January 16, 2012
Woman gives birth on PATH train
Next stop, maternity ward. A woman went into labor on a PATH train this morning and gave birth before it pulled into the station, witnesses said. The woman and her...
Yankees contact Matsui, could be DH: report
The Yankees have contacted free agent Hideki Matsui about a possible return to the team as designated hitter.CBSSports.com calls it a "decent fit" considering the team's stated budget.Matsui played last...
NJ mom gives birth on PATH train
A New Jersey woman got the morning commute of her life when she gave birth to her first child on the PATH train to New York City. The 31-year-old woman...
Despite win, Giants coach still upset by missed calls
Giants coach Tom Coughlin couldn’t believe his eyes. Again.Fairly certain that two calls in this Sunday’s 37-20 NFC Divisional playoff victory over the Packers were called incorrectly against the Giants,...
Penguins star Crosby to see concussion specialist
PITTSBURGH -- Penguins star Sidney Crosby will meet with a specialist this week because of lingering concussion symptoms. Crosby hasn’t played since Dec. 5 following a recurrence of the symptoms...
Stevenson talks to Nets' Brooks about comments
LOS ANGELES -- DeShawn Stevenson wants to talk to his Nets rookie teammate MarShon Brooks.Brooks expressed frustration Saturday at what he perceived was a halfhearted attempt by the Nets at...
Twenty-nine missing in Italian cruise disaster, coast guard says
GIGLIO, Italy -- Twenty-nine people were still missing Monday in the Italian cruise ship disaster, Italy's coast guard said. Earlier reports indicated 16 people were unaccounted for.
Nets lose to Clippers
LOS ANGELES -- With floor general Chris Paul nowhere in sight, the Clippers turned to Chauncey Billups for his veteran leadership. And they got exactly what coach Vinny Del Negro...
UPDATE: Tebow turns down CBS
Tim Tebow will not be a part of CBS' AFC Championship coverage. CBS invited the Broncos quarterback to be its in-studio guest befor Sunday’s matchup between the Ravens and Patriots,...
MTA and TWU Local 100 'not even close' in contract talks: sources
The MTA and its largest workers union are so far apart in contract talks — sparring on everything from vacation days to new overtime rules — that negotiations are likely...
Knicks lose to Magic in Carmelo's return
The Knicks aren’t very good with or without Carmelo Anthony right now. Anthony made a surprising return Monday from his knee and ankle sprains, posted a terrific first half but...
Ancient cypress tree collapses after catching fire in Florida
LONGWOOD, Fla. -- One of the world's oldest cypress trees, estimated to be 3,500 years old, collapsed early Monday after catching fire in Florida. The 119-foot-tall bald cypress -- known...
Islanders lose to Predators
The Predators heard all about how good the Islanders have been against Western Conference teams. They just didn’t see it. Sergei Kostitsyn and Matt Halischuk scored on Nashville’s first two...
Bolton Cahill sale paves way for Ream move; Red Bulls eye Patterson-Sewell & trial Arteaga
In the trickle-down world of international soccer, Red Bull centerback Tim Ream moved one step closer to finalizing a multi-million dollar move to the Premier League with Chelsea completing it's sale of defender...
US drank more wine than any other country in 2011
Bourbon and Budweiser may be the national staples, but nobody outdoes America in wine drinking either, with the country uncorking 3.7 billion bottles in 2011. That's enough vino for the...
Report: Brian Nielsen's Red Bull stay extended 6 months
Maybe the third time is the charm for oft-injured Red Bull Brian Nielsen, with the Danish midfielder expected back on a six-month loan according to jv.dk. Nielsen was brought in...
At least 24 killed in Beirut building collapse
BEIRUT -- At least 24 people were killed when an old six-story building in the Lebanese capital collapsed, leaving several more still trapped under the rubble, officials said Monday. "Until...
More BAM for your buck
In yesterday's paper, I had a story about some classic 1970s productions at BAM -- check it out here. Unfortunately, some great material didn't make it in, due to space...
Game 14: Nets at Clippers
Nets (3-10) at Clippers (6-3)Game Time: 3:30 p.m.Venue: Staples Center, Los AngelesTelevision: YES Network Nets expected starting lineup:PG Deron Williams: 18.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 8.4 apg SG Anthony Morrow: 12.6...
Ewing doesn't expect Brooklyn Nets to steal Knicks fans
Orlando assistant coach and Knicks great Patrick Ewing, who's been in the ear of Magic center Dwight Howard about remaining in Florida, said at Madison Square Garden on Monday he...
Carmelo starting for Knicks against Magic
Carmelo Anthony will play Monday vs. the Magic, returning from a sprained right ankle and sprained left wrist that forced him to miss Saturday's loss to the Thunder. Anthony was...
Yankees, Hughes avoid arbitration with one-year deal
The Yankees and Phil Hughes avoided arbitration Monday by agreeing to a one-year, $3.25 million contract. Hughes’ agents, CAA, posted the news on their Twitter account. The 25-year old went...
Jon Huntsman officially drops out of GOP presidential race
MYRTLE BEACH, SC -- Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman announced Monday he was bowing out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and threw his support behind front-running contender...
Devils return Palmieri to minor league team
The Devils returned RW Nick Palmieri to their Albany farm team Monday after he accompanied the team on its four-game road trip. Palmieri went without a point in the 3-1...
Minnesota couple among those missing in Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster
MINNEAPOLIS — The two Americans missing in the Italian cruise ship disaster are a couple from Minnesota. Family members issued a statement Monday confirming that Barbara and Jerry Heil of...
Hackers steal 24M Zappos customers' account details
HENDERSON, Nev. -- Popular online US shoe retailer Zappos said that hackers accessed its network, stealing account information from as many as 24 million customers. Credit card information was not...
NJ drivers avoiding toll roads following hikes
NEWARK — A 50 percent toll increase in New Jersey apparently has motorists seeking alternatives. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority says traffic on the state's two major highways decreased in...
Trial approaches in NJ police officer's killing
LAKEWOOD, NJ — The young police officer eased his cruiser down the street on the afternoon of Jan. 14, 2011, rolling up alongside a younger man he wanted to speak...
Car bomb attacks kill 11 people in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Car bombs ripped through two Iraqi cities on Monday, killing at least 11 people, Iraq officials said, in the latest attacks targeting the country's Shiites a month...
Voters give Cuomo high rating, disapprove of Aqueduct convention center plan: poll
ALBANY - New York voters still love Gov. Cuomo, but not his plan to build the nation's largest convention center at Aqueduct Race Track. A Siena College poll released today...
Facebook IPO reportedly set for May
Facebook's long-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) is now likely to come in the third week of May, multiple sources cited Monday. That means that the company must file its IPO...
Woman dies after being burned alive in Harlem apartment building
A woman died after being severely burned in the hallway of a New York apartment building. Another woman is under arrest in connection with the case. The New York Police...
Iran makes arrests over nuclear scientist's assassination
TEHRAN -- Iran made arrests over a scientist's assassination last week blamed on Israel and the US, parliament speaker Ali Larijani said Monday. He did not specify how many people...
Climate-change dogma is right for school kids
Oh, no! Some middle and high schools are teaching kids to be skeptical of man-made global warming. This supposedly dire development is worrying to the Los Angeles Times because to...
Carnival sees up to $95M earnings hit from Italian cruise ship wreck
LONDON -- Carnival, the operator of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Italy on Friday night, claiming at least six lives, said Monday that...
Twenty-nine missing in Italian cruise disaster, authorities say
GIGLIO, Italy — Twenty-nine people were still missing Monday in the Italian cruise ship disaster, Italy's coast guard said. "An hour ago I received a report from the [local] Grosseto...
Syria: Proxy Iran-US war
This morning it is Iran that is saber-rattling over the possibility of war with the United States. According to the Jerusalem Post, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard official has declared that...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Jan. 16-Jan. 22
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in boys basketball and girls basketball for the week of Jan. 16 through Jan. 22. BOYS BASKETBALL Thomas...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: Jan. 9-Jan. 15
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of Jan. 9. BOYS BASKETBALL Omar Calhoun, Christ the King...
NYC girls basketball rankings
We have our first real shake up of the New Year. South Shore ascends to the No. 2 spot fresh off its thrilling win over St. Anthony’s, the team that...
CHSAA girls basketballl rankings
The best teams in the CHSAA converged on Bishop Ford for the Rose Classic Super Jam with one day to go on Monday. Seven of the top 10 squads competed...
Boys High rebounds from Lincoln loss with win over Curtis
Less than 24 hours after its disappointing loss to Lincoln, Boys & Girls was back on the court trying to forget about the painful setback to its archrival. This wasn’t...
NYC non-'AA' girls basketball rankings
Staten Island Academy’s time atop these rankings didn’t last long. The Tigers suffered a loss to Portledge last week and saw Poly Prep go 3-0 including a win against rival...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
South Shore is the clear No. 1, but McKee/Staten Island Tech has made a strong case for a high seed. On Friday night at the Rose Classic Super Jam, Kaitlyn...
Giants report card
DEFENSE Longest pass completion by Aaron Rodgers a mere 21 yards? You got to be kidding. No receiver had more than 40 yards. Huh? This dominance wasn’t all pass-rush related,...
Giants blitz
HERO For the second straight week, Hakeem Nicks is the Giants’ star. Nicks hauled in seven catches for 165 yards and two scores, a 66-yard catch-and-run and a 37-yard miracle...
NYC non-'AA' boys basketbal rankings
If you quickly glance at these rankings, you won't see many changes. Collegiate, Brooklyn Collegiate and Moore Catholic holds, in that order, in the top three spots. But keep looking...
Style giants
Giants fans weren’t the only ones sporting blue after their mega-victory over the Green Bay Packers last night. Blue was also the winning hue at the 69th annual Golden Globes,...
Jones sparks streaky Ford past Archbishop Wood
Aaliyah Jones sees this as the season when she can put her herself among the top players in her class in New York City. “I feel like I got to...
Girls basketball roundup: Loughlin can't finish off Teaneck
Kasim Alston wasn’t looking back, but at what a loss to Teaneck (N.J.) could do for his Bishop Loughlin squad moving forward. “I really hope these games prepare us for...
Welcome to the big time, ladies!
When it comes to awards season, winning is great — but nothing compares to rocking it on the red carpet. There were a considerable number of relative newbies at this...
Injured Price comes back to drain winner for South Shore
Fannisha (Box) Price doesn’t show pain when she’s on the court. South Shore’s senior post is too tough for that. But when she fell early in the fourth quarter Sunday...
NYC boys basketball rankings
It was another wacky week atop our NYC boys basketball rankings. After a one-week absence, Lincoln reclaimed the top spot courtesy of its impressive 74-64 victory over rival Boys &...
Go to Greg
I’m a new boss and a woman on my staff is about to return from maternity leave. She had an agreement with her old boss to return part-time for six...
Sweat equity
If you’ve ever wondered what a $22,000 sports bra looks like, imagine a silk racerback number embellished with diamond-eyed gold skulls and an 18-karat solid gold zipper. If you’ve ever...
Funny business
Knock-knock. Who’s there? Opportunity, as in “opportunity to work at the White House.” And that’s just what Mark Katz did, for eight years as humorist and speechwriter for the Clinton...
60 seconds with Erin McKean
As a former Oxford English Dictionary editor, you know words inside and out. Are there certain words that call attention to a resume or cover letter? I wish there were...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Sexy and I Know It, LMFAO 2. I Won’t Give Up, Jason Mraz 3. Set Fire to the Rain, Adele 4. We Found Love, Rihanna 5....
Redbox rampage
Penny-pinching consumers are flocking to cheaper, all-you-can-eat entertainment options, spurring movie, music and TV executives to look for new ways to prop up their traditional profit centers. The evidence is...
Calif. carpetbagger corrals Hudson Yards
In the battle for Hudson Yards, it’s California 1, New York O. Seeking cost savings on the $4 billion West Side megaproject, real estate developer Related Cos. has turned to...
Business briefs
‘Resist’President Nicolas Sarkozy called on French citizens to “resist” and back economic reform in his first public comments since Standard & Poor’s stripped the country of its AAA credit rating,...
Campaign confidential
There are six days until South Carolina, 16 until Florida — and 10 months until Election Day. It’s time to vet the brainiac mags as Republicans do their darnedest to...
All aboard the yoga express
Harried commuters can soon catch some zen bliss on their way to and from the Big Apple.A new yoga studio will open 100 feet from Metro North’s Scarsdale platform next...
Hulu raising $ to expand into original programming
Hulu, the online TV service owned by ABC, NBC and News Corp.’s Fox, is ratcheting up competition with Netflix with plans to raise money for an expansion into original programs....
Peed-off Perry defends four Marine ‘kids’ in video
WASHINGTON — The Marines videotaped urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters have at least one defender — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a GOP presidential contender. Perry yesterday said that...
Rick keeps ‘faith’
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum yesterday boasted that he’s had a new “surge” and is coming after front-runner Mitt Romney. Santorum got the burst of confidence after winning...
Author defends Michelle portrait
WASHINGTON — The author of the new book “The Obamas,” which has riled the White House, yesterday defended her portrayal of Michelle Obama and said she didn’t cast the first...
Huntsman quitting hunt, will back Mitt
CHARLESTON, SC — Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will bow out of the Republican presidential race and throw his support behind frontrunner Mitt Romney, Fox News reported last night. Huntsman...
Fire kid horror
A 7-year-old Brooklyn boy died in a fast-moving blaze that broke out during his mom’s birthday party early yesterday — as his distraught dad desperately tried to save him but...
Iraqi thugs kill 7 cops
BAGHDAD — Gunmen yesterday detonated a car bomb, then blasted into an Iraqi government compound, killing seven police officers in what was once a Sunni insurgent hotbed, officials said.The three-hour...
Mag’s hip-hop flip-flop
Whoever said you can’t go home again never met Kimberly Osorio. The music magazine editor didn’t just burn her bridges when she left The Source, hip hop’s leading magazine, six...
Disgraceful bias at play
She’d hate me for saying this. But Michelle Obama has something in common with Michele Bachmann. And Hillary Rodham Clinton. Sarah Palin, too. This great socially and politically liberal society...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A raging ex-employee, intent on collecting back pay, stabbed two Sprint co-workers, one of them fatally, at the franchise’s cellphone store in Flatbush, cops said. Renand Louis, 24, was...
Bedbugs bite into city work
City housing officials got so antsy over a bedbug invasion that they shipped off 5,000 boxes of files for fumigation, forcing Housing Court cases to be postponed. The bloodsuckers turned...
Leiby’s crazy avenger
Confessed killer Maksim Gelman says he planned to redeem himself — by committing one more murder New Yorkers would have hailed him for. The butcher of Brighton Beach, who admitted...
Long Island housewife 'remarries' while raking in money from real hubby
One rich husband wasn’t enough for a Long Island woman — she wanted two. A 37-year-old housewife collected more than $300,000 in support payments from Husband No.1 while living with...
Hearing in Pvt. Chen case
The first of eight US soldiers accused of bullying a Chinatown-raised private so badly he committed suicide, appeared before a military judicial panel in Kandahar, Afghanistan, for a preliminary hearing...
Qns. girl, 9, sees mom slain
A Queens man allegedly killed his estranged wife by slitting her throat in front of her terrified young daughter — and was nabbed after cops tracked his bloody trail for...
9/11 logo snub a PA flub
How soon they forget. Thirty-seven Port Authority cops died heroically on 9/11, but the National September 11 Memorial and Museum doesn’t have any merchandise for sale at its gift shops...
State $463M face lift on Javits Ctr. corpse
The massive $463 million overhaul of the Javits Center will wrap up just in time — for Gov. Cuomo to tear it down. The three-year expansion and renovation will go...
MTA, TWU talk past midnight deadline
The MTA and its largest union kept talking early today after the midnight deadline came and went without an agreement on a new labor contract. Transit officials and the bosses...
H’wood war over Whitey
As long as Boston’s most notorious gangster remained on the lam, the Hollywood heavyweights who told his story didn’t mind working together. But now that James “Whitey” Bulger is behind...
$3M for house is out-Regis
GREENWICH, Conn. — TV host Regis Philbin and his wife, Joy, have sold one of their homes for $3 million.The Greenwich Time reports that the Colonial home was put on...
Giants fans in Green Bay, at NYC bars celebrate win over Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. — San Francisco, open your Golden Gate. Big Blue is coming to town! Giants fans last night went nuts over their team’s stunning 37-20 upset victory over...
'The Descendants' wins top awards at 2012 Golden Globes
“The Descendants” and its Hollywood-heartthrob star, George Clooney, took center stage at last night’s Golden Globes, copping awards for best picture drama and best actor. “We had an extraordinary ensemble...
Irreverent Ricky keeps party zinging
Just because you’d be hard pressed to find a quote or byline on any movie ad from any of the 85 “journalists” who make up the Hollywood Foreign Press Association...
Putting bite on bikers
Dangerous cyclists are getting their comeuppance on the Upper East Side.Police in the neighborhood’s 19th Precinct, the epicenter of the city’s crackdown on reckless riders, wrote 6,600 summonses against them...
Sewers plugging away
It’s a “dam” good plan to keep New York waterways clean. In an unprecedented move, the city has set up two inflatable rubber dams within two of Brooklyn’s largest sewer...
Pols’ power play
Two local lawmakers have asked a judge to pull the plug on a deal that leaves victims of a huge electricity price-fixing scheme out in the cold. State Sen. Michael...
Man who 'killed' wife went against family's wishes in her burial
A man identified as a suspect in the murder of his estranged money-manager wife in her Upper West Side apartment initially insisted that she be buried in Israel -- which...
Bold budget move on teacher grades
In one of his most dramatic moves since taking office, Gov. Cuomo will use the budget he makes public tomorrow to impose union-hated teacher evaluation systems on 700 school districts...
$51M paint-scam suit is nun-sense
Holy plot twist! Nuns at an upstate convent, who claimed they were conned out of a valuable painting by an art dealer, were actually duped into thinking they were scammed,...
Anti-Jewish vandal spree
Hatemongers tagged a heavily Orthodox Brooklyn neighborhood with anti-Semitic graffiti over the weekend, targeting two homes, an apartment building and a yeshiva, police sources said yesterday.The NYPD Hate Crime Task...
LaBelle blasts lawsuit
Grammy-winning Patti LaBelle says an “emotional distress” suit filed against her is completely off-key. The disco diva “denies she was liable in any way for any alleged claims of injury”...
‘Contraband’ play$ on
“Contraband” stole the weekend box-office top slot.The Mark Wahlberg action drama debuted at No. 1, with $24 million, while Disney’s 3-D rerelease of “Beauty and the Beast” roared into second...
Tourist’s brothers in arms
They’re fighting to save Private Ryan — from jail. Marines across the country are rushing to the rescue of former fellow leatherneck Ryan Jerome, who is facing prison time after...
Capt. was showboating
The captain of the cruise liner that ran aground off the Italian coast, killing at least six people, was reportedly sailing too close to an island — so he could...
Private-sector experience? Oh, no!
People have started to learn some disturbing facts about likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney: He once worked for Bain Capital — which is what’s known as a private-sector business....
No innocent abroad
Mitt Romney is no amateur when it comes to foreign policy. At least, that’s the opinion of Richard Williamson, the Romney adviser who’s stepped into the role that Condoleezza Rice...
Never mind the Marines, what about DC’s PC?
The Issue: A video showing four Marines allegedly urinating on dead Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan. *** I enjoyed the picture of our guys urinating on dead Taliban (“The Real Tale...
Dr. King’s enduring truth
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” — From the...
There he goes again
The power-hungry Islamists who are about to take the reins in Egypt have one very big backer in the United States: Jimmy Carter. The ex-president, in Cairo to monitor elections...
Raise wages, kill jobs
New York, already one of America’s most inhospitable business environments, is looking at yet another massive tax hike — this one traveling under the guise of wage equity. Mayor Bloomberg...
Mike’s school groove
After a pretty rough year at Department of Education headquarters, Mayor Bloomberg appears to have gotten his school-reform groove back. It couldn’t come at a more crucial time. The city’s...
The strange birth of NY’s gun laws
Recent months have seen a former Marine from Indiana, a Tea Party activist from California and a nurse from Tennessee all arrested and charged in New York City for possession...
Plot as sloppy as a drunk
Why does every show set in Dublin seem to take place in a bar? Hot on the heels of the Broadway-bound “Once” — where you can step up onstage and...
‘LEO’ soars till it bores
Video is used a lot in theater nowadays, but it’s rarely as crucial to a show as it is to “LEO.” In this new solo piece, we see two simultaneous...
Sports Shorts
Mlb: Colon to sign with A’sBartolo Colon, who revived his career with the Yankees last season, agreed to sign with the A’s yesterday, according to reports. The 38-year-old right-hander who...
Wagner earns Masters invite
Johnson Wagner was bursting with so much excitement about his game at the start of the year that his father jokingly asked if he was on speed. It was just...
Affrunti’s Parx Grade
Yesterday’s Parx card was canceled due to unsafe track conditions.FIRST-5 1/2f; $28,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3YO; (f)7-Malibu Yankee 7-23-Olive Drive 10-14-Stickyourtnget2-15-Debrief 10-11-Catherne'sGrce8-16-SunshineKatie10-12-Hot Topic 6-18-Hello Dalai 4-1SECOND-6 1/2f; $23,000; cl($7,500); 4up; (f&m)6-Unicorn...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position order Post Time: 12:35 p.m. FIRST-6 1/2f; $33,000; mdn cl($50,000); 3YO; (f) CHAMBOARD CASTLE finished second in career debut. TWITTER...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $51,000; opt clm; 4upDEVILISH STUNT makes local debut for new barn after tiring at Woodbine in first start...
Reneesgotzip rolls
ARCADIA, Calif. — Reneesgotzip raced to her first graded stakes victory yesterday, taking an early lead and pulling away in a blowout win over five other 3-year-old fillies in the...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 1/2f; $25,000; str alw; 4up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Thedamagesdn(L),119S Uske6-1-5Tammar12-12 Alex's SisCasey(L),117J Tunon7-1-4Seeger15-13 Valley News(L),117JHmpshrJr7-3-3Dandy8-54 Face ofanAngel(L),119J Flores1-5-6Estrada8-15 Ms. Lydian(L),117J Bisono2-2-3Estrada3-16...
Aqueduct Charts
January 15th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70yds; $40,000; hdcp; 4upOff: 12:21. Good. split foe 5/16, lastedTime: 23.23, 47.31, 1:12.6, 1:38.6, 1:42.94.Trainer: David JacobsonWinner: DK B/ H, 6,...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6 fur; $16,500; clm($12,500); 3YO4Flttrng Irn (Jurdo)6.003.403.0012Royal Love (Saez)10.006.206Precedent (Rocco,Jr.)19.60* Exacta (4-12) $69.40 * $1 Superfecta (4-12-6-1) $3,307.30 * $1 Trifecta (4-12-6) $1,146.50SECOND-1 1/16m; $22,500; clm($25,000); 3YO1Rul Nmbr Sx (Fllr)31.008.605.203Half...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 16TUEJan. 17WEDJan. 18THUJan. 19FRIJan. 20SATJan. 21SUNJan. 22KnicksOrlando1:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNO GAME Pho. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMEMilw. 7:30 MSG ESPNDen. 7:30 MSG ESPNNOGAME NetsL.A. Clippers3:30YES NetworkWFAN 660 AMNO GAME G.S....
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball1 p.m.Magic at Knicks MSG, ESPN (1050 AM)1 p.m.Bulls at Grizzlies ESPN3:30 p.m.Nets at Clippers YES, WFAN (660 AM)3:30 p.m.Louisville at Marquette ESPN5:30 p.m.Texas A&M at Missouri ESPN7 p.m.Women: UNC...
The Post Line
NFL PlayoffsSundayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)Underdog49ERS12 1/2(44 1/2)GiantsPATRIOTS6 1/27 1/2(50)RavensHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogMARQUETTE4LouisvilleMISSOURI15Texas A&MSYRACUSE15PittsburghRUTGERS3Notre DameKANSAS6BaylorByu15 1/2SAN DIEGOFAIRFIELD9 1/2RiderAUSTIN PEAY6Tennessee St.PORTLAND ST.9 1/2Idaho St.NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKSPickMagicBulls4GRIZZLIES76ERS8 1/2BucksRockets5 1/2WIZARDSBOBCATS2CavaliersBlazers6HORNETSCLIPPERS10 1/2NetsHAWKS11RaptorsT’WOLVES7KingsThunder2CELTICSLAKERS4MavericksNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogPredators$100-120ISLANDERSCOYOTES$120-140AvalancheSENATORS$155-175JetsBruins$160-180PANTHERSRED WINGS$190-230SabresBLUES$170-200Stars
Azarenka wins in 67 minutes at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — Third-seeded Victoria Azarenka won 12 straight games to finish off Heather Watson 6-1, 6-0 in 67 minutes today in the opening match on center court at the...
Rangers lose to Canadiens
MONTREAL — When the Rangers visit this city, it doesn’t seem to matter how high they’re riding, or well they’re playing. For games against the Canadiens resemble flashbacks to the...
Butler to face Nets after choosing Clippers
LOS ANGELES — Caron Butler left a meeting with Nets general manager Billy King last month thinking New Jersey would be a great place to land as a free agent....
Knicks coach expects Baron back at practice next week
The Knicks won’t have Baron Davis for today’s matinee against the Magic at the Garden, and likely will be without Carmelo Anthony, as well. But, at least in Davis’ case,...
Chandler to take on Howard when Knicks face Magic
In his previous three seasons as coach of the Knicks, Mike D’Antoni hasn’t had an obvious way to try to counteract Dwight Howard in the paint whenever his team has...
FOX should turn 'Moose' into 'Mute'
That certainly was a great shot FOX had of 49ers tight end Vernon Davis, tears smearing his eye-black as he came off the field Saturday night, having caught the winning...
Yankees eye Damon as DH
With the Yankees in the market for a designated hitter now that Jesus Montero is heading to Seattle, they are looking at a number of options and reportedly already reached...
Tomlinson blames Jets receivers for tension with Sanchez
LaDainian Tomlinson came to the defense of Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez yesterday. The Jets running back was a guest on ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" yesterday. He was asked about Sanchez,...
Patriots redefine postseason success for coach-quarterback duo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The tie that binds them is now historic. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. Brady and Belichick. Belichick came first to New England, a refugee from the dysfunctional...
Patriots still not satisfied, face Ravens next
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots exorcized at least one playoff demon Saturday, drilling Denver 45-10 for their first postseason win since the 2007 campaign. Now they take aim at another,...
Onsides play proves vital in Giants win over Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Before the Packers kicked off with just under five minutes remaining, Giants linebacker Spencer Paysinger tipped Victor Cruz off to something. “Paysinger kind of hinted to...
Giants owner calls run 'pleasant surprise'
GREEN BAY, Wis. — There are playoff runs that can be anticipated and others, like the wild 2007 ride, sneak up on you. John Mara, the Giants’ co-owner, knows which...
Ravens know they must play better against Patriots
BALTIMORE — If the Ravens advance to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, they should make the trip in Mayflower trucks. The Ravens are a game away from a trip to...
Ravens defeat Texans
BALTIMORE — Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis had a message for the Patriots after his team’s 20-13 AFC Divisional playoff victory over the Texans yesterday. “We’re not the Denver Broncos,” the...
49ers ready to get smash-mouth on Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — This is what makes the 49ers so challenging: They don’t just want to beat you physically, they want to punish you. In their own words, they want...
Hit on Saints’ Thomas legal by NFL rules
The helmet-to-helmet hit by 49ers safety Donte Whitner that sent Saints running back Pierre Thomas to the locker room early in Saturday’s NFC playoff game was legal. Whitner was not...
Giants ready for rematch with 49ers
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Tom Coughlin perfectly summarized what happened immediately after the Giants back on Nov. 13 could not complete a late rally in a 27-20 loss to the...
Masterful Manning keeps Giants' Super run going
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Eli Manning seems oblivious to the magical season he is having, preferring to look past his individual accomplishments to highlight the success of his team. So...
Peyton wants to remain with Colts, dad says
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Archie Manning said his middle son, Peyton Manning, prefers to stay in Indianapolis to continue his career with the Colts, but before any decision is made...
Packers' Raji says Giants can win it all
GREEN BAY, Wis. — After calling the Giants offensive line soft earlier in the week, Packers defensive tackle B.J. Raji had a new label for them yesterday: serious Super Bowl...
Giants coach left holding flag on fumble that wasn’t
GREEN BAY, WIs. — Tom Coughlin, once the master in this department, lost his eighth consecutive replay challenge near the end of the first quarter last night — and this...
Giants avalanche heading to San Francisco
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Maybe it’s time we halt the comparisons to January of 2008, as fun as that association is. Maybe it’s time we remember the white knuckles that...
Packers are own worst enemy against Giants
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Packers made Dunta Robinson look like a prophet. Robinson, the Falcons’ veteran cornerback, last week predicted the bye would be a momentum-killer for the 15-1...
Giants secondary handles Packers this time
GREEN BAY, Wis. — One hidden thing helping the Giants’ secondary turn things around this season were the home visits. Giants cornerback Aaron Ross revealed to The Post after last...
Pitiful defense sealed Packers' fate against Giants
GREEN BAY, Wis. — One play here yesterday summed up a season’s worth of futility for the Packers’ last-place defense. Aaron Rodgers’ wondrous passing arm had bailed out Green Bay’s...
Nicks lets Giants leap from Lambeau to San Fran
GREEN BAY, Wis. — These fairy tales come out of nowhere sometimes, and here comes another one. Here comes another New York Dream Team that won’t let go of a...
Umenyiora helps Giants strip champs of title
GREEN BAY, Wis. — After the Giants’ stunning NFC Divisional upset of the top-seeded Packers, Osi Umenyiora was asked to take a reporter through his strip sack and forced fumble...
Giants defeat Packers, will face 49ers in NFC Championship
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Sometimes, Osi Umenyiora said, “there’s just a certain feeling you get.’’ The feeling coming into this game was overpowering, almost intoxicating. “Honestly, I’m not just talking...
Talk show guests
MONDAYROSEANNE CASH - The Rosie Show, 9 a.m., (OWN)SUZE ORMAN — The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch. 5 and 3 p.m., Ch. 9TIM GUNN, PIERS MORGAN - The View,...
‘Lost’ goes to jail
If “Lost” left you lost after the finale — were they just in God’s waiting area that whole time? Was the fire monster a metaphor for the plane crash? How...
Tebow-Brady tiff sets soft ratings record
Tim Tebow’s flop Saturday night set a few NFL playoff rating records — but was nowhere near the blockbuster, 50 million viewers that some sports TV experts predicted. Preliminary ratings...
‘Love’ rapped up
It was about five years ago that Harlem rapper Jim Jones first caught VH1’s attention. “He had a style that was sort of laid-back, cool, funny. I just liked his...
Kris Humphries' sister on 'Remodeled'
Kaela Humphries, a plus-size model and sister of Kardashian road-kill Kris Humphries, gets her moment in the reality TV sun tomorrow night. Kaela is in the premiere of “Remodeled,” a...
Weird but true
This is one for the books. Cops found a missing Cleveland girl in about the last place they thought to look — the local library. Kaylen Torres, 13, had last...
Red Storm freshmen awed by King's sacrifice
Why do we celebrate holidays? For the 20-percent off sales? For the three-day weekend? For the day off from school? A couple of St. John’s players reminded me on Saturday...
St. John's loses to Georgetown
St. John’s might consider printing the following notice on game tickets, posting it on the Garden’s marquee and having the public address announcer offer a reminder at halftime: 2011-2012 Red...
Buckeyes romp over Hoosiers
Lenzelle Smith Jr. more than doubled his career high with 28 to lead No. 5 Ohio State to a surprisingly easy 80-63 victory over seventh-ranked Indiana yesterday in Columbus, Ohio....
Pulse sales
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'The Artist' wins 3 awards, including best musical or comedy, at Golden Globes
The black-and-white silent film “The Artist” came away with the most prizes with three wins at the Golden Globes, but the show spread the love around among a broad range...
Complete list of Golden Globes winners
Winners of the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif.: MOTION PICTURES — Picture, Drama: "The Descendants." — Picture, Musical or Comedy: "The Artist." — Actor,...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
Wings Academy has forced our hand. The Bronx dynamo has played so well, dominating in its borough and competing well against top competition out of it, they have finally punctured...
Boys basketball roundup: Bedford knocks off Campus Magnet
Bedford Academy picked up its biggest win of the year before its most important one. The PSAL Class A Panthers upset Queens AA contender Campus Magnet, 75-63, Sunday afternoon in...
Huntsman to withdraw from GOP prez race, will endorse Romney
WASHINGTON — Jon Huntsman will withdraw Monday from the race for the Republican presidential nomination, campaign officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. Huntsman will endorse Mitt Romney at an...
Transit union boss: Cuomo can 'shove' no-raise contract
Looks like the MTA's contract negotiations with its largest workers union isn't going so well. John Samuelsen, the president of the Transport Workers Union, told a cheering crowd of his...
Queens man kills wife in front of daughter
A Queens man fatally slit his estranged wife’s throat in front of her terrified young daughter — and was nabbed after cops tracked his bloody trail for three blocks, law-enforcement...
Orthodox B'klyn neighborhood tagged with anti-Semitic graffiti
Hatemongers tagged a heavily Orthodox Brooklyn neighborhood with anti-Semitic graffiti over the weekend, targeting two homes, an apartment building and a yeshiva, police sources said today. The NYPD Hate Crime...
Hail Mary before half lifts Giants over Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Giants are not through playing, not by a long shot. And, after dispatching of the defending Super Bowl champion Packers in a stunning upset, another...
Clippers could be without Paul against Nets
LOS ANGELES – In Denver, the Nets missed Ty Lawson. In Phoenix, Steve Nash was a late scratch. And now Monday here against the Clippers, there is a chance the...