January 20, 2013
Sundance review: ‘Breathe In’
PARK CITY -- Drake Doremus, the director of Sundance hit “Like Crazy,” which earned two top awards here two years ago before flopping in general release, somewhat repeats himself with...
Ravens beat Patriots, setting up brother vs. brother Super Bowl
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Joe Flacco outdueled Tom Brady, throwing three touchdown passes in the second half and leading the Baltimore Ravens to their first Super Bowl in 12 years with...
Sundance review: ‘Interior. Leather Bar.’
PARK CITY — Introducing his gay S&M film last night at Sundance, James Franco remarked, “This was our dream come true,” adding, “It’s sort of an unusual film, the way...
Nets players grateful for opportunity to play on MLK day
Many people balk at working on a holiday. But for the Brooklyn Nets, the chance to play on Martin Luther King Day isn’t a chore, but something to be cherished.“This...
Sundance review: ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’
PARK CITY — In the pretentious and interminable Texas noir “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” director David Lowery shows he evidently thinks he’s Terrence Malick, or at least Andrew Dominik. Yeah,...
Woody told Jets GM candidate that Tebow was 'forced' on him: report
Don’t pin this one on me.That’s what Woody Johnson has been telling people about the acquisition of Tim Tebow, according to a report by ESPN New York. Former Broncos general...
Eagles QB Vick won't join Mornhinweg with Jets: report
Don’t look for Michael Vick to run up the Jersey Turnpike to MetLife Stadium now that Marty Mornhinweg is the Jets’ offensive coordinator.Vick, the Eagles quarterback, was not getting along...
Man dies, firefighters hurt in Brooklyn fire
A man died and three firefighters were injured in a Borough Park apartment fire, FDNY officials and witnesses said. The 60 year-old man who was found unconscious in his study,...
No. 2 Notre Dame hammers St. John's
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — St. John’s leading scorer Shenneika Smith had a rough day at Notre Dame. Smith, averaging 16.6 points and 8.4 rebounds this season, was held to just...
49ers rally from 17-0 deficit to beat Falcons, advance to Super Bowl
ATLANTA — Make way Joe Montana and Steve Young. Colin Kaepernick is leading a brash new group of 49ers to the Super Bowl. Frank Gore scored a pair of second-half...
Manti Te'o to be interviewed on-camera by Katie Couric
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o will be interviewed by Katie Couric, the first on-camera interview given by the All-American since news broke about the dead girlfriend hoax. Te’o and his...
NYC's Rapid Repairs program completed work on more than 10,000 homes hit by Hurricane Sandy
The city's Rapid Repairs program completed work on more than 10,000 houses hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy, according to a report released by the mayor's office today. Emergency repairs on...
United Airlines employee seriously injured after being pinned between luggage cart and food service truck at Newark Airport
NEWARK, NJ — Authorities say an airline worker has been seriously injured in an accident at Newark Liberty International Airport. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Spokesman Ron...
Drunken man loses leg after he's run over by subway train
A drunken man lost a leg today after he was run over by a subway train while trying sleep off his buzz beneath a platform in Woodside, Queens, police said....
UFC on FX 7 analysis: Belfort's KO of Bisping shows he's still evolving at age 35
By the time he could legally drink in the United States, Vitor Belfort had five UFC wins. He won a heavyweight tournament and fell to legend Randy Couture in a...
Sundance review: The Look of Love
PARK CITY -- An uncharacteristically restrained Steve Coogan does charming work as a dryly witty, Oscar Wilde-quoting porn king of Britain in Michael Winterbottom’s compelling, at times emotionally rewarding but...
Ed Koch hospitalized with fluid buildup
Former New York Mayor Ed Koch is back in the hospital for the third time in recent months. Spokesman George Arzt says Koch went to the hospital around 10 p.m....
Teenage boy guns down 2 adults, 3 kids in New Mexico home — chaplain among the dead, military-style rifle found at scene
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — A 15-year-old boy fatally shot two adults and three children at a home near Albuquerque, authorities said Sunday. The teenager was arrested on murder and other charges...
Jessica Chastain takes top 2 spots at weekend box office with 'Mama,' 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Jessica Chastain easily outmuscled Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mark Wahlberg over the weekend, topping the box office with both her supernatural horror film "Mama" and the Oscar-nominated Osama bin Laden hunt...
Condoleezza Rice joins CBS News as a contributor
WASHINGTON — Just in time for inauguration coverage, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined CBS News as a contributor. Rice, who served as secretary of state during President...
Obama, Biden sworn in for second term
WASHINGTON — Stepping into his second term, President Barack Obama took the oath of office Sunday in an intimate swearing-in ceremony at the White House, the leader of a nation...
Batmobile sells for $4.2 million at auction
LOS ANGELES — "Holy windfall, Batman!" The Batmobile just sold for $4.2 million. The original 19-foot-long black, bubble-topped car used in the 1960s "Batman" TV show sold at auction Saturday....
25 more bodies found at Algerian plant
ALGIERS, Algeria — The death toll from the bloody terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed to at least 81 on Sunday as Algerian forces searching...
Taxi driver killed when SUV slams into car; cab sent careening into 3 parked cars
A cabbie was killed when an SUV smashed into his car this morning, police said. Mir Hoosain, 35, was standing in front of his taxi when a Nissan Pathfinder traveling...
WATCH: 'SNL' mocks Lance Armstrong, Manti Te'o and Jodie Foster
Sometimes the humor writes itself. Lance Armstrong, Manti Te’o and Jodie Foster served as easy targets during this weekend’s episode of “Saturday Night Live,” with host Jennifer Lawrence reprising her...
Sundance review: ‘Blue Caprice’
PARK CITY - The strongest film I’ve seen in the first couple of days at Sundance is the riveting thriller “Blue Caprice,” which should put first-time director Alexandre Moors on...
100 things to do in NYC before you die
The Post's resident experts in food, style, entertaniment and more reveal our town's ultimate 'must' list.
Ravens want payback after last season’s heartbreak
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There will be many significant forces at work in tonight’s AFC Championship between the Patriots and Ravens at Gillette Stadium. * There is the revenge factor for...
Legends collide when Lewis & Co. battle Belichick & Brady
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A gripping duel of legends: Tom Brady and Bill Belichick on one side, Ray Lewis on the other side. Brady and Belichick burning for a fourth ring...
Wall Street banks have $1.46 trillion at Fed doing nothing
Thanks to fears over government regulations, there’s a massive $1.46 trillion treasure chest sitting idly at the Fed, excess reserves from skittish US banks. And it’s forecast to reach a...
Errr, that’s all, Volcks. Time to nix Volcker
When the controversial Volcker Rule was placed inside the larger Dodd-Frank law, which was passed in 2010, Wall Street and the rest of the world of finance and economics were...
I’m with the band
Ron Perelman’s name comes up time and time again when it comes to big music acquisitions. This time he’s chasing Universal’s Parlophone along with Simon Fuller, Sony/BMG and Warner Music...
NYC grabs $650M in VC cash
America’s venture-capital volcano spewed out $6.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, down 9 percent from the third quarter and off 11 percent from the same period in 2011,...
Barrymore, Walmart team on beauty
Drew Barrymore has just launched her new beauty brand, Flower, with Walmart. And the actress/director/producer — a first-time mom — says a new mom/baby skin-care line is next on the...
Don’t cook, we’ll go out to eat, again
In this economy, being young bites. The Great Recession is keeping young Americans from spending money dining out, but their baby boomer parents are eating at restaurants more than ever,...
2013: Year of stocks
Don’t fight the Fed. It’s an investment strategy that has worked well for the past 42 months, as equities have risen almost 5,200 points, or more than 60 percent, on...
4 more years of a rally?
When President Obama is sworn in at noon tomorrow, there is one number he can point to — besides the temperature — that will show an improvement since his first...
Rock ’em, lingo star
Preparing for a business trip to a country where you don’t speak the language? TripLingo can help you focus on just learning the phrases you need to know. The app...
Blame the bubbles on Bubba
Dear John: Save your breath. Trying to convince Democrats that their wise old sage Bill Clinton had anything to do with the financial meltdown is a waste of time and...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS DAN LOEB Hedgie’s long position in Herbalife is quite a tonic: Stock has gained nearly 80% since Christmas. MARTIN BANDIER CEO of music publisher Sony/ATV wrangles 25% royalties boost...
Bulgarian political bigwig survives brazen assassination attempt
He stared down death and survived. In a bizarre and brazen attack caught on TV yesterday, a Bulgarian political leader in the middle of a speech found himself suddenly staring...
Michelle skates up the aisle
She’s pair-skating now. Olympian-turned-bureaucrat Michelle Kwan married a White House staffer yesterday in Rhode Island, according to People magazine. Her new husband, Clay Pell is director for strategic planning on...
B���klyn senior’s mystery death
An elderly Brooklyn man was found dead last night behind an apartment building just one block from his home, police said.Vincenzo Lattanzio, 83, was last seen alive Thursday afternoon in...
O smells blood in gun push
The promise has an ominous sound. Provoking memories of the eerie music in “Jaws” when the shark circles the boat, Team Obama is revving up its campaign machine for the...
Pol’s ‘crooked’ pals
He’s in bad company. A number of Congressman Gregory Meeks’ friends are now in jail or under indictment, as prosecutors ramp up a federal probe into the New York Democrat....
Bail nixed for LI kid-slay suspect
A Long Island man was held without bail yesterday on charges he murdered a 4-year-old boy because the child would not take a nap. Jonathan Thompson, 31, pleaded not guilty...
Seaport biz boot off pier
Businesses at Pier 17 are being evicted by their developer landlord before the summer season — a heavy blow as they struggle to recover from Hurricane Sandy. Howard Hughes Corp.,...
Body found amid burning garbage
Firefighters responding yesterday to a blaze in an abandoned Queens garage made a shocking find in the smoldering rubble — the charred corpse of an unidentified man. The fire on...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island *** A self-described “moron” responded to being pulled over by a cop in Shore Acres by hitting the gas and leading police on a 70-mph chase in which...
2 Bronx bandits preying on elderly
Cops are searching for two heartless bandits posing as utility workers who have struck at least three times in the Morris Park section of The Bronx. The pair first struck...
Rudy $laps Dems
A “fisc” fight has erupted between Bill Thompson and Joe Lhota — and right in the middle is Rudy Giuliani. The former mayor threw down the gauntlet to the Democratic...
Church shelter holy war
This church can’t do anything rite. Brooklyn residents are flocking mad that Greenpoint Reformed Church quietly launched a 10-bed homeless shelter — saying it’s the last straw in a cavalcade...
Slum of Central Pk. South
Who knew slum-like conditions existed on Central Park South? Marilyn Wolff, 82, says her multimillionaire landlord is letting her rent-controlled apartment rot away with waterlogged walls, cracked windows and cockroaches...
'Movie 43' is an ungodly gross-out epic that Hollywood’s A-list wants to forget
You’d think a movie starring Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, Halle Berry, Richard Gere, Liev Schreiber, Uma Thurman, Emma Stone, Jason Sudeikis, Elizabeth Banks and Terrence Howard — just...
Bono’s latest web feat
Joshua Tree National Park, Calif. — It appeared Bono and arachnids didn’t mix when his “Spider-Man” musical had a rough Broadway run, but that didn’t keep a biologist from naming...
National Collector’s Mint slammed for misleading consumers with 9/11 coin: lawsuit
They’ve made a mint off 9/11 memorabilia, but now the feds are slamming a Westchester-based outfit for duping consumers into buying collectible coins commemorating the World Trade Center attacks. The...
City pays $75G settlement to Manhattan couple who claimed they were arrested for dancing in subway
That’s a lot of dimes for just one dance. The city paid $75,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by a Manhattan couple who claimed they were arrested for doing the...
Michael Douglas' son Cameron busted again
Michael Douglas’ junkie son, Cameron, can’t stay clean — he got busted this month for having drugs in his system at the federal prison in Loretto, Pa., where he’s serving...
Manti Te’o hoaxer fooled Hawaiian beauty-pageant queen on his trail of deceit
HONOLULU — The prankster behind Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s fake online girlfriend left a trail of deceit stretching thousands of miles over the course of five years. A Hawaiian...
Marathon group’s $ore feat
First they got rained out of the New York City Marathon, and now they’re getting soaked.The New York Road Runners sent out e-mails this month laying out options to the...
Axed ‘future boozer’ sues NYPD
The NYPD took his badge and gun — because they thought he might one day pick up the bottle. A Staten Island man with no history of alcoholism claims he...
Obama’s first four years reviewed as second term begins today
Four more years are here. After running up the national debt by $5.8 trillion and taking 13 vacations over 83 days, President Obama will begin his second term with an...
‘Fire demon’ suicide bid
A troubled woman set herself on fire yesterday in Chinatown to burn the demons out of her body, according to a law-enforcement source.Lam Mayna, 37, used a lighter to immolate...
Rod a road test cheater
Have I told you lately that I never took my road test?Rod Stewart has admitted that road manager Pete Saunders sat in for the rock legend on his British driving...
Red, hot & blue
Looking like Uncle Sam’s sexy sister, Katy Perry belts out a tune to tweens and teens yesterday at the Kids Inaugural Concert to honor military families in Washington, DC. First...
Outrage as Peter Madoff puts off jail to party at granddaughter's posh bat mitzvah
Let them eat lox! Peter Madoff — the prison-bound brother of Ponzi-scheming schmuck Bernie — partied hearty with friends and family at his granddaughter’s bat mitzvah yesterday, seemingly oblivious to...
Sex fiends Peter Braunstein and Darryl Littlejohn looking for love online
Look out, ladies: Two deranged sex fiends convicted of nightmare attacks on New York women are back on the prowl. Fake firefighter fiend Peter Braunstein, who chloroformed and sexually tormented...
Algerian forces end terror standoff in bloody raid
The four-day terrorist standoff at a natural-gas plant in the middle of the Sahara ended in a violent bloodbath yesterday that left 18 dead after an Algerian special-forces assault. Eleven...
No bail in ‘1st slay of 2013’
A man who allegedly shot his girlfriend in the face and killed her mother had the dubious distinction of being officially charged with the city’s first murder of 2013 when...
NJ mall stab shock
It was a bloodbath — and beyond. Cops are scrambling to find the motive behind the savage stabbing of a mom at a Bed Bath & Beyond in a New...
Department of Education official rips standardized testing, tells students to skip school
Forget the city’s standardized tests — skip school! That’s the shocking advice publicly offered by Lisa Nielsen, 44, a high-ranking city Department of Education official recently promoted to the newly...
1 guy, 39 wives, 94 kids
The world’s largest family is set to expand again next month with the arrival of three babies at the clan’s four-story mansion in Mizoram, northeast India. Pu Ziona, the 69-year-old...
Bitter tribute to ‘Reddit’ big
A two-hour memorial service for Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz in Manhattan yesterday quickly turned into a blame fest. “Prosecutors were hell-bent on ruining Aaron’s life — he just couldn’t take...
5 hurt in gun-show shootings
Accidental shootings at gun shows in three states left five people injured yesterday — the same day gun advocates rallied at state capitals around the country.At the Dixie Gun and...
OMerica
As Barack Obama’s second term begins with a private swearing-in ceremony today, we know one thing: If he leaves office as a well-regarded two-termer in 2017, he will have become...
Baby bloom
We have long known that our kids are eating themselves into early graves. As it turns out, they may also be eating themselves into early puberty. Girls are developing breasts...
Is this NYC’s worst mom?
When Dara-Lynn Weiss thought her 7-year-old daughter, Bea, was overweight, the Manhattan mom knew there was only one thing to do. Put her on a diet, then put her in...
Taking liberties with Lincoln
In handing out their top honors next month, Academy Award voters seem set to implicitly condone the suspension of civil liberties, unlawful imprisonment and blatantly unconstitutional actions by a president...
Taken for a Ride
There’s a Murphy’s Law that applies to televised mea culpas. It runs like this: However bad the fix you are in, anything less than the whole truth will make it...
NY’s disaster Management
Hurricane Sandy didn’t just tear up New York’s coast. It also revealed that the state’s Office of Emergency Management is its own disaster zone. Days after the storm, the agency’s...
Boo-hoo for bikes
The only mode of travel that the government should be supporting is mass transit, because it is the safest by far and best serves the needs of the majority of...
His way or no way
Presidential inaugurations are rare and notable events, coming only once every four years since April 30, 1789, when George Washington raised his right hand and took the oath on the...
O and Israel, apart
Shortly after the United Nations General Assembly voted in late November to upgrade the status of the Palestinians, the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that it would...
Required Reading
Jujitsu Rabbi and the Godless Blonde by Rebecca Dana (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam) Dana’s coming-of-age story is more than another typical tale of a wide-eyed girl heading to New York to...
Gangster picnic
Mafia Summit J. Edgar Hoover, the Kennedy Brothers, and the Meeting That Unmasked the Mob by Gil Reavill Thomas Dunne Books Who drives a limo down a dirt road? Sgt....
In my library Peter Robinson
As gumshoes go, British Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is a more realistic guy than most: less brooding than his Scandinavian counterparts, more restrained than Robert B. Parker’s wise-ass Spenser....
Finding the face of Jesus
What if they cloned Jesus — would the same thing happen all over again? That was the idea I had when I began researching my first novel, “The Sixth Station,”...
22 ways to entertain yourself in NYC
1. WEEP TO “LA BOHÈME” AT THE MET It’s the perfect “starter” opera for people who think they don’t like opera, and Puccini’s toast to young, thwarted love — this...
33 must-try experiences in NYC
1. CHASE THE DRAGON AT THE CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE A cacophony of firecrackers, drumming and cheering fills the streets every winter as the annual Chinese New Year parade winds...
Adopt me!
Peter isaplayful, outgoing, cilantro-loving hopper. He isa young adult and would be great witha family.Meet him from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. at the Humane Society of NewYork, 306 E. 59th...
My dog ate ... what?!
You look away for a brief moment as you walk your dog down a trash-ridden street.The next thing you know, your beloved pup has scarfed down something he shouldn’t have....
He rooks the book
How can you win quickly against a “booked-up” and higher-rated opponent?Baadur Jobava’s solution at the recent Mind Games championships in Beijing was to get Anish Giri into an original opening...
Bridge
“do they still teach the ‘new math’ in school?” I asked Unlucky Louie. Five of his kids are still there. “No more,” Louie said. “There was the old math, next...
49ers' Colin craze steals spotlight from Falcons QB Ryan
ATLANTA— It might not seem like it, but there indeed is a quarterback other than Colin Kaepernick playing in today’s NFC Championship. A pretty darn good one, as a matter...
Falcons must stop heroic Niners QB to avoid dark night
ATLANTA — They like to exclaim “Rise Up!’’ around these parts. It’s a rally cry used by the Falcons, and so far so good, as it’s helped produce the first...
Across the pond, they take sports seriously
L ONDON — We tend to think we have cornered the market on odd, over-the-top or ornery fan behavior in this country, but the fact is we are barely in...
Lewis & Co. good bet vs. Pats
Today Ravens (+9) over PATRIOTS; OVER 51 1/2: One year after their most-fortunate escape in the AFC Championship against this opponent, Groundhog Day comes early for the Pats — though...
Sunday's Best
The lineBRIANCOSTELLOSTEVESERBYMARKCANNIZZAROPAULSCHWARTZDREWLOFTISJUSTINTERRANOVAMS.CHARLEENBARTHUBBUCHRICODave BlezowHondo49ers 4 FALCONS (Sunday, 3:00, FOX)49ers49ers49ers49ers49ers49ersFalcons49ers49ers49ers49ersOver/Under 49OverOverUnderOverUnderOverOverOverOverOverOverPATRIOTS 9 Ravens (6:30, CBS)PatriotsRavensRavensRavensRavensRavensPatriotsRavensPatriotsRavensRavensOver/Under 51 1/2 OverOverUnderOverOverOverUnderOverOverUnderOverHome Team in CAPS Lines reprinted from Friday’s Bettor’s Guide. For updated lines, see Page...
Niners’ Smith braced
ATLANTA — Justin Smith did not miss a game for 10 years, a streak that endured seven seasons with the Bengals and three with the 49ers. When he suffered a...
Vereen stepping up for Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots reserve running back Shane Vereen was on the inactive list in last season’s AFC title game. Today, Vereen is coming off a three-TD performance in last...
Sports Shorts
GOLF: Rose holds lead at Abu Dhabi Justin Rose extended his lead in the third round of the Abu Dhabi Championship, shooting a 4-under 68 to take a two-shot lead...
Garcia breaks nose, beats Salido for WBO featherweight title
It wasn’t as satisfying an ending as Mikey Garcia would have liked. But in the end he accomplished what he wanted to do last night at the Garden Theater by...
Horse of year a Wise decision
Joining ranks with the immortal Hall of Fame champion John Henry, Wise Dan was named thoroughbred racing’s Horse of the Year last night at the annual Eclipse Awards dinner at...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $22,000; clm($12,500); 4upWANSTEAD drops in class after closing to finish fourth as the favorite in first start...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $52,000; alw; 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Coalition(L),113J Ortiz2-9-8Jacobson4-12 Overextended(L),118E Castro3-1-3Jacobson3-13 Southbechsndy(L),118CVelasquz6-4-6Rice4-14 Thor's Mjolnor(L),118J Davis3-8-5Contessa8-15 WonGreatClssc(L),120I Ortiz, Jr1-6-6Englehart5-26 LilO'sExpressin(L),118J Sone5-7-6Barrera30-17 Wishful Tomcat(L),113K...
Parx Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. FIRST-7 fur; $21,000; clm($7,500); 4up1-Act of Valor 8-54-AwesomeKsses6-12-MarquetDancer4-15-Taylor'sWiseLn5-23-Vegas Joe 12-16-CottonHerted10-1SECOND-7 fur; $19,000; clm($7,500); 4up2-Quite Ready 6-55-Crafty Star 3-11-Mesonic 20-16-Citizen Dane 15-13-Belle's Big Boy 9-27-Pander 6-14-Power Key...
Aqueduct Charts
January 19th, 2013Clear and Fast©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70yds; $69,000; alw; 4upOff: 12:30. Good. rate ins to past 5/16Time: 24.23, 48.78, 1:12.8, 1:37.07, 1:41.18.Trainer: Bruce LevineWinner: B G, 4, by...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-7 fur; $54,500; alw; 3YO7Mjstc Hussr (Lzcn)5.402.402.406Palace Malce (Castellno)2.202.204City of Weston (Saez)3.80* Exacta (7-6) $10.80 * $1 Superfecta (7-6-4-5) $213.30 * $1 Trifecta (7-6-4) $30.70SECOND-1 7/16 miles(T); $57,500; alw; 4up1a-Amr's...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 20MONJan. 21TUEJan. 22WEDJan. 23THUJan. 24FRIJan. 25SATJan. 26KnicksNOGAMENets3:30MSGESPNNO GAMENO GAMEBos.8:00TNTESPNNO GAMEPhi.7:00MSGESPNNetsNO GAMEKnicks3:30YESWFANNO GAMEMin.8:00YESWFANNO GAMEMem.8:00YESWFANHou.8:00YESWFANNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMERutgers7:30SNYWBBRNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMERangersPittsburgh7:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMENO GAMEBos. 7:30 NBCSN ESPNPhi.7:00MSGWBBRNO GAMETor.7:00MSGESPNIslandersNO GAMET.B.1:00MSG+WRHUNO...
The Post Line
NFL PlayoffsFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)Underdog49ers34(49)FALCONSPATRIOTS98(51 1/2)RavensHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogIndiana12N’WESTERNN. IOWA10DrakeIllinois St.2S. ILLINOISNC STATE12ClemsonIona1 1/2RIDERUNC GREENS.9FurmanNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogLakers4RAPTORSMavericks1MAGICCeltics3PISTONSThunder2NUGGETSNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogRANGERS-110-110PenguinsSABRES$100-120FlyersFLAMES-105-115SharksWILD$135-155StarsCANUCKS$135-155OilersBlackhawks$100-120COYOTES
Today's Sports on the Air
BasketballNoonNavy at Army CBSSNNoonWomen's: St.John's at Notre Dame ESPNU1 p.m.Indiana at Northwestern BIG TEN6 p.m.Clemson at N.C. State ESPNU8 p.m.Illinois St. at So. Illinois ESPNUFootball3 p.m.NFC Championship: 49ers at Falcons...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $23,750; clm($25,000); 3YONEVADA beaten favorite in last three starts. ARTIE OCEAN goes turf to dirt and drops in class. Entry mate EXCLUSIVE FORCE second...
Parx Results
FIRST-6 fur; $19,000; clm($7,500); 4up5Dbl Dwn Vnmn (RvrJr.)7.805.003.601Seattle Louie (Flores)8.803.802Dodgy (Flores)4.00* Ext. (5-1) $96.40 * Trifecta (5-1-2) $281.60SECOND-5 1/2 fur; $17,000; clm($10,00); 3YO1a-Brd Cy (Nguyen)4.403.004.804Hot Ct Prospect (Flores)6.206.401a-Th Pnk Mnky...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST: mile pace; $22,500; handicap 7 Silent Swing (DMiller) 15.20 6.20 4.80 6 Rescue Plan (T Tetrick) 4.20 3.20 1 Major Belle (Y Gingras) 4.60 * Exacta (7-6) $63.00 *...
Brodeur rises to occasion as Devils beat Islanders
Martin Brodeur spent the early part of last night’s season opener just watching. The veteran Devils goalie was tested very little in the first two periods of his team’s 2-1...
Brand new Irish tune
* Cheer, cheer,for old Notre DameWhile they look for someone to blameKeeping Manti safe and soundAnd hoping the truthJust won’t be found.PHIL PETERSStaten Island* I bet Manti Te’o wishes the...
Saying Hey to Willie
Giants baseball fans got to “Say Hey” to a legend and celebrate San Francisco’s World Series win yesterday. A group of lucky fans got to spend yesterday morning with the...
Ike, Mets agree to 1-year deal
The Mets need every home run they can get, and that means they need another big power year from first baseman Ike Davis. The team avoided an arbitration showdown with...
Russian upstart sends No. 5 Kerber home
MELBOURNE, Australia — Fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber was ousted in the fourth round of the Australian Open by the woman who defeated Serena Williams at the same stage last year.No. 19-seeded...
Sharapova romps to reach quarterfinals
MELBOURNE — Maria Sharapova beat Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 6-0 today to continue a dominant and unparalleled run to the Australian Open quarterfinals.The No. 2-ranked Sharapova conceded only five games in...
Hall of Famer Musial dies at age 92
Stan “The Man’’ Musial was not only a true Hall of Fame player, he was a Hall of Fame person who loved the game of baseball in every way. It...
O’s Weaver dead at 82
Earl Weaver, the feisty and longtime Orioles’ manager who never met an umpire he didn’t want to scream at or kick dirt on, died late Friday at the age of...
Isles in cheap seats
BOSTON — Maybe Garth Snow’s decisions to send Ryan Strome back to the OHL and not to immediately promote Nino Niederreiter are indications the Islanders are finally on the right...
This realm is ruled by fear
Two court-level parabola microphones tracking Carmelo Anthony — even after Kevin Garnett has left town? Knicks beat writers dogged as they conduct business? Say, have you checked under your seat?...
Knicks' Stoudemire improving on ‘D’
Anytime you ask Amar’e Stoudemire about offense, he changes the subject to defense. It’s a refreshing reversal in priorities since making his season debut Jan. 1 — a rusty return...
Former Euro stars shining bright for Knicks
Although former Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni professed to love European players, sources told The Post he was against bringing in Spanish League point guard Pablo Prigioni the past few years....
A final Knicks-Nets matchup this season
Ever since Joe Johnson arrived in Brooklyn and stepped into the borough’s rivalry with Manhattan, the moment he became a Net and inherited their rivalry with the Knicks, he has...
Carlesimo’s crew not the same team Knicks faced in December
What a difference a month makes. It’s been just over a month since the Nets and Knicks last faced each other inside Madison Square Garden, a game the Knicks won...
Islanders fail to convert chances, fall to Devils
Close is not a word that carries much optimism for the Islanders any more, because close is a word for losers. With their coach Jack Capuano hospitalized as he battles...
Matteau’s son Stefan enjoys solid Devils debut
A lot can change in one week. Just ask Stefan Matteau. Seven days ago, the son of former Rangers hero Stefane Matteau was on his way to New Jersey for...
Rangers come out flat with first-game loss to Bruins
BOSTON — There were elements beyond sharpness absent from Rangers’ game in last night’s 3-1 opening defeat to the Bruins. These missing ingredients were discipline and the elementary Black-and-Blueshirt mentality...
New Jets coordinator Mornhinweg and GM have work cut out for them
It’s no secret what the biggest task facing new Jets general manager John Idzik is: Fix an offense that finished 30th in the NFL last season, and do it with...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Carl Hagelin
Rangers winger Carl Hagelin took a timeout before today’s season-opener for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What was that Stanley Cup run like last year? A: A...
The Rumble
Give him Hall Fordham to honor longtime AD McLaughlin This Ram is getting one Hall of an honor. Frank McLaughlin will be one of 10 inductees to the Fordham Athletics...
6 degrees from... Kevin Bacon embraces dark side
Kevin Bacon had his first encounter with a serial killer when he was 21. He played a camp counselor who meets with a gory fate — an arrow through the...
Send in the clown
People would come up to him in restaurant, and quote the ‘Vessel with the Pestle’ routine and expect him to do it with them,’’ recalls Dena Kaye, the daughter of...
Don't miss
Family album Seems a little early for a season finale, but “Parenthood” is wrapping things up. Jasmine (Joy Bryant) and Crosby (Dax Shepard) plan an anniversary getaway and receive exciting...
Killing time
It’s going to be a killer year for television. A number of series focusing on serial killers are in various stages of production for both network and cable channels. Yesterday,...
No easy wins at ‘World Series of Poker’
One of TV’s perverse beauties is that we can see for ourselves. We don’t need anyone’s help. We don’t need social scientists, statistics or the Parents Television Council. Roughly 10...
Reel good
Cinema Paradiso, 1988 Sunday, 11 a.m., Flix Salvatore (Jacques Perrin) is a successful movie director who returns to his tiny Sicilian village to attend the funeral of his mentor, Alfredo...
Look Who’s Talking
Kelly & Michael 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Tuesday: Jeremy Renner; Taye Diggs. Wednesday: Jason Statham; Christine Baranski; Olly Murs. Thursday: Jennifer Lawrence. Friday: Lena Dunham; Nicholas Hoult. Tonight Show 11:35...
22 fashionable things to do in NYC
1. SPEND A DAY PLAYING WITH MERLIN Merlin is a 1 1/2-year-old English angora bunny who lives in the NoLIta boutique Condor. Fluffy and friendly, he roams freely throughout the...
23 must-try NYC dishes & drinks
1. DIG INTO THE BLACK LABEL BURGER AT MINETTA TAVERN Its intensity derives from a pricey rib-eye blend (details secret) that’s dry-aged to concentrate the blood-and-mineral flavor. Liberal application of...
Meet Market: B’klyn beauty sks guy who doesn’t mind one-on-one fun
Game time Those thinking of challenging Khendra on the basketball court may want to think twice. She’s been playing since middle school and still signs up for city-rec leagues. For...
This week's couple: Rain delay
THE WEATHER is never something you want to discuss during a date; it means a cloud of boredom has surfaced. But since rain made attorney Erika, 27, late for her...
Top 5: Ways to score with a screenwriter
“Ask, ‘If you were writing this moment, what would I say to make you fall in love with me?’ ” — Matthew “Tell him, ‘Just imagine this night as one...
Sex toy 2.0
You always knew the future would involve some kind of advancement in sex technology, but you couldn’t quite put your finger on what it would be. Until now, that is:...
Weird but true
Here’s a new wrinkle on “ObamaCare.” A Florida inmate admitted to a judge that his threat to kill President Obama was a bid to remain incarcerated and receive medical treatment...
Orange deck no. 1 cards
In 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 yesterday in a...
St. John’s staves off Depaul
To St. John’s coach Steve Lavin, the Red Storm’s up-and-down victory over DePaul yesterday was characteristic of its season. The young St. John’s team built a 17-point lead, only to...
No overt signs of support, but ND fans feel for Te’o
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — There were no signs — either in support for or condemnation of Manti Te’o — inside the Joyce Center at the start of the men’s basketball...
Belfort knocks out Bisping at UFC on FX 7, calls out 'clown' Sonnen, Jones
Vitor Belfort knocked out Michael Bisping and then turned his attention to Chael Sonnen and Jon Jones.The UFC star used his post-fight interview at UFC on FX 7 in Sao...
Sundance review: ‘The Lifeguard’
PARK CITY -- Managing to be both contrived on the one hand and meandering and dull on the other, writer-director Liz Garcia’s comedy-drama “The Lifeguard” finds a New York City...
Devils beat Islanders in opener
UNIONDALE — David Clarkson's goal at 8:17 of the third period sent the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 season-opening win over the New York Islanders on Saturday. Travis Zajac...
In lockout-delayed opener, Rangers iced by Bruins
Tuukka Rask stopped 20 shots for Boston in his first game after taking over for two-time Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas, and the Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-1...
Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan 'The Man' Musial dies at age 92
ST. LOUIS — Stan Musial, one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the St. Louis Cardinals for more than two decades, died Saturday. He was 92....
Feds fine 9/11 coin scammer $75,000
A company that sold Sept. 11 commemorative coins supposedly containing silver from ground zero has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle charges that it deceived consumers. The Federal Trade Commission...
Capuano out for Islanders due to health reasons
The Islanders season got off to an ominous start. Head coach Jack Capuano wasn’t on the bench for the team’s season opener against the Devils at Nassau Coliseum because of...