November 21, 2013
UConn edges BC in game that recalls Big East rivalry
The rivalry was dormant. It wasn’t dead. Former Big East foes Connecticut and Boston College reignited their New England rivalry at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night and played for...
Covering Kennedy: Publishers expect 50th anniversary windfall
Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy, and the books and magazines commemorating the event have turned into a booming subcategory. “It doesn’t seem...
Lundqvist’s clutch saves lead Rangers past Stars
DALLAS — There was joy and music and laughter in the visitor’s dressing room, a palpable sense that what had just happened on the ice at the American Airlines Center...
Target's Canadian expansion takes a toll on profits
Confirmed: Canada still hates Target. The trendy discounter’s third-quarter profit plunged nearly 50 percent as its flopped expansion into Canada continued to sap results, sending the retailer’s shares down 3.5...
Critics say Sears CEO aims for liquidation
Just call him Eddie “The Liquidator” Lampert. The hedge-fund tycoon insisted Thursday that he’s bent on a “transformation” of Sears Holdings as its chairman and CEO, envisioning a high-tech retailer...
'Hunger Games' fitness classes will have your body catching fire
How well would you fare in an apocalyptic battle royale where you’re pitted against poisonous fog, blood rain, vicious robot birds and fellow humans looking to kill you because their...
Tom Green gets second AXS TV helping
AXS TV has ordered a second season of “Tom Green Live,” its one-hour live interview show that features the comedian talking with celebrities. The new season premieres Jan. 9 at...
Knicks' big plan not paying off after 5 years
Happy Anniversary, Knicks. Not! Thursday was the five-year anniversary of the Knicks officially embarking on their plan of blowing up the team, ducking under the salary cap and preparing for...
Teens deal Abercrombie & Fitch a 3rd quarter loss
Teen clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, struggling to keep up with the tastes of young shoppers, reported a quarterly loss as comparable-store sales fell for the seventh straight quarter. A&F...
Mornhinweg: Geno has to 'do the right thing with the football'
Jets quarterback Geno Smith has committed an NFL-high 20 turnovers, and Gang Green is suffering through his growing pains. After he coughed the ball up four times in Sunday’s loss...
Hondo’s NFL picks Week 12
Hondo showed signs of emerging from his betting coma in Week 11, bagging seven winners against five losses and three pushes. As a result, he closed the gap between last...
Dow closes above 16,000 for first time
This is rare air for Wall Street. The high-flying Dow Jones industrial average closed above 16,000 for the first time on Thursday. Fueled by low interest rates, which are chasing...
The missing ’Lenko: New Net making strides on his way back
MINNEAPOLIS — When the Nets landed Andrei Kirilenko this summer, it was lauded as the signing of the offseason — thanks to the combination of his diverse skill-set and the...
TLC lifts the veil on holiday 'Obsessions'
And you thought you had some strange habits. Just in time for the holidays, TLC will air “My Crazy Obsession: Christmas Collection 2,” which features a bunch of folks with...
Jimmy Fallon returns to 'SNL' as host
NBC is pumping up the promotional machine around Jimmy Fallon as he prepares to take over “The Tonight Show” on Feb. 17. The “Late Night” comedian is returning to Studio...
Ex-Marine Steve Wilkos battles his way to 1,000 episodes
Who would’ve thought that Jerry Springer’s onetime TV bodyguard would have a talk show marking 1,000 episodes? The syndicated “Steve Wilkos Show” will hit that milestone on Friday, with a...
5 recipes for Thanksgivukkah
“What holiday do we have coming up?” Liam, 7, asks his mother, Einat Admony, 42, the Israeli-born chef behind a burgeoning mini-empire of Middle Eastern restaurants that includes Taim, Balaboosta,...
Hot Picks: Van Morrison, Christmas miracles and more
A Morris Line It’s a special occasion when a dance turns a quarter-century old. And Mark Morris’ “L’Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato” returns to Lincoln Center Friday and Saturday...
Big Blue talk falling on deaf ears in Dallas
IRVING, Texas — The Cowboys hear the Giants chirping, but they’re not taking the bait. Inflammatory comments by Big Blue’s Jason Pierre-Paul and Will Hill leading up to Sunday’s NFC...
Deep trouble: Jets trying to defuse problems with long bombs
The NFL is a cutthroat league. If a team has an Achilles’ heel, opponents will attack it quickly and repeatedly. The Jets’ weakness has been defending the deep ball, something...
Court says police surgeon owed tax-free pension
An appeals court slammed the NYPD's decision to deny a tax-free pension to a career police surgeon who suffers from heart disease as both lacking "credible medical evidence" and "arbitrary...
Madoff crony's stepson addicted to cocaine: lawyer
The stepson of a former Bernie Madoff crony routinely took naps under his desk while working for the Ponzi villain because he was crashing from a nasty cocaine habit, a...
6 Hollywood couples who should reunite
With rumors swirling that “Twilight” lovers Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are hanging out again, and that Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams are back on after their six-year split, we...
Accused 'Baby Hope' killer told cops 4 different stories
He just can’t keep his stories straight. Accused "Baby Hope" killer Conrado Juarez gave four different accounts of what happened the night the four-year-old was tragically raped and murdered 22...
Mara ‘proud’ of way Big Blue bounced back
The word co-owner John Mara used more than once was “proud’’ to describe his feelings for what has transpired this season, how the Giants did not fall apart and fracture...
Bus shooting victim: 'I saw blood everywhere'
Three Queens families whose lives changed two years ago when a "delusional" and "paranoid" madman randomly opened fire on a crowded Queens bus after killing a teenager, gathered in court...
Amukamara out to show he can be a lock-down corner
He wants to get there, but Prince Amukamara knows he’s not there yet. The Giants will not ask him to shadow Dez Bryant all over the field Sunday in what...
De Blasio gets policing advice -- from ex-cons
Forget Ray Kelly, Bill de Blasio is getting his policing advice from the real experts — hardened criminals. A group of 50 ex-cons, junkies and chronic vagrants gathered at a...
First day of freedom for innocent man in 25 years
Sometimes it’s the little things that count the most -- just ask Derrick Deacon. The Brooklyn man who used to go by the nickname “Fire” spent Thursday -- his first...
Kidd: Effort, not scheme, is what's costing Nets on D
MINNEAPOLIS — After the Nets suffered their latest loss Wednesday in Charlotte, coach Jason Kidd said he and the team would be watching film on the game at Thursday’s practice....
Michael Weiner, head of MLB players' union, dies at 51
Michael Weiner, the plain-speaking, ever-positive labor lawyer who took over as head of the powerful baseball players’ union four years ago and smoothed its perennially contentious relationship with management, died...
Business owner accused of XXX revenge
Extra, extra — get your “hard” news here! A New Jersey businessman was so angry about an article that ran the Newark Star-Ledger, he bought the editor’s Web domain name...
Titans the perfect choice on road
SATURDAY Texas A&M (+4 ½) over LSU: This is not your father’s Tiger defense — or even last year’s A&M hasn’t lost a road game yet under HC Kevin Sumlin,...
Rams better than record indicates
RAMS (-1) over Bears: Bears are 6-4 with the NFL’s No. 9 offense and No. 24 defense. Rams are 4-6 with the No. 27 offense and No. 19 defense. But...
A 230-foot 'Door to Hell'
Locals call it the "Door to Hell." This 230-foot crater of boiling mud near Derweze, Turkmenistan, has been flaming for more than 40 years.
O/U Rico -- Week 12
Rico is crawling to .500, going 8-6-1 (2-1 Best Bets) on the Over/Unders last week. The season record stands at 78-79-5 (17-15-1). The selections for Week 12 are: Over: Jets...
6,000 Arizona child abuse tips haven't been investigated
PHOENIX — The director of Arizona's child welfare system says thousands of child abuse hotline reports have not been investigated in recent years, and it's unknown if those children are...
Ex-con busted in Midtown burglary spree
A thirsty ex-con was nabbed for a string of burglaries around Midtown — where his haul included a can of Coke and some waters he chugged during one heist, cops...
The 5 most unlikely celebrity friendships
Justin Bieber revealed this week that his surprise new BFF is Will Smith, who calls him weekly to check up on his continuing journey into the abyss and offer Obi-Wan...
62-year-old beaten by dirt bike gang: cops
A 62-year-old Staten Island man was beat up when he tried to stop a group of quad and dirt bikes from entering a public park, authorities said. The gang had...
Giants know to beware of this year's Tony Romo
Only one quarterback who shows up for Armageddon Sunday at MetLife Stadium has two Super Bowl rings, and it isn't Tony Romo. It isn't Tony Romo because he has won...
Archives: How The Post broke the news of JFK's assassination
On the day JFK was killed, The New York Post printed an extra edition. The story, obviously, continued to develop across many of the paper's pages in the days that...
Baldwin stalker: I slept on excrement-smeared floors in jail
Kooky Canadienne Genevieve Sabourin — the lively blonde actress sentenced last week for stalking and harassing Alec Baldwin — has no amour for le clink. In a brief jailhouse interview...
Mayor Bloomberg wants to ban Styrofoam
Before he leaves office next month, Mayor Bloomberg is ordering one more takeout -- Styrofoam. At the request of the mayor, the City Council's Sanitation Committee is holding a hearing...
Holmes trying to help Hill climb to new heights
It's easy to think Santonio Holmes is all about me, myself and I. But that really isn’t the case. Sure, he’s careful not be rushed back from injuries, which is...
Blezow's Week 12 picks
It may not be the Giants’ Super Bowl, as Jason Pierre-Paul suggests, but Sunday’s game against the Cowboys certainly will go a long way in determining whether Big Blue can...
Bieber ticket sales tank Down Under
Justin Bieber’s not so hot Down Under right now. Tickets prices for the pint-sized hitmaker are falling like a stone as he prepares for a run of eight Australian concerts...
Now we find out if Giants are contenders or pretenders
The Giants are back in the NFC East race after four straight wins, but whether they are a real contender is still up for debate. “That’s what we find out...
Fraudster deemed flight risk by judge; back in jail
The Fat Lady has sung for Alberto Vilar. The opera-loving fraudster was thrown back in the slammer Thursday to continue serving a nine-year sentence after a federal judge not only...
Greg Anthony: Patience for Nets, panic for Knicks
NBA TV/Turner analyst Greg Anthony explains who is in worse shape the Knicks or the Nets to The Post’s Justin Terranova. Anthony will be calling the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament...
Beaujolais vineyards aim to be more than 'Nouveau'
PARIS -- The wine world's best-known party is beginning — the ritual uncorking of Beaujolais Nouveau every November. That's both a curse and a blessing for the famed French region...
Hakeem Nicks: I wouldn't miss Cowboys game
Hakeem Nicks said there is no way he will miss the Giants’ showdown Sunday against the Cowboys, even after yet another injury concern has cropped up for the wide receiver....
Sony chief aims to slash $250M in movie costs
A slasher made his way through Sony Corp.’s Hollywood studio Thursday, cutting huge holes in budgets and overturning business models — leaving a decades-old free-spending way of life beaten and...
Prisoner escapes while being taken to central booking
A prisoner escaped from police custody Wednesday while being transported to Manhattan central booking, authorities said. The suspect, whose name has not yet been released by police, was being taken...
McNabb refutes 'ridiculous' bullying charges
Donovan McNabb called accusations made by a former teammate that he was a locker-room bully “ridiculous” and “unbelievable.” The one-time Eagles quarterback responded to the claims made by Shane Andrews,...
Cops building 'huge case' against shopper with dead baby
Detectives are building a "huge case" against the Victoria Secret shoplifter as they anxiously await the autopsy results on the teen’s baby found dead inside her shopping bag, law enforcement...
Woodson: Anthony not getting superstar calls
There are many issues beguiling the 3-8 Knicks, but the referees’ harsh treatment of Carmelo Anthony and coach Mike Woodson’s harsh treatment of Iman Shumpert are two of the biggies....
Jeter: 'Everybody looking forward' to end of A-Rod saga
Derek Jeter would like to see the Alex Rodriguez saga end sooner than later, but understands it won’t. Mariano Rivera is no longer Rodriguez’s teammate, but he believes in Rodriguez’s...
Mayor Bloomberg orders probe of Rikers slowdown
Mayor Bloomberg is launching an investigation into what he called the “ill-advised and outrageous” prison-guard slowdown that kept hundreds of Rikers Island inmates from reaching their court dates — after...
Cops try to end SantaCon bar crawl
So much for holiday cheer. Cops have been urging local bar owners to not open their doors to the boorish brood of Saint Nicks that descend on Manhattan in an...
Silk Road mastermind 'spent $730K on 6 failed murder bids'
It was almost the Silk Road to serial murder. Ross Ulbricht — the scrawny alleged mastermind of a notorious anonymous drug bazaar called the Silk Road — spent $730,000 on...
Jones: Garrett will be Cowboys coach in 2014
IRVING, Texas — Even if Jason Garrett doesn’t go to the playoffs this year, Jerry Jones says his coach isn’t going anywhere else in 2014. The Cowboys owner told reporters...
Psych evaluation ordered for Dina Lohan in DWI case
Drama mama Dina Lohan continues to claim the media drove her to drink – and now a judge has ordered her to see a shrink. At a Long Island court...
Peter Gammons compares A-Rod to marathon bombers
This isn’t going to go over well in Boston. Legendary baseball columnist and MLB Network analyst Peter Gammons quipped that Alex Rodriguez “is like the Marathon bombers” on ESPN Radio...
Not one Giant misses crucial Cowboys week practice
Jason Pierre-Paul says Sunday’s game against the Cowboys is like the Super Bowl for the Giants. If so, it looks as if the Giants are All In as they look...
Knicks rewind: Even Carmelo finding 'positives' in defeat
The Knicks are 3-8 but at least it’s not as worrisome as the 3-8 clip the Nets carry around. The Knicks deserve a slight bump in their declining profile after...
Nets rewind: Anderson leapfrogs Terry in rotation
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Here are my three thoughts on the Nets’ 95-91 loss to the Bobcats on Wednesday night: 1. It appears Alan Anderson surpassed Jason Terry in the Nets’...
Democrats vote to curb filibusters on nominees
Ka-boom! Senate Democrats invoked the feared “nuclear option” to blast away the ability to filibuster President Obama’s nominees -- infuriating Republicans and leading to uncertain fallout in an already-tense Congress....
Huguette Clark's estate sues Beth Israel for 'secluding healthy heiress'
Executors of the $300 million estate of the late copper heiress Huguette Clark slapped Beth Israel Hospital and the woman's primary doctor with a $105 million lawsuit Thursday for putting...
Boxing trainer's foundation still fighting for Sandy recovery
The one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy has passed, but there are still plenty of people in need and plenty of work to be done. That is the message boxing trainer and...
Santonio Holmes sidelined again at Jets practice
Jets wideout Santonio Holmes wasn’t practicing during the positional drills, the portion of practice that was open to the media Thursday. The veteran receiver didn’t practice at all on Wednesday,...
'Michigan the goal since I woke up from my coma'
LOS ANGELES — Late in basketball practice at Loyola High School this week, Austin Hatch slipped around a 7-foot teammate and hit an up-and-under shot with all the grace and...
'Philomena' another hateful and boring attack on Catholics
With “Philomena,” British producer-writer-star Steve Coogan and director Stephen Frears hit double blackjack, finding a true-life tale that would enable them to simultaneously attack Catholics and Republicans. There’s no other...
FSU star QB had consensual sex with accuser: lawyer
DNA connecting Jameis Winston to the woman accusing him of sexual assault only proves the Florida State phenom had sexual relations with the accuser and in time will be vindicated...
Kennedy cousin Skakel bailed ahead of new trial
Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel walked out of a Connecticut court a free man after posting a $1.2 million bond Thursday — outraging relatives of Martha Moxley, the 15-year-old neighbor he...
UK cops free 3 women held captive for 30 years
Three "highly traumatized" women have been rescued from a London house after being held as slaves for as long as 30 years, police say. Police have arrested a 67-year-old man...
Vince Vaughn hilarious as father of 143 in 'Delivery Man'
Basically a kinder, gentler Vince Vaughn movie for people who don’t like Vince Vaughn movies, “Delivery Man’’ trades the abrasive comedian’s trademark snark for schmaltz — an experiment that actually...
Daniel Day-Lewis' son releases worst rap video ever
Move over Vanilla Ice, because there’s a new white boy on the block. Daniel Day-Lewis’ son Gabe Day, whose full name is Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis, has arrived in the rap game...
Stunner guilty of trying to kill boyfriend
Latvian hellcat Yekatrina Pusepa was found guilty on all counts Thursday morning in the bloody stabbing of her boyfriend. Pusepa - who was photographed by The Post in her blood-stained...
NBA Power Rankings: Sorry state for Knicks, Nets
So much for New York being home of “The City Game.” Instead, the Big Apple has seen a pair of big duds in its two hometown teams so far, with...
FrancesaCon is real, but shrouded in secrecy
Forget the Maxim party, forget Knicks-Heat at the Garden, heck, forget the game itself, 'cause there’s only one event that matters for Super Bowl week in New York. That would...
Teammate: Incognito desperate to return to field
DAVIE, Fla. — A restless Richie Incognito sat with Miami Dolphins teammate Mike Pouncey watching their team's most recent game on TV, and contemplating the strange sequence of events that...
$48M in cocaine washes ashore in Japan
Someone blew a lot of blow. Japan’s Fuji Network News reported that a Yokosuka resident discovered four backpacks packed with $48 million worth of cocaine washed up on a local...
Jet finally lifts off after landing at wrong airport
A Boeing 747 jumbo jet bound from Kennedy Airport to an Air Force base in Kansas landed safely Wednesday night - at the wrong airport, eight miles away. The massive...
A-Rod hearing ends as his lawyers power down
More chapters are coming in the Alex Rodriguez saga. They’re always coming. But this epic chapter concluded Thursday with a whimper, a sense of resignation from our star’s camp and...
Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel to be released on bond
Kennedy cousin and accused killer Michael Skakel is likely to walk out of a Connecticut courtroom a free man Thursday - temporarily at least. An appeals judge ordered a new...
Ronald Reagan's role in the NSA's hack of Google, Yahoo
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Back when Yahoo was something hollered at a rodeo and no one could conceive of Googling anything, President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order that extended...
Toronto changes locks on crack mayor's city hall offices
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford vowed on Tuesday he would stay away from drugs, alcohol and "bad company" as he tries to rebound from a drug scandal that prompted city council...
North Korea detains visiting 85-year-old US war veteran
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean officials detained an 85-year-old American veteran of the Korean War last month as he sat in a plane set to leave the country, the...
Mistrial in fan's suit against Rick Springfield
SYRACUSE — A judge has declared a mistrial in the lawsuit brought against 1980s pop star Rick Springfield by a fan who claims he fell on her during a 2004...
Pistorius cops 2 more gun charges
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius was served with new indictment papers Wednesday containing two extra charges believed to allege that he recklessly shot his gun out the open...
NJ cops probe deadly tow truck crash
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ — Police are investigating a fiery crash that claimed the lives of a husband and wife driving to the scene of an accident in their tow truck...
Government to require seatbelts on large buses
WASHINGTON — New tour buses and buses that provide service between cities must be equipped with seat belts starting in late 2016 under a federal rule issued Wednesday, a safety...
Cynthia Nixon joins de Blasio’s adviser team
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio hasn’t named any key figures in his administration yet — but he’s got plenty of new advisers. On Wednesday, de Blasio announced a transition committee that...
Man accused in tragic boat crash admitted to 'drinking all day'
NEW CITY, NY — The man accused of crashing a powerboat into a barge on the Hudson River, killing a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man, told rescuers he'd been...
'Real Housewives' stars plead not guilty
NEWARK, NJ — Two cast members of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" have pleaded not guilty to two fraud charges. The charges against Giusepppe "Joe" and Teresa Giudice came...
‘Small Engine Repair’ is tawdry and fun
The new comic thriller “Small Engine Repair” isn’t subtle, but it more than makes up for it by being tawdry, nasty and fun. It’s proud pulp fiction, something we don’t...
Condé Nast intern: 'I cried myself to sleep'
They work until 11 at night, lug 40-pound garment bags throughout the city and get scolded for not adhering tape to mood boards correctly. And yet being a Condé Nast...
Latest Snowden leak: US spied on Brits
New documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal that despite a nonspying pact, the NSA has secretly stored personal electronic data of British citizens. British officials agreed in 2007 that their...
ObamaCare fix will 'hike' premiums
President Obama’s plan to prevent cancellations of insurance policies because of ObamaCare was blasted Wednesday by state insurance commissioners — who say it could make premiums skyrocket. After Obama met...
Young people oppose online slurs
WASHINGTON — In a shift in attitude, most young people now say it's wrong to use racist or sexist slurs online, even if you're just kidding. But when they see...
Biker reunited with stolen motorcycle after 46 years
OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska man was reunited Wednesday with his now-vintage motorcycle stolen nearly 50 years earlier. Donald DeVault, 73, laid eyes on his 1953 Triumph Tiger 100 for...
Rikers slowdown a ploy to delay inmate 'beating' testimony
The Rikers Island correction-officers slowdown that stopped the transport of prisoners to court this week was a union ploy to block one prisoner from testifying against two guards accused of...
Obamas, Clintons place wreath at Kennedy's grave
WASHINGTON — President Obama and former President Bill Clinton came together Wednesday to honor the memory of John F. Kennedy days before the 50th anniversary of his assassination. In a...
Toll hikes kicking in over Thanksgiving weekend
The Port Authority will be stuffing its coffers with holiday travelers’ cash. New Yorkers heading home from the Thanksgiving weekend are going to get roasted when they try to cross...
ObamaCare a bust in Sebelius’ home state
The botched rollout of ObamaCare is getting a thumbs-down in Kansas — home state of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Only 371 Kansans have signed up for medical...
Charles Manson to wed 25-year-old gal pal
Charlie Manson and his Susan Atkins look-alike gal pal plan to tie the knot behind bars and live creepily ever after. “I’ll tell you straight up, Charlie and I are...
Rape suspect rants about Obama in court
A deranged man who allegedly raped a woman in Central Park went on a bizarre rant about Barack Obama Thursday morning as he was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court. Omar...
'Mob Wives' star clams up
Loudmouth “Mob Wives” star Ramona Rizzo has shut her trap. The raging reality-TV wisegal isn’t talking to cops about her alleged gunpoint abduction and shakedown of a Brooklyn man, law-enforcement...
Jay Z’s glitzy collection unveiled at Barneys
Jay Z’s controversial collection for Barneys was unveiled Wednesday, and it’s chock-full of gifts for that overspending, ostentatious rap mogul in the family. The $1,000 cedar-lined humidor, $2,590 leather boxing...
Scalpers busted peddling ‘phony' Giants tickets
These scalpers got sacked. Three scammers looking to cash in on the Giants’ winning streak were busted for peddling phony tickets in Midtown following a wild chase that included an...
Pilgrim chic: 11 ways to get the look
If there’s one thing to give thanks for this holiday, it’s Valentino. Since 2009, the fabled Italian label, under the helm of designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli,...
Scheindlin’s allies attack the Second Circuit
Guess who’s replaced New York’s Finest as Public Enemy No. 1 among the city’s self-styled progressive establishment? The answer is the three judges on the federal appeals court who removed...
Chuck’s second thoughts
We’re delighted to see Chuck Schumer taking The Post’s advice. Only a few days after we took New York’s senior senator to task for his uncharacteristic reticence about the Obama...
Gray Lady’s ‘Israel lobby’ fixation
Israel and the Saudis, and a few other Arab states, have finally come together on an issue — they are against the deal with the Iranian mullahs that is being...
Burnett's comptroller campaign offers valuable insights
Two weeks ago, voters rendered their verdict, and the somewhat Quixotic campaign of John Burnett for city comptroller came to a quiet end. In a Democratic wave that saw the...
A woman’s sorrow
When I first started hanging out with moms in the New York suburbs, I remember being surprised at the number of people who would tell me about their IVF. In...
Blame the Dems for blocking judges
President Obama’s timing could have been better. Only two weeks ago in Texas, at a fundraiser, he bragged about “remaking the courts.” Obama told the audience: “In addition to the...
Big-game experience a Giant advantage
If, as Jason Pierre-Paul says, Sunday’s clash with the Cowboys is “not a playoff game, it’s like the Super Bowl,’’ then figure the Giants have the advantage. After all, they’ve...
Geno leans on advice from Simms -- Phil and Matt
This took place in the darkness of the quarterbacks meeting room on Monday, the day after the Jets’ blowout loss in Buffalo, where Geno Smith endured his worst game as...
Holmes misses practice due to injuries
Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes was sidelined Wednesday, just three days after making his return.Holmes did not practice with foot and hamstring injuries. Holmes missed the five games before Sunday’s...
Concussion alters Nash's perspective
Rick Nash was neither surprised nor upset not to hear from Brad Stuart after the Sharks’ defenseman delivered the concussion-inducing headshot in San Jose on Oct. 8 that sidelined No....
George carries Pacers to big win at Garden
Once again, the Pacers should thank the Heat for experience gained in a stinging Eastern Conference Finals loss last season. When Paul George stepped to the line for three free...
Devils nip Ducks in OT
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nobody had beaten the Anaheim Ducks at home all season long, and they had another late lead until Jaromir Jagr got the New Jersey Devils to overtime....
Reed blames Phillips for Texans divorce
When the Jets play the Ravens on Sunday in Baltimore, safety Ed Reed, the newest Jet, will face his former team, with whom he played 11 seasons, for the second...
Kiffin’s Cowboys D hasn't stopped anyone
IRVING, Texas — The fact Monte Kiffin was standing outside the Cowboys’ locker room Wednesday and answering questions from the media qualified as a bit of an upset. Speculation both...
Cop shooter sentenced to 30 years
A Brooklyn thug was sentenced to 30 years behind bars Wednesday for shooting a police officer -- as a courtroom full of uniformed cops stared the punk down. Elijah Foster-Bey,...
College hoops galore this weekend in NYC
The college basketball season began 13 days ago, but it takes center stage locally beginning Thursday night with a series of tournaments showcasing some of the country’s top players. From...
Winston DNA linked to victim; cops scrutinized by family
DNA analysis completed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed DNA provided by Jameis Winston matched the sample taken from the underwear of the woman accusing the Florida State...
Census ‘Fake’gate goes back even further
Over the past couple of days I’ve been writing about the fabrication of the unemployment rate derived from the Current Population Survey — also known as the Household Survey —...
Army: 'Ugly' women seem more competent
Attention, pretty girls — Uncle Sam does not want you! An Army colonel has called for pictures of only “ugly” women to be used in promotional material, because they are...
Anthony: Shumpert is part of Knicks future
Carmelo Anthony said he hopes Iman Shumpert is part of the future, not a trade piece in the present. Following Shumpert’s ill-timed foul near the end of regulation in the...
NY attorney general: Expect to see more bank settlements
More banks will pay for their mortgage-bond sins. In fact, state and federal regulators have already started to target other large lenders, according to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman....
Alex Rodriguez plays 1 Angry Man in bid to restore his rep
Well, this is what you wanted all along, right? You wanted Defiant A-Rod. You wanted snarling A-Rod. You wanted to see Alex Rodriguez stand up, grit his teeth, shake loose...
Williams 'frustrated' after re-injuring ankle
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Deron Williams couldn’t make it through one game before re-injuring his left ankle. The Nets point guard left Wednesday night’s 95-91 loss to the Bobcats in the...
Snake-bitten Knicks can’t catch break
The illusion was powerful enough. The Pacers were in the house. The Knicks were in the house. Toward the end, after refusing to buy in for most of the previous...
Innocent man toasts freedom after 25 years
After spending nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, a Brooklyn man toasted his new life as a free man on Wednesday. “I got freedom,...
Giants’ Cordle center of attention
When Giants center David Baas went on injured reserve last month with a knee injury he aggravated in the team’s win against the Vikings, it had the feeling of an...
JCPenney sees increase in shoplifting after firing workers
Memo to JCPenney: firing workers breeds five-finger discounts. The flailing retailer, logging a $489 million quarterly loss, admitted Wednesday its margins have been hit by shoplifting — but some insiders...
Udrih goes from hero to afterthought
It was the most improbable of scenarios: the Knicks, 3-7 and winless at home since opening night, were moments away from upending the Pacers, the team with the best record...