January 14, 2013
Tebow's brother 'truly sorry' for gloating after Broncos loss
January 14, 2013 | 10:58pmTim Tebow didn't get a chance to play much for the Jets this season, but he also never ripped the Jets in the media when he had the chance. His...
The Ship: Full Steam Ahead: What happens after Kickstarter fails
January 14, 2013 | 10:31pmOver the last few months, I’ve profiled a number of Kickstarter projects here on the Post Game Report. Most of them not only make their funding—but do so quite easily.One...
School bus drivers to strike Wednesday
January 14, 2013 | 9:54pmThe wheels on the bus won’t go ‘round. The school bus workers’ union announced that a citywide strike will begin Wednesday — a brutal work stoppage that will send families...
Train operator union tells members to slow down
January 14, 2013 | 9:54pmThe city’s subways are about to get a lot slower. The powerful union that reps MTA train operators is telling it members to dramatically slow down when entering stations, following...
Ex-Knick Lee now has Jackson's support while making All-Star push with Warriors
January 14, 2013 | 9:50pmOAKLAND, Calif. -- When he worked as a broadcaster, Mark Jackson was adamant that David Lee didn't deserve to be an All-Star with the Knicks in 2010. No matter how...
Ravens linebacker apologizes for ripping 'gimmick' Patriots
January 14, 2013 | 9:36pmGiving the Patriots any extra incentive or motivation is never a good idea. And Ravens linebacker Brandon Ayanbadejo may have just learned it the hard way.While the Ravens defense allowed...
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable
January 14, 2013 | 9:04pmI like to approach a game without any negativity and an open mind, but I had reservations about Earth Defense Force 2017. I played it's big console brother before and...
NHL offers Center Ice package at distinct discount
January 14, 2013 | 8:51pmWith the NHL season set to begin Saturday, many fans were wondering if NHL Center Ice, which shows up to 40 out-of-market games a week, would be a free service...
VIDEO: Vaccaro says credit Carlesimo for Nets turnaround
January 14, 2013 | 8:48pmPost columnist Mike Vaccaro talks about the Nets’ 8-1 run since P.J. Carlesimo took over for the fired Avery Johnson. Vaccaro says that the New York native has learned from...
Looking back: Another late Nets surge produces impressive win over Pacers
January 14, 2013 | 8:40pmThe Nets now have a season-long six-game winning streak after a big fourth quarter allowed them to emerge from Sunday night’s game in Brooklyn against the Pacers with a 97-86...
Brookfield Office Properties starts long-awaited Manhattan West deck
January 14, 2013 | 8:34pmAfter six years of promises, Brookfield Office Properties has finally started to build a deck over the exposed Amtrak rail yard for its planned Manhattan West development project. The platform...
NYU coeds looking for 'sugar daddies' to help pay tuition, book fees
January 14, 2013 | 8:23pmSure beats a student loan. Comely coeds struggling with the cost of tuition and books are turning to a new source of income -- sugar daddies. And nowhere are there...
Visnovsky misses Islanders deadline, could be suspended
January 14, 2013 | 7:59pmThe 10 a.m. deadline came, but Lubomir Visnovsky did not.The Islanders defenseman did not show up at the team’s training camp Monday morning and remains in his native Slovakia, despite...
Knicks spied on Carmelo during loss to Bulls: report
January 14, 2013 | 7:37pmKnicks owner James Dolan had two MSG Network employees record every word spoken or said to Carmelo Anthony during the Knicks’ Friday night loss to the Bulls, according to an...
Peacenik Russel Simmons wants unarmed mediators in schools
January 14, 2013 | 7:36pmHip hop mogul Russell Simmons called for funding for unarmed peacekeepers in schools during a press conference on City Hall's steps today saying, "when underserved communities are at risk, you're...
MONDAY MATCHMAKER: Who will Strikeforce stars fight in their UFC debut?
January 14, 2013 | 7:36pmEvery Monday after an MMA fight weekend, The Post’s Marc Raimondi will take a look at the next potential matchup for the fighters who competed. This week, he breaks down...
Armstrong 'sorry' to Livestrong staff: report
January 14, 2013 | 7:19pmAUSTIN, Texas — A person with knowledge of the situation says Lance Armstrong has apologized to the staff at his Livestrong cancer foundation. He did so before heading to an...
Islanders claim defenseman Finley off waivers
January 14, 2013 | 7:11pmDesperate times call for desperate measures.That would explain why the Islanders have claimed defenseman Joe Finley off of waivers from the Buffalo Sabres, which was announced in a release by...
George H.W. Bush released from hospital after two months
January 14, 2013 | 7:02pmHOUSTON - Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital and went home Monday after spending nearly two months being treated for a bronchitis-related cough and other...
NEW DETAILS: 'Drunk' Belcher shot girlfriend 9 times before suicide
January 14, 2013 | 6:42pmMurderous football player Jovan Belcher was drunk out of his mind when he fired nine fatal shots into the mother of his child, autopsy results revealed today. The Kansas Chiefs...
LES man gets community service on graffiti charges
January 14, 2013 | 6:41pmA Lower East Side man who gained brief fame last August after being caught-on-camera with his gal pal smooching – in handcuffs – outside Manhattan Criminal Court will serve eight...
Lhota makes it official: 'I'm running for mayor'
January 14, 2013 | 6:37pmFormer MTA chairman Joe Lhota announced publicly today that he’s running for mayor. "I would not have left the MTA, a job and position I loved, if I was not...
NY lawmakers set to vote on gun bill - would be 1st state to pass post-massacre gun bill
January 14, 2013 | 6:11pmALBANY – State lawmakers expect to vote on a gun law package today that would strengthen New York’s assault weapons ban and toughen penalties for illegal gun use, legislative leaders...
WATCH: Ravens fan goes insane during stunning win over Broncos
January 14, 2013 | 6:11pmThe Ravens thrilling 38-35 double overtime victory over the Broncos on Saturday surprised many people.But one Ravens fan in particular went ballistic in the second half of the game with...
Coroner releases new report on Natalie Wood death based on questions about bruises on body
January 14, 2013 | 5:46pmLOS ANGELES — A newly released report shows coroner's officials amended Natalie Wood's death certificate based on unanswered questions about bruises on her upper body but were lacking several pieces...
Brawling twins killed in fatal car strike
January 14, 2013 | 5:14pmA pair of brawling, hair-pulling twins were struck and killed in the street outside their Los Angeles home yesterday, officials said. Tanisha and Tamaya Davis, both 31, were fighting in...
Economy can't be put to 'ransom' over debt limit: Obama
January 14, 2013 | 5:12pmWASHINGTON — President Obama demanded Monday that Congress raise the federal debt limit quickly, warning that "Social Security benefits and veterans' checks will be delayed if they don't," and warning...
UFC's Rousey wants to beat up boyfriend of rival Tate
January 14, 2013 | 5:12pmRonda Rousey has already roughed up Miesha Tate and taken her title. Now she wants a crack at Tate’s boyfriend.When asked by actor Jay Mohr on his podcast if she...
Yankees' Pettitte to pitch for Torre on WBC team: report
January 14, 2013 | 5:05pmAndy Pettitte will be reunited with former manager Joe Torre, this time as part of Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Pettitte, who was with the Yankees from...
Catsimatidis starts mayoral campaign with $1M of own money
January 14, 2013 | 4:55pmSupermarket mogul John Catsimatides Catsimatidis is putting his money where his mouth is as he eyes the Republican nomination for mayor. Taking a page from billionaire Mayor Bloomberg, Catsimatidis said...
Bill Thompson reports he's raised $1M for mayoral campaign
January 14, 2013 | 4:47pmBill Thompson’s campaign for mayor is showing some life. Thompson reports today that he raised more than $1 million in contributions to his campaign war chest over the past six...
Jets included $1 million house allowance for GM candidate Caldwell: report
January 14, 2013 | 4:39pmThe Jets reportedly tried to lure Dave Caldwell to be their GM with an offer like that in “The Firm.”According to Sports Illustrated, the Jets were ready to offer Caldwell,...
Ann Romney turns down 'Dancing With the Stars'
January 14, 2013 | 4:38pmAnn Romney won’t be dancing her way to a mirror ball trophy anytime soon. Mitt Romney’s wife turned down a chance to be a contestant on the celebrity dance competition...
Cameron interviews for Jets' OC opening: source
January 14, 2013 | 4:32pmCam Cameron interviewed for the Jets offensive coordinator position on Monday, sources confirmed.Cameron, formerly the Ravens offensive coordinator before being replaced by Jim Caldwell late in the season, is one...
Owners of Theatre Row playhouses settle wheelchair discrimination probe
January 14, 2013 | 3:51pmThe owners of six Times Square playhouses known as Theatre Row will give away free tickets to wheelchair users to settle a discrimination probe by the state Attorney General’s Office,...
Apple slashes iPhone 5 part orders after weak demand: report
January 14, 2013 | 3:43pmApple's shine is fading when it comes to iPhones. The tech giant has slashed orders for iPhone 5 parts after weaker-than-expected demand and growing popularity of Android products, according to...
Judge rules Muslim-hating subway 'pusher' fit to stand trial
January 14, 2013 | 3:39pmA Queens woman who allegedly shoved a man to his death in front of a No. 7 subway train last month was "found fit for trial" after her psychiatric evaluation...
Cops hunt for suspect caught on tape after Bx. bodega shooting
January 14, 2013 | 3:23pmPolice are looking for this man, caught on surveillance video, who shot a man in a Bronx bodega yesterday. The suspect is seen walking into the store on the corner...
B'klyn's own Miss America: I understand hardships women face
January 14, 2013 | 3:17pmThe newly crowned Miss America says she understands the hardships facing average women. Speaking on ABC's "Good Morning America" Monday, Mallory Hagan says she went to school and worked full...
Off-duty cop busted in Brooklyn on menacing charges
January 14, 2013 | 3:00pmAn off-duty police officer was arrested this morning in Brooklyn and slapped with menacing charges, authorities said. Officer Jim Paul, 34, was nabbed within confines of the 71st precinct at...
Hit-and-run driver blasts biker in Bushwick
January 14, 2013 | 2:48pmA hit and run driver mowed down a bicyclist this morning in Bushwick, authorities said. The victim, in his 30’s, was riding on George Street near Central Avenue just before...
Woman at center of Berlusconi trial in court
January 14, 2013 | 1:09pmMILAN — The Moroccan woman at the center of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex-for-hire trial was in court Monday to testify as a witness for the first time while defense...
Palace: Prince William and Kate's baby due in July
January 14, 2013 | 1:03pmLONDON — The former Kate Middleton is due to give birth to her first baby in July, and her health is improving after a bout of severe morning sickness, palace...
Newtown debates future of school where 26 died
January 14, 2013 | 12:57pmNEWTOWN, Conn. — A month after a gunman killed 26 people at an elementary school, some Newtown parents say the building should be demolished, while others believe the school should...
2 whales wash up on separate LI beaches
January 14, 2013 | 12:53pmMarine officials say two whales washed up on New York's Long Island just hours apart. One was dead and the other was later euthanized. Newsday says they were discovered Sunday...
Playoff blitz
January 14, 2013 | 6:22amHERO No one can ever say Matt Ryan has never won a playoff game. They don’t come any more difficult than this one, as the Falcons blew a 27-7 lead...
Playoff blitz
January 14, 2013 | 6:18amHERO It has become trendy to point out Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s failures in the postseason in recent years. Well, yesterday he showed he can be just fine in January....
Patriots rout Texans again, get Ravens in another AFC championship
January 14, 2013 | 6:17amFOXBOROUGH — Peyton Manning failed to live up to his end of the bargain, but Tom Brady has the Patriots back where everyone expected — in the AFC Championship Game....
Patriots' Brady just keeps on winning & winning
January 14, 2013 | 6:13amFOXBOROUGH — If Tom Brady wanted to make his case as the greatest quarterback of his generation, he took a huge step last night on his way to the AFC...
Knicks losing streak is over, and so is Carmelo's fast
January 14, 2013 | 6:11amCarmelo Anthony’s fast is over and so is the Knicks’ three-game losing streak. Now we know why Anthony was so grouchy last Monday with Kevin Garnett. Melo revealed after yesterday’s...
Knicks’ stars offer something to chew on
January 14, 2013 | 6:08amThese are fast and furious times for the Knicks. On one side of the locker room, Carmelo Anthony, who missed nine of his first 10 shots, explained how he was...
Knicks' Anthony says he and La La still living together
January 14, 2013 | 6:04amHours after Carmelo Anthony showed his game was just fine in the Garden, he told The Post his marriage was just fine at home as well. The Knicks star vehemently...
WATCH: Jodie Foster reveals she's gay, suggests she's retiring
January 14, 2013 | 5:03amBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Jodie Foster came out without really coming out, and suggested she was retiring from acting without exactly saying so, in a long, breathless and rambling speech...
These companies want you!
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amSure, the unemployment rate has been way too high for far too long — but there is a silver lining: The city is crawling with hiring managers who say they...
Go to Greg
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amI’m 28, single and work at a small company. One of my bosses is lazy, holds grudges and can be vengeful — and he just crossed the line: He asked...
Chill factor
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amMost popular songs 1. I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor Swift 2. Gangnam Style, PSY 3. Locked Out of Heaven, Bruno Mars 4. Scream and Shout, Will.I.Am 5. Thrift Shop,...
Business briefs
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amJapan aidJapan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to become the best friend of investors in Treasuries as he buys US government bonds to boost his nation’s slowing economy, helping...
Merger headache brewing for Busch
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThe Department of Justice is about to check the King of Beers. Regulators will soon ask Anheuser-Busch InBev — the world’s biggest brewer — to make major concessions to complete...
Whale bites again
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThar she blows — again! JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s whale of a week isn’t over yet. Just days after a report maintained Dimon’s bonus may be cut because of...
Female organs
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amWomen’s magazines are still into recipes, except that instead of featuring apple pies, they focus on the ingredients for great sex. Here’s the lowdown on high hopes. Glamour knows cold...
Delmonico’s ‘steaks’ out a position on East End
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amDelmonico’s, which bills itself as “America’s first restaurant,” is opening an East End outpost.The steakhouse, which is part of the Delmonico Restaurant Group, just closed on the purchase of a...
Cuomo gun bill in peril
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amA Swirl of disagreements over the terms of Gov. Cuomo’s assault-rifle gun ban, his demand for more restrictions on legal gun ownership, tougher criminal penalties for illegal gun use and...
O’s got no shot: NRA big
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — The defiant president of the National Rifle Association boldly boasted yesterday that an assault-weapons ban does not have enough support to pass Congress and fingered Democrats as the...
WATCH: A dozen NYPD cops help lift taxi off of injured pedestrian
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThey’re the Finest, and they may be the strongest, too. About a dozen cops lifted a taxi off a pedestrian who was run over early yesterday morning in the South...
The week that ‘Zero’ was 1
January 14, 2013 | 5:00am“Zero Dark Thirty” hunted down the top spot at the box office — and easily won it.The Oscar-nominated Osama bin Laden-raid drama took first place, with $24 million, in its...
Police want to talk to Titans' Britt after brother stabbed
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amNew Jersey police want to speak with Tennessee Titan Kenny Britt after his brother was stabbed at a party in Jersey City yesterday, according to reports. The NFL wide receiver...
MIT president expresses regrets over suicide of Reddit founder Aaron Swartz
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThe president of MIT released a statement of contrition yesterday regarding the university’s involvement in the federal case against Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide in his Brooklyn apartment...
NYPD Daily Blotter
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amBrooklyn *** A 55-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a Sheepshead Bay woman, cops said yesterday. Lawrence Wright allegedly stabbed Denise Pannell, 51, repeatedly...
Whole new nightmare for teen molest ‘victim’
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amHe JUST wants justice for his son. It may never come. In the 2 1/2 years since Mordechai Jungreis’ boy revealed the awful truth — the mentally disabled teen was...
Activist’s pals to the re$cue
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amMore than 100 heartbroken Brooklyn residents yesterday gathered for a fund-raiser to try to keep a beloved community activist from being priced out of her neighborhood.Carroll Gardens activist Celia Cacace,...
Alliance between Mafia, bikers and cartel fueled NYC's marijuana trade: DEA probe
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amA rogues’-gallery alliance among the Canadian Mafia, outlaw bikers and a Mexican drug cartel supplied New York City with nearly a billion dollars in marijuana until the feds crashed the...
French raid had US aid
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — US forces played a minor role in Friday’s failed attempt to free a French intelligence agent from an Islamist group in Somalia, the White House said yesterday.In a...
Maps to make NY street smart
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amEven savvy New Yorkers need directions sometimes. Detailed maps will be placed outside popular subway stations and along busy thoroughfares in March. Officials say they’re intended to help locals explore...
Duck, goose! Another JFK wing ding
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amA Caribbean-bound JetBlue flight was struck by a bird yesterday for the second day in a row after lifting off from JFK Airport, officials said. In the most recent incident,...
Liu: War chest up 500G
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amAn embattled John Liu announced last night that he had raised more than $500,000 over the last six months for his expected run for mayor.“All systems go, full steam ahead!”...
Manhattan teacher fantasized aloud about stabbing students, school investigators say
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amAn exasperated Manhattan middle-school teacher got so enraged when her students wouldn’t stop talking that she fantasized aloud about stabbing them, schools investigators said. Former Collaborative Academy of Science Technology...
Lady Gaga Bares her gun rack
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amDoes she have a license to pack all that heat? Lady Gaga brazenly gave a whole new meaning to the term “gun rack” this weekend when the provocative pop star...
It’s all jerks, jokes & Jodie Foster
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amWhat do you get when 85 freeloading freelancers without genuine media affiliations vote for winners in an industry that’s filled with affiliations and worth more than most small countries? A)...
Ben-geance at the Globes
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThe Oscars may have snubbed Ben Affleck, but the Golden Globes showed they love him last night as he took home best directing and best picture honors for “Argo.” Just...
Adopt-ban protest
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amMOSCOW — Thousands of people marched through Moscow yesterday to protest Russia’s new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children. It was a far bigger number than expected in a...
India roiled by new gang rape
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amNEW DELHI — Six men have been arrested in the gang rape of a bus passenger — four weeks after the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on...
Kids fear bus ‘stop’
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThe city’s school-age children remain in limbo while the bus-drivers union continues to promise a strike — but won’t set a date. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 leaders are still...
US judge backs Palestinian Authority's bid to conceal memo linking it to 2002 Israel bombing
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amA Us judge has ruled that the Palestinian Authority has the right to cover up a memo linking it to a suicide bombing that killed two teen American citizens in...
Sad GWB suicide record
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amA record number of people committed suicide last year by jumping off the George Washington Bridge. Eighteen people plunged to their deaths from the 212-foot-high span in 2012, compared with...
Mubarak wins a new trial
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amCAIRO — An Egyptian appeals court yesterday overturned ex-President Hosni Mubarak’s life sentence and ordered that he be retried on charges that he failed to prevent the killing of hundreds...
Rikers Island inmates cost city big $$ with 'frivolous' lawsuits
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThese jailbirds are proving that crime does pay. Rikers Island inmates are soaking city taxpayers by suing over everything from slippery shower floors to beds they claim are too short,...
Vaccines ‘flu’ off the shelves
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amSeveral pharmacies around the city ran out of flu shots yesterday, as panicked parents clamored to get their children vaccinated. The influenza-vaccine shortage comes a day after Gov. Cuomo declared...
Syria jets kill 9
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amSyrian warplanes bombed Damascus’ suburbs yesterday, hoping to dislodge rebels from strategic areas around the capital, activists said, as clashes raged around northern army bases and airfields.The fighter jets reportedly...
A surge in loan rejections
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amHurricane Sandy victims are now getting socked by a wave of loan rejections. Almost three-quarters of applications for federal emergency disaster-relief loans are being turned down, according to data from...
Koch film’s ‘gay’ furor
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThe new documentary about Ed Koch may have ruined his friendship with a prominent gay advocate, who suggests in the movie that the former mayor is gay. Throughout his career,...
Razing memories
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amWhat Sandy couldn’t destroy, a wrecking ball will. Demolition begins today on homes ravaged by last year’s apocalyptic superstorm, with a row of red-tagged houses on Staten Island at the...
Moment that cabby is shot
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amA gunman yesterday prepares to shoot a Bronx livery driver over a measly eight bucks after the victim didn’t understand his demands, cops and the wounded man’s family said. Cabby...
Pageant win was worth the weight
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amBrooklyn’s new Miss America made it big — by getting small. The Fashion Institute of Technology student took home the coveted beauty crown Saturday night after going on a diet...
Grocer forced Bronx mom to work in basement after false shoplifting accusation: suit
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amA Bronx mom says she went shopping for groceries — and wound up serving hard labor. Tammy Flores, 49, is suing her local Foodtown supermarket for $3.25 million, alleging that...
Don’t eat your organic veggies
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amAny shopper can tell that organic fruits and vegetables are expensive. Now a peer-reviewed academic study tells us that they’re no more healthful than conventional products. Researchers at Stanford University’s...
Luxury of ignorance
January 14, 2013 | 5:00am“I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then...
Cuomo’s true colors in bluer-than-blue NY
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThe Issue: Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s annual State of the State Address, outlining his new agenda for NY. *** Three cheers for Gov. Cuomo for finally making abortion legal in New...
One sweet lawsuit
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amGeorge McDonald has spent decades helping homeless New Yorkers reclaim their lives. Now he wants to run for mayor. The city’s Campaign Finance Board is welcoming him to the race...
Jack Lew vs. New York
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amTreasury Secretary-designate Jack Lew was unusually candid back in 2009 when he admitted: “I don’t consider myself an expert in some of these aspects of the financial industry,” like deregulation....
Grand Central crisis
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amMicrosoft just announced it’s moving its New York headquarters to a new office building at Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street. Construction has started on a new home for Coach Inc....
The New York state debt threat
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amLike a shopper whose holiday spending maxed out the credit card, New York state is coming closer and closer to its borrowing limit — threatening our ability to pay for...
‘Airswimming’ barely stays afloat
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amTwo women are locked up for decades in a British hospital for the criminally insane. Their crime? Bearing children out of wedlock. At least, that’s how the Irish Rep describes...
‘Picnic’ a feast
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amIn William Inge’s bittersweet 1953 hit “Picnic,” a hunky charmer appears out of nowhere to unsettle the women of a small Kansas town — especially the local beauty, aimless and...
Voice so easy to swallow
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amA wayward bouquet conked Kristine Opolais on her noggin during the ovation Friday night in “La Rondine” — but that was the only mishap in the Latvian soprano’s spectacular Met...
James returns to Nets on 10-day contract
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amSix months after becoming a free agent, Damion James returned to the Nets yesterday and felt as if he’d never left. “I feel like I never missed a beat,” the...
Maria, Venus 1st-round winners at Australian Open
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amMELBOURNE, Australia — Maria Sharapova finished her first match of the year in 55 minutes earlier today, cruising to a 6-0, 6-0 win over Olga Puchkova to start proceedings on...
Parx Racing Analysis
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amPost Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $20,000; cl($7,500); 4up; (f&m)SUPER NOVA DESERT cuts back in distance after finishing second this level in first start...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amAll horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16m; $23,000; cl($10,000); 4up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Harvest ofHope(L),118M Rosario2-2-4Nicholsn4-12 Jackpot Lady(L),118J Bisono7-6-1Estrada7-23 Ceily Sister Sue(L),118PHrnndzO1-x-xCannon10-14 AwesomeRwrd(L),111LVillanuev8-4-2Aristone8-15 Golden Rock(L),120FPnnngtn1-5-8A Dutrow2-16 Jesk(L),107ABowman4-2-5Day10-17...
Aqueduct Charts
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amJanuary 13th, 2013 Cloudy And Muddy.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70yds; $31,000; clm($20,000); 4upOff: 12:30. Good. vie inside,let out 1/4Time: 23.72, 47.54, 1:12.1, 1:38.92, 1:43.43.Trainer: Gary ContessaWinner: B G, 4, by...
Parx Racing Results
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amFIRST-1 mile; $21,000; clm($7,500); 4up7Ryln's Rcr (RvrJr.)13.206.604.405Pawleys Porch (Flores)3.803.208Fleetwing (Acosta)2.80* Exacta (7-5) $56.60 * Trifecta (7-5-8) $192.60SECOND-1 mile; $24,000; clm($16,000); 4up2Lm nd Alex (Rver)8.004.002.804Amoracchius (Elliott)6.005.005Tenth Wave (Villanueva)5.40* Daily Double (7-2)...
Affrunti at Turf Paradise Graded Entries
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amFIRST-3f; $6,000; 4upDastardly Desert Dash Stakes6-DowntwnRchrd7-23-One Tin Stoli 8-18-ChaseThisWgn5-24-HenessysDysy15-19-Blues Man Won4-15-JessCreekMnr10-11-Gettinthere 15-17-Lil Lickitee Spit 6-12-FastPrzeCntry10-1SECOND-6f; $6,400; mdn cl($8,000); 3up; (f&m)4-DeputyInnovatr9-55-Notes Melody 8-13-Knoxville 3-16-Oh So Golden 12-12-Night Trail 9-27-EasterHarmny10-11-Barstow 5-1THIRD-6 1/2f;...
Gulfstream Park Results
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amFIRST-6 fur; $27,500; alw; 4up(f)8Strshp Truffls (Sz)2.602.202.103Forever Candy (Bocchc)10.205.8011Courtney Ryan (Jara)5.00Scr: Wyatt's Women, French Politics, Cameo Lady, Tikitocki.* Exacta (8-3) $42.60 * $1 Superfecta (8-3-11-6) $425.30 * $1 Trifecta (8-3-11)...
Sports Shorts
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amGOLF: Rookie Henley wins Sony Open Russell Henley became the first PGA Tour rookie to win his debut in 10 years with a record-setting performance in the Sony Open in...
Home Team Lineups
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amTODAYJan. 14TUEJan. 15WEDJan. 16THUJan. 17FRIJan. 18SATJan. 19SUNJan. 20KnicksNO GAMENO GAMENOGAME*Det.3:00MSGESPNNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMENetsNO GAMETor.7:30YESWFANAtl.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEAtl.7:30YESWFANNO GAMENO GAMESt. John'sNOGAMEND7:00ESPN2WBBRNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMEDePaulNoonSNYWBBRNO GAMERangersNOGAMENO GAMENO GAMENO GAMENO GAMEBos.7:00 TBAPitt.7:00 TBADevilsNOGAMENO GAMENO GAMENO GAMENO...
Today's Sports on the Air
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amBasketball4:30 p.m.Women's: Norfolk State at Howard ESPNU7 p.m.Louisville at Connecticut ESPN7:30 p.m.Norfolk State at Howard ESPNU8 p.m.Hawks at Bulls NBATV8:30 p.m.Jackson St. at Prairie View A&M ESPNU9 p.m.Baylor at Kansas...
The Post Line
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amNFL PlayoffsSundayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)Underdog49ers33 1/2(48 1/2)FALCONSPATRIOTS99 1/2(51)RavensHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogLouisville6 1/2UCONNKANSAS11BaylorW. CAROLINA1 1/2ElonWofford7FURMANAPPALACH. ST.4 1/2Unc Greensb.Davidson11 1/2GEORGIA SO.Col. Of Charl.14THE CITADELWeber St.13IDAHO ST.Norfolk St.3HOWARD U.PRAIRIE VIEW6Jackson St.NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogWIZARDS2 1/2MagicCELTICS11 1/2BobcatsBULLS4HawksGRIZZLIES2 1/2ClippersMAVERICKS7TimberwolvesHeat2 1/2JAZZThunder6SUNSKINGS5...
Broncos coach should’ve known better than to take knee with Peyton
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amDENVER — John Fox should know better. When he woke up yesterday morning with the second-worst football hangover of his life, Fox had to realize he should have known better...
Eagles interview ex-Ravens coach
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThe Eagles interviewed former Ravens coach and current Fox analyst Brian Billick for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meeting told the Associated Press yesterday. Billick, who led...
Jets’ GM search nears end
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThe Jets are closing in on their next general manager. The Jets hope to have their new GM hired this week. According to an ESPN report, the Jets will have...
49ers QB Smith could be option to replace Sanchez on Jets
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amSAN FRANCISCO — If Alex Smith is the new Drew Bledsoe, will the Jets copy the Buffalo Bills? As if there was any question about Smith’s future with the 49ers...
Mets watch former Giants closer Wilson throw, may offer him deal
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThe Mets bullpen could go from not worth the pay to Surfin’ USA. Brian Wilson, a former All-Star closer with the Giants, has emerged as a candidate for the beleaguered...
Devils GM fine with Kovalchuk’s late arrival
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amLou Lamoriello has never been anything but cool, so this is exactly how one would expect the Devils general manager to react to his superstar still being in Russia. Ilya...
Islanders aim to shore up defense
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amWith the start of training camp yesterday and their first game on Saturday, the Islanders know they don’t have very long to prepare for the season. But one thing is...
Rangers winger Gaborik switches to left side
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amIf there were a sight stranger than the Rangers actually on the ice for their first sanctioned team practice after all these months of being locked out, it was Marian...
Del Zotto inks two-year extension with Rangers
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amThe Rangers and Michael Del Zotto settled their business yesterday morning, the 22-year-old restricted free agent signing a two-year deal worth $2.55 million per in time for the defenseman to...
Williams, Nets run win streak to 6
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amMost of the success the Nets enjoyed during their first two weeks under interim coach P.J. Carlesimo came against teams with losing records. That’s why last night’s game against the...
Nets' Lopez lights it up in fourth
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amBrook Lopez and the Nets were well aware of what kind of team the Pacers brought to Barclays Center last night. “We knew they were a contender in the East,”...
Copeland totes scoring load for Knicks
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amHe may be 28, but Chris Copeland is undoubtedly an NBA rookie. There are several clues. The ever-present pink backpack is a bit of a giveaway. So too is his...
J.R.: Knicks shouldn't let Hornets stick around
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amJ.R. Smith was the lone dissenting voice in the Knicks’ locker room, not thrilled with how they beat the Hornets yesterday to break a three-game losing streak. He didn’t see...
Howard returns; Lakers snap skid
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amDwight Howard had 22 points and 14 rebounds in his return from a three-game injury absence, and theLakers snapped their six-game losing streak with a 113-93 victory over the Cavaliers...
Why’d Lance think he could get away with it?
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amIt’s one of those great mysteries of life, up there with drive-up bank ATMs with instructions in Braille and pineapple on pizza. From Richard Nixon to Bill Clinton, from Pete...
Ravens LB 'can't really respect' Patriots offense
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amFOXBOROUGH — The Patriots’ win over the Texans was not even completed when the first salvo was fired by the Ravens. Baltimore linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo took to Twitter during the...
Patriots' Gronkowski out for playoffs after reinjuring left arm
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amFOXBOROUGH — Bill Belichick and Tom Brady will have to beat the Ravens in the AFC Championship Game without Rob Gronkowski. Gronkowski, New England’s star tight end, will require another...
10 years after Giant whiff, Falcons' Bryant makes winning field goal
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amATLANTA — Matt Bryant helped the Falcons avoid a monumental collapse when his 49-yard field goal sailed through the uprights with eight seconds remaining in yesterday’s 30-28 NFC Divisional playoff...
Falcons will wait 24 hours to prep for 49ers
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amATLANTA — The Falcons have a 24-hour rule after winning a football game. They’re given 24 hours to savor the victory and then it’s time to focus on the next...
Kissing up to Colin
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amTebowmania? That’s so last season. Kaepernicking is all the craze now. In the wake of the 49ers’ 45-31 victory over the Packers in Saturday night’s NFC Divisional playoff, game San...
Falcons' Gonzalez finally finds playoff success
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amATLANTA — Tony Gonzalez did something yesterday he’d never done in his 16-year career in the NFL: He cried after a win. Cried “like a little baby,” he said. The...
Falcons survive Seahawks’ late rally
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amATLANTA — The game was blown, lost, a 20-point fourth-quarter lead gone, vanished, replaced by a 28-27 deficit with only 31 seconds remaining, a roaring crowd silent and deflated, a...
‘Carrie’ on
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amIf television producers could find a way to make a show about Carrie Bradshaw in utero, they would try it. So invested is the team associated with “Sex and the...
What a ‘$hark’ domain is worth
January 14, 2013 | 5:00am'Shark Tank” meanie Kevin O’Leary doesn’t like it when people try to squeeze him. So the millionaire investor turned the tables on a money-hungry opportunist who wanted almost $200,000 for...
‘Pete Rose’ is a ‘Hit’ when showing real drama
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amIf you hadn’t seen a hundred fading celebrities make their career comebacks on reality TV, Pete Rose’s new reality show would have really been something to see. But the streets...
Talk show guests
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amMONDAYGORDON RAMSAY - Rachael Ray, 7 a.m., (OWN)BEN AFFLECK - The Oprah Winfrey Show, 8 a.m., (OWN)CHRIS COLFER, ANNASOPHIA ROBB - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7CHRIS...
Scarier than fiction
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amDick Wolf, the brains and brawn behind “Law & Order,” was two weeks away from the beginning of production on a miniseries about terrorism in New York City. The plot...
Weird but true
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amIt’s a sign that this thug is an idiot. A man who is deaf was stabbed in North Carolina by a goon who saw him communicating with sign language —...
No. 2 Michigan falls to Ohio St.
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amPoint guard Trey Burke’s stepback jumper with 17 seconds went down, then came out, leaving No. 2 Michigan on the wrong side of a 56-53 loss to rival and 15th-ranked...
Fordham stars have 'disrespectful' first half, rally falls short
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amA first-half Mass-acre proved too much for Fordham to overcome. Try as they might, the Rams were unable to dig themselves out of a 14-point hole at the break and...
Seton Hall's Big East woes continue with loss to Providence
January 14, 2013 | 5:00amSeton Hall entered Big East action with a sparkling record and the hope it could sneak into the top half of the league. But less than two weeks into conference...
Bx. livery-cab shooting caught on surveillance tape
January 14, 2013 | 4:24amA goateed gunman was caught on surveillance tape moments before shooting a livery-cab driver in The Bronx early Sunday morning, police said. The thug first whipped out a gun and...
New Jersey's Rossi talks Fiorentina move
January 14, 2013 | 2:41amNew Jersey native Giuseppe Rossi has completed a big-ticket transfer from la Liga club Villarreal to Serie A side Fiorentina. And the high-scoring forward told the Post that his knee...
Oscar-snubbed Affleck wins best director at Globes; his film 'Argo' also wins top prize
January 14, 2013 | 2:14amThe Oscars may have snubbed Ben Affleck, but the Golden Globes showed they love him last night as he took home best directing and best picture honors for “Argo.” Just...
Dominant fourth quarter leads Nets to sixth straight win
January 14, 2013 | 1:28amMost of the success the Nets have enjoyed during their first two weeks under interim coach P.J. Carlesimo has come against teams with losing records. That’s why Carlesimo pointed to...
Strikeforce's Cormier on UFC champ Jones: 'I'm gonna kick his ass'
January 14, 2013 | 1:20amDaniel Cormier isn’t even in the UFC yet and he’s already calling out some of its biggest stars.After beating Dion Staring on Saturday night in Oklahoma City, the Strikeforce star...