January 19, 2013
Guns Across America: Thousands rally against stricter restrictions on firearms
AUSTIN, Texas — Thousands of gun advocates gathered peacefully Saturday at state capitals around the U.S. to rally against stricter limits on firearms, with demonstrators carrying rifles and pistols in...
Syracuse upsets top-ranked Louisville on the road
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brandon Triche scored 23 points and Michael Carter-Williams scored the final four points as No. 6 Syracuse rallied to upset No. 1 Louisville 70-68 on Saturday in...
He's at it again: 'Internet pirate' behind Megaupload to launch new file-sharing site
Kim Dotcom, founder of outlawed file-sharing website Megaupload, said his new "cyberlocker" was not revenge on U.S. authorities who planned a raid on his home, closed Megaupload and charged him...
Heat's on this guy: Near-naked 'burglar' arrested outside Calif. home — he had been using the sauna
SAN ANDREAS, Calif. — Authorities in Northern California say a man arrested in nothing but a trench coat and socks after a break-in told investigators he had been using the...
Sundance review: ‘Two Mothers’
PARK CITY -- If it had been intentionally funny instead of un-, Anne Fontaine’s “Two Mothers” would have made an excellent episode of “Absolutely Fabulous.”This would-be serious sex drama is...
Mets, Davis agree to salary, avoid arbitration: report
The Mets and Ike Davis will avoid arbitration, settling on a salary for 2013, according to ESPN.Davis will make $3.125 million next year, it is believed. In papers filed Friday,...
WATCH: UFC's Bisping tells devout Christian Belfort 'there's no Jesus'
Michael Bisping went right for the jugular.The UFC middleweight contender told Vitor Belfort, his opponent in Saturday night’s UFC on FX 7 main event, that “there’s no Jesus” during the...
Lady Gaga to perform at inaugural ball
WASHINGTON — Watch out Beyonce and Katy Perry. There's another diva set to perform during the inauguration festivities — Lady Gaga. A person familiar with the inauguration tells The Associated...
St. John's holds off DePaul for second straight win
ROSEMONT, Ill. — To St. John’s coach Steve Lavin, the Red Storm’s up-and-down victory over DePaul on Saturday was characteristic of its season. St. John’s built up a 17-point lead,...
Video game cover boy McCutchen expecting big things from Pirates
Andrew McCutchen thinks 2013 will be a different year for Pittsburgh, all thanks to a video game. McCutchen, who beat out CC Sabathia and several other baseball stars to land...
Giants GM says Mets target Wilson won't return to San Francisco
Brian Wilson’s tenure in San Francisco is all but over, leaving the door open for the Mets. Giants senior vice president and general manager Brian Sabean all but confirmed that...
Islanders to start Nabokov, not DiPietro, in goal vs. Devils
As expected, the Islanders will start Evgeni Nabokov in nets Saturday night when they open the season against the Devils at the Coliseum. Nabokov, 37, was picked by coach Jack...
Man aims gun at speaker in Bulgaria, captured before shots fired
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian police detained a man after he pointed a gas pistol at an ethnic Turkish party leader as he was delivering a speech at a party caucus...
Hall of Fame Orioles manager Earl Weaver dead at 82
BALTIMORE — Earl Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles seemingly was engaged in nearly as many arguments with umpires, has died....
Man found dead after fire in abandoned building in Queens
A man was killed in a Queens fire early today, police said. The blaze erupted about 12:55 a.m. in an abandoned building on 120th Street near Liberty Avenue in Richmond...
Algeria crisis comes to bloody end; 23 hostages and all 32 militants dead
AIN AMENAS, Algeria — Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the middle of the Sahara desert on Saturday in a "final assault" that ended a four-day-old hostage...
LI man confesses to killing 4-year-old; punched boy because he wouldn't take a nap, prosecutors say
AMITYVILLE — A judge ordered a Long Island man held without bail Saturday after prosecutors said he confessed to killing a 4-year-old boy in his care by punching him twice...
Sundance 2013: Pirated Footage Makes Disneyland Look Like Hell on Earth
PARK CITY -- A film from Sundance's artsy "Next" series is drawing buzz and raising eyebrows. Billed as Kafkaesque, the movie "Escape from Tomorrow," which I haven't seen, was apparently...
Burger madness takes over NY
New Yorkers must smell like fresh meat. The burger craze sweeping the country has sparked fierce competition in the New York metro area, where a growing pack of chains is...
Blankfein's bonus bigger than Dimon's
Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein is back on top of the Wall Street heap. After five years of lagging his rival, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, the Goldman Sachs head honcho...
Business briefs
Iger payWalt Disney CEO Bob Iger collected $40.2 million in total compensation in the last fiscal year, based on regulatory reporting rules, a 20 percent increase.GM share saleThe Treasury Dept....
Coinstar's coffee kiosk clouds
Trouble is brewing at Redbox owner Coinstar as it attempts to expand beyond DVD rentals into the coffee market. Coinstar, known for its bright red DVD kiosks that sit outside...
All aboard! Stunning debut for Norwegian
Norwegian Cruise Lines is sailing the high seas of capitalism. The No. 3 cruise line operator in North America popped 31 percent in its first day as a publicly traded...
Apple CEO told to talk
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, was ordered to give a deposition in a lawsuit claiming the iPhone maker and other technology companies violated antitrust laws by entering into agreements to not...
Google: Analyst Q4 estimates off
Google issued a rare advisory to Wall Street on Friday that analyst estimates for its fourth quarter financial results are flawed. The world’s No. 1 search engine, which reports quarterly...
Geithner missed red flags
Top policy makers at the Federal Reserve felt for most of 2007 that problems in housing and banking were isolated and unlikely to tear down the US economy as they...
Gorman’s gamble pays
James Gorman’s big bet on Morgan Stanley’s brokerage business is finally starting to pay dividends. The investment banking chief — who has hitched the firm’s fortunes to its legion of...
Cuban: Snuff that SEC case
Mark Cuban, the Texas billionaire and basketball team owner, went to federal court in Dallas yesterday, seeking to persuade a judge to throw out for a second time a lawsuit...
Goldman geek seeks dismissal
A former Goldman Sachs programmer who successfully challenged a federal conviction for stealing internal code from the bank asked a judge to dismiss state charges filed against him. Sergey Aleynikov...
'There is no way I could be 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...
Plea-deal B’way bid
The ex-stockbroker charged in a fraud scheme that derailed the Broadway production of “Rebecca — The Musical” is in talks about a plea deal.A judge yesterday gave both sides until...
Court frees gal who 'stalked' 'Fifty Shades' master
A “Fifty Shades of Grey” sex slave is getting a slap on the wrist instead of a hard spanking after allegedly stalking her Wall Street master. Latex-loving Frankie Santiago, 27...
Subway explains shortness of their 'Footlong' sandwiches: It’s just the name of the sub
This excuse falls a little short. Subway bosses yesterday tried to explain away its “Footlong” subs coming in at just 11 inches by claiming the name is merely a description...
'He was trying to shake me off': Sick subway pusher says she was determined to kill Queens immigrant
He didn’t go down without a fight. The Muslim-hating maniac who shoved a Queens immigrant to his death in front of the 7 train told The Post yesterday that the...
Flat tire for Oprah net
Part 1 of Oprah’s interview with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong pulled in only 3.2 million viewers Thursday night — failing to top Oprah Winfrey Network viewership records and falling short...
WATCH: Lance Armstrong tears up when telling Oprah he confessed to his kids
A teary-eyed Lance Armstrong finally showed some emotion last night while confessing to Oprah Winfrey that he was guilted into telling his children he was pro cycling’s biggest cheater. Armstong...
Hero Brooklyn Marine survives avalanche while ice climbing
A hero Marine from Brooklyn who lost his leg from a roadside bomb in Iraq amazingly survived an 800-foot fall down a New Hampshire mountain when he and two ice-climbing...
Blue humor: Mafioso’s comic diminutive
Federal investigators believe that reputed Genovese family associate Carmine Franco got his “Papa Smurf” underworld nickname because fellow wiseguys just couldn’t help but think of the 1980s mushroom-dwelling cartoon character...
Quick-thinking Brooklyn tots save their parents' lives in apartment fire
Two Brooklyn toddlers yesterday helped save their parents’ lives after a stove exploded in the family’s apartment. “Amonnie screamed, ‘Mommy, Mommy, look!’ ” Nissa Ingram, 33, said of her 3-year-old...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Two thieves robbed a man of his pricey headphones in Brownsville, cops said. The suspects approached the 32-year-old victim from behind at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on Atlantic Avenue...
Seagal extorter asks for presidential pardon
A reputed mob associate is turning to the White House for some muscle. Julius R. Nasso, a film producer and former business partner of actor Steven Seagal, has asked President...
Retiree tragedy
A recently retired postal worker was struck and killed by a sanitation truck in Manhattan yesterday as he headed to pick up his final paycheck at the mail-sorting center where...
Squeaker win won’t help state Senate Dems
ALBANY — Upstate Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk scored a major upset to win a key state Senate seat yesterday after a court-ordered count of 99 ballots that had been challenged. Her...
$830M spanking over teach evals
Give ’em an F! State Education Commissioner John King read Mayor Bloomberg the riot act yesterday — threatening to suspend the city’s ability to spend $830 million in federal aid...
Rec-center use down 7%
Fewer than a million people visited the city’s 32 recreation centers in the first four months of the fiscal year for the first time since 2008, according to new Parks...
LI bishop rips gov
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo’s fight to strengthen abortion rights is radical and godless, Long Island’s Catholic bishop is charging.Bishop William Murphy is calling on state lawmakers to resist Cuomo’s push...
'Flu sorbet' offers $12-a-pint treatment
Finally, a fun way to fight the flu. A small-batch ice-cream company claims to have scooped up a cure for the worst epidemic in years — a bold new flavor...
H’wood’s fang for the buck
These bloodsuckers have really drained moviegoers of their money.“Twilight” lovers Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have topped a new list as Hollywood’s highest-grossing romantic couple on the big screen —...
Tea sells for $130 a bag at SoHo shop
They’re not likely to dump this tea in Boston Harbor. Le Palais des Thés, SoHo’s new loose-leaf tea shop, carries what is probably the priciest tea in town — at...
Bus strike leaves students out in bitter cold
Icy temperatures and bitter winds yesterday added to the woes of students and parents suffering from the city’s school-bus strike. And when the kids return to school Tuesday after the...
Wrongly jailed guy set to sue
An NYPD detective’s “improper” relationship with a witness helped land two innocent people in prison for 17 years, one of the wrongly convicted suspects said in a $100 million notice...
IAB captain busted in NYPD gal-pal assault
An Internal Affairs captain who helped oversee the investigation into the Bronx ticket-fixing scandal was hauled off in handcuffs for allegedly beating his sergeant girlfriend into unconsciousness yesterday, The Post...
Queens schoolkid had mom’s gun in his backpack: cops
A Queens mom was arrested for sending her 7-year-old son to school with a .22-caliber semiautomatic firearm, a flare gun and ammo — all stashed in his purple Batman backpack,...
Heat on ATF nominee
WASHINGTON — Another piece of President Obama’s gun-control agenda has backfired.Obama’s nomination of B. Todd Jones for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — a move...
22 yrs. in slay of DA-big kin
The man convicted of fatally stabbing Daniella Mannino in April 2011 was sentenced yesterday to 22 years in prison — but not before hearing exactly what the victim’s family thinks...
Pfizer exec fights for custody of suicide girlfriend’s baby
A wealthy Pfizer exec is fighting to get custody of his girlfriend’s 6-month-old son after the child was taken into state custody in the wake of the mom’s suicide on...
‘1st homicide’ bust
Cops have arrested the man they say committed the first city homicide of 2013 when he gunned down his girlfriend’s mother earlier this month in The Bronx. Raymond Mayrant, 25,...
Dem machine goes nonprofit
WASHINGTON — Maybe President Obama isn’t done campaigning after all.As he prepares to take the oath of office for a second term, Obama is converting his massive campaign organization into...
Tax-cheat targets
WASHINGTON — A GOP lawmaker’s proposal to make it a firing offense for federal workers to cheat on their taxes is expected to pass the House, officials said. Utah Rep....
Debt limit reprieve
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — House Republican leaders yesterday said they would seek to pass a three-month extension of federal borrowing authority next week to buy time — on pain of losing...
O’s winning smile
WASHINGTON — It doesn’t look like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders. President Obama’s new official White House photo was unveiled yesterday and it shows him...
SI chorus kids set to belt it out for Bam
The eyes of the nation will be on a talented group of kids from Staten Island’s PS 22 next week, when the school’s acclaimed chorus performs at President Obama’s inauguration....
Notre Dame star Manti Te’o’s 'real' girlfriend
Notre Dame grid star Manti Te’o quickly replaced his fake dead girlfriend with the real thing — a stunning Indiana college student, according to friends and the couple’s Twitter feeds....
No TSA ‘nudes’
No nudes is good news at the airport.Transportation Security Administration officials are getting set to yank the controversial body scanners that gave security screeners X-ray-style peeks of passengers’ nude bodies.The...
Cops bust a move(r)
A moving-company employee entrusted with an access-card key to Rockefeller University ripped off the Upper East Side school by swiping $25,000 in computer switches, authorities said yesterday.School officials gave Michael...
Jail for rail doc
He helped drive the “gravy train” — and now it could cost him millions of dollars and years in the slammer. A crooked Long Island orthopedist pleaded guilty yesterday to...
Repair work to derail nighttime 2-train service
The MTA will shut down the Nostrand Avenue portion of the 2 line in Brooklyn for four consecutive nights, starting Monday. The service suspensions — part of the agency’s Fastrack...
Al Qaeda-linked kidnappers offer to trade US hostages for 'Blind Sheikh' Abdel-Rahman
Trapped terrorists made a bizarre offer to end the 3-day-old Sahara showdown: We’ll trade the blind sheik for US hostages. The lives of two Americans seized in a brazen attack...
Digging a deeper mortgage hole
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued rules last week to beef up mortgage-lending standards. One of them, the ability-to-repay rule, was mandated by the Dodd-Frank financial-reform law. The new rule...
NY hospital flu horror
The significant and early flu epidemic prompted Gov. Cuomo to declare a public-health emergency this week. His goal was to get more people, especially the young, easier access to flu...
Bam’s gun-plan misfire: using children as props
The Issue: President Obama’s press conference on gun-control, in which he was surrounded by children. *** President Obama’s big plan to curb gun violence is more of a wish list...
The jobs scare
With unemployment stalled near 8 percent, it’s tempting to skewer President Obama over the embarrassing news that his Jobs Council hasn’t met for a solid year — 369 days, to...
Shooting for the White House
Gov. Cuomo insists — with a straight face — that he wasn’t in a “foot race” to ram his gun-control bill through the Legislature before President Obama unveiled his own...
Kelly’s silent majority
The main Democratic aspirants to succeed Mayor Bloomberg gathered in Harlem this week for a candidate forum hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton. When City Council Speaker Christine Quinn reiterated...
The inaugural speech Obama should give
President Obama’s second inaugural address will be full of lofty sentiments and promises to move us forward. But I’d like to suggest that instead of eloquent and uplifting rhetoric, he...
An infantile spectacle
President Obama set a new standard for stupidly exploitative White House events by appearing onstage with children to unveil his gun-control proposals. He quoted from the kids’ letters. He invoked...
Kids calendar
Today CURIOUSER & CURIOUSER: Kick off a new series of all-ages entertainment at the BAMFamily launch party “Down the Rabbit Hole,” where you’ll find such wonders as live tunes from...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
Evening Attire Aqueduct, eighth race. Purse: $75,000. 1 1/16 miles, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 3:48 p.m. LOWDOWN: Throughout his long career, Isn’t He Perfect has been knocking heads with a...
New Jets GM has Captain Kangaroo stamp of approval
John Idzik has to be the only NFL general manager to receive a letter of recommendation from Captain Kangaroo. Idzik was a ballboy of sorts at Jets training camp when...
Devils will return to playoffs, but another deep run is doubtful
The last time there was a 48-game season following a lockout, it was the Devils, led by goalie Martin Brodeur, who won the Stanley Cup. That was in 1995, when...
Don’t bail on new Jets boss John Idzik before he builds roster
The knee-jerk reaction is to pan the selection of John Idzik as new Jets general manager as a salary-cap expert and business-type executive who will be little more than a...
Idzik named GM of Jets; Mornhinweg to take over offense
The rebuilding of the Jets has begun. The team announced the hiring of new general manager John Idzik last night and also hired Marty Mornhinweg as the new offensive coordinator,...
Tavares, move to Barclays in 2015 bright spots for Islanders as rebuilding goes on
It is Brooklyn on the horizon for the Islanders, and it can’t come soon enough. The once-proud franchise is officially done with the morbid Nassau Coliseum, and the Islanders are...
It’s OK to be pumped
You’re a season-ticket holder, you left your money on deposit throughout the lockout without a second thought, you simply cannot wait for the NHL to drop the puck tonight, and...
Rangers top NHL power rankings
1. Rangers: Difficult to imagine this organization that now operates as an efficient model for the NHL is the same one that lavished those accelerated compliance buyout contracts to Scott...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70yds; $69,000; alw; 4upSUMMER SUNSET drew rail for return to route after winning allowance by a neck at Parx....
Sports shorts
TENNIS: Serena, Azarenka advance Title favorite Serena Williams and defending champion Victoria Azarenka advanced in contrasting styles today to the fourth round of the Australian Open. Williams recovered from a...
Jockey Dominguez fractures skull in spill
Ramon Dominguez, expected to be honored as the nation’s top jockey at Saturday night’s annual Eclipse Awards dinner at Gulfstream Park, is in stable condition at Jamaica Hospital with a...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $22,000; clm($12,500); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 AmbassdrBrdg(L),120A Smith9-6-4Gyarmat20-12 Bellamy(L),115J Ortiz5-1-7Albertran6-13 Tycoon Cat(L),120MSantigJr9-5-8Granvlle30-14 Tough All Day(L),123J Alvarado1-2-8Zito5-15 FreudianTherapist,113P Tomas6-10-9Barrera20-16 Stonemill(L),120M Studart11-8-7Dunham30-17 Jackin...
Parx Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. FIRST-6 fur; $19,000; clm($7,500); 4up3-Dryden 5-25-DbleDwnVnmn4-11-Seattle Louie 15-16-Soupa Mon 9-22-Dodgy 5-17-Carina Bay 12-14-Wicket Ewok 3-1SECOND-5 1/2 fur; $17,000; cl($10,0); 3YO2-River Ride 2-16-BtersweetDre15-13-False Storm 15-17-FetchnGretche12-11-a-Bird Cay 3-18-Regal...
Aqueduct Charts
January 18th, 2013Clear and Fast©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $51,000; alw; 3YO(f)Off: 12:30. Good. held off drifting pairTime: 24., 48.52, 1:.18, 1:12.96.Trainer: David DugganWinner: B F, 3, by J...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1 mile; $23,750; clm($20,000); 4up1Hghland Sar (Sez)6.603.003.003Time Counts (Sanchez)2.602.807Criolla Linda (Hernandez)6.00* Exacta (1-3) $13.00 * $1 Superfecta (1-3-7-4) $54.10 * $1 Trifecta (1-3-7) $23.40SECOND-1 mile; $17,500; clm($12,500); 4up3White Lon (Lopez)9.203.803.205Bluffng...
The Post Line
NHL Favorite Line Underdog BRUINS $105-125 Rangers Devils $105-125 ISLANDERS Penguins $100-120 FLYERS JETS $110-130 Senators KINGS $110-130 Blackhawks CANADIENS $120-140 Maple Leafs LIGHTNING -110-110 Capitals PANTHERS $115-135 Hurricanes BLUES...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST: mile trot; $12,000; cond 8 Zuerest (D Miller) 6.40 3.60 3.40 3 Celebrity Bombay(RPierce) 5.40 3.80 7 Beau Joe (Y Gingras) 11.80 * Exacta (8-3) $35.20 * Trifecta (8-3-7)...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-7 fur; $54,500; alw; 3YOPALACE MUSIC impressive maiden winner at Saratoga as favorite. CITY OF WESTON second in the Spectacular Bid Stakes last out. PEPE broke maiden...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m.Best Bet: Golden Reciever (11th)FIRST: mile pace; $22,500; handicap5 Mystic Desire(AMiller)1-1-12-17 Silent Swing(DMiller)3-4-35-24 Mcclelland(CCallahan)1-4-56-11 Major Belle(YGingras)1-8-19-22 Orr Hanover(SAllard)6-3-112-13 Silver Eagle(RPierce)4-1-210-16 Rescue Plan(TTetrick)2-1-14-1SECOND: mile pace; $12,500; cond4 Sky...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 19 SUNJan. 20 MONJan. 21 TUEJan. 22 WEDJan. 23 THUJan. 24 FRIJan. 25 Knicks NOGAME NO GAME Nets3:30MSGESPN NO GAME NO GAME Bos.8:00TNTESPN NO GAME Nets NO GAME NO...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball11 a.m.VMI at Coastal Carolina ESPNUNoonMaryland at North Carolina ESPN, ESPN 98.7 FMNoonUConn at Pittsburgh ESPN2NoonSt. John's at DePaul SNY, WBBR 1130 AM12:30 p.m.Harvard at Memphis MSG Plus1 p.m.St. Bonaventure...
Ex-Jet Cavanaugh to tutor Bears’ QBs
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...
A quick exit for Tiger, Rory
Tiger Woods missed the cut at the Abu Dhabi Championship after being penalized two shots for wrongly thinking he had a free drop after his ball became entangled in vines...
Low-key Salido dangerous foe for Garcia
Orlando Salido never enjoyed the kind of hype that is propelling Mikey Garcia’s career. He has never been the darling of HBO or Showtime or listed among the top boxers...
Ex-Yankees OF Swisher glad to have greater input with Indians, Francona
Nick Swisher, elder statesman? Yes, the man who (mostly) endeared himself to Yankees fans with his animated ways has moved on to the Indians, where he finds himself taking on...
Islanders plan two-goalie rotation
An already complicated goaltending situation for the Islanders was made even more so by the four-month lockout. Now, with a condensed 48-game schedule that includes seven back-to-backs, the pressure is...
Matteau’s son on Devils’ roster
Stefan Matteau has made the Devils’ roster — for now.The son of former Rangers great Stephane Matteau was kept on the team’s 23-man roster yesterday, and the 18-year-old Matteau can...
Rangers set to chase down elusive Cup
BOSTON — The Rangers enter the season looking to take care of unfinished business, confident the journey that begins tonight against the Bruins can conclude with a ride up the...
Rangers star Kreider’s debut a real homecoming
BOSTON — Five playoff goals safely stashed in the indelible ink of the NHL record book, Chris Kreider makes his regular-season NHL debut Saturday night with the Rangers — at...
Lopez’s defense helps Nets topple Hawks
Brook Lopez has deservedly earned plenty of All-Star consideration this season. But while Lopez’s candidacy has been based around the fact he’s one of the league’s most gifted offensive centers,...
P.J. & Co. sound ready for Garden mics
The Nets are not afraid of the Knicks or the Melo Mics. They believe they are coming into their own under P.J. Carlesimo. If that’s the case, look out Knicks...
Nets' Johnson helps clip old team
Nets shooting guard Joe Johnson thinks he should be an All-Star again and in his first home game against his former team he showed why, torching Atlanta with a red-hot...
Melo confident after Knicks conquer London
The Knicks flew back yesterday morning from England — with a band of players Carmelo Anthony believes is the best he ever has been a part of. Perhaps the perspective...
Knicks' Iman a model patient
Iman Shumpert’s season debut in London went a lot smoother than Amar’e Stoudemire’s rust-filled opener on New Year’s Day. But the bigger test may come when the Knicks regroup for...
49ers RB fan of Kaepernick
Not impressed. That was Frank Gore’s initial reaction when he first took a look at the “Pistol’’ formation that has helped the 49ers advance to within one game of Super...
Ankle hobbling Falcons’ Abraham
The Falcons got by — just barely — last week with virtually no contribution from defensive end John Abraham, but they don’t want to test their luck again Sunday against...
Talib, Pats must stop Ravens QB
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It does not take a deep thinker or any deep research to know the Ravens can kill teams with the deep ball. Just go to the videotape....
Rob Ryan close to landing with Rams
After he was fired as Cowboys defensive coordinator, Rob Ryan said he would “be out of work for like five minutes.” Ryan’s clock may be a little slow, but it...
Cap on praise for Jets' Idzik move
John Idzik comes to the Jets billed as a “really smart guy” with a sturdy reputation around the NFL built mostly through his work negotiating contracts and managing the salary...
OC hire fuels notion of Vick-to-Jets
The ink wasn’t dry on Marty Mornhinweg’s contract with the Jets before speculation began about the possibility of him bringing quarterback Michael Vick with him. The Jets hired Mornhinweg yesterday...
Rangers ready for reunion with Lord Stanley
These Rangers enter the season with Great Expectations, the delayed season accompanied by more hype than at any time since 1996-97, when Wayne Gretzky came to New York for what...
Lowe-down on newest ‘Bachelor’
We recently sat down with Sean Lowe, the 29-year-old insurance agent from Dallas who’s the 17th man to attempt to find love on “The Bachelor,” ABC’s soapy reality series. Lowe...
Jack on the box
Fans of Victorian-era drama redolent with dark, grimy streets and smoky pubs, dimly-lit brothels — and, yes, Englishmen with bad teeth — will enjoy “Ripper Street,” a new eight-part miniseries...
‘Barney’ son nabbed
Authorities say Patrick Leach, son of the co-creator of “Barney and Friends,” was arrested in connection with the shooting of a Malibu neighbor. Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore...
Third Hanks-Spielberg HBO miniseries in the works
HBO is developing a third World War II miniseries from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg (“Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific”). It will explore the aerial wars through the eyes...
$tealing beauty
New York has no shortage of spas, but overindulge and you’ll be left with a shortage of cash. Don’t nix monthly massages and beloved mani-pedis just yet, though — The...
Haute plates!
The free bottle of water and small cup of fruit salad don’t cut it anymore. When it comes to cuisine, spas have upped their game in an effort to please...
Weird but true
Cops allegedly have a Detroit man dead to rights. Vincent Bright, 48, is accused of stealing his dad’s body in a casket from a cemetery hours before it was to...
Pointer playing key role for St. John’s
It’s not a stretch to suggest St. John’s chances against DePaul Saturday in Chicago (Noon; SNY; WBBR-1130 AM) depend on how well rugged sophomore wing Sir’Dominic Pointer plays. The 6-foot-5...
Iona beats Fairfield for sixth straight win
Momo Jones wasn’t going to stay quiet for long. After taking only four first-half shots, Iona’s senior guard scored 22 of his 27 points in the second-half of the Gaels’...
Columbia can make Ivy noise
Kyle Smith walks a few blocks through Morningside Heights, from home to his second home. Upon arriving at Levien Gymnasium, the Columbia coach is trying to reduce the pressure heading...
Marrone’s city eye now an ex-’Cuse
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 Marrone...
15 yards for piling on: In rush to judge Te’o, facts on sideline
Manti Te'o finally spoke Friday night, saying he never had anything to do with creating the hoax heard round the world. "When [people] hear the facts, they'll know," Te'o said...
Sundance Review: ‘Don Jon’s Addiction’
PARK CITY -- Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s debut as writer-director opens with him pleasuring himself while sitting naked at a computer. Jon, a buffed New Jersey bartender and pickup artist who can...
Nets beat Hawks 94-89 for home-and-home split
Deron Williams scored 24 points, making four free throws in the final 43.4 seconds, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Atlanta Hawks 94-89 on Friday night to earn a split...
Armstrong gets misty-eyed over son in 2nd part of interview
CHICAGO — Lance Armstrong finally cracked. Not while expressing deep remorse or regrets, though there was plenty of that in Friday night's second part of Armstrong's interview with Oprah Winfrey....
Sundance review: ‘Austenland’
Jerusha Hess’s light, breezy, modestly funny “Austenland” should have no trouble attracting a major distributor due to its crowd-pleasing subject matter and a couple of familiar names in the cast,...
UFC on FX 7 preview: Belfort's legacy still a question heading into Bisping fight
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Exec in child-custody fight after girlfriend's suicide — because anonymous sperm donor is the 'biological father'
A wealthy Pfizer exec is waging an “unbearable” battle to get custody of his girlfriend’s 6-month-old son, after the child was taken into state custody in the wake of her...