January 11, 2013
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: St. John's focusing on 2014 class for prospects
Steve Lavin’s greatest accomplishment since taking the St. John’s job three years ago was making the Queens school a popular destination for elite recruits.He brought in 18 high-caliber prospects in...
US U17 residency team named; Red Bulls lead way with four players
U.S. Under-17 national team coach Richie Williams has picked 31 players for the U17 residency program’s spring semester in Bradenton, Fla. From that group he’ll select the team to play...
Suspect in city's first 2013 murder caught in Ohio
Police have nabbed a suspect wanted for New York City's first murder this year in Ohio, law-enforcement sources said today. Raymond Mayrant, 25, will be extradited back to New York...
Follow the Golden Globes with Post experts live!
The night has finally arrived! Follow Post film, fashion and television experts live as the drama unfolds on the red carpet and on the big stage at the Golden Globe...
WATCH: Women's MMA fighter earns fourth straight one-punch knockout
Veronica Rothenhausler might not be the next Ronda Rousey, but she’s one to watch in women's MMA.Rothenhausler, whose nickname is “The Heartbreaker,” won her fourth straight fight via one-punch, first-round...
Browns expected to hire Jets target Turner as offensive coordinator: report
The Jets are going to have to look elsewhere for an offensive coordinator with Norv Turner expected to be off the market.The Browns are likely to fill their offensive coordinator...
SEE IT: A tsunami of red dust
As Australia braced itself for the first hurricane of the year a gigantic wall of dust slammed into the north-eastern part of the country. Images of the terrifying red storm...
Noble Nutlings review: Not the next Angry Birds, but still fun
At a glance, Noble Nutlings bears a powerful resemblance to many popular iOS titles. It has simple mechanics, dozens of bite-sized levels, and, oh yes, an adorable faction of fuzzy...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Old-school Celtics can’t be counted out
There’s more to talk about regarding the Celtics’ 102-96 win over the Knicks than the Honey Nut Cheerios controversy.Boston has won four straight games after hitting a season-low three games...
Cowboys hire elder Kiffin as defensive coordinator
IRVING, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys hired former Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin as the replacement for Rob Ryan on Friday. The team announced the move on its website...
Obama, Karzai agree to speed military transition
WASHINGTON — President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the...
FOUR CORNERS: Unfortunately, Nets were smart to give Avery quick hook
The best coach in November did not have a job come January.After coaching two years with a roster that severely lacked talent, the Nets fired Avery Johnson after 28 games...
Jimmy Savile targeted vulnerable for abuse: report
LONDON — Patients in hospital beds; star-struck teenagers in a TV show audience; pupils at a school for troubled girls; a 10-year-old autograph hunter. All fell victim to the late...
No relief: Flu vaccine only effective in 62 percent of cases
A flu shot might not keep you from getting sick, government doctors admitted today. This year’s vaccine is effective in about 62 percent of cases, the US Centers for Disease...
Elevator arson-killer will die in jail; judge calls it 'one of the most horrific crimes I’ve ever seen'
The evil firebug who burned an elderly woman to death in her Brooklyn elevator will spend the rest of his life in prison, ruled a Brooklyn Supreme Court judge who...
BEST BETS: Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine
The day before every major event, The Post’s MMA expert Marc Raimondi breaks down what you have to know in order to intelligently wager on the fights. On Saturday, Strikeforce...
National team star Agudelo on verge of transfer to Celtic
News of note for both Red Bull and the U.S. National Team: Chivas USA striker Juan Agudelo may well be on the verge of a transfer to Scottish Premier League...
Newark Mayor Cory Booker files paperwork to raise money for his 2014 Senate run
Newark Mayor Cory Booker has filed paperwork allowing him to raise money to run for the US Senate in 2014, setting up intrigue over his political future and that of...
Red Bulls map out preseason schedule
The Red Bulls may not have a coach, but at least they finally seem to have a preseason plan scheduled out. And with the season opening March 3 in Portland...
ABC set designer shot dead in Bed-Stuy
A former Brooklyn café owner who now works on the set of a TV cooking show was shot dead last night in an apparent robbery attempt, the man’s friends and...
Judge delays 'Dark Knight' theater shooting arraignment until March as victim's fathers shouts 'Rot in hell Holmes'
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A judge on Friday delayed the arraignment of the man charged with the Colorado theater shooting until March despite objections from prosecutors and most of the victims...
Regis considering return to 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire'
Regis Philbin coming back to host “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”? He’s thinking about it. Hard. Philbin woke up this morning to the unexpected news that Meredith Vieira, who...
NJ Transit service to be restored to pre-Sandy levels Monday
NEWARK — Full NJ Transit rail service from New Jersey into New York City will resume Monday, 11 weeks after Superstorm Sandy caused extensive damage to the agency's equipment and...
Valentine's Day heart sculpture to be made from boardwalks damaged by Hurricane Sandy
It's a heartfelt public art installation: A Valentine's Day sculpture will be made with New York and New Jersey boardwalk planks damaged by Hurricane Sandy. A Brooklyn-based design firm, Situ...
Tattooed 'Fighter' actor on the run in US after violent assault in Canadian club: cops
Good luck trying to blend in. A tattooed man who has acted in a Martin Scorsese feature film is now being hunted as an international fugitive for committing a violent...
WATCH: Leggings for men
Some men are braving the cold with a weapon women have had for years — leggings, or in this case, "meggings." The male tights have been around for years. But...
A conversation with Braves president John Schuerholz
On Wednesday, at the Major League Baseball owners' meetings in Paradise Valley, Ariz. I chatted with legendary Braves president John Schuerholz. He has been the club's president since 2008, but...
Man who jumped into tiger den at Bronx Zoo pleads not guilty to trespassing charges
A man who jumped into a tiger den at the Bronx Zoo and was mauled by a 400-pound animal told police, "Everyone makes choices," a court complaint says. David Villalobos,...
WATCH: The great faux Twinkies taste test
When news broke in November that Hostess was bankrupt, people all over the country rushed to stock up on the famous brand's most cherished treat: the venerable Twinkie. Soon stocks...
Syria talks end in Geneva without solution
GENEVA — International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi expressed little hope for a political solution for Syria anytime soon after meeting Friday with senior Russian and U.S. diplomats trying to bring an...
Top talent lined up for Obama's inaugural events
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is drawing an A-list of performers for his inaugural festivities, including a massive ball expected to draw more than 35,000 revelers. Katy Perry, Smokey Robinson,...
Man charged with murder, arson after allegedly setting fire to SoHo apartment, claimed wife was 'cheating'
The madman who allegedly set a deadly blaze at a SoHo apartment building last night after attacking his wife in a domestic dispute — and then fought with a cop...
Chiefs hire Jets LBs coach Sutton as defensive coordinator
It is already clear the Jets coaching staff will look much different in 2013. Now, it looks like they will be losing their longest-tenured assistant.The Chiefs have hired Jets linebackers...
Mick Foley to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame
Mick Foley will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this April, The Post has learned. According to sources, Foley, a three-time WWE Champion, will be honored at the...
Westhoff: Jets handling of Tebow was 'an absolute mess'
The Jets’ plan for Tim Tebow this season remains a mystery, even for those who were inside the organization. Former Jets special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff, who retired after the...
Strahan, Parcells make cut to 15 Hall of Fame finalists
The Pro Football Hall of Fame could have a distinctly blue-tinged look this summer if Michael Strahan and Bill Parcells are enshrined in Canton. Strahan is one of four first-year...
Nets' Johnson, Teletovic game-time decisions against Suns
Joe Johnson is a game-time decision for Friday night's game against the Suns with an illness.The six-time All-Star hasn't missed a game yet this season, but wasn't at the team's...
Wells Fargo reports 25 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings
Wells Fargo, the country's biggest mortgage lender, reported record earnings for the fourth quarter on Friday, beating analysts' expectations for both profit and revenue. The bank made more loans, gained...
Miss America contestant pursuing double mastectomy
LAS VEGAS — Win or lose Saturday, Miss America contestant Allyn Rose will have conveyed a message about breast cancer prevention using her primary tool as a beauty queen: her...
LOCAL COLLEGE RANKINGS: Wins over St. John's and Pitt put Rutgers on top
After some soft non-conference schedules, the trio of local Big East teams finally faced some tough tests. The Scarlet Knights rose to the challenge under the guide of a mild-mannered...
Queens man stabs older brother to death in food fight
A knife-wielding hothead stabbed his older brother to death in Far Rockaway this morning after a fight over food, witnesses and authorities said. Jose Romero, 27, and his 23-year-old brother...
Greek yogurt from upstate NY to be served at inauguration
ALBANY — Greek yogurt served at the president's inauguration will be from upstate New York. Sen. Charles Schumer says that Fage and Chobani brand Greek yogurts will be served to...
HIGHWAY HEADACHE: Pulaski Skyway to close for 2 years
One of northern New Jersey's primary routes into New York City will be closed to inbound traffic for two years while it undergoes a major overhaul, New Jersey transportation officials...
Low-income Sandy survivors suing NYC for denying them access to food-stamp benefits
A group of low-income New Yorkers affected by Sandy have filed a lawsuit against the city. They accuse the Bloomberg administration of denying them access to food-stamp benefits designed to...
Off-duty Suffolk County cop killed in crash with garbage truck
An off-duty Suffolk County cop was killed early today when he crashed into a garbage truck that backed out of a parking lot and into oncoming traffic on Long Island,...
Newtown shooting motive unlikely to be uncovered through examination of gunman's body
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut's chief medical examiner says he doubts toxicological tests and genetic analysis of the body of the gunman who fatally shot 20 children and six educators at...
Biden seeks video game industry input on gun legislation
WASHINGTON — Looking for broader remedies to gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden is reaching out to the video game industry for ideas as the White House seeks to assemble...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Suns
The Nets take the court Friday night in Brooklyn hoping to stretch their current winning streak to five games when they take on the Suns inside Barclays Center.Here are three...
Jets’ cap number scares off GMs
“Salary cap hell.” That is how one league source described the Jets’ current salary cap situation. That may be an overstatement, but it is going to be one of the...
Knicks lose to Pacers; Amar'e, J.R. don't step up in Carmelo's absence
INDIANAPOLIS — With suspended Carmelo Anthony back at the Conrad Hotel, the Knicks needed J.R. Smith to flash his recent All-Star form and Amar’e Stoudemire to flash his old All-Star...
Woodson’s Knicks must regain mojo
INDIANAPOLIS — The Knicks have lost four of their last seven games at Madison Square Garden, where they face the Bulls tonight, and though it’s not cause for panic, it...
Criticism of Musburger unwarranted
“When I nod my head, you hit it.” — Moe, from The Three Stooges IT COMES flying at us, all day, all night, every day. We’re surrounded. To the bell...
Man gunned down in Bed-Stuy
A man was gunned down in Bedford-Stuyvesant Thursday night, according to police. The man, described by cops as a white male in his 30s, was shot in the torso near...
Business briefs
Best Buy boonBest Buy, the world’s largest electronics retailer, said its online sales have increased in certain markets as arch rival Amazon collects tax on purchases in more states.Tiffany whiffsTiffany...
DC heat for Walmart in bribe scandal
Walmart’s CEO is getting more heat from Washington over the retail giant’s Mexican bribery scandal. Two US Congressmen yesterday said they have e-mails showing Walmart CEO Mike Duke was aware...
Bad Insta karma
Facebook’s Instagram continues to slide after an Internet uproar last month over policy changes to the photo-sharing service, new data show. Instagram has shed nearly half its daily active users...
Pandora a Sirius rival
Sirius XM Radio’s grip on US drivers is under an increasing threat as the availability of Internet connections in more cars is helping Pandora Media counter some of its rival’s...
Bruno Mars sets Spotify record
Streaming music service Spotify is propelling Bruno Mars’ hit “Locked Out of Heaven” to new heights. The track, which is currently in its fifth week atop the charts, is the...
Time mobbed with criticism for Christie cover
Time’s cover of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie looking like a tough guy with the headline “The Boss” has riled some who saw it as another instance of mafia stereotyping...
Starbucks is still steamed
Losers at the bankruptcy auction for Tully’s Coffee are protesting actor Patrick Dempsey’s winning $9.1 million offer for the West Coast chain’s 47 locations, arguing bids from Starbucks and another...
AmEx will ax 5,400 workers
The Big Apple will escape the hefty round of layoffs planned by American Express over the next 12 months. The New York-based credit-card issuer, which has about 6.3 percent of...
CBS prevents CNET from honoring Dish's Hopper
Dish TV’s Hopper DVR, moments before it was to accept an award for having one of the best new electronic gadgets on the market, saw CBS pull the plug on...
Herbalife fails to beat back Ackman
Herbalife CEO Michael Johnson better have a Plan B. After an impassioned two-and-a-half hour defense of his company before roughly 100 investors — and a rapt Wall Street watching live...
Spate of real-estate deals to beat taxman
The rush to beat Jan. 1’s capital gains tax hike has resulted in an unprecedented leap in real-estate closings, including three Manhattan development sites. Homebuilder Toll Brothers bought one ready-to-build...
Stage is set for Wells Fargo ‘hay’day
Cheap home loans and a recovering US housing markets are expected to produce solid fourth-quarter profits for Wells Fargo, analysts said. The San Francisco bank is the No. 1 US...
SAC pulls plug on Chi. shop
Hedge fund SAC Capital said yesterday it is closing down its Chicago office and laying off staff from the four portfolio teams that work there. The Stamford, Conn.-based firm has...
Twelve score for can’t-lose ‘Lincoln’ amid directors ‘cut’
Talk about your emancipation proclamations! It’s now extremely difficult to imagine a scenario where Steven Spielberg’s historical drama “Lincoln’’ — which led the field with 12 Oscar nominations yesterday —...
Jokester Seth the host with the roast
And the nomination for snarkiest Academy Awards host goes to . . . Seth MacFarlane. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences can’t say it hasn’t been warned after...
Salomon rips aide in ‘scam’
He paid her $93,000 a year — and, he claims, she still robbed him blind. William Salomon, the 98-year-old scion of venerable Salomon Brothers trading house, told a federal judge...
Stripper says Brooklyn Net Andray Blatche watched alleged sexual assault at hotel
The stripper who claims she was sexually assaulted in a Brooklyn Net’s hotel suite said the hoopster watched the attack and did nothing to stop it. “He peeked in the...
Cory’s ‘gay’ epiphany
In a 1992 column in his college newspaper at Stanford University, now-Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker wrote that he was “disgusted by gays” before a transformative experience with a gay-peer...
Qns. crane-collapse operator at fault: city
Officials yanked the license of the operator involved in Wednesday’s crane collapse at a condo building site in Queens, after a probe found he was trying to lift too much...
Killer South Slope mugger stole the wedding ring off victim’s finger, cops say
The vicious robber who killed an elderly travel agent in Brooklyn stole the wedding ring from the victim’s hand as he lay dying, police sources said. Dressed all in black...
Model: I’m not cheap
This model is no cheap trick.Yuliana Bondar, 26, is suing her former agency, saying it used her image to sell $8 lipstick without her permission.Bondar posed for LASplash, a drugstore...
Growing ire at $$ conflict
A popular Long Island organic farmer — who co-owns her business with the onetime executive chef of Manhattan’s Le Bernardin — won a grant from a taxpayer-funded group where she...
Correction
The Post reported yesterday that former Rep. Anthony Weiner had landed a job as a consultant with Concept Capital Markets, a brokerage firm. This is incorrect. The firm has not...
Sandusky appeal
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky’s lawyers argued yesterday that he deserves a new trial because his defense lacked sufficient time to prepare for the first one. Prosecutors countered by showing...
G-men on sleaze team
Now that’s some interagency cooperation.At least one of the dozen randy Secret Service agents caught carousing with Colombian hookers during President Obama’s trip to Cartagena last April got help arranging...
DA weeps at tragedy
Relatives of a Nassau County district-attorney employee were found dead in their Long Island home yesterday, authorities said. A 73-year-old North Lynbrook woman was discovered dead in her bed —...
Tot and dad shot in park
A toddler and his father were shot in a Brooklyn park yesterday by a gunman who believed he was avenging an attack on his brother, sources and witnesses said.“You’re the...
Village bomb suspect's pals say he planned to blow up Washington Square Arch: cops
The Nazi-loving junkie busted along with his Dalton-grad baby mama for allegedly having bombmaking explosive powder and shotguns in their Greenwich Village apartment told pals he planned to blow up...
‘Circumcise’ alert OK’d
A judge yesterday cut off debate over implementation of the city’s circumcision law. Manhattan federal Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ordered that Orthodox rabbis who engage in a controversial ritual of...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A woman foiled an armed robbery in Park Slope by asking a bank teller to call 911, sources said. Tyshawn Warren and Kevin White allegedly approached the 29-year-old...
Bay Ridge: Bar hipsters!
Welcome to no-hipsterville.A group of Bay Ridge neighbors has started a petition to put the kibosh on plans for a beer garden expected to draw teeming hordes of Pabst Blue...
SNAKE ON A PLANE: 10-foot python hangs from Qantas jet wing
Paging Samuel L. Jackson. Sleepy passengers aboard an early-morning flight from Australia yesterday had their own “snakes on a plane” experience when a 10-foot-long python hitched a ride on a...
Nicky’s ex ‘thief’ on dock
Hedge-funder Todd Meister — the ex-husband of Nicky Hilton — has a Valentine’s date in court with his accused embezzling “personal” assistant. A Manhattan judge yesterday set Feb. 14 as...
‘Perfect’ NY male: somebody
When single New York women fantasize about the perfect guy, they rank physical fitness first — and green eyes also turn them on — according to a new survey.WhatsYourPrice.com, a...
'Lion' dog on the loose spurs 911 panic
We’d be lion if we said this wasn’t a dog. Panicked residents of Norfolk, Va., called 911 after spotting this roaming, 3-year-old Labradoodle — a Labrador-poodle mix — that had...
‘Building’ resentment
An art-gallery owner is crying foul over city approval for hotelier Ian Schrager’s plan to build a 25-story building on Chrystie Street, saying the tower would darken her space and...
Hillary Clinton vs. Chris Christie would be an ‘epic’ 2016 race: poll
When Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton leaves her post as the nation’s top diplomat this year, she will step into a new role: presidential front-runner. Clinton is the leading...
Mike cracks down on painkiller pills
Abuse of painkillers has reached such shocking proportions that emergency rooms in the city’s municipal hospitals are going to restrict patients to a three-day supply of the addictive pills, officials...
Upstate casinos a losing bet if city is dealt in: gov
It wasn’t just a roll of the dice that led Gov. Cuomo to propose the state’s first three casinos be located upstate and not in New York City. Cuomo said...
Adopt reprieve
MOSCOW — The Russian government says a child-adoption deal with the United States will remain valid up until Jan. 1, 2014, despite a new law it imposed that bans the...
‘Housewife’ booze suit KO’d
She’ll drink to that! A judge has nixed a class-action suit over the ingredients in lovelorn ex-“Real Housewife” Bethenny Frankel’s “Skinnygirl” pre-mixed Margaritas. Plaintiff Christopher Rapcynski claimed he and countless...
Medicaid rich irony
He’s a soon-to-be millionaire — and he wants Medicaid benefits. Manuel Alberto Martinez Fernandez, 53, will inherit a portion of a $10 million payout that the Libyan government awarded him...
Arsonist sets deadly SoHo apartment fire, then fights rescuers trying to save lives: sources
A madman set a deadly blaze at a SoHo apartment building last night after attacking his wife in a domestic dispute — and then fought with a cop and a...
New York in midst of flu 'epidemic' as emergency room and drug store visits rise
A ferocious flu “epidemic” has New Yorkers rushing to doctors, hospitals and drug stores — with emergency-room visits up 150 percent over last year, city health officials said yesterday. “It’s...
‘Porn ploy’ by school fool
A Brooklyn school aide tried to bust a move on a female student using the age-old ruse of stardom — by asking if she’d help him launch a career making...
Poor ’hoods have lousy teachers
Teachers who got bad-performance ratings in the past school year were likelier to be teaching in high-poverty schools or in schools with high percentages of black, Hispanic or low-achieving students,...
Bronx Zoo tiger-maul victim hopes to cash in on ordeal: sources
He jumped from the Bronx Zoo monorail into a tiger’s den, and has been lapping up the attention ever since. “This is a good thing that happened; maybe I can...
Daughter of slain cop Lt. Federico Narvaez joins new class of NYPD recruits
She remembers every story about her slain cop dad, each tale of sacrifice and support. They’re what make her want to wear the badge. “I was 9 when he died,”...
‘$pidey’ web in a tangle
“Spider-Man: The Lawsuit” is getting an extended run in Manhattan federal court.Four months after announcing “an agreement in principal” to settle her $1 million wrongful-termination lawsuit, ousted director Julie Taymor...
Budget brawl looms for Lew
WASHINGTON — President Obama nominated his chief of staff, Jacob “Jack” Lew, for treasury secretary yesterday, immediately throwing him into the front line of federal budget wars with congressional Republicans...
Manhattan ferry-crash victim on ventilator
A Wall Street trader and father of two was the most severely injured passenger in a Seastreak ferry’s terrifying crash into a lower Manhattan dock. “He’s in bad shape over...
Biden aims for gun-control plan next week
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s gun-control plan is almost ready to aim and fire. Vice President Joe Biden yesterday promised he would finish proposals for tough new gun laws by Tuesday,...
Bronx fake-cop theft ring used car sporting 'James Bond'-style device to hide license plate: feds
All it was missing was an ejector seat — to jail. A brazen band of robbers who allegedly posed as cops to rip off drug dealers got busted in The...
Andy’s fuzzy math
Toward the end of his State of the State extravaganza Wednesday, Gov. Cuomo alighted for one minute on the Long Island Power Authority: “The time has come to abolish LIPA,...
The ‘Un-democrat’ just gave up
Andrew Cuomo is the UnDemocrat no more. The bold leader who strode into Albany two years ago promising to change the political culture in the Capitol on Wednesday took the...
Shira’s frisky business: Protecting us from cops?
The Issue: Judge Shira Scheindlin’s ruling against one of the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk programs. *** In ruling against stop-and-frisk, Judge Shira Scheindlin is denying the right of law-abiding citizens to be...
Charity pet peeves on trial
The Issue: Donations that are used by charities like the ASPCA to file lawsuits against various defendants. *** In response to Walter Olson’s assertion that the ASPCA is “not a...
Albany’s latest stench
Reports of political rot in Albany keep a-comin’ — with revelations this week by The Post of probes of top Democrats in a sleazy deal that, by his own admission,...
The real Cuomo?
New Yorkers may be wondering just who that guy was in Albany screaming his head off on Wednesday about, supposedly, the State of the State — and where the heck...
Oscar’s sad snubs
The Oscar nominations are in, and the message is clear: Make a movie in which Americans act heroically against Islamic enemies of the United States, and you lose. Even if...
Flaw & order
A great cast — headed by Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn and Emma Stone — is dressed to kill but shooting blanks in Ruben Fleischer’s “Gangster Squad,’’ a cartoonish...
Seniors hit right chords in 'Quartet'
‘Quartet” isn’t a penetrating inquiry into aging. Who wants that? We all know the facts, so let’s not begrudge some fancy. Taking place in a delightful home for retired professional...
Struck by a familiar bolt
Chris Colfer shot to fame playing gay high schooler Kurt on “Glee” — and deservedly so. Like many people, I stopped watching the show a few seasons ago, but I...
Really frackin’ good doc
If you get an Oscar nomination for fearmongering based on rumors and lies, what do you get for debunking the Oscar nominee? Nothing, probably, but Phelim McAleer, who in “FrackNation”...
'Uprising' review
If the world-shaking changes in Egypt that began on Jan. 25, 2011, took dictator Hosni Mubarak by surprise, they were a shock even to the people who helped topple him....
Argentine scheme excites
‘Clandestine Childhood’’ is the impressive first feature by Argentine director Benjamín Avila. Based on his own early life, it’s set in 1979, when Argentina was ruled by a harsh military...
Metcalf’s mesmerizing in a dark ‘Place’
‘The Other Place” is billed as “a riveting new thriller.” That’s putting it loosely. The play is less riveting than it is reasonably engaging. It’s not entirely new, either, having...
‘Lucky’ poster tomfoolery
What do you do when you have a star who should be selling like hot cakes selling like lukewarm cakes? Scream at the people who designed the poster! I’m told...
'Let My People Go!' review
Among gay Jewish French postman movies, “Let My People Go!” may be a Hall of Fame entry, but alas, by any other standard this would-be sex comedy is a dismal...
'My Best Enemy' review
Give director Wolfgang Murnberger and screenwriter Paul Hengge credit for nerve. Many people could come up with a World War II-era art-forgery movie. Few would fuse that theme with a...
'Fairhaven' review
The ubiquitous Chris Messina (“Argo’’ and four other 2012 releases) plays an obnoxious ne’er-do-well who returns home to a Massachusetts oceanfront village for his father’s funeral after a 10-year absence,...
Shoot-’em-up flick not worth a shot
At first, this seems like a perfect change of pace from high-minded awards-season fare — a mindless exploitation flick about a trio of homicidal Southern hillbilly brothers (Clayne Crawford, Travis...
Rivers: Knicks' Anthony acted 'crazy,' denies Garnett comment
INDIANAPOLIS — Celtics coach Doc Rivers said it was Carmelo Anthony who acted “crazy’’ and the source of the Internet rumor regarding Kevin Garnett’s on-court comment to the Knicks’ star...
Ravens, Texans could derail Brady-Manning matchup
What makes this weekend great, could spoil next Sunday. Last year the Giants shocked the football world by knocking off the 15-1 Packers on their way to a Super Bowl...
Five Questions with Doc Emrick
Nbc Sports play-by-play man Mike “Doc” Emrick talks about what he did during the lockout, what to expect from the shortened season and the Rangers’ addition of Rick Nash with...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Upton’s no-trade clause nixes deal to M’s Justin Upton used the no-trade clause in his contract to reject a proposed deal that would have sent the Diamondbacks outfielder to...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5 1/2 fur; $50,000; mdn; 3YOCOOL AND QUIET switches to Junior after setting the pace and tiring going longer...
Villa scores twice to lead Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain — David Villa scored twice to raise his season total to 10 goals and Alexis Sanchez got his second and third goals of the season to lead defending...
Blazers shut down LeBron’s hot streak
Wesley Matthews hit a 3-pointer to put Portland in front with 26.9 seconds left and the Trail Blazers hung on to beat the Heat 92-90 last night in Portland for...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 1/2 fur; $23,000; mdn clm($16,000); 3YO(f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 Shiksa Goddess ,115J Ortiz8-12-xContess12-13 Westerday(L),120CVelasquz2-3-9Galluscio9-54 Dixie Sparkle ,120M Studartx-x-xFriedmn15-11 a-See See See(L),113A Battula6-7-6Aquilino20-11...
Aqueduct Charts
January 10th, 2013Clear and Fast©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $31,000; clm($20,000); 4upOff: 12:30. Good. press 2p, drifted outTime: 23.49, 46.94, 58.9, 1:11.57.Trainer: Linda RiceWinner: GR/RO G, 6, by Holy...
Vic Cangialosi at Tampa Bay Graded Entries
FIRST-7 fur; $14,000; clm($25,000); 4up1-Barrio Baby 8-55-Hillbilly Trick 12-12-Ardency 5-26-MemrysNDres10-13-Royalsantjmes20-17-It'zaSharpWind5-14-ArchboldOrnge7-2SECOND-6 fur; $20,000; mdn; 3YO(f)3-Putitinmypcket8-55-Diana's Daisy 5-11-Lori's Store 3-16-K. O.'s Touch 6-12-Barksdale 15-17-Magic Charm 9-24-Katze 10-1THIRD-6 fur; $14,700; clm($16,000); 4up2-Chelsea Brook...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m.Best Bet: Stormin Rustler (10th)FIRST: mile pace; $16,000; Clyde Hirt1 Vodka Is Terror(TTetrick)9-1-13-15 Star Chaser(YGingras)3-1-15-28 ConneryBlueChip(Bongiorn)1-4-14-12 Upfront Ticket(BSimpson)10-1-612-13 Kings Point Grad(Ginsburg)1-1-28-14 Bestjetyet(ECarlson)3-5-79-26 El Bravo(RPierce)5-6-520-17 Intervention(MMiller)8-6-215-1SECOND: mile pace;...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $23,750; clm($25,000); 4upUNBRIDLED ELLA third going shorter in last start on dirt. MINE OWN drops in class after finishing fourth. NAHEELAH goes turf to dirt.PN...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6 fur; $32,500; alw; 3YO 1 Prima Zip (Lopez) 11.80 5.20 6.40 3 Defend (Monterrey,Jr.) 7.00 11.40 7 Song Forever (Zayas) 20.40 Scr: Gold Mate. * Exacta (1-3) $77.40 *...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST: mile trot; $12,500; Super Bowl8WherToHnovr(DMllr)2.402.102.107La Hollywood (E Carlson)10.605.209Church St Boom R (Y Gingras)3.60* Exacta (8-7) $26.80 * Trifecta (8-7-9) $90.60Winner picked by Bill SmithSECOND: mile trot; $12,500; Super Bowl7JoyeuxDrem(TTetrck)4.603.602.808ForGoodnessLindy(CManz)24.4011.204Swiss...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 11SATJan. 12SUNJan. 13MONJan. 14TUEJan. 15WEDJan. 16THUJan. 17KnicksChicago8:00MSG , ESPNESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMEN.O.NoonMSGESPNNO GAMENO GAMENOGAME*Det. 3:00MSGESPNNetsPhoenix7:30YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/ 101.9 FMNO GAMEInd.6:00YESWBBRNO GAMETor.7:30YESWFANAtl.7:30YESWFANNO GAMESt. John'sNOGAMEG’Town11:00ESPN2WBBRNO GAMENO GAMEND7:00ESPN2WBBRNO GAMENO GAMEHOMEAWAY
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The Post Line
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Islanders hope Boyes rediscovers scoring touch
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Giant calls to come on own free agents
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Source: Browns hire Chudzinski
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Sunday's Best
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Football forecast
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Vengeful Pack is pick at ’Stick
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End of the road for Ray & Ravens
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Post’s Vaccaro top N.Y. sportswriter
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Knicks' Camby re-injures left foot in defeat
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Nets star Deron buying into Carlesimo's style
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Hal willing to go over $189 million if Yankees not contenders
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Ray, Peyton set for final chess match
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Coming soon: Brady vs. Manning
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Jaguars GM: We don't want Tebow
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Doctors brace themselves for parade season in ‘NY ER’
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Talk show guests
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Britney gives herself the ‘X’
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Who's zooming who!
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Atlantic City casinos were bad bet for hedge funders
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Weird but true
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Catholic 7 talk TV deal
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George leads Pacers past short-handed Knicks 81-76
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Band of robbers busted in bogus cop car
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Judge orders US Open vendors to pay $600,000 to underpaid attendants
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