November 22, 2012
Secret gov't emails detail Osama bin Laden's burial at sea
Internal emails among U.S. military officers indicate that no sailors watched Osama bin Laden's burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson and traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the...
Chandler could become MMA household name in 2013
It’s destiny. At least that’s how Michael Chandler sees it.“I really believe I was put on this Earth to be the best lightweight in the world,” the Bellator 155-pound champion...
Texans top Lions after coach's mistake
DETROIT — Jim Schwartz threw a challenge flag when he didn’t need to and the Houston Texans made him regret it. Shayne Graham’s 32-yard field goal with 2:21 left in...
Looking back at Nets-Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO – The Nets headed home from California with a 1-2 record on their three-game road trip after dropping Wednesday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors, which they...
WATCH: Morehead State coach almost makes player cry on sidelines
Morehead State might regret hiring Sean Woods. For the second time in a week, the first-year coach is likely going to have to apologize for on-court conduct with a player....
Bradshaw still not practicing for Giants
The bye week certainly did not provide any magical healing for Ahmad Bradshaw, who has yet to practice this week after sitting out the Thanksgiving day practice for the Giants.Bradshaw...
'Exposed' Lin not happy with Rockets performance
HOUSTON – Jeremy Lin says he has no regrets about the Knicks decision not to match his $25M contract offer in July, indicating it was “God's plan’’ for him to...
Arsene Wenger, Andy Roxburgh admit possibility of Thierry Henry loan to Arsenal
While both new Red Bulls sporting director Andy Roxburgh and longtime Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger trid to downplay the likelihood of Thierry Henry going on another offseason loan to the Gunners,...
Seaside Heights mayor considering leaving roller coaster submerged by Sandy as 'tourist attraction'
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ — The remains of a roller coaster that was knocked off a New Jersey amusement pier by Superstorm Sandy and partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean may...
Family of brain-dead boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho to decide by Friday whether he should stay on life support
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Famed Puerto Rican boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho is clinically brain dead, doctors said Thursday, though they said family members were disagreeing on whether to take...
Egypt's president grants himself far-reaching powers
CAIRO — Egypt's president on Thursday issued constitutional amendments that placed him above judicial oversight and ordered the retrial of Hosni Mubarak for the killing of protesters in last year's...
Rockets' Lin ready to 'play his heart out' vs. Knicks
HOUSTON - Jeremy Lin said he's ready to "play his heart out'' tomorrow night in his first meeting against the Knicks.The Rockets point guard and creator of Linsanity is in...
Hamas leaders declare victory over Israel as truce holds
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas leaders in Gaza declared victory over Israel on Thursday, and thousands of flag-waving supporters rallied in celebration as the battered territory entered its first...
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade brings cheer to storm-hit NY
Victims of Superstorm Sandy in New York and elsewhere in the Northeast were comforted Thursday by kinder weather, free holiday meals and — for some — front row seats to...
26-year-old man dies after jumping in front of 1-train in the Bronx
A man was killed today after jumping in front a train in the Bronx, authorities said. The 26-year-old was hit by a southbound 1-train at the West 231st Street station,...
Bed-ridden 87-year-old woman killed in apartment fire
An 87-year-old woman was killed early today by a raging fire that tore through her Manhattan apartment, authorities said. The three-alarm blaze broke out around 3:27 a.m. inside the victim’s...
Driver killed after crash on Queens highway
A motorist was killed this morning after crashing on a Queens highway, police said. The 53-year-old victim was driving his 2011 Honda Accord eastbound on the Grand Central Parkway, near...
NY judge orders Argentina to immediately pay foreign debts, including money owed to hedgie Singer
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina has finally run out of wiggle room in a billion-dollar showdown over foreign debts unpaid since the country's world-record default a decade ago, and the...
Dylan comes through clearly
A modern day Bob Dylan concert is a curious thing, best approached with tempered expectations. The cantankerous 71-year old legend’s live m.o. has been well documented and exhaustively discussed —...
PHOTOS: How would Kanye look on Kardashian Christmas cards?
This year’s big question: will Kanye West appear on the Kardashian’s Christmas card? America’s most photogenic family gathers together each year to snap a holiday picture, then shares the photo...
As the strong pick up pieces after Sandy, give thanks for their fortitude — and the proper role sports play
I trust you have a friend like this, too, a friendship anchored by decades of history and shared experience, one you needed to lean on in recent weeks because of...
Jets need to gobble up this opportunity against Patriots
It began with Tim Tebow sprinting shirtless through the rain in Cortland, and it wasn’t long before the Jets were undressed in public, stripped of their swag, laughed at, ridiculed...
Jets’ playoff hopes alive with win, but loss makes ’em look like turkeys
Jets fans might feel indigestion tonight that is completely unrelated to too much stuffing or pumpkin pie. If the Jets lose to the rival Patriots tonight, you basically can forget...
Brooklyn Recovery Fund dishes out $250,000 in grants to boost Sandy victims
A fund set up to support Brooklyn's recovery from Hurricane Sandy has awarded its first round of grants totaling $250,000 to 26 neighborhood organizations. Launched by the Brooklyn Community Foundation...
Business briefs
SockedThe number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week but remained elevated due to Superstorm Sandy. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 41,000 to a...
Hostess toasted; 18,500 out of work
Stick a fork in Hostess — the 82-year-old bakery can start liquidating and lining up buyers for its famous brands, including Twinkies, Wonder Bread and Devil Dogs, a judge ruled...
Retailers cracking down on leaks of Black Friday deals
Retailers, already under pressure to ring up boffo Black Friday sales, are freaking out over fears their carefully planned strategies to attract shoppers are being leaked to rivals. Black Friday...
Madison Avenue cheering news Rutgers and Maryland joining Big Ten
Madison Avenue is cheering the news that Rutgers and Maryland are joining the Big Ten. The move strengthens the appeal of the Big Ten Network across the Northeast and, in...
A ‘Whale’ of a Chase is on
JPMorgan Chase turned its chief investment office into a proprietary-trading unit that caused more than $6.2 billion in losses, pension funds said in a revised complaint in their suit against...
Picard: Make banks pay
A lawyer for the trustee seeking money for Bernard Madoff’s victims asked an appeals court yesterday to restore nearly $30 billion in claims against JPMorgan Chase and other banks, saying...
Sweet Melissa
Fox Business Network’s Melissa Francis smiled at the jumble of boys, toys and just a bit of mayhem. Her sons — 6-year-old Thompson and 2-year-old Greyson — were almost too...
What would be fair and what would be fowl?
As a resident of Central Park West, I’ve grown increasingly frustrated by the crowds that swarm the neighborhood on Thanksgiving eve and on the holiday itself. It’s awfully hard to...
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Award Mrs. P a valor medal
No one hands out medals to women like Holly Petraeus. But someone should. Instead, like a swift kick in Holly’s teeth, military groupie Jill Kelley received an actual medal last...
Officials demand explanation for 911 call-center meltdown during Sandy
Public officials are demanding an investigation into the near-meltdown of the city’s 911 emergency system during Sandy’s wrath last month — refusing to accept Mayor Bloomberg’s assertion that it all...
WTC antenna on high seas
A barge carrying eight sections of the massive spire that will make One World Trade Center the nation’s tallest building is en route to New York from Canada down the...
Airline off hook in collapse of 3rd bldg.
United Airlines is not responsible for the collapse of a third World Trade Center building on 9/11, stemming from suspected airport security lapses that allowed hijackers to crash a plane...
Longest-sitting NYC judge retires
The city’s longest-sitting judge stood up yesterday. And while the retirement of controversial Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Carol Berkman is cause for celebration among the legion of lawyers she’s sparred...
Casey Anthony trial 'botched'
Damning computer evidence that might have put Casey Anthony behind bars for the murder of her daughter was overlooked during her trial, according to a bombshell report. Prosecutors never even...
Brooklyn rape fiend
A man (pictured) stalked a young woman along a Brooklyn street, and followed her into her Williamsburg apartment building where he raped her, police said yesterday. The attack in the...
Three New Yorkers thankful for organs donated by hedge-fund manager
They have nothing in common, but they’re all thankful for the same thing today — a generous man who donated his organs. Three New Yorkers — a chief detective, a...
Sandy survivors thankful for life on Thanksgiving
Mayor Bloomberg wants storm-ravaged New Yorkers to have a turkey in every pot — especially in Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens. City Hall is managing a massive Thanksgiving Day effort...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A man on a smoking break was robbed at gunpoint in the East Village, authorities said. Two thieves approached the victim on Nov. 5 at 1:15 a.m. on East...
Family weighs taking former boxing champ Hector 'Macho' Camacho off life support
It seems like boxer Hector Camacho has been fighting all his life — and not just in the ring. He fought as a troubled teen in Spanish Harlem, getting into...
Jewelry ‘wacko’
He’s got champagne-and-caviar tastes — and an angry, deranged guy’s budget.Billy Wooten, clad in gray sweatpants and a hoodie barged his way past a security guard at the hyper-pricey de...
Cops investigating whether Holy Cross HS coach had inappropriate contact with students he 'watched shower'
The NYPD is investigating whether the hoops coach at Holy Cross HS in Queens had any inappropriate contact with the students he’s accused of watching take showers, law-enforcement sources told...
Cyclist at skateboard-slay scene sought
Police are looking to question a bicyclist who may have witnessed a skateboarder being fatally struck in Union Square. The horrific accident occurred Tuesday around 11:15 a.m. when Kyle Larson,...
Barclays tax fight
It cost $1 billion to build, but the owner of Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center, in an effort to pay less taxes, is claiming it’s worth a mere $111 million.A subsidiary...
Oh, Jesus! He’s older
He should have remembered to carry the VI.Thanks to a math error by a sixth-century monk named Dennis the Small, Jesus may be as many as six years older than...
Fans set to crowd new Macy's parade route
Times Square business owners are feeling deflated as balloon and float fans are set to crowd Sixth Avenue today to watch Spidey and the rest of the balloons in a...
Resigned Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash has taped 'Sesame Street' episodes through 2014
Elmo lives! Even though puppeteer Kevin Clash abruptly resigned from “Sesame Street” in the wake of an underage gay sex scandal, children and parents aren’t likely to see changes on...
Bunch o’ turkeys
They’ll be thankful when they get their power back. Tone-deaf executives at LIPA — which is under state investigation for its performance during Hurricane Sandy — posted a leafy greeting...
Journos’ ‘jogger’ court push
News organizations and filmmaker groups submitted “friend of the court” briefs yesterday in a bid to block the city from subpoenaing outtakes from Ken Burns’ new documentary on the “Central...
Trump Tower elevator operator claims billionaire Stewart Rahr pulled gun on him
This guy really pushed his buttons. An elevator operator at Trump Tower claims a billionaire office tenant threatened him with a revolver after the employee refused to wait around to...
Door-to-door salesman admits to gunning down three Brooklyn businessmen: sources
A creepy door-to-door salesman from Staten Island admitted yesterday to gunning down three Brooklyn businessmen during a terrifying serial-killing spree, law-enforcement sources said. Cash-strapped clothing peddler Salvatore Perrone, 63, was...
Bus blast then a ‘cease’ peace
Israel and Hamas agreed to end their bloody eight-day border war with a fragile truce agreement — hours after a terrorist bus bombing wounded 28 people in Tel Aviv. The...
Benghazi’s top cop shot dead
WASHINGTON — The security chief for Benghazi was assassinated yesterday less than three months after the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were slain on Sept. 11. Three...
Jill Kelley awarded prestigious medal from Joint Chiefs in 2011
They’ll give a medal to anyone. Military schmoozer Jill Kelley — a central figure in the investigation of Gen. David Petraeus — in March 2011 was awarded a prestigious medal...
Rice’s Libya defense
She did the best she could with the best information she had at the time, UN Ambassador Susan Rice said yesterday, defending for the first time her early account of...
What’s most important: time with family, friends
The Issue: How stores opening today and consumer culture affect families celebrating Thanksgiving. *** It’s not just about Christmas anymore (“A Prayer of Petition This Thanksgiving,” Timothy Cardinal Dolan, PostOpinion,...
LIPA let long island down
The Issue: The Long Island Power Authority’s slow response to Sandy-related electrical outages. *** Nicole Gelinas’ column on politicians sucking LIPA dry was very convincing (“Call It ‘LIPAsuction’” PostOpinion, Nov....
For this we give thanks
The first Thanksgiving in the New World was celebrated in mid-October 1621, nearly a year after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Much later, George Washington...
Giving thanks for a year of absurdity
Among the things for which Americans can, on this feast day, be thankful is Washington’s resolve to temper severity with mercy: It will seriously — this time we really mean...
Enough PC proclamations
If Abraham Lincoln released his October 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation today, it would be panned by all sides. In the statement that is considered the beginning of the unbroken annual tradition...
Calder Graded Entries
Post Time: 11:00 a.m.FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $10,500; clm($6,250); 3up1-Char Lena Jo 3-15-My Schatzi 8-52-Chanty Light 6-16-Adela's Song 4-13-Phoebe Moon 8-17-Nice Cookie 15-14-Strongly So 8-1SECOND-5 fur(T); $21,500; clm($50,0); 2YO1-Phyllis Ann 6-18-Frosty...
Vic Cangialosi at Churchill Downs
FIRST-1 1/16m; $24,000; clm($50,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 6 Jesse Stone(L),124 CLaneri 4-3-4 3-1 1 FlashySunrise(L121 SBrdg 8-4-3 6-1 2 Deputy Dixie(L),122 J Court 3-x-x 15-1...
Grinnell's Taylor scores with King James
MIAMI — Attention, Grinnell College basketball office: LeBron James wants the tape from Jack Taylor’s record-setting scoring spree. Or as “King James” is now calling Taylor, “Sir Jack.” The NBA...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 11:25 a.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $46,000; clm($25,000); 2YO(f)NO MORE FIVES after winning as favorite in first three career starts she finished fourth...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $37,000; clm($30,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Into the Fray(L),117J Rosario2-4-2Jacobson7-22 Chief Gaga(L),121M Studart9-8-1TJohnsn20-13 Buckeye Heart(L),119CVelasquz4-1-4Quick10-14 Talented Whiz(L),121R Maragh2-1-2Ness4-15 Classic R and...
Aqueduct Charts
November 21st, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $28,000; clm($14,000); 3upOff: 12:20. Good. 3w upper, inched awayTime: 22.98, 46.06, 57.66, 1:1.18.Trainer: Richard Dutrow, Jr.Winner: GR/RO G,...
The Post Line
NFLTodayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogPatriots77(48 1/2)JETSTexans33 1/2(50 1/2)LIONSCOWBOYS43 1/2(48)RedskinsSundayGIANTS2 1/22 1/2(50)PackersBENGALS7 1/28 1/2(49)RaidersBROWNSOFFOFF(OFF)SteelersCOLTS33(51 1/2)BillsBroncos1010 1/2(44)CHIEFSTitans33(43 1/2)JAGUARSBEARSOFFOFF(OFF)VikingsFalconsPk1(49)BUCCANNEERSSeahawks33(37 1/2)DOLPHINSRavens2 1/21(47)CHARGERSSAINTSOFFOFF(OFF)49ErsCARDINALS32 1/2(37 1/2)RamsMondayEAGLESOFFOFF(OFF)PanthersPitt./Chi./S.F./Phil. QBs questionableHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballTonightFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogTEXAS7 (58)TcuTomorrowNebraska15 (53)IOWAx-Bow. Green9 1/2 (44)BuffaloC. Michigan10 1/2...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 22FRINov. 23SATNov. 24SUNNov. 25MONNov. 26TUENov. 27WEDNov. 28KnicksNOGAMEHou.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMEDet.1:00MSGESPNBklyn.7:00TNTESPNNOGAMEMilw.8:00MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEL.A.C.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEPort.3:00YESWFANKnicks7:00TNTWFANNOGAMEBos.7:30YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMEFla. Gulf 7:30No TVWBBRNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Sports Shorts
Hoops: Love returns for TimberwolvesKevin Love, making a surprise debut from a broken hand, had 34 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves in a 101-94 loss to the Nuggets....
Today's Sports on the Air
BasketballNoonOld Spice Classic: West Virginia vs. Marist ESPN22 p.m.Old Spice Classic: Vanderbilt vs. Davidson ESPN22 p.m.DirecTV Classic: Pacific vs. Xavier (OH) ESPNU4:30 p.m.DirecTV Classic: Drexel vs. St. Mary's (CA) ESPN26...
NHL rejects new giveback
Who says the NHL isn’t playing games? Nothing on ice — no, but plenty in the board room. Commissioner Gary Bettman is dealing up Gimme, Gimme, and the players are...
Martin still waiting for Yankees to make their pitch
When Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera officially re-enter the Yankees’ universe, the club can move on to the chore of signing Russell Martin to handle essentially the same pitching staff...
Texans are hungry for playoff spot
DETROIT — The Texans have put themselves in a position to be the NFL’s first team to seal a spot in the playoffs and to move a step closer toward...
Harvey upbeat about Mets’ rotation
Matt Harvey didn’t mince words earlier this week when asked for an assessment of the Mets’ potential rotation for 2013. “Pretty damn good,” he said. But the right-hander also was...
Giants' Phillips ready to play after missing six games
Safety Kenny Phillips has been down this road before, saying he is going to make a return, only to find himself on the inactive list on Sunday. It happened three...
Landry glad he chose Jets
LaRon Landry could have been on the other sideline tonight.The Jets safety visited New England during free agency before ultimately signing a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Jets. Landry...
Cowboys' Bryant focused on Redskins
IRVING, Texas — Cowboys’ wide receiver Dez Bryant is the riddle many had feared when character issues allowed the Cowboys to take one of the best players in the 2010...
Nets' Evans first to take fall under new flop policy
OAKLAND, Calif. — Reggie Evans has made history. Evans, who was one of the main subjects of the NBA’s preseason instructional video about the new flopping rules, has become the...
Despite hot start, Nets fall to Golden State
OAKLAND, Calif. — Last night’s game against Golden State was a tricky one on several levels for the Nets. It came as the third game in four nights, as well...
Prayers for Macho
Bruce Silverglade’s cell phone rang early yesterday. It was Juan LaPorte calling from Puerto Rico with sad news about their friend Hector Camacho. The former world champion boxer was being...
Anthony misses in final ticks as Knicks’ rally falls short
DALLAS — The Knicks came roaring back again in the heart of Texas, reducing a late 12-point lead to one in the final minute, but their magic and Carmelo Anthony’s...
Woodson regrets narrowing Knicks rotation
DALLAS — Coach Mike Woodson decided to go against his normal plan. He reduced his rotation to eight players and his Knicks looked tired on the second night of a...
Knicks' Kidd solid again, but falls to ex-team
DALLAS — Jason Kidd may or may not have his jersey retired in the American Airlines Center rafters if Mavericks owner Mark Cuban holds a grudge, but he still has...
Rusty Giants face stiff test in prolific Packers
The memory was still vivid, still pleasant, and there was a longing in Antrel Rolle’s voice as he recalled the defensive performance of the Giants in last year’s NFC divisional...
Packers' Rodgers refuses to dwell on playoff bust
Aaron Rodgers seems to be at the point in his career where MVP numbers have become expected. The Packers’ eighth-year quarterback will come into MetLife Stadium this Sunday night to...
Eli has history of excelling after Giants week off
Whatever Eli Manning did during the bye week — whatever he ate or drank, whether he worked out or lounged around, whether he watched football, movies, soap operas or no...
‘Family Secrets’ at Thanksgiving
What if, from the time you were toddlers, your father told you and your sister that your mother had abandoned you? And what if he then took you both to...
Kin knock the OJ doc
The shocking documentary that claims a serial killer on death row in Florida — and not OJ Simpson — is the real murderer of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman...
What could be ‘Bad’?
‘B AD25,” marking the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s mega-selling album, “Bad,” is only the second movie authorized by Jackson’s estate since he died in June 2009 at the age...
Weird but true
“In the news tonight — we’re outta here!’’ Two anchors at a Bangor, Maine, TV station resigned on the air Tuesday — with a blast at their bosses. The bizarre...
Beamon sparks Manhattan over Hofstra
The Manhattan Jaspers have a good reason to be thankful — George Beamon is back. The senior swingman made his season debut in the Jaspers’ home-opener Wednesday night, scoring 29...
St. John’s wins despite struggling on the glass
For power-conference teams such as St. John’s, the non-conference portion of a schedule is the equivalent of a thief casing his next heist. What you learn, and how you prepare...
Hardaway’s son emerges as Michigan’s Garden hero
Tim Hardaway Jr.’s dad never heard cheers at the Garden like this. The son of the former star NBA guard, a villain in these parts during the ultra-intense Knicks-Heat rivalry...
Knicks rally falls short against Mavericks
DALLAS — O.J. Mayo scored 10 of 27 points over the final six minutes of the third quarter, when Dallas charged ahead, and the Mavericks held on for a 114-111...
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Wallace, Stackhouse will sit out against Warriors
OAKLAND -- Gerald Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse will both sit out of Wednesday night's game here against the Warriors.Neither have an injury to deal with, but Nets coach Avery Johnson...
B'klyn store owner says bookkeeper tipped off robbers
He said it was an inside job. The owner of a Brooklyn grocery store testified against his pretty bookkeeper who he claims tipped off a pack of robbers who attacked...
Mother & son busted with illegal cigarettes & $132,000 in cash
Mama taught him wrong. A Queens mother and her son were arrested with 677 cartons of illegal Asian cigarettes and $132,000 in cash, authorities announced today. Ying-Jian Lin, 48, and...
Cops hunting suspect wanted for B'klyn rape
A sicko stalked a young woman, followed her into her Williamsburg apartment building and raped her, police said today. The suspect followed the victim into her Kent Ave. apartment building...
UConn or Louisville might leave Big East for ACC
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The struggling Big East Conference came up short again in the latest round of expansion. The conference lost its fifth member in the past 18 months with...