January 3, 2014
Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers dead at 74
Phil Everly, who with his brother Don influenced the Beatles, Byrds and Beach Boys while performing as the sweetly harmonizing Everly Brothers, died Friday at the age of 74. His...
J.R.'s boneheaded play in final ticks costs Knicks in loss
J.R. Smith not only couldn’t make a shot at the Toyota Center, he couldn’t keep score. The Iman Shumpert 2014 Texas Revival Tour continued Friday night, but the Knicks found...
De Blasio's crusade against inequality gives short shrift to personal responsibility
Mayor de Blasio gave a St. Crispin’s Day speech for progressives at his New Year’s Day inauguration ceremony. He evoked a city ravaged by a crisis of inequality. What Mayor...
Luck’s on the Colts’ side
COLTS (-2 ½) over Chiefs; Under 46 ¹/₂: Indianapolis and Kansas City are the lone survivors who have yielded more yards than their offenses have gained. They meet for the...
Pierce set to go four-ward in Nets’ smallball lineup
After the Nets came away with a stirring 95-93 win Thursday in Oklahoma City, Paul Pierce said he’s ready to switch positions full-time after playing power forward as part of...
Nets hoping homestand stokes momentum shift
Almost exactly a year ago, a dramatic and unexpected victory in Oklahoma City turned around the Nets’ season, as it ignited a seven-game winning streak and a stretch of 10...
Outmuscled Rangers clobbered by Penguins
PITTSBURGH — Well, at least the Rangers lead the league in something, even if it is in players’ postgame meetings. The Blueshirts felt the need to talk it over for the...
Rally falls short as Devils lose to Blackhawks
Patrick Sharp had his second hat trick in five games and the Blackhawks earned a 5-3 victory over the Devils on Friday night at the Prudential Center in Newark. Sharp...
Spy court: NSA can keep collecting phone records
WASHINGTON — A secretive U.S. spy court has ruled again that the National Security Agency can keep collecting every American's telephone records every day, in the midst of dueling decisions...
Mid-major darling Manhattan looks to show mettle vs. Fairfield
Wichita State, Gonzaga ... and Manhattan? The Jaspers are listed among the nation’s elite mid-majors by a number of websites that rank the smaller conference schools. While they’re tabbed as...
Blood boils in St. John’s-Georgetown matchup
WASHINGTON — New Big East, same intense rivalry. When St. John’s and Georgetown meet for the 100th time Saturday afternoon in the nation’s capital, emotions figure to be running high,...
Fire, explosion at Radio City forces evacuation
A skeleton crew was evacuated from Radio City Music Hall Friday night after a fire broke out in an underground transformer vault nearby, authorities said. The blaze erupted at about...
Kelly, division-champ Eagles answer critics as they host Saints
PHILADELPHIA — Remember after the Eagles won their season opener, scoring 33 points against the Redskins and everyone was hailing Chip Kelly and the high-octane college offense he brought with...
Letitia James proves Public Advocate position is useless
Thank you, Letitia James. In just two days, the new public advocate’s outrageous behavior has made a slam-dunk case for the argument The Post has been making for decades: The...
Your definitive guide to binge-watching TV
When the weather outside is frightful, there are few better ways to spend a weekend than cozying up on the couch with a Snuggie, a bowl of Orville Redenbacher and...
ObamaCare’s contraception fight against the Little Sisters of the Poor
Though he’s had plenty of opportunities to compromise on his overreaching contraceptive mandate, President Obama has defiantly refused them all. Now he’s fighting a group of nuns in US Supreme...
Now it's on GM to rebuild Eli Manning's offense
Here's the deal with Kevin Gilbride gracefully making way for the new Giants offensive coordinator: If Jerry Reese doesn’t find new blockers to keep Eli Manning upright, John Mara might...
How de Blasio, Cuomo can help small businesses
One of the encouraging signs we’ve taken from Mayor de Blasio’s vision for the city is his support for small businesses. Gov. Cuomo also talks about the need to help...
Chiefs stalled after hot start while Colts are on a roll
INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts-Chiefs wild-card playoff game Saturday at Lucas Oil Field can be described like this: Upstarts versus Restarts. The Colts are at the head of the NFL’s up-and-coming...
So cold that frozen beer likely for fans at Green Bay
At Lambeau Field on Sunday, there may be Frozen Beer in addition to the Frozen Tundra. Temperatures for the 49ers-Packers playoff game are expected to range from a glacial minus-5...
Best moments of the flawed BCS
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — The 16th and final BCS Championship game is upon us. It is an era that will be remembered for its controversy and chaos, but must be...
'Polar vortex' to blast frigid air over much of the country
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Bitterly cold temperatures blowing into the Midwest and Northeast in the coming days are likely to set records, disrupt schools along with airports and endanger those...
Our expert at his best during fantasy playoffs
When the first of the Fantasy Tracker’s 86 teams suffered a loss this season, it was crushing. But we found a way past that Week 1 defeat (actually, multiple Week...
Brooklyn's St. Francis hunting for its first tourney bid
St. Francis Brooklyn had won its fourth straight game — giving the Terriers their best start in 12 seasons — when coach Glenn Braica ripped into his team. The season...
Safety lapses eyed in Beacon School chemistry fire
A Beacon School chemistry teacher accidentally poured highly explosive methyl alcohol directly into a still-flaming crucible, and her students had no safety gear or barrier to protect them from the...
Manu Ginobili will quit balling when he's good and ready
As Manu Ginobili poured in 24 points and 10 assists in the Spurs’ victory over the Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals last June, everyone in the building...
Rapper with ties to 50 Cent's G-Unit shot dead
A gunman opened fire on four people in an SUV in Springfield Gardens in Queens Friday afternoon, killing an associate of rapper 50 Cent’s G-Unit and wounding two other men...
Pope: Poorly trained priests can become 'little monsters'
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has warned that priests can become "little monsters" if they aren't trained properly as seminarians, saying their time studying must be used to mold their...
Does this 'Idol' star fit N.C.'s political mold?
Former “American Idol” star Clay Aiken is considering a run for Congress, according to a report in the Washington Blade. Aiken, a Democrat, is considering mounting a challenge to Rep....
Officials botch de Blasio swearing in for Canadian VIPs
Novice city officials botched a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a Canadian couple to see this week's mayoral inauguration up close -- yanking their VIP spots near the City Hall stage at...
Paul Walker going over 100 mph at time of crash
“Fast and Furious” star Paul Walker was traveling at more than 100 mph in a friend’s car when it spun around on a Southern California street, smashed into a tree...
Giants changes unlikely to stop at Gilbride
High-level Giants organizational meetings are ongoing, and after offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride retired on Thursday, no additional coaching moves will be made until next week. But more moves are expected,...
It's time to be done with 'bikini body' tyranny
“Bikini body at 62!” screams this week’s headline on the new gossip magazine Closer. Cover girl Jane Seymour sports a pink two-piece and a stunningly perfect set of abs, looking...
Mother of brain-dead girl cleared to take her from hospital
OAKLAND, Calif. — A judge said Friday that the mother of a 13-year-old girl who was declared brain dead after tonsil surgery can remove her daughter from a California hospital if...
Lundqvist has pinstripes on his mind ... and mask
Henrik Lundqvist has attended Yankees games in The Bronx from time to time. But he will really honor the Bronx Bombers later this month as part of the NHL Stadium Series....
Drug dealers -- and their gator -- busted in Brooklyn
Three Brooklyn drug dealers -- and their pet alligator named “Snapple” -- were caged after investigators uncovered their lucrative prescription pill operation, authorities said on Friday. NYPD detectives confiscated 668...
Two Red Bulls called up to U.S. team's camp
New York Red Bulls midfielders Dax McCarty and Eric Alexander were two of the 26 players called up to U.S. National Team by coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Alexander and McCarty, integral...
Vikings take first steps to investigate Kluwe's claims
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings have retained a former chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and a former federal trial attorney to conduct an investigation into Chris Kluwe's allegations that...
Del Zotto's reps want meeting with Rangers GM to talk trade
PITTSBURGH — Michael Del Zotto’s representatives hope to chat with Glen Sather in Toronto on Saturday in an attempt to accelerate the Rangers general manager’s efforts to deal the 23-year-old...
Nets rewind: The most clutch player in the NBA
Here are my three thoughts on the Nets’ 95-93 win over the Thunder Thursday night in Oklahoma City: 1. For as incredible as Joe Johnson’s buzzer-beater over Serge Ibaka’s outstretched...
Knicks rewind: Carmelo makes all the difference
HOUSTON -- When the Knicks upset the Spurs in San Antonio in late November 2012, it carried great consequences. It immediately lifted them into the championship conversation – all part...
The best and worst of 'Downton Abbey'
Season 1 (1912-14) How we fell in love with Downton Abbey. 1. The arrival of Matthew Crawley, a 27-year-old solicitor, at Downton Abbey, the new heir to Grantham earldom and...
The day in photos
Flooding in the UK, protests in Cambodia and Egypt, ski jumping, the London Zoo and more.
Mega Millions winner tells boss, 'I don't think I'm coming in... Ever'
A Northern California man who split December’s $636 million Mega Millions jackpot waited weeks to tell the world — but wasted no time kissing off his employer. “I’m really sorry,...
Ice Bowl II in Green Bay could be coldest ever
Green Bay has sold out its wild-card playoff game against San Francisco, but are cheeseheads being too loyal for their own good? Sunday evening’s contest against the 49ers could set...
January is the worst month at your favorite gym
When I go to the gym at the YMCA in Harlem, I always end with a two-mile run on the treadmill. This treadmill doesn’t have my name on it, but it...
Wilkerson represents Jets on All-Pro teams
Jets defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson was the only player from the team to make the All-Pro team, which was announced Friday. Wilkerson made it as a second-team defensive tackle. The...
Giants' Rolle makes All-Pro second team after Bowl snub
Players will tell you the Pro Bowl is nice, but the true postseason individual honor is to be named to the NFL’s All-Pro team. Giants safety Antrel Rolle didn’t get...
Nigella's public court drama doesn't help 'The Taste'
The publicity surrounding celebrity chef Nigella Lawson’s alleged drug use didn’t drive any extra viewers to her ABC show “The Taste” — which returned Thursday night down 19 percent from...
Tigers' minor league ballpark ravaged by fire
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A fire has destroyed multiple suites and caused part of the roof to collapse at a minor league ballpark in western Michigan. Plainfield Township Fire Chief...
Radio host Bob Grant dead at 84
Longtime conservative radio host Bob Grant, whose combative style became the template for broadcasters such as Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, has died at age 84. Grant's death on Tuesday...
Violent 'Beyond Outrage' feels stale
"Beyond Outrage” fails to live up to its title as Japanese superstar Takeshi Kitano can’t find much in the way of fresh ideas for the genre. A corrupt cop (Fumiyo...
Crowning the queen of college football
The deciding play of the Sugar Bowl merely set up the shot ESPN was waiting for, but it had nothing to do with any players or coaches. After Alabama quarterback...
'The Best Offer' fails to live up to its promise
An intriguingly Hitchcockian premise gradually takes on a preposterous air in the art-world noir “The Best Offer.” Geoffrey Rush’s performance borders on camp, but he’s highly entertaining as a persnickety...
Freed 'Sopranos' actor 'set to return to acting' after 8 years in prison
After eight years in prison, “A Bronx Tale’’ star Lillo Brancato claims he is a changed man – and will soon find himself back in front of a camera. Brancato...
New year, new teams: Hoops heroics pop cork on 2014
So maybe it really was as simple as the dirty trick you always played on your brother, when, depending on your age, you would be falling helplessly behind on your...
Cosmos sticking with Queens native Guenzatti
The New York Cosmos continued a busy offseason week. A day after adding NASL Best XI striker Hans Denissen, they extended midfielder Sebastián Guenzatti's contract. “Last season was an amazing...
'Doctor Who' delivers big for BBC
"Doctor Who” gave BBC America a really nice Christmas present. The Christmas episode of the iconic BBC series, “Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor,” snared nearly 2.5 million viewers...
TruTV highlights best commercials of 2013
One downside of watching all your TV shows via DVR is to skip the commercials — missing the rare funny ones. To help, truTV has compiled the most hilarious spots...
Auto sales miss Dec. expectations, but finish year ahead
The top four automakers in the US missed December sales expectations, but 2013 will still easily be the best year for the industry since before the recession. General Motors said...
Real estate developer bound and kidnapped in Williamsburg
An alleged Brooklyn Satmar slumlord was snatched off the street, duct-taped and hauled off in a speeding van late Thursday in a terrifying abduction, his brothers said. Surveillance video showed...
Kim Jong Un 'fed uncle to pack of 120 ravenous dogs'
The uncle of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was ripped to pieces by a pack of starving dogs in a slow, barbaric execution that Kim himself watched, an official...
Local college rankings: Jaspers right on Johnnies' heels
Some new rankings for the New Year. I hope yours is happy. Only a select few teams will feel that way in a few months. (Last week's rankings in parentheses)...
The playoff quarterbacks ranked 1-12
The Post’s Steve Serby ranks the 12 quarterbacks left standing in the NFL playoffs: 1. Peyton Manning: The greatest regular-season quarterback in history. 55 TD passes? At age 37? You kidding...
5 standouts that Broadway lost in 2013
Let’s salute some fine actors who died in 2013. Here they are, in their own words: James Gandolfini He’ll forever be Tony Soprano, of course, but anyone who saw Gandolfini...
Ranking every possible Super Bowl pairing, from 1-36
1. Broncos vs. Seahawks This battle of the AFC and NFC’s two best teams would feature the present (Peyton Manning) and future (Russell Wilson) of the quarterback position. 2. Colts...
Winter Storm Hercules brings snow, kills at least 11
BOSTON — A storm dropped a blanket of light, powdery snow across the Northeast and ushered in frigid temperatures Friday that were unusual even for cities accustomed to arctic blasts....
'Downton Abbey' returns with 2-hour premiere
Matters of life and death — and of inheritance — preoccupy the Crawley family in the splendid, two-hour season premiere of “Downton Abbey.” The sudden death of Matthew Crawley —“Fifty...
Man carjacked while shoveling during storm
A building super was carjacked at gunpoint this morning while shoveling snow in the West Village, law enforcement sources said. The victim had the truck on and warming up while...
AT&T offers T-Mobile users up to $450 to switch
AT&T on Friday offered customers of No. 4 US mobile provider T-Mobile a $200 credit to switch to its service on top of a phone trade-in that could be worth...
Chrysler sales up 6 percent in December
Chrysler on Friday reported a 6 percent gain in US sales last month, its best December since 2007, but still narrowly missed analyst expectations. Jeep sales rose 34 percent in...
Obamacare site can't handle it when you have a baby
WASHINGTON — There's another quirk in the Obama administration's new health insurance system: It lacks a way for consumers to quickly and easily update their coverage for the birth of...
Potential candidates to replace Kevin Gilbride
With Kevin Gilbride announcing his retirement, the Giants need a new offensive coordinator. Here are four potential candidates: Mike Sullivan, former Buccaneers offensive coordinator Greatly respected within Giants organization. Tom...
Hercules batters NYC, shutting schools, airports, highways
The first storm of 2014 smacked the Big Apple on Friday morning, shuttering schools, airports and highways — and forcing the city’s new mayor to bust out a snow shovel in...
Hercules puts East Coast in deep freeze
Winter Storm Hercules put New York into a deep freeze and was slated to dump nearly 10 inches of snow on the metro area Friday.
Miller likely odd man out with Callahan's return
PITTSBURGH — When Ryan Callahan is ready to rejoin the Rangers lineup, he will rejoin the lineup, and in a top-six role. There is no debate about that. And though...
NSA developing computer to crack any encryption
Big Brother is getting bigger. The National Security Agency is hard at work on a computer that could break nearly every kind of encryption used to protect banking, medical, business...
Metro-North blasted after woman was fatally struck
Metro-North crew members never called cops or other emergency personnel when they struck what turned out to be a woman in Connecticut on Dec. 26 — failing to follow common-sense...
New schools boss declines to take stand on charters
Carmen Fariña on Thursday visited her first school as Mayor de Blasio’s chancellor, and dodged questions about how she would carry out his promised policy to restrict charter schools. Asked...
Ford’s hot new idea: a solar-hybrid model
Ford announced plans Thursday for a prototype hybrid car that uses solar energy from a rooftop charger, reducing gas use and avoiding the need for plugging into the electric grid....
New year stock drop
US stocks Thursday kicked off the new year in the red, falling decisively in a selloff that analysts chalked up to profit-taking following solid gains in 2013. The Dow Jones...
Hearst's minority stake in ESPN brings big profits
Hearst CEO Steve Swartz, who took over from Frank Bennack in June, should be the nation’s biggest sports fan. On Thursday, he released the first “state of the company” letter...
Martha Stewart shares pop as Macy’s case is settled
Martha Stewart and Macy’s boss, Terry Lundgren, ended their legal battle on Thursday. While terms of the legal truce were not released, Macy’s said it would continue to sell Martha-branded...
Former All Things D team reveals plans at NBC
It’s a new day for tech journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, who confirmed Thursday the worst-kept secret in media circles — they are joining Comcast’s NBCUniversal with their All...
Angry viewers flood FCC with complaints over '2 Broke Girls'
Many viewers of the hit CBS show “2 Broke Girls” refuse to turn the other cheek — or the channel. Instead, at least 91 “fans” of the show have made...
BlackBerry dumps Alicia Keys, says it's not you - it's me
It’s not you, Alicia, it’s me. Ailing smartphone maker BlackBerry gave celebrity spokesperson Alicia Keys the boot on Thursday — and appeared to use the classic breakup line to cut...
Beanie Babies creator: I had a bad childhood, don't send me to prison
The Beanie Babies creator has turned into a cry baby. Ty Warner, who in October admitted to stashing as much as $107 million in a Swiss bank account to evade...
School dean spread sex slander against ex-mistress: lawsuit
The married dean of a Queens public school is being accused in a lawsuit of stealing a female colleague’s online identity after she dumped him — using it to sexually...
$100M NYC homes a 'new market reality'
Housing for the 1 percent is out of control. The median sale price for new luxury homes in Manhattan jumped 72 percent — to $7.85 million — in the last...
Obamacare mandate on vending machine owners a big burden
A New York vending-machine honcho claims an ObamaCare mandate to require the posting of calorie information will cost him nearly a million dollars to implement. Butch Yamali says that fitting...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Cops responding to a fight on a Brownsville subway platform arrested a gunman on New Year’s Day, officials said. William White, 24, got into a dispute with a straphanger...
Thief fails at stealing ATM chained to SUV
An SUV-driving thief used a heavy chain to rip an ATM out of a Chinatown bank — then tried to drag the cash dispenser all the way over the Manhattan...
Dog shelter drowning in Chihuahua throwaways post-Christmas
A Long Island dog lover wants to bring post-Christmas cheer to dozens of Chihuahuas cruelly abandoned by heartless owners. Laura Zambito, founder of the no-kill Precious Pups Rescue in Calverton,...
Public advocate caught in lie over Times homeless story
She lied on her first day on the job — and got caught. Just hours after being sworn in as the city’s public advocate, Letitia James went on TV to...
De Blasio stands by speakers who blasted Bloomberg
He doubled down on divisiveness. Mayor de Blasio said he takes no issue with the harsh critiques of his predecessor’s administration at Wednesday’s inauguration — including by a government worker...
Bill Nye to debate anti-evolution guy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bill Nye “The Science Guy” is set to visit Kentucky next month for a debate on science and creation with the man who founded the Creation Museum....
'Duck Dynasty' family launches gun line
The “Duck Dynasty” family is setting its sight on gun lovers. Phil Robertson’s duck-hunting clan has teamed up with a Connecticut firearms maker to roll a out a line of...
Will new city comptroller oppose city pension fund plan?
In his inaugural address, City Comptroller Scott Stringer declared that “pursuing a progressive agenda and being fiscally responsible is not mutually exclusive.” He will soon be put to the test....
Snowden clemency talks absurd
With talk of amnesty in the air, it’s a good time to define “whistle-blower.” Spoiler: It ain’t Edward Snowden. Whistle-blowers expose wrongdoing or corruption. Real whistle-blowers even enjoy legal protections....
NY lawmakers jump into academia’s anti-Israel affairs
New York University enters the year 2014 with a dubious distinction. While the university president and provost have written to the executive committee of the American Studies Association labeling its...
Oklahoma stuns Alabama in Sugar Bowl
NEW ORLEANS — Hello, Trevor. Farewell, AJ. Trevor Knight’s final start as a freshman sent Oklahoma’s expectations soaring into 2014 while bringing a sour end to AJ McCarron’s otherwise charmed...
The right answer to Turkey’s crisis
ISTANBUL - What a long time a year can be in politics. Twelve months ago, Turkey’s effervescent Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan seemed to be on top of the world, at...
What the Pope meant to say
‘It’s official: Pope has not abolished sin, says Vatican.” Well thank you, Reuters. The wire-service scoop on sin comes on the heels of other news flashes about Pope Francis. For...
What political ignorance delivers
It was naughty of Winston Churchill to say (if he really did) that “the best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” Nevertheless, many voters’ paucity...
De Blasio’s national impact
There are three questions about Bill de Blasio. First, and most obvious, is how he will do as mayor when it comes to the things that really matter — providing...
Turning tables, Williams makes OKC feel the pain
OKLAHOMA CITY — A bemused look crossed the face of Deron Williams on Thursday morning when the Nets’ star point guard was asked if he was playing through any kind...
ESPN flaunts clownish college coverage
ESPN’s Empty Seats Bowl Week was like studying the condensed version of how it wrecks nearly everything it touches. There is no looks-slick, seems-slick, sounds-slick, thought-deprived idea ESPN won’t produce,...