December 28, 2012
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: City's top senior Severe remains unsigned
Reporters, friends, classmates, opponents -- they all ask Jon Severe the same thing: When are you going to pick a college? The talented shooting guard from national powerhouse Christ the...
NYPD recruits sworn in at graduation ceremony
They came from all corners of the globe to join their brothers in blue. The NYPD recruits sworn in at a graduation ceremony in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center today were born...
Miller's 18 points lead Rutgers past Rider
After coaching Rutgers to a 3-0 record while replacing Mike Rice, associate head coach David Cox gave all the credit to the Scarlet Knight players. “I’m sure they’re excited about...
BEST BETS: UFC 155
The UFC ends the year with its traditional blockbuster show in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Junior dos Santos will defend his heavyweight title against Cain Velasquez in a rematch...
Bronx mom in Newtown 'scam' also solicited funds claiming they were for Hurricane Sandy relief
The Bronx mom accused of posing as the aunt of Newtown massacre victim Noah Pozner to collect bogus charity donations also solicited funds she claimed were for Hurricane Sandy relief,...
Police arrest woman who bought rifle for fire-slay lunatic upstate
State police have arrested a gal-pal of crazed gunman William Spengler Jr. for buying him the rifle he used to shoot four firefighters during a fatal Christmas Eve attack in...
Viacom channels could go dark on Cablevision
More than three million Cablevision customers could wake up New Year’s Day without shows such as “SpongeBob Squarepants” and “The Daily Show.” The Long Island cable operator is set to...
Nets interim coach Carlesimo going 'three hours at a time'
After being named the Nets’ interim head coach Thursday afternoon, P.J. Carlesimo isn’t looking too far ahead.“It’s a situation where [Nets general manager Billy King] is gonna tell me at...
2012 expected to have fewest murders in NYC history, shootings hit 18 year low
The number of murders in New York City is expected to hit a record low this year, and shootings are at their lowest point in at least 18 years, officials...
CBs Amukamara, Hosley both listed as doubtful for Giants
There’s a strong chance the Giants will be missing two of their three top corners on Sunday, as Prince Amukamara and Jayron Hosley are both listed as doubtful.Amukamara is dealing...
Knicks' Melo to miss second straight game with knee injury
SACRAMENTO - A hobbled Carmelo Anthony will miss his second straight game tonight vs. the Kings, saying ominously “I could barely walk.’’The Knicks are calling it a knee hyperextension that...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Backcourt, not coach, to blame for Nets swoon
There are few jobs in America that have less stability than that of an NBA coach, and already twice this season two head coaches have learned that the hard way.Avery...
Former President George H.W. Bush moved out of intensive care
HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush’s condition continued to improve Saturday, prompting doctors to move him out of intensive care, a spokesman said. “President Bush’s condition has improved, so...
NHL makes new offer to players; lockout in critical stage
The NHL made a new offer to the players’ association, hoping to spark talks toward ending the long lockout and saving the hockey season. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Friday...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Bobcats
After an eventful Thursday, and with a new head coach on the sidelines, the Nets will take on the Bobcats tonight in Brooklyn.Here are three things to watch for in...
Victim of brutal subway shove ID'd after attacked caught fleeing on tape
The victim of last night’s senseless and deadly subway shove has been identified as a hardworking business owner from Calcutta, India, who loved music. Sunando Sen, 46, was pushed into...
John McAfee's elaborate and rainy escape from Belize
John McAfee -- tech titan, gun lover and wanted for questioning in the murder of an acquaintance -- finally revealed the details of his harrowing escape from Belize into the...
Emotional Rex denies report that he wants out if Jets don't change offense
Jets coach Rex Ryan emphatically denied a Daily News report that said he wants to be fired if the team does not make changes to its offense.Ryan first addressed his...
My top 3 games of the year (2012)
Halo 4 There was not a game in 2012 that I was more excited/worried about than Halo 4. How would the first installment in an all-new trilogy, under the guidance...
Think you could be a Twitter Stalker or Russian Spy Catcher? Military's odd spy jobs revealed
If you grew up idolizing James Bond, Jason Bourne or Ethan Hunt but you're not all that interested in indiscriminate violence, worry not because there are still top secret jobs...
LOCAL COLLEGE RANKINGS: St. John’s tumbles after horrid loss
Stony Brook was only a few missed shots from claiming the top spot, while the Big East's Jersey contingent continues to impress. Too bad the same can't be said about...
VOTE: Was Sanchez's buttfumble the worst play of 2012?
We all know the buttfumble was a terrible play, but was it the worst play of the year?ESPN certainly thinks so.During the Friday morning episode of SportsCenter, the incredibly inept...
Outgoing MTA chief Lhota mum on mayor talk
Outgoing MTA boss Joe Lhota -- at what could be his last public event as MTA chief --was mum today about whether he would jump into the race for mayor....
Cops find dump truck driver who hit & killed 11-y-o boy in Queens
The dump truck driver who struck and killed an 11-year-old in Queens this morning has been found, cops said. Police were interviewing the driver, who did not stop after hitting...
FBI removes many redactions in Marilyn Monroe file
LOS ANGELES — FBI files on Marilyn Monroe that could not be located earlier this year have been found and re-issued, revealing the names of some of the movie star's...
Rockettes to join Mayor Bloomberg on New Year's Eve
Mayor Bloomberg will be kicking off the New Year with the Rockettes -- and it could cost him plenty at his favorite bar. Bloomberg disclosed today that the famed kicking...
LI teen arrested on attempted murder
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on charges he shot and wounded two teenagers on a Long Island street. Nassau County police say Angel Bermudez of Hempstead was charged with...
3 cops wounded by shooting at NJ police station, gunman dead: report
One officer was shot and two others were wounded today at a South Jersey police station, officials said. Three officers were shot Friday morning inside the Gloucester Township Police Station,...
Danish spy in first US interview - wants credit for role in killing al-Awlaki: report
The Danish spy who claimed to have helped the CIA target and kill al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki last year says he wants his efforts to be recognized by the...
Police in India punished after being accused of belittling, ignoring rape victims
NEW DELHI — The victim of a gang-rape in New Delhi fought for her life at a Singapore hospital Friday as officials in the Indian state of Punjab fired and...
O/U RICO
Rico went 106 (21 Best Bets) on the Over/Unders last week. The season record is 1071284 (20271). The selections for Week 17 are: OVERS: Giants / Eagles; Steelers / Browns;...
Eli Manning, Jeremy Lin and Raul Ibanez provided 2012's top sports memories
If you spend enough time invested in sports — in its daily statistical barrage, in the emotional ransom it demands 500 times a year, in the way it turns bad...
Final game could be Mark’s last chance with Jets
Mark Sanchez was back where he wanted to be yesterday, his hands under Nick Mangold’s butt, not fumbling the football, but taking snaps with the first-team offense and preparing to...
Jets' Rex bypasses Tebow again after McElroy concussion revealed
It’s never a good sign when Rex Ryan opens his press conference by saying, “You’re not going to believe this one.” Ryan was not kidding. The Jets quarterback carousel took...
Business briefs
Help for H-PThe Justice Department opened a probe into Autonomy Corp. after Hewlett-Packard accused the software company of misrepresenting its performance before being bought last year, causing H-P to book...
Wall Street cliff-hanger as markets gyrate
Wall Street rode a wild roller-coaster yesterday as it clung to hope that Washington’s fumbling team might get back into formation and punt their way out of the fiscal cliff...
A big ship storm
With dockworkers threatening to strike this weekend, businesses that rely on tens of billions of dollars worth of cargo flowing through the New York-New Jersey waterfront are starting to make...
Cook’s paper cut
Apple CEO Tim Cook found no stocking stuffers in his paycheck this year. His $4.2 million pay package amounted to a huge cut on paper and was a far cry...
Mag launches bounce back to ’08 levels
Magazine launches in 2012 climbed back to their pre-recession 2008 levels. But the market has changed dramatically with titles launched by small entrepreneurial companies dominating the annual list while publishing...
Survey: Amazon king of online
Amazon.com remained the best website for shopping online while JCPenney suffered the largest drop in customer satisfaction of any major online retailer this holiday season, according to a survey released...
Rage against rules
Instagram users outraged over new rules made good on their threat to dump the popular photo-sharing app. The app, which Facebook acquired for $1 billion earlier this year, may have...
Raj will pony up $1.5M
Former hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam has agreed to pay $1.45 million to resolve a civil Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit related to his alleged insider trading based on tips from...
Pimco ♥ New York
Pimco’s Bill Gross more than doubled his holdings of municipal debt sold in New York, helping propel the world’s largest bond fund to its biggest investment in local securities in...
SeaWorld diving into public markets again
Steve Schwarzman is taking Shamu for another ride. Schwarzman’s Blackstone Group, which acquired SeaWorld Entertainment for $2.7 billion in 2009, filed yesterday to take the amusement park chain public. Blackstone...
Banks pay $4.5M for muni charges
Citigroup and Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch are among five firms that will pay $4.48 million to settle regulatory claims they used funds from municipal and state bond deals to...
Debt levels hit 29-yr. low
A measure of the burden of US household debt tumbled in the third quarter to its lowest level in 29 years. The household debt service ratio — an estimate of...
Consumer confidence slips
Confidence among US consumers declined more than forecast in December as the budget debate soured Americans’ outlook for the economy. The Conference Board’s index of sentiment fell to 65.1 from...
Home, sweet hedge
For many Americans, the housing market is just starting to recover, but it’s been the hottest strategy for hedge funds all year long. Hedge funds that invest in mortgage-backed securities...
House sales at 2-yr. high
Sales of new houses rose in November to the highest level in more than two years. Low mortgage rates and dwindling foreclosures are stabilizing prices and attracting buyers more than...
Swift ‘lurker’ sneaky clean
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Prosecutors yesterday declined to pursue a criminal trespassing charge against a Wisconsin man arrested this month for climbing a fence at the Nashville home of singer Taylor...
Slater flick bombs big
It looks like 2012 was the year of the box-office apocalypse for “Heathers” star Christian Slater. Slater racked up one of the biggest bombs ever by a major name when...
Seriously folks, it’s a lawsuit
These comics are real schtick-lers. Stand-up comedian Bernadette Pauley is suing a fellow comic-turned-late-late-late-night-TV-host, saying he reneged on paying residuals to her and “several hundred” other comedians. “Comics Unleashed” host...
Shel touts early voting
ALBANY — Vote early — if not often.Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is proposing that future voting start two weeks before general elections and a week before primaries and special elections.He...
Desert Storm commander Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78
WASHINGTON — Truth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn’t care much for his popular “Stormin’ Norman” nickname. The seemingly no-nonsense Desert Storm commander’s reputed temper with aides and subordinates...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** An Upper East Side teen appears to have ditched the good life to run off with her green-haired boyfriend. Marissa Myerson, 15, was last seen at her boyfriend’s...
Break for construx crooks
Two construction execs facing up to 20 years in the slammer for faking steel and concrete test results at some of the city’s most prominent projects, including Yankee Stadium and...
Russia adopt ban hits budding SI family
Kim and Robert Summers were weeks away from bringing their adopted son home to America from Russia with love. Now Russian President Vladimir Putin is pulling down an iron curtain,...
Thursday the rabbi got jail
Brooklyn Rabbi Lavel Schwartz was sentenced yesterday to a year and a day in federal prison for his admitted role in a corruption and money-laundering scandal in New Jersey.Schwartz, 61,...
Times Square rant bigot Elmo says groping isn’t his character flaw
He may be a bigot — but he’s no pervert. Times Square “Elmo” Adam Sandler, who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for an anti-Semitic rant in September, said yesterday he...
Hosp file revealed
The inspector general of municipal-hospital system has for the first time issued a public accounting of his cases, but only for this year.IG Norman Dion notified the board of the...
Busy ’12 for FDNY
The FDNY was on fire this year.New York’s Bravest responded to more than 495,000 emergencies this year, compared with 488,000 last year.Since Mayor Bloomberg took office in 2002, the FDNY...
‘Guillotine’ jeweler slay
A home health attendant savagely murdered a wealthy, 85-year-old Manhattan man in his care by using a chair as a “guillotine” — and then dashed off to Asia with the...
TSA gun grabs up 15 percent
Security screeners have seized more than 1,500 guns from airline passengers so far this year, far more than last year, the Transportation Security Administration said yesterday.At the current pace, the...
NYU back in operation
NYU Langone Medical Center — which was forced to close and evacuate hundreds of patients during Hurricane Sandy — is back in business.The hospital scheduled 55 surgeries yesterday as it...
Hosni in hospital
CAIRO — Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been transferred from a prison cell to a military hospital for the second time in a week due to complications from an...
Disaster-aid vote today
WASHINGTON — The Senate is poised to vote on the $60.4 billion Hurricane Sandy disaster-relief legislation today.The chamber will vote on more than 20 amendments to the bill, including a...
Scrap-metal thieves picking through Sandy-ravaged homes in the Rockaways
The Rockaways are dealing with still another plague. After living through floods and fires, the community now finds itself infested with ghouls who claw their way through damaged homes and...
$4B trap looms for next mayor
The next mayor is facing a daunting multibillion-dollar bill for retroactive pay hikes because the entire city-labor force has been working for more than two years under expired contracts, the...
Rudy already on the job for Lhota
Rudy Giuliani has begun to reach out to Republican bigwigs to talk up Joe Lhota’s potential run for mayor, The Post has learned. Staten Island GOP powerbroker Guy Molinari said...
J.Lo’s ‘flaw’ suit
LOS ANGELES — A Superior Court judge has thrown out a $20 million lawsuit filed by Jennifer Lopez that alleged her former driver was trying to blackmail her out of...
So we’re all, like, whatever!
“You know,” “whatever” is, “like,” a really annoying term. We’re “just sayin’.” When it comes to the most annoying words or phrases used in conversation, those four top the list...
Collector: I want what’s wine
Let my vino go!That’s the cry from the owner of an “irreplaceable” wine collection who is suing a Manhattan storage facility he claims has kept him from his vintage bottles...
Sun lover Simon’s ex factor
Simon Cowell knows how to treat a lady — with whom he already split up! The “X Factor” mogul enjoys Barbados yesterday with ex-fiancée Mezhgan Hussainy, 39. Engaged in 2010,...
Tampa-bound Southwest flight veers off taxiway and into mud at Long Island airport
It was a bad kind of thrill for the pilots — and no fun at all for their passengers. A Tampa-bound Southwest Airlines jet skidded off a taxiway into deep...
Expect snow tomorrow for NYC
The rain and wind is behind us — and tomorrow, we can expect snow. It’s “pretty likely” the city will see the white stuff tomorrow, AccuWeather.com meteorologist Tom Kines said...
Man pushed to death on Qns. subway
A madwoman last night pushed a stranger onto subway tracks in Queens, where he was killed by a train, police and witnesses said. It was the second such nightmare in...
Gun recoil: More calling for tougher laws
More Americans are ready to support stricter gun laws after the Newtown massacre, a poll reveals. As President Obama and Congress weigh new gun restrictions, the Gallup poll found 62...
Bronx woman in sick Newtown scam: feds
A soulless Bronx grifter posed as the aunt of 6-year-old Newtown massacre victim Noah Pozner in a twisted scam to collect bogus-charity donations, the feds charged yesterday. Nouel Alba, 36,...
Southampton residents furious over a police firing range across the street from kids’ school
The Sandy Hook school-shooting kickback has hit the Hamptons. Angry parents at an East End school, with students from kindergarten through eighth grade, have demanded that local cops stop firing...
UFT eval ‘ploy’ for wage hike
The teachers union has refused to sign a long-awaited agreement with the city on a new teacher-evaluation system unless it gets a guarantee of wage increases in the next contract,...
You almost blew it, panel scolds judge
Mark it exhibit A.An upstate judge was disciplined yesterday for daring a foul-mouthed teen to expose himself in court after the punk cursed him out.The 17-year-old defendant told Buffalo City...
Fossil smuggler a ’saur loser
That’s a lot of Bronto Burgers. A crooked fossil dealer agreed to forfeit at least six dinosaur skeletons, along with some “odd bones here and there,” in a bid to...
Jeter insurer’s $og story
Derek Jeter’s insurance carrier is suing his former neighbor for almost $300,000 for damaging the Yankee slugger’s $15 million Upper East Side apartment. The suit, filed yesterday in Manhattan Supreme...
Yule-tree recycling
The city’s Christmas-tree curbside-collection program begins next Wednesday, Jan. 2, and will run through Saturday, Jan. 12.All ornaments, tinsel and other decorations must be removed, and the Department of Sanitation...
Bergdorf Goodman worker struck and killed by MTA bus
A worker at Bergdorf Goodman stayed late to close for her colleague — and the favor proved fatal when she was struck by an MTA bus as she headed home....
$weep Gowanus, feds say
The feds want to dump half a billion dollars into Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal — to clean up contaminants dumped there for decades. The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday proposed spending $467...
Broadway tributes
The theater community is honoring Jack Klugman and Charles Durning by dimming Broadway’s lights in back-to-back memorials. The marquees at all Broadway theaters went dark for one minute at 8...
‘DWI’ dummy cops attitude
Wrong answer! A drunk driver mouthed off to cops after a boozy wreck in Staten Island, authorities said yesterday. “I was going to your mother’s house!” John Klinkosz, 48, barked...
LIRR fraud ‘lame’brain
If it’s a play for sympathy, he doesn’t have a leg to stand on.A crooked LIRR retiree pleaded guilty yesterday to scamming nearly $250,000 in disability benefits — after showing...
NYers brace for full impact of fiscal cliff plunge
New Yorkers yesterday were bracing for the full impact of a plunge off the fiscal cliff on Jan. 1, which comes with massive income-tax hikes and the expiration of several...
President Obama, Congress rush back to DC to pursue deadline fiscal cliff deal
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner yesterday told lawmakers to get back to the capital by Sunday in case of an 11th-hour fiscal-cliff deal, sparking a Wall Street rally that...
Growing NY through smarter taxes
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, investors and government agencies will pour millions of dollars into the Rockaways, Howard Beach, Coney Island and elsewhere. Homes will be rebuilt. Parks, utilities...
ObamaCare: Pain 2.0
The Post in recent days has shined a glaring spotlight on the hurt New Yorkers will feel from looming tax hikes, absent a fiscal-cliff deal. But just a year later,...
Ad big-wig’s manse sale: Skirting his tax duty?
The Issue: Jerry Della Femina’s decision to sell his Long Island mansion before fiscal-cliff tax hikes set in. *** What a sad and tragic story: Jerry Della Femina sold his...
Fruits of stop-and-frisk
There have been fewer murders in New York City to date this year than at any time in the 50 years since the NYPD began tracking major-crime data. For this,...
Over the cliff, cont’d
With the approaching fiscal cliff less than 100 hours away, things are getting awfully personal on Capitol Hill. Which means that the chances of reaching a deal to avoid expiration...
Dangers, post-Assad
It seems like only yesterday that Bashar al-Assad was being courted by progressive Western politicians even as he conspired with Iranian jihadists and Kremlin strongmen. And it was less than...
Flick on fracking’s lacking
I have to admit I was wrong about Matt Damon and John Krasinski’s anti-fracking movie “Promised Land.” When plot details first leaked out, I thought it couldn’t be that ridiculous....
Heated gas debate full of hot air
Since the release of the anti-fracking documentary “Gasland” in 2010, Hollywood’s been sounding the alarm about the process. A problem with its approach: Middle America seems to like harvesting energy...
‘Sun’ to shine on Denzel
Ever since his Tony-winning performance in the hit revival of August Wilson’s “Fences” two years ago, Denzel Washington has been on the hunt for another Broadway play. He and Kenny...
No-no film gets all the details right
Portuguese director Miguel Gomes’ latest film moves through different styles and eras, and proves that shooting in black and white is as versatile as it ever was. After an intro...
Meet the Met’s hair apparent
Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” packs up its brushes next week. Happily, the Met’s own barber — wig master Tom Watson — is staying put. For the past 14 years,...
Don’t pledge to this ‘Allegiance’
It’s been almost a decade now since George W. Bush called up the National Guard to serve in Iraq, and the topic of this so-called back-door draft hasn’t exactly been...
Wish upon a star!
1. STOP WORRYING Kelly Ripa, co-host of “Live! With Kelly and Michael” “I have the same resolution every year — not to sweat the small stuff. So far it hasn’t...
Giants need win, help for playoff berth
The bridge Tom Coughlin hoped to build from last year to this one has all but collapsed. The defending Super Bowl champions are the same 8-7 they were at this...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Armor Hanover (1st)FIRST: mile trot; $12,000; cond6 Armor Hanover(RPierce)2-2-13-18 Over And Out(TTetrick)3-4-15-11 Celebrity Hercules(DMiller)1-3-97-22 Macho Lindy(AMiller)5-7-310-13 Berkshire(ECarlson)2-4-29-24 DashForTheCash(Campbell)6-3-58-15 R Sam(EAbbatiello)8-6-510-17 Grey Ice(YGingras)2-3-525-19 Starglow Hall(DDube)5-1-X15-110 Nordic...
Sports Shorts
football: Barkley won’t play for USCSouthern Cal senior quarterback Mark Barkley won’t play in the Sun Bowl against Georgia Tech because of an injured shoulder. Instead, redshirt freshman Max Wittek...
Former Yankees slugger Matsui retires
Hideki Matsui announced his retirement yesterday in a Midtown hotel, just a few miles from where he became perhaps the most popular Yankee around the world. The 38-year-old slugger played...
Laffey joins Mets
The Mets added some depth to their thin pitching ranks yesterday by signing left-hander Aaron Laffey to a minor league deal. The contract includes an invitation to spring training but...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $17,500; clm($12,500); 2YOCAPTIVA'S CALLING led in stretch, settled for second last out vs. similar foes. CASINO CAT rallied for third in well-bet debut. SILVER SILENCE...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $30,700; clm($30,000); 3up7Nevad Kd (Lezcno)4.803.402.101Fort Boonsbrugh (RccJr.)8.003.404Port Conway (Cohen)2.20* Exacta (7-1) $37.80 * $1 Superfecta (7-1-4-5) $239.10 * $1 Trifecta (7-1-4) $40.40SECOND-7 fur; $22,500; clm($10,000); 3up7Brbr's Rvng...
Turfway Results
FIRST-1 mile; $5,500; clm($5,000); 3up 6 Crypt Kttn (ArryJr.) 2.20 2.10 2.10 5 Bltzenstekkldpnk (Cred) 8.00 3.60 8 Mountable (Cruz) 2.20 Scr: Emerald Current. * Exacta (6-5) $20.60 * Superfecta...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $35,000; clm($20,000); 3upSO SCOTT drops below level of claim coming off layoff. HEWITTS has speed, drops in...
Fisk pleads guilty to drunk driving
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Hall of Fame baseball catcher Carlton Fisk pleaded guilty yesterday to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge, two months after police found him asleep in his pickup truck...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $30,000; clm($15,000); 3up(f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Born Flirt(L),121P Fragoso3-5-2Araya5-12 MyUnbrdldStrm(L),121I Ortiz, Jr5-8-4Gyarmati8-13 GraceandCourg(L),121E Castro3-2-4Goodwn12-14 Lily Lynn(L),121C Hill4-2-7Signore8-15 Pleasantfriday(L),121CVelasquz2-12-4Rice8-56 SuperstitiousLv(L),116W Garcia2-9-1Jacobson3-17 Mess in...
Aqueduct Charts
December 27th, 2012Cloudy and Sloppy©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70yds; $29,000; clm($15,000); 3up(f)Off: 12:30. Good. bumped start, drew offTime: 25.24, 49.63, 1:15.12, 1:38.68, 1:45.63.Trainer: Chris EnglehartWinner: B F, 4, by Peruvian-Homah...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 28SATDec. 29SUNDec. 30MONDec. 31TUEJan. 1WEDJan. 2THUJan. 3KnicksSacramento10:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMEPort. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMES.A. 7:30 MSG ESPNCharlotte7:30YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMCleve. 7:30 YES WFANNO GAMES.A.7:00YES WFANNO...
Durant hits 40 to lift Thunder
Kevin Durant scored 40 points and Russell Westbrook added eight of his 16 points in overtime to help the Thunder beat the Mavericks 111-105 last night for their 11th straight...
Clippers win 15th straight
Matt Barnes tied his season high with 21 points off the bench, Chris Paul had 11 assists and the Clippers defeated the Celtics 106-77 last night, becoming the first team...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogBILLS33 1/2(39 1/2)JetsGIANTS9 1/27 1/2(46)EaglesPATRIOTS1110(46 1/2)DolphinsBENGALS32 1/2(41)RavensSTEELERSOFF4 1/2(37 1/2)BrownsTexans5 1/27(46 1/2)COLTSTITANS5 1/24(42)JaguarsREDSKINS3 1/23(48 1/2)CowboysBears33(44 1/2)LIONSPackers33 1/2(46 1/2)VIKINGSFALCONSOFF8 1/2(47 1/2)BuccaneersSAINTS45(54)PanthersBRONCOS1616(42)ChiefsCHARGERSOFF7 1/2(39)Raiders49ERS1516 1/2(39)CardinalsSEAHAWKS1010 1/2(41)RamsHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogProvidence10BROWNGONZAGA9 1/2BaylorNEVADA11 1/2YaleUCLA2 1/2Missourix-Ut, Valley...
Westhoff ready to ride off into Jets sunset
Sunday is the end for Mike Westhoff after 30 distinguished NFL seasons and more than 600 games as one of the most accomplished assistant coaches the league has ever seen....
Keller unlikely to play for Jets against Bills
Jets tight end Dustin Keller hopes to be able to practice today and play Sunday against the Bills, but it does not look good. Keller has not played since spraining...
Perry says Giants D needs to step up
For Perry Fewell, it’s not about scheme, but execution. The Giants’ defensive coordinator had a rather simple explanation yesterday for the recent struggles on his side of the ball, pointing...
Giants' banged-up Bradshaw may play vs. Philly
If the Giants are going down on Sunday, it sure sounds as if Ahmad Bradshaw will be on the field trying to prevent what seems to be the inevitable end...
Sunday's Best
The lineBRIANCOSTELLOSTEVESERBYMarkCannizzaroPAULSCHWARTZDREWLOFTISJUSTINTERRANOVAMS.CHARLEENBARTHUBBUCHRICOBILLS 3 1/2 (39 1/2) Jets (1:00, CBS)BillsJetsBills ★ BillsBillsJetsBillsBillsBillsGIANTS 7 1/2 (46) Eagles (1:00, FOX)GiantsEagles ★ GiantsEagles ★ Eagles ★ EaglesEaglesEaglesGiantsTITANS 4 (42) Jaguars (1:00)TitansJaguarsTitansTitansTitansTitansJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsTexans 7 (46 1/2)...
Giants tuck-er out
If You go by Justin Tuck’s stunningly honest quote about not knowing whether the Giants will answer coach Tom Coughlin’s clarion call to honor, pride and dignity, you would think...
Hondo eyes BG prize
Hondo continued his ascent in Week 16, compiling a simply sparkling 11-5 record that left him one game away from sharing the Bettor’s Guide summit with Rico and perennial women’s...
Say wham, bam, thank you Cam!
Including his 1997-2011 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 454-393 (53.6 percent) against the spread.TOMORROW Navy (+14 1/2) over Arizona State (Fight Hunger Bowl): Sun Devils...
Titans offer value after blowout loss
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Nets December swoon doomed Avery
After Superstorm Sandy ravaged the area, the Nets’ East Rutherford practice facility was a flooded shambles. When the water finally subsided, a dead fish was found in the workout area....
Brent’s alcohol level twice limit
Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent was driving with a suspended license and had a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit at the time of the car crash that...
Iman to start practicing with Knicks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Iman Shumpert said he will join the Knicks for Sunday’s practice on a limited basis when the club returns from its West Coast trip, but is not...
Knicks point to Jason with Felton out
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bring it on, Jason Kidd says. With the Knicks formally announcing Thursday night Raymond Felton is out four to six weeks with a broken right pinkie, the...
Avery shocked by firing as Nets head coach
Avery Johnson said he never saw his firing coming. “You don’t think as a .500 team that something like this would happen,” Johnson said yesterday in a press conference at...
Honeymoon over for Nets' Deron, Prokhorov
Together they can learn what it means to be a significant part of that sporting tapestry called New York City. Star player, star owner: Consider this your official welcome-to-the-neighborhood party....
Avery canned; Jackson on Nets’ radar
Given the way the Nets have played lately, something had to change. Avery Johnson learned that the hard way Thursday, when his 2 1/2-year stint with the organization ended when...
Giants' Cruz: Repeating is no easy feat
They knew it wouldn’t be easy. They did not know how difficult it actually would be. And now that the Giants are teetering on the edge of playoff elimination, they...
Giants optimistic despite long playoff odds
Victor Cruz forecasts a Happy New Year for the Giants and their fans. Cruz, destiny’s darling last season, predicts the Big Blue dominoes will be falling perfectly into place Sunday...
Starr Report
Cozi TV, which kicks off this Tuesday, Jan. 1 on Ch. 4’s digital tier, has added “I Spy” to its roster of programming, which it officially released late Thursday. “I...
Bye bye Britney?
Britney Spears is reportedly out at “The X Factor” after one season — because she just wasn’t crazy enough. Spears, who earned $15 million to judge the second season of...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYRYAN SEACREST - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7ALEC BALDWIN, NICKI MINAJ, MIRANDA COSGROVE - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7CHRIS ROCK, BERNIE MAC - The...
‘Thunderbirds’ creator Anderson dead at 83
Gerry Anderson, who created the popular mid-’60s kids puppet series “Thunderbirds,” has died at age 83. Anderson, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2010, died Christmas Day, according to a...
Finishing strong
When “Dallas” returns for a second season later next month, at least five of the episodes will feature J.R. Ewing, also known (well, in real life) as Larry Hagman. I...
‘Game’ most stolen
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” took this year’s title as the most illegally downloaded show on TV. According to TorrentFreak, a file-sharing site which tracks these things, “Thrones” was illegally downloaded...
Weird but true
It’s terrible to be a stalking victim, but it’s even worse when the stalkers are your parents. Music honors student Aubrey Ireland took out a restraining order against her mom...
5 Questions for Randy Cross
Cbs Sports Network analyst and former UCLA great Randy Cross talks up the big bowl games of the week with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: Of the two big BCS...
Rutgers shoots for 3rd 10-win season
Rutgers accomplished one major goal this season, earning a share of the Big East title for the first time in school history. Though a 20-17 loss to Louisville in the...
Cincinnati shocks Duke with late rally
Brendon Kay wasn’t sure if he would get another shot. When he did, he made the most of it.Duke running back Josh Snead fumbled at the Cincinnati 5 with 1:20...
WATCH: Video shows suspect fleeing the scene of fatal Queens subway shove
A madwoman last night pushed a stranger onto subway tracks in Queens, where he was killed by a train, police and witnesses said. It was the second such nightmare in...
Knicks say Felton won't need surgery
SACRAMENTO - The Knicks announced tonight Raymond Felton won't need surgery on his fractured right pinkie but will be out four to six weeks as expected. Felton returned to New...
TSA has taken more than 1,500 guns from airline passengers
Security screeners have taken more than 1,500 guns from airline passengers so far this year, far ahead of last year’s tally, the Transportation Security Administration said today. If the trend...
Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies
WASHINGTON — A U.S. official says retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, has died. He...