December 23, 2012
Raiders DT admits team was trying to take out Panthers' Newton
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Defensive tackle Tommy Kelly says the Raiders were gunning for Cam Newton after the Panthers took out quarterback Carson Palmer. Kelly says, “You take our guy out,...
Ortiz: 'Cyborg' cutting to 135 pounds to face Rousey would be 'health threatening'
Just when you thought Tito Ortiz was done costing Dana White sleep at night.The UFC Hall of Famer, now the manager for Cris “Cyborg” Santos, is still advisiing his client...
Deron powers Nets’ new offense past 76ers
Deron Williams hit his shots when it counted. The star point guard may not have had a great shooting day overall against the Sixers, finishing 5-for-11 from the field, but...
Jones drops 24 points as Iona beats Norfolk State
Lamont Jones scored 24 points and David Laury had 20 points and seven rebounds to lead Iona to a 100-72 victory over Norfolk State on Sunday. Sean Armand had 12...
Ex-Reds infielder Freel dead as result of self-inflicted gunshot wound
MIAMI — Ryan Freel, a former Major League Baseball player known for his fearless play but whose career was cut short after eight seasons by a series of head and...
Saints hold off Cowboys rally to win in OT
ARLINGTON, Texas — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints won’t go to the playoffs in their season without suspended coach Sean Payton. The Dallas Cowboys again need help to...
Obama joins mourners at memorial service for late Sen. Inouye in Hawaii
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama, Gov. Neil Abercrombie and other dignitaries attended a memorial service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye on Sunday. A 19-gun cannon salute was fired as...
Bradford has 2 TDs to lead Rams over Buccaneers
TAMPA, Fla. — Music blared in the St. Louis locker room, even though the Rams were eliminated from playoff contention. A winning record still is within reach, and the NFL’s...
Camby will return for Knicks vs. Lakers
The Knicks are getting a big man back for Christmas and it’s not Amar’e Stoudemire. Camby, the Knicks backup center, said before today’s game he’s returning for Christmas Day vs....
McElroy sacked 11 times in first start, Jets fall to Chargers
Different quarterback, same result. The Jets big switch at signal-caller had little effect as they fell 27-17 to the Chargers in their final game at MetLife Stadium this season Sunday....
Bengals clinch playoff berth by edging Steelers
PITTSBURGH — A.J. Green doesn’t really care about the Cincinnati Bengals’ woeful past. The wide receiver wasn’t part of it and hasn’t really taken the time to study it. The...
Bush leads Dolphins past Bills
MIAMI — Reggie Bush caught two touchdown passes and scored on a short run Sunday to help the Miami Dolphins beat the Bills 24-10. Six minutes after they won, the...
Patriots hold on to beat Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Coming off consecutive prime-time games at home and facing one of the NFL’s worst teams on the road, the New England Patriots were poised for a letdown....
Colts beat Chiefs to clinch playoff berth
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The expectations placed upon Andrew Luck almost seemed unfair. Being the heir to Peyton Manning in Indianapolis is heady stuff for a rookie taking the reins...
Newton leads Panthers over Raiders
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton found himself apologizing after Sunday’s game. It had nothing to do with his performance on the field, but rather what he said as he angrily...
Packers rout Titans, clinch No. 3 seed in NFC playoffs
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers sure look ready for the playoffs. Aaron Rodgers threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, Ryan Grant scored twice and the...
Vikings keep playoff hopes alive by beating Texans
HOUSTON — The Minnesota Vikings don’t need record-setting days from Adrian Peterson to stay in the playoff race. Peterson rushed for 86 yards, falling far short of the 2,000-yard mark,...
Follow Giants-Ravens with Post writers
The Post has you covered goal line to goal line with the best writers in the business.It's all but do or die for the Giants in Baltimore. If Big Blue...
Redskins beat Eagles, can clinch NFC East with win next week
PHILADELPHIA — Robert Griffin III threw two touchdown passes in his first game back from a knee injury, Kai Forbath set the NFL record for consecutive field goals to begin...
Gaston, Frazier lead Fordham over Siena
Fordham plays in one of the oldest gyms in America so it was fitting that the team’s elder statesmen were the reason the Rams won. Senior Chris Gaston and Junior...
Tuck inactive, Bradshaw will play for Giants vs. Ravens
BALTIMORE – Justin Tuck made the trip here with the Giants but he won’t join them on the field for Sunday’s key game against the Ravens. Tuck did not practice...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Sixers
The Nets, who have lost eight of their last 10 games, will hope to get their season turned around Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn against the equally struggling Sixers, who enter...
NYC starts new program for mentally ill defendants
New York City is making a new effort to channel mentally ill people who get arrested into treatment instead of jail, if they don't need to be there. Mayor Michael...
'The Hobbit' tops weekend box office; 'Zero Dark Thirty' earns $400K from five theaters
LOS ANGELES — Tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins is running circles around some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" took in $36.7 million to...
Follow Jets-Chargers with Post writers
The Post has you covered from goal line to goal line with the best writers in the business.Playoff hopes were shattered last week, but Jets fans will get a chance...
Giants draft guru targeted by Panthers to be new GM: report
The Giants’ draft day expertise could soon be taking a hit.Big Blue director of college scouting Marc Ross is the leading candidate to become the Panthers’ next general manager, ESPN’s...
Sanchez, Tebow both active for Jets behind McElroy
The Jets have three quarterbacks active for Sunday's game with the Chargers. With Greg McElroy starting, the question this week has been if coach Rex Ryan would have Mark Sanchez...
Ex-Yankees OF Swisher signs with Indians for four years, $56M
CLEVELAND — The Indians’ pitch to bring Nick Swisher “home” worked. Two people familiar with the negotiations said Swisher has agreed to a $56 million, four-year contract with the Indians,...
WATCH: 'Call me crazy,' NRA says the public wants armed guards in schools
WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association on Sunday forcefully stuck to its call for placing armed police officers and security guards in every school as the best way to avoid...
Arson suspected in B'klyn church blaze
Arson is suspected in a blaze that damaged a historic Brooklyn church today, authorities said. Someone poured gasoline around the front doors of The Church of St. Luke and St....
Former SC Gov. Mark Sanford eyes House bid
COLUMBIA, SC — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who left public life two years ago after mysteriously disappearing to visit his then-mistress in Argentina, is poised to re-enter the...
Sen. Lieberman fears country may go over 'fiscal cliff'
WASHINGTON — Senators bickered Sunday over who's to blame for lurching the country toward a year-end "fiscal cliff," bemoaning the lack of a deal days before the deadline but bridging...
Fordham returns home for battle with Siena
After more than three weeks away from Rose Hill, the Rams finally return home this afternoon against Siena. Fordham (2-9) comes into the contest having played just one game at...
The Rumble
Starks reality Riley reveals ‘biggest mistake’ in new book Former Knicks beat writer Alan Hahn is dishing out his postgame analysis nightly on MSG Network, but hasn’t strayed far from...
These games will help determine Big Blue fate
This just in: Don’t be shocked if the Giants find themselves back in first place Sunday night atop the NFC East. A look at key games that impact their playoff...
Bengals-Steelers loser will need lots of help
The NFL’s streakiest team this season can streak right into the playoffs today in Pittsburgh. Even in the league’s unpredictable, parity-driven world, the Bengals have set themselves apart with a...
Seahawks soar in Niners showdown
It might be time to take the Seahawks seriously. It might be time to look at Pete Carroll as more than an over-enthused rah-rah former college coach giving the pros...
True meanings of Christmas
There are certain Christmas traditions that seem like they’ve been with us forever, from putting aside December 25 to celebrate the birth of the sun, to our collective worship of...
Loss to Ravens and Giants could fall out of playoff contention
BALTIMORE — The time has come and gone for the Giants to establish a running game, or rediscover their ferocious pass rush, or get Hakeem Nicks back in form, or...
New signal-caller one reason to keep eye on home finale
Today is a day of reckoning for the Jets. Their 1 p.m. home finale against a 5-9 Chargers team that is as hopeless as the 6-8 Jets will deliver the...
Yankees will be less reliant on long balls next season
You know that Yankees team so many of their fans screamed for last season, one less reliant on homers and more capable of building runs with items such as sacrifices...
Chargers await former Jets 3rd-stringer McElroy in his first NFL start
After months of waiting for a change at quarterback it is finally … McElroy Time? Greg McElroy is the surprising starter for the 6-8 Jets today after coach Rex Ryan...
With Giants needing a win, it's time for the return of Elite Eli
BALTIMORE — There will be no Lombardi Trophy waiting for Eli Manning to hoist tonight at M&T Bank Stadium. The Giants don’t need Manning to be MVP of the Super...
The top 10 MMA fighters poised for a breakout year in 2013
With everyone taking a look back at 2012, let’s pause for a second and consider the future.MMA has a bevy of talented young prospects just waiting for their chance to...
Wealth of bank jobs
Wall Street has had its fill with the Type-A risk takers who can cost a firm billions after they have made their millions and moved on. The hiring focus now...
There’s plenty of blood in those bonus pools
Wall Street banks have had a great year, with profits up above pre-crisis levels. So this is traditionally the time of year when bankers begin licking their chops and salivating...
Pecker hosts venture
David Pecker is getting into the nightclub business. Pecker, the chairman and CEO of American Media (publisher of such titles as the National Enquirer and Fit Pregnancy) is investing in...
NYC tech failures up
For New York tech entrepreneurs, failure has to be an option. The bumper crop of Big Apple startups funded in 2011 will face culling over the next year, with just...
Don’t make a $100,000 Social Security mistake
Taking the money and running may cost you dearly when it comes to your Social Security retirement benefits. That’s the consensus of many financial advisers, who believe that decision could...
E-gifts turn social
Facebook and Amazon are getting into gift-giving this holiday season, with both sites rolling out social commerce features recently. Facebook’s Gifts, Aggregift and Amazon’s Friends & Family Gifting are among...
Taking Christmas to Sandy’s victims
One Rockaway native is using a startup gift-giving website to make sure kids in his Hurricane Sandy-devastated neighborhood have a merry Christmas. San Diego-based executive James Brennan is helping to...
‘Holiday’ to a tax museum
Tis the season to be jolly, but don’t tell that to the number crunchers at the University of Michigan. On Friday, it was reported that the university’s widely followed consumer...
’Cane pain scorecard
Dear John: Like a lot of people, I am grateful that I survived Hurricane Sandy. I had minimal damage in my home on Staten Island. But I know of many...
Another SAC investor pulls its money
Titan Advisors has told Steven Cohen it’s pulling its money out of SAC Capital, because it doesn’t need the aggravation, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Titan — the Westchester-based...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS MARTHA NELSON Meet Time Inc.’s new editor-in-chief — the first woman in the top job since the company began 90 years ago. PREET BHARARA After two more insidertrading convictions,...
Harlem build fund is wasting
A taxpayer-funded nonprofit with $55 million in the bank that was supposed to create a Harlem renaissance has stalled in its mission. No new loans or grants from the Upper...
Woman 'groped' by Super Mario says it wasn't the first time
Mario wasn’t the first. The New Jersey grandma allegedly groped by a Super Mario impersonator said she’s so shaken by the incident that she’s refusing to step foot in Times...
Gal: Boss demanded ‘preg’ approval
No buns in this oven — unless we say so!A Jersey City woman claims her boss — former New York Mercantile Exchange head Richard Schaeffer — demanded she get his...
Dad dies in SI house fire
The father of a 1-year-old girl and 2-month-old boy died yesterday in an early-morning Staten Island house fire, police said. Jameek Champagne was found in the third-floor attic on Osgood...
Crime ‘miracle’ by NYPD angels
In this season of miracles, it’s time to celebrate one that benefits all New Yorkers. That would be the city’s astounding record of crime reduction — and crime prevention. It’s...
FDNY protecting its 'brand' by charging firefighter groups $100
The Fire Department is tightening the screws on who gets to use its hottest property — the letters FDNY. Taking steps to protect its world-famous “brand,” the department has demanded...
Divorce judge dumped
New Jersey Judge Paul Escandon will no longer hear divorce cases as of Jan. 2 after a months-long campaign by women who claim he systematically cheated them from the bench,...
Glaser’s Bake Shop closed after city inspection shows 'severe vermin infestation'
It’s costing them a lot of dough. Health inspectors have shuttered a beloved century-old German bakery after spotting a “severe vermin infestation” during a surprise visit Friday. Glaser’s Bake Shop,...
Train off the rails at CPW
Express subway service along Central Park West was suspended last night after a train derailed. A wheel on the last car of a southbound A train slipped off its track...
Social Security Administration employee reprimanded for farting at work
What a windbag. A Social Security Administration employee was formally reprimanded and accused of “conduct unbecoming a federal officer” — for farting up a storm in his workplace. The reprimand,...
Big pay, low payoff at NYC nonprofit
It’s the science of getting rich. A Manhattan-based nonprofit sucked in nearly $1.3 million from donors last year — even though critics charge it pays its employees high salaries to...
A-Rod author $trikes out
This benching was costly. The shelving of author Richard Ben Cramer’s inside look at the life and times of Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez is costing the writer big time, with...
Fans hit Yanks’ cheap-tix nix
The Yankees are bombing — with their fans.Nearly two dozen gathered outside a Yankee merchandise shop on the Upper East Side yesterday, not to complete their holiday shopping but to...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** A Melrose man wanted in the stabbing death of his estranged wife has been captured, cops said. Omar Martinez, 31, was arrested Friday in Brooklyn and charged...
Vegas gal’s knife proves card-sharp
One female blackjack dealer stabbed another on the casino floor of the posh Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, officials said. Brenda Wilson, 50, allegedly sliced the other card dealer Friday...
Paper sues Lance for ‘dope’ money
The Sunday Times of London is suing Lance Armstrong — to regain the money it paid him to settle his 2004 libel suit. Armstrong took the paper to court after...
Meet the real Santa Claus
It’s official: Santa Claus lives on Long Island. Copiague, to be exact. And he didn’t move there from the North Pole to shave a few hours off his commute. He’s...
NYC tolls among steepest in the nation
The nation’s highest bridge tolls are about to get even higher in New York. With a $13 round-trip cash toll, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge already costs more than just about any...
City steakhouses suffer as Midwest drought sends meat prices soaring
The Midwest drought is putting a chill on the grill. Meat prices are “through the roof,” said William Degel, owner of Uncle Jack’s Steakhouses in Midtown and Queens. “It’s at...
Yule get a little snow on holiday
Santa will have something to land his sleigh on. Light snow showers will hit New York City in the early hours of Dec. 25, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. They predict...
Manhattan art gallery co-owner jumps to her death
The co-owner of a high-end Manhattan art gallery — who was described by pals as “eccentric” and “kooky” — jumped to her death yesterday on the Upper East Side, police...
25 years after her rape claims sparked a firestorm, Tawana Brawley avoids the spotlight
Her silence is deafening. Twenty-five years after the spotlight first glared on Tawana Brawley — a black woman who as a teen claimed she was raped by a gang of...
Lotto joy in $3B Spain jackpot
MADRID — Winners of Spain’s Christmas lottery — the world’s richest — celebrated yesterday in a dozen-plus locations where the top lucky tickets were sold, a moment of cheer for...
Tragic kid hit by cab in B’klyn
A Brooklyn boy was clinging to life yesterday after he was struck by a livery cab on Eastern Parkway, authorities said. Joseph Williams, 9, was in critical condition and on...
Paycheck plunge looms
It’s a virtual certainty — your paycheck is getting smaller on New Year’s Day. And it could shrink even more a few weeks later.Even if Washington strikes a deal to...
O ‘leis’ budget aside
The country is about to go over a fiscal cliff, but President Obama is checked out for the holidays. With negotiations to avert the fiscal cliff in shambles, Obama arrived...
Ad guru reveals why he sold Hamptons estate
Jerry Della Femina was a poor kid from Brooklyn who went on to create one of the world’s most famous advertising agencies, Della Femina Travisano & Partners. He recently sold...
Last 3 angels rest in peace
Heaven has claimed its last three little angels. Emilie Parker, Josephine Gay and Ana Marquez-Greene — the last of the 27 victims of the Newtown massacre to be laid to...
Newtown massacre victims (and survivors) pictured in Victoria Soto’s class photo
They are the children she saved — and the tragic lives she couldn’t. Before a mad gunman did the unthinkable, they were just your typical first-graders posing for an official...
NJ town to station armed cop at schools
Don’t mess with Marlboro Township. The leafy, well-heeled New Jersey suburb will station a permanent armed cop in each of its nine schools starting Jan. 2. It’s apparently the first...
UPDATE: Lanza family says impersonator behind Ryan Lanza's Facebook page, falsely claiming to be Newtown shooter's brother
UPDATE: A spokesman for the Lanza family says an imposter is behind Ryan Lanza's Facebook page and that Ryan did not post the messages in this story. http://www.facebook.com/Official.RyanLanza01 The original...
Steals and deals for the last-minute Christmas-gift shopper
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — for those who have finished their Christmas shopping. For the rest of us procrastinators, there are just two days left to...
‘The dog ate my loan documents!’
The House Ethics Committee never fails to disappoint. Does it seem remotely credible that a sitting congressman would fail to include a loan on his financial disclosure forms because he...
Hide & sick
Since the Newtown atrocity, a division is forming on gun control: people (including NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly) who think the country should prevent mass murders by more tightly restricting access...
Face the fats
When a pediatrician told Sommer Poquette that her then-4-year-old daughter was overweight, the Michigan mom knew what she was not going to do: She was not going to give her...
No victory for Greg Meeks
The clueless House Ethics Committee decided Thursday to let Rep. Greg Meeks (D-Queens) off the hook regarding a dubious “loan” he took from an even more dubious felon. “I am...
A leadership deficit
In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, President Obama vowed an expeditious crackdown on gun violence. Then he appointed Vice President Joe Biden to head a panel to study...
Justifying hikes
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn misses some points concerning MTA fare hikes (“Lhota Looms,” Editorial, Dec. 20). In numerous past MTA plans, both the city and state cut billions of...
Required Reading
An Intriguing Life A Memoir of War, Washington, and Marriage to an American Spymaster by Cynthia Helms (Roman & Littlefield) Not long after the CIA chief quit in light of...
Taming of the shrewd
The Feminist and the Cowboy An Unlikely Love Story by Alisa Valdes Gotham Books Here are some lessons for women provided by “progressive feminist” Alisa Valdes in her new memoir:...
In my library The Grinch (Jeff McCarthy)
It’s not easy being green — in fact, it takes at least half an hour in the makeup chair — but Jeff McCarthy is one game Grinch. The star grouch...
Gone native
The World Until Yesterday What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? by Jared Diamond Viking When it comes to analyzing modern life, how much attention should we give to primitive...
A need for feed
Cocaine is a 2½-month-old white pit bull puppy with big paws and a sweet, sad face — one that’s hard to say no to. When his proud parent, Latasha McNair,...
Adopt me!
Jose Limon is a 9-month-old cat with the natural grace of the dancer he was named after. He has a lovely creamsicle coloring. Meet him from 11 a.m. to 4...
Happy Hugh year!
Ever since he starred on Broadway in “The Boy From Oz,” Hugh Jackman has been the musical theater’s most sought-after leading man. Now he’s taken his act to the big...
No jingle bells in this ‘Fairytale’
Twenty-five years ago this month, the only Christmas song worth listening to all year long was released. The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” captured something the saccharine, cloying repetition of...
John DeLucie: My New York
John DeLucie may be famous for feeding the glitterati, but his private passion is New York coffee shops — those with a bit of European style. Between working as chef...
Fuzzy figures
How much money do the top players make?This is something of a mystery because the pros don’t like to talk about their paydays, and tournament organizers hand out appearance fees...
Bridge
“i Need a loan,” Unlucky Louie told me. “I’m a bit short.”“Again?” I asked mildly. Louie is forever borrowing money from me or from somebody. Admittedly, he always pays it...
Realizing 'A dream'
It’s been sung by everyone from Patti LuPone and Neil Diamond to Aretha Franklin (at Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993) and Josh Grobin. It turned an unemployed, frumpy lady from...
Seven deadly scenes
It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Michael Madsen sliced off a man’s ear and Quentin Tarantino sliced his way into our hearts. Now, two decades removed from...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Chase Blackburn
Giants linebacker chase Blackburn took a timeout to tackle some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: You play with a lot of emotion. Do you play angry? A: I...
Report: Jets' Tebow will land with Jaguars after release
Tim Tebow might be heading home. According to an ESPN report, it is a “virtual certainty” that Tebow will be a member of his hometown Jaguars in 2013. The Jets...
Jets defense looks to maintain focus
The Jets defense has raised its game over the past month only to watch their offensive counterparts sink to new depths. That has led to a lot of frustration among...
Brees & Co. can corral ’Boys
Today Saints (+2 1/2) over COWBOYS: If Drew Brees can avoid sustained close reacquaintance with DeMarcus Ware, all things are possible. Chalk lovers essentially are asking ’Boys not to gag...
Sunday's Best
The lineBRIANCOSTELLOSTEVESERBYMARKCANNIZZAROPaulSchwartzDREWLOFTISJUSTINTERRANOVAMS.CHARLEENBARTHUBBUCHRICODave BlezowHondoFalcons 3 1/2 (50 1/2) LIONS (Falcons, 31-18)Falcons (W) ★ Lions (L)Falcons (W)Falcons (W)Falcons (W)Falcons (W)Lions (L) ★ Falcons (W)Falcons (W) ★ Falcons (W)Falcons (W)JETS 2 (39 1/2)...
Tiny kicker gives Boise a big boot
LAS VEGAS — The last two times Boise State played in the Las Vegas Bowl, there were other places the Broncos wanted to be. Not so yesterday, when the smallest...
Giants O-line aims to keep Eli upright
BALTIMORE — Given the way the Ravens attack on defense, it is no surprise their linebackers lead the team in sacks, as Paul Kruger has eight and Dannell Ellerbe has...
Parx Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $25,000; alw; 3up(f)4-DebonairDncer4-11-a-Virginia Ann 9-22-La Recoleta 8-15-Satin Sunset 6-13-FullMoonFrolc10-16-Wild Banshee 5-21-a-WelngtnsApe3-1a-CoupledSECOND-1 mile; $24,000; clm($16,000); 2YO1-a-CndleNmeOe2-15-My Emma 8-52-Love YourLooks8-11-a-Speedy Lee D2-13-Asia Gray 7-26-Proud Bling...
Lakers snag overtime win
Kobe Bryant had 34 points and 10 rebounds, Steve Nash finished with 12 points and nine assists in his first game in almost two months, and the Los Angeles Lakers...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $17,500; clm($12,500); 2YODIXIE DEVON drops in class after closing to finish fourth as the favorite at this...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 1/2 fur; $19,000; clm($7,500); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Pure Eden(L),117A Arroyo10-2-2Linder7-22 Liberty for All(L),118J Flores2-6-2Banford3-13 Nellie(L),112LVillanuev8-8-7Maymo12-14 Sharp Mirage(L),118R Moya4-3-8Moya9-25 Castles Burning(L),117KCarmoch4-7-6Zito2-16 SheReallyDgsM(L),118E...
Gulfstream Charts
December 22nd, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2f; 17,500; mdn cl($12,500); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:46. Good. stlkd, 3wd, drew clearTime: 23.98, 48.85, 1:01.57, 1:07.86.Trainer: Michael MareinaWinner: DK...
Brook shaking off rust for Nets
Brook Lopez came back from a sprained foot on Dec. 14 after missing seven games, but he is not quite back to where he was before the injury. Following yesterday’s...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 23MONDec. 24TUEDec. 25WEDDec. 26THUDec. 27FRIDec. 28SATDec. 29KnicksMinnesota 5:00 MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMELakers 3:00 ABC ESPNPhx. 9:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMESac. 10:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENetsPhiladelphia3:00 YES Network WBBR 1130...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Red Sox trade for Bucs closer Hanrahan The Pirates and Red Sox are close to completing a trade that would send All-Star closer Joel Hanrahan to Boston for a...
Eroding sports society on display
What now is identified — if not excused — as our “sports culture” seems to be a mutated strain, grown and spread from a streptococcus culture. Whatever the cause, its...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball11 a.m.New Hampshire at Penn. St. BIG TENNoonSiena at Fordham YES3 p.m.Diamond Head Classic, Consolation: Ole Miss vs. San Francisco ESPNU3 p.m.76ers at Nets YES, WBBR (1130 AM)5 p.m.Diamond Head...
The Post Line
NFLFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogGiants+12 1/2(47 1/2)RAVENSJETS32(37 1/2)ChargersPACKERS10 1/212 1/2(44 1/2)TitansPANTHERS89(46 1/2)RaidersDOLPHINS54 1/2(41 1/2)BillsSTEELERS53 1/2(42)BengalsPatriots1414 1/2(50)JAGUARSColts67(41 1/2)CHIEFSCOWBOYS32 1/2(52)SaintsRedskins46 1/2(45)EAGLESBUCCANEERS33(44)RamsTEXANS78(44 1/2)VikingsBRONCOS1212 1/2(44)BrownsBears5 1/25 1/2(36 1/2)CARDINALSSEAHAWKS2 1/2Pick(39)49ersHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogNORTHWESTERN15BrownAKRON11 1/2Cleveland St.x-San Diego3J. MadisonBALL ST.10IupuiFORDHAM6...
Perfectly incompetent
* The Jets epitomize the Peter Principle — people rise to the level of their incompetence. Rex Ryan was a good defensive coordinator, but is a lousy head coach. Mike...
Canceler-in-Chief can’t see big picture
On the rink, it’s all about risk and reward. You don’t fling the puck up the middle from the defensive zone with scant hope of connecting on a home run...
Ravens replaced Colts, but no supplanting this gem
BALTIMORE — I would like to think they all are still with us, that they have transferred their loyalties fully and completely from the Colts to the Ravens, that they...
Lions' Johnson passes Rice, but Falcons lock home field
DETROIT — Matt Ryan got what he wanted. Calvin Johnson was forced to settle for what he could get. Ryan matched a career high with four touchdown passes, two to...
Ibanez leaves Yankees in hole, signs with Mariners
There’s at least one 40-year-old the Yankees won’t be resigning. Raul Ibanez agreed to a one-year deal with the Mariners last night, according to someone with knowledge of the situation,...
Timberwolves' Rubio showing flashes of greatness
Ricky Rubio was back from a torn ACL injury for only a couple minutes when he unleashed a ridiculous look-this-way, send-it-that-way pass that also happened to go in-between his legs...
No timetable for Wallace’s return to Knicks from foot injury
Forward Rasheed Wallace’s foot injury went from “sore” to “acute.” Either way, it’s not certain when he’ll return for the Knicks. Wallace is listed as day-to-day with what the Knicks...
Amar’e will accompany Knicks on trip, but he likely won’t play
The latest on the Knicks Amar’e Stoudemire was a “yes” and “no” and “probably not” situation. Yes, coach Mike Woodson sat down yesterday and had his long chat with the...
No Love for Timberwolves
Superstar forward Kevin Love will not see any action when the Timberwolves take on the Knicks today at the Garden. According to the Timberwolves’ PR Twitter account, Love “did not...
Nets looking to regain early season mojo
It all looked so easy. The Nets spent a lot of money in the offseason, moved into a brand new building and borough and remade a three-decade-plus identity in a...
Don't miss
Holiday ‘Who’ Not to be left out of the “very special Christmas” episodes that accompany so many American series, “Doctor Who” brings us “The Snowmen,” which introduces a new companion,...
Happy Holler-days!
It seems that all a cable network needs for a hit show lately is some Southern accents and a little twangy, banjo background music. The rural South is the hottest...
Hollywood Kids
Some people think that, for an actor, having a superstar parent opens all doors. But if this were true, Mamie Gummer would be an in-demand Emmy winner, while Dakota Johnson...
No one found right words for Newtown
By now it’s abundantly clear that we live in a region dominated by intellectually diminished local TV newscasts, news carefully steered toward the slowest common speedometer. Of course, that makes...
Reel good
Lord of the Rings marathon 2001, 2002, 2003 Sunday, beginning 11:40 a.m., TNT Feed your Hobbit habit with this marathon of Tolkien’s novels brought to life and live-action by Peter...
Look Who’s Talking
Kelly & Michael 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Wednesday: Ricky Martin; Bradley Cooper; Usher. Thursday: Robert Pattinson; Kristen Stewart. Friday: Alec Baldwin; Nicki Minaj; Miranda Cosgrove. Chelsea Lately 11 p.m., E!...
Big feast for a small kitchen
If the thought of preparing a big holiday meal in your tiny kitchen sounds impossible, remember: This is New York. Nothing is impossible. “The biggest thing is how much we...
Eco-friendly athlete wants a woman who is a breath of fresh air
Coach Ian For the past four years, Ian has spent his summers coaching a Little League Baseball team. Pileup In his apartment, Ian is most embarrassed by the mounds of...
Top 5: Ways to flirt with a ski bunny
“Ask, ‘Is your body a black diamond? Because it’s got some dangerous slopes.’ ” Andrew “Yell, ‘Call ski patrol because I’ve fallen . . . in love with you.’ ”...
Battle for middle girth
There’s a chance you won’t find Santa Claus eating any of the cookies under the Christmas tree this year. If he’s like many men, he’ll be pulling the sleigh himself...
This week's couple: Blast in the past
DATING 101 says talking about the past may not bode well for a single guy or gal’s future as a couple. But when Desiree and Jason, both 26, met at...
Weird but true
They’ll be singing “I’ll Be High for Christmas” this week in Colorado. Entrepreneurs in the Rocky Mountain State, where voters legalized marijuana, might take a cue from Denver’s Westword newspaper,...
Jayhawks fly past Buckeyes
Redshirt freshman Ben McLemore scored 22 points and No. 9 Kansas made a statement in its first road game by beating seventh-ranked Ohio State 74-66 last night in Columbus, Ohio....
Wyatt-led Temple stuns Syracuse
Madison Square Garden is supposed to be Syracuse’s home away from home. Despite all the Orange-clad supporters, it turned out to be a house of horrors yesterday — particularly at...
Seton Hall earns holiday cheers at Barclays
Liu Brooklyn could have had Julian Boyd back from his torn ACL and it wouldn’t have mattered. The Blackbirds could have transported Charles Jones and Mike Campbell from their 1997...
Tulane too much for Hofstra
Ricky Tarrant singlehandedly made Tulane look more like the Green Tsunami than the Green Wave during a 20-0 run to start the second half, and the sophomore guard turned a...
Manhattan sunk in Brooklyn
The Manhattan Jaspers couldn’t get out of Brooklyn soon enough. Playing their second straight game in the borough following a 27-point dismantling at LIU Brooklyn last Sunday, the Jaspers were...
Fairfield finally tops St. Joes
Derek Needham hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds left and Fairfield earned a 60-57 victory over Saint Joseph’s in nonconference action yesterday in Philadelphia.The win was Fairfield’s first over...
'Virtual certainty' Tim Tebow will be a Jacksonville Jaguar in 2013: report
Tim Tebow could have a landing spot once the Jets get rid of him this offseason. ESPN reported that it is a “virtual certainty” that Tebow will be a member...