November 13, 2012
B'klyn's B44 bus getting a federal boost
Brooklyn bus riders on an extremely busy - but super pokey - route will soon be getting dedicated transit lanes and faster service courtesy of Uncle Sam. The city today...
Petraeus twins starred on ‘Food Fight’ episode
The most-sought-after piece of videotape in the world yesterday was an old episode of Food Network’s longtime cooking competition “Food Fight.” That’s because this particular episode featured Jill Kelley and...
Broncos reaping benefits of Elway taking chance on Peyton
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- He could have stayed on the sideline. Instead, John Elway wanted back in the game.The king of the comeback is directing his latest rally from the Denver...
'Killer' nanny accused in kids' bathtub slashing deaths hit with throw-away-the-key indictment
A grand jury has voted a throw-away-the-key indictment -- charging first degree murder -- against Yoselyn Ortega, the nanny accused in the bathtub slashing deaths of two young Upper West...
Osi: ESPN's Carter clueless to claim Coughlin's program to blame for Giants' swoons
Cris Carter was on ESPN radio Tuesday morning offering his opinion as to why the Giants always seem to swoon this time of year. Carter, the former standout NFL receiver...
Harrison leads St. John's over Detroit in opener
D’Angelo Harrison, who spent the two exhibition games in coach Steve Lavin’s doghouse, broke out in the season opener, scoring 22 points as St. John’s rallied to beat Detroit 77-74...
Jets cut Maybin, who ends season with one tackle, no sacks
The Jets cut linebacker Aaron Maybin on Tuesday after he failed to record a sack this season.The Jets signed Maybin last year off the scrap heap after the former first-round...
Mets bust Bay considering Indians: report
Jason Bay could be on his way to Cleveland, and it's not for a remake of "Major League."On Tuesday, ESPN’s Buster Olney tweeted, “Indians on a short list of teams...
XCOM: Enemy Unknown review
Video games used to be friggin hard. Before I start sounding like some old guy telling kids to get off his lawn, I should point out that that's very true....
Steelers great Bradshaw: Jets' Tebow 'just can't play'
From one QB to another, Tim Tebow “just can’t play.”That was Steelers’ Hall of Famer and FOX analyst Terry Bradshaw’s take on the Jets backup quarterback although he thinks the...
Quinn: Run overhead power lines underground
Forcing utilities to bury overhead lines is one of the more eye-catching – and expensive – suggestions City Council Speaker Christine Quinn put forth in a half policy, half campaign...
Queens thug indicted on first-degree murder over fatal May shooting
A Queens thug's charges were upgraded by a grand jury today for allegedly killing a man who testified against him in an earlier robbery case. Shytique Kelly, 21 of Arverne,...
Fam scam! Two brothers tricked convenience store customer out of $5M lottery ticket: DA
SYRACUSE, NY — Two brothers from central New York who claimed a $5 million lottery ticket sold at their family's store have been accused of scamming the winning ticket from...
DVD Extra: Bogie in 'Deadline USA' tops list of much-requested titles coming soon from Fox MOD
Richard Brooks' "Deadline U.S.A.'' (1952), starring Humphrey Bogart in one of his best performances as the crusading managing editor of a dying newpaper based on the New York World, is...
Yankees' Cano becomes an American citizen
Now he’s a real Yankee!Bombers second baseman Robinson Cano proudly told the world he’s an American Tuesday, tweeting stars-and-stripes pictures of himself at a US citizenship swearing-in ceremony.“Very proud day...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Cavaliers
The Nets will try to put together their first three-game winning streak of the season Tuesday night when they take on the Cavaliers at Barclays Center.Here are three things to...
Feds: Hedgies knew stock tips were tainted
Former hedge-fund hotshots Anthony Chiasson and Todd Newman “crossed a criminal line” by knowingly swapping confidential stock tips in order to pocket millions in illegal profits, prosecutors charged. “They had...
Brooks, Wallace likely out for Nets till weekend
The Nets will once again be without Gerald Wallace and MarShon Brooks for Tuesday night’s game against the Cavaliers – and could be without both of them for Thursday’s early-season...
Cops hunt for dog thief
The young woman seen in this recently released surveillance video swiped a beloved pooch from a Manhattan real estate investor on Sept. 11. Detectives are asking anyone with information on...
'Jersey Shore' cast to headline Hurricane Sandy telethon
The world will see a more serious side of “Jersey Shore” Thursday night – serious money, that is. The cast of MTV’s hit reality show is headlining a “Restore the...
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel to be reopened soon: source
The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel -- which was flooded with millions of gallons of water during superstorm Sandy — will be reopened soon, according to a government source. Gov. Cuomo, MTA chairman...
Car charity scammer back in jail for Medicaid and food stamp fraud
She just got out of jail for pocketing $2 million in donations from her bogus "Hope for Disabled Kids" car-donation charity -- and now scammer Tirnawati Shoba Bakhsh is back...
D'Antoni: Knicks-Lakers in NBA Finals would be 'super'
When Mike D’Antoni’s Lakers visit the Garden Dec. 13, the former Knicks coach hopes it will be a preview of the NBA Finals.It would be a renewal of the Finals...
Jets sign former Bears RB Bell
The Jets signed running back Kahlil Bell after a workout on Tuesday, according to sources.Bell, 25, has played 22 career games for the Bears. He was waived by the Bears...
More than a fender bender: Sandy damaged 16,000 new cars stuck in port
Superstorm Sandy has caused damage to thousands of cars in the Port of New York and New Jersey that were heading to vehicle sales lots around the region. Port Authority...
Murder suspect John McAfee says he did not do it
Wanted for murder and on the run from the police in Belize, tech pioneer John McAfee says that he didn’t kill his neighbor and that whoever did might have been...
Singer/actress agrees to community service in assistant-bash case
She's at the top of the charts -- and now she's cleaning up her rap sheet, too. Songbird actress Taryn Manning, who played Eminem's dysfunctional girlfriend in the 2002 movie...
'Butcher' ex-boyfriend sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for girlfriend slay
A fashion publicist who butchered his ex-girlfriend in her Lower East Side apartment for trying to move on without him was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison this...
Wilpon: Mets talks with Wright, Dickey 'ongoing'
COO Jeff Wilpon said the Mets are still hopeful they will be able to retain R.A. Dickey and David Wright long term.Both players had their options picked up for next...
STARTING FIVE: Ollie's impressive start with UConn and Syracuse's title chances
Every week during the season, New York Post insiders Zach Braziller and Anthony Sulla-Heffinger go one-on-one over the latest hot topics in college basketball.This week, they talk the post-Jim Calhoun...
WATCH: Rockets' Lin air balls game-winning attempt against Heat
Jeremy Lin did something Monday night that he probably never did during his career with the Knicks -- he came up short when it mattered most.The Rockets new point guard...
Coley, Stony Brook hold off Rider in 6 a.m. game
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The large Rider crowd had worked itself into a frenzied lather as Stony Brook’s 13-point lead was erased. For most of Tuesday's 6 a.m. tip-off nationally televised...
Simms: Giants' Manning not among NFL's QB elite
Eli Manning elite? Not according to former Giants quarterback Phil Simms, who questioned just how good the two-time Super Bowl MVP winner is Monday on “NFL Monday Quarterback” on CBS...
NY attorney files lawsuit over LIPA power failures
A New York attorney has filed a lawsuit claiming negligence by two Long Island power companies after Superstorm Sandy and the nor'easter. Kenneth Mollins said the lawsuit filed Tuesday in...
Fla. utility worker attacked on Long Island
A utility worker from Lakeland, Fla., was punched in the face while walking outside a restaurant on New York's Long Island. The Lakeland Ledger reports that John Applewhite suffered a...
Jackson: Way Lakers told me about D'Antoni was 'slimy ... weird'
Mike D’Antoni’s hiring as Lakers head coach surprised a lot of people. But none more so than former Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who thought he had the inside track to...
WATCH: Jon Stewart takes self down a notch over interview with Petraeus' mistress
On last night's episode of "The Daily Show," host Jon Stewart mocked his own lack of journalistic instinct when it came to the interview he did with David Petraeus' mistress...
Gen. John Allen also helped Jill Kelley's sister during custody battle
Both Gen. David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen intervened in the same nasty child custody battle involving Natalie Khawam, the “psychologically unstable” twin sister of Jill Kelley, whose bombshell claims...
David Petraeus gets big promotion in new 'Call of Duty' game
Even though disgraced former CIA director David Petraeus' real career is over, his virtual career continues apace seeing as he is the Secretary of Defense in the new 'Call of...
Giants’ Bradshaw, Boley talk Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Call of Duty: Black Ops II hit stores today, and in preparation for what is expected to be one of the biggest launches in gaming history, The Post was able...
DVD Extra: Lean, Hitchcock, Brooks and Pickford
Consider this column an early gift guide if you like. A cornucopia of gift options for classic movie lovers has begun arriving on video, beginning with Sony's Sony's breaktaking new restoration...
Elmo accuser recants; says relationship was 'consensual'
The man who accused Elmo’s real-life persona, Kevin Clash of an underaged hookup has recanted his story, his legal representatives said today in an email, calling the relationship 'consensual.' This...
Hubby busted in SI teacher wife-slay
The husband of a city schoolteacher mysteriously found dead inside their Staten Island home this summer was arrested this morning for murder, The Post has learned. Jonathan Crupi was collared...
'It's a lovefest:' D'Antoni talks with Lakers stars Bryant, Nash
Former Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni has already spoken on the phone with Lakers stars Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant and the tentative plan is to fly into La-La land Wednesday...
My NL Rookie of the Year ballot
Bryce Harper prevailed in a tight ballot – in contrast to Mike Trout, who won the AL award unanimously. NL Rookie is the one award for which I voted this...
City launching '1-stop restoration centers', FEMA opens in 19 NJ counties
New York City says it's launching "one-stop restoration centers" that will provide recovery services and disaster relief. The offices will be located in Far Rockaway and Breezy Point, Queens; Coney...
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree survived Sandy
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ — The Christmas tree that will dominate New York's Rockefeller Center survived the winds of Superstorm Sandy that left a path of destruction in a New Jersey...
Missouri girl, 4, brings toys to Sandy victims
A 4-year-old girl from Kansas City has been delivering toys to New York City children affected by Superstorm Sandy. Katherine Schell tells WCBS-TV that she was worried about other kids...
Judge shames Ohio woman who drove on sidewalk to avoid school bus with public 'idiot' sign
CLEVELAND — In a highly public sentence, a woman caught on camera driving on a sidewalk to avoid a Cleveland school bus that was unloading children stood in the cold...
Knicks can show their true strength on upcoming trips
ORLANDO — The Knicks’ schedule has hardly been grueling. Twice, they’ve had three days off between games. But now the elderly club tests its old bones in rapid-fire fashion and...
D’Antoni may not sit on Lakers bench for 2 weeks
ORLANDO — It could be two weeks before Mike D’Antoni is safely allowed to coach the Lakers from the bench, according to his brother Dan D’Antoni. D’Antoni, who still lives...
Jets coach insists he believes in beleaguered QB Sanchez
When Mark Sanchez has struggled statistically in his career, the Jets have been fond of saying the only stat that matters for a quarterback is wins. Well, Sanchez is 3-9...
Sanchez needs a masterpiece to save his job with Jets
The clock is ticking now on Mark Sanchez, and it is an alarm clock, with only 60 more minutes on it. Sanchez and the Jets are in free fall, and...
Business briefs
Down on oilHedge funds trimmed bullish bets on crude to the lowest in more than two years as demand fell in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, production increased to the...
A rough landing: New Times CEO faces twin threats on first day
There was no warm welcome for New York Times CEO Mark Thompson. The former BBC director general and editor-in-chief spent his first day on the job dealing with the fallout...
NBCU lays off 450, shakes up ‘Today’
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is laying off hundreds of staff in another round of belt-tightening. The pink slips will take place across the board and will affect about 450 employees, or 1.5...
Traders limber up for their race to the exits
In my column last Thursday I wrote you an upbeat, patriotic song to make you feel better. Today, I’m going to make you feel lousy again.And I’m going to bore...
Leucadia snaps up Jefferies for $4B
Wall Street’s damsels are turning to white knights. In the latest move, Jefferies Group yesterday agreed to be scooped up by investing conglomerate Leucadia National Corp. for nearly $4 billion....
Warner makes Sony/ATV move
Warner Music Group has joined the bidders for a Sony/ATV music publishing catalog with the rights to some 30,000 songs, The Post has learned. The Rosetta catalog, which is heavy...
MF report coming
A US House of Representatives panel will release a long-awaited report that will dissect the collapse of failed commodities brokerage MF Global. The House Financial Services Committee said its Subcommittee...
Glitch KOs NYSE stox
NYSE Euronext yesterday suspended trading in more than 200 stocks on the New York Stock Exchange due to a technical problem with a server, though the stocks in question were...
Bents best SEC in ‘broken buck’ case
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday suffered yet another defeat in its efforts to hold Wall Street accountable for losses stemming from the financial meltdown after a Manhattan jury cleared...
Hostess’ reprieve in Philly
The Philadelphia Hostess plant that supplies New York City is running again after a strike by the bakers’ union temporarily halted production. Hostess pulled in management from other areas to...
JCPenney shares pummeled
There’s a sale at JCPenney — on its stock, that is.Shares of the struggling department-store chain plunged 13 percent to their lowest levels since 2009, as Wall Street grew increasingly...
Windows boss exits
Microsoft said that Steven Sinofsky, president of its Windows and Windows Live operations, is leaving the company. Company veteran Julie Larson-Green has been promoted to lead all Windows software and...
Savanna’s 17th St. sojourn
Savanna is adding two loft-style Chelsea office buildings to its growing collection — 245 and 249 W. 17th St. The aggressive real estate private-equity and asset management firm just bought...
Greece gets reprieve
Greece’s lenders agreed to give the debt-ridden country two more years to make the cuts demanded of it, but the euro zone and IMF clashed over a longer-term target date...
Google facing FTC ultimatum
Google is being pressed by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jonathan Leibowitz to offer to resolve the agency’s antitrust investigation in the next few days or face a lawsuit, two people...
UN asked to free bond boat
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina will ask a UN court to order the release of a navy sailing ship seized in Ghana unless the African country releases today, officials announced.The ARA...
Christie facing GOP storm
Fat chance for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s White House aspirations in the wake of his post-Sandy bromance with President Obama. National Republican political consultant John McLaughlin said Christie didn’t...
US holds on to UN panel seat
The United States yesterday joined Germany and Ireland in winning re-election to the UN Human Rights Council.There were three seats available to represent the council’s Western Group. The other two...
Obama keeps Holder as Attorney General
President Obama is holding on to Eric Holder as the nation’s top law-enforcement official, The Post has learned. The newly re-elected president asked his controversial attorney general to stay for...
Conservatives propose BamCare cuts in ‘cliff’ talks
WASHINGTON — President Obama will have to give to get. Opponents of Obama’s signature health-care law are pushing for costs of the plan to be part of the negotiations over...
SI cops’ killer eyed as too dumb for death
They say he’s too dumb to die for his heinous crimes. A federal judge has scheduled a series of hearings later this month for testimony about whether a man convicted...
Tech-mogul slay suspect
John McAfee, founder of the anti-virus software company, that bears his name, is being sought for questioning in the murder of a neighbor in Belize, local police said yesterday. Cops...
Wanton thief a wonton thief
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — A man stole a car used to deliver Chinese food — then continued dropping off orders so he could keep the customers’ money, police said.Keith Hinds,...
WATCH: Girls go wild at 30 Rock for One Direction, announced 1st 3D movie
The boys of One Direction are banking that their remarkable journey to fame has at least one more year of glory. Moviegoers will get a 3D eyeful of the the...
Sad last salute for upstate GI
ALDEN, NY — Mourners overflowed a church in western New York on Veterans Day to pay tribute to a US Army reservist killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.The funeral...
Super Bowl’s VIP air game
The most touchdowns at the first Super Bowl hosted at the Meadowlands will be scored by rich fans flying in via private jet.An $11 million private air terminal is quietly...
$100M suit vs. Beyoncé OK’d
Beyoncé might be summoned to a command performance — singing under oath.A state appeals court has given a $100 million lawsuit against the “Single Ladies” singer the green light, paving...
Lance is Livingwrong: Taunting photo as bike dope quits cancer post
Take them down and box them up, Lance. Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong tweeted a brazen photo of himself on Saturday lying next to his seven ill-gained Tour de France victory...
Hardhat’s downer: 9/11 impotence claim
September 11 changed everything for this hardhat — including his sex life. A construction worker who breathed “toxic smoke and fumes” while working five weeks at Ground Zero said he...
Apt. fire kills woman, 91
An elderly churchgoing woman was killed yesterday by a fire that swept through her Brooklyn apartment building, authorities said.Olga Bates, 91, a widow who relatives said was “very religious,” was...
No bail for son in mom-slay horror
The man charged with fatally stabbing his mother and slashing and trying to incinerate his brother in their East Harlem apartment was held without bail at his arraignment yesterday. David...
In Syria’s crossfire
JERUSALEM — An Israeli tank scored “direct hits” yesterday on a Syrian army vehicle after a mortar shell landed on Israeli-held territory, the military said, in the first direct confrontation...
Hydrant rule is all wet: pol
This parking rule must be from the age of horse and buggy. A city councilman is looking to revamp a law that allows cars to park 15 feet from hydrants...
Mike’s ‘legacy list’ is Priority 1 for projects
When it comes to new development projects, the Bloomberg administration is closed for business. That’s because the mayor’s people — with an eye toward his legacy — have carefully crafted...
Comptroller cronies Liu-sers in court
This “long shot” fell way short. Embattled city Comptroller John Liu suffered another setback yesterday when two of his key fund-raisers charged with fraud saw their motions to suppress certain...
Carrión to run for mayor – as GOPer
Former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión (pictured) is planning to enter the 2013 mayoral race — but as a Republican, not a Democrat, according to political sources. Carrión, 51, who...
Red ‘devil’! Voice of Elmo in teen-sex shocker
Say it ain’t so, Elmo! Kevin Clash — the puppeteer who transformed a furry red Muppet named Elmo into an international sensation — has taken a leave of absence from...
Meet the ‘perfect’ NYC gal
The perfect single New York City woman is a brown-eyed, nonsmoking, social-drinking brunette — with a master’s degree.And Gotham guys would be willing to spend $266.25 on a first date...
Stones ‘Start Up’ in B’klyn
It’s official: The Rolling Stones are coming to Brooklyn. The band added a show on Dec. 8, a Saturday, at Barclays Center, to their new tour. Tickets will go on...
O critics rankled by ‘dicey timing’
Whatever you do, don’t tell the boss. White House aides appear to have gone out of their way to avoid informing President Obama about the Petraeus affair, and people in...
Petraeus helps whistleblower's 'unstable' twin in nasty custody fight
Gen. David Petraeus sure loved helping his lady friends. While he was director of the CIA, Petraeus wrote a letter supporting the child-custody fight of the “psychologically unstable” twin sister...
Twist in Petraeus sex scandal: Afghanistan commander now probed for relationship with Jill Kelley
In a shocking twist, the top US military commander in Afghanistan been caught up in the Petraeus sex scandal. Marine Gen. John Allen is being investigated for “inappropriate communications” with...
NJ has had fill of rationing
Fill ’er up!New Jersey will end its gas-rationing policy today now that pressure at the pump has been eased. Gov. Chris Christie says that gas supplies are plentiful throughout the...
Friends in grief: Families of tragic Flight 587 help storm victims in Rockaways
It’s victims helping victims. Families that lost loved ones when Flight 587 crashed in the Rockaways in 2001 are taking up a collection for residents of the battered shorefront community...
Queens school’s student exodus
Hurricane Sandy scattered hundreds of students from one Queens school — to locales as far away as Nashville. At least 230 students from Belle Harbor’s PS 114 have enrolled in...
Gov: We’ll probe LIPA and others
Gov. Cuomo has launched investigations into every state-licensed power utility in the region to determine how they performed after Hurricane Sandy. “I’m going to do a thorough review/investigation, and they...
Monthly MetroCards will not be reimbursed after Sandy
Count your monthly MetroCard as a casualty of Hurricane Sandy. Straphangers will not be reimbursed for time lost during the superstorm — despite more than three days without subways and...
Wynner is now ‘lo$er’
LOS ANGELES — A judge has cut by more than half the $40 million jury verdict that casino mogul Steve Wynn was recently awarded against “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe...
Cheat hearts
Now all they have to do is kiss. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson looked as if they had made up last night for the premiere of “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn...
Hammer attack on shrink
A deranged man yesterday attacked a Manhattan psychiatrist with a sledgehammer and knife in his home office, police said.Michael Weiss, 38, was meeting with Jacob Nolan in his 12th-floor office...
Hero’s blaze of glory: Bravest saves woman, 93
A Long Island firefighter who’s also one of the FDNY’s Bravest smashed a window of a burning Bellmore home with his bare hands and dragged an unconscious 93-year-old woman to...
Beware: ObamaCare’s now reality
President Obama’s re-election and Democratic gains in the US Senate end any possibility of repealing the Obama health law. It will roll out as written, imposing major changes soon on...
GOP self-delusion
No sooner had the electoral thundercloud arrived last Tuesday than some Republicans began searching it for a silver lining. It is an understandable impulse after a defeat to want to...
Long Island’s short temper and Cuomo’s LIP(A) service
The Issue: Gov. Cuomo’s responsibility for LIPA’s efficiency after Hurricanes Irene and Sandy. *** The Post documents Gov. Cuomo’s failure to fix the Long Island Power Authority after Hurricane Irene...
Time to tell the truth
David Petraeus served the United States of America with honor and distinction for nearly four decades. Then he stumbled. That much is clear. But everything else about L’affaire Petraeus is...
Keep Alan on ice
Former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi comes up for his initial parole hearing this week, perhaps today, having served 18 months of a one-to-four-year sentence for a “pay-to-play” scheme involving state...
Good gas news in Jersey
“The power restoration and fuel-delivery efforts of the past two weeks have allowed lines to subside, lessening the need for this type of rationing system. Now is an appropriate time...
King David’s big fall
Even Brad Thor couldn’t come up with a juicier storyline.FBI agents discover secret e-mails proving that the CIA director, a revered war hero and possible future presidential candidate, is having...
When our role models let us down
David Petraeus, who might have been the most respected man in America, has resigned due to a personal scandal that threatens to turn into a national-security scandal. Kevin Clash, who...
New music from Christina Aguilera, One Direction, the Rolling Stones and more
Albums of the Week CHRISTINA AGUILERA “Lotus” ★ 1/2 AFTER 2010’s dud album “Bionic,” the box-office stinker “Burlesque” and a highly publicized divorce, Xtina has come out fighting this time...
Chekhov for chuckles in the US
You can’t hide from Chekhov! Not only are his classics revived again and again — even “Ivanov” just came back to us — the long-dead Russian playwright is infiltrating new...
Mama, I want (you) to sing
In art, less is more — at least most of the time. But Dicapo Opera’s presentation of “The Martyrs” is a little more less than ideal. The program is a...
Affrunti at Turf Paradise Graded Entries
FIRST-3f; $3,300; 3up; (f&m)3-RmnLadyLaJoll7-24-MajesticMrge20-11-Fionia 9-26-Ur Rose Creek 4-15-a-Checkthsbed9-57-Palmilla 12-12-One RareQueen6-18-a-LaBarbieCorn9-5a-CoupledSECOND-5 1/2f; $5,500; mdn cl($5,000); 3up5-Love YouBuddy4-14-Thorne 20-11-Speghtstwnlye2-16-Gold Silver 5-13-Surgeon 7-27-Two Hawks 5-22-Oak TreeDrive20-1THIRD-5f; $5,500; mdn cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)2-Camy Cat 4-13-a-Zaree...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Bynum to miss five more weeks 76ers center Andrew Bynum will miss at least five more weeks because of a bone bruise in his right knee and may not...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70y; $24,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)THE MUNCH dropped from allowance ranks and won as favorite against lower level claimers. Returns...
Djokovic downs Federer for title
LONDON — Novak Djokovic recovered from early breaks in both sets and beat Roger Federer 7-6 (6), 7-5 yesterday in the championship match at the ATP finals. The crowd at...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $30,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 ForthelovefAnn(L),120J Alvarado5-8-4Aquilino20-12 Santorini Moon(L),120A Lezcano5-6-8Signore12-13 Rough Winter(L),119E Prado4-5-4P Kelly12-14 Beppj(L),120M Studart10-12-1Sciacca30-15 Stellaluce(L),115W Garcia5-5-5Levine5-16 Justleavemealn(L),113P Tomas6-4-4Matties20-17...
Parx Racing Charts
November 12th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70y; $23,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. bid, clear, held swayTime: 24.56, 49.49, 1:14.63, 1:42.17, 1:46.75.Trainer: Jennie Wilhelm-SaldanaWinner: B F, 3,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 13WEDNov. 14THUNov. 15FRINov. 16SATNov. 17SUNNov. 18MONNov. 19KnicksOrlando7:00TV - MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNOGAMES.A.8:30MSGESPNMem.9:30MSGESPNNOGAMEInd.12:00MSGTBANOGAMENetsCleveland7:30TV - YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMNOGAMEBos.8:00TNTWFANNOGAMENOGAMESac.6:00YESWFANNOGAMEHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NFLThursdayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogBILLS11(45)DolphinsSundayRAMS33(38)JetsREDSKINSOFFOFF(OFF)EaglesPackers33(51 1/2)LIONSFALCONS10 1/210(45)CardinalsBuccaneers11 1/2(48)PANTHERSCOWBOYS87 1/2(43 1/2)BrownsPATRIOTS9 1/29 1/2(53 1/2)ColtsTEXANS1616(42)JaguarsBengals3 1/23 1/2(44)CHIEFSSaints6 1/24 1/2(54 1/2)RAIDERSBRONCOS77 1/2(49 1/2)ChargersSTEELERS43 1/2(45 1/2)RavensMonday49ERSOFFOFF(OFF)BearsHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballTomorrowFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogBALL ST.4 (59)OhioN. ILLINOIS10 1/2 (69)ToledoThursdayUnc3 1/2VIRGINIAFridayAIR FORCE23...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball6 a.m.Stony Brook at Rider ESPN8 a.m.No. Illinois at Valparaiso ESPN10 a.m.Harvard at Massachusetts ESPNNoonTemple at Kent State ESPN2 p.m.Detroit at St. John's ESPN, WBBR (1130 AM)4 p.m.Butler at Xavier...
Roethlisberger injured in Steelers’ OT win
The Steelers escaped with a victory. The health of their franchise quarterback is another matter. The Steelers edged the woeful Chiefs 16-13 in overtime last night in Pittsburgh, but lost...
High-profile QB concussions dog NFL in Week 10
This past Sunday was a dangerous day to be an NFC quarterback, and fallout is likely to be felt for weeks — and perhaps months — to come. The Eagles’...
Patriots' Brady: Jets whiffed on Woodhead
Tom Brady hardly shies away from taking a shot at the Jets, and he took a soft swipe at his AFC East rivals again yesterday during his weekly radio spot...
Giants RBs coach: Wilson needs 'to grow up and be a man'
Brandon Jacobs had to learn it. Derrick Ward had to learn it. Ahmad Bradshaw had to learn it. All three eventually became 1,000-yard backs for the Giants but they didn’t...
Seahawks' Carroll feels for Jets' Sanchez
Now, the Jets are getting pity. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said he feels bad for Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, his former pupil at USC. Carroll, appearing on 710 ESPN Seattle,...
Yankees target Hunter expects to make 'quick' decision
It has become increasingly clear the Yankees are far from the only team that covets Torii Hunter and Russell Martin, and unlike in years past, when an almost limitless budget...
Trout, Harper honored as top rookies
It was a good year to be a young rookie center fielder in 2012. The Angels’ Mike Trout, who didn’t turn 21 until August, was the unanimous choice for AL...
Nets need to work on closing touch
Nets coach Avery Johnson says his team needs to learn how to close out games. In their first three games, the Nets allowed an average of 103 points before allowing...
D'Antoni was never fit for New York
ORLANDO — Mike D’Antoni is made for the West. He certainly wasn’t made for New York. His whining about the difficulty of coaching a team in New York City was...
Melo & Co. happy for former Knicks coach D'Antoni as he heads to Lakers
ORLANDO — The unbeaten Knicks are amidst a perfect present under Mike Woodson but had to deal with their imperfect past yesterday with news former coach Mike D’Antoni was hired...
New math on closers bad news for Yankees' Soriano
Of the nine players who received and rejected the $13.3 million tender offers from their teams, the one viewed within the sport as taking the greatest financial risk was Rafael...
Eli shrugs off slump heading into Giants bye week
Eli Manning is not going to pick up a football again until Monday, and he insists he’s not planning on thinking much about it, either. “Probably not,’’ the slip-sliding Giants...
Giants’ annual swoons leave Coughlin bitter
There might not be a more thorough coach in the NFL than Tom Coughlin, whose tireless attention to detail is so intricate it borders on scientific. Coughlin probably could tell...
Starr Report
Former CNN news/weather anchor Rob Marciano will join Nancy O’Dell on the “Entertainment Tonight” desk in January. He replaces Mark Steines, who left last spring and now co-hosts Hallmark Channel’s...
Winter's mom accuses the actress' ex-boyfriend of statutory rape
The estranged mother of “Modern Family” co-star Ariel Winter has now accused her daughter’s ex-boyfriend of statutory rape, according to reports. Chrisoula “Chris” Workman, who lost temporary custody of 14-year-old...
Talk show guests
TUESDAY BRADLEY COOPER - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7 DEBI MAZAR, GABRIELE CORCOS, BRANDI GLANVILLE - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch. 5 and 3...
Bourdain lashes out as his TV bosses
Globe-trotting chef Anthony Bourdain is sputtering mad at his TV bosses for editing him into a car ad without his permission — just as his famous “No Reservations” show came...
How 'Mankind' got here to begin with
If you’re a history buff as in “historian,” “Mankind: The Story of Us” is probably not for you. If, however, you don’t live in the ivory tower of academia, this...
Where to stay in Cancun
Pull up a list of Cancun hotels and you’ll have an exhaustive 150 properties to choose from — most clustered along a long, narrow stretch known as the Zona Hotelera,...
Serenity now in Cancun
While doomsdayers predict the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012, based on the “end date” of the Maya calendar shown in ancient hieroglyphics, experts say these inscriptions point instead...
Just back: Miami
‘We’re going to remember this like it was the first night of Art Basel,” Ocean Drive editor-in-chief Suzy Buckley Woodward said on Thursday night and she had a point. She...
Weird but true
When people say it’s a pain to figure out a budget or decide how big a tip to leave in a restaurant, they may be telling the truth. Researchers at...
Garden to host NCAA’s East Regional in 2014
After more than a half century of waiting, Madison Square Garden finally will get to play host to March Madness again.In 2014, the Garden will be the home for the...
St. John's Harrison maturing fast as season opens
There is no more tantalizing story line in this town than that of a talented athlete trying to overcome his inner demons and become all he can be. Consider this:...
Seton Hall relies on defense to get past Norfolk State
Seton Hall’s offense was sputtering while the Pirates’ defense was smothering. Even after the Pirates pulled away from Norfolk State in the second half of their Naismith Memorial Tip-Off Classic...
Tat's my baby!
Traditionally, coming home with some fresh ink would cause Mom to break out in hysterical tears and make Pops turn red with rage. But times have changed, and getting inked...
Get your freak on!
When fast-fashion chain H&M announced its collaboration with the fabled Maison Martin Margiela fashion house, tongues wagged, eyes rolled and a few well-coiffed heads were scratched. Since 2004, when Karl...
PATH service at 9th Street in Manhattan resumes
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Limited PATH train service is resuming at the 9th Street station in Manhattan. The station will reopen at 5 a.m. Tuesday to ease overcrowding at the...
Giants RB coach says it is time for David Wilson to 'grow up and be a man'
David Wilson isn’t playing much at all as a rookie, as the first-round pick from Virginia Tech has only 18 rushing attempts in the first 10 games. First-year running backs...
Looking back at Nets-Magic
It wasn’t as easy as Friday’s blowout win, but the Nets picked up their second straight win over the Magic with an ugly 82-74 victory Sunday afternoon at Barclays Center.Here...
Judge orders hearing to determine if cop killer competent enough for death penalty
They say he’s too dumb to die for his heinous crimes. A federal judge has scheduled a series of special hearings later this month to hear testimony about whether a...