November 23, 2011
Sorry, Argentina, but I cried
There's a school of thought that says that critics must keep a poker face when watching a show. You don't betray anything, and then you make your feelings clear in...
Paterno's wife banned from Penn State pool
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The wife of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno will have to find a new place to swim after school officials decided to ban...
Inwood 'rape cop' sought to rifle through woman's cell records
The drunken off-duty cop charged with raping a young school teacher at gunpoint on her way to work in Inwood this past summer is persisting in his 'it was consensual"...
Giants lose Beatty with detached retina
A Giants offensive line that is already struggling will have to go without its young cornerstone left tackle, Will Beatty, who will spend his Thanksgiving morning in surgery to repair...
Confident coach has high hopes for Eagle Academy
Eagle Academy graduated standout seniors Donte Adams and Stedman Allen from a team that finished second in Bronx AA and was upset in the first round of the PSAL Class...
Dead baby discovered at bleeding teen's home
A Queens teen was rushed to Jamaica Hospital with heavy bleeding today -- and it wasn't until two hours later that cops and medics discovered she had just given birth,...
Zuccotti cop-cap heist was just 'youthful exuberance,' says lawyer
Stealing a cop's cap was just "youthful exuberance," a lawyer said today of the 20-year-old Occupy Wall Street protester whose face was photographed covered in blood after his arrest last...
FANTASY FLASHBACK: Presidential Performance
I was not very high on Titans WR Nate Washington coming into this week, but boy did he prove me wrong by having his best game of the season and...
Impact take big names in MLS expansion draft
The Montreal Impact pulled a few surprises in Friday's MLS Expansion Draft, picking Houston's Brian Ching and Philadelphia's Justin Mapp.Ching had publicly vowed to retire instead of moving to Montreal...
Sproles starring for Saints
METAIRIE, La. -- Darren Sproles had no idea he’d be such a central part of the Saints’ offense when he first arrived in New Orleans — not that he’s complaining....
Cowboys put streak on line against Dolphins
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Cowboys and Dolphins playing on Thanksgiving will forever conjure memories of the 1993 game. Dallas defensive lineman Leon Lett adding to his blunderful reputation by sliding...
Texans sign former Jets QB Clemens
HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans placed quarterback Matt Schaub on injured reserve and signed former Jets quarterback Kellen Clemens. Schaub is gone for the season with a right foot injury...
Jennifer Hudson opens up about family murders
CHICAGO -- Jennifer Hudson revealed she could have been a victim in the gruesome murders that took the lives of her mother, brother and young nephew. "I could have been...
Web deal for 'All My Children' and 'One Life To Live' gets squashed
"All My Children" and "One Life to Live" will not migrate to the web after all because the production company behind the project has failed to secure adequate financing. "It...
NBA resumes labor talks
According to sources from both sides, lawyers from the NBA and those representing the players have begun discussions in a last-ditch attempt to revive the season by Christmas Day and...
Jets coach can't see benching Sanchez
Jets coach Rex Ryan has given backup quarterback Mark Brunell first-team snaps this week in practice, but don't expect to ever see him in a game if Ryan has a...
Cops make arrest in fatal shooting of HS basketball player
Police have arrested a teen in the fatal shooting of a high school basketball player behind a Canarsie drug store. Cops collared Barry Evelyn, 18, of 556 East 29th St.,...
Sandusky family member made latest abuse accusation, attorney says
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The attorney for accused child molester Jerry Sandusky said Wednesday one of the newest alleged victims to levy abuse claims at the former Penn State assistant...
Post Power Rankings: Giants, Jets continue to plummet
It was not a good week for New York football.First, Tim Tebow orchestrated a 95-yard game-winning touchdown drive to send the Jets home from Denver with a 5-5 record. Then...
Tomlinson, Powell don't practice with Jets
Running backs LaDainian Tomlinson and Bilal Powell did not practice with the Jets Wednesday.Tomlinson is dealing with a sprained left MCL and suffered a setback Monday. He missed last week's...
Court date for Jose Pimentel delayed until Dec. 5
A terror suspect charged with making bombs and plotting to attack police stations and post offices won’t be back in court until next month. Jose Pimentel had been scheduled to...
Bills RB Jackson won't play vs. Jets
ORCHARD PARK -- The Buffalo Bills have placed running back Fred Jackson on season-ending injured reserve because of broken bone in his lower right leg. The move was made Wednesday,...
Elderly woman killed after being struck by car in South Bronx
An elderly woman was killed after being struck by a car in the South Bronx, cops said. The woman, 79 was struck at the intersection of East 135th Street and...
Giants offensive line had some physical issues vs. Eagles
Tom Coughlin called out the running game in general and his offensive line in particular after last week’s 17-10 loss to the Eagles, calling the 29 rushing yards “pathetic’’ and...
'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' crew member dies on set
NEW ORLEANS -- A crew member for "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" has died on the New Orleans set of the film, TMZ reported Wednesday. The fatal accident occurred Tuesday as the...
Occupy protests cost nation’s cities at least $13M
During the first two months of the nationwide Occupy protests, the movement that is demanding more out of the wealthiest Americans cost local taxpayers at least $13 million in police...
Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez take the stage for first duet
Selena Gomez joined best friend Taylor Swift onstage at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night for their first duet together. Swift, 21, invited Gomez to join her at the iconic New...
Massive lawsuit filed by victims of Indiana stage collapse
INDIANAPOLIS -- A massive lawsuit has been filed in Indiana by victims of the summer stage collapse that killed seven people and injured dozens more at an outdoor concert. The...
This week's calendar, Nov. 24 to 30
Tuesday, Nov. 29 The Evolution of New York’s Financial District A select group of downtown’s leading community specialists will convene for a panel discussion on the transformation of New York’s...
Second boy pleads guilty in East Harlem shopping cart assault on philanthropist
The second of the two pre-teen boys who dropped a shopping cart onto a philanthropist in East Harlem has admitted his guilt. The boys will be sentenced next month to...
Obama pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey in Rose Garden
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama granted at least one more day of life to two lucky turkeys Wednesday when he continued a longstanding tradition and pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey....
Queens PI convicted of raping ex, then setting her up
A conniving private investigator with a soft spot for TV detective dramas was convicted today of raping his ex girlfriend then setting her up with the police to cover up...
George Michael reportedly hospitalized in Vienna
VIENNA -- George Michael has pneumonia and has postponed upcoming concerts, the British singer's website said Wednesday as Austrian television reported he was being treated in a Vienna hospital. A...
Man hospitalized after being struck by LIRR train
A man was struck and nearly killed this morning after being hit by an oncoming Long Island Rail Road train in Suffolk County, an MTA spokesperson said. The man, who...
Mistrial declared in NJ lawyer’s murder trial
NEWARK, NJ — The federal murder trial of a New Jersey defense attorney has ended in a hung jury. A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday after a jury in Newark...
George Clooney, Cristiano Ronaldo on Berlusconi sex trial witness list
ROME -- Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo are among the high-profile figures that can be called as witnesses in the sex trial of former Italian prime...
Hurt Blatter says racism controversy is 'over'
KUALA LUMPUR -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter considered the racism controversy he sparked to be "over" but said he was still hurting after coming in for heavy criticism for his...
NJ man acquitted of murdering 5 teenagers in ’78
NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey man on Wednesday was acquitted of locking five teenagers in an abandoned home in 1978 and burning them to death in retaliation for stealing...
Yemen's President Saleh signs deal to quit power
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a deal Wednesday to hand over his powers after 33 years in office, clearing the way for him to travel...
Post Game Report Holiday Gift Guide: Family Fun
With the Holiday season upon us, it’s time for the Post’s Game Report to bring you the must-have titles and gear that will satisfy each and every gamer on your...
Protests continue for fifth day in Egypt
CAIRO — Egyptian police clashed with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in central Cairo Wednesday as a rights group raised the overall death toll from the ongoing unrest to...
Russia threatens US missile defense sites in Europe
MOSCOW -- President Dmitry Medvedev warned Wednesday that Russia may target US missile defense sites in Europe and threatened to withdraw from the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) for nuclear...
Oscar Watch: Nostalgia division
There will be anywhere from five to ten Best Picture nominations announced for this Oscars in January, but I have a hard time believing than one of them will go...
B'klyn middle school teacher busted after cops discover relationship with student
A public middle school teacher was arrested after police discovered she had been having a two year sexual relationship with one of her students, authorities said. Claudia Tillery, 42, a...
O/U Rico
Rico snuck above .500, going 10-3-1 (0-2-1 Best Bets) on the Over/Unders last week, bringing the season record to 79-78-3 (16-16-1). The selections for Week 12: OVER: Packers / Lions;...
Triple murderer escapes from Finnish jail for sixth time
KERAVA, Finland -- A triple murderer escaped from a Finnish jail for the sixth time Wednesday, just weeks before he was due to be released. Nikita Fouganthine -- who previously...
US weekly jobless claims rise 2K to 393K, in line with forecasts
WASHINGTON -- New applications for US unemployment benefits rose slightly higher by 2,000 last week, to a seasonally-adjusted 393,000, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires...
Giants' Jacobs wants fans to cheer team
Brandon Jacobs believes he knows what Giants fans are all about.“Giants fans are going to be Giants fans,’’ Jacobs said Wednesday morning on WFAN. “They’re great when you’re up and,...
FCC hypocrisy on Internet access and costs
The Federal Communications Commission looks to be scuttling the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. Chairman Julian Genachowski put up the latest roadblock by suggesting that the deal would cause...
Capable but unpredictable, Wadleigh ready for city's best
Start with a standout freshman, throw in a few chronic underachievers and add a few seniors with one last chance at earning a college scholarship and what do you get?...
Bart's Tuesday Trenchwork: NFL wrapup and a look ahead
4-DOWN TERRITORY 1. John Elway’s decision to suddenly dump Kyle Orton – a legitimate starting NFL quarterback -- on the open market in late November in the middle of his...
Depth, talented sophomores have Stanners looking for marked improvement
Archbishop Molloy has been scuffling through perhaps the worst stretch of legendary coach Jack Curran’s 53 seasons on the bench recently. The Stanners are no longer thought of as one...
Defense will put hopeful Railsplitters on right path, says second-year coach
Titi Hodges looks at Erica Juarbe and sees what she wants everyone on her team to be like. Juarbe, a 5-foot-8 senior, has earned a scholarship to Division II Chestnut...
Deep, guard-heavy Truman determined to make deep playoff push
John Burke is in basketball heaven compared to seasons past. The Truman coach is used to having four true basketball players in his starting lineup along with a girl who...
Worth the wait: South Shore beats Smith for Cup title game berth
South Shore’s 10 seniors patiently waited four years to experience playoff football. Two days wasn’t such a big deal. The Vikings’ patience paid off – after Tuesday’s 48-22 rout of...
Humble Haller praises teammates for fine season, poll win
Jo Haller has watched the growth of the St. Ann’s girls soccer program over her four years. The senior midfielder felt it was on the upswing when she and a...
Devils' Parise huddles with reps
First one of Zach Parise’s high-powered Toronto agents showed up in Tampa, then the other at Monday’s Florida Fiasco. Barely three months from the Feb. 27 trade deadline as the...
Heavy hearts at Oklahoma State heading into Garden
Any coach or player who has ever played basketball dreams of playing on one of the biggest stages in the sport: at Madison Square Garden. But for Oklahoma State, which...
Loughlin ready to win now despite transfer of three key players
In August, Bishop Loughlin was being billed as a CHSAA Class AA intersectional title contender with veterans like Joel Angus, Tyliek Kimbrough and Travis Charles leading a talented group of...
Stuyvesant edges Brooklyn Tech for fourth straight PSAL girls swimming crown
Second and third was good enough for first for Stuyvesant. The Penguins went back and forth with rival Brooklyn Tech for 11 events and held a slim lead going into...
Battle won!
Wounded war vet and soap star J.R. Martinez squeaked out a narrow victory last night to win “Dancing with the Stars.” The 28-year-old actor, who’d been burned over nearly half...
Gill, sharpshooting Mount looking to compete in 'AA' after winning 'A' title
Mount St. Michael won’t have the scoring of Pete Aguilar and Clarence White and will not be the biggest team in the league. But when the Mountaineers’ 3-pointers are falling...
Drama mama Thanksgiving
What is Mama thankful for? Her five favorite Thanksgiving episodes, of course. Here’s how to find them online and beyond: • “Cheers” In one of the few episodes where leaving...
Boys High, Robeson to host holiday tournaments
The PSAL basketball league season begins next week, but the non-league season is already underway. It kicks into high gear on Saturday with Boys & Girls and Robeson hosting their...
Martinez trumps Kardashian, wins 'DWTS'
LOS ANGELES — Actor J. R. Martinez scored a come-from-behind victory over Rob Kardashian Tuesday to win the 13th edition of ABC's hit competition "Dancing With the Stars." The Iraq...
Business briefs
Netflix fallNetflix stock’s free fall accelerated yesterday amid intensifying concerns about the video subscription service. Netfllix shares fell $4.02, or 5.4 percent, to close at $70.45. The stock sagged to...
Record sales expected on Black Friday, but . . .
Despite a stubbornly high 9 percent unemployment rate and dwindling home values, Friday could mark the biggest single shopping day in US history. But believe it or not, that isn’t...
Apple on track for Dec. 9 Grand opening
Call it Mac Friday.Apple is scheduled to pull into Grand Central Terminal with a sleek new store on the weekend beginning Friday, Dec. 9 — just in time for the...
Condé Grinch gone
The Condé Nasties were partying like it was 2007. After a three-year hiatus, the heralded Condé Nast holiday luncheon returned to the Four Seasons restaurant yesterday. CEO Charles Townsend said...
Groupon back to IPO level
Groupon investors could use a spa treatment discount right about now.Shares in the world’s No. 1 daily deal company, famous for its half-off offers on everything from spa outings to...
Pandora outlook not pretty
Internet radio player Pandora reported higher ad revenue and subscriber fees — but that wasn’t enough to satisfy investors spooked by the company’s cautious outlook for the current quarter. Pandora...
Jon’s grill house
Jon Corzine, you have some explaining to do. The former CEO of bankrupt broker MF Global is expected to be grilled during a Dec. 15 Capitol Hill hearing by a...
Delaware, NY vs. BofA
New York and Delaware won court permission to participate in litigation over Bank of America’s proposed $8.5 billion mortgage-bond settlement, defeating opposition by Bank of New York Mellon, the trustee...
Fed orders banks: Get stress tests
The Federal Reserve Board told the 31 largest US banks to test their loan portfolios and trading books against a deep recession and a European market shock. The test’s severest...
Vevo seeking a new ad deal with YouTube
Ahead of a possible initial public offering, music hub Vevo is trying to negotiate a new ad pact with Google’s YouTube, The Post has learned. Vevo — backed by Universal...
Debit-card fees in the cross hairs
The Justice Department is conducting an antitrust review of statements and actions by banks and their trade associations over possible increases in consumer fees for using debit cards. Assistant Attorney...
News Corp. scoops space
News Corp. is finally taking over the former Charles Schwab space on the southern plaza of its Rockefeller Center headquarters, where it will likely build out a 9,000-square-foot studio. News...
NBA antitrust case review
A 1970 antitrust class-action lawsuit against the National Basketball Association, involving free agency for players and broadcast revenue of expansion teams, is being reviewed by a Manhattan federal court judge....
Feds lower GDP Q3 growth to 2%
A downward revision of US economic growth in the third quarter sent stocks lower yesterday. The Commerce Department reported that the US economy grew at a 2 percent annual rate...
Gaso-lean times for US
US consumers will spend about 5.4 percent of their 2011 household budgets on gasoline, the biggest portion in three years and up from 4.4 percent in 2010, the American Petroleum...
Briding time in Bella’s dress
Bella’s all vamped up. Twilight star Kristen Stewart wears this magical wedding gown for her Swan song as a human being — when she marries a vampire and becomes one...
Two new Penn St. raps eyed
Authorities are reportedly investigating two new allegations of child-sex abuse against former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The cases were opened less than two months ago by Children and...
It’s time to talk turkey
Imagine it’s 1621 in Plymouth and, instead of the Pilgrims and the Indians gathering for the First Thanksgiving, it’s conservatives and liberals. They are sitting down to share their harvests...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island *** A jilted ex-lover pulled a gun on his former flame’s current beau in Mariners Harbor, authorities said. “You better back the f--k off,” Carmen Bongiovanni, 27, allegedly...
Rehab for Ivy weeder
A “continually stoned” Columbia University anthropology student smoked as much as $80 worth of pot a day, his lawyer told a judge yesterday in asking successfully for a treatment-versus-felony plea...
Man shot by cops
A suspect was wounded in an upper Manhattan shootout last night with officers from an undercover DEA, NYPD and State Police task force, law-enforcement sources said.The officers saw a group...
Booze ruse screws Jews
A city vodka manufacturer erected a billboard showing a dog in a yarmulke next to the slogan “Christmas quality, Hanukkah pricing’’ — prompting Jewish groups to demand that the sign...
Watchdog lists toys from hell
Shopping for toys this holiday season isn’t all fun and games — some may pose potential safety hazards for kids, according to a new report. The New York Public Interest...
Wife: I hacked ‘sugar daddy’ computer
He’s lucky the only thing she hacked was his computer. Linda Simon, the estranged wife of hedge-fund manager and CNBC commentator David Simon, admitted she broke into her husband’s work...
Mom rips preg woman’s killer
A heartbroken mother anxious to have a Queens judge throw the book at the man who brutally murdered her pregnant daughter refused to wait until a sentencing date to let...
Message in a battle
WASHINGTON — They’ve occupied Wall Street, and now they’re getting in President Obama’s face — by slipping an anti-bank note into his hands. At a Manchester, NH, high school where...
Newt pulls immigration surprise
WASHINGTON — Usually hard-charging Newt Gingrich showed a soft and potentially vulnerable side at the Republican presidential debate last night, saying he’d let longtime illegal immigrants stay in the United...
Jobless may suffer super lo$$
WASHINGTON — The failure of Congress’ supercommittee isn’t just bad for the debt crisis — it could mean smaller paychecks for American workers and no more federal benefits for the...
Perv asst. principal gets a no-jail deal
The former assistant principal of a Bronx all-boys Catholic school got a sweet, no-jail sentence after pleading guilty to possessing kiddie porn, authorities revealed yesterday.Brother Lawrence Gordon, 65, must undergo...
City Council ‘wages’ war
Boosted by the Occupy Wall Street movement, advocates for a hike in wages for workers in new city subsidized projects took their battle to the City Council yesterday during a...
NYPD bruise as cop cars crash
This harrowing photo shows the aftermath of a crash between two police cars rushing to the same robbery yesterday, injuring six officers. The accident occurred shortly after 3 p.m. when...
City ZIPs zapped by taxes
We’re in the money — and paying for it. Nine of the 10 most heavily taxed neighborhoods in the United States are in the New York metro area — including...
JetBlue blows its schedules
They need to put the “jet” back in JetBlue.New York’s hometown airline missed its schedules 29.4 percent of the time in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, dead last among...
’Hood-winked!
Forget “Jenny from the Block.” She wasn’t even in the same time zone! A new Fiat commercial featuring Jennifer Lopez tooling around The Bronx in a subcompact car and talking...
NY travel no holiday
On the menu this Thanksgiving: traffic jams, in the skies and on the roads. More than 5 million people are expected to travel to and from New York City over...
SAT busts adding up
Nassau cops yesterday busted 13 more suspected scammers in Long Island’s rapidly expanding SAT and ACT cheating scandal — and authorities warned that yet another slew of arrests are expected....
Shrink for Uma stalker
Uma Thurman’s loony stalker pleaded guilty yesterday to making harassing calls to the silver-screen beauty, and was ordered to see a shrink regularly for the next two years. A thickly...
Mike’s girls’ ‘pet’ project$
Mayoral daughters Emma and Georgina Bloomberg stepped up their charitable donations last year, especially to groups that deal with animals.IRS filings show that the Bloomberg Sisters Foundation gave away $308,000...
Mars rover a ‘dream machine’
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As big as a car and as well-equipped as a laboratory, NASA’s newest Mars rover blows away its predecessors in size and skill. Nicknamed Curiosity and...
‘Meow’trage at Algonquin
The city Department of Health & Mental Hygiene has sunk its claws into another beloved New York institution — The Algonquin hotel’s lobby cat. Matilda III — the latest in...
Cuckoo Birdland lawsuit
The owner of the legendary Birdland nightclub has gone loony, his ex-fiancée claims in a new lawsuit.In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, songbird Hilary Kole says nightclub impresario Gianni...
‘Black Sunday’ Bravest dies
A retired city firefighter who dramatically survived a 40-foot fall during the fatal “Black Sunday” blaze in The Bronx was found dead yesterday at his Long Island home, officials said.Former...
Bam $$ man jailed
CHICAGO — Tony Rezko, a prominent political fund-raiser with ties to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and President Obama, was sentenced yesterday to 10 1/2 years in prison for his...
Cop gunplay at 40-yr. low
Holster that weapon.The NYPD is on track for an all-time record low number of police shootings for 2011, according to figures released yesterday.The existing record is 92 police shootings in...
Principal idea: Back teachers
City and state principals have joined teachers in challenging the state Education Department’s authority to dictate how educators are evaluated, The Post has learned.Their unions argue that state law requires...
‘Horrible’ Seabrook charities ripped at trial
Several prosecution witnesses testified yesterday at the trial of City Councilman Larry Seabrook about the dismal performance of two nonprofits that the Bronx politician allegedly used to provide jobs for...
Death to, er, Bayonne
Bayonne? Really? The biggest mystery in the arrest of a lone-wolf terror suspect is why he chose New York’s gritty little New Jersey neighbor as one of his targets. Residents...
Recall bid for killer lighter
The family of a 56-year-old Texas man who died of third-degree burns in 2008 when his cigarette lighter exploded in his pocket asked the US Consumer Product Safety Commission yesterday...
Yanks’ cheap-seat fans take hit in price hike
The cheap seats aren’t so cheap anymore! Bleacher Creatures at Yankee Stadium will have to shell out 33 percent more for their back-breaking, no-frills seats in 2012, the Bronx Bombers...
Suicide groom in his tux
The troubled Bronx groom who jumped to his death in the Harlem River a day after his wedding was still wearing his tuxedo pants when he took his life. The...
Wasted time in Wood case
The lifeguard who helped pull Natalie Wood’s body from the water 30 years ago believes the actress could have been saved had a search been started earlier. Roger Smith told...
Turkey PM gets Syria-ous, tells Assad to leave
BEIRUT — Turkey’s prime minister said yesterday that Syria’s president must step down over the country’s crackdown on dissent — the same day activists reported that four children were killed...
Killer fan loses
CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Supreme Court yesterday upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a woman who mowed down a man with her car after he taunted her for...
Hell no, I must go!
Egypt’s post-Mubarak military leader yesterday offered to turn over power to civilians, but 100,000 protesters clashed with security forces again in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and chanted “We’re not leaving —...
2nd Ave. blasts on hold: MTA
After all that blasting, the MTA has finally caved in. The agency yesterday agreed to stop setting off charges on certain parts of the Second Avenue subway route, following a...
If it’s a Gingrich-Romney race . . .
Whether the matchup between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney is the final bout on the GOP primary card is impossible to know. The whole season has been more like professional...
Other people’s money
The meltdown of MF Global is a striking lesson in the degree to which our finance firms and our elected officials often do business in the same way — regardless...
A good night for Newt — and Mitt
The least impressive thing about last night’s sterling Republican foreign-policy debate from venerable Constitution Hall in Washington DC was the overproduced opening, as CNN’s Wolf Blitzer introduced the candidates as...
The suite life of OWS protesters
The Issue: News of OWS protesters staying at the W Hotel Downtown following the Zuccotti Park clean-up. *** It’s easy to correlate the “Occupy Wall Suite” story (Nov. 20) to...
A story that doesn’t float: The Natalie Wood mystery
The Issue: The reopening of the case, 30 years later, of actress Natalie Wood’s death. *** Natalie Wood’s last night remains a story without an ending (“Sea of Suspicion in...
Corzine’s missing millions
Hey, Jon Corzine — where’s the cash? The court-appointed trustee in charge of dismantling the former New Jersey governor’s now-bankrupt trading firm, MF Global, says $1.2 billion in client cash...
Kirsten the chameleon
Will the real Kirsten Gillibrand please stand up? There’s the junior senator from New York — and candidate for re-election next year — who notes approvingly that Occupy Wall Street...
Read Andrew’s lips
“You are kidding yourself if you think you can be one of the highest-taxed states in the nation, have a reputation for being anti-business — and have a rosy economic...
Egypt’s great test
‘Back to Tahrir!”: In the last few days, this has been the war cry of Egyptians trying to reoccupy Cairo’s largest square and relive last spring’s heady days of what...
Why Israel’s letting Gaza’s rockets fly
Will they or won’t they? As questions about an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities capture world headlines, the Israeli Defense Force faces a more prosaic dilemma: What to do about...
You’ll be so sorry if ‘Hugo’
Of course, Martin Scorsese has made pictures about children before. Who can forget that scamp Iris in “Taxi Driver,” romping in the big city and learning an exciting occupation, or...
'Muppet' masters
Needing to raise $10 million to save the theater hosting “The Muppets” from destruction, Kermit the Frog tells a couple of fans (Jason Segel, Amy Adams) the only way to...
A sweet & fated ‘Marilyn’
Brilliantly playing doomed ’50s sex bomb Marilyn Monroe, Michelle Williams gets under the skin of the troubled yet vulnerable icon in a way no one else ever has. Her extraordinary...
A truly ‘Arthur’-ful sleigh ride
Ho-ho-huh? “Arthur Christmas” is an animated kiddie comedy that delivers all the wonder you’d expect in a movie about a guy delivering one package. Maybe they should have called it...
Jung and restless
More cerebral than his often shocking fare, David Cronenberg’s absorbing “A Dangerous Method’’ is a fact-based drama exploring the schism between the father of psychiatry, Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen), and...
No good cop, just a bad one
A recurring character played by Bruno Kirby on David Letterman’s show used to pop up randomly on the set and announce gravely, “I’m not just a cop.” (Dramatic pause.) “I’m...
Be prepared: It’s a narcissistic-teen jungle
Teenagers tend to be self-centered, but Matthew, the blond hunk in “Wild Animals You Should Know,” is a grade-A narcissist. In the first scene of Thomas Higgins’ new play, he...
Prices set for record ‘Book’
It’s official: “The Book of Mormon” is a hit! OK, it’s been a hit since it opened eight months ago. But this week it passed a milestone in Broadway history,...
Hunting bill gains traction in Congress
A landmark bill was pushed forward last week in Congress that will protect hunting and fishing rights. The House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 2834, the Recreational Fishing and Hunting...
Betances wants to be factor for Yankees in 2012
If there's one thing Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has made clear this offseason, it's that he wants help for the starting rotation. He's open to trades or free agency,...
Union expects court to mediate NBA suit
An optimistic union director Billy Hunter either gave NBA fans a helping of Thanksgiving cheer or fed them a bunch of stuffing yesterday. Hunter said he is hopeful a "settlement...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogPackers 6½ 6 (55½)LIONSCOWBOYS 7 7 (44) DolphinsRAVENS 3½ 3½(38½)49ersSundayJETS 8½ 8 (42½)BillsRAMSOFF 3 (40½)CardinalsBENGALS 7½ 7½(37½)BrownsTexans 3½ 3 (37½)JAGUARSPanthers 4 3½(44½)COLTSTITANS 3½ 3 (42) BuccaneersFALCONS 9 9½(44½)VikingsRAIDERS+1½...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Chisox GM burglarized A homeless man was arrested after he allegedly broke into the home of White Sox GM Kenny Williams, drank some beer, made himself a pizza and...
Margarito-Cotto fight will be at Garden
What will be a tougher task for Antonio Margarito? Fighting Miguel Cotto at the Garden on Dec. 3 or getting the NYSAC to approve his request for a boxing license?...
Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade
FIRST-5 1/2f; $10,000; mdn cl($7,5); 2YO(f)6-CatOntheIsland7-53-My Viva Loca 5-17-Desert Down 6-14-Mariah'sGhost10-11-Kowaliga 3-15-Sleeping Star 8-12-OrHelenWheels8-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $8,000; cl($4,000); 3up2-Overrated Toad8-51a-For Wes 10-13-Troop Support 5-15-Vent Vert 8-16-Lord Jet 4-17-Raynick'sTken10-11-Suttle Rich 10-18-Netti Is...
DaSilva Churchill Downs Analysis
Post Time: 12:40 pm. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1 1/16m; $13,000; mdn cl($15,000); 2YO ZEE THRONE was a beaten favorite at Woodbine in first start for a...
Aqueduct Analysis
1. 6f; $21,000; cl($15,000); 3up SKINNY PETER closed to finish second in an off the turf race this distance two back for new barn. TOKEN SACRIFICE drops in class for...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
FIRST-6 1/2f; $23,000; cl($15,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 B G Suavecito(L),119C Lopez4-3-3Balsamo6-12 Turnpike Token(L),120CMontalv2-2-2Ferraro8-13 Brother in Arms(L),119RDomingz8-5-3Farro10-14 Just Hold On(L),120D Cohen4-8-2Jacobson8-15 Equivocation(L),119A Garcia2-1-4Ribaudo12-16 Fulton Street(L),119CNakatani5-5-1Kimmel12-17 Whateverittaks(L),120JVelazquz6-5-4Schsberg8-18 Endless Circle(L),115I Ortiz, Jr4-3-4Rodrigez5-19...
Parx Racing Charts
November 22nd, 2011 Rain And Muddy. (Sealed)©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m; $28,000; mdn clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. vied, clear,ridden outTime: 24.2, 48.74, 1:14.71, 1:28.22, 1:42.03.Trainer: Philip AristoneWinner: DK B/...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 23THUNov. 24FRINov. 25SATNov. 26SUNNov. 27MONNov. 28TUENov. 29RangersFlorida7:30MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNO GAMEWash.4:00MSGESPNPhila.2:00MSG ESPNNOGAMENOGAMEPitt.7:30MSGESPNIslandersPhiladelphia7:00MSG Plus WRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMEDevils3:00MSG+ WRHUDevils1:00MSG+ WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEBuff.7:00MSG+WRHUDevilsColumbus7:00MSG Plus 2 WFAN 660 AMNOGAMEIsles3:00MSG+2WFANIsles1:00MSG+2WFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEMonday, Nov. 28Sunday, Nov. 27GiantsSaints8:30TV - ESPN,...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball5 p.m.EA Sports Maui Invitational: Memphis vs. Georgetown ESPN27 p.m.Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinal: Stanford vs. Okla. State ESPN27 p.m.Ga. Southern at South Florida SNY7:30 p.m.EA Sports Maui...
Rangers prepare for Panthers with Gaborik on second unit
A big part of the Rangers’ season-long dry spell on the power play has been a lack of goals from Marian Gaborik. In order to get both the team's top...
Rivers propels Duke into Maui final
Austin Rivers had 20 points, Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly had 17 each, and No. 6 Duke shot its way into another Maui Invitational championship game with an 82-75 win...
Labor deal helps Selig's legacy
Bud Selig can never completely outrun the bad stuff. There is no whitewash for losing the 1994 World Series, no eraser big enough to remove the blight of the Steroid...
Highlights of the baseball labor deal
Length: The agreement starts Dec. 12 and runs through Dec. 1, 2016. Human growth hormone: Players will be subject to blood testing for HGH during offseason and spring training starting...
New labor deal will be taxing for Yankees
Though Brian Cashman didn’t want to comment on the five-year collective bargaining agreement announced yesterday by owners and players because he had not finished going through it, several sources predicted...
Yankees' Rivera hints 2012 could be final season
Mariano Rivera, while he waits to find out if he needs a surgical procedure done on his vocal cords, speculated on Tuesday that 2012 could be the final year of...
New draft rules chill Mets' plan
The Mets’ rebuilding effort hit a bit of a stumbling block yesterday, when restrictions on how much teams can pay draft picks and international free agents were included in MLB’s...
Good stuffings on tap
The last weekend in November is always an emotional mosh pit because some of the greatest rivalries in college football are played: Michigan vs Ohio State in ‘The Game.’ Wolverines...
Minaya says Valentine 'great fit' for Red Sox
Bobby Valentine is considered by some to be the favorite to become the next manager of the Red Sox, and he got another vote in his favor yesterday. “He’d be...
Braun snags NL MVP
Ryan Braun sat alone on a balcony in his Malibu home that overlooks the Pacific Ocean, uneasy about his chances of winning the NL Most Valuable Player award. With the...
No more Lion down
The Lions almost were ready for this marquee matinee last year when, at 2-8, they led the 8-2 Patriots 24-17 late in the third quarter. A 79-yard Tom Brady-to-Deion Branch...
Sunday's Best
The line BrianCostello SteveSerby MarkCannizzaro PaulSchwartz TimBontemps MikeAattaglino Ms.CharleeN BartHubbuch Rico Packers 6 (55 1/2) LIONS (Tom., 12:30, FOX) Packers ★ Lions ★ Packers Lions Lions Packers Lions Lions Lions...
QB out? Still don’t mess with Texans
Football expert Phil Steele is owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of football 24/7/365 at PhilSteele.com. Texans (-3)...
Thankful Hondo ready to gobble up some winners
It’s the Hondo Thanksgiving extravaganza, boys and girls! There’s no need to rehash Week 11. After all, this is a time to give thanks for our Best Blessings, not our...
Giants hip deep in another late skid
You have to think: The Giants could not beat Alex Smith and Vince Young, thus they have little or no chance of beating Drew Brees and Aaron Rogers. After stinking...
Giants face test from Saints offense
NEW ORLEANS — Arsenic, cyanide or hemlock. Brees, Sproles or Colston ... or Graham or Meachem or Moore or Henderson ... or Thomas or Ivory or Ingram. Since 2006, Saints...
Journeyman McIntyre cracks Jets lineup at linebacker
Jets outside linebacker Garrett McIntyre was one of the last players to make the team out of training camp. Now, he’s a starter. McIntyre started his first NFL game last...
Parcells knows tweaking QB tried-and-true tactic
It’s no wonder Bill Parcells looked at Rex Ryan three years ago and saw the young Bill Parcells. Whenever Parcells wanted to get the most out of the young Phil...
Jets use Brunell in practice to motivate Sanchez
Jets coach Rex Ryan made a snap decision about his quarterback this week. Ryan has given backup Mark Brunell reps with the first team for the first time this season...
Burress returns to Jets early after trip for charity work
Rex Ryan’s Catch-17: Keep your promise of months ago to let Plaxico Burress the man rehabilitate his image and renew a Thanksgiving tradition interrupted by 20 months in prison of...
Musical chairs
That didn’t take long. Regis Philbin is gone and Kelly Ripa has slid over into his old seat — signaling that she is now in charge of the show whose...
‘Something big’ in ‘Court’ mom case
The family of the Orlando woman who vanished last week after appearing on an episode of “The People’s Court” said they expect a major breakthrough in the case shortly. Mother-of-three...
L.I. killer doc
A&E is on the trail of a serial killer believed responsible for a slew of recent murders on Long Island — all involving young women. “The Long Island Serial Killer,”...
Klass war
After watching a screener for Sunday night’s much-hyped “before-the-breakup” opening episode of “Kourtney & Kim take New York,” I feel as foolish as Kris Humphries must feel. In fact, the...
Weird but true
With bin Laden taken care of, the folks at Homeland Security must have a lot of time on their hands. To celebrate Thanksgiving, they’ve issued a warning about a new...
Syracuse coach does best to stay on message
Jim Boeheim has always been comfortable in his own skin, which is why the native of Lyons has never strayed from upstate New York, where he has transformed the Syracuse...
St. John's defeats St. Francis without Lavin on bench
If there were a game for St. John’s coach Steve Lavin to miss, last night’s non-leaguer against winless St. Francis of Brooklyn was a good one. But it probably will...
Seton Hall defeats Yale
Despite a ghastly array of turnovers from Yale, Seton Hall found itself in a tight game late in the second half. The Pirates were playing their fourth game in six...
Bama will be Iron Men
Football expert Phil Steele is owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of football 24/7/365, including more write-ups at...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The lineCHRISSHAWLENNROBBINSBRIANLEWISDREWLOFTISTEDHOLMLUNDJUSTINTERRANOVAHONDORICOTEXAS A&M 7 1/2 Texas (Tom., 8:00, ESPN) ★ Texas A&MTexas A&MTexasTexasTexasTexas A&MTexas A&MTexas A&MS. FLORIDA 3 Louisville (Fri., 11:00, ESPN2)LouisvilleS. FloridaLouisvilleS. FloridaS. FloridaLouisvilleS. ForidaLouisvilleNEBRASKA 9 1/2 Iowa (Noon,...
Dynastic Collegiate returns talented, but not without questions
The centerpieces of Collegiate’s fourth straight NYSAISAA and New York State Federation Class B title team, Connor Huff and Ryan Frankel, return. Integral glue guy Willie Gwathmey is also back,...
Seven developers vying to build Brooklyn Bridge Park condos and hotel
Some of the city’s top developers are competing for the right to build new high-rise luxury condos and a hotel at Brooklyn Bridge Park.City officials last night released renderings from...
Police trying to ID man who was killed by NJ Transit train
Cops are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who was struck and killed last week after stepping in front of an oncoming NJ Transit train. The mystery...
National security on the agenda as Republican candidates face off in debate
WASHINGTON -- Foreign aid dollars being sent to Pakistan and the threat posed by its nuclear weapon development drew sharp disagreement between Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and Texas Gov. Rick...
WATCH: Helicopter crashes while putting up Christmas tree
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- New Zealand television viewers watched in horror Wednesday as a helicopter crashed in central Auckland while helping to put up a seven-story Christmas tree. The accident...