December 8, 2013
ESPN's examination of Winston case lacks common sense
No matter what words you choose to apply to the E, the S and the N, the P in ESPN is taken. It stands for Preposterous. Over the last few...
Snow bird: McCoy's huge day leads Eagles past Lions
PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles showed Sunday that Chip Kelly’s hurry-up offense can win in any kind of weather. Of course, it doesn’t hurt to have LeSean McCoy, too. With McCoy...
Police blotter
Brooklyn The man pictured here slashed a livery driver during a robbery in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, authorities said. The attacker hailed the cab at Bedford Avenue and Empire Boulevard at...
Don’t expect many more Amazin’ moves this winter
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Mets will enjoy their moment in the spotlight at the Winter Meetings as they introduce Curtis Granderson at a news conference to the national...
Rivers the Mann: Super sharp Chargers’ QB outplays awful Eli
SAN DIEGO — The Giants have Eli Manning and the Super Bowl hardware to validate that infamous draft-day quarterback swap they made with the Chargers a decade ago when they...
Giants report card: Dead Bolt-ed
OFFENSE No points in the first half. Yuk. Eli Manning (20-of-32, 259 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs) had some misfires and never got in a groove, much to the delight...
Giants blitz: 'This is no fun for anybody'
HERO: Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who carved up the Giants defense from start to finish leading San Diego to a 24-0 halftime lead with two TD passes. Rivers set the...
Jets report card: TDs — even from special teams
OFFENSE What do you know? The Jets can score touchdowns. Gang Green reached the end zone for the first time in three weeks and rolled up 352 yards in the...
Mets may stop short of replacing Tejada
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Mets’ “Grand” plan for improvement might not include a new shortstop. Only two days after agreeing to terms with outfielder Curtis Granderson on a...
Danish architect seen shaking up Harlem
Harlem is getting its own Mr. BIG. Blumenfeld Development has hired the Bjarke Ingels Group, known as BIG, to design a residential project on East 125th St., The Post has...
NY approved medical marijuana law 33 years ago
Holy smoke! Here’s a little-known fact to give sick folks high hopes — New York already has a law on the books to dispense marijuana to cancer patients. The medical-marijuana...
Cashman: Ellsbury, Gardner are similar players
Brian Cashman acknowledged what plenty others have pointed out: There’s not much difference between Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury. “I think Gardner and him are very similar players,” the Yankees...
Job stream from Wall Street turning into a Florida flood
The Big Apple’s fabled Wall Street district steadily is becoming more of a tourist hub than a financial hub. New York’s share of jobs in the securities industry dipped below...
A dash of Geno: Big day on the ground for Jets QB
Broadway Joe Namath hobbled into the end zone to spark a 1974 overtime victory over the Giants at the Yale Bowl, and there is no need to talk about all...
Texican getting hot in NY
The “slow-cooked, fast-serve” movement is growing — fast. Tres Carnes, the Texican eatery that opened its first location at 688 Sixth Ave. in the Flatiron District last April, is cooking...
Replacing Cano now the Yankees' biggest worry
The Yankees know what they lost when Robinson Cano took the Mariners’ $240 million and bolted The Bronx for Seattle. Cano is a premier hitter who plays Gold Glove defense...
City seizes 530 illegal cabs at JFK
The city has seized a record number of bogus cabs hustling for customers at JFK through a new enforcement base that was launched at the airport this fall. Since the...
Time Inc. IPO may be delayed until late 2014: report
The spinoff of Time Inc. will need more time. Jeff Bewkes, the CEO of the magazine publisher’s parent, Time Warner, had hoped to float the IPO in the second quarter...
Upbeat Woody is 'pretty happy' — even before Jets win
Jets owner Woody Johnson does not sound like a man on the verge of making a coaching change. Appearing on the team’s pregame show Sunday on 98.7 ESPN Radio, Johnson...
How to make good on Obama’s ‘keep your insurance’ promise
Many of the millions of people being dumped from their private health plans by the ObamaCare law will be still be uninsured come January. But there’s still time to help...
The best of the financial outlook mags
If 2013 wasn’t a great year for your wallet, perhaps lucky ’14 will be better. We’re hoping the charm lies in one of these mags. Judging from its authoritative looking...
ABC keeps 'Peanuts' until 2020
Those classic “Peanuts” animated holiday specials are going to remain on TV for a while. ABC has extended its deal with Peanuts Worldwide LLC and Lee Mendelson Film Productions to...
Playing favorites — Cuomo’s idea of tax reform
We’re not sure why Gov. Cuomo’s New York State Tax Reform and Fairness Commission opted not to publish the 137-page addendum on business-tax subsidies. But the deliberate omission sure made...
Big names in pinstripes could be headed to Hall
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Yankees could have themselves a new Hall of Fame manager Monday morning. Or two. Maybe an owner, as well. Joe Torre, Billy Martin and...
Kingsbridge skating complex plan on thin ice
Does Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. regret torpedoing the Kingsbridge Armory project four years ago? For the inferior replacement plan he champions is now endangered by similar politicking. On...
The right Reed: Ed notches pick No. 62 in Jets’ win
Ed Reed admitted he was “happy to have 62,” as in the 62nd interception of his long career. More importantly he was happy to end a couple of losing streaks...
Giants' slim playoff hopes extinguished in ugly loss
SAN DIEGO — There are certain words, certain phrases that cut through a team and define a season. There was no crossroads moment on Sunday for the Giants because they haven’t...
The real choices we face on Iran’s nukes
In his disproportionate praise of the six-month agreement with Iran, Barack Obama said: “For the first time in nearly a decade, we have halted the progress of the Iranian nuclear...
The Egyptian military’s new power grab
So Egypt’s Gen. Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi managed to come in first in Time magazine’s online “person of the year” poll, his minions having evidently done a better job of spamming votes...
With A-Rod cash looming large, Yanks done with free-agent chase
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Yankees have invested $314 million in players since the 2013 season ended and one key decision-maker said “we are certainly done with the big free...
Is Christie to blame for ObamaCare in New Jersey?
There are 800,000 angry people in New Jersey. These are men and women whom President Obama reassured that, under ObamaCare, if they liked their insurance plans, they could keep them.Now...
Rutgers ousts defensive coordinator accused of bullying
Dave Cohen, the Rutgers defensive coordinator accused of bullying and verbally abusing a player, was fired effective immediately from his position along with two other assistant coaches, head coach Kyle...
Brook Lopez the key to a functioning Nets offense
When the Nets hired Jason Kidd as their coach and massively overhauled their roster this offseason, the moves were all designed to give Deron Williams every opportunity to regain his...
How Airbnb saved my house
Last Monday night in Queens, I asked state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman what he’ll do to ensure that New Yorkers like me can continue to use Airbnb to pay our...
Knicks free to take off bad-luck orange uniforms
Knicks owner James Dolan may have a decision to make — and not only on Mike Woodson’s coaching future. If he wishes, the eccentric Dolan can forever shelve those new...
Jets blitz: Kerley comes through to end losing streak
HERO: The schedule-maker gets the game ball. The Raiders were the perfect opponent for the Jets after three straight losses. Oakland played terribly on defense and it was just what the...
Go to Greg: Is it okay to go back to a former employer?
I recently left my employer of five years for a new job. I liked my former company and position, but thought the new job was a good career opportunity. But...
The ups and downs of a NYC car service company
Reuven Blecher’s alarm sounds at 3 a.m., starting a day that could task him with anything from shuttling Manhattanites to JFK to picking up a celeb from a swanky hotel....
'Thrill-kill' pair watched cops at scene: pal
They liked to watch. “Thrill-kill” couple Elytte and Miranda Barbour returned to the scene of the crime to gawk as Pennsylvania cops combed for evidence in the grisly murder of...
Salary cap woes loom over Red Bulls' offseason
The MLS Cup this past weekend closed out the league season, but now the silly season is about to start. The Red Bulls have recently been linked to prospective Designated...
Celtics: Early defense the difference in Knicks rout
The Celtics say they harried and harassed the Knicks out of any semblance of team basketball Sunday. It took just a few minutes of Boston defense to get the Knicks...
Protesters topple, decapitate Lenin statue in Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine — Hundreds of thousands of protesters poured into the streets of Ukraine's capital on Sunday, toppling a statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin and blockading key government buildings...
Apathetic or just pathetic: Knicks take big step back
It started 18-1 and it finished 114-73, an endless afternoon of basketball malpractice by the Knicks, an egregious performance in which nobody was spared, least of all the 19,812 people...
NYC leaders memorialize Mandela's 'moral majesty'
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio looked to the late Nelson Mandela for inspiration at a memorial service Sunday, urging New Yorkers to “live out the lessons” of the anti-apartheid hero. “Take...
Nets rewind: Finding an edge in one crucial stat
Here are my three thoughts on the Nets’ 90-82 win over the Bucks Saturday night in Milwaukee: 1. It’s no secret the Nets have struggled with young, athletic teams, going...
Effective Geno leads Jets to needed win over Oakland
Rex Ryan stood before his team moments after the Jets’ 37-27 win over the Raiders and offered to give them Monday off, an NFL tradition at this time of the...
Decision 'soon' on Gracie Mansion move, de Blasio says
The de Blasios are still trying to decide whether they can live without their Brooklyn identity. Bill de Blasio promised a decision about moving the family from their modest Park...
Knicks booed off the court after 41-point loss to Celtics
The performance was despicable, unprofessional and perplexing. And as Carmelo Anthony called it, “an embarrassment.’’ After two straight 30-point blowout wins gave indications they had turned a corner, the Knicks...
NYPD's new map details NYC's crime-ridden streets
The public now has access to more comprehensive crime data thanks to a new interactive map created by the NYPD. The new map shows the specific location and date of...
Newt Gingrich takes on hard-line conservatives over Nelson Mandela
WASHINGTON – Former GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich on Sunday fended off hard-line conservatives who slammed him for praising the late Nelson Mandela. “Everybody says they love freedom,” said an...
Leukemia patients in complete remission after gene therapy
In one of the biggest advances against leukemia and other blood cancers in many years, doctors are reporting unprecedented success by using gene therapy to transform patients' blood cells into...
Kenyon Martin out versus Boston, Hardaway Jr. to start
Kenyon Martin sat out Sunday’s game vs. Boston because of a sore left ankle after coming off a tough back-to-back against Brooklyn and Orlando Thursday and Friday. Rookie Tim Hardaway...
Gay teacher fired after applying for marriage license
PHILADELPHIA — A gay teacher at a suburban Philadelphia Catholic high school was fired Friday after he applied for a New Jersey marriage license. Michael Griffin was fired from Holy...
Rebecca Black's follow up to 'Friday' is 'Saturday'
Brace yourselves, Rebecca Black is back. The 16-year-old singer has released a new song called "Saturday" … yes … really. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVCzdpagXOQ Her latest single is a follow up to her 2011...
Amazon's drones are digital 'Peeping Toms': Politicians
WASHINGTON – Amazon’s proposed delivery drones threaten to become high-tech “Peeping Toms,” warned lawmakers from both parties Sunday. “The thing is that that a drone is going to need cameras...
Susan Boyle: I have Asperger's syndrome
LONDON — Singer Susan Boyle says she has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism — and feels relief at finally having the right label for her condition....
Paul Walker fan arrested for stealing piece of crash site
An 18-year-old man has been arrested for stealing a piece of the wreckage from Paul Walker's fatal crash. Jameson Witty allegedly took the roof panel of the red Porsche Carrera...
Three hurt in Washington Heights blaze
Three people were injured when a fire ripped through a Washington Heights apartment building, fire officials said. The flames broke out on the fifth floor of a five story building...
Gardner may be odd man out in Yankees' outfield
The Yankees already have given their outfield a significant makeover, and they may not be done yet. Now that Carlos Beltran and Jacoby Ellsbury have agreed to deals to come...
Queens pastor declares no church income in tax filings
Did the Rev. Floyd Flake take a vow of poverty, or is he hiding his income? The head of the Greater Allen Cathedral, one of the nation’s largest churches, reported...
Isaac Asimov's kin sue literary agency
The wife and daughter of one of America’s most prolific science-fiction writers say they should be allowed to give a Manhattan literary agency the ax, according to a lawsuit. Janet...
Couple's cross-country move scuttled by moving company fail: lawsuit
A Queens couple say they’ve scrapped their cross-country move because the company they hired to transport their belongings to California never delivered. Jessica Salvatore hired Brooklyn-based Top Priority Moving and...
Midtown doctor jumps to his death
A retired doctor committed suicide Saturday by jumping from his Midtown high-rise, landing on the roof of a ballet studio next door, police sources said. Dr. Christopher Schooler, 63, who...
Brooklyn boy sets himself on fire
A Brooklyn boy is recovering from first-degree burns after going into his bathroom Saturday and emerging on fire, authorities said. Vernon Scott, 10, exited his Bradford Avenue home’s bathroom with...
Woman's body found with electrical cord around her neck
Cops are investigating the mysterious death of a Brooklyn woman found with an electrical cord wrapped around her neck. The 56-year-old woman’s body was discovered rotting on the bedroom floor...
Bid to nix welfare spending on booze, cigarettes and lap dances
State lawmakers are urging people to sign petitions in favor of a long-stalled bill that would ban public assistance from being spent on booze, lap dances and cigarettes. The Public...
Hot-dog vendors hope to stay in Washington Square Park
It could be wurst! The Parks Department is reconsidering its decision to boot hot-dog vendors from Washington Square Park — days after The Post reported that a private, celebrity-studded conservancy...
Football fury at Columbia coach's go-slim strategy
They’re losing pounds — and games. Columbia University alumni are blasting football coach Pete Mangurian’s strategy to slim down his offensive line — a twist on the usual strategy of...
FDNY underreporting arsons to national database
The FDNY has dramatically underreported the number of city arsons to a national database that tracks the crimes. The National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) cites only 11 intentionally set...
Brooklyn agency fits description of mystery nonprofit in Moreland probe
The unnamed New York City nonprofit that appears to provide few services yet rakes in millions in taxpayer money, as described by a state anti-corruption panel, bears a strong resemblance...
Chow down on puffin, whale and other Icelandic fare at Skál
On a recent chilly night, as the wind whipped tree branches and scarves, a cozy scene beckoned in a nearby window: Oil-burning lamps flickered softly as frost-bitten locals bellied up...
Yo La Tengo puts new spin on annual Hanukkah concert
It’s the season of goodwill for most folks. But for local indie rock fans, the winter of discontent threatens. After 12 years of Yo La Tengo’s famous Hanukkah shows —...
4 TV phenomena that have worn out their welcome
Desperately real housewives After New York, New Jersey, Miami, Beverly Hills, Orange County and Atlanta, where should Bravo’s marquee show head next? Well, that’s easy: an underused location on a...
Disney trashes 'Poppins' author in 'Saving Mr. Banks'
As a film reviewer, a young British woman named P.L. Travers, writing about the movie “Snow White” in 1937, pronounced Walt Disney a shameless purveyor of cheeseball crap: “There is...
FBI can turn on your Web cam, and you’d never know it
The FBI has developed advanced surveillance techniques that give it the power to covertly activate Web cams to spy on unsuspecting computer owners. Tech savvy G-men can remotely turn on...
Violent culture spawns youth violence
The psychiatric post-mortem on 20-year-old Newtown, Connecticut, mass slayer Adam Lanza contained few answers but fewer surprises: The mentally defective young man who shot and murdered 27 people — 20...
Family's 'American dream' built on knockoff goods: DA
Their American dream was built on a foundation of fakes. An unfolding criminal case offers a rare glimpse into how a group of Chinese immigrants turned knockoff Michael Kors bags...
Democratic Party has no more centrists
When I first heard the claim, I thought it was a mistake or hoax. A talking head was describing a raging war in the Democratic Party between progressives and centrists....
Angry worker hid medical files in ceiling tiles, doctor claims
A Staten Island woman was so steamed at being demoted by her doctor boss she hid patient files in the ceiling, according to a $1.1 million lawsuit. Maureen Lampo, 53,...
Daily Blotter
Queens Cops are searching for a driver who fled after mowing down a 35-year-old pedestrian in Woodhaven. Police believe Yunior Antonio Perez Rodriguez was struck by a white sedan as...
FDNY probie punished for selfies and slurs
He’s too hot for the FDNY — but they won’t fire him. A black probationary firefighter graduated from the FDNY Academy but was barred from the ceremony for referring to...
Metro-North engineer jumps the rails — and gets job back
It’s the blind leading the sleepy at Metro-North. After an engineer’s alleged dozing caused a derailment last Sunday that killed four people, a Post investigation found that dangerous train drivers...
Prison guard reflects on Mandela's impact
As a prison guard on his first day on Robben Island, Christo Brand was told he was about to meet one of the biggest criminals in South Africa’s history. Now...
My life working for the real ‘Wolf of Wall Street’
When most people his age were still figuring out what they wanted to do for a living, Josh Shapiro had a clear-cut plan — make as much money as possible....
Short men don't stack up with NYC women
It’s a tall order dating women in the Big Apple. The likelihood that a man under 5-foot-9 is contacted by a Manhattan or Bronx woman online is a scant 1.2...
As season sinks into abyss, players focus on futures
SAN DIEGO — Close your ears, Tom Coughlin, but there is more on minds of Giants players than simply Sunday’s game against the Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. When NFL teams...
It all went right for St. John's
To this point it had been a splendid New York basketball afternoon, and there were 10,803 people inside Madison Square Garden who were settled in for all that can mean....
Beason playing like a beast
SAN DIEGO — Ryan Matthews and Danny Woodhead are the Chargers’ running backs for Jon Beason to key on Sunday, a week after Beason made 17 tackles to help stifle...
Father of Jets GM dead at 85
John Joseph Idzik, the father of Jets general manager John Idzik, passed away Tuesday at the age of 85 at his home in Chadds Ford, Pa. Idzik, who died of...
'Anchorman' cast battles One Direction on 'SNL'
The “Anchorman” crew approached the stage, scoffing at the boy band du jour. The old guys would not be denied – so Will Ferrell, David Koechner and Steve Carell joined...
Panthers poised to steal South lead from Saints
It was not long ago when the winner of the NFC South this season looked like a foregone conclusion: The Saints, recent powers in the division, were marching toward yet...
Islanders' skid hits 9
LOS ANGELES — Martin Jones made 16 saves to earn his first NHL shutout in his second career start, and Anze Kopitar scored in the Kings’ 3-0 victory over the...
Malignaggi beats Judah in 'Battle for Brooklyn'
The “Battle for Brooklyn” wasn’t much of a battle. Paulie Malignaggi used his speedy jab and quick feet to dismantle a frustrated Zab Judah en route to an easy unanimous...
Serby's Q&A with Brian McCann
Post columnist Steve Serby caught up with new Yankees catcher Brian McCann for some Q&A. Q: What would you say to those who say your contract was too long and...
Geno now playing for his future — and Rex's too
From the time he was drafted and marched up on the stage at Radio City Music Hall, Geno Smith vowed to be the answer to the Jets’ quarterback prayers. And...
Just call us 'Generation Why'
At about 15 percent, their unemployment rate is more than twice the national average, yet the so-called millennials (those born between 1985 and 1998) are more often than not portrayed...
Most credit card holders don't know they can save up to $500
Consumers are not aware of all their credit card benefits, experts say. Many credit-card issuers, including Discover, Citi and MasterCard, offer consumers price-matching, in which they refund the difference in price...
Banks brace ahead of vote on Volcker Rule
On Tuesday, banking will change forever. Regulators from five different agencies have come to agreement on the terms of the Volcker Rule, and they will each formally vote to adopt...
Income declines expected to dampen holiday spending: report
While the 1 percenters flip through Neiman-Marcus catalogs, the rest of us can expect to find something from the 99 cent store under the tree. That’s the takeaway from a...
Denied! Judge schools trustee seeking refund for tuition
Score one for Catholic schools and common sense. Last week, Chief US Bankruptcy Judge Carla Craig firmly settled the legal question of whether parents receive any benefit from sending their...
Pros don't think Twitter is worth the hype
Some analysts have been quick to give Twitter the bird — but does the company deserve it? Twitter’s five lead underwriters evaluated the company on Monday, right after the end...
Half of U.S. households will struggle to retire
Carol and Larry Spiegelman, a professional Manhattan couple heading into their early 70s, can’t afford to comfortably retire — and they’re far from alone. “We met with our financial adviser...
Is the Fed's 'holding to maturity' policy just a free pass?
Dear John: I am a regular reader of your articles in The Post. In your Nov. 13 article entitled, “Is it possible to kill QE painlessly?” you stated something that...
Staal's likely concussion unfair twist of fate
THE news will come soon enough, and so will the diagnosis that will be apparent by the time the Rangers play the Capitals at the Garden Sunday night. In the...
Russell Wilson nearly was a Jet
Careers are made and waylaid by twists of fate and circumstance. Russell Wilson nearly was a Jet. It has been documented that current senior director of college scouting Terry Bradway...
Nets' Deron on track to play Tuesday
MILWAUKEE — In the midst of so much bad news, the Nets continue to get positive feedback about the potential return of Deron Williams from his sprained left ankle. The...
Banks failing at foreclosure services: report
Six years into the foreclosure crisis, the big banks are still running roughshod over troubled homeowners, according to an administrator’s report. In the first half of 2013, three of America’s...