January 25, 2013
Former Devils assistant Oates returns to NJ as Capitals head man
When Adam Oates steps into the bench at the Prudential Center for Friday’s game between the Devils and Capitals, he’ll be behind enemy lines for the first time since leaving...
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Davis draws comparisons to great Molloy guards of past
Before C.J. Davis played a varsity basketball game at Archbishop Molloy, he was compared by some to Kenny Anderson, one of the city's all-time greatest prep players.Davis was coming off...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Why ‘just waiting for the playoffs’ is flawed thinking for Celtics
A friend of mine is a die-hard Celtics fan and after last night’s game (and Boston’s current five-game skid) he texted me saying that I clearly don’t understand that nothing...
Woods atop the leaderboard at Torrey Pines
SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods made it look easy on a dreary day at Torrey Pines and wound up in a place he hasn’t been in five years. He had...
Caught: Suspect who escaped during bathroom break nabbed in Bronx
They finally flushed out this fugitive! A murder suspect who escaped from a Brooklyn police precinct yesterday by asking a cop for a bathroom break was captured today by cops...
Cromartie: New Jets GM needs to find Sanchez 'better supporting cast'
It was not Mark Sanchez, it was the talent around him. At the Pro Bowl, Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie defended the beleaguered quarterback while taking an indirect shot at recently...
Te'o hoaxer Tuiasosopo does first interview with Dr. Phil
Ronaiah Tuiasosopo is talking to a psychologist a little too late. TMZ.com is reporting that the man behind Manti Te’o’s fake girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, gave his first interview with Dr....
Carbon monoxide leak sickens 2 in Hell's Kitchen
Two restaurant workers were rushed to the hospital after being overcome by carbon monoxide at a Hell's Kitchen eatery, a leak that prompted fire officials to briefly evacuate the building....
Rangers website posts, quickly removes sexist slideshow
The Rangers posted a borderline sexist article on their website Friday – and then quickly yanked it less than an hour later after a flood of negative comments.The posting, which...
Yankees, Robertson avoid arbitration with one-year deal
The Yankees and reliever David Robertson agreed on a one-year deal on Friday, avoiding arbitration. The contract is worth $3.1 million. Robertson will serve as Mariano Rivera’s setup man after...
Former Jets coordinator Pettine eager to start with Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — New Bills defensive coordinator Mike Pettine is still evaluating the high-priced, underachieving group he has inherited, but he saw enough from the opposing sideline last season...
Wheeler's agent tweets the Mets prospect is ready for bigs now
The Mets signed Shaun Marcum on Thursday to fill a hole in their rotation. Zack Wheeler’s agent apparently didn’t think there was one in the first place.“If the Mets have...
Saints interested in ex-Jets coach Mangini as defensive coordinator: report
“Mangenius” might get another chance at walking an NFL sideline.The Saints are interested in former Jets coach Eric Mangini for their open defensive coordinator spot, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter....
Tina Turner on her way to Swiss citizenship
GENEVA — Tina Turner is on her way to becoming a Swiss citizen. The American rock diva has lived in the Zurich suburb of Kuesnacht since the mid-1990s. The local...
Giants sign three players to futures contracts
The New York Giants signed tight end Jamie Childers, cornerback Buddy Jackson and kicker-punter Jake Rogers to reserve-future contracts on Friday. Childers was signed as a free agent by St....
Felton expected to start for Knicks; Kidd likely out vs. Sixers with back injury
PHILADELPHIA – Mike Woodson said he expects Raymond Felton to start tomorrow vs. the Sixers in his return, but revealed Jason Kidd’s back is hurting again and he probably will...
Women's groups want UFC to pull 'Rampage' off card in light of how-to 'rape' video
Women’s groups are outraged that the UFC is allowing Quinton “Rampage” Jackson to fight Saturday at its big FOX event after the star put out a video making light of...
WTF! Beyond sketchy
”This will be ‘Howard the Duck’ for the 21st century,’’ promises the deranged screenwriter (Dennis Quaid) whose very crude sexual ravings provide a tenuous link between the brutally unfunny sketches...
Yankees GM Cashman: 'No guarantees' A-Rod returns this season
Brian Cashman acknowledged Friday Alex Rodriguez could miss all of 2013 after undergoing hip surgery, but reiterated he expects to have the third baseman back sometime around the middle of...
Ex-Senator Huntley will cop to mail fraud; pol still faces charges in $30G charity 'sham'
Former New York state Sen. Shirley Huntley is planning to plead guilty to mail fraud charges in a new federal case leveled against her, The Post has learned. The Queens...
Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman trade insults on live TV
Just when you thought the great Herbalife hedge-fund smackdown couldn’t get any crazier ... Billionaires Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn went toe-to-toe on a live 30-minute TV debate today, trading...
Family of JFK aide sells presidential memorabilia
BOSTON — The family of a former special assistant to President John F. Kennedy is auctioning hundreds of photographs, documents, gifts and other memorabilia that once belonged to the late...
Sad end to wayward dolphin: Mammal meets doom in polluted Gowanus
The wayward, injured dolphin that showed up in the Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal has died, experts said tonight. The six-foot Common Dolphin captivated onlookers today when it appeared in the heavily-polluted...
DiPietro to make season debut for Islanders
Rick DiPietro will make his first start of the season Friday night when the Islanders face the Bruins in Boston, the team announced.The oft-injured netminder hasn’t played a game since...
Court sets aside 2 of 4 Casey Anthony convictions
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida appellate court on Friday set aside two of the four convictions Casey Anthony faced for lying to detectives during the investigation into her missing 2-year-old...
BEST BETS: UFC on FOX 6
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, the UFC...
Con Ed seeks 3.5 percent rate hike for customers' electric bills
Con Ed filed for a rate increase today that will boost New Yorkers’ residential electric bills by about 3.5 percent starting in 2014. The utility also sought a gas rate...
Red Bulls eye assistant Robin Fraser, Sousa denied work permit
The Red Bulls’ coaching search has had more twists and turns than the story of Manti Te’o and Lennay Kekua. There have seemingly been more questions than answers, like why...
2nd suspect arrested in Texas college shooting
HOUSTON — A man suspected in an argument that exploded into gunfire at a Houston-area college was arrested Friday some 250 miles away in a Dallas suburb, authorities said. Trey...
The Post interviews WWE Hall of Famer Jerry 'The King' Lawler
The Post's Anthony Sulla-Heffinger had a chance to sit down with WWE Hall of Famer Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler and talk about all things wrestling. Lawler talked about the WWE’s...
Ex-Yankee Pavano hurts free agency chances by rupturing spleen shoveling snow: report
American Idol is back on TV and American Idle is injured again, and in a truly bizarre fashion. Carl Pavano ruptured his spleen when he slipped and fell shoveling snow...
Obama labor-board appointments ruled unconstitutional by DC court
WASHINGTON — In a setback for President Barack Obama, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that he violated the Constitution in making recess appointments last year, a decision that could...
Teen girls arrested after attacking older man on subway in Brooklyn
Two teen girls were cuffed after they attacked a man on the subway in Brooklyn, authorities said. Chantelif Solano, 18, and Shaquana Rhem, 17, began arguing with Charles Bunn, 55,...
Henrique practices with Devils, 7-10 days from returning
Adam Henrique, who has not played yet this season after rehabbing from surgery on his left thumb, was on the ice Friday morning skating with the Devils. He had been...
Bloomberg: Group 'sold its soul' over drinks issue
Two minority groups' effort to block the city's size limit on sugary drinks is "an outright disgrace," Mayor Bloomberg said Friday. The Hispanic Federation "sold its soul" and the local...
Hasbro to cut 10 percent of workforce after fourth-quarter revenue misses expectations
Toy maker Hasbro said Friday that its fourth-quarter revenue failed to meet expectations because of weaker-than-expected demand over the holidays. It plans to cut about 10 percent of its workforce...
Bronx prisoner escapes police custody one day after Brooklyn man flees precinct
Another prisoner is on the loose in New York City, authorities said. Police and the Department of Corrections are on the hunt for Jermaine Logan, 27, after he slipped out...
Lakers don’t plan on firing D’Antoni: report
The Lakers may regret hiring Mike D’Antoni, but they don’t plan on firing him. According to an Orange County Register report, D’Antoni is safe despite the team losing 10 of...
'Not to be published' Diana photo sells for more than $18,000
AMHERST, NH — A photo marked "not to be published" that shows a teenage Diana Spencer before she became Princess of Wales has been sold by a New Hampshire auction...
Boy, 9, testifies against school aide accused of molesting him
A troubled nine-year-old boy burst into angry tears on the witness stand in a Manhattan courtroom today, rising from his chair and stamping his feet in fury as he testified...
Bus union, companies to meet over crippling strike: sources
The two sides in the crippling school bus strike are planning to meet with a mediator on Monday at Gracie Mansion. “The mayor reached out to both the bus companies...
After another lawsuit filed, Subway 'sorry' footlongs came up short
Subway is apologizing that its "Footlong" sandwiches fell short of expectations. In a statement Friday, Subway expressed "regret" for "any instance where we did not fully deliver on our promise...
Murray beats Federer in five sets to reach Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — Andy Murray has finally beaten Roger Federer at a Grand Slam. The U.S. Open champion beat 17-time major winner Federer 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2...
Bloomberg on micro living: I did it for 10 years
He invented the industry-shattering "Bloomberg Box," but young Mike Bloomberg was a flop when it came to putting up a single bookshelf. The billionaire mayor, one of the wealthiest men...
15 LIRR workers, 2 others tied copper theft scheme
Fifteen Long Island Rail Road workers were arrested this morning and accused of stealing over $200,000 in copper from the MTA. Two other men who do not work for the...
Ed Koch expected to leave hospital Saturday: spokesman
A spokesman says former city Mayor Ed Koch will get out of the hospital sooner than expected. Spokesman George Arzt said Friday that Koch originally expected to remain over the...
LOCAL COLLEGE RANKINGS: St. John's has erased awful loss
Sitting in a hotel in suburban Maryland, preparing for another day with the AFC Champion Baltimore Ravens, I’m reminded that the start of a season really doesn’t matter. Nor do...
LI man killed at Qns. construction site
A Long Island man was killed at a Queens construction site yesterday, police said. Ricardo Gonzalez, 42, of Brentwood was working at the site when he fell from the first...
Obama picks foreign policy aide Denis McDonough as chief of staff
WASHINGTON — President Obama has chosen longtime trusted adviser and national security expert Denis McDonough as his fifth chief of staff. A White House official said Obama will announce McDonough's...
Upstate man faked own kidnapping to extort ransom from gal pal: cops
This is a surefire way to tell her you want to break up. Authorities say a 31-year-old man in upstate New York faked his own kidnapping to extort ransom from...
Egyptians protest in Tahrir Square on second anniversary of revolution
CAIRO — Two years after Egypt's revolution began, the country's schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy...
Husband watches in horror as wife struck and killed by private bus
A doting husband helplessly watched as a private bus struck and killed his wife this morning in a grisly accident in Brooklyn, authorities said. Lorraine Ferguson, 48, was waiting for...
Aqueduct cancels racing for second straight day due to cold
Due to extreme cold, Friday's live racing card at Aqueduct has been canceled. This is the second straight day that frigid temperatures have caused a cancellation.Aqueduct and the Belmont Cafe...
5 hurt in 3-alarm Washington Heights blaze
Five people were hurt in a three-alarm Washington Heights blaze this morning, authorities said. The fire started about 4:30 a.m. at a six-story building on 188th Street near St. Nicholas...
LIPA reports $164M loss for 2012 after customers late paying bills due to Sandy
The Long Island Power Authority is reporting a $164 million loss for 2012. The utility says more than 236,000 ratepayers were behind in paying their bills at the end of...
Procter & Gamble second-quarter profit jumps
Procter & Gamble's plan to cut costs and roll out new products is paying off. The world's largest consumer goods company, whose products like Tide detergent and Gillette razors are...
WATCH: Matt Damon 'hijacks' Jimmy Kimmel's show
Sorry Jimmy - Matt Damon is finally out of time. The "Bourne Identity" actor has shared a mock feud with late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel for the better part of...
North Course taxes Phil’s chances
TORREY PINES, Calif. — Phil Mickelson squandered a chance to make an early move in the first round yesterday at the Farmers Insurance Open, struggling to an even-par 72 on...
Woods rebounds after Abu Dhabi disaster, 3 strokes off Farmer lead
TORREY PINES, Calif. — Familiarity breeds content — and in some cases, low golf scores. A week ago in his 2013 debut in Abu Dhabi, Tiger Woods was missing fairways...
Mayor Bloomberg blasted at candidates forum
It looks like Mayor Bloomberg is in for a very long campaign year. The mayor got battered last night at a forum in the East New York section of Brooklyn...
UFC champ Jones 'motivated by fear' of being knocked out
Jon Jones wants all the things any other MMA fighter would. He wants to be the best. He wants to leave a legacy. He wants to stay unbeaten. But most...
Schwarzman shut out of Dell bidding
Dude, you’re not getting Dell. That’s the conclusion Blackstone Group reached after weighing a rival takeover bid for the struggling PC maker, The Post has learned. Blackstone, the buyout firm...
Business briefs
Oh that 1,500The smallest of gains gave the S&P 500 its seventh straight winning day yesterday, but the index failed to hold above the 1,500 line, which it briefly exceeded...
Crimefighter Mary Jo White to patrol Street as SEC head
The regulatory forecast for Wall Street is in — the cold snap’s over and it’s going to be hot with an increased chance of enforcement actions. That outlook popped up...
Judge lets Zale ads sail
A federal judge refused to block Zale Corp. yesterday from using an advertising campaign that touts the superior brightness of its diamonds, over the objections of a rival jewelry chain,...
Tricky Times target
The deadline for New York Times newsroom managers to take voluntary buyouts came and went yesterday — without reaching the target of 30 takers. Now, insiders are worried that involuntary...
Wall Street ♥ Netflix
A string of industry analysts yesterday upgraded Netflix shares or raised their price targets after the company Wednesday reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and strong subscriber growth around the world.Shares of...
Carlyle’s media woes
Focus Media Holding said the Securities and Exchange Commission is probing potential “violations” of securities law, with special attention to purchases and resales of companies including Allyes Online Media Holding....
Unions vs. JPMorgan
A federation of labor unions is looking to force JPMorgan Chase’s board to consider breaking up the company after the disastrous “London Whale” affair, but the bank is trying to...
Gorman joining pay-cut club
Jamie Dimon’s not the only top dog on Wall Street chewing on a smaller bonus bone. Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman is also staring at a 30 percent pay...
WATCH: Carl Icahn blasts Bill Ackman over Herbalife short
Wall Street’s Herbalife hedge fund smackdown is now officially a mud-wrestling donnybrook. “I don’t like Bill Ackman, and I don’t respect him,” legendary investor Carl Icahn spewed yesterday in a...
Fed has $3T+ on the books
The Federal Reserve pushed its balance sheet beyond $3 trillion for the first time this week while undertaking open-ended purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities to combat 7.8 percent unemployment....
Samsung profit soars
Samsung Electronics of South Korea boosted fourth-quarter profit by a better-than-estimated 76 percent helped by sales of low-cost Galaxy smartphones to Chinese consumers unable to afford Apple iPhones.
Brewing profits at S’bux
Starbucks profit jumped 13 percent on a spike in US coffee consumption during the winter holiday season. The world’s biggest coffee chain reported net earnings of $432.2 million, or 57...
Windows pre-OS8 blahs
Microsoft’s quarterly profit edged lower as Office software sales slowed ahead of a new launch, offsetting a solid but unspectacular start for its Windows 8 operating system and sending the...
AT&T looking at ways to cut down on iPhone subsidies
AT&T wants the “iPain” to end. CEO Randall Stephenson said yesterday the telecom giant is looking at ways to cut down on the hefty subsidies it pays Apple for every...
Euros warn their folks to bug out of Benghazi
Britain, Germany and the Netherlands yesterday urged their citizens to immediately leave Benghazi after London warned of a “specific and imminent threat to Westerners” in the Libyan city.The warning comes...
Hillary Clinton’s special eyeglasses to stop 'double vision'
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s new eyeglasses aren’t just a new look — they have a special lens that’s used to treat double vision, eye doctors told...
Hill turns the charm back on
WASHINGTON — A day after excoriating critics in a fire-breathing, fist-pounding performance at a tense Senate hearing on Benghazi, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was the picture of good...
Cabbies now hailed as sweeties, not ridezillas
New Yorkers have a new love affair — with their cabdrivers. Complaints against rude cabbies have plummeted in the past five years — and driver compliments have skyrocketed, Taxi &...
Army vet risks life to rescue subway stranger
He’s the next best thing to a guardian angel. A brawny Army vet heroically hoisted a man out of the path of an oncoming subway train — risking his own...
Tourist in jail ordeal
An Italian tourist got to add a night in jail to his Big Apple itinerary after he racked up a $208 bill at a Midtown steakhouse — but couldn’t pay...
Super ran Bronx dogfights
A Bronx building superintendent pleaded guilty yesterday to conducting dogfights in a deal that will put him in the doghouse for up to three years. Raul Sanchez, 59, was arrested...
Slay suspect asks to use the bathroom, then barrels over officer and escapes Brooklyn station house
That’s a hell of a bathroom break! An uncuffed murder suspect duped a Brooklyn cop into opening his holding-cell door so he could use the toilet — and instead barreled...
‘Mad’ about you, Don
The dapper Don Draper is back, and so is his extended family. Teaser photos for the fifth season of “Mad Men,” which begins in April, reveal that John Hamm will...
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to host campaign fund-raiser for NJ Gov. Chris Christie
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is opening the double-wide doors at his $7 million Palo Alto, Calif., home for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The Web wunderkind will host a fund-raiser...
Girl foils a pervert
A 10-year-old girl on her way to school scared off a creepy abductor yesterday during a terrifying rooftop assault in Brooklyn, police said. The girl was passing by a housing...
New DSK pimp slap
Disgraced former world-banking chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn played an “actual and crucial role” in a multinational prostitution network, according to a panel of French judges.Not only was the former banking bigwig...
New ma Ashley’s passion
She certainly has taken on a new life. Call-girl-turned-doting-mom Ashley Dupré is positively ecstatic in this first public photo of her, taken yesterday with her beautiful baby daughter. Izabel Jagger...
Sharing her tricks
Ashley Dupré is The Post’s first eBook author. In “Tricks of the Trade,” she offers sex and relationship advice with chapters like “I Love/Hate My Ex” and “Fetishes and Fantasies,”...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A gun-toting thief tried to rob a woman in her Greenwich Village apartment building, authorities said. The 29-year-old woman was walking into the building at Thompson and West...
City’s bid to double parking fees booted
The Bloomberg administration tried to raise parking rates at municipal facilities by more than 100 percent in some cases — and then pulled back, The Post has learned. In what...
NY ba$h for Senate Sandy foe
GOP mayoral hopeful John Catsimatidis will host a fund-raiser here for Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell — who voted against the $60 billion Hurricane Sandy relief package. Catsimatidis defended the...
Gotham unions plan arbitration pay-cap fight
New York City’s powerful union leaders are preparing an offensive to fight Gov. Cuomo’s plan to impose a 2 percent cap on binding-arbitration awards they fear could limit salary increases,...
City Dog owners ♥ ‘Lucy’
Forget Fido or Rex — Lucy is now the queen of the city’s trendy dog runs. The name is No. 1 for pooches in Manhattan — with 204 dogs answering...
NFL will Bowl over Times Sq.
It’ll be a field of dreams smack in the middle of Times Square. NFL officials joined Mayor Bloomberg at City Hall yesterday to announce that Broadway from 34th to 44th...
Battle of the ban begins
WASHINGTON — The starter pistol in the battle in Congress over gun control officially sounded yesterday with the introduction of legislation that would reinstate an assault-weapons ban. But the move...
We’re in for snow job
The cold won’t last forever, but snow is on the way. The city is slated to get some white stuff this afternoon through the evening, with about 1 to 2...
Accused gun dealer carried loaded assault rifle to street-corner sale, surveillance shows
This is the face of New York’s gun scourge. Accused gun dealer Sentell Smith — who likes to quote “Scarface” and pose fanning himself with wads of cash — was...
‘Martyr Inc.’ wiseguy likens himself to Rosa Parks
He’s gone from Colombo crime-family street boss to iconic civil-rights figure. Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli — who’s cooling his heels in federal lockup while awaiting sentencing on several murder conspiracies...
Real-estate titan 'sugar daddy' charged with rape of would-be conquest: sources
Real-estate titan Lakhinder Vohra, who brags about his wealth on “sugar daddy” Web sites to score with beautiful young ladies, was accused of rape by a would-be conquest he allegedly...
Oscars get NYC taxi ‘tips’
I’d like to thank the academy — and New York City cab riders. Yellow-taxi passengers are voting for their favorite Oscar contenders in a new, first-of-its kind survey on the...
Cousin of Te'o hoaxster revealed as the voice behind fake girlfriend, relatives confirm
She’s the voice behind Manti Te’o’s tragic faux-mance. Hoax mastermind Ronaiah Tuiasosopo’s pretty young cousin played the part of “Lennay Kekua,” the fake girlfriend he created, The Post has learned....
A Match made in hell: suit
A Las Vegas woman is suing Match.com for $10 million for setting her up with a date who left her horrifically wounded after trying to stab her to death. Mary...
Lifetime of anguish for hero’s four daughters
The pain never goes away. Never. One of slain Police Officer Peter Figoski’s daughters grew so overcome with grief and pain on Day One of his alleged killer’s murder trial,...
‘$taged crash’ arrests
Sixteen people have been arrested for staging six auto accidents in the city to bilk hundreds of thousands of dollars from insurers, authorities announced yesterday.The defendants allegedly crashed into cars,...
Gropez: I won’t testify
Vito Lopez is keeping his mouth shut.The disgraced lawmaker won’t testify before the state ethics commission looking into sexual-harassment claims against him, according to a report published yesterday.Lopez’s lawyer, Gerald...
Trial opens in death of Brooklyn Officer Peter Figoski
Prosecutors began their case yesterday against the career criminal accused of shooting and killing NYPD Officer Peter Figoski in cold blood during an apartment robbery, as the slain cop’s four...
Sergeant rock-ette
Listen up, men at arms: Stop whining. You sound like a bunch of girls. Our military is not going to collapse because more combat-related jobs will be opened to women....
Congress’ Hillary-hearing bungles
‘There are many questions that are unanswered,” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) clucked at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during Wednesday’s Foreign Relations Committee hearing into the Benghazi attacks. “And the...
GOP paycheck pressure: Will dems finally act?
The Issue: A Republican effort to get the Democratic Senate to pass a budget, by withholding paychecks. *** It’s now imperative for Congress to start acting like it has our...
A regrettable anniversary
The Issue: The 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which gave women a federal right to choose abortion. *** Was Roe v. Wade the beginning of the decline of America...
The NAACP’s sweet spot
This week the NAACP’s New York chapter opened a new front in the war on soda. The group just filed an amicus brief in support of the beverage industry’s lawsuit...
Three stooges for mayor
Three mayoral wannabes are now openly promising to perpetuate failure in the schools. That’s right: Ex-Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and current Comptroller John Liu are vowing,...
A reprieve . . . for now
Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin has issued a temporary stay of her order earlier this month halting the use of stop-and-frisk against suspected trespassers at privately owned Bronx buildings. Don’t think...
Fly in the ointment
President Obama is riding high in the afterglow of his second Inauguration — but the signs of trouble ahead are already becoming clear. First off, it now looks like the...
Greedy celebs flock to Sundance for the swag
It was Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival, and Courtney Love — looking like a deranged Jackie O with a sheer pink scarf draped over her head — was ushered...
Thriller reaches real Lo
Ben Affleck has sealed his remarkable career reinvention as an actor-director with the critically acclaimed “Argo’’ — but things haven’t gone nearly so well for the film career of his...
Nothing here’s cutting edge
You’d hope a political-insider indie reuniting “West Wing” stars Rob Lowe and Richard Schiff, and informed by the experiences of an actual former spin doctor, would be a small delight....
Manilow mania on B’way
The first inkling of trouble came Tuesday night, right after Barry Manilow finished the first performance of his Broadway concert at the St. James. The curtain came down, the house...
A bloody good time in ‘House’
From “Little Shop of Horrors” to “Carrie” and “Re-Animator,” horror musicals aren’t exactly new. But it’s safe to say none tops “The House of Von Macramé” in the hemoglobin department....
From busking to Broadway
New York City’s wealth of subway performers is intrinsic to the city’s character but, as most seasoned commuters know, they’re not all worth hearing. Some are painfully bad, and others...
'Yossi' review
Ten years ago Eytan Fox made “Yossi and Jagger,” about a love affair between an Israeli commander and one of his men, who later dies. Now the director and his...
'Happy People: A Year in the Taiga' review
Midway through this documentary set in Siberian village Bakhta — so remote it can be reached only by helicopter, or by boat when the river isn’t frozen solid — comes...
'The Pirogue' review
It’s as sadly repetitive a story for Europe as it is for the US: would-be immigrants risking all for a better opportunity elsewhere. In “The Pirogue,” they are from the...
'Supporting Characters' review
Dan Schechter’s no-budget comedy about the romantic and professional travails of a pair of financially struggling film editors offers a few laughs, all served up on eyeball-gougingly ugly digital video....
‘Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters’ is grim
‘I’m Really quite a fan of your work,’’ a young man tells the brother-and-sister protagonists of the dismal “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.’’ It’s a sentiment unlikely to be shared...
The big winners at Sundance
PARK CITY, Utah — The big winner at this year’s Sundance Film Festival is a bittersweet inter-generational comedy starring Steve Carell and Toni Collette. No, you’re not reading the paper...
Celtics coach knows what Knicks' Shumpert went through
BOSTON — Celtics coach Doc Rivers knows exactly what Knicks guard Iman Shumpert went through coming back from a torn ACL in his left knee. It’s a been there, done...
Nets’ Watson warned for flopping
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nets guard C.J. Watson was warned by the NBA for flopping Thursday for a play in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s win at Minnesota. The warning comes...
Local Big East teams still in hunt for NCAA berths
With the NFL taking the weekend off before next Sunday’s Super Bowl, college basketball starts to take center court for most fans. And the good news for middling teams like...
5 questions for Greg Anthony
YES Nets analyst Greg Anthony breaks down Brooklyn’s recent run of success, the player that’s critical to the Knicks’ postseason chances and more with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: How...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m.Best Bet: Dragon Princess (8th)FIRST: mile pace; $14,000; cond7 Rhapsody Rose(JCampbell)2-6-78-11 One Night(RPierce)3-4-59-22 Autumn Magic(DMiller)1-1-23-13 Go On Bb(YGingras)2-7-56-14 Delightful Diva(TTetrick)4-3-16-15 Star Keeper(ECarlson)2-6-112-16 Elleofnxample(AMiller)8-2-14-18 Hostess Lisa(CCallahan)1-3-912-1SECOND: mile trot;...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $17,500; clm($12,500); 3YOMAKE OUT MAN drew the rail and stretches out after finishing third. MR. J.G. stalked the pace and finished second last out. DONTMISSMYACT...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST: mile trot; $9,500;cond8GdSundAdvc(YGngrs)3.402.402.402Take It To Nine (JCampbell)3.003.009South Jersey Bugsy (E Abbatiello)4.60* Exacta (8-2) $10.60 * Trifecta (8-2-9) $40.60SECOND: mile pace; $9,500; cond8I Do Hanover(AMiller)30.406.403.401Wilcox (Y Gingras)2.202.103Stallone Blue Chip (S...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70yds; $37,000; clm($30,000); 4upINDUCE makes first start for Jacobson after finishing third this distance and level in first start...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 1/2 fur; $22,000; clm($12,500); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Ganador(L),115J Ortiz8-3-4Galluscio3-12 Crushin Rock(L),120I Ortiz, Jr3-4-1Levine9-53 Undrgrondrgltr(L),120M Luzzi7-4-2Asmssen2-14 Rkatsiteli(L),120L Perez8-7-4Conway8-15 Jackin My Style(L),113K Coa5-9-9Persaud20-16...
Vic Cangialosi at Tampa Bay Graded Entries
FIRST-6 fur; $11,000; clm($12,500); 3YO5-Baby Champ 5-23-Broken Legacy 8-11-RedRcketExess7-24-Scooby Bayou 4-12-Notta Boat 8-16-Tolair 2-1SECOND-6 fur; $20,400; alw; 4up1-Generalissimo 2-14-WestboundTrn6-12-RhubarbSauce10-15-Just Jebicah 5-23-El Grande Rojo 9-26-Angelofdstnctn7-2THIRD-5 1/2 fur; $14,500; clm($16,000); 4up2-Spittin'Fethers5-25-Eyes of...
Gulfstream Charts
January 24th, 2013Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7 fur; $30,700; clm($30,000); 4upOff: 12:46. 1. 4wd bid, drew clearTime: 23.37, 47., 1:11.79, 1:24.19.Trainer: Allen IwinskiWinner: B M, 5,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 25SATJan. 26SUNJan. 27MONJan. 28TUEJan. 29WEDJan. 30THUJan. 31KnicksNOGAMEPhi.7:00MSGESPNAtl.6:30MSG/ESPNESPNNO GAMENO GAMEOrl.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMENetsMemphis8:00YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMHou.8:00YESWFANNO GAMEOrl.7:30YESWFANNO GAMEMia.8:00YES/ESPNWFANNO GAMENOGAMENO GAMES.H.12:00MSGWBBRNO GAMENO GAMEDePaul9:00ESPNUWBBRNO GAMERangersNOGAMETor.7:00MSG+WBBRNO GAMENO GAMEPhi.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEPit.7:00MSGESPNIslandersBoston7:00MSG PlusWRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMEWin.8:00MSG+2WRHUNO GAMEPit.7:30NBCSNWRHUNO...
The Post Line
NFLSundayPro BowlAt HonoluluFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogNfc3Pick(84 1/2)AfcFeb. 3Super BowlAt New Orleans49ers53 1/2(47 1/2)RavensHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballTomorrowSenior BowlAt Mobile, Ala.FavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogSouth2 1/2 (43)NorthNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogGreen Bay5MILWAUKEELoyola (Md.)1MANHATTANRIDER2CanisiusIONA16 1/2St. Peter'sNiagara5SIENANBAFavoriteLineUnderdogGRIZZLIES5NetsHAWKS3 1/2CelticsHEAT10PistonsBucks4CAVALIERSWIZARDS5TimberwolvesHORNETS3RocketsSpurs3MAVERICKSBULLS3WarriorsThunder7 1/2KINGSLAKERS3 1/2JazzNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogBRUINS$180-220IslandersDEVILS$125-145CapitalsSABRES$130-150HurricanesLIGHTNING$110-130SenatorsRED WINGS$115-135WildPenguins$120-140JETSDUCKS$100-120Canucks
Islanders storm past Maple Leafs
TORONTO — Matt Moulson and the Islanders needed a little time to get up to full speed. The forward scored twice in his 248th straight NHL game, helping the Islanders...
Azarenka’s timeout raises eyebrows at Australian Open
MELBOURNE —Victoria Azarenka will have 48 hours to calm her nerves, rest her body and move past a center-court controversy before she returns to defend her Australian Open title. Her...
Upton traded to Braves
PHOENIX — Justin Upton is having a family reunion in Atlanta. Arizona traded its star right fielder to the Braves yesterday in a seven-player deal that sent former All-Star infielder...
Torre: Yankees worried about Pettitte pitching in WBC
Joe Torre still doesn’t know if he is going to have his former ace on the mound for the World Baseball Classic, but he is aware the Yankees aren’t thrilled...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Payton no place for Spagnuolo The Saints fired defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo after one season — a record-setting year in the wrong way. New Orleans ranked last in the...
Devils’ Zajac looks to step it up with big contract
One big contract and suddenly Travis Zajac is a big talker. “I’m just trying to, maybe, take my game to another level,” he said after practice Thursday. For the Devils...
Knicks' Chandler earns All-Star nod
BOSTON — Tyson Chandler had a big smile on his face an hour before the Knicks faced Boston Thursday night. As he left the locker room, The Post asked him...
Rangers scratch rookie Kreider for first time
PHILADELPHIA — Let the record show it was here, in the city of brotherly love, where Chris Kreider hit the first serious speed bump of his promising young NHL career....
Sloppy Rangers fall to Flyers
PHILADELPHIA — There was no superhero line to come to the rescue, so now the morbid narrative can return in full. Behind a slew of errors and a severe exposure...
No All-Stars for Nets this year
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Brooklyn Nets will have to wait until next year to have their first All-Star. Despite entering Thursday night’s action with the third-best record in the Eastern...
Mets sign Marcum to a one-year deal, in hunt for Bourn
Just when it appeared the Mets might get shut out for the winter in the major-league free-agent market, along came Shaun Marcum, with Michael Bourn perhaps waiting on deck. The...
Bourn shouldn’t be part of Mets' rebuilding plan
Well, the great Flushing Bear yawned and growled ever so audibly yesterday, the Mets shaking off layers of sloth and slumber and landing in the transactions, signing Shaun Marcum to...
Pierce bad choice by ESPN to critique behavior
My Problem is I’m too fussy. I figure that candidates for media positions should hold enough regard for the truth to arrive with, at least, a minimal drive to pursue...
Ravens star Reed plans to play next season
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ray Lewis may be going for his “last ride,” but Ed Reed isn’t ready to start the clock to Canton just yet. The 34-year-old Ravens safety,...
Jacobs: I’ll still be rooting for Niners
Brandon Jacobs, unused and then discarded by the 49ers, is still rooting for them to beat the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII. “My emotions are I want the 49ers to...
Vocal skills rival kicking talent for Ravens' Tucker
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ask anyone close to Justin Tucker about the Ravens’ kicker’s personality and they’ll begin laughing before answering. They struggle to explain him. They don’t always understand...
49ers QB hoping for Super ‘Kaepernicking’
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With nine days to go until Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is keeping a low profile — unless he’s asked about...
Joking Johnny pranks his folks
An already unprecedented national conference call yesterday took an unexpected turn when a caller seemed to show some disrespect to Jack and Jackie Harbaugh, the parents of Super Bowl XLVII...
Harbaughs won’t cheer for one Super son over the other
Jack and Jackie Harbaugh have watched the NFL teams coached by their sons, John and Jim, face each other — but never with so much at stake. It created such...
New Jets GM Idzik is the anti-Rex
New Jets general manager John Idzik stood yesterday in the same spot where four years ago Rex Ryan predicted his meeting with Barack Obama. Ryan’s bluster that day was a...
New Jets GM: Sanchez will have ‘competition’ at QB
If Mark Sanchez remains with the Jets, as it appears he will, he’s not going to be handed the starting quarterback job. New general manager John Idzik would not comment...
Revis ‘speechless’ over reports Jets may trade star cornerback
New Jets general manager John Idzik has not even been on the job for a week and he already has a crisis on his hands. On the day of his...
Dumping Darrelle may be Idzik’s chance to fix broken Jets
The referendum on John Idzik won’t be whether he comes across more as Art Howe than Terry Collins at his introductory press conference and leaves you wondering whether he will...
Knicks' Stoudemire plays best game since return from knee surgery
BOSTON — Knicks coach Mike Woodson kept predicting we would see the old Amar’e Stoudemire and last night was the closest version yet. Stoudemire looked like lightning for much of...
Garnett has no answers after latest Celtics loss
BOSTON — After Carmelo Anthony had exacted the sweetest revenge of all on Kevin Garnett — Anthony’s Knicks beat Garnett’s Celtics, 89-86 — the question was put before the Boston...
A big win for Anthony, Knicks but Boston couldn’t care less
BOSTON — We would like this stuff to matter as much to our New England cousins as it does to us. We would have preferred a crowd of angry Puritans...
Melo, Knicks top Garnett, reeling Celtics
BOSTON — Peace ruled and so did Carmelo Anthony’s Knicks. Anthony let his game do the talking last night and trashed TD North Garden. He scored 28 points with nine...
Robin Roberts ready to return
‘Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts returned to the show’s Times Square studios yesterday for an off-camera “test run” in preparation for her planned return in a few weeks. Roberts,...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYLENA DUNHAM, NICHOLAS HOULT - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7APOLO OHNO, JEN KESSY, APRIL ROSS - The Doctors, 9 a.m., Ch. 2 and 6 p.m., Ch....
‘Catfish’ ratings jump thanks to Te'o hoax
There was one winner in the Manti Te’o hoax ordeal: the MTV show “Catfish.” Ratings for the reality series about the hazards of online dating jumped 30 percent to 2.7...
Greg Kelly heading back to ‘Good Day New York’
Greg Kelly is heading back to “Good Day New York.” Kelly, who left “GDNY” last June to co-anchor Ch. 5’s 10 p.m. newscast, will rejoin Rosanna Scotto on the morning...
Gory ‘Spartacus’ heads for final showdown
Subtle it’s not. The opening shot of tonight’s “Spartacus” season premiere features a skull, bashed open on a battlefield, with exposed brain matter, followed by a (dead) woman’s naked breast....
Who's zooming who!
1. 49ers vs. Falcons 4,698,831 2. Ravens vs. Patriots 4,307,161 3. American Idol 1,219,768 4. Pretty Little Liars 887,963 5. Lakers vs. Bulls 786,121 6. Catfish 721,173 7. SpongeBob 694,497...
Weird but true
Well, he did get his free DWI breath test, and cops even gave him a jail cot. When police in Frazen, Wis., busted Bryan Wendler, 30, on his sixth driving-while-intoxicated...
LIU topples St. Francis to win Brooklyn battle
Liu Brooklyn is back in the Northeast Conference title hunt. The two-time defending league champions, a long shot just two weeks ago after starting 0-3 in the NEC and losing...
Blackbirds take Brooklyn battle
Liu Brooklyn is back in the Northeast Conference title hunt. The two-time defending league champions, a long shot just two weeks ago after starting 0-3 in the NEC and losing...
Bronx guard Rector chooses Rutgers
Shane Rector was looking to play on college basketball’s biggest stage and Rutgers was searching for a playmaking guard to supplement its current sophomore core. The two were a natural...
Anthony's 28 points lead Knicks over Celts, 89-86
BOSTON — Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points and won his rematch with Kevin Garnett as the New York Knicks ended an 11-game losing streak in Boston with an 89-86 victory...
Tourist busted after racking up bill & forgetting his wallet
Mama mia! An Italian tourist got to add a night in jail to his Big Apple itinerary after he racked up a $208 bill at Smith and Wollensky without having...
From Chuck E. Cheese to national TV, UFC's Dodson stays humble
Just don’t call him pizza boy.UFC star John Dodson helped pay for college by working a part-time job at Chuck E. Cheese. In five years, the talented fighter did everything...
No All-Star selection for Nets
MEMPHIS – The Brooklyn Nets will have to wait until next year to have their first All-Star.Despite entering last night’s action with the third-best record in the Eastern Conference, the...
Knicks' Chandler named to first All-Star team
BOSTON – Tyson Chandler had a big smile on his face an hour before the Knicks faced Boston on Thursday night. Asked if he knew yet if he had made...
'Mob Wives' dad has been 'put on the shelf'
Forget sleeping with the fishes — the father of a Mob Wife has been “put on the shelf.” Anthony “TG” Graziano, the imprisoned dad of VH1 reality star Renee Graziano,...
Bronx detectives snare 14 in gun sales investigation
These Bronx detectives don’t have supernatural powers — but two operations, including one called Ghostbusters, took down fourteen people in a gun sales investigation today, authorities said. Ringleader Reinaldo Romero,...