December 12, 2012
AROUND THE CAGE: 'Iron is hot' for UFC to make superfights in 2013
Manny Pacquiao had barely been peeled off the canvas early Sunday morning when UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta chimed in.“Gotta strike when the iron is hot boxing!” he tweeted. “Lost manny/Floyd...
Bears' Marshall on rival Packers: 'This is personal'
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall lashed out at Green Bay on Wednesday, saying he’s never disliked a team as much as the Packers. “I don’t like...
Lakers' Kobe: Knicks' Melo harder to defend than Heat's LeBron
Carmelo Anthony is the hardest man to defend in the NBA – at least according to Kobe Bryant.The Lakers star said Anthony, the Knicks’ MVP candidate, is the “most difficult”...
2-year-old Bronx toddler saved by Good Samaritan after wandering into traffic
An adorable 2-year-old Bronx girl dodged death Wednesay after wandering alone out of her home and walking into a traffic-heavy street — where she was scooped up by a quick-thinking...
Bieber Madison Square Garden murder plot foiled
Superstar pop singer Justin Bieber was the target of a bizarre plan hatched by a imprisoned, Bieber-obsessed murderer who allegedly dispatched two New Mexico men to kill and castrate the...
Seahawks 'weren't sure' if new Jet Braylon would make it back from injury this year
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll did not give encouraging news on new Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards.Carroll’s Seahawks waived Edwards on Monday and the Jets claimed him off waivers on Tuesday....
Alleged parent killer thinks DNA evidence is 'funny,' pleads not guilty
The Queens drug addict accused of killing both his parents 15 months apart callously tried to claim that DNA evidence against him was nothing more than a remnant of his...
This week's calendar, Dec. 13 to 19
Thursday, Dec. 13, Dec. 17, Dec. 19 and Dec. 20 GiftHit Holiday Open House Event GiftHit is a recently debuted social gifting platform where friends can send each other real items...
St. Joseph's player from Staten Island flips bird to Villanova fans
St. Joseph’s head coach Phil Martelli may want to rethink calling Halil Kanacevic “as invaluable piece as we have.” Tuesday night, he was more valuable to Villanova in the two...
Pacquiao entourage attacked photographer taking pictures after KO: report
After Manny Pacquiao was knocked out Saturday night by Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao’s entourage took some swings of their own.Pacquiao advisor Michael Koncz and assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez punched and...
Rivera vows to be ready for Yankees' Opening Day
He is 43 and coming back from serious knee surgery but Mariano Rivera is convinced he will be ready by Opening Day."I don't see why not,'' Rivera said when asked...
Etan Patz kidnap murder suspect pleads not guilty
I bagged him alive, the mentally-ill accused murderer of iconic missing child Etan Patz claimed to cops, according to gruesome new confession details. Pedro Hernandez -- an 18-year-old, SoHo bodega...
Manhattan couple has baby at 12:12 on 12/12
What a lucky baby! This little girl doesn’t even have a name yet, but she does have a great birth date. She was born today exactly at 12:12 p.m. by...
Some Giants want Wilson to stop celebrating with back flips
By now, everyone has seen the David Wilson backflip, the ultra-athletic gymnast move he unveiled to punctuate every one of his three touchdowns in last week’s 52-27 victory over the...
POSTING UP: After recent freshmen dominance, 2012-13 shaping up as Year of the Senior
It was all about freshmen last year. Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Austin Rivers. The biggest stars in the country were still teenagers.The 2012-13 national title could come down to seniors,...
Redskins' Griffin practices, expects to start Sunday
ASHBURN, Va. -- Three days after spraining his knee, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was just a little gimpy on the practice field and very cagey behind the microphone...
Syria fires Scud missiles at rebels: officials
KABUL, Afghanistan — Syrian government forces have fired Scud missiles at insurgents in recent days, escalating the 2-year-old conflict against rebels seeking to overthrow the regime, U.S. officials said Wednesday....
Unpaid intern for Senator Menendez of NJ arrested for being an illegal immigrant
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez employed as an unpaid intern in his Senate office an illegal immigrant who was a registered sex offender, now under arrest by immigration authorities, The Associated...
WATCH: WWE's Big Show talks TLC pay-per-view
WWE World Heavyweight Champion The Big Show stopped by The Post to discuss the upcoming pay-per-view event Tables, Ladders and Chairs. Big Show faces Sheamus in a chairs match for...
NHL labor talks resume at undisclosed location
Talks between the NHL and the union are back under way for the first time in nearly a week as the sides again search for a deal to save the...
Midtown murder victim may have been lured with text message: sources
Cops are investigating whether the man executed on a busy Midtown block was lured to his death via text message, law-enforcement sources told The Post yesterday. Brandon Lincoln Woodard, 31,...
Giants' Osi: 'No question we're the best team in football'
The Patriots looked dominant Monday night against the Texans, establishing themselves once again as the best team in the AFC.But the entire NFL? Not so, Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora...
Oregon mall shooter used stolen rifle: police
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police say the gunman who killed two people and himself in a shooting rampage at an Oregon mall was 22 years old and used a stolen rifle...
FDNY hunk accused of beating transsexual ex convicted of felony of criminal contempt
He may never handle a hose again -- at least not as a city firefighter. FDNY calendar hunk Taylor Murphy burst into tears -- and ran to the arms of...
Joba calls newest Yankee Youkilis to ease tension betwen rivals
If there is one Yankee that Kevin Youkilis would have a hard time sharing a clubhouse with it could be Joba Chamberlain. The Yankees reliever has a history of throwing...
Leon's talks for Red Bull Rafa Marquez progressing
Red Bull lightning rod Rafa Marquez’ talks to join Club Leon haven’t borne fruit yet, but that hardly means the potential for a move is dead. On the contrary, the...
Falcons QB: Giants pass rush 'one of the best in the league'
Matt Ryan is probably more familiar with the Giants’ pass rush than he’d like, and when the Falcons quarterback takes the field at the Georgia Dome this Sunday against the...
Alleged 'shopkeeper killer' in bizarre court outburst, pleads not guilty
The Staten Island man accused in a string of Brooklyn-shopkeeper murders went nuts in court today, as a judge said he was either “disruptive, confused, or bizarre.” Salvatore Perrone, a...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Raptors
TORONTO – Now riding a five-game losing streak, the Nets traveled north of the border late Tuesday night to prepare to face the Raptors Wednesday night at Air Canada Centre.Here...
Looking back at Nets-Knicks
The Nets fought valiantly, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Knicks from escaping from Barclays Center with a thrilling 100-97 win, after familiar face Jason Kidd hit a late...
B'klyn cops probing stolen Jesus statue as hate crime
A religious statue was snatched from a Brooklyn church -- and cops are investigating it as a hate crime, police said. A thief ripped a statue of the sacred heart...
Bradshaw has sprained knee, sits out Giants practice
Ahmad Bradshaw came out of the 52-27 rout of the Saints with a sprained left knee and will not practice on Wednesday when the Giants begin preparing for Sunday’s game...
'Pay to play' state comptroller Hevesi out of prison
A former New York state comptroller has been released from prison after serving 20 months for his leading role in an influence-peddling scandal at the state's massive pension fund. "I'm...
Cops quiz heartless 'wedding-ring thug' suspect: authorities
Police are questioning the heartless brute who allegedly mugged an elderly woman and stole her heirloom wedding ring in the Meatpacking District, authorities said. The suspect has been linked to...
OWS protester pleads guilty as incriminating tweets revealed
Malcolm Harris fought the law — and the law won. The Occupy Wall Street protester arrested on the roadway of the Brooklyn Bridge in October 2011, who made prosecutors’ rights...
Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92
NEW DELHI — With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music. The sitar virtuoso hobnobbed with the Beatles, became a hippie musical icon...
Oscar Watch: 'Lincoln,' 'SLP' lead SAG nods as 'Django' gets snubbed
There were a few surprises in today's Screen Actors Guild nominations, which were led by "Lincoln'' and "Silver Linings Playbook'' with four apiece, with "Les Miserables'' close behind with three...
WATCH: D’Antoni tells reporter ‘you’re starting to piss me off’ after latest Lakers loss
Mike D’Antoni’s run with the Lakers is off to a slow start. The former Knicks coach took over a 5-5 team that is now 9-13 after a loss to the...
Officials bust 41 members of violent B'klyn street gang
Forty-one members of a violent, highly organized Brooklyn street gang have been busted for murder, conspiracy, robbery and a host of other crimes, prosecutors said today. "They formed alliances with...
Kevin Youkilis, R.A. Dickey and the Red Sox's visit to New Jersey
Here's my column on Kevin Youkilis agreeing to join the Yankees.One additional point of interest concerning Youkilis' 2012 season: He appears to have been victimized by some bad luck. His...
First section of WTC spire hoisted
The first section of a spire that will rise atop the World Trade Center's tallest building will be set into place on Wednesday. Nine of 18 giant steel pieces of...
12-12-12: A dubious number in New York sports
The last triple-digit date of the century dawns today. So we are having a little fun looking at the No. 12 in New York professional sports. All we can say...
Top 2012 searches include Whitney Houston, Sandy
LOS ANGELES — The world's attention wavered between the tragic and the silly in 2012, and along the way, Web surfers searched in huge numbers to find out about a...
New report calls for major transit upgrades near Barclays, downtown B'klyn
The city desperately needs to revamp transportation infrastructure in Downtown Brooklyn following Barclays Center’s opening and recent neighborhood surges in new residents and transit ridership, a scathing report released yesterday...
NKoreans celebrate launch of long-range rocket
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Koreans danced in the streets of their capital Wednesday after the Pyongyang regime successfully fired a long-range rocket, defying international warnings and taking a big...
Pope hits 1M mark as he tweets first message: 'Dear Friends...'
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI hit the 1 million Twitter follower mark on Wednesday as he sent his first tweet from his new account. In perhaps the most drawn...
More NY voters want coalition to run state Senate, say no to Hillary Clinton for mayor
ALBANY — Hail to the chiefs! More New York voters prefer a bipartisan coalition to run the state Senate than outright control by Democrats or Republicans, according to a new...
Ebbets Field flagpole back in use outside Barclays Center
A prime piece of Brooklyn Dodgers’ history finally got its due yesterday.Barclays Center officials held a gala ceremony to pay tribute to a former Ebbets Field flagpole that now makes...
Jets delight Newark kids at charity carnival
Several Jets players took time away from worrying about playoff scenarios, game planning and thinking about football Tuesday to help kids in Newark.Guard Brandon Moore held his third annual Moore...
Handicapping the Actors
Oscar's Best Actress race looks like a knock-down, drag-out fight between two young actresses — Jennifer Lawrence of “Silver Linings Playbook’’ versus Jessica Chastain of “Zero Dark Thirty.’’ Chastain, who...
Business briefs
Dish FCC OKA proposal to allow Dish Network to offer mobile-phone service has enough votes to win approval at the Federal Communications Commission, Bloomberg reported.Raj fineRajat Gupta, the former Goldman...
WebMD: Sorry, but your job is terminal
WebMD is going under the knife. The once-hot Internet company announced a 14 percent cut to its staff yesterday as part of a plan to cut $45 million a year...
Divorcing diller: Malone buys Barry out of TripAdvisor for $300M
Once again, Barry Diller and John Malone are going their separate ways. Malone’s Liberty Interactive yesterday bought out Diller’s controlling stake in TripAdvisor — for a 63 percent premium. Diller,...
Christmas crunch
Wenner Media is trying to refinance nearly $200 million of debt the company has been carrying since it bought out Walt Disney Co.’s stake in a joint venture that owned...
Marissa’smail app makeover
Yahoo! rolled out new versions of its popular Web e-mail yesterday, the first major product make-over since Chief Executive Marissa Mayer took the helm of the struggling Internet company five...
Surface gets more space
Microsoft Corp. said it has boosted the production of its Surface tablet computer and will make the device available at more retail stores. Customers will be able to buy the...
RIM rebound
Research In Motion climbed 6.1 percent to $12.60 after the BlackBerry maker said a survey showed application developers’ willingness to endorse its new BlackBerry 10 platform has more than doubled...
Inside-trade trial closing
The prosecution began closing arguments yesterday in the insider-trading case of Level Global Investors co-founder Anthony Chiasson and ex-Diamondback Capital Management manager Todd Newman.
FedEx in ‘fat’ fee fracas
A federal judge in Memphis unsealed internal e-mails FedEx Corp., tried to keep confidential in a lawsuit charging that the delivery company has been overcharging business customers for years by...
Pension funds pare hedge bets
Pension funds’ love affair with hedge funds is cooling off. They yanked a collective $6.4 billion from hedge funds in October, the third month this year they have pulled out...
An SEC survivor: Hedge fund thrives after civil charges, as SAC faces heat
Imagine that a multibillion-dollar hedge fund is accused of fraud and pays a huge fine to settle with the Securities and Exchange Commission while its famous founder personally ponies up...
Bids galore for Sony Building
Among the bidders lining up for the Sony Building at 550 Madison Ave. are two other companies with ties to Japan: the Rockefeller Group, owned by Mitsubishi Estate; and Mitsui...
Taking libertie$
It is often said that tragedy brings out the best in New Yorkers. The destruction of Hurricane Sandy was no exception, with the outpouring of donated goods, time and money...
Brooklyn rents see ‘high rise’
Brooklyn rents — especially for studios — are soaring as apartment hunters are finding cheaper alternatives to pricey Manhattan on the other side of the East River. Median rents in...
Feds helping themselves to $andy pie
WASHINGTON — The maximum FEMA grant for people who lost their homes in Hurricane Sandy is $32,000 — but the Obama administration wants to use the aid to pay a...
Down to brass tax: Rate hikes, entitle cuts in fiscal cliff compromise
WASHINGTON — Details of a compromise deal to end the fiscal-cliff crisis have begun to emerge, even as the White House and Republican leaders yesterday complained publicly that the talks...
Cho‘coke’late: Woman busted in JFK 'drug smuggle'
What’s the holiday season without a little “white” chocolate? Authorities busted a woman at JFK Airport over the weekend — for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine inside Swiss chocolate bars....
Parents’ ‘killer’: Kin framed me
A hulking Queens drug addict accused of murdering his parents in separate attacks a year apart claims he was framed by his sister and brother-in-law using tricks they learned watching...
Bleach-bombed! Hasidic perv’s foe attacked
An anti-sex-abuse activist who was a daily fixture at the trial of child molester Nechemya Weberman was splashed with bleach in his face yesterday on a Brooklyn street. Crusading Rabbi...
JFK guards threaten strike, could snarl holiday travel plans
Just in time for Christmas, security guards at JFK Airport are threatening to walk off their jobs and create a holiday nightmare for travelers. The 300 workers, employed by two...
Benz babe's 'crash': loses lawsuit to get contract cash
She needs a new sugar daddy. Emel Dilek, the much-younger mistress of a late luxury-car dealer, yesterday lost her court battle to keep the lucrative employment contract that he had...
Car drags Times Square cop
A cop trying to issue a ticket to a livery driver picking up an illegal fare in Times Square yesterday was struck and dragged for a block by the runaway...
City: DOE dummies duped
School technology consultants ripped off the city right under the noses of asleep-at-the-switch Department of Education supervisors, a new report has found.Monica Rhodas-Campagna — among the IBM trio who misbehaved...
Health commish rips nurses for skipping flu shots
Now this is sick! State Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah blasted nurses and other medical workers for failing to get flu shots and thus risking their patients’ health. Shah called...
Mother killed right outside hospital, where she was visiting sick daughter
A hospital visit for a young Brooklyn girl’s asthma attack ended in unimaginable horror yesterday — when her mom was executed by a coldblooded killer right outside the back door,...
North Korea rocket fury
The White House yesterday condemned North Korea’s successful launch of a long-range rocket, calling it a “highly provocative act” that threatens security.The launch, which caught the world by surprise, apparently...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** This man is wanted for raping a woman after breaking into her Elmhurst home as she slept, authorities said. The 24-year-old victim was asleep in her bed at...
You’re the top! (of WTC)
With its future home as a backdrop, the spire that will crown 1 World Trade Center floated across New York Harbor to Manhattan yesterday in several pieces. The spire will...
Subway ‘pusher’ plea
Now Naeem Davis wants straphangers to help him. A week after the homeless drifter allegedly pushed a passenger off a Manhattan subway platform to his death, Davis’ lawyer has made...
Mommy twist in Bravest trial
He just wants his mother.So claimed FDNY calendar boy Taylor Murphy’s dad in tearful testimony at the War of the Hoses assault trial yesterday.“I had custody [over Taylor and his...
Bad spell for sexy Hayden
She looks like a gorgeous angel, but Hayden Panettiere says she’s having fun playing “the cold bitch of the century’’ in her role on ABC’s “Nashville” as a country star...
Waiting (and waiting) for bus
The third time’s not the charm for aggravated bus riders along 42nd Street. Manhattan’s crosstown M42 bus has earned a record third Pokey Award as the city’s slowest bus, transit...
‘Storage’ TV sham, suit says
Are these guys for real? In the case of “Storage Wars’’ the answer is a resounding “no,’’ according to a former regular on the popular reality show. David Hester has...
Mike: I give life! Says health kicks led to city's longevity gain
Life may be short, but not in New York City. Mayor Bloomberg yesterday bragged that the city has beaten life’s averages, rolling out new figures showing that a baby born...
O’s tragic NY cop: GZ escort takes her own life
A pretty NYPD sergeant who once accompanied President Obama as he laid a wreath at Ground Zero killed herself yesterday morning in her Long Island home, law-enforcement sources said. Stephanie...
Cuomo goes bipartisan to fix tax code
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo has tapped bankers, investors and a former state Republican chairman to help rewrite New York’s tax code. Investment-banking adviser Peter Solomon and ex-Citicorp Vice President Carl...
Hevesi’s release due today
Disgraced former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi was slated to be freed from prison today after serving 20 months in a pay-to-play pension scandal, authorities said. The fiscal watchdog-turned-felon has been...
Big cat burglar! 635G art tigers swiped as NY neighbors watch
A collection of pricey life-sized tiger statues meant to be sold for charity were brazenly looted from the Manhattan mansion of an out-of-town real-estate mogul and loaded onto a flatbed...
Slain cop’s girls’ tribute
The four daughters of slain city cop Peter Figoski will quietly mark the first anniversary of his death today by laying roses at his grave, their mother, Paulette Figoski, told...
Pics bare chilling anatomy of hit in Midtown
The NYPD yesterday released a dramatic series of surveillance photos that show a killer about to gun down his unsuspecting target on a busy Midtown street. Brandon Lincoln Woodard, 31,...
DOE flubs in race for feds’ $40M
The city should have showed them the money.The Department of Education lost points on its application for $40 million in federal funds by refusing to make school-worker salaries public —...
Judge says crooked pol Monserrate is like Nixon — except he gets jail
Call him “Tricky Hiram.” Crooked pol Hiram Monserrate was likened to disgraced President Richard Nixon yesterday by a judge who sentenced him to two years in the slammer for looting...
Masked gunman opens fire at Oregon mall; shooter, 2 others dead
PORTLAND, Ore. — A suburban Portland mall remains closed Wednesday a day after a gunman wearing camouflage and a mask opened fire on shoppers, killing two people and wounding a...
Principle problems
The post-election fights on the Right have been fascinating because they reveal unexpected disagreements when it comes to matters of principle — and a real question about what constitutes a...
What right to work would do for NY
Union bosses are fuming at the prospect of a Michigan Right to Work law, but New Yorkers concerned about protecting employee freedom and reviving their state’s flagging economy should consider...
A royally nasty prank — but did it cause suicide?
The Issue: A nurse’s suicide after transferring a prank call asking for information about Kate Middleton. *** Has it not occurred to anyone that a mentally healthy person does not...
A storm over scalping
The Issue: Scalpers who are selling tickets to the “12-12-12” concert to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy. *** Why is it an outrage if someone is scalping tickets for the...
No free rides
Expect a howl-fest royale next week when the MTA board meets to hike bus and subway fares, effective come March. Truth is, riders will be getting a bargain. Obviously, no...
Joe Hynes and Brooklyn justice
Brooklyn DA Charles “Joe” Hynes got a huge win this week on the sexual-abuse front, but let’s hope he realizes that he’s not done yet. Hynes won a conviction on...
Al Qaeda’s new base
When most Americans think of al Qaeda, they don’t think of Africa. But they should, especially considering a country called Mali, where Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and its...
Iran’s panic = Obama’s opportunity
For the past few months, Iran’s rulers have shown growing signs of panic. Transformed into pulpits, the state-owned media showcase one mullah after another in a campaign of “stiffening Islamic...
With ‘Gigli’ a bad memory, Ben Affleck is Hollywood’s golden boy once more as the race for Oscar heats up
When you win an Oscar at 26, is there anywhere to go but down? It sure looked that way for one-time pariah Ben Affleck, who may cap one of the...
Cut! Moviegoers are begging for a bathroom break as holiday films stretch to three hours
‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” at a whopping 174 minutes, is so long that its two sequels might be released before you’re out of the theater. It’s so long that...
‘Chaplin’ star wins a Clive
The Clive Barnes Foundation, which perpetuates the late, great Post critic’s penchant for supporting young artists, recognized seven actors and dancers yesterday at its third annual awards ceremony.The 2012 Clive...
‘Sister’ act
Even the slightest hint that Beyoncé might be in the house is usually the cue for a bloodthirsty mob scene to break out. But last night at the Bowery Ballroom,...
No winners as bountygate scandal ends with players’ suspensions lifted
With a dramatic end coming to Bountygate yesterday — the explosive scandal that has rocked the NFL for much of the last year and adversely altered the success of an...
Now who's the 'idiots:' Jets claim WR Braylon off waivers
This is one decision from Jets management Braylon Edwards probably agrees with. A week after Edwards called them “idiots,” the Jets’ decision-makers claimed the veteran wide receiver off waivers from...
Monster night by Knicks' Carmelo prompts MVP talk
The buzzer groaned, though it was hard to hear it cut through the swirling din — two fan bases, two boroughs, 17,732 voices belonging to 17,732 people who had stayed...
Kidd's clutch shot, Anthony's 45 help Knicks top Nets
Jason Kidd beat the Knicks plenty of times during his days with the Nets. Last night, the greatest player in New Jersey Nets history turned the tables on his old...
Sports Shorts
GOLF: Elementary Watson? Tom Watson, according to ESPN, is in New York this week and GolfWorld is reporting he will be named tomorrow as the new U.S. Ryder Cup captain....
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $17,500; clm($12,500); 2YOHARLINGS DARLING drops in class for local debut after second this distance. CAPTIVAS CALLING drops in class after second going longer. CLASSY AND...
RG2 insists RG3 will start
Robert Griffin III’s dad yesterday said there is no doubt his son will start Sunday against the Browns, but one of the Redskins said he isn’t so sure about that....
Tribe trades Choo
The Indians, one of the several teams reportedly interested in signing Nick Swisher, traded their right fielder, Shin-Soo Choo, to the Reds last night in a nine-player deal that also...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $37,000; clm($30,000); 3upINTO THE FRAY just missed by a neck as the favorite this distance last out....
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $26,000; mdn clm($16,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Cherokee Creek ,121J Pezua14-8-xQuiles50-12 MajesticPlayer(M),122E Castrox-x-xBush15-13 Firstbellathnkk(L),115P Tomas7-3-5Barrera30-14 Dendrite(L),121R Maragh2-3-5C Martin2-15 Alpha Zumba(L),121I Ortiz,...
Parx Charts
December 11th, 2012Clear and Good©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2 fur; $12,000; clm($5,000); 3upOff: 12:26. Good. circled 5wide, drivingTime: 22.96, 47.19, 59.4, 1:05.8.Trainer: Philip AristoneWinner: DK B/ G, 5, by...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 12 THUDec. 13 FRIDec. 14 SATDec. 15 SUNDec. 16 MONDec. 17 TUEDec. 18 Knicks NOGAME L.A.L.8:00TNTESPN NOGAME Cle.7:30MSGESPN NOGAME Hou.7:30MSGESPN NOGAME Nets Toronto7:00YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM NOGAME Det.7:30YESWFAN...
The Post Line
NFL Tomorrow Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog Bengals 3 3 1/2 (45 1/2) EAGLES Sunday FALCONS 1 1 (51) Giants Packers 3 3 (42 1/2) BEARS SAINTS 3 3 1/2...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Savannah State at Ohio State BIG TEN7 p.m.Nets at Raptors YES, WFAN (660 AM, 101.9 FM)8 p.m.Mavericks at Celtics ESPN9 p.m.Wisconsin-Green Bay at Wisconsin BIG TEN10:30 p.m.Spurs at Jazz...
Blatche has big night, but Nets big man impressed with Chandler
The way it started, Nets’ fill-in center Andray Blatche seemed on his way to a roasting of Knicks reigning Defensive Player of the Year Tyson Chandler. And when the night...
Fate placed Nets' D-Will, Knicks' Kidd a river apart
As Deron Williams and Jason Kidd spent the days leading up to free agency together this summer, the two point guards hoped to find a way to play together this...
Knicks' Smith could miss Lakers game with back spasms
J.R. Smith played the second half of the Knicks’ 100-97 triumph over the Nets with back spasms, following a collision in the second quarter with the Nets’ Gerald Wallace, and...
Mets right to use leverage in Dickey negotiations
We HAVE beaten the Mets up for so many years over bad business practices — I’ll see your Oliver Perez and raise you a Luis Castillo — that we should...
Lockout leaves Rangers goalie throne for loss
Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist spent a couple of days in New York this week before returning home to Gothenburg, Sweden, where he has spent the NHL lockout. Before catching his...
Mets brass unhappy with Dickey's contract complaints at kids party
So much for Christmas cheer. R.A. Dickey used a Mets holiday function yesterday to unload his frustration with the pace of his extension negotiations. And the organization was, according to...
Jets have found way to mismanage three quarterbacks this season
Walking through Newark Airport on Monday, I glanced at the Ben and Jerry’s in Terminal C and smiled. Not because I was in the mood for a cone, but I...
Knicks' Felton has another poor performance in Brooklyn
Playing in Brooklyn just doesn’t agree with Raymond Felton. The Knicks’ point guard turned in his second poor performance in as many tries vs. the Nets at the new Barclays...
Giants needs pass rushers to be Super again
This Golden Age of Giants football has been built most notably and impressively on two overwhelming ingredients: huge plays in the passing game from Eli Manning and his receivers and...
Unlikely marriage between Yankees, Youkilis may just work
Kevin Youkilis is the perfect 2013 Yankee. He’s brittle, battle-tested and willing to work year-to-year. He easily could blend into a strong clubhouse and help get the Yankees back into...
Kidd's vintage effort sinks former team
Jason Kidd not only missed the Knicks’ first Brooklyn encounter with back spasms, he refused to watch it while laid up in his Manhattan pad. “It’s tough to watch games,’’...
Damon thinks Youkilis will be 'fine' with Yankees
Take it from somebody who has been on each side of the aisle for the most intense rivalry in sports: Kevin Youkilis is going to be a wonderful fit in...
She didn’t die! ‘Parenthood’ health scare
The Braverman clan — and fans of “Parenthood” — experienced a Christmas miracle last night. In previews leading up to last night’s episode, mother-of-three Kristina Braverman (played by Monica Potter)...
‘Dallas’ to have J.R. funeral
J.r. Ewing will get a proper funeral on “Dallas.” TNT said Tuesday that it will hold a funeral for Larry Hagman’s memorable character at some point in the 15-episode season...
1st annual TV Christmas list
Year-end almanac of how 2012 turned out: Who won the big reality shows, the top 10 highest-paid TV stars in prime time, celebrities who quit Twitter this year, the most...
No bull: ‘Blanco’ good & loud
‘Isn’t it supposed to be quieter here?” my friend said of the ear-splitting din in El Toro Blanco’s cozy-looking, carpeted little sanctuary a few steps off the main dining floor....
Weird but true
This is truly his lucky day. Kiam Moriya of Hoover, Ala., turns 12 today — which, of course, is 12/12/12. And that’s not all. His dad is from Tokyo, where...
Coley, Stony Brook trip up Terriers
How those Seawolves have grown. Facing St. Francis of Brooklyn for the first time since playing its first basketball game as a Division I program, on Nov. 20, 1999, Stony...
Big East’s basketball schools need to start flexing their muscles
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, unless you’re a non-FBS-playing member of the Big East. The Georgetowns, Villanovas and Providences of the world, are sitting here today doing...
3 dead, including gunman, in Oregon mall shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A gunman opened fire in a suburban Portland shopping mall Tuesday, killing two people and wounding another as people were doing their Christmas shopping, authorities said....
State lawyers have spent $20M to block reforms
ALBANY – Keeping the status quo doesn’t come cheap. The state’s trial lawyers have spent a whopping $20 million lobbying and donating to the campaigns of state pols since 2006...
Anthony scores 45, Knicks rally to beat Nets
Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 45 points, Jason Kidd made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 24 seconds left, and the New York Knicks rallied from an early 17-point hole to beat...
Cop dragged for a block by runaway livery cab
A cop trying to issue a ticket to a livery cab picking up an illegal fare in Times Square today was struck and dragged for a block by the runaway...
Report finds potential problems with new state rating system for teachers
Teachers in classrooms with high numbers of poor or disabled students tended to get slightly lower ratings than their peers under the state’s new evaluation system, according to an outside...
Orangutan seeks drought relief in Indonesia
Orangutan Kalimantan drinks and plays with water at Surabaya Zoo in East Java, Indonesia. The recent drought in Indonesia has made him pretty thirsty. Temperatures have reached 95 degrees there....
Supporter of Orthodox Jewish sex abuse victim attacked in Brooklyn
An anti-sex abuse activist — who was a daily fixture at the trial of convicted child molester Nechemya Weberman — had bleach splashed in his face yesterday on a Brooklyn...
DOE loses effort to get $40M from feds by refusing to release school worker salaries
The city should have showed them the money. The city’s Department of Education lost valuable points in its application for $40 million in federal funds by refusing to make school...