December 5, 2010
Chilling video of cabby's struggle with gunman
Dramatic video released by police today shows a desperate life-and-death struggle between a gunman and a livery driver moments before the Queens cabby was critically wounded in a botched robbery...
Nationals ink Werth to seven-year, $126 million deal
Free agent outfielder Jayson Werth and the Washington Nationals reached a megadeal today, a startling move that seemed to catch most everyone by surprise at baseball's winter meetings. The ballroom...
Foreign fighters back in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Intelligence officials say foreign fighters have been slipping back into Iraq in larger numbers recently and may have been behind some of the most devastating attacks this year,...
Auburn-Oregon gives title game new look
A season spent talking about BCS busters will end with another clash of the big boys - just not the ones we've gotten used to seeing in the title game....
Dolphins' playoff hopes dashed with loss to Browns
MIAMI -- With the Browns and Dolphins looking equally inept, the question was which team would find a way to lose. A last-minute Miami turnover gave Cleveland the win. Mike...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
While the bottom teams are still jockeying for position, it could be awhile before there’s a shakeup at the top of these rankings. Bergtraum is still the top team in...
Flyers continue dominance of Islanders with Briere's late goal
Even when the Philadelphia Flyers don't play their best, they still seem to have plenty of firepower to beat the Islanders. Playing for the second straight afternoon, the Flyers erased...
Patriots to honor 'perfect' Bruschi at half of Jets game
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots have picked the perfect time to honor the man coach Bill Belichick called a "perfect player." The Patriots will honor former linebacker Tedy...
Red Sox-Padres complete Gonzalez trade
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres have reached agreement to trade hometown star Adrian Gonzalez to the Boston Red Sox, a person with knowledge of the situation told The...
Giants crush Redskins, 31-7
December isn’t easy. Not in the NFL when there are playoff berths to be secured, teams ahead of you, teams right behind you and there’s little room for a single...
Nets slammed by Nate, Celtics
Nate Robinson scored 21 points starting in place of an injured Rajon Rondo and led the Boston Celtics to their seventh straight win, 100-75 over the New Jersey Nets on...
Knicks hammer Raptors for seventh straight road win
TORONTO – Whether on U.S. soil or in Canada, nobody is stopping Amar'e Stoudemire and the Knicks' road show. Stoudemire racked up his fourth straight 30-plus game as the Knicks...
Lawmakers confident on tax cut compromise
Senior lawmakers today said they were optimistic about striking a deal to extend Bush-era tax cuts for all taxpayers and continue emergency jobless aid for millions of long-term unemployed Americans....
Jeter undergoes Yankees' physical
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — One day after agreeing to a three-year deal worth a guaranteed $51 million that can be worth $17 million four a fourth year via an...
Eight die in Italy bike horror
ROME — A speeding car plowed head-on into a group of cyclists in southern Italy on Sunday morning, killing eight of them, officials said. The driver had been smoking marijuana,...
Afghan army base bombing kills 2 troops
KABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up next to a string of shop stalls inside an eastern Afghan army base today, killing two NATO service members and...
Vikings offense takes off after Favre injured in win over Bills
MINNEAPOLIS -- Brett Favre's consecutive games played streak could be in trouble again. Considering his struggles this season and the groove Minnesota has found under interim head coach Leslie Frazier,...
Schumer plans ban on body-scan pervs
Sen. Charles Schumer is seeking to make it illegal for anyone to distribute or record the revealing images produced by full-body scanners at airports. The Democrat introduced such a bill...
WikiLeaks will release encrypted 'doomsday file' if site blocked
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has circulated across the internet an encrypted “poison pill” cache of uncensored documents suspected to include files on BP and Guantanamo Bay. One of the files...
Whew! Alaska oil fear ends as ship safely towed
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A crippled cargo ship carrying nearly a half million gallons of fuel oil was under tow toward a safe harbor today, easing concerns the vessel could go...
Red Sox close to acquiring Gonzalez from Padres
SAN DIEGO — All-Star slugger Adrian Gonzalez was in Boston on Saturday to take a physical exam needed to complete a trade from the San Diego Padres to the Red...
Ex-Yankee Berkman signs one-year deal with Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — Lance Berkman is headed back to the NL Central, joining a team he knows really well. The former Houston Astros slugger agreed to an $8 million, one-year...
Iran claims control over making nuclear fuel
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran claimed today it could now use domestically mined uranium to produce nuclear fuel, giving the country complete control over a process the West suspects is geared...
Diehl, Smith out for Giants; Redskins' Haynesworth also inactive
Despite practicing on a limited basis, wide receiver Steve Smith and offensive tackle David Diehl were among the Giants inactives for Sunday’s game against the Washington Redskins. Also inactive for...
Follow Giants-Redskins with Post writers
The Post has today's Giants-Redskins game from New Meadowlands Stadium covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business. The Giants come in to the game...
Qatari stocks shoot up after winning right to host World Cup
Qatar's stock market index surged Sunday, the first trading day after the Gulf state won the bid to host the 2022 soccer World Cup and pledged to spend heavily on...
FIFA faces calls to investigate fresh bribery claims
FIFA was facing fresh bribery claims Sunday after a whistle-blower accused two executive members of the international soccer body of striking deals worth $1.5 million for their votes ahead of...
England stars forced out in Manchester City's $157 million sell-off
Manchester City are ready to sell a batch of players who cost them more than $157 million (£100m) in transfer fees as the game’s biggest spenders tackle the repercussions of...
1 man, 2 faces
I have just returned from eight days of watching movies in Tokyo, to discover an array of Japanese films screening right here in New York. Let’s start with “The Face...
Conn. man stabs parents, then shot dead by dad
GRISWOLD, Conn. — State police say a Griswold man stabbed his parents and then was fatally shot by his father. Police say 24-year-old David Gemeasky Jr. stabbed his father, David...
2 stabbed as rival fans brawl before USC-UCLA football game
PASADENA, Calif. — A fight among dozens of fans in a parking lot before the Southern California-UCLA football game has left two men with stab wounds and two police officers...
Nazareth set to fly like Eagles
A motivated Nazareth is a dangerous Nazareth. Perhaps a New York State Federation Class AA favorite Nazareth.When coach Apache Paschall has a rallying cry for his nationally ranked girls basketball...
This week's winners and losers
WINNERS MARTHA NELSON Magazine maven ascends to the No. 2 editorial position at Time Inc. — insiders say top spot is within her grasp. GRAZIANO DI BONI Former Coach exec...
Showing vast improvement, Bayside routs Transit Tech
Cory Semper didn’t know what to do with himself late in the fourth quarter of Bayside’s dominant 81-63 victory over Transit Tech. The Commodores were up big, cruising to an...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Joe Namath
The Post’s Steve Serby chatted with the legendary Super Bowl III hero exclusively about tomorrow night’s Jets-Patriots game. Q: The biggest improvement in Mark Sanchez? A: He’s slowed down a...
Royals seek improvement after mistake-filled opening act
There is no panic in Royals land. Christ the King opened its defense of its New York State Federation Class AA title with a 51-47 loss to Nazareth in CHSAA...
Party crashers: Nazareth outlasts CK, spoils champ's opener
The new kids on the block have staked an early claim to it. “Nobody has faith in us, everybody is talking about us saying that Nazareth is not going to...
Rookie DB from Rutgers blossoms with Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- More NFL teams pursued Devin McCourty in the draft last spring than Division I programs did when he was coming out of high school. Five years before...
Veteran Long Island Lutheran outlasts young Ravens
It wasn’t quite boys against men, but Long Island Lutheran had a distinct advantage heading into its game against St. Raymond’s in the Christ the King Invitational Saturday afternoon in...
Jets' Holmes saving team, himself
‘Tone is atoning. Troubled-but-electrifying Jets wideout Santonio Holmes is serving penance for his past by performing last-minute miracles on the field, living like a monk in a rented New Jersey...
Bronx native Yacoubou brilliant for LuHi vs. St. Ray's
Looking for an early frontrunner for Mr. New York Basketball? John Buck has an idea. “'Ash' is one of the toughest kids I’ve ever seen,” the Long Island Lutheran coach...
Royals show Thomas Jefferson who is still King
Isaiah Lewis had never played a varsity game before and his first opportunity at Christ the King came in front of a huge home crowd, a large media contingent and...
Goodlett, Jefferson see comeback fall short
Edson Avila wishes he could have thrown the red flag. With his team trailing by a point with less than a minute remaining, Christ the King guard T.J. Curry went...
Jeter, Yankees agree to $51M for three years, $56M for four
Fifty-one million dollars over three years and a very creative option produced by the club for the fourth year was enough to bring Derek Jeter back to the Yankees. According...
Deal saves Derek from becoming Captain Crook
Derek Jeter may not realize this right now, and he probably would never admit it even if he drank a Big Gulp of truth serum, but the Yankees did him...
Derek Jeter: working class hero
Derek Jeter makes millions of dollars, lives in opulent apartments and dates some of the world’s most beautiful women. But the most amazing thing about the superstar shortstop is that...
I'm so sorry that I have to apologize
Dear readers of The New York Post: Oh, my. It appears that our paper has smeared ink all over your hands. If you’re annoyed, we’re sorry you feel that way,...
Red mercury rising
It sounds like something from the pages of a Tom Clancy novel: a mystery substance with terrifying properties emerges from the wreckage of the Soviet Union. A body turns up...
Laid off cops, a shattered economy, an $83 million deficit. Fear returns to the tragic city that is Newark
The wisest man in Newark — and I’m certain I can call him that without garnering significant argument in any corner of the city — is a gentleman named Clement...
Republican leader: Cuomo is one of us
Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver could find himself the odd man out of a budding courtship between incoming Gov. Andrew Cuomo and incoming Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos next year....
Bam's dance drill
President Obama’s energy-policy tango has just two easy steps: flip and flop. FLIP: In March, Obama ended a freeze on drilling for oil in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and...
Dems' tunnel vision
Chris Christie says he’ll fight what looks like political payback by the Obama administration aimed squarely at New Jersey’s popular Republican governor. The US Department of Transportation is demanding that...
O won’t listen
Kyle Smith needs to have a conversation with Peggy Noonan (“A Spoonful of Salad,” PostScript, Nov. 28). President Obama is intractably convinced of his superior intellect and the virtue of...
Bad old days
Anyone wishing for the sleazy, dirty and dangerous pre-Giuliani days of New York clearly has never been raped, shot, slashed or had a loved one murdered for their sneakers (“Tunnel...
CAIR’s culpability
Since when is it a violation of someone’s Fifth Amendment rights to reveal the name of unindicted co-conspirators (“CAIR’s Jihad,” Editorial, PostScript, Nov. 28)? I read all the time about...
Smoke out
I hope city Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano cleans house (“4-Alarm Crackdown,” Editorial, PostScript, Nov. 28). The slackers in the FDNY are a disgrace to the firefighters who are on the...
Scans are needed
Peggy Noonan’s hypothetical dialogue between President Obama and a fictional “special assistant for reality” is entertaining, but it suggests that she needs a “columnist’s assistant for presidential responsibility” (“Out of...
Still a fab four
Maybe The Beatles didn’t sell so well on iTunes because they have been a staple for so long (“Why We Finally May Be Over The Beatles,” Glenn Gaslin, PostScript, Nov....
Required reading
Haiti Noir edited by Edwidge Danticat (Akashic) The latest detective anthology from publisher Akashic was conceived before the January earthquake, but “we saw no reason to change our publishing plans....
Cleopatra: A life
Queen Cleopatra was so overcome by the sight of her lover Mark Antony’s mutilated body that she wiped the blood from his body and smeared it across her face. Antony...
Tom Clancy returns
Fictional terrorists can’t catch a break. We may have lost Jack Bauer, but luckily Jack Ryan is back to pick up the slack. Tom Clancy returns with “Dead or Alive”...
In my library: Teller
For someone who scarcely utters a word — in public, at least — Teller is a regular Chatty Cathy on the phone. Especially when he’s discussing his passion: magic, which...
Bridge
Wendy, my club's feminist, came over to me in the lounge after partnering Cy the Cynic in a money game. She looked exasperated, as usual. "Let me illustrate the difference...
Easy does it
The traditional way to evaluate a position is to determine whether it favors White or Black -- that is, who has the better chances of winning, provided both players make...
Men on fire
Turns out the formula for selling out Madison Square Garden is pretty simple, and it has nothing to do with the Black Eyed Peas or Taylor Swift. All you need...
Bahston manglers
Tahk about a trend. The newest must-have status symbol in Hollywood isn’t an Oscar or superhero franchise or live-in pilates yogi. It’s a Boston accent. They’ve been showing up —...
Mirren image
If you want to make edits to Shakespeare’s texts, it turns out, you just can. You don’t have to get anyone’s permission. “It’s public domain,” says Lynn Hendee, a producer...
Sad 'day in the life'
Thirty years is a long time, but it’s a rare New Yorker who can’t tell you where he was the night of Dec. 8, 1980. As with the assassination of...
My NY: Hoda Kotb
Having just relocated from the Upper West Side, Hoda Kotb, 46, is a newly minted Hell’s Kitchen resident. In fact, when The Post talked to the “Today” co-host at the...
When Angie met Johnny
Whatever Angelina Jolie has got going on under her clothes must be among the four most powerful forces on earth, right after gravity, an atom bomb and Oprah. She’s so...
Pirate of the pizzeria
Johnny Depp may have slept at the Philippe Starck-designed Palazzina Grassi hotel during his Venetian sojourn, but he actually lived at a tiny pizzeria five minutes away — La Rosa...
The year the NFL ate TV
Since the TV season began last September, there has been only one game in town — the NFL. It’s no longer just the players on the field shattering records. A...
Don't miss
Who is the grown up? It’s hard to imagine living in the Hasselhoff family. The patriarch, David, aka “The Hoff,” has had many ups and downs. His daughters, Taylor Ann...
Final analysis
Give Phil Simms another championship ring. The former Giants Super Bowl-winning quarterback, now a game analyst for the “NFL on CBS,” was a near unanimous choice as best pro football...
Meet the parents
Robert Osborne has known Liza Minnelli since the 1960s, but the Turner Classic Movies host says he never considered asking his longtime friend to sit down with him on “Private...
Middle 'Age' is not for sissies
In the very first scenes of the new season of “Men of a Certain Age,” we see a series of defining images of the show’s three lead characters. Andre Braugher,...
Stop hating The Bomb and love Bristol
This country is in big trouble. Just watch the news. Specifically, watch what’s presented to this country as news. Tuesday’s 11 p.m. newscast on WABC Ch. 7 — produced for...
Reel good
Romancing the Stone (1984) Monday, 10:30 a.m., AMC A lonely, best-selling romance writer heads to Colombia to find her kidnapped sister and is swept off not just her feet, but...
Party flavors
Thai Crab Salad in Napa Cabbage Chef Bryan Calvert, whose Williamson Calvert Events caters more than 100 parties every year (a cocktail party for 50 with hors d’oeuvres and bar...
Stupid pet pics
1. From StuffOnMyCat.com to S - - t My Dad Says, Web sites making fun of run-of-the-mill domestic life are big business. Just ask screenwriters Mike Bender and Doug Chernack,...
Everyone comes to Elaine's
“Elaine’s is where Mia Farrow asked Michael Caine to introduce her to Woody Allen; where the entire Rangers hockey team came at 3 a.m. after winning the Stanley Cup...where Norman...
Charities suffering
Hunger and homelessness are escalating in the New York area as the middle class feels the economic noose tighten at the end of the Great Recession. Local charities, more familiar...
She's not bad . . . she just dresses that way
They'll have no problem saluting this. Pop star Katy Perry brings the curvaceous cartoon character Jessica Rabbit to life while performing at the "VH1 Divas Salute the Troops" Friday night...
Kids held in Israel firestorm
Two youths have been arrested in connection with the worst forest fire in Israel's history, a police spokesman said. "We're talking negligence at the moment," not arson, said police spokesman...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Two armed burglars pistol-whipped and bound a 75-year-old woman in her Gravesend apartment, sources said. Rafael Ramirez, 38, broke into the pad on Gravesend Neck Road near East 8th...
Small businesses are poised for job rebound
Local small business may finally start feeling pretty good. It may not feel like a full-blown economic recovery -- but many small businesses are not complaining. Progressive Computing is one...
Giants return
Large-cap investors can now come out of their bomb shelters. The all-clear siren is sounding as many large-cap stocks and funds, which got bombed for the last decade after a...
Last hope for 9/11-worker med legislation
Last hope for 9/11-worker med legislation A long-embattled bill to provide $7.4 billion in medical treatment and lost wages for sickened Ground Zero workers may finally become law this week....
Top pepper brings the heat
This chili pepper makes jalapeños look like lollipops. The British-grown Naga Viper -- 520 times more mouth-scorching than its popular cousin -- is officially the hottest pepper in the world,...
GOP takes the state Senate
The GOP recaptured control of the state Senate yesterday when a judge ruled in favor of Republican challenger Jack Martins in a disputed Nassau County contest with Democratic incumbent Craig...
My pet council member
City Councilman Stephen Levin had an important message for Mayor Bloomberg. So he elbowed his way to the front of the crowd at a park opening this summer. Face to...
Con's gun no match in LA slay
The mystery behind the murder of top Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen took a new twist Yesterday, when tests on a possible murder weapon reportedly turned up negative. Cops tested the...
Shot hack battling for life
An immigrant father of two who was shot at least four times and robbed while driving a livery cab was fighting for his life last night, as cops hunted for...
Is this the face of a killer?
She just wanted a nip -- but she got more than she bargained for. A New Jersey woman has kicked up a feline fury at the 156-year-old McSorley's Old Ale...
Alexa Ray Joel bounces back from the depths of despair
A year to the day after Alexa Ray Joel downed a handful of pills in a botched suicide attempt, she has a new outlook on life, a hot new single,...
Santas' cold streak
Now that's the Speedo spirit! Scores of jolly joggers stripped down to their skivvies and jiggled all the way for charity in Queens yesterday. The rosy-cheeked runners of the one-mile...
Lennon's coat $cores
The gold-braided military band jacket John Lennon wore in an iconic 1966 Life magazine photo shoot sold at auction for $240,000, officials said last night. Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills...
Send an e-mail without the WikiLeaks worries
With the concern that WikiLeaks may be preparing to expose Bank of America's secrets, the concept of electronic communication without a paper trail seems particularly appealing. VaporStream's e-mail-like electronic conversation...
Agency's help spares the Mayor
Dear John: I read this week that you help people. Well, I need help. Serious help. I'll give you the quick version. I became disabled because of an assault in...
Bernanke's been right
So it looks like Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke may have been right all along. After enduring a month of unprecedented criticism, beginning with an open revolt against his easy-money policies...
Phone 'six'! Another area code
The city is getting its sixth area code. Beginning April 16, many new outer-borough phone numbers will be assigned area code 929, adding to the city's existing 212, 917, 646,...
Diplo Wiki warning
Columbia University students eyeing careers in diplomacy are being warned to avoid linking to or posting comments about secret US documents released by the WikiLeaks Web site. A spokesman for...
Jets sack chef
Seems not everyone with the Jets has Rex Ryan's appetite -- or sense of humor. A team official discovered that a popular kosher steakhouse on the Upper West Side was...
2 killed in cop chase
A driver and his passenger were killed yesterday morning when their car smashed into a tree, ending a high-speed Long Island police chase. The pursuit in Suffolk County reached 100...
Chinatown cleaners played 'dirty' with grant
They really cleaned up. A $5.4 million LMDC grant awarded to a Chinatown nonprofit to perform street cleaning was instead used to pay for a whopping share of management salaries,...
Rangel in deeper with new ethics charge
The Federal Election Commission is investigating a complaint that Rep. Charles Rangel improperly used his National Leadership PAC to fund his legal defense on ethics charges for which he was...
100G/yr. pensions at FDNY
The pension spigot is on full blast at the FDNY, and taxpayers are getting hosed. An eye-popping 1,294 retired firefighters, captains and chiefs now collect pensions of more than $100,000...
'We screwed up'
Mayor Bloomberg is privately expressing regrets at how his administration handled the appointment process of incoming Schools Chancellor Cathie Black, according to two sources. "He's telling people in the educational...
High noon at not-ok corral
He defended his home like it was the Alamo. A 77-year-old rancher gave drug-cartel thugs the fight of their lives when they tried to take possession of his sprawling property...
Brits to deport Russian gal as spy
An attractive 25-year-old Russian aide to a member of the British Parliament will be deported on suspicion of espionage, The Sunday Times of London reports. MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence service,...
Magazines' ad pages up
The glossy monthly magazines have posted a 4 percent gain in ad pages for 2010, but it's the weekly magazine, People, which will end up wearing the ad page crown...
Unabomber land sale
The Montana property where convicted Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski once lived in a 10-by-12-foot plywood cabin has been listed for sale at $69,500. The 1.4-acre plot in a remote stretch near...
Women get the business
So you want to be a millionaire? A New York non-profit to help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses has already helped 50 women become millionaires and thousands of others to...
Prez insists jobless $$ aid be tied to tax-cut deal
WASHINGTON -- President Obama signaled last night that he is open to compromise on Bush-era tax cuts -- but any deal would have to include an extension of unemployment insurance...
Families flee bldg.
Two dozen Bronx families were forced to flee their homes yesterday after an investigation found that a construction crew had blocked the fire exits, authorities said. A late-morning complaint was...
Sick pay for LI 'psychic'
Paging Dr. Psychic -- the afterlife is calling. A self-proclaimed clairvoyant from Long Island says she can help sick patients find out who's waiting to greet them on "the other...
LMDC boss quits early
Lower Manhattan Development Corp. boss David Emil will jump ship tomorrow in an early-retirement deal that lets him boost his pension -- months before he completes the agency's signature mission...
Deportation could kill ailing kid
Omar Audi cannot go more than three days without the medicine that keeps him alive. But in 20 days, unless his Lebanese family wins a legal reprieve, the Homeland Security...
Plane-pain suit
This plane was a real pain. A Long Island couple who plunked down nearly $10,000 on two business-class seats on an American Airlines flight to Paris claim they were left...
Yes, Virginia, I am mulling a prez run
Seasons Greetings, Mayor Mike. What a year 2010 has been, huh? But let's not talk about the Ground Zero mosque. We all make mistakes. 'Tis the season to look forward...
He's 'P. Diddly squat'
Call him P. Deadbeat. That's how two breast-cancer charities regard hip-hop mogul P. Diddy, claiming they were stiffed by a "Pink Party" he hosted on Long Island last month that...
Teen shot dead
A straight-A student from The Bronx was shot dead near a relative's home yesterday after a gunman confronted him to settle a score from an earlier dispute, cops said. Londell...
Beware $100 bleachers this shopping season
It's the ultimate in money laundering -- bleaching the ink off $5 bills and reprinting them as $100s. Damond Gallagher, a Park Slope store owner, was suspicious of one of...
Coach's attitude inspires Jets
Call it the Rex Effect. It's highly infectious and could be a significant factor toward a Jets victory over the Patriots in tomorrow night's colossal divisional showdown at Gillette Stadium....
NHL must act to save sinking Islanders
With the Board of Governors convening tomorrow in West Palm Beach, Fla., it is time for Gary Bettman to declare the Islanders are in a State of Emergency and the...
Former Knicks star Houston compares Stoudemire to Ewing
TORONTO -- Knicks executive Allan Houston told The Post Amar'e Stoudemire's arrival has meant to the franchise as much as when the club won the 1985 Draft Lottery and Patrick...
Giants' Beatty follows plan at tackle
Will Beatty will make his second NFL start at left tackle today, as David Diehl (hamstring) and Shawn Andrews (back) remain out of commission for the Giants. In Beatty's debut...
Mav-in' a blast
And you thought Willie Nelson can't wait to get on a roll, er, the road again. Apparently, the Mavericks have snuck onto that tour bus (I can't confirm it due...
NFL union bracing for lockout
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The NFL players' union has advised its members to prepare for a lockout it expects to come in March, telling players to save their last three game...
Nets have no answers for Lopez low point
The question, more an expression of incredulous surprise, came from a high-ranking opposing team executive. "Is that right? Brook Lopez has one double-double? ONE? What the [bleep] has happened?" That's...
Free-falling Devils lose to Flyers; coach on line
PHILADELPHIA -- Unfair or not, the Devils' first visit to the new Pittsburgh arena tomorrow could be John MacLean's Last Stand. Long in jeopardy, their season has reached a now-or-never...
Yankees: Tick that, fans!
* First we had Obama-care, now the Yankees have instituted Obama Tickets. Season ticket holders who have had the B Plan (41-game plan) use to get tickets to every playoff...
Coles rejoining Jets
In a curious move, the Jets will re-sign receiver Laveranues Coles today, marking his fourth stint with the team. Coles will fill the roster spot vacated when safety Jim Leonhard...
Rangers' spare parts prevent them from getting Stars' Richards
When the Rangers meet the Senators at the Garden tonight, winger Todd White and defenseman Matt Gilroy are likely to resume their positions as healthy scratches. This means, as is...
Knicks coach returns compliment to Hornets guard
TORONTO -- The Knicks left the Big Easy yesterday amidst a front-page story in the New Orleans Times-Picayune which reported the deal to sell the team to Gary Chouest is...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball1 p.m.Knicks at RaptorsMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)1 p.m.Celtics at NetsYES, WFAN (660 AM)2 p.m.Women: Purdue at Notre DameESPN24 p.m.Oklahoma at ArizonaMSG Plus6 p.m.Virginia at Virginia TechMSG Plus7 p.m.Hornets at SpursNBA...
Don't pass up McNabb against Giants
TODAY Redskins (+7) over GIANTS : Big Blue have struggled in the Swamp against this foe, except for the 36-0 Mara Memorial steamrolling. Donovan McNabb can rise to occasions, and...
Tiger on cusp of victory
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Tiger Woods was in the middle of the fairway, posing over an 8-iron from 170 yards away. Luke Donald was on the top of the hill...
International tuna quotas criticized
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas meeting in Paris, France last month held the line on conservation measures for bluefin tuna, disappointing those who wanted to see...
Sports shorts
MLB: Report: Gonzalez gets Bosox physical All-Star slugger Adrian Gonzalez flew to Boston to take a physical exam needed to complete a trade from the Padres to the Red Sox,...
The Post Line
NFLTodayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGIANTS 8 7 (43) RedskinsVIKINGS 6½ 5½(44½)BillsDOLPHINS 5½ 4½(43) BrownsTITANS 3 3 (43½)JaguarsCHIEFS 6½ 8½(48½)BroncosBears 3½ 4½(43½)LIONSPACKERS 9½ 9 (40½)49ersSaints 6½ 6½(44½)BENGALSFalcons 2½ 3 (44½)BUCCANEERSCHARGERS12½13 (45) RaidersSEAHAWKS 6½...
Ogilvy wins Australina Open golf
SYDNEY -- Geoff Ogilvy won the Australian Open early today for his second professional victory in his home country, closing with a 3-under 69 for a four-stroke victory. Ogilvy had...
Monmouth falls
MOSCOW, Idaho-- Deremy Geiger scored 17 points and hit four 3-pointers as Idaho beat Monmouth 69-66 last night in the Basketball Travelers Classic. Monmouth (2-4) was led by Phil Wait,...
Mets GM on tight budget at Winter Meetings
The Mets’ recent history at the Winter Meetings has consisted of making a big splash or at least laying the groundwork for one. In 2007, the seeds were planted for...
Giants backups need to get it done vs. Redskins
Bill Parcells used to call them his hold the fort guys. They were his invaluable, unsung reserves who stepped up in times of crisis to keep hope alive when all...
Texans' Johnson played on NFL Network after fight
So let’s go over this . . . Last Sunday, Texans star wide receiver Andre Johnson duked it out with Titans corner back Cortland Finnegan in an excessively ugly on-field...
Giants must beat Redskins to keep pace in NFC East
At halftime of last week’s game against the Jaguars, Osi Umenyiora was the opening act for Justin Tuck in delivering fiery and emotional messages that set the stage for a...
Good timing needed for baseball stars to hit jackpot now
Derek Jeter should not feel insulted. He should just survey the free-agent landscape and he would see that, perhaps more than ever, baseball has become a “What have you done...
Home Team Lineups
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For Yankees, it’s all about Lee (with Crawford Plan B)
The Rangers ended the Yankees’ chances of winning a second straight World Series in the ALCS, copping four of six October games and spanking the defending world champions. Now, the...
Steelers star calls out NFL hypocrisy
Well, it’s fair to say that Steelers receiver Hines Ward isn’t going to be high on the list of folks the NFL will be sending off Christmas cards to in...
The Rumble
Hit after the whistle SNY just gettin’ started when Jets-Patriots ends “Jets Post Game Live” on SNY is the first place Jets fans will turn following Jets-Patriots tomorrow night. Ray...
Party crasher!
A guest list is a mere formality for Davina Reeves. As Page Six first revealed, the former Miss New York — who gave up her tiara last week when a...
Weird but true
Only the finest spirits served. A Tennessee man was nabbed allegedly trying to deliver 83 jars of homemade moonshine to a Lake Wales, Fla., restaurant called "Cowboys." The head "cowgirl"...
Ask Ashley: He’s got a hole in one!
My roommate hooked up with a guy with a penis piercing last week, and she said it was weird on many different levels. Any experience with that? And if so,...
Meet market: Central Park lover hopes for hand to hold
Amit, a 26-year-old investment analyst, loves spending time in Central Park, especially when the leaves turn colors. It may be cold now, but he still wants a girl to “fall”...
Top 5 ways to find a hottie during Hanukkah
According to winsome wine tasters at the West Side Jewish Center “Say, ‘Hey baby, can I light your menorah?’” — Rachel “Say, ‘You’ve been spinning around my mind all night...
This week’s couple: Afternoon delight
A Saturday brunch date is usually more pancakes and coffee than it is peep shows and cabaret, but when we sent Carl, 30, and Jessy, 24, to the Tea Set...
UConn earns BCS bowl bid
Dave Teggart had four field goals, including a career-long 52-yarder with 17 seconds to play, as Connecticut clinched the Big East's automatic BCS berth last night with a 19-16 win...
Auburn QB 'troubles' Big 12 boss
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe has joined a chorus of college football officials questioning the NCAA's decision to allow Auburn quarterback Cam Newton to play. Beebe, a...
Duke wins rematch with Butler at Meadowlands
Nolan Smith scored 24 points and Jersey native Kyrie Irving had 21 to lead No. 1 Duke to an 82-70 victory over Butler yesterday at the Meadowlands, moving Mike Krzyzewski...
Auburn wins SEC, spot in BCS title game
ATLANTA -- Cam Newton and Auburn have been the recipients of two Hail Marys this week. On Wednesday the NCAA, in extraordinarily quick fashion, ruled that the Auburn quarterback had...
Oregon bound for BCS championship game
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- As the third quarter turned to the fourth and AC/DC blared in Reser Stadium, Oregon State's sideline was rocking, its players thinking they just might pull off...
Wings flies past Forest Hills early and hangs on late
At the final horn, both coaches had a look of exasperation. Forest Hills’ Ben Chobhaphand because his Rangers were unable to execute down the stretch and dropped its second non-league...
Sixth Annual Queens Jam Christmas Classic roundup: Singleton's 35 power QHST past Blessed Sacrament
Moments after Queens HS of Teaching fell 20 points shy of a New York State Federation Class B title last March, Michael Shelton told the Tigers they would be moving...
Girls basketball roundup: Moore's Baggs beats buzzer, Kennedy
Taylor Baggs had never beaten the buzzer before, never once in her basketball career. But after getting a nice pass from Christina Rubin on the block, she drove, turned around...
