December 12, 2011
Devils get Foster in trade with Ducks
The Devils have acquired defenseman Kurtis Foster and goaltender Timo Pielmeier from Anaheim in exchange for defenseman Mark Fraser, center Rob Pelley and their seventh-round pick in the 2012 draft....
Slain cop's daughters rushed to hospital via chopper, plane, highway patrol
As soon as NYPD officials knew Officer Peter Figoski was gravely wounded this morning, they realized they had to quickly bring his two daughters who were away at college to...
Clippers claim former Knicks guard Billups
Former Knicks point guard Chauncey Billups was claimed off amnesty waivers Monday evening by the Los Angeles Clippers.Billups was released by the Knicks with their one-time ability to use the...
January isn't the slowest month anymore
Things have been quite intense on the theater front lately, with one opening after the other. Traditionally, November and the first half of December are very busy for our little industry,...
Mets add catcher, two pitchers
The Mets have signed left-handed pitcher Garrett Olson and catcher Lucas May to minor league contracts and claimed right-hander Jeremy Hefner off waivers from Pittsburgh. The Mets made the moves...
Clippers turn down trade for Paul
LOS ANGELES -- Chris Paul isn’t coming to Los Angeles, at least not now. The Clippers on Monday rejected a proposed deal by the New Orleans Hornets for the All-Star...
Tuck could miss next Giants game
Justin Tuck said he felt better against the Packers than he has all season, but his good health did not last very long. The Giants defensive end said Monday on...
Dolphins fire head coach Sparano
MIAMI -- Even before the Miami Dolphins fired Tony Sparano on Monday, names of potential successors were being bandied about. Bill Cowher? Jeff Fisher? Jon Gruden? “I’d like to find...
News of the World never erased missing schoolgirl's voicemails that gave family false hope
Scotland Yard has determined that the News of the World never erased voicemails of a missing English schoolgirl that led to her parents believing she was still alive. The British...
Giants defense could use Umenyiora, Phillips
The Giants finally broke through and won a game, coming back to edge the Cowboys 37-34 on Sunday night even though their defense continues to have all sorts of issues,...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Giants' win
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch and CineSport's Josh Thomson discuss the Giants' 37-34 incredible victory over the Cowboys on Sunday.csprtContainer();
VIDEO: Costello on Jets' win
Post beat writer Brian Costello takes a look at the Jets' 37-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.csprtContainer();
MF Global execs in dark over customer funds
WASHINGTON -- Two top executives at failed MF Global plan to tell a Senate committee Tuesday they do not know where customer money missing from the collapsed firm is located....
Nets would give owner 'lot of votes'
Nets coach Avery Johnson commented Monday on the news team owner Mikhail Prokhorov is seeking the presidency of Russia."I heard about that, and congratulations to Mikhail," Johnson said. "It has...
DUMBO theater group finds new home
A popular DUMBO theater group whose plan to relocate within Brooklyn Bridge Park were struck down earlier this year by a federal judge has found a new home in the...
Howard willing to stay with Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The relationship between Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic appears to be improving — at least a bit. Magic chief executive officer Alex Martins said he sat...
Funeral held for slain Virginia Tech police officer
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Family, friends and law enforcement officials gathered Monday to mourn the Virginia Tech police officer slain last week by a gunman. Officer Deriek Crouse was fatally shot...
Horse racing in New Jersey given one-week deadline
TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie issued an ultimatum to New Jersey’s thoroughbred horse owners Monday, telling them they had a week to come up with a new deal in order...
Syracuse new No. 1 in AP poll
The Syracuse basketball program is in the headlines for a very different reason: The Orange are No. 1 in The Associated Press’ Top 25. After spending weeks in the news...
Breen, Van Gundy will call two games on Christmas
Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Breen knew they had to be in Dallas for Christmas, though they were just as interested in a game in California. Old colleague Mark Jackson...
Knicks target Davis has back issue
The Knicks' interest in Cavaliers point guard Baron Davis could be tempered by a revelation that his recent back injury could be more serious than previously thought. CBSSports.com reports Davis,...
US runs $137B deficit in November
WASHINGTON -- The federal government ran a budget deficit of $137 billion in November, the Treasury Department reported Monday, keeping its finances in the red in the second month of...
Police arrest at least 17 Occupy protesters at World Financial Center
Cops arrested at least 17 Occupy Wall Street protesters today after a horde of demonstrators took over a lobby in the World Financial Center, whose owner, Brookfield Properties, also owns...
Jets safety Leonhard out for season
Jets safety Jim Leonhard is out for the rest of the season, Jets coach Rex Ryan said Monday afternoon.The Jets feared that Leonhard would be lost for the rest of...
'Suicidal' man changes mind after jumping onto tracks, avoids train
A suicidal man apparently had a change of heart after jumping on the tracks in front of an oncoming subway train in Midtown today -- laying down at the last...
'Venus in Fur' to extend its run on Broadway
The acclaimed Broadway production of "Venus in Fur" isn't slinking away quite yet. The Manhattan Theatre Club said Monday that Walter Bobbie's play starring Tony Award nominee Nina Arianda and...
Lawyer: No plea talks on eve of Sandusky hearing
PHILADELPHIA — On the eve of a key court hearing, Jerry Sandusky's lawyer said that no plea negotiations have been held and that the former Penn State assistant football coach...
Champion LA Galaxy stockpile in MLS Re-Entry draft
MLS held Stage 2 of its Re-Entry draft today, with the Red Bulls idle while the champion Los Angeles Galaxy dominating the proceedings the way they dominated the season. Seattle...
Obama hails 'new chapter' in relations with Iraq ahead of pullout
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Monday hailed the beginning of a "new chapter" in relations with Iraq ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline for US troops to withdraw from the...
Knicks' Anthony OK after spill at practice
Carmelo Anthony left a Knicks scrimmage Monday after hyperextending his left knee coming off a screen and stepping on rookie Iman Shumpert's foot.Anthony hit the floor and stayed down for...
DVD Extra Extra: How 'Meet Me in St. Louis' nearly killed Margaret O'Brien
Margaret O'Brien's movie siblings in "Little Women'' are all gone, but she's glad that Joan Carroll, who played her next-older sister in "Meet Me in St. Louis,'' is alive and...
Police disarm letter bomb at Greek embassy in Paris
PARIS -- French police on Monday neutralized a letter bomb sent to the Greek embassy in Paris from Italy in what appeared to be the latest in a string of...
Penguins' Crosby out indefinitely
PITTSBURGH -- The tests indicate Sidney Crosby doesn’t have a concussion. Crosby’s body isn’t quite so sure. The Pittsburgh Penguins superstar said Monday he’s dealing with a recurrence of concussion-like...
Two dead in shooting near Chelsea Market
Two men were shot and killed today near the trendy Chelsea Market today, police said. Cops said the violence erupted inside an apartment in the Fulton Houses on West 16th...
Ex-owner of Brooklyn Heights Cinema pleads guilty to $500K-plus fraud scheme
It was a reel-y big scam. The former owner of the Brooklyn Heights Cinema pleaded guilty this morning to bilking investors out of more than $500,000 through bogus development plans...
Garcia can make up to $5.5M next season with Yankees
Freddy Garcia can make up to $5,575,000 with the Yankees. The 35-year-old right-hander is guaranteed $4 million under the one-year contract that was finalized Friday. He would make $250,000 each...
Chiefs fire head coach Haley
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The losses kept mounting, the tension kept growing and ultimately Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli decided the status quo was no longer good enough....
'Anything Goes' to launch national tour in 2012
The Tony Award-winning shipboard musical "Anything Goes" will be hitting the road. Roundabout Theatre Company said Monday a national tour of the Cole Porter show will steam through more than...
Bloomberg criticizes health sec'y for overruling FDA's Plan B recommendation
President Obama's health secretary had better get a Plan B for dealing with Mayor Bloomberg. Minutes before meeting Kathleen Sebelius, the mayor criticized her for an unprecedented decision overruling the...
‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ hits $1 billion in sales
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Video game publisher Activision announced Monday its first-person shooter "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" has reached $1 billion in sales in just 16 days.The game,...
Mindless Behavior makes a splash in NYC
Ladies, do you remember your favorite boy band as a teen?Mothers, do you know whose music makes your children’s hearts throb? Four boys – Princeton, Prodigy, Roc Royal and Ray...
Winners & losers from Jets victory over Chiefs
The Jets took control of their playoff lives Sunday with a 37-10 dismantling of the Chiefs. If the Jets win their final three games, they’re in the postseason. The Jets...
Sir Isaac Newton’s handwritten notes on laws of motion published online
CAMBRIDGE, England -- Original handwritten manuscripts by Sir Isaac Newton -- including the great scientist's famous laws of motion -- were published online Monday for the first time. Cambridge University...
Jersey shore bar admits pouring cheap vodka
TRENTON, NJ — State officials say a Jersey shore bar served cheaper vodka to customers who paid for premium spirits. The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control says Laguna Grill and...
Supreme Court to decide on Arizona's immigration law
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal on the constitutionality of Arizona's controversial immigration law. The court said it would hear an appeal of a...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. It Will Rain, Bruno Mars 2. Sexy and I Know It, LMFAO 3. We Found Love, Rihanna 4. Good Feelin', Flo Rida 5. Someone Like You,...
NATO announces end of training mission in Iraq
BRUSSELS -- NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Monday announced that a mission to train Iraqi security forces will end at the turn of the year. "The North Atlantic Council...
Occupy protesters halt operations at some western ports
OAKLAND, Calif. — Hundreds of Wall Street protesters blocked gates at some of the West Coast's busiest ports on Monday, causing the partial shutdown of several in a day of...
Nets tycoon Prokhorov to run for Russian presidency
MOSCOW — After a week of surprising challenges to his authority, Vladimir Putin faces a new one from one of Russia’s richest and most glamorous figures: the billionaire owner of...
Tehran claims it can 'reverse-engineer' downed US drone
TEHRAN -- Iran will reverse-engineer the US drone it has in its possession, and is in the "final stages" of unlocking the aircraft's software secrets, the head of Iran's parliamentary...
Iranian spy chief warns US 'virtual embassy' is espionage trap
TEHRAN -- A "virtual embassy" launched by the US for Tehran was described by Iran's intelligence chief as a "trap for espionage," the state-run IRNA news agency reported. "Those who...
Dozen alleged al Qaeda inmates escape Yemen prison
ADEN, Yemen -- Twelve alleged al Qaeda militants plus two other inmates have tunneled their way to freedom from a prison in the south Yemen city of Aden, a security...
2 arrested after smoking-related violence on LIRR
BABYLON — Police say two Long Island Rail Road passengers were arrested after a smoking-related incident turned violent. According to Newsday the conductor was trying to enforce the railroad's no-smoking...
NYC-to-Utah JetBlue flight makes emergency landing in Rochester
ROCHESTER — Authorities say a JetBlue flight from New York City to Salt Lake City had to make an emergency landing in upstate New York after the crew reported smoke...
NYPD officer dead after being shot in the face during B'klyn burglary call
A decorated NYPD cop was killed this morning after a gun-toting burglar shot him in cold blood inside a Brooklyn apartment building, police said. Officer Peter Figoski, a 22-year veteran,...
Two cheers for shale gas
The first from Irwin Stelzer:"[T]he discovery that America... is sitting on almost infinite supplies of shale gas. Development of those resources is predicted by forecasters at IHS Global Insight, in...
The new (even bloodier) Middle East map
Were you thinking that the so-called Arab Spring would mean liberal democracy busting out all over and around the Middle East's only current democracy, Israel? Think again. Here's Marty Peretz's...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Dec. 12-Dec. 18
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in football, boys basketball and girls basketball for the week of Dec. 12 through Dec. 18. BOYS BASKETBALL...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: Dec. 5-Dec. 11
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of Dec. 5. BOYS BASKETBALL Dillon Burns, Xaverian The C.W....
NYC non-'AA' girls basketball rankings
Our top two teams hold, but there is some movement below Poly Prep had two of the week’s best wins knocking off St. Francis Prep and Fontbonne Hall. Bishop Kearney...
NYC girls basketball rankings
Big wins equaled big moves this week Bishop Ford jumps to No. 2 after beating Christ the King. South Shore topped Murry Bergtraum and moves to the third slot. Bishop...
NYC boys basketball rankings
Lincoln and Boys & Girls, Boys & Girls and Lincoln. Pick either side and you can't go wrong. At this point, however, the two are clearly the city's best, teams...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
Expect changes to these rankings on a weekly basis. That’s exactly the type of season we are in for in the CHSAA. That couldn’t have been clearer last week when...
Davis keys Cross comeback, hits late 3 to sink Gompers
The first three quarters belonged to Carlos Galan, Gompers’ smooth 6-foot-1 shooting guard. Will Davis and Holy Cross owned the final stanza, a tradeoff they gladly took. It was enough...
Girls basketball roundup: Kriftcher, surging LuHi rout Kennedy
Long Island Lutheran continued its dominant early season Paige Kriftcher had 19 points and Boogie Brozoski had 12 points and eight assists to lead LuHi to a 62-35 win over...
Jets report card
Offense Rex Ryan handed his offense the ball to start the game and it responded with an 11-play scoring drive. It kept piling on the points in the first half...
Jets blitz
HERO Shonn Greene delivered a monster performance, racking up a season high in rushing yards (129) and receiving yards (58), while adding a touchdown. The third-year back has now posted...
Giants blitz
HERO Eli Manning was Mr. Fourth Quarter yet again, rallying the Giants with 15 points in the final 5:41 in a game his team absolutely, positively had to win. You...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
It’s only been three weeks and we already have a new No. 1. Christ the King slipped up at home Saturday against Boys & Girls and St. Raymond, powered by...
NYC non-'AA' boys basketball rankings
The No. 1 team -- Brooklyn Collegiate remains -- and Collegiate is still eighth. Everything else about our NYC non-'AA' boys basketball rankings is different, from Xavier moving up to...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
South Shore didn’t want to use the word revenge, but let’s be honest. The Vikings were dying to get back at Murry Bergtraum after the 13-time defending PSAL champion ended...
Giants beat Cowboys, 37-34, share NFC East lead
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are no longer alone atop the NFC East. Instead of building a two-game division lead, the Cowboys blew a 12-point lead over the final...
CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Stepinac falls to Harborfields at Upstate/Downstate Challenge
Tim Philp was less than pleased with his team’s performance Sunday. He’s hoping it wasn’t a hangover after a solid performance Friday night against St. Raymond, one of the city’s...
CHSAA-PSAL Challenge notebook: Wings struggles late again, but holds off Loughlin
Wings Academy has a major problem: It routinely builds large second-half leads. Usually, that’s a positive, but the Bronx power has nearly blown all of them. Sunday was no different...
Signature win: Hayes routs LuHi, cements spot among area elite
Cardinal Hayes was so good, it almost surprised Tyler Wilson. The Cardinals beat powerhouse Long Island Lutheran, 70-52, in impressive fashion at the Upstate/Downstate Challenge boys basketball event Sunday at...
Fir traders
The crowds of out-of-towners who clog Midtown streets each December are as reliable a part of the holiday season as “Jingle Bells.” But every year there’s one invader that plants...
Go to Greg
I’m looking for a job, and I’ve had a lot of interviews. What’s troubles me is that in many of them, they don’t seem to be asking me any questions....
Office fests on rebound
After taking a hit during the recession, office holiday parties are up slightly this year, according to a pair of surveys. A poll by the Society for Human Resource Management...
Business briefs
Euro spiralThe fifth agreement in 19 months intended to resolve Europe’s sovereign crisis is failing to ease stress in the debt markets. A gauge of banks’ reluctance to lend to...
Debt-defying bid
This is one European debt situation that Jeff Bewkes loves. Bewkes’ Time Warner isn’t giving up on its $1.4 billion bid for Amsterdam-based reality TV giant Endemol, and has submitted...
Pub named for 9/11 hero draws to close
A beloved East Side Pub — believed to be the first public venue anywhere to be named for a 9/11 victim — has served its final pint. MJ Armstrong’s Public...
Russians singing new tune
Da! Da Russians are expanding their sphere of influence in New York’s food and hospitality industry. The Ginza Project, a Russian restaurant group with holdings in Moscow and St. Petersburg,...
Who’s best in wed?
Thinking of getting hitched? You can go ahead — or save the money and do it vicariously through these magazines. Stay single, my friends. New York Weddings might have the...
‘Growl’ Domestic Product: Blame animal spirits
Put it down to “animal spirits.” That’s how an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report sees the global debt crisis: a case of government bingeing on an unsustainable amount...
Travel biz flies high on taxpayer dime
WASHINGTON — The travel industry is getting a free ride.The government has a new corporate welfare program called Brand USA, a public-private partnership that will get $100 million in federal...
GOP-timistic over tax deal
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said yesterday that Congress will somehow reach an agreement to renew the payroll-tax cut set to expire at the end of this month....
US a little seasick: O
WASHINGTON — President Obama says the ship of state is not going down — and neither is he. Obama confided in an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” aired yesterday that...
He’s Mitt outta luck
WASHINGTON — GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney lost big yesterday on the $10,000 wager he offered Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Perry said he was “taken a little aback” when confronted...
Man claims American Eagle and Clear Channel stole his billboard idea
Holy Andy Warhol! A Manhattan man says American Eagle Outfitters and Clear Channel ripped off his idea for a “15 Seconds of Fame” billboard in Times Square. In papers filed...
Gunning for change
The native New Yorker and St. John’s grad behind the feds’ latest crusade against gun violence is cracking down on illegal weapons. “One of our principle goals is to keep...
Lt.’s blaze of glory
A newly minted FDNY lieutenant filling in at a Queens firehouse made the save of a lifetime yesterday, rescuing a 93-year-old man from his burning apartment.“A woman was out in...
Parade race furor spurs call to make cops live in city
A state assemblyman — angry over racist comments allegedly posted online by cops about the city’s West Indian Day Parade — is calling for legislation that would require all NYPD...
Phone ‘thief’ gets new cell
He picked the wrong target. A career criminal was busted beneath Grand Central Station yesterday after he allegedly swiped an iPhone from a plainclothes cop. Raymond Rodriguez, 47, was on...
That’s why they call it the High Line
They don’t call it the High Line for nothing. The Parks Department dished out 113 summonses between January and November to people boozing it up on the former Manhattan railway-turned-aerial...
Union big: Not guilty, just stoned
Maybe this crooked carpenter should have been cutting up pieces of lumber instead of lines of cocaine. Fallen labor leader Michael Forde wants his 11-year prison term tossed due to...
LI drug-crash boy, 5, dies
A 5-year-old Long Island boy who was critically injured when a drugged-out driver rear-ended a truck in which he was riding died from his injuries yesterday, authorities said. The West...
Columbia rugby star left for dead in hit-run
A popular Columbia University rugby player was critically injured early yesterday after a driver slammed into him at a notorious Upper West Side intersection and sped off, police said. Peyton...
Bitten by lawsuit ‘sharks’
A Brooklyn firm that advances money to plaintiffs in anticipation of winning their lawsuits charges interest rates that would make a loan shark blush, court papers reveal. LawBuck$, based in...
Arraign in the neck
If you’re in a hurry to get your legal problems behind you, Queens is the best borough to be busted in. The Bronx? Not so much.The average defendant in the...
Bawdy safety bigs bagged
The party’s over for a group of randy NYPD school safety agents. Police brass have cleaned house at the School Safety Division, where down-and-dirty noontime affairs between supervisors and their...
UN conference reaches accord on global warming
DURBAN, South Africa — A UN climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement yesterday on a far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change.Members...
Web’s ‘Ladder’ climber vs. Gilly
One of New York City’s wealthiest young entrepreneurs — the founder of job-finding powerhouse The Ladders.com — has told state Republican leaders that he wants to run against Sen. Kirsten...
Bullets scarce for Va. Tech killer
RADFORD, Va. — The man who authorities say killed a Virginia Tech police officer had visited a shooting range this year, but hadn’t gone for several months because he didn’t...
Bodies found after Facebook post
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Facebook post from an apparent murderer led to the discovery of three bodies in a house, police said yesterday. The person who wrote the online...
Wary of air-strips
Two New York lawmakers yesterday urged the Transportation Security Administration to provide passenger advocates at airports after several elderly women complained about invasive searches by security agents. “While the safety...
Cleared cop wants old job
A Brooklyn NYPD sergeant — sidelined after being indicted on charges of making a bogus arrest — is demanding his job back after the key piece of evidence used against...
Noriega back to Panama
PARIS — Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown to Panama yesterday to be punished for crimes he committed during a career that saw him go from American ally...
Penn State witness twist
A key witness in the case against Jerry Sandusky may have only “heard sex sounds’’ coming from a shower stall where a 10-year-old boy was allegedly being raped by the...
Protests scuttle ‘Muslim’ ads
Lowe’s Home Improvement has pulled its commercials from a reality show about American Muslims following protests from an evangelical Christian group. The giant chain stopped advertising on TLC’s “All-American Muslim”...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** A house party in South Ozone Park came to an abrupt and bloody end early yesterday when a 20-year-old man was shot dead, cops said. Frank Keith was...
Mercedes dealer’s neighbors suffer
Residents of a once-tranquil block in Hell’s Kitchen are getting blasted — but there’s no ’round-the-clock party and it’s certainly no fun. “It’s like having a fighter-jet engine across the...
Stray shot kills mom
A Bronx mother of three was killed by a stray bullet after gunfire erupted outside a Hunts Point strip club early yesterday, police said. Monique Rodriguez, 33, was shot in...
Eateries take ‘A’ step forward
Two of New York’s filthiest eateries have taken a speedy path to squeaky clean, garnering a grade-‘‘A” redemption under the city’s restaurant-grading system, a Post analysis has found. Dino’s Pizzeria,...
Lawyers get Liu-bricated
Embattled city Comptroller John Liu signed off on some $9.9 million worth of contracts with outside law firms over the last three months — even as he publicly bashed outsourcing...
Strike may scuttle New York City Opera
Cue the fat lady. Representatives for the New York City Opera’s orchestra and singers said the musicians have given the go-ahead for a possible strike after negotiations broke down over...
Bad break for Paterno
STATE COLLEGE — Joe Paterno fractured his pelvis again following a fall at his home but will not need surgery, a person close to the family said yesterday. The former...
Meryl still rockin’
There was a time when Meryl Streep believed her career was on the rocks! The 62-year-old actress — here perching seaside in a Vogue shoot by Annie Leibovitz — said...
Bx. judge on trial for a$$isting donor
A controversial Bronx judge is on trial this week. Surrogate’s Court Judge Lee Holzman will be the subject of a rare public disciplinary hearing before the state Commission on Judicial...
It’s ‘Isle be back!’ for Coney legends
Some Coney Island boardwalk mainstays will be back for more summer fun after signing long-term leases with the Italian firm that’s reviving the world-famous amusement district. Ruby’s, the 77-year-old beachfront...
No-perking zone looms for honchos
Some Port Authority big wheels could soon lose their toll payer-financed rides. New boss Pat Foye has ordered an investigation into who gets company cars and whether their duties warrant...
PA ‘jolted’ by $17M waste
It’s plane crazy. The Port Authority is losing out on an estimated $16.9 million a year by undercharging Kennedy Airport tenants — including British Airways and Delta Air Lines —...
OWS teach faked docs
A leader of Occupy Wall Street abruptly quit his job as a city public school teacher after getting caught red-handed falsifying time sheets, The Post has learned. Former South Brooklyn...
Box office has worst weekend since 2008
Hollywood’s holidays are off to a dreadful start: Fewer people went to the movies the last two weekends than during the box-office hush that followed the 9/11 attacks 10 years...
Ex-cop confesses to shooting wife over holiday money woes
A cash-strapped ex-NYPD cop who’d just bought his wife a pricey Louis Vuitton handbag for Christmas flipped under the financial stress of the holidays and killed her, police sources said...
Cuomo’s Xmas pork
Christmas came early in Albany this year. Santa Cuomo bounded down the Capitol chimney with a sackful of relief — tax relief for middle-class New Yorkers and (with reductions in...
Tax-hike cheers: NY biz’s big bungle
So Gov. Cuomo hikes the state’s top marginal-income-tax rate by 29 percent for three years, and the city’s business community says it’s terrific. Huh? The business community — including many...
Forget the lip service: Gov shows true colors
The Issue: Gov. Cuomo’s embrace of a tax hike despite his repeated promises of no new taxes. *** Gov. Cuomo’s going to raise taxes after promising to all that he...
Dead letter office
The US Postal Service last week finally entered the 21st century. Facing a record loss of $14.1 billion this year — and owing billions to the federal government for retiree...
Read Mike’s lips
“We have no intention of raising taxes. Not even being discussed. It will not be.” — Mayor Bloomberg, on WCBS Radio last week, insisting that hikes in property taxes are...
New York’s Republi-crats
What is it with New York Republicans, anyway? They talk a fiscally tough game, but when it’s time to raise taxes, they poodle right up like loyal Democrats. Republicans are...
Putin’s peril — and ours
Four years ago, Russians compared Vladimir Putin to Peter the Great. Now many are openly likening him to Leonid Brezhnev, the senile Soviet premier who had symbolized the broken-down and...
Gray dawn: green bulbs, black hole
On New Year’s Day, in addition to a hangover, America will wake up in the pale winter light to one grim consequence of the Bush administration’s never-requited desire to be...
Unfocused Irish ire over Church scandal
In 2009, Ireland was shaken by a wide-ranging, devastating report on the decades-long child abuse in Church-run institutions. One of the estimated 30,000 victims was Gerard Mannix Flynn, whose autobiographical...
Problems as plain as ‘Day’
"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” is known for its great songs — and nutty book. Revived on Broadway for the first time since its 1965 opening, the...
The Post Line
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Rangers scratch Avery in favor of Christensen
The effective difference is that Sean Avery was scratched for last night's entire Rangers-Panthers match at the Garden instead of just for the third period, as he had been by...
Parx Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order 1. 5 1/2f; $28,000; mdn cl($25,000); 2YO MARK IT MAN dueled early, led in stretch, was caught late at...
Pelfrey in Mets' plans
Mike Pelfrey’s win total dropped from 15 to 7 and his ERA rose from 3.66 to 4.74, but the right-hander is still expected to be a Met next season, since...
Flyers’ Snider set to enter US Hockey Hall
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With his team in first place and the Winter Classic coming to town, it’s a good time to be Ed Snider. The Philadelphia Flyers founder and owner...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5f; $22,000; mdn cl($12,500); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 TerminalVelcty(L),122G Wales8-8-4White20-12 Cherry Fitz(L),112C Orm6-x-xReeder8-13 Hudson Ridge(L),118KMcMngll11-8-3Zubenko20-14 He Has Passion(L),121SGonzalez6-5-4Guerrero7-25 Iotta Win(L),111ABowman8-8-7Auwrter12-16 Daring Saint(L),117FMaysontt6-3-7Berrios8-17 Frappe La...
Aqueduct Charts
December 11th, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm. .©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70y; $22,000; cl($7,500); 3upOff: 12:20. Good. set pace, drew awayTime: 25.03, 49.93, 1:14.25, 1:38.96, 1:43.12.Trainer: David JacobsonWinner: GR/RO...
Affrunti’s Turf Paradise Grade
FIRST-6f; $5,700; cl($3,500); 3up 2-Chase Red 8-5 4-LuvsaCourting 10-1 1-Jesup 3-1 6-Rocky Rascal 4-1 5-Ironsides 5-1 7-Wicked Buck 15-1 3-Almstddnthpe 15-1 SECOND-1m; $9,200; cl($8,000); 3up 2-Capt. Sparrow 8-5 3-Tony the...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-7f; $24,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m) 3 Whtsnottolk (Cruj) 19.20 11.00 11.00 2 Just Do It Plese (Montnz) 9.00 6.80 1 Major Dixie (Molina) 6.80 * Exacta (3-2) $136.80 * Trifecta...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-7f; $33,000; mdn cl($50,000); 2YO 3 Sprngfld Ally (Lprx) 6.40 4.20 3.20 4 Puro Oro (Leyva) 19.80 11.80 5 Etzeme (Trujillo) 5.20 * Exacta (3-4) $155.20 * $1 Superfecta (3-4-5-2)...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6f(T); $30,000; cl(25,000); 3up; (f&m) 5 Russan Rver (Grc) 3.20 2.20 2.10 2 Maya Angelina (Talamo) 2.60 2.20 3 Entabeni (Espinoza) 2.80 Scr: Feeling Fancy. * $1 Exacta (5-2) $4.30...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 12TUEDec. 13WEDDec. 14THUDec. 15FRIDec. 16SATDec. 17SUNDec. 18RangersNO GAME Dal. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAME St.L. 8:00 MSG ESPN NO GAME Pho. 8:00 MSG ESPNNO GAME IslandersNO GAMEMont. 7:30 MSG+2 WRHUNO...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Fordham at Siena WFUV (90.7 FM)7 p.m.Monmouth at Rutgers WOR (710 AM)Football8:30 p.m.Rams at Seahawks ESPN, WFAN (660 AM)*Hockey7 p.m.Devils at Lightning VS., WFAN (660 AM)Soccer2:50 p.m.EPL: Manchester City...
Devils' Kovalchuk feels all ‘right’
Last year’s blunder is this season’s bright idea. Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk says a little communication makes all the difference. Moving lifetime left wing Kovalchuk away from the position where...
Rangers rout Panthers
Last night’s 6-1 rout of the Panthers at the Garden should finally put to rest the canard that the Rangers aren’t equipped to keep up with the NHL’s best skating...
Sports Shorts
Nba: Odom traded to DallasThe Lakers traded forward Lamar Odom and a second-round draft pick to the Mavericks for a first-round pick and an $8.9 million trade exception. Odom was...
Rodgers, Packers romp, roll to 13-0
Aaron Rodgers threw for 281 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in less than three full quarters’ worth of work, Ryan Grant had two touchdowns rushing and Charles Woodson...
Braun should pay if guilty
If Ryan Braun’s 50-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance is upheld, there should be a re-vote for NL MVP. And he should change his name to Ryan...
Red Sox pitcher upset by Yankees hitting coach
Boston ace Josh Beckett, who always seems to be upset about something, is ticked off at Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long for mentioning that Beckett takes too long between pitches,...
Jets’ gain: Bengals, Titans fall
The Bengals’ playoff chances got blown away by a rookie quarterback. The Texans left the field with arms raised in celebration after rookie T.J. Yates threw a 6-yard touchdown pass...
Tebow stars again as Broncos win 6th in row
DENVER — Wild wins are becoming routine for Tim Tebow and the Broncos, who flail away through most of four quarters before coming through in the clutch. Matt Prater’s 51-yard...
Knicks' Bibby has 'nothing to prove'
Mike Bibby acted defensive on his first official day with the Knicks, and is hoping to do the same on the Garden court starting on Christmas Day. When told the...
Knicks eye ex-teammate Crawford
Tyson Chandler and Mike Bibby practiced for the first time yesterday with the Knicks, but interim general manager Glen Grunwald’s work wasn’t done. He was holed up in his Westchester...
Howard doesn’t hear Magic words
When Deron Williams met with Nets media last week, he stressed how much the team’s management values his suggestions. “It definitely feels good to have that support,” Williams said. “I...
Nets star Williams calls NBA commissioner 'bully'
Deron Williams is angry, but not at his team. The Nets point guard directed his wrath yesterday at NBA Commissioner David Stern for killing the trade of Chris Paul to...
Brawl game a new low
The scam is so pervasive, so perverse and so damned obvious, any other business would have been closed down decades ago. Big-time, TV money-driven college football and basketball are so...
Jets backs catch Chiefs off guard
A week after holding Chicago to a field goal, Kansas City’s aggressive defense came to MetLife Stadium feeling pretty good about itself. The Chiefs left on the wrong end of...
Jets' Tomlinson scores his first MetLife TD
The scent of a MetLife Stadium touchdown was in the air for LaDainian Tomlinson. With the Jets on the Kansas City 19-yard line with 1:23 to play in yesterday’s first...
Moore the merrier for Jets’ offense
Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but since “mega-consultant” Tom Moore joined the Jets two weeks ago, they’ve started putting up points. The Jets scored 37 points yesterday, a season-high, after...
Jets prove they received the Rex message
Messages come in many different tones and contexts and elicit varying results from their recipients. When coach Rex Ryan delivers them they usually pack a punch and come with a...
Jets QB Sanchez earns his cheers
Mark Sanchez had come under so much fire, been under so much scrutiny, the MetLife Stadium crowd booed the Jets quarterback during pregame introductions two weeks ago. But it cheered...
Jets' Leonhard likely lost for season
In a development that robs the Jets on both defense and special teams, Jim Leonhard suffered what was believed to be a season-ending injury yesterday. Leonhard, the valuable safety and...
Three wins to go for Rex’s crew
As the final seconds of the first half ticked off the clock at MetLife Stadium yesterday, the Jets’ defense stood at the middle of the field and wanted to be...
Jets rout Chiefs, control playoff fate
The Jets won a rare laugher yesterday, and then had reason to smile after receiving help from around the league to put them in control of their playoff fate. Gang...
Ahmad benched by Giants for first half
ARLINGTON, Texas — The return last week of Ahmad Bradshaw was heralded by the Giants as a huge spark, not only for their offense but to the entire team, even...
Pierre-Paul’s play carries day for Giants
ARLINGTON, Texas – In the middle of the scrum, in the rush of a moment, Jason Pierre-Paul figured he still had a full night’s work ahead of him. He’d tried...
Rob’s players come up short when it matters most
ARLINGTON, Texas — Rob Ryan vowed his defense would be ready and waiting for the Giants, but that proved about as accurate as one of his twin brother’s Super Bowl...
Giants leave Cowboys singing the bruise
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Cowboys’ 37-34 loss to the Giants last night should have been surrounded by police tape. The Giants probably couldn’t have done more physical damage to their...
First-place Giants beat Cowboys with Pierre-Paul's last-second move
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Giants are in first place because the right arm of Eli Manning and the left hand of Jason Pierre-Paul put them there. Manning brought the Giants...
Dead Team Walking comes alive for coach
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Giants were Dead Team Walking. Tom Coughlin was Dead Coach Walking. And Eli Manning wouldn’t let his team, or his coach die. E-life for the NewYork...
Giants report card
OFFENSE Best game of season for rejuvenated Brandon Jacobs (19-101, two TDs) with Ahmad Bradshaw benched in first half. Cool-hand Eli Manning (27 of 47, 400 yards) kept things together...
Sitting pretty
She grew up wanting to be the next Sue Simmons; she gets fun dish out of Dan Rather; and she’s named a hallway at work after her most wanted guest:...
La Rosy nostra
It’s hard to decide where to start with how much Ramona Rizzo, the new “Mob Wives” cast member, hates the movie that made her family famous. But let’s start with...
LA Lakers trade Khloe to Dallas
The Kardashians do Dallas? It could happen. Khloe’s basketball-playing husband Lamar Odom was traded over the weekend from the LA Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks — a move that likely...
Starr report
Books: Neal Baer and Jonathan Greene, both of whom sport impressive TV pedigrees, will be busy the next month signing copies of their new thriller novel, “Kill Switch” — which...
Pulse sales
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG260 Fifth Ave., between 28th and 29th streets *Sale: Dec. 13-17. Tues. 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. / Wed. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. / Thurs. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. / Fri. 9...
Power players
A lot has changed in Madison Square Garden in the seven years that Henrik Lundqvist has been the New York Rangers’ superstar goaltender. This year, the “World’s Most Famous Arena”...
Weird but true
Man’s best friend has an itchy trigger paw! Billy Brown, 78, was heading to a deer hunt in Florida when his dog, Eli, riding in a separate pickup, stepped on...
Marshall snaps Iona win streak
Damier Pitts scored 25 points and DeAndre Kane had 19 points and five steals as Marshall defeated Iona 82-63, ending the Gaels’ seven-game winning streak yesterday in Huntington, W. Va....
PSAL boys basketball rankings
Just a few weeks into the season and it’s all about Brooklyn. Big surprise, we know. Brooklyn AA’s best are already knocking each other around – South Shore has two...
Obama sizes up Gingrich and Romney
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama used a CBS "60 Minutes" interview Sunday to size up the two frontrunners in the Republican presidential primary, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, in some...
Tebow does it again; Broncos top Bears in OT
DENVER — Tim Tebow led the Denver Broncos to another comeback victory, with Matt Prater's 51-yard field goal with 8:34 left in overtime giving the Denver Broncos a 13-10 win...
Former dictator Noriega arrives back in Panama to face justice after 22-year exile
PANAMA CITY, Panama -- Former strongman Manuel Noriega arrived in Panama on Sunday to face justice for the murder of political opponents more than two decades after his ouster in...