January 5, 2012
Four Senators on NHL All-Star team; no Gaborik yet
The Ottawa Senators are assured of having at least four familiar faces on the ice when they host the NHL All-Star game this month. Defenseman Erik Karlsson led all vote-getters...
Nets likely to have Williams, Humphries vs. Raptors
TORONTO -- Deron Williams and Kris Humphries are probable to return to the Nets lineup against The Raptors her on Friday night.Williams has a sore right thigh and Humphries is...
FANTASY FLASHBACK: Year In Review
With the NFL regular season having ended, the fantasy football season is over. There were many great players who were deserving of the Fantasy Tracker’s Year-End awards, particularly at quarterback,...
Former Jets lineman Jenkins says Sanchez should speak up
The rips keep on coming.A day after Jets rookie backup quarterback Greg McElroy called teammates “selfish” and said the locker room had a “corrupt mindset,” former Jets nose tackle Kris...
New NYC 911 technology means callers will get more info about emergencies
New York City's 911 operators are now able to give callers details about emergency events. That reverses what the Sept. 11 Commission determined were flaws in the 911 system that...
VIDEO: Paul Schwartz on Giants-Falcons
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Osi adds to Giants pass rush
Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell called Osi Umenyiora “definitely the missing piece for us’’ and said Umenyora’s return at defensive end has and will make a huge difference.Fewell on Thursday...
First lady makes appearance on 'iCarly'
Teen star Miranda Cosgrove says she doesn't usually get nervous about taping episodes of her Nickelodeon comedy, "iCarly," but that changed when first lady Michelle Obama taped an appearance on...
Qns. man who shot machete-wielding tenant sentenced to 4 1/2 years for gun charges
A Queens man acquitted of murder still has to spend a few more weeks in prison after he was sentenced to 4 1/2 years today for gun charges tied to...
Violent thug graduated to white collar crime in credit card ring: DA
As a killer thirty years ago he used his bare hands; as a sex fiend ten years ago, he used a gun. But now, accused credit card scammer Gregory Portacio...
Looking back at Nets-Celtics
There's plenty to discuss after the injury-plagued Nets dropped their sixth straight game Wednesday night, losing 89-70 to the Celtics in Boston, so let's get to it:- Fans have been...
Marlins complete trade for Zambrano
MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins are counting on excitable Ozzie Guillen to have a calming influence on quarrelsome Carlos Zambrano. The plan may sound crazy, but say this for the...
Family of Pvt. Danny Chen gives update on investigation into alleged mistreatment
The family of a New York City Army private who committed suicide in Afghanistan has learned from investigators new details about allegations of mistreatment by his comrades. Daniel Chen’s parents...
DeVito, Slauson, Smith undergo surgery for Jets
Several Jets have undegone surgery this week.Defensive tackle Mike DeVito and guard Matt Slauson have both had shoulder surgery. Safety Eric Smith had knee surgery.
Clifton's Borrajo on joining Red Bulls: A dream come true & hard work pays off
With all due respect to Thomas Wolfe, Jonathan Borrajo is proving you can go home again. And if you're lucky, you get to do it in front of 25,000 screaming...
Giants' Ballard 'should be good' for Falcons game
Giants coach Tom Coughlin said he felt tight end Jake Ballard “worked well today’’ after Thursday’s practice, adding “I think he came through it pretty good.’’Ballard had an even stronger...
Red Bulls 2012 schedule released
The Red Bulls released their regular season schedule Thursday.Their home opener at Red Bull Arena will take place Sunday, March 25 vs. Colorado at 4 p.m., and will be televised nationally on ESPN. They open...
Shumpert could start Friday for Knicks
Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni said at practice Thursday he is considering elevating rookie combo guard Iman Shumpert into the starting lineup for Friday’s game in Washington against the winless Wizards...
Hatred fueled Queens man to toss Molotov cocktail at mosque
Fire-bomb menace Ray Lazier Lengend confessed to cops that he attacked a Queens mosque because “I hate all Muslims and Arabs. They’ve been trying to take over my life for...
Feds bust Colombo big for money laundering
In another blow to New York's embattled Colombo crime family, FBI agents today arrested its reputed consigliere and charged him with money laundering offenses. Thomas Farese - who sources said...
7 arrested, including councilman at NYC protest on worship in schools
Several pastors and a New York City councilman have been arrested at a protest against the city’s plans to evict worship services from school buildings. Seven demonstrators, including Councilman Fernando...
Feds announce MS-13 gang takedown in Queens
Federal officials say 10 members of a violent international street gang known as “MS-13” have been charged with racketeering and attempted murder after a lengthy investigation. Members of the group...
Mets GM expects Santana to be ready for spring training
Mets GM Sandy Alderson said Thursday he expects Johan Santana to be ready for spring training, that the left-hander has been throwing for three weeks and should be “ready to...
Port Authority exec criticizes E-ZPass perks lawsuit
The head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Thursday criticized a pair of lawsuits recently filed by retirees seeking to restore free E-ZPass benefits. Executive...
139,000 calls secretly recorded in tix fix probe: defense
A staggering 139,000 separate phone calls were secretly recorded as part of the massive NYPD ticket fixing investigation, defense attorneys for the cops and civilians caught up in the scandal...
Ex-jail rabbi pleads 'not guilty' in housing scam
The former jailhouse rabbi who lost his job for granting favors to Jewish inmates pleaded not guilty this morning to charges he scammed more than $220,000 in federal housing benefits....
Ex-jail rabbi pleads 'not guilty' in housing scam
The former jailhouse rabbi who lost his job for granting favors to Jewish inmates pleaded not guilty this morning to charges he scammed more than $220,000 in federal housing benefits....
Yankees can’t reach agreement with Nakajima
The Yankees failed to reach an agreement with Japan’s Hiroyuki Nakajima before their exclusive 30-day negotiating window ended. The Yankees won the posting for the 29-year-old middle infielder last month...
Seeking NH buzz, Romney, Santorum run at Obama
SALEM, NH — Each trying to sound every bit the nominee, Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum looked past each other to run down President Obama's economic policies...
Jets fine Scott $10,000 for finger flap
Bart Scott’s middle finger will cost him $10,000. The Jets fined the linebacker that amount for giving a Post photographer the finger while cleaning out his locker Monday. “Bart Scott...
Illinois college grads win $50K playing Beer Pong
LAS VEGAS -- Two recent graduates of Southern Illinois University won $50,000 after being crowned champions at the seventh annual World Series of Beer Pong in Las Vegas Wednesday night....
FOUR CORNERS: Knicks coach, Anthony not a good match
It’s really not his fault.But Mike D’Antoni may not be the right coach to manage these Knicks superstars. In Phoenix, D’Antoni had Steve Nash, who was perfect for the speedball...
Prosecutor wants death for Mubarak, security boss
CAIRO — The prosecutor in the trial of Hosni Mubarak demanded on Thursday that the ousted Egyptian leader be sentenced to hang on charges of complicity in the killing of...
Retrial set for March 8 in East Village case of coma-inducing argument over parking spot
A March retrial date has been set for the muscle-bound Brooklyn electrician who punched a woman into a coma when they argued over an East Village parking spot. Oscar Fuller...
President Obama outlines plans for 'leaner' military
WASHINGTON -- In "turning the page on a decade of war," President Obama announced a new US defense strategy Thursday designed to maintain the "best-trained, best-led, best-equipped military in history"...
Feeder funds not Madoff customers: judge
A federal judge has affirmed a bankruptcy court ruling that thousands of clients of funds that invested money with jailed financier Bernard Madoff do not qualify for payouts that reimburse...
Mom remembers daughters killed in Christmas Day blaze, calls tragedy 'incomprehensible'
Calling the Christmas Day fire that killed her three daughters and parents "incomprehensible," fashion ad exec Madonna Badger told hundreds of people packed in a Fifth Avenue church this morning...
Red Bulls sign New Jersey native Borrajo
The Red Bulls vowed to bolster their defense, deepen their bench and add young American talent this offseason. They took a step toward all of the above today in signing right back and Clifton, NJ...
At least 78 dead in Iraq bombings
BAGHDAD — An apparently coordinated wave of bombings targeting Shiite Muslims killed at least 78 people in Iraq on Thursday, the second large-scale assault by militants since U.S. forces pulled...
Mets re-sign Hairston
The Mets re-signed backup outfielder Scott Hairston on Thursday. Hairston, who flew into New York for a physical on Tuesday, hit .235 with seven home runs and 24 RBIs in...
KPMG plans return of MF Global assets, could start this month: report
MF Global UK administrator KPMG plans to start returning to clients the $1.2 billion of cash and assets frozen at the defunct broker as early as this month in a...
Rutgers routed by West Virginia
Darryl Bryant returned to form and so too did West Virginia. Bryant scored 29 points as the Mountaineers easily defeated Rutgers 85-64 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight win...
Madoff feeder fund investors cannot recover: judge
Investors in "feeder funds" who lost money with Bernard Madoff do not qualify as customers of the now-imprisoned swindler, a federal judge ruled. Thursday's decision by US District Judge Denise...
Obama is desperate for donors
In Shaker Heights, Ohio yesterday, President Obama promised to get out of Washington more often in 2012 and spend "more time with folks like you." Were there millionaire starlets in the...
WATCH: Casey Anthony speaks out in video diary, doesn't mention daughter
TAMPA, Fla. -- For the first time, it seems Casey Anthony might be speaking out. The mother acquitted of charges of killing her two-year-old daughter, Caylee, allegedly appears on a...
Private payrolls jump 325K in December, ADP says, well above forecasts
WASHINGTON -- US private-sector payrolls increased 325,000 in December, led by the service-providing sector and small businesses, according to the ADP employment report released Thursday. A survey of economists by...
More tests underway on body found on Queen Elizabeth's estate
SANDRINGHAM, England -- British police, investigating the discovery of a young woman's body on Queen Elizabeth II's Sandringham estate, in the east of England, were awaiting the results of new...
NYC employee arrested for allegedly selling drugs in front of residential building in Queens
A New York City employee has been arrested on drug charges. Police say 47-year-old Donald Gibbs was arrested for allegedly selling drugs in front of a residential building in Queens...
US album sales rose last year for first time since 2004
LOS ANGELES — US album sales rose more than 3 percent last year for the first gain since 2004 — a sign that rising digital sales are finally stemming the...
Obama said he refused "to take no for an answer"
President Obama's recess appointment of Richard Cordray as head of the consumer watchdog agency marks the end of his presidency. He was a democratically elected leader, now he's just doing...
PSAL girls basketball roundup: Ratley rallies Grand Street past BC
Grand Street Campus continued its recent winning ways. Quanisha Ratley had 23 points and Fernanda Reyes Acosta had 13 points to lead Grand Street to a 49-35 win over Brooklyn...
CHSAA/Private girls basketball roundup: Spellman tops Maria Regina
Cardinal Spellman remains unbeaten in league play. Maria Bachman tallied 19 points and nine rebounds to lead the Pilots to a 55-52 win over Maria Regina in CHSAA Archdiocesan girls...
ALL THAT JAS: Loughlin's Alston talks respect, recruiting
Every other week during the season, Bishop Loughlin’s star junior guard Jasmine Alston takes us into her world on and off the court. In this exclusive diary for NYPost.com, Alston...
Poll-winner Huff the glue for undefeated Collegiate
Christ the King, Lincoln and Boys & Girls, Cardinal Hayes, St. Raymond and Cardozo. The city’s elite programs were included in last week’s NYPost.com poll asking, “Which NYC player would...
Heavy-hearted Tatum, Molloy rally to beat rival Mary Louis
Amani Tatum was only doing what Apache Paschall told her to do. “We had a lot of long talks about being a leader on the court,” the Archbishop Molloy junior...
Pretto, Xavier pull away from St. Edmund to snap skid
It wasn’t the happiest of holidays at Xavier. With no games scheduled after four straight losses, coach Joe McGrane had plenty of time to drill his young team. That meant...
THE WORD OF ISAIAH: Lewis talks about upcoming schedule, busy travel week
Every other week during the winter, Christ the King's Isaiah Lewis, one of the nation's top junior guards, takes us with him on his journey for a city and state...
Kennedy Challenge schedule released
The Kennedy Challenge has been traditionally the top girls basketball event in New York City. O’Neil Glenn, tournament organizer and John F. Kennedy coach, has been a trendsetter with his...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Lewis tops Bowne for fifth straight league win
Jamal Razaki scored 18 points, Chris Harvey added nine and Oswald Henry had eight as Francis Lewis topped John Bowne, 52-47, for its fifth straight win in Queens A West....
INSIDE PSAL BOYS HOOPS: Davis a big addition for Wings, MSIT on a roll
Billy Turnage has never been so happy about a blossoming romance between two of his students. For two years, the Wings Academy coach watched Damien Davis excel in open gyms,...
Nazareth, Bishop Ford disagree when to play after coach's death
Nazareth may have to wait to take the court for the first time since the death of coach Apache Paschall, but not because the players and coaches want to. Hours...
Raimondi: Huge void left by larger-than-life Paschall
The truth is the toughest dude on the block.Apache Paschall had many sayings, but that one was my favorite. The way he explained it to me was simple. The truth...
Wolf in senior's clothing: Eighth-grader paces Poly Prep
In the final minutes, Wolfgang Novogratz set up teammates for easy layups with dribble penetration, he scored off his own drive and iced Poly Prep’s narrow 48-46 Ivy Prep League-opening...
Business briefs
BlackstoneBlackstone Group will conclude fund raising for its latest buyout fund this month, scoring just north of $16 billion, according to three sources. It is the sixth-biggest private equity-fund ever...
Trucks, SUVs show sales horsepower
Americans’ love affair with gas-guzzling SUVs and pickups is speeding Detroit’s recovery.The two auto sectors posted better-than-average showroom sizzle last year as US carmakers increased overall sales to 12.8 million...
Pepsi profit play
Embattled PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is considering laying off roughly 4,000 workers and ending the company’s 401(k) match in order to boost earnings, The Post has learned. A final decision...
It’s a market of ‘fir$ts’ for smart investors
There are certain things that are going to happen in 2012 — like it or not. One is a primordial sense of optimism that always takes over the human spirit...
Pimco ‘tidal’ rave
Famed money manager Bill Gross sees a bad moon rising over the financial markets in 2012. In fact, he sees two moons rising. The 62-year-old manager of Pimco’s towering $244...
Fed Fannie plan stirs controversy
Expanding the role of government-run mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would help heal the battered housing market, the Federal Reserve told Congress, a call that looks certain...
IBM’s chief taps two
IBM’s new CEO, Virginia “Ginni” Rometty, named Bruno Di Leo as sales chief and Bridget Van Kralingen as head of consulting, her first promotions after taking over Jan. 1.Rometty, the...
Sears woe pressures Lampert
Edward Lampert’s hedge fund slashed its stake in AutoZone Inc. in the final days of last year to meet client redemptions amid a series of setbacks at Sears Holdings, one...
Comcast snares Mouse House deal
Comcast and Disney announced a fresh 10-year pact to deliver the Mouse House’s programming to multi-screens with access to ESPN, ABC and a host of other services, both in and...
‘Lulu’ is no stox lemon
Lululemon Athletica rose 8.8 percent to $51.15 at the close in New York after Goldman Sachs added the yoga-wear retailer to its list of highly recommended stocks, citing sales growth....
It’s lucky 11 for Netflix
Home entertainment firm Netflix jumped the most in a month on its online viewing numbers. Netflix, based in Los Gatos, Calif., increased 11 percent, or $8.21, to $80.45, the biggest...
News man Myler
A new round of turmoil ripped through the Daily News yesterday as mercurial owner Mort Zuckerman handed walking papers to Editor-in-Chief Kevin Convey after only a year and a half...
Making double Donuts
Dunkin’ Brands Group said it plans to more than double the number of its restaurants in the US over the next 20 years. The company, which currently has nearly 7,000...
Bye Liz, hello Fifth & Pacific
Liz Claiborne is making a grab for bicoastal buzz by changing names, shifting from brownstone Brooklyn boring to bicoastal buzz-seeking snazzy.Liz, which sold its namesake brand last year, will be...
Photo pioneer Kodak heads for bankruptcy
The shutter may soon close for good on Eastman Kodak. Shares of the 131-year-old company, which revolutionized photography, plunged more than 28 percent in regular trading yesterday on reports that...
Verizon sells 4.2M iPhones
Verizon Wireless, the largest US mobile carrier, sold 4.2 million Apple iPhones in the fourth quarter, more than doubling from the third quarter, said Francis Shammo, finance chief of the...
Yahoo!’s PayPal pickup
New Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson inherited a company that is either on the brink of rebirth or a hostile takeover — a fate that will be decided in his first...
After the storm
I had always wanted an indoor pool, but this blew my mind. When Hurricane Irene tore through the Hudson Valley en route to decimating New England last summer, she left...
Boom with a view
Former NFL quarterback turned radio personality Boomer Esiason could be touching down in a new downtown pad. Esiason, who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Jets and Arizona Cardinals during his...
Just sold!
Manhattan GRAMERCY $574,500 207 E. 21st St. One-bedroom, 1 1/2-bath co-op, 800 square feet, with dining area, renovated bath and home office; building features elevator, laundry, storage and live-in super....
Hunter’s aim
Ask someone if they know Hunter Township, and they might look at you quizzically and ask, “Do you mean Hunter Mountain? In the Catskills?” Yes, Hunter Mountain is one of...
Ex-cop who shot ATF agent thought man fired at him: source
The retired Nassau County cop who fatally shot an ATF agent claims he yelled out, “Who’s the good guy?” during the struggle outside a Long Island pharmacy — and fired...
Schools’ kvetch-22
Complaints of staff misconduct in schools reached record highs last year, but a smaller percentage of those claims were confirmed, according to the latest numbers.The Office of Special Commissioner of...
‘Perp’ Scotched
What a waste of good Scotch! A suspected dope smuggler tried to sneak 25 pounds of heroin through Newark Airport — with some of the drugs in four bottles of...
Chuck prescribes more safety measures
Sen. Charles Schumer wants tougher penalties and better security measures to help protect pharmacies from the kind of deadly holdups that stunned Long Island on New Year’s Eve. The senator’s...
What a ‘drag’ it is gettin’ closed
A Manhattan nightclub is fighting fire with drag queens. Club Escuelita, the legendary gay club near the Port Authority, says the State Liquor Authority is trying to put it out...
Someone stop this incessant Barkin!
Entitled celebrities, aided by toxic handlers and wads of ill-gotten cash, and tacitly egged on by an adoring public, pose a grave danger to city streets and public aircraft. Enough!...
MTA’s cold warning
Next time you’re on a freezing subway platform waiting for a train that never shows up, don’t say the MTA didn’t warn you.The transit agency yesterday released a first-of-its-kind winter...
‘I hope you die!’
Tragic Amanda Cummings’ mother and sister used her Facebook page yesterday to lash out at the “evil son of a bitches’’ whose unrelenting bullying drove the Staten Island teen to...
Throwing NY under the bus
Looks like Jay Walder doesn’t miss the MTA very much. The former chairman of the agency said yesterday the city’s aging mass-transit system was flat broke and falling apart when...
More ‘quiet’ trains
Metro-North is giving more commuters the silent treatment. The MTA will be adding new “quiet cars” on some New Haven line trains Monday.There will be 18 trains during the morning...
Bank heists soaring
Armed bank robberies skyrocketed citywide in 2011, rising 69 percent from the previous year.The number jumped from 26 in 2010 to 44 last year, an FBI spokesman said.Unarmed bank robberies...
Israeli family furious over 'wrist-slap' sentence in hedge-funder's hit-and-run
Their loved-one's hit-and-run killer got only 60 days jail -- and they had to hear about it from The Post. The Israel-based family of tragic young hedge-fund exec Ronen Katz...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Cops are on the prowl for the creepy-crawly burglar in this video who has amassed a pile of dough in 15 late-night commercial break-ins. The sneaky, sophisticated crook burrows...
Rape rant at victim
He’s not done with her yet. Before learning that he would spend up to 32 years behind bars, convicted Queens rapist Jerry Ramrattan vowed in court yesterday to continue the...
7-Second Bandit ticks on
He’s back in business. Notorious bank robber Jack Mannino (pictured), who earned the nickname the “Seven-Second Bandit” by threatening to detonate explosives if he didn’t get his cash by then,...
He should be ‘loxed’ up
A Staten Island caterer testified yesterday that a mobbed-up rival pulled a gun and threatened to burn down his partner’s bagel shops if he didn’t drop his bid for a...
WATCH: Off-duty cop wearing Rangers jersey beaten by Flyers fans in Philadelphia
An off-duty New Jersey cop and Iraq veteran wearing a Rangers jersey was savagely beaten by a pack of thuggish Philadelphia Flyers fans in the City of Brotherly Love Monday,...
Brooklyn ‘burglar’ eats, drinks & gets comfy
A crook in Brooklyn made himself at home for the holidays, cops said.The freeloading burglar slipped into an elderly woman’s Brooklyn apartment and lived it up from Christmas to New...
Show me the money!
Get out your calculator, creep! An angry judge yesterday demanded that an Upper West Sider suspected of murdering his estranged wife account for the $1.6 million insurance payout to their...
Vito’s golden girl gets booted by city
The longtime director of the Ridgewood-Bushwick social-services empire, one of the largest and most powerful such agencies in New York, has been handed her walking papers by the city, The...
Street map to reveal bumps in the roads
Think you live on the city’s roughest road? A new bill passed by the City Council yesterday would make it as easy as typing a street name into a Department...
Nothing stops ‘graft’ pol
This Brooklyn pol’s not gonna let a little federal corruption indictment get in the way of his Albany agenda.Minutes after Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. was arraigned yesterday on wide-ranging pay-to-play...
Alec’s fit to pitch Wegmans
Alec Baldwin is back in the express lane to Wegmans fame. The supermarket chain has reinstated the “30 Rock” star to its TV ad campaign, one month after shelving him...
Life & love renewed
He suffered unbearable tragedy, but Dr. William Petit is once again trying to find happiness. The Connecticut physician whose wife and two young daughters were slaughtered by a pair of...
Kitty-litter ad pooh-poohed
The makers of Fresh Step cat litter were full of it when they claimed their product kills odors better than rival Super Scoop, a judge has ruled. Manhattan federal Judge...
Outrage at prez’s Senate end run
A defiant President Obama brazenly bypassed Senate Republicans and installed his nominee as “America’s consumer watchdog” in a try-and- stop-me move that is certain to trigger new showdowns with Congress....
Dud Michele quits
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann ended her bid for the GOP presidential nomination yesterday after her embarrassing sixth-place showing in the Iowa caucuses. A native Iowan, Bachmann garnered only 5 percent...
Rick’s ready to rumble
MANCHESTER, NH — Republican presidential contenders Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum yesterday moved their grudge match to the Granite State, promising voters an old-fashioned throwdown in the New Hampshire primary...
Figoski’s 'murderer' says he never set out to 'kill a cop'
Far too little. Far too late. The thug accused of gunning down Officer Peter Figoski last month during a botched Brooklyn robbery told detectives after his arrest he was “sorry”...
Big bucks in 'store' for cop's fund
The Peter Figoski Scholarship Fund — which has topped $1.9 million in donations — will get a major boost today from a special supermarket fund-raiser benefitting the NYPD hero’s four...
Andy has a lot of reasons to play it safe as 2016 nears
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo dialed back the sweeping promises of tax cuts and spending restraints that defined his first year in office yesterday with a big-on-rhetoric, modest-on-proposals State of the...
Gov pushes convention megaplex
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo yesterday proposed turning Manhattan’s Jacob Javits Convention Center site into a Battery Park City-style development with housing, hotels and offices along the Hudson River. In his...
Jessica and Justin to wed
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel must be in seventh heaven!The crooner-turned-actor and his sexy gal pal plan to walk down the aisle, taking two of Hollywood’s hottest singles off the...
Mom’s farewell
The anguished mom who lost her three young daughters in a horrific Christmas morning fire grieved with a parade of mourners at the girls’ heartbreaking Manhattan wake yesterday — joined...
Bx. cop in gun scare
A crazed hit-and-run driver grabbed an officer’s gun and tried to kill him during a dramatic arrest in The Bronx yesterday, a law- enforcement source said.The officer and a sergeant...
It’s a prison brake!
There was no Dr. Richard Kimble in this bunch. Sixteen well-behaved prisoners didn’t make a “Fugitive”-style dash to freedom yesterday after a city Department of Correction bus returning them to...
Lobbyist ’fesses to bribing crooked Kruger
A lobbyist who got caught with more than $100,000 in cash stashed in his home pleaded guilty yesterday to bribing then-state Sen. Carl Kruger for “official action” in Albany. Richard...
Life for pregnant-gal slay
A Queens man convicted of murdering his pregnant girlfriend was tossed into prison for 25 years to life yesterday.Derrick Redd, 39, of Far Rockaway, was found guilty of stabbing Naisha...
Yes, Rick’s for real
Forget Mitt Romney’s whisper-close eight-vote margin of victory over Rick Santorum in Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses. The real tally stands at Romney, 25 percent, not-Romney, 75 percent. That’s not good news...
Go ahead, Bam: Call the mullahs’ bluff
Tehran’s empty threat to close the Strait of Hormuz represents an opportunity for America. If President Obama plays his cards right, he could help slow Iran’s nuclear threat, promote hopes...
The Jets’ weepy season: Blame Rex and his mouth
The Issue: Jets’ head coach Rex Ryan’s role in the team’s disappointing performance this year. *** Tuesday’s news was full of Rex Ryan’s teary press conference and his take on...
Battling bonehead bikers
The Issue: Legislation in the City Council that would mandate safety courses for commercial bicyclists. *** I support any measure to get dangerous bicyclists to obey traffic laws (“Menace on...
King Barack’s power grab
President Obama yesterday played a violent game of kickball with the US Constitution, making a number of high-level “recess” appointments — even though the Senate isn’t actually in recess. He...
Reading Andrew’s lips
Gov. Cuomo laid an imposing pile of words on the Albany establishment yesterday — his second State of the State message being long on self-congratulation but short on detailed policy...
Gov’s state of denial
It looks like the state of New York state is: “clean out of ideas.” Gov. Cuomo’s sophomore State of the State speech yesterday would have been breathtakingly cynical — if...
Meet the modern-day Marie Antoinettes
With the holidays approaching, Stan Gimovsky decided to treat himself to a gift. The 53-year-old real estate project manager couldn’t be seen wearing anything too flashy, so he was thrilled...
Setting the stage for 2012
The Christmas trees are hitting the curb, the temperature’s plummeting — and so are our spirits. Happily, there are some hot tickets on the horizon! Here’s what I and The...
Cold facts: It's time to ski
The cold weather and some snow across the Catskill and Green Mountains came just in time for the close of the holiday week and the start of a program to...
Giants WR Manningham isn't on injury report
Mario Manningham does not appear on the injury report this week, a strong indication he is feeling better after battling a sore and swollen knee throughout the second half of...
The Post Line
NFL PlayoffsSaturdayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogTEXANS 3 3 (38½)BengalsSAINTS10 10½(59½)LionsSundayGIANTS 3½ 3 (47½)FalconsSteelers 8 8½(34½)BRONCOSHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballTomorrowCotton BowlAt Arlington, TexasFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogArkansas 7½ (62½)Kansas St.SaturdayBBVA Compass BowlAt Birmingham, Ala.Pittsburgh 3½ (47)SMUSundayGoDaddy.com...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Marlins get Zambrano from Cubs The Cubs have reached a deal to trade pitcher Carlos Zambrano to the Marlins for pitcher Chris Volstad. The swap is pending physicals and...
Affrunti’s Fair Grounds Grade
FIRST-6f; $18,000; cl($12,500); 3YO3-Gldenexpecttns5-22-Classy Suave 10-15-DynamiteLnneD3-14-Carrigallen 10-17-Hudson's Creed2-16-Scott's Melody 8-11-Trukarma 8-1SECOND-6f; $19,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m)2-CrossEyedMary5-23-Sylvia Twice 6-16-AlabamaWildct5-14-Secrets Kept 8-15-Goodwood Gal 7-27-Sarah's Kitten 9-21-Acacian Spice 10-18-DreamsOnTap12-1THIRD-1 1/8m; $22,000; opt clm; 4up;...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 pm. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 pm.FIRST-1 mile; $16,500; clm($12,500); 4upLA MALANDRINA adds blinkers for return to route and second off layoff. MISS...
Fair Grounds Results
FIRST-1m&70y; $15,000; cl($12,500); 3up; (f&m)2Prm's Str (Zmmrmn)9.004.202.607Victorous Broad (Erama)10.004.806My Cousins and Me (Lanerie)2.60Scr: Top Cats Secret.* Exacta (2-7) $82.60 * Superfecta (2-7-6-8) $636.40 * Trifecta (2-7-6) $298.20SECOND-1m&70y; $16,500; cl($5,000); 3up;...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $29,00; clm($7,500); 4up(f)SAY TOBA SANDY broke badly and then rushed up to set the pace before tiring...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70y; $30,000; cl($10,000); 4up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 G. A. Empress(L),116JRodriguz8-10-5Arriaga30-12 Ms. Bird Watch(L),123RDomingz2-6-5Englehart3-13 Love Shack(L),123J Alvarado4-3-5Rice12-14 Unique Citizen(L),123J Espinoza6-3-5P Ortiz6-15 My Nan...
Tampa Bay Charts
January 4th, 2012 Clear And Fast Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m; $9,000; cl($5,000); 4up; (f&m)Off: 12:30. Good. repulsd bid, shook clrTime: 23.96, 48.37, 1:13.86, 1:4.5, 1:47.39.Trainer: Bernell RhoneWinner:...
Polian: I got fired for not having Peyton plan
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Devils blown out by Bruins
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Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 5FRIJan. 6SATJan. 7SUNJan. 8MONJan. 9TUEJan. 10WEDJan. 11KnicksNOGAMEWash.7:00MSGESPN Det.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEChar.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEPhil.7:30MSGESPNNetsNOGAMETor.7:00YESWBBRMia.7:30YESWBBRNOGAMEAtl.7:30YESWFANNOGAME Den.9:00YESWBBRRangersFlorida7:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMPitt.7:00MSG2WNYMNOGAMENO GAMENOGAMEPho.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersNOGAMEAna.10:00MSG+WRHUPho.8:00MSG+2WRHUNO GAMENO GAMEDet.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMEDevilsNOGAMEFla.7:00MSG+WFANPitt.7:00MSG+WFANNO GAMENO GAMECalg.9:30MSG+2WFANEdm.9:00MSG+WFANSunday, Jan. 8 GiantsFalcons1 p.m.TV - FoxRadio - WFAN 660 AMHOMEAWAY
Today's Sports on the Air
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Torre quits MLB job, pursues Dodgers ownership
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Rangers vow to avoid letdown, play Panthers tonight
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Rangers coach fined $30,000 for ripping refs at Winter Classic
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Nets lose to Celtics
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Knicks roll over, play dead vs. Bobcats
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Jets backup QB rips selfish teammates
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Giants can lean on backs if Falcons ground Manning
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Giants LB Boley lets go of hard feelings for Falcons
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Gonzalez wanted to join Giants, not Falcons
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Falcons deny ‘dirtbag’ label
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Giants WR Cruz loving limelight
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Giants TE Ballard could be back to face Falcons
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Drama mama
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Tandem moms
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‘Hoff’ crab
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Cannon kidney failure
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‘House’ of cads
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Starr report
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Weird but true
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Temple shocks No. 5 Duke
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West Virginia rips Clemson
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CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Lissak leads Columbia Prep to rout of Browning
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Bergeron scores 2 goals in Bruins' rout of Devils
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Governor reveals plan to develop Aqueduct, add gambling
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Gay club Escuelita in fight with State Liquor Authority
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