November 8, 2013
UConn nips Maryland
Without academic progress rate issues to worry about and improved front-court depth at its disposal, Connecticut entered Friday night’s college basketball opener with sky high hopes, ranked 18th in the...
Blatche's missed free throws costly for Nets
WASHINGTON — For most of Friday night’s game against the Wizards, it looked as if Andray Blatche was going to have a perfect return to the nation’s capital. The former...
Guards could be in the cards for de Blasio son Dante
Some of the biggest de Blasio family decisions are in Dante’s hands. First, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio indicated he was leaning toward living in his Park Slope, Brooklyn, home so his...
Bloomberg vows not to criticize the de Blasio administration
He’ll be Silent Mike. Mayor Bloomberg, who doesn’t usually shrink from commenting on just about anything, is promising not to second-guess his successor, Bill de Blasio — who was elected...
Devils bested by Maple Leafs in shootout
TORONTO — The Devils got to a shootout Friday night, but unfortunately for them, that spells trouble. The Devils fell to 0-4 in the skills competition after their 2-1 loss...
Israel alarmed by growing U.S. push for Iran nuke deal
With a boost from Russia and China, Secretary of State John Kerry mounted a major diplomatic push Friday to reach an interim nuclear deal with Iran, despite fierce opposition from...
SAC tipster pleads guilty
A former California technology analyst pleaded guilty Friday to insider trading charges in a cooperation deal with the government, admitting that he told secrets to an SAC Capital portfolio manager...
SAC plea deal on ice as judge delays decision
Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors will have to sweat it out a while longer. The hedge-fund giant pleaded guilty Friday to insider-trading charges and agreed to pay $900 million in...
Obama's top tech officer subpoenaed
The House of Representatives slapped the White House’s chief technology officer with a subpoena Friday to compel testimony about his role in the botched roll out of the ObamaCare website....
Macklowe grabs $60M building
After missing out on at least two other downtown office buildings, Billy Macklowe is making his first Lower Manhattan purchase.The head of William Macklowe Co. is buying 156 William St....
Politician with cancer smoked for 40 years, sues over asbestos
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s law firm has filed a class-action suit on behalf of Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, accusing more than 70 companies of potentially causing the Long Island congresswoman to...
Bank watchdog overhauls, with more bite
It’s regulatory change from within! The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is undergoing its most significant overhaul in decades, The Post has learned. The watchdog of banks like...
Nets fall to Wizards in OT
WASHINGTON — Once again, the Nets had a sluggish effort on the road. And, once again, they came away with a loss. After coming back from a nine-point second-half deficit...
The kid from E.T. is all grown up
Henry Thomas says he’s still recognized by strangers — 30 years after playing the BFF of a memorably wide-eyed alien in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 movie, “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.” They’re just...
Leo snaps up luxe Greenwich Village pad
Leonardo DiCaprio’s New York City vagabond life is over. After months of shopping, the actor has bought a multimillion-dollar apartment in the luxurious and green Delos building in Greenwich Village,...
A guide to TV's favorite NYC spots
Those ubiquitous movie-set trailers that seem to take over the streets of New York on a daily basis can make living in the city feel like you’re subletting a space...
Cablevision CEO socked by Wall Street analysts
Wall Street analysts are hammering Cablevision CEO Jim Dolan after the cable operator shed more customers than expected in the latest quarter. Craig Moffett of MoffettNathanson issued a particularly caustic...
St. John's battles, but falls to No. 20 Wisconsin
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Talent will only take them so far. St. John’s displayed an overwhelming amount of athleticism and potential in their highly anticipated season-opener on Friday night, but...
Government is a giant twinkie we apparently can’t live without
The government thinks you’re stupid, or at least ignorant. This isn’t just an indictment of the current government or an indictment of government itself. It’s simply a statement of fact....
Bargnani helps Knicks exact revenge on Bobcats
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Thank Patrick Ewing for helping solve the Knicks’ latest crisis at center. And thank Carmelo Anthony for a players-only meeting staged Tuesday that woke up the troops....
Repairs shut two key PATH stations over 3 weekends
Two PATH stations will be out of service over the next three weekends so workers can continue removing corrosive salt left behind by Hurricane Sandy. The Exchange Place and World...
Opportunity knocks for Giants rookie Hankins
Johnathan Hankins has mixed emotions. On one hand, the rookie defensive tackle is thrilled he likely will be active for Sunday’s game against the Raiders at MetLife Stadium. On the...
Hakeem Nicks looks to end TD drought
It doesn’t seem that long ago when Hakeem Nicks was torching secondaries, but Saturday will mark 11 months since the Giants wideout’s last touchdown catch. Though Victor Cruz has pronounced...
More outreach, money needed for GOP 2014 victory
Both Democratic and Republican strategists are dissecting Tuesday’s election results for clues to what might happen in next year’s congressional elections. State races in off years are not always good...
Nobody in Incognito case will come out clean
After a maelstrom of maneuvering agendas involving the Dolphins, Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin for the last week, there was calm in South Florida on Friday. It was, however, very...
Man fatally shot in the head in Park Slope
An argument at a Park Slope apartment turned violent Friday night, leaving one man dead and several others injured. Witnesses say William Jordan, of Brooklyn, was drinking with acquaintances inside...
Ex-player: Dolphins let veterans romp on rookies in camp
The hits keep on coming regarding exiled Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito. One day after the attorney for Incognito’s former teammate, Jonathan Martin, delivered a scathing statement implicating Miami teammates...
Xbox One requires repetition of spoken commands
As so with a stubborn family member, Xbox One owners might need to tell their fancy new console what to do more than once. In flashy commercials that began airing...
Home Depot apologizes for racist tweet
Home-improvement retailer Home Depot Thursday apologized for a tweet showing a picture of two African-American drummers with a person in a gorilla mask in between them and asked: “Which drummer...
‘Il Divo’ showcase is sublime ... for its target audience
No wonder Il Divo’s Broadway debut is subtitled “A Musical Affair”: That refers less to their concert of show-stoppers than to the steamy relationship between the hunky quartet and their...
Twitter shares deflate on day 2 of trading
This is going to be a turbulent flight. In its second day of trading, Twitter fell more than 7 percent after the microblogging service soared in its market debut. The...
Christie needs a real reform agenda
Chris Christie couldn’t have been any more obvious about his 2016 intentions if he had begun his victory speech Tuesday with the words “My fellow Americans” and ended it with...
Brown University’s mixed messages toward Kelly protestors
The student shout-down of Ray Kelly at Brown University was bad enough. Even worse is the mixed message the school has been sending since. On the one hand, university President...
BBC America will become 'Who'-ville for a week
BBC America has announced its plans leading into the 50th anniversary celebration of the British TV hit “Doctor Who.” It will air a week-long “Doctor Who Takeover” beginning Monday, Nov....
Obama bombs on Iran
Secretary of State John Kerry hurried to Geneva Friday after word that Iran and US-led world powers were on the verge of a nuclear-weapons accord. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Lady Gaga's racy album based on her real sex life
You think she was faking it? Think again. Having already shocked fans with the racy content of her new album "ARTPOP” (such as lyrics hinting at rough and tumble lovemaking...
Russian report clouds issue of Arafat's poisoning
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Four investigations, hundreds of testimonies and stacks of medical reports on Yasser Arafat's unexplained death in 2004 have failed to produce hard evidence of what killed...
Obama’s healthcare apology falls short of Bush standard
Before we get into the fine print of President Obama’s “apology” for what’s happening to Americans losing their health insurance because of ObamaCare, we’d like to add some perspective. We...
Yankees could bring back Eric Chavez
The Yankees will have no shortage of holes to fill when the general managers’ meetings begin on Monday in Orlando, Fla., and though some in the organization envision high-priced free...
Andre Brown revved up for debut: 'It's time to go'
After nine weeks of sitting around, Giants running back Andre Brown can’t wait to make his return Sunday. Champing at the bit, like a child on Christmas Eve, Brown said...
Rangers' Del Zotto could be benched
Life has been good lately for the Rangers, who needed just a few weeks to escape the abyss into which they had fallen at 3-7-0. A month into the season,...
Alanis planning a 'Jagged Little' B'way show
If Alanis Morissette gets her wish, Broadway will swallow a jagged little pill. The singer-songwriter said Friday she hopes to adapt her 1995 breakthrough album "Jagged Little Pill" for the...
Strong point: Floor general Brickman leads LIU
It was in a small gym in Texas, a fairly empty one, where Jack Perri saw the future of LIU basketball — even if he didn’t know it. Perri, then...
NBC on board for Branson's first blastoff
The “Today” show will cover history’s first-ever commercial space flight. That would be the Virgin Galactic flight carrying owner Sir Richard Branson and his two kids into space, part of...
Malcolm X kin sue to stop diary publication
Malcolm X always loved a good fight – and now his children are in one over yet-to-be published diaries by the late civil rights leader nearly five decades after his...
Usher sued over 'Caught Up'
Usher is “Caught Up” in a lawsuit accusing him of heisting one of his biggest hits. Zacharia Edwards, Mitch Moses and Vince McClean filed suit in Manhattan federal court on...
Comatose boxer OK'd by doctors after fight
A Russian fighter was beaten into a coma in a 10-round bloodbath at MSG that horrified spectators — and now state boxing officials are probing whether he was given proper...
ArtBattles adds splashes of color to empty midtown space
Four well-known graffiti artists have been painting a 25-foot high mural in the ground floor of Midtown’s 5 Bryant Park, a vacant retail space with plenty of windows for passersby...
Undercover cop indicted in biker gang attack
The disgraced undercover NYPD cop busted for participating in a vicious motorcycle gang attack caught on video last September was indicted for gang assault and other serious felonies by a...
L train to get a service boost
The hipsters have spoken. So many riders are packing onto the L train every day, the MTA plans to boost service significantly next year—adding 8 more round trips on weekdays,...
Fired Rikers guard says boss to blame for inmate death
A rookie Rikers Island guard -- who was fired after an inmate swallowed a poisonous mixture of soap and bleach on his watch -- is suing to get his job...
Iona Prep's Matt Ryan hits big time with Kentucky interest
Matt Ryan figured it was a joke. Late Wednesday evening, while the small forward from Iona Prep was finishing up his homework, a text message from Kentucky assistant coach Orlando...
Killer convicted of murdering transgender prostitute
A cold-blooded killer whose attorney followed his ill-fated instructions to reveal his abusive past to jurors was convicted on Friday for murdering a transgender prostitute inside her Queens apartment. Rasheen...
Drug mule busted after doctors find 50 packets of cocaine in her
A half-pound of cocaine gave this drug mule a tummy ache. A Brooklyn drug smuggler was busted after she checked into a Bed-Stuy hospital complaining of stomach pain – and...
They tried to make me go to rehab, I said 'eh?'
TORONTO — Mayor Rob Ford is considering entering a rehab program, his lawyer said Friday, in the first indication that the mayor might bow to heavy pressure to seek help...
5 reasons 'Love, Actually' isn't all it's cracked up to be
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the Christmas-themed “Love Actually,” and with it, a new Blu-ray release. The movie certainly has its legions of fans who watch and re-watch...
JFK assassination memorabilia on display 50 years later
DAYTON, Ohio—Many items that make up the searing images from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — from the ill-fated presidential limousine, to the gravesite eternal flame, to the...
Busted son of drug-trafficking prez now facing terrorism charges
The son of a notorious South American president who was busted in August trying to smuggle a rocket launcher, some guns and a fat stash of cocaine into the United...
1930s Syracuse star finally recognized after racial injustice
Seventy-six years later, Maryland will right a wrong and acknowledge a racial injustice that will make one family grateful their proud ancestor finally can rest in peace. Wilmeth Sidat-Singh was...
Joe Saunders a fallback plan for Mets
Somewhere in the middle of the Mets' priority list this offseason is finding a dependable arm for the rotation. Bronson Arroyo and Phil Hughes are among the names that make...
Forget elves -- it's all about 'The Mensch on the Bench'
"The Elf on the Shelf" has a new Jewish cousin. Meet "The Mensch on the Bench," a miniature chosen man, Mosche, who keeps a watchful eye over children during the...
Fed up mob attorney slugged 'noisy' diner: sources
Pitbull mob attorney Bruce Cutler went on the attack at a tony Midtown steakhouse Thursday night when he clocked a diner in the face for being too loud, police sources...
Best ways to replace the irreplaceable Aaron Rodgers
When Aaron Rodgers went down, he took with him the high aspirations of fantasy owners. Make no mistake, you are not going to find a replacement of equal value, but...
Joan Rivers wins battle to ban socialite from condo
Comedienne Joan Rivers got the last laugh Friday in her five-year court battle with a deadbeat neighbor in her posh E. 62nd Street condo when a Manhattan judge barred the...
Banksy loses fight to save graffiti capital
The street artist threw his weight behind a fight to preserve a famed Long Island City graffiti mecca - but a Brooklyn federal judge said Friday that the building is...
Olbermann vs. Francesa unfolding in predictably awesome fashion
For three minutes on his late-night talk show Monday night, Keith Olbermann railed against Craig Carton and Boomer Esiason. The WFAN morning hosts had called out Olbermann and fellow ESPNer Chris...
Studio in talks for ‘Hunger Games’ theme park
Mass starvation? Children battling one another to the death? If this sounds to you like a great day of family fun, then you might be interested in Hollywood’s latest big...
Natalie Portman will do anything for a paycheck
Natalie Portman stands for beauty, grace, dignity and “Your Highness.” She’s the Harvard-trained intellectual who starred in “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium.” Has any A-list actress her age starred in so...
He scored 138 points in a game -- now he wants respect
GRINNELL, Iowa — It took 138 points for the college basketball world to finally notice Jack Taylor. A year removed from the most prolific scoring binge in NCAA history, Taylor...
Tyson can't stop sharing death and murder fantasies
Mike Tyson is seriously messed up -- just ask him. Or watch his TV show. Or read his book. The former heavyweight champion renowned for his devastating punching power is...
US creates jobs out of nowhere
Now we’re in trouble — the economy actually created a decent number of jobs in October. Despite the fact that the government was shut down for much of the month...
Liu to sue city for 'stiffing' him of public funds
Defeated Mayoral Candidate John Liu plans to sue the city for stiffing him on up to $3.5 million in public matching funds for his political campaign amidst allegations of pervasive...
Paul Pierce could sit with illness
WASHINGTON – Paul Pierce could miss Friday night’s game against the Wizards after skipping the Nets' morning shootaround with an undisclosed illness. Nets coach Jason Kidd said Pierce began feeling...
Mom of stroller-slay boy: 'I hope you die!'
The Brooklyn mother of the 16-month-old boy killed by gunfire as he sat in his stroller screamed out in rage at one her son’s killers when the thug walked into...
Carmelo called players-only meeting over Knicks' effort
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After Tyson Chandler went down and the Knicks were beaten by the Bobcats on Tuesday night, Carmelo Anthony initiated a players-only team meeting in the locker room....
Jealous cop admits to hacking NYPD to spy on ex
A jealous Bronx NYPD detective expects to remain on the job after copping a plea on Friday to shelling out more than $4,000 to hack into department email accounts, so...
Yankees will bring back entire coaching staff
There figure to be plenty of new faces with the Yankees next season, but not in the dugout. The team announced Friday the entire coaching staff would be retained, which...
Hazing survivor: Incognito a 'locker-room cancer'
Cam Cleeland still has not recovered from his bout with NFL hazing. The former tight end was at his first training camp with the Saints 15 years ago when he...
NBC teases live 'Sound of Music' production
http://youtu.be/D8SsHK6mEjg With less than a month to go before its air date, NBC has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming made-for-TV production of “The Sound of Music.” The live...
No Joke!: The Onion ending last print editions
CHICAGO — In poking fun at current events, satirical newspaper The Onion often finds a way to heap ridicule on the newspaper industry. But just like some news outlets it...
Talking the '86 Mets and hoodie etiquette with Jose Oquendo
With the offseason here, let’s commence our Friday conversation series. I think of them as more “conversations” than “interviews,” as I like them to be more casual than inquisitional. On...
‘Nervous’ Ewing loses in head-coaching debut vs. former team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Patrick Ewing said he was never “nervous as a player. But he sure was Friday night before making his NBA head-coaching debut versus the Knicks in Charlotte...
Stripper admits setting blaze over missing phone: cops
A stripper torched her East Harlem apartment in a fit of rage over a missing cellphone — leaving her roommate near death from burns and smoke inhalation, law-enforcement sources told...
CBS admits error in Benghazi '60 Minutes' story
CBS News said Friday that it was misled by a "60 Minutes" source who claimed he was on the on the scene of a 2012 attack on the U.S. mission...
Sage Steele in middle of ESPN's new-look NBA show
Sage Steele went from rooting against Jalen Rose to interviewing him and to now working alongside him. “I hated him back then,” Steele said of Rose, referring to her days...
Instagram user outs 'rat' witnesses in violent crimes
PHILADELPHIA — City police were trying to find out who is behind an anonymous social media site that has been identifying witnesses in violent crimes across Philadelphia with the stated...
Oregon's loss shakes up title picture
STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford is a breeding ground for innovators and inventors, home to the ingenious and industrious. So it's tempting to look at the Cardinal's 26-20 victory against No....
Jailed man dies after guards ignore severe food allergy
Prison video shows the final moments of a young man who died after guards allegedly ignored his severe food allergy and then refused his pleas for medical help. Washington man...
US added surprisingly strong 204,000 jobs in Oct.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added 204,000 jobs in October, an unexpected burst of hiring in a month when the government was partly shut down for 16 days, and far...
McQueen store staffer slaps boss with discrimination suit
A Hispanic Alexander McQueen saleswoman who worked closely with Jessica Seinfeld claims her boss called her "burrito face" and "Goya princess," according to a new racial discrimination lawsuit. Manhattan resident...
US WWII soldiers suspected dad of dealer with Nazi art cache
BERLIN — U.S. military documents are deepening the mystery surrounding the more than 1,400 artworks found in a Munich apartment as museums and heirs push to gain a piece of...
Government shutdown’s heavy toll
WASHINGTON — The 16-day government shutdown last month cost taxpayers $2 billion in lost productivity, the White House budget office said Thursday. The 850,000 federal workers furloughed in the closure...
CSI tests authenticate Pollock's final work
The painting is abstract — but its origin is now crystal clear. One of the art world’s greatest mysteries has finally been solved — as CSI tests have proven a...
Philippines ravaged by killer typhoon
MANILA, Philippines -- One of the strongest storms on record slammed into the central Philippines, killing more than 100 people whose bodies lay in the streets of one of the...
Snowden duped co-workers to get passwords
Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden used login credentials and passwords provided unwittingly by colleagues at a spy base in Hawaii to access some of the classified material...
When mean gals become best pals
Buddies have a wide range of options: They can launch NASA programs, torch Vegas rooms, and everything in between. Girlfriends, on the other hand, have two basic choices. They can...
New show for former 'SNL'-er Shannon
Molly Shannon is set to star in a mother-daughter comedy for Fox, according to deadline.com. The network is developing a comedy with the “Saturday Night Live” alum playing a woman...
'At Berkeley' not an A+ effort
Walking the balance beam between exhaustive and exhausting, Frederick Wiseman’s four-hour documentary “At Berkeley” casts a nonjudgmental eye on everyone from cement layers to students discussing Thoreau to administrators complaining...
Maher's 'Real Time' makes real gains
Bill Maher will be here (from LA) for a stand-up show Saturday night at The Beacon — a good time to take a look at how his long-running HBO show,...
Bacharach goes back-to-back
One of my favorite Broadway shows is “Promises, Promises,” with its gin and tonic of a score by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was a great loss to the...
Vigneault wants Talbot to play 15-to-22 games
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cam Talbot has allowed two goals in each of his first four Rangers’ and NHL starts in goal. When the 26-year-old got the assignment against the Blue...
Dubinsky: Rangers dealt me for 'a new toy'
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Brandon Dubinsky was one of the original Bluebloods, part of the class of Rangers including Ryan Callahan, Dan Girardi and Marc Staal to come through the system...
Josh Tyrangiel gets Bloomberg TV stint
Josh Tyrangiel, the one-time heir apparent to run Time before he became the editor-in-chief of Bloomberg Businessweek, has just been handed a temporary assignment to run Bloomberg TV. One insider...
Anna's second choice in at Glamour
Reliable sources are buzzing that Paul Ritter was not Anna Wintour’s first choice for the job of new Glamour creative director.She had originally wanted Alex Gonzalez, the artistic director of...
Time's 'elephant' Christie cover causes a stir
Time magazine Managing Editor Nancy Gibbs borrowed a page from her predecessor and used a Chris Christie cover to stir controversy after the New Jersey governor’s landslide re-election victory. Some...
City lawyers ask for stop-and-frisk ruling to be tossed
City lawyers will ask a Manhattan appeals court to throw out the ruling against the NYPD’s use of stop-and-frisk in the wake of last week’s stunning removal of the judge...
De Blasio takes a little R&R in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, PR — Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio headed to this sunny Caribbean city Thursday for a mini-vacation and some politicking — and found himself seated next to long-shot mayoral...
6-foot-5 de Blasio to be NYC's tallest modern mayor
The first thing he’ll need is a new podium. At 6-foot-5, Bill de Blasio will be the tallest New York City mayor of the modern era — and possibly of...
Third Tesla Model S catches fire, brings call for safety inquiry
WASHINGTON — Tesla Motors Inc.'s third fire in five weeks involving a Model S suggests U.S. regulators need to examine the luxury electric car, a safety advocate said after a...
Sales gain as JCPenney restores coupons, sales events
The key to JCPenney’s survival: undoing everything Ron Johnson did before being ousted. The flailing department-store chain reported its first monthly comparable-sales gain in nearly two years — and cited...
John Edwards' new girlfriend
Disgraced Democrat John Edwards was spotted enjoying a lunch date with his reported new girlfriend — 35-year-old single mom Danielle King. The 60-year-old attorney, who is said to have kicked...
Ex-SAC manager seeks to hide hedge fund ties
Former SAC Capital Advisors money manager Michael Steinberg doesn’t want prospective jurors on his insider-trading trial to know he worked at Steve Cohen’s now-notorious hedge fund. Steinberg is charged with...
Vacating Shira: City takes Post’s tip
That’s more like it. Just hours after The Post suggested the Bloomberg folks file a motion to vacate a federal judge’s ruling against stop-and-frisk, city lawyers announced they plan to...
Bill de Blasio’s first test
Bill de Blasio says he’s a “progressive.” Well, he now has a chance to show he’s truly committed to “progress” — by urging the City Council to approve a long-overdue...