November 3, 2012
Hornets coach Williams rips NBA's concussion policy
CHICAGO — New Orleans Hornets coach Monty Williams blasted the NBA’s protocols for determining when a player can return from a concussion, a day after No. 1 draft pick Anthony...
Syracuse's recruiting gain could help St. John's.
The Orange landed Brewster Academy shooting guard Ron Patterson on Saturday afternoon, the Syracuse Post-Standard reported, an addition that could directly impact two prospects -- Philadelphia combo guard Rysheed Jordan...
Despite preparation mired by Sandy, Wagner routs ranked Albany
It’s safe to say Wagner College has never had a week of preparation quite like this. Longtime coach Walt Hameline and Co. have had few victories as significant as well....
Dangling Midtown crane is tethered, 57th St. could reopen tonight
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the dangling boom of a midtown Manhattan crane damaged in the storm has been tethered to the luxury high-rise building. Bloomberg said that officials hope to...
Electricity explains why some places have gas, others dry
It's a question that's rankled and bewildered many in the Northeast: Why do some areas struck by Superstorm Sandy have plenty of gasoline and others still don't? It turns out...
Vick says media creates 'a lot of turmoil' for Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Michael Vick puts some of the blame for the Philadelphia Eagles’ sluggish start on the media. The embattled quarterback pointed a finger at the press for its critical...
WATCH: MMA fighter submits opponent with rare inverted triangle choke
Knockouts make all the highlight reels. There’s nothing quite like seeing one man punch, kick or knee another man into unconciousness.But MMA is not all about putting your opponent to...
Marathon organizers blame race cancellation on media, not killer storm
They don’t have a leg to stand on. The clueless New York Road Runners sent out a crybaby letter to participants today, blaming the media coverage for causing the New...
Giants activate TE Beckum from PUP list
When Travis Beckum tore his right ACL during the second quarter of Super Bowl XLVI it appeared as if he would miss the entire 2012 season, as recovery from reconstructive...
Perez leads SJU women past Farmingdale in exhibition
Freshman Ashley Perez scored 22 points and Shenneika Smith added 20 to help No. 14 St. John’s rout Farmingdale 99-24 on Saturday in an exhibition game. The game marked the...
WATCH: Knicks' Woodson asks Rasheed if he wants to play against Heat
Madison Square Garden erupted with the Knicks up big on the Heat in the fourth quarter Friday night. What was that odd chant from the Garden faithful?“Rasheed Wallace! Rasheed Wallace!”...
Cops shoot robbery suspect in Queens gunfight
Cops shot a robbery suspect who tried to gun down a fleeing victim and then opened fire on responding officers, police said. Several 911 callers reported shots fired and a...
Rivera tells Yankees GM Cashman he wants to return in 2013
Mariano Rivera will be back in pinstripes next year, The Post has learned.The iconic closer told Yankees general manager Brian Cashman on Friday that he wants to return in 2013....
Mayweather calls former friend 50 Cent 'a male boxing groupie'
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and 50 Cent’s friendship and short-lived business partnership is apparently over. Mayweather took to Twitter on Friday night to rip rapper 50 Cent, his longtime former friend,...
Ex-Knicks teammates Lin, Fields remain texting buddies
Jeremy Lin may not be sleeping on Landry Fields’ couch anymore, but that doesn’t mean the two ex-Knicks haven’t stayed in touch.Fields, who makes his return to New York Saturday...
Full service restored to 4,5,6 and 7 subway lines; J train running across Williamsburg Bridge
The J train began running across the Williamsburg Bridge into Manhattan tonight, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said even more trains may link Brooklyn and the city before midnight. The...
Obama visits FEMA for storm update, sends officials to NY, NJ, Conn.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Saturday that "there's nothing more important than us getting this right" as he visited the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for an...
Romney and Obama spar over voter 'revenge'
MENTOR, Ohio — Reaching for the finish line, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama embarked Saturday on the final 72-hour haul of their long, grinding quest for victory, swatting...
The best holiday gifts for the foodies in your life this Christmas
Find the best gift ideas for food lovers including beautiful handmade mugs, decadent chocolates and luxury cookware.
Public told to stay away from free government gas giveaway, to make room for first responders
More New Yorkers got power Saturday for the first time since Superstorm Sandy struck the region, but frustrations mounted over gasoline shortages as refueling sites turned into traffic jams of...
45-year-old man killed in Flushing hit-and-run
A hit-and-run driver killed a man in Flushing last night, police said. Dante Dominguez, 45, was struck around 11:20 p.m. by a black BMW traveling east on 41st Avenue at...
NYU hospital to begin reopening on Monday
One of two New York hospitals that had to evacuate patients at the height of Superstorm Sandy is set to begin reopening. In a statement on its website, officials at...
Nets, affiliates donate $300,000 to assist hurricane victims in Brooklyn
Brooklynites still suffering from the impacts of Hurricane Sandy are getting a big boost from the borough’s new team – to the tune of $300,000.The Nets, Barclays Center and the...
Power back in many parts of Manhattan
Power was restored for residents in Greenwich Village and the West Village this morning, more than four days after Superstorm Sandy darkened entire neighborhoods in Manhattan. Con Edison confirmed the...
Jerry Bailey breaks down today's Cup races
Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey has been providing The Post an inside look at the Breeders’ Cup races. Here’s his analysis of Saturday’s races: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf 2012...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Raptors
Finally, it’s time to play ball.After months of buildup and anticipation – and after a week in which Hurricane Sandy laid waste to the greater metropolitan area, and pushed back...
Business briefs
Cable refund Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Cablevision are offering credits to customers who lost service due to Hurricane Sandy. JPMorgan JPMorgan will buy MetLife Bank’s $70 billion...
A tricky treat
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. President Obama should remember that as he quotes the latest unemployment statistics during these last few days of campaigning. In fact, he...
Unauthorized Apple buy bites Wall Street firm
One overambitious Wall Street trader has put the future of his firm in peril after making an unauthorized purchase of Apple shares — just as they started a 17 percent...
Hurricane Sandy causes massive damage to hedge fund trader's house, year after he suffered from MF Global's collapse
Hedge fund trader Nick Gentile is starting to dread this time of year. “October is a bad month for me,” the Staten Islander told The Post yesterday while taking a...
Spanish TV still sizzles
Ay Caramba! Univision Communications recorded gains in adjusted operating profits and revenue in the third quarter on rising ratings. The Spanish-language media giant reported adjusted operating income before depreciation and...
Lauren’s profit beats St.
Ralph Lauren said reduced wholesale shipments to Europe and a tax cost drove its fiscal second-quarter net income down by 8 percent and lowered its revenue expectations for the year...
Berkshire profit surge
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said profit climbed 72 percent in the third quarter as a stock-market rally helped improve results in the derivatives book and earnings at the railroad climbed....
Groupon’s new promise
Groupon, responding to regulators’ inquiries into a controversial revision of its fourth-quarter results and handling of refunds, has promised to shore up disclosure but stopped short of agreeing to outline...
Android dials up market share
Google’s Android software for mobile devices was running on 75 percent of smartphones shipped in the third quarter, as the search company extended its lead over Apple, according to research...
Restoration IPO hits 'hard'
Restoration Hardware has cleaned up its house, and Wall Street wants inside. Shares of the home-decor retailer climbed $7.10, or 30 percent, to close at $31.10 on their first day...
Residents in Rockaways, Brooklyn complain of lack of assistance after Hurricane Sandy
They’ve been shouting from shaky rooftops and begging from battered basements, yet residents of the storm-ravaged Rockaways say all they have gotten back is silence. With all the pumping, the...
Anguished mom gives up trying to pump out her basement
For four days now, Nicole Moriarty has been pumping water out of her Rockaway basement. Now, she’s wondering, what’s the use. “In a couple of hours, it’s coming back again,”...
Raging Staten Islanders ask: Where's our help?
She spent her life helping people — only to be abandoned in her own time of need. Rose Winfield, 72, was aghast at the lack of aid for Staten Island...
Staten Island residents say Hurricane Sandy relief effort 'forgot' victims in their borough
Tony Rivera was at his wits’ end as he stood handing out food in Hurricane Sandy-ravaged Staten Island — where the arrival of FEMA and the Red Cross did little...
65 schools unfit for Monday restart
As many as 40,000 students at 65 public schools that are unusable because of severe damage from Hurricane Sandy will not resume classes Monday as planned, city officials said yesterday.Instead,...
Most commuters to get back on track
You can finally go back to hating your Monday-morning commute for all the normal reasons. Much of the region’s mass-transit system — including large parts of the subway, buses, ferries...
Let there be light!
Lower Manhattan lit up with joy yesterday as the lights trickled back on. Just before 5 p.m., the East Village and Lower East Side were the first hurricane-darkened neighborhoods put...
B’klyn bat man: Run, looters!
Hardened New Yorkers are ready to battle lowlife criminals to protect their homes and stores in storm-ravaged areas plagued by looting and break-ins. In Coney Island, several residents were loading...
NYC call to alms: How you can help
If you’re rich in compassion, you don’t need a big bank account to make a valuable contribution that helps fellow New Yorkers recover from Sandy’s horrendous wallop. Just give your...
Slow-rolling shuttle journey
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The space shuttle Atlantis went on its final trip yesterday as it was moved 10 miles to a tourist Mecca at the Kennedy Space Center. It...
Last rites at long last
MINSK, Belarus — Belarus held a burial ceremony yesterday for 110 Napoleonic soldiers who died in a major battle in 1812 against the Russian army.Tens of thousands of French troops...
Titanic ‘2 for 1’ sale
LONDON — A British safety official who inspected the Titanic before its maiden voyage thought it should have more lifeboats, according to his private notes, which are being offered for...
Roger Wood dead; led Post resurgence
Roger Wood, the debonair but steel-willed New York Post editor who led the newspaper through the city’s stormiest decade, died yesterday after a struggle with cancer. He was 87. Rupert...
Mileage rap vs. Hyundai, Kia
DETROIT — Hyundai and Kia overstated the gas mileage on 900,000 vehicles sold in the past three years, a discovery that could bring sanctions from the US government and millions...
Lauders’ big rock on block
A heart-shaped yellow diamond that once belonged to the Duchess of Windsor is among a trove of jewels from the collections of Estee and Evelyn Lauder that will be auctioned...
iPad Mini launch draws lines of fans, even in NYC
With Christmas around the corner, here’s an iPad sized for elves. Apple released the small-sized version of its popular tablet device yesterday, drawing lines of fans at stores around the...
PM: Free Pussy Riot
MOSCOW — Russia’s prime minister said the women in the Pussy Riot band serving two-year prison sentences should be set free. Three members of the band were convicted on hooliganism...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A bumbling shoplifter stuffed 24 candy bars into his pants in Fort Greene and created mayhem when he was caught, authorities said. David Golson, 29, was spotted putting...
Bam, Rom fit to be tied in the home stretch
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The race couldn’t be closer as President Obama and Mitt Romney hurtle into the final campaign stretch.They’re tied at 46 percent in a national Reuters/Ipsos poll released...
Jabs over jobs
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new report showing the nation’s unemployment rate inching up to 7.9 percent despite a modest rise in jobs last month had President Obama and Mitt Romney...
A long, cold weekend here
Residents in the outer boroughs hit hardest by the effects of Hurricane Sandy braved another cold night in blacked-out homes without running water or proper food supplies yesterday. Amid the...
Gougers looking to profit off of storm victims - by charging $700/night for rooms
Power corrupts — even the electrical kind. While most of the city was awash in tales of selflessness and generosity in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, some residents who didn’t...
Cops’ cuts fuel fury in Brooklyn
Angry drivers and canister-toting homeowners were ticked off at a Coney Island service station when they waited hours for gas only to see cops — in civilian vehicles — and...
Queens ‘line jumper’ held in gun threat
A gun-flashing line jumper at a Queens gas station was ordered held on $50,000 bond after threatening a fellow driver who had dared complain, authorities said. Sean Bailey, 35, faces...
Desperate drivers face gas rationing, mile-plus lines and closed stations
The gas drought got so bad yesterday desperate drivers faced rationing at the few service stations still open. There was a mob scene at a 7-Eleven station on 65th Street...
Strong kick in the ass finally jars Hizzoner into action
This hurting city just caught a massive break. Days after Hurricane Sandy cut a swath of destruction through New York, and hours after Mayor Bloomberg stubbornly insisted the race must...
Bloomberg cancels NYC Marathon after Post reveals resources being used for event
Mayor Bloomberg finally saw the light and canceled tomorrow’s New York City Marathon after The Post revealed that critical resources were being hoarded for the event instead of helping the...
NJ casinos feeling bettor
ATLANTIC CITY — Casinos in this city got the OK from Gov. Chris Christie to reopen yesterday, less than a week after closing in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy, and some...
Disappointed runners say canceling New York City Marathon was right decision
The historic cancellation of the New York City Marathon kicked up a wave of emotion from runners who had planned to compete in the annual road race. Some out-of-towners were...
The ‘lease’ of your worries
Come Sandy or high water, the mortgage, rent and taxes are still due on time. City property taxes are due on Jan. 2. “Even if your house is gone, those...
Groups cancel & assist
The New York Marathon’s organizers finally called off their ill-timed footrace — but it didn’t take 26.2 hours of outrage for other major organizations to do the right thing. Early...
Now give us the power, Mr. Mayor
Mayor Mike pulled the plug on the 2012 New York City Marathon yesterday, only hours after the The Post revealed that critical resources — including powerful electrical generators — were...
Katrina lessons for Sandy survivors
Welcome to the survivors’ club. Whether you lost your belongings, your car, your home, a loved one or your entire neighborhood, you are not a victim — and don’t let...
Leadership failure
What’s the difference between superstorm Sandy and the horrible events that preceded it — from Hurricane Andrew in 1992 to Hurricane Hugo in 1989 to Hurricane Irene in 2011? Answer:...
Garden State guardian: Chris Christie Is the man
The Issue: NJ Gov. Chris Christie’s leadership during Hurricane Sandy and the recovery efforts . *** New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is what America is made of (“Chris Christie —...
Clueless, partying celebrities
The Issue: Celebrities who attended Halloween parties, while residents affected by the storm suffered. *** In “Let Them Eat Cake” (Nov. 2), Andrea Peyser has once again served the vacuous...
Roger Wood, 1925-2012
Roger Wood was editor of The New York Post for one of the most significant decades in its 211-year history. Indeed, today’s Post was largely shaped by Wood’s editorial guidance....
McMahon, Kyrillos for US Senate
Two local Republicans are running uphill races for US Senate in heavily Democratic states. But both deserve support. To be sure, neither contender in Connecticut’s race will ever come close...
Jobs still wanted
Forget an October surprise — here’s one for November: The economy last month chalked up 171,000 new jobs, the US Labor Department reported yesterday. President Obama’s on a roll. America’s...
Why Mitt will win: Bam has no plan
A few weeks ago, I wouldn’t have made this prediction, but with only days to go before the election, I’m confident Mitt Romney will be the next president of the...
Israel sends a message
The before-and-after satellite images said it all: First, the mysterious cargo was there, and then — puff — it was gone, leaving behind just large black holes in the ground....
Kids stuff
Today FOX & FIDDLE: Fans of old-fashioned jug bands and fiddle tunes will have plenty of foot-stomping fun when Fox and Branch (Dave Fox and Will Branch) bring their Cajun-flavored...
Knicks strong play impresses Heat
For a short period of time Friday night, the city was able to forget about Hurricane Sandy and the disaster around it and focus on a stellar performance from the...
Knicks’ Novak gets better of Allen
The conversation centered on form and lift and creating and flat-out shooting. The man doing the talking was the Heat’s Ray Allen, a certified expert on the matter. You make...
Beholder scores big win in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies
ARCADIA, Calif. — Royal Delta’s popular victory in the Ladies’ Classic Friday night was the climax of six Breeders’ Cup World Championship races run at Santa Anita. Nine more are...
Davidoff's list of the top 30 baseball free agents -- and where they'll end up
This isn’t the NBA or NFL. Free agency tends to take more time to unfold in baseball. Some of the people on this list may very well be unsigned when...
Lions WR finally a fantasy factor
Titus Young, as a rookie last year, was projected to be a valuable sleeper deep in the draft. That didn’t happen, with just 26 catches and three touchdowns in seven...
Knicks rout defending champion Heat
By June, the hope is Hurricane Sandy’s devastation will be repaired. By June, the Knicks hope they will see the Heat on a bigger playoff stage — the Eastern Conference...
Getting to the Barclays Center opener
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Nets released a number of instructions for fans trying to get to Barclays Center for tonight’s season opener against the Raptors: Free Shuttle...
Ailing Childress out vs. Raptors
When the Nets take the floor Saturday night for their season opener against the Raptors, Josh Childress will be watching from the sideline. Childress will miss Saturday night’s game, and...
Breeders' Cup Charts
FOURTH-6 fur; $500,000; Juvenile Sprint; 2YO Off: 1:11. Good. waited,rail bid,brushd Time: 22.41, 45.94, 57.84, 1:09.75. Trainer: D. Lukas Winner: DK B/ C, 2, by Mineshaft-Stormy Renee Scr: Super Ninety...
Felton solid in return to Knicks
Raymond Felton’s first regular season home game during his second stint with the Knicks was one to remember. Felton, who played marvelously in half a season for the Knicks during...
Knicks season tix sell out for 3rd straight year
The metropolitan area still is recovering from Hurricane Sandy, but the Knicks had a sell-out crowd of 19,033 with very few no-shows for last night’s 104-84 opening-night victory over the...
Heat's Wade: Storm trumps hoops
Dwyane Wade was stuck in a three-hour traffic jam on the Heat team bus yesterday and vented — unlike most New Yorkers who have kept their cool in the wake...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:15 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/16 miles(T); $57,000; mdn; 3upPRIME DEVIL tired as the favorite this distance last out but he did finish...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $56,000; alw; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Cap the Moment ,115OHernndz8-6-5Smith30-12 Driven by Solar(L),120J Lezcano9-1-5Servis3-13 Stonecoldstemr(L),119RDomingz1-6-3R Dutrow5-24 NightManeuver(L),119J Espinoza9-3-3C Martin7-25 Precious Metal(L),120JCastellan7-6-2Jacobson4-16...
Vic Cangialosi at Churchill Downs Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:40 pm.FIRST-1 mile; $52,000; alw; 3up(f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds3 MollyMorgan(L)118CLaneri1-6-12-11 CataractCanynL118LGnclv1-1-1110-12 Teller Terri(L),118JCstnn8-4-510-14 Cheechako(L),122C Borel5-1-27-25 Refugio(L),121SBrdg4-2-27-26 ImposingGraceL118JRoccJr2-8-14-17 ClearDanger(L),118G Saez2-4-74-1SECOND-6 fur; $22,500; clm($30,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds6 JustLikeJuliet(L)120CLaneri2-2-22-11 CandyMelody(L122RPrsctt4-1-48-12...
Aqueduct Charts
November 2nd, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Yielding©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $30,000; clm($20,000); 3up(f)Off: 12:31. Good. 3w 2nd,dueled, upTime: 24.5, 5.47, 1:15.99, 1:41.07, 1:47.43.Trainer: Thomas BushWinner: CH F, 3,...
Home Team Lineups
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The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogGIANTS3 1/23 1/2(47 1/2)SteelersBroncos3 1/23 1/2(47 1/2)BENGALSPACKERS10 1/210(43 1/2)CardinalsDolphins22 1/2(43)COLTSRavens33 1/2(42 1/2)BROWNSTEXANS1110(47 1/2)BillsREDSKINS3 1/23 1/2(47)PanthersLions44(44)JAGUARSBears4 1/23 1/2(43 1/2)TITANSSEAHAWKS44 1/2(38 1/2)VikingsRAIDERS1 1/21 1/2(46)BuccaneersFALCONS4 1/24(47 1/2)CowboysMondaySAINTS43(52)EaglesHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogPenn St.3...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing9 a.m.Formula One: Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi, qualifying SPEED3 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup AAA Texas 500, practice SPEED4 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series O'reilly Auto Parts Challenge, qualifying: SPEED5:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint...
Giants' Tynes on pace for NFL record for points scored in season
Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes is on pace to score more points than anyone in NFL history ever has in one season. That’s any player — not just kickers. Tynes, named...
Sports Shorts
NCAA: Sankey leads Washington over Cal Bishop Sankey ran for a career-high 189 yards and two touchdowns to give Washington its first road win in more than a year, 21-13...
NHL’s Winter Classic iced
The polluted atmosphere created by the NHL’s greed-driven lockout agenda has wiped the Winter Classic off the 2013 map. Yesterday’s announcement of the cancellation of the Red Wings-Maple Leafs Jan....
Report: Rory’s $200M swoosh comes true
In a deal reportedly worth at least $200 million, Nike has made the world’s No. 1 golfer Rory McIlroy its biggest star.Though no one involved would confirm the signing, FOXSports.com...
Sproles on Saints’ shelf
Saints running back and return specialist Darren Sproles underwent surgery for a broken hand and won’t be able to play Monday night against the Eagles at the Superdome. Sproles, who...
Today’s races likely will decide Horse of Year
ARCADIA, Calif. — The queen is dead; long live the king! After three straight years in which a filly or mare was named Horse of the Year — Rachel Alexandra...
Royal Delta doubles in Ladies’ Classic
ARCADIA, Calif. — In yet another of the many spectacular performances in her career, the 4-year-old champion filly Royal Delta took command at the start of yesterday’s Grade 1, $2...
Rothschild unsure if Rivera will return to Yankees
The Yankees’ hitting spoiled their World Series hopes, but there are plenty of questions about their pitching heading into the offseason. Pitching coach Larry Rothschild gave several hints as to...
Big Papi stays with Red Sox
The Red Sox and designated hitter David Ortiz have agreed to a two-year deal worth $26 million that could allow one of the stars of the franchise’s cathartic 2004 World...
Experienced Mets Hairston, Rauch now free agents
They are free to leave and probably gone. Scott Hairston, Jon Rauch, Ramon Ramirez, Ronny Cedeno, Kelly Shoppach, Tim Byrdak and Chris Young are the Mets who became free agents...
Yankees trio has until Friday to decide
Rafael Soriano, Hiroki Kuroda and Nick Swisher each received qualifying offers from the Yankees yesterday, but not Russell Martin because the team figured the catcher wasn’t worth $13.3 million for...
Giants must make fast work of Steelers’ Wallace, Brown
Antrel Rolle said there is a good chance the Steelers’ wide receivers are faster than any the Giants have faced this season. Prince Amukamara agrees. “For sure. On film, yeah,”...
With Christie’s OK, Goodell says ‘Play ball!’
The game between the Super Bowl champion Giants and Steelers will be played tomorrow as scheduled despite transportation and power issues and growing concerns for weary and heartbroken residents displaced...
General’s message hits home with Giants
The Army’s chief of staff delivered a speech about Hurricane Sandy to the Giants Friday that really hit home for at least one player. Mathias Kiwanuka revealed his townhouse in...
Coughlin takes lead on road back to Super Bowl
The reminders are everywhere. They are painted on walls, written on T-shirts, printed on playbooks. And they stick, thanks to the sage messenger who has become one of the most...
Major team sports finally return to Brooklyn tonight
It might be two days later than anticipated, but the Nets will finally, officially, become Brooklyn’s team tonight. After Thursday’s scheduled opener against the Knicks at Barclays Center was postponed...
After a 55-year wait, Avery’s crew making Brooklyn
The last spasm of life was as unremarkable as a scorebook allows, the 6,702 people inside Ebbets Field on Sept. 24, 1957, marking “6-3” in pencil in their programs. It...
Melo sends strong message for Knicks
The night began with Melo (Don’t call me Carmelo) Anthony taking the microphone at center court and paying homage to those suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. He thanked...
Knicks' Kidd keeps on rolling
Technically, Jason Kidd, one of the greatest point guards ever to play the game, was the shooting guard for the Knicks Friday night. “That’s the problem. They’ve had me in...
Sandy can’t keep fans away from MSG
They couldn’t take it any longer! Basketball-starved fans made the trek to Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks open their season last night with a 104-84 victory over Miami...
Knicks win fixed nothing but it felt so good
This didn’t bring back any of the ruined boardwalks, didn’t rid the streets of Long Beach or Seaside Heights of the sand, the debris, the ubiquitous ring of melancholy. It...
USA: No ‘Animals’ for us
‘Political Animals” has been put to sleep. USA has decided not to turn the miniseries into a weekly show after “Animals” averaged only 2.1 million viewers during its short run,...
‘Victim’ impact
It took HLN star Nancy Grace a decade to write her first novel — and three more years to bring it to the small screen. Tonight marks the premiere of...
Idiots run riot in ‘Valley’
With nearly 100 people dead from Hurricane Sandy, our city in crisis and New Yorkers and Jerseyites risking their lives to help one another, along comes the most shallow, self-absorbed,...
Weird but true
This soldier was just too-too stupid for his own good. A macho Marine betrayed his feminine side in Gainesville, Fla., dressing up for a Halloween in a tutu. On the...
Greatest hits in Alabama-LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. — How do you like your football? Do you like the speed of Oregon, the discipline of Kansas State, the defensive schemes of Notre Dame, the athleticism...
Devil’s in details for Alabama’s Saban
On Halloween Day 1951, a bouncing baby goblin came into the world. By all accounts, he was a sweet child. There were no signs — like in the movie, “The...
Syracuse-St. John’s rivalry heats up on recruiting trail
Syracuse promotes itself as “New York’s College Team.” St. John’s feels it at least controls the city since Steve Lavin took over three years ago and injected life into the...
Songs offer messages of hope at Sandy benefit show
NEW YORK — From "Livin' on a Prayer" to "The Living Proof," every song Friday at NBC's benefit concert for superstorm Sandy victims became a message song. New Jersey's Jon...
Bright spot for city's sports fans as Knicks beat Heat in home opener
By June, the hope is Hurricane Sandy’s devastation will be repaired. By June, the Knicks hope they will see the Heat on a bigger playoff stage — the Eastern Conference...
Childress out for Nets' season opener vs. Raptors
When the Nets take the floor Saturday night for their season opener against the Raptors, Josh Childress will be watching from the sideline.Childress will miss Saturday's game, and likely Monday’s...
NY Aquarium loses some fish to Sandy, but walruses, sharks and sea lions 'all fine'
The New York Aquarium has lost part of its fish collection after the superstorm flooded the site and caused "extensive damage" to equipment. A statement from the Wildlife Conservation Society,...