November 25, 2012
Johnson scores 21 points, Nets win fifth straight at Barclays Center
November 25, 2012 | 11:25pmDeron 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
November 25, 2012 | 11:18pmSTORRS, 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
November 25, 2012 | 9:39pmGREENSBORO, 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
November 25, 2012 | 9:30pmCLEVELAND — 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
November 25, 2012 | 9:28pmINDIANAPOLIS — 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
November 25, 2012 | 9:26pmCHICAGO — 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
November 25, 2012 | 9:24pmCINCINNATI — 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
November 25, 2012 | 9:22pmWEST 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
November 25, 2012 | 9:20pmTAMPA, 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
November 25, 2012 | 9:19pmKANSAS 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
November 25, 2012 | 9:17pmJACKSONVILLE, 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
November 25, 2012 | 9:13pmINDIANAPOLIS — 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
November 25, 2012 | 9:10pmMIAMI — 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
November 25, 2012 | 8:32pmWith 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
November 25, 2012 | 8:24pmDHAKA, 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
November 25, 2012 | 8:13pmSeton 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
November 25, 2012 | 8:08pmJames 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
November 25, 2012 | 7:40pmNew 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
November 25, 2012 | 7:19pmHOUSTON — 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
November 25, 2012 | 7:07pmFresh 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
November 25, 2012 | 6:09pmCLEVELAND — 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:58pmSenator 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:25pmWINNERS 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:24pmATLANTIC 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:14pmLOS 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
November 25, 2012 | 2:44pmThe 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
November 25, 2012 | 2:39pmGAZA 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
November 25, 2012 | 7:48amWhat 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
November 25, 2012 | 7:45amAaron 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
November 25, 2012 | 7:25amThe 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
November 25, 2012 | 6:05amPost 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
November 25, 2012 | 6:02amDon’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
November 25, 2012 | 5:58amAdrian 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:57amThe 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:48amAre 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:37amPride & 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThere 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amForget 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThe 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%
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amUS 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amJohn 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amBankers 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amSilicon 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amWhat’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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amDear 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amWould 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amAn 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amIs 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThey 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amA 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amCafeteria 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amWhen 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amAuthorities 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amUs 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amMary 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amA 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amShe’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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amIt 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amAutograph 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amSouth 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amIcelandic 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amATHENS — 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amManhattan***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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThe 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThis 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amLeave 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThe 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amShe’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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amIf 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amEverybody, 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amAussie 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThey 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amCon 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amCity 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amCharlie 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amCops 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThis 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amNot 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amVito 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amDirector 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amMore 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amWinston 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amIt’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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amDon’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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amRepublicans 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amAs 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amEveryone 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amWill 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThen 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amCreamy & 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amAfter 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00am“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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThe 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amYes 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:...
Hellooo, Santa
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amMy 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00am"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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amSavannah 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’
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amFew 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amIn 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amWhen 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00am“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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amConsider 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?
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amAre 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amStir, 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amDear 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amCarmelo 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amOne 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThe 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amJets 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amToday 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThe 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amPost 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amAll 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amFIRST-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 25, 2012 | 5:00amNovember 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amPost 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amFIRST-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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amMetta 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amTODAYNov. 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amAuto 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’
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThe 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amNFLTodayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(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’
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amComing 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00am* 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amTrue 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amBoxing 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amJust 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amHere 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...
Don't miss
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThe 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amEveryone 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’
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amWhen 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’
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThe 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThe 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amAnalyze 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amKelly & 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.”
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amIn 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,...
Haute Commodities
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amPicture 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amFantastic 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amSOME 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amThis 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00am“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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amSize 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amLOS 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amKevin 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amDuke 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amFortunately 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amLandry 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amPITTSBURGH — 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amLOUISVILLE, 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amNick 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amStony 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
November 25, 2012 | 5:00amLOS 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
November 25, 2012 | 4:53amGoodbye, 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
November 25, 2012 | 4:24amDHAKA, 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
November 25, 2012 | 4:20amOn 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
November 25, 2012 | 12:51amBill 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
November 25, 2012 | 12:27amThe 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...