January 18, 2013
Rugged sophomore Point-ing the way for St. John's
It’s not a stretch to suggest St. John’s chances against DePaul in Chicago on Saturday depend on how well rugged sophomore wing Sir’Dominic Pointer plays. Of the Red Storm 10...
Texas A&M star QB Manziel gets speeding ticket
ENNIS, Texas — Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel recently got a speeding ticket near Dallas and a local judge thought it newsworthy enough to post something on Facebook. Ennis City...
Posada to be guest instructor at Yankees spring training
TAMPA, Fla. — Jorge Posada is ready to put on the pinstripes at spring training this year as a guest instructor for the New York Yankees. “They haven’t asked me...
Newspaper ends controversial database of gun owners' names, addresses
After withering criticism, the suburban Journal News has shut down a controversial gun permit database that allowed readers to access the names and addresses of gun owners, published shortly after...
Probation in 'buzzed' crash that killed pregnant woman
An admitted buzzed driver dodged up to seven years in prison today when she plead guilty for losing control of her car, killing her pregnant friend and injured other passengers....
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Marrone leaving Syracuse could hurt local prospects
Buffalo’s gain is a major loss for New York City football. The departure of Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone and his ace city recruiter John Anselmo to the Bills, where...
Queens teen who killed half-brother gets 5 years
A Queens teenager who admitted to stabbing her older half-brother to death during a heated fight over a cell phone was sentenced to five years in prison. Yocairis Diaz and...
Jets hire Mornhinweg as offensive coordinator: sources
The Jets are expected to hire Marty Mornhinweg as their offensive coordinator, sources said.Mornhinweg was Andy Reid’s offensive coordinator with the Eagles for the last seven years. He’s known for...
Search finally complete, Jets hire Idzik to be new GM
The Jets landed their new general manager Friday after a three-week search.The team and Seahawks vice president of football administration John Idzik agreed to terms, making Idzik the team’s new...
Jets interview Lombardi, Shurmur for OC opening: source
As the Jets moved closer to naming their general manager, they widened their offensive coordinator search. A source confirmed on Friday that the team interviewed Saints quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi...
Blues sign Redden after Rangers waive him
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues say they have agreed to a one-year, $800,000 deal with free agent defenseman Wade Redden. The 35-year-old Redden was placed on waivers this...
Suing the spies who loved us — Women in Britain file suit against real-life 007s
Now that's a sexy suit! A judge in Britain has decided that a group of women can sue the spies they slept with. The High Court judge compared the group...
BEST BETS: UFC on FX 7
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, UFC heads...
Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah gets 3.2M viewers
About 3.2 million people watched Lance Armstrong admit to Oprah Winfrey that he cheated his way to the top of the cycling world, according to reports. However, that total is...
Brazil judge orders '50 Shades of Grey' removed
SAO PAULO — A Brazilian judge has ordered the erotic trilogy "Fifty Shades of Grey" taken off the shelves of bookstores in the city of Macae, or at least wrapped...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Heat stay cool despite struggling stretch
There was panic in Miami earlier this week when the Heat lost to Utah 104-97, the team’s sixth loss in 10 games and one in which Dwyane Wade did not...
2007 transcripts show Fed officials underestimated approaching financial crisis
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials in 2007 underestimated the scope of the approaching financial crisis and how it would tip the U.S. economy into the worst recession since the Great...
Obama's 2nd official portrait released
The White House has released President Obama's official portrait for his second term in office. The photo shows a much grayer Obama than his 2008 portrait. Given the past four...
Schiano owes Rutgers $300,000 on unsold house
Greg Schiano bolted to the NFL last year and now he has to pay the price – literally.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach owes Rutgers, his former school, $300,000 of an...
MTA shutting down 2 line four nights in a row in B'klyn
The MTA is shutting down the Nostrand Avenue portion of the 2 line in Brooklyn for four consecutive nights, starting on Monday. The service suspensions — part of the agency’s...
Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin charged with bribery, fraud
NEW ORLEANS — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted Friday on charges that he used his office for personal gain, accepting payoffs, free trips and gratuities from contractors...
Long Island orthopedist pleads guilty to role in LIRR pension scam
He didn't want to get run over by the "gravy train." A crooked Long Island orthopedist pleaded guilty this morning to helping hundreds of greedy LIRR workers retire early with...
Sundance review: ‘The Summit’
PARK CITY -- At first I thought Ireland’s “The Summit,” showing in the World Documentary Competition, was going to be a ripping adventure about a catastrophic trip to the summit...
MTA's Select Bus Service to stop using flashing blue lights
MTA Select Bus Service vehicles — which run express along heavily traveled routes like 34th Street — will no longer use flashing blue lights following complaints from motorists who thought...
'I wasn't part of' dead girlfriend hoax, Manti Te'o tells ESPN
Manti Te'o was fooled. The Notre Dame linebacker told ESPN Friday "there is no way" he was part of the recently exposed hoax involving his dead girlfriend — and that...
Islanders suspend absent Visnovsky as camp closes
The Islanders officially suspended defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky on Friday, the last day of training camp. Visnovsky was traded to the Islanders in June, but has not returned from his native...
Te'o dated girl shortly after 'death' of fake girlfriend: report
Manti Te’o’s rebound girl was very much real.Te’o quietly began dating an actual female shortly after the supposed death of his online faux girlfriend, according to a TMZ report.The Notre...
Eagles owner suggests Browns CEO, former friend behind GM bashing
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is upset with his boyhood best friend and former team executive Joe Banner after a story ripping Philadelphia's general manager Howie Roseman was published earlier this...
John Galliano invited to return to fashion two years after anti-Semitic rant
John Galliano has been invited by Oscar de la Renta to return to fashion for the first time since the designer's anti-Semitic rant at a Paris cafe was captured on...
The Station club fire charity to Great White singer: No thanks
PROVIDENCE, RI — A foundation working to build a permanent memorial at the site of a deadly 2003 nightclub fire caused by a band's pyrotechnics has asked the lead singer...
TSA getting rid of X-ray scanners
Those airport scanners with their all-too revealing body images will soon be going away. The Transportation Security Administration says the X-ray scanners will be gone by June because the company...
Bears hire ex-Jets quarterbacks coach Cavanaugh
Former Jets quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh has been hired by the Bears for the same position.Cavanaugh spent four years tutoring the Jets’ QBs. His contract was not renewed after this...
Alicia Keys to sing national anthem at Super Bowl
Alicia Keys is adding her voice to the Super Bowl show. The Grammy-winning R&B singer has been lined up to perform the national anthem before the NFL championship game on...
COVER TWO: Patriots-Ravens rematch, Falcons flying under radar
During the NFL season, The Post’s Anthony Sulla-Heffinger broke down five storylines to watch for each week, but with just the two conference championship games on this week’s slate, he’s...
LOCAL COLLEGE RANKINGS: Local Big East struggles open door for Stony Brook
Save the hate mail. There has never been more parity in college basketball. Mid-majors are just saddled with an unfortunate label and a conference schedule they can’t control. Watch Stony...
Te'o family speaks out: Alleged scammer is a 'rat' who should be 'prosecuted,' uncle says
Manti Te’o’s uncle knew Ronaiah Tuiasosopo was a “rat” from the moment he met him. Alema Te’o slammed the alleged scammer saying he “needs to be prosecuted” in the first...
OUCH! Fla. man bites off girlfriend's thumb during fight
PALM BAY, Fla. — Police in Florida say a man bit off his girlfriend's left thumb during a fight while he was driving her to work. Florida Today reports that...
He's just not that into the WBC
Here's my story on the World Baseball Classic and the teams' submitting of their provisional rosters. I was among those who opposed the WBC at its outset in 2006, and...
New details released from Part II of Oprah's interview with Armstrong as IOC blasts TV confession
The IOC lashed out at Lance Armstrong one day after his confession to doping aired on TV as Oprah Winfrey released new details from her sit-down with the former cycling...
Giants' Snee to have surgery after Pro Bowl
No one is going to have to tear the uniform off Chris Snee. He turns 31 today and admits “If you’re looking for the same player I was when I...
Tiger misses Abu Dhabi cut thanks to two-stroke penalty
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Tiger Woods missed the cut at the Abu Dhabi Championship after being penalized two shots for wrongly thinking he had a free drop after...
Cuomo blasts city, teachers' union for missed deadline that will cost schools $250M in funding
Gov. Cuomo blamed both sides today for the failed teacher evaluation talks, calling it "a tragedy" that city schools are about to lose at least $250 million. "Almost every school...
PS 22 chorus performing during prelude to inauguration
A public school chorus from Staten Island is heading to Washington to sing during a prelude to President Barack Obama's inauguration. Sen. Charles Schumer arranged for the 65 fifth-graders from...
Japan probe suspects excess voltage in Boeing 787 battery
TOKYO — The burned insides of a battery in the Boeing 787 at the center of a worldwide grounding of the aircraft indicate it operated at a voltage above its...
Mom busted after son brings pistol in backpack to Queens school — dad says son was 'bullied'
The mother of a Queens second-grader who showed up to school with a semiautomatic handgun has been arrested, police said this morning. Deborah Farley, 53, was charged late last night...
GE earnings rise on emerging market growth
General Electric Co. has been re-energized. Performance at all of the conglomerate's industrial segments is improving thanks to cost cutting, a shift in strategy and growth in emerging markets. GE,...
Morgan Stanley swings to fourth-quarter profit
Profits roared back at the investment bank Morgan Stanley in the fourth quarter, reversing a loss in the same period a year ago, when its results were weighed down by...
South Ferry subway repairs could take 3 years, cost $600M
Fixing all the damage inflicted on the South Street subway station by Superstorm Sandy may take up to three years. Last month, the MTA said the repairs would take at...
Al Qaeda wants to trade American hostages for terrorists including 1993 WTC bomber
One American has been killed in the Algerian hostage standoff, as news emerged that militants reportedly want to swap other US citizens held captive in exchange a pair of terror...
NJ woman shopping at Bed, Bath & Beyond brutally stabbed by stranger: reports
A New Jersey woman shopping at Bed, Bath & Beyond was brutally stabbed Thursday by a deranged stranger - who was recently busted for setting a cat on fire, according...
B'klyn teen dialed 911 more than 400 times for fake emergencies: police
A Brooklyn teen dialed 911 more than 400 times to phone in fake emergencies, police said yesterday. Dean Whylie, 16, disguised his voice as a girl when he made 404...
Shumpert provides an instant energy in Knicks debut
LONDON — You never know. That’s the scary part. That’s what gives a world-class athlete night sweats, wakes him with a jolt in the middle of the night. We hear...
Sundance Review: 'May in the Summer'
PARK CITY - My crazy ethnic relatives are driving me crazy! Get ready for “My Big Fat Jordanian Wedding,” or don’t, because “May in the Summer” is probably not coming...
LI man flees after 4-year-old in his care was beaten to death: sources
The boyfriend of a Long Island woman is on the run from cops after allegedly beating her 4-year-old godson who later died, sources told the Post. Jonathan Thompson called his...
Kate's a Wynner
It’s always a safe bet that supermodel Kate Upton will look like a million bucks. Here she’s lighting up the Wynn Las Vegas casino.
Sundance Review: 'Crystal Fairy & the Magic Cactus and 2012'
PARK CITY - I initially hated the Michael Cera slacker comedy “Crystal Fairy” and very nearly joined the steady stream of walkouts, but something kept me in my seat, possibly...
Thieves prey on Brooklyn residents who leave their doors open
You're not in Kansas anymore. It’s Brooklyn! Thieves last year preyed on dimwitted residents who left their doors open in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods of Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights and...
Fmr. Junior's waitress claims manager pleasured himself in front of him: lawsuit
A former Junior’s waiter has served the cheesecake purveyor with a sexual harassment lawsuit -- claiming a manager pleasured himself in front of him in the bathroom, a new lawsuit...
Embattled politician William Boyland, Jr. taking a break from trial prep to attend Obama's inauguration
From a pressing indictment to the Presidential Inauguration. Embattled New York state Assemblyman William Boyland, Jr. is taking a break from preparing for his upcoming corruption trial to travel to...
NYC stations fight over rights to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity
A bitter battle is brewing between two of the country’s largest radio station operators — and the fallout could hit the New York market as soon as this summer, The...
Apple screen revolution near: analyst
Don’t hang up on the iPhone just yet. Apple’s cancellation of orders with iPhone parts suppliers is not tied to a drop in demand but to a tech update, according...
Business briefs
Jersey jobsPrivate employers in New Jersey added 30,900 jobs in December, but the unemployment rate was 9.6 percent, nearly 2 points higher than the national average.Boeing probe US officials and...
Amazon challenges iTunes on iPhones
Want to buy “Gangnam Style” from Amazon for 69 cents on your iPhone? Now you can, thanks to a new update that allows Apple phone and tablet owners to tap...
Philly paper unions come to bargaining table
Philadelpia newspapers once again appear to have come back from the brink of the abyss.After first balking, the Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia late yesterday agreed to come to the...
REIT sweetens CBS stock price
CBS shares surged 7.9 percent to $40.95 yesterday after the owner of the most-watched US television network said it will convert its outdoor ad division into a real estate investment...
Tribune taps Peter Liguori as CEO
The Tribune Company yesterday announced the appointment of Peter Liguori as chief executive officer. Liguori most recently served as chief operating officer of Discovery Communications. Before joining Discovery in 2009,...
Big banks’ blues: Q4 results produce few smiles for Citi, BofA stakeholders
It’s a new year, but the same old story for beleaguered Citigroup and Bank of America. Both banks turned in less-than-inspiring fourth-quarter performances — dragged down by mortgage-related woes and...
Layoffs loom at Barclays
Barclays is poised to cut as much as 10 percent of its global workforce next month as part of a broader shakeup. New CEO Anthony Jenkins will outline his plan...
S&P 500 surges to 5-yr. high
Stronger-than-expected data on US housing starts and jobless claims lit a fire under stocks yesterday, pushing the S&P 500 to a five-year high and its third day of gains. Shares...
Capital One falls short
Capital One posted a fourth-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates as it set aside more reserves to cover loan losses. Net income advanced to $843 million, or $1.41 a share,...
Morgan Stanley trims 360 in NYC
Morgan Stanley, which is in the process of slashing 1,600 jobs from its investment bank and support staff, said 360 of the cuts are coming from its New York City...
SurveyMonkey’s $800M buyback barrel of fun
Many tech entrepreneurs still dream of going public, making millions of dollars and playing in the big leagues. Then there’s SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg, who thinks it would be a...
Mary Jo eyed for SEC job
Mary Jo White, the former Manhattan US Attorney, is under consideration to become the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, three people with knowledge of the matter said....
AmEx card profits off
American Express, which plans to cut 5,400 jobs this year, said profit at its US card business declined 42 percent in the fourth quarter as the firm set aside more...
Herbalife expected to change how it classifies some of its distributors
Bill Ackman’s $1 billion short bet that Herbalife is a pyramid scheme may be losing steam — but the spotlight he shined on the company could be pressuring it to...
Sony sells HQ bldg. for $1.1B
Sony Corp. has sold its iconic US headquarters building for $1.1 billion to the Chetrit Group. The sale of the building, at 550 Madison Ave., with the Chippendale chair-like roof...
Cashing in on a stinking liar
It was TV’s 1960s high-school beatnik, Maynard G. Krebs — the G. was for Walter — who would exclaim, “What an age we live in!” We still do. Last night,...
Lance Armstrong finally admits to doping, lying in interview with Oprah Winfrey
Lance Armstrong finally admitted to cheating his way to the top of the cycling world during a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey last night. The stone-faced liar answered “yes” four...
Gothamites ♥ Ray Kelly
Ray Kelly is riding high. The police commissioner posted his highest approval rating of his career, a sky-high 75 percent positive rating and only 18 percent negative, a Quinnipiac University...
Thompson’s vow on cops & taxes
No tax increases and more cops.Bill Thompson sought to reassure the city’s business community yesterday that he’d protect both the public’s safety and pocketbook if he becomes mayor next year.“We...
I’m not ‘Rudy 2’
Former MTA chief Joe Lhota formally announced his candidacy for mayor yesterday, saying he’s not plotting an extension of the Rudy Giuliani administration, in which he served as a deputy...
Bronx family livid after developer builds apartment 12 inches from their home
This is bordering on insane. A new apartment building is being constructed just 12 inches from a family’s home in The Bronx, and the house’s owners are fuming mad. “This...
Yankee Stadium’s new Babe
He’s out — and safe! A pregnant Bronx woman yesterday went into labor on a 4 train — and then got off at the Yankee Stadium station, where she promptly...
LI crash liar: B’klyn 'hipster' lifestyle made me do it
Blame the hipsters! The former Bushwick party girl who nearly took the rap for her boyfriend’s drunken driving will be just fine — if she can stay away from scandalous...
Blood in Sahara sand
An Algerian commando raid to free Americans and dozens of other hostages from an al Qaeda group turned into a bloodbath yesterday at a remote natural-gas plant in the Sahara...
Beau on lam in LI kid slay
A suspect in the death of a 4-year-old boy whose badly bruised body was found in an empty Amityville, LI, home is on the run, Suffolk cops said yesterday. Jonathan...
No bail for ’Net ‘sicko’
A Manhattan federal judge yesterday refused to set bail for the alleged co-conspirator in the notorious “cannibal cop” case — after a prosecutor said the New Jersey man had discussed...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Three men were busted for beating a man in a Crown Heights chicken shack, authorities said. “What are you looking at,” suspect Ronnald Singleton, 23, allegedly barked at...
Bid to fix cabby-assault law
A newly elected Queens assemblyman will introduce legislation making it a felony to assault a cabby, following a vicious New Year’s Day attack on a hack in Brooklyn.The legislation would...
Jovan Belcher's mother signed agreement giving up custody of baby
FORT WORTH, Texas — She gave up the million-dollar baby. The Long Island mother of the Kansas City Chief who killed his baby’s mother and then himself signed a notarized...
WTC mogul in new bust
He’s grounded.A trucking-company mogul awaiting trial on charges that he bilked workers rebuilding the World Trade Center out of $1 million was ordered yesterday to live with his parents under...
Terrible backgrounds
Many states don’t provide the federal gun-buyer background-check system with data about the mentally ill — and around 40 percent of gun sales take place without any background checks at...
‘Flame throw’ attacks
A homeless man was held without bail yesterday for alleged back-to-back heinous blowtorch attacks on his estranged wife and the boss who recently fired him from an auto-body shop in...
Prop eyed in ferry crash
The ferry that crashed into a pier in lower Manhattan last week, injuring dozens of people, had damage to its port propeller, the National Transportation Safety Board said yesterday. The...
Even Dems doubt O’s plan
WASHINGTON — A day after it was unveiled, President Obama’s gun-control plan yesterday ran smack into the cold reality that it’s a hard sell even for some Senate Democrats.“While I...
Cuomo ‘blue’ it!
ALBANY — Nearly every cop in the state may be carrying an illegal number of bullets in their service weapons under the rush-job gun reform pushed through by Gov. Cuomo...
Newark’s ‘pieces’ of jewelry
Newark is taking a shot at a new gun-control strategy — jewelry made from melted-down guns and bullet casings seized by cops. The Caliber Collection — bracelets that feature the...
O-tix scalp halt
Craigslist and eBay have pledged to stop the sale of scalped tickets to President Obama’s inauguration after a push from Sen. Charles Schumer. Tickets for Monday’s ceremony, which are meant...
Busted for sushi booty
The ex-bookkeeper for a $450-a-dinner Columbus Circle Japanese restaurant apparently likes it raw at home, too. Rafael Thomas, 41, was charged with stealing almost $100,000 from Masa in the Time...
School pistol scare
A second-grade Queens pupil sent a school into lockdown yesterday when he showed up with a semiautomatic handgun, police said. Tyler Farley, 7, was brought to Wave Preparatory School in...
Lagerfeld pad a $4.5M ‘dump’
Designer Karl Lagerfeld lost more than $2 million selling his three-bedroom Gramercy apartment for $4.5 million, records show. Lagerfeld bought the sixth-floor flat — which comes with a coveted key...
Fans in Footlong fury
Irate Subway sandwich customers are demanding the company print disclaimers warning that its “Footlongs” may not actually be 12 inches.“They should provide what they say they are selling — a...
Much a ’do at Mrs. O’s new bangs
She’s the mane attraction. First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated her 49th birthday with a fresh hairstyle yesterday, debuting dramatic bangs during a White House meeting with an inaugural planner. The...
City blows $250 million for schools due to impasse with UFT
The city lost $250 million in state education aid at the stroke of midnight this morning as Mayor Bloomberg and the teachers union were reduced to trading insults after failing...
LIRR doc will ’fess to scam
An orthopedist at the heart of the massive LIRR “gravy train” disability scam is scheduled to plead guilty this morning rather than face an onslaught of testimony from retired railroad...
Shel gets lawyer for Gropez probe
ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has lawyered up for the probe into his role in the Vito Lopez sex-harassment scandal, The Post has learned. Silver (D-Manhattan) paid $35,000 from...
Strike’s new low is this ‘block’ head
So much for standing up for the kids. Not satisfied with creating hardships for scores of city children and parents by idling thousands of school buses with a strike, this...
Parents split on stoppage
Patience over the city school-bus strike is wearing thin, and frustrated parents are taking sides. “I understand the city being stubborn, because [the drivers] shouldn’t get more than they’re entitled...
Scare tactic ‘ad’ nausea
In a new ad, the union behind the city school-bus strike used generic photos of horribly mangled buses and kids in wheelchairs and neck braces to scare parents.The Amalgamated Transit...
My air lady! Manti raiders hit Web
First there was Tebowing — and now there’s Te’oing. Social-media users poked fun at Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s fabricated girlfriend by posting pics of themselves posing with phantom sweethearts....
LA woman 'shocked' after her photos were used to depict Manti Te'o's fake 'dead' girlfriend
Notre Dame football star Manti Te’o’s fake dead girlfriend was revealed yesterday to be an unwitting young California marketing exec, as the holes in the linebacker’s bizarre fauxmance story continued...
Red alert for B’klyn hospital
SUNY Downstate Medical Center is on life support. Brooklyn’s fourth-largest employer is on the verge of insolvency because of mismanagement that included acquiring two other financially troubled health-care institutions, according...
Connecticut priest Kevin Wallin busted on drug-dealing charges
Walter White has nothing on this man of God. A Connecticut priest — who once was a top aide to Edward Cardinal Egan — was busted for selling ultra-pure crystal...
Dad sees SUV kill son, 7
A Queens boy was struck and killed by an SUV last night after running into the middle of a busy Ridgewood roadway, police said. Puran Thapa, 7, was standing with...
Lance’s confession is just the start
In case you haven’t heard, Lance Armstrong has confessed to doping during his cycling career. All of the faux moral posturing can now officially stop. I’m not talking about Lance....
A taste of the future
There’s a major labor action going on in New York City, as the unionized drivers who man the city’s school buses have gone out on strike — making life immeasurably...
Fair-weather friend: Sen. Chucks his principles
The Issue: Whether Sen. Schumer has let down those who support Israel by endorsing Chuck Hagel. *** Unless they’re completely brainless, no one should be surprised at the endorsement of...
Midtown makeover
Steve Cuozzo describes the proposed re-development of Midtown as a “Hail Mary play” (“Grand Central Crisis,” PostOpinion, Jan. 13). We agree. Unfortunately, what Midtown needs is a bold and comprehensive...
Joe’s a go
Joe Lhota just made it official, formally declaring his candidacy for the 2013 Republican mayoral nomination. Though hardly a surprise, the entry into the race to succeed Mayor Bloomberg by...
No sweat, John
It appears that Joe Lhota may not be the only one with those initials entering the mayoral race. John Liu hasn’t officially announced, but he’s already recycling an old —...
Re-evaluating Andrew
Striking bus drivers are making it hard for kids to get to school, even resorting to thuggery to stop them — but why even go, when they’re bound to find...
Follies of the ‘fiscal conservatives’
Dear Socially Liberal Fiscal Conservative Friend, That’s pretty toothy, so I’m going to call you Bob. But you know who you are. You’re the sort of person who says something...
O’s electioneering
In the final days before Tuesday’s Israeli elections, Topic A over there is President Obama’s dim assessment of the Jewish state’s ability to handle its own affairs. Israeli polls consistently...
Ice capades: How the Rangers spent the lockout
The NHL lockout is finally over, and tomorrow the Rangers kick off their much-delayed season in Boston against the Bruins. We caught up with some of the squad’s biggest stars...
Arnold goes gun crazy in 'The Last Stand'
Continuing the grand tradition of the Western — and the current p.r. campaign of the NRA — “The Last Stand” celebrates the philosophy that the only thing that stops a...
'Mama' is ghostly but not ghastly
Mama has been dead for 125 years, so she’s missed the latest developments in parenting. For instance, since old-timey days it’s been frowned upon to levitate the kids, teach them...
Fem helmers flock to Sundance
PARK CITY, UTAH — The timing couldn’t be more perfect: Just one week after the shocking Oscar snub of “Zero Dark Thirty” director Kathryn Bigelow, female directors marched into the...
ScarJo is red-hot in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'
Maggie is young and attractive, and she just wants to have sex with her hot husband — is that too much to ask? You can hardly blame her for being...
Here’s how to sell those Broadway tickets
My theatrical consulting business is taking off faster than even I could have imagined! At the rate I’m going, I’ll soon be floating stock on the NASDAQ exchange. I haven’t...
'Brief Reunion' review
Everybody suspects Facebook is sinister; this was, after all, the premise of “The Social Network.” John Daschbach’s thriller tries for a worst-case view of what happens when a college acquaintance...
Baltimore steals gritty street tale
Something about Baltimore inspires a devotion in its natives that even New York and San Francisco can’t rival. Director Sheldon Candis, raised in the city, spins a tale of urban...
Central Park ‘Birders’ take flight in new doc
Who knew Central Park is temporary home to hundreds of species of migratory birds? And that their devoted watchers — who prefer to be known as birders — include novelist...
'Greenwich Village: Music That Defined A Generation' review
Before it became home to wealthy yuppies, Greenwich Village was for decades an enclave of bohemian artists — and the site of a musical renaissance in the 1960s that grew...
Stepping out
Dance and film don’t always mix well onstage—too often the only thing they share is the space. But David Parsons’ new “Dawn to Dusk” uses both so effectively, you can’t...
Melo, Amar’e bridge gap as Knicks roll to overseas win
LONDON — It took a trip to London for Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire to bond and finally look sharp together on the court. Afterward, they were together on the...
Micheletti: It's Cup or bust for Rangers
The NHL season is short on games because of the lockout, but not on expectations for the Rangers. The Blueshirts led the Eastern Conference in points last season and before...
5 questions for Howie Long
Fox analyst Howie Long thinks the seeds to start Colin Kaepernick were planted last year soon after the 49ers’ NFC title game loss to the Giants. The Hall of Famer...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Schilling sock for sale Curt Schilling is selling the blood-stained sock he wore during the 2004 ALCS against the Yankees. Texas-based Heritage Auctions said online bidding begins around Feb....
NYRA may cut down races over Big A’s inner track
In the wake of several catastrophic breakdowns at Aqueduct this winter, the New York Racing Association will consider curtailing racing over the Big A’s inner track when the NYRA board...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $51,000; alw; 3YO(f)RICE TO RICHES was an impressive winner as the favorite this distance while being claimed...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $69,000; alw; 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Summer Sunset(L),113J Ortiz1-5-2Levine3-12 Photon(L),120CVelasquz1-4-1Contessa4-13 Sailmate(L),118I Ortiz, Jr3-4-3Kimmel2-14 Indy Scent(L),118A Smith6-4-2Gyarmati6-15 Percussion(L),118M Studart4-2-6Dunham12-16 Crushing(L),118RDomingz4-1-3C Brown4-1SECOND-6 fur; $23,000;...
Aqueduct Charts
January 17th, 2013Clear and Good©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $48,000; alw; 4upOff: 12:30. Good. off ins, up near 1/16pTime: 23.35, 46.5, 58.65, 1:11.25.Trainer: Joseph AquilinoWinner: B H, 5, by...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m.Best Bet: Holdingallthecards (4th)FIRST: mile trot; $12,000; cond2 Iron Will(TTetrick)3-3-84-11 Spectator K(AMiller)1-6-710-13 Celebrity Bombay(RPierce)8-1-63-14 Rush N Supreme(MSimons)6-3-310-15 DashForTheCash(Campbell)5-6-312-16 Lubbock(ANapolitano)5-4-112-17 Beau Joe(YGingras)6-7-920-18 Zuerest(DMiller)4-2-99-29 Live Jazz(RSchnittker)2-4-26-110 Outlaw(CCallahan)8-3-38-1SECOND: mile pace;...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $23,750; clm($20,000); 4upTIME COUNTS drops in class after finishing third. LOVE NUMBERS broke maiden impressively and was claimed. FOXY AFFAIR closed to finish second going...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6 fur; $17,500; clm($10,000); 4up7Dn's Pch (Dsrmux)9.405.404.206Starship Quality (Saez)8.205.401Lady Marian Louise (Chamafi)4.00* Exacta (7-6) $82.20 * $1 Superfecta (7-6-1-3) $1,229.40 * $1 Trifecta (7-6-1) $251.00SECOND-6 1/2 fur; $52,500; mdn; 3YO4Fddler...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST: mile trot; $8,000; cond6Boinga (D Miller)3.802.802.609Emily Do (B Simpson)7.606.402Labirinto Sas It (J Campbell)5.40* Exacta (6-9) $35.40 * Trifecta (6-9-2) $409.00Winner picked by Bill SmithSECOND: mile trot; $15,000; cond9SweetBen(JCampbell)15.608.204.202Jailhouse Juice...
Heat hold off Lakers
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Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 18SATJan. 19SUNJan. 20MONJan. 21TUEJan. 22WEDJan. 23THUJan. 24KnicksNOGAMENO GAMENO GAMENets3:30MSGESPNNO GAMENO GAMEBos.8:00TNTESPNNetsAtlanta7:30YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMNO GAMENO GAMEKnicks3:30YESWFANNO GAMEMin.8:00YESWFANNO GAMENOGAMEDePaulNoonSNYWBBRNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMERutgers7:30SNYWBBRNO GAMERangersNOGAMEBos.7:00MSGESPNPitt.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMENO GAMEBos. 7:30 NBCSN ESPNPhi.7:00MSGWBBRIslandersNOGAMEDevils7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMET.B.1:00MSG+WRHUNO...
The Post Line
NFL PlayoffsSundayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)Underdog49ers34(49)FALCONSPATRIOTS99(51 1/2)RavensHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballTomorrowEast-West Shrine GameAt St. Petersburg, Fla.FavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogEast2 1/2 (41 1/2)WestNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogIONA6 1/2FairfieldStony Brook2VERMONTNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogMAGIC7Bobcats76ERS3 1/2RaptorsCELTICS4BullsPACERS5 1/2RocketsNETS5HawksGRIZZLIES9KingsSPURS10WarriorsNUGGETS11 1/2WizardsThunder5 1/2MAVERICKSNHLTomorrowFavoriteLineUnderdogBRUINS$100-120RangersISLANDERS-110-110DevilsPenguins-105-115FLYERSJETS$100-120SenatorsKINGS$110-130BlackhawksCANADIENS$110-130Maple LeafsLIGHTNING$100-120CapitalsPANTHERS-105-115HurricanesBLUES$125-145Red WingsPREDATORS$160-180B. JacketsSTARS-105-115CoyotesWILD$100-120AvalancheCANUCKS$155-175Mighty Ducks
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