December 1, 2012
Street honor for heroic NYPD lensman, killed filming Sept. 11 attacks
A police officer killed after he rushed towards the collapsing World Trade Center towers to gather video on Sept. 11 had a street in front of the Police Academy renamed...
Burned up: Rapper Leslie torches Post front page for covering his attempt to weasel out of a $1M reward
We’re New York’s hottest paper! Cheapskate rapper Ryan Leslie reacted to a $1 million verdict against him by burning the front page of The Post in front of cheering concert...
Biz deal ends with pair kidnapping 'partner,' forcing him to go on Apple store spending spree: cops
A pair of wannabe record producers shook down their business partner and forced him to buy them iPads and Apple laptops so they wouldn't do "unspeakable things to his girlfriend,"...
'Macho' Camacho's devastated mother collapses as slain boxing champ son laid to rest
She just couldn’t accept it was the final round. The wailing mom of slain boxing champ Hector (Macho) Camacho had to be dragged kicking and screaming from her son’s grave...
Son used bow and arrow to kill father in Wyoming college murder-suicide
CASPER, Wyo. — Police released more details Saturday of a grisly murder-suicide at a Wyoming community college, saying a man shot his father in the head with a bow and...
MSG owner James Dolan willing to enter talks with players in hopes of ending NHL lockout
Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan is willing to join talks with NHL players in an effort to end the lockout that threatens the 2012-13 season in its entirety, a...
Note from husband of Viagra chemist found at scene of murder-suicide
Investigators found a suicide note at the scene of a grisly murder-suicide where a Brooklyn chemist was apparently shot and killed by her husband, police sources said today. Elsie Jones,...
Giants' Phillips doubtful to play vs. Redskins, JPP sits out of practice again
Facing Robert Griffin III and the Redskins without safety Kenny Phillips and defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul? It could happen to the Giants.The Giants almost definitely will be without Phillips for...
Looking back at Nets-Magic
ORLANDO – The Nets earned their fifth straight win Friday night against the Magic, using a second half surge to come away with a 98-86 win.Here are some of my...
Brooklyn Bridge 'vandal' may have stolen Calvin Klein poster from art gallery
Cops are investigating whether a grafitti artist busted yesterday for vandalizing the Brooklyn Bridge swiped an expensive Calvin Klein poster from a Manhattan art gallery, police sources said. Enno Tianen,...
Chiefs LB fatally shoots girlfriend, kills self in front of coach & GM
A Kansas City Chiefs linebacker from Long Island killed himself this morning in front of the team’s head coach and general manager outside of Arrowhead Stadium — after gunning down...
East Harlem mourns 'Macho' Camacho at boxer's NYC funeral
Hundreds mourned Hector Camacho on Saturday in the landmark East Harlem church the fighter attended as a boy, and hundreds more cheered and shouted "Macho" when his coffin was carried...
Two dead, three critically injured after bus hits overpass at Miami airport
MIAMI — A bus carrying more than 30 people hit a concrete overpass at Miami International Airport, killing two people on board and leaving three others critically injured, officials said...
Colombo consigliere acquitted, associate convicted on money laundering charges
The consigliere of the Colombo crime family was acquitted yesterday of all charges stemming from an FBI money laundering sting. The jury verdict in Brooklyn federal court was widely expected....
Woman grazed by bullet after shots fired near Chelsea nightclub
A woman was wounded when gunfire erupted near a troubled Chelsea nightclub early today, authorities said. The 26-year-old woman was grazed in the leg by a bullet on 28th Street...
North Korea says it will attempt to launch long-range rocket in mid-December
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea announced Saturday that it would attempt to launch a long-range rocket in mid-December, a defiant move just eight months after a failed April bid...
Thousands support Egypt president in rival rally
CAIRO — More than 100,000 Islamists waved Egyptian flags and hoisted portraits of President Mohammed Morsi in rallies nationwide Saturday to support his efforts to rush through a new draft...
Signal problems preceded NJ derailment of train containing hazardous chemicals
PAULSBORO, NJ — There may have been a problem with a signal at a New Jersey bridge just before a trail derailed there, spewing a hazardous chemical into the air...
Yemen says it has arrested an al Qaeda leader
SANAA, Yemen — Yemen's Interior Ministry says police have arrested an al Qaeda leader who is one of the country's most wanted fugitives. The ministry, in a statement late Friday,...
Business briefs
$5m burger Igor Cornelsen, a former Brazilian banker, will pay $5.18 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges of insider trading in Burger King Holdings before the fast-food chain...
Tanking tech companies can’t easily boot CEOs
Silicon Valley’s newest CEOs aren’t just super rich — they’re also coated in Kevlar. Armed with a special class of voting stock that gives them added power, today’s tech CEOs...
Knight Capital weighing Getco, Virtu bids
Knight Capital’s board is set to meet on Monday to review competing bids to sell itself to rival brokers. The Jersey City-based firm is fielding offers from Getco, which made...
Ex-Morgan Stanley co-president Zoe Cruz picking up the pieces after tumultuous year
After a rocky year, there’s more turbulence ahead for Zoe Cruz. The former Morgan Stanley co-president, who was publicly ousted from the firm in 2007 amid the financial meltdown, is...
Apollo crams for textbook turnaround
Apollo Global Management could end up schooling the private-equity industry in how to profit from the education publishing business. The buyout giant, controlled by Leon Black, agreed this week to...
No joke: Lampoon’s ex-CEO caged for 50
Timothy S. Durham, the onetime chief executive officer of National Lampoon Inc., was sentenced to 50 years in prison for defrauding investors in an unrelated company he partly controlled. “I...
Yahoo!’s Mexican standoff
Yahoo! Inc. faces a $2.7 billion non-final judgment that has been entered against the company in a lawsuit in a Mexican court related to a yellow pages listing service. The...
Spending up a $30B storm
New York’s struggling economy could see more than $30 billion in windfall cash flows from replacing homes, clothing, cars and even jewelry lost in Superstorm Sandy, experts say. “People lost...
Times CEO still under cloud
New York Times CEO Mark Thompson, under scrutiny for the handling of a sex scandal when he ran the British Broadcasting Corp., said the results of a BBC inquiry into...
S&P warns Argentina on debt
Standard & Poor’s said yesterday that unless Argentina and holdout bond investors reach a payment agreement on defaulted debt from 2002 its B-minus credit rating on the South American nation...
Students vie for ‘Oscar U.’
LOS ANGELES — Oscars host Seth MacFarlane is inviting college students to join him on stage at the Academy Awards. The “Family Guy” creator made a surprise appearance at UCLA...
Fiend’s devilish defense
A firebug who torched an elderly woman to death in her building’s elevator last year now conveniently claims that he takes his directions straight from the devil. Jerome Isaac, 48,...
‘Sane’ slayer guilty
A Manhattan murder jury yesterday convicted a Portuguese underwear model of bludgeoning and then castrating his sugar daddy with a corkscrew in their Times Square hotel room last year. It...
Missouri couple claim $294M share of Powerball lottery jackpot
These Missouri high-school sweethearts know what it’s like to be out of work. But yesterday the parents of four became so Power-fully rich they’ll be able to make sure their...
Delis are up against ‘Wal’
Walgreens wants a mountain of green from a company that slapped a “sound-alike name” on two Midtown delis.In a Manhattan federal-court suit, the drugstore chain yesterday demanded $10 million for...
Manhattan college student raped and sodomized by thug waiting in shadows as she returned to her Chelsea apartment
A Manhattan college student was raped and sodomized by a thug waiting in the shadows as she returned to her Chelsea apartment, The Post has learned. NYPD detectives tracked down...
Mob-trial uproar over juror’s last-sec ‘guilty’ flip
The verdict was almost unanimous.A mob trial took a bizarre twist yesterday after a jury announced its unanimous verdict to acquit — but then Juror No. 6 silenced the courtroom...
Family of hero cop Peter Figoski will have to endure three separate trials for slay suspects
Now their pain is tripled. The grieving daughters of slain hero cop Peter Figoski are going to have to endure three separate trials for the men charged with his murder,...
Final bell for ‘Macho’
It was a goodbye fit for a king of the ring. Boxing legend Hector “Macho” Camacho was given a royal send-off yesterday as his casket was paraded through the streets...
Brooklyn Viagra chemist and hubby killed in likely murder-suicide
She helped improve countless love lives — but her own did not end in bliss. A Brooklyn chemist who helped produce the male-enhancement pill Viagra was apparently shot and killed...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A man was shot to death in the hallway of a Ditmas Park apartment building, authorities said. Police found the body of Juny Reyes, 26, face down in...
US Open ref off hook in hubby death
Game. Set. Match. The feisty US Open referee who was busted before the tournament this year for allegedly killing her husband in LA was cleared of all charges yesterday. Prosecutors...
Cop’s boot gift leads more people to help homeless
The city’s homeless experienced a boost in random acts of kindness yesterday as people were inspired to do good by the story of the hero NYPD cop who bought boots...
Flight attendant claims billionaire fondled her aboard his private plane
They weren’t friendly skies. Billionaire former Sotheby’s owner Alfred Taubman repeatedly fondled his female flight attendant, attempted to rip off her clothing and tried to perform oral sex on her...
Watergate secrets out
WASHINGTON — The National Archives has for the first time released more than 850 pages of once- secret documents from the Watergate scandal. The files, released yesterday, do not provide...
Stage Deli closes
They’ve served their last pastrami sandwich. The iconic Stage Deli closed its doors for the last time at midnight on Thursday, ending 75 years of serving up overstuffed sandwiches named...
Mohegan losing high-stakes race against Big A casino
The Big A casino is taking a big bite out of Connecticut gambling resorts. Mohegan Sun Tribal casino reports that revenues from its slot parlors and table games have plummeted...
Toll-hike hell for NJ-NY drivers
Driving from New Jersey to New York is about to get even more expensive, thanks to the cash-sucking Port Authority. Passenger-car tolls are heading up tomorrow on the George Washington...
Bloomberg wants to rebuild Sandy-damaged boardwalks with concrete
It’s going to be a lot harder to lumber along a rebuilt Rockaways boardwalk if Mayor Bloomberg has his way. With most of the 5.5-mile walkway reduced to rubble by...
Four Hofstra basketball players busted in dorm burglary spree
These Hofstra hoops players are leading in steals — but not on the basketball court, cops say. Four university basketball players allegedly looted their classmates’ dorm rooms of Apple devices...
Danger at ‘Peace’ Academy
The number of city public schools deemed dangerous by the state has more than doubled since last year to 25 — including one school that renamed itself the “Peace Academy”...
Outrage at four men accused of intimidating accuser at Hasidic leader’s sex-abuse trial
What a bunch of shmucks. Members of Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish community lashed out yesterday at the gang of creeps who allegedly tried to intimidate a young sex-abuse accuser by snapping...
RE broker’s scam plea
A real-estate broker who owns six properties — including an Upper West Side condo and a home in East Hampton — is hoping to avoid the Big House for scamming...
Hasidic 'sex abuse' victim says she stayed silent due to banishment fears
She would have been exiled from the only world she had ever known. The teen accusing a prominent Hasidic leader of molesting her testified yesterday that she had hid the...
GOP immig ‘green’ light
WASHINGTON — The Republican-run House yesterday jumped headlong into the immigration debate, voting to offer green cards to immigrant students earning high-tech degrees from US universities. But it took a...
Obama plays St. 'Nix' over fiscal-cliff compromise
WASHINGTON — So that’s what a cliff looks like. President Obama — whom Republicans accuse of playing around instead of negotiating as the nation careens toward the fiscal cliff —...
Big ‘change’ for $1 bill
WASHINGTON — The feds are talking again about doing away with the dollar bill. Congressional auditors told a House subcommittee hearing that replacing paper bills with $1 coins could save...
Israel ‘settles’ UN score
Israel defied the UN General Assembly’s embrace of the Palestinians by approving construction of 3,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem yesterday. Last week,...
Gov drilled by frackers
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo is telling natural-gas drillers to frack off by further limiting the areas where gas drilling could take place, an industry group charged yesterday.But the Cuomo administration...
Charged-up Mike praises Con Ed effort
They’re the highest power.Mayor Bloomberg yesterday lauded Con Ed’s performance in restoring power after Superstorm Sandy slammed the city, proclaiming the utility as tops in the nation.“I keep saying this,...
‘Rock’ bridge tolls resume
Toll collections were set to resume a minute after midnight today on two bridges in the Rockaways, the MTA said yesterday. They’ll be collected at the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial...
Another LIPA big is out
Long Island Power Authority Board Chairman Howard Steinberg quit under fire yesterday — becoming the latest in a string of departures due to criticism of LIPA’s performance in the wake...
Secret Santa gives Staten Island Sandy victims reasons for joy
The Secret Santa who generously gave out $100 bills to Staten Islanders suffering from the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Sandy says he was in awe of neighbors helping each other....
Now Egyptians must fight
In a race against time, the assembly writing Egypt’s new constitution sent what it calls “the final draft” to President Mohammed Morsi yesterday. Initially, he’d given the assembly until February,...
Time to let go of America’s delusions
The great 19th-century satirist Ambrose Bierce defined a revolution as “an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.” He would understand events in Egypt very well. In the signature revolution...
One actor, half a brain? a star speaks the truth
The Issue: Angus T. Jones’ comments encouraging viewers not to watch “Two and a Half Men.” *** Angus T. Jones likely got his job on “Two and a Half Men”...
Hamas militants’ final deadline
The Issue: A New York Times’ article calling three Hamas members killed in Gaza “journalists.” *** Hamas savages, from their cowardly hiding places among Palestinian civilians, fired hundreds of rockets...
A challenge for Joe Hynes
Four thugs came to a Brooklyn courtroom this week to try to bully a 17-year-old girl into silence as she testified about years of sexual abuse she says she suffered...
Growth Is all that matters
President Obama made a campaign-style trip to Pennsylvania yesterday, touting his initial offer in the so-called “fiscal cliff” negotiations with Congress: It’s a plan heavy on tax increases and light...
Fiscal-cliff follies
The second you try to explain the stupidity of this “fiscal cliff” fiasco to a normal person, it makes William F. Buckley’s famous declaration that he’d rather be governed by...
Hyde & seek
Even though the new movie “Hyde Park on Hudson” was filmed in England, the town of Hyde Park — which President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called home and where the film...
Kid stuff
Today MORE THAN MAGIC: Part of Lincoln Center’s “Meet the Artist Saturdays” series, a performance by Mario the Magician is more than the same old bag of tricks. The talented...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
Garland Of Roses Aqueduct, sixth race. Purse: $75,000. 6 furlongs, fillies and mares. Post: 2:50 p.m. LOWDOWN: Delightful Quality looked like the second coming of Ta Wee when she broke...
$138M deal makes David a Met for life
The Mets saved face yesterday and can start going knuckle to knuckle in a new set of negotiations. With David Wright — the face of the franchise — agreeing to...
Eagles RB a one-week wonder
THE Tracker’s definition of the term “office hot”: The best-looking girl in the room, often overrated because of a lack of quality competition. Based on that same criteria, Eagles backup...
Knicks extra
It was a November to remember — as the Knicks reigned as the NBA’s lone unbeaten team for nine straight days in the middle of the month. The Knicks got...
Nets extra
One month into their tenure in Brooklyn, it has become abundantly clear these are not the same old Nets. After years of obscurity across the Hudson River, the Nets officially...
Pieces of playoff team beginning to fall into place
David Wright has signed his career away to the Mets now, undoubtedly the safe move financially and perhaps the smart move. Maybe Wright would have put together a spectacular walk...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $30,000; cl($15,000); 3upNEW YAWKER plunges from a 30G claimer to 15G for a trainer who wins off the...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/8m; $30,000; cl($15,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Point Taken(L),119E Castro4-8-1Cannizzo3-12 Stud Muffin(L),120J Davis8-8-5Chtterpl15-13 Smalltownman(L),120J Acksel6-4-5Orseno20-14 Chairman Now(L),120I Ortiz, Jr5-5-1Violette7-25 Giant Indian(L),119J Alvarado1-3-4Scott8-16 Marquet...
Affrunti at Tampa Bay Downs Graded Entries
FIRST-7f; $14,000; mdn cl($25,000); 2YO9-Big Experience 7-25-Causeyoweme20-13-D K Edge 3-16-Zeddemore 9-22-Country Lyric 5-17-Dream of Scipio8-11-T. V. Plasma 8-18-Dpepa 15-14-Majestic Flyight6-1SECOND-6f; $20,000; mdn spcl wt; 2YO8-Rammer 5-23-CheckeredCab20-17-City of Weston 9-24-Struck Gold...
Aqueduct Charts
November 30th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm. ©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m; $30,000; cl($16,000); 3upOff: 12:21. Good. 3 wide, hand urgedTime: 24.25, 48.36, 1:13.44, 1:38.75.Trainer: Patricia RogersWinner: DK...
Trout not worried about pro-Cotto crowd
Austin Trout knows if he is going to defeat Miguel Cotto Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, he has to take the fight to the Puerto Rican superstar. “I know...
Sports Shorts
NCAA: Stanford wins Pac-12 football title Kevin Hogan threw for 155 yards and a touchdown and ran for 47 yards to help the eighth-ranked Cardinal beat visiting No. 17 UCLA...
Kidd is almost ‘back’
Meet me in Miami. Jason Kidd said yesterday his goal is to make his return sometime on next week’s road trip — possibly Thursday in the rematch in Miami —...
Hollywood Park Graded Entries
Post Time: 3:30 p.m.FIRST-6f; $27,000; mdn cl($50,000); 2YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2 ThroughMyEysL120T Bazex-x-x3-18 HeadlightsOn(L)118AQnnz7-x-x6-11 Valley Spirit(L),118GGavic10-3-520-13 Whilly Pink(L),118ABisonx-x-x12-14 TalktheWalk(L),120JTalam9-x-x5-15 Winninrulz(L),120RBejrn6-4-78-56 OneforNothingL111EHrnnd2-4-64-17 SonoftokayanaL118J Scott5-4-720-1SECOND-6f; $45,000; mdn spcl wt; 2YO; (f)PN Horse,...
Gulfstream Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1m(T); $52,500; mdn spcl wt; 3up; (f&m)DAWN GLORY rallied to lead in stretch, settled for third first race in U.S. FLOWER MART is getting better with each...
Hollywood Park Results
FIRST-1 1/16m; $25,000; mdn cl($40,000); 2YO7Grly Awsm (Gtrrz)3.402.602.102Louistheffteenth (Mojca)10.404.804Derekson (Baze)2.40* $1 Exacta (7-2) $12.50 * Quinella (2-7) $21.40 * $1 Superfecta (7-2-4-5) $81.30 * $1 Trifecta (7-2-4) $47.70Winner picked by...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec 1. SUNDec. 2 MONDec. 3 TUEDec. 4 WEDDec. 5 THUDec. 6 FRIDec.7 Knicks NOGAME Pho.NoonMSGWNYM NOGAME NOGAME Cha.7:00MSGESPN Mia.8:00TNTESPN NOGAME Nets Miami7:30YES NetworkWFAN 660AM/101.9 FM NOGAME NOGAME Ok.C.7:30YESWFAN NOGAME...
Today's Sports on the Air
BasketballNoonMississippi State at Providence ESPNU12:30 p.m.Baylor at Kentucky CBS1 p.m.Fordham at Harvard WFUV (90.7 FM)1 p.m.NJIT at St. John's WBBR (1130 AM)2 p.m.Miami at Massachusetts CBSSN2 p.m.Rutgers at Mississippi ESPNU,...
NHL may try new tack in talks
The NHL Players Association is expected to offer several conditions which would lead to brass-free direct talks between the league’s owners and players in a bid to break Lockout III.NHL...
Williams ‘Bounty’ words appeal to Saints players
Saints defensive end Will Smith said he’s glad he got a chance to hear former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams testify at an appeals hearing in the bounties case. Smith and...
Poll: No Hall pass for Barry, Roger
Baseball’s all-time home run king and the most decorated pitcher likely will be shut out of the Hall of Fame in January. A survey by the AP shows Barry Bonds...
The Post Line
NFL Tomorrow Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog JETS 3 1/2 4 1/2 (37) Cardinals BEARS 4 3 1/2 (37 1/2) Seahawks PACKERS 9 9 (46 1/2) Vikings 49ers 7 7...
Angry Osi wants end to low blocks on defenders
Recent talk that the NFL might consider outlawing low blocks got a strong endorsement yesterday from Osi Umenyiora.The Giants’ veteran defensive end said such a ban — which has gained...
Giants going with trio at position
As long as the main characters stay healthy, the three-safety scheme that helped the Giants win the Super Bowl last year looks here to stay. The return of Kenny Phillips...
Locklear’s heritage resonates for Redskins game
Giants offensive tackle Sean Locklear was about 12 years old when his mother, Effie, gave him a Starter hat with a Redskins logo on it. He cherished the gift. “Back...
Wilkerson one of few bright spots for Gang Green
Every bad team has at least a little bit of good. Inside every losing team’s locker room are at least a few winners. For the Jets, second-year defensive tackle Muhammad...
Jets QB coach: Sanchez getting better
Jets quarterback coach Matt Cavanaugh insisted yesterday pupil Mark Sanchez is improving and said he believes Sanchez’s turnovers are primarily highlighted because of the Jets’ pitiful record. Talking to reporters...
Ryan coy on whether ailing Tebow will play
The Jets’ plan is for Tim Tebow to be inactive tomorrow, but the team has not yet made a final decision on his status. Tebow is dealing with cracked ribs,...
Waiting the hardest part for Lopez
ORLANDO, Fla. — The wait for the results from the X-rays of Brook Lopez’s right foot couldn’t have been longer for Avery Johnson.“It felt like a year,” the Nets coach...
Wallace’s outside shooting helps power Nets past Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. — How do you win without your starting center? Hitting a bunch of 3-pointers is a good place to start. With Brook Lopez out with a sprained right...
Fined $250K for sitting stars
The Spurs have taken perhaps the most expensive R & R session in NBA history. Fulfilling his vow to levy “substantial sanctions,” NBA commissioner David Stern socked the Spurs with...
Knicks keep rolling, stay unbeaten on home court
They filmed scenes for an upcoming Vince Vaughn movie at halftime on the Garden court, stuntmen playing against stuntmen, shooting baskets and then shooting an oncourt fight scene. However, it...
Hoop dreams keeping Gotham warm
December is upon us. The NBA season is one month old and there is much promise ahead for the Knicks and Nets. It’s about time. For the first time in...
Amar’e gets back on the court
Will Knicks fans be getting their $100 million Christmas gift? They just might be. For the first time since an Oct. 19 preseason game in Montreal, Amar’e Stoudemire was on...
Suzuki’s agent talking ‘with multiple clubs’
Ichiro Suzuki’s willingness to wait on the Yankees has declined to the point where the veteran outfielder is talking to other teams. “At the beginning we talked a lot but...
Rivera: I’m back for ring
The Yankees may not have a catcher or a right fielder, but at least they have the best closer of all time.Mariano Rivera’s return to The Bronx finally became official...
Cashman OK with in-house catchers to replace Martin
A day after Russell Martin bolted the Yankees for Pittsburgh, general manager Brian Cashman didn’t sound as if he were ready to look very far to replace him. “It’s possible...
Second act
I was psyched to hunker down for the second season of BBC America’s “The Hour” — but I was also a bit skeptical. After all, Season One was riveting in...
Best of both for Nick’s new ‘Cat’
Nickelodeon is mixing and matching two of its top co-stars in a bid to keep its winning tween formula. Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande will co-star in “Sam & Cat,”...
More ‘Killing’ on AMC
It looks like “The Killing” will return for a third season, after all.The AMC drama, which drew 1.9 million viewers for its finale last June, will likely be back in...
Weird but true
The ’70s really were pretty groovy. Students at Cordon Porter HS in Indiana opened a time capsule from 1979 and found a bunch of items that would be frowned upon...
Houston makes most of his second chance
Deonte Houston went from under-recruited to not being recruited at all. Despite a standout senior season at Wings Academy, The Bronx native held no scholarship offers in the spring of...
St. John’s Harrison starting to mature
D’Angelo Harrison worked his way out of coach Steve Lavin’s doghouse before St. John’s played its regular-season opener. Now he’s in the penthouse after scoring 20 or more points in...
Masiello, Beamon team up to lead resurgent Manhattan
Manhattan coach Steve Masiello entered his second season returning all five starters after leading the biggest turnaround in Division I last season. The Jaspers were picked to finish second in...
Phillips found home at Wagner
Landing a full scholarship to Syracuse four years ago was a dream come true for Torian Phillips. But his decision to come home to Wagner has played out like one....
Richt calm in face of Tide test
ATLANTA — If Kathryn Bigelow ever decides to direct a sequel to “The Hurt Locker,” the filmmaker needs to find a role for Georgia coach Mark Richt. Listen to Richt...
Knicks beat Wizards for 10th straight time
Carmelo Anthony and JR Smith each scored 20 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Washington Wizards for the 10th straight time, 108-87 on Friday night. Tyson Chandler and...
Nets topple Magic 98-86
ORLANDO, Fla. — Joe Johnson had 22 points and the Brooklyn Nets earned their fifth straight victory, holding off the Orlando Magic 98-86 on Friday night. Gerald Wallace added 20...
NBA fines Spurs $250,000 for sending starters home
The NBA fined the San Antonio Spurs $250,000 on Friday for sending four players home Thursday before their game Thursday night in Miami. Commissioner David Stern said in a statement...