January 11, 2014
Report: Bosch admits injecting PEDs in A-Rod
Biogenesis founder Anthony Bosch said he injected Alex Rodriguez with banned substances, according to a CBS News report on Saturday. According to the report, Bosch told “60 Minutes” he personally...
Supreme Court's chance to rein in Bam's disregard for Constitution
Constitutional arguments that seem as dry as dust can have momentous consequences. On Monday, the Supreme Court’s nine fine minds will hear oral arguments about the meaning of “the” and...
Leigh Steinberg, the real-life Jerry Maguire
The Hall of Fame career of quarterback Steve Young was almost derailed before it began when he was physically assaulted during negotiations — by the owner of the team signing...
J.R. untied from bench, leads Knicks past 76ers
PHILADELPHIA — J.R. Smith did it all Saturday night — except untie somebody’s shoes. Mike Woodson couldn’t help himself. With his club stale on offense in the first quarter and...
Zidlicky’s goal late in OT gives Devils win against Panthers
During the course of a season, Devils coach Pete DeBoer draws up hundreds of faceoff plays in practice or on the bench. “Rarely do they work,” DeBoer said. “Either you...
US education model creates assembly-line workers
“I can’t predict the future,” said the Nashville rocker Webb Wilder, “but I can take a hint.” There are lots of hints that education is about to change. Our current...
Man sues to get engagement ring back
Diamonds are forever — but this engagement sure wasn’t. A Brooklyn man is suing his ex after she refused to return a $40,000, white-gold diamond ring, according to court papers....
In the War on Poverty, poor lost
Fifty years ago, President Johnson launched the War on Poverty. And guess what? The poor lost. Over five decades, the total of means-tested government assistance to the poor has soared...
Ariel Sharon leaves behind powerful legacy
Had Ariel Sharon died in 2006, when he suffered the massive stroke that left him comatose and ended his five-year term as Israel’s prime minister, there would have been a...
GM connection has Giants rooting for Panthers
John Mara won’t come right out and say who he would like to see represent the NFC in Super Bowl XLVIII, but it is impossible for the Giants' co-owner to...
This week's must-read books
Foreign Gods, Inc. by Okey Ndibe (Soho Press) A New York City taxi driver who can’t quite capture the American Dream steers the action in Nigerian novelist Ndibe’s latest book....
Raptors halt Nets win streak, mar perfect 2014
TORONTO — When Mirza Teletovic hit a baseline pull-up jumper to put the Nets up by eight over the Raptors with 3:11 to go in the third quarter, it looked...
In My Library: Deborah Solomon
Deborah Solomon’s new biography, “American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell,” has been called “entertaining and disturbing.” It sure seems to have disturbed a Rockwell or two, who’ve...
Not over yet: The Post answers lingering A-Rod questions
Independent arbitrator Fredric Horowitz has ruled Alex Rodriguez is suspended for the entire 2014 season and postseason. But it’s A-Rod, so of course there still are questions that remain: Q....
Seattle advances to NFC title game, thanks to Lynch
SEATTLE — NFL playoff games don’t go according to form very often anymore, and the Seahawks’ 23-15 escape over the Saints in Seattle Saturday was no exception. The outcome of...
Teen, 17, with rare premature aging disease dies
A Massachusetts teenager who became a well-known face of the premature aging disease progeria has died, his family confirmed online. Sam Berns, of Foxborough, Massachusetts, died on Friday at 17...
A couple of wins, but one big loss for A-Rod
Alex Rodriguez’s camp has vowed to press on in its legal fight, to get to federal court to go after Bud Selig, the Yankees, Yankees doctors, perhaps the union and...
Callahan not quite feeling the power
There was a time when Ryan Callahan arguably was the most effective player on the Rangers’ power play, the captain getting to the front of the net and banging home...
Bolts' 'keep away' will bump Broncos out of playoffs
Chargers (+9 ½) over Broncos, over 54 ½: We take a back seat to no man in our sustained admiration for Peyton Manning’s regular-season statistical accomplishments (606 regular-season points, 55...
UNC is a stark example of colleges' warped priorities
Nearly 17 years ago a black student from New York City was finishing his final semester at the University of North Carolina. It wasn’t intended to be his last semester;...
Why Bridgegate made headlines but Obama's IRS scandal didn't
Most government scandals involve the manipulation of the system in obscure ways by people no one has ever heard of. That is why George Washington Bridgegate is nearly a perfect...
13-year-old forced to dance at Miami strip club: Police
MIAMI — A Miami Beach strip club has temporarily closed its doors after police say a 13-year-old runaway was forced to dance for money. City officials issued an emergency order...
Lead ObamaCare contractor is replaced by Accenture
Accenture has been chosen to replace CGI Federal as the lead contractor on the ObamaCare enrollment website, which failed to work when it launched in October for millions of Americans...
Yankees have few quality options left at third base
The Yankees know Alex Rodriguez — barring a legal long shot — won’t be at third base this year. Finding a suitable replacement, though, won’t be easy. With Saturday’s ruling...
Legal experts: A-Rod has almost no chance in court
Alex Rodriguez might want to wear the jersey of boyhood hero Dan Marino for the Hail Mary he’s about to launch. According to legal experts, the Yankees third baseman’s chances...
Kaep, Cam trying to become first rushing QB to win title
CHARLOTTE, NC — It’s flashy, it’s dynamic, and it’s explosive. But so far it hasn’t won a Super Bowl. Not one. We’re talking about the spread offense and those marvelous...
Why A-Rod's fall should fill us with sadness
They were crowded around the TV monitor and most of them were laughing. There were eight of them, maybe 10, all of them waiting for flights out of Colorado. All...
Niners have experience edge in rematch of brutal Week 10 clash
CHAROTTE, N.C. — If experience is king, if “act like you’ve been there before’’ is more than merely a suggestion, then the 49ers are in good shape Sunday as they...
Devils have left their heritage, and players, out in the cold
It's the same old story in New Jersey, and no, this isn’t yet another ode to Martin Brodeur, Jaromir Jagr and Patrik Elias. Rather, the Devils’ decision to demote Adam...
Penn State officially tabs James Franklin as coach
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State has hired James Franklin as its next head coach. Franklin, 41, who led Vanderbilt to bowls in all three of his seasons there, replaces...
A-Rod Biogenesis timeline
The sequence of events in Biogenesis clinic/performance-enhancing drug scandal that led to Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's banishment for the entire 2014 season: Jan. 29, 2013: Alex Rodriguez’s name is...
Red Storm can’t close out Villanova
St. John’s enters the halfway mark of the regular season still looking for its first Big East victory, sporting a 1-6 record against major conference foes and, most alarming of...
Life inside the surreal, cruel & sheltered North Korea
In so many ways, Dennis Rodman seems the diplomat North Korea deserves: defiant, unpredictable, irrational, unhinged. Yet the comic aspects of his so-called “basketball diplomacy” — the drunken defense of...
'House of Lies' ' Ben Schwartz a jack-of-all-trades
On Showtime’s “House of Lies,” which returns for its third season tonight at 10:00, corporate consultant Clyde Oberholt, played by Ben Schwartz, is a lethal bro, the kind of guy...
All 'Downton' star Sophie McShera wants is eyeliner
She may be the hardest working cook in the castle. But Sophie McShera, who plays Daisy, “Downton Abbey”’s scrappy kitchen maid turned assistant cook, says that in real life, she...
Kids' television just ain't the same
“Switched at Birth” (Monday, 8 p.m., ABC Family) Joining the swapped-teen series for its third season is “Breaking Bad”’s RJ Mitte, who plays a pre-med student who connects with Daphne...
Why did Rachael Ray hug a thug?
It’s frightening. Commercial TV’s weekday shows that are primarily aimed at housewives — and increasingly, the unemployed — may be more empty-headed and insulting than the soap operas they replaced....
Don't miss: A preview of the week's top shows
Good Samaritan The entire FBI team is under investigation as internal affairs tries to find the mole. Elsewhere, Red (James Spader) is missing and conducts his own investigation into who...
Matthew McConaughey takes lead in serial killer drama
Teenage girls are an easy mark for TV scriptwriters. AMC’s “The Killing” spent two seasons trying to figure out who killed Rosie Larsen, a girl who happened to be in...
A-Rod the verdict's big loser with career in peril
Alex Rodriguez’s camp has vowed to press on in its legal fight, to get to federal court to go after Bud Selig, the Yankees, Yankees doctors, perhaps the union and...
J.R. blames shoelace backlash on others lacking ‘sense of humor’
PHILADELPHIA — J.R. Smith said Saturday he’s been “misunderstood,” wishes fans had a better “sense of humor,” believes his sneaker-lace saga has become “a distraction to the team,” that has...
A-Rod suspended for entire 2014 season
The verdict is in: Guilty. Very guilty. Independent arbitrator Fredric Horowitz ruled Saturday beleaguered Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez must serve a full-season, 162-game suspension — plus the 2014 postseason —...
4 hospitalized after W. Va. chemical leak; 300K still without water
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A handful of people have been hospitalized and several hundred thousand remain without water after a chemical leaked from a storage tank in Charleston into the public...
Delay for project to bring LIRR to Grand Central
The massive project to bring the LIRR to Grand Central Terminal is delayed, an MTA official said Friday.“I haven’t heard the update yet on the projected time, but we don’t...
Nets rewind: Pierce, Garnett still Heat killers
Here are my three thoughts on the Nets’ 104-95 double overtime win over the Heat in Brooklyn Friday night: 1. The Nets brought Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to Brooklyn...
Handcuffed teen 'shot himself' in back of cop car
A teenage suspect who died in North Carolina while he was handcuffed in the back of a police car shot himself in the head with a gun he hid from...
6-alarm blaze rips through Manhattan bank
A stubborn six-alarm blaze kept some 200 firefighters busy all day Saturday at a Morningside Heights street corner. The fire started just after 5 a.m. at a Citibank on Broadway...
Former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon dead at 85
JERUSALEM — He died in the land he protected like a lion. Ariel Sharon, the former Israeli prime minister, a warrior statesman famed for his brilliance and bravery on the...
Author who collapsed in Prospect Park dies
Vegan book author Rynn Berry collapsed in Prospect Park during a New Years Eve jog and went unidentified for over a week in the hospital before he passed away Thursday,...
Grand eats: More than racing at new Meadowlands
The Jets and the Giants won’t be going to the Super Bowl at their MetLife Stadium, but their fans can still get into the spirit of playoff football at the...
Feds could weigh in on Bridgegate
WASHINGTON — A 108-year-old statute — partly designed to keep steamboats moving freely — could give federal prosecutors the grounds to pursue cases in Bridgegate. The Bridge Act of 1906...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn An armed man walked into a Flatbush deli for a sandwich and then tried to rob the place when he found out they were not serving food, police said....
$62M for woman who lost legs in surgery
A woman who sued a hospital after complications from a laparoscopic procedure lead to the amputation of her legs and partial deafness has been awarded $62 million by a jury....
Anthony Weiner’s 'Alpha House' cameo a five-second blip
Even free-swingin’ Hollywood is embarrassed by selfie-obsessed Anthony Weiner. The disgraced ex-politico’s much-touted cameo on the finale of DC-based web series “Alpha House,” which streams on Amazon, is literally five...
Hosts Seahawks will be too much for Saints
SEAHAWKS (-8) over Saints; under 46 ½: Respect Sean Payton’s Saints resurrection — including fact they have shown up big-time for every road date in which they weren’t favored —...
First look at new 'Being Human' season
Here’s your first look at the upcoming season of “Being Human,” which kicks off Monday at 9 p.m. on Syfy — and continues the exploits of four supernatural beings played...
Stevenson changes course, won't testify at bribery trial
Indicted Assemblyman Eric Stevenson is in serious need of some civics classes. After initially planning to testify in a Manhattan federal court trial in which he’s accused of pocketing $22,000...
Ex-‘Hills’ star Patridge ready for her close-up
Audrina Patridge, best-known for starring on MTV’s “The Hills,” starts a different reality-show life Saturday — as the new host of lifestyle program “1st Look,” airing weekly on Ch. 4...
Analyst slams Sawyer's 'World News' as soft
Diane Sawyer’s “World News Tonight” is the least serious evening news broadcast and is “now certifiable Disneyfied,” according to a report out on Friday. The well-known TV news business analyst,...
De Blasio orders probe in torture death of toddler
Mayor de Blasio has ordered child services to re-investigate the torture death of a toddler allegedly by his transgender sitter in a luxury Manhattan high-rise apartment. Kryzie King, 27, faces...
Serby’s playoff Q&A with … Danny Woodhead
Chargers running back, and former Jet, Danny Woodhead tackled some Q&A with Steve Serby before Sunday’s playoff clash with the Broncos. Q: Have you ever conducted an interview where your...
Another big night for Nets’ Johnson
While the Nets would love to have Deron Williams back as soon as possible — though it seems likely their star point guard will miss at least another week, including...
Vaccaro top N.Y. sportswriter – again
It’s back-to-back for Vac. As he was in 2012, Mike Vaccaro, The Post’s lead sports columnist, has been named the New York Sportswriter of the Year for 2013 by the...
Fouled-out night rare for frustrated LeBron
There was the indignity of losing to the Knicks, who had been 10 games under .500. Hey, the Nets, at 14-21, were up next for LeBron James and the two-time...
A night after Knicks, Nets show Heat not invincible
It seems a foregone conclusion the Heat and Pacers will wind up meeting each other in the Eastern Conference finals later this summer. With everyone else struggling to achieve mediocrity,...
Achy Wade gets rest in Heat’s loss to Nets
If you ever have followed pro sports for even a moment, you have no doubt heard the old pitch, “If the playoffs started today …” Well, they don’t. And few...
Doctor's daughter busted in investment scheme
The daughter of a prominent Long Island cardiologist was busted for allegedly bilking two men — including a platinum-selling hip-hop producer — out of millions of dollars through a bogus...
Was Bridgegate a fight over judges?
The mayor of Fort Lee may soon fade back into obscurity. Democrat Mark Sokolich may not have been the real target of “Bridgegate.” It could well have been a big,...
De Blasio is late, delays Correction grad ceremony
He was Mayor Tardy to this party. The habitually late Mayor de Blasio showed up nearly an hour late to a Department of Correction graduation ceremony Friday — irking families...
Axed Bridgegate aide 'a scapegoat': pals
Friends closed ranks Friday around Gov. Chris Christie’s ousted aide, Bridget Anne Kelly, claiming the suburban mom who set off Bridgegate with an e-mail is a “scapegoat.’’ “Bridget is wonderful....
Push to ID Times Square mascots after latest arrest
Parents and elected officials are pushing for legislation to force costumed tip seekers in Times Square to reveal their identities — after a man dressed as Woody from “Toy Story”...
NJ poll: Christie knew about Bridgegate, should quit
Most New Jerseyans say Gov. Chris Christie is lying about Bridgegate and should resign, the first post-apology poll found. Yet Garden State voters still think the governor is doing a...
Mayweather may fight at Barclays
It will take a lot of persuading and a lot of money to get Floyd Mayweather to fight anywhere but the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. But insiders insist there...
New bullying claim against ex-Rutgers defensive coordinator
Rutgers looks like it made the right move getting rid of defensive coordinator Dave Cohen. Fired following his first season by Kyle Flood amidst a poor performance from the defense...
J.T. Miller sent to Hartford after Rangers' victory
The decision to keep Dan Carcillo in the Rangers’ lineup for Friday’s 3-2 victory at the Garden over the Stars not only bumped J.T. Miller into street clothes for the...
Red-hot Islanders nip Avalanche in OT
DENVER — Away from home, the Islanders have discovered the winning formula. Michael Grabner knocked in a shot from the slot at 1:46 of overtime, giving the Islanders a 2-1...
Manhattan’s leading scorer Beamon has shoulder strain
MAAC favorite Manhattan College will be without leading scorer George Beamon for the immediate future, but the redshirt senior is expected to return sooner rather than later after X-rays revealed...
Nets knock off Heat in 2 OT for 5th straight win
As the clock wound down inside the final minute of the first overtime of Friday night’s thriller between the Nets and Heat at Barclays Center, Shaun Livingston found himself matched...