February 8, 2013
POST POWER RANKINGS: Lakers experiment has failed
There’s no way around it, no way to sugar coat it.The Lakers’ experiment has failed. Every single aspect of it.Mike D’Antoni hasn’t given any indication that he will be able...
Nautica
The Who: Peter Facinelli of "The Twilight Saga" was there, as were the Winklevoss twins (the real ones, not Armie Hammer, also making the menswear rounds this season) and a...
Sally LaPointe
The Who: Leandra Medine arrived with a crew of it girls, among them close friend and fashion writer Rachel Strugatz. Much to the delight of shutter-happy photogs, the Man Repeller...
Jenni Kayne
The Who: A mix of photographers, bloggers and magazine editors flocked to a nondescript Midtown locale, where Jenni Kayne presented an assemblage of day and evening looks. Glamour's fashion news...
Deers of joy: Seemingly dead fawn pulled from icy waters 'licked' back to life by family of deer
It’s like the Enchanted Forest out there. Suffolk County cops pulled a seemingly-dead fawn out of icy waters in Fire Island today — and a family of deer came up...
Cosmos land Spanish midfielder Ayoze (VIDEO)
The New York Cosmos made veteran Spanish midfielder Ayoze their fourth signing this offseason. The 27-year-old left-winger comes to New York from Sporting Gijón, where he had played since 2010....
Wait for 'killer nanny' pysch tests; she's accused of murdering 2 kids
Court-appointed shrinks are still puzzling over the trial fitness of accused killer nanny Yoselyn Ortega, charged with the heinous bathtub slashing deaths of two young Upper West Side children under...
WATCH: John says Harbaugh brothers have not spoken since Super Bowl on 'Letterman'
The Harbaugh brothers have not spoken to each other since they were on the field together at the SuperDome.John Harbaugh, coach of the Super Bowl-winning Ravens, said on “Late Show...
Jesse Jackson Jr. signs plea deal, may face jail time: report
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has signed a plea deal regarding the inappropriate use of official funds, according to a Fox News report. Details of the deal are unclear, but...
WATCH: The best dunks from Knicks' high-flying White
James White was installed as a 5-to-4 favorite to win the NBA slam dunk contest at All-Star Weekend on Feb. 16. Most Knicks fans would have no idea why –...
M&Ms' 'petrified peanut' tears up woman's teeth: lawsuit
Her treat turned out to be a jawbreaker. A Brooklyn housewife who cracked several teeth on a “petrified peanut” in a bag of M&Ms has sued Mars, Inc. and the...
Aqueduct cancels Saturday card ahead of storm
With a blizzard in the forecast, live racing at Aqueduct has been canceled for Saturday, the second day in a row the impending storm has shuttered racing at the Big...
Knicks' White made dunk contest favorite
MINNEAPOLIS -- Knicks swingman James White has been installed as the 5-4 favorite to win the Sprite Slam-Dunk Contest in eight days in Houston, according to the Bovada.lv betting site....
VIDEO PREVIEW: Nets face challenge against Wizards with Wall
The Post’s Tim Bontemps previews the Nets game against the Wizards on Friday night. While the Wizards are among the NBA’s worst with a 13-35 record, they have been a...
Brooklyn teacher's aide pleads guilty to producing child porn
A teacher’s aide pleaded guilty today to producing a homemade child porn film inside a New York City grammar school. Taleek Brooks, who worked at PS 243 in Crown Heights,...
SEE IT: 49ers' Kaepernick celebrates Super Bowl berth with new tattoos
The term “Kaepernicking” should just mean to get tattoos.49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick wasted very little time adding to his extensive amount of ink this week. Thursday, four days after almost...
Amish ringleader in beard-cutting attacks sentenced to 15 years prison
CLEVELAND, Ohio. — The ringleader in hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison. Before his sentencing, Samuel Mullet Sr. told...
In first words since scandal, Paterno's wife defends 'moral' husband
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Breaking more than a year of silence, Sue Paterno is defending her late husband as a “moral, disciplined” man who never twisted the truth to avoid...
Snow could strand Knicks in Minnesota, force cancellation of Clippers game
MINNEAPOLIS – The Knicks are planning to be stranded in Minnie. The club is “likely’’ to stay overnight in Minnesota instead of flying home as normal after Friday night’s game...
Nets' Teletovic staying calm despite three straight airballs
WASHINGTON – It would be easy for a player to lose confidence after shooting three airballs in a row, as Mirza Teletovic did in his brief stint on the floor...
Hal: Yankees have 'concern' over A-Rod ties to PED ring
TAMPA -- Hal Steinbrenner said there is "concern" about Alex Rodriguez and his alleged ties to Biogenesis but that the investigation is out of the Yankees hands."There's concern, but it's...
'Nemo' storms Twitter
As a massive blizzard is set to hit New York, the jokesters on Twitter have already taken the golden opportunity to mix the title character from Disney/Pixar's "Finding Nemo" with...
Priceless Lourve painting defaced with 9/11 truther graffiti
PARIS, France -- A woman has defaced Eugene Delacroix's painting "Liberty Leading the People" with a black marker as it hung in an outpost of the Louvre gallery in northern...
Giants great Strahan, Sapp get into Twitter war over Hall of Fame flap
Michael Strahan may be a “media darling”, but he is not above mixing it up on Twitter. The Giants great took offense to Warren Sapp voicing his concerns that Strahan...
WATCH: UFC's Rousey fears she's using father's suicide for 'career gain'
Ronda Rousey makes her living beating up other women. But the UFC’s first female fighter has a sensitive side and it was on full display on the premiere of “UFC...
Super BEAK> at the Bowery
In almost 20 years of existence, Portishead have managed to produce just three albums. And while it’s true that each of them have been meticulously crafted and undeniably brilliant, that’s...
Police search for alleged ex-LAPD killer in snowy CA mountain town
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — Police spent all night searching the snowy mountains of Southern California but were unable to find the former Los Angeles police officer accused of carrying...
WATCH: Duke fans take it too far with 'grandma' chant aimed at NC State's Lewis
Enough is enough.Sports fans are some of the most passionate people on the planet, but when an incident such as the one that happened at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Thursday...
Potential 'cannibal cop' jurors shaken after judge describes shocking evidence
Prospective jurors for the "cannibal cop" trial appeared visibly shaken this morning as the judge in the case described the lurid evidence that will be presented against defendant Gilberto Valle....
N. Hoolywood
The Who: Street style magnet Philip Crangi was there, along with people who hang out in and around Opening Ceremony and Japanese imports wearing expensive-looking shoes. The What: Staged in...
LiLo NOT staying at LI home — partying it up in Manhattan penthouse instead: source
A cash-poor Lindsay Lohan isn’t crashing at her mom’s Long Island home — she’s living it up in a Manhattan penthouse. A source close to the notorious starlet says Lindz...
AOL posts first quarterly revenue growth in eight years on strong search and advertising sales
AOL Inc on Friday reported its first quarterly revenue growth in eight years on strong search and advertising sales, sending shares up as much as 14 percent. The company said...
US Postal Service lost $1.3 billion from October-December
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.3 billion in the final three months of last year, despite a blizzard of campaign advertising for the fall political elections and a...
Brother of slain Newtown teacher Victoria Soto to attend State of Union: Conn. Rep.
HARTFORD, Conn. — A brother of Victoria Soto, one of the teachers slain at Sandy Hook Elementary School, is planning to attend the president's State of the Union address next...
Duckie Brown
The Who: Any guy who’s ever been on the Sartorialist was present, plus a really cute little boy wearing suspenders. Didn’t catch his name. The What: It never gets old...
Kenneth Cole Collection
The Who: Celebrities from every industry, including actors such as Armie Hammer (looking ever so handsome) and the stylish blogger Miroslava Duma. The What: Sleek badass urban New Yorker is...
Red Bulls sign Ruben Izquierdo
The Red Bulls signed midfielder Ruben Izquierdo. The young Spanish trialist will be added to New York’s roster pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate. The 5-foot-7, 144-pounder assisted the...
Edun
The Who: A variety of fashion editors and fans within the fashion word all gathered to take in the Fall 2013 styles. The What: Mini silver chain details hung from...
Teenage girl shot by Taliban discharged from UK hospital
LONDON — Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Pakistani education activist shot in the head by the Taliban, was discharged from a British hospital Friday after undergoing skull reconstruction and receiving a...
2 housing officers bust shooter, 13, for attempted murder of 14-year-old in East Harlem: cops
Cops busted a 13-year-old for attempted murder yesterday after officers spotted him shooting at another teen in an East Harlem Housing project. The two kids, from rival housing project crews,...
Crysis 3 [PREVIEW]: A slightly tweaked, emotionally deep shooter
Participating in early game demos before a title releases can be challenging—especially if you don’t recall the controls from the previous game. During a recent play through with Crysis 3,...
NJ doctor opening museum to display his sports memorabilia collection
A New Jersey doctor has a plan to turn a former bank building into a museum to display his massive sports memorabilia collection. Cardiologist Nicholas DePace says he hopes to...
Super Bowl blackout caused by device installed to prevent outage: power company
NEW ORLEANS — An electrical device that had been installed expressly to prevent a power outage caused the Super Bowl blackout, the stadium's power company said Friday as it took...
Lutheran pastor apologizes for attending Sandy Hook interfaith vigil
A conservative Lutheran group has reprimanded a Newtown, Conn., pastor for participating in an interfaith vigil after the Sandy Hook massacre. The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod said the Rev. Rob Morris...
Revival Circuit: '1933: Hollywood's Naughtiest, Bawdiest Year' at Film Forum
If I didn't have a full-time job and other obligations, I'd be spending the next month camped out at Film Forum. Programmer Bruce Goldstein, who popularized the whole pre-Code craze,...
LOCAL COLLEGE RANKINGS: Falling apart after top two
There's St. John's, Stony Brook and the wreckage of several seasons squandered. Let's just get on with it. 1. St. John's (Last week: 1) Record: 15-8, 7-4, Big EastUp next:...
'Whitey' Bulger likely bought guns via private sales: feds
BOSTON — Reports filed by prosecutors in the case against James "Whitey" Bulger show the Boston mobster bought at least 15 handguns and a 12-gauge shotgun during his years as...
A conversation with Diana Munson
On Tuesday night, I spoke with Diana Munson, the widow of former Yankees captain Thurman Munson, at the 33rd Annual Thurman Munson Dinner in Manhattan. Thurman Munson, of course, died...
City Council to probe rising school bus costs at hearing
The City Council is set to tackle skyrocketing school bus costs at a hearing today in a bid to explain why the number of routes has ballooned over the past...
Original Iwo Jima monument coming to NYC auction
A long-forgotten piece of America's military history is going up for sale. The original smaller statue of the iconic raising of the US flag at Iwo Jima in 1945 is...
King Felix's pact shows Yankees have become cash commoners
It’s party time in Seattle. In The Bronx, it’s, well, um … Bengay time? Time to redeem those Coke bottles for the 5-cent payments? In case you needed another reminder...
Rothschild confident Yankees' veteran arms can beat back Father Time
TAMPA — The Yankees have an ace who is coming off elbow surgery and their next two starters will be 38 and 40 by Opening Day. Also, their closer is...
Mariners, Hernandez agree to $175 million contract
King Felix won’t be abdicating his Seattle throne any time soon. Felix Hernandez and the Mariners agreed yesterday to a $175 million, seven-year deal that makes the 26-year-old right-hander the...
Yankees' Cervelli to address PED report next week
TAMPA — Francisco Cervelli said he is not “running away” from his ties to the anti-aging clinic that is being investigated by Major League Baseball for providing performance-enhancing drugs to...
WATCH: MSG’s Giannone hit in face with puck during Rangers-Islanders game
MSG broadcaster and former Post sports writer John Giannone got a puck in the face with four seconds remaining in the second period of the Rangers’ 4-1 win over the...
Business briefs
Sign of Times The New York Times Co. posted fourth-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as its advertising decline slowed and online subscription revenue surged. Shares closed up 3.2 percent...
LinkedIn clicking on all cylinders
LinkedIn delivered an early Valentine’s gift to its Wall Street admirers. The social network for professionals reported profits in the fourth quarter nearly doubled — topping the growing expectations of...
To boost Atlantic City, Christie will allow online gambling
NJ Gov. Chris Christie has changed his mind. In a gamble to save an embattled Atlantic City, the governor essentially legalized online gaming yesterday — paving the way for bets...
Tight reins on deal keep Wenner in charge
Wenner Media has sealed a deal that will allow founder Jann Wenner to keep control of the company and refinance about $200 million in long-term debt. But the banks are...
Einhorn’s iKvetch: Wants Apple to hand over some $$
Apple shares jumped 3 percent late yesterday afternoon after the gadget maker said it was considering a proposal to return more cash to shareholders. The move by the Cupertino, Calif.,...
Activision net triples in Q4
Activision Blizzard, the largest US video-game maker, said fourth-quarter net income more than tripled, with gains from the latest “Skylanders” and “Call of Duty” titles. Net income soared to $354...
A slip for Scripps
Scripps Networks Interactive, the cable-programming company that owns HGTV, the Food Network and the Cooking Channel, tumbled after fourth-quarter results missed estimates. Profit from continuing operations rose to 84 cents...
Ackman has 40 pages of questions for Herbalife
Bill Ackman has a lot of questions for Herbalife — as a matter of fact, exactly 284. The activist hedge fund manager yesterday fired off an exhaustive 40-page questionnaire at...
Vornado taking over Swiss Center
Vornado Realty Trust has taken over the 118,750-square-foot landmark Swiss Center at 608 Fifth Ave., which has been in the hands of Aby Rosen’s RFR Holdings for 15 years. The...
Lucky 2013 for retailers
Retailers kicked off 2013 with better-than-expected January sales — but volume isn’t everything. Big chains like Macy’s, Gap and Nordstrom sailed past Wall Street’s estimates, collectively delivering a 5.8 percent...
Warner’s $764M ‘Coldplay’
Warner Music Group agreed to buy EMI Group’s Parlophone Label Group, home to Coldplay, the Pet Shop Boys and Tina Turner, from Universal Music Group for $764 million. “Following this...
Yacktman’s ’Berry rally
Yacktman Asset Management, the $21 billion mutual-fund firm that was BlackBerry’s fifth-largest investor last year, sold 11.4 million of its 23.5 million shares, taking advantage of a rally before the...
Meredith Whitney pans new Citi chief
It will take more than a new CEO to fix Citigroup. Meredith Whitney, the influential bank analyst who garnered Wall Street glory by making accurate calls against Citi as the...
The comeback kids: Pandit, Diamond eye return to Street
Call them Wall Street’s comeback kids. The buzz in financial circles is that two fallen bank stars — former Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit and Barclays boss Bob Diamond — are...
Partial transit shutdown possible as winter storm Nemo socks New York; more than a foot of snow could fall
Parts of the city's transit system could shut down tonight as winter storm Nemo batters the Big Apple, potentially making a hellish commute even harder amid snow and freezing rain....
Republicans rip defense bigs over Benghazi
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans yesterday tore into top defense officials for failing to speed troops to Benghazi after last year’s Sept. 11 terrorist attack.Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint...
Survivors’ harrowing tales of Sahara siege
American survivors of the al Qaeda seizure of an Algerian gas plant were certain they were going to die and still have nightmares about their narrow escape in the Sahara...
Federal Reserve ‘bomber’: I’m guilty
A Bangladeshi man has admitted trying to detonate what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb outside the Federal Reserve Bank in lower Manhattan. In a Brooklyn federal courtroom yesterday, Quazi...
Obama’s pick for CIA chief comes under fire for drone strikes during Senate hearing
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s pick to run the CIA defended the administration’s extensive use of drones to kill terrorists abroad — as senators overseeing his confirmation pushed for answers about...
CDC punts soda ban
The director of the federal Centers for Disease Control — who previously served as Mayor Bloomberg’s health commissioner — refused to take a stand yesterday on the mayor’s plan to...
Bank $hot at Lindsay
A process server slapped Lindsay and Dina Lohan with court papers yesterday — part of Chase Bank’s years-long battle to foreclose on their Long Island mansion, sources said. The server...
Gropez ogling a council seat
Assemblyman Vito Lopez, whose political standing in Albany has plummeted after being accused of sex harassment, is telling insiders he’ll run for a City Council seat from Brooklyn this year....
$2.5M Ponzi-scheme busts
NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith and comedian-turned-TV host Steve Harvey are among the victims of three alleged fraudsters busted yesterday in a $2.5 million Ponzi scheme, a law-enforcement source...
FDNY regaining hire power
The FDNY yesterday got a temporary reprieve from the team of court-appointed monitors assigned to oversee its hiring and promotion practices.A federal-appeals panel gave the department a break from federal...
SI wife slain in Turkey had sex in bar restroom with paramour: reports
The Staten Island mom who had a secret rendezvous the day before she went missing in Turkey had sex with her paramour in the restroom of a bar, local media...
Anti-Israel debate ire
Roughly three dozen pro-Israeli activists protested a controversial Brooklyn College event that debated sanctions against the Jewish state last night.Co-sponsored by the school and a group called “Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions,”...
Psycho cop loves Tebow
A crazed former LA cop with a grudge against his fellow officers has gone on a killing spree after writing a bizarre Facebook manifesto in which he denounced his enemies...
‘Scooter Lady’ suit
A sister of Greenwich Village’s “Scooter Lady” is suing the trucking company whose driver mowed the woman down.Liedtka Trucking failed to check the driver’s safety record before the Aug. 27...
Police big trial wraps
A former Nassau County deputy police commissioner on trial for allegedly accepting gifts in return for squashing a burglary rap for a rich friend’s son “is stone-cold innocent,’’ his attorney...
Probe LI pol’s books: Dems
Nassau Democrats are demanding a state investigation into County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican, claiming in an official complaint that he illegally solicited and spent campaign funds.Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay...
Mayoral-elex crook rejected
A state appellate panel yesterday unanimously upheld the money-laundering and larceny convictions of disgraced political consultant John Haggerty — ordering that he begin serving his original sentence of at least...
Aviation experts say new Iranian stealth jet is a pathetic hoax that can’t even fly
From the loony regime that just figured how to shoot a monkey into space: Iran now claims it has its own homemade, radar-beating stealth fighter jet. But aviation and defense...
Cop-slay driver tale
The driver who shuttled a carload of thugs to a Brooklyn drug-dealer robbery that turned into a cop killing claimed he left his house only to buy Baby Water for...
Bank sues Mary J. over 500G
R&B diva Mary J. Blige is singing the money blues after she allegedly defaulted on a $500,000 Bank of America loan, according to a new lawsuit.The 41-year-old Blige — whose...
Hacker bares Bush e-mails
A hacker has broken into private Bush-family e-mail accounts, revealing private messages and images of the presidential clan, according to The Smoking Gun. The hacker “Guccifer” revealed e-mails showing the...
$12M suit vs. Lance
An insurer has sued Lance Armstrong to recoup $12 million it paid him in bonuses for his Tour de France wins. Noting he “perpetuated what may well be the most...
Family sues Toys 'R' Us after toddler loses eye in stroller accident
Toys “R” Us was slapped with a $260 million lawsuit yesterday over a horrific accident in which a toddler lost an eye while playing with a toy stroller sold at...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn An MTA plumber hit by a stray bullet in Bedford-Stuyvesant was rushed to Kings County Hospital — where doctors found the slug lodged in his jacket and the man...
Cop killer Ronell Wilson is competent enough to face possible death sentence, judge rules
Convicted cop killer Ronell Wilson is not mentally impaired — and because of that, a new jury will decide whether he is put to death or gets life behind bars,...
‘V’ for voluptuous!
This’ll keep you warm in the blizzard! Supermodel Anne V is prominently featured in Sports Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit Issue, which hits stands next week. The green-eyed Russian beauty was photographed...
Bridge-jump miracle
A desperate Long Island woman with a history of emotional problems jumped off the Whitestone Bridge yesterday — and survived. Kathleen Bluitt, a 57-year-old divorced mother of two, dived 120...
Miss-&-tell supporters
This beauty says she’s not the only one who knows the ugly truth about the Miss USA competition. Ex-Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin, who ignited a firestorm after alleging that last...
Yeshiva perv gets 55 years
A Brooklyn yeshiva principal, convicted last year of molesting three young brothers, was sentenced yesterday to 55 years in prison as his victims and their parents slammed him.Emanuel Yegutkin, 33,...
Fashion show is put on ice
Today’s blizzard will have a chilling effect on Fashion Week. Marc Jacobs says he will postpone his scheduled Monday show, according to a report. The designer had to push back...
GWB leaping beauty’s sad descent into 'faux foe' rage
The fashionista who jumped to her death from the George Washington Bridge felt under siege by five frenemies she barred from her funeral via suicide note — including one who...
GWB jumper’s 'frenemies’ say she was unstable and started online feuds
The fashionista who jumped to her death from the George Washington Bridge felt under siege by five frenemies she barred from her funeral via suicide note — including one who...
MSG tax break in cross hairs
Democratic mayoral candidates Christine Quinn and Bill de Blasio vowed yesterday to scrap a $16.5 million annual property-tax break for Madison Square Garden.“We’re giving a tax break to a company...
Preschool duo eyed in ‘rip-off’
ALBANY — A former husband-and-wife team whose companies provide special-education services to disabled preschoolers treated themselves to cars, bonuses, Broadway-show tickets, a trip to Israel and even an online dating...
Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. can’t collect travel expenses until he proves earlier costs are valid
ALBANY — The taxpayer spigot is off for embattled Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is withholding reimbursements to his fellow Democrat for travel and “per diem” payments...
City loses battle to keep e-mails about hiring of failed schools chancellor Cathie Black secret
The city was dealt another blow in its attempts to keep secret a series of e-mails surrounding the selection of failed schools chancellor Cathie Black. The Bloomberg administration was denied...
Yankees GM Brian Cashman will pay over $1M a year to ex in divorce settlement
Yankee General Manager Brian Cashman will fork over a whopping $1 million a year in alimony and child support to his now-ex-wife, Mary Bresnan, under the divorce settlement they signed...
Dolan: O plan still bitter Pill
WASHINGTON — Timothy Cardinal Dolan yesterday nixed the White House’s latest contraception-coverage plan.Dolan, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the compromise — requiring for-profit religious-group employees to...
Ex-Mike deputy to divorce
A former deputy mayor forced to resign in 2011 after being accused of assaulting his wife has filed for divorce after 24 years of marriage, according to a report.Stephen Goldsmith...
Community boards’ mental midgets
In the annals of community-board lunacy, it’s hard to top the whining by Manhattan CB 7 over plans for the new Tavern on the Green in Central Park. As reported...
Cuomo’s Nixon game
Democrats kick puppies. No, really. Look what they just did to Ed Cox — the hapless, harmless, endlessly affable chairman of New York’s Republican State Committee. This week Cox accused...
Schumer’s shameful shift: selling Israel short
The Issue: Sen. Schumer’s claim that Chuck Hagel clarified his views and deserves to be defense secretary. *** Sen. Chuck Schumer has shown that he is the ultimate politician —...
Bailouts on ‘Auto’-pilot
The Issue: Washington’s bailout of General Motors and its continued control of the company. *** If it survives and can divest itself of federal dollars, it will be General Motors...
Here come the judges
We cannot for the life of us understand why two federal judges are so bent on crippling two New York agencies universally seen as at the top of their professions...
Fracked with indecision
Here he goes again. Every time Gov. Cuomo comes close to meeting one of his own deadlines to approve fracking, he finds another excuse for delay — which starts the...
Harry, Henry & Hagel
‘Give the guy a break.” That was Sen. Harry Reid’s answer to ABC this week when asked about Chuck Hagel’s incoherent performance at his confirmation hearing for defense secretary. Now...
Why our kids aren’t ‘Ramona the brave’
Reading Beverly Cleary’s classic 1975 tale, “Ramona the Brave,” to my daughter the other night, I came upon a shocking revelation. Ramona, the self-described “spunky” protagonist, is in first grade...
Fun with fraud in ‘Identity Thief’
I would be disappointed if a movie called “Identity Thief” wasn’t a bit light-fingered with ideas, and in this Jason Bateman-Melissa McCarthy action comedy there is a lot of “Midnight...
'Would You Rather' review
Would you rather . . . watch this movie, or spend an hour and a half having your arm hairs plucked out with a rusty pair of tweezers? I’d have...
'Charles Swan' is so not winning
Charlie Sheen stretches as an actor to play a womanizing, self-absorbed jerk with substance abuse issues in “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III.” This dispiritingly stupid vanity...
'Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth Of Wonder' review
‘A brave man and a brave poet.” That’s Bob Dylan talking about Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, painter, publisher, anarchist, civil libertarian — in this lively documentary by Christopher Felver. Now a...
Brecht to blech
There are several good people involved in “Clive,” including director/star Ethan Hawke and Vincent D’Onofrio, back onstage after years in the “Law & Order” trenches. For their sake and ours,...
Hawke watch
Let’s not judge Ethan Hawke solely on the basis of “Clive”: For two decades, he’s been a frequent presence on New York stages, both intimate and large, venturing into classics...
Shakespeare thrives in Italian slammer
Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” usually runs about two-and-a-half hours uncut. Italian directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani’s tale of a prison-based production of the classic runs 74 minutes. Yet the film gets...
'Lore' review
With the Third Reich on the brink of surrender in 1945 Germany, the family of an SS officer scrambles to get out of the way of advancing Allied troops. The...
'The Playroom' review
In that bygone era we called the ’70s, parents got wrapped up in their cocktail parties and sexual intrigue with the neighbors, leaving their children to raise themselves. It was...
ESPN's Tirico says Knicks have legit shot at challenging Heat
Mike Tirico remembers growing up in Queens watching the Knicks win NBA titles. That was 40 years ago, and it only feels like it has been that long since they...
5 questions for Al Leiter
With spring training opening next week, MLB Network analyst Al Leiter talks about the newly thrifty Yankees, their older players and the rest of the AL East with The Post’s...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $59,000; alw; 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Star ofNewYork(L),118C Hill9-5-5Quick20-12 Indy Tune(L),120J Alvarado5-3-1Allard15-13 Bigger Is Bettor(L),118E Castro3-2-4Ubillo4-14 Cap the Moment ,111P Tomas4-7-4Smith30-15 Readthebyline(L),120I...
Aqueduct Charts
February 7th, 2013Clear and Fast©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $28,000; clm($14,000); 3YO(f)Off: 12:30. Good. ins,stead'd 2x,bumpedTime: 23.39, 47.68, 1:.57, 1:14.09.Trainer: Patrick ReynoldsWinner: DK B/ F, 3, by With Distinction-SweetbabeScr:...
Pletcher holds big cards as Derby Future betting begins
Even though trainer Todd Pletcher has saddled just one winner, Super Saver in 2010, from his 31 starters in the Kentucky Derby (with a pair of seconds and a third),...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1m(T); $26,200; clm($35,000); 3YO 2 Mr J (Bocachica) 22.40 9.80 5.20 3 Bashful Bandit (RoccoJr.) 6.40 3.80 8 Rickashea (Castellano) 2.80 Scr: Western Concern, Rei Arthur, Gallico, Goodnight Diva, Navajo...
Contessa joins 2,000 club
Trainer Gary Contessa, a Long Island native who boasts 20 training titles in New York and owns the NYRA record of 159 victories in a single year, notched his 2,000th...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m. All horses appear in post position order 1. 1 1/16m(T); $26,200; clm($35,000); 4up LIME DROP KID closed to finish second as favorite this level going longer....
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Olasewere leads Blackbirds Jamal Olasewere scored 25 points as LIU Brooklyn (12-11, 7-4 NEC) was a 81-75 winner at Central Connecticut State (10-12, 6-5). ... Ben Mockford had 15...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST: mile pace; $12,500; Survivor2Oil Magnet(YGingras)2.402.202.103Rocknroll Jewel (P Berry)8.205.409Cambassador (T Tetrick)3.60* Exacta (2-3) $14.80 * Trifecta (2-3-9) $105.80Winner picked by Bill SmithSECOND: mile trot; $15,000; Singer10SequnHnovr(YGngrs)11.806.006.009Volare De Vie (J Meittinis)29.0016.201Jailhouse...
The Post Line
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Home Team Lineups
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WATCH: Marist stuns Iona thanks to miracle shot
For the third straight game, Iona blew a second-half lead and lost, last night’s 105-104 double-overtime collapse against lowly Marist the worst of the lot. Lamont “Momo’’ Jones gave Iona...
Nets' Stackhouse: Union head Hunter must go
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the damaging independent audit that slammed the executive director of the NBA’s players union, Billy Hunter, several players have called for change in the...
TNT's Barkley: Nets have ‘higher ceiling’ than the Knicks do
WASHINGTON — The Nets may trail the Knicks in the standings, but Charles Barkley said he still thinks Brooklyn is the team better suited to handle a deep playoff run....
Kovalchuk’s goal fuels Devils win over Lightning
Five games without a point is a mini-slump for most players. For Ilya Kovalchuk, it’s a drought. But it ended Thursday night, and the Devils won their third straight game,...
Islanders acquire inactive goalie Thomas from Bruins
Every team deals with the salary cap in a different way, but it’s pretty clear that few have ever dealt with it like the Islanders. Yesterday, the Brooklyn-bound franchise traded...
Mahan shares lead at Pebble Beach tourney
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Hunter Mahan was bracing for the worst at Pebble Beach and instead was reminded how much he loves this place. The rain stayed away yesterday and...
Red-hot Celtics crush Lakers
BOSTON — Paul Pierce scored 24 points and led a third-quarter surge as the Celtics routed the Lakers 116-95 last night, improving to 6-0 since losing point guard Rajon Rondo...
Doc suggested HGH
Curt Schilling was encouraged to use performance-enhancing drugs late in his career with the Red Sox by “former members of the organization” in the team’s clubhouse, he said in an...
Spain investigating PED use in soccer
Spain’s anti-doping agency is looking into allegations that doping practices have spread beyond cycling and into soccer. Ana Munoz, the director of Spain’s anti-doping watchdog, said yesterday that the agency...
Former player: Cowboy Super Bowl teams used medicine from vets
The Cowboys did a lot of horsing around in the ’90s. Former Dallas defensive lineman Tony Casillas said in a radio interview that the players on those Super Bowl-winning teams...
Miller nets first two NHL goals as Rangers blast Islanders
In no way did this seem like a fluke, and in no way did the person who made it happen act as if anything abnormal was going on at all....
Rangers' Tortorella holds slumping Boyle out
When Rangers center Brian Boyle finished his extra conditioning skate yesterday morning, he sat at his locker and slouched. A sympathetic onlooker said sorry, and Boyle shook his head, eyes...
Rangers' Lundqvist regains winning touch
It was 2-1 Rangers with two minutes to go in the second period after the lead had been 2-0 on the Islanders when Team Floor’s Michael Grabner steamed in on...
Puck runs out for MSG’s Giannone
Msg broadcaster and former Post sports writer John Giannone got a puck in the face with four seconds remaining in the second period of the Rangers’ 4-1 win over the...
Hall of Famer Mullin in awe of Kidd's level of play with Knicks
MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Mullin was there in Oakland when it all began for Jason Kidd, who used to attend Warriors practices while in high school. “By the time he was...
Knicks seek consistency versus weak foes
When you see the Knicks play a game like they did Wednesday night at Washington — as uninspiring an effort as they’ve authored all season — you have to wonder...
Knicks' White set to take ‘Flight’ during All-Star weekend
MINNEAPOLIS — The Knicks’ James “Flight’’ White will soar through the Houston air during All-Star Weekend and try to avoid Steve Novak’s 3-point missiles. As first reported by The Post,...
Islanders fans cheering Crosby injury is disgusting
Please indulge this self-indulgence, but Tuesday night I did something I never have done. What I saw and heard during a live sports telecast was so disgusting, so depressing that...
Kiwanuka: Giants cuts will affect chemistry
Mathias Kiwanuka was surprised when he learned friends Ahmad Bradshaw, Chris Canty and Michael Boley were cut and believes the Giants will miss their contributions both on and off the...
Giants GM Reese knows when it’s time to cut bait
Wellington Mara called it “a day of overwhelming sadness’’ as the Giants tossed Phil Simms onto the scrap heap, making him the first high-profile salary cap casualty in franchise history....
Jets fill out coaching spots; no Ryan brothers reunion
Rex Ryan’s Jets assistant coaching staff is complete, and it does not include his twin brother, Rob. The Jets yesterday announced the hiring of Brian VanGorder as their linebackers coach...
Giants bring back Rogers, Pascoe
After making headlines with the marquee players they released, the Giants hope the low-key moves they made Thursday will help add some depth to a roster that continues to be...
Mets young hurler Harvey has an Amazin’ goal
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Matt Harvey is ready to be a beast for the Mets from start to finish. A hopeful Terry Collins told The Post that if Harvey...
Mets add a Lyon to bullpen
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The Mets reached agreement yesterday with right-handed reliever Brandon Lyon, 33, on a one-year contract, according to club sources. Lyon was in New York taking...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYMADELEINE STOWE, DALE EARNHARDT JR. - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7SHEMAR MOORE - Rachael Ray, 7 a.m., (OWN)TIFFANI THIESSEN, JANE PAULEY - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4CHRISTINA APPLEGATE,...
Simon Cowell bringing cooking show to US
Simon Cowell is in talks with Fox to bring his upcoming UK cooking show, “Food Glorious Food!,” to the US, according to reports. The “X Factor” creator/judge has held “preliminary”...
Don't miss the return of 'The Walking Dead'
I envy you. There you’ll be Sunday night all tucked safe into your bed, screaming in terror and retching in disgust at the midseason return of “The Walking Dead.” I...
Lady Edith’s last laugh
As the horrified Dowager Countess might ask, “What is a job?” The 1920s finds the denizens of “Downton Abbey” fighting a changing world, gloved fists clenched. It’s the new generation...
Robin returns to 'GMA' Feb. 20
Robin Roberts will return to her “Good Morning America” anchor chair Feb. 20 — exactly five months after undergoing a bone-marrow transplant. Roberts, 52, has been off the air since...
Ex-La. gov ready for A&E
A federal judge has agreed to cut short former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards’ court supervision following his release from prison — just in time for his reality show. Edwards served...
Fashion buzz: Bringing up grandbébé
Julia Restoin Roitfeld has the bébé bug. The 32-year-old model/lingerie designer will be launching her own online publication devoted to motherhood and pregnancy “in a few weeks,” she told Buzz...
Weird but true
This must have been a real eye-opener for the jury. An assault trial in Philadelphia came to a halt after the victim’s prosthetic eye popped out as he testified about...
WATCH: Illinois stuns No.1 Indiana at buzzer
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- At this rate, no one will want to be No. 1. Indiana became the fifth straight top-ranked men's college basketball team to lose, falling to unranked Illinois...
Tails of the city
THE UPTOWN BOY Grand champion Applegarth the Name’s Bond, CGC, a k a “Tank” While Rhodesian ridgebacks were historically bred to hunt lions, Tank is anything but a vicious attack dog. “He’s...
Miller's two goals lead Rangers to win; MSG broadcaster smacked by puck
In no way did this seem like a fluke, and in no way did the person who made it happen act as if anything abnormal was going on at all....
Accused witch burned alive in Papua New Guinea
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- Assailants stripped, tortured and bound a woman accused of witchcraft, then burned her alive in front of hundreds of witnesses in a Papua New...
Aggressive LAPD clique of tattooed 'alpha dogs' face the sack
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is taking steps to fire seven deputies for forming a secretive clique dubbed the "Jump Out Boys" who had similar tattoos and celebrated overly...
Lohans hit with court papers over Long Island manse
A process server slapped Lindsay and Dina Lohan with court papers today — part of Chase Bank’s years-long battle to foreclose on their Long Island mansion, sources said. The server...
Richard Chai Love
The Who: Christina Ricci, Ashlee Simpson, Leigh Lezark watched the show. The What: Contrasting silhouettes was the name of Chai’s game. The designer paired whisper-thin dresses with double-breasted jackets, which...
Sachin + Babi
The Who: Fern Mallis and Marie Claire's Zanna Roberts Rassi were among those at the sceny Dream Downtown, where most of the accents were British, and Sachin + Babi showed...