October 22, 2012
Hudson Yards developer tries to amend MTA deal
In a step that could affect the timetable for Hudson Yards, the sprawling project’s developer is trying to change the terms of its deal with the MTA, which owns the...
FIVE-STEP DROP: Florida's hot streak, how Penn State will upset Ohio State
Every week during the season, New York Post online sports editors Justin Terranova and Marc Raimondi go toe-to-toe on the latest hot topics in college football.This week, they tackle Florida’s...
'Rape Cops' look to have records cleared and misdemeanor convictions dismissed
They're going for the clean sweep. Already acquitted of rape and burglary, the two disgraced officers from last year's "Rape Cops" trial are awaiting an Appellate Division decision on their...
Blood in B'klyn apt. where bride-to-be was slain may have come from multiple people
The blood splattered throughout the Brooklyn apartment where pregnant bride-to-be Vindalee Smith was found slashed to death may have come from more than one person, sources said. And there was...
George Stephanopoulos is key to GMA beating Today
"Good Morning America" has managed to do for the last nine weeks what everyone knew, absolutely knew , was impossible to do. The perpetual No. 2 morning show is in...
Long Island school bus driver slapped with drunk driving charges in crash that injured 12-year-old
A Long Island school bus driver was hit with a drinking while driving rap yesterday morning after crashing his vehicle during a field trip and injuring a 12-year-old passenger, Suffolk...
B'klyn prosecutors drop charges against man in synagogue beatdown video
Brooklyn prosecutors today dropped the charges against a man beaten by cops who wrongly thought he was trespassing in a Brooklyn synagogue two weeks ago. “After review of all available...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to sell Westchester home where Mary Kennedy committed suicide
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is selling the eco-friendly Westchester home where his wife hanged herself, and friends are touting the house as a tribute to her environmental legacy. The 14-room...
Bradshaw, Coughlin, Cruz downplay emotional outbursts during Giants win
One day after the Giants wild comeback win over the Redskins, Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw responded to a couple of emotional outbursts he had in the heat of the...
NBA GMs: Knicks, Nets behind Celtics in Atlantic Division
According to all 30 NBA general managers, the Knicks and Nets still have a way to go to catch the Celtics atop the Atlantic division. In it’s 11th annual GM...
Bloomberg backs gay marriage in three states with $500K in donations
Mayor Bloomberg is coughing up another $500,000 to promote same sex marriage. The mayor announced matching grants today in three states where marriage equality is on the ballot -- $250,000...
Superman quits job at Daily Planet
The Daily Planet is about to suffer a “Super” loss. In Superman issue 13, Clark Kent quits his job at the Daily Planet, the fictional Metropolis newspaper which has served...
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel officially renamed after Hugh Carey
The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel was officially renamed after Hugh Carey today in a dignitary-studded ceremony packed with dozens of the late governor's family members. Mayor Bloomberg, former Gov. Mario Cuomo...
Brooklyn barbershop killer caught by cops
Police busted a thug who was wanted for two separate murders in Bed Stuy, authorities said. Breeze King, 19, was arrested on Oct. 17 when a car he was riding...
Agitated Rex: It's 'ridiculous' to suggest Jets played 'scared'
Jets coach Rex Ryan defended the team's play-calling in Sunday's 29-26 overtime loss to the Patriots, getting defensive with reporters over all of the second-guessing.Ryan got particularly agitated at the...
Predators' Kostitsyn: Better for players 'if lockout continues'
If it were up to Sergei Kostitsyn, the NHL lockout would not end any time soon. The Predators’ forward spoke to the Russian publication “Sports-Express” and the translation is via...
Cowboys hope to have RB Murray back for Giants: report
Coming into a big divisional game against the Giants this Sunday in Dallas, the Cowboys have some injury concerns at the running back position. DeMarco Murray, who torched the Giants...
Brady: Patriots fans frustrated with close games 'spoiled' by success
Tom Brady understands that some people expect more than just wins. They expect style. But in his weekly radio spot with “Dennis and Callahan” on WEEI in Boston, the Patriots’...
Winners and losers from Jets Week 7 loss
The Jets suffered an excruciating 29-26 loss to the Patriots in overtime on Sunday. Here is a look at the Jets winners and losers from the game:WINNERSMARK SANCHEZ – People...
Woman kills herself in Union Square
A woman jumped to her death this morning near Union Square, authorities said. The 57-year-old jumped from the eight-floor about 11:50 a.m. from a University Place building, near East 13th...
Ex-cop gets 15 1/2 years for selling NYPD guns to drug ring
A disgraced East Village cop is going to prison for 15 and a half years after admitting today that he paid for his pain killer addiction by swiping four 9...
Former Redskins coach Gibbs gives Cowboys pep talk before Panthers game: report
Maybe Joe Gibbs has a future in inspirational speaking. Or a future on Jerry Jones’ payroll. The long-time Redskins head coach gave a pregame speech on Sunday to his old...
Jimmy Carter says Mideast peace is 'vanishing'
JERUSALEM — Former US President Jimmy Carter said Monday during a visit to Jerusalem that the prospect of an Israel-Palestinian peace accord is "vanishing," blaming Israeli settlement of the West...
Chargers employee busted with Stickum, team could lose draft pick: report
The Chargers were on a bye this week but still couldn’t avoid the negative headlines. The NFL has begun an inquiry into an incident that occurred during their 35-24 loss...
WATCH: LA man badly burned after thug targets him with Molotov cocktail
Long Beach, CA — Long Beach police searched today for someone who hurled a Molotov cocktail at a man sitting in front of a market on Pacific Coast Highway, sending...
Mom of actress killed in dump truck hit-run sues city for $30M
The mother of an actress who was killed in a hit-and-run accident near Union Square is suing the city for $30 million. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Christina...
Woodson: Camby could miss Knicks regular season opener
SYRACUSE -- Not only will Amar'e Stoudemire miss the Nov. 1 season opener, but Knicks coach Mike Woodson declined to guarantee that ailing Marcus Camby will suit up in Brooklyn,...
Jeff Van Gundy: NBA blocked brother Stan from joining ESPN
Jeff Van Gundy has never been one to parse his words, and the former Knicks coach knows he is in a sticky situation concerning his brother Stan after a possible...
WATCH: Did clock operator give Patriots extra time?
It’s impossible to know what the clock operator for Sunday’s Jets-Patriots game in Foxborough was wearing, but it wouldn’t be surprising if it was Patriots’ colors. With just over two...
Celeb chef's jilted bride takes no-jail plea for luxe shoplift spree
Stop stealing, keep shrinking and stay in California. Erica Wang -- who made headlines when hunky celebrity chef Todd English left her at the altar in 2009 -- took a...
Robert Kennedy's son kicked nurse: prosecutor
A New York prosecutor says a son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy kicked a nurse to the floor as he tried take his newborn son out of a...
Lindsay Lohan in the clear over alleged Chelsea hotel hit-run
Manhattan prosecutors have quietly decided not to pursue a case against Lindsay Lohan following a Chelsea pedestrian's claim last September that she had clipped him with her car outside the...
Thousands at funeral for Nassau County highway patrolman killed on L.I.E.
Thousands of uniformed officers bid farewell to fallen Nassau County cop Joseph Oliveiri this morning. Four solemn rows of officers from Jersey City to Southold lined up for more than...
Romney blimp makes emergency landing in South Fla.
DAVIE, Fla. — High winds forced a blimp-like aircraft carrying an advertisement for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to make an emergency landing in South Florida. Davie police say the...
Castro publishes article criticizing health rumors
HAVANA — Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he doesn't even suffer from a headache in an article he published in state-media Monday criticizing those who spread rumors he was...
Is the AL East giving the Yankees room for error?
The Red Sox have acquired Blue Jays manager John Farrell in a trade and made him their own manager, and surely, Boston management wishes it had been able to execute...
'Rebecca' con man investigated in 2009
Securities regulators say a Long Island stockbroker was already under investigation for alleged professional misconduct when he was charged criminally with sinking the Broadway musical "Rebecca" with a bizarre fraud....
Undercover sting leads to bust of brazen Midtown hooker operation
Cops broke up a Manhattan prostitution operation that brazenly catered to Johns with a fetish for Asian women, court documents revealed today. Fort Greene resident William Thomas, 42, was arrested...
Russia's jailed Pussy Riot members sent to prison camps
MOSCOW — Two female members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot convicted of protesting against President Vladimir Putin in a cathedral have been sent to prisons far from Moscow despite...
Ticket to ride: Subway's base fare likely to increase, MTA chief says
The base subway fare of $2.25 will likely be raised in the upcoming round of fare hikes, said MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota. “The base fare probably will go up because...
Armstrong stripped of his 7 Tour titles, banned for life
GENEVA — Lance Armstrong's name is coming out of cycling's record books. Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling's governing body...
Person struck by NJ Transit train
PLAINFIELD, NJ — A New Jersey Transit train struck a person near the Plainfield rail station. NJ Transit spokesman John Durso Jr. says the person is alive and was taken...
Florida man struck, killed by city garbage truck
A garbage truck fatally struck a man on the Upper East Side today, authorities said. Andrew Schoonover, 31, was crossing East 84th Street at 1:20 a.m. when he allegedly tripped...
RG3, Redskins throws big scare into Giants before Cruz, Manning steal show
The kid quarterback was on his way to ruining the day for the Giants, making them feel old and slow. Robert Griffin III was not as good as advertized yesterday,...
Giants blitz
HERO With just 83 seconds left and the Giants trailing 23-20, Victor Cruz hooked up with Eli Manning as they connected on a 77-yard game-winning bomb. The Giants’ big-play wideout...
Jets report card
OFFENSE The Jets moved the ball, gaining 403 yards and putting together some good drives. The problems came on a few huge mistakes and when they settled for field goals...
More fourth-quarter magic from Eli makes up for erratic effort
Eli Manning was on his back and could not see the drama that was about to unfold. Tom Coughlin was on the Giants sideline, hyperventilating. Redskins cornerback Josh Wilson was...
Redskins in awe of Giants' Eli
Robert Griffin III may well be the quarterback of the future, but even the Redskins had to admit Eli Manning is the most clutch quarterback of the present. After seeing...
Giants' Cruz sinks Redskins with clutch catch
MetLife Stadium got to witness an extra special rendition of the salsa from Victor Cruz yesterday — the game-winning variety. The Giants’ dynamic wide receiver hauled in the go-ahead 77-yard...
Giants report card
OFFENSE One rushing TD apiece for Ahmad Bradshaw and Andre Brown but not much doing on the ground, leaving an unusually inaccurate Eli Manning (26-of-40, 337 yards, 1 TD, 2...
Jets blitz
HERO He didn’t look like a Hall of Famer for nearly 59 minutes, but never bet against Tom Brady at home with the game on the line. Given 1:37 to...
Over-indulged fans, high prices sucked life out of Yankee Stadium
The worst postseason for the Yankees did not belong to Alex Rodriguez or Nick Swisher, Curtis Granderson or Robinson Cano. The worst postseason belonged to Yankee Stadium. If we are...
Williams pledges to wear tattoo for charity on Opening Night
Deron Williams appeared on Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars" Sunday night in order to help raise money to support Autism programs.Williams told viewers that if they could raise...
Independence days
For the estimated one-third of American workers who are independent employees, the perks of a solo career are many: There’s the flexible schedule, lack of commute, autonomy over one’s professional...
Go to Greg
I received a promotion but was told that my compensation would not change until the new fiscal year begins in over a month. I don’t think that’s fair since I...
60 Seconds with Cal Newport
Why is the nearly ubiquitous idea of following your passion bad career advice? The problem with follow-your-passion is the verb “follow” assumes you have the passion to start with. We...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Gangnam Style, PSY 2. I Knew You Were in Trouble, Taylor Swift 3. Skyfall, Adele 4. One More Night, Maroon 5 5. Some Nights, fun. 6....
Business briefs
Lumia marchThe Nokia Lumia 920, Microsoft’s smartphone hope that is powered by Windows Phone 8, is being listed on Best Buy’s website at $149.99 with a new two-year wireless contract...
Hostess pay cuts baked for today
Unionized workers at bankrupt Hostess Brands will have an 8 percent pay cut imposed on them starting today, the company said in a letter mailed last week to its drivers,...
'The Walking Dead' alive on Dish after deal
For 14 million Dish Network subscribers yesterday, “The Walking Dead” came back to life. After marathon talks over four nights — including a final session that stretched to 3 a.m....
Big game players
We love this time of year. There’s a nip in the air, the leaves are turning, Halloween is almost here — and New York’s regular hunting season is open. So...
Virgin checks out NYC for places to check in
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is close to launching its four-star Virgin Hotel brand in New York and is actively scouring the city for locations, Side Dish has learned. The...
Viet foe McGovern dies at 90
George McGovern, the three-term senator from South Dakota who carried the Democratic Party’s liberal banner in the Vietnam War era, launched a star-crossed bid for the presidency in 1972, and...
Deadly B’klyn ‘hit-run’
A livery cab plowed through a Brooklyn intersection and fatally struck a pedestrian yesterday before the driver took off, police said. The Lincoln Town car was traveling west on Highland...
CIA duo faces bust
A Pakistani court may order a murder investigation and seek international arrest warrants for two high-ranking CIA officers who oversaw drone attacks on suspected militants.Jonathan Banks, the former CIA station...
Mitt looks like a shore thing
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Mitt Romney hit the beach yesterday to line up against his real opponent — the media — in a flag football game that pitted his campaign...
‘9/11 the Second’: Jordan busts 11 suspected of planning mass terror attack
Jordanian security officials yesterday arrested 11 al Qaeda linked suspects believed to be planning what they had dubbed “9/11 the Second” — the bombing of shopping centers and Western diplomatic...
Obama loses advantage in foreign policy ahead of tonight's debate with Romney
President Obama suddenly finds himself on the hot seat about foreign policy. He’ll face intense scrutiny tonight for blunders surrounding the deadly terror attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi,...
Newark Airport thief gang taking off with cars
It’s kiss your wife hello and your car goodbye at Newark Airport these days.A crew of brazen thieves are swiping luxury wheels outside the arrival and departure gates when the...
Pregnant Brooklyn bride’s killer left note demanding release of DC sniper Malvo: sources
The fiend who killed a pregnant Brooklyn bride-to-be left a chilling note under her body — vowing that more expectant moms would die unless “the DC sniper” is released from...
B'klyn woman seeks transit glory in fare-hike stunt
Here’s one way to get your money’s worth before the MTA’s fare hike. A Brooklyn woman will attempt to break the Guinness record for the fastest trip through the entire...
Plaxico suit eyes home grab
A Florida woman is threatening to take one of Plaxico Burress’ homes if the disgraced Super Bowl hero doesn’t cough up the $160,000 he owes her. The unemployed ex-NFL wide...
Le$$ most for Con Ed
Here’s a shocker: Con Ed residential rates actually dropped by 1 percent in 2011, according to new federal data.But don’t worry that Con Ed is about to go broke because...
Schumer zaps feds
Sen. Charles Schumer is fighting an electric shock.Yesterday, he demanded that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission allow more competition from low-air-emissions power plants in the state — saying such a...
Di$able LIRR cheats: feds
It’s time to derail the gravy train! The feds want to divert the disability benefits being paid to more than a dozen former Long Island Rail Road workers charged with...
Three slain at Wis. spa in psycho hubby rampage
A gunman who killed three women and wounded four at a suburban Milwaukee spa yesterday was found dead six hours after an intense manhunt that locked down a shopping center,...
Hasidic girl band Bulletproof Stockings lights up Crown Heights
“Hava Nagila” this ain’t. Two Brooklyn women are upsetting the Jewish order with an in-your-face brand of worldly rock music. Hasidic duo Dalia Shusterman and Perl Wolfe would normally blend...
Plane horror after charity joy
A Queens doctor and his longtime flying buddy died in a Long Island plane crash Saturday after lending a hand at a charity event for kids, friends said yesterday.Dr. Andrew...
Hey, Post: ‘You ruined my life’
We’ve been dumped! On paper, Larry Greenfield is the catch of the millennium. At 47, the never-married retired trader from Plainview, LI, is a millionaire many times over. Standing 6-foot-2,...
B’klyn bouncer shot dead by tossed-out ‘brawl thug’
A bouncer working his first-ever shift at a Brooklyn night spot was allegedly killed early yesterday by a revenge-seeking gunman who had just been tossed out for fighting, the club’s...
Sly Stallone, other A-listers visit Kerik in clink
It is back to push-ups in a cell and prison chow for disgraced ex-NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik, but he won’t be lonely. Kerik, who testified in The Bronx last week...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan***A teenage burglar was busted in the East Village after being caught on surveillance video breaking into a bagel shop — then was linked to 10 other crimes in the...
New Gristedes slap
The feds want the owner of Gristedes supermarkets to pay $3.8 million in legal fees racked up by dozens of workers who sued him for allegedly shortchanging them.A US Department...
Balcony plunge at concert
A concertgoer at the Hammerstein Ballroom fell from a balcony last night during a performance by the French electronica duo Justice.Witnesses at the West 34th Street site said the man...
AIG chief says he deserves a ‘thank-you’ from feds after bailout
Taxpayers shelled out $182 billion to save his failing company — and now he wants us to thank him?! Robert Benmosche — the boorish CEO and president of insurance giant...
Realtors in a feeding frenzy
Who needs brick and mortar? Sage Realty is leasing prime real estate at 777 Third Ave. and 48th Street to a rotating cast of 10 food trucks for $150 per...
Uh, this is wedded bliss?
Guess the honeymoon’s over already. Here’s the first picture of Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel after they wed over the weekend in Italy — and they look like schlubby tourists...
Gov offers checks for checkups
Gov. Cuomo has a prescription to make Medicaid recipients healthier — he’ll pay them to show up for doctor’s appointments. The Cuomo administration is launching an experimental “incentive” program that...
Big fracking mistake
Anti-fracking activists led by a woman who says she talks to animals have distributed more than 140,000 copies of a “newspaper’’ that falsely claims a dramatic National Geographic picture of...
Top surgeon allowed to continue operating after positive cocaine test: court records
EDITOR'S NOTE: On October 22, 2012, The Post published an article about Dr. Jeffrey Moses, a world-renowned interventional cardiologist. Dr. Moses believes that the article gave readers the false impression...
‘Paranormal’ a must-seequel
Scary-movie fans are still into “Paranormal Activity,” though the horror franchise looks as though it’s close to running out of steam at the box office.Paramount’s “Paranormal Activity 4” debuted at...
Fan critically injured in plunge at Giant game
A 42-year-old fan plunged 30 feet off the side of an escalator at MetLife Stadium following the Redskins-Giants game yesterday and was in critical condition with severe head injuries, police...
Unemployment woes weigh on New York City’s college seniors
These college kids are brilliant and motivated — but the job market under President Obama isn’t. New York students preparing to graduate told The Post they’re terrified they won’t land...
Schools paid AWOL staff
Where’s Mr. Waldo? The city Department of Education lost track of a number of employees who had quietly stopped reporting to work for as long as a year — but...
Court lets gun-toting teens walk
The state’s highest court has refused to even hear an appeal by city officials to keep off the street two teenage thugs nabbed with loaded guns during textbook stop-and-frisks in...
Anatomy of a failed foreign policy
As he runs for re-election, President Obama has tried to portray his foreign policy as a success. A closer look suggests a different picture.Let us begin with a list of...
JFK’s tough call
Fifty years ago tonight, President John Kennedy took to the airwaves to tell the American people that the Soviets had based nuclear missiles in Cuba, and that in response, he...
Fall of the house of Ruth: Sweeping out the Yankees
The Issue: The Detroit Tigers’ defeat of the New York Yankees in the ALCS last week, and A-Rod’s future. *** Regarding The Post headline “Dear Yankees, We Don’t Date Losers!...
Andrew’s endless stall
The Cuomo folks were at it again last week — pretending that the governor could possibly maybe one day allow fracking in this state. On Friday, Department of Environmental Conservation...
Judicial panel, heal thyself
The state Commission on Judicial Conduct has long stomped on straying upstate justices of the peace — while winking at truly scandalous transgressions by city jurists. The beat goes on....
Head in the clouds
One World Trade Center may symbolize not victory over terror but miserable commutes. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns both the skyscraper and the transportation...
This race is starting to look like 1980
Nearing Election Day, the presidential race is tight. A strong performance in debate has eased concerns about the challenger’s fitness, and the incumbent is hobbled by a weak economy. But...
A Page from her mother’s life
Angelica Page waited a long time to do “Turning Page,” her solo show about her actress mother. Twenty-five years, in fact. “There’s not been one book written about her, no...
Hear how the real Jersey Boy sings it
You have to feel sorry for the audiences at “Jersey Boys” this week. While they’re watching facsimiles of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, the real deals are singing their...
Diamond-infused tale sparks laughs
As the title suggests, there’s more than one Josh Cohen in “The Other Josh Cohen.” The good news is that both are very funny. Longtime collaborators and friends David Rossmer...
Vic C.’s Delaware Grade
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $16,000; clm($10,000); 3up1-a-SmartExectve2-11-a-CabaretCwby2-12-Uniquely 9-25-Tripp O Steel 5-23-Mr.Wndjmmer15-16-City Genius 7-24-HaystckNeedle6-1SECOND-1m&70yds; $12,000; cl($7,50); 3up2-Angel Rod 3-15-HollywodCrner6-11-UperWestSde15-16-Sisterinlaw 10-13-AlluvilsPrncess8-17-BaltimoreBianc8-54-Face TheFuture4-1THIRD-6 fur; $13,000; clm($6,250); 3up1-a-Not forMoney2-15-Believe Its True3-12-NicotheChmp15-11-a-Wisemn'sBlff2-13-Universal Soul12-12-Skip totheNorth7-24-Brassy Boy 5-13-Onzain...
Yonkers
Post Time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Friskie Flicker (3rd)FIRST: mile pace; $11,500; cond6 Camwow(GBrennan)2-1-14-11 Ballineen(DDube)2-1-28-53 Alluring Art(LStalbaum)3-2-16-12 Kindle Hanover(JStratton)7-9-710-14 Princess Baby Ella(JBartlett)7-2-55-15 Tara's Best(MForte)4-1-78-17 So Wanted(EAbbatiello)1-2-310-18 Blanca Raya(MMacDonald)5-4-18-1SECOND: mile trot; $13,000;...
Parx Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70yds; $34,000; clm($40,000); 3,4&5YOWHATSMINEISMINE returns to level of claim after finishing second in first start off the claim. INSINCERITY...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $20,000; clm($5,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 NorthernBrkshr(L),122J Flores3-3-4Curry9-22 Missbauer(L),122A Arroyo2-3-3Allen7-23 YankeeEmprss(L),122PHrnndzO7-5-6Abrams15-14 APerfectSqueez(L),117A Suarez2-5-2Farro2-15 SocialStatemnt(L),122JHmpshrJr2-2-4Velazqez3-16 What a Smile(L),122F Garcia8-7-4Day20-17 Fluxo de Caixa(L),122L...
Belmont Charts
October 21st, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Yielding©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $29,000; clm($15,000); 3upOff: 12:51. Good. 4w angle from 5/16plTime: 23.76, 48., 1:12.47, 1:37.25.Trainer: David JacobsonWinner: DK B/ G,...
Schaub, Texans trample Ravens
The Texans look like the new bullies in the AFC — at least for now. Matt Schaub threw two touchdown passes, Arian Foster ran for two scores and the host...
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogBEARS66 1/2(47)LionsThursdayVIKINGS66 1/2(42)BuccaneersSundayJETS32 1/2(40 1/2)DolphinsCOWBOYS1 1/21 1/2(47 1/2)Giantsx-Patriots6 1/27(46 1/2)RamsTITANS33 1/2(46 1/2)ColtsPACKERSOFFOFF(OFF)JaguarsChargers33(45)BROWNSEAGLES2 1/22 1/2(47)FalconsLIONS1 1/22 1/2(45)SeahawksBEARS7 1/28 1/2(44)PanthersSTEELERSOFFOFF(OFF)RedskinsCHIEFSOFFOFF(OFF)RaidersBRONCOS6 1/26 1/2(54 1/2)SaintsOct. 2949ers6 1/27(37)CARDINALSx-at LondonHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballTomorrowFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogLA.-LAFAY.4Arkansas St.ThursdayClemson13W....
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Home Team Lineups
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Hondo Bears down
Hondo, who hit with the Saints and Vikes yesterday but missed with the Rams and Raiders, gained some ground last night when the SF Giants forced a Game 7 to...
Brees, Saints outgun Bucs
Once Drew Brees got the New Orleans offense on track, it hardly mattered that Jonathan Vilma wasn’t the solution for the Saints’ leaky defense. Vilma played for the first time...
Romo, ’Boys best Newton
Tony Romo knows how to win a close game, something Cam Newton and the Panthers still haven’t figured out. Romo led the Cowboys into field-goal range and Dan Bailey converted...
Avery wants to see more fight in Nets
The new home of the Nets, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, played host to its first championship boxing card Saturday night. Nets coach Avery Johnson thinks his team could learn a thing...
Giants defense schooled by Redskins rookie
If it looked as if the Giants at times were tackling the wrong player in yesterday’s 27-23 victory over the Redskins, that’s because they were. It was back to school...
Giants' Canty feels 'great' in return from PUP list
Yesterday was problem-free for Chris Canty and his surgically-repaired knee. For the first six games this season, the Giants’ defensive tackle was on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list,...
Vogelsong’s gem silences Cardinals, lifts Giants to Game 7
SAN FRANCISCO — One of the wildest months in National League playoff history fittingly has to come down to this. You get the defending World Series champion Cardinals and their...
Giants won't give up on World Series dream
SAN FRANCISCO —The Giants are playoff proof there is a different way to go about your baseball business, and, in one way, the Giants offer a glimmer of hope for...
Gridcasters speak own language
Veal cordon bleu! Excuse my French, but what the heck happened? It’s as if we woke up one day and nearly everyone was speaking football in a foreign tongue, as...
Yankees GM Cashman receptive to A-Rod calls, but doubtful of trade
Brian Cashman watched Alex Rodriguez’s stumble through the postseason like everybody else. Right-handed pitchers baffled the man with the fifth-highest homer total in history. Getting dropped in the lineup didn’t...
Red Sox trade Blue Jays for manager Farrell
BOSTON — The Red Sox are hoping that two big trades will help them get back to the playoffs after missing out three years in a row. The first was...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Indy wins crown behind Catchings Tamika Catchings scored 25 points to help the Indiana Fever win their first WNBA championship with an 87-78 Game 4 victory over the Minnesota...
NHL talks in limbo
The closer they get, the louder the NHL and the Players Association malign each other. But still no negotiations are slated as Lockout III continues.Really, if the sides were this...
Amar’e to miss Knicks’ opener due to knee cyst
SYRACUSE — The Knicks will open the season without the cursed Amar’e Stoudemire, and it is now fair to question whether his starting status eventually will be altered. Stoudemire’s Knicks...
Knicks' Anthony enjoying Syracuse homecoming
SYRACUSE — Carmelo Anthony spent yesterday practicing with the Knicks at the Carrier Dome, then hanging out and lifting weights with Syracuse players at the “Melo Center’’ he helped fund....
Cries for Jets to use more Tebow go unheeded
FOXBOROUGH — There are times you can hear the masses chanting across the land: “Tee-bow!” “Tee-bow!” “Tee-bow!” Those voices might not always belong to Jets fans — though when Mark...
High ankle sprain doesn’t stop Jets' McKnight from playing
FOXBOROUGH — Jets running back/kick returner Joe McKnight could barely put his left shoe on after the Jets’ 29-26 overtime loss to the Patriots, but his achy left ankle did...
Jets can’t celebrate coming close against Patriots
FOXBOROUGH — Some of them tried to stay true to the script, to the merry talking points they were advised to offer. But after a while it was useless, and...
Rookie Hill hurts Jets with costly drop
FOXBOROUGH — Stephen Hill stood in front of his locker here yesterday and patiently answered every painful question about his excruciating fourth-quarter drop. The Jets’ rookie wide receiver might not...
Overtime flag spoils day for Jets secondary
FOXBOROUGH — Kyle Wilson didn’t want to come out and say it, but Antonio Cromartie had no such worries about his pocketbook. The Jets thought the third-down interference penalty on...
Sanchez fails in clutch in Jets' overtime loss to Patriots
FOXBOROUGH — These can be season-changing moments, even career-changing moments. When it is overtime in a brutally hostile place, when first place on the line, when you find yourself eyeball-to-eyeball...
Sanchez, Jets fumble opportunity to claim first place in AFC East
FOXBOROUGH — Almost, Rex. Rex Ryan’s belief that the Jets would beat the Patriots fell just short in a wild game at Gillette Stadium that New England somehow won 29-26...
Giants slow, but can’t stop, Redskins’ rookie marvel
Osi Umenyiora didn’t mince words. After chasing Robert Griffin III for four quarters yesterday at MetLife Stadium, Umenyiora had nothing but respect for the Redskins’ rookie quarterback. “That guy is...
Forcing turnovers saves Giants
With 77 seconds left yesterday and the Giants protecting a 27-23 lead, coach Tom Coughlin watched the Redskins take over at their 20, pick up 12 yards on their first...
Griffin gave Redskins a chance against Giants
It’s a pity the Redskins can’t clone Robert Griffin III, or at least play the rookie quarterback both ways. Griffin showed off all the dazzling ability that has made him...
Talk show guests
MONDAY ELISHA CUTHBERT, VICTORIA JUSTICE - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7 JENNY MCCARTHY, DENNIS HAYSBERT - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch. 5 and 3...
You looking at me?
Exciting plot twists have kept “Homeland” crackling this season — but mostly around suspected terrorist Sgt. Nicholas Brody. But this week, Brody’s sullen teenage daughter, Dana, who attends school with...
Strahan: ‘I’m not adulterer. I’m not gay. Didn’t beat anybody’
Tomorrow night, Michael Strahan tackles a delicate subject — his headline-making divorce in 2006 from then-wife Jean Muggli — on his first major interview since being named to replace Regis...
'DWTS' hook-ups
Who needs “The Bachelor”? “Dancing With the Stars” is prime-time’s most compelling dating show. All the bumping, grinding and half-naked bodies have both pros and celebrities hopping in the sack...
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
Scientists have finally proven what Walt Disney knew more than a half-century ago — mice can sing in harmony. Researchers at New Orleans’ Tulane University found that when two mice...
College football should consider two Heisman trophies for defenders like Notre Dame's Te'o
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The race for the Heisman Trophy is wide open, as open as it has been in years, which is great. It wouldn’t have been very interesting...
Pa. girl in skunk costume accidentally shot by relative who thought she was an actual skunk
A 9-year-old western Pennsylvania girl in a skunk costume was accidentally shot by a relative – who thought she was an actual skunk, police said. According to a report by...
Memo to UFC: Time to put Strikeforce out of its misery
Memo to Showtime and Zuffa: It’s time to let Strikeforce go.Please, release this talented group of fighters from MMA purgatory. Because that’s what Strikeforce, once nipping at the heels of...
Raiders rally past Jaguars in overtime
OAKLAND, Calif. — Carson Palmer wasn’t going to apologize for a mistake-filled win by the Oakland Raiders a week after they lost what might have been their best-played game of...
Jets fall short of Rex's prediction, losing to New England in overtime
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Almost, Rex. The Jets could not back up Rex Ryan's belief that they would beat the Patriots after a wild affair at Gillette Stadium that New England...