January 30, 2012
Having Super Bowl experience 'big deal' to Giants
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Giants are hoping the experience of beating the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII will help them repeat the feat this year. Yes, making a shocking playoff run...
Giants won't take Brady's bait
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Giants don’t expect to make any bold predictions this year, and they don’t think much of Tom Brady’s trash talk, either. Brady told 25,000 Patriots fans at...
A few thoughts about 'Gonna See a Movie Called Gunga Din'
Though video and film are fashionable onstage these days, a show that would seem ripe for it actually steers clear. Last week I caught "Gonna See a Movie Called Gunga...
Knicks admit losing 'not a great feeling'
High hopes have given way to high anxiety for the Knicks. Thought to be a contender, the Knicks are the runaway leaders as the NBA’s biggest bust thus far. The...
Colts want to stop Peyton chatter during Super Bowl week
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jim Irsay did his own politicking Monday. Instead of talking about Peyton Manning and the franchise quarterback’s future in Indianapolis, the Colts owner quickly tossed the football to...
Patriots TE Gronkowski doesn't practice
INDIANAPOLIS -- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski did not practice Monday because of his high left ankle sprain. Gronkowski suffered the sprain during the third quarter of the...
VIDEO: Giants coach Coughlin at Super Bowl
Giants coach Tom Coughlin addresses the media Monday, praising quarterback Eli Manning as the team prepares to play the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.The Giants arrived in Indianapolis on Monday...
VIDEO: Patriots coach Belichick at Super Bowl
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick addresses the media Monday, praising veteran wide receiver Deion Branch as his team prepares for the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI.The Patriots arrived in Indianapolis...
Man sues B'klyn chicken joint after nearly choking on wire
Now that’s a real bird on a wire. A bus driver is suing a Brooklyn chicken joint saying he nearly choked on a strand of wire embedded in a piece...
Shirley MacLaine to join TV show 'Downton Abbey'
LONDON — Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine is joining Britain's popular television series "Downton Abbey." The 77-year-old will join the cast when they start filming next month. She will play the...
Tennessee fans pushing for Peyton's return to town
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Peyton Manning remains on the Colts’ roster, and the Titans have three quarterbacks already. Still, Titans’ fans of the NFL’s only four-time MVP expecting the injured QB...
Tigers' Martinez needs second surgery
DETROIT -- Victor Martinez had knee surgery and will need a second operation, another indication he is likely to miss the entire 2012 season. The Detroit Tigers star had microfracture...
Bloomberg and Boston mayor make friendly bet ahead of Super Bowl XLVI
With the Super Bowl less than a week away, Mayor Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced a friendly wager today on who would win the big game between Big...
Anthony, Davis miss Knicks practice, doubtful to face Pistons on Tuesday
In a double dose of bad news, Carmelo Anthony and Baron Davis sat out Knicks practice Monday and are listed as doubtful for Tuesday's game against visiting Detroit.“(Anthony) is probably...
Former White Stripes vocalist Jack White releasing solo album
NASHVILLE -- Jack White, formerly part of The White Stripes rock duo, is releasing his first solo album, "Blunderbuss." White, 36, released a track, "Love Interruption," from the upcoming album...
Follow Post writers LIVE at Super Bowl XLVI
The Best Sports in Town is live from Indianapolis, where the Giants are preparing to play the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.Click here for updates from all the events leading...
Super busy week has already started for Giants' Papa
INDIANAPOLIS -- It’s just past 1 p.m. and Bob Papa has already served as host of a four-hour radio program and done several interviews for other shows. And Monday is...
Rutgers to name Flood coach
Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti did not have to look far for his next football coach. His office was right next store to the previous one. Kyle Flood, considered the...
Pulse sales
AC GEARS 69 E. 8th St., between Greene and Mercer streets; 212-260-2269 Sale: Jan. 30-31. Mon.-Tues. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Bring in a pair of broken or working used headphones and...
Latest poll shows Romney maintaining double-digit lead
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich continued to equate Mitt Romney with President Obama Monday, as a new poll showed the former Massachusetts governor maintaining a double-digit lead in Florida on...
June re-trial set for city Councilman Larry Seabrook
It could be a long, hot summer for embattled city Councilman Larry Seabrook. A judge has set June 19 for the start of the Bronx Democrat's re-trial on corruption charges....
Nets' Brooks has broken toe
Nets rookie MarShon Brooks, who returned in Sunday night’s loss to the Raptors after missing three games with a sore left Achilles tendon, will be out again after an X-ray...
Giants arrive at Super Bowl
The Giants arrived in Indianapolis a little after 2:45 p.m. Monday, ready to begin on-site preparations for their Super Bowl XLVI matchup against the Patriots. The flight started out like...
'Game of Thrones' reveals Season 2 scenes
The torturous wait is nearly over - Season 2 of HBO's epic fantasy series, "Game of Thrones" debuts in just two short months. To ease the pain of waiting for...
Up to 10 months to remove capsized cruise ship
GIGLIO, Italy — The cruise ship that capsized off Italy's coast will take up to 10 months to remove, officials said Sunday, as rough seas off the Tuscan coast forced...
WATCH: Madden NFL '12 predicts Giants as Super Bowl XLVI winners
The Giants defeated the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, or at least they have in the virtual world.EA Sports and Madden NFL ’12 conducted its ninth consecutive Super Bowl simulation...
Obama to participate in video chat 'hang out' on Google Plus
WASHINGTON -- Catering to the growing trend of mixing social media with politics, President Obama on Monday will participate in a video chat room known as a "Hangout" as part...
Red Bulls complete move for defender Wilman Conde (VIDEO)
The Red Bulls have finally completed their protracted move for Wilman Conde. They sent allocation money _ sources believe to be in the area of $100,000 _ to Chicago for...
Design chosen for NYC AIDS memorial park
A design called “Infinite Forest” has been chosen for an AIDS memorial park in New York City. The design by a team of architects at Studio a+i (ay pluhs eye)...
Man in MetLife Stadium stun gun case enters not guilty plea
HACKENSACK -- A South Carolina man accused of using a stun gun on other fans during a fight at a Jets-Cowboys game last year pleaded not guilty Monday to several...
NY Archdiocese employee accused of swiping over $1M
A 67-year-old Bronx woman who worked as an accounts payable clerk was busted today after authorities accused her of embezzling more than $1 million from the Archdiocese of New York....
Job-killing Obama strikes again
Another "green energy" company that got huge sums from the Obama administration's "stimulus" package is laying off workers. The Amonix plant in North Las Vegas is laying off two-thirds of...
Looking back at Nets-Raptors
Here's a look back at Sunday night's 94-73 loss to the Raptors at Prudential Center:- One positive thing the Nets have been able to say about their start to the...
US personal income up 0.5 percent in December, consumer spending flat
WASHINGTON -- US personal incomes picked up during December but Americans chose to increase savings instead of spending, according to official data Monday, showing a caution that will likely keep...
MF Global client money feared gone
Nearly three months after MF Global Holdings collapsed, officials hunting for an estimated $1.2 billion in missing customer money increasingly believe that much of it might never be recovered, according...
Wendy's fourth-quarter net income falls as revenue beats forecasts
DUBLIN, Ohio -- Wendy's said Monday that its fourth-quarter income from continuing operations fell to $4.3 million from $6.1 million in the year-ago period, while earnings per share were flat...
West to press for UN action as Syria situation deteriorates, Assad's family stopped from fleeing country
DAMASCUS, Syria -- France and the UK were set to try and convince the UN Security Council to take action to stop the Syrian regime's "worsening crimes against humanity" during...
Dutch killer van der Sloot's 'guardian angel' resigns from case
LAKE CITY, Fla. -- The Florida woman who paid around $100,000 in legal fees for convicted killer Joran van der Sloot -- claiming to be the Dutchman's "guardian angel" --...
Citigroup chairman Parsons mulls departure
Richard D. Parsons, who as chairman of Citigroup helped steer the bank through its near-death experience in the financial crisis, is considering stepping down after three years in the post,...
You really are what you eat
The snacks you eat at your Super Bowl party may tell people as much about you as the team jersey you wear. Are you an extrovert? A traditionalist? A bling-loving...
Foul-mouthed B'klyn mom busted after abandoning 2 daughters
A Brooklyn woman was arrested after coldly abandoning her two young daughters on the street yesterday afternoon, police said. Dalisha Adams, 26, was busted at 11:24 p.m. Sunday after cops...
UBS alleged rogue trader pleads not guilty to all charges
LONDON -- Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli pleaded not guilty Monday to all charges related to alleged unauthorized investments which cost the Swiss banking giant around $2.3 billion in losses....
Off-duty NYPD detective fatally shoots man during botched robbery
Two Brooklyn street punks picked the wrong guy to rob. An off-duty NYPD detective was headed to work Sunday night when he was confronted by the thugs — one simulating...
Who will protect Taiwan?
Taiwan is the island nation off the coast of mainland China. Officially, Taiwan is supposed to be part of mainland China and a formal unification is sought by the mainland....
PSAL boys basketball rankings
Boys & Girls has defeated South Shore and Jefferson, Lincoln has topped Boys & Girls, Jefferson and South Shore and Jefferson has toppled Lincoln and South Shore twice. What does...
VIDEO: Giants championship memories
Watch an unprecedented New York Post-New York Super Bowl Giants Round Table Q&A that brings together champions from each of the franchise’s three Super Bowl winners. Hall of Famer Harry...
NYC girls basketball rankings
The John F. Kennedy Challenge was the home to New York’s best girls basketball teams this weekend for the seventh straight year. All of our top 10 teams but Christ...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
A busy weekend of girls hoops brought plenty of changes to the rankings. The biggest winners were from the borough of Staten Island. Moore Catholic used lockdown defense to beat...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Jan. 30-Feb. 5
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in boys basketball and girls basketball for the week of Jan. 30 through Feb. 5. BOYS BASKETBALL Boys...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: Jan. 23-Jan. 29
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of Jan. 23. BOYS BASKETBALL Carlos Galan, Gompers The talented...
NYC non-'AA' girls basketball rankings
It seems like every week since the start of 2012 there have been subtle changes to these rankings. This is certainly the case again. Horace Mann slides one spot behind...
NYC non-'AA' boys basketball rankings
For once, our NYC non-'AA' boys basketball rankings have no changes. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Crazy, we know. We can't believe it either. Of course, it was a very light week...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
It was a big weekend for the PSAL at the Kennedy Challenge. Francis Lewis picked up two big victories over Curtis and Holy Trinity (L.I.), John F. Kennedy routed National...
Boys basketball roundup: South Shore picks up quality non-league win over Neumann-Goretti
South Shore’s stunning out-of-state success continued Sunday afternoon – against arguably the top team in the state of Pennsylvania. Shamiek Sheppard scored 19 points and Wayne Martin followed with 11...
Woozy Grand Street star guts out Mayor's Cup wrestling title in triple OT
Being taken down nearly turned into being knocked out. “I hit my head a little bit, but I think I’m alright,” star Grand Street Campus wrestler Jorje Jimenez said. “I...
Farrell wins sixth straight Mayor's Cup wrestling title, yet unsatisfied
Normally, winning a sixth straight Mayor’s Cup wrestling championship is cause for celebration. For Monsignor Farrell coach Lou DeStefano and his team, Sunday afternoon was somewhat disappointing. “I’m proud of...
My Giants
Star Jones Boldface names tell The Postwhy they’reTrue Blue. Today, television personality Star Jones: “I started watching football with my dadwhen I was 8 years old. We all have different...
Super Bowl XLVI matchup: Osi Umenyiora vs. Matt Light
Osi Umenyiora technically is behind Jason Pierre-Paul on the Giants’ depth chart, but rest assured the TV cameras will zero in on this matchup when Umenyiora is on the field,...
Girls basketball roundup: Gutty Moore rallies past Rumson-Fair Haven
For the second straight day, scoring was a struggle for Moore Catholic. So at halftime the Mavericks revved up the part of their game that never takes a night off....
Giants Round Table, Q&A, part 2
Five former Giants champions — Harry Carson and George Martin (Super Bowl XXI), Sean Landeta and Leonard Marshall (XXI and XXV), and Justin Tuck (XLII) — sat down with Post...
Bergtraum hangs tough, can't finish off H.D. Woodson
Ed Grezinsky and Murry Bergtraum heard the talk coming into its annual matchup with H.D. Woodson. The Lady Blazers, despite having never lost to the D.C. power, felt many people...
Nets’ Lopez sure he won't turn into Yao
There are two words Nets center Brook Lopez does not want to hear. No, not “Dwight Howard.” But you’re close. Try “Yao Ming.” Lopez, the Nets 7-foot center who is...
Guard duty: Big-time backcourt leads Nazareth to rout of DePaul Catholic
Lauren Best isn’t sure if her team’s backcourt is the best in the country. But with Syracuse-bound Brianna Butler, sophomore sensation Bianca Cuevas, West Virginia-bound Darius Faulk and the super...
'The Help,' 'The Artist' win big at SAG Awards
LOS ANGELES — Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were the maids of honor at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, where their Deep South drama "The Help" won them acting prizes...
Complete list of 2012 SAG Awards winners
A complete list of winners at Sunday's 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: MOVIES: Actor: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" Actress: Viola Davis, "The Help" Supporting actor: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners." Supporting...
Mob rat to learn fate today
A mob rat who was once a close friend and the trusted lieutenant of former Bonanno crime family boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano, will learn his own fate today. Dominick...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
Each team in our top three has high highs and some tough losses this year. Cardinal Hayes finally suffered the latter Saturday. The Cardinals were down 57-41 to Boys &...
Kennedy Challenge notebook: Musgrove's late heroics push Friars past LuHi
The free throw line with the game on the line has not been a pleasant place for Rebecca Musgrove. The St. Anthony’s junior has missed the front ends of 1-and-1s...
Go to Greg
My boss is notoriously late to meetings and keeps people waiting for as long as an hour. We don’t even get a heads-up that he’s going to be late —...
Force fields
Finally there’s a thaw in the economy and employers are dipping their toes into hiring waters once again. The recession and the uncertainty that’s followed have left leanly staffed managers...
Threads that count
Settling on interview-appropriate attire can be an unnerving task for a job seeker — especially one trying to turn the page on a troubled past. But thanks to a tailor’s...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Set Fire to the Rain, Adele 2. Turn Me On, David Guetta 3. What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger), Kelly Clarkson 4. Good Feelin’, Flo Rida 5....
Business briefs
Ubs probeUK and Swiss regulators may take steps against UBS for shortfalls in oversight that allowed an alleged rogue trader, Kweku Adoboli, to run up a $2.3 billion loss last...
Inside Stanford’s Ponzi puzzle palace
HOUSTON — After an opening week of testimony marked by talk of peanut butter sandwiches and mac and cheese, the Ponzi scheme trial of disgraced financier R. Allen Stanford shifts...
Lance a lot.com
A Big Apple tech upstart is hoping cycling great Lance Armstrong still has some giddyap left in the tank. The seven-time Tour de France winner has snapped up a stake...
Superheated prose
Snacks? Check. Recliner in front of the TV? Check. Bet placed on what color Gatorade the team will dump on the coach? Check. You’ve got everything but what to need...
TriBeCa’s $weat shoppe
A Spanish company is making a splash bringing ancient baths to TriBeCa. Grupo Aire is opening Ancient Baths New York, a 15,000 square foot spa at 86-88 Franklin St., next...
Creditors set to ‘Greece’ nation’s wheels
Greece and its private creditors said they expect to complete a debt-swap accord this week after bondholders signaled they would accept European government demands for lower interest rates. The sides...
PC H’wood wolf at Liam’s door
It’s Liam Neeson vs. the wolves. And PETA. And the rest of the animal-hugging Hollywood elite. The tough-guy actor is going mano-a-mano with wildlife conservationists and much of politically correct...
Die-hard Jets fans’ ‘Patriot-ic’ move
It’s a Super Bowl nightmare for green-with-envy Jets fans. But if forced to pick a winner in Sunday’s big game, many prefer it be New England, as they’ll reluctantly back...
Planning already under way for Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium
While the Giants-Patriots rematch Sunday has captured the imagination of nearly everyone else in the Big Apple, a dozen or so workers in a bland, beige office high above Fifth...
MTV rapper in Bronx gun bust
An MTV reality-star rapper lived up to his name in The Bronx over the weekend. Cops busted 24-year-old Peter Cory Pankey — a k a Cory Gunz, star of the...
Polygamist papa ‘honor-slays’ gals
An Afghan-born father and two members of his polygamous family were convicted yesterday by a Canadian jury of murdering one of his wives and three of his daughters in a...
Shelter at US embassy
CAIRO — Several American workers facing prosecution at the hands of the Egyptian government took shelter at the US embassy in Cairo yesterday, fearing they could be detained. “A handful...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** The man in this photo hid in a Harlem bodega, then came out after closing time and helped himself to cash from the register and a batch of...
Movin’ on up
She pinched so many pennies living in New York’s tiniest apartment — the size of a walk-in closet — that a feisty and frugal writer can now afford a new...
Fast & Lew-se with parking laws
A Brooklyn politician campaigning to replace admitted crook Carl Kruger in the state Senate is once again using part of a public plaza outside Brooklyn Borough Hall as his private...
MTA union railing over quota e-mail
A high-ranking MTA superintendent instituted a quota on the number of disciplinary violations that his underlings must dole out to subway workers each month — infuriating the agency’s largest union...
Cardinal-designate Dolan leads Mass in Holy Land
Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan brought his good cheer to the Christian community of the West Bank yesterday, celebrating Mass and then enjoying a cold beer with his fellow pilgrims. “It is...
Newark TSA probe ‘bags’ 8 workers
A burgeoning federal probe into allegedly lax security at Newark Airport has led to the suspension of eight workers for everything from stealing from passengers to sleeping on the job...
Thugs review botched Times Square bombing to plan for future attacks
That’s no way to blow up infidels. This is how you blow up infidels. Since an Islamist’s botched attempt to detonate a bomb in Times Square in 2010, the feds...
Another toll hike today
First, the MTA’s tolls increased, then the Port Authority’s. Now another set of bridges will slam motorists with higher crossing rates. Drivers traveling over the five Hudson River bridges operated...
E. End rehab war
The Dunes, a Hamptons substance-abuse facility for the rich and famous, is suing the town of East Hampton for alleged discrimination, claiming officials first approved, then opposed the facility. The...
Min-wage bill push
ALBANY — Assembly Democrats will introduce legislation today that would increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 an hour beginning in 2013, a source told The Post last night.Starting...
Late millionaire music mogul left $1.5 million to doorman and driver
What a tipper! A millionaire Park Avenue music mogul, lonely after his wife dumped him, repaid two faithful workers who gave him a shoulder to cry on — by making...
Exec choked gal: cops
Marchesa clothing-line CEO and Harvey Weinstein brother-in-law Edward Chapman allegedly choked his girlfriend during a domestic spat, court records claim. But a rep for the girlfriend, Brooke Geahan, insists that...
‘Gorgeous’ rat’s D-Day
A mob rat who helped the feds get a murder conviction against his close friend, Bonanno crime family boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano, will be sentenced for his own crimes...
Liu crew has hit ‘card’ times
How’s this for managing the city’s cash? Comptroller John Liu has found thousands of dollars for raises and promotions, as well as for framed proclamations for political allies, but he...
Handyman killed in Bx. blaze as mom saves kids
A beloved 60-year-old Bronx handyman was killed and his daughter injured when fire broke out in their illegal cellar apartment early yesterday, authorities and neighbors said. The smoky blaze nearly...
Co-op dog daze
Some dog owners are being forced to go to extremes to combat strict co-op board rules such as the ones that allegedly helped drive a troubled Manhattan man to suicide...
New York City agencies still using typewriters
Apparently, Mayor Bloomberg isn’t so high-tech after all. The man who created the Bloomberg Terminal, loves to show off his iPad skills and boasts of turning the city into “Silicon...
Demi’s ‘whip-it’ wipeout
Tapes of a frantic 911 call made by Demi Moore’s pals were edited by Los Angeles city attorneys, who removed any mention of the actress’ use of nitrous oxide, according...
Kelly's accuser hurting own case with candid conversations: sources
She’s the defense’s best witness. The woman who claims she was raped by the TV-anchor son of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was so forthcoming in her sit-downs with investigators that...
Woman dies in condo jump
A despondent 21-year-old woman jumped to her death from a 16th floor balcony at a luxury East Side building, police said. The victim, who wasn't immediately identified, was at her...
New York GOPers fearing a ‘disaster’ Gingrich victory
The fate of New York’s nervous GOP is riding on the outcome of tomorrow’s presidential primary in Florida, leading state Republicans told The Post. They said the GOP’s ability to...
Romney takes double-digit lead over Gingrich ahead of Florida primary
A surging Mitt Romney took a commanding double-digit lead over Newt Gingrich yesterday, just hours before primary polling opens in Florida — then mocked him for a “failure to connect”...
RNC chairman compares Obama to captain of wrecked Italian cruise ship
WASHINGTON — One of the most bizarre attacks of the campaign season against President Obama came yesterday when a top GOP official compared him to the captain of the wrecked...
Trump coy on prez run
WASHINGTON — Real-estate mogul Donald Trump said yesterday that he would not rule out a run for president as an independent. Trump said he’s monitoring the Republican field to see...
Santorum cancels events after ill daughter admitted to hospital
WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum was forced to suspend his Florida campaign plans for a day yesterday after his 3-year-old daughter, who suffers from a genetic disorder, was admitted to a...
A Fast & Furious fib
It’s not the crime, it’s the coverup, goes the old Washington cliché. In the case of the Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal, it’s both. As Attorney General Eric Holder gets...
‘Self-deportation’ is no joke
In a Republican primary season overloaded with second-tier candidates and gaffes, lots of people seem to be watching the never-ending debates with an ear for the next laugh line. After...
The gov vs. the unions: Albany’s battle royale
The Issue: Gov. Cuomo’s plans to reform public-employee pensions and the teacher-evaluation system. *** Conservatives and liberals should unite behind Gov. Cuomo as he tries to cut down on public...
The unions’ edge
City Comptroller John Liu is at it again — going to bat for his union pals, this time in an attempt to derail Gov. Cuomo’s pension reform. And taxpayers be...
NY: Closed for business
For a sense of the damage being wrought by costly government pensions in New York, and other out-of-control spending, take a long, hard look at a new Tax Foundation report....
Cuomo: NY teachers’ best hope
In refocusing the Albany spotlight on public-education reform, Gov. Cuomo recently called himself “the students lobbyist.” In fact, he just may be the only effective lobbyist that teachers have right...
Of films and fear
Last week’s controversy over the NYPD’s showing of the documentary “The Third Jihad,” which I narrated, has brought horrendous distortion of the film and my body of work against radical...
At the end, bored of the ‘Ring’
After the mishaps and delays that have plagued Robert Lepage’s production of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle at the Met, the most suspenseful part of the final installment was waiting for the...
Sophomoric Sophocles
Even before Oedipus asks his daughter to identify a stranger and she calls him “some jerk-off,” you know you’re in for a wink-wink take on Sophocles. And so it goes,...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order 1. 1 1/16m; $22,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3YO THE MIGHTY SPARROW drops for route debut after tiring in local debut...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 Celtic Pride(L),122RAlvardJr4-4-4Iwinski2-11 a-ColonelMarco(L),122THmmngs10-7-8White15-13 Peantbttrbrwn(L),122L Rivera,Jr7-10-5Leeson20-14 Placentia Bay(L),122LBelmont2-3-7Fairlie8-55 Flash of Reign(L),122KCarmoch8-x-xGuerrero6-16 Brownstone(L),122KMcMngll10-7-7Alexnde30-17 Vander Gelder(L),122V Molina4-4-6Shavelsn9-21A a-Jab...
Aqueduct Charts
January 29th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $25,000; cl($7,500); 4up; (F&m)Off: 12:20. Good. 3w,alter in 3/16,drvngTime: 23.49, 47.21, 59.8, 1:12.38.Trainer: Bruce BrownScr: Frazzie.Claimed-Twillerbee by trainer Marialice CoffeyValuable...
Affrunti’s Turf Paradise Grade
FIRST-5 1/2f; $5,900; cl($3,500); 3up 2-Fire Talker 2-1 3-Emerald'sDmnd 6-1 4-Cat's Boy Burn 3-1 5-Hezabalafire 8-1 1-Rozys Scenario 4-1 6-Expert This 5-1 SECOND-5 1/2f; $11,000; mdn opt clm; 3YO; (f)...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1m; $35,000; str alw; 3YO1Dvtd Wldct (Dsrmx)6.804.203.602Our Mr. Bud (Lopez)8.206.407Rev It Up (Leyva)6.00Scr: Roman Frolic.* Exacta (1-2) $38.40 * $1 Superfecta (1-2-7-6) $456.90 * $1 Trifecta (1-2-7) $85.90SECOND-6f; 17,500; cl($6,250);...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 30TUEJan. 31WEDFeb. 1THUFeb. 2FRIFeb. 3SATFeb. 4SUNFeb. 5KnicksNO GAMEDet.7:30MSGESPN NOGAMEChi.8:00TNTESPN Bos.8:00MSGESPNNets7:30MSGESPNNO GAMENetsNO GAMEInd.7:00YESWBBRDet.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEMinn.7:30YESWFANN.Y.K.7:30YESWFANNOGAMERangersNO GAMEDevils7:00MSG2WNYMBuff.7:30NBCSNESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEPhil.1:00MSGESPNIslandersNO GAMECar.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMENOGAME Ott.7:30MSG+WRHU Buff.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsNO GAMEN.Y.R.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEMont.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEPhil.1:00MSG+WFANPitt.1:00MSG+WFANSunday, Feb. 5 At IndianapolisGiantsPatriots6:20TV - NBCRadio - WFAN 660 AMHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NFLSundaySuper BowlAt IndianapolisFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogPatriots3 1/23(55)GiantsNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogWEST VA.6 1/2PittsburghPENNPickPrincetonTEXASPickMissouriWOFFORD8W. CarolinaCol. Of Charl.5 1/2SAMFORDE. ILLINOIS2 1/2Se MissouriTENN. ST.2 1/2Austin PeayTENN. TECH17Siu-Edwards.N. Colorado1 1/2N. ARIZONAHAMPTONPickMorgan St.Texas So.4ALABAMA ST.NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogBulls9WIZARDS76ERS6MagicHEAT14HornetsBUCKS6PistonsGRIZZLIES5SpursROCKETS5 1/2TimberwolvesJAZZ2BlazersMavericks5 1/2SUNSThunder3CLIPPERSNHLTomorrowFavoriteLineUnderdogHURRICANES$100-120IslandersRangers$100-120DEVILSPENGUINS$160-180Maple LeafsBRUINS$165-190SenatorsFLYERS$180-220JetsCANADIENS$130-150SabresLIGHTNING$120-140CapitalsPredators$115-135WILDRed Wings$120-140FLAMESCOYOTES$115-135DucksOILERS$100-120AvalancheCANUCKS$130-150BlackhawksSHARKS$230-280B. JacketsHome team...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Pittsburgh at West Virginia ESPN, ESPN (1050 AM)7 p.m.Women: UConn at Duke ESPN27 p.m.Morgan State at Hampton ESPNU9 p.m.Missouri at Texas ESPN9 p.m.Texas Southern at Alabama State ESPNUHockey7 p.m.AHL...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Oswalt to talk with Texas The Texas Rangers are scheduled to meet today with free agent right-handed starter Roy Oswalt, ESPN.com reported. Other teams perusing the 34-year-old righty are...
Woods finishes third in Abu Dhabi
Tiger Woods talked all week about his improved ball control — then it let him down when he needed it most. Woods resembled the Tiger of old over the first...
Djokovic defeats Nadal in record 5:53 at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a primal scream, flexing his torso the way a prize fighter would after a desperate, last-round knockout. This...
Miss haunts Nadal in Australian Open loss
MELBOURNE, Australia — The turning point in the longest men’s final ever at a Grand Slam came when 10-time major winner Rafael Nadal went for a bit too much on...
MVP Gaborik scores twice on Lundqvist in NHL All-Star Game
KANATA, Ontario — Even if Henrik Lundqvist were only feigning annoyance with fellow Ranger Marian Gaborik’s sniper celebration, it stung. “We’ll have to talk about what kind of penalty [Gaborik...
Nets won't have Stevenson against Pacers
The Nets will be down a man when they face the Pacers in Indianapolis tomorrow. After re-injuring his right knee in a fall early in the third quarter of last...
Nets routed by Raptors
A truly frightening, bone-chilling development seeped last night through Prudential Center, where 14,319 utterly unsuspecting souls watched the Nets get dismantled, 94-73, by the Raptors, who were going without two...
Bobby V plans to leave Red Sox collapse in past
Bobby Valentine is less than a month away from beginning his first spring training as Red Sox manager. But don’t expect him to dwell on the team’s historic late-season collapse...
Some Knicks wonder why Davis hasn't played
Some Knicks are surprised point guard Baron Davis did not make his debut on their four-game recent road trip, according to a person familiar with the situation. Despite the club’s...
Stoudemire deflects heat from Knicks coach D'Antoni
At the very least, embattled Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni has the support of Amar’e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler. Those players’ cutting postgame remarks late Saturday night in Houston were aimed...
Giants' Manning says Jets' Sanchez taking too much blame
Giants quarterback Eli Manning stuck up for Mark Sanchez, his Jets counterpart, in an interview with ESPN. Manning said he believes Sanchez has unfairly taken the brunt of the criticism...
Miami WR Marshall leads AFC over NFC
HONOLULU — Brandon Marshall of the Dolphins caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns and the AFC used a second-half surge to beat the NFC...
Dedes making Knicks broadcasts better
Accidents happen. In new Knicks radio and TV man Spero Dedes, the local march of screaming shills and game-wreckers has been interrupted. Friday, for a second straight week because young...
Status of Colts QB makes Super Bowl bittersweet
INDIANAPOLIS — Judging from the dominant attire worn by football fans who crowded Maryland Street here yesterday afternoon, you would have thought the Colts were playing in Super Bowl XLVI...
Giants’ Tynes, Weatherford eager to kick around Patriots
If Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI is indeed a field-goal nailbiter — and Las Vegas is predicting it will be — the Giants are convinced they’re in good hands ... and...
Four Giants looking to win one this time
INDIANAPOLIS — The Giants arrive today at the site of Super Bowl XLVI with 15 players who played four years ago in Super Bowl XLII, one who was inactive (D.J....
Former Jets vet Ellis finally reaches ‘Promised Land’ with Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In 12 hard years in the NFL, Shaun Ellis has played in 184 regular-season games and 17 more in the postseason. He has recorded 73 1/2 sacks,...
Indianapolis perfect setting for Giants, Patriots
INDIANAPOLIS — This is a terrific American city, a worthy city, a city of hidden charms and historical significance, the second-largest city in the Midwest (behind Chicago), the second-largest capital...
Patriots TE Gronkowski wearing walking boot
INDIANAPOLIS — Rob Gronkowski was finally seen in public yesterday, but the status of the Patriots tight end for Super Bowl XLVI remained unclear after their arrival here. Gronkowski, whose...
Giants want to win championship for New York fans
INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Manning and the Giants board their United charter today from Newark Airport for their Super Rematch with Tom Brady and the Patriots, fly across Big Blue heaven...
Eli tells Giants losing Super Bowl lasts
INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Manning’s address to the Giants last week wasn’t solely centered on committing to a business trip once the family and ticket distractions back home were eliminated. The...
Giants look to expose Edelman in Patriots secondary
The Giants are not sure which of their receivers will be covered by Patriots utility man Julian Edelman in Super Bowl XLVI. But they sound eager to find out. “I...
Giants ready to make way to Super Bowl
INDIANAPOLIS — Jake Ballard is nearing the end of his first full season in the NFL and he gets to go out with a bang, spending six nights at party...
Belichick all smiles (really) as Patriots arrive at Super Bowl
INDIANAPOLIS — The Patriots are used to being treated with disdain from Colts fans here. So, when Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked last night about expecting “Hoosier hospitality,” he...
Giants will make Brady pay for planning Patriots victory party
INDIANAPOLIS — Tom Brady knows full well the Giants will be coming for him again. And again. And again. And if bulletin board material means anything in these Super Bowls,...
Miller’s crossing
John Miller showed up on “CBS This Morning” this month — just in time to keep from being the punch line of one of those “Whatever happened to . ....
Pick-up princes
Every female who’s bought into the recent, nutty, retro-princess trend should be tied down and forced to watch TLC’s hilarious new reality series, “Undercover Princes.” No, that’s not “princess,” but...
Talk show guests
MONDAYCHRISTY WALTMAN, REBECCA GRADO - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4DR. MEHMET OZ - The Rosie Show, 9 a.m., (OWN)CHANNING TATUM - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7JESSICA ALBA, TERRELL...
Babs and Oprah fight for Pippa interview
Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey are battling to land Pippa Middleton for her first US interview, according to reports. Pippa, who nearly stole the show at the royal wedding of...
Weird but true
A Florida man got out of jail, only to come home and find a burglar in his house. Shellie Leonard, 43, picked the wrong day to break into her neighbor’s...
Flood, Cristobal finalists at Rutgers
Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti, who has been working overtime since Greg Schiano left the Scarlet Knights last Thursday to take the head-coaching job with the NFL’s Buccaneers, may only...
High hoops for league’s stretch run
The 2012 Big East Conference tournament will be the hottest college basketball ticket in this town since No. 1 St. John’s hosted No. 2 Georgetown in 1985. It likely will...
NYC boys basketball rankings
Nobody wants the No. 1 spot – at least that’s the vibe we’re getting. For the third straight week, we have a new No. 1 as Boys & Girls ascends...
PSAL Steve Simms Memorial AA Division Showcase notebook: Jenkins, Wings edge Curtis
Wings Academy has perfected the art of walking the tightrope. After Sunday’s 52-50 victory over Curtis in the PSAL Steve Simms Memorial AA Division Showcase, the Wings have won four...
Life after Lawrence: Henry, Cardozo excelling despite junior's exit
When Jermaine Lawrence inexplicably bolted Cardozo three weeks ago for Pope John XXII in Sparta, N.J., the Judges lost one of the nation's top junior prospects. In his absence, however,...
Nets lose to Raptors
NEWARK — DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 94-73 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday night....
Assembly Dems to push $1.25 min wage increase, to $8.50 an hour
ALBANY — Assembly Democrats Monday will introduce legislation increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 an hour, beginning in 2013, a source told The Post tonight. Starting in 2014...
Patriots arrive at Super Bowl; Giants due tomorrow
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Patriots already beat the Giants in one category: getting here. The AFC champions arrived for Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday afternoon, a day before the Giants. Patriots...
Bronx man dies in illegal basement apt. fire
A beloved 60-year-old Bronx handyman was killed and his daughter injured when fire broke out in their illegal cellar apartment early today, authorities and neighbors said. The smoky blaze nearly...