February 6, 2013
Inwood man confesses to setting wife's head on fire with blowtorch
First he bought his wife coffee. Then he set her head on fire. Officials today released the confession of the Inwood man charged in last month's blowtorch revenge attacks on...
Barclays Center slapped with fine after noisy Dutch dance show
Neighbors have been fuming since Brooklyn’s Barclays Center opened last fall about Jay Z, Justin Bieber and other concert acts rocking their homes with noise -- but it was a...
New York Jets attorney hits back against T-Mobile's allegedly false charges
A New York Jets attorney is going on the offensive against a cell phone carrier and its collection agency for $2,000 in allegedly false charges that have sunk his credit...
Signing day notebook: Staten Island RB Edwards headed to Miami
National Signing Day was about leaving the area for the last two uncommitted prospects. Tottenville running back Augustus Edwards, who de-committed from Syracuse last week in the wake of the...
POSTING UP: Big Ten has surpassed Big East as class of college hoops
The Big Ten is the best conference in America. It’s not close.I know this is Big East country and there are seven teams from that conference currently in the AP...
Rihanna goes to bat for Chris Brown as DA slams community service 'lie'
Rihanna is standing by the man who savagely beat her. The pretty songstress strolled into a Los Angeles courthouse today with boyfriend Chris Brown, who is accused of falsifying records...
Red Bulls hunting for depth and balance
It remains to be seen what “three or four” players the Red Bulls sign in lieu of Kenny Cooper, how much depth and balance they can buy for the cost...
Follow the Post's Fashion Week insiders behind-the-scenes on Twitter
Feel like you're in the front row with The Post's up-to-the-minute live coverage from New York Fashion Week's fall 2013 runways. Reporters Dana Schuster, Anahita Moussavian, Kirsten Fleming, Johannah Masters,...
Quick-thinking cop saves convulsing B'klyn man
A quick-thinking cop saved the life of a man in downtown Brooklyn, authorities said. A distraught woman approached Officer Kenia Marte about 1:35 p.m. Jan. 22 while she was driving...
Woman dead after Hamilton Heights car crash
A woman was killed and two infants injured in a terrifying, two-car collision in upper Manhattan this afternoon, police said. A van and car collided on Broadway and West 135th...
Killer of hero brother will spend life behind bars
A thug convicted of the "childish and cowardly" murder of a Queens man who attempted to defend his younger brother was sentenced today to life in prison. Benjamin Moreira, 21,...
VIDEO PREVIEW: Bontemps on how Nets can bounce back vs. Pistons
Nets beat reporter Tim Bontemps helps preview the Nets game against the Pistons on Wednesday night.Coming off a loss to the Lakers on Tuesday, the Nets must overcome tired legs...
Ex-cop convicted of seducing & raping 14-year-old girl
It took a Manhattan jury just half a day today to convict an ex-NYPD cop of seducing and raping a runaway 14-year-old girl he'd taken up to his Inwood apartment...
This week's calendar, Feb. 7 to 13
Thursday, Feb. 7 New Yorkie Runway Doggie Fashion Show The event, chaired by Douglas Elliman’s Jessica Cohen, welcomes you and your well-behaved pup; rub elbows/paws with high-profile folks and their...
Psychic scammer Sylvia Mitchell busted after swindling woman out of $120G
The long arm of the law has a short reach when it comes to a notorious Manhattan psychic. Clairvoyant scammer Sylvia Mitchell, 38, who has run her con game in...
GameStick: After the Kickstarter, what comes next for the Android-powered pocket gaming console
Last month, I wrote about the GameStick, the pocket-size Android-powered gaming console. They set a goal of $100,000, but far exceeded it by raising more than $647,000.They’ve even taken to...
Giants release starting RB Bradshaw, DT Canty
The Giants are not merely going to have a new look in 2013, they may in some cases be unrecognizable.An off-season purging on Wednesday included running back Ahmad Bradshaw and...
Red Bulls were in salary-cap chaos
The Red Bulls’ trade of Golden Boot runnerup Kenny Cooper was clearly about cash, not competition, and coach Mike Petke reiterated that today, acknowledging the team’s salary-cap situation was in...
CBS issues stern warning to Grammy-goers: cover up!
CBS doesn’t want any wardrobe malfunctions at the Grammys. The Tiffany Network tersely reminded all “talent appearing on camera” to cover up — especially “buttocks and female breasts” and the...
NYC's Hall on 'Ultimate Fighter' knockout: 'I really thought I killed him'
Uriah Hall celebrated for a second. And then sheer terror set in.“I really thought I killed him,” Hall told The Post. “My future flashed before me. Man, I’m going to...
WATCH: Newtown wins senior night game with buzzer beater
Newtown High School enjoyed a positive moment Tuesday night when its basketball team won a senior night with a three-point buzzer beater. Mike Daubert hit the shot that propelled Newtown’s...
Internet pal of slain Sarai Sierra claims he slept with Staten Island mom
An Istanbul Internet pal of Sarai Sierra claims he had a tryst with the murdered Staten Island mother of two in Turkey, according to published reports. “Taylan K” – who...
Jets' Landry 'would've loved' to see Tebow throw more: report
Add LaRon Landry to the list of people who thought the Jets would use Tim Tebow a little more – and a little differently – this year.“It came to a...
DVD Extra: Warner Bros. goes mega for 90th Anniversary; Warner Archive Tests Instant Service
Who would have thought that the Criterion Collection was establishing an industry trend when it released the 50-disc "Essential Art House'' DVD collection to mark the 50th anniversary of its parent...
Divorced parents in legal battle over Autumn Pasquale's gravestone
Three months after a 12-year-old New Jersey girl was killed, her divorced parents are in a court battle over control of a memorial fund and headstone for the girl's grave....
Looking back: Nets waste opportunity vs. Lakers
The Nets lost their fourth game in their last six Tuesday night, as they allowed the Lakers to close the game with a 10-0 run that gave Los Angeles a...
Barbara Walters suffered concussion; won't return to 'The View' soon
Barbara Walters, who’s battling the chicken pox, says she expects to miss another three weeks on “The View” — and revealed she suffered a concussion when she fell in DC...
Christie to doc: 'Shut up about my weight'
SEA GIRT, NJ — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is lashing out at a former White House doctor who said she worries about the governor dying in office because he...
MTA unveils interactive subway map
Now you can get up close and personal with New York subways. The MTA rolled out an online interactive map today that’ll allow users to zoom in, or fade back,...
WATCH: Islanders fans chant 'Crosby sucks!' as Penguins star leaves game bloodied
Stay classy, Long Island.Penguins star Sidney Crosby took a puck to the face Tuesday night against the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. He was left bloodied and had to come out...
Bad toy bust: feds nab five in dangerous counterfeit toy scheme
Call it "Bad Toy Story". Federal agents in New York today arrested five people on charges of importing hazardous and counterfeit toys from China - among them knock-off products emblazoned...
Rare 1865 Brooklyn Atlantics baseball card brings $92K in Maine auction
BIDDEFORD, Maine — A rare 148-year-old baseball card discovered at a rural Maine yard sale has been auctioned for $92,000. The card depicting the Brooklyn Atlantics amateur baseball club was...
Yankees' Cervelli mum on PED allegations
TAMPA -- Francisco Cervelli declined to comment further on his alleged ties to performance enhancing drugs as he left the Yankees minor league complex. Cervelli's name appeared in records obtained...
Cop's tweets proved right after 2 thugs arrested again for crimes in B'klyn
He was right. A Brooklyn captain who took heat after he used his Twitter account to warn the public about recently released parolees and career criminals was on to something—two...
Hit-and-run killer pleads guilty
A Queens man has pleaded guilty for the fatal hit-and-run death of a handyman last summer. Alex Batista, 25, was facing up to 15 years in prison for second-degree manslaughter...
Sapp says he clearly should have made Hall over Giants great, 'media darling' Strahan
Warren Sapp might have enjoyed beating out Michael Strahan more than actually being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman took a shot...
WATCH: SI mom catches nanny on hidden camera abusing infant daughter
A mother’s intuition never lies. A suspicious Staten Island mother caught the nanny on a hidden camera hitting her infant daughter. The baby’s mother was out at the store at...
Ralph Lauren's third-quarter profit up 27 percent
Ralph Lauren Corp. posted a 27 percent increase in its fiscal third-quarter profit as the designer clothing company enjoyed continued momentum in spending among its affluent shoppers in the US...
25 billion songs sold on iTunes
LOS ANGELES — The answer to the trivia question will be: "Monkey Drums (Goskel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch." That's the 25 billionth song purchased on iTunes. Apple announced the...
Four people charged with stealing frozen shrimp from LI supermarkets and reselling them to support drug habit
Four people are charged with stealing frozen shrimp from Long Island supermarkets and then reselling them to support their drug habits. Suffolk County police say the 13-month scheme netted the...
'It kills me:' Rasheed desperate to return to Knicks lineup
WASHINGTON – Rasheed Wallace said Wednesday he’s “anxious’’ to make his return after the All-Star Break, saying his prolonged absence with a sore left foot is “killing me.’’Knicks coach Mike...
Watch out! Friday's Nor'easter likely to dump snow on metro area
A Nor'easter is likely to dump several inches of snow in the New York City area and up to eight inches in areas north and east of the city starting...
Cruise-ship employee drops lawsuit against John Travolta: reports
A cruise-ship employee suddenly dropped his sexual harassment lawsuit against John Travolta, who had been accused of making unwanted advances during a massage, according to published reports today. Fabian Zanzi...
Tim Geithner to write book focusing on his response to the financial crisis
Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will write a book focusing on his response to the financial crisis, The Associated Press has learned. Geithner, 51, will be represented by Washington-based attorney...
At least three people dead in fiery pileup involving more than two dozen cars on Georgia interstate
MONTROSE, Ga. — More than two dozen vehicles collided in a fiery pileup on a foggy Georgia interstate on Wednesday morning, killing at least three people and leaving several others...
2 children and 1 woman killed in Denver shooting
DENVER — Two children under 10 years old and a woman were killed, and a third child was wounded in an apparent shooting at a house in the northeast part...
MSG's second-quarter income soars 83 percent
Madison Square Garden Co.'s fiscal second-quarter net income soared 83 percent, bolstered by higher ad revenue from its media division and lower expenses. MSG owns and operates sports teams including...
Grand jury delayed as prosecutors continue to probe alleged rape by celeb real estate broker at Standard Hotel
Manhattan prosecutors have held off — for now — on convening a grand jury against an Aspen-based real-estate honcho-to-the-stars accused of forcibly raping a woman at the Standard Hotel on...
Ryan Braun, Terry Collins and David Phelps
More fun developments in the Biogenesis case last night, as Yahoo! Sports reported that the names of Francisco Cervelli and Ryan Braun emerged in the records of Anthony Bosch. (Speaking...
Bioshock Infinite Preview and Impressions
When the Post Game Report was offered a chance to get an extended hands-on demo with the upcoming blockbuster title Bioshock Infinite, I naturally jumped right on the opportunity.During the...
NYC unveils plans for $1.8B chunk of Sandy aid
About 9,300 homeowners who were hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy will be getting extra federal funds to fix their damaged properties, Mayor Bloomberg announced today. "We have received some very...
NYC should be prime spot for Vegas-style table games: Skelos
Live Vegas-style table games and dealers at the Aqueduct racino? Could be! State Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos said today that New York City should be considered a prime destination...
RBS' $610M LIBOR-fixing fine to be paid by bankers themselves
LONDON — Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland became the third major bank to be caught up in a global probe of interest rate manipulation Wednesday, but what makes the $610...
Johnny Depp to play mobster 'Whitey' Bulger
Johnny Depp is taking another crack at playing a real life mobster, but this time he won't be playing an FBI agent who goes too far, instead he'll portray a...
Cops: Mom pulled gun at Conn. Chuck E. Cheese's
NEWINGTON, Conn. — A Connecticut mother has posted bail after being charged with pulling a gun and threatening another woman at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant. Police say 30-year-old Tawana...
Vonn 'grateful for support' after crash, will have surgery in US next week
Lindsey Vonn, America’s skiing sweetheart and Tiger Woods’ alleged gal pal, vowed today she’ll recover from a horrific crash in time for next year’s Olympics. Vonn ripped her knee apart...
Bruce Willis against gun-control laws that could infringe on Second Amendment rights
LOS ANGELES — Bruce Willis says he's against new gun control laws that could infringe on Second Amendment rights. The "Die Hard" star also dismisses any link between Hollywood shootouts...
Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media for $16 billion
Liberty Global Inc., the cable TV operator controlled by media mogul John Malone, is buying U.K.-based Virgin Media Inc. in a $16 billion deal that steps up the rivalry between...
Accused carjacker caught on video after stealing Jeep with baby still inside
Police released new surveillance video today of the man suspected of carjacking an SUV with a baby still inside in The Bronx last night. The parents of the adorable 8-month-old...
Time Warner's fourth-quarter earnings up 51 percent
Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that net income grew 51 percent in the last three months of 2012 even as revenue was largely unchanged. Rising fees from cable and satellite...
CVS Caremark's fourth-quarter profit up 6 percent
CVS Caremark's fourth-quarter earnings climbed 6 percent, as revenue from its established drugstores grew and new customers helped its pharmacy services segment. Overall, one of the nation's largest drugstore chains...
Obama nominates REI CEO Sally Jewell for Interior Secretary
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated outdoor business executive Sally Jewell to lead the Interior Department. Obama said Jewell, president and chief executive at REI, has earned national...
Samsung phone battery catches fire in man's pocket, causing second-degree burns
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean fire officials say a man suffered burns after the battery from a Samsung smartphone caught fire in his trouser pocket. Officials at Bupyeong Fire...
Monopoly fans vote to add cat, toss iron
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted in an online contest to add a cat token to the property trading game, replacing the...
Conn. couple named 'longest married' in US
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — John and Ann Betar of Connecticut have been married so long they're getting national recognition. The Fairfield spouses, who tied the knot more than 80 years ago,...
All dogs in England to get microchips by 2016
LONDON — Dog owners who refuse to fit Fido with a microchip may someday find themselves fetching a hefty fine, the British government said Wednesday. All dogs in England will...
Postal Service to stop Saturday mail service
WASHINGTON — Apparently trying an end-run around an unaccommodating Congress, the financially struggling US Postal Service says it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages six...
Tsunami, earthquake off Solomon Islands leaves several people presumed dead, damages dozens of homes
SYDNEY — A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands on Wednesday generated a tsunami of about 5 feet that damaged dozens of homes and left several people missing and presumed...
Perilous pursuit: Cop, chasing burglary suspect, is struck by car in Bronx
A uniformed cop pursuing a burglary suspect was mowed down by a vehicle on Hull Avenue near East 207 Street at 3:00 p.m. in Williamsbridge yesterday, cops said. Octavio Perez,...
WATCH: NYC's Hall scores one of the most brutal KOs in UFC history
New York City most certainly represented Tuesday night on the "Ultimate Fighter" reality show.In his first fight on the reality show, Queens resident Uriah Hall earned one of the most...
Yankees catcher Cervelli on PED lab list, along with Braun
TAMPA — Alex Rodriguez may not be the only Yankee who could have to answer questions about an alleged tie to performance-enhancing drugs. According to Yahoo! Sports, catcher Francisco Cervelli’s...
Yankees ace Sabathia: A-Rod can still help
While saying that he and his fellow players are working to “clean up” baseball’s continuing involvement with illegal performance-enhancing drugs, CC Sabathia nevertheless said that he hopes to see Alex...
Yankees' Chamberlain says he got text from Youkilis
TAMPA — A text message Joba Chamberlain received from Kevin Youkilis appears to have put an end to whatever lingering bad blood the two may have shared. Not long after...
Davis would 'love' to have Bourn join Mets
Ike Davis has not joined David Wright on the recruiting trail for Michael Bourn. “I’ll leave that to David,” the Mets’ first baseman said last night at the Thurman Munson...
Mets, Boras in familiar game of chicken over Bourn
The Mets and Scott Boras are engaged in a game of chicken. The powerful agent is saying he has attractive offers elsewhere for Michael Bourn. The Mets are essentially challenging...
Healthy guard Raymond gives Knicks Fel-safe option
The Knicks set their sights on sweeping a five-game homestand and getting to the All-Star break on a 9-2 run. They already have done the former, and have a very...
10 times the Grammys got it wrong
1. Best Rap Performance by Duo or Group (2005, ‘06, and ‘07) : Black Eyed Peas, “My Humps” (’07), “Don’t Phunk With My Heart” (’06), and “Let’s Get It Started”...
Robin Williams back on TV
Robin Williams may return to TV in a CBS sitcom from David E. Kelley called “Crazy Ones.” In the show, Williams will play a father who works with his daughter...
Mario Lopez streaks after losing bet
Mario Lopez went the “Extra” mile yesterday — “streaking” through The Grove in LA wearing only a Ravens helmet and his skivvies after losing a Super Bowl bet. Good thing...
Blair Underwood will headline ‘Ironside’ reboot
NBC has cast its new “Ironside.” Former “LA Law” star Blair Underwood will headline a pilot reboot of NBC’s 1967-75 series starring Raymond Burr as burly, wheelchair-bound San Francisco cop...
Ex-mate: Lewis was Super nervous
Ray Lewis rode off into the sunset with a Super Bowl win, but in the last game of his “last ride,” former teammate Trevor Pryce thinks that the future Hall...
Niners’ Smith not for free
Jim Harbaugh said yesterday a team can’t have enough good quarterbacks. Translation: Prying Alex Smith away from the 49ers may not be all that easy — for the Jets or...
Fatukasi’s family dream overcomes storm damage
When the water came rushing down the street, rising up to their knees, and the Fatukasi family decided to evacuate their Far Rockaway home, many belongings were left behind. Trophies,...
Affrunti at Tampa Bay Downs Graded Entries
FIRST-1m&40y; $9,000; mdn cl($8,000); 4up1-Baby Maxwell 4-15-Social Quality 30-19-Lion Prince 2-16-Hyarima 10-12-Big Slim 8-17-Master Dan 8-13-Guaperia 3-18-LuckyEscapade8-14-Shwkyce'Rses15-1SECOND-6f; $17,000; cl($12,500); 3YO7-Lucky Shot 7-22-Royal Apollo 5-16-Too Alarming 4-13-Canadian Boss 8-15-Justforgetabott3-14-Classy Prayer 9-21-Sun...
Cuomo closing off best Pre-K hope
Why is Gov. Cuomo hobbling one of his signature initiatives? Drawing on a core recommendation of his education-reform commission, Cuomo is targeting pre-K education in New York’s worst school districts....
Sad Muslim summit
Cairo — ‘May Allah protect believers against fear!” This is one of the slogans that greet visitors arriving at Cairo Airport for the Islamic summit set to open here today....
Why Chuck blesses Chuck
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer says he gave his hechsher to Chuck Hagel’s bid for defense secretary after the nominee convinced him that he’d toughened his views on Iran, Hezbollah...
Still blind to China’s cyber-threat
Over the last 30 months, Chinese hackers have targeted Bloomberg News, Google, Hotmail, Yahoo, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal — as well as the US Chamber...
App ‘homes’ in on NYC celebs
It’s got two bedrooms, plenty of light — and is a few blocks away from Uma Thurman! New Yorkers can now factor in proximity to celebrities when they go house-hunting,...
Hell’s hit-run death
A woman was killed in Hell’s Kitchen yesterday when a dump truck hit her and the driver allegedly fled, authorities said.Liu Shu Ying, 69, was pronounced dead at a hospital.Police...
Brown ‘faked’ Rihanna time
Woman beater Chris Brown is a liar, too, prosecutors say. The rage-filled singer, who became infamous after beating up gal pal Rihanna in 2009, has been accused of faking his...
Weird but true
If there’s one thing cops in Texas don’t like, it’s monkey business. Police near Dallas went on what they thought was a wild-primate hunt after they got a report of...
Wait, baby on board! Car stolen with little girl inside; she's found safe
The parents of an adorable 8-month-old girl got the scare of their lives last night when they left the baby in their idling SUV while going inside a Bronx store...
Space case: Sandy v. shuttle
The Intrepid Museum Foundation has been involved in a cover-up of the city’s own space shuttle Enterprise. When Sandy hit town, the Enterprise’s $1.5 million-plus bubble pavilion cover unwrapped itself...
WATCH: Disney chief Bob Iger backs ESPN’s high rates
Sports juggernaut ESPN has more room to run. Disney boss Bob Iger is confident the channel — already the highest-priced network on TV — can keep jacking up rates despite...
Nasdaq could pay as much as $67M to resolve Facebook IPO issues
Nasdaq hopes to update its Facebook status soon. The tech-heavy stock exchange is in talks with regulators about a potential settlement over its handling of Facebook’s bungled initial public offering....
Jets shakeup staff; Rex's brother reportedly headed to Saints
Rex Ryan completed the bulk of his overhaul of the Jets coaching staff yesterday with a host of moves — but he did not hire twin brother Rob Ryan, who...
Islanders rally late, but fall to Penguins
The Islanders found their offense after a 100-plus-minute goal drought, they just didn’t find a win. In last night’s 4-2 loss to the Penguins at Nassau Coliseum, the Islanders were...
Mets catching prospect d’Arnaud arrives at camp
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Travis d’Arnaud’s first day as on the field as a Met was impressive, and he was thrilled with the enthusiasm he saw all around him....
Why Grammys put other awards to shame
All entertainment-industry awards shows are silly by nature, but the Grammy Awards, which will be on CBS Sunday night at 8, may be the silliest. Yet that’s partly the reason...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Minnesota at Michigan State BIG TEN7 p.m.Baylor at Oklahoma State ESPN7 p.m.Marquette at South Florida ESPN27 p.m.Connecticut at St. John's ESPNU, WBBR (1130 AM)7 p.m.Knicks at Wizards MSG, ESPN...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Arkansas shocks No.2 Florida BJ Young led three Arkansas players in double figures with 13 points as the Razorbacks (14-8, 5-4 SEC) opened quickly and never let up in...
AC Milan exec uses N-word for Balotelli
Paolo Berlusconi, vice president of the Italian soccer club AC Milan and the younger brother of former Italy prime minister and team owner Silvio Berlusconi, used a racist slur to...
Parx Racing Charts
February 5th, 2013 Cloudy And Fast.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $23,000; clm; 3YOOff: 12:26. Good. ran down ldr,held swayTime: 23.23, 47.17, 59.64, 1:12.74.Trainer: Philip AristoneWinner: DK B/ C, 3, by...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $28,000; cl($14,000); 3YO; (f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Should Make It(L),118E Castro5-6-1Contess15-12 Perfectly Anna(L),113J Ortiz7-1-xServis7-23 Dissension(L),118J Alvarado3-1-7Reynolds4-14 Shiksa Goddess(L),113K Coa1-4-8Contessa8-15 EStreetBourbon(L),118D Cohen7-2-5C Martin2-16...
Donovan won't play for U.S. in World Cup qualifier
MIAMI —When the U.S. soccer team takes the field tonight in Honduras for the start of the final round of World Cup qualifying, Landon Donovan will be missing. The 30-year-old...
New FIT exhibit features the best in shoe
Sexy, sky-high stilettos have come a long way in the past two decades — from only being sold in fetish shops to being displayed in high-end stores and now to...
Randi’s immigration spoiler
While the entire national press corps focuses on whether Republicans will kill immigration reform, Randi Weingarten has dropped a poison pill of her own. No, the president of the American...
Charters make pre-emptive ‘move’
The city Department of Education is trying to fast-track the placement of charter schools in public-school buildings years ahead of schedule — in a bid to protect the schools from...
Slain cop's father collapses in court
The trial of Peter Figoski’s alleged killers was thrown into chaos yesterday when the slain cop’s dad suddenly slumped over in the Brooklyn courtroom. Figoski’s ex-wife, Paulette, first noticed Frank...
Lance ‘criminal’ probe
There is still an ongoing criminal probe into fallen former cycling champ Lance Armstong, a report says.Although US Attorney Andre Birotte closed his case against the disgraced doper, it doesn’t...
MTA fattens four fat cats
The MTA, which will sock riders with fare hikes next month, handed four executives fat one-time pay raises totaling $253,000, the agency confirmed. The checks were cut in December, right...
Gov pick OK’d
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo’s first pick for the state’s top court barely survived a state Senate Judiciary Committee vote yesterday as Republicans groused that Cuomo took them for granted.The Senate...
Party boy the great pretender
A “pretentious” Manhattan socialite hosted a swanky, “black tie optional” bash in January — where he sipped champagne with his fabulous friends and boasted of an upcoming years-long vacation to...
Stay in psych ward delays Liu pal’s trial
The former fund-raiser charged with scheming to funnel illegal campaign contributions to embattled city Comptroller John Liu has been sent to a mental ward, further delaying his trial.Xing Wu “Oliver”...
Bonds for UBS bonus
UBS will compensate some workers with contingent capital bonds, which can be written off if the bank’s common equity ratio falls below 7 percent or it needs a bailout. The...
Microsoft in big chill with HP
Microsoft’s decision to back Dell has some rivals wondering if it is playing favorites. The software giant described the $2 billion it loaned founder Michael Dell and his group to...
Giants release Boley as they try to revamp defense, get under cap
The Giants began the reconstruction of their 31st-ranked defense yesterday by jettisoning veteran linebacker Michael Boley. Though the move saved Big Blue $4.5 million under the salary cap, it appeared...
‘CSI’ creator working on mystery show
‘CSI” creator Anthony Zuiker is working on a “mystery reality competition” show for ABC. News of the show first appeared yesterday on realitywanted.com, which featured a casting notice seeking “a...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYCHERYL HINES, JOSH GROBAN - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7JENNA ELFMAN, SCOTT HAMILTON, YVETTE NICOLE BROWN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4ERIC STONESTREET, REBA MCENTIRE - LIVE! with...
Starr Report
CBS News’ “48 Hours” celebrated its 25th full season last week with a shindig at the Central Park Boathouse — with CBS bold-facers Jeff Fager, David Rhodes and the show’s...
St. John's hopes for turnout at Big East test vs. UConn
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I’m ready to be shamed — again. Several weeks ago, St. John’s played at Rutgers. At the time,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 6THUFeb. 7FRIFeb. 8SATFeb. 9SUNFeb. 10MONFeb. 11TUEFeb. 12KnicksWashington7:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMEMin.8:00MSGESPNNO GAMEClippers1:00ABCESPNNOGAMENOGAMENetsDetroit7:30YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMNO GAMEWash.7:00YESWFANNO GAMES.A.8:00YES/ESPNWFANInd.7:00YESWFANNO GAMEUConn7:00ESPNUWBBR 1130 AMNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMESyr.3:00ESPNWBBRNOGAMENOGAMERangersNOGAMEIsles 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENO GAMET.B.7:30...
UEFA questions goalie in soccer-fix scandal
UEFA, rocked by Monday’s announcement that crime gangs have fixed or tried to fix hundreds of soccer matches around the world, has questioned a Hungarian goalkeeper linked to attempts to...
Scientology's worst enemy
At the age of 6, most kids are learning their numbers and playing with blocks. According to Jenna Miscavige Hill, she was hauling rocks on a chain gang in the...
Script woes might trip up 'Motown: The Musical'
‘Motown: The Musical” was loading into the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre yesterday, but there was one thing I couldn’t find amid the trucks, trolleys and crates: a script. The $12 million musical...
NY’s ‘profiting’ pols — & voters who re-elect ’em
The Issue: How politicians in the state steer taxpayer funds to favored nonprofit and other groups. *** When are the voters of New York state going to realize that corruption,...
‘I’d have kicked Rudy’s ass,’ Quinn boasts
The gloves are off! When told it would have been hard for her to run against former Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the 1990s because she is a lesbian, mayoral candidate...
$11M city ‘con’tract: Liu probes ‘fraud,’ rips stonewalling by gov’t
Investigators were called in to examine an $11.5 million city technology contract yesterday after Comptroller John Liu uncovered what he described as questionable billings that could lead to “potential fraud.”...
Plucked from icy death grip: Two plunge into Pond at Central Park
Two young Bronx men horsing around on the frozen Central Park Pond fell through thin ice yesterday — and three rescuers who tried to save them also ended up in...
Shooting mouth off
A Staten Island woman threatened to open fire at an elementary school because its building alarm was driving her crazy, authorities said.Renata Angioli, 50, called the assistant principal of PS...
Jail guard pregnant with cop-killer's child
She’s a traitor to every badge. A Brooklyn prison guard offered herself up for jail-cell trysts with the convicted killer of two NYPD detectives — intentionally getting pregnant so she...
Yankees GM Cashman’s divorce finalized
He’s officially a swinging single again. Yankee GM Brian Cashman and his estranged wife, Mary Bresnan, yesterday finalized their divorce, a year after she learned that her hubby of 17...
Valentine ‘be mine’ gold mine
Cupid is making a comeback.Nearly one out of four Americans — 23 percent — will spend more on this Valentine’s Day than they did last year. Altogether, 82 percent said...
One mean mother! Lady Syrian sniper sets her sights on Assad thugs
She’s a real femme fatale. A former English teacher became a deadly sniper in the rebel army fighting evil Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad as a desperate way to avenge the...
Mogul smirks at ex ‘abuse’ claim
A billionaire Russian oligarch chillingly smirked as his ex-wife testified in a Connecticut courtroom yesterday to being viciously abused by him for years — once even suffering a miscarriage, allegedly...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Police released a sketch of a suspect in a rape near Brooklyn College in Midwood. The attack took place Saturday at 9:45 a.m. when a man approached the...
Does this make you want a sandwich?
Cod almighty, this makes us hungry for more! Sizzling Sports Illustrated supermodel Nina Agdal seductively wolfs down a Charbroiled Atlantic Cod Fish Sandwich in an ad for Carl’s Jr. and...
Roosevelt Island high anxiety: Worker rescued from Tramway
A team of cops and firefighters rescued an inspector perilously dangling from a car on the Roosevelt Island Tramway for nearly 90 minutes with his leg caught in the machinery....
Arrest in '04 highway horror: Sicko tossed boulder from overpass, killing Queens woman, cops say
A nine-year hunt for the fiend who hurled a rock from a Yonkers overpass, killing a Queens woman driving her elderly mom to church, has ended in a murder indictment,...
Sour charity: Ousted Ground Zero mosque leader stole millions, suit says
What a holy mess. The married founder and former religious leader of the controversial Ground Zero mosque project allegedly embezzled millions from his Muslim charity to lavish gifts on a...
Biz spurns Cuomo’s tax
ALBANY — State Senate Republicans and business bigwigs urged Gov. Cuomo yesterday to jettison a utility tax from his state-budget proposal.Cuomo’s plan to extend a surcharge that costs residents an...
Turkey ma’s shady pals
FBI agents probing the murder of a Staten Island mom in Turkey said they don’t believe she was there just to take pictures — and said she hung out with...
Top NY judge eyes video
ALBANY — Lights, camera, cross-examination!New York’s top judge called yesterday for cameras in courtrooms. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman lamented the failure to renew a law that lapsed...
Liberty-Virgin deal near
Liberty Global is in talks for a deal with UK’s Virgin Media, targeting a cable-TV provider worth more than $10 billion to compete in Europe’s biggest pay-TV market. An acquisition...
Brown christens her creature 'News Beast'
Tina Brown told staffers in a town hall meeting last week that the company name is changing from the rather clunky Newsweek Daily Beast to simply News Beast. And what...
No need to panic about resilient Rangers yet
Look, last season’s start was no bed of roses, either. The Rangers not only won just three of their first nine games (3-3-3) in 2011-12, but looked so deficient in...
Just 24, Lopez’s star continues to rise for Nets
There is one point about Nets center Brook Lopez that frequently gets lost. No, not his rebounding. That gets talked about a lot Many times unfairly. No, not his shooting....
Barclays crowd gives Lakers split decision
For the third time this season, the Nets played in front of a split-crowd in their own building. After the Nets twice played host to the Knicks in front of...
D’Antoni still needs wins for L.A. happy ending
It got so bad for Mike D’Antoni last season when he was coaching the Knicks that he “resigned” his position as head coach, essentially abandoning his goal of turning the...
Enlightening ‘60 Minutes’
The original idea was for Showtime’s “CBS 60 Minutes Sports” to provide a behind-the-scenes look at many mostly unseen and/or unknown elements to staging Sunday’s Super Bowl. But there was...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogCreighton5 1/2INDIANA ST.Ohio10BALL ST.TOLEDO6 1/2Miami, OhioW. MICH.5Kent St.Buffalo1E. MICH.Georgia St.2UNC WILM.Geo. Wash.4 1/2DUQUESNEDAYTON5Saint Joe'sUMASS9Rhode Isl.N’Eastern6HOFSTRABUTLER12St. BonaMICH. ST.2 1/2MinnesotaOKLA. ST.6BaylorUconn2ST. JOHN'SSo. Miss.1UCFCincinnati3 1/2PROVIDENCETEMPLE8 1/2CharlotteTOWSONPickDelawareMarquette3SOUTH FLA.J.MADISON7Wm & MaryLouisville10 1/2RUTGERSSaint Louis11FORDHAMTULSA4UabMemphis7SMUTULANE5MarshallBowling Green2N....
Vonn injured in fall
SCHLADMING, Austria — All it took was a moment. Lindsey Vonn landed hard and tumbled face first with a piercing shriek. Just like that, the star American skier was on...
Gulfstream Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m. All horses appear in post position order 1. 6f; $17,500; cl($10,000); 4up PERFECT TRIPPI was an impressive winner at this distance and price while being claimed...
New dawn for Redeye
Arriving early for lunch at Trattoria dell’Arte on Seventh Avenue recently, I peeked into Redeye Grill next door. I eat often at Shelly Fireman’s Trattoria, but I’d lost touch with...
Let’s bet Mets?
It’s been so long since the New York Mets were genuine contenders, it should come as no surprise that the team’s owners are looking to get into a different game....
Obama’s silly skeet charade
The Issue: A picture distributed by the White House that showed President Obama skeet shooting. *** The White House says the president is a skeet shooter. This is nothing more...
Menendez’s cronies
Put on your shocked faces: Since my bipartisan call last week for Democratic women to join the Ladies Against Sen. Sleaze-Bob movement, not a single Democratic woman in Washington has...
Engraved forever
Throughout his life, Ed Koch took great delight in being a hair shirt. If something he said made you uncomfortable, that was your problem — and his pleasure. The habit...
Subway guy fakin’ Bacon
Be kind to that stranger sitting next to you on the subway — it might be Kevin Bacon in disguise. The “Footloose” actor said he rides the rails regularly —...
Sandy aid floods in
WASHINGTON — Hurricane Sandy disaster relief started flowing yesterday with the federal government releasing $5.4 billion for wrecked homes, businesses and communities.New York City and state will each receive $1.7...
City parents sue over gov’s nix of school $$
A group of public-school parents filed a lawsuit yesterday, challenging Gov. Cuomo’s legal right to punish the city for failing to meet a deadline for a deal on new teacher...
Brooklyn man 'kills' sister, wounds niece in eviction fight
An elderly Brooklyn man allegedly shot and killed his sister yesterday when she tried to evict him, law-enforcement sources said. William Thurmond, 70, was taken into custody at the East...
$200M credit ring broken
A New Jersey-based crime ring with New York ties used fake identities to create 25,000 bogus credit cards and steal more than $200 million, federal officials said yesterday.Agents arrested 18...
Postal-sale war
The US Postal Service wants to unload the Old Chelsea Post Office on West 18th Street, but neighbors plan to fight.“The community is saying they should not take it away,”...
Mets casino ‘off base’
Opponents of the embattled Willets Point project near Citi Field say the city should have revealed that the Mets’ owners proposed building a casino next to the stadium. “The fact...
‘Perjury’ tape in ménage-à-trois trial
This trial has it all: sex, drugs and a secret tape. Manhattan federal court jurors yesterday heard a recording of a shady lawyer coaching a witness to change her account...
Chris at ‘heavy’ risk: doc
Chris Christie may joke about his weight a lot — but a former White House doctor says his weight is no laughing matter. “I’m worried about this man dying in...
‘Scared’ Rangers steam Tortorella in loss to Devils
With an influx of new bodies, job security on the Rangers just became scarce. After last night’s 3-1 loss to the Devils in Newark, coach John Tortorella made a clear...
Miller makes his mark in Rangers' debut
Well, it didn’t take long for J.T. Miller to make an impression. The Rangers’ 2011 first-round pick made his NHL debut last night in a 3-1 loss to the Devils...
Nets confident they can trade away a big to make room for Teletovic
It is not something that already has been designed, plotted or planned. But the thought has crossed the mind of Nets interim coach P.J. Carlesimo. Playing Mirza Teletovic, resident 6-foot-9,...
Nets blow lead down stretch as Kobe takes over
When Brook Lopez gave the Nets a one-point lead with a free throw with 2:33 remaining, it looked like the Nets were poised to leave Barclays Center with a win...
Vintage Bryant dazzles crowd at Barclays
The score was tied between the Nets and the Almost-the-Lakers, a team playing without Dwight Howard, Metta World Peace and the in-game injured Pau Gasol. So Kobe Bryant, he of...
Zynga shuts down more games
Zynga said yesterday it is shutting down “The Friend Game,” “Party Place” and “CityVille 2, which it launched two months ago. That’s on top of 11 titles cut in December....
Loeb tops Ackman in January
Investors in Dan Loeb’s Third Point hedge fund who went to its annual meeting last night hoping to learn whether he has sold, hedged or added to his trades in...
JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson seen slashing jobs
JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson is getting ready to break more hearts at headquarters — a few hundred more. In what some Penney insiders are calling the “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre,”...
New KKR play in school software
A KKR Partnership with Weld North is set to make a huge investment in an education-software maker, The Post has learned. The partnership, which includes billionaire Henry Kravis, is prepared...
The S&P 5 billion: US wants giant penalties from ratings agency
Uncle Sam is alleging that the country’s No. 1 ratings agency’s standards were poor. The Justice Department is seeking as much as $5 billion in penalties from Standard & Poor’s...
Business briefs
Luxe lift Estée Lauder raised its full-year profit forecast, pointing to a surge strong demand in the US and China. Lauder shares closed up 6 percent to $64.71.Happy homeHome prices...
Confident Mets manager Collins not worried about lame-duck status
PORT ST. LUCIE — Managing the Mets is hard enough. Managing them as a lame duck is nearly impossible. That is what is staring Terry Collins in the face. Collins...
Short-handed Lakers beat Nets 92-83
Kobe Bryant had 21 points and eight rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absences of Dwight Howard and Metta World Peace, and the loss of Pau Gasol to...
Clarkson scores 2, sets up 1, Devils beat Rangers
NEWARK, N.J. — David Clarkson scored twice and set up New Jersey's other goal, and Pat Elias matched his career best with three assists to lead the Devils to a...
Cervelli, Braun on PED lab list
TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez may not be the only Yankee who could have to answer questions about an alleged tie to performance-enhancing drugs. According to Yahoo! Sports, catcher Francisco...
Fire Emblem: Awakening review
To play Fire Emblem: Awakening is to wear two hats. You are a tactician, positioning troops and ordering attacks. You are also, strangely enough, a matchmaker, forging mighty bonds between...
Former Liu fund-raiser sent to the loony bin
The former fund-raiser charged with scheming to funnel illegal campaign contributions to embattled city Comptroller John Liu has been sent to the nuthouse, further delaying his trial. Xing Wu “Oliver”...
Entertainment entrepreneur sues ex-biz partner over club
Entertainment entrepreneur Noel Ashman says a former business partner used his expertise to remake a Lower East Side dive bar into a high-end nightclub then pushed him out before it...
LICH staffers told hospital will close
Long Island College Hospital staffers have been told that their ailing Brooklyn facility will close — and there’s already talk that the property could be sold and converted into luxury...
Shady lawyer caught on tape trying to coax witness to change her story
This trial has it all: sex, drugs and a secret tape. Jurors today heard a recording of a shady lawyer coaching a witness to change her account of a deadly,...
Ritzy Upper West Side building in bedbug revolt
Hordes of breeding bedbugs have allegedly descended on the penthouse of a pricey Upper West Side coop, according to a new court complaint. The board of 39 W. 67th Street...
Car swiped in Bronx -- with baby in back seat
A car left idling outside a cell-phone store in The Bronx was swiped tonight — with an 8-month-old baby in the back seat, cops said. The silver Jeep was found...
NYPD breathalyzers are dodgy: mob attorney
A mob attorney whose bread and butter is handling drunk driving cases has dragged the NYPD to court in his quest to prove that Breathalyzer machines are often faulty, according...