November 17, 2012
Rutgers could leave Big East, following Maryland to Big Ten: report
If the University of Maryland goes to the Big Ten, Rutgers could follow suit.Maryland is in negotiations to jump ship from the ACC to the Big Ten, according to an...
Chemicals used to make explosives found in NJ doc's home
A New Jersey doctor who was with Occupy Wall Street protesters last year at Zuccotti Park was arrested and charged with possessing “bomb-making” chemicals and assault rifles in his home,...
Fordham falls to Colgate in offensive slugfest
If you like offense and nail-biters, Jack Coffey Field was the place to be on Saturday afternoon. In a game that featured 1,155 yards of total yards, Colgate beat Fordham...
White announces Rousey will be first female UFC fighter
The “F” will never stand for female. But UFC president Dana White officially announced Friday that his organization has signed its first woman fighter: crossover star Ronda Rousey.As of just...
Wallace questionable for Nets game Sunday
SACRAMENTO – Gerald Wallace may finally make his return to the lineup against his old team.Wallace, who has missed the last six games for the Nets since suffering a sprained...
Williams, Wagner rally to beat Duquesne for NEC title
Dominique Williams ran for two touchdowns, including a late go ahead score to lead Wagner past Duquesne 23-17 Saturday to capture its first ever Northeast Conference Championship. Wagner, who has...
Mom, teenage son die in NJ house fire
Authorities say a northern New Jersey woman and her teenage son were killed when a fast-moving fire destroyed their home. The woman’s husband, an older son and that son’s girlfriend...
McKenith, No. 20 St. John's rout Hofstra
Shenneika Smith and Nadirah McKenith weren’t going to let St. John’s lose to Hofstra again. McKenith scored 24 points, and Smith added 18 points and 15 rebounds to help the...
Maroney, Obama 'not impressed' photo goes viral
Even McKayla Maroney was impressed. A photo of the Olympic gold medalist gymnast and President Barack Obama doing her now-famous “McKayla Maroney is not impressed” face went viral Saturday after...
Filling in, Huggins racks up 179 yards to lead Rutgers
CINCINNATI — Quarterback Brendon Kay couldn’t believe that the Big East’s highest-scoring offense never got into the end zone. Cross the goal line? The Bearcats couldn’t even get a few...
White House says it did not heavily edit talking points on deadly Libya attack
The White House did not heavily alter talking points about the attacks on a US diplomatic mission in Libya, an official said on Saturday. "If there were adjustments made to...
NYC high school basketball coach of the year removed from his position
A Coach of the Year at a Catholic high school in Flushing was booted from his position as boys basketball coach and put on administrative leave, sources say. Holy Cross...
Japan could be Yankees' ally in Kuroda chase
The Yankees’ greatest ally to keeping Hiroki Kuroda might be the righty’s desire to play in Japan again while he still is a good pitcher. That is because, The Post...
B'klyn man dies after starting a fire while smoking in bed
A man was killed in a Brooklyn blaze early today, authorities said. The 39-year-old accidentally started the fire while smoking in bed at a second-floor Midwood residence on Ocean Avenue...
Israel bombards Gaza Strip; 'Iron Dome' defense system knocks down Tel Aviv-bound rocket
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel destroyed the headquarters of Hamas’ prime minister and blasted a sprawling network of smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, broadening a...
Train hits school bus in Egypt, killing 49 children
ASSIUT, Egypt — A speeding train crashed into a bus carrying children to their kindergarten in southern Egypt on Saturday, killing at least 49, officials said. Distraught families searched for...
Felton’s dazzling play leaves Lin in Knicks' rear view
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jeremy who? Raymond Felton has made Knicks fans forget Jeremy Lin very quickly. That was his aim on Day 1 when he said he had a “big,...
Twinkies demand big bucks in online auctions
How much money would you spend for one last bite of Americana? Would you fork over $10? How about $10 million? The iconic Twinkies, a snack staple since the 1930s,...
Man shot dead at B'klyn boutique in what could be latest address-based killing
A Great Neck man was shot dead inside of his Brooklyn boutique last night — and cops linked the murder to a pair of similar slayings that could be connected...
Knicks rally falls short against Grizzlies, snapping NY's six-game win streak
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Zach Randolph had 20 points and 15 rebounds, Marc Gasol added 24 points and the Memphis Grizzlies handed the New York Knicks their first loss of the...
UFC 154 preview: St-Pierre, Condit facing career crossroads for different reasons
The first question everyone asks Georges St-Pierre this week is about Anderson Silva. The first question anyone asks UFC president Dana White this week is about St-Pierre and Silva. Silva,...
Business briefs
Sears’ painSears Holdings fell 16 percent to $49.17 yesterday, the most in more than 10 months, after posting a wider third-quarter loss and its 23rd straight quarterly sales drop Thursday.Nike...
Reactions to Hostess shutting down
“We gave it a shot.” — a Hostess Teamsters union member in Hodgkins, Ill., who tried to convince bakers to cross the picket line, told The Post. *** “You have...
Debt, diet and disarray led Hostess to fail
While it came as a sudden shock to Twinkie lovers, Hostess Brands was crumbling long before the 82-year-old bakery closed up shop. Loaded down with $1.4 billion of liabilities, the...
NBCU pink slips land at biz network
NBCUniversal’s flurry of year-end pink slips hit business network CNBC. The network yesterday cut a handful of staffers as part of NBCU’s call for 450 layoffs company-wide. A CNBC spokesman...
JPMorgan, Credit Suisse spanked by SEC
The government’s wide-ranging investigation into the mortgage meltdown is leaving no bank unscathed. Regulators have been methodically extracting their pound of flesh from Wall Street’s largest firms after the 2008...
Wells Fargo warning
New York’s attorney general cautioned Wells Fargo not to suspend reviews of mortgage relief applications in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. AG Eric Schneiderman asked the bank to reverse the...
Best Buy shares sink as buyout hopes fade
This could be one situation even the Geek Squad has no fix for. Best Buy shares dropped to their lowest price in a decade yesterday on worries that buyout talks...
Bourne to lead Voice
The struggling Village Voice has tapped Will Bourne, who has a long background in finance and tech journalism, to be editor of the nation’s oldest alternative weekly. Bourne was most...
Bank feels Singer heat
Leave us out of it! Caught in a legal crossfire, Bank of New York Mellon is arguing that it should not be forced to help Paul Singer’s Elliott Management collect...
Geithner high on cliff deal
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says he is optimistic a deal on averting the fiscal cliff can be reached within weeks after talks yesterday between President Obama and congressional leaders. “It...
Facebook ‘likes’ giving
Facebook is now in the business of gift-giving. The social network already is a place for its members to share milestones from birthdays to anniversaries, and the company launched a...
Gulf oil-rig blast
VENICE, La. — An explosion and fire ripped through a Gulf oil platform yesterday as workers used a torch, sending four people to a hospital and leaving two missing. The...
Son’s fatal smashup a parent rap
Long Island prosecutors took the extraordinary step of holding a mom and dad responsible for their teen son’s high-speed car wreck that killed four of his friends. Aaditia and Patricia...
‘Cannibal’ cop indicted, could spend the rest of his life in prison
Alleged NYPD cannibal wannabe Gilberto Valle has something new to chew on — a federal indictment. A Manhattan federal grand jury yesterday handed up charges of kidnapping conspiracy and illegally...
Lawsuit judge blasts Hynes
A federal judge bashed Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes for turning a blind eye to prosecutorial misconduct that wrongly threw a man in prison for 15 years for the murder of...
JFK worker busted in $1.9M iPad mini heist
He could star in “Dumbfellas.” An airport worker has been accused of being the less-than-master-mind behind the theft of $1.9 million in iPad minis from JFK Airport, court papers revealed...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** Now, that’s low. Two men posing as utility workers surveying Queens homes for storm damage robbed and assaulted an elderly man in Forest Hills, police said. The suspects...
Substitute teacher yelled at kids when they interrupted his in-class cellphone chats
Hey — I’m talking here! A chatty substitute teacher spent most of a class period yapping on his cellphone when he was supposed to be teaching science to third graders...
The ‘Deep Throat’ DA
An upstate DA and former Bronx prosecutor got post-election religion yesterday, admitting he was a 1970s porn star after vehemently denying it before he won re-election last week in Cortland...
B’klyn shop owner slain
A Brooklyn clothing shop owner was shot dead inside his store last night — and cops are looking into whether his killing is related to a string of slayings that...
Chris has a Mitt fit
Memo to Mitt: Divide and conquer doesn’t work! New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie yesterday criticized Mitt Romney for telling donors this week that President Obama won re-election by promising voters...
Obama offers House Speaker Boehner a birthday drink in bid to avert 'fiscal cliff'
WASHINGTON — Don’t drink and tax! President Obama tried to take the edge off the start of negotiations over the fiscal cliff, presenting a fine bottle of Tuscan wine to...
Cuomo’s new health kick
ALBANY — New York is moving toward establishing a statewide health-insurance exchange intended to extend coverage to the uninsured and reduce costs for individuals, small businesses and local governments. The...
Online lottery for O ducats
ALBANY — New Yorkers who want to attend President Obama’s inauguration can enter a statewide online lottery for tickets.Sen. Charles Schumer says his office has set up a Web site...
This’ll kill ya – NY paid $1.9M to dead!
ALBANY — Sometimes it pays to be dead — especially when the state keeps on paying and paying. The state Medicaid program coughed up $1.9 million in benefits to 532...
NYPD sergeants win overtime cash bonanza in court
Drinks on them! More than 4,000 current and former NYPD sergeants will have extra to celebrate this New Year’s — payouts for unpaid overtime as part of a $20 million...
Chelsea dog snatched from owner is returned home after two months
Holy Shih Tzu! An adorable Chelsea pooch dognapped off the street two months ago is finally back home — happy, healthy and sporting a new GPS tracking microchip. “I can’t...
$500M in the ‘Black Ops’
The new video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” has reaped more than $500 million in retail sales in the first 24 hours of its release. That makes the...
Madoff accountant’s son commits suicide in Ohio
The 23-year-old son of the accountant who helped Bernie Madoff hide his Ponzi scheme shot himself in his apartment in Ohio, police said yesterday. Jeremy Friehling’s shocking suicide comes two...
Groupie gal snagged trips to Oval Office
Her political savvy got her all the way to President Obama’s doorstep. The military groupie at the center of the scandal that brought down former Gen. David Petraeus made three...
Petraeus: we knew from Day One that Benghazi attack was hatched by terrorists
WASHINGTON — Disgraced ex-CIA chief David Petraeus told lawmakers yesterday that early US intelligence fingered al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists — not crazed protesters — for the deadly attack on the US...
NJ Transit investigating its preparations for Hurricane Sandy after numerous trains damaged in storm
NJ Transit has launched an internal probe into its preparations for Sandy, including its disastrous decision to store trains in areas slammed by storm surges, a transportation official told The...
Road rentals
Some 12,000 rental cars are being relocated to the New York City area to refill lots that have been nearly emptied following Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Cuomo said yesterday. Enterprise Holding...
Thanks on SI
New Yorkers will count their blessings next week, but a traditional Thanksgiving feast will be the furthest thing from many Staten Islanders’ minds — even as they express gratefulness for...
Mayor says ‘fix’ is in
City officials plan to speed up the licensing of contractors so that home-owners can get storm damage repaired.Mayor Bloomberg and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jonathan Mintz announced yesterday that they will...
Mike’s gas ration-ale
Gasoline rationing in the city might be extended through the travel-heavy Thanksgiving holiday.“Some people say Thanksgiving is coming up,” Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. “A lot of people drive and fill...
Turning up OT heat
Utility workers who have put in 60- to 80-hour weeks repairing Sandy damage have sued National Grid, claiming the utility is stiffing them on overtime, court papers said yesterday.The union...
Stay away from Miley!
LOS ANGELES — A judge has granted Miley Cyrus a three-year civil restraining order against a man who was convicted last month of trespassing at her home in Los Angeles....
People stock up on Twinkies as Hostess prepares to shut down
They said Twinkies could survive a nuclear blast, but they couldn’t survive bankruptcy. The company that makes the iconic American snack hit junk- food fans yesterday with news that could...
Queens al Qaeda thug sentenced to life in prison
It’s too late to sing a sad song now. The Queens man who trained overseas with al Qaeda and plotted a suicide bombing on the city’s subway system sang Koranic...
‘Twilight’ massacre plot foiled
A Missouri man was charged yesterday with plotting to shoot up a movie theater during a showing of the new “Twilight” film — after his mother turned him in, cops...
Just let our kids sleep through the night in peace
In 2005, Israel uprooted the lives of thousands of Israelis and dozens and dozens of thriving Jewish communities in the hope that Gaza would become the “Singapore of the Middle...
NYPD beefs up security at synagogues
The NYPD increased security at synagogues yesterday as tensions ratcheted up in the Mideast — and New York Jews prayed for Israel.In Brooklyn’s Crown Heights, a mobile police command unit...
Israel and Gaza on verge of war after Hamas missile targets Jerusalem
The Israeli-Gaza fighting escalated to the verge of full-scale war yesterday, as a powerful Hamas missile reached the doorway to Jerusalem and Israel prepared for a massive ground offensive lasting...
Remember what Petraeus did right
Gen. David Petraeus’ fall from grace should not overshadow his achievements both as military strategist and commander. Petraeus first caught the attention of those following the Middle Eastern crises in...
Israel’s dilemma
Even as Israel boasted impressive military gains against Hamas in Gaza, it struggled yesterday to maintain the original, limited goals of its operation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet approved the...
Twitter dee and Twitter dumb
An aide to Gov. Cuomo says state Director of Operations Howard Glaser was just “having a little fun” when he took to Twitter to rib MTA boss Joe Lhota. Sure...
Responding to rockets: Israel had no choice
The Issue: Israel’s military response to rockets fired at its southern cities by Hamas from the Gaza strip. *** Hamas will stop at nothing to destroy Israel (“Israel Strikes Back,”...
Simcha Felder’s fence-hopping
The Issue: Democrat Simcha Felder’s announcing that he’ll caucus with New York’s Republican Party. *** Simcha Felder lied to every one of his constituents (“The Devil Went Up to Albany,”...
Petraeus leaves questions
Those who thought David Petraeus’ congressional testimony would clear the air about the Sept. 11 Benghazi attack were wrong. Indeed, the ex-CIA director’s closed-door appearance yesterday before the Senate and...
Why amnesty won’t turn latinos to GOP
The networks had barely called the election for President Obama before GOP elites rushed to embrace an amnesty for illegal immigrants. Getting killed almost three-to-one among Latino voters understandably concentrates...
Bam’s Benghazi blues
We don’t have all the details of former CIA Director David Petraeus’ testimony to congressional Intelligence Committees yesterday, but it looks like the American people were grossly misled about the...
Holiday windows are a glass act
So long, Sandy — hello, Santa! We used to chide the stores for rushing the season before we’d even sat down to turkey, but ever since the hurricane hit, we...
Kid stuff, 11/17
Today BOROUGH OF BOOKS: From picture books to novels and more, the Brooklyn Children’s Book Fair celebrates page-turners inspired by the Borough of Kings with appearances by local authors and...
Show alive & kickin’
Considering they’re celebrating their 85th anniversary, the Rockettes are looking pretty spectacular. The leggy, high-kicking chorines are the undisputed stars of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, which is once again...
Monotonous: ‘The Life and Trials’
There are many who say that Broadway has been taking pointers from Vegas lately. But the new musical “Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson” has its eye...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
Safely Kept Laurel Park, eighth race. Grade 3. Purse: $125,000. 7 furlongs, 3-year-old fillies. Post: 7:08 p.m. LOWDOWN: Los Ojitos has won two of her last three starts by five...
Steelers runner leads pack of healing backs
The deep end finally is in sight, in what has been a shallow pool of fantasy running back options. Yes, Fred Jackson suffered an injury last week. Sure, Maurice Jones-Drew,...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 mile; $29,000; clm($15,000); 3upAMERICAN BUFFALO stalked the pace and finished second at this distance in only career start...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 1/2 fur; $30,000; clm($15,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds3 Elusive Story(L),119A Lezcano10-9-4Turner20-14 Settle forMedal(L),120M Luzzi5-6-4Grusmrk15-15 Cure(L),120CVelasquz7-5-5Rice8-16 Dawly(L),120J Alvarado8-6-5Rice10-11 a-D' Sauvage(L),120M Studart6-2-6Chtterpl15-17 Double Roar(L),120A...
Vic Cangialosi at Churchill Downs Graded Entries
FIRST-6 fur; $22,500; clm($25,000); 2YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2 LuckyMaryG.(L)118CLaneri1-8-75-21 No Free Ride(L),118DCohn1-4-34-13 TimefadsthpgsL118TPmpll1-x-x12-14 GoDaddyGirl(L),118SBrdg6-1-43-15 Songlyrics(L),118LGnclv7-1-x20-16 TheCat'sMine(L118JRoccJr1-2-57-27 Dingalingaling(L118JMcKee4-1-87-2SECOND-1 1/16m; $19,000; clm($30,0); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds3 Lemansky(L),123J Court4-7-104-11 Right Angle(L),120VLebrn5-6-115-12 StormPerformrL123FArgllJr6-6-x5-14 Coabey(L),120TPmpll6-3-48-15...
Aqueduct Charts
November 16th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Good©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $25,000; mdn clm($16,000); 2YO(f)Time: 23.64, 48.5, 1:01.61, 1:15.19.Trainer: Gary ContessaWinner: CH F, 2, by Fairbanks-Worldly NellScr: Mill Basin...
NHL talks hiatus may not last two weeks
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly yesterday indicated the labor negotiations may not be taking a two-week vacation as commissioner Gary Bettman mentioned to the union last weekend. “It wasn’t really...
Broner’s bravado hits A.C. tonight
Adrien Broner is being viewed as the heir apparent. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. won’t be around forever. And early signs indicate Broner might have the talent and charisma...
Rangers reach out to Sandy victims
The out-of-work Rangers captain looked over the beaming faces of the out-of-luck Hurricane Sandy victims of Staten Island, and pronounced his judgement. “This is what New York is all about,”...
Devils make rink available to local school
The Devils might not have their own season, but they are doing their part to save someone else’s. Devils owner Jeff Vanderbeek is lending Prudential Center to the hockey team...
Calder Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. FIRST-1 mile; $10,500; clm($6,250); 3up5-She'sfrmDelwe2-14-MdnghtScrmge6-11-Miss Leonardo15-16-RememberLynn3-12-Hear Her Roar 4-17-Shift It 4-13-Florida Straits 12-1SECOND-6 1/2 fur; $10,500; clm($6,25); 3up1-a-Onesteptogo 5-25-Naos 8-12-Motin 3-16-Mrepplseplese6-13-Whatsupntmch4-17-Five Afternoons8-14-Philourpockets 5-11-a-Trump Card 5-2THIRD-5 fur(T);...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6 fur(T); $56,000; alw; 3up 4 An't No Othr (Bjrn) 8.20 3.20 2.80 2 Crca'sgoldengear (Tlmo) 2.80 2.20 5 Willyconker (Leparoux) 3.20 * $1 Exacta (4-2) $9.60 * Quinella (2-4)...
’Cuse snags top recruit
Syracuse continued to clean up northeast recruiting yesterday when Roselle Catholic (N.J.) wing Tyler Roberson picked the Orange over Villanova and Kansas. The 6-foot-8 forward, considered one of the top...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing10 a.m.Formula One, practice SPEED11:30 a.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series, qualifying SPEED1 p.m.Formula One, qualifying SPEED3 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, practice SPEED4:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series,Ford EcoBoost 300 ESPNBaseball3 p.m.Arizona Fall League, Championship...
Holdsclaw bond 100G
ATLANTA — A judge yesterday set bond at $100,000 for ex-WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist Chamique Holdsclaw, who was in jail on assault and weapons charges. Holdsclaw was ordered...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogRAMS33 1/2(38 1/2)JetsREDSKINS3 1/23 1/2(44)EaglesPackers33(52)LIONSFALCONS10 1/210(44)CardinalsBuccaneers11 1/2(48 1/2)PANTHERSCOWBOYS88(43 1/2)BrownsPATRIOTS9 1/29 1/2(54)ColtsTEXANS1615 1/2(40 1/2)JaguarsBengals3 1/23 1/2(43 1/2)CHIEFSSaints6 1/25(54 1/2)RAIDERSBRONCOS78(48 1/2)ChargersRavens+43 1/2(40)STEELERSMonday49ERS56(37 1/2)BearsHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogGA. TECH13 1/2 (67 1/2)DukeARMY3...
Ditka suffers minor stroke
Hall of Famer Mike Ditka has suffered a minor stroke, according to an ESPN producer. ESPN’s Seth Markman posted on Twitter that the former Bears coach and player fell ill...
Sports Shorts
GOLF: McIlroy misses cut, Campbell leads Michael Campbell led a host of 40-somethings atop the leaderboard at a Hong Kong Open that lost defending champion Rory McIlroy when he failed...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 17SUNNov. 18MONNov. 19TUENov. 20WEDNov. 21THUNov. 22FRINov. 23KnicksNOGAMEInd.NoonMSGWBLSNOGAMEN.O.8:00MSGESPNDal.8:30MSGESPNNOGAMEHou.8:00MSGESPNNetsNOGAMESac.6:00YESWFANNOGAMEL.A.L.10:30YESWFANG.S.10:30YESWFANNOGAMEL.A.C.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEBaylor6:00ESPNUWBBRNOGAMENOGAMEHoly Cross7:30SNYWBBRNOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Foot, leg injuries slow Jets' Kerley
Jeremy Kerley, the Jets’ leading receiver, missed practice Friday with two different injuries and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Rams. According to coach Rex Ryan, Kerley...
Rams’ Amendola scarily similar to Welker
EARTH CITY, Mo. — The Jets are facing Danny Amendola for the first time tomorrow, but at the same time, they really aren’t. That’s because the similarities between the Rams’...
Yankees won’t sweat Blue Jays’ Cabrera signing
The Blue Jays aren’t slowing down in their pursuit to change the balance of power in the AL East. It’s just a few weeks into the offseason, but Toronto added...
Mets GM Alderson: Need ‘clarity’ on Wright, Dickey
The clock is ticking. Sandy Alderson’s top priority remains signing R.A. Dickey and David Wright to long-term extensions, but the Mets general manager admitted the clock is ticking. “At some...
If Jets fall again, it’s going to get real ugly
It has been a long week for the Jets. Really, it has been a long month. Going on a long year. The Jets this week wasted valuable time in damage...
Jets look to put heat on Rams
If the Jets continue on their current season’s pace, they will wind up with their worst sack total of Rex Ryan’s tenure. If they continue on their pace of the...
Stackhouse's leadership impresses Nets coach Avery
Among all the moves the Nets made over the summer, the signing of veteran guard Jerry Stackhouse received little fanfare. Everyone, including Stackhouse himself, said he was coming to provide...
Lakers' Howard thought he would wind up with Nets
LOS ANGELES — The Nets’ pursuit of Dwight Howard was perhaps the longest courtship known to man, or at least the longest since the Nets pursued Carmelo Anthony. Both ended...
Knicks' J.R. gives Grizzlies' Bayless a 'little' grief
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — J.R. Smith, wearing a band-aid on his cheek, took a shot at Jerryd Bayless’ lack of size after the Memphis guard flipped his lid following a second-quarter...
Knicks lose their cool, first game of season against Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It was nice while it lasted. The referees and the Grizzlies got under the Knicks’ skin as they unraveled in the third quarter and sustained their first...
Why ‘Sandy’?
Thousands of people are still dealing with the destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy — and will be, for years to come. The storm, which tore through the Eastern Seaboard nearly...
Silenced ‘Partners’
Say goodbye to “Partners.” CBS has canceled the low-rated freshman sitcom and has already yanked it off the schedule. The show starred Michael Urie and David Krumholtz as buddies dealing...
‘Chopper’ outta gas after decade
The Teutuls have built their last bike — at least for TV audiences. “American Chopper” is ending its 10-year run next month, according to ew.com. “After 10 years and 233...
Weird but true
This is not the way to run a company’s complaint department. A worker at a Philadelphia-area T-Moblie phone store has been accused of stabbing a customer who had come in...
Inexperienced St. John's fizzles out vs. Murray State
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Steve Lavin and his star freshman forward, JaKarr Sampson, stood in the hallway of the TD Arena outside the St. John’s locker room deep in conversation. The...
Bench lifts Rutgers to win at Princeton
Eli Carter came off the bench for 22 points to lead Rutgers past Princeton 58-52 last night for the Scarlet Knights’ (2-1), 16th win in 60 games on the Tigers’...
Bama pulls away from Nova with big 2nd half
For Alabama, the Tide really turned in the second half. A series of halftime adjustments from Alabama head coach Anthony Grant helped the Crimson Tide tame Villanova and win the...
Ducks’ Kelly could fly high in NFL
When Andrew Luck opted to return for his senior season at Stanford, Oregon coach Chip Kelly got sick to his stomach. When Matt Barkley followed suit at USC, Kelly retched....
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Ogundeko mulling ensemble of Orange
Ebenezer Ogundeko can be a big fish in an Orange pond or a minnow in the SEC ocean. That’s the question Thomas Jefferson’s All-American defensive end faces as he enters...
Rutgers RB Jamison may miss key Big East test
CINCINNATI — From the instant the Big East schedule came out, it was easy to point to Rutgers’ game against Cincinnati as a contest that could determine the conference title....
Wagner’s coach relies on energy, not experience
Bashir Mason sits in his office at Wagner and rattles off the stats from memory — 14 points, five assists, five steals — and smiles, remembering his part in Drexel’s...
Alabama rolls over Villanova in 2K Sports Classic
For Alabama, the Tide really turned in the second half. A series of halftime adjustments from Alabama head coach Anthony Grant helped the Crimson Tide tame the Wildcats and win...
Syracuse lands yet another top recruit in NJ's Roberson
Syracuse is becoming Kentucky Northeast.The Orange seems to be landing every talented prospect it zeroes in on in the area.The impressive pattern continued Friday night when elite New Jersey wing...
Bronx native Collier leads Oregon State past Purdue
Devon Collier didn’t start for the Beavers, but he certainly made his presence felt. Collier, a junior forward, led all scorers with 27 points in Oregon State’s 66-58 win over...
NCAA clears UCLA freshman Muhammad to play
LOS ANGELES — The NCAA has ruled UCLA freshman guard Shabazz Muhammad eligible to play. The NCAA said Friday that UCLA’s sanctions against Muhammad were sufficient after the school required...
St. John's falls to Murray State in Charleston Classic semis
CHARLESTON -- All that stood between St. John's and a chance to play for the Charleston Classic was a three-point deficit and 36.9 seconds remaining. Plenty of opportunity. Call it...