January 12, 2012
Islanders forward Tavares named to NHL All-Star team
The Islanders morning skate had come and gone, and around noon John Tavares' phone rang. It was assistant coach and assistant general manager Doug Weight, telling Tavares the NHL had...
'Star Wars' gets 'Rise of the Rakghouls' update
So what if "Star Wars: The Old Republic" is already the fastest growing subscription MMO in history? EA, BioWare and LucasArts are putting down another layer of Miracle-Gro on the...
'Silent Hill' shouts out release dates
Konami has finally announced release dates for its trio of "Silent Hill" franchise games this year. All three games will hit stores in March...guess they didn't want to torture fans...
Barclays Center 'tops out'
Developer Bruce Ratner today celebrated the completion of 10,400 tons of structural steel beams being erected for Barclays Center with a “topping out” party at the site of the under-construction...
Packers lineman questions toughness of Giants
GREEN BAY, Wis. – When it comes to the Giants' offensive line, "tough" or "physical" aren't in B.J. Raji's vocabulary.The Packers Pro Bowl nose tackle even graded Giants running back...
Judge to create jury pool to decide if cop-killer gets death penalty
A federal judge today set a fall trial date and announced that he intends to create a pool of 1,000 jurors to weigh whether a man convicted of killing two...
Namath 'stumped' by Jets hiring Sparano
Jets legend Joe Namath does not sound like a big Tony Sparano fan.Appearing on 1050 ESPN Radio on Thursday, Namath was asked what he thought of the Jets hiring Sparano...
Three reasons to watch: 'The Finder,' 'The Fades,' 'Lost Girl'
The days are short, the nights are long. It's cold outside etc etc. All of which means that there's no time like the present to get into a new TV...
Red Bulls trade for Kenny Cooper, draft Fordham's Ryan Meara
The Red Bulls completed a busy day, acquiring Portland Timbers striker Kenny Cooper in exchange for conditional allocation money and next year’s first-round pick, and then later selecting Fordham keeper...
Damon upset Rays passed on re-signing him: report
Johnny Damon is feeling the sting of being passed over by the Rays. Damon was hoping to be back with Tampa Bay, but the team decided to sign Luke Scott...
Investigator recommends court martial in WikiLeaks case
WASHINGTON -- A military investigator on Thursday recommended that Private Bradley Manning, who is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of confidential US diplomatic and military cables to the website...
WATCH: Bloomberg pays tribute to Lady Gaga during spoof taxi ride
Mayor Bloomberg's love affair with Lady Gaga continues. In a parody video that ran before the mayor delivered the State of the City address today, Bloomberg busted a move while...
Diamond stolen in $20M London heist found at Manhattan jewelry appraiser
A massive 16-carat yellow diamond that was nicked in a $20 million jewel heist in London has popped up at a jewelry appraiser in Manhattan, court papers say. The Gemological...
SI cab company ’bilked’ disabled program: DA
The Staten Island district attorney says a cab company paid to transport disabled riders has pleaded guilty to grand larceny. The plea was entered by Richmond Management Services, which does...
Photos emerge of the posh hospital suite where Beyonce gave birth
Beyonce was living the "suite" life while at Lenox Hill Hospital -- and here are the photos to prove it! Decked out with flat screen TVs, a small kitchenette and...
Maxim-um shakeup
In a big shakeup at Maxim publisher Alpha Media, industry veteran Jack Kliger is coming on board as “executive chairman” and taking over from just-ousted CEO Joseph Mangione. As the...
Giants receivers plan sleeveless Sunday in cold weather
Giants receivers Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks will be sleeveless Sunday.Cruz said Thursday that following the Giants’ loss to the Redskins in Week 15 at MetLife Stadium, he and Nicks...
Judge declares Natalee Holloway legally dead
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Natalee Holloway, the Alabama teenager who vanished on a high school trip to the Caribbean island of Aruba in 2005, was declared legally dead Thursday, just 24...
Jaguars, Falcons interested in Schottenheimer: report
It does not look like former Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will be out of work long.ESPN reported Thursday the Jaguars have offered Schottenheimer their offensive coordinator job. Schottenheimer interviewed...
Mets' Santana progressing, but weary of another setback
Mets pitcher Johan Santana said Thursday he won’t have any answers about how much his left arm has recovered from September 2010 shoulder surgery until spring training.“My arm will let...
Foo Fighters, Swift, Minaj to perform at Grammys
Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars both have six Grammy nominations, including album of the year. And now both acts will perform at the award show. The Recording Academy announced Thursday...
Down rejoins Yankees as minor league instructor
TAMPA, Fla. -- Rick Down has rejoined the Yankees' organization as a minor league roving hitting instructor.Down has been a coach at the major league level for several teams, including...
Home Depot to hire 70,000 seasonal workers
COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- Home Depot will hire 70,000 seasonal workers to get ready for the spring season, the busiest of the year, the home improvement retailer said Thursday. "Just...
Three Rangers named to All-Star game
The best team in hockey will be represented by three players in the Jan. 29 NHL All-Star Game. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist, forward Marian Gaborik and defenseman Dan Girardi were picked...
NYPD cop to plead guilty after allegedly making false arrest, racist remarks
An NYPD officer accused of falsely arresting an innocent black man and later making racist remarks about the incident is planing to plead guilty to charges stemming from the case....
First Lady Michelle Obama signs on to Twitter
First Lady Michelle Obama joined Twitter Thursday and quickly gained over 100,000 followers in just a few hours. The account, which has the username @michelleobama, will be managed by President...
First Lady Michelle Obama signs on to Twitter
WASHINGTON -- First Lady Michelle Obama joined Twitter Thursday and quickly gained over 100,000 followers in just a few hours. The account, which has the username @michelleobama, will be managed...
FOUR CORNERS: No need for Knicks to tinker with team
The Knicks felt they had to blow up the roster last season to acquire Carmelo Anthony.They did not see a way to win an NBA title with Amar’e Stoudemire as...
Republicans split over attacks on Romney's business record
CHARLESTON, SC -- Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney tried to slam the door Wednesday on criticism of his business record at Bain Capital, arguing his sweeping victory in New Hampshire repudiated...
Jets owner on Sanchez: 'last thing he is, is lazy'
Woody Johnson does not seem surprised by the never-ending fallout from the Jets’ 8-8 season.The owner was asked on MSNBC if the team deserves to be surrounded by the turmoil...
Dolphins players on Jets new offensive coordinator
Here are some quotes from Dolphins players on new Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano, who was the head coach in Miami the past four years. The quotes were gathered and...
Actor Steven Seagal behind on debt payments again: suit
He's still "under siege." Washed-up movie star Steven Seagal has been hit with a second lawsuit charging that he's failed to make good on a $500,000 debt to his mobbed-up,...
Bloomberg vows to nix under-performing teachers in bombshell state of city speech
Mayor Bloomberg is laying down the gauntlet on the city’s under-performing teachers – promising to get rid of many of them in a bombshell announcement sure to cause a stir...
VIDEO: Serby, Hale on Giants-Packers
Post reporter Mark Hale and columnist Steve Serby talk about the Giants playoff showdown with the Packers.The pair discuss the first meeting between the two teams, the Giants defensive line...
Looking back at Nets-Nuggets
The Nets began their four-game West Coast swing Wednesday night with a 123-115 loss in Denver that was a lot more lopsided than the score would indicate. Let's take a...
Giants RB Ware returns to practice
The already healthy Giants are getting healthier.Running back D.J. Ware was forced out of last week’s 24-2 NFC Wild Card victory over the Falcons with a concussion and, considering it...
Wolski back in Rangers lineup; Dubinsky out
Wojtek Wolski, who Thursday morning diplomatically avoided saying whether he would accede to the Rangers’ request to accept a conditioning assignment to the AHL Whale, will get an opportunity to...
NJ Gov. Christie reschedules State of State address
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has rescheduled his State of the State address for Tuesday, one week after postponing it because of the sudden death of a...
Dutch teen sailor closing in on record
THE HAGUE -- Dutch teen sailor Laura Dekker, who fought a court battle for the right to go to sea, is closing in on the record of being the youngest...
Tea Party activist takes 'disorderly' plea for airport gun bust
A well-known Tea Party activist took a disorderly conduct plea deal today after he was arrested for handing over his unloaded gun to TSA security before getting on a flight...
Seven arrested in NY for $1M ID theft ring
A sophisticated ring of fraudsters rang up more than $1 million in crooked charges at major retailers including Home Depot, Sears and Kmart, authorities charged today. The long-running scam allegedly...
Obama, Angelina and Lara
President Obama had a serious sit-down at the White House with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. According to news reports, the couple "dropped by so the president could talk with...
Turkish court charges Sarah Ferguson for undercover footage
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish court has pressed charges against Britain's Duchess of York for secretly filming orphanages in Turkey. The court on Thursday accused Ferguson in absentia of going...
US military moves carriers, denies Iran link
The US military said on Wednesday that a new aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in the Arabian Sea and that another was on its way to the region, but...
Jersey shore town eyes vote on charging for beaches
WILDWOOD, NJ — One of New Jersey's most popular shore towns may ask residents if they're willing to pay to get on the beach. Wildwood is considering a referendum in...
US mortgage rates hit record lows
US mortgage rates have hit record lows, Freddie Mac said Thursday in its weekly report, following "mixed" labor market indicators. The average rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to...
Cops fish woman out of Hudson River after plunging into the water with her car
A New Jersey woman with an apparent death wish had to be fished out of the Hudson River by hero cops this morning after she tried to drive her car...
2K Sports announces return of $1M Perfect Game Challenge in MLB 2K12
MLB 2K12’s Million Dollar Perfect Game Challenge will return for its third year, it was announced today.The wildly-popular promotion, which awards $1M to gamers who throw a perfect game in...
Komisarjevsky seeks new trial for Conn. home invasion
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Lawyers for convicted murderer Joshua Komisarjevsky are asking a judge for a new trial in the home invasion killings of a woman and her two daughters,...
Red Bulls ink Markus Holgersson
The Red Bulls officially inked Swedish defender Markus Holgersson. With their defense an Achilles Heel last year and U.S. National Team stalwart Tim Ream appearing likely to move on to...
Woman clinging to life after being struck by bus on UES
A woman is clinging to life after getting hit by an MTA bus on the Upper East Side, officials said. The M86 bus was turning on 92nd Street from 1st...
Rutgers instructor accused of sharing child porn using office computer
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A Rutgers University biochemistry instructor is accused of using his office computer to share hundreds of child pornography videos online, prosecutors said. Gavin Swiatek -- an...
US drone strike kills four militants in Pakistan
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan -- A US missile strike targeting a militant vehicle killed four rebels in a troubled Pakistani tribal region Thursday, in a further sign that the controversial drone mission...
NYPD discovers body in Brooklyn trash fire
Authorities say police discovered the body of a man while responding to a sidewalk trash fire in Brooklyn. The body was found on Hendrickson Street around 3:50 a.m. Thursday. Police...
NYC man gets 10 years for killing roommate’s pal in Queens
A New York City man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of his roommate’s friend. Luis Zeledon was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to...
Kim Jong Il's jilted son dismisses ruler brother as a symbol: report
MACAU -- The oldest son of North Korea's deceased despot Kim Jong Il blasted his ruler brother as a "symbol" whose role was stage-managed by the Pyongyang elite, South Korea's...
Good advice on Guantanamo that's being ignored
Benjamin Wittes has some good advice about the detention facility at Guantanamo, Cuba. He argues that it isn't going to be closed any time soon and so on the 10th anniversary...
Police looking for vandals who've slashed dozens of car tires in Bronx
Police are looking for vandals who have slashed tires on dozens of cars in the Bronx since Saturday. Cars parked near Trinity and Westchester avenues in Mott Haven and on...
Starr report
Today is “Retro Day” in The Starr Report — with a trip back to the 1970s. First up is a note about the 40th anniversary of “Sanford and Son,” which...
CHSAA/Independent girls basketball roundup: Mary Louis blasts Loughlin for first league win
Mary Louis has learned how hard it is to win in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I and certainly made things difficult on Bishop Loughlin. The host Hilltoppers held the Lions scoreless...
PSAL girls basketball roundup: Harris, Bergtraum stay hot, rout Truman
Murry Bergtraum continues to play its best basketball of the season. Shequana Harris had 22 points, seven assists and nine rebounds to lead the 13-time defending PSAL champion to a...
Lissak, Columbia Prep get best of Pavlin, Calhoun in comeback
There were two games being played Wednesday evening at Calhoun High School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. There was the matchup between rivals Columbia Prep and host Calhoun...
Markowitz’s top advisor off to record start in 2013 Brooklyn Beep race
Talk about a "Borough Haul" at Borough Hall. Carlo Scissura, senior advisor to Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, last night said he’s hauled in a whopping $126,765 for the latest...
Humphries glad he’s still with Nets
DENVER -- Sometimes, what you really want and need is right in front of you. The Nets entered free agency with their eyes cast on Nene, Denver’s hulking big man....
Devils defeat Oilers in OT
EDMONTON, Alberta — Feeling as though they were robbed one night earlier, the Devils were determined not to let another game get away. Zach Parise scored a power-play goal 1:06...
Fordham lands big-bodied Leonard
Fordham picked up the big body it was sorely in need of. The guard-heavy Rams and head coach Tom Pecora received a verbal commitment from 6-foot-8, 275-pound widebody Travion Leonard,...
Tatum takes game to new heights in big week for Stanners
Amani Tatum’s game has matured on many levels. “As the season is going on I think she is just getting better, better and better,” first-year Molloy coach Scott Lagas said,...
Thank heaven for snowmakers
A wintry mix from Mother Nature should hit the Northeast ski areas just in time for the holiday weekend. When you go skiing this weekend, give a hug to the...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Gordon, Hunter top East Harlem Pride
Sam Gordon had 25 points, 15 rebounds and five assists as Hunter College HS topped East Harlem Pride, 79-73, in Manhattan A East boys basketball on Wednesday. Joseph Gary had...
Cuevas sparks emotional Nazareth past Molloy in first game since Apache's death
Like her Nazareth teammates, it took Bianca Cuevas a few minutes to get herself composed on the basketball court. The players had just sat though an emotional ceremony honoring their...
SHADES OF WINTER: Earning two big league wins and working on 'killer instinct'
Every other week during the season, South Shore’s VCU-bound senior Jenice Winter, one of the city’s top girls basketball players, takes us into her life and times. In this exclusive...
Nazareth remembers Apache with moving ceremony, victory
Nazareth players were in tears. There was a somber silence in the gym. The coaches could hardly contain themselves. Just a half hour later, there was a basketball game to...
CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Frankel, Huff lead Collegiate past Riverdale
Collegiate’s standout seniors made sure the Dutchmen got back on track. Connor Huff had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Ryan Frankel had 15 points, five rebounds and three assists...
Eat your salary
So much for being the smartest folks in the room. The move by Wall Street’s top brass to juice bankers’ base salaries to offset a withering tax on bonuses that...
Business briefs
Pepsi finePepsiCo’s biggest bottling unit agreed to pay $3.13 million and offer jobs and training to resolve charges the company discriminated against blacks, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said.Shiny AppleApple...
MF customers will hear zilch from Giddens
MF Global trustee James Giddens is expected to face a cadre of angry brokerage customers today — the first formal meeting between representatives of the defunct company and the customer...
Extra NY tax revenue all smoke and furors
The Rolling Stones said it best: “You can’t always get what you want.” But it seems New York state never gets what it wants. That’s especially true when it comes...
FTC will likely block Omnicare bid for PharMerica
The Obama administration is likely going to block a proposed $716 million offer by geriatric-pharmacy provider Omnicare for PharMerica, a source close to the situation said. A decision from the...
Urban CEO’s exit rips hip clothier
Shares of Urban Outfitters aren’t cool anymore.That was the word among investors yesterday, who sent the hipster clothier’s stock plunging 19 percent after the shocking announcement that star CEO Glen...
Vulture culture clash
The Twinkie defense definitely won’t work here. With political opponents slamming Mitt Romney and other buyout titans as “vultures,” a spate of bankruptcies by private-equity backed firms — most recently...
Shock! Wall Street flocks to stock of mocked Crocs
The fugly footwear phenomenon isn’t finished — and it isn’t just a fad. Shares of Crocs, whose candy-colored clogs have long caused fashion critics to cringe, surged more than 16...
Dov dodges a bullet
American Apparel’s beaten-down stock surged nearly 16 percent — hitting the $1 mark yesterday for the first time since mid-August — after the Securities and Exchange Commission wrapped up lengthy...
Facebook IPO friendly for Calif.
A public stock offering this year by Facebook Inc., the world’s most-used social-networking site, could boost California’s budget through taxes on capital gains, the state legislative analyst said in a...
Nacchio’s refund suit
Joseph Nacchio, the former Qwest Communications International Inc. chief executive officer convicted of insider trading, sued the US, seeking a refund of almost $18 million in taxes he paid on...
Motorola Televation the next revelation
Motorola Mobility is laying the groundwork for a Google invasion of the living room. Beyond just smartphones, the $12.5 billion pending Motorola acquisition will hand Google control of one of...
$930M for Keegan
Regions Financial Corp. said yesterday it is selling Morgan Keegan to Raymond James Financial Inc. for $930 million in stock, concluding a drawn-out auction of the Memphis, Tennessee brokerage firm....
Goldman shuffle
David B. Heller and Edward K. Eisler, two of the four co-heads of securities trading at Goldman Sachs Group, are leaving the firm as it grapples with declining revenue from...
Where there’s a Wilzig
There’s no shortage of remarkable residences in tony TriBeCa. But with a Crestron home-automation system that turns a room pink or purple at the touch of a button, a 550-gallon...
Next act
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are close to ending their aggressive apartment search. The Hollywood power couple, who have been scouring downtown for a new home after getting married in...
Just sold!
Manhattan MURRAY HILL $620,000 71 Park Ave. One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 750 square feet, with windowed eat-in kitchen, windowed bath, woodburning fireplace and prewar hardwood floors; building features doorman. Common charges...
Let’s improve
Many a New Year’s resolution is about losing weight or making more money. But when it comes to achieving one’s goals, there’s nothing more important than a good foundation —...
NY No. 2 in pensions
New York state has the second-highest pension burden in the country, according to a bombshell report released yesterday that calls on Gov. Cuomo to rein in the costs.The Citizens Budget...
Cheers to you, Mike
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday scuttled a controversial city proposal to slash the number of booze establishments to curb excessive and underage drinking. Critics had slammed the measure as a jobs-killer. The...
First lady fires back at ‘angry’ smear
Michelle Obama yesterday hit back against a new book that portrays the first lady as an icy meddler in her husband’s White House, saying she’s tired of being cast as...
Mitt does ‘right’ by NH
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s sweeping victory in New Hampshire was convincing enough among conservatives and even Tea Party Republicans that it could bring him once unthinkable success down in Dixie....
Lightweight title to wonderdog
She’s a tiny cutie with a titanic title. Lucy, a New Jersey certified therapy dog who weighs about 2.5 pounds, has been named the world’s smallest working dog by Guinness...
Buffet’s ‘$$ match’ game
Billionaire investor Warren Buffet is throwing down the gauntlet to Republicans members of Congress — vowing to match every dollar they personally donate to lower the national debt.And he’ll put...
Casey: I got preg from rape
Casey Anthony claimed she became pregnant with her daughter after passing out at a party when she was 18 years old — and has no idea who Caylee’s father is....
Loony-versities occupy Gall St.
Where are the 99 percent? Occupy Wall Street has moved from public parks that doubled as al fresco toilets and taverns, and has set up shop in some of the...
School boss’ owe-T
A Bronx principal who earns $140,000 allegedly padded her hefty salary with thousands of dollars in unearned overtime, investigators charged yesterday.PS/MS 31 Principal Liza Cruz Diaz raked in at least...
Brainiacs storm back in science contest
They’re bringing brainy back. The city’s public schools bounced back from last year’s poor showing in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search, yesterday, upping the number of semifinalists representing the...
Krazy Khloe klaim
She’s noticeably taller than her sisters, with naturally light, curly hair — and now it’s been revealed that even her own father didn’t believe she’s a real Kardashian. One of...
Pizza ‘wiseguy’ hit for 18G
Any way you slice it, that’s a heck of a lot of dough. John “Johnny Pizza” Porcello is a reputed Genovese crime-family associate who — logically — owns a Bronx...
‘Rapist’ in DNA denial
The cabby who unwittingly gave cops a saliva sample that linked him to the rape of an East Village woman said he had “no idea” how his DNA came to...
MTA down and ‘dirty’
This isn’t going to help solve the subway rat problem. The cash-strapped MTA wants to lower the starting pay for cleaners in its ongoing contract negotiations, claiming that the subway...
Dominatrix dumps on cops
An aptly named dominatrix can sue a Westchester town over allegations that a kinky cop made her defecate in the woods while he pleasured himself, a judge ruled yesterday.Gina Pane...
Kin lambastes evil killer of 4
Justice was delayed briefly for a Brooklyn man who killed four people in a drug-fueled rampage, but he still got an earful from the brother of one of his victims...
E. Siders’ ‘2nd’ look
Long-suffering Upper East Siders can now go face to face with their ultimate arch-nemesis — the Second Avenue Subway. The MTA is conducting locals-only tours of the $4 billion project...
Fat former employee of Lucille Roberts' workout chain suspected of vandalizing late fitness queen's home
The only thing this guy hates more than exercising is the late exercise queen Lucille Roberts. A disgruntled — and apparently doughnut-loving — former employee of the late Roberts’ workout...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Swastikas were found scrawled in a Borough Park apartment building, authorities said. A 41-year-old tenant in the six-story building on 14th Avenue near 48th Street found five swastikas and...
Gay-nups expo in B’klyn
Get set for a gay old time at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Borough President Marty Markowitz is offering up Borough Hall’s grand rotunda Sunday to host the city’s largest-ever gay wedding...
Sloot: I’m a killer
A suddenly contrite Joran van der Sloot switched his plea to guilty and apologized yesterday for strangling a Peruvian woman. “I am truly very sorry for what I have done....
Naked skater ‘the Hulk’
A professional skateboarder who tore paintings off the walls of a Midtown hotel blames his bizarre, naked ruckus on drinking and what he thought were anti-hangover pills a woman gave...
Rockers file court a-peel
Keep your hands off Lou Reed’s banana. The rocker and his ex-Velvet Underground bandmate John Cale are suing the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts over the “iconic” but...
$queeze is on OJ drinkers
Mimosa drinkers, beware. There will be less orange juice to go around New York and the rest of the country after US regulators halted imports of the beverage to test...
Pulling a fast one
Forget 99 problems — a state probe into how Lenox Hill Hospital handled the Beyoncé-Jay-Z baby birth lasted about 99 seconds. The state Health Department yesterday announced that it had...
Deal near after armory debacle
The two-year political stalemate over Kingsbridge Armory in The Bronx — the city’s most embarrassing monument to government ineptitude — has ended. Mayor Bloomberg plans to announce in his State...
FreshDirect may produce new Bx. site
FreshDirect is just days away from a relocation decision that will likely keep the online grocer in New York City, sources said. Despite aggressive recruitment from New Jersey officials, the...
Elevators in building where Manhattan ad exec died had numerous problems
Elevator problems were an epidemic at the building where a Manhattan ad executive died in a horrific accident last month, newly revealed Buildings Department records show. City inspectors wrote 11...
Rents soar as apartments dwindle in Manhattan, industry reports show
Rents are too damn high — and apartments are too damn scarce. Manhattan rents soared 8.6 percent last year — reaching pre-2007-crash highs — while vacancy rates plummeted and residents...
New arrests at Zuccotti
They’re putting the zoo back in Zuccotti Park.A gang of Occupy Wall Street protesters skulked back to the park yesterday, racking up three arrests.The 2:20 a.m. arrests came about seven...
Iran drive-by bomb kills nuke scientist
An Iranian scientist who bought uranium for his country’s super-secret nuclear facility was killed yesterday in a scenario out of a Hollywood spy movie — when two assassins on a...
Bandit is ‘Dapper’ no more
The “Dapper Bandit” has been dressed down. The ex-con charged with robbing 10 Manhattan banks while wearing a suit and a dress shirt sported a far more casual look in...
Honey, I got a jet!
LONDON — A woman flew into a rage when her hubby went to buy a car but bought an old MiG jet instead.Mustafa Aziz, 45, a collector of aircraft memorabilia,...
Scam fam sent off to prison
A seething Queens judge walloped three members of a crooked Richmond Hill family yesterday, sending them upstate to serve a combined 418 years for a brazen immigration and real-estate scam....
Homicides plummet
For the first time in 45 years, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation’s top 15 causes of death, government health officials said Wednesday.Murder dropped enough in 2010...
Firebombs hurled at Jersey synagogue
An early-morning fire in the rabbi’s residence at a synagogue in northern New Jersey yesterday was caused by several Molotov cocktails and other incendiary devices thrown through a second-floor window,...
McD’s maniacs ‘out of control’
Suffering skull-crushing beat-downs from a McDonald’s worker did not stop two crazed women from giving cops and EMT workers an earful, according to police. “You bitch-ass n- - - -...
No ‘Thanks’ to critically injured SI train hero
What an ingrate! The indie filmmaker saved from certain death after falling on the Staten Island Railway tracks repeatedly refused to thank the man who rescued him. “I have nothing...
Dad, 57, killed by two cars
A building-maintenance worker was killed just a block from his home yesterday when he was struck by two vehicles as he crossed a busy street.Leopoldo Hernandez, 57, died at about...
Marines face trouble for Taliban pee video
A shocking Internet video that appears to show four Marines urinating on the bloody corpses of three slain Taliban fighters sparked a Pentagon investigation yesterday. The 39-second YouTube clip, which...
Pedestrian hit on FDR
A taxi passenger was struck by a minivan on the FDR last night after he impatiently hopped out of the cab in heavy traffic and darted across the roadway, police...
Osama firm is off hook
A construction company founded by Osama bin Laden’s father cannot be sued to recover money for survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks, a Manhattan judge has ruled, because no evidence...
Champs who couldn’t play
CHARLESTON, SC They are nearing 70 now, the 11 men who were 12-year-old boys in 1955 and who are remembered for the baseball games they couldn’t play. They were —...
Mitt’s support: deeper than you think
To win just under 40 percent of the vote in a primary of six candidates is pretty impressive, even for a candidate like Mitt Romney, who started off with significant...
O’s Halloween trick: Party’s no treat for voters
The Issue: Whether the White House kept secret its exclusive Halloween party in 2009. *** When they came to the White House, the Obamas wanted to promote the image that...
Silver’s big-bucks buddy
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Tuesday slapped a big wet one on one of Albany’s more odious special-interest advantage-seekers — in the process committing an uncommon act of candor and removing...
Romney emerges
With his resounding victory in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary — coming on the heels of last week’s win in the Iowa caucuses — Mitt Romney seems to be on the...
GM’s flop in green
At the Detroit Auto Show this week, CEO Dan Akerson admitted that General Motors may have to cut back production of the Chevrolet Volt because the 4,600-plus Volts on the...
Class is more than cash
Suddenly, class in America has become a hot topic. Forbes writer Gene Marks received an avalanche of responses to his piece “If I Were a Poor Black Kid,” most saying...
Post-apocalyptic story survives by its wit
Flip around the radio dial lately? You probably won’t find anything as entertaining as the programming put on by Soviet Free Radio Order. Especially its “At Home Field Guide,” a...
A solid jump for Joyce
David Parsons is a whiz at whipping up entertaining dances — with a thick, ingratiating layer of cheese. So it’s a pleasant surprise to see his current show is still...
Family drama no kin do
Bridesburg is a run-down neighborhood in south Philadelphia. If Victor Kaufold’s drama set there is any indication, you won’t want to go there . . . or to “Bridesburg,” for...
Nazareth honors coach before, during, after victory
Nazareth players were in tears. There was a somber silence in the gym. The coaches could hardly maintain their composure. Just a half hour later, there was a basketball game...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $40,000; hdcp; 4up(f)STELLALUCE drops to starter handicap after finishing third at this distance last out. SMARTY BULL...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $56,000; opt clm; 3YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 MoneyinMotion(L),117CMontalv2-1-3Persaud15-12 Citizen Wells(L),117J Alvarado1-10-xWeaver3-13 ReservedQualty(L),117RDomingz4-1-xR Dutrow7-24 KingandCrusdr(L),119M Luzzi1-3-1R Dutrow8-55 FreudianThrpst(L),119C Lopez1-2-9Campo15-16 SheriffSilverstr(L),117A Garcia4-4-6McPeek5-17 Kid Wando(L),117CVelasquz5-3-5Englehrt12-1SECOND-6f;...
Aqueduct Charts
January 11th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70y; $36,000; cl($17,500); 4upOff: 12:20. Good. 3w ang 5/16,hand urgedTime: 23.57, 47.18, 1:11.95, 1:37.41, 1:41.78.Trainer: David JacobsonWinner: DK B/ H, 6,...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7: 10 p.m. Best Bet: Devine Filly (8th) FIRST: mile trot; $12,500; Super Bowl 8 Cathy's Princess (JMarohn) 1-3-6 12-1 1 Enchanted (SBouchard) 5-4-1 7-2 7 In Nomine...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $33,000; clm($50,000); 3YOMORE ANON scratched yesterday to run in this spot. LIGHTLY WOUND adds blinkers...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6f; $16,500; mdn cl($12,500); 3YO; (f)2Crtny Ryn (Bcchc)24.8011.008.4012Ill Considered (Lopez)14.009.806Gold Knife (Gomez)12.80Scr: Northwest Woods, Generations Y, M C Selena, Flattering Irene.. dh_Wildcatinjeans, Perfect Lover6* Exacta (2-12) $405.20 * $1 Superfecta...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 12FRIJan. 13SATJan. 14SUNJan. 15MONJan. 16TUEJan. 17WEDJan. 18KnicksMemphis8:00 TNT ESPN 1050 AMNOGAME Ok.C. 8:00 MSG ESPNNOGAMEOrl. 1:00 MSG ESPNNOGAMEPho. 7:30 MSG ESPNNetsNO GAMEPho. 9:00 YES WFAN Utah 9:00 YES WBBRNOGAMEL.A.C....
The Post Line
NFL PlayoffsSaturdayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogSaints33(47 1/2)49ERSPATRIOTS1313 1/2(50 1/2)BroncosSundayPACKERS97 1/2(53)GiantsRAVENS77 1/2(36 1/2)TexansHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogVCU15 1/2JmuClemson9BOSTON COLL.PURDUE1WisconsinGEORGIA ST.11 1/2Unc Wilm.Idaho2LA. TECHMiddle Tenn.10 1/2FIUNORTH TEXAS5 1/2W. KentuckyLA.-LAF.8S. AlabamaMILWAUKEE8Wright St.GREEN BAYPickDetroitDREXEL3 1/2George MasonINDIANA9 1/2MinnesotaUalr2LA.-MONROEARIZONA5Oregon St.MISSISSIPPI...
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