November 25, 2012

Johnson scores 21 points, Nets win fifth straight at Barclays Center

Deron Williams had 15 points, 12 assists, four blocked shots and three steals, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a 98-85 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Joe Johnson...

Giffey leads No. 21 UConn over Stony Brook

STORRS, Conn. — Niels Giffey had a career-high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help No. 21 Connecticut rally for a 73-62 victory over Stony Brook on Sunday. Shabazz...

Carter, Rutgers hold off UNC Greensboro

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Rutgers guard Eli Carter almost wore himself out trying to keep the offense flowing at an efficient clip Sunday afternoon. Carter scored a season-high 25 points and...

Browns stun sloppy Steelers

CLEVELAND — As Browns linebacker D’Qwell Jackson walked across the field, he noticed saw something different in the faces of Pittsburgh’s players. They weren’t just upset Sunday following a 20-14...

Hilton's big day leads Colts over Bills

INDIANAPOLIS — The playoff talk had been heating up in Buffalo all week. T.Y. Hilton doused those dreams with two big plays Sunday. Indianapolis’ rookie receiver scored on a 75-yard...

Cutler sharp as Bears down Vikings

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears got Jay Cutler back from a concussion, only to lose three more stars to injuries. Start with Devin Hester. Add Matt Forte and Charles Tillman...

Bengals roll to rout of Palmer, Raiders

CINCINNATI — The purplish bruises on the back of Carson Palmer’s passing shoulder and the nasty red scrape down the middle of his back vividly summed up his horrid homecoming....

No. 18 St. John's women win fourth straight

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Shenneika Smith recorded a double-double and No. 18 St. John’s women pulled away from Hartford 66-54 Sunday in a nonconference matchup. Smith, who moved into ninth...

Falcons overcome mistakes to beat Buccaneers

TAMPA, Fla. — No one has led more late game-winning drives during the past five seasons than Matt Ryan, who has kept the Atlanta Falcons flying high with five fourth-quarter...

Peyton throws for two TDs, Broncos top Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Peyton Manning was wooed by the Chiefs early in the offseason, after the four-time MVP had been cut loose by Indianapolis and before he signed a...

Jaguars finally win at home, beating Titans

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Making his way down to the field to celebrate, Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan summed up his team’s first home win this season. “Hopefully the spell is...

Pagano in attendance, Colts cheerleaders shave heads for leukemia research

INDIANAPOLIS — Colts head coach Chuck Pagano received a standing ovation from the Lucas Oil Stadium crowd during Sunday’s game against Buffalo. With 11:23 left in the fourth quarter, team...

Tannehill rallies Dolphins past Seahawks

MIAMI — Ryan Tannehill was hardly a rattled rookie as he stood in his end zone, contemplating the long drive the Miami Dolphins needed with the score tied and 92...

Knicks end two-game losing streak with rout of Pistons

With the Linsanity disaster behind them, the Knicks came back home and took it out on the Pistons today. They cruised to a 121-100 victory behind Carmelo Anthony’s 29 points...

No way out: 112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory — it had no emergency exits

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Fire raced through a garment factory that supplies major retailers in the West, killing at least 112 people, many of whom were trapped by the flames because...

Edwin leads Seton Hall past Saint Peter's

Seton Hall was in a rush to get the ball inside to Eugene Teague in the first half Sunday, but slowed its offense down enough after the break to get...

Southerland, Syracuse cruise by Colgate

James Southerland scored 18 points, Michael Carter-Williams had eight points and a career-high 13 assists, and No. 6 Syracuse beat Colgate 87-51 on Sunday. It was the 165th meeting between...

NY gets $27 million federal grant to hire Sandy cleanup workers

New York has gotten a $27 million federal grant that will go toward hiring people to help Superstorm Sandy cleanup efforts. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the National Emergency Grant on...

Daughter of Rockets coach McHale dies at 23

HOUSTON — The daughter of Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale has died at 23. Alexandra “Sasha” McHale died Saturday, and the team disclosed no other details Sunday. Kevin McHale has...

Three things to watch for in Nets-Blazers

Fresh off their big win over the Clippers at home Friday night, the Nets will try to extend their home record this season to 7-1 with a Sunday afternoon matinee...

Ex-Giants, Jets WR Burress playing for Steelers

CLEVELAND — Wide receiver Plaxico Burress is active and will play for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who will not have Antonio Brown when they face the Browns. Burress was re-signed earlier...

McCain says Rice could change his opposition to her possible Secretary of State nomination

Senator John McCain, a vocal opponent of Susan Rice's possible nomination as Secretary of State, said on Sunday that the UN ambassador could change his mind after she explained her...

The week's winners and losers

WINNERS MARIANNE LAKE Tapped by Jamie Dimon as JPMorgan CFO on departure of Doug Braunstein. JEFF BEWKES Time Warner announces CEO's contract has been extended through 2017. THOMAS RABE Bertelsmann...

Locked-out hockey stars compete at charity game

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — For one night there was a respite, a reminder of what everyone is missing and the permanence of damage done. In a 83-year-old cement barnhouse known...

'Twilight,' 'Skyfall' and 'Lincoln' help produce record $290M Thanksgiving week box office

LOS ANGELES — Bella Swan, James Bond and Abe Lincoln have combined to lift Hollywood to record Thanksgiving revenue at the box office. Kristen Stewart's finale as Bella in "The...

Bronx teen found unconscious was strangled to death

The Bronx girl found unconscious in the lobby of her aunt’s apartment building was strangled to death, authorities said yesterday. An autopsy yesterday revealed that the tragic death of Destiny...

Gaza cleric calls violation of Israel-Hamas cease-fire a sin

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A leading Islamic cleric in the Gaza Strip has ruled it a sin to violate the recent cease-fire between Israel and the Hamas militant group...

Green Bay in way as Giants try to snap annual skid

What we know now about these Giants and what we know soon after now will mean all the difference. By around midnight Sunday night, the Giants either will have shown...

Big Blue out to prove Rodgers & Co. didn’t give away NFC title

Aaron Rodgers gets his chance Sunday night to put his money where his mouth was over the offseason, when he all but accused the Giants of breaking into Packers’ offices...

Mets can’t spend too much for Wright, Dickey just to satisfy fans

The near conclusion of this holiday weekend means we are ready for the Hot Stove League to intensify. Like, starting tomorrow. More free-agent signings, more trades. Industry eyes naturally will...

Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Prince Amukamara

Post columnist Steve Serby tracked down Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara to cover some Q&A. Q: Are you recognized out in public now? A: People have been recognizing me, but I...

Brees & Co. rally from 0-4 start

Don’t look now, but the Saints are back in business. Beset by endless controversy and drama since Bountygate erupted last spring and pretty much left for dead after a 0-4...

AP’s return is shattering expectations

Adrian Peterson’s career was supposed to be in jeopardy. He was not supposed to be the running back he was, with perhaps the best combination of speed and burst in...

Giants trainer intent on identifying concussions

The Giants also are the Super Bowl champions of player safety. “I’d like to think that we’ve always had here at the Giants a high level of suspicion for concussion,”...

Vets can benefit Yanks, much like they are Knicks

Are you cheering the Knicks in November for what you criticized the Yankees for in October — namely being too old? By average age, the Knicks are one of the...

The Rumble

Pride & honors Hofstra hurler a Rhodes finalist Joseph Burg takes the term student-athlete to the extreme. A standout left-handed pitcher on the Hofstra baseball team, the 4.0 Honors College...

Bond bubble bust

There goes the nest egg. There’s a record $16.3 trillion of US debt and a good portion of that is sitting in baby boomers’ portfolios like a ticking time bomb...

NYC’s (fiscal) cliff dwellers: tax mavens

Forget the fiscal cliff. The Big Apple’s own $1.1 trillion economy has already toppled over the edge into an unprecedented tax purgatory that’s driving experts batty.With tax laws set to...

It’s not Dave’s Health

The startling news that high-profile Men’s Health Editor-in-Chief David Zinczenko had exited Rodale after seeming to come to loggerheads with Chairwoman and CEO Maria Rodale richoceted around the publishing world...

Oho ho ho! Web sales expected to grow 17%

US online holiday sales are already on the rise, and are expected to grow 17 percent from last year to $43.4 billion, a new forecast said last week. The report...

Sandy recovery may add $240B to econ

John Cataneo is working his 20 employees overtime and still can’t keep up with demand from customers who need plumbing repaired after Hurricane Sandy. He says he’s hired two new...

Bankers see small-business lending as next profit center

Bankers now have plenty of time and money for the person who owns that small store on the corner. That’s because the bankers see small-business lending as their next profit...

NYC tech CEOs: No hoodies need apply

Silicon Alley’s sneaker set better start suiting up for the C-suite. As Gotham’s online firms go public over the next few years, the city could face a shortage of executives...

(Mark) Hurd on the street

What’s the price of bad behavior? That question has been tossed around a fair amount this November in the wake of the resignation of CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus, especially...

Romney needed to raise retirees’ savings plight

Dear John: Why is it that Mitt Romney never raised the issue of the effect of the Fed’s low interest-rate policy on savers and senior retirees, given his absolute need...

You’re a video star, wherever you are

Would you like to use your iPhone to record videos of your business presentations but can’t afford your own personal cameraman to follow you around? Swivl helps your phone capture...

Brave 5-year-old girl didn't cry after she was shot in the stomach outside her Bronx apartment

An adorable 5-year-old girl on her way home from a family baby shower was shot in the stomach by a stray bullet early this morning in front of her Bronx...

New York City's burning questions answered

Is there anything about city life — besides a bad case of bedbugs — that makes grizzled New Yorkers scratch their heads? After quizzing friends, loved ones and colleagues, we...

Chelsea properties that should be renting for millions sit empty and languishing

They could be prime Chelsea apartments — and they’re going to waste. A cluster of four city-owned Seventh Avenue properties that should be renting for millions — and paying their...

Hamas: We stay armed

A top Hamas leader said yesterday that the militant group will continue arming itself, a stance that could jeopardize the fragile cease-fire that is largely holding in Gaza The statement...

De Blasio blasts food firms’ ‘sick time’ hit at staffers

Cafeteria workers were served up a cold dish of corporate greed when they were docked sick time during Superstorm Sandy — but they got some help yesterday from Public Advocate...

Gofer tells all about life as Frank Sinatra's valet, including crooner's nasty break-ups

When a hot-tempered Frank Sinatra wanted to break it off with a beautiful woman, he would order loyal valet Tony Consiglio, a high-school buddy from Hoboken, to do the dirty...

‘Accident’ was murder: cops

Authorities upstate have charged a Seneca County man with killing his son four years ago and making it look like an accident. Karl Karlsen’s son, Levi, 23, died in November...

Feds intercept wayward plane

Us fighter jets intercepted a private plane after it veered off its flight plan near Charleston, SC.The North American Aerospace Defense Command dispatched the F-16 fighters Friday morning and escorted...

Investigators looking into 'unanswered questions' about Mary Richardson Kennedy's suicide

Mary Richardson Kennedy’s family hired a high-powered Washington investigation firm and an ex- Manhattan homicide prosecutor to look into her death, The Post has learned. The firm focused its probe...

Boyfriend in custody after Queens woman is found strangled in The Bronx

A young Queens woman was found strangled in her car early yesterday in the The Bronx after a man called 911 to say he had killed his friend, police sources...

JetBlue flight attendant arrested after boyfriend steals traveler’s iPhone: police

She’s supposed to serve fliers, not steal from them. A uniformed JetBlue flight attendant catching an off-duty free ride to Puerto Rico was arrested at JFK Airport over an iPhone...

‘Tweet’ a Revolution revelation

It was all the news that was fit to war over. An 18th-century version of a tweet — a two-sentence, 25-word blurb in a London newspaper — reporting that the...

Dogged space pioneers

Autograph hounds will be on the scent for this piece of Cold War history: real pawprints of two famous Russian space dogs who orbited the earth in March 1960, before...

800M YouTube eyes on PSY

South Korean pop sensation PSY’s “Gangnam Style” yesterday became YouTube’s most-watched video of all time, registering more than 805 million views to overtake “Baby” by Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber.The 34-year-old...

Björk back after surgery

Icelandic singer Björk says she has had successful surgery to remove a vocal-cord polyp. The eccentric 47-year-old singer says on her official Web site that she had been trying to...

Matter of artifact

ATHENS — Dozens of archeological artifacts stolen from a museum in Olympia, Greece, were recovered after police arrested three people in connection with the thefts, authorities said.Two armed robbers in...

NYPD Daily Blotter

Manhattan***A woman was busted for stiffing her Hell’s Kitchen landlord out of $65,000 in rent in after stealing a person’s identity to get the lease, authorities said.Heidi Tresvan, 22, allegedly...

Homeless man arrested in series of Fro-Yo stickups

The Fro-Yo bandit is on ice, cops say. A suspect in at least 10 holdups of Brooklyn businesses — including three at one Tasti D-Lite in Park Slope — is...

Ansonia resident battles to keep neon peace sign she displays from her apt. window

This Upper West Sider is going to war for her peace symbol. Brigitte Vosse, 58, has been irking neighbors for more than a year with her own personal protest against...

Robberies soaring in Prospect Park

Leave your iPhone at home when you walk through Prospect Park.Robberies more than doubled in Brooklyn’s biggest green space over the past year — even as Central Park’s numbers dropped...

PATH back on track downtown

The flood-ravaged World Trade Center PATH line will finally resume service tomorrow between lower Manhattan and New Jersey.The line will run only weekdays between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m.Hurricane Sandy...

Accusations fly as family fights over famed John’s Pizzeria in $25M suit

She’s trying to slice her brother right out of the family pizza business. The Castellotti family of Staten Island has been running the legendary John’s Pizzeria in the Greenwich Village...

Holiday cheer for retailers

If retailers’ Black Friday success is any indication, cash registers will jingle all the way to Christmas — in what may well be the biggest shopping season in years, analysts...

Powerball jackpot at $425M

Everybody, back to work — at least for now. No one won last night’s massive $325 million Powerball jackpot — prompting the prize to climb to a record $425 million...

Boot-iful Kerr

Aussie supermodel Miranda Kerr is a lovely sight to behold, from her fashionable fedora to her stylish boots, on 42nd Street yesterday. Spies reported that the beautiful Mrs. Orlando Bloom...

Just steps away from City Hall, Murry Bergtraum HS is abandoned to failure

They posted a photo of the massive brick school on Facebook with the comment: “Not sure if Bergtraum or jail.” “HELL AWAITS,” blares another photo, one of many mocking their...

Con Ed soaking customers with estimated post-storm bills

Con Ed customers who lost power during Sandy and were expecting to see lower bills won’t get a break this month.The utility is sending out 1.5 million estimated bills to...

Paramedics union demands FDNY’s EMS chief resign over Sandy fiasco

City medics are demanding the resignation of EMS boss Abdo Nahmod, claiming he mismanaged the response to Superstorm Sandy. First responders say medical care devolved into chaos as the hurricane’s...

Confetti at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade contained police secrets

Charlie Brown wasn’t the biggest loser at this year’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Shredded police documents containing Social Security numbers, names of detectives and even a mention of Mitt Romney’s Long...

Cops beefing up patrols in Breezy Point after robberies

Cops are beefing up patrols with mobile units and floodlights in waterlogged Breezy Point after a spate of burglaries — including at least three over the Thanksgiving holiday. “Hopefully, it...

16-year-old boy survives five-story fall

This kid’s got nine lives. A 16-year-old boy miraculously survived — suffering little more than a broken leg — a five-story fall from the roof of his grandmother’s Inwood apartment...

Pushy billionaire playboy Stewart Rahr’s world of fun and fights

Not long after he bought the most expensive single-family home in the state, a $45 million mansion off Georgica Pond in Wainscott, celeb-loving billionaire Stewart Rahr set his sights on...

New ‘Vito district’ unlikely

Vito Lopez had better start looking for a real-estate agent if he intends to run for the City Council next year in the Brooklyn neighborhood he most covets. Sources said...

Finally, an honest Abe

Director Steven Spielberg, whom I introduced last week at Gettysburg at ceremonies marking the 149th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s greatest speech, said he was deeply humbled to be delivering an...

Doubt of the benefit

More families used food stamps this past Thanksgiving than ever in history, while Congress is pushing to extend benefits — again — for the longterm unemployed. But what if such...

Churchill was an extremist

Winston Churchill has his fans on the left. President John F. Kennedy, who was fascinated by his writings, bestowed upon him honorary US citizenship. Churchill was the second person, after...

Red menace

It’s not easy being red. Medical research is zeroing in on what makes redheads feel pain more acutely than the rest of us, why they’re more susceptible to developing melanoma...

Postal dis-service

Don’t look now, but the US Postal Service has just taken a giant step closer to insolvency. The USPS is reporting a staggering $15.9 billion loss for the fiscal year...

Race rants over Rice

Republicans last week finally began hitting back at the absurd accusation by their Capitol Hill adversaries that criticism of UN Ambassador Susan Rice is racist and sexist. “When you can’t...

Charity runaround

As a former marathoner, I gave up my membership in the New York Road Runners Club many years ago (“The Road Runner Racket” Editorial, Nov. 18). Not soon after founder...

The spend is near

Everyone is talking about the imminent demise of the Republican Party, unless those stuck-in-the-mud conservatives start thinking and acting more like Democrats. Some Republicans think a logical first step would...

Dark parallels of 2013 and 1937

Will 2013 be 1937? This is the question many analysts are posing as the stock market has dropped after the US election. On Nov. 16, they noted that industrial production,...

Required reading

Then and Now by Steve Schapiro (Hatje Cantze) Brooklyn-born lensman Schapiro has been shooting for 50 years — film stars, rock stars, newsmakers and more. This new collection of pictures,...

Cracking the nut

Creamy & Crunchy An Informal History of Peanut Butter, the All-American Food by Jon Krampner Columbia University Press Peanut butter is the lazy person’s any meal. The average child will...

Sorry, charley

After half a century of masquerading as a work of nonfiction, and after almost 1.5 million copies sold, “Travels With Charley” has confessed the truth — on its birthday. Penguin...

In my library Dan Lauria

“Storytelling is a lost art,” sighs Dan Lauria, who grew up in Lindenhurst, LI, listening to his favorite voices on the radio. Now he’s playing one of his heroes: Jean...

Lost in the mail

The Great Pearl Heist London’s Greatest Thief and Scotland Yard’s Hunt for the World’s Most Valuable Necklace by Molly Caldwell Crosby Berkley In 1913, a criminal mastermind engineered the theft...

Brad's killer campaign

Yes we can — shoot this mob stool pigeon in the face! “Killing Them Softly,” opening Friday, combines two genres that on their face wouldn’t necessarily seem to go together:...

Pieces of 'Pi'

Savannah Guthrie: My Downtown

Hellooo, Santa

My mother told me I couldn’t sing, and I believed her,” jokes Wayne Knight. If that’s the case, he might be in trouble, since he’s in the middle of a...

The many loves of FDR

"Franklin deserved a good time,” Alice Longworth, a confidante of FDR, once said. “He was married to Eleanor.” And a good time Franklin Delano Roosevelt seems to have had, especially...

Savannah Guthrie: My Downtown

Savannah Guthrie may be the high-profile co-host of NBC’s New York institution the “Today” show, but she still doesn’t consider herself a real New Yorker. “I have a best friend...

Pieces of ‘Pi’

Few believed the acclaimed 2001 novel “Life of Pi” could be made into a movie — including its eventual director, Ang Lee. “I also thought it was unfilmable,” he says,...

It’s a dog’s life — on Broadway

In her featured Broadway role, Sunny is a surefire audience pleaser. But as performers go, she’s not exactly low-maintenance. She commands the largest dressing room. She requires a full-time handler....

A queen is lost

When the Women’s Olympiad ended 24 years ago this month, Elena Akhmilovskaya didn’t wait to collect her silver medal. The Leningrad-born Akhmilovskaya was smuggled out of the tournament in Thessaloniki,...

Bridge

“the man made a horrible play,” Unlucky Louie grumbled, “but so what? Lady Luck is on his side.”Louie was moaning about the player we call Harlow the Halo. While bad...

'Steel' this movie

Consider the utterly messed-up cinematic world we live in. Superhero movies have become so popular that someone is actually considering remaking “Condorman.” Meanwhile, nobody has yet figured out how to...

What’s that racket?

Are Rihanna’s Euro-disco leanings leaving you cold? Does Chris Brown’s appropriation of polished EDM beats make you feel dirty? Do Will.i.am’s grating auto-tuned vocals make you want to perforate your...

Blame antics on NFL’s cluttered messages

Stir, don’t shake? Or shake, don’t stir? Muddled or as is? How do you prefer your messages mixed? Johnathan Franklin is the UCLA running back/student-athlete who two Saturdays ago on...

Aging Knicks need Amar’e, Iman

Dear Amar’e and Iman: Greetings from Houston. Happy holidays. Get well soon! That would be my succinct Texas postcard to the two Knicks absentee studs. It’s time to re-evaluate the...

Knicks' Melo leads NBA in technical fouls

Carmelo Anthony has raved about Rasheed Wallace’s impact as a team leader and defensive genius, but recently, Anthony has been picking up on Wallace’s worst trait — battling referees. Wallace...

Nets' Brooks stuck on bench as Avery preaches consistency

One Net was conspicuously absent from Friday night’s 86-76 win over the Clippers. Second-year shooting guard MarShon Brooks was left out of the action entirely, as coach Avery Johnson chose...

Nets' ‘D’ against Clippers gets ‘A’ from Avery

The Nets were impressive defensively in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s 86-76 win over the Clippers, holding L.A. to 13 points on 5-for-14 shooting, as well as forcing the...

Jets' Sanchez needs to play better or be challenged for job

Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez’s postgame press conferences have become as predictable as his killer interceptions. Sanchez leans on several talking points after games like Thursday’s 49-19 loss to the Patriots....

Miami will cover vs. ’Hawks rookie QB

Today DOLPHINS (+3) over Seahawks: At this price point, can head but one direction, as chasing rookie NFL QBs as favorites continues to be a steep, stressful thrill ride associated...

Sunday's Best

The lineBRIANCOSTELLOSTEVESERBYMARKCANNIZZAROPAULSCHWARTZDREWLOFTISJUSTINTERRANOVAMS.CHARLEENBARTHUBBUCHRICODave BlezowHondoTexans 3 (50 1/2) LIONS (Texans, 34-31, OT)Texans (T)Lions (T) ★ Texans (T)Lions (T)Lions (T)Texans (T)Texans (T)Lions (T)Lions (T)Lions (T) ★ Texans (T)COWBOYS 3 1/2 (47 1/2) Redskins...

Aqueduct Entries Analysis

Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $40,000; mdn cl($50,000); 2YO; (f)INAFLASH dueled, ran second at odds-on when dropped to this level. BLUE BALLERINA has...

Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries

All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-7f; $37,000; mdn cl($40,000); 2YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Viva Los Feliz(L),116KCarmoch4-5-8Palmer10-12 P. A. Thunder(L),116RMontanz6-x-xRyerson15-13 Raven's Tale(L),120A Arroyo3-x-xS Klesaris3-14 TerraphicWarrr(L),120FPnnngtn4-7-xA Dutrow9-25 Little Albert ,120JHmpshrJrx-x-xMiller12-16...

Affrunti at Calder Graded Entries

FIRST-6 1/2f; $12,500; cl($6,250); 3up; (f&m)1-Skiptoit 2-12-Altamar 12-13-Starship Nova 9-54-Secret Storm 8-16-Trippi'sVlentne3-15-My Best China 6-1SECOND-1m(T); $20,000; mdn cl($32,000); 3up6-Chilean Step 5-24-InHonorfHenry6-19-Liquid Luck 4-15-Discreet Ed 10-12-Goldsome 8-17-Where'sMyCr15-11-Blue King 10-18-Barbada 3-13-Wise Master...

Aqueduct Charts

November 24th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $29,000; clm($16,000); 3upOff: 12:01. Good. alter course,up fin 70Time: 23.6, 48.11, 1:13.49, 1:38.93, 1:45.25.Trainer: David JacobsonWinner: B...

Hollywood Park Results Graded Entries

Post Time: 3:30 p.m.FIRST-6 1/2f; $18,000; cl($16,000); 3up; (f&m)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5 SecretGenius(L)120T Baze2-2-87-23 QuietSunshineL122ABison1-2-45-21 TwoFeathers(L),118MGtrrz2-5-57-22 VaadkaLogic(L),111EHrnnd6-5-16-14 TotallyBlonde(L120CNaktn3-7-35-16 SiempreEsprnzL120EMldnd2-3-23-1SECOND-6 1/2f; $21,000; cl($12,500); 3YO; (f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2 Real Dream(L),118JHrnnd1-6-55-25 SweetryfsnshnL120KKriggr7-1-14-17...

Hollywood Results

FIRST-6 fur; $34,000; clm($32,000); 2YO 4 Wllngtn Buty (Bz) 7.40 4.00 3.00 5 Swiss Bliss (Maldonado) 4.00 2.60 1 O Happy Gray (Gryder) 2.60 * $1 Exacta (4-5) $15.00 *...

Kobe in back seat as Lakers cruise

Metta World Peace hit three early 3-pointers to spark a barrage from long range, and the Lakers scored 36 points before Kobe Bryant took his first shot in a 115-89...

Home Team Lineups

TODAYNov. 25MONNov. 26TUENov. 27WEDNov. 28THUNov. 29FRINov. 30SATDec. 1KnicksDetroit1:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNets7:00TNTESPNNOGAMEMilw.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMEWash.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENetsPortland3:00YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMKnicks7:00TNTWFANNOGAMEBos.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEOrl.7:00YESWFANMia7:30YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.Car.7:30ESPNUWBBRNOGAMENJIT1:00No TVWBBRHOMEAWAY

Today's Sports on the Air

Auto Racing10:30 a.m.Formula One: Grand Prix of Brazil SPEEDBasketball11:30 a.m.Old Spice Classic, 5th Place:Marist vs. Clemson ESPNU1 p.m.Villanova at La Salle CBSSN1 p.m.Pistons at Knicks MSG, ESPN (98.7 FM)1 p.m.St....

Victory Cigar for ‘Thirsty’

The annual Thanksgiving HolidayFest at the Big A turned into the RepoleFest as horses owned by Long Island multi-millionaire and diehard Mets fan Mike Repole won five stakes in three...

The Post Line

NFLTodayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogGIANTS2 1/23(50 1/2)PackersBENGALS7 1/28 1/2(50 1/2)RaidersSteelersPk1(34 1/2)BROWNSCOLTS33(51)BillsBroncos1010 1/2(44)CHIEFSTitans34(44 1/2)JAGUARSBEARS77(39 1/2)VikingsFalconsPk1(51)BUCCANEERSSeahawks33(37 1/2)DOLPHINSRavens2 1/21(47)CHARGERS49ers21(49)SAINTSCARDINALS31 1/2(37)RamsTomorrowPanthers13(40 1/2)EAGLESHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogMICHIGAN ST.22La.-LafayetteLA SALLE5VillanovaTEMPLE9 1/2DelawareFRESNO ST.7 1/2Long Beach St.AUBURN6Rhode IslandNEW MEXICO19PortlandCOLORADO12 1/2Air ForceINDIANA27 1/2Ball...

Giants’ mantra: ‘Just score’

Coming to a 100-yard playing field near you: The New York Giants starring in The Dead Zone. It’s a horror show, all right, watching how the Giants operate when they...

No ifs, ands ... or butts

* Calling the Jets “turkeys” is derogatory to turkeys. The players possess the talent to play playoff football; the coaching staff does not. Get rid of the staff, especially head...

Owners must step up

True enough, both the NBA and NFL lockouts were settled soon after the sports’ respective player associations opted to either decertify or dissolve. But as the NHLPA contemplates its legal...

Spanish Harlem boxing legend dies four days after shooting

Boxing broadcaster and journalist Steve Farhood was at the Felt Forum on Sept. 12, 1980, when Hector Camacho made his professional debut against David Brown from Elizabeth, N.J. Camacho won...

Martin waiting on Yankees before testing free-agent market

Just like Ichiro Suzuki, Russell Martin is willing to wait on the Yankees. With several teams looking for catching, Martin having proven he can catch regularly and not being in...

Mets need big move to justify big prices

Here is the problem that continues to dog the Mets now, that will dog them from now until there is either a new ownership group or a new mindset surrounding...

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The original ‘Grinch’ Remember when they tried to remake it, with Jim Carrey? Not a pleasant memory. Well, this year, ABC got the rights to the original “How the Grinch...

'Nashville's' Charles Esten plays all the sad songs

Everyone agrees that one of the best things of the new ABC series “Nashville” is the music. The songs poignantly express the entangled romances of the characters in ways no...

Lindsay Lohan & Grant Bowler pay homage to ‘Liz & Dick’

When Richard Burton first saw Elizabeth Taylor, he observed, “Her breasts were apocalyptic, they would topple empires.” What was the initial reaction of actor Grant Bowler, who’s playing Richard Burton...

Tight ‘Petticoat’

The only screen teaming of screen legends Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn is finally making its US TV debut on Turner Classic Movies this Thursday, 46 years after “The Iron...

Drama mama

The don’t-miss final acts for dramas before the holidays are invading your TV: * “The Bold & the Beautiful” (Mon.-Wed., 1:30 p.m., CBS) Buy an extra box of tissues and...

Reel good

Analyze This, 1999 Sunday, 10:30 p.m., Encore As many times as this old cow is milked (“Saturday Night Live,” “The Sopranos”) the idea of a Mafia capo going to a...

Look Who’s Talking

Kelly & Michael 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Jack Black; Carrot Top; Lori Bergamotto. Tuesday: Helen Hunt; Bryan Adams; Carley Roney. Wednesday: Dolly Parton; Kevin McKidd. Thursday: Patricia Heaton; Clint...

QA: Katharine Hepburn and Bob Hope worked together once, in “The Iron Petticoat.”

In a show renowned for its devious characters, journalist Roya Hammad holds her own on “Homeland.” She works the political power corridors on behalf of Al Qaeda terrorist Abu Nazir,...

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Haute Commodities

Picture a time when New York City was dotted with small farms, when residents cultivated beehives for honey, brewed local beer, sold eggs gathered from backyard chickens and jarred their...

Meet Market: Globetrotter sks first-class woman who’ll take him up to cloud nine

Fantastic voyage Nate says he’s a big traveler, so he would like the woman he’s dating to be “interested in the world.” The view One of Nate’s favorite places in...

This week's couple: Picture perfect

SOME dates need a dose of creativity. So we sent Tim and Winnie, both 26, to SoHo’s Cupping Room Cafe for Paint Nite NYC. While sipping cocktails, artist Nick Pappalardo...

Nobody marries their best sex ever

This goes against the premise of every single romance novel, but you’re not going to marry the best sex of your life. At least, not if you’re like most women....

Top 5: Worst ways to break up over the holidays

“Say, ‘I’m sorry, you just didn’t make Santa’s nice list this year.’” — Kim “Over Christmas dinner with her parents, because she ‘just can’t imagine you fitting in with the...

Weird but true

Size mattered, unfortunately. A Cushing, Maine, man got five days in jail for assaulting his soon-to-be ex-wife with his penis. Prosecutors said Fred Thomas, 62, pummeled his estranged spouse, to...

No doubt Notre Dame's Te’o is ‘D’ leader

LOS ANGELES — Manti Te’o stood in the tunnel of the Coliseum that leads from the field to the Notre Dame locker room, a lei draped around his broad neck...

Turnover-prone Manhattan falls to Dayton

Kevin Dillard scored 20 points and Vee Sanford had a career-high 19 to propel Dayton to a 66-58 victory against Manhattan yesterday in Dayton, Ohio. Devin Oliver had 10 points...

No. 5 Duke nips No. 2 Louisville

Duke and Louisville were so close for so long until Quinn Cook took charge. The sophomore guard scored 11 of his 15 points in the final 7:46, including the Blue...

Strong second half propels St. John’s

Fortunately for St. John’s, a college basketball game is 40 minutes. After a dreadful first half, the Red Storm — in a 32-32 tussle — were getting dominated on the...

Sooners outlast ’Boys in OT

Landry Jones threw for 500 yards and three touchdowns, and Brennan Clay scored on an 18-yard run in overtime to lift No. 14 Oklahoma to a 51-48 win against No....

Rutgers slips into Pitt of despair

PITTSBURGH — Rutgers officially isn’t swapping the Big East for the Big Ten for another two years, but the 21st-ranked Scarlet Knights sure looked ready to check out early in...

Cards fall victim to Conn in 3 OT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Blidi Wreh-Wilson knew the ball eventually would come his way. The Connecticut cornerback just wanted to make sure he was in the right position to make a...

Doscher, defense key Wagner to first-ever FCS playoff victory

Nick Doscher raised both arms to the sky and yelled in exaltation as the large home crowd roared its approval Saturday. The final home game in the Wagner quarterback’s home...

Stony Brook rolls behind Maysonet

Stony Brook was on pins and needles a week ago today, unsure if it would receive an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs. Now, following an impressive 20-10 home victory...

Notre Dame ends regular season on perfect note with win over USC

LOS ANGELES — Wake the echoes. Shake down the thunder. Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are all the way back. Back from irrelevance. Back from years...

'Gangnam Style' passes Bieber for all-time YouTube views

Goodbye, Mr. Bieber. South Korean musician Psy's dance-tastic video for "Gangnam Style" surpassed Justin Bieber's "Baby" as the most-viewed video in YouTube history. Psy's smash video has been viewed 810...

112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory

DHAKA, Bangladesh — At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday. The blaze...

Jackpot! No Powerball winners, next drawing will be for historic $425 million

On to the next drawing ... No winners were reported for Saturday's $325 million Powerball drawing — meaning the jackpot for Wednesday's drawing will swell to $425 million, the biggest...

WATCH: Penn State coach calls players 'a bunch of f------' on TV after victory

Bill O’Brien might be the national Coach of the Year, but he also may have cursed on national television Saturday.It sounds like the Penn State head man called his players...

'Serial stickup man' cuffed in ice-cream, yogurt store robberies

The Fro-Yo bandit is on ice. Cops nabbed an alleged serial robber, who held-up at least 10 businesses throughout Brooklyn — including hitting the same Tasti-D-Lite in Park Slope three...