December 18, 2012
New DNA evidence found in brutal 1994 rape-slay
Eighteen years after a young boy stumbled on a pregnant woman's raped and strangled body on a Harlem rooftop, her accused killer was hauled before a judge today -- thanks...
This week's calendar, Dec. 20 to 26
Thursday, Dec. 20 GiftHit Holiday Open House Event GiftHit is a recently debuted social gifting platform where friends can send each other items from local restaurants, bars and shops such...
Nelson takes top editor slot at Time Inc.
Time Inc. named Martha Nelson as editor-in-chief, marking the first time in the publishing company’s 90-year history that a woman has held the top editorial spot. CEO Laura Lang broke...
Indians using Tressel to help recruit Swisher
CLEVELAND — The Indians called upon a proven recruiter to land free agent outfielder Nick Swisher. Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was among a group who had lunch on...
World's largest 'modular' tower breaks ground at Atlantic Yards site
Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards project is now being built one “Lego” at a time.Officials today held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a 32-story, 363-apartment tower going up next to Barclays Center –...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on likely end of Sanchez's time with Jets
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch talks about Mark Sanchez's disastrous performance on Monday night that likely signaled the end of his time as Jets starting quarterback.Hubbuch and CineSport's Tara Petrolino...
Subway shove suspect indicted in Queens dad death
A Manhattan grand jury today indicted veteran burglar Naeem Davis in the subway-push murder of a Queens dad. Davis, a 30-year-old Sierra Leone refugee, has been charged with intentionally killing...
Red Bulls ink keeper Meara to a new deal
The Red Bulls have re-signed young goalkeeper Ryan Meara to a new contract, and a well-deserved raise. “Ryan, a local boy, has impressed our coaching staff and has the potential to be...
Man critical after being struck by train
A man is fighting for his life after being struck by a subway in Gramercy, authorities said. The 6 train hit him about 3:20 p.m. on Park Avenue South and...
Mets new prospect Syndergaard sorry for anti-gay Tweet
Noah Syndergaard headed any questions off at the pass.Asked to give an opening statement Tuesday on the conference call in which he and catchers Travis d’Arnaud and John Buck were...
Giants star Victor Cruz visits family of biggest fan and Sandy Hook victim
Jack would have loved it. New York Giants star wide-receiver Victor Cruz visited the family of his biggest little fan, 6-year-old Jack Pinto, in Connecticut today, paying respects to the...
Rolle: Giants will 'go out there and fight' in Baltimore
A brutally honest Antrel Rolle on Tuesday said he was “absolutely horrified’’ with the way he played against the Falcons, stated last year’s success doesn’t give him added confidence at...
Unspecified threats close Newtown elementary school
NEWTOWN, Conn. — A school principal at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school says it has been locked down due to unspecified threats. Most schools in Newtown opened on Tuesday, four...
Giants' Phillips '100-percent confident' he'll play vs. Ravens
Saying “It’s either now or never,’’ safety Kenny Phillips said on Tuesday that he is “100 percent confident I’ll be on the field this week’’ when the Giants face the...
School gunman spent hours in windowless basement playing violent video games: report
Before crazed gunman Adam Lanza slaughtered two dozen young kids and educators, he lived out bloodthirsty fantasies in his windowless basement dedicated violent video games and gun worship, according to...
Dickey sorry for complaining about contract during Mets Christmas party
R.A. Dickey is sorry he turned the Mets holiday party for Hurricane Sandy’s young victims into his own contract pity party.In a conference call with reporters Tuesday, the ex-Met said...
Deadbeat dad accused of owing $1M in child support
MINEOLA, NY — Federal prosecutors say they have arrested a New York man accused of owing more than $1 million in child support. The U.S. Attorney's office in Central Islip...
Hoboken PATH station set to reopen after Sandy flooding
The Hoboken PATH station — which was completely flooded during super storm Sandy — will reopen tomorrow at 5 am, officials said today. Trains running to Hoboken-33rd Street in Manhattan...
Florida man thwarted in Christmas lights terror plot, targeted major NYC attractions
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Pakistani-born man wanted to avenge the deaths of U.S. drone attacks in Afghanistan by blowing up a New York City landmark but lacked the money...
MTA bus driver busted for assault in Brooklyn
An MTA bus driver was busted for assault in Brooklyn this morning after punching a passenger who spit in his face, authorities said. Robert Volkens, 42, was driving a Q35...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Jazz
After failing to extend their winning streak thanks to a dry spell in the second half of the fourth quarter in Chicago on Saturday night, the Nets will try to...
Knicks' Stoudemire willing to do 'whatever it takes to win'
Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire said he doesn’t know when he’ll be back, where he’ll be back. And what he does with the Knicks won’t matter. He will do whatever it...
Avery working to make Deron comfortable in Nets offense
Nets coach Avery Johnson said after Tuesday’s morning shootaround that he’s already privately heard the criticisms Deron Williams leveled at his offense following Monday’s practice, and is already trying to...
Sanchez benched as McElroy named Jets starter over Tebow
Greg McElroy will get his shot.Jets coach Rex Ryan named McElroy his starting quarterback for Sunday’s game with the Chargers. Ryan said after Monday night’s loss to the Titans, he...
Utah boy brings gun to school, cites Newtown fears
KEARNS, Utah — Authorities say a Utah sixth-grader caught with a gun at school told administrators he brought the weapon to defend himself in case of an attack similar to...
Mets acquire OF Cowgill from A's
The Mets made another trade Tuesday, this one not quite as big as the one that sent Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey to Toronto.The Mets announced the acquisition of Collin...
Carmelo at Knicks practice, but unsure if he'll play vs. Nets
Carmelo Anthony says it’s better to be smart than sorry.And so even though he ran some at Knicks practice Tuesday, Anthony cautioned about rushing back on his sore left ankle...
Advocate: Soldiers got 'wrist slap' in Chen hazing case
The family and friends of an Asian-American soldier who committed suicide after being hazed by fellow soldiers said Tuesday that the punishment the soldiers have received was only a slap...
Jessica Chastain hunts down Osama bin Laden in riveting ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
Any smart woman who’s ever coped with a condescending male boss will relate to Kathryn Bigelow’s riveting thriller “Zero Dark Thirty,’’ — even if it takes place at a workplace...
Nets' Lopez to see increase in minutes; Humphries to start
Things are slowly getting back to normal for Brook Lopez.The Nets center was under a pair of minute restrictions, with a cap of about 24 minutes and not playing more...
5 NYC pharmacists busted in $10M Medicaid rip-off: NY AG
State authorities busted five pharmacists for allegedly ripping off Medicaid, by billing for nearly $10 million in pills that were never doled out to patients, officials said today. The five...
Jets fan sends threatening tweets to Sanchez after four-interception game
Many fans are angry with Mark Sanchez and his four-interception, five-turnover performance, which officially eliminated the Jets from the playoffs after Monday night's ugly 14-10 loss to the Titans. And...
Paula Broadwell online stalking probe dropped
The Justice Department is dropping its investigation into whether David Petraeus' mistress, Paula Broadwell, stalked a romantic rival online. Broadwell's lawyer, Robert Muse, gave The Associated Press a letter from...
State Police increase patrols to SUNY Farmingdale after threat to 'shoot up campus' is made
State Police have increased patrols at SUNY Farmingdale on Long Island – after a bathroom graffiti there threatened to ``shoot up campus’’ today, officials said. There was no reference to...
Small-time Christmas tree vendors upset over bigger outlets stealing business
Now playing on street corners across the city: The Grinch Who Stole the Christmas Tree Business. Small-time tree sellers say the growing trend of big-box stores peddling evergreens at cut-rate...
6-year-old Sandy Hook victim James Mattioli laid to rest in Newtown
Mourners bid a sad farewell to little James Mattioli today, remembering the tiny Newtown massacre victim’s large brown eyes and sweet affection for his big sister. Family and friends packed...
STARTING FIVE: Butler's rise and the future of the Big East
Every week during the season, New York Post reporters Zach Braziller and Anthony Sulla-Heffinger go one-on-one over the latest hot topics in college basketball.This week, they talk Michael Carter-Williams’ shoplifting...
Saban blames failed physical for Dolphins passing on Brees
Alabama head coach Nick Saban has won three National title, but he can't help but wonder if he would also have a Super Bowl ring in his collection had he...
Court rejects hearing for final appeal for rape-trial cop
He's out of appeals -- but he's still trying to stay out of Rikers. The highest court in the state has declined to hear the appeal of Kenneth Moreno, the...
Chiefs' Belcher texted secret girlfriend with Perkins threat: report
Jovan Belcher, the troubled Kansas City Chiefs linebacker who shot his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins before taking his own life Dec. 1, apparently told his secret girlfriend that he would shoot...
Injured Urlacher rips booing Bears fans
Brian Urlacher is as frustrated as anyone about his teams' recent performance, as the Bears have lost five of their past six games, putting their playoff hopes in jeopardy. But...
A glance at players Mets got from Blue Jays in Dickey deal
The Mets completed a seven-player deal with the Blue Jays on Monday. Here's a look at the three prospects and one major-league player they got from Toronto for R.A. Dickey,...
Woman shot dead while calling 911 in apparent Colorado murder-suicide
DENVER — Four people were found dead Tuesday in Colorado after a woman called police to report a shooting and was apparently shot to death while she was on the...
Classes resuming in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook
NEWTOWN, Conn. — With security stepped up and families still on edge in Newtown, students began returning to school Tuesday for the first time since last week's massacre, bringing a...
Syracuse's Boeheim gets 900th win, advocates gun control
SYRACUSE -- With his wife, Juli, looking on at the postgame press conference and his young children close by, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim's final remarks were not about his milestone...
The Blue Jays, the Rays and windows of opportunity
We all understand what the Blue Jays are thinking in trading for R.A. Dickey and giving him a two-year extension on top of 2013. They see an aging Yankees team...
VOTE: Who should be Jets QB for rest of season? Who do you blame for ugly season?
As the Jets play out the string with games against the Chargers and Bills, Rex Ryan decided to make Greg McElroy the starting quarterback for those matchups. Ryan decided to...
Freed correspondent describes 'mock shootings' while held hostage in Syria
NBC foreign correspondent Richard Engel and his crew were rescued after five terrifying days in the hands of Syrian kidnappers, who tortured them with mock executions. The journalists -- Engel...
Owner puts Sandy Hook assault rifle company up for sale
NEW YORK — The private equity firm Cerberus will sell its stake in a firearms company that produced one of the weapons believed to have been used in the shootings...
Westchester County won't host gun show
Westchester County will not host a gun show early next year in the wake of the massacre in Newtown, Conn. County Executive Rob Astorino said it would be inappropriate for...
Ex-NHL players to deliver kits to Sandy storm victims
BUFFALO — Some former National Hockey League players will be delivering supplies to Superstorm Sandy victims. Former Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders forwards Pat LaFontaine, Clark Gillies and Benoit...
Parents nationwide relaxing rules after Newtown horror, grateful kids are safe
There's snow on the ground in Londonderry, NH, nearly 200 miles to the north of the still-raw slaughter at a Connecticut elementary school, and dad Eric Heenan found himself in...
Woodson says Lin chose not to be a Knick
Mike Woodson gave his first candid answer regarding Jeremy Lin's departure before tonight's Rockets victory over the Knicks. Woodson's view is Lin left the Knicks, not the other way around....
Jets Blitz
HERO Titans QB Jake Locker (above), who despite being maligned for his own ineffectiveness, outclassed Jets QB Mark Sanchez by taking the game over with an impressive third-quarter drive that...
Four Sanchez interceptions ends Jets’ playoff hopes
NASHVILLE — The Jets’ playoff chances slipped through Mark Sanchez’s hands. The quarterback had his worst game of an awful season, turning the ball over five times in a 14-10...
Jets Report Card
OFFENSE D Is this rock bottom? The Jets offense could not get out of its own way, led by Mark Sanchez (13-of-28, 131 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT, 1 fumble,...
Tebow gets one whole series, then returns to Jets bench
NASHVILLE — The Jets’ inexplicable and inexcusable misuse of Tim Tebow hit a calamitous low in last night’s turnover-infested 14-10 loss to the Titans at LP Field that eliminated them...
No way Rex can put Sanchez back out there as Jets’ starter
NASHVILLE — Good riddance to Mark Sanchez and the Jets. Mercifully, they won’t be in the playoffs, and in truth, they don’t belong anywhere near the playoffs, and Sanchez should...
Mets' future is bright, but too many holes for a dream season
While announcing an earth-shattering, franchise-changing trade, Sandy Alderson engaged in what has become an annual tradition: “We’re certainly not punting on 2013,” the Mets general manager said. Look, never say...
Mets get phenom d’Arnaud as Dickey signs extension with Blue Jays
In Canada they can start calling him R. Eh? Dickey. After weeks of failed contract negotiations with the Mets, R.A. Dickey officially became a member of the Blue Jays yesterday,...
Business briefs
Cisco saleCisco Systems, the largest maker of equipment for computer networks, has hired Barclays to find a buyer for Linksys, which makes routers for home wireless access.Amgen pleaBiotech company Amgen...
A Christmas peril: Holiday sales lagging
Retailers have some catching up to do between now and Christmas — and it’s going to require a few markdowns. Holiday sales are lagging expectations industrywide as tapped-out consumers have...
Preet scores again: Hedgies Chiasson an Newman are guilty
The beat goes on for Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara. The federal crime-fighter improved his perfect record to 71-0 in the massive insider trading probe of hedge funds yesterday after...
Forgotten reason for Newtown: amnesia
Readers: There are times when it seems completely inappropriate to worry about money. This is one of them.As you know, 27 people were murdered in Connecticut last Friday, including 20...
Amazon’s Bezos pressures Netflix in Time-Warner deal
Jeff Bezos continued his uphill fight against Netflix yesterday, adding two TNT shows to Amazon’s Instant Video service. The Amazon chief executive said the exclusive deal with Turner Broadcasting and...
Hulu Plus sways 3 million homes
Hulu CEO Jason Kilar is having a good year — at least, to hear him tell it. In a blog post yesterday titled “A Big 2012,” Kilar bragged that the...
Mojo for mobile ad spending
Tech giants shaping the mobile Web are driving ad dollars at a much faster rate than previously forecast. Mobile ad spending in the US jumped 180 percent this year to...
AIG gains by losing AIA
American International Group, the insurer that repaid a bailout, is benefiting on the stock market as the company becomes easier to understand with moves like its exit from AIA Group....
Google near an FTC deal
Google is poised to make concessions — on copying content and allowing advertising data comparison — that will end a Federal Trade Commission antitrust probe without enforcement action, two people...
Udderly shocking: NYC dairy dries up
Got milk? No longer. New York’s largest dairy distributor shut its doors and laid off 140 workers last week after its milk supplier cut off its shipments, The Post has...
Credit unions sue JPM for $3.6B
JPMorgan Chase is getting mauled by Bear Stearns again. The nation’s credit-union watchdog sued JPMorgan for a second time yesterday over $3.6 billion of Bear Stearns mortgage bonds that imploded...
Ratings for Twitter TV chatter
Nielsen Holdings, the television viewership measurement company, said yesterday it will partner with Twitter to publish a new set of ratings that measure chatter on Twitter about TV programming. The...
Chinese ♥ iPhone 5
Apple said the iPhone 5 posted record sales in its first weekend on sale in China, the world’s largest mobile-phone market by users. More than 2 million of the latest...
BlackBerry 10 pilot at firms
Research In Motion Ltd. said the BlackBerry 10, the new smartphone lineup intended to revive its fortunes, is about to begin testing at more than 120 companies, including 64 members...
Hoping for a solid ’13
Manhattan’s leasing market is strong and stable, the envy of any other large city in the US. Overall availability is 11.9 percent, according to CBRE — remarkably low, considering it...
Storm suit vs. garage
A lower-Manhattan parking garage prevented customers from fleeing Hurricane Sandy when it locked its facility without warning just before the storm made landfall, a Manhattan class-action lawsuit charges. About 50...
R-train fix on track for Fri.
Bay Ridge subway riders may finally be getting some ‘R’elief. The R train could begin operating under the East River by the end of the week for the first time...
Senate ’cane-aid bill rocked by pork claims
WASHINGTON — The $60.4 billion Hurricane Sandy disaster-aid bill hit the Senate floor yesterday as two prominent Republicans criticized the plan’s questionable spending. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Tom Coburn...
They wood not! OK for ‘plastic’ Coney
Plastic is the new wood, a judge has decided — at least when it comes to Coney Island’s boardwalk. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Martin Solomon has green- lighted the city’s...
Madoff bro’s gall
What chutzpah! Bernie Madoff’s younger brother says he’s ready to be sentenced Thursday for helping pull off the world’s largest Ponzi scheme — but wants to remain free until after...
'Cannibal' cop's online chat mate interviewed by feds
He's hoping this is his meal ticket -- to freedom. A New Jersey man who chatted online with alleged NYPD cannibal wannabe Gilberto Valle has been located and interviewed by...
Over the Rainbow: Landmark day for 30 Rock nightspot
The Rainbow Room has found its pot of gold. The famed former supper club — where Marlene Dietrich sipped cocktails to big-band music and Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor gossiped...
Surgeon to testify against LIRR pension doc
The feds have a top Manhattan hand surgeon on board to help nail a doctor at the heart of the Long Island Rail Road “gravy train” pension scam.Dr. Alton Barron...
Stray bullet hits woman
A woman was struck in the back by stray bullet yesterday in East Harlem, cops said. The 57-year-old victim was wounded at around 5 p.m. on East 116th Street near...
Tough to score cheap tix
The Knicks are New York’s hottest ticket, thanks to their fast-break start to the current NBA season. The average market-value-priced ticket for a Knick game will cost you $333.20, according...
Finked-out wiseguy guilty in bank heist
An ex-con with links to the Gambino crime family yesterday was found guilty on bank-robbery and firearms charges after a mob associate testified against him. Gary Fama, 47, who had...
Sampson ousted as Dem big
ALBANY — Brooklyn state Sen. John Sampson was ousted from his post as the state Senate’s Democratic leader yesterday and replaced by Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins of Yonkers. The 19-6 vote...
Taking a step back from fiscal cliff: Boehner, O working on compromise
WASHINGTON — President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner yesterday got down to the brass tacks in fiscal-cliff negotiations, with new details emerging that showed both sides ready to make...
Cheapest bid is the eZee pick
ALBANY — The state yesterday advanced a $3.14 billion replacement plan for the Tappan Zee Bridge connecting Westchester and Rockland counties.After yesterday’s endorsement by Thruway Executive Director Thomas Madison, the...
NBC reporter kidnapped in Syria, released unharmed after 5 days
Richard Engel, NBC’s award-winning chief foreign correspondent, was kidnapped in war-torn Syria and held for five days before being released unharmed, the network announced today. The network said early today...
New city OTB bid is a loser
The city’s former OTB workers finished out of the money yesterday.Gov. Cuomo vetoed a bill that would have allowed Catskill Off-Track Betting to open parlors in the city, hiring back...
Pols’-kin cop: I harassed my ex
A jealous NYPD sergeant from a politically powerful Bronx family copped a plea yesterday to defacing her ex-boyfriend’s car in a jealous rage. Sgt. Damaris Diaz — daughter of state...
Judge blasts con’s evict bid
A Brooklyn Housing Court judge yesterday slammed a coldhearted Grinch who is trying to get his ex-wife and their kids evicted from their apartment, even though the jerk can’t live...
Nightmare bar drama
The memory of kerosene, plastic handcuffs and a deranged gunman shouting, “White people are gonna burn tonight!” is still enough to make her cry. Ten years after Ann-Margret Gidley heroically...
Rape-trial cop’s jail whine
My partner got less jail time than me! A one-year sentence is too much, Kenneth Moreno, the lead defendant in last year’s notorious “Rape Cops” trial, is griping to the...
Two ‘DWI’ horrors on SI roads
Two separate drunken-driving accidents on Staten Island left one person dead and another in extremely critical condition, police said.Jared Reifschneider, 27, went the wrong way on a Staten Island Expressway...
$100G shelters for Dec. 21 ‘end of world
Doomsdayers can ride out the upcoming apocalypse in style. Families from California to Long Island who believe the end is nigh are coughing up $100,000 for luxury “recreational bomb shelters”...
Beleaguered LIers get LIPA gift
The Long Island Power Authority yesterday decided not to increase rates for its Hurricane Sandy-ravaged customers — at least for now.The utility released its $3.6 billion 2013 budget, and outgoing...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island *** A man who had come in from Pennsylvania to help his daughter move out of her boyfriend’s home in Sunnyside got into a fight with the younger...
Dunkin’ No. 1 chain in NYC
The city may be home to some of the world’s trendiest java joints, but it’s still blue-collar Dunkin’ Donuts that’s the top national retailer. Dunkin’ has more shops here —...
Martin Scorsese will make Bill Clinton documentary for HBO
It would be the first blue dress to get a nod for best supporting actress — definitely in the drama category. Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese will direct and produce an...
Scarlett hacker caged
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge yesterday sentenced a man who hacked into the personal online accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and other women to 10 years in prison....
‘His smile was larger than life’
He looked as if he was asleep. I thank God for that. Jack Armistead Pinto, a little boy with a big and important name, lay in a pure white casket,...
Town weeps for 2 beloved sons
Even God must have wept. The grief-wracked families of the 20 first-graders and six adults slain in the Newtown, Conn., school massacre began the grim task of burying their dead...
School shut a long time
Sandy Hook Elementary School will remain a crime scene indefinitely, authorities said yesterday. “We’re going to hold those locations until we’ve completed our work and we feel it’s appropriate to...
Principal hubby’s anguish
George Hochsprung never imagined he would outlive his wife. Twenty years her senior, he had planned to leave behind a “dream” home for Dawn Hochsprung — the 47-year-old principal of...
Killer’s data destruction: Adam Lanza smashed hard drive before massacre
Before he set off on his heinous rampage, Connecticut school shooter Adam Lanza tried to cover his deadly tracks by smashing the hard drive of at least one of his...
Walmart pulls horror rifle from Web site
Walmart pulled the assault-rifle model used in the Newtown massacre from its online store yesterday, as the first victims were laid to rest. A .223-caliber rifle like the one Adam...
Hero’s sis haunted by this photo
Her sister died a hero, but before Carlee Soto ever found that out, she herself was photographed in a now-iconic image that will haunt her forever. As teacher Victoria Soto...
Children at door: ‘Teacher is dead’
They were sitting in a neat semicircle — six shell-shocked little refugees — when George Rosen found them at the end of his driveway. Rosen didn’t know it at the...
Cuomo pushes for tougher laws
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo yesterday called for toughening assault-weapon bans at both the state and federal levels in the wake of the Newtown massacre.“There’s no doubt that our [state] assault-weapons...
Kin join Mike’s arms crusade
Mayor Bloomberg stepped up his crusade for tougher federal gun laws yesterday, calling to City Hall 34 Americans who lost loved ones in some of the nation’s most horrific gun...
NYC’s huge strides on homelessness
The Coalition for the Homeless just announced a new public-service-ad campaign to highlight the record number of children living in New York City’s homeless shelters: nearly 20,000. The number is...
Asia’s ticking time bombs
East Asia is in flux: Japan elected a new, more nationalist prime minister over the weekend. China’s new leadership is settling in, as is North Korea’s hereditary Stalinist dictator. And...
Searching for answers: American culture’s role
The Issue: How modern American culture plays a role in school shootings and other mass violence. *** My heart and prayers go out to those poor children, teachers, parents and...
Hillary Clinton’s head fake
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was set to face a grilling from Congress this week over the terrorist attacks in Benghazi when she started channeling the late poet Shel Silverstein....
Adam Lanza’s weapons
Has technology rendered the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution obsolete? That is, has the application of modern military design to civilian firearms produced a class of weapons too dangerous...
The urge to act on gun control
We’re Americans. We do something. A hurricane hits New York, a tsunami hits Thailand, no matter — we do something. We collect vast fortunes of money. We volunteer. We help....
If psychos walk free
Newtown is the latest locale in America to become synonymous with senseless slaughter. The shock and the horror are so intense, it almost guarantees that Congress will act. There will...
Holiday albums of 2012
’Tis the season to survey holiday songs — be they sappy or snappy! Cee Lo Green Lo’s Magic Moment” ★★★ HE’S plump and jolly like Santa, and dresses as festively...
‘Grinch’ missing the means
We’re lucky that this year brought several excellent options for family entertainment: “A Christmas Story, The Musical,” “The Radio City Christmas Spectacular” and “Elf — The Musical” spring to mind....
‘Soldier’ haunts
It seems a reasonable request: The dead young soldier standing in front of you forlornly asks for a coin, so he and his men can pay the ferryman to get...
Affrunti at Turf Paradise Graded Entries
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Sports Shorts
NFL: Steroids found in Garrett Reid’s room An investigation into the fatal heroin overdose of Garrett Reid, the oldest son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, revealed there were steroids...
Duke returns to top
Duke is back in a familiar place — No. 1. The Blue Devils advanced one spot to replace Indiana at the top of the Associated Press’ Top 25 yesterday, drawing...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70y; $24,000; cl($16,000); 3upROYAL AFFAIR ran wide and dead heated for fourth in first off month-and-a half layoff against...
Tomorrow’s Gulfstream Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-7f; $52,500; mdn spcl wt; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Risky Asset(L),120J Rosario4-4-xMcGagheyIII2 Chee(M),120JVelazquzx-x-xPletcher3 Macho Spaces(L),120E Trujillo4-2-2Catanese4 AnonymousDnr(L),120J Sanchez8-5-5Pletcher5 Latent Fire(M),120JCastellanx-x-xIadisernia6 King of Sports(M),120J...
Parx Racing Charts
December 17th, 2012 Rain And Good.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m; $19,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. rated between, clearTime: 25.9, 5.41, 1:15.03, 1:27.81, 1:4.77.Trainer: Alfredo VelazquezWinner: CH F, 4, by...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 18WEDDec. 19THUDec. 20FRIDec. 21SATDec. 22SUNDec. 23MONDec. 24KnicksNOGAMENets 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMEChi. 7:30 MSG ESPNNOGAMEMinn.5:00MSGESPNNOGAMENetsUtah7:30YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMKnicks7:00YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMENO GAMEPhi.3:00YESWBBRNO GAMESt. John'sNO GAMENOGAMENOGAMEUNC-Ash 7:30 ESPN3 WBBRNO GAMENOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Winthrop at Ohio State BIG TEN7 p.m.Richmond at Kansas ESPN27 p.m.Michigan State at Bowling Green ESPNU7 p.m.Youngstown State at South Florida SNY7 p.m.Western Kentucky at VCU NBCSN7:30 p.m.Jazz at...
The Post Line
NFLSaturdayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogFalcons33 1/2(51)LIONSSundayGiants+11(47)RAVENSJETS33(40 1/2)ChargersPACKERS10 1/212(47)TitansPANTHERS89(46)RaidersDOLPHINS54 1/2(41 1/2)BillsSTEELERS54 1/2(43 1/2)BengalsPatriots1414(48 1/2)JAGUARSColts66(42 1/2)CHIEFSCOWBOYS33(51)SaintsRedskins44 1/2(44 1/2)EAGLESBUCCANEERS33(43 1/2)RamsTEXANS78 1/2(43 1/2)VikingsBRONCOS1212 1/2(44 1/2)BrownsBears5 1/25 1/2(36 1/2)CARDINALSSEAHAWKS2 1/21(40 1/2)49ersHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogPURDUE14Ball St.Michigan St.11BOWL. GREENSouthern Miss.2GEORGIA...
Titans' Johnson shows off home-run trot
NASHVILLE — The Jets defense called Chris Johnson a “home-run hitter” entering the game. He showed them his home-run trot last night. The Titans running back broke a 94-yard run...
Braylon: Sanchez remains the same
NASHVILLE — Despite the fact that he has been with the Jets for only a week this season, few players on the team know Mark Sanchez as well as Braylon...
Urlacher boos Bears fans
CHICAGO — Brian Urlacher said the booing of the Bears at Soldier Field is “unbelievable,” and he defended coach Lovie Smith against critics who believe the team needs a new...
Black becomes sixth Redskin suspended for drugs
Redskins tackle Jordan Black was suspended yesterday without pay for four games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing substances, the team’s sixth drugs-related suspension in less than two...
Yankees CF Granderson prepared for path to 2013 free agency
Free agency beckons Curtis Granderson, with one season to go on his contract with the Yankees, and he looks forward to it. He can’t see it not happening. “Especially with...
Swisher visits in Cleveland
Free agent Nick Swisher is visiting the Indians, who have a hole to fill in right field. Swisher, who won a World Series in his first of four seasons with...
Red Bulls add Brazilian star Juninho
The Red Bulls signed Brazilian star Juninho, taking what they hope is a huge step in solving their search for creativity in the midfield. The Post had reported 10 days...
Deron: Nets system to blame for awry shot
Deron Williams said he has not improved as a player since he arrived from Utah. Williams has struggled with his shot since becoming a Net, and the point guard pointed...
Lin's heroics turn MSG cheers into jeers
When he was introduced last night at the Garden, where he became an international phenomenon one season ago, Jeremy Lin received a decidedly warm and positive reception. And that lasted...
Knicks' Felton says he has bone bruies on both hands
Already with a bone bruise on his left hand, Raymond Felton revealed he now has a bone bruise on his right hand. And last night he had something of a...
Stoudemire jumping into Knicks D-League practice
Amar’e Stoudemire is back today — as a D-Leaguer. Stoudemire was cleared yesterday to practice and will do so today with the Knicks’ D-League affiliate, the Erie Bayhawks, which is...
Knicks' Copeland steps in with Melo-like 29 points
Chris Copeland is not going to turn Wally Pipp into a verb. Even with Jeremy Lin running up and down the court last night at the Garden, serving a reminder...
Lin, Rockets hand Melo-less Knicks first home loss
Jeremy Lin 2, Knicks 0. Lin has always played his best at the Garden with Carmelo Anthony sidelined with an injury and last night was no exception. Lin and the...
Lin has big night, says he's 'moved on' from time with Knicks
Jeremy Lin got his money. Last night at the Garden he got the last word on the Knicks. No, not the word “Linsanity.” The word “blowout.” After the Rockets’ 109-96...
‘Win and in’ scenario keeps Giants going after rough loss
Just before sitting down in the middle section of the charter flight back from Atlanta, Tom Coughlin was approached by Jon Berger, the Giants’ senior director of football information. Earlier,...
Bradshaw planning to rejoin Giants
How did it look from your vantage point? That’s what some of the Giants asked Ahmad Bradshaw, who watched from home as the Giants were hammered 34-0 in Atlanta. Bradshaw...
Giants coach Coughlin keeping focus on the positive
Coaches are programmed to be optimists. No matter how dire a situation might be, their nature is to focus on the positives that can be gained, not the negatives that...
Plenty of blame to go around for Jets
NASHVILLE — The record will show the 2012 Jets season expired 32 yards away from the end zone with 43 seconds left in one of the ugliest football games the...
Starr Report
Thea Andrews will join Kevin Frazier as co-host of the awkwardly named “omg!Insider,” the revamped version of “The Insider” which launches next month. Andrews is a former correspondent for “Entertainment...
TLC postpones ‘Best Funeral’ in wake of Newtown
TLC has postponed its new special, “Best Funeral Ever,” in the wake of last Friday’s school shootings in Newtown, Conn. The special, which was supposed to air Thursday, Dec. 27,...
Does Kimmel’s earlier time slot mean no more dirty jokes?
Jimmy Kimmel’s first guests will be Jennifer Aniston and the rock band No Doubt when his late-night talk show moves to 11:35 p.m. on Jan. 8. “We are also getting...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYTINA FEY, CHEVY CHASE, JANE CURTAIN - The Oprah Winfrey Show, 8 a.m., (OWN)STEVIE NICKS, JOAN JETT, SALT-N-PEPA - The Oprah Winfrey Show, 9 a.m., (OWN)SETH ROGEN, LILLA CRAWFORD -...
‘Zombie’ science
If the zombie apocalypse looks anything like “The Walking Dead,” consider yourself lucky. “Everyone prepares for the zombies that you see in Hollywood, and you can outwalk those guys!” says...
Irish ‘Cheers’ remake on way
Well, better late than never, right? An Irish production company will remake “Cheers” for Irish TV — 20 years after the iconic NBC sitcom went off the air. Dublin-based Sideline...
Ringing in 2013
100 years, no solitude The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC, is celebrating 2013 — and its 100th anniversary — with not one, but two New Year’s Eve deals. The...
Peek into Disney’s New Fantasyland
In 1994, Captain Nemo sailed his last voyage for the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction at Orlando’s Walt Disney World. And since then, any glance at Google Earth has...
Act up in Las Vegas
The Box, Simon Hammerstein’s theatrical nightclub in New York, is known for delighting and bewildering crowds with its mix of burlesque babes, circus acts, celebrity clientele and other assorted freakazoids....
Weird but true
You saw Barbie and Ken doing WHAT?!! Wicked Wanda’s Adult Emporium in Ottawa, Canada, has created a window display showing the iconic dolls engaged in a variety of sex acts...
Torn ACL new woe for LIU's Boyd
Julian Boyd’s pain is helping him handle hearing bad news for a second time. The reigning Northeast Conference player of the year found out over the weekend that a torn...
Syracuse's Boeheim joins 900-win club
Jim Boeheim called it just another number. The message board in the Carrier Dome didn’t agree. Moments after his third-ranked Syracuse Orange held off Detroit for a 72-68 victory last...
Notre Dame coach not worried about freshman QB in title game
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Alabama junior quarterback AJ McCarron made certain last week his focus for the BCS National Championship game would be not be distracted by thoughts of turning...
Sanchez throws four picks as Titans beat Jets, end playoff hopes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chris Johnson went 94 yards for the longest touchdown run in the NFL since 2006 and the Tennessee Titans beat the Jets 14-10 on Monday night to...
Sock 'N' Roll!
There was a time when receiving socks for Christmas was like finding a lump of coal in your stocking. But now that sleek, tailored pants are de rigueur for men,...
All Spruced up!
Like boutiques, bars and restaurants, Christmas tree options vary sharply by neighborhood: Singles in the East Village tend to want short, skinny firs for their tiny apartments; others want evergreens...
Lin scores 22 in Rockets' rout of Knicks at MSG
Jeremy Lin had 22 points and eight assists in his return to New York, leading the Houston Rockets to a 109-96 victory Monday night that ended the Knicks' 10-game home...