September 23, 2013
Holmes putting his best foot forward
Tone Time returned early Sunday night. Santonio Holmes just isn’t ready to say if it was simply a cameo appearance or the start of regular visits from his clutch alter...
Mets fall on Choo's 10th-inning single
CINCINNATI — Shin-Soo Choo should save a few of those hits for next season, when he’s potentially playing for the Mets. The Reds outfielder — who is a free agent...
Trader lost $4M in Romney bets
WASHINGTON — A mysterious trader blew more than $4 million betting on Mitt Romney in the final weeks of last year’s presidential election — in what might have been an...
Long, strange trip for VW's van
SAO PAULO — It carried hippies through the 1960s, hauled surfers in search of killer waves during endless summers and serves as a workhorse across the developing world, but the...
‘Breaking Bad’ & the face of evil
When Walter White makes his exit upon the series finale of “Breaking Bad,” TV will lose its most compelling depiction of evil. Across five seasons, the brilliant high-school chemistry teacher...
'Downton Abbey' premiere hits it big in UK
"Downton Abbey” kicked off its fourth season to record series numbers in the UK — boding well for the season’s eventual premiere here on PBS. The show’s 90-minute fourth-season premiere averaged...
It’s not so easy to invite the feds out
Mayoral front-runner Bill de Blasio wants the feds to run the NYPD — but not for long. He’d better talk to New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu about that. A mayor...
‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Dexter’ shatter records
AMC's "Breaking Bad” and Showtime’s “Dexter” shattered their own viewership records Sunday night — and did so opposite the Emmys ratings behemoth on CBS. The penultimate episode of “Breaking Bad,”...
Getting to know Bill de Blasio ... belatedly
The full impact of Anthony Weiner’s onanistic mayoral adventure is belatedly becoming clear — in what we’re finally learning about Bill de Blasio. Weiner’s late entry into the Democratic primary,...
Meet the new trophy wives
Handing over her husband’s American Express black card in the Giorgio Armani boutique, former Playboy centerfold Stephanie Adams thought she caught the word “gold digger” from the disgruntled assistant muttering...
Two New Yorks: 2013 v. 1990
The New York Times is doing the city a favor. An editorial Monday declared that New Yorkers need not worry about a return of the violence that ravaged Gotham in...
Few surprises on Drake's 'Same'
Albums of the Week DRAKE “Nothing Was the Same” ★★ We all know that Drake is an introspective soul, but there’s a moment on “From Time,” a track on his...
Yankees in danger of playing meaningless games in The Bronx
It’s fitting as the Yankees stagger toward the end of this season, with Andy Pettitte’s and Mariano Rivera’s impending retirements signifying the end of an era, the final game in...
'Trophy Wife' gets the marital dynamic just right
The new ABC series “Trophy Wife” is “The Brady Bunch” on steroids. It depicts the trials and tribulations of a young newlywed who has to deal with lots of stepkids...
Feds play trick or trickle-down with us
If you aren’t old enough to remember when Rubik’s Cube and Cabbage Patch Dolls were hot stuff, then you probably will not recall trickle-down economics. This was also called supply-side...
Future of Yankees Cano, Granderson also in doubt
Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera aren’t the only Yankees who will be saying farewell to The Bronx in the next few days. With just a three-game series remaining against the...
Now’s a good time to start taking Jets seriously
This is not a time to install the Jets as a favorite to become the first team in NFL history to serve as the home team in a Super Bowl....
Laid-back Eli needs to fire up Giants
This is Eli Manning’s team, and Eli Manning’s moment. Everybody loves Eli, everybody busted his chops about his “Football on Your Phone” rapper video with his brother and laughed along...
Silver, Skelos should show us the money
Who says Democrats and Republicans in Albany can’t work together? This past weekend, members of the two parties came together to find common ground. Too bad that common ground turned...
There’s precedent for 0-3 Giants making playoffs
The playoffs seem like a long shot for the Giants, but history has proven otherwise. Since the NFL expanded to a 12-team playoff format in 1990, three teams have started...
JPMorgan Chase may take $6B annual hit
It’s not what Jamie Dimon might call just water off a whale’s back. Dimon’s JPMorgan Chase is facing a raft of fines and legal settlements that will put a significant...
Goldman Sachs deal maker takes lead at Sotheby's
Sotheby’s may soon be dropping the hammer on its own sale. The New York auction house on Monday made a surprise announcement that 17-year Chief Financial Officer William Sheridan was...
Accounting firm out at Usana
It’s musical chairs among the accountants for multilevel marketing companies Usana and Herbalife. PricewaterhouseCoopers was the accounting firm for Usana and Nuskin, two other controversial publicly traded MLMs, before it...
Felton: Knicks were too old last season
Starting point guard Raymond Felton believes being the oldest team in NBA history last season was an interesting distinction, but ultimately cost the Knicks a chance at a title. Felton...
Belgian food group settles in on Park Ave
Ever since the 1964 World’s Fair in Queens, we have loved unhealthy but delicious Belgian waffles. To get us healthier, EXKi, a Belgian group that serves natural and casual fast...
Rex plans penalty push-ups for error-prone Jets
One good thing might come from the Jets’ 20 penalties in Sunday’s 27-20 triumph over the Bills — they’re going to be in better shape. Jets coach Rex Ryan said...
Sumitomo expanding on Madison Ave.
The Sumitomo Corp. of America is finally expanding at 300 Madison Ave. once it relocates from the narrower 600 Third Ave. The move also allows the Japanese trading house to...
Geno off to impressive start with Jets
Geno Smith wore a Superman T-shirt during interviews Monday afternoon at his locker. It may be a little premature for Smith to have that magic “S” on his chest, but...
Jay-Z free to rep NBA players
Jay-Z's foray into the NBA agent business can now officially commence. Sports Business Journal reported Monday that the rap mogul had presented the National Basketball Players Association with sufficient information...
Steve Cohen seeks settlement for SAC
Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen is crying “uncle” — Uncle Sam, that is. The embattled founder of behemoth hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors recently approached federal prosecutors about a sweeping...
Colombo mobster hit with 14-year sentence
This mob clan popped the corks a bit too early. A Colombo crime family associate who celebrated his stunning acquittal on double federal murder raps last year was singing a different...
Kravis pushing to buy Jones Group
Henry Kravis has developed a shoe fetish, and he’s looking to fill his closet pronto. The New York billionaire’s buyout firm, KKR, is pushing, along with a partner to cut...
Coughlin challenges 'pride' of struggling Giants
Upon his arrival way back in 2004, Tom Coughlin marched into the room like a drill sergeant and stated his intense desire to oversee, “the restoration of pride.’’ Two Super...
Reese's moves haven't paid off for Giants
The countdown sign to Super Bowl XLVIII in the Giants locker room displayed 131 on Monday. In bold black numbers it counts the days until the NFL championship is contested...
Kenyan officials claim last push to end mall siege
Kenyan security forces battled al Qaeda-linked terrorists in an upscale mall for a third day Monday in what they said was a final push to rescue the last few hostages...
Orioles' Machado suffers gruesome knee injury
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Orioles third baseman Manny Machado has been taken off the field on a stretcher after injuring his left leg running out an infield single. Machado's leg...
Pacman arrested again; accused of drunkenly insulting cops
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was accused by police of making offensive comments while drunk during a traffic stop early Monday and was given a disorderly conduct...
Snee, Baas hurting on Giants offensive line
Of all the problem areas for the Giants, the offensive line is the most problematic of all. Might changes be forthcoming? “We’ll see,’’ Tom Coughlin said Monday. “Your team is...
Perv cookbook author gets 11 years for luring girls into harem
A perverted cookbook author who turned his suburban Westchester home into an international harem stocked with foreign au pairs was hit with an 11-year sentence Monday in Brooklyn federal court....
One dead after car runs over pedestrians
An out-of-work tennis instructor was mowed down and killed Monday while he was selling bottles of water on the service road of the Whitestone Expressway. Michael Munoz, 42, was standing...
Bullet fired into elementary school bus
A bullet ripped through the roof front of a school bus transporting children home Monday in East Harlem after the vehicle was caught in a drive-by shooting, police said. A...
Yankees myths: Rivera irreplaceable, Pettitte dominant in playoffs
Mariano Rivera has been called irreplaceable so many times now, we often do not end up asking the most obvious question: Is he replaceable? He was honored Sunday with many...
Chrysler prepares IPO
DETROIT — Chrysler Group is reluctantly preparing for an initial public offering of some of its shares. The automaker is proceeding with the IPO after it failed to reach an...
Astros game got 0.00 rating in Houston
If the Astros lose a game that nobody watches, does it still count in the standings? Houston’s sad excuse for a baseball team fell to the Indians 9-2 on Sunday...
Sikh attacked by racist mob thanks Good Samaritans
A Sikh physician who was beaten by a mob that mistook him for a Muslim spoke to reporters about the ordeal on Monday through his surgically re-wired jaw -- and...
Man on tracks killed by 1 train
A man was struck and killed by a downtown 1-train in Midtown today, an MTA spokesperson said. The victim was at the West 50th Street and Broadway station when he...
Tourist who brought gun to 9/11 Memorial 'forgot she had it'
A gun-toting Wisconsin tourist, caught entering the 9/11 Memorial with a loaded firearm over the weekend, said she simply “forgot” she had the piece in her bag, officials said Monday....
Somali terror group wanted chemical weapons
The Somali terror group that carried out this weekend's bloody siege at a Kenyan shopping mall has its eye on developing chemical weapons, Brooklyn federal court documents allege. The revelations...
Coughlin: Nicks' gripe 'not a smart thing to say'
No one is saying what Hakeem Nicks said in the aftermath of the Giants' terrible 38-0 loss to the Panthers is akin to high treason, but it did catch the...
Mary Bridget Davies channels Janis Joplin in new B'way show
"I was the loudest baby in the nursery,” says Mary Bridget Davies. “My parents have pictures and, literally, the whole photo is a mouth!” Who better to star in “A...
Pedro joining TBS as studio analyst for playoffs
Pedro Martinez has endured and savored a little of everything in the pressure of the postseason. Tussling with Don Zimmer. Blowing a big lead on the cusp of the World...
SoHo House killer gets 25 to life for beauty's murder
Enraged family members of the woman killed by “You Light Up My Life” heir Nicholas Brooks lashed out at the heartless playboy killer in court Monday before a judge sentenced...
Emmy telecast wins biggest audience in 8 years
“Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara busted out a victory dance following Sunday’s Emmy Awards show — which snared its best ratings in eight years in a big win for CBS....
Ravens WR conked by stripper with champagne bottle: report
The Broncos secondary could have used exotic dancer Sweet Pea last January. Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones was wounded when he was struck on the head with an oversized champagne bottle...
Obama calls Kenyan mall attack a 'terrible outrage'
President Barack Obama says the United States stands with Kenya against the "terrible outrage" of a shopping mall terrorist attack. Obama says the United States is providing law enforcement assistance...
IRS official at heart of tea party scandal retires
WASHINGTON — She wouldn’t sing and now she’s flying the coop. Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the heart of the scandal over the tax agency’s targeting of...
Nets question of day: Can veterans hold up?
With training camp just days away, we’re going to ask a question per day about the upcoming Nets season. How will the veteran players hold up physically as the season...
Lawyers debate death penalty for Boston 'bomber'
BOSTON — Federal authorities plan to recommend whether to seek the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev by the end of next month and expect U.S. Attorney...
Bike club completes fiery stunt
Six months after the Findon Skid Kids' failed fire jump left three teenagers in hospital, the club has made a triumphant leap through the flames. It was February when the...
Ugandan Mission driver busted for DWI
You know the United Nations is in full swing this week — because the trouble is already beginning. The driver for the Ugandan Mission’s ambassador was busted for DWI Monday...
Microsoft unveils new Surface tablet
Microsoft introduced new Surface tablets, including a professional model that allows people to use it more like a laptop or a desktop computer. The Redmond, Wash. company is trying to...
Jack Klugman doesn't make the cut at Emmy tribute
One of my favorite “Twilight Zone” episodes is called “A Game of Pool,” notable for featuring only two actors: Jack Klugman and Jonathan Winters. In that 1961 episode, Klugman’s sad-sack...
Jewelry store clerk shot during armed robbery
A jewelry store clerk was shot in the leg this morning when he tried to fight off three men trying to rob the Brooklyn store, police sources said. The crooks...
Shooting victim's family sues NYPD
The family of an emotionally disturbed African immigrant who cops shot and killed at his Harlem home last year slapped the city on Monday with a lawsuit seeking an injunction...
Blackberry makes $4.7 billion deal
BlackBerry made for easy pickings. The once iconic mobile-phone maker struck a $4.7 billion deal to sell itself to a Canadian investor consortium led by Prem Watsa, aka the Canadian...
Knicks invite pair of veteran power forwards to camp
The Knicks have filled out their training-camp roster by adding two journeyman power forwards, Ike Diogu and Josh Powell, according to a source. The pair of 30-year-olds, neither of whom...
Banks rips Giants: 'They don’t want to fight'
Carl Banks did not merely criticize the Giants for how dreadful they played in Sunday’s 38-0 loss to the Panthers. He questioned their toughness, their resolve, their feelings for each...
Nets to remain on WFAN
The Nets and CBS Radio announced a multi-year agreement Monday keeping the team's games on WFAN, as well as expanding their coverage on the station and providing for programming for...
9 TV stars who wear wigs
An actor’s real hair isn’t always apparent in these wigged-out TV stars.
Dead immigrants overwhelm Texas county
FALFURRIAS, Texas — By the time the woman perished, she had probably slogged 25 miles through dry ranch lands in her quest to enter the United States. She was found...
Marvel's 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' a mere shadow of 'The Avengers'
Coulson Lives. But the question, based on the quality of the premiere of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,” is for just how long. The show, the much-hyped, first TV offshoot of...
Long list in blame game for Giants’ awful start
The Giants, at the suggestion of general manager Jerry Reese, posted a countdown in their locker room this summer, reminding all who enter how many days remain until Super Bowl...
'Sopranos' muscle praises Gandolfini during plea
If only Tony Soprano were still around. Appearing in court Monday to face forgery charges, an actor who briefly played the mob boss’ driver on the “The Sopranos,” recalled with...
Winners and losers from Jets' Week 3 victory
The Jets found a way to beat the Bills 27-20 on Sunday despite committing 20 penalties and losing the turnover battle. The Jets need not apologize for the win, but...
Cops hunting livery driver who 'raped' passenger
A livery cab driver raped a passenger in Brooklyn last week and he’s still on the loose, police said. The suspect picked the 35-year-old woman up in an SUV and...
Synagogue sues caterers for salsa parties
A financially strapped Queens synagogue is suing a catering company it says has been playing host to late-night, Latin-themed fiestas for at least a year without the temple’s blessing in...
Jeanie Buss: D'Antoni over Jackson a 'betrayal' by Lakers
Lakers fans weren’t the only ones upset Phil Jackson didn’t take over their team last year. The coaching great’s fiancée, Jeanie Buss -- who shares ownership of the Lakers with...
Baseball's regular season reaching frantic finale
First, this week’s Pop Quiz question came from Joey Wahler of WFAN: In a 2006 episode of "The Sopranos," Tony (James Gandolfini) recalls taking Jason Barone (Chris Diamantopoulos) to a...
LIRR retirees plead guilty to roles in $1B scam
A pair of LIRR retirees charged in the $1 billion “gravy train” disability scam -- one of whom was jailed for threatening a witness -- pleaded guilty Monday as their...
Sabathia done for season with hamstring strain
The Yankees are all but finished for 2013 and thanks to a left hamstring injury, CC Sabathia’s season is already done. The left-hander suffered a Grade 2 strain in the...
Egypt bans Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO -- An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against...
Cops probing sofa bed death of girl, 3
Police are probing the horrifying death of a 3-year old girl who suffocated while trapped in a sofa bed in her Harlem apartment on Sunday. Aissante Diallo, 3, was playing...
Yankees GM's ex-mistress sees celeb shrink
The former mistress of Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman flew to Florida last week to be evaluated by a celebrity psychologist -- who testified at the trials of O.J. Simpson...
7 weirdest Emmy moments
If you felt like last night’s Emmys were the strangest ever, you’re not alone. Somewhere between the endless memorials and bizarre interpretive dancing, #weirdemmys was trending on Twitter. Here are...
Ray Charles honored with limited-edition stamp
ATLANTA — The U.S. Postal Service is planning to add soul singer Ray Charles to its "Music Icons Forever" stamp series. Postal officials say the agency is releasing a stamp...
Pregnant Harvard PhD, poet among dead in Kenya mall terror
An eight-months-pregnant Harvard grad — who had been working as a malaria specialist with the Clinton Foundation — was slaughtered along with her partner in the terror attack on an...
NFL blue bloods have the blues at 0-3
It is folly to make absolute judgments in the NFL after three weeks. But this is a gut reaction: THEY’RE IN BIG TROUBLE The 0-3 New York Football Giants are...
Obama endorses de Blasio for mayor
President Obama enthusiastically endorsed mayoral front-runner Bill de Blasio on Monday — in sharp contrast to his lukewarm backing of Democratic underdog Bill Thompson four years ago. Obama was even...
Pussy Riot band member begins hunger strike
One of the Pussy Riot members jailed for protesting the re-election of Vladimir Putin has gone on a hunger strike to publicize the inhumane conditions in his prisons. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova,...
Cardinals' Johnson loses part of finger, returns to game
File this grisly dispatch under: Football players are tough. According to the Arizona Republic, Cardinals safety Rashad Johnson lost the top of his finger during Sunday’s 31-7 loss to the...
De Blasio holds strong to Red Sox roots
It looks like Bill de Blasio will never be struck by Yankee fever. A day after the blowout at Yankee Stadium celebrating the career of retiring pitcher Mariano Rivera, the...
'Flushable' wipes blamed for sewer clogs
Increasingly popular bathroom wipes — pre-moistened towelettes that are often advertised as flushable — are being blamed for creating clogs and backups in sewer systems around the nation. Wastewater authorities...
Teens chug beer so Cornell cancels lacrosse season
ITHACA — Cornell University officials say the hazing that resulted in the cancellation of the men's lacrosse team's fall season included underclassmen being made to chug beer to the point...
Pakistanis denounce violent church blasts
Enraged Pakistani Christians on Monday denounced the deadliest attack in the country’s history against members of their religion as the death toll from church bombings climbed to 81. The day...
Sea monster or Cookie Monster?
"Sesame Street" fans expect to see the Cookie Monster on their television, not under the sea. But that's just where an underwater photographer found him, snapping a shot of a...
Concordia captain blames helmsman in reef crash
GROSSETO, Italy — At his trial on Monday, the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia blamed his helmsman for botching a last-minute corrective maneuver that he contended would have avoided...
Apple sells 9M new iPhones in first 3 days
Apple has struck gold. The tech giant sold a whopping 9 million of its high-end iPhone 5s and less-expensive iPhone 5c in their opening weekend. That topped last year’s record,...
Perelman scion suing for family fortune
Her late grandfather nicknamed her Little Cupcake, but there’s nothing sweet about his granddaughter’s legal battle for her $600 million share of his vast fortune. Samantha Perelman, daughter of the...
Memory-erasing ‘Eternal Sunshine’ gene found
In research sounding like the plot of a sci-fi film, neurologists believe they have come a step closer to being able to erase haunting memories. A group of US researchers...
Ariel Castro's son hopes dad’s crimes lead to changes
CLEVELAND — The son of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro says he hopes his father's life and death can lead to changes in handling sexual predators, domestic violence, mental illness and...
Robbers hold 12-year-old, family at gunpoint
Three men robbed a 12-year-old at gunpoint while the child walked with his mother and 4-year-old sister in Brooklyn, police said. The suspects (two pictured here) pressed a gun to...
Body found in Prospect Park
A man was found dead and partially clothed in a Brooklyn park Sunday night.The body of a 50-year-old New Jersey man was discovered, clad only in underwear, in a lightly wooded...
'White Widow' may be behind Kenya massacre
Britain’s notorious “White Widow” may have been among the terrorists who unleashed the bloody assault on a Nairobi mall over the weekend, according to a report Monday. Three sources —...
Music score may be Nazi 'treasure map'
A Dutch filmmaker has organized a series of digs for lost Nazi riches in a small Bavarian town -- spurred by a sheet of music some claim is actually a...
Boston's top cop Edward Davis stepping down, weighing future
Police Commissioner Edward Davis, a key figure in the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing, announced Monday he would step down after seven years on the job, saying it was...
Clinton fury at former right-hand man
Bill Clinton’s ex-right-hand man brazenly used his ties to the powerful former president to fuel his own lucrative public-relations firm, a move that even disgusted Clinton at times, a new...
Fall florals bloom on the red carpet
It was a garden of delight on the red carpet on Sunday at the 65th annual Emmys. Indeed the carpet was strewn was more than its fall share of florals,...
Hottest Emmy fashion
It was a garden of delight on the red carpet on Sunday at the 65th annual Emmys - full of florals, color and even some fashion risk.
Tourist busted with gun at WTC
They ♥ New York — but they ♥ their guns just as much. Another dopey tourist was caught at Ground Zero Sunday, traipsing into the 9/11 Memorial with a handgun,...
Marilyn photog's inheritance fight
An inheritance battle is brewing between the three adult children and much-younger, secret wife of the late celebrity photographer Bert Stern — famous for snapping provocative, nude photos of Marilyn...
Grad goes public in prep sex suit
A former student at a prestigious Queens prep academy who anonymously signed on to a scathing $17 million sex-abuse lawsuit against the school is revealing her identity to The Post...
State GOP boss: No dice on casinos
The head of the state Republican Party says all bets are off for a Nov. 5 referendum to legalize up to seven Vegas-type casinos in New York, The Post has...
Gov. Cuomo's odd alliance to stop Democrat
Gov. Cuomo has secretly joined with former US Sen. Alfonse D’Amato and other top Republicans to stop Democrat Tom Suozzi from recapturing his old job as Nassau County executive, key...
'Mob Wives' star's designer knock-offs
TV’s newest “Mob Wife” has been selling counterfeit designer goods at two clothing stores she owns, The Post has learned. Alicia DiMichele, a star of the upcoming season of VH1’s...
Girl killed in sofa-bed trap
A 3-year old Harlem girl was killed Sunday when she suffocated after becoming trapped in a sofa bed, police sources said. Aissata Diallo, 3, was playing at her family’s West...
'F' for eatery grades
Mayor Bloomberg touted his restaurant letter-grading system as one of the signature accomplishments of his administration — but stats show that since the law was introduced there has actually been...
Emmy Awards all about tradition
Sunday night’s Emmy Awards went off without a hitch — or any controversy. And isn’t that a relief for a change? If the telecast marked the Emmys’ 65th anniversary by...
Lhota's wife studied to become a priest
She once studied to become an Episcopal priest — and could now be her husband’s best secret weapon in his mayoral contest against Bill de Blasio. Tamra Roberts Lhota has...
Daughter proud of 'badass' de Blasio
Bill de Blasio’s daughter is proud of her “badass” Democratic daddy’s illegal travel to a communist dictatorship. Chiara de Blasio, 18, said one of the big surprises of the campaign...
China's answer to Hollywood
QINGDAO, China — It’s a long way from Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Nicole Kidman, Leonardo DiCaprio and John Travolta on Sunday added their star power to the glitzy inauguration of the...
Pope rips big business's 'idolatry' of money
CAGLIARI, Sardinia — Pope Francis denounced what he called big business's idolatry of money as he traveled Sunday to one of Italy's poorest regions to offer hope to the unemployed...
Mick Jagger to become a great-grandfather
The “world’s greatest rock ’n’ roll band” will soon have a great-grandfather on lead vocals. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has learned that his 21-year-old granddaughter, Assisi, is expecting a...
Rivera a graceful recipient of Yankee Stadium tribute
It turns out that Mariano Rivera is a pretty good closer at the podium, too. On a perfect autumn Sunday, the Yankees paid tribute to their iconic relief pitcher with...
Anti-bias prof attacked
A Columbia professor who once argued for greater bias-crime protection for his fellow Sikhs was attacked by a mob of hate-filled goons who mistook him for a Muslim, called him...