November 20, 2012
Cops questioning person of interest in Brooklyn shopkeeper slays
Cops are questioning a person of interest in the serial killings of three Brooklyn shopkeepers, law enforcement sources told the Post. The mustachioed man seen carrying a duffel bag near...
FDNY hero praised at unveiling of 'Black Sunday' plaque
A former firefighter recounted in heartbreaking detail today how he owes his life to a hero of "Black Sunday," one of the bleakest days in FDNY history. The occasion was...
Cashman expects Jeter to be ready for Yankees opener: report
The Yankees haven't looked for a starting shortstop since the mid-90's. Don't expect that to change even with Derek Jeter recovering from an ankle injury that he suffered in Game...
Nets' Deron doesn't plan to miss time, despite injuries
LOS ANGELES – Ice has become Deron Williams’ new best friend.The Nets point guard sat down with the media following Tuesday's morning shootaround before his team took on the Lakers...
VIDEO: Giants-Packers writers break down NFC showdown
The Post's NFL writer Bart Hubbuch and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Tyler Dunne talk up the Giants-Packers Sunday night showdown with CineSport's Noah Coslov.The trio discuss the Packers' motivation after the...
Secretary accused of hoarding millions' worth of art
Imelda Marcos hoarded shoes. And her former personal secretary in New York hoarded tens of millions of dollars in ill-gotten Monets, according to a new indictment. Vilma Bautista, 74, hid...
Who watches the ‘Watchmen’ DVD?
When it was released in 2009, “Watchmen” left most critics and audiences cold. The problem with the ambitious film seemed to be, in part, down to an expectation gap. The...
NASCAR driver Patrick divorcing husband
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Danica Patrick said Tuesday she and her husband are divorcing after seven years of marriage. Patrick announced the split with Paul Hospenthal on her Facebook page. She...
WATCH: Superstorm Sandy floods Queens Midtown Tunnel
No, that’s not Niagara Falls -- its the Queens Midtown Tunnel! Raging river water completely submerged the toll lanes during super storm Sandy, according to the never-before-seen video released by...
Fans of unbeaten Ohio State petition Obama to to have postseason ban revoked
Ohio State is one of two undefeated teams left in college football, but they won't have a shot at a national title this year due to NCAA sanctions. So Buckeyes...
Jets waive rookie linebacker Dowtin
The Jets waived rookie linebacker Marcus Dowtin on Tuesday, giving them two open roster spots.Dowtin, an undrafted free agent, did not make the trip to St. Louis last weekend and...
Douglas Kennedy skates, did not endanger child: judge
Douglas Kennedy, a son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was acquitted Tuesday of child endangerment and harassment charges stemming from a scuffle in a hospital maternity ward. Kennedy...
Ex-construction exec whose company helped build Citi Field & 9/11 memorial gets 2 years for billing scheme
A former executive at a construction colossus that helped build Citi Field and the Sept. 11 Memorial was sentenced today to two years probation for participating in a decades-long billing...
'Where Rutgers belongs:' University makes Big Ten move official
Rutgers is joining the Big Ten, leaving the Big East behind and cashing in on the school’s investment in a football program that only 10 years ago seemed incapable of...
Skateboarder in fatal collision with truck near Union Square
A 24-year-old skateboarder who had fallen and was bending down to pick up his ride from the middle of the street was run over by a delivery truck near Union...
Probe reveals Scarsdale High School dean used cocaine and smoked crack with prostitute
The dean of students at tony Scarsdale HS used cocaine for 20 years and abruptly retired in June after he was caught smoking crack with a prostitute in his White...
Class of '12: Ailes apprenticeship program
Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel and chairman of the Fox Stations Group, graduated another class — the eighth — in his TV news apprenticeship program. Ailes...
Pierre-Paul: Giants' November swoons 'must be a curse'
Does Jason Pierre-Paul believe in curses? Perhaps he does.The star defensive end has been with the Giants for three years and, like clockwork, he’s seen his team reach mid-season at...
WATCH: Patriots owner Kraft calls Jets biggest rival, says he ‘wants to be Gronkowski’
The Patriots may have had the Jets' number as of late, but owner Robert Kraft still thinks that the two games against Gang Green each season are among the biggest...
D'Antoni will make Lakers debut vs. Nets 'no matter what'
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Mike D’Antoni said he will make his Lakers coaching debut on Tuesday night vs. the Nets. “Yeah, I am going all 48,” D’Antoni said with a...
Mystery man ruled out in Brooklyn serial killer investigation
Cops have ruled out a person of interest in one of the murders committed by the Brooklyn serial killer, saying that the subject of a police sketch released in August...
Red Bulls' Roxburgh not in favor of loans, noncommital on Rafa Marquez
With reports that all three of the Red Bulls’ Designated Players – captain Thierry Henry, pariah Rafa Marquez and newcomer Tim Cahill – are considering going abroad for loan spells...
Sandy destroyed jobs too: Gov. Cuomo
ALBANY – Superstorm Sandy threw about 46,000 New Yorkers out of work, Gov. Cuomo said today. The number of unemployment claims jumped by that amount during the first week of...
Sandy looters skate as DA's drop cases
Despite taking a hard line on looting arrests made in Sandy-ravaged areas, district attorneys in the city have had to toss out many of the cases, according to court records...
Knicks coach won't commit to Amar'e as starter, but believes injured forward can thrive with Carmelo
NEW ORLEANS – Mike Woodson was asked the $100 million question Tuesday at the morning shootaround on whether Amar’e Stoudemire will return as starting power forward when he is healthy...
Roxburgh: Red Bulls will have American core
The Red Bulls have developed a reputation as being dismissive toward the American game, and downright averse to domestic coaches. But new sporting director Andy Roxburgh said he’ll consider an...
STARTING FIVE: Georgetown, Florida State make big impressions early
Every week during the season, New York Post reporters Zach Braziller and Anthony Sulla-Heffinger go one-on-one over the latest hot topics in college basketball.This week, they talk preseason tournaments, St....
Jaworski: Giants receivers, O-line bigger worry than Eli's 'tired arm'
Last week, ESPN's Ron Jaworski raised more than a few eyebrows when he said that Eli Manning might be struggling because of a "tired arm." Jaworski clarified those comments on...
Walking Dead Episode 5 Review
How do you discuss the fifth and final episode of the first season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead without going into massive spoiler territory? It’s nearly impossible to review.(And don’t...
Patriots prepare for life without Gronkowski
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski hasn't missed a game in his three-year career. But that will change Thursday night when the Patriots visit the Jets as Gronkowski will be recovering...
Elmo voice actor Kevin Clash resigns as second man makes underage sex claim against him
The voice of Elmo, Kevin Clash, resigned today amid new allegations of sexual misconduct with underaged boys, “Sesame Street” producers and the famed puppeteer said. Since last week, two young...
Christopher Columbus statue gets extended stay in living room exhibit
A popular large-scale installation of a living room surrounding a statue of Christopher Columbus in midtown Manhattan has been extended by two weeks. The exhibition in the middle of Columbus...
Elected pols handled Sandy like pros: poll
Approval ratings for elected officials’ handling of the super-storm are sky high, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this morning. Mayor Bloomberg – whose overall approval rating jumped to...
Former aide to Phillipine first lady charged over missing paintings
The former secretary to Imelda Marcos is charged in New York with conspiracy to sell valuable artworks that disappeared during the collapse of the Marcos regime. Vilma Bautista was indicted...
Jets' Ryan: Patriots' Brady 'once in a generation' quarterback
Jets coach Rex Ryan looks a little tired this week. You would be too if your job was to stop Tom Brady.The Patriots quarterback has been flawless lately. He has...
Feds bust $250M insider trading hedge funder
A former hedge fund portfolio manager was arrested Tuesday on charges that he helped deliver what a prosecutor said "what might be the most lucrative inside tip of all time,"...
Hockey Mom Madam turns self in to serve sentence, released after 45 minutes
It was a quick in and out. Notorious Hockey Mom Madam Anna Gristina spent about 45 minutes in custody this morning after turning herself for what was basically a show...
State comptroller Tom DiNapoli accused of ethics violations by Chevron
One of the world’s biggest oil companies is accusing state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli of trading official actions for campaign donations in connection with a massive international lawsuit, The Post has...
DVD Extra: Warner Archive Collection goes Blu
The Warner Archive Collection, which established the major studio manufacture-on-demand model nearly four years ago and continues to set the pace for sheer quantity and quality of its offerings, crosses...
Police take down major East Coast heroin network
A heroin network that supplied millions of dollars' worth of the drug to dealers throughout the Northeast has been dismantled, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey...
Armed man attacks US Embassy guard in Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM — A knife and ax-wielding Israeli man attacked and lightly wounded a security guard at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv on Tuesday before he was apprehended at the...
FBI: 4 Calif. men charged in alleged terror plot, planned to join al-Qaeda
LOS ANGELES — Four Southern California men have been charged with plotting to kill Americans and destroy U.S. targets overseas by joining al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, federal officials...
Sandy victims' spirits lifted by Barclays Center Thanksgiving
From Hurricane Sandy victims to Barclays Center VIPs. About 100 Big Apple residents whose lives were turned upside down by the hurricane had a reason to smile yesterday after feasting...
Hillary Clinton sent to attempt to bring end to Gaza conflict, Egyptian president predicts 'positive results'
President Obama dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Middle East today, in desperate hopes of ending the week-long carnage between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. Secretary Clinton...
For once, Jets make noise by keeping quiet
Well, on the one hand, Rex Ryan could be channeling his Inner Costanza. He could be embracing The Opposite, as George did on “Seinfeld” when, among other things, while sitting...
Jets' Ryan unusually tight-lipped for Patriots game
The last time the Jets faced the Patriots, Rex Ryan predicted a win. This time? Crickets. The usually brash Jets head coach toned it down yesterday, perhaps out of fear...
Men’s Health editor Zinczenko out
Men’s Health Editor-in-Chief and best-selling author David Zinczenko is out at Rodale after a dozen years in the top job. Bill Phillips, who was running companion site Menshealth.com, was tapped...
Business briefs
Hi on Lowe’sShares of home-improvement retailer Lowe’s, which raised its sales forecast for the year, ended 6.2 percent higher at $33.96. Sacre bleu!Moody’s Investors Service downgraded France’s sovereign rating by...
Dead company talking: Mediation with bakers gives Hostess 48 hours
You thought you could kill a Twinkie that easy? Bankrupt Hostess Brands and its striking bakers stopped the death clock attached to the 82-year-old company by agreeing to a mediation...
The secret ingredient of a recovery recipe
Let me get very serious for this one column, because I think America’s financial predicament is extremely dangerous. And I’d like to offer an idea that I believe should be...
Socially engaged
Media entrepreneur Robert Sillerman has another idea. The 64-year-old chairman and founder of Viggle, the money-losing New York company that rewards subscribers who “check into” TV shows, said yesterday the...
JPMorgan taps Lake as CFO
JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon tapped Marianne Lake to replace Doug Braunstein as the bank’s new chief financial officer. The move to elevate the 43-year-old Lake comes on the heels...
Iconix big to Sequential
Sequential Brands Group, a firm part-owned by Justin Timberlake, whose brands include William K. Rast, DVS and People’s Liberation, named Yehuda Shmidman as CEO. Shmidman most recently was operating chief...
Friday protest at NJ Walmart
Black Friday at the Walmart in Secaucus, NJ, may get more unruly than usual this year.Workers calling for better wages and working conditions are planning a protest outside Walmart’s Secaucus...
A billion-dollar baby: Mark Cuban throws a tantrum on Facebook fee
Facebook used to be a “time suck” — now it just sucks. That’s the view of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who is urging marketers to take their business elsewhere...
Ex-AIG CEO loses Fed suit
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York won the dismissal of former American International Group Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s $25 billion lawsuit accusing it of unlawfully bailing out the...
Krispy creamier
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts shares surged 12.73 percent to $8.50 after hours yesterday as the doughnut maker raised its outlook for 2013. Winston-Salem, NC-based Krispy Kreme said it expects adjusted 2013...
Tiffany gets a bigger setting
The holidays came early to L&L Holding Co.’s 200 Fifth Ave., where anchor office tenant Tiffany and Co. just signed for an additional 57,691 square feet. The full-floor deal not...
I did more than just Benz over! Car dealer sex babe sues for $$
She says she didn’t earn her money on her back. The mistress of a deceased luxury-car dealer — who is suing his boss to honor an employment contract she signed...
‘Big Ang’s pal indicted
A Staten Island pizzeria owner who’s featured on VH1’s “Big Ang” reality-TV show has been indicted on federal cocaine-distribution and conspiracy charges. Anthony Cracchiolo, 32, who runs Anthony’s Pizza Pasta...
Vic tells of rape ordeal
Four years ago, a 19-year-old college student was raped by a boxcutter-wielding fiend, a stranger who had stalked her by subway and pushed his way into her SoHo building.Yesterday, she...
‘Reopen Sesame sex suit’
The man who accused Elmo’s puppeteer of sexual misconduct reportedly wants to recant his recantation. Sheldon Stephens, 24, last week withdrew sensational claims that, as an underage teen, he had...
Have tee with Mike
If someone paid $185,000 at a charity auction to have lunch with Mayor Bloomberg, how much could a round of a golf fetch? That six-figure question will be answered next...
Stray window shot
A 32-year-old woman was shot in the face while doing the dishes in her Brooklyn apartment yesterday after a stray bullet whizzed through her first-floor window, cops said.The bullet grazed...
Cops stop teen from GWB dive
Port Authority police yesterday rescued a Florida teen about to jump off the George Washington Bridge.Two officers arrived just after noon and grabbed the unidentified 18-year-old, but he tried to...
Dirty cop’s court break
He’ll be home for Thanksgiving — just maybe not for Christmas. Kenneth Moreno, the lead officer in last year’s notorious “Rape Cops” trial, won’t have to start his one-year sentence...
Bid to trash UES plant
Several pols, community groups and Upper East Side residents filed two lawsuits yesterday in an effort to block the planned construction of a massive garbage-transfer station along the East River...
Bx. ‘kidnap’ dad gives up
The on-the-lam Bronx dad accused of abducting his kids, shooting at their mom and torching her apartment has surrendered to cops, authorities said.Fitz Edwards, 29, strolled into the 47th Precinct...
Drivers take impounding
ALBANY — State Police can impound a borrowed car when the driver is arrested at a traffic stop instead of letting a licensed passenger drive it away, New York’s top...
NYers hungering for food relief
The number of city food pantries and soup kitchens is down 25 percent in the last five years, says a report from an anti-hunger group. The Food Bank for New...
‘Up,’ up and away!
Need any more proof that real estate is sky high? A daredevil from North Carolina channeled Carl Fredricksen, the elderly airborne hero of the animated movie “Up,” and floated away...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx An angry teenager injured her father in a fight — over the TV remote, authorities said. Ashley Hanley, 18, first hurled a can of ravioli at her dad,...
Mosque attack victim warns of eye for an eye
A devout Muslim man who was stabbed as he tried to open the door to a Queens mosque on Sunday says his hate-spewing attacker had better watch his back. “If...
NY court cool to church in school
A New York appeals panel yesterday heard fresh arguments on an old subject — worship services in public schools — and seemed hesitant to let them continue.The three-judge panel of...
Sandy wiseguy is sunk
A judge yesterday shot down a mobster’s request for a two-month sentencing delay while he cleans up from Hurricane Sandy. Emanuel Garofalo, 64, a reputed Gambino crime family associate, cited...
Saint misbehavin’
A Harlem church-choir director hit a sour note with authorities at La Guardia Airport yesterday when he exploded over airline baggage fees, officials said. Gospel musician Samuel Aristil, 30, was...
‘Cannibal’ cop’s plea
The alleged “cannibal cop” pleaded not guilty yesterday in federal court. Gilberto Valle, 28, wore a standard blue jail jumpsuit to his brief courtroom appearance before Manhattan federal Judge Paul...
Justice wasn’t swift enough to lock up perv
He’s one lucky perv.Jason Mack — a 250-pound city janitor — admits he drunkenly pleasured himself onto a 14-year-old girl on a crowded 1 train a decade ago. But yesterday,...
‘Slayer’ has bawl
A father on trial for a second time in the hammer-beating death of his stepdaughter broke down in tears in Brooklyn Supreme Court yesterday. Jean Simon (pictured), 55, wiped his...
Caught mapping? Not me: Gropez
Embattled Assemblyman Vito Lopez claims he knew nothing about a sneaky plan to change his district boundary that would boost his chances of winning a City Council seat next year....
Subway cellular taken by storm
Plans to install Wi-Fi and cell service to an additional 30 subway stations have been delayed until next year due to Hurricane Sandy, officials said yesterday.Transit Wireless officials said service...
Abate & $witch risk for city apt. owners
ALBANY — It’s a $445 million gamble — with city condo and co-op owners’ holding the chips. The city plans to send out property-tax bills to about 365,000 co-op and...
Quinn plays teach’s pet at ed talk
The next mayor has to tamp down the heated rhetoric over how to improve the city’s schools and also “stop villifying teachers,” City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said yesterday. Speaking...
Legal test of time
As if he didn’t already have a leg up on the competition. The son of one of New York’s leading lawyers has sued to get extra time to take his...
Stones fans B’klyn dodgers
The Rolling Stones can’t always get what they want — in Brooklyn.Tickets for the band’s Dec. 8 Barclays Center show were selling at a lackluster pace yesterday.The Newark Prudential Center...
Buy Pop Queen Madge’s castle
Madonna slept here — and for $23.5 million, you can, too. The Material Girl yesterday put her swanky Central Park West co-op up for sale. The duplex, near West 64th...
Rock attack on cars
ATTICA, NY — Two teens have been charged with damaging more than two dozen vehicles by hurling rocks at them at a western New York car dealership.Attica police say the...
NJ nails 9/11 charity fakers
Two New Jersey men have been barred from charity work after they admitted operating a bogus 9/11 charity. They must also hand over more than $121,000, which the state will...
Bribe pol gets 6 yrs.
A former Yonkers councilwoman was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison for accepting nearly $200,000 in exchange for changing her vote on two real-estate deals. Sandy Annabi also was...
House GOP warns President Obama not to push Susan Rice as next secretary of state
WASHINGTON — UN Ambassador Susan Rice’s climb to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state grew steeper yesterday when 97 House Republicans sent a letter to President Obama calling...
‘Duffel man’ sought in Brooklyn slay spree
A mysterious man toting a duffel bag has been identified as a key “person of interest” in the Brooklyn serial-killer case — after surveillance video showed him at one and...
Sandy suit against condo bigs
A resident of the chi-chi Greenwich Club Residences in lower Manhattan has filed a $35 million lawsuit against his condo board and management company, charging them with “fraud,” “self-dealing” and...
Concerns arise about handling of city schools reopening in Sandy's wake
Concerns about the city's handling of the schools system in the wake of Hurricane Sandy mounted yesterday even as officials opened 10 newly-repaired schools. Parents at PS 317 in Rockaway...
‘Temp’ subway
There’s a new subway line in town — the H.The MTA will begin running a free, temporary subway this morning for Rockaways residents stranded since Sandy. The new line —...
Mike: Chaos ‘perfect’
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday insisted that the city’s 911 system “functioned perfectly” during Hurricane Sandy — despite evidence of unanswered calls, clueless operators and deaths of people who couldn’t get help...
Owners’ car-nage
Three weeks later, Sandy is keeping tow-truck drivers busy. Nearly 900 cars damaged by the apocalyptic superstorm have been hauled away — without their owners having been notified, Mayor Bloomberg...
Shipwreck uncovered
Sandy was so strong that it uncovered a wrecked ship that had been buried for 90 years.The strong tidal surges pulled the sandy cover off the remains of the Bessie...
Cop-slay suspect charged
The crazed parolee accused of killing a Nassau County cop and a motorist last month was slapped with three counts of first-degree murder yesterday and ordered held without bail. Darrell...
‘Jobless’ heart woe
CHICAGO — Unemployment hurts more than your wallet — it may damage your heart. That’s according to a study linking joblessness with heart attacks in older workers. Multiple job losses...
Gaza aflame: Death toll at 100 amid truce hopes
The death toll passed 100 in the furious Israeli-Gaza border war yesterday amid reports a sweeping truce could be reached today. At least 26 more people were reported killed on...
NY pension soars
The New York pension fund for state and local government workers is reporting a 4 percent return on investment for its last quarter, with an estimated fund value of $150.1...
Whoa there, Bam! Smooch fest with Burma’s Suu Kyi
WASHINGTON — President Obama got touchy-feely during his visit to Burma yesterday — laying a big fat kiss and a hug on democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a...
Mob rat ‘threatens’ fed case
A mob rat’s belief that his wife was cheating may have cheated federal prosecutors out of a star witness. Bonanno captain-turned-government-informant Generoso “Jimmy the General” Barbieri was secretly recorded by...
Fiscal cliff notes: Can both sides give?
In his first formal press conference in months, Barack Obama showed that getting re-elected can increase a president’s confidence and combativeness. He staked out tough stands on several issues, especially...
Beyond Iron Dome
Regardless of how this current round of Israeli-Hamas fighting comes out, there’s one clear winner: the Israeli company called Rafael Advanced Systems, which makes the Iron Dome missile-defense system. Iron...
Walmart’s big box of help
The Issue: Walmart’s post-Sandy aid to New York and whether it should open a store in the city. *** In a time of distress caused by Hurricane Sandy, Walmart showed...
Benghazi bombshell: New holes in prez’s story
The Issue: Gen. David Petraeus’ account that al Qaeda was responsible for the Benghazi attack. *** Answering the questions left by Gen. David Petraeus’ testimony is not rocket science; proving...
Rice’s credibility gap
“We believe [Ambassador Rice’s] misleading statements over the days and weeks following the attack on our embassy in Libya . . . caused irreparable damage to her credibility both at...
Into Sandy’s dustbin
No pay raises for you, New York lawmakers. That’s the word from Albany, via Post state columnist Fredric U. Dicker — who reported yesterday that Superstorm Sandy appears to have...
And then there were four
The candidate field for next year’s mayoral election just got a little smaller. What’s that? You didn’t know there was a candidate field for next year’s mayoral election — or,...
A prayer of petition this Thanksgiving
A blessed Thanksgiving! I praise God for the radiant virtue so evident in our community since the wreckage of the hurricane. You will pardon me, I hope, and I trust...
Carrión’s new suit
You can take the candidate out of the Bronx Democratic machine — but can you take the machine out of the candidate? That’s my warning to those who might support...
Preachin’ a Dusty, lusty tale
In search of the perfect echo, Dusty Springfield recorded her vocals for her classic album “Dusty in Memphis” in a bathroom. That scene is dramatized in “Forever Dusty,” the new...
No apologies, just dance hits
Albums of the Week Rihanna “Unapologetic” ★★★ LOTS of pop stars have recently drenched themselves in dance music, but few do it as consistently well as RiRi does for this...
‘Christmas Story’ has legs
Writing a musical is hard. Writing a musical based on a movie with a passionate cult following is harder yet. A lot of your customers are going to feel personally...
Emperor ‘Tito’ takes command of the Met
After an uneven start to the season, the Met brought its A game Friday to a superb revival of Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.” The 1791 work is suggested by...
Nets' Wallace: Ankle feels OK
LOS ANGELES — Gerald Wallace wanted to see how he felt yesterday after returning to the lineup for the Nets’ 99-90 win Sunday over the Kings in Sacramento. And, outside...
Parx Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5 1/2 fur; $17,000; clm($10,000); 3,4&5YOFIDDLERS CELT dropped to this level in last and ran third, but faces a...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $28,000; clm($14,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Jemaru(L),115 J Ortiz 2-4-6 Englehart 6-1 2 No Questions(L),113...
Parx Charts
November 19th, 2012Clear and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70yds; $17,000; clm($10,000); 3,4&5YOOff: 12:26. Good. off slow, going awayTime: 22.88, 47.77, 1:15.12, 1:42.74, 1:47.19.Trainer: Thomas MillerWinner: B G, 3, by Love...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball2:30 p.m.Maui Invitational: ConsolationMarquette vs. Mississippi State ESPN25 p.m.Maui Invitational: ConsolationTBA ESPN27 p.m.Cancun Challenge: DePaul vs. Wichita State CBSSN7 p.m.Campbell at Cincinnati SNY7:30 p.m.Legends Classic: 3rd PlaceUCLA vs. Georgia ESPNU8...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Burress sizing up Steelers Free-agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress is expected to visit with the Steelers and take a physical with his former team, a league source told ESPN....
Bronx Science stuns Beacon in PSAL soccer
The Bronx Science girls soccer team pulled off a shocking 2-1 upset of top-seeded Beacon, its longtime rival, to win its second PSAL Class A city title in four years...
NHL players giving back — till it hurts
Let’s be clear about this. Any negotiated settlement on a NHL collective bargaining agreement will be measured by the scope of player givebacks — and player givebacks, alone.There is not...
49ers, Kaepernick beat up on Bears
SAN FRANCISCO — Strong-armed fill-in Colin Kaepernick made all the right throws, looking every bit a capable NFL No. 1 quarterback. Kaepernick passed for 243 yards and two touchdowns in...
The Post Line
NFL Thursday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog Patriots 7 6 (49) JETS Texans 3 3 (49) LIONS COWBOYS 4 3 1/2 (47) Redskins Sunday GIANTS 2 1/2 2 1/2 (49...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 20 WEDNov. 21 THUNov. 22 FRINov. 23 SATNov. 24 SUNNov. 25 MONNov. 26 Knicks New Orleans8:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FM Dal.8:30MSGESPN NOGAME Hou.8:00MSGESPN NOGAME Det.1:00MSGESPN NOGAME Nets L.A. Lakers10:30YES NetworkWFAN...
Lakers' D’Antoni: There’s no kneed to hurry back
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — While Mike D’Antoni hopes he is strong enough after knee replacement surgery to make his Lakers head coaching debut tonight against the Nets, a once tight...
Nets ready for 'big stage' against Lakers
LOS ANGELES — Not long ago, the Nets would never have been considered to be a marquee opponent for any team, let alone the NBA’s marquee team in the Lakers....
Yankees GM: Pettitte decision could come down to money
Brian Cashman doesn’t know if Andy Pettitte will inform the Yankees of his 2013 plans this week, but if the veteran lefty does and wants to return, the Yankees general...
Wright ‘50-50’ to sign Mets extension
David Wright is taking his time ordering new business cards that include a Mets logo. According to an industry source with knowledge of the discussions, Wright is a “50-50” proposition...
Hornets rookie Rivers a chip off the old Doc
NEW ORLEANS — Rookie lottery pick Austin Rivers, son of Celtics coach Doc Rivers, is part of the basketball resurgence in the Big Easy, with Anthony Davis as the cornerstone....
Knicks' Anthony vs. unibrow: Hornets rookie Davis gets test from Olympic mentor
NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis gets to show his former Olympic mentors tonight all he has learned. The surging Knicks get their first look at the Hornets’ No. 1 overall...
Turnovers not part of new Knicks diet
For all the talk of Carmelo Anthony’s brilliant two-way play and the Knicks’ suffocating defense, the team’s ability to limit turnovers may be the key to its 7-1 start. Bedeviled...
Woody requested Jets play on Thanksgiving night: source
The Jets are playing on Thanksgiving for the second time in three years. That is something that makes the team’s owner happy, but might not be such a thrill for...
Patriots' Gronkowski injury shows this ’Chick for the birds
Bill Belichick would run over his grandmother if she stood in his way. He is the ruthless, merciless, cutthroat coach who takes no prisoners, who adheres to the old Billy...
Ailing Giants LB Rivers bruises knee in car accident
While nearly every Giants player enjoyed the benefits of the bye week, the condition of linebacker Keith Rivers only worsened after he injured his knee in a car accident last...
Wilson not sure why Giants haven't given him bigger role
David Wilson is a bit confused, more than a bit frustrated and growing increasingly anxious about his non-existent role in the Giants’ offense. “When they say show more and do...
Tuck says Giants were 'too confident' before losing streak
Less than three weeks ago, the Giants still looked like a team ready to repeat, so two straight losses weren’t going to shake the confidence of the defending Super Bowl...
Rejuvenated Eli, Giants ready to fight to the finish
Of course they watched. “Got excited, got upset, got excited, got all the emotions in play,’’ coach Tom Coughlin said yesterday, not specifying what got his blood flowing over the...
Starr Report
Long Island resident Donna Hardesty has claimed her $100,000 grand prize as the winner of Discovery’s “Gold Rush Sweepstakes” — and says she plans to use some of the dough...
Splits for the ‘Gonzo Strip’
Since Anderson Cooper’s daytime talk show was canceled last month, it appears the CNN newsman is suddenly more willing to jet off to world hot spots and leave the talk...
Who is the mole?
We’re well into the second season of “Homeland,” and still there is only one thing that we know for sure: The only person who can’t be the mole is the...
‘Idol’ zaps Cowell
'American Idol” isn’t wasting any time — pushing controversial new judge Nicki Minaj as the face of its upcoming season and taking a swipe at rival Simon Cowell. A 30-second...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYKE$HA - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4AMY POEHLER, RICO RODRIGUEZ - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7ZOOEY DESCHANEL, DR. PHIL MCGRAW - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch....
‘What Would’ spinoff
ABC News is planning to spin off its popular hidden-camera show, “What Would You Do ?” — and has posted a casting notice on the show’s Web site, according to...
Kenan may leave ‘SNL’; has sitcom
Kenan Thompson is teaming with Lorne Michaels for an NBC sitcom pilot — opening up the possibility he could leave “Saturday Night Live” after a 10-year run. Thompson is working...
I’ve got the powder!
It's that time of year again when we set our clocks back an hour, replace our warm-weather clothing with heavy-duty layers and plan our next escape to a snow-capped mountain...
Light show
As part of a $30 million recharge, the InterContinental Miami will burn bright during Art Basel week with newly unveiled 19-story digital canvases projecting moving images and light displays, including...
Spinning into 2013
There’s no rest in the DJ world, especially around New Year’s. Electronic dance-music fans could go on quite the bender to ring in 2013. Las Vegas, which largely funds the...
Weird but true
Speaking from beyond the end zone, a Kansas City man blamed the horrible season the NFL Chiefs are having for his death. The obituary for Loren “Sam’’ Lickteig in the...
Fordham ekes out 1st win
Jeffrey Short hit a go-ahead layup with 52 seconds left and Fordham earned a 70-68 victory over Penn in an NIT Season Tip-Off consolation game yesterday in Bethlehem, Pa. The...
No. 1 Indiana rallies past Georgia in Brooklyn
Indiana came to Brooklyn top-ranked but untested. The Hoosiers had routed three overmatched foes before finally facing a Georgia team last night that could push them. They looked average for...
Georgetown spoils Muhammad’s UCLA debut at Barclays
Last night marked the debut of UCLA’s freshman Shabazz Muhammad, the most eagerly anticipated recruit in the country. But Georgetown gave the young phenom and his Bruin teammates a lesson...
Rutgers to Big Ten makes dollars, sense
There have been some realignment moves that either have left tears in your eyes or pain in your gut: Boston College to the ACC? The Eagles have become irrelevant in...
NYCs Austro-hungry empire
On an early fall night, smatterings of German emanate from multiple dinner conversations zigzagging across a long communal table at Edi and the Wolf in Alphabet City. Plates of landjäger...
Meet the super sitters
With her lively personality, top-notch references and refined English accent, the prospective baby sitter appears to check all the boxes as a modern-day Mary Poppins. She speaks about her passion...
Allred to host press conference with Jill Kelley's twin sister
Powerhouse lawyer Gloria Allred is set to host a press conference Tuesday with Jill Kelley’s twin sister, Natalie Khawam. The Washington, DC presser will likely address Khawam’s messy divorce and...
Madonna selling Central Park West apartment for $23.5M
The Material Girl’s apartment is up for sale for $23.5 million. Madonna’s co-op at 41 Central Park West – along 64th Street – was placed on the buying block today,...
Yonkers ex-pol gets six years for corruption
A crooked ex-pol from Yonkers went down with a dramatic flourish today as she was sentenced to six years in the slammer for corruption. Former Democratic Councilwoman Sandy Annabi was...
Woman shot in face by stray bullet in Crown Heights
A 32-year-old woman was shot in the face in her Crown Heights apartment this afternoon after a stray bullet whizzed through her first-floor window, cops said. The bullet went through...
Firefighter saves 2 men after scaffolding machine stalls
A city firefighter rescued two men who were left stranded about 100 feet in the air today after their mobile scaffolding unit stalled as they worked on a Queens building,...
Wage never-ending war in Planetside 2
They call us terrorists and traitors. But we're not. We're rebels. We, the New Conglomerate, fight for freedom. You want the fascists of the Terran Republic to rule?Or those techno-nuts,...