December 15, 2013
Giants O-Line comes up tiny in loss
Tom Coughlin lambasted his offense’s performance as pathetic, and no unit was more pitiful than the Giants’ offensive line. The group allowed Eli Manning to get sacked on the game’s...
Bloomberg & the homeless: What the Times left out
With last week’s book-length series about a homeless 12-year-old named Dasani, The New York Times aimed to show how horrible it is to be a poor child under a billionaire...
Ex-Giants speak harsh truth on MSG preview show
It’s one thing to think it. It’s another thing to hear it from those who should know — especially on a show in large part designed to promote a team....
'Homeland' returns to authenticity in season finale
Tortured soul Nicholas Brody was finally put of his misery on Sunday night's season finale of "Homeland." And, for the first time this season, the show's fans — whose loyalty has been...
IMG tackled by weak sports unit: sources
IMG Worldwide, the super sports and entertainment agency, received lackluster final bids in its months-long auction because of weakness in college sports, as first reported on NYPost.com. The division, run...
Fuller explores buy of Standard High Line Hotel
Simon Fuller may be poised to add another shiny asset to his entertainment conglomerate: The Standard High Line NYC Hotel. The Meatpacking District jewel is in the midst of being...
Man gunned down during carjacking at luxury NJ mall
Carjackers shot and killed a man in front of his horrified wife Sunday in the parking structure of an upscale New Jersey mall. The 30-year-old victim was attacked by two...
Lopez questionable vs. 76ers with injured ankle
The last time Nets center Brook Lopez suffered a sprained left ankle and felt he would play and not miss time, he sat seven games. This time, he has missed...
Pierce will continue to come off the bench for Nets
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Of course with the Nets this season, it seems like something always has been broken. If not sprained, strained or in spasms. So...
Hospital employees pocket millions in OT pay
Working for the city’s public hospitals provided very healthy payouts for 20 employees who pocketed nearly $2 million in overtime in 2013 — including a woman who more than tripled...
Iran denies knowledge of missing US 'spy'
WASHINGTON — Iran’s top diplomat Sunday shrugged off the disappearance of purported US spy Robert Levinson, who went missing seven years ago in the Islamic republic.Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif...
Hot holiday looks that won't break the bank
Follow the stars for seasonal looks that are chic and cheap.
Santacon's 8 Santa brawl
http://youtu.be/1i9-jEm2hIw These Santas are on the naughty list. A recently uploaded YouTube video shows a group of men dressed in Santa Claus suits for yesterday's "Santacon" brawling on a sidewalk near...
Loss leaves Johnnies wanting more — and poised to get it
In the moment, in the aftermath, they didn’t really want to hear the encouraging words, didn’t want to hear the grateful cheers of their half of the 16,357 people inside...
In defeat, Jordan makes a point vs. Cuse’s Ennis
Rysheed Jordan’s commitment to Steve Lavin and St. John’s last spring was billed as a major recruiting coup. Sunday afternoon, Red Storm fans got to see what all the fuss...
Geno’s INT sinks Jets, miracle needed to make playoffs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jets general manager John Idzik stood in the losing locker room with a grim look on his face. He spoke to a few Jets staffers, but seemed...
‘A Christmas Story — The Musical’ works its magic
The cavernous Theater at Madison Square Garden — a soulless hangar with awful acoustics — is a terrible place to see a show. And yet “A Christmas Story — The...
Giants report card: What happened to the offense?
OFFENSE Hmm, let’s see. Eli Manning did NOT throw an interception on 26 of his 31 passes. Is that good? Dreadful does not do justice to this abomination. Manning (career-high...
Giants blitz: 'We didn't make any plays'
HERO: Richard Sherman likes to call himself the best cornerback in the game, and the Seahawks star certainly looked it Sunday. Not only did Sherman pick off two Eli Manning passes,...
'Life and Death' is a surprising entertainment
Most performance artists are completely unknown outside of museum and gallery circles. And then there’s Marina Abramovic. The glamorous 67-year-old Serbian has reached such a level of hipster fame that...
Coughlin, Rolle rip 'pathetic' Giants; Eli throws 5 picks
Amid the losing in this sorry season it was a case of United We Stand for the Giants. But not any longer. The “playing for pride’’ theme apparently did not...
Kim Jong Un is the new Saddam Hussein: John Kerry
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry said North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un’s “ruthless and reckless” actions reminded him of Saddam Hussein. Kerry made the comparison because of reports...
Upper East Side woman plunges to her death
A woman plunged to her death Sunday from a luxurious Upper East Side condo tower in an apparent suicide, authorities and witnesses said. The unidentified woman apparently used some sort...
Police arrest twerking thief
Police have nabbed one half of the raunchy duo who performed an hourlong twerk-and-grind session in front of a Brooklyn apartment building Dec. 4 before slipping in and stealing Christmas...
Paul Ryan playfully jokes about Boehner's Irish temper
WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner’s angry eruption last week at conservative groups attacking the budget deal was just his hot Irish temper, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan insisted...
St. John's goes toe-to-toe with Syracuse in 68-63 loss
St. John’s looked every bit like an NCAA Tournament team, like the team some have picked as a sleeper in the Big East, the team Steve Lavin said he hopes...
'Lawrence of Arabia' star Peter O'Toole dead at 81
Peter O’Toole, the British acting legend best known for his piercing blue eyes and role in the 1962 epic “Lawrence of Arabia,” died in a London Hospital it was announced...
CIA misled Congress about missing American: John McCain
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain suggested on Sunday that the CIA has not been forthcoming with the Congress on details about an American who disappeared while on a secret intelligence mission to...
In my Library: Amy Tan
By now, everyone who loves Amy Tan’s novels — a sizable chunk of the literate population — knows the story of how a photo of her Chinese grandmother, dressed as...
Limo driver killed by tractor trailer
A limousine driver was killed when a tractor trailer struck him as he was checking his vehicle along a New Jersey highway, authorities said. The driver pulled over on the...
Gun advocates blast Bloomberg's 'arrogance of power'
WASHINGTON – A gun-rights leader Sunday blasted Mayor Bloomberg for planning to spend $25 million in next year’s elections to boost gun control, saying Americans reject his “arrogance of power.”...
Nelson Mandela buried in tiny home village
QUNU, South Africa — Anti-apartheid champion Nelson Mandela was buried in his home village on Sunday after a funeral that mixed ancient tribal rituals with a display of the might...
This week's couple: Home stretch
There's no place like home — especially for New York City transplants. So when Brandon, 27, met Lydia, 28, they were pleasantly surprised to learn they both hail from the...
Travel-loving Irishman wants a lady to join the ride
Julian, 32, enjoys planning trips with friends— but for the right woman, the Manhattanite has room for one more. Daredevil: Julian has attempted jetskiing, fencing, skydiving, paintballing and skeet shooting. Skipping...
'Sister Wives' rejoice after judge loosens Utah's bigamy laws
A U.S. federal judge struck down a portion of Utah's bigamy laws as unconstitutional on Friday, siding with a reality television star and his four wives. Polygamy is illegal in...
George Carlin's dirtiest word: taxes
In 2001, writer Larry Getlen conducted a five-hour interview with comedian George Carlin, who died in 2008. The result is the new e-book, “Conversations with Carlin: An In-Depth Discussion with...
Woman finds son put up for adoption on doomed Lockerbie flight
An Oregon woman located the son she gave up for adoption a half-century ago, sadly finding that he died in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. Carol King-Eckersley was only 19 when...
Why are we letting China buy American companies?
This takeover, the largest takeover of a US company by a Chinese firm, represents a precedent that will damage the American economy and cost jobs in the long run. It...
Raising the minimum wage won't make the economy better
“It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another — it’s one damn thing over and over.” — Edna St. Vincent Millay Liberals’ love of recycling extends to...
Parent fury at Brooklyn 'Hex Ed.'
A Brooklyn couple claims the head of a pricey private school in Bed-Stuy holds s��ances with problem kids so she can save their souls. The parents are suing the Brooklyn...
Killjoy cops vs. Santa Con
Killjoy cops were ho-ho-horrible! Police officers stationed for the first time along the Santa Con pub-crawl route ruined the drunken debauchery of Kris Kringle-clad revelers on Saturday — despite the...
Liu 'blew' $2B on bad bets
City Comptroller John Liu’s costly pension-investment strategy resulted in nearly $2 billion in lost earnings last fiscal year, a former pension chief claims. Liu touts a combined 12.1 percent return...
Boy sliced in fight over Xbox controller
A squabble over a video game remote control ended with a 12-year-old Queens boy accidentally cutting himself with a knife, authorities said. The youngster barged into his 13-year-old friend’s home...
Bronx crime stats spike over Rikers gang war
The city’s biggest crime spike is taking place behind bars. A 146 percent surge in felony assaults last month in The Bronx’s 41st Precinct is due to a raging gang...
$550M ways to lose: Mega Millions offers worst odds ever!
Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot will be one of the largest in US history — but Lady Luck will have her work cut out for her. It’s harder than ever to...
Speaker front-runner mixed up in 'election fraud'
The front-runner for City Council speaker is mixed up in alleged election fraud. The son of East Harlem district leader John Ruiz — who ran with Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito for...
Rabbi's web of charities under investigation
Rabbi, lobbyist and charity chieftain Shiya Ostreicher is one of New York’s most powerful political players — and now, thanks to state investigators, one of the most scrutinized. He has...
TV's cowboy casanova
Shocking news broke on Wednesday: For the first time in four seasons, Blake Shelton will not win “The Voice.” The country star’s final Team Blake contestant, Cole Vosbury, was kicked...
Big Pussy's 'Wild' days
You know him best as Big Pussy, who got wired and whacked in “The Sopranos.” But long before Vincent Pastore played wiseguys, he owned the Crazy Horse Cafe in New...
Can you PowerPoint your way to a better love life?
Rahul Saggar could never quite get the hang of picking up girls in bars, and he quickly grew tired of the mind-numbingly repetitive online dating scene. So, a few years...
Give into the splurge
You don't have to break the bank to get a rich party look. Just indulge in one fabulous accessory.
B.o.B. sexes things up on new album
You’ve seen him rock the Grammys with Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae, and you’ve seen him pop up on “Saturday Night Live” with Jessie J — but if you’re really...
What if ‘Downton Abbey’ starred aloof cats?
Chris Kelly may have adopted his cat, Oomi, from a shelter, but she reminds him of British aristocracy. The 6-year-old, black-and-gray tabby has been reserved and snobbish since Kelly, a...
‘Psych’ detectives burst into song in musical episode
When USA Network’s “Psych,” a show about a private investigator named Shawn Spencer (James Roday) who uses his observational powers to convince people he’s psychic, premiered in 2006, the first...
Don't miss: A preview of the week's top shows
Ready for Plan B Mike (Billy Gardell) decides he needs to live everyday like it’s his last after being shot during a robbery. As a result, he tells Carl (Reno...
Cop smashed my bike, then gave me a ticket: lawsuit
A motorcyclist who tried to get out of the way of an emergency vehicle in Midtown was smashed by a police car — then slapped with a summons, he claims...
Historic promotion for Navy hero
She has fought pirates, commanded warships and was the first African-American woman to achieve a Naval rank of three stars. Now, Vice Admiral Michelle Howard, 53, is set to become...
Take your mandatory flu shot and shove it!
Last week the city Board of Health voted to force annual flu vaccinations on all babies and children under age 5 who attend day-care centers and preschool programs. Here, Sophia...
Colorado school shooting victim fighting for her life
The most seriously injured victim in Friday’s shooting at a Colorado high school — a 17-year-old girl shot point-blank in the head — is “not doing very well,” according to...
Jersey girl on the verge of winning ‘The Voice’
In just two days, Jersey girl Jacquie Lee will know if hers is “The Voice” of all voices. The 16-year-old from Colts Neck, NJ — whose schoolmates at the posh...
How the West was lost by the selfie president
My bookshelves sag with encyclopedic volumes arguing that America and the West are in decline. But proving that a picture is worth a thousand books, the “selfie” seen ’round the...
Trailer park living invades New York
There goes the neighborhood! Motor homes have invaded the Upper West Side, sparking fear in the hearts of residents worried their well-heeled haven could fast be transformed into a low-rent...
Margin migraine
The next stock-market Armageddon is just around the corner. Market bears see today’s ballooning NYSE margin debt — a record $420 billion — as a precursor to a heart-thumping correction....
Bitcoin’s digital deception
For years, anarchists, drug dealers and dollar bears have all been searching out an alternative currency to the US dollar. Now some think they have found it in bitcoin. Bitcoin,...
Parents are putting their kids first
When the going gets tough, we get spending — on our children. Even as retailers brace for a lackluster holiday shopping season, companies offering team sports and tutoring for kids...
IMG auction busted?
IMG bids came in Friday well below the $2.7 billion mark the sellers had hoped for. Three bids were submitted by the deadline, and they were believed to be around...
A cold meal
Billionaire businessman Steve Schwarzman likes cold hard cash. But a meat-locker-cold steakhouse? Not so much. With temperatures already dipping into the teens on Thursday night, a shivering Schwarzman groused multiple...
Brooklyn designer knits up a storm
A young Brooklyn designer has found a niche market, designing and making high-end quirky knits for companies including Victoria’s Secret and Converse. Lindsay Degen, 25, studied fine art at the...
4 things you need to know before you charge it
You’re not the only one who hasn’t a clue about fees and rewards that come with your credit card. That’s the complaint of many cardholders, who can’t figure how much...
Ghosts of Ponzi Past
Five years after the collapse of the biggest Ponzi scheme ever, its mastermind, Bernie Madoff, seems to be everywhere this December, like the Ghost of Christmas Past. Yesterday the Ponzi...
Green shoots and 'weeds' in job numbers
Dear John: I thought your column warning about the Labor numbers was appropriate. Of course, I don’t believe any numbers the Labor Department puts out. I have a cousin who...
NYC jobs up a bit
The latest survey of employers by human-resource consulting firm Manpower might remind you of an old Neil Young lyric: “Good times are coming — but they’re sure coming slow.” Of...
Inside the Saudi 9/11 coverup
After the 9/11 attacks, the public was told al Qaeda acted alone, with no state sponsors. But the White House never let it see an entire section of Congress’ investigative...
Optimistic A-Rod: 'So ready to get on with my career'
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — A stunning view of the Caribbean Sea surrounded Alex Rodriguez as he sat at a palapa-shaded restaurant table Saturday. A-Rod sat at the head of...
Yanks back to square one after losing out on Infante
After losing out on the Robinson Cano sweepstakes to Seattle, the Yankees quickly saw Omar Infante head to Kansas City with a four-year deal on Friday. So where does that...
Rex Ryan should be back if Jets pulls upset
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This wouldn’t be as big an upset as AFL Jets over NFL Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, even with Geno Smith at quarterback instead of Joe...
Serby's Q&A with Sheldon Richardson
Rookie Jets defensive lineman tackled some Q&A from Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Why does holding the Lombardi Trophy mean so much to you? A: Greatness. Your name’ll be remembered...
Young Ennis guiding Syracuse like veteran
Tyler Ennis doesn’t have Jabari Parker’s gaudy statistics, Andrew Wiggins’ extraordinary physical gifts or Julius Randle’s brute force. Yet, five weeks into the college basketball season, the former St. Benedict’s...
Contract issues loom as Blueshirts struggle with changes
The Rangers and Penguins are the only two teams in the East to have qualified for the playoffs in seven of the eight seasons of the hard cap era. The...
Tampa to benefit from Niners' battle vs. Seattle
BUCCANEERS (+5 ½) over 49ers: Tampa Bay’s confirmed improved form to our satisfaction. So, surely interested in fading Niners post-Seahawks (Seattle does batter foes, physically), on an Eastern trip with an...
Giants, Coughlin focus on 'responsibility'
There is all this talk lately about pride. Playing for pride. It’s almost like the chorus to a sad tune sung by the Giants: “The playoffs are gone, they ain’t...
Beatty, Giants playing for jobs, not playoffs
This was supposed to be a breakout season for Giants offensive tackle Will Beatty. Instead it feels more like a break-down season. After signing a five-year $38.7 million contract during...
Victory over Panthers crucial to Jets' survival
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ed Reed has reason to believe. The veteran safety was part of a Ravens team that lost three games in December last season, fired its offensive coordinator...
Pre-snap flags drag Jets down
The Jets led the NFL in penalties for much of the season after a 20-penalty day in Week 3 against the Bills. Lately, though, they have been able to cut...
Fans need defense against neglectful commissioners
Need two to Feb. 2’s Super Bowl at PSL Stadium? Shouldn’t be a problem. Just ask one of your Jets PSL pals to throw you a couple. They have first-in-line...
Calls of shame: Time for NFL to fix faulty officiating
This is by no means a call for the return of the replacement refs, heavens no. But what in the name of Lance Easley is going on here? Is it...
Miami rebounds from bully debacle
The date was Nov. 12. The place was deep in the bowels of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay. It was after midnight — both on the clock that night...
'SNL' spoofs fake Mandela memorial signer
That “sign language guy” just won’t go away. The South African deaf interpreter who signed what amounted to gibberish during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service last week was spoofed in the...
Finley's free-agency idea was chaotic, but captivating
Every so often, in those years when the money flies around baseball as it does now, when contracts are handed out that make people gasp — when contracts are turned...
LT: Tom Coughlin must go
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Giants legend Lawrence Taylor has all the respect in the world for what Tom Coughlin has accomplished with Big Blue, but the NFL’s greatest defensive...
McDonald is the pulse of NY sports
He has been the face of New York sports talk television for 10 years, your down-to-earth host of “Sports On 1,” serving as a sounding board and voice of reason...
Maidana overpowers Broner for WBA welterweight title
SAN ANTONIO — Marcos Maidana overpowered heavily favored Adrien Broner to take the WBA welterweight championship, knocking him down twice in a unanimous decision Saturday night at the Alamodome. The...
Rangers need Lundqvist of old
Henrik Lundqvist came off the practice ice on Saturday tired — tired from a long and hard workout, tired from the drain of five consecutive starts, tired from the mental...
Seahawks focused on Giants, not Super Bowl
There has been almost as much talk and speculation about a game seven weeks from now than the one the Seahawks will participate in Sunday. We all know the Giants...
Teletovic playing well for Nets but minutes may decline
There may not be a consistent spot in the Nets’ rotation for Mirza Teletovic, but he’s doing everything he can to earn as much playing time as possible. Teletovic had...
Who's winning and losing the Hot Stove?
One December Thursday morning each year, a large hotel turns, in just a few hours, from the center of the baseball universe to a ghost town. Team executives, agents and...
Take a seat, J.R. Smith
On the Knicks’ first possession Saturday night against the Hawks at the Garden, J.R. Smith lofted a short jumper that barely reached the front of the rim. Two minutes later,...
J.R. Smith hits the bench after shooting 'boycott'
Knicks coach Mike Woodson got his revenge on J.R. Smith for staging what appeared to be a shooting boycott in Boston. He benched him. Smith sat the final 14:40 Saturday...
Colon is officially member of Mets
The Mets’ Bartolo Colon signing became official Saturday after the right-handed pitcher passed a physical and finalized a two-year, $20 million deal. At 40 years old, Colon is set to...
McCarron: Media helped Saban secure extension
Nick Saban never was going to leave Alabama, his quarterback believes. The rampant rumors connecting Saban to Texas with longtime coach Mack Brown’s job status in doubt over the last...
Kay will replace Francesa on YES
Mike Francesa is about to be in the market for a new television simulcast home. An industry source confirmed Francesa’s drive-time radio show on WFAN 101.9 FM/660 AM, “Mike’s On,”...
Isles shut out, fall in OT to Canadiens
It could have been a game signaling a new beginning for the Islanders — Evgeni Nabokov was making his return from an 11-game absence due to a groin injury, and...
Knicks ditch orange in solid win over Hawks
No orange? No problem. The Knicks, in ditching their jinxed weekend orange uniforms, finally owned the fourth quarter as they defeated the red-clad Hawks, 111-106, at the Garden. White on!...
Brodeur notches shutout as Devils thunder past Lightning
NEWARK — Devils coach Pete DeBoer has been looking for one of his goalies to get hot and take over the majority of the playing time. Marty Brodeur gave DeBoer...
Autistic NJ teen helps his football team win the championship
Anthony Starego, the autistic placekicker who won a New Jersey court battle to play an extra season of high-school football, is going out a champ. His team, the Brick HS...
KISS guitarist's home damaged in fire
A Westchester house owned by former KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley went up in flames Saturday. The Yorktown Heights home was heavily damaged, with the fire burning through the roof,...