January 14, 2012
Red Bull GM Soler expects Agudelo return, tips Cooper for ten goals
The Red Bulls are flush with forwards, from Thierry Henry to Luke Rodgers, the newly-acquired Kenny Cooper to the supposedly-departing Juan Agudelo. And GM Erik Soler spoke with the Post,...
Foster, Elias help Devils beat Jets
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Kurtis Foster and Patrik Elias scored in a 2:58 span midway through the third period to lift the New Jersey Devils past the Winnipeg Jets, 2-1 on...
Apparent Inwood murder-suicide
Police are investigating a grisly apparent murder-suicide of a couple in Inwood, sources said. The bodies of Jesus Soto, 56, and Yanet Soto, 54, were discovered in their bedroom by...
Paterno speaks for first time: was afraid of 'making a mistake' in sex scandal
Disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno said he left allegations his former defensive coordinator was raping young boys to university officials -- rather than police -- because he "didn't...
Driver hurt in Queens crash
A driver was seriously injured in a Queens crash after his SUV flipped over and smashed into a pole early today, police said. The Lincoln Aviator crashed in St. Alban’s...
Santorum backed by social conservative leaders
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Rick Santorum's quest to emerge as the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney received a boost today from a group of evangelicals and others who voted to back...
Game 13: Nets at Jazz
Nets (3-9) at Utah (6-4) Game Time: 9:00 p.m. Venue: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City Television: YES Nets expected starting lineup: PG Deron Williams: 18.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 8.7 apg...
Giants 'good luck' tree treks to Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A dilapidated, spindly tailgate Christmas tree that served as a good luck charm for the Giants three straight home wins – including last week against Atlanta...
Looking back at Nets-Suns
Plenty of news came out of Friday night's game for the Nets in Phoenix, a stirring 110-103 win over the Suns, so let's dive right into it:- Yes, the Suns aren't...
Former Nets Harris, Favors on beat with Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY – Devin Harris had been through it before. He had heard his name in trade rumors while with the Mavs. And yes, he was traded. Then last...
Man held in Calif. homeless slaying; serial killer link eyed
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mourners wept and placed flowers Saturday at the scene of the latest stabbing death of a homeless man in Orange County, and people who knew the victim...
Iran: CIA behind nuke scientist's killing
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said it has evidence that the United States was behind the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist this week in Tehran, state media reported. Mostafa Ahmadi...
White House to oppose Internet-piracy bills
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration raised concerns today about efforts in Congress that it said would undermine "the dynamic, innovative global Internet," urging lawmakers to approve measures this year that...
Honest Knicks' rookie Shumpert rips his own play
OKLAHOMA CITY – You got to hand it to rookie guard Iman Shumpert. He doesn’t have a thin skin, isn’t hurt by criticism. He doesn’t attempt to defend himself when...
First students graduate from Oprah's school for underprivileged girls in South Africa
HENLEY-ON-KLIP, South Africa — Oprah Winfrey said the first students to graduate from her academy for underprivileged South African girls were “free to soar,” during a graduation speech Saturday. Winfrey...
At least 3 dead as cruise ship runs aground; captain arrested
PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy — The captain of a luxury cruise liner that ran aground and tipped over off Italy's coast has been arrested and is being investigated for manslaughter...
Lionsgate buys 'Twilight' maker Summit for $412.5M
LOS ANGELES — Movie and TV studio Lionsgate Entertainment Corp. is creating a Hollywood powerhouse focused on young adult audiences with its purchase of Summit Entertainment, maker of the teen...
Depth charge: Moore, Holy Cross pick up another quality win
Without that one marquee star, Holy Cross has emerged as a legit CHSAA Class AA contender because of its depth. Marquise Moore, the closest the Knights have to such a...
Two more Nets injured
PHOENIX -- With Damion James done for the rest of this road trip, the Nets picked up two more injuries in last night’s 110-103 victory over the depleted Suns. Shawne...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
GASPARILLA Tampa Bay Downs, eighth race. Purse: $100,000. 7 furlongs, 3-year-old fillies. Post: 3:42 p.m. LOWDOWN: Coming off a two-month layoff after racing in the Grade 1 Alcibiades last Oct....
Keys to today's Saints-49ers game
1 The Saints cannot stub their toes on grass again. They are 3-2 on grass this season and 11-1 on artificial turf. They averaged 38.6 points per game on artificial...
Keys to today's Patriots-Broncos game
1 A fast start is a point of emphasis for both teams. Because the Patriots’ offense is so explosive, the Broncos cannot fall behind and play catch-up. 2 The Broncos...
Giants have upsets to remember
Over the past 20 years, the Giants have pulled off several major upsets in the playoffs on their way to three Super Bowl titles. The Post’s Tim Bontemps takes a...
Girls basketball roundup: Truman beats Lewis without Gibson
Just two days after learning its star sophomore had left the team, Truman pulled out a huge league win. Krystal Pearson and Lynda Fields each had 13 points to lead...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Cardiac Lions escape with another close victory
Bishop Loughlin’s super sophomores did it again in a tight game. Khadeen Carrington scored the go-ahead basket with seven seconds remaining and Michael Williams poured in 33 points to lead...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Eagle knocks off Wadleigh, picks up another big win
Another day, another big win for Eagle Academy. Twenty-four hours after taking down Bronx power John F. Kennedy, the Eagles upended Wadleigh, 66-57, as Najee Senior had 16 points and...
Former Fort Hamilton grid star Williams lands at Fordham
Junior college changed Levon Williams. The former Fort Hamilton star switched sides of the ball, from wide receiver to safety. He realized the importance of academics – he wasn’t qualified...
Raimondi: Naz players finding comfort in each other after tragedy
The Nazareth players lined up single file, hand in hand. This was no pregame ritual. This was something much greater.Slowly the line of players moved toward the front of the...
Astel fights through dizziness, MSIT runs past Lincoln
Peter LaMarca got the call around 4 p.m. “I was like, ‘I’m coming, Coach,’” star wing Kaitlyn Astel said. “He was like, ‘OK, I can breathe now.’” The senior wasn’t...
After a week without a coach Conroy rights sluggish Bishop Ford
An unorthodox week led to an uncharacteristic performance, but the usual result for Bishop Ford. Head coach Mike Toro is recovering from panic attacks after missing a win Sunday against...
Here to stay: Hayes cements itself as top contender with win over Ray's
Cardinal Hayes already announced its arrival as a viable ‘AA’ team with wins over Long Island Lutheran and Holy Cross. But at perennial powerhouse St. Raymond with more than 1,000...
Lincoln-Boys & Girls boys basketball preview
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down Saturday’s Brooklyn AA clash between arch rivals Lincoln and Boys & Girls in Coney Island at 4 p.m. For real-time updates...
Private boys basketball roundup: Dalton upsets Poly Prep
Dalton’s shots were falling Friday night. And the Tigers have a signature win under their belt as a result. Dalton handed Poly Prep its first Ivy Prep League loss, 72-57,...
Au revoir to AAA
They’ll be choking on their croissants on the Champs-Élysées today as millions of French citizens wake up to discover their prized triple-A credit rating has been downgraded to AA+ —...
Business briefs
Feds-Plus The Federal Trade Commission is expanding its antitrust probe of Google, the world’s most popular search engine, to include scrutiny of its new Google+ social networking service, people familiar...
Fleeced Greece creditors take a pause
While several European nations saw their credit ratings chopped, the news out of Athens was even more dire.Greece’s creditors, who agreed in October to a 50 percent haircut on the...
Apple opens plant doors
iConfess! Notoriously secretive Apple, under pressure from labor groups, unveiled for the first time a list of its suppliers — and agreed to let outside monitors take a peek at...
Jamie’s fightin’ words
Don’t make Jamie Dimon angry. The outspoken chief of JPMorgan Chase was fired up yesterday after his bellwether bank reported a 23 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit — disappointing Wall...
Getting by with just $341,538
Wall Street’s 1 percenters are feeling a little less rich. JPMorgan Chase cut employee pay by about 9 percent in 2011 — a reflection of the hardscrabble times financial firms...
Ex-SEC atty. pays $50G fine to DOJ
Former Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Spencer Barasch agreed to pay a $50,000 fine to resolve civil and criminal claims that he inappropriately represented alleged Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford. The...
Dec. video-game Wii-kling
Super Mario needs a power-up. Nintendo’s Wii dragged down the video-game business during the holiday shopping season, overshadowing solid gains for Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PS3, according to one analyst....
Feds tell LightSquared there's no way to fix GPS problems
Enough is enough. That was the message yesterday from an influential group of federal agencies that argues there’s no way to fix LightSquared’s GPS interference problems, dealing a major blow...
Sinead dumps hubby again
WICKLOW, Ireland — Sinead O’Connor yesterday pulled the plug on her fourth marriage for the second time in a month. Following her suicide bid this week, the troubled Irish singer...
Fat-push Paula has diabetes
Southern-cuisine queen Paula Deen — whose fat-soaked recipes include such diet busters as ribs, fried chicken, cheesy meatloaf and fried egg and bacon atop a burger served between glazed doughnuts...
Sachs man’s $1M bat mitzvah
It’s your toxic mortgages at work. Goldman Sachs investment banker Jeffrey Verschleiser, accused in lawsuits of illicitly profiting from bad mortgages that led to the 2008 meltdown, is spending $1...
Police talk to fire ma
The Manhattan ad exec whose parents and three young daughters died in a horrific Christmas Day fire has been interviewed by cops about the blaze. Grieving mom Madonna Badger, accompanied...
Fla. truck hits Hackman
Tough-guy actor Gene Hackman was briefly hospitalized with bumps and bruises yesterday after he was hit by a pickup truck while riding his bike in the Florida Keys. The 81-year-old...
LIE is a drug-abuser ‘high’ way: DA
The Long Island Expressway is a “heroin highway” for Nassau and Suffolk junkies, Queens DA Richard Brown said yesterday.Brown made the comment as he announced the arrests of 133 people,...
Teacher-aide porn arrest
A teacher’s aide at a Brooklyn grade school was arrested yesterday by the FBI and charged with possession of child porn.Taleek Brooks allegedly confessed that he had assembled more than...
Slay-drive outrage
Lynette Caban — convicted yesterday of criminally negligent homicide for killing a grandmom by plowing backward through a into a crosswalk — continues to hold a valid New York driver’s...
Party guy ‘clocks’ stripper
A one-legged Manhattan millionaire is guilty of an odd misdemeanor — assault by Rolex — on a gorgeous Russian stripper-masseuse, a jury found yesterday. The jury bought Sophia Kandelaki’s tale...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** This “Brain” is an idiot. A man trying to loot the account of a Citibank customer drew suspicion at an Upper East Side branch at 3:50 p.m. Monday...
Sloot to slammer
Jordan van der Sloot fidgeted nervously and sweated profusely as he finally faced justice — being sentenced yesterday to 28 years behind bars for murdering a Peruvian woman he met...
Billboard topples on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Hey, you never know . . . when heavy winds will topple a giant Mega Millions sign onto your auto-body shop. A highway billboard bearing the New York Lottery’s famous...
Thaw for US, Burma
WASHINGTON — The United States will start exchanging ambassadors with Burma in response to reforms enacted in the once-isolated country, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced yesterday. Burma recently...
Syria on brink
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The head of the Arab League warned yesterday that Syria may be sliding toward civil war, as security forces fired on thousands of people who poured into...
Egypt threat
CAIRO — Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood wants to assume authority over state affairs following the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, according to ex-President Jimmy Carter.He met with military and political leaders on...
‘Nuke’ slay fury in Iran
Thousands of Iranians chanted “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” as mourners carried the body of a slain nuclear scientist through Tehran yesterday in the latest demonstration of anti-Western...
Teachers threaten class-action suit
The powerful city teachers union yesterday fired back at Mayor Bloomberg’s aggressive plan to boot as many as 1,750 teachers in failing schools — threatening to block him with legal...
Gay-nups pol benefit$
ALBANY — It pays to support gay marriage.Stephen Saland, one of four state GOP senators who provided crucial votes to help make gay marriage legal in New York last year,...
Cuomo’s Iran ban
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo yesterday signed a law to prohibit companies that conduct $20 million or more in business with Iran’s energy sector from bidding on contracts in New York.The...
Wall Street fat cat drops $240G on road trip to watch Giants take on Packers
Beef, booze and babes — it’s the ultimate Giant playoff road trip. A Wall Street fat cat has paid a ridiculous $240,000 to fund a rolling party on wheels in...
Mike nixes boozy GB bet
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Nanny Bloomberg’s battle against demon booze is even affecting his Super Bowl bet with the mayor of the Packers’ hometown. In a fit of hooch hatred,...
NJ pol mourned
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joined more than 1,000 other mourners at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Parsippany yesterday to bid goodbye to his mentor, Assembly Minority Leader Alex...
Christie: Don’t underestimate Obama
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has launched blistering attacks against President Obama on the campaign trail, can’t help but admire his political skills. “Those who underestimate Barack Obama underestimate...
JFK plotter to rot for life
A 66-year-old Muslim man was sentenced to life in prison yesterday for plotting to attack JFK Airport and blow up its aviation fuel pipelines. Kareem Ibrahim lowered his head and...
Quinn’s pay play
That was quite a Houdini act at City Hall yesterday. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn got herself out of a political straitjacket by announcing a deal on a “living-wage” bill...
Rikers cop facing raps
A Rikers correction officer was busted yesterday for allegedly trying to cover up a series of misdeeds, including leaving his post to visit a female colleague and throwing a punch...
Expecting couple wins $208M Mega Millions lottery jackpot
Now that’s a college fund! A pregnant Long Island native and her Californian husband are having the luckiest baby ever — after winning a $208 million lottery jackpot. Financial analyst...
‘Freeze! Freeze!’ Cops shoot ‘gunman’ dead
Police responding to the chaotic robbery of a suspected Brooklyn pot den fatally shot one of the residents after he refused to drop his pistol, cops said yesterday. “Freeze! Freeze!...
Call in the ‘infant’ry
WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich yesterday called on the super PAC that produced and aired a series of TV ads ripping rival Mitt Romney on Gingrich’s behalf to get its facts...
Bain slap ‘fair’: Dem
John Podesta, an ex-Bill Clinton chief of staff, says criticism of Mitt Romney over his record at Bain Capital is fair. “The critique against Romney, really, is the way ....
O sued over recess nods
WASHINGTON — Two pro-business advocacy groups yesterday filed the first legal challenge to President Obama’s recent recess appointments, asking a federal judge to declare them unconstitutional. The National Federation of...
Bam: I’ll cut Big Gov
WASHINGTON — Ripping a page out of the Republican playbook, President Obama yesterday asked Congress to grant him the power to shrink the federal government — by folding six economic...
Realty big’s ‘fishy’ art
A Corcoran real-estate veep — nabbed for selling $84,000 in bogus Damien Hirst prints — is an artist wannabe who once plastered the West Village with 20,000 postcards to promote...
Thug rap in Ranger fan beat
PHILADELPHIA — The instigator of a brutal fight that ended with a New York Ranger fan lying stunned in the middle of a Philadelphia intersection faces assault charges stemming from...
Wu-Tang Clan ordered gangsta hit: feds
They truly were gangsta rappers. Members of the notorious ’90s rap group Wu-Tang Clan were involved with gunrunning, drug dealing, gangs, money laundering and even murder, according to federal documents...
Promising kid killed
A 12-year-old girl who dreamed of being an actress and had just applied to Juilliard was struck by a car and killed yesterday as she crossed a busy Lower East...
Edwards trial on hold for heart operation
GREENSBORO, NC — Former presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening heart condition that will require surgery next month, his doctor told a judge presiding over Edwards’ upcoming court case...
NC ‘sneak’ thief
CHARLOTTE, NC — A man says 30 pairs of Nike Air Jordan sneakers still in their boxes that he had been collecting since middle school have been stolen.WCNC-TV reported that...
A home room for genius LI student
A brainy homeless teen from Long Island who is up for a $100,000 award in the nation’s premier scholastic science contest got something even better yesterday — a new home....
No bail in $1M ‘fraud’
The alleged mastermind of a $1 million-plus fraud scheme was denied bail yesterday after the feds said they found lists containing more than 1,000 stolen identities while searching his Bronx...
Bust was Vitamin-‘D’elinquent: suit
Who says vitamins make you feel better?A Brooklyn woman was wrongly hauled off in handcuffs for shoplifting after Rite Aid security and police refused to check her claim that she...
Broadway scion Eric Nederlander arrested last year for 'beating' girlfriend he 'attacked' this week
Broadway scion Eric Nederlander, who allegedly violated a protection order by attacking his girlfriend early Thursday, had been arrested last year for punching her and slamming her head into a...
Crash kills TV journo
Richard Threlkeld, a CBS News correspondent who survived covering everything from the Vietnam War to Tiananmen Square, was killed in a car crash yesterday when his 2008 Mini Cooper struck...
TSA’s lucrative plane change
All the loose change left behind by frantic fliers rushing through security at airports really adds up. The TSA says it netted $409,085 last year. At JFK, it collected $46,918...
The Prez promotes his pet 'Razist'
With public attention focused on the GOP primaries, the White House quietly promoted another self-dealing lobbyist to serve as President Obama’s top domestic-policy adviser. Promises? What broken promises? Cecilia Munoz,...
Bloat-cutting Mitt
Mitt Romney is a work in progress. He’s under attack for being a hugely successful private-equity banker at Bain Capital. Bain identified distressed companies and found value in them for...
Faulting the First Lady: angry or misunderstood?
The Issue: Michelle Obama’s concern over how she is portrayed in Jodi Kantor’s book “The Obamas.” *** How interesting that Michelle Obama should lament that people have tried to paint...
The charges against GM Volt
The Issue: The federal subsidies given to promote green-energy products, like General Motor’s Volt. *** General Motors is reluctant to kill the under-performing, heavily taxpayer-subsidized (yet still overpriced), slow-selling Chevy...
Joe Lhota’s challenge
Hey, Joe Lhota — you’ve just been confirmed as MTA chairman! Now what? Well, the authority must negotiate a new contract with its principal union — TWU Local 100 —...
Do crime, do time
The New York Times Magazine tomorrow will publish a cover story on the “radical [jailhouse] transformation” of one Judith Clark — now serving 75 years for her role in the...
Senseless censorship
My daughters watch TV programs and movies on DVDs, on smart phones, streaming from Netflix through our Wii, on video Web sites, on our DVR and on demand from AT&T...
Keys to the playhouse
Sure, we’ve all seen concerts and dance and other performances on the city’s great stages. But what goes on behind the curtains is something to behold, as well. With these...
Gameday cheat sheet
When the clock strikes 4:30 p.m. tomorrow, the Big Apple will be awash in football fever as the Giants take on defending Super Bowl champions Green Bay Packers at historic...
Kid stuff
Today CITY PLANNERS: If you’ve got a kid who’s been making block towers since birth, head for the Future City Competition at Sony Wonder Technology Lab. Kids can check out...
Mayweather tactics may not land Pacquiao fight
One thing noticed after viewing the first two episodes of “On Freddie Roach” is there’s no mention of Floyd Mayweather. There are not many places Roach can go these days...
Hayes tops St. Ray’s in Bronx battle
Cardinal Hayes already announced its arrival as a viable Class AA team with wins over Long Island Lutheran and Holy Cross. But prevailing at perennial powerhouse St. Raymond with more...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Fisher chooses Rams over Dolphins Jeff Fisher has accepted an offer to become coach of the Rams, a person familiar with the decision said yesterday. Fisher, 53, chose the...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $14,000; cond 5 Cool Colby (T Tetrick) 4.00 2.60 2.40 2 Folk Tail (Y Gingras) 5.40 4.00 7 Susquehanna Belle (E Abbatiello) 9.20 * Exacta (5-2) $30.00 *...
Vic Cangialosi’s Parx Grade
FIRST-1m&70yds; $22,000; clm; 3YO7-RunMommyRun8-54-MataDaHtTmt20-11-Well Polished 3-15-Caymus Girl 4-12-SheltoweeTrce6-16-Willkommen 8-13-SassySecretry15-18-Seal the Greel 10-1SECOND-1m&70yds; $22,000; clm; 4up4-Our Mama Dear7-26-Potnia's Song 8-11-Aleja Grand 2-17-Hadley'sHarbr12-12-Dtrthfthemter30-18-Don't Push It 15-13-She'sAmbitious6-19-Blazin Betty 6-15-Jadaluci 10-1THIRD-6 fur; $24,000; clm;...
Bill Smith at Yonkers Graded Entries
Best Bet: Gallant Yankee (12th)FIRST: mile pace; $17,000; cond2 Eagle Now(JStratton)7-3-28-53 Rucker Place(GBrennan)6-2-74-17 Emerald Express(EGoodell)5-1-412-11 Tough Love(LStalbaum)3-8-310-14 BewareOfDarkness(JGregry)9-3-810-15 Upscale Hanover(JBartlett)3-6-68-16 Blissfullcavalcade(CManzi)7-6-65-18 Tenant In Chief(BHolland)6-5-66-1SECOND: mile pace; $17,000; cond6 Kyle Major(EGoodell)10-1-53-12...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m. Best Bet: Great Vintage (10th) FIRST: mile pace; $10,625; cond 10 Poker Hat (BSimpson) 3-3-1 5-2 5 Meant To Be Me (JCampbell) 8-8-4 8-1 3 Rocknroll...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $19,000; clm($15,000); 3YOSINGAPORE THUNDER comes in with a bullet work and drops in class....
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70yds; $57,000; alw; 4upSMOOTH TRANSITION stretches out after finishing third this level when making first start since May. DREAM...
Islanders' DiPietro could be out for season after surgery
Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro will have surgery to repair a sports hernia, likely sidelining the oft-injured player for most of the rest of the season. The Islanders confirmed last night...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $40,000; hdcp; 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Game Token(L),118J Alvarado3-1-4Lalman7-22 Hill Crossing(L),113SCamchJr3-7-3Barker20-13 Dryfly(L),118RDomingz1-1-4Guerrero4-14 Winaholic(L),118C Lopez4-4-1Jacobson5-15 Midnite Silver(L),115D Cohen1-1-1Jacobson3-16 Cinder Cone(L),118CVelasquz9-2-2Englehrt12-17 Make Note(L),117I Ortiz,...
Aqueduct Charts
January 13th, 2012Clear and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $56,000; alw; 3YOOff: 12:20. Good. rated ins until 1/4plTime: 23.28, 47.09, 1:12.51, 1:39.35.Trainer: Richard Dutrow, Jr.Winner: DK B/ C, 3,...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $19,000; clm($15,000); 3YO2Dn'tgtmdlxs (Lzcn)3.202.202.204Romantic Juliet (Saez)2.802.205Asian Odyssey (Maragh)3.00Scr: Bianca Neve, Mayville.* Exacta (2-4) $9.00 * $1 Superfecta (2-4-5-6) $20.90 * $1 Trifecta (2-4-5) $15.30SECOND-6 fur; $16,500; clm($12,500);...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 14SUNJan. 15MONJan. 16TUEJan. 17WEDJan. 18THUJan. 19FRIJan. 20KnicksOklahoma City 8:00 MSG Network ESPN 1050 AMNO GAME Orl. 1:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMEPho. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMEMilw. 7:30 MSG ESPNNetsUtah 9:00 YES...
Rangers face Maple Leafs seeking more 'try'
Rangers coach John Tortorella can’t understand what happened on Thursday night. One day after a 3-0 home loss to the Senators, Tortorella conceded he knows the Rangers can’t always be...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing1 p.m.Daytona Winter Testing Drafting SPEED3 p.m.Daytona Winter Testing Drafting SPEEDBasketball11 a.m.Connecticut at Notre Dame ESPN2NoonKentucky at Tennessee ESPNNoonHofstra at Old Dominion MSG PlusNoonVillanova at Cincinnati SNYNoonSt. Bonaventure at...
The Post Line
NFL PlayoffsTodayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogSaints33 1/2(47)49ERSPATRIOTS1313 1/2(50 1/2)BroncosTomorrowPACKERS97 1/2(53)GiantsRAVENS77 1/2(36)TexansHome team in CapsNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogUconn2NOTRE DAMEVirginia Tech8BOSTON COLL.CINCINNATI8VillanovaXAVIER9St. Bona.AKRON2 1/2OhioODU9 1/2HofstraKentucky10TENNESSEEN’EASTERN8Will. & MaryNc State5WAKE FORESTMISSOURI9 1/2TexasMichigan1IOWAMississippi1AUBURNKansas St.1OKLAHOMATEXAS A&M11 1/2Texas TechMARQUETTE10 1/2PittsburghWEST VA.10 1/2RutgersDuquesne6R. ISLANDHARVARD13Geo....
Giants TE Ballard still bothered by knee injury
Giants tight end Jake Ballard revealed yesterday he does not see substantial improvement with his ailing right knee. He is dealing with a partially torn posterior cruciate ligament suffered in...
Niners will be close, but not close enough
49ers (+3 1/2) over Saints, Under 47 There’s no hangover like a New Orleans hangover. Many were shocked when the Super Bowl XLIV champs shipped out to Seattle for what...
Saints face road test against 49ers
SAN FRANCISCO — The Saints must find a way to be super away from the Superdome. That’s the challenge facing them today against the 49ers at Candlestick Park in a...
Nets defeat Suns; Deron stars
PHOENIX — Deron Williams figured to have a good night’s sleep. The Nets star admitted that losing has worn on him, bothering him in every way: his demeanor, his body...
Knicks will face Thunder without Anthony
OKLAHOMA CITY — With injured Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony expected to miss tonight’s game against Oklahoma City and possibly Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee, they have a chance...
Knicks coach dismisses Barkley opinion
OKLAHOMA CITY — Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni said he could not care less about Charles Barkley’s rant against him. The rotund TNT broadcaster blamed D’Antoni’s easy coaching style for rookie...
Patriots take on Tebow, Broncos
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick quiz: Which major Boston professional sports franchise owns the longest current championship drought? The unlikely answer is the Patriots, who won their last Super Bowl in...
Wins, not prayer, will define Broncos quarterback
Peter Finney Jr., who covered the Jets for The Post from 1983-90, is the executive editor of the Clarion Herald, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. In...
Yankees address rotation issues
In an attempt to address 2012 and, yes, 2014, the Yankees yesterday loudly ended what had been a mostly quiet offseason by trading Jesus Montero and stockpiling arms for now...
Bradshaw back at Giants practice
Ahmad Bradshaw may be ailing, but until he physically needs to be carried off the field, the running back will be on it tomorrow when the Giants face the Packers...
Yankees trade Montero for Mariners pitcher Pineda; sign Kuroda
You didn’t really believe the Yankees were going to stay quiet all offseason, did you? With a pair of moves last night, the Yankees renovated their rotation, surrendering top offensive...
Sparano says ‘Ground and Pound’ back for Jets
From the sound of it, new Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano speaks the same language as his new boss, Rex Ryan. In his first remarks since getting the job, Sparano...
Jets coach says he'll fix fractured locker room
Rex Ryan was known as the “Mad Scientist” when he was with the Ravens. Now, we get to find out how much he knows about chemistry. The Jets head coach...
Jets need overhaul after internal combustion
The “to-do’’ list Rex Ryan faces after his Jets melted down on the field, then further embarrassed themselves by purporting themselves in an even more unseemly way off of it,...
Giants hope tomorrow doesn’t become flag day
In the boxing vernacular it would be, “Let ’em fight,” a call by fans telling the referee to stay out of the way as much as possible and let the...
Giants owner calls Peyton on Jets 'very interesting'
Giants owner Steve Tisch yesterday said he has no qualms if the rival Jets acquire Peyton Manning, brother of Giants quarterback Eli Manning. “I only know what I’ve read, but...
Packers defense vows to be better against Giants
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers’ receivers aren’t the only Packers grateful No. 12 is under center this season. Rodgers’ incredible play has bailed out Green Bay’s defense, too, taking...
Packers RB Grant not friendly foe to Giants
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Ryan Grant is guaranteeing the Packers will keep Victor Cruz’s dance moves on ice tomorrow. “He won’t be salsa-ing this week,” the Green Bay running back...
Giants prefer playing with odds against them
More often than not since Super Bowl XXI, the Giants like it when, say, Jeff Hostetler has replaced Phil Simms at quarterback and Joe Montana is on the other side...
Giants respond to Packers' Raji
Giants guard Chris Snee said he feels appreciative for the chance to battle someone as spectacular as Packers defensive tackle B.J. Raji. “I think he’s the best defensive tackle in...
Search party
Considering Hollywood’s slavish obsession with little golden statuettes, it comes as a shock to hear a showrunner admit that he isn’t chasing peer recognition or industry-wide kudos. “When I was...
‘Rob’ opens big; ‘Shore’ #s down again
Rob Schneider’s new sitcom, “Rob,” got off to a strong start Thursday night, snaring a surprising 13.5 million viewers at 8:30. The show, which received mostly tepid reviews going into...
Phyllis’ ‘Bold’ return
So what’s a few years between old friends? Phyllis Diller, 94, is returning to “The Bold and the Beautiful” for a two-episode run. Diller will reprise her role as Gladys...
Weird but true
It was a nice way to ring in the new year. A Utah man who lost his high-school class ring six months after receiving it has just gotten it back...
Seton Hall loses to South Florida, could fall from rankings
TAMPA, Fla. -- Seton Hall's first venture into the Top 25 in 11 years probably will be a short one. The Pirates squandered a 10-point lead over the final six...
British navy captures 13 Somali pirates in Indian Ocean
LONDON -- Britain's navy captured 13 Somali pirates on a boat in the Indian Ocean on Friday, the government said, in a NATO-led operation with US forces. Royal Marines boarded...
Yankees trade Montero for Mariners' Pineda, sign righty Kuroda separately
You didn’t really believe the Yankees were going to stay quiet all offseason, did you? With a pair of moves last night, the Yankees renovated their rotation, surrendering top offensive...
Woman who ran over & killed old grandmother still holds drivers license under different name
She's still driving. Hellion-on-wheels Lynette Caban -- convicted of criminally negligent homicide today for killing a sweet grandmother by plowing backwards through a red light into a crosswalk -- continues...
Three bodies recovered, several people missing after cruise ship runs aground off Italian coast
PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy — Survivors who escaped a luxury cruise ship that ran aground and tipped over recounted a scene reminiscent of “Titanic” on Saturday, describing a delayed then...
Russian stripper-masseuse victory in strange case of wristwatch assault
A gorgeous Russian stripper-masseuse is the big winner in an oddball misdemeanor assault-by-Rolex. A Manhattan jury today believed Sophia Kandelaki's tale of wristwatch woe, convicting a one-legged Manhattan millionaire of...