended when he...

Fencing the loot

Two smugglers from Mexico got were left high and dry when their SUV got stuck atop the 14-foot border fence as they tried to sneak into the US. They were...

Now Sandy is driving us mad

An unprecedented crush of cars, trucks and pedestrians clogged the streets of Manhattan from river to river yesterday, bringing the city to a virtual halt — leading Mayor Bloomberg to...

NYers walk on the wild side

Thousands of New Yorkers had to walk yesterday — and some did it in style! Well, it was Halloween after all, and Sandy the monster didn’t scare off many kids...

Plazas, bike lanes add to peril

Pedestrian plazas and bike lanes have hampered cops who are trying to control motorists in lower Manhattan, where there are no street lights or traffic lights, officers said.“They have been...

Ride on! Most subways back

New Yorkers got good news today — most key subway lines are back. And Gov. Cuomo declared a “transportation emergency’’ — which means all operating subways, commuter lines and buses...

Looters’ luck runs out in jail

The ghouls who went on looting sprees as Hurricane Sandy devastated the city spent Halloween behind bars. Fifteen people were charged in Queens and 10 in Brooklyn for ripping off...

Sad empty seats where 2 Staten I. tots were swept away

A massive search involving dozens of rescuers is under way for two Staten Island boys who were swept from their mother’s arms by fierce floodwaters. The boys — Connor, 4,...

A tough ‘cell’ even for Mike

Hurricane Sandy has so severely disrupted cellphone service in the metropolitan area that even tech-savvy Mayor Bloomberg is having trouble making calls on his mobile phone. “Many people have experienced...

No room at the inn — any inn

The hottest ticket in town this week isn’t a Broadway show — it’s a hotel room. Hotels around the five boroughs were packed to capacity yesterday, stuffed with city residents...

Hopeful news on crane

Residents and businesses displaced by a broken crane dangling 1,000 feet over West 57th Street should be able to return to their homes and jobs by Monday, Mayor Bloomberg said...

It’s Power to less people!

Power outage reports grew yesterday at a faster rate than Con Ed could fix them. The number of Con Ed customers without electricity in the five boroughs rose to 610,000,...

Motorists are left down in the pumps

Gasoline is scarce around the metropolitan area, with power outages shutting down pumps and supplies running out at gas stations that are open. Pumps ran dry across The Bronx yesterday;...

Middle-eastern eyes on our election

Pollsters and pundits are far from the only ones trying to guess the outcome of the coming US election. Thousands of miles away, participants in the Middle East’s deadly political...

Just unpredictable

With five days to go, we find ourselves in the midst of yet another unprecedented presidential election — as has been the case with every race (save 1996) since the...

Terrorist attacks 101

The Issue: An NYU course on international terrorism that asked students to plot a hypothetical terrorist attack. *** As a student currently enrolled in Marie-Helen Maras’ class, I take offense...

Fate chooses randomly

Even as the city struggles to return to normal in Sandy’s aftermath, New Yorkers can’t and won’t forget the dozens of their neighbors who didn’t make it through. “For all...

The long slog back

New Yorkers like to think of themselves as tough and resilient in challenging times when disaster strikes. And with good reason: They are. They’ve already begun to prove that, as...

See no truth, say no truth

“‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is back. Not for gays in the military, though. It’s President Obama’s new policy for questions about [Benghazi,] Libya.” — NBC “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno,...

NYers show their mettle, as their leaders step up

The Issue: How New Yorkers and elected officials performed during Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath. *** New Yorkers proved once again when things were at their very worst we were...

Wall street’s disaster non-plans

Closing the nation’s big stock exchanges for two days thanks to Sandy isn’t the end of the world — indeed, yesterday’s reopening of trading was largely uneventful, with the Dow...

To fix traffic chaos

Hours after service resumed Tuesday night, uptown-downtown buses in Manhattan were standing-room only. It’s a sign of health that people lucky enough not to have to deal with flooding, fire...

Sports Shorts

NFL: Tannehill practices Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill is practicing on a limited basis after leaving last Sunday’s victory over the Jets in the first quarter with left knee and thigh...

Nereid scratched from Filly & Mare

ARCADIA, Calif. — Nereid, a 15-1 shot, was scratched Wednesday from Friday’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf. “She is off in her right hind,” trainer John Shirreffs said. “She...

Red Bulls shift playoff to D.C.

The Red Bulls’ Eastern Conference playoff series against D.C. United has been rescheduled due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, with the home and road legs being flip-flopped.Instead of being...

Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries

All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $30,000; cl($20,000); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 Krissy Kat(L),114OHernndz4-8-1Persaud12-13 She Gets It(L),119CMontalv5-1-7Contess12-14 Lady Utopia(L),119SHusbnds8-7-1Goodwn30-15 Tahoe Tigress(L),119P Morales4-3-10Farrell20-11 a-HouseOnTlsm(L),120C Lopez3-8-6Turner30-16 My Sparky(L),120E...

Calder Charts

October 31st, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm. ©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70y; $14,000; cl($16,000); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:30. Good. lost whip, dueled strTime: 25.21, 5.48, 1:16.38, 1:43.02, 1:47.23.Trainer: Robert SmithWinner:...

Home Team Lineups

TODAYNov. 1FRINov. 2SATNov. 3SUNNov. 4MONNov. 5TUENov. 6WEDNov. 7KnicksNetsPostponedMia.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMEPhi.12:00MSGESPNPhi.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEKnicksPostponedNO GAMETor.7:30YESWFANNO GAMEMinn.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEMia.7:30YESWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMED.C.8:00NBCSNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMED.C.8:00NBCSNHOMEAWAY

The Post Line

NFLTonightFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogCHARGERS8 1/28(42 1/2)ChiefsSundayGIANTS3 1/23 1/2(47 1/2)SteelersBroncos3 1/23 1/2(47 1/2)BENGALSPACKERS10 1/211(44)CardinalsDolphins22 1/2(43)COLTSRavens33 1/2(42 1/2)BROWNSTEXANS1110 1/2(47 1/2)BillsREDSKINS3 1/23 1/2(46 1/2)PanthersLions43 1/2(44)JAGUARSBears4 1/23 1/2(43 1/2)TITANSSEAHAWKS45(39)VikingsRAIDERS1 1/21 1/2(45 1/2)BuccaneersFALCONS4 1/24(47 1/2)CowboysMondaySAINTS43(52 1/2)EaglesHome team in...

Mickelson looking to move on from Ryder Cup 'low'

SHENZHEN, China — Phil Mickelson has spent the past month trying to get over the Americans’ shocking defeat in the Ryder Cup, calling it “one of the biggest lows of...

Two former top jockeys break down Breeders' Cup races

ARCADIA, Calif. — Former jockeys Gary Stevens and Richard Migliore have been on the job this week every morning at Santa Anita as analysts for HRTV leading up to tomorrow’s...

Today's Sports on the Air

Basketball7 p.m.Exhibition: Pace at Syracuse SNY9:30 p.m.Thunder at Spurs TNTFootball6 p.m.Eastern Michigan at Ohio ESPNU7:30 p.m.Virginia Tech at Miami ESPN7:30 p.m.CFL: Hamilton at Toronto NBCSN8 p.m.Chiefs at Chargers NFLN9:15 p.m.Mid....

Dolphins' Bush doesn't care if Jets don't like him

DAVIE, Fla. — Three days after the Dolphins’ emotional 30-9 road win against the Jets, Dolphins running back Reggie Bush took some more verbal jabs at cornerback Antonio Cromartie. Following...

Forde fundraiser moved to Nov. 29

The Hope Shines for Shannon Fundraiser, benefitting Mets media relations coordinator Shannon Forde, has been moved from tonight to Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Westmount Country Club in...

Knicks-Heat prices flat after hurricane

Now that the defending champion Miami Heat serve as the season opener tomorrow at the Garden, are ticket prices going through its pinwheeled ceiling?Not yet. In fact, you can cop...

Hawes impresses in Sixers’ win

Spen cer Hawes had 16 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead the 76ers to an 84-75 win over the Nuggets last night in Philadelphia. Hawes was set...

New York City Marathon will be run as scheduled

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the New York City marathon will go on as scheduled Sunday despite the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, with the mayor and race organizers saying the...

Soriano opts out, leaving vacancy in Yankees bullpen

The Yankees are now without a closer. Rafael Soriano became a free agent when he opted out of the final year of his contract yesterday, and with Mariano Rivera still...

Angels deal righty Santana to Royals; San Francisco treats champs to parade

The Angels traded right-hander Ervin Santana to the Royals yesterday for minor league reliever Brandon Sisk. The Angels exercised Santana’s $13 million option for next season before trading the Dominican...

Not easy to ‘save’ Yankees' closer situation

Now that Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees appear stuck with each other, it’s time to welcome the next great pinstriped drama of the offseason. This one features Mariano Rivera and...

Knicks centers Chandler, Camby ready despite nagging injuries

Postponing tonight’s game at Barclays Center has given the Knicks more time to get healthy before their season opener. Even before yesterday’s announcement by Mayor Bloomberg that tonight’s scheduled game...

Knicks teammates believe Melo poised for ‘breakout’ year

Add Tyson Chandler to the Carmelo Anthony fan club. The Knicks center predicted a mammoth season for the superstar small forward, entering his second full campaign in New York. “I...

Lin, Harden shine in Rockets debuts

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Jeremy Lin wasn’t the only offseason acquisition by the Rockets eager to prove his worth. James Harden agreed to a big new contract extension — and...

Starr Report

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching “Perry Mason” reruns on Hallmark Movie Channel, it’s that, at Hallmark, it’s all-about the unrelenting cross-network promo campaigns for the 57,898 movies...

New Arch rival

Tim Allen could become too controversial for ABC. Censors at the Disney-owned network are already pushing back on the comic’s attempt to turn “Last Man Standing” into a modern-day “All...

’Frisco flop

San Francisco’s World Series win left viewers cold. The Giants’ four-game sweep of Detroit averaged 12.7 million viewers on Fox, down from the 16.5 million who watched last year’s seven-game...

Cee Lo denies claim

A woman in LA has accused “The Voice” judge Cee Lo Green of sexual assault. The LAPD has not released the name of the woman who filed the police report,...

Weird but true

He didn’t know his Taser was set to “stun.” A cop in Tularosa, NM, allegedly stun-gunned a 10-year-old student after the kid declined to wash a police car on “career...

Wagner QB brings experience, success

Nick Doscher is Staten Island’s version of Tim Tebow. Doscher’s appearance at Wagner College football spring practice four years ago was met with scoffs and doubts. Many of the Wagner...

USC no match for Kelly’s Oregon

Our 75 spoilers are better than your 85 undefeated scholarship players. That’s what’s left for USC this season. The program that audaciously boasted that in this, its last year of...

Oklahoma has it covered after loss to Notre Dame

Football expert Phil Steele is the owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of college and pro football 24/7/365...

Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread

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Complete Hurricane Sandy Coverage

Hurricane Sandy, being called the storm of the century, battered the Tri-State area, leaving a wake of destruction in its path. For all of the latest news on the monster...