February 3, 2013
WATCH: Sandy Hook choir, Jennifer Hudson sing 'America the Beautiful'
NEW ORLEANS — The chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary School was joined by Jennifer Hudson at the Super Bowl in a stirring rendition of “America the Beautiful” on Sunday that...
WATCH: Johnny Depp's 'Lone Ranger' trailer airing during Super Bowl
Chalk up one early ad victory this Super Bowl: Disney’s “The Lone Ranger.” The film’s title and actor Johnny Depp became worldwide trending topics on Twitter after a commercial teasing...
Hedberg helps Devils blank Islanders
Martin Brodeur isn’t the only New Jersey Devils goalie who knows a thing or two about shutouts. Veteran backup Johan Hedberg made 22 saves for his 22nd career blanking, and...
Big man Brown dominates as Manhattan tops St. Peter's
UPS should have advertised during the Manhattan-St. Peter’s game because the prevailing theme for the Jaspers was “what can Brown do for you?” Rhamel Brown that is. With Knicks star...
Follow Super Bowl XLVII with Post writers
The world will be watching when the 49ers and Ravens take the field Sunday night in New Orleans. Legends will be made. A champion will be crowned.Can Colin Kaepernick, who...
Not a parent of the year: Judge calls Iverson a drunk, slams care of kids in divorce papers
The Answer apparently needs some practice — in Parenting 101. Former NBA star Allen Iverson might have been a star player, but he’s a total loser as a parent, his...
Panetta: Torture used in hunt for bin Laden — but we would've got him anyway
WASHINGTON — Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta today became the highest-ranking Obama administration official to admit that the U.S. used torture to help find Osama Bin Laden. Panetta was responding...
The Post's fighter rankings submitted to UFC
The UFC will be releasing its first official rankings this week, as voted by media members. Here’s the lists – all weight classes and pound for pound – I submitted...
Obama says he won't hesitate on women in combat
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he would have no hesitation ordering women into combat and explained that, as a practical matter, they're already serving that role. Obama, who spoke...
Reid 'confident' NJ Dem Menendez will beat ethics rap
WASHINGTON — Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez got the backing today of Senate Majority Harry Reid, who said the New Jersey Democrat will be cleared of any wrongdoing. “I have confidence...
Beyonce's hair, Alicia Keys muffing anthem lyrics among things you can bet on before Super Bowl
Have a strong feeling about how Beyonce’s hair will be styled at halftime? Or how about if Alicia Keys muffs a word or two in the national anthem?You can wager...
Giants legend LT: Strahan not getting selected to Hall is 'perplexing'
Giants Hall of Fame legend Lawrence Taylor is thrilled that Bill Parcells was voted into the Hall of Fame by the pro football writers, but cannot comprehend why Michael Strahan...
UWS man who helped with Sandy recovery shot dead in Queens
An Upper West Side man who had worked on recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy was shot and killed in Queensbridge over the weekend, police and family said. Francisco Leal, 27,...
UFC 156 analysis: NJ's Edgar falls heartbreakingly short again
Frankie Edgar has the same standing in the featherweight division as he does at lightweight – a very, very close second.The Toms River, N.J., native rallied to win the final...
Jets won't release Tebow before March, hope to trade him: report
The Jets plan on holding onto quarterback Tim Tebow a little longer, according to a report.ESPN reported the Jets will not release Tebow before the new league year begins on...
Hunt for sicko who raped woman, then stole phone so she couldn't call for help
A terrifying video clip shows a sicko dragging a woman into a Brooklyn alley, where he raped her and stole her cell phone so that she couldn’t call for help,...
Queens prospect Lawrence spurns St. John's for Cincinnati
Super Bowl Sunday was a huge letdown for St. John’s and its fans, but it had nothing to do with the big game. The Johnnies lost out on touted local...
Girl shot by Taliban in stable condition after two operations to reconstruct skull and restore hearing
LONDON — A Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban is in stable condition after undergoing two successful operations to reconstruct her skull and restore her...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he would 'absolutely' let son play football
NEW ORLEANS — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would "absolutely" want his own child to play football. After President Barack Obama recently said he'd "have to think long and hard" about...
Ex-Marine charged with murder in connection with fatal shooting of 'American Sniper' author
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — A 25-year-old man was charged with murder in connection with a shooting at a central Texas gun range that killed former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author...
'Warm Bodies' tops weekend box office with estimated $20M
The love-struck zombies of "Warm Bodies" swarmed the box office on Super Bowl weekend with a $20 million opening. On a weekend that Hollywood largely punts to football, the PG-13...
Cops shoot robbery suspect on Staten Island; police say he pointed weapon at officers first
Cops shot an armed burglary suspect in Staten Island after the gunman pointed his weapon at them, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Two officers found 28-year-old Michael Walker matching the description...
Stun gun used on armed man near Buckingham Palace
LONDON — Police used a stun gun to arrest a man armed with knives outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday, as throngs of tourists gathered to watch the Changing of the...
Harry Reid 'confident' Sen. Menendez 'did nothing wrong'
WASHINGTON — Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez got the backing today of Senate Majority Harry Reid who said the New Jersey Democrat will be cleared of any wrongdoing. “I have confidence...
Justin Timberlake performs in comeback concert on eve of Super Bowl
NEW ORLEANS — One of the most anticipated musical moments of the year so far happened in New Orleans and was connected to the Super Bowl — but it had...
Ben Affleck wins top honor at Directors Guild Awards, further sealing 'Argo's' status as Oscar front-runner
LOS ANGELES — Ben Affleck has won the top film honor from the Directors Guild of America for his CIA thriller "Argo," further sealing its status as best-picture front-runner at...
New York man drowns while swimming off Kauai
LIHUE, Hawaii — Authorities say a 65-year-old New York man has drowned in waters off Kauai. The Kauai Fire Department says he was swimming at Lydgate Beach Saturday when he...
Breakdown of Super Bowl XLVII
After two weeks of hype, talk and prognosticating, Super Bowl XLVII has arrived. The focus shifts from the Harbaugh brothers, deer-antler spray and player safety to the game. For about...
Did you know? 47 super facts about 49ers and Ravens
I. Jim Harbaugh once appeared in an episode of “Saved By The Bell” as Screech’s cousin. II. 49ers kicker David Akers was a substitute teacher in 1997-98 after going undrafted,...
Harbaugh, Bailey were inches from eternal glory
Things could have been different for Jim Harbaugh. And they could have been different for Aaron Bailey. Trailing the Steelers 20-16 with 5 seconds left in the 1995 AFC Championship...
Jobs hit a Wall: Regulations push high-paying banker openings overseas
As the US unemployment rate ticked up on Friday, even Wall Street was not immune to the pain. High-paying banker jobs are going overseas, where the glare from Washington regulators...
NY’s AG gets $1.9M as foreclosures rise
While foreclosures nationally fell 3 percent last year, New York City filings climbed 19 percent, or 13,116 properties, according to a new report. The outer boroughs were the hardest hit,...
Dow 14K 2nd time around
Wall Street put on the party hats as the Dow Jones industrial average closed over the 14,000 mark for the first time since October 2007, punctuating the longest winning streak...
Crowdfunders cheer on new graduates
Sure, we all believe that youth must be served, but are you willing to invest in their future — literally? Crowdfunding platform Upstart, which launched in October, lets recent college...
Smartphone derby
Apple’s iPhone franchise took home the gold in holiday sales for smartphones, beating back a surging Samsung Galaxy. Apple’s market share in the fourth quarter fell 2 points, to 39...
New York is now No. 2 state for tech M&A deals
New York has emerged as a hub not just for startup investments, but also for firms looking to buy or merge with privately held tech companies, according to a new...
Jeff Zucker shaking up CNN
In the weeks leading up Jeff Zucker’s official start date at CNN the ex-NBC chief set up a series of dinners with Washington, DC, insiders, and then jetted to Atlanta...
GDP: Gov’t Domestic Product
Many of us know that the US economy is fundamentally weak; the data don’t really support much of the “Recovery-speak” spun by Washington and its pool of lapdog economists. Held...
Law school applications crater 38% since ’10
The verdict is in: Law school is a risky bet. The number of applicants to US law schools is down 20 percent since this time last year, according to the...
Got two, need one
Dear John: You recently wrote about people being able to sell tickets for entertainment events they couldn’t attend. Why can’t I sell or give my airline tickets to someone? Our...
Working in ‘Unison’
Even if your colleagues are in different locations, you can all work in the same room with Unison. The free Web service lets you set up digital spaces in which...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS MARISSA MAYER CEO’s Yahoo! turnaround is something to cheer; portal posts first quarterly revenue growth in 4 years. KEVIN TSUJIHARA Jeff Bewkes’ surprise pick to run Warner Bros. Entertainment....
Subway ‘shut’ threat
It may soon take more than a MetroCard to get into some overcrowded subway stations. The MTA has told community leaders in Midtown Manhattan that it could one day be...
Sandy prop. tax outrage
Sandy nearly destroyed his home — and now the city is jacking up his property taxes. Staten Islander Robert Raimondi, 55, was stunned last week when the city sent him...
How Ed fixed New York
Ed Koch was one of New York’s three great mayors in the 20th century, joining LaGuardia and Giuliani in that hallowed circle. Each faced different problems with unique style, but...
Mommy wannabe cries assault after pregnancy romp with bro-in-law: suit
No good seed goes unpunished. A Manhattan lawyer claims his sister-in-law falsely accused him of sexual assault — because she feared admitting to her family they had slept together to...
Tyler is shutter bugged
Attention, paparazzi: Don’t walk this way. Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is pushing for a new law in Hawaii that would protect famous faces from invasive lensmen — and it already...
Ex-First Dog Barney dies
Thousands have offered Facebook condolences over the death of Barney, President George W. Bush’s beloved black Scottish terrier.Bush and his wife, Laura, released a statement Friday saying their famous 12-year-old...
Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis fumbles on donating money to his charity
What’s his defense? Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis — who earned $7.2 million in 2011 — couldn’t spare a dime of it for his own charity, The Post has learned....
Bus strikers ride mayor
Now look who’s walking!More than 100 bus drivers hiked back and forth through Manhattan yesterday, descending on Mayor Bloomberg’s Upper East Side home to protest his handling of a strike...
Bronx boy, 9, clings to life after being tossed off roof by 17-year-old neighbor, police say
Barely alive after being tossed from the roof of a five-story building, a 9-year-old bravely named his teen assailant — who was then busted on an attempted murder charge, cops...
Mother of 5-year-old Alabama hostage is ‘hanging on by a thread,’ official says
Coloring books, toys and medication have been delivered to the underground bunker in Midland City, Ala., where a 5-year-old boy was still being held hostage last night by a crazed...
Spring!
It’s spring — beyond a shadow of a doubt!Staten Island Chuck wasn’t frightened back inside his cottage by his shadow yesterday at the Staten Island Zoo — signaling an early...
'Mayor Quinn' steps in for Bloomberg with SI Chuck
She’s already acting like her honor! In Mayor Bloomberg’s absence, Council Speaker Christine Quinn — who hopes to succeed him at City Hall — performed Groundhog Day duties on Staten...
Iran bank big in $70M bust
BERLIN — A man caught last month trying to enter Germany with a check worth about $70 million used to head Iran’s central bank, according to the newspaper Bild am...
Top US sniper shot dead
Chris Kyle, a former U.S. Navy SEAL sniper who was responsible for 160 kills, was shot and killed with another man at a gun range in Texas yesterday, the co-author...
St. Luke’s Hospital quietly shut down pediatric unit during Hurricane Sandy
St. Luke’s Hospital quietly shut down its pediatric unit during Hurricane Sandy — using the storm as an excuse to shutter a ward used by low-income families, nurses charge. The...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx***An 18-year-old woman fought off two thieves in her Fordham apartment, law-enforcement sources said. She was alone in her Decatur Avenue home at about 10 a.m. Tuesday when a...
Street-crosser, 72, killed
An elderly man crossing the street with his wife near their Staten Island home was fatally hit by a car, authorities said. A gray Nissan Armada struck Bujar and Ruizije...
Austen’s book ‘copies’
She had the write stuff!Jane Austen was the most influential writer of the 19th century — inspiring more copycats than such contemporary literary greats as the Brontë sisters, Robert and...
OWN no you didn’t, Oprah!
Oprah’s television network wasn’t exactly filled with angels, a former employee claims in a California lawsuit.Carolyn Hommel, 44, began working for the talk-show queen’s network, OWN, back in 2011, and...
And it’s . . . good boy!
Forget the Super Bowl. Who are you woofing for today? A Long Island comedian is top dog at “Puppy Bowl IX” — America’s cutest annual sporting event that pits wide...
NYC schools giving out tens of thousands of doses of the 'morning-after pill'
Plan B has become Plan A in the Bloomberg administration’s stealth war on teen pregnancy. Handouts of the “morning-after pill” to sexually active students have skyrocketed under an unpublicized project...
Baruch tax-test cheat scandal
Another day, another cheating scandal at Baruch College. The CUNY school last week shut down a tax-preparation program for accounting students after The Post inquired about the possible sale of...
Obama mocked for releasing skeet shoot photo during gun-control debate
He’s full of skeet! Gun owners lampooned President Obama as Elmer Fudd yesterday after the White House released a photo — in the middle of a fierce national firearms debate...
Mock & load! Web jokers Photoshop Obama pic
When the “official” photo of the president shooting skeet was released to the press yesterday, attached to it were these very specific instructions: “This photograph is being made available only...
Mike Super anti-gun ad
Mayor Bloomberg’s anti-illegal-gun coalition is tackling the NRA in a Super Bowl ad today.Mayors Against Illegal Guns’ 30-second spot will air during the third quarter in the Washington, DC, market....
President Clinton will speak at Koch’s star-studded funeral
Even Bill Clinton can’t say no to Ed Koch. The former president is cutting short a trip to Japan to speak at Koch’s funeral tomorrow, fulfilling one final request from...
NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOS: A rare look at cuddly side of Koch
It’s the Ed Koch you’ve never seen before. The famously pugnacious — and frequently potty-mouthed — pol looks every bit the doting granddad in these never-before-seen photos of the lifelong...
FILTH AND FURY: Homeless return to debase Grand Central Terminal
In celebration of its 100th birthday, the bad old days have returned to Grand Central Terminal. Droves of homeless people are flooding the landmark again — even as workers prepared...
Rangel bares new me$$
Maybe Rep. Charles Rangel should ask his wife to fill his nearly empty campaign coffers.The Harlem Dem’s campaign committee ended the year with just $5,033 in the bank, according to...
Etch inventor shakes his last
BRYAN, Ohio — The inventor of the Etch A Sketch, the famous red toy that generations of children drew on, shook up and started over, has died in France, the...
FDNY boss warns rank-and-file not to 'retaliate' against court-ordered minority hires
FDNY Commissioner Sal Cassano is bracing for trouble in the ranks. In a memo last week, Cassano said the FDNY, under court order, may bring on up to 293 “priority...
Turkey cops hold 11 suspects in sickening slay of SI mom
A Staten Island mom of two was found dead in Istanbul 11 days after she was due home from a solo trip in which she’d planned to pursue her interest...
Minute-by-minute Super Bowl guide
Pregame 9 a.m. NFL Network: A staggering 8.5-hour edition of “NFL GameDay Morning” begins. 10 a.m. ESPN: 4-hour “Sunday NFL Countdown.” 11 a.m. CBS: NFL Films’ “Road to the Super...
America's hunger games
For all the talk about our slow climb out of the worst recession since the Great Depression, this past week brought some alarming news: The unemployment rate climbed to 7.9...
Can’t rile without you
I had about 150 records then, filed alphabetically by last name of artist, but as the aggressively friendly upperclassmen were spiriting my possessions from the family Thunderbird into my college...
A ‘60 Minutes’ gotcha
Steve Kroft of “60 Minutes” let fly with a startling admission last week: The reason President Obama agrees to appear on his CBS program so frequently is that “he knows...
NY’s profitable ‘Nonprofits’
New Yorkers last week got a sharp illustration of two kinds of graft that plague the local political landscape here and suck up so much of their taxes — one...
Fdny facts
The Post reports that the FDNY has posted links for candidates who have felony convictions to apply for certificates that would allow them to be hired by the FDNY (“FDNY:...
Koch, proudest of Jews
One of the reasons I adored Ed Koch is that he reviewed movies like my grandmother reviewed movies. People may not remember this, but Koch had a long and illustrious...
Secrets of a Don Juan
Swoon Great Seducers and Why Women Love Them Why Women Love Them by Betsy Prioleau W.W. Norton & Company Legendary ladies’ man Casanova once met a woman named Leonilda who...
In my library David Ives
Perhaps you’d be honored — thrilled! — to have New York magazine declare you one of the “100 Smartest New Yorkers.” Or you could feel the way playwright David Ives...
Who’s a clever boy?
The Genius of Dogs How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think by Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods Dutton Compared to other dogs, Sofia, an 11-pound mutt, is nothing special. And...
Adopt me!
Matilda is a five-year-old English bulldog. She loves belly rubs and sunshine. Meet her from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society of New York, 306 E. 59th...
Eat your heart out
When it comes to romance between the living and the undead, zombies are a tougher sell than vampires. Gray, rotting flesh and brain-munching just aren’t as sexy as eternally young...
Grand Central Terminal: My landmark New York
Grand Central Terminal is 100 years old as of this weekend, and for nearly a third of that time, Justin Ferate has been singing the building’s praises in public. A...
Bridge
I’ll bet you love to lead singletons against suit contracts. You envision partner producing the ace and giving you a ruff, and all is right with the world.Leading singletons has...
Explosive force
They are called “unexploded bombs,” the opening moves that players prepare for upcoming games — and then don’t get a chance to use. Time goes by — sometimes years —...
When Sally met Fosse
It's hard to believe, but Liza Minnelli lost her signature role as the free-spirited Sally Bowles to English actress Jill Haworth when the envelope-pushing musical “Cabaret” was originally staged on...
Sex machine was a sadist
Riding on James Brown’s tour bus in 1964, sax player Maceo Parker was joking with his brother Melvin, the band’s drummer, about their boss. Clowning around, Maceo pulled off a...
Twisted sisters
It doesn’t matter how much you think you have the music in you, breaking the news to Mom and Dad that you intend to join a band, go on tour...
Little Brother will get big win tonight
NEW ORLEANS — You can dream big as a boy. You can grow up watching your father spend his life coaching football at different stops along the way. Maybe you...
Boldin uses agony of his first Super defeat to fuel fellow Ravens
NEW ORLEANS — Anquan Boldin is hungry and he is grateful. Those figure to be powerful forces for the Ravens against the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII tonight at the...
Serby's Sunday Q&A with... Phil Simms
Giants Super Bowl XXI MVP QB Phil Simms talked strategy for today’s title clash between the Ravens and 49ers with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Tell me about your production...
Former Mets prospect Kazmir tries to find way back to majors
HOUSTON — This has not been a fall for Scott Kazmir. It has been a plummet. A life-changing plunge from Mets superphenom to Rays ace to Angels reject. To out...
Supe ’dogs will cover vs. favored Niners
Today RAVENS +3 1/2; Over 47 1/2: Young 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is seeking to break significant new ground. Just two quarterbacks who have made fewer league starts than Kaepernick...
Sunday's Best
The lineBRIANCOSTELLOSTEVESERBYMARKCANNIZZAROPAULSCHWARTZDREWLOFTISJUSTINTERRANOVAMS.CHARLEENBARTHUBBUCHRICODave BlezowHondo49ers 3 1/2 Ravens49ers49ersRavens49ersRavensRavens49ers49ers49ersNinersRavensOver/Under 47 1/2 OverUnderOverUnderOverOverOverOverOverOverOverat New Orleans Lines reprinted from Friday’s Bettor’s Guide. For updated lines, see Page 66.
Westhoff: Ravens’ Harbaugh ‘special’
NEW ORLEANS — Every year when head coaching jobs become available in the NFL, you hear lists of the top offensive and defensive coordinators as candidates to fill them. Rarely...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70yds; $37,000; clm($25,000); 4upDEFINE drops in class for local return after tiring in allowance at Laurel last out. SOKITUMI...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $23,000; clm($10,000); 3YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Jerek Deter(L),112J Ortiz1-2-6Rodrigez4-12 Real Real Soon(L),114A Suarez6-6-5Wlhelm-S7-23 First Show(L),113MRemedi1-4-5Shavelsn8-14 Status Maker(L),112K Albright6-1-2Velzqez10-15 PaultheOctops(L),117FPnnngtn5-5-5Vega2-16 Am Inspired(L),119J Acosta1-4-4Pino5-17 First...
Aqueduct Charts
February 2nd, 2013Clear and Fast©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70yds; $67,000; alw; 4upOff: 12:30. Good. bump brk,3w,hand urgedTime: 23.94, 47.18, 1:1.86, 1:36.3, 1:4.63.Trainer: Todd PletcherWinner: CH C, 4, by Lawyer Ron-Enchanted...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-mile; $54,500; alw opt cl; 3YO6Coff Clqu (RoccJr.)18.007.804.807Kitten's Point (Prado)4.202.801Silsita (Velazquez)3.80Scr: Tie Dye.* Exacta (6-7) $63.80 * $1 Superfecta (6-7-1-5) $1,045.00 * $1 Trifecta (6-7-1) $154.00SECOND-1 1/8mile; $22,500; cl; 4up4Spielberg...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 3MONFeb. 4TUEFeb. 5WEDFeb. 6THUFeb. 7FRIFeb. 8SATFeb. 9KnicksNOGAMEDet.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMEWash.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEMin.8:00MSGESPNNO GAMENetsNOGAMENO GAMELakers7:30YESWFANDet.7:30YESWFANNO GAMEWash.7:00YESWFANNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMENO GAMEUConn7:00ESPNUWBBRNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMERangersNO GAMENO GAMEDevils7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEIsles 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENO GAMEIslandersDevils3:00MSG PlusWRHUNO GAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WRHUNO...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball11 a.m.Women's: Dayton at Richmond ESPNUNoonProvidence at Villanova SNY1 p.m.Iowa at Minnesota BIG TEN1 p.m.Clippers at Celtics NBATV1 p.m.Women's: Duke at North Carolina ESPNU2 p.m.Marquette at Louisville ESPN2 p.m.South Florida...
The Post Line
NFLSuper BowlAt New OrleansFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)Underdog49ers54(47 1/2)RavensHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogVILLANOVA5 1/2ProvidenceMINNESOTA10IowaLOUISVILLE9 1/2MarquetteUCONN11South FloridaVirginia1GA. TECHSTANFORD9 1/2Oregon St.Wisconsin1ILLINOISRider1 1/2MARISTMANHATTAN9St. Peter'sNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogCELTICSPickClippersLakers1PISTONSHeat5RAPTORSNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogISLANDERS$100-120DevilsPenguins$105-125CAPITALSCANADIENS$105-125SenatorsSABRES$135-155Panthers
Parx Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. FIRST-1 1/4m; $17,000; clm($10,0); 4&5YO1-Romolo's Juliet 2-15-Powerful Val 15-12-Jersey Babe 3-16-Slynn 20-13-Smebnypnche15-17-Flirtingwithfrty6-14-Jaz E Jaz 12-18-Irshdncedfrfree4-1SECOND-6 fur; $19,000; clm($7,500); 4up7-SookieStackhse2-14-Cosmic Dance 15-11-Lesly's Back 10-15-Judy's Quest 6-12-Prairie Trip...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-MILE-pace; $20,000; cond4SthwndJzmn(TTtrck)4.003.002.401Shine NShimmer(ECarlson)21.407.602Mystical Victress (M Miller)2.40* Exacta (4-1) $112.20 * Trifecta (4-1-2) $216.40SECOND-MILE-trot; $8,500; claiming3ZumbMouse(MMller)4.202.802.406Blomkvist (A Miller)4.404.408Apollo Blue Chip (MVanderkemp)6.20* Exacta (3-6) $21.40 * Trifecta (3-6-8) $140.00 * Daily...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $26,200; clm($15,000); 3YOSTARSHIP TITAN won this level going shorter and was claimed. BILLOS BOY closed to finish second to top choice. TRIP N RUN fourth...
Parx Results
FIRST-$30,000, mdn cl, 3YO, 6f 3 Hbby's Prd (Cruz) 27.60 7.80 5.60 4 Throw'n Smok (Pnnngtn) 3.20 2.20 2 Written Consent (Rosado) 9.40 * Exacta (3-4) $88.40 * Trifecta (3-4-2)...
‘Cro’: Jets need ‘O’
NEW ORLEANS — Jets Pro Bowl cornerback Antonio Cromartie hopes the team does not make many changes on defense but finds some solutions on offense. “I think a lot of...
Giants' Bradshaw has surgery on foot
NEW ORLEANS — Ahmad Bradshaw 11 days ago had a surgical procedure to his right foot he said he should have had following the 2011 season. As a result, he...
Revolutionary rolls in Withers
Jockey Javier Castellano flew up from Florida to win three of the four stakes races run yesterday at Aqueduct, and this is one trip he won’t soon forget. Not the...
It’s Time to quit, A-Roid
* Anyone who watched Alex Rodriguez during last season’s AL Championship Series knows he is finished as a professional baseball player. I don’t think the Yankees should have to pay...
Isles’ start quite special
The Islanders’ fast start can be attributed to a series of positive developments, from the inspiring play of budding superstar John Tavares to standout goaltending of veteran Evgeni Nabokov and...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Bobcats’ Kidd-Gilchrist has concussion The Bobcats lost 109-95 to the Rockets last night and lost Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Gilchrist, the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft out of...
Mickelson leads Phoenix Open by 6
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Phil Mickelson drew the loudest cheers from the biggest crowd in golf history Saturday at the Phoenix Open. Mickelson nearly aced the par-3 16th, hitting a 9-iron...
Home team never eats Supe
NEW ORLEANS — Well, you can set your watch by this: The conspiracy theorists will be lining up at the various entrances to the Jersey Turnpike by the time this...
Xtreme makeover
ESPN’s anonymous (unsigned), lawyer-approved response on Friday to the on-the-TV-job death of X Games extreme snowmobiler, 25-year-old Caleb Moore, was so defensive it was hideously offensive: “We are deeply saddened...
As Wallace goes, so go the Nets
Gerald Wallace rarely has the best line in the Nets’ box score, but a simple look at the stats doesn’t do justice to the contribution the hard-working small forward makes...
Ex-Knick Guerin: I’m surprised record lasted so long
Former Knick super-scorer Richie Guerin got a kick out of being in the headlines over the past week as Carmelo Anthony tied, then broke Guerin’s franchise record of 29 straight...
Knicks dismantle Kings
Thanks to one of the biggest blowout wins in Knicks history, coach Mike Woodson’s peaceful Caribbean beach plans for All-Star Weekend have been put in potential disarray. The Knicks recovered...
Stoudemire dominates off bench for Knicks
The Knicks trailed 13-3 — which seems kind of improbable when you figure they later led by 50. But, yeah, they were down 10 to the Kings, looking like a...
Newtown choir captures hearts of Knicks, crowd
Twenty kids from the Newtown choir stood at center court and began to sing the national anthem before the Knicks’ 120-81 victory over the Kings last night at the Garden....
Penguins, Crosby demolish Devils
PITTSBURGH — Unfortunately for the Devils, Sidney Crosby and the Penguins finally found their stride at home. Crosby and Chris Kunitz each had a goal and two assists, and Pittsburgh...
Star’s key goal fuels Rangers
TAMPA, Fla. — The Rangers were waiting for this moment seven and half games, the moment when Rick Nash no longer teases with his superlative talent, but capitalizes on it,...
Blueshirts’ second line enjoys first-rate outing
TAMPA, Fla. — Secondary scoring has been a sore spot for the Rangers in the early part of this season, but last night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, they...
Deserving honor for coaching legend comes year too late
NEW ORLEANS — Heaven forbid two New York Football Giants champions should go into the Hall of Fame together, but at least they got it right this time when they...
Parcells gets into football Hall of Fame, but Strahan must wait
NEW ORLEANS — Bill Parcells is now in the same company as Vince Lombardi. “It’s beyond comprehension, really,’’ Parcells said last night. “It’s just unbelievable.’’ Believe it. The Giants hoped...
RB Peterson claims MVP
NEW ORLEANS — Adrian Peterson’s surprising comeback season earned him the surprise nod over Peyton Manning Saturday night as winner of the Associated Press’ NFL Most Valuable Player award. The...
Life will change for today’s winning QB
NEW ORLEANS — Not every athlete who hits it huge endures this rite of passage, but most of them do. LeBron James, for instance, never was going to sneak up...
Ravens, Niners bring defense back to Big Game
NEW ORLEANS — This is not mostly about the Harbaugh brothers, because no championship is about one, or two, individuals, even if they are related. It is not about a...
The Rumble
Ain't that a Nick Isles assist Long Island youth benefit tourney Long Island youth hockey players and coaches, with help from the Islanders, took part in a one-day 4-on-4 house...
Back on Broadway
Inside an old bagel factory on Eagle Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Megan Hilty is dancing in a rehearsal hall with “Today” show host Kathie Lee Gifford. Their audience is a...
Bowl fever
Today marks the return of the greatest unofficial holiday in the history of unofficial holidays. It’s Super Bowl Sunday, an American tradition. Time to grab the remote, find a comfy...
Doctors on the hot seat
He’s not in an operating room removing someone’s brain tumor, or sitting in as the guest anchor on CNN. He’s not covering a battle in Afghanistan, or trekking to Newtown...
Don't miss
Searching for Drew The search for mysterious murder witness Drew Thompson is driving a stellar season of “Justified,” prompting questions such as, what is Arlo’s (Raymond J. Barry) connection to...
Look Who’s Talking
Kelly & Michael 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Russell Brand; Pauley Perrette. Tuesday: Katharine McPhee. Wednesday: Eric Stonestreet; Reba McEntire. Thursday: Rooney Mara; Josh Groban. Friday: Jennifer Hudson; Madeleine Stowe....
Time to put this show in ‘Storage’
Omg, A&E! There are certain unforgettable lights-on, slap-to-the-face “Wake up, stupid!” moments for all of us TV-watchers, right? But what a shock to have recently learned that David Hester —...
Reel good
Away From Her, 2006 Tuesday, 8 p.m., Sundance Actress Sarah Polley made a name for herself when she directed this poignant tale, based on an Alice Munro short story, about...
Taste it all at food festivals
It's almost the season for major food festivals. Here are three delicious picks. MELBOURNE FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL March 1-17 With more than 250 events, this food fest makes it...
The luxe side of Los Cabos, Mexico
There is the Los Cabos, Mexico, that is Sammy Hagar’s Cabo Wabo Cantina, where crowds of sunburned tourists (many disgorged from cruise ships docked nearby) suck down “Waboritas” made with...
Twice as nice for music festivals
Why have a one-weekend music festival when you can have a two-weekend music festival? Both of these high-profile, big-ticket events answer the call. For the indie kids and aging hipsters...
Spring flings
YOUNG AMERICANS IN LONDON Under pressure? Escape to London, which will be celebrating all things David Bowie this spring. Coinciding with the release of his first new album in a...
Bar brothers
Sibling rivalry will take a national stage in New Orleans today as brothers John and Jim Harbaugh’s respective football teams, the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers, face off...
Master chef in a minute
Even if you have the time and kitchen space to cook, shopping for groceries in New York — from braving the Trader Joe’s lines to getting gouged at the gourmet...
Super sipping!
AT 18, Jersey native St. John Frizell moved to New Orleans — and stayed for nearly a decade. “It’s where I learned how to eat, drink and have fun —...
The science of love
With little more than a week until Valentine’s Day, ladies don’t have time to waste on romantic folklore. Your friends’ advice and your own gut feelings may actually be leading...
Meet Market: Yoga teacher wants a woman who will love him to the core
Wake-up call Jason hates nothing more than being late. He once overslept for one of his fitness classes and never forgave himself. “Now I triple-check my alarm,” he says. Safety...
This week's couple: Tea party
DINNER dates are never a bad idea, but is this the only meal of the day when two people can get to know each other? We don’t think so, which...
Top 5: Ways to fake a girlfriend before the Super Bowl
“Carry around a cardboard cutout Victoria’s Secret model, and take tons of pics of you with her to post on Facebook.” — Nadine “Tell everyone your girl got transferred to...
Junk in a box
One goal has long evaded sex toy engineers: an exact replica of a human penis. Not just any penis, but yours, with all the contours and skin tone that the...
Weird but true
Let’s just say he’s in more than a wee bit of trouble.According to law-enforcement sources, a Seattle man was so drunk that he was hospitalized, put in a diaper and...
1993 team watches Seton Hall waxed by Cincy
On a day Seton Hall honored its 1992-93 Big East championship team, the present-day Pirates reminded that group — and everybody else in Prudential Center — just how far removed...
LIU’s six-game win streak snapped
Liu Brooklyn just needed one play in the final minutes — a made shot, a defensive rebound, a drawn charge — that never materialized. As a result, the Blackbirds saw...
Stony Brook rockin’
Dave Coley scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Anthony Jackson hit a late 3-pointer to lift Stony Brook to a 56-54 win over New Hampshire in Durham, N.H....
Georgetown snaps St. John's win streak
WASHINGTON — If anyone wonders if the rivalry between St. John’s and Georgetown remains as bitter and white hot as it did in the days when Chris Mullin and Patrick...
Indiana ousts No. 1 Michigan; No. 6 ’Cuse falls into Pitt
Indiana beat the nation’s No. 1 team last night and is now in position to reclaim the top spot. Cody Zeller scored 19 points and Victor Oladipo had 15, leading...
Teens sought in smart phone grab
Police are seeking two teens who robbed a child of his smart phone in Richmond Hill, Queens last week. Surveillance video shows the teens snatching the phone at the corner...
Stoudemire 10 for 10, Smith has big day as Knicks crush Kings
Amare Stoudemire was 10 for 10 from the field for 21 points, and the New York Knicks unleashed a 38-4 run on Sacramento in the first half and clobbered the...
Nash go-ahead goal sends Rangers over Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. — Rick Nash scored a go-ahead goal early in the third period and the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night. The Rangers...
Mickelson draws a serious crowd at Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Phil Mickelson drew the loudest cheers from the biggest crowd in golf history Saturday at the Phoenix Open. Mickelson nearly aced the par-3 16th, hitting a 9-iron...
UFC prez White rips Ortiz for Rousey insults
Not that Ronda Rousey needs anyone to fight her battles – she’s plenty capable of verbal jousting – but UFC president Dana White crushed Tito Ortiz for taking a shot...
Georgetown goes gray, ends St. John's five-game winning streak
WASHINGTON -- The Georgetown Hoyas held a 'Gray Out' yesterday. Gray T-shirts were draped across the back of every chair in the Verizon Center. The Hoyas wore their gray jerseys....