October 26, 2012
Yankees' Girardi made PA request to spare A-Rod's feelings: source
Joe Girardi had almost no choice but to pinch-hit for Alex Rodriguez during the postseason because of the third baseman’s awful performance, but the Yankees manager tried to soften the...
Anti-frisk lawyer guilty in City Hall graffiti case
A lawyer who is a former Boston prosecutor was convicted in Manhattan today on criminal mischief, making graffiti and possession of graffiti instruments for spray painting "NYPD GET YOUR HANDS...
WATCH: Football recruit seriously injured trying to jump over moving car
College football recruits, don't try this at home -- or anywhere, for that matter. Looking to impresse college coaches, 19-year-old Bladimir Barreto of Palm Bay, Fla., was seriously injured when...
Knicks' Stoudemire to get second opinion on ruptured cyst
Amar’e Stoudemire might be out longer than expected.The Knicks forward is expected to get a second opinion on the ruptured cyst in his left knee as a Suns orthopedist will...
Jets' Cromartie calls comments made by Dolphins' Bush 'unprofessional'
Next up in a week filled with trash talk: Antonio Cromartie. The New York Jets cornerback caught himself Friday before nearly letting out an obscenity when asked what he thought...
It's official: Brooklyn man jailed for shooting he didn't commit is cleared
A Brooklyn man who served two years behind bars for a crime he did not commit was officially exonerated today. Lawrence Williams was found guilty at a jury trial in...
Douglas Kennedy avoids stand at harassment trial
Douglas Kennedy today dodged the witness stand at his trial on harassment and child-endangerment charges, instead letting his lawyer do the talking for him as both sides gave closing arguments....
SVU probing SI high schooler's suicide after learning orgy may have been filmed
The NYPD’s sex-crimes unit is probing the events surrounding the suicide of the Staten Island high-school girl who leaped in front of a train and killed herself after she participated...
Sony Pulse Elite Edition: Headphones to own
Dear Sony;Well, your Pulse Elite Edition headset really is something. The sound is balanced with some minor treble exceptions. The bass is punchy as hell -- easily and spectacularly knocking...
WATCH: NBA Commissioner Stern critiques Obama’s hoops game
President Obama may believe he’s got game, but David Stern is ready to tell him the truth.In a one-minute excerpt posted by Reuters TV, the NBA’s commissioner says that the...
Ex-LSU stars 'Honey Badger,' Jefferson released from jail
BATON ROUGE, La. — Former LSU football standouts Tyrann Mathieu and Jordan Jefferson were released from a Baton Rouge jail Friday after their arrests at Mathieu’s apartment on marijuana charges....
With Deron out, Nets get better look at backup guards
It was a newsworthy day at the Nets practice facility, thanks to the news that Deron Williams was set to miss at least a couple days of practice after receiving...
School staffer taken off life support after possible hate attack
A beloved music-school administrator was taken off of life support after being attacked in Queens by a stick-wielding thug, police said today. Lou Rispoli, 62, passed away about 8:50 p.m....
Gal guilty in Queens subway slash attack, will get 2 years
A straphanger pleaded guilty today to slashing three people inside of a Queens train station after she got bumped the morning rush hour. Dina Saint-Fleur, 25, admitted cutting Princess Allsop,...
Cowboys owner Jones lowers expectations after Lee injury
IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was optimistic enough after a loss in Baltimore to say his team could evolve into a Super Bowl contender "not next year...
Critics blast Obama campaign over Lena Dunham's 'first time' ad
Actress Lena Dunham likens voting for Barack Obama to losing her virginity in an official Obama campaign ad appearing on the campaign's website. Critics have lambasted the spot, vetted and...
Fighting words: Rapper pleads guilty to slugging attorney Ron Kuby, but calls lawyer 'a scumbag'
Take that, you crazy-old-hippy-looking lawyer! The young punk who punched activist attorney Ron Kuby in the nose during an argument on a Chelsea sidewalk pleaded guilty in Manhattan Criminal court...
Nets waive Scott, Mays to trim roster to 15
The Nets waived Carleton Scott and James Mays Friday, trimming the roster to the regular season limit of 15.Both moves, along with cutting guard Stephen Dennis earlier this week, were...
Red Bulls can earn playoff bye with Union win
Forget all the mathematical permutations, all the equations tougher than anything in Good Will Hunting or a Beautiful Mind. The Red Bulls’ task is simple, if not easy; win at...
Jack-'pot'! Gambino mobster — under investigation for marijuana trafficking — wins big at AC, Las Vegas poker tourneys
A Gambino wiseguy charged with conspiring to distribute marijuana went after a different kind of pot in Atlantic City and Las Vegas, law enforcement sources say. While Drug Enforcement Administration...
China starts formal criminal probe into Bo Xilai
China moved quickly on Friday to announce it had formally begun a criminal probe into disgraced former senior politician Bo Xilai, hours after expelling him from the largely rubber stamp...
BP oil spill trial delayed until after Super Bowl, Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS — To avoid disruptions from the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras, a federal judge in New Orleans has postponed a trial for claims spawned by BP's massive 2010...
Giants' Bradshaw practices, 'no question' he'll play Sunday
After missing practice on Wednesday and yesterday with a foot injury, Ahmad Bradshaw returned to the field today, albeit in a limited capacity. But the Giants running back said he’s...
Ex-Giants star Taylor wins hotel hookup lawsuit
NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has won a lawsuit that tried to hold him accountable for sex with a 16-year-old girl in a hotel room near New York City....
Chandler 'absolutely' expects to play in opener for Knicks
Tyson Chandler said today he “absolutely’’ expects to be playing Thursday in the season opener vs. the Nets in Brooklyn.Chandler, nursing a bone bruise in his left knee, didn’t practice...
VIDEO: Vaccaro says Giants' Manning is most valuable right now
Is Giants quarterback Eli Manning the MVP of the NFL if the season ended right now? New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro doesn’t see anyone else more valuable in the...
Teen brothers accused of killing 12-year-old NJ girl ordered to remain in juvenile detention center
WOODBURY, NJ — Two teenage brothers accused of killing a 12-year-old New Jersey girl were ordered Friday to remain in a juvenile detention center, while the girl's parents backed off...
Slain tykes 'dancing' just minutes before nanny allegedly stabs them to death
The beautiful girl brutally slain along with her toddler brother said she had been "dancing" and seemed "happy" just before she was allegedly slaughtered by her nanny, said a neighbor...
Deron misses Nets practice with ankle inflammation
After making it through training camp and the preseason relatively injury-free, the Nets held Deron Williams out of Friday’s practice with a case of left ankle synovitis.Williams received an injection...
'Whitey' Bulger's lawyers ask judge to delay trial by eight months
BOSTON — Lawyers for Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger asked a judge Friday to delay his trial by eight months. Bulger, the former leader of the Winter Hill Gang, is...
WATCH: UFC introduces sexy new Asian Octagon girl
Look out Arianny. Kang Ye-bin is coming for you.The UFC will introduce its first Asian Octagon girl next month at UFC on Fuel TV from Macau, China. Kang is Korean...
CIA operators were denied request for help during Benghazi attack on US Embassy: report
Fox News has learned from sources who were on the ground in Benghazi that an urgent request from the CIA annex for military back-up during the attack on the US...
NHL cancels all November games
The NHL accelerated its fast track to oblivion by canceling all games through Nov. 30 on this, the 41st day of the owners' lockout. The move, which wipes out the...
Marv thinks Carmelo’s best title chance will come after Knicks, off bench
The last time the Knicks were considered title contenders Marv Albert was still in their broadcast booth. And the legendary play-by-play man does not see a return to that status...
FRIDAY FIVE: World Series stunners
Here's my column off World Series Game 2. The Giants now have control of this series. Amazing.Should the Giants proceed to win this, it would go down as one of...
Feds arrest man who claimed half of Facebook for trying to bilk Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg has prevailed in his battle with a man who claimed to own half of Facebook. Federal agents today arrested Paul Ceglia, a wood-pellet salesman from upstate New York,...
Bloomberg says mass transit, cyclists 'more important' than drivers who clog roads
Mass transit riders, cyclists and pedestrians are "more important" than motorists, who clog up the roads, Mayor Bloomberg said today. Speaking at a transportation conference at New York University, Bloomberg...
Redskins' Cooley tried to get 'beer' clause into contract: report
Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley tried to brew up a rather unique clause into his most recent contract with the team.The 30-year-old Cooley, who signed with Washington earlier this...
Citigroup fined $2 million over Facebook IPO
Citigroup has paid a $2 million fine and fired a junior analyst after the employee leaked confidential information about Facebook's initial public offering to a popular tech blog. The charges...
Former UBS trader accused of losing $2.3 billion denies fraud
LONDON — A former UBS trader accused of losing $2.3 billion through reckless deals and deceit broke down in tears in court Friday as he insisted he had acted purely...
Oshkosh rejects Carl Icahn's buyout offer
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Oshkosh rejected a buyout offer from billionaire investor Carl Icahn Friday. The Wisconsin truck maker said that Icahn's tender offer of $32.50 per share undervalued the company...
Ex-Italian PM Berlusconi convicted of tax evasion, sentenced to 4 years
MILAN — A court in Milan Friday convicted former Premier Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud and sentenced the media mogul to four years in prison, his first prison sentence in...
CM Punk, Paul Heyman talk WWE ‘13
Earlier this week The Post Game Report had a chance to sit down with WWE Champion and WWE ’13 cover athlete CM Punk and Paul Heyman to discuss all things...
Merck's third-quarter profit up two percent despite sales decline
Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Friday that third-quarter profit rose 2 percent as lower spending and taxes, plus sales growth for several key medicines, offset new generic competition slashing sales...
NBC breaks even on Olympics as Comcast's third-quarter revenue tops Wall Street estimates
Comcast Corp., the nation's largest provider of cable TV and Internet services, more than doubled its net income in the third quarter, chiefly due to the sale of wireless spectrum...
Toyota widens global sales lead over GM in third quarter
DETROIT — Toyota has widened its global sales lead over General Motors because its factories have recovered from last year's earthquake. The Japanese automaker says it sold 7.4 million vehicles...
US economy grew at slightly faster 2 percent annual rate in third quarter, buoyed by more spending
WASHINGTON — The US economy grew at a slightly faster 2 percent annual rate from July through September, buoyed by more spending by consumers and the federal government. Even with...
Samsung logs record high profit in third quarter
SEOUL, South Korea — Strong sales of Galaxy phones propelled Samsung's quarterly profit to a record high, but its shares dropped Friday on the prospect its growth will slow in...
Suicide attack kills 41 outside mosque in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a mosque packed with senior regional officials in northern Afghanistan on a major Muslim holiday Friday, killing 41 people. The officials...
Hero cop promoted to detective after taking bullet in chest, shooting down armed thug
Hero cop Ivan Marcano was promoted to detective this morning during an impromptu bedside visit by Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. The fearless crimestopper was promoted hours before...
Prosecutors to ask for gag order in Trayvon Martin case
SANFORD, Fla. — Prosecutors will ask a judge to impose a gag order in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of fatally shooting Florida teenager Trayvon Martin....
Bumper crop of peanuts could lead to cheaper peanut butter
ATLANTA — Choosy moms and dads may be packing more PB&J in lunches this winter, when the cost of a jar of Jif or Skippy is expected to fall even...
US returns 4,000 archeological relics to Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — More than 4,000 archaeological artifacts looted from Mexico and seized in the US have been returned to Mexican authorities in what experts say is one of...
MTA precautions for Hurricane Sandy could include 'orderly shutdown' of service
Frankenstorm is headed our way — and its aftermath could haunt New York for days after Halloween. Hurricane Sandy, labeled by AccuWeather “an extremely rare and dangerous storm,” will wallop...
Port Authority looks to NYPD alum for security revamp
Still reeling from a long list of embarrassing security snafus, the Port Authority this morning is going to name former NYPD boss Joseph Dunne to the new post of security...
New York voters favor Obama, Sen. Gillibrand: poll
ALBANY — President Obama and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand are cruising to big wins in New York while pro-frackers are opening a small crack over opponents, according to a new poll....
Mother's blog serves as haunting tribute to Manhattan stabbing victims
Leo enjoyed playing with trains and collecting acorns. Lucia was a first grader with a megawatt smile. Manhattan mom Marina Krim was proud and humored by her three children, and...
O/U Rico!
After going 391 (021 Best Bets)onthe Over/Unders last week for a record seventh consecutive losing week, Rico has decided not to use the his usual methods, just selections from the...
Rivera tells Yankees GM he's not sure about his plans for 2013
SAN FRANCISCO — The Yankees don’t know if they have seen the last of Mariano Rivera in pinstripes. That’s because in a recent conversation with Brian Cashman baseball’s all-time saves...
Rivera a reminder that Yankees still have Core requirements
SAN FRANCISCO — After all of these years — after all of the attempts to move on and get younger — we still see how tethered the Yankees are to...
Cowboys' Romo in cross-hairs as Giants invade Dallas
You don’t bury a division rival at the midpoint of the season, but linebacker Michael Boley said he knows if the Giants beat the Cowboys on Sunday, you could at...
Loving life in New York, Giants' Pierre-Paul brings the fear
Jason Pierre-Paul, the most feared man in Dallas — the most feared man since Lawrence Taylor — is standing at the shower door with a white towel wrapped around his...
All eyes on swell 'Zell'
Stunningly beautiful superstar Renée Zellweger has paparazzi bulbs flashing at a feverish pace last night as she walks the red carpet at the Fashion Group’s International Night of Stars. Honored...
Al Gore’s struggling Current TV on the block
Current TV, the ratings-challenged cable network started by former Vice President Al Gore, has put itself up for sale, The Post has learned. “Current has been approached many times by...
Business briefs
What a waveWhiteWave Foods, the maker of Silk soy milk, raised $391 million in its initial public offering, 22 percent more than it sought, after pricing an increased number of...
Apple Q4 earnings miss mark on slower iPad sales
Although iPad sales have sagged lately, don’t worry about an iPad recession. Sales of Apple’s blockbuster tablet device totaled 14 million units in the three months ended Sept. 30, missing...
BBC, Thompson face more heat
The BBC has told UK government officials and lawmakers not to interfere with its probe into sexual abuse allegations against the late entertainer Jimmy Savile as it comes under increasing...
NY Times Co. shares tumble 22% on dismal ad sales
It was an ugly day for the New York Times Co. Shares of the newspaper publisher finished down $2.38, or nearly 22 percent, to $8.31 — the biggest one-day drop...
Bloomberg terminal growth slows to a crawl
The tumult in the financial world has hit Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s company, Bloomberg LP, where it really hurts — in terminal sales. During a video broadcast to the company’s 15,000...
Sony CEO fights studio sale rumors
Six months after assuming the CEO position at Sony, Kazuo Hirai is coming under increasing pressure to turn around the sluggish entertainment and electronics giant. Shares are down 28 percent...
Einhorn strikes Big Ben
Star hedge-fund manager David Einhorn, who has taken on everything from Lehman Brothers to Chipotle Mexican Grill, has now set his sights on much bigger prey: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben...
Raj wiretap challenged
A panel of judges explored the ramifications yesterday of a potential reversal of hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam’s conviction as they heard arguments on whether FBI wiretap evidence should have...
Hertz’s bargain: split off Thrifty
Hertz is considering separating Dollar Thrifty Group’s two brands to win regulatory approval of its $2.6 billion deal, The Post has learned. The possible split of the Dollar and Thrifty...
Samsung qtr. sings
Samsung Electronics, the world’s top technology firm by revenue, reported record quarterly profit of $7.4 billion, with strong sales of its Galaxy range of phones masking sharply lower memory chip...
Fletch work: Travel magazine hamstrung by hedgie
Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel magazine has taken a wrong turn. The cash-strapped magazine is struggling under the ownership of hedge-fund manager Alphonse “Buddy” Fletcher Jr., who acquired it in 2010...
Amazon books loss, shares fall
Amazon.com reported revenue that missed analysts’ estimates and posted the first quarterly net loss since 2003, hurt by higher expenses and its investment in LivingSocial.com. The third-quarter net loss was...
Buffett wins ResCap auction
Berkshire Hathaway won an auction for a portfolio of Residential Capital LLC’s loans with a $1.5 billion bid, according to two people familiar with the matter. The competing bidder was...
Bank day
Nine more banks, including Bank of America, have received subpoenas in connection with a probe into London interbank offered rate manipulation, wsj.com reported. The probe, a joint effort by New...
SI suicide teen was bullied over viral sex video: sources
The Staten Island high-school girl who leapt in front of a train and killed herself had been humiliated by classmates after a video of her in an orgy with four...
PA execs subpoenaed
TRENTON — Four Port Authority honchos were slapped with subpoenas yesterday as part of an ongoing wasteful-spending probe by New Jersey Democrats.State Assembly Transportation Committee Chairman John Wisniewski said they...
Doc says Douglas Kennedy was 'calm' in baby confrontation
Douglas Kennedy was “calm” and “collegial” with two maternity ward nurses who tried to stop him from leaving a Westchester hospital with his newborn son, a friend testified yesterday. Kennedy,...
Biz $purt at Chick-fil-A
There really is no such thing as bad publicity.Business actually grew at Chick-fil-A despite boycotts by gay groups and outrage over its president’s criticism of same-sex marriage.The number of people...
Cop is guilty of amour
Au revoir, Sgt. Sleaze! An NYPD sergeant was found guilty yesterday in Brooklyn Supreme Court of lying about his relationship with a pretty French homicide suspect — and could face...
Attack vic near death
A beloved music-school administrator is clinging to life after being beaten in Queens by a stick-wielding thug. Lou Rispoli, 62, a longtime Sunnyside resident who works at the Greenwich House...
Sandra’s day in NYC court
A federal appeals court in lower Manhattan had a guest star yesterday — retired US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The first woman appointed to the nation’s highest court...
Tech, please!
A major Chelsea Market expansion aimed at luring high-tech firms, possibly with tax breaks, is headed for city approval.The City Council’s Land Use Committee green-lighted the 286,000-square-foot plan, meaning near-certain...
Lawrence Taylor describes 'couple minutes' tryst with underage call girl
Now that’s a hurry-up offense! Disgraced New York Giant legend Lawrence Taylor testified yesterday that he lasted only “a couple minutes” during his notorious sex romp with an underage call...
Cabby offers a lifetime of thanks
A Bronx cabby rescued from three armed muggers Wednesday night by an off-duty NYPD cop says he’d probably be dead if not for the heroic officer. “What he did, not...
‘Cop killer’ Darrell Fuller fired at officer in fear of Taser: source
The thug who went on a deadly rampage in Queens opened fire on a Nassau cop because he was scared he’d be Tased, law-enforcement sources told The Post. Darrell Fuller,...
Dramatic video reveals heroism of Bronx cop shooting back after taking a bullet in the chest
Dramatic video released yesterday shows an incredibly brave cop holding one hand over a bleeding bullet wound in his chest — and a gun in the other as he chases...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** Cops are looking for a Rego Park bank bandit who brandished a metal pipe as a weapon, police said. The suspect allegedly entered the HSBC branch at 137-61...
Brooklyn judge lectures Coney Island activists opposed to boardwalk improvements
Don’t try to tell this no-nonsense Brooklyn judge about the Coney Island boardwalk! Judge Martin Solomon turned his courtroom into a seaside sideshow yesterday, sternly lecturing activists suing the city...
Big A betting on table games
Let’s make a deal — and roll the dice. Buoyed by a successful first year, officials at the Aqueduct casino said they’re ready to expand from a slots operator into...
Look out above! 30 hardhats busted in ‘scaffold’ scam
Watch where you walk.Authorities have busted 30 construction workers at job sites in Manhattan and Brooklyn for allegedly carrying fake scaffold certification cards, the Department of Investigation announced yesterday. The...
‘Espada’s Law’ takes aim at all piggy pols
ALBANY — Add poster boy to disgraced ex-state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr.’s résumé. A new bill, dubbed “Espada’s Law,” would make it a crime for any pol to...
‘Don ho!’ in Hawaii
Aloha, Don and Megan! The cast and crew of “Mad Men” spent the week in Hawaii, here shooting a scene with Jon Hamm’s ad exec, Don Draper, on vacation with...
Gallagher’s burned at the $teak
You can stick a fork in Gallagher’s — the iconic New York steakhouse is done and set for closure.The meat mecca, which opened in 1927, will shutter Jan. 16, according...
Lady Liberty back in biz
The Statue of Liberty is set to reopen to the public on Sunday, the landmark’s 126th anniversary.The statue has been closed for interior renovations, although the public has been allowed...
Hoboken hot for $ingles
If you’re looking for a rich mate, cross the Hudson. Hoboken, NJ, has the nation’s highest median income for both single men and women — and more than half the...
Trust-fund trouble for teen Doris Duke tobacco heirs
The teenage heirs of the late tobacco billionaire and Manhattan philanthropist Doris Duke might wind up being poor little rich kids. In papers filed in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court, JPMorgan Chase...
Manhattan nanny accused of stabbing toddlers to death, trying to kill herself: police
HORRIFYING: Nanny Yoselyn Ortega — her shirt bloody from an apparently self-inflicted throat wound — is wheeled away by medics yesterday as police help a devastated Marina Krim and her...
Baby dead in Bronx apartment fire likely set to cover up mother's murder: sources
A 1-month old “beautiful” baby girl was killed last night in a Bronx apartment fire likely set to cover up the murder of her mother, who was found dead with...
Hurricane Sandy expected to dump rain, snow on the city, cause $1B in damage
Hurricane Sandy will morph into a “Frankenstorm” that will likely dump 5 inches or more of rain — and possibly snow — on the city and cause $1 billion in...
Koz ‘parole’ suit
The pig wants out of the pokey.Disgraced former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski sued the state Parole Board yesterday, saying its decision to deny him parole this year was “irrational.”Kozlowski, 65,...
New curb on home violence
ALBANY — The state is getting tougher on domestic-violence perpetrators. Gov. Cuomo signed a package of bills yesterday strengthening penalties on repeat offenders in domestic-violence cases. One of the new...
$50M bet ring busted
Twenty-five people — including the son of reputed Bonanno crime boss “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano — were rounded up yesterday as the feds busted an alleged $50 million illegal sports-gambling business.The...
Andy in serious stump
WASHINGTON — Gov. Cuomo will be sweeping the state today to campaign for Democratic congressional candidates in races that are shaping up to be critical for any chance of the...
Prez hike to $ap NY
President Obama’s prescription for higher taxes on high earners is a recipe for more economic stagnation, the conservative Tax Foundation argues in an analysis it released yesterday. The foundation says...
Bam blasts bull$#tter
WASHINGTON — The presidential campaign just got a little dirtier.President Obama called Mitt Romney a “bulls--tter” in an interview with Rolling Stone.Editor Eric Bates said the remark came after he...
Mike disses ‘bin’ bag
President Obama doesn’t deserve credit for hunting down Osama bin Laden because anyone in his position would have, Mayor Bloomberg charged in a startling knock on Obama’s proudest accomplishment. “That’s...
Taking ‘O’ from Ohio
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Mitt Romney barnstormed across Ohio yesterday in a late-stage bid to win over the crucial battleground state and snatched a 2008 campaign theme from President Obama: change....
NYPD stew as cannibal cop plots to cook and eat women: feds
He wanted to protect and serve women — on a dinner plate! A newlywed NYPD cop was accused yesterday of moonlighting as an aspiring cannibal — plotting to “kidnap, rape,...
Green energy’s top foe: Other greens
‘Think globally, act locally”: Amazingly often, that principle leaves the environmental movement fighting environmental projects. And a major case of it may be coming soon to New York. Indeed, New...
Hit Iran’s terrorists
Very soon after Election Day, the winner must figure out the toughest challenge on America’s national-security horizon. He may want to pick up Abraham Soafer’s new book,“Taking on Iran.” Soafer,...
Lance’s fall from grace: Who are the wheel dopes?
The Issue: Lance Armstrong’s being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after doping allegations. *** The Anti-Doping powers that be have stripped Lance Armstrong of his Tour de...
Bam: Politics over defense
The Issue: Whether our naval forces should be strengthened through additional funding or left as is. *** Retired Rear Admiral Joseph Callo makes many valid points about President Obama’s comment...
All in the Biden family
Getting ahead in politics or business is all about who you know, it’s said. And nowhere is that more true, it seems, than in the Obama administration. It’s been widely...
Cuomo’s welfare stipends
Redistribution and lingering dependency — it’s not just an Obama thing. Case in point: Gov. Cuomo is launching a program that’ll give $2 million in taxpayer cash to Medicaid recipients...
If the prez swears
Is it a big story that the president of the United States, in an interview with a respected historian, referred to his rival on the record as a “bulls-----er”? Well,...
O’s sadly empty ‘new agenda’
As an artifact of the diminishment of President Obama, it’s hard to top his new pamphlet, “The New Economic Patriotism: A Plan for Jobs and Middle-Class Security.” It purports, first,...
The concrete jungle gym
Walking long city blocks, jogging in parks, taking the stairs instead of the elevator: In the eyes of the fittest, New York City has always been a concrete jungle gym....
‘Chasing Mavericks’ is best when it sticks to surfing
I try to avoid spoilers in reviews, but it’s only fair to warn parents that the supposedly inspirational, family-friendly, fact-based and often sappy “Chasing Mavericks’’ ends with the main character’s...
Review: 'The Zen Of Bennett'
Frankly, I had modest expectations for this documentary “conceived” by Tony Bennett’s son Danny, a music producer who reinvented his father as a more benevolent Frank Sinatra, smoothly introducing the...
'Fun Size’ is just no fun
‘Fun Size” deals with high schoolers partying on Halloween, but what about it has anything to do with teens? Is it the poop jokes involving the 8-year-old little brother? The...
Ho-hum thrills from dopey ‘Pusher’
Guns, strippers and cocaine by the pound: How does “Pusher” know so much about my life? This nasty but routine drug thriller, a remake of the 1996 film from cult...
Review: 'Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story'
Ever since he was a kid, lanky California redhead Kevin Laue loved basketball. The fact that he was born without a left arm below the elbow — and is left-handed,...
Review: 'The Other Son'
Israeli filmmaker Lorraine Levy sets out to challenge the set-in-stone views Israelis and Palestinians have of each other with a story of two boys — one Israeli, one Palestinian —...
Review: 'Sleep Tight'
Deftly playing on the worst fears of apartment-dwellers everywhere, this nasty little Spanish thriller explores just how bad things could really get as creepy building concierge César (Luis Tosar) stalks...
Review: 'The Black Tulip'
Afghanistan once had a film industry, but those days are long gone. The arrival of “The Black Tulip,” a movie with large sections that were filmed on location in the...
Review: 'The Loneliest Planet'
Well-received by critics when it screened at last year’s New York Film Festival, Julia Loktev’s film concerns a young couple, played by Hani Furstenberg and Gael Garcia Bernal, who are...
It’s ‘Summer’ time and the living is uneasy
You have to hand it to Karen Allen: The once-heroine of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” made a brave choice for her return to the stage after an 11-year absence....
Super role’s a good Bette
TONY-winning playwright John Logan is at work on a onewoman show about Hollywood super-agent Sue Mengers, who died last year. And he wants Bette Midler to play her. Midler hasn’t...
Yankees great Reggie impressed with Sandoval matching record
SAN FRANCISCO — Reggie Jackson watched Pablo Sandoval join his exclusive club by hitting two of his three Game 1 homers off Justin Verlander and came away impressed. “I saw...
Yoga helps Knicks veteran Thomas get to core of his talent
While everyone on the Knicks seems to be dropping like flies, one player after another suffering from some sort of injury, the oldest Knick — 40-year-old forward Kurt Thomas —...
Sports Shorts
COLLEGE: Clemson beats Wake Forest Tajh Boyd threw for a school-record 428 yards with five touchdown passes as No. 14 Clemson (7-1, 4-1 ACC) scored a 42-13 victory last night...
Boxing mourns trainer Steward’s death
DETROIT — Emanuel Steward, the owner of the legendary Kronk Gym and a standout trainer for boxers including Thomas Hearns, Evander Holyfield and Oscar De La Hoya, died yesterday. He...
Giants head into Dallas with familiar 5-2 mark
The Giants have been here before, almost every year in fact, since Tom Coughlin took over as coach in 2004. The Giants head to Dallas on Sunday afternoon at 5-2,...
5 Questions for... Marv Albert
Justin Terranova talked with play-by-play legend Marv Albert, who will be calling the Knicks-Nets opener from Barclays Center on Thursday night. The TNT broadcaster said he is not confident the...
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Yonkers Grade
Post Time: 7:10 p.m. Best Bet: Aisling (11th) FIRST: mile pace; $11,500; claiming 3 Going Native (BSears) 4-3-4 3-1 1 Lodi Governor (MacDonald) 2-6-3 5-1 5 Diamond Howard (Brennan) 5-2-2...
Debbie Little at Yonkers
FIRST-mile; pace; $11,500; cl. 1 Kissmatt (B Holland) 3.00 2.10 2.10 5 Bambna'sSorella(JBartlett) 6.60 3.70 3 Little Mermaid N (M MacDonald) 3.40 * Exacta (1-5) $9.40 * Triple (1-5-3) $89.50...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $31,000; clm($20,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Giant Indian(L),118I Ortiz, Jr2-7-8Scott20-12 Golden Tornado(L),123J Alvarado6-1-8Rice8-13 El Corriente(L),121CMontalv7-9-4Scott20-14 Rover(L),113K Coa6-5-5Terranv15-15 Stormy Acre(L),118CVelasquz1-2-4Rice5-16 Splendiferous(L),118J Rosario6-7-4Asmssen7-27...
Belmont Charts
October 25th, 2012Cloudy and Fast Turf Good©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16 miles(T); $77,000; alw; 3up(f)Off: 12:51. Good. vie w/ pair 5/16-1/8plTime: 26.41, 5.76, 1:15.23, 1:38.87, 1:44.97.Trainer: Claude McGaughey IIIWinner:...
The Force is with Hondo
Hondo enjoyed a triple delight last night as he swept with the Buccaneers, Giants and Clemson to reduce the accounts payable to 1,325 hortons. Tonight, Mr. Aitch expects Louisville to...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYOct. 26SATOct. 27SUNOct. 28MONOct. 29TUEOct.30WEDOct. 31THUNov. 1KnicksNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENets7:00TNTESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEKnicks7:00TNTWFANRed BullsNOGAMEPhil.1:30NBCWPATEndof Reg.SeasonPlayoffsTBDTBDTBDTBDHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogJETS32(40 1/2)DolphinsGiants+1 1/21 1/2(47 1/2)COWBOYSx-Patriots6 1/27(47)RamsTITANS33 1/2(46 1/2)ColtsPACKERS14 1/215 1/2(45 1/2)JaguarsChargers32 1/2(44)BROWNSEAGLES2 1/22(45)FalconsLIONS1 1/21 1/2(43 1/2)SeahawksBEARS7 1/27 1/2(43)PanthersSTEELERS44 1/2(47 1/2)RedskinsCHIEFS11(41 1/2)RaidersBRONCOS6 1/26(55 1/2)SaintsMonday49ers6 1/26 1/2(37 1/2)CARDINALSx-at LondonHome team in CAPSNCAA...
Yankees expect Sabathia back by spring
Whenever CC Sabathia was asked this season how his elbow felt, the left-hander responded: “I’m good enough to pitch.” He pitched his way to 15 wins and 200 innings despite...
Hurricane may cause problem for Belmont horses heading west for Breeders Cup
Could Hurricane Sandy, forecast to strike New York on Monday and Tuesday, throw a glitch into this year’s Breeders’ Cup, though the Cup is being held next Friday and Saturday...
Nothing doing for Tigers lineup
SAN FRANCISCO — Jim Leyland’s first seven hitters against Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner last night in Game 2 of the World Series were the same as they were in Game...
Tigers' Fister OK after getting hit in head
SAN FRANCISCO — A bump and a few lace marks were the only damage to the back of Doug Fister’s head after taking a fierce liner off Gregor Blanco’s bat....
Dante’s crazy week a pink flag inferno
Dante Cano’s big week won’t end until Sunday, and maybe not even then. But before he and his family meet NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on the field at MetLife Stadium...
Giants' Bennett has ‘nothing’ to prove to Cowboys
Martellus Bennett said he did not circle this game on his calendar. He said he doesn’t even have a calendar. But if he did, he still wouldn’t have circled the...
Jets QBs Tebow, Sanchez voted most overrated in NFL
The Jets quarterbacks are considered the top two by at least one measure. In a poll of NFL players conducted by Sports Illustrated, Tim Tebow was voted as the most...
Packers' Jennings set for ab surgery
Rest and rehab weren’t enough to get Greg Jennings back on the field. The Packers’ No. 1 receiver will have surgery Tuesday to repair a torn abdominal muscle that has...
Bucs hit jackpot vs. Vikes
Rookie Doug Martin racked up 214 total yards and two touchdowns as the Buccaneers romped to a 36-17 victory over the Vikings, handing Minnesota its first home loss this season."It...
Ahmad skips Giants practice, vows to suit up Sunday
Ahmad Bradshaw missed practice for a second straight day, riding a stationary bike yesterday and nursing his sore foot. But the running back said it was both his decision, and...
Cowboys WR Ogletree has disappeared since stunning Giants in Week 1
IRVING, Texas —As if allowing Kevin Ogletree to go off on opening night wasn’t embarrassing enough for the Giants, his disappearing act since then only makes it look worse. The...
Bag man battles back
In the NFL, you’re always looking for the bounce-back team, the one seeking vengeance after a brutal defeat. Same goes for handicappers who went 1-11-1 -- the kind of picket...
Sunday's Best
The lineBRIANCOSTELLOSTEVESERBYMARKCANNIZZAROPAULSCHWARTZDREWLOFTISJUSTINTERRANOVAMS.CHARLEENBARTHUBBUCHRICOVIKINGS 6 1/2 (42 1/2) Bucs (Bucs, 36-17)Bucs (W) ★ Bucs (W) ★ Vikings (L)Bucs (W)Bucs (W)Vikings (L)Vikings (L)Bucs (W)Bucs(W) JETS 2 (40 1/2) Dolphins (Sun., 1:00, CBS)Jets ★...
Hop on board & join the Gang
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Hondo gives a Blezzing
Hondo, whose 7-5-1 record in Week 7 kept him in close proximity to the Post pickers’ penthouse, is sending props Dave Blezow’s way for his half-point victory Monday night with...
Cat’s in mood for some Fish
Including his 1997-2011 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 454-393 (53.6 percent) against the spread. SUNDAY Dolphins (+2 ) over JETS: Cat’s hearing a lot of...
McCarver analysis way off base
These are fascinating, extraordinary times for TV viewers. When we stop to consider that if FOX, every World Series, covered the games as well as it covers the people at...
Knicks finally get good news on injury front with Chandler 'day to day' with bone bruise
The Knicks’ dark preseason has gotten a shade brighter. It’s rare for the Knicks to receive heartening injury news, but they did Thursday when Tyson Chandler’s MRI exam showed only...
Stern to turn over NBA reins
David Stern is going away — but not quite yet. The NBA’s board of governors announced Thursday Stern finally will step down as the league’s commissioner on Feb. 1, 2014....
Laimbeer named Liberty coach, GM
Bill Laimbeer, one of the “Bad Boys’’ of the Pistons in the 1980s and early 1990s, has been hired to be coach and general manager of the Liberty. Laimbeer, who...
Granderson 3-team deal worked in Yankees’ favor
SAN FRANCISCO — Curtis Granderson strikes out too often, just tanked the postseason, and has regressed both defensively and as a base-stealing threat. But the current criticism of the Yankees’...
Bumgarner helps Giants take 2-0 World Series lead over Tigers
SAN FRANCISCO — The anti-hitting virus that killed the Yankees’ season is alive and thriving inside the Tigers’ bat rack. And if the Tigers can’t find a way to arrest...
Luck, pitching help Giants seize control
SAN FRANCISCO — Well, it’s pretty apparent what’s going on here, isn’t it? The Giants, having served their extensive penance for leaving New York after the 1957 season, are now...
Dolphins fire back at Jets' trash-talking LB Maybin
If the Jets-Dolphins game on Sunday is half as entertaining as the trash talk flying back and forth between the two teams, it will be one to remember. The war...
Jets' Scott may be forced ‘toe’ bench
Jets linebacker Bart Scott has played in 119 straight games. He prides himself on pain tolerance, work ethic, showing teammates he is “willing to bite down and play” through pain....
Jets are confused about Tebow’s role in offense
Through seven games — one shy of a half the NFL season — one word best describes what the Jets have looked like in their handling (or lack thereof) of...
Starr Report
Now that President Obama has visited Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show,” will GOP presidential challenger Mitt Romney respond by appearing on David Letterman’s “Late Show” — with less than two weeks...
Pauly Shore goes to Washington
Does “Encino Man” have his eye on “The Daily Show?” Pauly Shore has snagged one-on-one time with some of the biggest names in the Beltway for his new Showtime special,...
Talk show guests
FRIDAY DAVE ANNABLE, FABIO VIVIANI - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7 MERYL DAVIS, CHARLIE WHITE, MARTINA MCBRIDE - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4 ELLEN BARKIN, ADAM LEVINE -...
Robin Roberts calls in to Oprah on 'GMA'
For the first time since she left on medical leave in August, “Good Morning America” viewers yesterday heard Robin Roberts’ voice. “Thirty-five days ago, I had my bone-marrow transplant and...
‘Gold’ Diggers
You know the drill. Mountain men, blue-collar guys, fishermen and Alaskan he-men who always lived hard-scrabble lives risk what little they have in desperate attempts to strike it rich in...
‘Cheers’ reunion on new Kirstie Alley show
Well, at least everyone will know their names. Former “Cheers” co-stars Kirstie Alley and Rhea Perlman will reunite on TVLand for an upcoming series. Perlman will co-star on Alley’s sitcom...
The wackiest food shows on TV
In the beginning, we had instructional cooking shows. Then we had competition cooking shows, travel cooking shows, and make-people-despondent-about-their-restaurant shows. Now? Tangentially- related-to-cooking shows. It seems that as appetites continue...
Who’s zooming who!
1. Third Prez Debate 6,500,000 2. The X Factor 1,848,314 3. The Walking Dead 1,580,500 4. Pretty Little Liars 1,223,123 5. World Series 938,497 6. WWE Monday Night Raw 646,398...
Weird but true
It’s the night before Christmas, St. Nick has a gripe, No-smoking activists have ripped off his pipe. Canadian publisher and anti-smoking crusader Pamela McColl has edited the beloved poem “A...
Rutgers’ new coach has team believing
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Giants beat Tigers to take 2-0 World Series lead
SAN FRANCISCO — A Giant dose of small ball, and suddenly San Francisco finds itself in a most unique position — way ahead in a postseason series. Madison Bumgarner shut...
Child, mother dead in Bx. apartment fire-murder: police sources
A 1-month old “beautiful” baby girl was killed Thursday night in an apartment fire likely set to cover up the murder of her mother, who was found dead with multiple...
Harlem's Good has experience advantage at Bellator 78
Lyman Good has an advantage and he knows it. The former Bellator welterweight champion has been through two of the company’s tournaments before, winning one in Bellator’s first-ever season.The Spanish...
Lesnar contemplated UFC return, but prez White says he's 'never coming back'
Brock Lesnar thought about returning to the UFC recently, even speaking with president Dana White on the phone last week.But the current WWE star is “never coming back,” White said...