November 29, 2012
UES gynecologist busted in alleged prescription scam
A once-beloved Upper East Side gynecologist was busted by the feds today on charges he started rubber-stamping prescriptions for an online drug ring around the time his medical license was...
WATCH: Bo inspects White House holiday decorations
He'll give it a paw-shaped stamp of approval. First dog Bo today inspected the holiday decorations at the White House. Trotting through the halls and checking everything over before before...
'That '70s Show' star arrested again
Former “That ’70s Show” co-star Lisa Robin Kelly is in trouble — again. Kelly, 42, who played Eric Forman’s (Topher Grace) sister, Laurie, on the long-running Fox sitcom, is free...
Kind cop recounts meeting barefoot homeless man on freezing night and giving him boots
A cold New York night brought out the best in warm-hearted police officer Larry DePrimo. The foot-patrol cop has suddenly become the international symbol of holiday kindness after he was...
Queens jury and court officer get $10,000 lotto payout
Finally, something to smile about during jury duty! Seventeen members of Queens grand jury — plus one court officer — today learned that their shared Powerball ticket hit for a...
Yankees expected to re-sign Rivera by Friday; Martin could bolt
Mariano Rivera and the Yankees are inching toward a one-year, $10 million (plus incentives) deal that will likely be finished Friday and return baseball’s all-time saves leader to The Bronx....
UN recognizes state of Palestine
The U.N. General Assembly has voted by a more than two-thirds majority to recognize the state of Palestine. The resolution upgrading the Palestinians' status to a nonmember observer state at...
VIDEO: Schwartz breaks down Giants-Redskins
The Giants are coming off arguably their most dominant win of the season against the Packers. What will that mean for Monday night’s contest? And how can Big Blue manage...
No verdict in model castration-slay trial
A Manhattan jury has begun deliberations in a grotesque, boy toy-on-sugar-daddy mutilation murder. Jurors got the case in the mid-afternoon today, and deliberated for less than two hours before breaking...
WATCH: UFC's first female star says 'I try to have as much sex as possible before I fight'
Boxers abstain from sex for long stretches before they fight. As for Ronda Rousey, the UFC’s first female fighter, it’s more like a few hours.The most well-known women’s MMA competitor...
Giants' Tuck floored by speed, moves of Redskins' Griffin
Here is Justin Tuck’s wish: A match race between a young Michael Vick and Robert Griffin III.“That would be exciting to watch,’’ Tuck said on Thursday. “I’d pay to see...
Joanna Krupa's engagement is back on
"Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa and Miami club impresario Romain Zago are on again, again. The pair's rocky relationship has been the subject of many episodes of the...
Quinn demands district map made to help Vito Lopez be changed
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is demanding a Council district map gerrymandered to help embattled Assemblyman Vito Lopez be changed, The Post has learned. Quinn sent a letter to the...
US prisons could handle Guantanamo detainees: study
WASHINGTON — The controversial detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could be closed and the 166 detainees being held there could be absorbed safely by US prisons, a government report...
French court overturns manslaughter convictions against Continental, mechanic for Concorde crash
VERSAILLES, France — In a surprise ruling in one of the most high-profile disasters in aviation history, a French appeals court Thursday overturned manslaughter convictions against Continental Airlines and a...
WATCH: Gillibrand breaks down during Sandy testimony over 2 SI boys swept away by storm
An emotional US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand broke down in tears today during testimony on Hurricane Sandy as she told her senate colleagues about the terrible moment when flood waters snatched...
NY court of appeals says doctor's affair with married patient is medical malpractice
ALBANY — It was medical malpractice for a Long Island family doctor to have an affair with a married patient he treated for anxiety and depression, but she shares the...
Nets' Wallace warned by NBA for flopping against Knicks
ORLANDO – Gerald Wallace received an official warning for flopping from the NBA Thursday afternoon.Wallace received the warning for what the NBA deemed was an exaggeration of a shove to...
Trucker involved in Kerry Kennedy DWI fined $130
ARMONK, NY — The trucker involved in Kerry Kennedy's driving-while-impaired arrest has pleaded guilty to a traffic infraction. The clerk at North Castle Town Court says Rocco Scuiletti was fined...
Romney lunches with Obama at White House
Bitter campaign foes just weeks ago, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney met for lunch at the White House on Thursday, sitting down with an eye on overlapping interests rather...
Celtics' Rondo on Nets fight: 'I'm not a dirty player'
WALTHAM, Mass. — Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo spoke to the NBA on Thursday as the league investigates whether his role in a scuffle against the Brooklyn Nets will...
NICKEL COVERAGE: Jets, Giants cannot play down to opponents
During the NFL season, The Post’s Anthony Sulla-Heffinger will break down five storylines to watch for each week. Stopping RGIII is Giant task There hasn’t been a better quarterback in...
Activist busted for spray-painting anti-jihad subway poster promises to take case to trial
The Egyptian-born activist arrested for blasting pink spray paint on what she saw as an offensive Times Square subway poster -- because it called the jihadist enemies of Israel "savages"...
Celtics' Rivers says Nets' Humphries 'at fault'; Rondo suspended, Wallace, Garnett fined for role in brawl
ORLANDO – The Celtics were doing plenty of talking Thursday in the wake of Wednesday night’s brawl with Brooklyn in Boston.Celtics coach Doc Rivers took to the airwaves first, placing...
Lottery winners to provide help to Sandy victims
Two very lucky New Yorkers today promised to give some of their millions of dollars they collected in lottery winnings to help victims of Hurricane Sandy. "I don't have a...
Bears' Marshall: NFL players using Viagra to gain 'edge' on the field
CHICAGO — Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall says he has heard of players using Viagra in an effort to gain an edge on the field. Marshall made the comment Wednesday...
Nets' Lopez out two games with another foot injury
ORLANDO – The Nets announced Thursday afternoon that Brook Lopez will miss the next two games with a mild right foot sprain. X-rays were negative.Any injury to Lopez's right foot...
Saints charter bus egged by Atlanta airport workers
One of them will be wearing the egg on their face come Thursday night.Saints players got a nasty welcome in Atlanta for their game against the Falcons on Thursday night...
Ryan tells Scott to 'appreciate' Jets supporters
Rex Ryan had a sit down with Bart Scott on Thursday, telling the volatile Jets linebacker to “appreciate our fans.”Scott ripped the team’s supporters to Newsday on Wednesday, saying he...
Caviar-smuggling fugitive pleads guilty to $10M fish egg scheme
A crooked caviar importer got hooked this morning for a fishy scheme dating back more than two decades. Isidoro "Mario" Garbarino -- who spent 23 years on the run following...
Conn. chimp-attack victim settles suit against estate of primate's owner
HARTFORD, Conn. — Lawyers for a woman mauled by a chimpanzee in Connecticut have agreed to a settle a lawsuit against the estate of the primate's now-dead owner, according to...
Phillips misses Giants practice, still hopes to play
After aggravating a knee injury that kept him out the previous six games, safety Kenny Phillips was held out of practice on Thursday but Tom Coughlin said he hopes and...
Name Check: Tichina Arnold recalls chance to sing backup for Madonna
Actor Tichina Arnold stopped by The Post’s Name Check to talk about her TV Land sitcom “Happily Divorced,” her extensive career on stage at a young age and why she...
WATCH: Fans rain down insults on Jets at halftime of Thanksgiving game
Want a little glimpse into how Jets fans are feeling about their team right now?At halftime of Gang Green’s embarrassing loss to the Patriots on Thanksgiving Day, a spectator at...
Wrestling could be key for Harlem's Good in Bellator finals
Lyman Good doesn’t go a day without thinking about Ben Askren. Maybe not an hour. The Spanish Harlem native was the first Bellator welterweight champion and Askren took that belt...
NJ allows menorahs in prisons for Hanukkah
TRENTON — Jewish inmates in New Jersey state prisons will be allowed to use menorahs for Hanukkah this year. The state Corrections Department unveiled a Hanukkah policy this week. Corrections...
TLC votes in overhaul of taxi light system
It’s about to become a lot easier to hail a cab in New York. The Taxi and Limousine Commission voted 7-1 today to simplify the light system on taxis’ roofs....
It's official: CNN names Jeff Zucker as new chief
Incoming CNN President Jeff Zucker said Thursday that he intends to make the network more "vibrant and exciting" while broadening the programming on television's original but struggling cable news outlet....
Black Friday sales not enough to offset Sandy's retail damage
Black Friday was no match for Sandy. Major retailers such as Kohl's, Target and Macy's on Thursday reported weak sales in November as a strong start to the holiday shopping...
Touching: NYPD officer gives homeless man boots
A tourist's snapshot of a New York City police officer giving new boots to a barefoot homeless man in Times Square has created an online sensation. Jennifer Foster, of Florence,...
Rex won't address rips of ex-Jet Rhodes from book
Jets coach Rex Ryan came up small again yesterday when the subject turned to former Jets safety Kerry Rhodes, who is now on the Cardinals. Ryan trashed Rhodes in his...
Superstorm Sandy victims to receive aid and higher taxes
Superstorm Sandy may have one more nasty surprise still to come: higher taxes. The math is simple and cruel. The storm left fewer properties standing, often wrecking waterfront communities that...
US economy grew at 2.7 percent rate over summer
WASHINGTON — The US economy grew at a 2.7 percent annual rate from July through September, much faster than first thought. The strength is expected to fade in the final...
Barnes & Noble reports second-quarter profit amid slowing digital content growth
Barnes & Noble's shares fell on Thursday after it reported a second-quarter profit but its digital content growth slowed as it faces increased competition from rivals like Amazon and Google....
Hostess says it has more than 100 interested buyers for its iconic brands
The future of Twinkies is virtually assured. Hostess Brands Inc. said Thursday that it's in talks with 110 potential buyers for its iconic brands, which also include CupCakes, Ding Dongs...
Number of people seeking unemployment benefits falls to 393,000 last week
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 393,000 last week. It was the second straight drop after Superstorm Sandy had driven applications...
Andy Pettitte, the Hall of Fame ballot and B.J. Upton
Just a few brief items this morning:--Here's my column on the Yankees' re-signing of Andy Pettitte. In short: The bar has been raised now for Pettitte. This past season, he...
Tiffany & Co.'s third-quarter results miss Wall Street estimates as jewelry company cuts 2012 outlook
Tiffany & Co.'s third-quarter net income fell 30 percent, stung by a higher-than-expected tax rate, ongoing economic weakness and high precious metal and diamond costs. The jewelry company's results missed...
Iraq bombings kill at least 43 people
BAGHDAD — Back-to-back explosions tore through tents housing Shiite pilgrims in southern Iraq Thursday, the deadliest in a wave of bombings that killed at least 43 people nationwide, officials said....
NYC hotel rooms for Sandy victims paid for with public money have been vacant for weeks: report
Scores of hotel rooms paid for with public money for people displaced by Superstorm Sandy have been vacant for weeks. The Wall Street Journal says it reviewed documents that 120...
Lindsay Lohan charged in June Cali. crash hours after NYC club brawl bust
And the day just keeps going downhill for Lindsay Lohan. California prosecutors filed charges this afternoon against the troubled starlet for allegedly lying this summer to police, authorities said. The...
Looking back at Nets-Celtics
BOSTON – What a wild night.There’s not a better way to describe what happened in Boston Wednesday night, as the Nets came into Boston dominated the game both before and...
Morris fine with being ’Skins other first-year sensation
You know all about RG3. You probably don’t know much about the guy he hands the ball off to. Redskins rookie Robert Griffin III has been one of the sensations...
Win at Redskins would virtually lock up another NFC East title for Giants
They may be the only real threat to the Giants, the only team capable of standing in the way of a second consecutive NFC East crown. When Victor Cruz takes...
Ref explains Humphries, Rondo ejections
Following Wednesday night's 95-83 Nets win over the Celtics, referee James Capers – the crew chief for Wednesday night's game – sat down with a pool reporter and answered a...
Yankees not alone in courting Martin
From the beginning it appeared the marriage between Russell Martin and the Yankees would easily continue though that remains the way to bet it because the Yankees have no in-house...
Niese sees David as Wright for Mets
Count Jon Niese among those who would be stunned if David Wright doesn’t return to the Mets next season with a new long-term contract extension. In Niese’s mind, “Wright” and...
Pettitte back in Yankees fold with Rivera on deck
When the Yankees entered the offseason they made pitching their top priority. Now, with the Winter Meetings officially opening Monday in Nashville, Tenn., the defending AL East champions are very...
Pettitte is the gift that keeps on giving
Andy Pettitte has rejoined his fellow geezer Hiroki Kuroda atop the Yankees’ starting rotation, and once Mariano Rivera finalizes his deal to return, the team will have brought back three...
Coach, Vallone have Rutgers on cusp of its first BCS berth
PISCATAWAY — We need to go back to when this all started, when a player and a coaching staff entered into a promise, a vow unknown to each other. This...
Balamou a surprise so far for St. John's
Felix Balamou has come a long way in a short period of time. Just a few weeks ago his name was mentioned as a red-shirt option by St. John’s coach...
Fight overshadows game as Nets put a beatdown on Celtics
BOSTON — You can take the Nets out of Brooklyn, but you can’t take Brooklyn out of the Nets. What eventually became a 95-83 win over Boston was overshadowed by...
Avery’s crew possesses plenty of fight thanks to some Brooklyn attitude
BOSTON — This has been a pair of statement games for the Nets, who are proving to be Brooklyn tough, and it means the tables in the Atlantic Division are...
Sandy-damaged Nathan’s flagship in Coney set to reopen this spring
Officials for Nathan’s Famous vowed yesterday to re-open its flagship eatery in Coney Island this spring after being plagued by significant flood damage from Hurricane Sandy. The company issued a...
AROUND THE CAGE: Lack of pressure Penn's best friend against MacDonald at UFC on Fox 5
BJ Penn’s career has been viewed more as a cautionary tale than an example for young fighters. The knock on the Hawaiian fighter is that he never realized his potential,...
Miracle Staten Island man survived Sandy, but his house didn’t
He survived 9/11, fought in Iraq, and now guards killers at Sing Sing, but he’s never been more scared than when Sandy came to his Staten Island doorstep one month...
Business briefs
RochdaleRochdale Securities, the brokerage struggling to survive after an unapproved $1 billion trade in Apple shares soured, lost three more traders to competitors, after losing five earlier this month.Social slashLivingSocial,...
A bevy of believers bid on True Religion
The True Religion denim label is being circled by a bevy of prospective acquirers — including one of its own directors. Marcello Bottoli — a former CEO of the Samsonite...
SEC eyeing action against Steve Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors
The insider-trading cops appear to have hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen surrounded. One week after the FBI arrested a former portfolio manager at Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors for allegedly using...
Job stats dismal; tax break safe from cliff
Prepare yourself for disappointment and political finger pointing. Analysts at Citigroup are warning customers that the unemployment rate could surge to 10 percent in the coming months, up from the...
Lucky Cheng’s, cabaret to ’cue
A former drag-queen heaven is getting smoked. Myron Mixon, the star of cable TV’s “BBQ Pitmasters,” is taking over the former Lucky Cheng’s at 24 First Ave. on the Lower...
New Knight joust
A bidding war for Knight Capital is heating up. The broker-dealer that was on the brink of extinction four months ago is slated to get a second offer — this...
Ackman’s capital day
Hedge-fund manager William Ackman moved one step closer to getting permanent capital for his Pershing Square funds when more than 120 investors committed to convert $2.2 billion of their investments...
Groupon boss to self: ‘You’re not fired!’
Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is doing a good job — just ask him. Mason said he remains the right person to run the daily deals site despite rumors that the...
Preparing for Zucker’s CNN tenure, rival networks safeguard their talent
Lawyers at several TV news operations moved quickly yesterday to try and lock up their talent — hours after reports surfaced that Jeff Zucker was close to signing on as...
Ceglia fights FB fraud rap
Paul Ceglia pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he faked evidence in his lawsuit against Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. In 2010, Ceglia claimed he had a contract...
Testimony backs up Ganek
Hedge fund honcho David Ganek can breathe easier. Sam Adondakis, a former analyst at Ganek’s $4 billion Level Global, testified that while he told plenty of folks at the now-defunct...
Argentina gets stay on payout
Argentina has scored a big victory in its battle with Paul Singer’s Elliott Management. An appeals court yesterday nixed a ruling by Manhattan federal judge Thomas Griesa requiring the country...
Advance stalls
The auction for Advance Auto Parts is sputtering. While a handful of private-equity firms kicked the tires, only KKR remains in the running, a source told The Post. Advance was...
M’soft ads stab Google
Microsoft is portraying Google as a lousy holiday shopping guide in its latest attempt to divert more traffic to its Bing search engine. The attack started yesterday with a marketing...
Camuto heads to Madison
Vince Camuto is digging his heels into the world’s most exclusive shopping district. The veteran designer’s eponymous lifestyle store has signed a lease to open a 1,700-square-foot store at 667...
Worthy of Kings
Welcome to the new Brooklyn, which looks a lot like Manhattan. It has a high-profile NBA team, flashy entertainment venues (Barclays Center and the expanding BAM complex), mobbed food purveyors...
Just sold!
Manhattan UPPER WEST SIDE $515,000 235 W. 102nd St. One-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 650 square feet, with beamed ceilings, dishwasher, new refrigerator, new windows and window AC; building features doorman, courtyard,...
Huffing it
Arianna Huffington is still on the hunt for a downtown apartment. She recently checked out Harrison Ford’s $16 million, 5,664-square-foot penthouse in a former 1860s warehouse at 206 W. 17th...
Catfight at Camacho wake
Hector “Macho” Camacho’s farewell turned into a bantamweight brawl.Mourners who attended a wake in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for the slain champion Tuesday were stunned when a woman claiming to...
Sheen blasts horror ‘hive’
He would know. Charlie Sheen, no stranger to mental breakdowns, blames “Two and a Half Men” creator Chuck Lorre for his former co-star Angus T. Jones’ anti-show rant, calling the...
Accused Hasidic perv twist
The explosive sexual-abuse trial of a Hasidic leader got even more heated yesterday when the defendant was accused of trying to intimidate his alleged victim — in the courthouse.Nechemya Weberman,...
Middle-school grid season lost in the ‘haze’
A Westchester middle school canceled its final three football games after players refused to snitch about an alleged hazing incident, it was reported yesterday.The locker-room bullying involved eighth-graders at the...
Best of middles lead to top HS’s
Want your kid to get into a selective public high school? Better get them into a competitive middle school first. New data obtained by The Post shows that nearly all...
David Petraeus says he 'screwed up royally' in letter to old Army buddy
Ex-CIA chief David Petraeus took the blame for the extramarital affair that torpedoed his career, but his forgiving wife, Holly, is sticking by him, according to a newly revealed private...
NY’s ‘branch’ office opens
The yuletide season has begun! Thousands of people packed into Rockefeller Plaza last night for the annual Christmas tree- lighting ceremony, which featured an 80-foot Norway Spruce from an area...
NYC media & political giant Finkelstein dies at 96
Jerry Finkelstein, whose newspaper and business empire made him one of New York’s most powerful political insiders and sometimes kingmaker, died yesterday at his Manhattan home. He was 96. Finkelstein...
LI boy recalls harrowing moment when his little brother died in bus crash
Brothers Josue Molina and David Granados had just finished their homework and were getting ready for bed when the unimaginable happened. “I was in bed last night and my brother...
O pushes GOP to take hike
WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday ratcheted up public pressure on Republicans to accept tax hikes on the rich, as GOP leaders tried to stop members from caving in to the...
Mitt, Bam do lunch
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney is going to the White House after all. President Obama today will host Romney at a private lunch at the White House, where the two former...
Teach sells piXXX: gal
A Manhattan woman claims a teacher at a Bronx girls Catholic school has been selling nude videos of her without her permission. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Prendinellys...
NYU backs Franco in teacher’s lawsuit
NYU has filed court papers siding with actor James Franco in a lawsuit filed by a disgruntled former teacher. José Angel Santana — who taught at NYU’s graduate film school...
Girl’s dad shows up at Manhattan HS swinging chain and looking for a fight: cops
They grow up so fast. An overprotective dad was so hellbent on setting his daughter straight that he showed up at her Midtown high school yesterday morning swinging a heavy...
NYPD officer sentenced to 15 years for stealing guns from station house and selling them to his drug dealer
A pill-popping dirty cop was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in prison for stealing guns from his East Village station house and selling them to his drug dealer. Nicholas Mina,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan An off-duty NYPD sergeant was arrested Tuesday for harassing a woman in the Gramercy area, authorities said. John Randazzo, who works at the 115th Precinct in Queens, was busted...
'Child-slaying' nanny asks judge to bar media from hearing
She’s pathetic, all right. In a cowardly plea for special treatment, accused killer nanny Yoselyn Ortega begged a judge to bar the press from her hospital-bed arraignment yesterday — claiming...
Wesleyan history professor ‘pulled from bike’ sues Manhattan lawyer
A big-wheel Manhattan lawyer with an apparent beef against cyclists attacked a Wesleyan history professor for riding on a bike path near his Central Park West home, she claims in...
Hang on there, Kelsey!
Get a grip! Kelsey Grammer had a tighter hold on his Starbucks cup than his daughter Faith when he arrived in LA yesterday from New York. His wife, Kayte, also...
2 winners in $580M jackpot
Somebody’s partying hard today. There were at least two winners in the record-setting $580 million Powerball lottery. Winning tickets, with the numbers below, were sold in Arizona and Missouri, according...
$lam at tix-giveaway firm
These just might be the two most expensive Yankee tickets ever.A California technology company is going to be out tens of thousands of dollars for providing a New York City...
High-rising number of stalled bldg. sites
The city’s construction business is mired in a spike of stalled projects, leaving vacant lots and half-finished buildings scattered around the five boroughs. The number of stalled sites has risen...
47G ed. con-job smack
He didn’t learn his lesson.A former top official at the Department of Education has agreed to pay more than $47,000 — the second-highest fine ever levied by the Conflicts of...
Cleaners are tops in tips
Housecleaners are cleaning up — they get the biggest holiday tips.Consumer Reports asked 1,844 people whether they gave money or gifts, or nothing, to 10 types of service providers for...
Phoning in homework
When your kids say they’re doing homework on the phone, they may be telling the truth. More than a third of US tweens and young teens are using smartphones to...
Rapper ordered to pay the $1M reward he promised for recovery of stolen laptop
Jurors taught a big-talking hip-hop artist a lesson about broken promises yesterday when they ordered him to pay the $1 million reward he had offered for the return of his...
20% of charters are ‘flunking’
As many as one in five charter schools should be shut down because of poor academic performance, according to a group representing states, districts and universities that grant them permission...
SI zebra and pony run amok
It really is an urban jungle out there. A wayward zebra and his pony pal went on safari down a Staten Island street yesterday, dodging cars along the wilds of...
Accused Brooklyn serial killer danced beside cops on night of final murder: sources
The alleged Brooklyn serial killer went dancing at a Knights of Columbus chapter frequented by retired cops after killing his final victim, law-enforcement sources told The Post. Salvatore Perrone, 64,...
Drop it, Alec!
Let Genevieve go free! Crack whores, wife beaters and bloviating psychos who seduce small women and bash puny photographers get treated with more dignity than Genevieve Sabourin, Alec Baldwin’s alleged...
Cig-tax revenue snuffed
ALBANY — Smoking is on the decline in New York, state budget sources say.New York expects to collect $30 million less than the originally projected $1.6 billion in cigarette and...
Girl accuses Jacobi doc
A doctor at Jacobi Hospital is being investigated after a teenage girl accused him of sexual misconduct, according to police sources.The 16-year-old claims the doctor inappropriately touched her during a...
Mike in DC, hat in hand
WASHINGTON — Mayor Bloomberg took New York City’s case for $19 billion in disaster relief to Capitol Hill yesterday, chatting up congressional leaders, whom he described as receptive to helping....
Check it out: $2B awaits you
Residents hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy are among those sitting on more than $2 billion in unclaimed money, according to the New York state Comptroller’s Office. There’s nearly $10 million...
School let kids into danger zones
They were right to worry. Leery parents at a Queens school that reopened this week for the first time since being damaged by Hurricane Sandy were told last night that...
Creep hangs his dog: cops
A New Jersey man hanged and suffocated his dog because it growled at him while he tried to sleep, authorities say. Philip Hollenbeak, 57, of Highlands faces charges stemming from...
Kate tries on tresses
All eyes were on Kate Middleton — or, at least, on her new ’do — as she and hubby William visited Cambridge, England, yesterday. Fans praised Kate’s new haircut, with...
A bone to pick with police
A Viagra fan says a cop was way too “hard” on him.A Bronx man is suing an NYPD detective and the city for false arrest, excessive force and violation of...
LIRR pensioners plead guilty to disability scam
All aboard the express train to disgrace. Two former LIRR workers pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in a massive pension scam, in which hundreds of Long Island Rail Road pensioners...
Will thugs rule the web?
Few Americans realize it, but the United Nations is driving to take control over the Internet. You remember, the folks who want a worldwide income tax and who put Syria...
Why a good sitter is hard to find
The e-mail plea came last week from another mom in my son’s preschool. With her husband’s holiday party at work coming up, she desperately needed a baby-sitter. I sat there...
Postal service’s first-class debt
The Issue: Whether the US Postal Service should be privatized in the face of a record $16 billion loss. *** The US Postal Service should deliver mail Monday, Wednesday and...
We’re taxed to the max: time to give US a break
The Issue: How tax hikes that could go into effect on Jan. 1 will affect Americans, and the nation’s economy. *** I would like to thank The Post for its...
Andrew in the Dark
Might as well throw away your computers. And Christmas lights. And electric heater. Because if Gov. Cuomo has his way, New Yorkers soon might not have the juice to run...
Terrorists with bylines?
The New York Times flew its flag at half-staff this week to mourn the fate of three terrorists killed by Israeli airstrikes recently in Gaza. Of course, the Times won’t...
Fiscal-Cliff folderol
With a chip on his shoulder larger than his margin of victory, President Obama is approaching his second term by replicating the mistake of his first. Then his overreaching involved...
Dems’ bid to be the ‘Party of no’
Are Democrats really going to use Social Security to seize the “party of no” title from the GOP? During the primaries, each of the Republican candidates infamously insisted that they...
Corrupt tutors for hire
Alan wrote a heartwarming, if not tear-jerker of an essay about living with Crohn’s disease for a college application essay. He was proud of his opus detailing the struggles with...
Drawn to axis of easel
One of the best things about the new off-Broadway drama “My Name Is Asher Lev” is how old-fashioned it is. Although there are moments of levity, the show isn’t afraid...
To the ‘Untrained’ eye, they’re all pros
It’s a variation on the classic nightmare: finding yourself onstage in a dance recital — but you don’t know how to dance. And that’s exactly what happens in “Untrained,” the...
Justin Bieber works to broaden his repertoire at MSG concert
‘Mom, I want a phone, a Justin Bieber phone.” So much for Justin Bieber growing up with his new adult-contemporary sound. The preshow chatter at Madison Square Garden last night...
In the end, Kiwanuka flourishes back on line for Giants
The plan of attack defensive coordinator Perry Fewell put together to combat the Packers simplified things for Mathias Kiwanuka, who was told he’d be playing exclusively as a defensive lineman....
Knicks No. 1 in merchandise — with an asterisk
MILWAUKEE – The NBA’s announcement the Knicks are No. 1 in merchandise sales in its latest study for the first time since 2004 may need a big, fat black-and-white asterisk....
Reserves, Melo lead Knicks past Bucks
MILWAUKEE — As the final seconds melted away Wednesday night at Bradley Center, Carmelo Anthony shook each player’s hand on the bench. “Good bounce-back, good bounce-back,’’ he congratulated each of...
NHL franchise prices continue to rise
The Forbes estimates of NHL franchise values supports the game’s need for increased revenue sharing, a lynchpin of the Players’ Association’s vision for hockey’s future. But it also vividly demonstrates...
Cotto looking to stay unbeaten in NY
A year ago, Miguel Cotto came to Madison Square Garden looking for revenge. This year, it’s strictly business and he couldn’t be happier. “[Antonio] Margarito stole from me a lot...
Tottenville, Erasmus to play for PSAL title
It was billed as the Game of the Year, undefeated Erasmus Hall against one-loss Tottenville, rivals set to determine the top seed in the PSAL City Championship division playoffs. Only...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Kaepernick to start Sunday for 49ers Colin Kaepernick has earned a third straight start at quarterback for the 49ers. Coach Jim Harbaugh made the announcement yesterday Kaepernick would start...
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Post Time: 3:30 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $22,000; mdn cl($30,000); 2YO; (f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1 DiamondFlush(L120GGomz6-5-x3-16 SenseofaWmnL120MGtrrz4-2-45-22 WarrensLorieSL120EFlores8-10-820-13 Magic Tiz(L),118S Arias6-4-x20-14 Big Variety(L),118MPedrz5-10-810-15 Hard Buns(L),120AQnnz6-4-x2-17 Amy'sCashinInL120KKriggr8-2-25-18 BetcherBooty(L)120OMojic11-7-420-1SECOND-1 1/4m(T); $48,000; alw opt clm;...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/16m(T); $57,000; mdn spcl wt; 2YODOUBLE CLAP ran second first two starts, gets blinkers on; entered for main...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $30,000; cl($16,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Wishingonadrm(L),120C Hill7-4-3DiSanto6-12 FastestMagicin(L),115W Garcia2-8-10Quartarol7-23 BalancetheBdgt(L),119I Ortiz, Jr2-5-6Chatterpl4-14 BoldVindication(L),120R Silvera6-7-6Sciacca30-15 Ziptronic(L),120C DeCarlo7-8-2Contess10-16 A Rod(L),120M Luzzi7-6-10C Martin30-17 Reprise(L),120CVelasquz7-5-5Englehrt12-18...
Aqueduct Charts
November 28th, 2012 Clear And Muddy (1-4) Good (5-9) Turf Off.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $30,000; cl($16,000); 3upOff: 12:21. Good. drifted out, up lateTime: 23.44, 47.32, 1:12.48, 1:38.84. Trainer:...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 29FRINov. 30SATDec. 1SUNDec. 2MONDec. 3TUEDec. 4WEDDec. 5KnicksNOGAMEWash.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEPho.NoonMSGWNYMNOGAMENOGAMECha.7:00MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEOrl.7:00YESWFANMia7:30YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMEOk.C.7:30YESWFANNOGAMESt. John'sSouth Carolina7:30ESPNUWBBR 1130 AMNOGAMENJIT1:00No TVWBBRNOGAMENOGAMES.Fran.10:00No TVWBBRNOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.SEC/Big East Challenge: Kentucky at Notre Dame ESPN27 p.m.New Hampshire at UConn SNY7:30 p.m.Manhattan at Fordham YES, WFUV (90.7 FM)7:30 p.m.SEC/Big East Challenge: S. Carolina at St. John's ESPNU,...
Falcons look to end skid
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The Post Line
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Red Sox swipe another Yankees coach
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New USGA rule to ban anchored putting
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Stackhouse does it again for Nets
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MLB union head: Tougher drug test in 2013
In the wake of a baseball season featuring multiple high-profile suspensions for illegal performance-enhancing drug usage, Players Association executive director Michael Weiner said yesterday that drug testing likely would get...
Bonds, Clemens put voters in Hall of a spot
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Jets tickets vs. Cardinals going for as low as $15 on secondary market
Glowering Gang Green fans would rather take a bath on their pricey tickets than sit through yet another humiliating defeat. In the wake of the Jets’ epic Thanksgiving Day basting...
Jets' Ryan, medical staff will make decision on Tebow
Tim Tebow was shirtless again yesterday after Jets practice, but this time he was wearing a large wrap with ice on his broken ribs. Neither Tebow nor coach Rex Ryan...
Jets' Sanchez not rattled by butt-fumble blooper
It is a play that will live in Jets infamy, and until he starts throwing touchdown passes and stops throwing and fumbling the ball away and wins games again, it...
D’Antoni said he regrets leaving Suns for Knicks
MILWAUKEE — Regrets? Mike D’Antoni has a few. In a candid bombshell interview, D’Antoni told ESPNLosAngeles.com he never should have left Steve Nash in Phoenix and come to New York...
Starr Report
Ch. 5 vet Ernie Anastos kicks off his new show, “Positively Ernie,” this Saturday, Dec 1, at 5:30 p.m. Anastos, who also co-anchors the station’s 5 p.m. newscast with Dari...
'New Year's Rockin' Eve' keeping Dick Clark's name
Did the late Dick Clark forgot to list one piece of property in his estate? Turns out he owns New Year’s Eve. ABC yesterday said it was keeping Dick Clark’s...
New show coming about compulsive cleaners
Are super-clean people any match for hoarders? TLC, the cable channel that specializes in shows about personality disorders, is going to find out. Its latest show is “Neat Freaks,” about...
What’s the matter with Matt?
Matt Lauer and Lindsay Lohan each incited so much hatred and online vitriol this week that you’d think they were the ones who cast the first stones in the Middle...
Talk show guests
THURSDAY MARCUS SAMUELSSON, TIM LOVE - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7 PAUL RUDD, ED BURNS - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4 PATRICIA HEATON, SCOTT SPEEDMAN - LIVE! with...
Brazilian scare-TV clip goes viral
That clip from a Brazilian TV show that’s generated nearly 7 million hits on YouTube this week would never air here without proper safety precautions, says Scott Hallock, the co-creator/executive...
Lifetime's flick on Casey Anthony completed
Lifetime has set a January debut date for its true-crime TV movie about the infamous Casey Anthony murder trial — starring Rob Lowe as the prosecutor who lost the case....
Weird but true
They were up a creek without a paddle. Two Maryland men had to be rescued at the height of Hurricane Sandy when they decided to take a rubber raft down...
College Football Bettor's Guide
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Fordham, Manhattan renew rivalry
When Manhattan and Fordham take the floor Thursday night it will be the 105th time the two schools play in one of the richest rivalries in all of college sports....
Louisville bolts Big East for ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced yesterday its presidents and chancellors unanimously voted to add Louisville as the replacement for Maryland. ACC Commissioner John Swofford said Louisville was the best fit...
LIU earns first win, beating Columbia
Basketball in Brooklyn is booming. Two days and one mile separated from the Nets’ overtime win over the Knicks, the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds triumphed in their first inter-borough battle of...
Rutgers will win its first Big East title — and cover
The most important game in Rutgers football history will be played Thursday night. The 2012 Scarlet Knights can go where no Rutgers team — and remember this is The Birthplace...
Take the over in MAC final
Football expert Phil Steele is the owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of college and pro football 24/7/365...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
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Anthony scores 29, Knicks win in Milwaukee
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NJ spruce lights up as Rockefeller Center tree
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Wild fight between Nets & Celtics
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D'Antoni: I never should have gone to New York
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Parachute Jump getting LED light system
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