December 1, 2013
Giants rally past Redskins behind Tuck's 4 sacks
LANDOVER, Md. ā The deficit was 7-0 far too quickly but then, Justin Tuck sašid, he believed the Giants had ākind of weathered that storm.āā But thšen it got worse....
Shot still eluding J.R. Smܫith
It is a problem that has tormented great minds forever, much in the same vein as the chicken or the egg conundrum. If a shooter isnāt shooting wešÆll, at what...
Heavy holiday discounting upsetās overall speš nding numbers
The holiday shopping season got off to a disappointing start as heaš³vy discounting took its toll on overall spending. Retailers saw online and in-store sales drop to $57.4 billion during...
SEC champ šneeds help to make BCS title game š
Florida State and Ohio State are in position to play for the BCS national championship, though Auburn and Missouri are close enough behind in š°the BCS standings to put pressure...
Go to Greg: WillāØ I ever escape office politics? š§
Iām on my third job, six years out of colšlege, and Iām disheartened by all the politics at work.š„ It sometimes feels like you have to be Machiavelli to succeed....
Hardawayās š¶big night wastāed as Knicks fall to Pelicans
If you caš§nāt beat the Pelicans at home with their best player, Anthony Davis, missing most of the gaš±me, who can you beat? Right now, nobody. The Knicks wasted a...
The best of the holiday shoppšøinš g mags
The turkey leftoverź¦s are gone and itās back to work. Now comes the hard part ā dreaming up gift ideas that šwill wow family and friends. Consumer Reportsā ShopSmart is...
Failure to develop anšother QB could ultimately cost Ryan
Rex Ryan got this job because he made a career out of ruš¦¹ining quarterbacks. But when your latest franchise qšuarterback is in ruins, when your so-called Quarterback of the Future...
ź¦ Once resurgent Jets now head for disaster
The Jets, playing the part of Jonšathan Martin, were bullied in their own home by the Dolphins, whš¶o played the part of Richie Incognito. How is it possible that ā...
Lopez's return gives Nets big boost
For anyone who needed proof of just hošw much the Nets missed Brook Lopez while he was out for seven games with a sprained left ankle, all theź§ evidence was...
New food market coming toš South Street Seaport
A new global marketplace is coming to the South Street Seaport, Side Dish has learned. While the Howard Hughes Corp. awaits approvaą¼ŗl for its proposed 50-story hotel and condo tower...
Santonio Holmes fruą²strated after playing just three snaps
Santonio Holmes knew heād be somewhat lš imitedšÆ Sunday against Miami, but he had no idea heād be pulled after just three snaps. And afterward, a clearly frustrated Holmes said he...
Comcast aims to gršab more ad dollars from binge viewing
Cableš§ king Comcast has figured out a wašy to wring more ad dollars from our addiction to TV binge viewing. Comcast, the nationās biggest cable provider, wants to count viewers...
Jets TE Winslow sees minimal acšøtionź§ again in loss
Jets tight end Kellen Winslow caught š³a pass with 43 seconds left in the first quarter of Sundayās 23-3 loss to the Dolphins. He did not see another pass until...
Jets' Milliner benched after TD burn
From coach Rex Ryan to veteran āteammates such as Antonio Cromartie everybody says Dee Milliner needs to start recognizing situations better ā even the overwhelmed rookie himself. The situation is...
Sony seeks 'at least one new director'
Sony, under pressure to cut costs and shake up its moribund business, is looking for new blood for its board, The Post has learned. The Japanšešse media and electronics giant...
Scandal behind them, Dolphins geź§t back into playoff race with win ļæ½ļæ½
There were smiles, a sense of confidence but not bravado and a distinct beliefā¦ inš° the Dolphins locker room Sunday afternoon in the bowels of MetLife Stadium. One month after...
š§ Friends, family mourn for victimsšø
š§ø Production consultant Jim Lovell, 58, was headed to Rockefeller Center to prepare for the annual tree lighting when his train careened off the tracks. The married Cold Spring dad was...
ź§ Sestito not fined for Del Zotto hit
The NHą·“L department of player safety absolved Vancouver winger Tom Sestito of wrong-doing on his check Saturday that nailed Michael Del Zotto on the side of his head 2:48 into...
Rangers coach not revealing Monday's starting goaltender
Monday's visit to the Garden by Winnipeg had appeared to be as mundašØne a matchup for the Rangers as a regular-season Game 28 against a mediocre, generic opponent from the...
Feinsteiš¬n: America is less safe from terrorism šŗ
WASHINGTON ā The heads of Congressā intelligence committees warned Sunday that America is less safe from terrorism today than it has been in recent years. The dire warnišÆng came from...
You're out of order! Ma sues judge over kid battle
A Manhattan mom is fed up with all the delays in her three-year cš¼hild custody battle ā so sheās suing the judge. Public relations exec Maggie Rhee Karn claims in...
Two great games come š¼with sad consequences
Wild thing, you šmake my heart sing. ... How was that for back-to-backers on Saturday? Some of us hadnāt seen such a double feature in decades, not since our folks...
Jets reāport card: Failing and fšlailing in loss to Dolphins
OFFENSE There are not enough nasty adjectives to describe this performance. Ten total first downs, two in the first half, 177 total yards, 2-for-12 on third down ā it was... šÆ
Jets blitz: Sunk by Dolphins' QB Tannehill, WR Hartline
HERO Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill lit up the Jets defense with 28-of-43 completions for 331 yards, twšo TDs and one INT for a rating of 94.2. He hurt the Jets... š¦©
š§ Ü« Patient Cano taking risk with Yankees targeting others
Here is a question Robinson Cano and his advisors have to at least take into consideration as they attempt to find common ground with the Yankees: What happens if the... š°
Horror in The Bronx
New Yorkers awoke Sunday morning to tragedy: A southbound Metro-North train derailed near the Spuyten Duyvil station in The Bronx. Four passengers were killed and moš¦¹re ź©µthan 60 others injured....
1ą·“0 new coat trends hot off the runways
Winter is coming, but that doesnāt mean āyou have to break out the ubiquitous black peacoat with the pilled sleeves and ripped lining hanging in your closet ā or buy...
How to cope with a hangover at the office š ą½§
āTis the season to celebrate, but the š¤”morning after can lead to some very un-merry workdays. According to a November 2012 survey by the nonprofit Caron Treatment Centers, 64 percent...
šÆ š§Nets Rewind: Spilled soda aside, Kidd making right moves
Here are my three thoughts on the Netsā 97-88 victory over the Grizzlies in Memphis Saturday night: 1. Itās been easy to criticize Jason Kidd šoverš the last month ā...
St. Johnās Rewind: Playing up-tempo bšall will benefit Red Storšm
We learned a lot about St. Johnās in an uneven weekend at Barclays Center. First and foremost: This team needs to press. However poorlšŗy the Johnnies are playing, ź¦æthey are...
National Zoo names new panda cub 'Bao Bao'
Just call her Precious. The giāant panda cub born this summer at the National Zoo will be known as Bao Bao ā Chinese for ātreasureā or āprecious,ā officials at the...
Free-falling Jets Ü«searching for QB answers after loss
Maybe Mark Sanchez can throw with his left arm. It couldnāt be šany worse than the current quarterback situation for the Jets. Rookie Geno Smith goą·“t benched at halftime of...
'Killer nanny' is pregnant
The ākiller nannyā is pregnant. Louise Woodward, the British caregiver convicted in 1997 of killing an infant in Massachusetts, is about to give birth to her first cšhild, the Sunday...
LA coroner can't ID Paul Walker's body
āFast & Furiousā star Paul Walker was just tagging along with a pal for a test-drive in a trouble-proneš Porsche when they crashed and died, a new report said. The...
Bloomberg a no-show at derailment tšøragedy
Whereās Bloomyź¦”? While Gov. Cuomo, NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly and FDNY commissioner Sal Cassano rushed to the deadly Metro-North crash in the Bronx, lame duck Mayor Bloomberg was nowhere to...
Conductor a good driver who 'lives on the edge'
The operator of Sundayās tragic Metro-North train is a motorcycle rź§ider who loves high speed ā but not on the rails,š supporters said. William Rockefeller was injured in the fatal...
NYC train derailment is latest woe for Metro-North š§ą¹
Sunday's crash in The Bronx is the second passenger train derailment in six months for the rail service and presents Metro-North with another probš lem in what has been a year...
Metro-North derailment causes massive service disruption š ā
ā Metro-North suspended all Hudson-line trains between Tarrytown and Grand Centrš»al terminal -- in both directions -- following Sunday morningās deadly crash near Spuyten Duyvil station. A Metro-North bus shuttle has...
Spuyten Duyvil curve has a deadlšy history š
The Spuyten Duyvil curve, where a Metro-North train derailed Sunday morning, played a role in another deadly rail accident more than 130 yearšs ago. The New York City-bound Atlantic Express...
Views from the scene of šthe NYC derail tragedy
A Metro-North passenger train derailed on a curved section of track in the Bronx on Sunday morning, killing four people and injuring ą¦63 as it came to rest just inches...
ź¦ ObamaCare website cured, says officials
WASHINGTON ā Itās a fix .ā.ā. of sortās. The Obama administration declared victory Sunday in meeting the deadline to fix the glitches and bugs that crippled the ObamaCare Web site... š
Katie Couric's demographic might not make it to Yahoo!
Itās easy to see what Katie Couric sees in Yahoo! as she becomes its global anchor. She is bidding to become the biggest star on the Inš²ternet. But ź¦whatās in...
4 dead, 63 injured in NYC train derail 'bloodbath'
A Metro-North train loaded with holiday travelers derailed as it hurtled around a tight Bronx curve just north of Manhattan on Sunday ā leavingš± at least four dead and 63...
Cop with crooked boyfriend sues cityš¹
A Bronx cop whose beau is in the slammer for a $6š million embezzlement scheme ā and who is herself accused of keeping some of the ill-gotten gains ā is...
Karate rabbi wants to train Jewish kids to combat 'knockout' thugs
He wants to pump Jew up! A cop-turned-rabbi is on a quest to toughen up city Jews being targeted by āknockoutā thugs. āIf Jewish kids started fighting back, they wouldnāt... š
š Bulger belongings could land on aucļ·ŗtion block
BOSTON ā Former Boston crime boss James "Whitey"š¦© Bulger could soon see some of his jewelry, clothes and other belongings on the auction block. The U.S. Marshals Service will auction...
Man tāhreatens family with machete over Thanksgiving snub: police
į£ NEW MILFORD, NJ ā Authorities say a northern New Jersey man used a machete to threaten a family whoš¹ excluded him and his son from their Thanksgiving Day celebrations. New...
ā Chiropractor sues woman who slams hiź§m in 48 different blogs
An Upper East Side chiropractor says heās being blacklisted by not one, but 48 blogsš. A Massachusetts woman has created a number of blogs slamming Frederick Mindel as a fraud,...
š Tourist says Manhattan hotel gave him Legionnaišresā disease
A German man says his stay at a pricš ey Manhattan hotel came with a parting gift: Legionnairesā disease. Tobias Meyerhoff spent four days in the Big Apple in May, staying...
NJ Internet gambling š°off to sļ·½olid start
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ ā The first week of Internet gambling in New Jersey went well, according to the state's top casino regulator, who says he finally stopped worryią¹ng about it....
Olympic-themed memorial highlights TLC's 'Best Funeral Ever'
Ronnie Ray Smith crossed lifeās finish line in style ā and defiant to the end. Loved ones of the Olympic champioź¦n said goodbye to Smith in a track-themed memorial service,...
That knockoff dress will šmake you look fatš: lawsuit
Buyer, beware: That cheap designer-dressš“ knockoff will make you look fat. It might seem like party time when customers snag a fake Sherri Hill prom dress or a flirty, flouncy... ą¹
š Timeshare a hotel hell: suit ļ·½
This is one piece of Manhattan real estate you canāt even give away. Owners of The Manhattan Club tāimeshare, a West 56th Street hotel, say they have been saddled with...
š City locks housing doors on veterans: lawsuit
The ciš ty is fighting a secret war against veterans ā not only ignoring laws that give them preference for affordable housing šbut also pushing legally to erase the rules. Air...
Queens man killed in 'DWI' crash
A Queens man is dead and another faces vehicular-manslaughter and drunken-driving charges after a two-car crash early Saturday. James Celauro, 23, was drunk behiš nd the wheel of his 2006 Ford...
š¦© š Dead Yale prof may have been an escort
A Yale University English professor who was fąµ©ound dead in his Connecticut jail cell may have been working as a male escort. The handsome prof landed in the clink last...
Deadline passes, but ObamšaCare Web site still full of glšitches
Itās the presidentās nightmare before Christmas. An 11-hour shutą¼down wasnāt enough to help the ObamaCare Web site solve the glitches that have crippled online enrollment in the Affordable Care Act,...
š My life as a call girl in Love Guv ring
Five years ago, Love Guv Eliot Spitzer resigned after being exposed as a client of the Emperors Club call-girl ring. But hiās wasnāt the only life turned upside downš that...
A-Rod's problem: 'He tries to please everyone'
š Stand by your ex. Thatās the tune Alex RoādĀriguezās former wife, Cynthia, is singing in New York magazineās Monday issue. But even as she attempts to defend A-Rod against Major...
Baby not covered under ObamaCare family plan š¬
This bš°abyās not on board with ObamaCare. Long Islander Cornelius Kelly found it would be no problem to secure a family plaš§øn for his wife and three older kids through...
Doctors didn't want to 'waste' a heart on sick boy
Doctors at a top city hospital coldly refused to consider a 5-month-old for a heart transplant because he had a disease they believed would leave hiź¦ŗm with mental ā¤and physical...
De Blšasio announces star-studded inaugural committee
Bill de Blasioās inaugural committee is star-studded. The mayor-elect announced Saturdayš that Harry Belafonte, Sarah Jessica Parker, Steve Buscemi, Susan Sarandon, Rosie Perez and Russell Simmons are among those helping...
ā Washington Square Park banning hot-došg vendors
What a bunch of weenies! A private, celebrity-studded park conservancy has succeeded in booting twź¦«o poor hot-dog vendors from Washington Square Park ā to make the area less āunsightly.ā While...
Fuel pš§roblem eyed in fatal Scottš„ish helicopter pub crash
š¦ A faulty fuel supply may have doomed a police helicopter that smashed into a Scottish pub, killing at least eight people and injuring 32 š¦others, investigators said. More than 100...
Toll hikes start Sunday at New York-New Jerš sey crossings
Drivers must dig deeper into their pockets to get from New Jersey to New York. Uź¦ŗnder the āthird of five scheduled annual toll hikes on Port Authority bridges and tunnels,...
How the US gave guns to Meą½§xican cartels
In September 2009, John Dodson, an agent withź¦° the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearmšs and Explosives, was assigned to the ATFās Phoenix office. What he found there shocked him. The...
āØ Tšroubled Knicks adopting new positive-policy approach
Maybe the worst is over. Or maybe not. With the Knicks an emotional train wreck, theyāre trying a new approach ā the PÜ«ower of Positive Thinking. Indications are a new...
Report: Formerź¦° Yankee Hughes headed to Twins ą²
Six yearš·s after the Yankees refused to include him in a package for Johan Santana, Phil Hughes is headed to Minnesota. The Twins are expected to announce the signing of...
Islanders' recent struggles could put Capuano's job in jeopardy
Itās impossible to make the argument that Islanders coach Jack Capuano isnāt trš¦©ying, or āthat he doesnāt care. Yet, as of late, itās easy to make the argument that all...
Catch this week's best movies on TV
Inglorious BasterdsĀ 2009 Sunday, 8 p.m., TNT Quentin Taraš§ntinoās film stars Brad Pā¦itt, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent (above), B.J. Novak and a then-unknown Christoph Waltz in a sprawling WWII...
'Sound of Music' isn't TV's first live musical
Nearly 50 years hą¼ave passed since the last time an ambitious producer attempted to stage a musical šon TV and have it performed live. And the last time, the project...
Carrie Underwood stars in 'The Sound of Music Live!'
Bethpage, Long Island, seems like the last place anyone would pick to stage a live production of āThe Sound of Music.ā Even the locals seem confused. Whšen I take a... ļæ½ļæ½
'Sound of Music' kicks off a month of holiday cheer
Christmas in Conway Sunday, 9š¹ p.m., ABCź¦æ Andy Garcia and Mary-Louise Parker combine their talents in āChristmas in Conway.ā In this scenario, Duncan (Garcia) decides the perfect Christmas present for...
'Walking Dead' creator bounces back with '40s noir drama
Since Frank Darabont, screenwriter and director of such classics as āThe Shawshank Redemptionā and āThe Green Mile,ā spent five š³years trying to bring āThe Walking Deadā to television, his dismissal...
Don't miss the week's hottest shows
Pain in the nšŗeck Browning (Ben Miles) sets out to prove once and for all that Grayson (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is the mastešr vampire stalking London by hosting a board...
ļ·½ Revel in anti-holiday programming
Non-holiday TV treats to look forward to in December: āSons of Anarchyā (Tuesday, Dec. 3, 10 p.m., FX) Eź¦°ven if this motorcycle gang celebrated the holidays, it would probably involve...
'World's ugliest dog' dies at 8
SEWELL, NJ ā A New Jersey canine that was crowned the world's ugliest dog in 2007 and later becameš° the topic of a children's book preaching acceptance has died. Elwood...
Cops rescue children from burning building ź¦
Two copš²s ran into a burning Brooklyn buiš±lding and fought their way through heavy smoke to rescue two young children, police said Saturday. Firefighters were already battling the blaze in...
Anošther š“solid outing for KG
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ā Slowly but surely, the Nets areš¤Ŗ seeing gradual improvement from Kevin Garnett. The future Hall of Famer might not have gotten off to the kind of start...
The Post saved my boyfriend's life!
Itās one more reason to get The Post! This Thanksgiving, an elderly Westchester woman celebrated the 10th anniversary of something sheās etšešrnally thankful for ā how the New York Post...
š Remembering Observer editor Peter Kaplan
Peter Kaplan, who edited the New York Observer from 1994-2009, died Friday of cancer. He was 59. Terš ry Golway, a longtime political reporter and city editor at the paper, writes...
Michael Jordan, 50,š to be āØdad again
Itās another Heir Jordan. Basketball legend Michael Jordan is expecting šØhis fourth child at age 50 ā and no matter that his other three kids are in their 20s. It...
Devils slip past Sabres in OT šÆ
NEWARK, NJ ā Jhonasļ·½ Enroth lost sight of the puck for just one second. šøAnd that was all the opening Steve Bernier of the Devils needed to beat the Buffalo...
Bitcoin breaks $1.2K maršŖk
Bitcoin, the digital-only currency, broke through the $1,200 mark last week on the trading exchange Mt. Gox. The virtuaš³l currency rose aš°s high as $1,240 on Mt. Gox on Friday....