December 17, 2012
Knicks' Anthony to miss second straight game with sprained ankle
Carmelo Anthony will sit tonight against the Rockets, missing his second straight game due to a sprained left ankle.Anthony, who missed the Knicks' 103-102 win against the Cavaliers on Saturday...
Ex-con with Gambino ties found guilty of bank robbery and gun charges
An ex-con with links to the Gambino crime family was found guilty of bank robbery and firearms charges today after a mob associate flipped to testify against him. A jury...
Lower Manhattan parking garage sued for locking 50 cars in during Hurricane Sandy
A lower Manhattan parking garage prevented customers from fleeing Hurricane Sandy when it locked its facility without warning just before the storm made landfall, a Manhattan class action lawsuit charges....
Newtown man took six students in after shooting; kids told him 'our teacher is dead'
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Gene Rosen had just finished feeding his cats and was heading from his home near Sandy Hook Elementary school to a diner Friday morning when he saw...
Giants can be eliminated on Sunday
The Giants may control their own playoff destiny, but if they lose this Sunday in Baltimore they could be eliminated from the playoffs.According to NFL.com, the Giants playoff hopes will...
VIDEO: Vaccaro says Mets right to deal Dickey
Post columnist Mike Vaccaro breaks down the Mets-Blue Jays trade that sent R.A. Dickey to Toronto for stud catching prospect Trevor d’Arnaud in a seven-player deal.Vaccaro says the Mets were...
Family of slain 6-year-old Dylan Hockley releases statement
The family of Dylan Hockley, one of the 20 students slain in the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school last week, released a statement earlier today. The full statement,...
Follow Jets-Titans with Post writers
The Post has you covered from goal line to goal line with the best writers in the business.The 6-7 Jets will try and keep their playoff hopes alive in Tennessee...
Giants' season finale moved to 4:25 p.m.
The Giants’ season finale, against the Eagles at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 30, has been flexed from a 1 p.m. start to 4:25 p.m.The league still has the option...
Australian resort owner doesn't want Tiger at his tournament
There is a billionaire in Australia who is bitter and angry, and in his spate of rage, has lost all of his perspective. Clive Palmer owns the Palmer Coolum Resort...
Coughlin hopes Giants controlling own destiny puts 'a little bounce in our step'
There are no roadblocks on the path to the playoffs for the Giants. If they win their final two games – at Baltimore and then home vs. the Eagles –...
Hollywood postpones violent shows and movies after Newtown shooting
NEW YORK — Movie studios and television programmers have postponed or canceled violent films and TV shows after a shooting left 20 children and six adults dead in a Connecticut...
Giants' Bradshaw says he plans to play vs. Ravens
Ahmad Bradshaw watched from home as the Giants were hammered 34-0 in Atlanta, missing the trip because of a sprained left knee. On Monday a few players asked Bradshaw what...
Son of Eagles coach had steroids in room at time of death
EASTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania prosecutor said Monday that his investigation into the fatal heroin overdose of Garrett Reid, the oldest son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, revealed there...
Diet Pepsi adds new fake sweetener to formula
Diet Pepsi secretly added a new artificial sweetener to its formula, in a desperate flavor-saving move to can declining sales. The Purchase, NY, beverage maker quietly added acesulfame potassium to...
Yankees free agent Swisher meeting with Indians: report
Nick Swisher is close to formally becoming an ex-Yankee, as the outfielder is reported to be traveling to Cleveland Monday night to have dinner with Indians president Mark Shapiro, according...
The eulogy for 6-year-old Sandy Hook shooting victim Noah Pozner
A message read at the funeral of 6-year-old Noah Pozner by his uncle Alexis Haller, of Woodinville, Wash.: On Friday, Dec. 14, we tragically lost a most beloved member of...
Senator's daughter pleads guilty to harassment
The NYPD daughter of state Sen. Ruben Diaz -- sister of the Bronx Borough President -- pled guilty today to harassment for keying her ex-boyfriend’s car in August when he...
Bronx Zoo hatches extremely rare Chinese turtles
The Bronx Zoo says five rare Chinese yellow-headed box turtles have recently hatched. The inch-long hatchlings are part of an effort by zoo parent Wildlife Conservation Society to save some...
MONDAY MATCHMAKER: Who's next for UFC's Nelson, Pearson?
Every Monday after an MMA fight weekend, The Post’s Marc Raimondi will take a look at the next potential matchup for the fighters who competed. This week, he breaks down...
Bucs implode as linebacker pushes coach, player wants Schiano sent back to 'college'
Greg Schiano and his hard-nosed ways seem to have started rubbing people the wrong way down in Tampa Bay.The Buccaneers coach, who made his name at the college level with...
Judge rules Coney Island wooden boardwalk to be replaced with plastic planks
Plastic is the new wood, a Brooklyn judge has decided — at least when it comes to Coney island’s famous boardwalk. Judge Martin Solomon ruled that the city may move...
Redskins linebacker: Relatives attacked by Browns security
London Fletcher blames Browns stadium security for injuring his family, not the Cleveland fans that they were feuding with. After Fletcher and the Redskins beat the Browns, 38-21 in Cleveland,...
Cuomo: Toughen state, federal assault weapon bans
ALBANY - Gov. Cuomo today called for toughening assault weapon bans at both the state and federal levels in the wake of last week's elementary school massacre in Connecticut. "There's...
Red Bulls sign Juninho
The Red Bulls signed Brazilian star Juninho, taking what they hope is a huge step toward solving their search for creativity in their midfield. The Post had reported ten days...
Discussing R.A Dickey
Earlier this offseason, I was discussing the Mets' offseason with a few other writers, and I argued this point: Mets fans very much wanted the team to commit long-term to...
Roethlisberger rips Steelers' play-calling
Losing leads to frustration, and frustration leads to blame.So there was Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Sunday, following a tough 27-24 overtime loss to the Cowboys, finally voicing his opinion...
Fla. woman gets life in prison in family killings
A woman from Florida has been sentenced to life in prison in the killings of her millionaire husband and mother-in-law. Narcy Novack of Fort Lauderdale was not in the White...
Stoudemire cleared to practice, will join Knicks D-League affiliate
Amar’e Stoudemire was cleared tonight to begin practicing and will do so with the Knicks D-League team, the Erie Bayhawks, tomorrow. The D-League squad, whose GM is Allan Houston, is...
State chooses cheapest Tappan Zee bridge replacement
New York State Transportation Commissioner Thomas Madison says the state will choose a $3.14 billion project to replace the Tappan Zee bridge in New York City's northern suburbs. Madison announced...
Mets trade official after Dickey agrees to two-year extension with Blue Jays
The final obstacles in the R.A. Dickey trade were cleared Monday, officially moving the Cy Young award winner from the Mets to Toronto. Dickey and the Blue Jays agreed on...
SI father fatally stabs daughter's boyfriend
A Staten Island man was fatally stabbed early this morning by his girlfriend’s father, The Post has learned James Parker, 59, plunged a knife into Henry Raftrey’s abdomen during a...
UPDATE: Brent banned from Cowboys sidelines for rest of season
Josh Brent, the Cowboys nose tackle who killed practice squad linebacker Jerry Brown Jr. in a one-car drunk driving accident on Dec. 8, won't be able to cheer on his...
Mom had final say over gunman's upbringing after divorce
STAMFORD, Conn. — When the parents of Connecticut school shooter Adam Lanza divorced, the settlement left his mother with a comfortable income and the comfort of knowing that the boy...
NYers shelling out big buck$ to see Knicks at MSG
New Yorkers loved Linsanity -- but they treasure winning even more! Reveling in the team’s early-season success, Knicks fans are shelling out big dollars for games at Madison Square Garden....
Red Sox sign SS Drew to one-year deal: report
One more free agent off the board for the Yankees, and one more free agent off to the Red Sox. According to CBSSports.com, shortstop Stephen Drew signed a one-year deal...
Conn. school locked down in 'suspicious incident' as parents nationwide nervous to send kids to class
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — A lockdown has ended at schools in Ridgefield after police found no sign of any dangerous activity. The school system posted a message on its website on...
WATCH: Hero teacher's family: We knew she would protect those babies
The family of slain school teacher Victoria Soto took some comfort that she died valiantly trying to save her first graders from the wrath of Sandy Hook Elementary School gunman...
LIU star Boyd out for season after tearing ACL
Julian Boyd's pain is helping him handle hearing bad news for a second time.The reigning Northeast Conference player of the year found out over the weekend that a torn ACL...
R train back to Brooklyn by end of week
Bay Ridge subway riders are finally getting some relief after Hurricane Sandy. The R train could begin operating between Brooklyn and Manhattan for the first time since the storm hit...
Boozed-up man drives wrong way on SI Expressway, leaves 1 dead: cops
A drunken driver drove the wrong way on a Staten Island highway this morning and crashed into a car -- leaving one person dead, authorities said. The boozed-up driver took...
Mom warned ex-babysitter not to turn back on Adam Lanza: report
A former babysitter claimed he was told to never turn his back on little Adam Lanza -- the kid who grew up to be one of America’s worst mass killers,...
Newtown holds funerals for school massacre's youngest victims
Six-year-old Jack Pinto loved the New York Giants so much, his heartbroken parents buried him this afternoon in the tyke’s favorite football jersey, No. 80, for his hero, star wide...
Book smart
“The Impact Equation,” by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, Penguin Think your popularity on Twitter and Facebook will help you land a job or score customers for your business? Think...
Go to Greg
I’m a nervous wreck at office holiday parties. I’m not very good at small talk, and I never know what to say to the boss. Does it look bad if...
60 Seconds with Anthony “Sully” Sullivan, TV pitchman and owner of Sullivan Productions
Q: Hawking products like OxiClean has made you arguably television’s most famous pitchman. So what makes a great pitch? A: A great pitch has to be concise. It has to...
What’s Up With That Job?
What does a sommelier do all day? Also known as a wine steward, a sommelier evaluates and recommends wines from a restaurant’s wine list for customers, based on the customer’s...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Locked Out of Heaven, Bruno Mars 2. Scream and Shout, Will.I.Am 3. Gangnam Style, PSY 4. Ho Hey, The Lumineers 5. Diamonds, Rihanna 6. I Knew...
Business briefs
Toyota’s turnToyota is poised to take back the title of world’s biggest automaker for 2012, as Volkswagen fights GM for second place. Global 2012 sales will top 80 million cars...
Fairway to heaven
Despite a persistently sluggish US economy, Donald Trump is going for the green. The famously brash developer has been snatching up golf courses across the country at a dizzying pace...
Dunkin’ seeks escape from hot water
The parent of the Dunkin’ Donuts chain will ask a state judge this week to dismiss a class action racial discrimination case because it was filed too late. In court...
Holiday comforts
With relatives visiting for the holidays, you’ve got a choice: You can either watch Aunt Mabel pick her teeth, or find some entertainment. These mags can help you; no toothpicks...
‘Some Like it Hot’ meets ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’
St. Giles Grand Hotel, which operates The Tuscany and The Court, two Murray Hill hotels, is actively looking for restaurateurs who can “re-create and bring the magic” of the days...
Some victims' funerals will be held at gunman's church
The monster who massacred 20 first-graders in Connecticut belonged to the same Catholic church as eight of them — and it’s where the children’s funerals will be held this week....
Former schools chief: Arm up
Former US Education Secretary Bill Bennett yesterday urged schools around the country to hire armed guards.“I’m not so sure . . . I wouldn’t want one person in a school...
New Yorkers ‘in solidarity’ with Conn. neighbors
New Yorkers yesterday paid solemn tribute to the 26 children and educators gunned down Friday in a Connecticut school. During Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Timothy Cardinal Dolan named each...
Mayor Bloomberg calls on President Obama to take action on gun control
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday unleashed his strongest criticism yet of President Obama’s record on gun control, saying thousands will die if the president doesn’t act, and ripping his current policies as...
Con trying to boot ex, kids from B'klyn apartment
A heartless Scrooge wants to give his ex-wife a lump of coal for Christmas — by booting her and their kids from a rent-stabilized Brooklyn apartment. Convicted drug dealer Ahmed...
Innocent man free after year
In another black eye for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, a judge dismissed all charges against a 65-year-old man who had spent more than a year in jail. The stunning...
Epic opening for ‘Hobbit’
Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” led the box office with a haul of $84.8 million, a record-setting opening better than the three prior “Rings” films.The Warner Bros. epic...
Albany on a loser streak
’Tis the season to name the winners and losers in state government and politics for 2012, and what a year for losers — both Democrats and Republicans — it has...
Power fix pack$ a jolt
If Con Ed customers want better protection against the next hurricane, they’d better be ready to pay. Burying all 35,000 miles of overhead wires in New York City and Westchester...
Fir$t aid for sandy-hit hosp
Nyu Langone Medical Center is getting a $114 million grant from the federal government this week as it rushes to reopen in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Cuomo announced...
Benghazi report out today
WASHINGTON — The long-awaited independent report on the killing of the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans will be presented to the State Department today, according to reports....
City owes 340G for ‘beat’ cop
A former cop has agreed to accept $340,000 to settle her explosive suit against the city and the male supervisor who beat her on a Manhattan street, sources told The...
‘Flabby’ exec wanted sex for perks: worker
This is not how you reward an employee. A Long Island copier- company executive gave his firm’s controller gifts and raises — then demanded sex from her in exchange, according...
Two corrections officers killed in car crash
Two off-duty correction officers died and an off-duty cop was injured when two SUVs collided in Brooklyn early yesterday, authorities said. Tiffany Underwood, 31, and Africaque Smith, 43 — who...
Guggenheim tourist mug
A woman from Luxembourg was mugged at knifepoint last night outside the Guggenheim Museum, sources said.The unidentified tourist was robbed at around 7 p.m. near Central Park outside the Fifth...
A family affair for NY Dem$
ALBANY — Queens Democrats sure know how to keep it all in the family. State Senate Democrats steered more than $1.5 million in campaign money this year to the Parkside...
Debt charge defused
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner has made a big concession in talks with President Obama about the fiscal cliff — agreeing to put off a fight over raising the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens***A motorist was charged with vehicular manslaughter and DWI after fatally striking a 22-year-old pedestrian in Little Neck, police said. The victim, Jordan Savvides of Jericho, was hit on the...
Bravest’s new squeeze: strangle-case transgal
Now they’ve both been acquitted of throttling transsexuals. Kinky FDNY hunk Taylor Murphy, who successfully fought off felony strangulation charges brought by his jealous, blond, pre-op transsexual ex-girlfriend, is now...
President Obama pledges action to prevent more mass shootings
President Obama last night told the stricken residents of Newtown, Conn., who lost 20 children and six educators to a madman’s gunfire, “We can’t tolerate this anymore.” “These tragedies must...
Group of terrified first-graders tried to escape from crazed gunman Adam Lanza - but they didn't make it
A group of little first-graders was so terrified when crazed gunman Adam Lanza burst into their classroom that they ran from their safe hiding place only to be promptly gunned...
Mother devoted her life to Adam Lanza – then he ended it
Nancy Lanza doted on her son — and he repaid her by fatally blasting her four times in the head and killing 26 others with a gun she taught him...
TWISTED HOAX: Newtown church evacuated after caller threatens to 'finish' school massacre
They can’t even mourn in peace. A heartbreaking Sunday Mass — and a rehearsal for a Christmas pageant set to memorialize a tiny victims of the Connecticut school rampage —...
Crushed by guilt because they survived
Some things are worse even than death. Living. Surviving when so many others had to die. An avalanche of soul-crushing guilt has seized those who were inside Sandy Hook Elementary...
Fixing NY Medicaid
New York’s Medicaid program is now testing, on a small and limited scale, giving people financial incentives and requiring compliance in changing their behavior. The approach has promise — if...
States Have NO Choice But Reform
Democrats in Washington declare that they will absolutely, positively allow no changes whatever in the nation’s unsustainable entitlement programs — Social Security and Medicare. But out in the states, politicians...
Taxes Have Consequences, Too
Anyone who thinks hiking tax rates, as President Obama wants to do, is a wise way to raise government cash should ponder Google’s fancy tax footwork in Bermuda. Bloomberg News...
Reading, ’Riting and Race
Is arithmetic racist? Are English and science and art? These might seem like stupid questions, but — speaking of stupid — a federal judge says the answer is yes, they...
Columbus’ New World: Clogged With Bike Lanes
The Issue: How longer bike lanes along Columbus Avenue will affect traffic flow and safety of residents. *** Kudos to Steve Cuozzo (“The Bike-Lane Cancer,” PostOpinion, Dec. 13). Mayor Bloomberg...
Let America’s Gas Industry Boom
Researchers at the Energy Department just released a comprehensive economic analysis, finding that the United States can reap massive economic benefits from allowing the export of natural gas. Will the...
Losing by Winning?
With the first leg of Egypt’s constitutional referendum completed, it looks as if President Muhammad Morsi has secured the victory he had hoped for. Yet it may prove to be...
‘13’ is a lucky number for this charmer
Here are 13 things about “13 Things About Ed Carpolotti”: 1. It’s a solo chamber musical, with Penny Fuller — of Broadway’s “Applause” and “Barefoot in the Park” — as...
Mumm’s the word for fun
How do you keep your act fresh after 40 years? Mummenschanz knows but, as always, nobody’s talking. The singular hybrid of mime and puppetry the Swiss-based group created seems awfully...
An unintended Greek tragedy
The Trojan Horse seemed like a great idea — that is, until it led to disaster. After a butt-numbing five hours, I thought the same thing about the Met’s revival...
Eli, defense stink it up as Giants lose control of East
ATLANTA — The bridge has been torn down, forcing the Giants to create their own identity, no longer tethered to the Super Bowl glory of a year ago. There is...
No way for Manning, Coughlin to defend Giants Super Bowl
ATLANTA — This is no way for an elite quarterback to defend a Super Bowl, and it is no way for a two-time Super Bowl coach’s team to defend a...
Jets not looking past lowly Titans, trying to keep playoff hopes alive
NASHVILLE — The Jets face a losing team for the third straight week, hoping for their third straight win. Gang Green has kept its slim playoff hopes alive by beating...
Giants blitz
HERO The Falcons defense dominated the game — intercepting Eli Manning twice, forcing a Kregg Lumpkin fumble, stopping the Giants on three fourth-and-shorts and holding them to 10 first downs...
Affrunti at Turf Paradise Graded Entries
FIRST-1m; $5,900; cl($3,500); 3up; (f&m)6-Cinnamon Halo 7-23-Wind Speaker 6-15-Rica's Ready 3-14-Flames Ablazin 8-11-Taylor's Girl 5-17-Flawless Jewel 4-12-Miss Julie R 6-1SECOND-7 1/2f(T); $15,500; alw; 3up; (f&m)2-Collating Lady 5-24-Mgeredvnentne8-11-Triveni 2-16-Buds N Roses...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-$45,000, mdn spl wt, 3YO up F&M, 5Tnquerry (Gryder)9.204.604.002St. Malo's Gate (Bejarno)3.202.604Little Unusual (Hernandez)7.80* $1 Exacta (5-2) $15.10 * Quinella (2-5) $12.40 * $1 Superfecta (5-2-4-3) $631.20 * $1 Trifecta...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-5 1/2f; $21,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)4Tkng Chnce (Rvr)12.005.402.601Road Trip (Suarez)6.603.006Strike a Punch (Acosta)2.20* Ex. (4-1) $60.00 * Trifecta (4-1-6) $177.00SECOND-1m; $30,000; str alw; 3up1Nbr's Rtrn (Chpp)9.805.203.204Doublethestyle (Orm)11.205.607Armed Intelligence (Suarez)2.40* Daily...
Gulfstream Park Results
FIRST-6f; $22,500; open cl($12,000); 3up; (f&m)8Whtsnttlk (Cstlln)3.003.203.401Capitalism At Risk (Saez)10Forever Noble (Alvarez)5.60Scr: Put Her Back Zach.. dh_Whatsnottolike, Tikitocki1* Exacta (4-8) $44.60 * Exacta (8-4) $19.00 * $1 Superfecta (4-8-10-6) $1,184.50...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m; $19,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)ON A HIGH CLOUD romped for 5G, steps up to 7.5G; can repeat. SOCIAL STATEMENT...
Yankees fan judge to hear NHL lawsuit
The NHL’s lawsuit against its players was assigned to a relatively new federal judge who is a longtime New York Yankees fan and a former federal prosecutor. The sides didn’t...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70y; $24,000; cl($16,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Awesome Blitz(L),116KMcMngll3-13-1Corrales9-22 Quiet Rally(L),111A Suarez6-7-4Farro15-13 Royal Affair(L),116KCarmoch4-4-2Tzortzaks2-14 Indio Carlos(L),116A Castillo4-2-5Cannon3-15 USSConstitutin(L),118J Bisono6-6-1Servis8-16 M J Plus(L),116J Flores6-1-4Scanlan5-17...
Aqueduct Charts
December 16th, 2012 Rain And Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70y; $28,000; cl($14,000); 3upOff: 12:30. Good. rallied, drew clearTime: 23.8, 47.72, 1:13.13, 1:39.7, 1:44.14.Trainer: John ParisellaWinner: B G, 6, by Macho...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Texas State at Northwestern BIG TEN7 p.m.Detroit at Syracuse ESPN27 p.m.Md.-Eastern Shore at UConn SNY7 p.m.IPFW at Notre Dame ESPNU7:30 p.m.Rockets at Knicks MSG, WNYM (970 AM)8 p.m.UNLV at...
Nets need to find old magic
After playing six games in the last nine days, the Nets finally got a chance to catch their breath yesterday. But when they return to the practice court this afternoon...
The Post Line
NFL Tonight Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog TITANS 1 1 1/2 (42) Jets Saturday Falcons 3 3 (51) LIONS Sunday Giants +1 1 (47 1/2) RAVENS Jets 3 3 (41)...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 17 TUEDec. 18 WEDDec. 19 THUDec. 20 FRIDec. 21 SATDec. 22 SUNDec. 23 Knicks Houston7:30MSG NetworkWNYM 970 AM NO GAME Nets 7:00 MSG ESPN NO GAME Chi. 7:30 MSG...
NFL honors Newtown victims
Two players who wear No. 26 joined hands with the coaches of the Rams and Vikings in tribute to the victims of the school massacre in Newtown, Conn. — one...
‘D’ ravages Ravens
The Broncos no longer can be considered a notch below the best in the AFC, nor can they be viewed as a team that can succeed only when Peyton Manning...
Peterson sparks Vikes
ST. LOUIS — Adrian Peterson peeked up at the video board at the end of his 82-yard touchdown run and saw Rams players trailing far behind him. And with each...
Texans are tops in AFC South
The Texans now own the AFC South, and they have a message for the rest of the NFL: Last week’s debacle against the Patriots was not the real Texans. The...
Niners repel Pats’ rally
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The 49ers earned a playoff berth by withstanding a stunning comeback by New England from a 28-point deficit to beat the Patriots 41-34 last night in the...
Mets-Blue Jays trade in place pending extension for Dickey
Before R.A. Dickey can become a Blue Jay, he must finish talking turkey. The Mets and Blue Jays have a deal in principle, a source said yesterday, that will send...
R.A.'s folk tale gets plot twist, but final chapter could be magical
Barring an unexpected, last-minute snag, Dickey Mania is headed to Canada, where — if the Blue Jays’ vision becomes a reality — it will take on a new form. In...
Former Mets starter Pelfrey signs one-year deal with Twins
Big Pelf has a new home. Mike Pelfrey, a career-long Met, has agreed on a one-year, $4 million deal with the Twins with another $1.5 million available in incentives, a...
Talking heads still advocate QB potshots
It’s hard to miss. Almost daily, the evidence is dumped, like toxic landfill, right at our feet, up to our knees. And all of it points to the same thing:...
Rex's push-ups for penalties working for Jets
NASHVILLE — No one is exempt from the Jets’ new practice policy of push-ups for penalties. Even special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff, 64, was on the ground Friday doing them...
Sports Shorts
GOLF: Garcia wins in Malaysia Sergio Garcia won the rain-shortened Johor Open in Malaysia, closing with an 11-under 61 for a three-stroke victory over Jonathan Moore in the Asian Tour’s...
Losing to Lin, Rockets would be painful for Knicks owner
Linsanity was never one of my favorite terms. Too silly, too commercial, too individual for such a team game as basketball. Yes, it is a good thing the Knicks have...
Former Knicks star Lin returns to MSG, where his rise to stardom began
There will be no Garden video tribute for Linsanity tonight. But it’s OK for the fans to give the struggling Jeremy Lin his own tribute — a nice ovation in...
Anthony a 'game-time' decision for Knicks tonight
Carmelo Anthony (sprained ankle) is a “game-time decision’’ vs. Jeremy Lin and the Rockets, coach Mike Woodson said. Anthony didn’t participate in the morning shootaround, staying back in the trainer’s...
Lin admits to 'terrible' play with Rockets
On the eve of his return to Madison Square Garden, Jeremy Lin didn’t mince words. The ex-Knick point guard said he has been “terrible’’ this season, not living up to...
No RG3, no prob for ’Skins
CLEVELAND — The Redskins decided one game without Robert Griffin III couldn’t hurt.RG3 disagreed, but after Kirk Cousins kept Washington’s winning streak and playoff hopes intact, Griffin understood.First place has...
Dallas forces three-way tie in NFC East
ARLINGTON, Texas — In case the Giants were wondering, the Cowboys aren’t going away, either. Dallas kept pace with the surging Redskins while knocking Big Blue into a three-way tie...
Giants rookies Wilson, Hosley no factors
ATLANTA — As roommates, David Wilson and Jayron Hosley spent Saturday night hunkered down in their hotel room awaiting yesterday’s game against the Falcons. “He was doing his studying, I...
With three-way tie for first, this is the last chance for sputtering Giants
ATLANTA — You wouldn’t trade in one moment of the improbable, damn near impossible ways the Giants won those two Super Bowls the past five years. Neither would they. Part...
'Emotional' Cruz honors Newtown victim
ATLANTA — As Victor Cruz inscribed Jack Pinto’s name onto parts of his uniform leading into yesterday’s game, he almost began to weep. “It was emotional,” the Giants receiver said...
Eli, Giants simply offensive in ugly loss to Falcons
ATLANTA — Twice yesterday the Giants had a fourth-and-1 and failed. Once yesterday they had a fourth-and-2. And three times they failed to convert for a first down and keep...
Jets' Sanchez could have career similar to Giants backup Carr
NASHVILLE — Mark Sanchez and his perpetually dissected career will be on display again at LP Field tonight when the Jets play the Titans in a game they have to...
Giants report card
OFFENSE Please avert your eyes. Nothing to see here. Eli Manning (13 of 25, 161 yards) threw two first-half INTs to set a bad tone. Short-yardage was a disaster —...
Farewell Chuck Bass
Farewell, Upper East Siders. After six soapy seasons, “Gossip Girl” is coming to a close tonight. There’s no one we’ll miss more than Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick). Chuck’s time on...
‘Today’ wants Pippa: report
‘Today” has offered a correspondent job to Pippa Middleton, according to British newspaper the Daily Mirror. The NBC morning show is reportedly offering Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton’s sister $600,000...
Safety ‘Penn’
Don’t believe the hype. Although Tweeters have pre-billed NBC’s new sitcom, “1600 Penn” as “horrifically awful” and “looks like the worst show ever,” they are misinformed. For one thing, their...
Talk show guests
MONDAYPAUL RUDD, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, LIZZIE POST - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7REGIS PHILBIN - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7NIGEL BARKER, PORSHA STEWART - The Wendy...
Reba will be Kelly Clarkson’s mother-in-law
Reba McIntyre is going to be “American Idol” singer Kelly Clarkson’s new mother-in-law. Over the weekend, Clarkson tweeted that her boyfriend, Brandon Blackstock, had proposed marriage and that she’d said,...
Pulse sales
ADRIENNE LANDAU 519 Eighth Ave., between 35th and 36th streets; 212-695-8362 * Sale: Dec. 17-19. Mon.-Wed. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Fur outerwear and accessories are up to 80 percent off. ALICE...
Weird but true
Back in the ’70s, teenagers who didn’t want to broadcast their feelings could just remove their mood rings.Today, they might have to take off their pants.An Italian firm is selling...
Rutgers fans still like Rice
Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti was smart in suspending men’s basketball coach Mike Rice three games for boorish behavior the school felt violated athletic department policy, but he would be...
Rutgers tops UAB, 'wanted to win for Coach Rice'
Rutgers players and coaches voiced their support of suspended head coach Mike Rice yesterday. The clearest sign of how Rutgers felt, however, was the rope — which symbolizes team unity...
Big East schools chose awful time for announcement
Long before I was blessed to get the best gig on the planet — working at the best tabloid newspaper in the world in the greatest sport city in the...
Edwin powers Seton Hall over North Carolina A&T
Fuquan Edwin scored 15 of his game-high 26 points in the first half, leading Seton Hall to a 77-66 victory over North Carolina A&T yesterday in Newark. Only four players...
Giants assistant Rhule hired at Temple: report
Giants assistant Matt Rhule has been hired as Temple’s next head football coach, ESPN reported last night. Rhule will be introduced today, a source said. Rhule, an assistant at Temple...
Full remarks by President Obama at Sandy Hook prayer vigil
Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, Governor. To all the families, first responders, to the community of Newtown, clergy, guests -- Scripture tells us: “…do not lose heart. Though outwardly we...
Cardinals snap nine-game losing streak with Lions win
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Greg Toler brought back an interception 102 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown, the longest return in franchise history, to seal Arizona’s 31-10 victory over Detroit on Sunday,...
Wilson soars as Seahawks put up 50 again, this time on Bills
TORONTO — Seattle rookie quarterback Russell Wilson ran for three touchdowns and threw for another in leading the Seahawks to their second straight rout, a 50-17 win over the Bills...
Panthers eliminate Chargers from playoff contention
SAN DIEGO — Mike Tolbert scored twice against his former team and DeAngelo Williams turned a tipped pass from Cam Newton into a 45-yard touchdown reception as the Carolina Panthers...