November 14, 2012
Bx. teens attack boy, steal his crucifix
Three teens attacked a Bronx boy and stole his crucifix, police said today. The thieves approached the 13-year-old about 4:15 p.m. Oct. 24 at the D-train stop on Norwood-205th Street,...
Bears kicker blasts Soldier Field, then apologizes
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould ripped the surface at Soldier Field and then apologized for it. Gould blasted the field on Wednesday, saying he might have...
POSTING UP: Francesa way off on college hoops regular season being meaningless
College basketball’s regular season is meaningless and ESPN’s TipOff Marathon is evil.Those are pretty much the takeaways from Mike Francesa’s 10-minute rant Tuesday on WFAN. Francesa went on about how...
Wallace '50-50,' Brooks probable for Nets-Celtics game
The Nets got some mixed news on the injury front Wednesday, as MarShon Brooks looks likely to return for Thursday’s early-season showdown against the Cetlics in Brooklyn, while Gerald Wallace...
Looking back at Nets-Cavaliers
The Nets did what they were supposed to Tuesday, beating the Cavaliers at Barclays Center and pushing their record to 4-2 on the season, as well as extending their winning...
Grieving beau blasts murderer who killed, raped his fianceé and left corpse in his bed
"You son of a bitch!" A Manhattan chef who came home last November to discover his fiance's raped and slashed corpse in his bed cried in court as the murderer...
Taste test: The 'Elf' cupcake
You may remember that a few months ago, we sampled Magnolia Bakery's Ditto cupcake, inspired by "Ghost -- The Musical." Now, Carrie Bradshaw's favorite sweets purveyor is at it again with the Buddy cupcake, named...
NYC Airsoft hosting Hurricane Sandy charity events
Airsoft -- which is massively popular, though I was unaware of it until a couple months ago when I started playing ... Presumably because I was living under a rock...
Wife killing cop gets 25 years
An ex-cop convicted of the strangulation murder of his wife was sentenced in a Bronx courtroom today to 25 years to life in prison. Killer Eddy Coello, 41, could have...
Condit, son of a politician, has unlikely chance at greatness vs. St-Pierre at UFC 154
Carlos Condit aspired to be a lawyer when he was younger. His father, Brian, was the chief of staff for former New Mexico governor and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson....
Rex insists Jets are tighter unit than they were last year
Rex Ryan on Wednesday defiantly insisted that his team is closer now than it was last season.Responding to a report that quoted several Jets players and team “officials’’ ripping Tim...
Brewer misses practice, but Knicks expect him to play
SAN ANTONIO - The unbeaten Knicks will need all the grit they can get Thursday night and they may only have Ronnie Brewer on a limited basis. Brewer missed practice...
Sandy sidelines city's bike-share program
Hurricane Sandy may have claimed another victim — the city's long-awaited bike-share program. Bikes and electronic docking components for the program are being stored in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which...
Former teammate Tomlinson thinks Cromartie, Scott are anonymous Jets
LaDainian Tomlinson spent two years inside the Jets locker room and seemed to have little doubts who was ripping Tim Tebow anonymously in a published report. Tomlinson, now a Sirius/XM...
Obama says he's seen 'no evidence' national security threatened by Petraeus scandal
There’s “no evidence” that the CIA sex scandal, which brought down director Gen. David Petraeus, put any state secrets in peril, President Obama said today. In his first White House...
Republicans blame Jon Corzine for MF Global failure
WASHINGTON — Republicans on a House panel that investigated the collapse of the brokerage MF Global are pinning the blame on ex-CEO Jon Corzine, a former Democratic senator and governor....
Fed signals it will launch a new bond buying program in December to spur job growth
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is signaling that it will likely launch a new bond buying program in December to try to spur job growth. The purchases would be intended...
Goldman Sachs names 70 new partners to 2012 class
Goldman Sachs Group Inc named 70 new partners to its 2012 partnership class, the smallest number since the investment bank went public in 1999. Goldman's partner naming, a relic from...
Crooked Pay-to-Play comptroller makes bid for parole
Disgraced former state comptroller Alan Hevesi is appearing before a state parole board this afternoon, to make his second annual bid for release, state corrections officials said. Hevesi will appear...
Ryan calls out anonymous Jets as 'cowardly'
Rex Ryan believes the players quoted anonymously ripping Tim Tebow in a published report are "cowardly."The Jets coach took the unnamed players to task at his press conference Wednesday and...
WATCH: New Grand Theft Auto V Trailer
Rockstar Games released the second trailer for its upcoming blockbuster, Grand Theft Auto V on Wednesday.The trailer shows off many of the new concepts that Rockstar will be implementing in...
Pedro Hernandez indicted in 1979 death of Etan Patz
A Manhattan grand jury today indicted a mentally ill former SoHo bodega clerk on charges that he lured 6-year-old Etan Patz into a basement and killed him 33 years ago....
Dolphins' Bush unhappy over being benched, rips 'Buffalo women'
Reggie Bush isn’t doing himself any favors by running his mouth.Bush, who is in a contract year with the Dolphins, admitted on the Paul and Young Ron radio show in...
Vick does not practice, but Eagles have yet to rule him out
PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Michael Vick did not practice on Wednesday, but has not yet been ruled out of Sunday’s game vs. the Washington Redskins. Vick suffered a concussion in...
Yankees target Hunter signs with Tigers: report
True to his word, Torii Hunter was “quick” to end the free-agent process. The 37-year-old outfielder signed a two-year deal worth $26 million with the Tigers on Wednesday, according to...
Steelers' Roethlisberger has rib injury that 'could kill him'
Ben Roethlisberger’s shoulder is getting credit for keeping the Steelers quarterback out of Sunday’s game against the Ravens. But it’s a “rare and dangerous” rib injury that could be of...
Feds bust huge shipment of knockoff luxe bags, belts at NY/NJ port, worth $20M in stores
Feds bagged a multi-million-dollar shipment of imported, knockoff accessories in New Jersey, authorities announced today. US Customs and Border Protection agents uncovered the shipment of contraband at the Port of...
Rangers stars to run charity hockey clinics for Sandy victims
Brad Richards and up to a half-dozen of his Ranger teammates will be on the ice to lead a pair of youth hockey clinics Friday afternoon in Staten Island for...
VIDEO: Hubbuch talks Giants annual November struggles
Tom Coughlin has guided the Giants to two Super Bowl titles. Yet somehow it seems like every year Big Blue struggles in November. How can that be possible and can...
VIDEO: Hubbuch discusses Jets QB situation, Rex
The Jets have a ton of question marks, none bigger than their quarterback situation. Is it time for Mark Sanchez to be benched? Should the Jets go with Tim Tebow...
WATCH: Kentucky’s Calipari accuses Duke of flopping
Down going into the half? No problem.Kentucky head coach John Calipari said he was “happy” his team was down two at halftime against Duke on Tuesday night and accused the...
VIDEO: Magic cheerleader in stable condition after scary fall
ORLANDO, Fla. — A cheerleader and stunt team member is in stable condition after falling on her head during a performance at an Orlando Magic game. In a statement released...
Hope Solo, ex-Seahawks star Stevens in assault case day before their wedding
U.S. Soccer star Hope Solo’s fiancé Jerramy Stevens was arrested on suspicion of assaulting her just a day before their planned wedding, according to police and court reports. The former...
WATCH: 'Drunk' man tries to take escalator - in wrong direction!
Watch that first step! A 'drunk' man tried to walk down the escalator the wrong way on the London Underground. The man - wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase...
This week's calendar, Nov. 15 to 21
Thursday, Nov. 15 Linnaea Tillett: The Practice of Everyday Light Linnaea Tillett, founding principal of Tillett Lighting Design, will speak about her early influences and her innovative approach to lighting...
Army deciding if Bales' Afghan rampage will go to court-martial, defense calls case incomplete
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — As Army officials weigh whether a case against a staff sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a pre-dawn rampage will proceed to a...
The ginormous Blue Jays-Marlins trade
Greetings from Rosemont, Illinois, site of the quarterly Major League Baseball owners’ meetings. It figured to be pretty blah here, but the jaw-dropping Blue Jays-Marlins trade, which still needs approval...
Name Check: Jacki Weaver talks De Niro and breasts
Hollywood can be a difficult place for actors to find work as they advance into their golden years. But on the talk show "Name Check with Michael Riedel," Jacki Weaver...
Soccer star Solo, former Seahawks TE Stevens involved in assault case, wed hours after his release
SEATTLE — Former Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens was arrested on suspicion of assaulting US women's soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo Monday, a day before their planned wedding day, according...
Suspect in fatal LI hit-run from 2001 arrested in Panama
A man suspected in the 2001 hit-and-run death of an 80-year-old woman on Long Island has been arrested in Panama. Sebastian Barba was arraigned Tuesday in Nassau County, NY, in...
Woman runs over husband for not voting: police
GILBERT, Ariz. — Police in Arizona say a Mesa woman injured her husband by running over him with an SUV because he didn't vote in last week's presidential election. Authorities...
$andy relief: Dave Matthews Band pledges $1M
The Dave Matthews Band is giving $1 million to help Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts. The band announced Wednesday that the Nov. 30 opening show of its winter tour at the...
SEE THE VIDEO: Israeli airstrike kills Hamas militant chief
JERUSALEM — An Israeli airstrike killed the commander of the military wing of Gaza's Hamas rulers Wednesday, Hamas officials and Israel confirmed, in a dramatic resumption of Israel's policy of...
Cops hunt for man who sexually abused 2 girls in Queens
Police are looking for a man who is wanted for sexually abusing two children in Queens, authorities said. The suspect, caught on surveillance video, allegedly went into a Jackson Heights...
Pelosi will stay on as House minority leader
A congressional official said House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi told her party caucus Wednesday that she will remain as minority leader in the new session of Congress. This official said...
Knicks coach Woodson proving Atlanta critics wrong
ORLANDO - If Mike Woodson has added motivation in his first full season running the Knicks, it is to quiet his critics who didn’t think his first stint as a...
Petraeus agrees to testify on Libya before congressional committees: report
Former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify before the House and Senate intelligence committees, according to a new report. Prior to his abrupt resignation last week, Petraeus had...
SI man busted after posing as cop to avoid city gas rationing
Authorities say a Staten Island man flashed a badge and pretended he was a policeman to avoid the city's gas rationing restrictions. Aniello DeGuida is due back in court on...
Former NY Assemblyman Jimmy Meng to plead guilty to charges stemming from federal bribery case
The first Asian-American elected to New York's state legislature is scheduled to plead guilty this afternoon to charges stemming from a federal bribery case, sources told The Post. Former state...
Abercrombie & Fitch's third-quarter profit up, beating estimates
NEW ALBANY, Ohio — Abercrombie & Fitch's net income rose 41 percent in its fiscal third quarter as international and direct-to-consumer sales strengthened. The clothing company's results easily beat Wall...
WATCH: McCain demands Watergate-style panel to probe Libya
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain is calling for establishment of a Watergate-style congressional committee to investigate the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, at the U.S. Consulate in...
Wholesale prices fell 0.2 percent in October
WASHINGTON — Wholesale prices fell in October as a big drop in gasoline and other energy prices offset a rise in the cost of food. Wholesale prices dipped 0.2 percent...
October retail sales sag as Sandy slows car purchases
Retail sales fell in October for the first time in three months as superstorm Sandy slammed the brakes on automobile purchases, suggesting a loss of momentum in spending early in...
Staples posts hefty third-quarter loss, but earnings beat estimates
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Staples reported that it lost $596.3 million in its third quarter, pulled down by restructuring and impairment charges and lower revenue. But the office products company's adjusted...
Israel says it will consider peace accords void if Palestinians ask UN for state
JERUSALEM — Israeli diplomats have put foreign leaders on notice that their country will consider its historic peace accords with the Palestinians null and void if they ask the United...
Man busted for assault claims Fla. utility worker helping with Sandy recovery was relieving himself in public
A fight between a Florida utility worker and a Long Island man outside an East Meadow restaurant Friday sparked after the lineman urinated near his assailant's car - not because...
NJ Transit operating more trains on limited schedule
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Transit is operating more trains on a limited schedule as it recovers from Superstorm Sandy. Limited service has been restored on the Montclair-Boonton Line into...
China's president steps aside for vice president to become party leader in only second orderly transfer of power
BEIJING — President Hu Jintao stepped aside as ruling party leader Wednesday to clear the way for Vice President Xi Jinping to take China's helm as part of only the...
Knicks move to 5-0 after pulling away from Magic in fourth quarter
ORLANDO, Fla. — They won’t beat San Antonio this way, but the Knicks’ unbeaten ride carried on in Florida Tuesday night after surviving a Disney dogfight with the reeling Magic....
Matured 'Melo ready for a title run with Knicks
ORLANDO — Carmelo Anthony has grown in so many ways as a player and as a leader. All you have to do is talk to veterans Marcus Camby and Jason...
Knicks guard playing like a Kidd again
ORLANDO — Jason Kidd finally played Kidd-like minutes — a season-high 31:53 — and he saved his best for last. Kidd, with Ronnie Brewer’s knee swelling up, played the first...
Jets move to draft Sanchez could ultimately cost Tannenbaum, Ryan their jobs
Mike Tannenbaum and Rex Ryan fell in love with Mark Sanchez during the month before the 2009 NFL Draft. The duo was wowed by the young quarterback’s presence during a...
No simple solution for Giants' offense
There is no one player who represents the back slide the Giants have taken as an offense, although Eli Manning always is front-and-center, and thus the logical poster boy for...
Business briefs
0 for 4Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen said that interest rates may need to stay near zero until early 2016 to forcefully lift employment. Stocks fell on the news.Ivy...
Rochdale may be at the end of its rope
The future of Dick Bove’s firm is looking grim. Stamford, Conn.-based Rochdale Securities is struggling to secure a deep-pocketed buyer three weeks after a former trader, identified as David Miller,...
Prosecutors spar against ‘Fight Club’ analysts
Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara’s latest insider-trading battle against a “fight club” of corrupt analysts is already drawing blood. Prosecutor Richard Tarlowe told a Manhattan federal jury yesterday that former...
Time to go for Huey
John Huey, who was relaxing at the Time magazine Person of the Year luncheon yesterday, is expected to step down as editor-in-chief of the Time Inc. empire by the end...
FB holders sell on fear of dumping
Facebook shares fell to the lowest intraday price in three weeks on concern that shareholders will start selling their shares when a prohibition on the transaction expires. The stock declined...
Argentina: hear us out
Argentina yesterday asked a federal appeals court to grant it a new hearing in its contentious battle with Paul Singer’s Elliott Management over $1.3 billion the New York hedge fund...
Guild gives its nod to Times contract
The Newspaper Guild yesterday overwhelmingly approved a new five-year contract with the New York Times, removing at least one potential headache for newly installed CEO Mark Thompson. The past contract...
Sandy discounts storm stores
Hurricane Sandy smacked luxury stores last month — and now they’re showering shoppers with discounts. Upscale shops, led by Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue, are running clearances on fall...
Siewert in line at Goldman
It can take years to make partner at Goldman Sachs — unless you’re the bank’s new p.r. chieftain. Hired only last March, Richard “Jake” Siewert, the head of corporate communications,...
Kors $ more than triples
Fashion company Michael Kors’ second-quarter income more than tripled, and the company raised its full-year profit view as it benefited from strong demand at home as well as Europe. Kors’...
Apple store sales slip but remain stellar
Apple’s 390 stores remain the gold standard of retail — but they are showing some age spots. Sales per square foot throughout the chain fell 2.5 percent in the year...
Revel now a bad bet
Revel Entertainment, the casino that NJ Gov. Chris Christie bet on to revive Atlantic City, is struggling to avoid default as Hurricane Sandy’s effects depress already insufficient revenue. The company’s...
A $izzling sum for Scoop bldg.
Here is the scoop on Scoop.The prime Meatpacking District building at 430 W. 14th St., where Scoop has a 14,000-square-foot shop, has been corralled by Joe Sitt of Thor Equities...
AMF Bowling rolls gutter ball
AMF Bowling Worldwide, the world’s largest bowling alley operator, yesterday filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in 12 years, saying recent economic weakness has cost it business and...
A nation Petrayed
Honey Trap. The phrase played a big role in the movie “Munich,” when a sexy assassin lured an Israeli hit man to bed and killed him. Now questions are being...
Museum hires artifact thief
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — A man who did prison time for stealing hundreds of items from the New York State Archives has landed a volunteer job at the state’s military...
Husband busted in teach slay
The husband of a woman found dead inside their Staten Island home last summer was charged yesterday with her murder, cops said yesterday. Both suspect Jonathan Crupi, 30, and victim...
Thanksgiving car-nage
The nation’s worst travel holiday just became even more of a nightmare. Motorists who lost their cars to Hurricane Sandy — or lost their mass transit commute — are finding...
Fur-get Elmo sex rap: Accuser backs off monstrous claim
Elmo not a perv! The young man who accused Elmo Muppeteer Kevin Clash of having a sexual relationship with him when he was a minor suddenly recanted his story yesterday....
Stringer-ing us along
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is telling associates he will not run for mayor next year — opting for comptroller instead, sources told The Post.Stringer, a Democrat, “is personally calling...
DA bulldozes wiseguy claim
A Gambino mobster should not have his sentencing for extortion delayed because he is repairing his house damaged by Hurricane Sandy, federal prosecutors argued yesterday. Last week, wiseguy Emanuel Garofalo,...
‘Never let him out’: Judge gives beauty’s killer the max
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 yesterday...
Etan grand jury convenes
Six months after New Jersey mental patient Pedro Hernandez dramatically confessed to murdering Etan Patz -- and despite a largely fruitless search for bolstering evidence -- Manhattan prosecutors have convened...
All set to spruce up NYC
An 80-foot-tall Norway spruce from New Jersey that survived Sandy’s ferocious winds takes its place in Rockefeller Plaza today as a symbol of Christmas — and resiliency. Joseph Balku, 76,...
Cable-modem suit
Time Warner Cable was slapped with two class-action lawsuits yesterday aimed at doing away with its $500-million-a-year modem-lease fee.In papers filed in state court in New York and New Jersey,...
McAfee taking it Belize-y
Anti-virus guru John McAfee dodged cops in Belize who came to his beachfront home to question him about a neighbor’s murder by hiding in the sand and breathing through a...
Pot king life on lam ends
A drug kingpin who prepared for life on the lam by stashing money in banks around the world was finally returned to New York yesterday after 14 years of hiding...
Busy Brooklyn bus route to get transit lanes at last
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 yesterday...
Mafia’s clothes call
It’s the Gambinos vs. Brooks Brothers. Oreste “Ernie Boy” Abbamonte, a longtime Gambino crime family mobster, is facing charges that he shook down a construction firm that was renovating the...
Bam’s labor gains
WASHINGTON — Tax the rich! Labor union bosses vowed yesterday to join forces with President Obama to push for the wealthy to pay higher taxes as part of a “balanced”...
‘Direct’ action pays
Fans of Brit boy band One Direction who waited up to five days to see their idols finally got their wish yesterday — and said it was more than worth...
‘8 Mile’ star gets off easy on beat rap
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...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Cops are hunting for a burglar who boosted computers and cash from a construction company in Clinton Hill. The suspect slipped into the business, on Park Avenue near...
State GOPers get boost – from Dem
ALBANY — The state Senate’s GOP majority isn’t dead yet. Brooklyn Democrat Simcha Felder declared yesterday that he’ll caucus with Republicans when he takes his Senate seat in January. That...
Hey there, Hayden
Hayden Panettiere is embracing her inner Nashville, including the rib-sticking cuisine — not that it’s hurt her sizzling figure. “I don’t feel the same need to be stick skinny,” Panettiere,...
Tourist pocket booked: Sues for bag bust
A tourist sued the city for more than $4 million yesterday because his visit to Central Park ended in a side trip — to the slammer. Yakov Dubin, of suburban...
Manhattan rents go for a dip
Miracles do happen. The average rent for a Manhattan apartment decreased for the second consecutive month in October — although rents are still higher compared to this time a year...
‘General’ mayhem as scandal widens
WASHINGTON — The political fallout is starting — and it’s toxic. Lawmakers yesterday returned to Capitol Hill after a seven-week vacation to find the White House engulfed by the expanding...
Petraeus & Allen dallied as furor over Benghazi raged
Gomer Pyle wasn’t this big of a screw-up. Former Gen. David Petraeus and his successor made a four-star farce of the military when they helped a woman whom a judge...
Mayoral buzz for Lhota
Get ready for the “Joe Lhota for mayor” boomlet. The MTA chief, who got sky-high grades for restoring the subways within days after Hurricane Sandy struck, was the subject of...
NY’s idiotic DMV take$ the ‘high’ way
ALBANY — The cash-strapped state has tentatively chosen the highest bidder to produce driver’s licenses under a disputed contract that would provide only black-and-white photos and end up costing nearly...
Suburban NY school districts paying $500,000-plus to superintendents
ALBANY — It’s good work if you can get it. New York’s 50 highest-paid suburban school-district employees pulled in more than $260,000 apiece in the last school year — with...
MTA ‘sworn’ testimony
Fuming and foul-mouthed riders packed the MTA’s video conference hearing yesterday on Long Island to protest impending fare hikes. Eleven people showed up to rant on camera at the Long...
Charged for witness slay
A Queens man accused of murdering a man who testified against him in an earlier robbery case was indicted yesterday. Shytique Kelly, 21, of Arverne, was indicted on first-degree murder...
Murder 1 vs. ‘killer’ nanny
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 Side...
NY wife-beat rap for Dallas soccer team’s CEO
A birthday weekend in New York turned ugly for the hulking CEO of Dallas’ professional soccer team when he was busted for allegedly beating and suffocating his wife in their...
Time’s up for used luxury watches: suit
Two luxury jewelers charge that everything old is new again at a Diamond District watch shop. Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels are suing Motion in Time for allegedly peddling...
Biz boost for home repairs
Home-improvement companies are raking in huge paydays in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. “Business is literally booming,” Eddie Strzelecki, 22, who works at the home supplies store Doody’s in Sheepshead...
Cold-hearted Jersey mayor
One small-town New Jersey mayor decided that saving his personal stash of ice cream was more important than providing power to local residents. North Haledon Mayor Randy George confessed he...
MTA bigs: Refund only fare
Riders who paid for an unlimited MetroCard during Hurricane Sandy may see a rebate, after all. MTA board members will demand that straphangers be reimbursed for time lost on monthly...
Turn out lights on LIPA boss
Now LIPA’s chief has something in common with thousands of Long Island residents — they’re out of power. Interim CEO Mike Hervey — who still has 45,000 total customers without...
Looter tale bogus: cops
He tried to get sneaky during Sandy. A Long Island sneaker store owner was charged yesterday with falsely claiming that thieves looted his shop of more than $60,000 worth of...
Bam’s next war?
Never mind President Obama’s vow to end a decade of Mideast wars; America instead soon might find itself embroiled in a new conflict in that region — perhaps even before...
Don’t write off the right quite yet
The conservative Gotterdammerung is finally here. “Like dazed survivors in a ravaged city, America’s conservatives are wailing and beating their collective breasts,” opines an Economist columnist. Former Reaganite Rep. Vin...
Obama’s taxing ideas
The Issue: Whether Obama and Congress should raise taxes to deal with America’s growing fiscal problems. *** It’s time for President Obama to put his money where his mouth is....
Central infidelity agency: Petraeus’ fall from grace
The Issue: Gen. David Petraeus’ resignation after an affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell went public. *** Gen. David Petraeus went from true American hero to lamentable satyr in record...
The general’s duty
It turns out then-CIA Director David Petraeus made an unannounced trip to Libya last month to personally investigate the 9/11 Benghazi consulate debacle. All the more reason, then, for Petraeus...
Deploying the deflectors?
Will Gov. Andrew Cuomo be the first witness to testify under oath in front of his newly appointed Moreland Commission? And if so, will he be asked: “Governor, why didn’t...
Free expression at Fordham
Should university presidents have free speech rights? It’s a fair question, given the way the American academy has lately stomped all over free expression on behalf of the notion that...
Cuomo’s NY cash grab
Gov. Cuomo kicked off the third week of Sandy by getting everyone fixated on a number: $30 billion. That’s what the governor figures New York has lost — and what...
City leadership in Sandy’s wake
There’s a well-known saying that there is no Democratic or Republican way of picking up the trash. The same goes for improving our schools, building our economy and recovering from...
'The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ is jolly good fun
You’d think a good musical could satisfy a theatergoer’s craving for entertainment. Some catchy songs, maybe a few dances, a bit of romance: Who could ask for anything more? Rupert...
Real-life horror of ‘Edwin Drood’
With the opening last night of the Roundabout’s revival of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” it seems fitting to recall a wonderful actor who was once a staple of the...
Angels’ Trout: I should be MVP
Mike Trout didn’t play like a rookie this season, and he’s not acting like a humble youngster now, either. The phenomenally gifted Angels rookie center fielder said he believes he,...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $30,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m)STELLARS THEORY cuts back in distance after pressing the pace and tiring in the stretch...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $28,000; cl($14,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Jolienne(L),115J Ortiz1-5-6Guerrero3-12 Wise Choice(L),113K Coa5-5-1Sciacca20-13 Primal Baby(L),120J Rosario3-1-2Gullo4-14 Night Brigade(L),115W Garcia1-8-2Galluscio8-15 Mizzen Donald(L),120J Espinoza10-6-4DiPrima10-16 Thedamagesdn(L),120RDomingz1-1-4Levine5-17 Those...
Parx Racing Charts
November 13th, 2012 Mostly Sunny And Muddy.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70y; $24,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. circled 5w, drivingTime: 22.99, 48.03, 1:14.48, 1:42.17, 1:46.82.Trainer: Eberd EstradaWinner: CH F, 3,...
Home Team Lineups
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Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Wisconsin at Florida ESPN27 p.m.Liberty at Georgetown SNY7 p.m.St. Bonaventure at Cornell NBCSN8 p.m.Grizzlies at Thunder ESPN10 p.m.Utah Valley at Washington State PAC 1210:30 p.m.Heat at Clippers ESPNFootball8 p.m.Ohio...
Mets' Wilpon optimistic on Dickey, Wright
Jeff Wilpon has not given up on the idea of keeping R.A. Dickey and David Wright in Queens long-term. The Mets COO admitted the team is considering moving Dickey, who...
Affrunti at Calder Graded Entries
FIRST-1m; $16,000; mdn cl($25,000); 2YO; (f)4-Foxie Afleet 6-15-Letngo 15-12-Second Time 7-56-EveryneLesMe15-11-Stcey'sCmse2-11a-Maura'sImge2-13-Brilladora 3-1a-CoupledSECOND-5 1/2f; $11,000; cl($6,250); 3up; (f&m)4-One Proud Girl 2-13-Kathy'sRibbns15-15-Flash My Angel 3-11a-The Pia Angel8-12-Ridge Kitten 4-16-HotSteppingLss5-11-Mezuman 8-17-Mindy Michelle 6-1a-CoupledTHIRD-5...
Pressure mounts on NHL players
It’s stew time again, the slow simmer that puts nerves on edge and the heat on the NHL players. The owners sit and wait in their Lockout III, perhaps hoping...
Jets waive Maybin
No more Mayhem. The Jets waived disappointing linebacker Aaron Maybin Tuesday as they search for answers on how to turn their 3-6 season around. Maybin, a pass-rush specialist, had no...
Teixeira: Being ‘old’ team not reason for Yankees’ ALCS loss
Among the reasons brought up by some after the Yankees sleepwalked through the ALCS was that they were too old. It’s a sentiment the Yankees didn’t agree with, but Mark...
Yankees 2B Cano becomes American citizen
Now he’s a real Yankee! Bombers second baseman Robinson Cano proudly told the world he’s an American yesterday, tweeting stars-and-stripes pictures of himself at a U.S. citizenship swearing-in ceremony. “Very...
Simms: Giants' Manning not an elite QB
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...
The Post Line
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Sports Shorts
MLB: Davey, Melvin top managers Davey Johnson of the Nationals and Bob Melvin of the Athletics were chosen as managers of the year yesterday after guiding their teams to huge...
R.A. trade may be wise for Mets — even if he wins Cy Young
Whether R.A. Dickey wins, places or shows Wednesday night, as we learn the identities of the National League and American League Cy Young Award winners, the Mets should take this...
Blue Jays load up on talent, but AL East’s not won in November
The initial reaction to the mega-trade all but completed Tuesday between Toronto and Miami was that the top of the AL East got even more crowded. The Yankees are suddenly...
Marlins deal former Mets SS Reyes to Blue Jays as part of mega-deal
The Marlins have hung up the “Gone Fishin’ ” sign. Again. One year after spending like tipsy spring-breakers on South Beach as they prepared to enter their new taxpayer-financed stadium,...
Nets must keep holding serve at Barclays
It’s about whether we can trust the Nets. That’s what this inaugural season in Brooklyn is about. It’s not about taking over New York City or having the best arena...
Wallace, Brooks likely out for Nets until weekend
The Nets continued to be without Gerald Wallace and MarShon Brooks for last night’s game against the Cavaliers at Barclays Center. But, more importantly, they could be missing both of...
Nets guards help prevent another late collapse in win over Cavaliers
Once again, the Nets raced out to an early lead. And, once again, they allowed their opponent to get back into the game. But this time, the Nets came away...
Walsh: D'Antoni 'great choice' by Lakers
Pacers president Donnie Walsh thought the idea of Mike D’Antoni coaching the Lakers made terrific sense when he first heard the possibility. But like 99.9 percent — OK, make it...
D’Antoni hoping for Lakers-Knicks Finals
When Mike D’Antoni’s Lakers visit the Garden Dec. 13, the Knicks’ former coach hopes it will be a preview of the NBA Finals. It would be a renewal of the...
San Antonio nips L.A.
LOS ANGELES — Danny Green hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.3 seconds left, Tony Parker scored 19 points and the Spurs beat the Lakers 84-82 last night, Los Angeles’ first...
Starr Report
Rob Doherty, the creator and executive producer of “Elementary,” says the CBS series, which shoots in and around New York City, is getting back to normal two weeks after Hurricane...
How TV can make everyone look guilty
Just in time for sweeps came two sex scandals that have given news shows, talking heads and late-night TV hosts a reason to live now that the presidential election is...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAY CHRIS TUCKER, JEREMY RENNER, ADAM RAPPAPORT - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4 JAMES SPADER, EMERIL LAGASSE - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7 HAYDEN PANETTIERE, KELLAN LUTZ -...
‘Jersey Shore’ benefit and new talk show
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...
In world of ‘Elementary,’ Holmes & Watson didn’t exist
There’s a reason that no one in “Elementary” ever cocks an eyebrow at the mentions of lead character Sherlock Holmes and his caretaker, Joan Watson. You’d think that two people...
The trampire strikes back!
Call it the “No Apologies” dress. At Monday night’s LA premiere for “Breaking Dawn: Part 2,” Kristen Stewart left little to the imagination in a sexy number that put the...
Stop sniffing at the Upper East Side eats
There’s “nowhere to eat” in the East 60s, a culinary “wasteland.” Or so say “most people” according to writer Kate Betts in Travel + Leisure magazine. These people never heard...
The new nouveau
Ever since 1985, when Beaujolais Nouveau first started breezing over from France every November, the young, fruity red wine, a k a the “purple slurper,” has been the subject of ridicule. Wine...
Weird but true
Wtf?! The host of a BBC science show has been barred from broadcasting live signals from a newly discovered planet. Shaun Keaveny said his uptight bosses were afraid that aliens...
Stony Brook revels in morning glory
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — It was pitch dark early yesterday morning when the ball was tossed up at tiny Alumni Gymnasium. Inside Rider University’s Central gym, however, when most of the...
St. John's shows some fight in season-opening win
When Steve Lavin took over the St. John’s program, the first realization he came to hit him like a sucker punch in the gut: The Red Storm players he inherited...
Grand jury called in Etan Patz case, asked to indict NJ man for murder
Six months after New Jersey mental patient Pedro Hernandez dramatically confessed to murdering Etan Patz -- and despite a largely fruitless search for bolstering evidence -- Manhattan prosecutors have convened...
Kaka on Red Bulls: One day I'd like to play here
After both Kaka’s brother and agent told the Post that he wants to play for the Red Bulls someday, the Brazilian star confirmed that desire himself. The former World Player...
Blue Jays’ spree nets Reyes, 4 more as Marlins gut team
The Marlins have hung up the “Gone Fishin’ ” sign. Again. One year after spending like tipsy spring-breakers on South Beach as they prepared to enter their new taxpayer-financed stadium,...
Knicks topple Magic to move to 5-0
ORLANDO, Fla. — The unbeaten streak carries on in Florida, but the Knicks needed to survive a Disney dogfight with the reeling Magic for three quarters Tuesday night. Carmelo Anthony...
LIPA chief will resign at year's end
Now LIPA’s chief has something in common with thousands of Long Island residents — they’re out of power. Interim CEO Mike Hervey — who still has 45,000 total customers without...