February 1, 2013
Knicks to host Sandy Hook kids, families Saturday
The New York Knicks will host 150 children, their families and teachers from Sandy Hook Elementary School on Saturday when they play the Sacramento Kings. Twenty or more children from...
James says his worth to Heat 'can't really be compensated for'
Not only does LeBron James believes he’s way underpaid, but the Miami Heat superstar thinks he has not gotten enough credit for accepting a non-max contract. James told ESPN on...
Prabal Gurung collaborates with Target
Target will have yet another hit on its hands starting February 10th, when Prabal Gurung for Target is unveiled. Ranging from $12.99-$199.99, the collection of clothing, shoes and accessories is...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Fans biggest loser in Memphis deal
Sorry Memphis fans, but your team just cost itself the best chance it has ever had at winning the Larry O’Brien trophy.It’s no secret that the Grizzlies made the trade...
Career crook held on bail; allegedly targeted Asians
A career crook wanted for targeting Asians in eight violent East Harlem muggings was ordered held on one of the alleged attacks today, with the rest remaining under investigation. Jason...
Deer antler spray supplier says he never saw Ravens' Lewis use it
NEW ORLEANS — The man who reportedly supplied Ray Lewis with deer antler spray can't confirm the Baltimore Ravens linebacker ever used the stuff.Sports Illustrated reported Tuesday that Lewis sought...
Harbaughs say they can envision coaching together in future
NEW ORLEANS — Working separately, John and Jim Harbaugh each guided their team to the Super Bowl. They will be on opposite sidelines Sunday, John as head coach of the...
'He threatened to chop her up': Wife of alleged murderer says suspect vowed to kill her just days before crime
He said he'd kill me, too, the wife of an accused quarter-million-dollar insurance murderer testified today. "He threatened to kill me," Christina Moreno, 37, told a Manhattan jury today, testifying...
Police sgt. has fatal heart attack during Brooklyn 'buy-and-bust'
An NYPD sergeant died of a heart attack during a buy-and-bust operation in Brooklyn this morning, law-enforcement sources said. Sgt. Patrick Divers, 51, was in a police car in Bedford-Stuyvesant...
Giants' Cruz wants to be paid like top receiver, but Mara says there's 'a limit'
Victor Cruz thinks his play speaks for itself and that he’s danced his way to a big pay day from the Giants. Cruz, who will become a restricted free agent...
BEST BETS: UFC 156
The day before every major event, The Post’s MMA expert Marc Raimondi breaks down what you have to know in order to intelligently wager on the fights.On Saturday, the UFC...
WATCH: Nets' Carlesimo talks challenges of facing defense-oriented Bulls
The Nets will try to bounce back Friday from a loss to the Heat on Wednesday night. Interim coach PJ Carlesimo talks about the disappointment of that loss and the...
Boozy Brooklyn gal busted for school bus joyride
A drunken Brooklyn woman was arrested in Westchester for taking a school bus on a joyride, authorities said. A boozed-up Jada Lopez, 27, grabbed the empty Atlantic Express Company school...
Larsson effective for Devils in season debut vs. Islanders
Devils defenseman Adam Larsson was happy to get back into the swing of things Thursday night despite his team’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Islanders. The 20-year-old Swede was a...
Ed Koch, movie critic, wanted to review 'Koch'
Ed Koch, who reviewed movies for decades after his three terms as mayor, was particularly eager to express his view of a new documentary about himself in print.“Of course, I...
Clinton formally resigns as secretary of state
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton formally resigned Friday as America's 67th secretary of state, capping a 4-year tenure in the office that saw her shatter previous records for the number...
Anderson says Devils sending him back to Albany
Matt Anderson's long-awaited NHL stint lasted two games -- at least for now.The 30-year old, who spent part of seven seasons in the minors and in Albany before playing in...
Man arrested at Newark with loaded gun in carry-on bag
NEWARK, NJ — Authorities have arrested a man at Newark Liberty Airport after screeners noticed a loaded gun in his carry-on bag. The Transportation Security Administration says its screeners saw...
Jared Kushner on East Village shopping spree
Jared Kushner has dropped $128 million in cash on a 17-building package in the East Village. Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump and also publishes the New York Observer,...
Newark security supervisor gets year's probation for using dead man's ID
NEWARK, NJ — An illegal immigrant from Nigeria who worked as a security supervisor at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport for 20 years has been sentenced after admitting he...
Crying Papa John's robber made up sob story that got him pizza
HELENA, Mont. — A Montana man whose tearful reluctance to rob a pizza restaurant earned him free food apparently made up the sob story that gained him the clerk's sympathy....
Saints' Brees thinks NY/NJ Super Bowl will help Sandy recovery
Drew Brees has no problem with playing the Super Bowl in a cold-weather city, but he would much rather be playing in this one on Sunday. The Saints quarterback disagreed...
Giants dominate Jets in terms of Facebook 'likes'
The Jets might own the back page of New York’s tabloids, but as far as fandom goes the Giants are by far the city’s most popular team. The Giants have...
Yankees' A-Rod was only player injected directly by Bosch: report
Anthony Bosch not only allegedly supplied Alex Rodriguez with performance-enhancing drugs, he also reportedly injected the Yankees’ third baseman himself.According to an ESPN report, Bosch, who ran an anti-aging clinic...
Energy Secretary Chu steps down after Solyndra scandal
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who won a Nobel Prize in physics but came under questioning for his handling of a solar energy loan, is stepping down. Chu offered...
Red Bull rookie Ian Christianson shines in preseason debut
For the Red Bulls’ older, veteran players, today’s preseason opener was a glorified fitness workout. For their younger newcomers, it was a chance to impress coach Mike Petke; and none...
Rutgers announces new Tyler Clementi Center
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Rutgers University is announcing a new center named after the student who killed himself after his roommate used a webcam to see him kissing another man....
Apple biggest US phone seller for first time
The launch of the iPhone 5 and the declining popularity of non-smartphones have made Apple the biggest seller of phones in the US for the first time, research firm Strategy...
US-based automakers, Toyota report big sales gains
DETROIT — American consumers ignored tax increases and tromped through the winter chill to buy new cars and trucks at an unusually strong pace last month. "(January) was like a...
Labor board rules school bus strike legal
A federal labor board ruled this morning that the ongoing 12-day strike by school bus drivers and matrons is not illegal — dashing the hopes of bus companies that sought...
Son of 49ers’ Harbaugh ‘all in’ with Ravens: report
Rooting against your father in the Super Bowl is almost unimaginable, unless of course you happen to work for the team he’s playing against.That’s the position Jay Harbaugh finds himself...
NBC News president Steve Capus stepping down
NBC News President Steve Capus, who presided over years of strong ratings at the news division but was hurt by the downfall of the "Today" show, said Friday that he...
Forever the underdog, NJ's Edgar looks to make UFC history at new weight class
Frankie Edgar’s face was covered in blood. His eye was swollen shut. His nose was likely broken. And it was only the first round. That became almost the rule and...
Red Bulls beat Columbus 2-0 in preseason opener, Mike Petke coaching debut
The Red Bulls’ preseason – and newly-promoted Mike Petke’s head coaching career – got off to an encouraging start. Rookie Ian Christianson and veteran striker Kenny Cooper notched late goals...
Boerum Hill new king of Brooklyn real estate
Step aside DUMBO, Boerum Hill is now Brooklyn’s priciest place to buy a home.The tiny northwest Brooklyn hood best known until now as the down-market cousin to Cobble Hill and...
Clinton raps Benghazi critics in final one-on-one interview
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is leaving office with a slap at critics of the Obama administration's handling of the September attack on a US diplomatic mission...
WATCH: Water main break in Flatiron District clears out subway station - halts N, Q and R lines
A water main burst in the Flatiron District this morning — causing the evacuation of a subway station, authorities said. The pipe broke at 10:45 a.m. at West 23rd Street...
Lara's back! Tomb Raider Preview
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that 2013 will be the year of the reboot.Earlier this month the Devil May Cry reboot was met with excitement...
NBA union head placed on indefinite leave of absence
NBA players put union chief Billy Hunter on an indefinite leave Friday, two weeks after a report they commissioned questioned Hunter's leadership and criticized him for bad decisions and questionable...
Cosmos add another Eskandarian
The New York Cosmos have brought on local standout Alecko Eskandarian as an assistant coach. “I am very excited to be joining the New York Cosmos,” Eskandarian said. “I have...
Michigan catfished its own players to teach them a lesson: report
If only Manti Te’o had gone to Michigan, instead of Notre Dame. Michigan athletic director David Brandon told reporters Friday that his department catfished several players to teach them the...
New York politicians mourn death of former Mayor Ed Koch
Ed Koch, the fiery New Yorker who served at the city's mayor for three terms, died today at age 88. Politicians and friends expressed their grief today. Michael Bloomberg, mayor...
LOCAL COLLEGE RANKINGS: Coming down to St. John's and Stony Brook
It’s officially a two-horse race. St. John’s and Stony Brook seem destined to occupy the top two spots for the rest of the season. The Red Storm, the most talented...
Giants' Eli: Ravens' Flacco wrong on NY/NJ Super Bowl
NEW ORLEANS – Eli Manning doesn’t agree with Joe Flacco.“I disagree with a lot of things about that comment: wording and overall content of it,’’ the Giants quarterback said on...
Best Ed Koch quotes
A look at some of the famous lines over the years from former New York City Mayor Ed Koch: —"How'm I doing?" —"I'm not the type to get ulcers. I...
Tuiasosopo says he was repeatedly molested by family friend; Te'o hoax was an escape
The man who says he tricked Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o into falling for a fake woman he created online claims the hoax had "everything to do" with escaping from...
British prosecutors won't press charges against royal hoax DJs
LONDON — British prosecutors said Friday they will not press charges against two Australian DJs over the royal hoax call that preceded a nurse's suicide. Two Australian DJs impersonated Queen...
A conversation with Tommy John
Last night, I spoke with Tommy John, who won 288 big-league games yet is probably best remembered for being the guinea pig in the legendary elbow surgery that now bears...
157,000 jobs added in January; unemployment rate up to 7.9 percent
WASHINGTON — The US job market is proving sturdier than expected at a time when the economy is under pressure from Washington gridlock and the threat of government spending cuts....
Mattel's fourth-quarter results miss Wall Street expectations
It was a blue Christmas in toyland. Weak demand over the holidays for toys like Barbie and Matchbox led Mattel's results to fall short of expectations in the key holiday...
Istanbul police detain man over missing Staten Island woman
ANKARA, Turkey — Police in Istanbul on Friday detained a man who exchanged online messages with a missing New York City woman after questioning him over her disappearance. Sarai Sierra,...
Barclays CEO gives up 2012 bonus amid string of scandals
LONDON — The chief executive of Britain's Barclays bank said Friday he is giving up his 2012 bonus amid a string of high-profile scandals over market-fixing, mis-selling of loan products,...
Suicide bomber kills guard at US Embassy in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — In the second deadly assault on a US diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a Turkish...
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch dead at age 88
Former Mayor Ed Koch died early this morning. He was 88. Koch was moved to intensive care yesterday as his condition worsened. Koch – who served as mayor from 1978...
Giants legends Parcells, Strahan both deserve call from Hall
NEW ORLEANS — If Bill Parcells doesn’t get in this time, if one great Giants champion coach doesn’t get in and bring another Giants champion named Michael Strahan along with...
Islanders cap strong trip with win over Devils
When John Tavares and the Islanders talked playoffs during the extremely brief preseason, several unbelieving eyebrows were raised. Seven games into the lockout-shortened season, they are backing up their talk....
Penguins shut out sloppy Rangers
Games like this were inevitable, played with low energy and ripe with penalties, sloppiness, and opportunities left wanting. For the Rangers it’s games like Thursday night, when they lost to...
Keys will nail the anthem; Simms light on ‘Harbaugh’
Just as Super Bowl eats over the years have evolved from chips and dip and six-foot subs, the prop bets have gotten more interesting as well. Now you no longer...
Your big game viewing guide
Super Bowl Sunday is less than 48 hours away, and it’s definitely not too early to start planning your TV schedule. Grab the clicker and be sure to have The...
Notes and quotes from Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans
TRIMMING THE FAT Courtney Lenz (left), a veteran Ravens cheerleader who has been barred from performing at the Super Bowl on Sunday, told Inside Edition she believes her displacement had...
49ers secondary leery of Ravens’ threats
NEW ORLEANS — There’s a rhyme and reason to how the 49ers are attacked on defense, and it goes something like this: “Our guys up front do a good job...
Torrey story about more than heartache
NEW ORLEANS — The stories land like bricks on a freshly mortared slab year after year, game after game, season after season. This quarterback overcame a learning disability, that linebacker...
A look back at the Nets in January
The last Nets’ coach to go 11-4 in a month won Coach of the Month honors, only to be fired a few weeks later. Could the same fate befall P.J....
A look back at the Knicks in January
January was a month for treading water. The Knicks tried to fit two key pieces back into their puzzle in Amar’e Stoudemire and Iman Shumpert. The Knicks struggled with chemistry...
NJ native left finance job in Manhattan to become MMA fighter in Singapore
Jake Butler was just following the formula, doing what anyone else in his shoes would.After graduating from Princeton with an economics degree, the Point Pleasant, N.J., native got a finance...
Business briefs
In the dough!Dunkin’ Brands posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as operating costs fell and sales at established Dunkin’ Donuts cafes in the US came in above analysts’ estimates.Black-leery Shares of...
Bud deal on ice
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s proposed $19 billion acquisition of Mexico’s No. 1 brewer has gone flat. New US antitrust chief William Baer yesterday sued to block A-B from buying Grupo Modelo —...
PE closing in on $24B pact for Dell
A private-equity-led consortium is expecting to announce a buyout deal for Dell as early as next week, The Post has learned. A deal at between $15 and $16 a share...
Time Warner Cable boss puts spin on lousy forecast
Time Warner Cable boss Glenn Britt is playing both sides of the field. Britt yesterday defended his pricey TV sports packages, including a multi-billion dollar deal for the Los Angeles...
Mixed bag for Viacom in Q1
Viacom said yesterday that net income rose sharply in its fiscal first quarter compared with results depressed by an accounting charge a year ago. But revenue and adjusted earnings fell...
Moffett exits Bernstein
Craig Moffett, a top-ranked telecommunications analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, is resigning from his job after a decade at the investment bank, according to a source. Moffett is considering starting...
Manhattan Media sells NYC weekly papers
Manhattan Media, which is owned by Isis Venture Partners, has sold its Manhattan-based chain of weekly newspapers, including Our Town, Chelsea Clinton News, West Side Spirit, the Westsider and Our...
French Silent Models not golden in Gotham
Sometimes New York isn’t so pretty — even for a successful modeling agency. The founders of Paris-based Silent Models, a flourishing agency that represents Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Isabeli Fontana...
'Grand Theft Auto V' delayed until Sept. 17
“Grand Theft Auto” fans must be mad enough to steal. After making gamers wait five years for the latest installment of the violent and wildly popular title, Take-Two Interactive yesterday...
Fab takes leave of Goldman
The divorce is official. Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre — accused of misleading investors in a trade that ultimately cost the firm $550 million in fines — has left the...
Record tablet sales
Holiday season shipments of tablet computers touched a record 52.5 million, up 75 percent from a year ago, as consumers continued their switch to tablets from personal computers, according to...
Gorman $4M bonus
Morgan Stanley reduced pay by 7.1 percent for Chairman and CEO James Gorman, giving him a $9.75 million package that included a $3.75 million long-term incentive award. The bank almost...
'Midwest Madoff' gets maximum 50-year prison sentence
Russell Wasendorf Sr., who earned the nickname “Midwest Madoff” for running a 20-year fraud from his Iowa brokerage, was sentenced to a whopping 50-year prison term yesterday — the most...
Teary Khan to prison
Roomy Khan, a former Intel Corp. executive — who brazenly lied to FBI agents even while helping them nab hedge fund honcho Raj Rajaratnam — was sentenced yesterday to one...
Super Bowl ticket prices have soared 9,900 percent since first game
Super Bowl ticket prices are rising faster than a Joe Flacco bomb. The price for a ticket to the big game has soared a whopping 9,900 percent since the best...
Apple TV lining up HBO Go
Apple is in negotiations to start carrying Time Warner’s HBO Go application on Apple TV by mid-2013, according to sources familiar with the plans. Cable and satellite subscribers who pay...
Ground Chuck
WASHINGTON — Defense-secretary nominee Chuck Hagel yesterday stumbled through his Senate confirmation hearing, misstating a key US policy on Iran and admitting, “There are a lot of things I don’t...
Qns. kid drowns in tub
A boy from Bangladesh drowned in the bathtub of his family’s apartment in Queens, cops said. Farhan Talukder, 10, was found face down in the tub and unconscious when his...
Fumes make jet crew ill
A US Airways pilot and three crew members were hospitalized yesterday after they were overcome by fumes in the cockpit of a flight from Boston to La Guardia Airport, sources...
Getting a jump on rogue cyclists
The city is already trying to rein in rogue delivery cyclists — three months before strict regulations are scheduled to take effect. The Department of Transportation’s new team of six...
B’klyn mean streets
Be careful walking around Brooklyn. Kings County had the highest number of pedestrian and cyclist fatalities last year, when 48 people were killed in collisions with cars, according to a...
Aviation group seeks to restore WWII-era US fighter found off Wales
The wreck of a World War II-era US fighter plane lies off Wales, where it had remained hidden in the sand for 60 years after crashing. Now the British International...
Deal politics out of casinos: Andy
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo may urge voters to hold their chips this year if picking potential casino locations becomes “politicized.”Voters are expected to decide in November whether to authorize seven...
Free Sandy biz inspection
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo said yesterday the state will offer free safety and health inspections to businesses hit by Hurricane Sandy, saving each of them more than $4,000.Businesses can schedule...
Cop defends unarmed Guardsman slay
A detective was responding to “an escalated series of threats” when he fatally shot an unarmed National Guardsman during a Grand Central Parkway traffic stop, his lawyer said yesterday. Detective...
Te’o hoaxer wants to ‘recover’ from being gay
The mastermind of the Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax believes he needs to “recover from homosexuality” after falling in love with the star Notre Dame linebacker, he said yesterday in his...
Landlord at ‘vault’: gold suit
A major gold depository, claiming Hurricane Sandy made bullion soup of its inventory, is suing its Financial District landlord.Hundreds of millions of dollars in gold, platinum and palladium must be...
Fed Bank ‘bomber’ to ’fess up
A Bangladeshi man accused of trying to detonate what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb outside the Federal Reserve Bank in lower Manhattan will plead guilty to charges stemming from...
Buyer claims fakin’ & eggs
All that glitters isn’t gold. An Ohio man says he was bamboozled by an alleged Fabergé fraudster at a ritzy Central Park South gallery, according to a new $1.2 million...
O fires jobs council
WASHINGTON — President Obama has handed his jobs council a pink slip.The panel of business leaders and economists, set up in 2011 to brainstorm ideas to create jobs, has been...
X Games daredevil Caleb Moore dies after snowmobile tragedy
DENVER — Caleb Moore, an innovative freestyle snowmobile rider who was hurt in a dramatic crash at the Winter X Games in Colorado, died yesterday. Moore, 25, had been staying...
'Unruly' passenger on JetBlue flight out of NY forces plane to be diverted
A New York City-to-San Diego flight was diverted to Denver last night after an unruly passenger kicked up a ruckus in a seat dispute, officials and eyewitnesses said. The unidentified...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** A man is suspected of burglarizing two Astoria businesses after cutting holes in the roofs and dropping in, cops said. The suspect was seen on surveillance video that...
Fiend convicted of baby mama, tot slays
A Queens man was convicted yesterday for the murders of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her toddler. Jimmy Humphrey was found guilty of strangling Linda Anderson and setting her lifeless body...
Big-mouth ‘cop killer’
Accused cop killer Lamont Pride exposed his cohort by blurting out his name upon spotting him in a station house after gunning down Brooklyn cop Peter Figoski in 2011, police...
Not so fast: Liu still feds’ target
Embattled city Comptroller John Liu is not yet out of the woods in the criminal probe of his campaign fund-raising activities, sources said yesterday. A report published yesterday suggested that...
Geraldo Rivera considering Senate run in New Jersey
This just in: Broadcast newsman Geraldo Rivera says he’s contemplating a run for US Senate in New Jersey in 2014. “I mention this only briefly. Fasten your seat belt,” the...
Teach-eval talks thaw
Gov. Cuomo’s threat to have Albany impose a new teacher-evaluation system if the city and UFT can’t agree to one on their own is working.Both sides were back at the...
Thompson rips anti-Israel gig
Democratic mayoral candidate Bill Thompson rallied alongside Brooklyn’s Jewish leaders yesterday to stop the Brooklyn College Political Science Department from sponsoring an anti-Israel forum next Thursday. “Those are our taxpayer...
Paterson sex dig at love gov
Former Gov. David Paterson got a rise out of a Manhattan audience yesterday when he turned his old boss, Eliot “Client No. 9” Spitzer, into a punch line. “You know...
Beyonce finally pipes up
Was she live, or was she still Memorex? Beyoncé walked onstage at a pre-Super Bowl press conference yesterday and belted out a barn-burning acappella rendition of the national anthem that...
Dog beats man – in courtroom
Every dog has its day in court. A Long Island judge ruled in favor of a pooch accused of “viciously” pouncing on a limo driver, saying the lovable Labrador doesn’t...
Lady Gaga rants under oath in pay battle with former personal assistant
She really is “The Fame Monster.” Lady Gaga unloaded on a former personal assistant who’s suing her for overtime pay — blasting the woman in a sworn deposition as a...
Mayor Bloomberg denies he made comments about a woman's rear end
I did not ogle that woman! A clearly peeved Mayor Bloomberg yesterday shot down a report that he used less than gentlemanly language to describe a woman’s rear end at...
Chris bares claws
Mayor Dracula’s claws are out! City Council Speaker Christine Quinn — fresh off her vamped-up profile in New York magazine and her cover shot that made Page One of The...
City DNA botch
The city Medical Examiner’s Office said yesterday that it has fired one employee and suspended another for failing to report that 55 DNA samples from city files had not been...
Getting snippy at DHS vid
WASHINGTON — Don’t bring scissors to a gunfight! Americans from coast to coast were up in arms yesterday after the Department of Homeland Security recommended brandishing scissors to fend off...
NYPD sergeant told investigators she wanted to end tryst with suicide cop
The police sergeant sued for allegedly driving her subordinate to suicide when she refused to break off their affair told investigators that the relationship was consensual — and that her...
Koch in turn for the worse
Former Mayor Ed Koch is now in intensive care. Dr. Joseph Tenenbaum, his cardiologist and personal physician, moved Koch from the regular ward at New York Presbyterian Medical Center to...
NJ’s Menendez flees ho heat
Sen. Robert Menendez repeatedly dodged reporters in Washington yesterday — avoiding questions about allegations he had sex with underage hookers in the Dominican Republic. The Democrat from New Jersey slipped...
Dan Marino hid love child from bosses at CBS Sports - and even lawyer-agent - for seven years
Now that’s a misdirection play! Desperate to keep his clean-cut all-American image intact, Dan Marino told no one but his wife that he had sired a baby with a co-worker,...
Scouting’s suicide
Imagine that a group of girls is going on a long camping trip, supervised by adult volunteers who are young men you barely know. Would you let your 15-year-old daughter...
Premature Reports of GOP Death
The Republicans are doomed. Conservatism is over. President Obama is conducting a mop-up operation at this point.That’s the basic consensus in places like New York City, Washington, DC, and other...
Israel’s shock and oy: Striking first against Syria
The Issue: Israel’s airstrike on a convoy of Russian-made missiles along the Syrian-Lebanese border. *** Finally, a nation means what its says regarding red lines (“A Mitzvah for Obama,” Editorial,...
Pinstripe PED poseur
The Issue: Reports suggesting Alex Rodriguez used performance-enhancing drugs while on the Yankees. *** The Yankees may be able to salvage something from their poor decision to sign Alex Rodriguez...
Minimum morality
In all the huffing and puffing over New York’s minimum wage, the only thing missing is the obvious: Whether the state boosts the rate to $8.75 an hour this year...
The Bob Menendez ‘standard’
Bob Menendez is certainly raising new questions about what the Senate means by “foreign relations.” As the New Jersey Democrat assumes the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he...
Tawana Brawley: victim
Tawana Brawley might finally have become a victim. Not of former Dutchess County prosecutor Steve Pagones — whom she falsely accused of rape and who is now looking to collect...
To save NYC’s catholic schools
Last week’s announcement that another two dozen Catholic schools in New York will soon close left many area families reeling. For the poorest and most disadvantaged New Yorkers, Catholic schools...
Hagel was so bad ...
‘I’ve said many, many things over many, many years,” said Chuck Hagel, the president’s nominee for secretary of defense, in a Senate hearing yesterday. He was trying, for the umpteenth...
Shoot-’em-up worth a shot
It’s "I Love the ’80s’’ time once again at the movies, teaming Sylvester Stallone with director Walter Hill in the comic shoot-’em-up “Bullet to the Head,’’ an entertaining if nonsensical...
An honor for Hizzoner
Arguably both the most beloved and polarizing political figure in late 20th-century New York City history, former Mayor Ed Koch presents an uncommonly juicy subject for a documentary, and filmmaker...
Short toons deliver ‘Simpsons’ with a side of ‘Guacamole’
There are three separate annual compilations of Oscar-nominated shorts, with the animation reel always more popular than the live-action and documentary offerings. This year, that category is dominated by the...
'Girls Against Boys' review
This female revenge thriller starts out promisingly, but squanders its girl-power capital quicker than you can say “Rihanna.” Cocktail waitress Shae (Danielle Panabaker) is treated badly by her older lover...
'Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary' review
The troubling case of black activist-journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has been in prison for 30 years for the murder of a white Philadelphia cop in 1981, is examined in this...
'The Last Gladiators' review
To a non-hockey fan, the enforcer concept is bizarre: a man whose main job is to fight anyone from the opposing team who tries to hurt a (usually more talented)...
'John Dies at the End' review
A supernatural horror-comedy that’s frighteningly lacking in wit, “John Dies at the End” thinks it’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” for dudes. But in its randomness, its vulgarity and its level...
‘Little Flower’ power
Two shows tied for the Tony for Best Musical in 1960. The one that City Center’s beloved Encores! series is reviving this week is definitely not “The Sound of Music.”...
Would-be ‘Rebecca’ angel investor unmasked in Florida
In the matter of “Rebecca: The Broadway Scandal,” we learned this week that it was the press agent — Marc Thibodeau — who sent the poison-pen e-mail to an “angel...
Beating a dead ‘Moose’
It took nearly three decades and countless therapy sessions, but I finally thought I was over the post-traumatic stress of having suffered through the original 1983 Broadway production of “Moose...
King of the West Village
On a rainy winter Tuesday night, Chez Sardine, a tiny “quasi Japanese” restaurant in the West Village that opened in December, is packed. An uncommonly polite hostess glances between her...
West Islip native Anderson getting shot with Devils
Matt Anderson waited his entire life for the call. Once it came finally came, after 312 minor league games over six years, the 30-year-old West Islip product thought an uncharged...
5 questions for...Sean McManus
The chairman of CBS Sports Sean McManus talks about the importance of this Super Bowl for his network and what to expect from the game with The Post’s Justin Terranova....
Sports Shorts
NFL: Ditka tolerates gays NFL Hall of Famer Mike Ditka, now with ESPN, called being gay “a choice” one has to “tolerate’’ during an interview with the network at the...
Players don’t think safety is NFL priority
NEW ORLEANS — The NFL plans to have an independent neurologist on the sidelines of every game starting next season, but that isn’t keeping the players from continuing to question...
Vic Cangialosi at Tampa Bay Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-1m&40yds; $11,000; cl($12,50); 3YO4-Plime Blank 7-53-VnytheEmperr12-11-Baby Champ 5-25-P J's Jet 5-12-El Cubilete 4-16-Game Wager 6-1SECOND-6 fur; $14,700; clm($16,000); 4up6-Miss Julia 7-53-Gal Next Door 4-11-Mountain Fire 5-14-Spring Breeze...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m.Best Bet: Southwind Jazmin (1st)FIRST: mile pace; $20,000; cond4 Southwind Jazmin(TTetrick)4-4-15-22 Mystical Victress(MMiller)2-5-13-17 Mj's Bid(CCallahan)1-9-55-11 Shine N Shimmer(ECarlson)8-5-312-13 Elleofnxample(AMiller)1-8-26-15 Ace Of Pace(BSimpson)5-2-410-16 MojarraHanover(JBongiorn)6-3-115-18 Magic Starlight(YGingras)1-1-24-1SECOND: mile trot;...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $30,700; clm($30,000); 4upWON KOOL KID won by a neck this level and was claimed by Ness. FEAR THE HEAT drops in class off an extended...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-$17,500, mdn cl, 3YO F, 6f4Blackstone (Saez)10.603.803.0011Mill Basn Mama (Rosaro)2.802.107Dance Wild (Bravo)2.20Scr: Desert Ruler, Get On With It.* Exacta (4-11) $29.20 * $1 Superfecta (4-11-7-2) $178.50 * $1 Trifecta (4-11-7)...
Big A down to 4 days
Following a decision by the New York Racing Association board of directors at its meeting last Friday to curtail live racing at Aqueduct for the rest of this winter, the...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $64,000; alw; 4upSATURDAYS CHARM drops in class after chasing the lone speed and finishing third in the...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $67,000; alw; 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Rein King(L),113J Ortiz4-6-2Terranv10-12 Tug of War(L),120I Ortiz, Jr1-2-2Hushion7-23 Burned Bridges(L),113K Coa5-1-1Persaud20-14 This Hard Land(L),118E Castro2-4-5Ubillo8-15 Irish...
Aqueduct Charts
January 31st, 2013Clear and Good©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70y; $32,000; cl($20,000); 4upOff: 12:30. 3. alter in,slip by 3/16pTime: 23.52, 47.38, 1:12.26, 1:38.21, 1:42.39.Trainer: David JacobsonWinner: DK B/ G, 4, by...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST: mile; trot; $9,500; condTRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 7:19 TIME-27.3; 57.4; 1:30.0; 1:59.1 2MjestcStone(TTetrck)2.602.202.101Marion Manhattan(AMiller)10.805.209Cashco (J Campbell)2.40* Exacta (2-1) $58.60 * Trifecta (2-1-9) $215.60Winner picked by Bill SmithSECOND: mile; pace; $9,500;...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 1 SATFeb. 2 SUNFeb. 3 MONFeb. 4 TUEFeb. 5 WEDFeb. 6 THUFeb. 7 Knicks Milwaukee7:30MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FM Sac.7:30MSGESPN NOGAME Det.7:30MSGESPN NO GAME Was.7:00MSGESPN NO GAME Nets Chicago7:30YES NetworkWFAN...
Nets' Evans: I didn't knock LeBron, Heat
In a radio interview yesterday, Reggie Evans claimed his message for LeBron James and the Heat was lost in translation. The Nets power forward, appearing on SiriusXM’s “Off The Dribble,”...
The Post Line
NFLSundaySuper BowlAt New OrleansFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)Underdog49ers53 1/2(47 1/2)RavensHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogVALPARAISO19MilwaukeeHARVARD13 1/2YalePRINCETON14CornellColumbia1 1/2PENNDARTMOUTH2BrownDETROIT11Yngstwn St.Manhattan2 1/2SIENAFAIRFIELD9RiderNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS6BucksNETS3BullsCELTICS8 1/2MagicPISTONS6 1/2CavaliersClippers3RAPTORSHeat2 1/2PACERS76ERS7KingsGRIZZLIES7 1/2WizardsNUGGETS9HornetsSUNS3 1/2MavericksJAZZ5BlazersLakers3 1/2T’WOLVESNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogHURRICANES$105-125SenatorsCAPITALS-110-110FlyersRED WINGS-110-110BluesLIGHTNING$145-165JetsSTARS$110-130CoyotesMIGHTY DUCKS$100-120WildCANUCKS$100-120Blackhawks
49ers let Ravens share practice facility
NEW ORLEANS — The Ravens moved indoors Thursday. After practicing in the wind on Wednesday inside Tulane’s baseball stadium, the Ravens decided to move their practices for the rest of...
Hafner added to Yankees' DH platoon
The Yankees didn’t sign Raul Ibanez to be their left-handed DH last year until February, and the veteran ended up being their most clutch hitter late in the season and...
A-Rod plans to play for Yankees ‘as soon as possible’
What, you thought Alex Rodriguez was going to fade away quietly? In case there were any questions about his immediate plans — and there shouldn’t have been — Rodriguez made...
Possible hometown changes show Yankees' A-Rod in for rough road
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Drive 14 miles south from Alex Rodriguez’s waterfront mansion in Miami Beach and you come to the front door of what used to be Biogenesis, the...
Mets add Hawkins; Valverde, K-Rod also on radar
Add LaTroy Hawkins to the Mets’ rag-tag bullpen mix, and the Mets likely aren’t done trying to fix that part of their team. The 40-year-old signed a minor-league deal Thursday...
Penguins shut out sloppy Rangers
Games like this were inevitable, played with low energy and ripe with penalties, sloppiness, and opportunities left wanting. For the Rangers it’s games like last night, when they lost to...
Rangers miss Callahan’s hard-nosed play
Things were going to change with Ryan Callahan’s absence. Without the strongest embodiment of the Rangers’ identity, the epitome of everything the team represents, the Blueshirts looked lifeless and the...
Rangers' Callahan: Injury could have been ‘a lot’ worse
When Ryan Callahan went skating off the ice on Tuesday, his left arm hanging limp from his shoulder, he thought it could be a while before he would be able...
Isles cap strong trip with win over Devils
When John Tavares and the Islanders talked playoffs during the extremely brief preseason, several unbelieving eyebrows were raised. Seven games into the lockout-shortened season, they are backing up their talk....
Giants' Tuck: Time to accept a gay teammate
NEW ORLEANS — In light of the anti-gay slurs of 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver — he has since apologized — the issue of acceptance of an openly-gay player in the...
NY, NJ taking notes on New Orleans’ Supe' recipe
NEW ORLEANS — The vision for Super Bowl XLVIII in New York and New Jersey is an aggressive one — a project that will require a unique marrying of the...
49ers vet hopes Culliver learns from anti-gay remarks
NEW ORLEANS — Surely, Chris Culliver would rather have waited until Sunday for his 15 minutes of Super Bowl fame to arrive. Instead, the 49ers second-year backup cornerback learned a...
Missed putt wrecks Mickelson's 59
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Phil Mickelson missed out on a 59 by a fraction of an inch yesterday in the first round of the Phoenix Open. Mickelson had a chance to...
Osi wants to stay with Giants, but thinks Jets a 'good fit'
NEW ORLEANS — Osi Umenyiora wants to stay with the Giants. But he knows he might not get what he wants and, if it doesn’t work out, he could trade...
Nets are only half there vs. top foes
The Bulls will come to Barclays Center tonight as the fourth team with a winning record the Nets have faced within the past week. The Nets will be hoping for...
Van Gundy: Carlesimo deserves Nets' full-time job
When the Nets let coach Avery Johnson go in late December, Jeff Van Gundy was floated as a potential candidate to replace him. But though Van Gundy wasn’t willing to...
Knicks' Kidd: Back won’t keep me out vs. Bucks
It’s always a concern when a 39-year-old player comes up with a bad back, especially when he’s a guard who already had missed four games earlier in the season with...
Knicks' Stoudemire: Ojajuwon tutelage starting to pay off
Amar’e Stoudemire said his two-week tutorial under Hakeem Olajuwon is not only starting to pay dividends for his $100,000 well-spent, but it’s not just a one-time deal. With the way...
Super Bowl absurdities adding up
The only thing about this week of absurdities that distinguishes it from the absurdities of last week, and the week before that, is that on Super Bowl week we get...
Why 49ers? They are just better
The First impression when the matchup for Super Bowl XLVII was set was to label the Ravens this year’s model of the Giants (twice), Steelers and Packers, recent teams with...
Sunday's Best
The lineBRIANCOSTELLOSTEVESERBYMARKCANNIZZAROPAULSCHWARTZDREWLOFTISJUSTINTERRANOVAMS.CHARLEENBARTHUBBUCHRICO49ers 3 1/2 Ravens49ers49ersRavens49ersRavensRavens49ers49ers49ersOver/Under 47 1/2 OverUnderOverUnderOverOverOverOverOver
Hondo on top to stay
Hondo took charge of the Bettor’s Guide playoff standings by going undefeated in the conference championships to improve to 7-2-1 and clinch at worst a share of the postseason title....
Take the points and expect lots of ’em
Including the 1997-2011 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 454-393 (53.6 percent) against the spread. SUPER BOWL XLVII Ravens (+3 1/2); Over 47 1/2: Baltimore’s gone...
It’ll be an Under-ful night in the Big Easy
Football expert Phil Steele is the owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of college and pro football 24/7/365...
Expect brutal Super Bowl battle between ‘D’ bullies
NEW ORLEANS — This isn’t only a Brother versus Brother Super Bowl. It is also a Bully versus Bully Super Bowl. This isn’t only John Harbaugh versus Jim Harbaugh, and...
Ravens' Rice enjoying Super spotlight
NEW ORLEANS — The last time the Ravens were in the Super Bowl, Ray Rice remembers running up his street in New Rochelle to his friend Dave’s house. It was...
Starr Report
Another Starr Report exclusive: “Breaking Bad” fans jonesing for the show’s return for its fifth and final season this summer, take heart: show producer Sony Pictures Television is partnering with...
Trigger happy
Who says they can’t take the heat of stardom? Several TV celebrities, including “Blue Bloods” star Tom Selleck, are licensed to carry guns, according to an eonline.com report pegged to...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYDREW BREES, EMERIL LAGASSE, SHERRI SHEPHERD - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7KEVIN SPACEY, ROBIN WRIGHT - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4SHAWNE MERRIMAN - The Doctors, 9 a.m., Ch....
Mike Tyson's ‘SVU’ episode moved up a week
NBC has rescheduled its “Law & Order: SVU” episode guest-starring Mike Tyson. The episode, originally scheduled to air Feb. 13, will now air next Wednesday, Feb. 6. NBC officials gave...
Chris Christie to visit Letterman for first time
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will visit David Letterman’s “Late Show” Monday night for the first time. Letterman has made a lot of hay poking fun at Christie’s girth. Christie...
Nate Berkus lands primetime job
Nate Berkus — the only Oprah protegé to flop in daytime TV — has landed a job in primetime. Berkus, a designer with a batch of best-selling books and a...
Big paydays for TV hosts screech to sudden halt
The next host of the game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” — comedian Cedric the Entertainer — is taking an unbelievable 80 percent pay cut to get the...
‘Extra’ ratings jump 30 percent
The awards season has been very good to the TV entertainment magazines — shows like “Entertainment Tonight” and “Access Hollywood.” But one show in particular, “Extra,” has turned events like...
Lena Dunham signs on for UES show
TV’s most famous Greenpoint resident is ready to take on Manhattan. Lena Dunham, the creator and star of HBO’s “Girls,” has signed on for a new project at the network,...
Who's zooming who!
1. NBA: Thunder at Lakers 1,819,589 2. WWE Monday Night Raw 1,290,825 3. NFL Pro Bowl 1,101,174 4. NBA: Heat at Celtics 1,083,421 5. NBA: Heat at Nets 1,017,675 6....
Weird but true
A “gay” dog whose ignorant owner dumped him at a Tennessee animal shelter after it mounted another male has been adopted off death row. After the story went viral on...
AROUND THE CAGE: New rankings system won't keep UFC from making fan-friendly fights
The UFC is going the way of the BCS. Well, sort of.For the first time ever, the world’s top MMA organization is putting forth “official” rankings for every one of...
Beyonce the 'perfectionist'
Beyonce the 'perfectionist' may be her harshest critic. Today she gave a clear and concise reason as to why she lip-synched her inaugural performance of the Star Spangled Banner. Though...