December 27, 2013
Devils looks rusty in shootout loss to Blue Jackets
Sometimes in an artless contest, all it takes is being the least ugly. However, that distinction on Friday night at the Prudential Center did not go to the Devils, who...
Knicks flop in fourth quarter, lose to Raptors
Can owner James Dolan still change his mind? The “Titanic’’ Division is one of the worst in NBA history and may indeed be up for grabs. But coach Mike Woodson’s...
Rangers goalie Talbot shaky in loss to Capitals
WASHINGTON -- Alain Vigneault’s calculated risk failed, and now the Rangers coach presumably will turn back to Henrik Lundqvist after going with Cam Talbot for Friday night’s 3-2 defeat to...
Dentures and a rabbit: Inside the MTA’s lost-and-found
It’s the tooth — subway riders leave their dentures behind on trains and platforms “almost every week,” the MTA says. They’re perhaps the strangest of the 50,000 items lost in...
Man finds $1M lotto winner in Hurricane Sandy leaves
Money does grow on trees! A landscaper picking up grimy leaves on a Long Island street after Hurricane Sandy stumbled upon a million-dollar winning lottery ticket. “This was someone else’s...
New Year’s Eve ball drop to be powered by Citi Bike
Sweaty New Year’s! A bunch of stationary Citi Bike riders will power the lights on this year’s New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square. Organizers are seeking volunteers to...
Nets snap skid with win over Bucks
The Nets’ 13th different starting lineup of the season worked wonders against the Bucks Friday night. After coach Jason Kidd swapped Paul Pierce and Shaun Livingston into the starting five...
Sharpton ally challenges Charlie Rangel re-election bid
A close ally of the Rev. Al Sharpton is making the move to oust longtime Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel, The Post has learned.The Rev. Michael Walrond, senior pastor at the...
Jets shut out in Pro Bowl
After practice on Friday, Rex Ryan and the Jets talked up the accolades of Muhammad Wilkerson, lobbying for the defensive lineman to receive Pro Bowl honors. “If Mo doesn’t get...
Spitzer gal pal in Twitter war with NY political pro
Eliot Spitzer’s feisty girlfriend Lis Smith and GOP strategist Roger Stone got into a knockdown Twitter fight Thursday night. Stone, 61, fired the first salvo at 8:15 p.m. with a...
The 5 worst movie star 'comebacks' of 2013
Movie stars who have been in the public eye for years are constantly trying to reinvent themselves to stay in the game as new talents come along. Here are the...
NJ doctor’s adopted son, 17, stabs sister to death
A prominent New Jersey doctor well known for taking in foster kids was rocked by an unthinkable horror — when one of his adopted children allegedly stabbed another to death...
Giants' Cruz says 'disconnect' between Manning & WRs
Fresh off season-ending knee surgery, Victor Cruz blamed part of Eli Manning’s awful year on “a little bit of a disconnect” between the Giants quarterback and his receivers. Cruz said...
Twitter jitters: After sharp rise, shares off 13% on downgrade
Twitter’s wings have been clipped. The microblogging company — whose shares have been soaring since its Nov. 6 IPO, more than tripling its $26-a-share offering — fell back to earth...
Coach Kidd to reeling Nets: 'We've got to fight'
It’s amazing what playing the Bucks will do for a team’s psyche. The Nets, desperately needing a victory after four straight losses amidst plenty of turmoil, cruised to a comfortable...
Mets still looking to trade Davis — with little success
The Mets are steadfast in trying to snag a top pitching prospect for Ike Davis. According to an industry source, general manager Sandy Alderson tried to get 20-year-old Orioles lefty...
1.3 million losing unemployment benefits Saturday
WASHINGTON — More than 1 million Americans are bracing for a harrowing, post-Christmas jolt as extended federal unemployment benefits come to a sudden halt this weekend, with potentially significant implications...
Bloomberg, Kelly brought suburban safety to NYC
Most people cheered when authorities announced they had arrested four suspects in the senseless shooting death of Dustin Friedland at the Short Hills Mall. The brutal Dec. 15 murder, committed...
Notre Dame, Rutgers look to earn their ‘stripes’ at Yankee Stadium
The first few weeks of the bowl season is chock-full of unfamiliar schools in even odder locales, playing for a trophy that won’t exactly thrill the student body and draw...
Judge rightfully rules NSA mass data collection legal
Well, what do you know? A New York judge with common sense. In a ruling Friday that should (but won’t) silence critics, Manhattan federal Judge William Pauley found the National...
Empire State exodus
When new US Census figures for 2013 are released Monday, they’re expected to show that the state has slipped behind Florida in population — or almost surely will next year....
Great boxing year marred by harrowing event
Since Magomed Abdusalamov spent his first night in a coma after losing a heavyweight fight to Mike Perez at the Garden Theater on Nov. 2, the business of boxing has...
ASA professor's Israel-boycott backlash
The heretofore-obscure American Studies Association, which recently voted to boycott Israeli academic institutions, quite obviously lives in a sealed room of its own manufacture. Its leadership appears a bit shell-shocked...
Leap to Lincoln HS paved Desi Rodriguez's way to Seton Hall
Desi Rodriguez committed to Seton Hall on Monday, but his journey to Division I basketball began in earnest a year and a half ago, in the summer prior to his...
He’s the Mann: Peyton our 2013 fantasy MVP
Quarterbacks dominate football awards. They win the bulk of MVPs. It’s a surprise when one isn’t recognized as the most outstanding for the Super Bowl. They get the commercials, the...
5 villains who took over the screen in 2013
Time for a (spoiler-filled) look back at the year in movie villains. Who were 2013’s master baddies? Alien (James Franco) in “Spring Breakers” He’s got a better grill than Robert...
Mullins family that hoops together stays together
It began with basketball, because of course it did. Andy Mullins was a freshman point guard at Bishop’s University in Canada, playing at a tournament in Waterloo, Ontario, when the...
Why NYC cheers Notre Dame's Fighting Irish
For a Bronx native-recently-turned-Hoosier, the University of Notre Dame could not have wrapped a better Christmas gift than when it agreed to play Rutgers at the Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee...
The 13 best viral videos of 2013
A closer look at the best viral videos that YouTube had to offer in 2013.
Carmelo Anthony sits; won’t return until new year
No Canada. Carmelo Anthony has played his last game for the Knicks in 2013. He sat out Friday’s first leg of a home-and-home with the Raptors — a 95-83 loss...
India police charge 6 in rape of young woman
NEW DELHI -- Police arrested 10 people and charged six of them with raping a 21-year-old woman in southern India, an officer said Friday, a year after a fatal gang...
Does Peyton Manning's TD record need an asterisk?
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Wade Phillips would like to put an asterisk on Peyton Manning’s touchdown record. The Houston Texans’ interim coach said Friday the league agreed with him that Manning’s...
'Duck Dynasty' gets Phil Robertson back
Well, that didn’t take long. A&E said Friday it's reinstating "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson -- a little more than week after placing him on “indefinite hiatus” for controversial comments...
Local college rankings: Top three not budging
There are no changes at the top in this week's local college basketball rankings and you shouldn't expect to see big shifts any time soon. Manhattan and Stony Brook remain...
17 busted for allegedly ripping off NY for unemployment benefits
Seventeen Long Islanders ripped off New York state for a total of about $270,000 in unemployment benefits while working, officials said Thursday. The top fraudster, Matthew O’Leary, 48, pocketed more...
Thunder's Westbrook gets knee scoped; out until February
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has undergone arthroscopic knee surgery and won’t return until after the All-Star break. General manager Sam Presti says in a statement...
Rangers' Staal nearly back from concussion
WASHINGTON -- Marc Staal is on track to return to the Rangers lineup at some point during the club’s five-game road trip that commences here Friday night and concludes a...
Nicks wants to stay with Giants: 'It's not just about money'
Hakeem Nicks sounded Friday like someone who wants to be a Giant for life. Defying the usual posture of an NFL free-agent-to-be at a premier position, Nicks all but pledged...
Chilling photo from Newtown killer's home
A chilling photo of a heavily armed little boy was seized from the home of Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza after the December 2012 massacre - a disturbing symbol of...
Clowe finally cleared to return to Devils lineup
As Ryane Clowe celebrated Christmas back in his native Newfoundland, he had an idea of what was waiting for him. After the final game preceding the league’s mandated three-day holiday...
Ronda Rousey: This MMA fighter's a real knockout
Ronda Rousey has a split personality. There’s the world-class athlete half of her and the pin-up model half. The former has allowed her to become the first UFC women’s champion...
Sherlock Holmes free to be developed in US
The beloved British detective Sherlock Holmes is now free to be reimagined in the US after a federal judge ruled that licensing fees are no longer required. First introduced in...
Python kills security guard near luxury Bali hotel
BALI, Indonesia — A python strangled a security guard near a luxury hotel on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Friday, and then escaped into nearby bushes following the deadly...
Bobby V: Tanaka has Rookie of the Year talent
Masahiro Tanaka could be the next Jose Fernandez. That is former Mets manager Bobby Valentine's assessment, having watched Tanaka pitch in Japan's Pacific League. "He pitches like Jose Fernandez," Valentine...
Rangers going with Talbot over Lundqvist -- again
WASHINGTON — Alain Vigneault sees no reason to break up a winning combination. As such, the Rangers coach is going with Cam Talbot in nets for the third consecutive game...
Dolan to Knicks: Woodson's safe
Mike Woodson is out of the woods for now.Owner James Dolan spoke to the Knicks Thursday, a day after the team’s 29-point Christmas Day loss to the Thunder, to assure...
Hundreds of teens trash mall in wild flash mob
A wild flash mob stormed and trashed a Brooklyn mall, causing so much chaos that the shopping center was forced to close during post-Christmas sales, sources said Friday. More than...
Woman claims cop peeped at XXX phone pics, videos
A Queens mom claims a cop forced her to unlock her cellphone with her password, and then peeped at sexually explicit pictures and videos on the device after she was...
Notre Dame pauses for reflection at 9/11 Memorial
Notre Dame's football team has spent the week touring New York City, seeing the many sights the Big Apple has to offer. On Friday, the day before facing Rutgers in...
Judge rules NSA's phone data-collection program is legal
The National Security Agency’s controversial telephone data-collection program is legal, a federal judge ruled on Friday, shooting down the American Civil Liberties Union’s challenge to the program. In dismissing a...
‘Stroller Alley’ residents in bid to stop Probation Dept. move
Pace University and Century 21 department stores are siding with residents living around the Financial District’s “Stroller Alley” in a bid to keep a parade of convicted criminals out of...
Isiah defends Woodson: Healthy Knicks 'good as anybody'
Isiah Thomas feels with Mike Woodson at the helm, a healthy Knicks team could be “as good as anybody.’’ Thomas was teammates with Woodson at the University of Indiana. He...
For just $1,200, this painting of Bloomberg could be yours
"Who, who?" is right. An Upper East Sider is peddling a painting of Michael Bloomberg - with only a passing resemblance to the mayor - with an owl for $1,200...
Cowboys give up ruse: Romo has back surgery
IRVING, Texas — Tony Romo's season is over, and the Dallas Cowboys will have to win without their star quarterback in a winner-take-all finale. Coach Jason Garrett said Romo had...
Assistant principal fined for getting free housing from underling
A Queens assistant principal used her subordinate’s rental apartment as a free crash pad — but now she’s paying a price. PS 140 administrator Robbyn Hasberry was fined $1,250 by...
Gal survives being pinned by train
A woman narrowly escaped death Thursday night after falling onto the tracks and getting pinned under a 7 train at Grand Central Station, police said. The Fire Department briefly shut...
Coming soon to a parking meter near you? Payment by cell phone
City motorists will soon be able to pay for meter parking using their cellphones, even if they’re nowhere near their cars, officials said Thursday. The ticket-busting system will allow residents...
Fewer lockups, drop in crime during Bloomberg tenure
Hard time is harder to come by. Cops have put fewer criminals behind bars during Mayor Bloomberg’s tenure. The number of lawbreakers incarcerated dropped 33 percent, from 669 per 100,000...
Top 5 Rangers storylines of 2013
The 2012 review was chock full o' milestone moments on the ice that featured a regular-season division championship, advance to the conference finals, and signal victories such as the Winter...
Biden jets to Virgin Islands for tropical getaway
WASHINGTON – Vice President Biden doesn’t have to worry about playing second fiddle to his boss when it comes to tropical vacations. President Obama’s No. 2, and 2016 presidential prospect,...
Team Obama’s latest plan to boost Assad
Anxious to keep their diplomatic fudge-orama running, President Obama and his secretary of state, John Kerry, are pressing ahead with maneuvers for yet another conference on Syria in Geneva next...
Norman Rockwell’s family rips 'gay' hints in new biography
BOSTON — The family of Norman Rockwell is taking exception to a new biography of the late artist, saying it contains inaccuracies and poses a “phantom theory” about his sexuality....
Secret to happiness? Be a conservative woman
The head of the think-tank where I work believes he has discovered the secret of happiness, and he wants to share it with everyone. Don’t worry: I’m not in a...
Total ad spending up 3.8% in 2013: report
US total media ad spending in 2013 will be grow 3.8 percent to $171.33 billion, an increase of more than $6 billion from 2012, according to a new eMarketer report....
Macquarie Capital downgrades ‘too far, too fast’ Twitter
Macquarie Capital analyst Ben Schachter has lowered his rating for Twitter from neutral to underperform — the equivalent of sell — despite the fact that the company’s shares have almost...
Willie Geist takes a look at ‘what we wasted our year on’
As January approaches we’re all asking ourselves, “Where did the year go?” In 2013, you can blame everything from Miley Cyrus’ twerking and Grumpy Cat to Paula Deen’s racism scandal...
Drunk mom injures 2 kids after driving into tree: cops
A Long Island mom who was driving drunk lost control of her car then smashed into a tree -- injuring her two small children, who were not wearing seatbelts, authorities...
Pussy Riot out of prison, but still gunning for Putin
MOSCOW — Two members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot who spent nearly two years in prison for their irreverent protest in Moscow's main cathedral said Friday they still...
10-year-old 'Ellen' still a hit
Ten years after for ‘Ellen’ Ellen DeGeneres’ daytime talk show is hitting record numbers — 10 years into its run. For the week ending Dec. 13, “Ellen” (4 p.m./Ch. 4)...
Two players from 1993 Oilers were gay: report
When NBA player and former Net Jason Collins announced he is gay earlier this year, it created a stir as no active player in the Big Four professional sports had...
'Wonder Years' star set for 'Queen For a Day'
Dan Lauria, who’s currently starring on Broadway in “A Christmas Story,” will be featured in a reading of “A Queen For a Day” Monday, Jan. 6 at Merkin Concert Hall...
Veria Living launching daily interactive show
Health/lifestyle network Veria Living will launch a live, daily and interactive new show, “VLC,” on Monday, Jan. 6. The new show, which premieres 11 a.m., will be hosted by rotating...
Paul Blair, former Yankees outfielder, dead at 69
BALTIMORE — Paul Blair, the eight-time Gold Glove center fielder who helped the Baltimore Orioles win a pair of World Series titles while gliding to make catches that former teammates...
‘Cake Boss’ delivers munchy-filled treat to Willie Nelson
Hey, Willie — don’t bogart that birthday cake! Country music legend Willie Nelson, who turned 80 last spring, is surprised with a guitar-shaped birthday cake when TLC’s “Cake Boss” returns...
Looking ahead to what 2014 will bring to Broadway
Pop quiz , 2014! Look into your crystal ball. What do you see?1. NBC, riding high from the ratings success of “The Sound of Music,” says it will broadcast another...
Knicks loss a real snoozer for Carmelo Anthony
Wake me when it’s over. Knick superstar Carmelo Anthony took a power nap on the bench rather than watch his team get drubbed at Madison Square Garden Wednesday. Anthony sat...
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Queens A woman stole a purse and fled in a luxury vehicle in Flushing, cops said. The 25-year-old victim had put down her purse to use the ladies room when...
Jets’ Cromartie to see docs about hip surgery
Antonio Cromartie hopes he won’t need surgery on his right hip after the season, but he’s not taking any chances. The Jets cornerback said Thursday he will visit hip specialists...
Egypt military brands Muslim Brotherhood terrorists
In Egypt, an Arab Spring began on Cairo’s Tahrir Square and saw the election and then the deposing of a Muslim Brotherhood government has just come full circle. This week,...
Time for a website redo
Whither the Time.com redesign? The website redo was initially expected to be out around “the fall” and then it was expected in November. Now, with December almost gone, CapitalNY was...
Ray Kelly reveals little about possible book deal
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly was toasted by Vanity Fair contributing editor Jim Kelly at the Kelly Gang’s final gathering with Ray as the reigning police commissioner on Dec. 20 at...
People's paper quality to improve
Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp has pulled back the curtain on one area where he expects the nation’s biggest magazine publisher to spend more money in the coming year: paper...
Manhattan federal court changes rules on judge-shopping
Some folks wait until after Christmas to do their shopping, knowing the big savings come after the holiday. But if you are a defendant shopping for a friendly federal judge...
The governor's ‘fix’ is in
As we head into 2014, Gov. Cuomo’s Commission to Investigate Public Corruption (aka, the Moreland Act Commission) will be continuing its roving investigations into the state Legislature. If its achievements...
Bomb kills pro-West politician, 4 others in Lebanon
A powerful car bomb tore through a business district in the center of the Lebanese capital Friday, setting cars ablaze and killing a prominent pro-Western politician and four other people....
Women comprise biggest opposition to ObamaCare
Remember Julia? That cute little cartoon the Obama folks created to illustrate how the president’s policies would provide “health and economic security” for women at all of life’s stages? The...
FDNY to firefighters: No holiday party pics
The FDNY’s firefighters and EMS workers are such social-media misfits that they were banned from taking any photos or videos at their station holiday parties this year, The Post has...
NY increasing minimum wage to $8 an hour in 2014
New York’s minimum wage will increase to $8 an hour at the end of this year, 75 cents above the federal minimum and the old state rate. It’s the first...
Ex-cyber gal pal 'stole rival's photos for XXX online revenge'
A Queens man who dumped his cyber-gal pal claims she then trashed his fiancée online as a drug-addicted tramp — by setting up sexually explicit profiles using pictures of her...
Websites clamp down on Internet trolling
Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of...
Tesla driving further into China
Tesla, the electric car maker, will focus on opening more showrooms in China next year, and hundreds of vehicles have been ordered since Tesla opened a Beijing location in November,...
Martoma’s lawn faint shows guilt: prosecutors
Bring out the smelling salts! Former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager Mathew Martoma doesn’t want jurors in his upcoming insider trading trial to know he fainted when FBI agents first...
Herbalife spent $1.34M on lobbying in 2013
Herbalife is spreading around the cash to beat back Bill Ackman’s claim it is a pyramid scheme. The controversial protein shake seller this year for the first time spent more...
Spitzer planning West Side development
Ongoing trivial pursuits have not kept Love Gov Eliot Spitzer from having a pointed focus on his family real-estate business. Spitzer Enterprises just paid $88 million to buy a Hudson...
Brooklyn DA-elect asks Hynes staff to replace private toilet seat
Brooklyn District Attorney-elect Ken Thompson is happy to be taking Charles Hynes’ seat next week — but he says the veteran lawman can keep his throne. Thompson transition aide Arnie...
Watch out, Lance Stephenson's putting it all together
It wasn’t long ago – a little more than 19 months – the most notable thing about Lance Stephenson’s NBA career was flashing LeBron James a choke sign. After James...
MLB may farm out online merchandise sales
Major League Baseball may take a step back from its e-commerce operation in order to boost profits, The Post has learned. Under consideration is a move to completely outsource its...
Falcone regains upper hand in LightSquared bid
Phil Falcone is taking what likely is one last shot to save his biggest investment, and his Harbinger hedge fund. On Christmas Eve, he met the 5 p.m. deadline —...
Amazon reports surging holiday sales
Things are looking fine and dandy at Amazon.com. The online retailer led by CEO Jeff Bezos said Thursday it had a strong holiday-shopping season and added a million customers to...