December 11, 2012
Cosmos ink Metro legend Carlos Mendes as first player
The Cosmos are continuing to stockpile MetroStar legends. After hiring Metros’ onetime scoring champion as coach, today they announced the signing of Long Island native Carlos Mendes – the last...
McMillan granted release from Fordham
Guard Devon McMillan has been granted his release from Fordham University, The Post has confirmed. McMillan, who has appeared in three games this season, will be allowed to seek a...
Youkilis joins Yankees with $12M, 1-year contract
After mulling their one-year, $12 million offer for the past several days, Kevin Youkilis agreed to join the Yankees tonight and, in the process, add a new chapter to the...
OWS partiers cop plea deals for destructive bash
Four Occupy Wall Street protesters collared for breaking into a vacant Williamsburg building and throwing a destructive party copped plea deals in Brooklyn Supreme Court today that land them 105...
Father of former firefighter accused of beating transsexual lover describes son's motherless upbringing
He wants his mother. There were more waterworks in the War of the Hoses assault trial today -- as beefy FDNY calendar boy Taylor Murphy called his own dad to...
Yankees announce spring training schedule
The Yankees announced their spring training schedule on Tuesday.Sat., Feb. 23 at Atlanta (Lake Buena Vista) 1:05 p.m. Sun., Feb. 24 TORONTO (GMS Field) 1:05 p.m. Mon., Feb 25 at...
Former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate gets two years in prison
Disgraced former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate was sentenced to two years behind bars today for diverting taxpayer money into his own campaign coffers. The ex-Queens politician was also ordered to...
NYPD sergeant commits suicide on Long Island
An NYPD sergeant killed herself this morning in Long Island, law enforcement sources said. Stephanie Moses was found in the bedroom of her Baldwin home with a single gunshot wound...
Protesters descend on Bx. courthouse during cop's hearing in Ramarley Graham shooting
About 100 protesters descended on the Bronx courthouse today as the NYPD cop accused of killing unarmed 18-year-old Ramarley Graham appeared for a routine hearing. Fifty people chanted and held...
Clinton cancels trip to Arab world due to illness
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled out of a weeklong trip to the Arab world because of a stomach virus, officials said Monday, as the Obama administration...
Tagliabue overturns suspensions for players in Saints bounty scandal
NEW ORLEANS — In a sharp rebuke to his successor’s handling of the NFL’s bounty investigation, former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue overturned the suspensions of four current and former New Orleans...
Oscar de la Renta presents pre-fall 2013 looks in NYC
There were 56 looks in Oscar de la Renta’s pre-fall 2013 collection, and a key theme appeared to be variety. There were belted A-line dresses -- perfect for a politician’s...
Another Fred Perry collaboration? No Doubt.
Having proven their fashion prowess with bold on-stage looks and the success of front woman Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. label, No Doubt is collaborating with Fred Perry on a small, music-influenced...
Temperley flagship opens in London
The expansion of the Temperley fashion house continued last week, with the opening of a new flagship store in Mayfair. The shop is the label’s fourth stand alone store, with...
Cate Blanchett dons Peter Pilotto in Dubai
Popular as they may be, peplums can, at times, go horribly wrong. However, Cate Blanchett experienced no such blunder earlier this week, wearing Peter Pilotto’s take on the trend at...
Expect more shoes from Proenza Schouler
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez recently made their fans very happy, with the announcement that they’ll be producing a shoe line with Iris SpA. As Fashion Etc. notes, the Proenza...
Jets bring back Braylon, claim receiver off waivers: source
Get ready for Braylon Edwards, Part II.The Jets claimed Edwards off waivers Tuesday, according to a source. Edwards was waived by the Seahawks Monday.Edwards spent the 2009-10 seasons with the...
Fordham kicker Murray wins Mitchell Award
Fordham place-kicker Patrick Murray was named the winner of the Fred Mitchell Award, it was announced Tuesday.Murray won the award, which is given to the best place-kicker in the FCS,...
'The Hobbit' is worth the three-hour journey
"All good stories deserve embellishment,’’ proclaims Gandalf the Grey early on in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’’ — in what’s amounts to a mission statement for this rewarding,...
Cowboys' Bryant vows to play through broken finger: report
Dez Bryant isn't going to let a broken finger end his season.The Cowboys star receiver will play with through the injury and postpone surgery, so as not to miss the...
Nets' Deron: Knicks' Carmelo is playing like the MVP
If Deron Williams had a MVP vote, he’d cast his ballot for Carmelo Anthony.“He's having an MVP year across the board, the way he's playing, the way he's carrying that...
RG2: Griffin plans to play for Redskins Sunday
Redskins fans are really hoping father knows best. That's because Robert Griffin III's dad told USA Today that there's no doubt his son will be the starter against the Browns...
Nets' Lopez won't return for Knicks game
Brook Lopez returned to the practice court Monday, but he won’t return to the starting lineup Tuesday against the Knicks.Nets general manager Billy King told reporters before his team’s morning...
VIDEO: Vaccaro on Jets’ playoff prospects, QB situation
Post columnist Mike Vaccaro talks with CineSport’s Brian Clark about the Jets ‘quasi’ playoff chances. The Jets are 6-7 and one game behind the Steelers and Bengals for the final...
Bellator announces Spike debut Jan. 17 with two title fights
Bellator won’t be debuting on Spike TV in Atlantic City, but it will be bringing a stacked card to a free television audience Jan. 17.Rising star Michael Chandler will defend...
WATCH: First full trailer for epic 'Man of Steel'
Superman can leave his blue and red spandex at home. That's because the Superman from Zack Snyder's reboot, coming in the summer of 2013, is a gritty, bearded silent type...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Giants’ offensive explosion
Post NFL reporter Bart Hubbuch talks with CineSport’s Brian Clark about whether the 52 points the Giants put on the Saints should be dismissed because of how bad New Orleans’...
Ex-state Comptroller Alan Hevesi to be freed from prison Wednesday
ALBANY --Disgraced ex-state Comptroller Alan Hevesi will be freed from prison tomorrow morning after serving 20 months in a pay-to-play pension scandal, authorities said.. The fiscal watchdog turned felon has...
Gmail's crash a preview of future technology disasters
Many people were left frustrated yesterday when Google's popular email service Gmail crashed for around 20 minutes, but the cause of the crash portends big problems for future technology. The...
Patriots players: Texans looked 'cute' in letterman jackets
The Texans looked like a high school football team on and off the field Monday night.The AFC's top team sported letterman jackets before and after getting crushed by the Patriots...
Oscar Watch: 'Lincoln,' 'Les Mis' lead Critics Choice nods
No real surprises in Tuesday's nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association's Critics Choice Movie Awards, led by "Lincoln'' with a record 13 nominations. The poor man's Golden Globes handed 11 nods...
Dickey frustrated with talks; Mets 'not happy' it came up at holiday party
R.A. Dickey wouldn't use the word "insulted," but admitted on Tuesday that he is having a difficult time digesting the Mets' most recent contract offer.According to sources, the club is...
Midtown killer seen moment before gunning down victim; ballistics from execution linked to '09 attack
Investigators linked yesterday’s Midtown execution murder to an unsolved 2009 shooting in Queens, cops said today. Shell casing left behind on West 58th Street -- where 31-year-old Los Angeles resident...
'I'm good money:' Rasheed will play for Knicks tonight
There will be “Sheeed’’ chants at Barclays Center tonight. Knicks backup big man Rasheed Wallace said he will play Tuesday night in the Nets rematch after missing Sunday’s game vs....
Another Sierra Veteran, Josh Mandel, Joins Replay Games and Announces Fester Mudd
Replay Games, which is currently working on a remake of Leisure Suit Larry, announced last week that they were bringing on another Sierra veteran—Josh Mandel is joining as Chief Creative...
STARTING FIVE: St. John's struggles, Carter-Williams and tourney prospects for A-10
Every week during the season, New York Post reporters Zach Braziller and Anthony Sulla-Heffinger go one-on-one over the latest hot topics in college basketball.This week, they talk St. John’s struggles,...
LeBron: Barkley should 'shut up' and stop criticizing Heat teammate Wade
Former NBA great and now TNT analyst Charles Barkley is never one to hold back his opinions. And while his constant criticisms of Dwyane Wade's performance hasn't angered the star,...
Qns. thug brutally killed both parents within 15 months: officials
A Queens man will be arraigned tomorrow for murdering his two parents a mere 15 months apart, authorities said today. On Aug. 20, Gregory Cucchiara, 36, allegedly killed his father...
Red Bulls sign prospects Castano, Moreno
The Red Bulls signed academy prospects Santiago Castano and Armando Moreno as their sixth and seventh Homegrown products Tuesday.“Both of these players have trained with the first team during the...
Holiday pix win tix!
E-mail us a photo of your over-the-top, indoor or outdoor holiday décor and some details — such as how long it takes to set up — along with your name,...
Mom gunned down outside hospital
A Brooklyn mom of three was fatally gunned down this morning by a passerby as she stood right behind Brookdale Hospital -- where her 8-year-old daughter was undergoing treatment for...
Slow pokes! Crosstown buses on 42nd, 66th named slowest in town
Crosstown buses on 42nd and 66th streets are the slowest rides in Manhattan, according to a new report today. The M42 and M66 won the infamous Pokey Award for the...
WATCH: Roof collapses during live TV interview after Ala. tornado
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A man who survived a tornado with his family got a second shock when his roof caved in on live TV. Homeowner Clint Thornton told WBRC-TV that...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Knicks
A shade over two weeks after their initial meeting in Brooklyn ended with a 96-89 overtime win, the Nets and the Knicks faceoff again inside Barclays Center Tuesday night.Here are...
Dayton Moore and the big Royals-Rays trade
I finally met Dayton Moore earlier this year, when the Yankees were in Kansas City. Took me a little less than six years. He had been quite elusive, not responding...
Dead man found in L train station
A homeless man was found dead in at an East Village subway station, authorities said. The unidentified man was lying in the tracks of the L-train at the 14th Street...
Jets worrying about Titans, not the ‘playoffs’
“Playoffs” has become a curse word around the Jets headquarters. Mention the Jets still have a chance at making the postseason at your own risk. They don’t want to talk...
Unsatisfied Giants defense looks to mount signature effort
Mathias Kiwanuka says he and his teammates on the Giants defense “know how intense we played’’ in a 52-27 rout of the Saints. And he is fine with his side...
Coughlin, Manning biggest reasons Giants can repeat
The Drive for Five is in overdrive now around the Giants, an insatiable hunger and unquenchable thirst for an historic repeat and One for the Thumb, a prestigious fifth Super...
Jets win over pushovers not earning them respect
The Jets cannot win. Oh, they’ll add a “W’’ to the win-loss column on occasion, but they cannot truly win. Not right now. Not this season. Take the Jets’ current...
Business briefs
Defense restsLawyers for accused inside-traders Level Global Co-Founder Anthony Chiasson and Ex-Diamondback Fund Manager Todd Newman rested their case. Closing arguments begin today.Heat is onThe FBI and the SEC are...
Yankees are dropping ticket reseller StubHub
The New York Yankees are cutting StubHub. The team is dropping the ticket exchange, which allows fans to buy and sell tickets at market rates, as their official re-seller in...
Late shift ap-Piers likely for CNN host
CNN host Piers Morgan could join the late-night crowd. The slumping cable news network is considering moving his hour-long interview show from the prized 9 p.m. slot back to 10...
HSBC near deal to pay $2B fine
HSBC is expected to get slapped with one of the largest money-laundering fines ever. The fine may total nearly $2 billion — double the amount that US authorities have extracted...
Hedging their bets: JPM eyes Dodd-Frank customer $$
Jamie Dimon is betting his bank can profit from catering to hedge funds and asset management firms bracing for a wave of new financial regulations. The JPMorgan boss placed 26-year...
Making a mountain out of a fiscal cliff
Isn’t this “fiscal cliff” stuff a lot of fun? It has turned Washington into the betting capital of the world. Erskine Bowles, a Democrat who co-chaired the National Commission on...
Vevo eyes yule tie-up
The future of online music-video hub Vevo and its relationship with YouTube could be wrapped up in the next two weeks.Sources say both parties want to reach a distribution agreement...
$2B tax ‘cut’ for Google
Google avoided about $2 billion in worldwide income taxes in 2011 by legally shifting $9.8 billion in revenues into a shell company in Bermuda, which doesn’t have a corporate income...
Legal dogfight! Claws for concern as online pet-foodies ‘kibble’
This legal battle’s bite could be worse than its bark. One New York direct- seller of dog and cat food and more is suing a rival over a fast-growing piece...
US to sell rest of AIG stock, may reap $7.8B
The US Treasury is selling its remaining stake in insurer AIG, bringing an end to government ownership of the company four years after rescuing it from the brink of bankruptcy....
It’s photo finish for Instagram
Twitter and Instagram are no longer photo sharing. Yesterday, Twitter launched its own photo filters — the same day Instagram dropped the ability to post pictures onto the microblogging site....
Bahama trips to Fifth Ave.
Palm trees are coming to Fifth Avenue this weekend. Tropically decorated Tommy Bahama Manhattan Island is the first restaurant in decades to open on the shopping corridor north of 42nd...
‘Now he’ll learn how it feels to be helpless’: victim
The shy, pretty victim cried tears of joy and hope. It’s over now. “I can’t wait until he’s in prison,” said the young lady, who, starting at age 12, saw...
Illegal aliens OK: poll
Yes to amnesty!A new survey finds that Americans — by nearly a two-to-one margin — favor an immigration overhaul that would allow illegal immigrants to earn citizenship.The Politico/George Washington poll...
O revs up ‘campaign’
WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday jammed his campaign machine back into high gear, revving up public pressure on Capitol Hill Republicans to surrender to his demand for higher taxes on...
Prez blasts Mich. bill
President Obama yesterday slammed a bill to turn Michigan into a “right to work” state, a day before Gov. Rick Snyder was due to sign it. The bill, which would...
Bam greets ‘anti-US’ PSYcho
WASHINGTON — It’s politics, Gangnam style. President Obama shook hands with Korean rapper PSY at the annual Christmas in Washington event — just days after the Internet phenom apologized for...
‘Massacre notes’ battle
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Attorneys for Aurora, Colo., movie-massacre suspect James Holmes called the University of Colorado four days after the attack to ask the school to return a package he...
SEAL hero ID’d
The heroic Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan during the rescue of an American doctor kidnapped by the Taliban was identified yesterday as a much-decorated 28-year-old from Pennsylvania. Nicolas Checque, of...
Banker sues over sacking
A former Citibank executive has filed a lawsuit claiming he was unfairly fired after he blew the whistle on a rogue employee who embezzled nearly $23 million. Peter Orlandi says...
Mediscam doc, 86, ’fesses up
An octogenarian Queens doctor who let patients dance at his clinic, then passed it off as therapy to scam Uncle Sam, pleaded guilty yesterday.Ho Yon Kim, 86, of Flushing, pleaded...
Sandy drowns biz
What should be the busiest season of the year has been nothing but a bust for thousands of small businesses socked hard by the Superstorm Sandy. Six weeks after the...
Andy is a Hillary holdout
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo wouldn’t jump on the Hillary-for-president bandwagon yesterday.“It’s a long way away,” was all he’d say when asked if he would join the growing chorus of Democrats...
Fed $$ will do ‘job’: gov
A quick $30 billion could be Sandy’s silver lining for New York. “That’s a lot of jobs, a lot of construction, a lot of activity,” Gov. Cuomo said yesterday about...
Hey, this condo’sa dump!
She’s sick of her neighbor’s crap.A renowned interior designer is suing an upstairs resident at her posh Midtown condo building, claiming “raw sewage” keeps gushing down into her million-dollar apartment.In...
Bust in NYC sex slavery
Three Mexican brothers have been extradited and charged with running a vicious sex-trafficking ring that lured girls as young as 14 to the US with promises of love and a...
Tower heists baffle police
Detectives are in the dark when it comes to finding the thieves who burglarized four apartments in a ritzy Financial District tower that lost power during Hurricane Sandy and was...
Bus-horror driver ‘sorry every day’
He wants to get back behind the wheel. The Chinatown casino-bus driver recently acquitted of manslaughter for the deaths of 15 passengers in a horrific Bronx crash admitted yesterday that...
Suicide fear for DJ pranksters
The Australian radio station accused of fueling a British nurse’s suicide says it won’t risk doing the same to the two “very precariously balanced’’ shock jocks who pulled a hoax...
Wedding-ring thug assaults woman, 85, as husband lies dying
A heartless thief mugged an elderly Manhattan woman and stole her heirloom wedding ring — as her husband lay on his deathbed in a hospital. Petite former Shakespearean actress Yvonne...
Refunds put on the fast track
Losing your MetroCard or having it ripped off is getting to be a lot less of a hassle. Instead of having to call 511 or mail in a claim, you...
Bibi blast at critics
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accusing the international community of a double standard, saying it condemns Israeli settlements in the West Bank but not Palestinians’ refusal to...
Elmo accuser: Actor was not up to occasion
Elmo’s Mr. Noodle isn’t working. The fourth man to come forward to accuse “Sesame Street’’ puppeteer Kevin Clash of inappropriate sexual contact says the voice of Elmo had trouble getting...
Benz boss joked about pal’s gal
You see, it’s funny because . . . The former owner of a Mercedes-Benz dealership testified yesterday that he joked about his late business partner’s love life by likening the...
Cops hunting for Bronx rapist
A man followed a young woman into a Bronx apartment building and brutally raped her, cops said yesterday. The creep stalked the 21-year-old woman as she walked on East 143rd...
For the love of odd: Passion plea in FDNY trans trial
“I do love you!” a glamorous train-wreck transsexual hollered from the witness stand to her hunky FDNY ex as the War of the Hoses waged again in a Manhattan courtroom...
Feds sue over unfriendly firing of reservist
He picked the wrong guy to go to war with.The founder of a Midtown Internet business was sued by the feds yesterday for firing an Army reservist who took time...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** A student was shot yesterday while hanging out behind his high school, authorities said. The 19-year-old victim was shot in the arm at around 12:10 p.m. at...
Today to be XXX-tra hot
Today’s not just for stiff upper lips. Dec. 11 is the year’s most fertile day, according to stats compiled by Lovehoney, a British online seller of sex toys. The most...
$kull & ‘Jones’ lawsuit
The filmmakers behind “Indiana Jones” are real-life tomb raiders, a lawsuit says. An archaeologist from Belize is suing Lucasfilm for featuring a replica of a stolen Mayan “crystal skull” in...
There’s no fool like an old (rich!) fool
He may be fat, but his wallet’s even phatter. Hip-hop heavyweight Russell Simmons and his nearly 30-years-younger trophy squeeze, German model Hana Nitsche, were living large over the weekend as...
Man executed on busy Midtown street in planned ‘hit’
A man in a business suit was executed in broad daylight on a Midtown street packed with holiday shoppers, tourists and workers returning from lunch yesterday, in what authorities called...
Koch on the mend
He’s doin’ fine. Former Mayor Ed Koch left the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center yesterday after a weeklong stay to combat a lung infection. Koch left with a smile and said...
Tax-thief ref slam-dunked by judge
This guy sure knew how to mount a full-court press.A former Chelsea Piers basketball referee took nearly 100 friends and family members with him yesterday to plead for leniency for...
Bill & wife speak ‘out’
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and his wife went on a media blitz yesterday — opening up about her lesbian past and their 21-year marriage. “I really prefer to define...
Cop: I’d ‘re-boot’
He’s willing to give a leg up — forever. Even though the boots he gave a barefoot homeless man have disappeared from the vagrant’s feet, the police officer who reached...
High-rise ‘escort’ lawsuit
Strip-club honcho Robert Gans is being sued by the Midtown condo board of the city’s “sexiest building” for allegedly allowing an escort service to be run by one of his...
Bus-time displays
The city hopes to provide the same type of electronic arrival information at bus stops that the MTA now delivers in subway stations, officials said yesterday. “We’re working [on] a...
Skelos & rebel Dem go public
The state Senate’s new power-sharing duo stepped out as a couple for the first time in public yesterday, appearing in the Rockaways to announce a Senate Hurricane Sandy recovery task...
Hasidic molest monster guilty
He’s guilty as sin. A Hasidic leader so powerful in his Brooklyn community he never dreamed he’d be punished for sexually abusing a young girl was convicted yesterday after his...
Psy & America-hate
What a turnaround: Sunday, just two days after news broke of Psy’s early anti-American ranting, the YouTube sensation entertained the Obamas and Veep Joe Biden at Washington’s premier holiday event....
The beginning of the end for big labor
Michigan gave birth to the United Auto Workers. The union was founded at a convention in Detroit in 1935. After its famous sit-down strike in Flint, Mich., in 1937, the...
DC’s game of chicken: either way, GOP loses
The Issue: The Republicans’ options in talks with President Obama to avoid the fiscal cliff. *** Why are President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner acting like two spoiled schoolkids...
Answering Andrea
The New York Post, through its columnist Andrea Peyser, once again targeted my marriage and my family (“De Blasio Lesbian ‘Rx’ Bogus,” Dec. 10). Peyser went so far as to...
Be good or be gone
A Harlem charter school shredded a boatload of taxpayer money this year by booting 33 substandard staffers and handing them substantial severance packages. Not to worry — it was a...
Let’s milk the cash cow
Here we go again: A group set up to steer more and more taxpayer dollars into teachers’ pockets fired its first salvo yesterday in what looks to be another protracted...
Why the war goes on
“The Taliban-led insurgency and its al Qaeda affiliates still operate from sanctuaries in Pakistan . . . The limited institutional capacity of the Afghan government and endemic corruption remain the...
Lhota work remains
The fact that MTA chief Joe Lhota may try for mayor is good for New York, because voters need a better choice than the current candidate crop. But New Yorkers...
Angry at Andrew but afraid to say so
For once, the elephant in the room wasn’t race — it was Gov. Cuomo. Saturday’s National Action Network rally, led by media personality and political activist Rev. Al Sharpton, featured...
Irish eyes (and songs) will have you smiling
It’s apt that “The Songs I Love So Well” begins with that old chestnut “Danny Boy.” This show starring venerable Irish musician Phil Coulter is suffused with such a warm...
‘Romeo’ musical poisonous
The action in the rock musical “Bare” revolves around a Catholic high school production of “Romeo and Juliet.” But here, the star-crossed lovers are two gay teens whose illicit romance...
New music reviews
Check out new music from Bruno Mars, Green Day, Rick Ross, Snoop Lion and more. Albums of the Week BRUNO MARS “Unorthodox Jukebox” ★★★ Cocaine bust aside, Bruno Mars has...
Rex wanted token Tebow time if Jets were routing Jaguars
Tim Tebow’s status as a Jets mascot nearly grew on Sunday. Jets coach Rex Ryan admitted he would have played Tebow in Sunday’s 17-10 win over the Jaguars had the...
Giants' Bradshaw gets MRI on knee
If the Giants do not get good news regarding the health of Ahmad Bradshaw’s left knee — and perhaps even if they do — it appears as if rookie David...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Cavs’ Irving ready to practice Cavaliers star point guard Kyrie Irving has been cleared to practice after missing 10 games with a broken finger. Irving has been sidelined since...
Red Bulls set to move Rafa
The Red Bulls appear set to move on from Rafa Marquez, with reports claiming he’s on his way to Club Leon. The Mexico captain has become an unpopular pariah among...
Parx Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5 1/2 fur; $12,000; clm($5,000); 3upACOPANDPROUDOFIT been away since October where he tired to fifth as the favorite before...
W. Ky. hires Petrino
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Now that Bobby Petrino is back in the coaching ranks, he wants to make the most of his second chance. Petrino was introduced yesterday as Western...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $37,000; clm($30,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Dan's Gold(L),120CMontalv1-5-4Aquilino20-12 Blue Creek(L),118CVelasquz3-6-1Gallusci12-13 Basalt(L),118A Arroyo3-1-9Rodrigez6-14 Slash Five(L),120R Maragh6-1-2Pletcher4-15 HandsomeHrbr(L),118P Morales4-3-6Schsber12-16 Buckeye Heart(L),120C Hill4-4-1Quick20-17 Kid...
Parx Charts
December 10th, 2012Cloudy and Good©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $22,000; clm($15,000); 2YOOff: 12:26. Good. off rail, ridden outTime: 23.18, 47.86, 1:.94, 1:14.6.Trainer: Robert MoscoWinner: DK B/ C, 2, by...
Turf Paradise Graded Entries
Post Time: 2:30 p.m.FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $6,400; clm($5,000); 3YO1-a-Risky Devil 3-15-Ms Manana 8-12-Severed Ties 5-26-StormnbytheBy8-13-Beyond Blessed5-11-a-What a Score 3-14-By Fohr Now 6-17-CookiesandMlk4-1a-CoupledSECOND-6 fur; $9,000; clm($8,000); 3up5-Brady BlueEyes5-24-Father Jones 4-11-SeeYLterSlew10-16-Vernon Cat...
Turf Paradise Results
FIRST-5 fur; $6,700; 3up(f) Starter Stakes 1 Gracias (Dieguez) 5.80 4.20 4.20 3 Jacksonville (Vergara) 10.20 7.40 6 Virginia Way (Williams) 15.40 * $1 Exacta (1-3) $37.30 * $1 Quinella...
Mets eye former Red Sox OF Ross
The Mets’ offseason work still encompasses more than resolving R.A. Dickey’s status. Though the veteran knuckleballer’s future remains high on the agenda, so does evaluating other pieces that potentially could...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 11WEDDec. 12THUDec. 13FRIDec. 14SATDec. 15SUNDec. 16MONDec. 17KnicksNets7:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNOGAMEL.A.L.8:00TNTESPNNOGAMECle.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEHou.7:30MSGESPNNetsKnicks7:00YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMTor.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEDet.7:30YESWFANChi.8:00YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMESt. John'sNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMESt. Fran.5:00TBAWBBRNOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Players need to try amnesty
The owners are on emphatic record they will not authorize amnesty buyouts as part of an NHL transition to a 50/50 system in which the cap would decrease from a...
Padding her stats!
Talk about being a stuffed shirt! That’s former No. 1 player in the world Caroline Wozniacki having some fun during a recent exhibition match as she made an attempt to...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Binghamton at Michigan BIG TEN7 p.m.West Virginia at Duquesne CBSSN7 p.m.St. Joseph's (Pa.) at Villanova ESPNU7 p.m.Knicks at Nets MSG,YES, WFAN (660 AM & 101.9 FM) & ESPN (98.7...
The Post Line
NFLThursdayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogBengals33(45 1/2)EAGLESSundayFALCONS11(51)GiantsPackers32 1/2(42)BEARSSAINTS33(54)BuccaneersRAMS33(38)VikingsBROWNSOFFOFF(OFF)RedskinsDOLPHINS77(37)JaguarsRAVENSOFFOFF(OFF)BroncosTEXANS89 1/2(48)ColtsCHARGERS33(45 1/2)PanthersSeahawks34(42 1/2)Buffalo-XLions6 1/26(43 1/2)CARDINALSCOWBOYS1Pick(44)SteelersRAIDERS2 1/22 1/2(42 1/2)ChiefsPATRIOTS33 1/2(48)49ersMondayTITANS11(42)Jetsx-at TorontoHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogSaint Joseph's2VILLANOVAWest Va.5DUQUESNE-XRUTGERS9Geo Wash.NEVADA6 1/2Cal PolySanta Clara3SAN JOSE ST.LSU20ChattanoogaMINNESOTA14N. Dakota St.MICHIGAN37Binghamtonx-at Consol Energy CenterNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogNETSPickKnicksLakers4CAVALIERSNuggets4...
Ichiro now likely to return to Yankees
While the Yankees wait on Kevin Youkilis’ decision to accept or reject a one-year, $12 million offer, they are close to bringing Ichiro Suzuki back to The Bronx. “He has...
Uncle’s NYC bar biz awaits Youkilis decision on Yankees
Based on their generous offer to Kevin Youkilis, the Yankees certainly want him in pinstripes. According to his agent, the former Red Sox infielder is thinking long and hard about...
Age an issue, but Yankees have fooled us before with quiet offseasons
The Yankees are not spending to honor their Steinbrenner-ian heritage. They are getting old and fragile in too many places. They are not developing suitable replacements from their system. So...
Jacobs to file grievance after 49ers suspend him for season
It sure seemed as if Brandon Jacobs was trying to talk or tweet his way off the 49ers roster and trying to angle his way back to his former team,...
RG3 not ruled out for Sunday’s game
Robert Griffin III has a mild sprain of a ligament in the right knee and hasn’t been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Browns, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said...
Patriots slice up Texans in AFC showdown
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady can’t stop smiling these days. Or winning. Five days after becoming a father for a third time — something that brings the biggest grin of...
Desperate for receivers, Jets mull Braylon reunion
Braylon Edwards may be coming back. The Jets, according to sources, are mulling the option of trying to re-acquire Edwards, the wide receiver who played for them for two seasons...
Jets-Chargers bumped from prime time to 1 p.m. start; Giants up to 4 p.m.
The Jets are no longer a prime-time attraction. The NFL moved their game with the Chargers on Dec. 23 at MetLife Stadium from 8:20 p.m. to 1 p.m. The league...
ESPN president: We overdid it on coverage of Jets' Tebow
Cortland may be a little less crowded next summer. ESPN president John Skipper has told producers the cable giant needs to spend less time talking about Jets backup quarterback Tim...
Avery starts to tinker with Nets lineup
Nets coach Avery Johnson tinkered with his starting lineup Sunday against the Bucks, inserting Reggie Evans into the lineup at power forward in place of Kris Humphries. And Johnson said...
Nets' Lopez practices, could play vs. Knicks tonight
Brook Lopez finally returned to practice yesterday. But will he return to the floor tonight against the Knicks? That remains unclear. “It is [good to have Lopez back],” Johnson said...
Knicks out to claim division, town
Fifteen days. That’s all it has been. Fifteen days ago it seemed — and sounded — like we were staring at a genuine basketball revolution. It seemed — and sounded...
Carmelo: Knicks 'beat ourselves' against Nets, we're ready for revenge
The Knicks have whipped the Heat twice, won a rugged road game in San Antonio and are off to their best 20-game start since the 1995-96 season. They have soared...
Anthony excited for return of Stoudemire to Knicks lineup
With Rasheed Wallace and Marcus Camby each battling left-foot pain, the time has never been better to start easing in Amar’e Stoudemire. Stoudemire is closing in on getting cleared to...
Winter works
Ariel Winter is keeping her mother troubles on ice, as she returns to the set of her hit show, “Modern Family,” for the first since an ugly custody battle broke...
Talk show guests
TUESDAY MANDY PATINKIN - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7 NATE BERKUS - The Oprah Winfrey Show, 9 a.m., (OWN) RACHEL ROY, DARA TORRES - The Wendy...
Ramsay returns to crime scene
Gordon Ramsay is always complaining that he can’t save all of the restaurants he fixes for his show “Kitchen Nightmares.” But on Friday, in a first-ever episode, the shouty chef...
McAfee sells TV rights
John McAfee may be at the center of a bizarre, international murder case, but that hasn’t stopped him from planning a TV movie or TV project about his strange ordeal....
Last-minute Christmas
Dashing through the desert Don’t worry, kids: Santa will find you in the desert — especially if you stay at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa in Indian Wells, Calif....
Fashion Basel
Last Friday, during the biggest and busiest Art Basel week in Miami yet, luxury coat brand Moncler threw a ravishing winter-white party to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Moncler president Remo...
Miami goes Brooklyn
UP until recently, the idea of indie versus mainstream wasn’t a discussion or even a consideration when it came to choosing a Miami hotel. For years, it barely mattered where...
Weird but true
Cops are looking for a gunman with a beef against someone. A worker at a supermarket in Roswell, NM, opened a case of frozen ribs — and discovered a handgun...
St. John's among Big East schools mulling split: report
The seven non-FBS, Catholic schools in the Big East Conference met with commissioner Mike Aresco Sunday to express their concerns for the direction of the conference, ESPN.com reported last night....
The devil's no diplomat!
Visiting then-First Lady Hillary Clinton at 1600 Pennyslvania Ave. in the 1990s, Anna Wintour couldn’t help herself. She stuffed a pile of White House letterhead notepaper and envelopes into her...
The greatest show on Earth! Fighting Sandy with song
The mother of all storms has launched the mother of all shows. For sheer A-list, platinum-packing firepower, the sold-out “12-12-12” benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy at Madison Square...
How to pay — and watch the stars play
WHERE TO WATCH The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, and will be broadcast live on TV, online and in theaters. • On your computer: 28 sites will air the...
Jets mulling option to re-acquire Braylon Edwards: Sources
Braylon Edwards may be coming back. The Jets, according to sources, are mulling the option of trying to re-acquire Edwards, the wide receiver who played for them for two seasons...
MLS spent $1.5 million on lobbyists for Queens stadium
MLS commissioner Don Garber – an Essex county (NJ) resident – has desperately wanted a second league team in New York. How desperately? Enough that the league forked over almost...
Cops hunting Bronx rape suspect
A sicko followed a young woman into a Bronx apartment building and brutally raped her, cops said today. The creep stalked the 21-year-old woman as she walked on East 143rd...