January 22, 2012
Bruins’ Ference suspended three games for hit on Rangers’ McDonagh
The dangerous hit that sent Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh into the boards will cost Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference three games. Brendan Shanahan, the NHL’s senior vice president of player safety,...
WATCH: Aerosmith singer struggles through national anthem before AFC title game
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — What would Steven Tyler, the "American Idol" judge, think of Steven Tyler, who sang the national anthem at the AFC Championship on Sunday? Let’s just say the...
Super Rematch: Patriots win AFC title on missed field goal by Ravens
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady got all the help he needed to get the New England Patriots into the Super Bowl. Thank you, Billy Cundiff. The Baltimore Ravens kicker shanked...
Ballard in for Giants; Ginn out for 49ers
SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants tight end Jake Ballard is active despite a banged-up right knee for the NFC Championship game against the 49ers. Linebacker Mark Herzlich is inactive with an...
Tigers have interest in Damon: report
The Yankees aren’t the only one of Johnny Damon’s former teams who could sign the 38-year old. According to a FOXSports.com report, the Tigers have expressed interest in Damon, who...
Euro midfielders Palsson, Williams claim Red Bull interest
The Red Bulls have talked about bulking up their central midfield, and if reports are to be relieved, they may be close to doing that with Iceland’s Victor Palsson and...
Unregistered passengers could push cruise toll higher
GIGLIO, Italy — Unregistered passengers might have been aboard the stricken cruise liner that capsized off this Tuscan island, a top rescue official said today, raising the possibility that the...
Dolphins would be interested in Peyton: report
The Jets could have to face Tom Brady and Peyton Manning twice a year. ESPN reported on “Sunday Countdown” that the Dolphins and Cardinals will pursue Manning if the Colts...
Follow Giants-49ers with Post writers
The Post has today's Giants-49ers NFC Championship from San Francisco covered goal line to goal line with the best writers in the business.The winner of the game will advance to...
Shot Congresswoman Giffords will resign
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced today she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than...
Patriots make Ochocinco inactive for AFC Championship
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocinco is inactive for Sunday’s AFC championship game against the Baltimore Ravens. Ochocinco tweeted earlier this week that his father had died. The...
GAMETRACKER: Ravens at Patriots
The Ravens and Patriots play the AFC Championship game in Foxborough. The winner advances to the Super Bowl in Indianapolis.
Game 17: Bobcats at Nets
Bobcats (3-13) at Nets (4-12)Game Time: 6:00 p.m.Venue: Prudential Center, NewarkTelevision: YES Network Nets expected starting lineup:PG Deron Williams: 18.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 8.2 apgSG MarShon Brooks: 15.1 ppg, 4.5...
Boehner blasts Bam's State of the Union agenda as 'pathetic'
WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner today panned as “pathetic” the 2012 agenda President Obama plans to roll out Tuesday in the State of the Union Address. Boehner (R-Ohio) said...
Looking back at Nets-Thunder
As usual, some interesting things emerged from Saturday night's 84-74 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. So, without further delay, let's get into them: - As Deron Williams succinctly pointed...
Sundance 2012: 'Lay the Favorite' has loads of laughs
Getting to my first day of the screening of the day on Sunday was a bit of a hassle -- a labor dispute delayed buses, a volunteer told me, and...
Postgame reaction from U.S.-Venezuela
The U.S. National Team pulled out a 1-0 victory over Venezuela last night in Arizona, on the strength of ex-MetroStar midfielder Ricardo Clark's last-ditch header. Here is postgame reaction, quotes from U.S....
Bronx man dead, another wounded in shooting
A man was killed and his brother wounded when they were shot in Baychester, police said. An assailant opened fire at 5:15 p.m. Saturday on Pellumb Fusha, 39, and his...
Romney to release tax returns Tuesday, admits error in delay
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Sunday that he will release his 2010 tax returns and 2011 estimates on Tuesday, acknowledging it was a mistake for his campaign...
Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno dead at 85
Legendary Penn State football head coach Joe Paterno died today after a brief battle with an aggressive form of lung cancer. Paterno, 85, whose legacy was tarnished in the wake...
Oprah confident Obama will win re-election
JAIPUR, India — Oprah Winfrey says she is confident that President Barack Obama will win another four-year term in this year’s U.S. election. The talk show host was addressing a...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
After weeks of winning, Bayside finally forced its way into our rankings. The Commodores entry at No. 10 in place of Transit Tech is one of very few changes in...
Giants aware of 49ers' defensive duo
Asked about San Francisco’s Smiths — the 49ers dynamic defensive duo of Justin and Aldon — Giants coach Tom Coughlin only could give a wan smile and rueful chuckle, like...
Meet a niner
Each day leading up to today’s NFC Championship, The Post has introduced you to a 49ers player who figures to make a big impact in the showdown with the Giants:...
NYC non-'AA' boys basketball rankings
These rankings refuse to keep the status quo, even at the top. After a few weeks of having the same No. 1 -- Collegiate -- that changed, along with the...
Best, the new face of Exodus, discusses Paschall's legacy, future of the program
It has been almost three weeks since the death of Exodus co-founder and Nazareth coach Apache Paschall, a pioneer in girls basketball. His family, friends, colleagues and players are still...
Oscar Watch: 'The Artist' wins Producers Guild award
The silent comedy phenomenon moved one step closer to Oscar glory when it won the top prize from the Producers Guild of America early Sunday morning.Shot in black and white...
Patriots face Ravens for AFC title
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots have not been to the Super Bowl in four years — that qualifies as a drought for the franchise under Bill Belichick. Today, they return...
Patriots owner put team back on map
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — We sat on the same frigid aluminum benches in the broken-down bargain-basement stadium sharing a dream. As we froze our backsides off rooting, too often in vain,...
Giants look to beat 49ers tonight to get to Super Bowl
SAN FRANCISCO — Some of them wouldn’t even say the words and shot icy stares at questioners who did. You weren’t going to hear “Super Bowl’’ out of the mouth...
Title-game skid haunts Giants punter
Christmas lights still frame Steve Weatherford’s locker at the Giants practice facility in East Rutherford. Candy canes are taped to the sides and large red bells and a big red...
Giants have history of conquering Mother Nature in playoffs
SAN FRANCISCO — The forecast calls for a little rain. OK. Maybe it calls for a lot of rain. Maybe it calls for — oh no! oh my! — a...
Columbus' Livingston smashes national 500 record at New Balance Games
Strymar Livingston waited until the last moment to see if what he thought was possible was a reality. “When I was about to pass the [finish] line I passed the...
Boys basketball roundup: Megafu, surging Naz rout Cathedral
Nazareth has emerged as the odds-on favorite to win the ‘B.’ Mike Megafu had 24 points and Samson Usilo added 14 points to lead Naz to a 63-49 win over...
Giants ready for brutal battle against 49ers
SAN FRANCISCO — So here stand the New York Football Giants, eyeball-to-eyeball with destiny again, nose-to-nose with the bloodthirsty 49ers, spoiling for the fight of their lives, the Super Brawl...
Look Who’s Talking
Today 7 a.m., Ch. 4 Monday: Monica Potter; Colin Cowie. Tuesday: Katherine Heigl. Wednesday: Glenn Close. Thursday: Luke Perry. The view 11 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Janet Evanovich; Katherine Heigl;...
From hard rocker to old softie
Picture this the next time you have to sit through a long commercial break on “American Idol”: Steven Tyler, trying to keep up his energy at the judges’ table, will...
NL MVP Braun doesn't talk about failed test
Ryan Braun hit .332 last season and had 33 homers and 111 RBIs, but the most important stat surrounding Braun now is 1 — the number of drug tests he...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 22MONJan. 23TUEJan. 24WEDJan. 25THUJan. 26FRIJan. 27SATJan. 28KnicksNOGAMENOGAMECha.7:00MSGESPN Cle.7:00MSGESPN NOGAMEMia.8:00MSGESPNHou.8:00MSGESPNNetsCharlotte6:00YES NetworkWBBR 1130 AMChi.8:00YESWFANNOGAMEPhi.7:00YESWFANNOGAMECle.7:30YESWFANNOGAMERangersNOGAMENOGAMEWinn.7:00MSG2WNYMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEIslandersNOGAMETor. 7:00 MSG+ WRHUTor.7:00 MSG+2WRHUNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEDevilsNOGAMENOGAMEBuff.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMETonightGiants49ers6:30TV - FOXRadio - WFAN 660 AMHOMEAWAY
Parx Graded Entries
FIRST-7 fur; $28,000; clm; 4up3-Moonlit River 3-16-RockhardNNble8-12-Gimme an Inch 9-27-StandNOvatin12-14-SothernCmpgn5-11-a-Catingua 2-15-DancngAtNckes5-11-a-Silvislip 2-1SECOND-1 mile; $22,000; clm; 4up6-Luvyoutothemn3-14-Il Terrazzo 5-21-Elixir 12-15-Irish Majesty 8-12-Bullet Rain 6-17-ChiefOperator20-13-London Town 4-18-Laberinto 6-1THIRD-6 fur; $22,000; clm; 4&5YO1-Hearty...
'Wings' flies again
‘The Artist’’ is widely expected to be the first silent film in more than eight decades to be nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award on Tuesday — the very...
This week's couple: Making history
The NoLIta cocktail bar 1534 is named after the year explorer Jacques Cartier, who discovered Canada, set out. When we sent Michael, a 28-year-old theater usher, and Christine, a 26-year-old...
Better together
To the delight of a certain breed of New York pet lover, the state recently overturned a ban on the practice of burying human ashes with their four-legged soul mates...
Living in the limelight
On Tuesday, the documentary “Limelight” arrives on DVD, offering an insider’s look into the heyday of New York’s most notorious ’90s nightclub, run by impresario Peter Gatien. Here, key players...
Worry about inflation
About two years ago I wrote an article saying that despite the lack of evidence, and despite the near-universal belief among economists that it was not a problem, I was...
Life & power lost in storm
A pedestrian was killed and 1,500 people on Staten Island lost power after an overnight storm dropped 2 icy inches of snow. CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO GALLERY In Harlem,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A teen iPhone thief was nabbed Friday by undercover Port Authority cops who spotted him working a PATH train on the New York-to-New Jersey line he had struck...
Beep’s auto is attacked
A man on an antigovernment rampage in Downtown Brooklyn sprayed paint remover on 13 cars — including those of Borough President Marty Markowitz, his senior adviser and some judges, police...
B’klyn pol supporter flip-flops on home invaders
Councilman Charles Barron, one of Occupy Wall Street’s top political supporters, is yanking the welcome mat. In a bizarre about-face, the East New York Democrat now says that occupiers should...
‘God’-awful OWS mob steals sacred item from church
There’s no longer room at the inn at a Manhattan church that’s sheltering Occupy Wall Streeters after a holy vessel disappeared from the altar last week. When the Rev. Bob...
New strategy has Lionsgate ready to roar
After months of turbulence, the brass at Lionsgate can breathe a little easier.In addition to Lionsgate’s new acquisition of Summit Entertainment — the studio responsible for the monster-hit “Twilight” series...
Mets great Carter sends message to fans
Gary Carter is too ill to travel, but the former Mets catcher received a standing ovation when his name was mentioned last night. Carter, who is fighting an uphill battle...
Islanders defeat Hurricanes in OT
John Tavares emphatically showed the Hurricanes why the Islanders made him the top pick of the 2009 NHL draft. The crafty center scored both the Islanders goals — including the...
Gallinari stars for Nuggets against Knicks
This is who the Knicks thought Danilo Gallinari would be. Returning to Madison Square Garden for the first time since February’s trade to the Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony, the former...
49ers TE Davis still has junior moments
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For all of the talk about Vernon Davis’ newfound maturity, the 49ers’ supremely talented tight end isn’t all grown up just yet. That was obvious Friday,...
Nets get one forward back, lose another
The Nets got good news about one of their injured small forwards yesterday, and bad news about the other. Shawne Williams went through vigorous workouts yesterday and is expected to...
Taxes, regs hobble NY manufacturing recovery
As manufacturing jobs have started to return to the US after a decades-long exodus, New York City and the rest of the state have been big losers. The manufacturing base...
NHL labor fight would pit player vs. player
BOSTON — The hidden yet critical benefit to both the NHLPA and the peace process resulting from Friday’s agreement — under which the NHL has agreed to allot an additional...
Some tips on how to survive overblown playoff telecasts
Here are today’s Butterscotch ’n Chicken-Flavored Doritos Keys to the Telecasts: 1) Allow your eyes, not a stat sheet, to do your thinking for you. Last Sunday, FOX’s Joe Buck...
Kentucky holds on
No. 2 Kentucky hit its final eight free throws in the closing minutes of the Wildcats’ 77-71 victory over the Crimson Tide yesterday. The victory, coupled with top-ranked Syracuse’s loss...
Rutgers loses to Georgetown, coach blames 'bizarre whistles'
WASHINGTON — Rutgers coach Mike Rice is eager to see some video of the Scarlet Knights’ 52-50 loss to No. 10 Georgetown yesterday. He may have something to say once...
St. John’s loses to Villanova in OT
If you were one of the lucky 11,430 fans at the Garden yesterday afternoon to see Villanova gut out a 79-76 overtime victory over St. John’s, you saw a delicious...
The Post Line
NFL PlayoffsFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)Underdog49ERS12 1/2(42)GiantsPATRIOTS6 1/27(50)RavensHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogMIAMI3Nc StateINDIANA14 1/2Penn St.Wisconsin1ILLINOISDEPAULPickSouth FloridaY’NGSTOWN ST.2Green BayCLEV. ST.6MilwaukeeMINNESOTA7NorthwesternVIRGINIA7Virginia TechN. IOWA9 1/2DrakeLOYOLA (MD.)12 1/2St. Peter'sFairfield9 1/2MARISTUNC GREENS.6SamfordRIDER9 1/2CanisiusMANHATTAN10NiagaraNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogCeltics4WIZARDSCLIPPERS10 1/2RaptorsHEAT11BucksNETS4 1/2BobcatsLAKERS5 1/2PacersNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogPENGUINS$150-170CapitalsBruins$110-130FLYERSDUCKS$135-155Avalanche
Sports Shorts
nfl: Colts considering Tressel as head coachFormer Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was emerging yesterday as a possible outside contender in the race for the vacant Colts head coaching position,...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $32,000; clm($15,000); 3YOSOY YO drops in class after running evenly last out. MARTYS PERFECT...
Gulfstream Charts
January 21st, 2012 Clear and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $21,500; alw; 4upOff: 12:36. Good. ridden outTime: 23.99, 46.47, 1:11.32, 1:37.55.Trainer: Nick CananiWinner: CH G, 7, by Mutakddim-Milonga Querida...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 1/2 fur; $45,000; mdn; 4&5YO(f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 MaroonandGry(L),115G Garciax-x-xR Martin12-12 Ebony Run(L),122A Arroyo3-3-4Lynch8-53 Overnight Fling(L),122O Castillo4-6-4Nunez6-14 Blue Reef(L),122J Bisono7-3-7White20-15 Wildheartsnvrd(L),122J Flores4-2-xReese9-26...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 mile; $26,000; clm($7,500); 4up(f)MISS MEXIQUE cuts back in distance and drops in class after tiring as the favorite...
A view to kill
He went by Weegee — and, like a human Ouija board, legendary photographer Arthur Fellig (1899-1968) had an uncanny prescience, often getting to a crime scene ahead of the cops....
Top 5 ways to find new love during Chinese New Year
“Say, ‘Year of the Dragon? More Year of You.’ ” Charles “Ask them if they feel like starting the Chinese New Year with a new boyfriend.” Jeffrey “Say, ‘I had...
'Downtown' diva
In a 1996 episode of “Seinfeld,” Jerry and George sit at their usual diner table, drawing yuks from an extended analysis of the lyrics of Petula Clark’s 1965 smash “Downtown.”...
Dragon dishes
From mandarin oranges for luck to uncut noodles for longevity, the traditional dishes that annually appear on tables to celebrate the Chinese New Year feast are equally sumptuous and meaningful....
A Jewish civil war
In Israel, an 8-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl is spit on and called a whore as she walks to school because she is perceived to be dressed “immodestly” by her ultra-Orthodox...
The house loses
As states are facing unprecedented budget shortfalls, a growing number of politicians are turning to legalized gambling with desperate hopes of an easy fix. New York officials, hungrily eyeing the...
Schools nailing cheats via Web
Unscrupulous students may have to work harder to plagiarize their papers. More than 150 city public schools now use cheat-checking services like Turnitin and SafeAssign, which run student writing assignments...
Why Gingrich, and GOP pols’ fears, are rising
Newt Gingrich made history last night. He’s the first presidential candidate to use an ex-wife’s allegation that he requested an “open marriage” to vault to an astonishing, campaign-saving primary victory....
Gingrich beats Romney to win South Carolina primary
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Newt Gingrich scored a stunning landslide victory in the South Carolina Republican primary last night, blowing past Mitt Romney and opening up the GOP nominating contest just...
Arrested guy’s the real SEAL
His story about being a Navy SEAL wasn’t so fishy after all. The Virginia man arrested for gun possession in Manhattan Thursday and thrown in a psych ward when he...
3 killed in raging inferno near Marist
A ferocious fire ripped through an off-campus home near Marist College early yesterday, killing two female students and a male guest who were unable to escape the inferno, witnesses said....
Eli king of new jer$eys
He’s a retail Giant. While Big Blue quarterback Eli Manning is sure to top the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game today for a return trip to the...
Weird but true
That’s one way to avoid the IRS. A Florida man told tax agents he was not subject to mortal man’s laws but “resided in the Kingdom of Heaven.” Russel Gentile...
Big-house fatshunista suing over lil’ jail garb
He wouldn’t look good in stripes. A 400-pound felon — who claims he spent eight months in jail in one set of street clothes because the city wouldn’t find him...
Good riddance
Need to unload more than emotional baggage from a rotten romance? What about getting rid of that designer wedding dress you never got to wear, the cheesy fondue set or...
Bodega thief on night shift
That’s one sneaky sleepover. A Harlem bodega unwittingly hosted an overnight stowaway who hid in the store as it closed and robbed the place blind while no one was there.The...
Ship-flip toll reaches 12
The death toll on the Costa Concordia climbed to 12 yesterday when divers found the body of a woman near one of the ship’s submerged lifeboat stations.The corpse was wrapped...
Hot babes and children first!
She got off first. Domnica Cemortan — who witnesses said was Capt. Francesco Schettino’s blond-bombshell dinner date — boarded one of the first lifeboats to cast off the foundering Costa...
Counterpunch against winter delays
As mild a winter as it’s been in New York, it’s finally getting cold enough for snow. You shouldn’t be surprised if you wake up one weekday to discover that...
Bankers take new intere$t in pay
Bonus pay may be falling on Wall Street, but the golden handcuffs are getting tighter.Smaller upfront cash components, deferred payouts, restricted stock and other compensation constraints are locking bankers into...
Esquire landed scoop from Newt’s ex in 2010
Sometimes, you can be too far out in front of a story. Esquire magazine published key elements of the bombshell allegations by Newt Gingrich’s ex-wife, Marianne, way back in September...
Behind market’s strength
One of the most quoted adages on the Street is “Don’t fight the Fed.” What all traders know is that Ben Bernanke has a powerful bazooka — even if it...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Chris Snee
Giants guard Chris Snee blocked out some time to chat with Steve Serby before today’s NFC Championship in San Francisco. Q: Define New York Giants pride. A: When you put...
Giants have two sides working together
SAN FRANCISCO — There were stretches during this season when the Giants were remarkably one-sided. Their offense carried them and their defense held them back. Then there was a game...
East Siders’ deep-down subway look
The MTA unleashed its shake-and-awe campaign yesterday. The agency ushered dozens of urban spelunkers 70 feet below Second Avenue for a glimpse of the under-construction $4.5 billion subway line that’s...
Knicks rookie Harrellson out 6 weeks with wrist fracture
Surprising Knicks rookie center Josh Harrellson is out six weeks after fracturing his right wrist after taking a fall late in the first overtime of the 119-114 double OT loss...
Don't miss
‘Touch’ me Here’s how they stack the deck on the new Fox series “Touch,” which gets a sneak preview this week before its March debut: It’s tragedy upon tragedy. Kiefer...
Niners defense can curtail Big Blue
49ers (-2 1/2) over Giants / under 47: There are a multiplicity of double-edged swords for fascinated observers to sort out here before kickoff. Candlestick Park’s anything but a fast...
Minny breakup looms as forward seeks max deal
As Kenny Rogers sings, “You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em...” Especially when folding a winning hand means cashing in chips for years to...
No. 1 Syracuse loses first to Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Mike Brey's viewing selection for his players the night before meeting top-ranked Syracuse was an easy choice. The Notre Dame coach showed a video of former...
Reports: Tressel is back on Colts’ list
INDIANAPOLIS —Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was emerging yesterday as a possible outside contender in the race for the vacant Colts head coaching position, according to multiple reports. Colts...
Ask Ashley: Display peace of mind
My girlfriend and I are finishing up college and are considering moving in together. For the past several years, I’ve been an avid collector of sports memorabilia and in a...
Meet market: Gamer hopes to score big with prize-worthy guy
* Pencil me in! “I can’t be with someone who can’t plan in advance,” says Liz. “I’ve got a pretty busy schedule, so planning is important.” * Southern gal Liz...
Bridge
This past week, I reported deals from the 2011 World Championships in the Netherlands. The host country took the Open Teams, defeating a young US team in the final. France...
My New York: John Varvatos
Last week at his Milan fashion show, designer John Varvatos debuted his 2012 menswear line, which is inspired by the New York City rock scene. The show opened with a...
Rey of slight
As a 3-year-old, she killed. When Lana Del Rey tried out for a part in an upstate community theater’s production of “Annie,” she shone like the top of the Chrysler...
Ballot boxed
We’re With Nobody Two Insiders Reveal the Dark Side of American Politics by Alan Huffman and Michael Rejebian William Morrow Political mudslinging would have seemed to hit its nadir back...
In my library: Rosie Perez
Don’t judge a book by its cover, says Rosie Perez — and don’t judge a woman by her accent! The Brooklyn-born and -bred actress (“Do the Right Thing”) says she...
Everyone was murdered!
The forthcoming book “Marilyn Monroe: Murder on Fifth Helena Drive” is, according to its publishing house, filled with “explosive,” never-before-heard-nor-seen information about the death of postwar America’s preeminent pin-up. Like,...
Make-believe grads
Any lingering doubts about why it’s so critical to identify and boot ineffective teachers — as Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg are so loudly demanding — were removed by The...
Take take take
It was in 1850 that a French economist, Frédéric Bastiat, warned that “under pretense of organization, regulation, protection or encouragement, the law may take from one party in order to...
Mayor: One of ‘Dem’ will be next
Mayor Bloomberg is predicting for the first time that his successor will be one of the well-known Democrats now angling for the job — but probably not Comptroller John Liu....
Nigerian sect slays 143
KANO, Nigeria — A coordinated attack by a radical Islamist sect in north Nigeria’s largest city killed at least 143 people, a hospital official said yesterday. The attack was the...
Smoky landing at JFK
With plumes of thick smoke billowing from its cockpit, a regional jet made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff from Kennedy Airport yesterday, officials said.The pilot of Pinnacle Airlines Flight...
Godmother bilked daughter of 9/11 victim out of $1M: judge
Shanhellen Jimenez was in seventh grade when her mother was killed in the World Trade Center attacks. That year, the 12-year-old was awarded nearly $1 million by the federal September...
Former Penn State coach Paterno in 'serious' condition
Ailing former Penn State football head coach Joe Paterno was in “serious” condition last night as his battle against cancer grew desperate, sources told The Post. The condition of Paterno,...
‘Foul play’ in Marine’s Mexico death
It was no accident. The parents of a Long Island Marine combat veteran who died mysteriously while vacationing with his girlfriend in Cancun are convinced their son met with foul...
Kid-agency director in flasher bust
A Bronx man fired from a local Boys & Girls Club chapter — only to land a top job with the city’s youth services — allegedly exposed himself to a...
Grisly day of death on subways
Tragedy rode the rails yesterday, as three men were killed by subway trains in separate incidents — and a fourth man was found dead in a Queens station, authorities said....
It’s a life’s work
For many near-retirement-age New Yorkers, there will no escape from the dreaded 7:10 to Penn Station or the wretched rush hour E train or the egregious LIE. In fact, retirement...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS PREET BHARARA More headlines for US Attorney as he rounds up 7 alleged fraudsters for insider trading in Dell stock. DANIEL LOEB Head of Third Point hedge fund gets...
Pocket protectors pocket the cash
It pays to be a highly specialized tech geek. Their unemployment is barely noticeable — and salaries are climbing fast. These masters IT folks can expect to pocket $134,655 to...
Nets lose to Thunder; Deron rips home court
No one is happier that the Nets are moving to Brooklyn than Deron Williams. “I don’t like this arena one bit,” Williams said after the Nets lost to the Thunder,...
Devils lose to Flyers
The Devils’ repeated failures are magnified now. When it mattered, when they were trying to climb into the ranks of the contenders, their season-long bugaboos haunted them, verifying they’re not...
Rangers defeat Bruins, but lose defenseman to 'dangerous' play
BOSTON — The Rangers passed their midseason test yesterday against the defending Stanley Cup champions, you bet they did, but the 3-2 overtime victory over the Bruins at TD Garden...
Knicks lose to Nuggets, losing streak at six
All sides of the enigmatic Carmelo Anthony were on display last night — the good, the bad, the brilliant and the ugly. Mostly ugly. Melo’s late fourth-quarter heroics become a...
Schottenheimer hired as Rams offensive coordinator
The Rams have hired former Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to the same position, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The report cited NFL sources as saying Schottenheimer beat out...
Knicks fans fanning flames of D’Antoni’s hot seat
We certainly would feel guiltier about this if we didn’t know how well-off they were. Look, in a lot of ways, calling for a coach to get fired is the...
Why banks hold checks
Dear John: On Dec. 9, my wife deposited a large check we received from one of the world’s largest real-estate companies. The bank, Wells Fargo, made only $100 available immediately....
Burke rookie season over, at NBCU it’s crunch time
Steve Burke, the NBCUniversal chief starting his second year at the media giant, had better start ringing up some A grades. With a fourth-place broadcast network, an underperforming Hollywood studio,...
No tears as Street begins to ‘suffer’
Let the whining begin. The ink on thousands of Wall Street bonus checks isn’t even dry, but already finely tuned ears across Manhattan can hear the rumbling. On drop-off lines...
Odd is all the fashion
The old maxim tells us that you can tell a lot about the state of the US economy by looking at women’s hemlines — they go up when the economy...
‘Spartacus’ lives again
Steven DeKnight, creator and executive producer of the Starz show “Spartacus,” is remarkably candid about how he hated the show’s very first episode. But while he felt it a soon-corrected...
Reel good
The Lion in Winter, 1968 Sunday, 10:30 am., TCM The pitting of Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn against one another other as actors is almost as epic as the battling...
We pay the price for corrupt TV
Late last month, a 20-year-old New Jersey man and his 17-year-old male companion were arrested for beating a homeless man bloody and senseless. They punched him, stomped him and wished...
Lady Mary lets her hair down
Why is Lady Mary our current favorite Grantham on Masterpiece’s “Downton Abbey”? Could it be that Michelle Dockery plays her as always surprising? In a crowd, for example, she’s just...
The Rumble
Big Boom Theory Esiason: I’m no celeb, don’t treat me like one As an NFL analyst, morning radio-show host and former Jets quarterback, Boomer Esiason certainly is considered a celebrity...
Sunday's Best
The lineBRIANCOSTELLOSTEVESERBYMARKCANNIZZAROPAULSCHWARTZTIMBONTEMPSMIKEBATTAGLINOMS.CHARLEENBARTHUBBUCHRICODave BlezowHondoPATRIOTS 7 Ravens (Sunday, 3:00, CBS)RavensPatriotsPatriotsPatriotsRavensPatriotsPatriotsRavensRavensRavensPatriotsOver/Under (50 1/2 )OverUnderUnderUnderUnderOverOverUnderUnderOverUnder49ERS 2 1/2 Giants (6:30, FOX)49ersGiantsGiantsGiantsGiantsGiantsGiantsGiantsGiantsGiantsGiantsOver/Under (42)OverUnderUnderOverOverOverOverOverUnderOverUnderHome Team in CAPS Lines reprinted from Friday’s Bettor’s Guide. For updated lines, see...
Prayer for ‘The Kid’
* When I heard the news that Gary Carter’s health took a turn for the worse, it really broke my heart. As a Mets fan since the 1960s, I look...
Today's Sports on the Air
BasketballNoonN.C. State at Miami YESNoonPenn State at Indiana BIG TEN2 p.m.Lehigh at Lafayette CBSSN2 p.m.Wisconsin at Illinois BIG TEN2:30 p.m.Women: Texas Tech at Iowa State MSG Plus3 p.m.Women: Iowa at...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1 mile; pace; $18,000; complex 6 AvenueHnover(DDub) 13.60 5.60 6.60 5 Joltin' Colt (T Buter) 6.20 7.40 4 Voice Of Truth (B Sears) 5.60 * Exacta (6-5) $47.80 * Trifecta...
Adopt Me!
Soozie is a 12-year-old ShihTzu who’s blind and deaf. But she’s otherwise healthy and sweet! Meet her from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society, 306 E. 59th...
Word association
The vast majority of chess books being published today are move-heavy, packed with opening analysis and lengthy, mind-numbing variations. But there are some new books for players who actually like...
10 best NYC movies
New York’s prime place in cinema is about far more than the city’s generous tax credit. There’s just something about stories set here that excites filmmakers and audiences alike. The...
Required reading
Heft by Liz Moore (Norton) Arthur Opp is a heavyweight — both mentally and physically. The former academic weighs 550 pounds. Opp hasn’t worked in 18 years; he hasn’t left...
Kerry vs. Chevron
Chevron has retained almost 500 lawyers, costing millions of dollars, to avoid paying clean-up costs for the damage it did to the Amazon. Yet it criticizes Ecuadorians affected by the...
A pipeline gift to China
Disappoint our closest geographic ally (and biggest trading partner), maintain dependence on OPEC oil — and give America’s biggest global rival a boost in its quest for precious oil resources?...
Schools’ bitter fruit
It’s called the “Dance of the Lemons,” and there’s nothing sweet about it. It’s the sour taste left by bad teachers who shuffle from school to school, inflicting their damage...
A Queens ransom
It rakes in millions in taxpayer money, pays its executives handsomely, and likes to tout its grand visions. But critics and business owners say that in the 45 years the...
Red light! ‘Psychobabe’ ex gets $lapped
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned — especially on wheels. Ashley Romano, a clerk at a Ronkonkoma, LI, Hallmark store, went by the nom de plume Da Darkside...
Double life of ‘Neo’
As a rookie cop in Washington Heights, Steven Weinberg patrolled the streets at night, responding to domestic-violence calls and drug crimes, learning the ropes of the NYPD. It was the...
Splitsville for Seal & Heidi
The bloom is off the rose for supermodel Heidi Klum and R&B singer Seal. The 38-year-old “Project Runway” TV host and her 48-year-old hubby, famed for his song “Kiss From...
Giants bring healthy defense into game against 49ers
SAN FRANCISCO — It is the one question anyone wondering how the Giants turned their season around wants to ask: How the heck did that porous, mistake-prone secondary turn into...
49ers want to knock out Giants RB Bradshaw
SAN FRANCISCO — These 49ers are in severe attack mode. They’re not just looking to beat the Giants and knock them out of the playoffs — they are looking to...
Girls basketball roundup: McDonough hurt in Goldstein's showcase win over Baruch
Goldstein was absolutely cruising with a little over a minute left in the third quarter. The Dolphins led Baruch College Campus by 15 points and about to coast to an...
Sundance 2012: 'Robot and Frank' charms
The always-wonderful Frank Langella once again steals every scene in Jake Schreier's unlikely-sounding comedy that premiered Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival. It's set in the "near future'' in Cold...
PSAL Class A Showcase notebook: Lafayette rallies past CSI/McCown
Ordinarily, Nazim Preudhomme is on the bench in crunch time. Lafayette wouldn’t have left The Bronx a winner if that was the case. The reserve guard scored 11 points, nine...
Sundance 2012 Oscar Watch: Gere soars in 'Arbitrage'
As Park City was blanketed by the biggest snowstorm that Sundance Film Festival director John Cooper says he's seen, the bona-fide first Oscar contender for the 2013 awards emerged Saturday...
Another loss as Nuggets beat Anthony, Knicks in 2 overtimes
Danilo Gallinari outplayed Carmelo Anthony in the first meeting since they were swapped in a blockbuster trade, scoring a career-high 37 points as the Denver Nuggets outlasted the New York...
Tottenville adds to 'A' résumé with rout of Lab Museum United
Tottenville lost four starters from a team that went to the PSAL Class A semifinals last year. It sure doesn’t seem like the Pirates have lost a beat, though. Brittany...
Tavares scores both Islanders goals in win over Canes
John Tavares scored his second goal of the game 3:58 into overtime, and the New York Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Saturday night for their third straight win....
Bulldogs bite Brooklyn Collegiate, make case for top seed
Arthur Santanna hears it all the time. Queens is soft. Queens A West is one of the weakest divisions in the city. Star Aaron Williams isn’t around anymore to bail...
Syracuse upset by Notre Dame, 67-58
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jack Cooley scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Saturday night as Notre Dame upset No. 1 Syracuse 67-58 and handed the Orange their first loss...
Lincoln boys hoops reality show hitting TV Sunday
New York City’s most renowned high school boys basketball program is coming to a television screen near you. Lincoln, which has produced NBA players Stephon Marbury, Sebastian Telfair and Lance...
Nets forward James to have foot surgery, out indefinitely
Nets small forward Damion James will be out indefinitely, as he's set to undergo surgery on his right foot Tuesday.James, who initially had surgery on the foot last season to...
Sundance 2012: 'The First Time'
There are some good laughs in Jonathan Kasdan's first feature, but there's nothing terribly new or special in this comedy about a Columbia-bound high school senior (Dylan O'Brien) who meets...
Gingrich wins SC primary
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, dealing a sharp setback to former front-runner Mitt Romney and suddenly scrambling the...
Paterno taken off respirator, in 'serious' condition: reports
Tarnished former Penn State football legend Joe Paterno has been taken off a respirator and is near death, and his family has gathered to say their final goodbyes, according to...