November 7, 2010
Nab in Chelsea diner murder
Police investigators say they have a suspect in custody for the killing of a man in a Chelsea diner last month. The suspect, Earle Barranco, 24, was tracked down at...
Campus Magnet, Flushing head coaches nearly come to blows
Two Queens PSAL football coaches nearly came to blows following an intense matchup at Flushing Memorial Field in Queens Sunday afternoon. Moments after Campus Magnet completed a come-from-behind 22-17 victory,...
PSAL football championship will be played at New Yankee Stadium
The PSAL is expected to announce this week that it’ll be holding its annual City Championship football game at New Yankee Stadium on Dec. 7 at 5 p.m., a source...
Favre finds old magic to lead Vikings past Cardinals
MINNEAPOLIS -- Brett Favre's latest amazing fourth-quarter comeback may have not only saved the Minnesota Vikings' season, but coach Brad Childress' job as well. Favre threw for a career-high 446...
HS football scores, Week 9
Here is a list of scores for New York City high-school football games, updated throughout the weekend: PSAL City Championship division Campus Magnet 22, Flushing 17 DeWitt Clinton 48, Lehman...
Jets come back from 10 down to beat Lions
DETROIT — Mark Sanchez found his target when it mattered. Sanchez threw a 52-yard pass to Santonio Holmes to set up Nick Folk ’s 30-yard field goal, lifting the Jets...
Dolphins suffer first road loss in Baltimore
BALTIMORE -- Billy Cundiff and the Baltimore Ravens got a kick out of ending the Miami Dolphins' run of success on the road. Cundiff made four field goals, and the...
Mangini's Browns rough up Belichick, Patriots
CLEVELAND — When the scoreboard clock finally showed zeros, Bill Belichick walked slowly across the torn-up field to meet Cleveland’s coach, his protege and estranged friend, amid a swarm of...
Giants shuffle offensive line: Seubert at center, Andrews at tackle
SEATTLE – All week it was obvious that starting center Shaun O’Hara was not going to be able to play today against the Seahawks because of a mid-foot sprain. All...
DT Suh misses extra point for Lions after Jets injure kicker
DETROIT -- Rookie defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh is Detroit's emergency kicker. Suh attempted an extra point - missing it off the right upright - in the third quarter against the...
Tiger winless for 2010 as Molinari prevails in Shanghai
SHANGHAI -- The experience of losing to one No. 1 player in the world helped Francesco Molinari beat another. When last seen on a world stage, Molinari was helpless against...
Follow Giants-Seahawks with Post writer
Follow the action in Seattle with Giants beat writer Paul Schwartz.
Republicans pledge assault on healthcare
Congressional Republicans said today they plan a full-scale assault against President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul next year but acknowledged it could take until after the 2012 presidential election to repeal...
Bloomberg's daughter falls off horse, may have fractured spine
Mayor Bloomberg’s horse-loving daughter took a frightening spill over the weekend and might have suffered a concussion and fractured spine, officials said today. Georgina Bloomberg, 27, was aboard a horse...
Knicks fall to lowly 76ers
Back to Square One! In what should have been a gimme with the awful Sixers in town without their best player, Andre Iguodala, the Knicks were stunned by Philly, 106-96,...
Hero miner fights through pain to finish marathon
Running 26.2 miles in New York is torture, says a man who was trapped in a Chilean mine for 69 days. Although he ran the first half in a respectable...
Giants hammer Seahawks, 41-7
SEATTLE – Cross-country trips are not supposed to go this smoothly. A surging Giants team this afternoon faced a battered Seahawks squad but this is the NFL and you never...
Gates: Hurry up and repeal 'don't ask'
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Congress should act quickly, before new members take their seats, to repeal the military's ban on gays serving openly in the military. He, however,...
Gebrselassie retires after pulling out of NYC Marathon
What Haile Gebrselassie hoped would be his triumphant New York Marathon debut turned out to be his 26.2-mile requiem. The 37-year-old world record-holder — who had an MRI exam and...
Gebremariam, Kiplagat win NYC marathon
In his first-ever full marathon, Ethiopian Gebre Gebremariam won the New York City Marathon in a time of 2:08.14. He used his track speed to seize control in Central Park...
Still no death verdict for family murder monster
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- There's still no death penalty verdict after a third day of deliberations today for home invasion monster Steven Hayes, convicted last month for the murders of...
Chilean miner takes to streets in NYC Marathon
A Chilean miner who jogged miles underground while waiting to be rescued joined some of the world's best marathoners and thousands of other runners in the New York City Marathon...
One last drink at Ruby's on the Boardwalk
Hundreds of fans of the “old” Coney Island gathered for one last drink at the Ruby’s Bar on Saturday to protest a landlord’s decision last week to shut down the...
Follow Jets-Lions with Post writers
The Post has today's Jets-Lions game from Detroit covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business. The Jets come in to the game 5-2 against...
Hot cakes!*
Whether you're just a carb-lover with a sweet tooth or need to absorb all the alcohol you sipped the night before, everybody loves pancakes. And in this brunch-obsessed town, just...
Queen Elizabeth joins Facebook
LONDON — It could be the ultimate social network — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is launching an official Facebook page, offering fans daily updates on her engagements, the royal household...
Pork, chopped
The forward of Christien Meindertsma’s book, “Pig 05049,” explains how an old Sicilian professor bragged that, in the old days, when a pig was slaughtered, every part of it was...
Strong Kellenberg second half ends Royals resurgent season
James O’Connor stood up behind the team huddle in the end zone after his coaches finished speaking. Fighting back tears, the 6-foot-4, 320-pound senior lineman had a message for his...
The Cardinals' Cage: Hayes makes itself at home against Farrell again
Monsignor Farrell’s home field has a reputation as being one of the CHSFL's toughest places to play. It’s called the Lions’ Den, but after Cardinal Hayes defeated the Staten Island...
Making history: Undefeated Fordham edges Xaverian in 'AAA' quarters
Matt Casella wasn’t thinking about running across the field, weaving through tacklers en route to a game-winning 45-yard interception return for a touchdown. The senior cornerback just wanted to stop...
Xaverian battles valiantly despite playoff loss
Joe DeSiena hates to lose, which made the feeling as he walked across the field Saturday night following Xaverian’s 14-7 loss to Fordham Prep in the CHSFL Class AAA quarterfinals...
St. Catharine bounces back from loss of setter
Jenny Lopez got news back on Oct. 8 that confused and upset her. The St. Catharine Academy senior setter was told by coach Alessandra Rosso before a match with Aquinas...
Save room for a 'cherpumple'
First there was the “turducken.” Now comes the “cherpumple.” The holiday dessert consists of a cherry pie, apple pie and a pumpkin pie, baked into a three-layer cake and topped...
Many will join race, but Yankees, Rangers like-Lee to win out
The Rangers or the Yankees is the way to bet the Cliff Lee Sweepstakes. Early in the dance, however, expect other clubs to do their due diligence where the stud...
Led Zeppelin drummer boy ‘Rambles On’
As the son of famed Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, Jason Bonham, 44, lived up to his dad’s rock legacy for years by drinking everything in sight, even indulging in...
Bloomy bashes US on China
Mayor Bloomberg -- visiting Hong Kong for a global conference -- blasted Congress members and blame-happy Americans yesterday, accusing them of looking to pin their problems on China. American lawmakers...
This week’s couple: nerdy talk
Marissa, a 24-year-old account executive, loves following the latest technology trends. We knew she was looking to find someone who could keep up with her techy ways, so when we...
Ask Ashley: guy tricks and cheats
I love my girlfriend, but during Halloween I felt the urge to cheat on her with a girl I met at a costume party. I think the whole dress-up thing...
Seahawks' Whitehurst faces tough challenge in first start vs. Giants
SEATTLE — You can’t help but wonder what it is like being the mother of the quarterback about to make his NFL debut today against the predator Giants defense that...
‘Boardwalk’ heads to Chicago
* Boardwalk Empire” (Sunday, 9 p.m., HBO) At least last week’s episode gave us the welcome return of Chalky (Michael Kenneth Williams) — aka Omar — who disappeared for too...
The constant wife
Actress Julie Benz made a gruesome exit from the Showtime serial killer drama “Dexter” when her character, Rita, ended up bloodied in a bathtub and very, very dead. “I found...
Point and shoot
On TV’s action series, guns have the last word. “Hawaii Five-0,” a police officer foils a kidnapper with a shotgun blast to the body. An “NCIS” agent takes down a...
Don't miss
Burned in Miami When a vengeful lawyer hires a paranoid bomb maker to kill off members of a local gang, Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) is forced to intervene before innocent lives...
How long would WikiLeaks last in Iran?
Once again, the practical application of TV’s very biggest news stories never makes the cut. For the second time, this year, WikiLeaks has made available to the world hundreds of...
Reel good
THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998) Sunday, 2:15 p.m., TBS Waaay back a dozen years ago when reality TV was not a reality, Jim Carrey starred in a hit movie based on...
Loophole on 400G penalty is 'fine' with Liu
A judge has tossed nearly $400,000 worth of viola tions slapped on Comptroller John Liu's campaign for illegal postering because of a minor -- but critical -- goof by a...
Cops: Pilot cocktailed in cockpit
He loves to fly high and it showed. A Delta pilot was so plastered when he was yanked from the cockpit of a Detroit-bound flight in London that he thought...
Probe of 'extra credit' principal
A Queens high-school principal is under investigation for allegedly granting students more than 1,000 extra credits for phantom classes -- and then deleting all records of his actions. The city...
Crystal method for getting slim
For people who struggle on conventional diets, scientists say they have developed aroma-enhancing crystals that, when sprinkled on food, can make you feel full after only a few mouthfuls. Tests...
Sheldon hears a coup among Andy backers
Some foot soldiers in the state Assembly are whispering about something that hasn't been tried in 10 years -- a long-shot attempt to dethrone Sheldon Silver as speaker. A few...
Debt relief makes tension
You've heard the fast-talking ads on the radio and seen the spots on TV and the Web: Companies promise to cut your credit-card debt in half, with no damage to...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn The two burglars pictured here broke into a Bushwick bodega and swiped money from an ATM and elsewhere in the store, police said. The robbery took place sometime overnight...
It's a sad last 'bawl' at Coney Island bar
They were crying in their beer at Ruby's Bar on the Coney Island boardwalk yesterday as some 200 regulars protested the demise of their beloved 76-year-old watering hole. The seaside...
Barack in blunderland
He took a "shellacking," a 2012 poll shows him trail ing two Republicans, and losing candidates in his own party are griping about his "tone deaf" leadership. And the Mad...
Failed Al Qaeda plot involved sewing bombs inside dogs
See Spot explode! Al Qaeda operatives in Iraq tried to unleash deadly terror in the skies by deploying a pair of kamikaze canines on a US-bound plane, a French newspaper...
Yemen manhunt
SANA'A, Yemen -- A Yemeni judge ordered police yesterday to find a radical US-born cleric "dead or alive" after the al Qaeda-linked preacher failed to appear at his terror trial...
Kung-flew panda
It's panda-monium! An inflatable Kung Fu Panda and the Greg Heffley character from "Diary of A Wimpy Kid" joined fellow newcomer Kool-Aid Man yesterday for their test flights in preparation...
Tomas triggers floods in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Floods caused by Hurricane Tomas forced thousands from their homes and increased the danger of the cholera epidemic in earthquake-hit Haiti, aid workers said yesterday. But the...
Ahoy! Somali pirate trial due this week
NORFOLK, Va. -- Five Somali men accused of firing rifles at a Navy ship off the coast of Africa are set to face the first piracy trial in the United...
Wine marketers in spirited labeling war
The Australian company that produces Yellow Tail wines claims a competitor has stolen its famous image of a wallaby to market a new line of cheap Australian wines. The Wine...
Topps collects suit from axed exec aide
A New Jersey woman's days as an executive assistant at Manhattan-based baseball-card company Topps were spent doing errands for her boss' mistress, and then running interference when he broke up...
Axed CUNY prof slams sex rap
A popular CUNY professor says she was slammed with sex charges after she tried to blow the whistle on students who had no business being enrolled in upper-level courses. Victoria...
Prime the loan pump
This week Ben Bernanke announced his well-telegraphed QE2: $600 billion in fresh buying power, and the re-investment of roughly $300 billion. While the move may be beneficial economically, there was...
Family-slay jury still out
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Jurors yesterday dragged through a second day without reaching a decision in death-penalty deliberations for home-invasion murder monster Steven Hayes. The panelists asked for just one...
Track worker's scary fall from el
A subway track supervisor survived a brush with death yesterday, plunging at least 25 feet from the elevated No. 7 line and landing hard but on his feet on the...
Gal faked ID for 20+ years
SALEM, Ore. -- A 46-year-old mother of two used fake documents to live under an assumed identity for more than 20 years, authorities say. Tracy Humphreys gave traffic cops a...
Responder snubs 'uncertain' 500G
The first sickened 9/11 responder to file suit against the city says he's opting out of a proposed mass settlement. John Walcott, a retired NYPD detective diagnosed with leukemia in...
Bison escapes a grizzly fate
It was hardly just a day in the park for this poor bison. The beast -- already burned from a forest fire -- hoofs it hard down an abandoned road...
Art's beginning to imitate our economic crisis
In 2009, when ABC's "Modern Family" debuted one year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, it predictably provided comic relief to millions of economically challenged Americans. One show revolved around...
Car fan's Checkered past & present
That's one hail of a car. A nostalgic Brooklyn man drives this blast from the past -- a 1978 Checker cab -- around Manhattan, attracting stares instead of fares whenever...
Exercise & dieting big fat lies
Chew on this. Fat is good. Fruit and veggies are out -- and don't bother exercising if you want to lose weight. That may sound like a dream come true...
Crude, gold rising
Commodities prices soared again this week, despite the dollar gaining slightly against the euro and British pound. Oil traded near its highest level in two years on the news that...
'Dirty' custodian's flunky
He never questioned the boss. A Roosevelt HS janitor yesterday said he was just following orders from an allegedly crooked custodian when he painted some of the honcho's homes last...
LI Dem 'de-elected' in ballot botch
A vote-counting error has thrown a contentious Long Island congressional race into chaos and may put an end to the four-term career of Rep. Tim Bishop. The Democrat's victory in...
Fatal shooting baffles cops
A mystery man was discovered laying lifeless next to a gun on a driveway of a Queens home with a gunshot wound to the head, cops said. The victim, who...
Can't twin 'em all
Timing is everything, even when you're 4 years old. Two Upper East Side identical twins who got exactly the same raw scores on the exam that determines admissions into Manhattan's...
Nonprofit pays for sax
Famed saxophonist Ornette Coleman's company blew the cash and didn't pay back taxpayers. Harmolodic, a recording studio owned by Coleman and his son Denardo, stopped making payments on a $200,000...
Real good buy
The rent is too damn high -- so it may be a good time to buy. Reversing the trend of the past few years, it's not a better deal to...
Docs' Big Pharma $cores
More than two dozen local doctors are cashing in on Big Pharma, earning six-figure fees to promote drugs or act as consultants. The once-secret payments are now public and raise...
Telephone game
Add hedge-fund bigwig Stan Druckenmiller to the list of powerful and influential names whose private chats with alleged insider-trading mastermind Raj Rajaratnam could emerge in the upcoming trial. Druckenmiller, a...
True or false on wise old sayings
Maybe they should have just asked mom. Putting academic funding to questionable use, researchers have taken household wisdom and studied it scientifically. Some examples: What doesn't kill you makes you...
'Peace & quiet' officers
Fed up with drunken antics on the Lower East Side, a neighborhood business association hopes to get off-duty cops to walk what would essentially be the city's first booze beat....
Obama, Michelle a hit in India after midterm-election debacle
After a tough week for the White House, Michelle Obama found reason to dance yesterday. The first lady kicked off her flats at the University of Mumbai and skipped through...
Chanel No. 5's New Jersey history
Eau de Hoboken? Chanel No. 5, the perfume synonymous with Francophile luxury and celebrity decadence, was not always -- oo la la! -- from France. While World War II raged...
Medicare's 'donut hole' check in the mail
Dear John: You always seem to be able to get to the bottom of things, so I told a senior citizen friend of mine that you could figure this out....
Deathtrap raves shut by FDNY
These parties are nothing to rave about. Padlocked exits, packed rooms, burning candles, open propane containers, sealed windows -- even a flaming barbecue pit -- were just some of the...
Verizon $avvy building 'flip'
Verizon scored a bonanza last month when it sold a four-story commercial building in Harlem for $6.3 million -- a year after buying it for $190,000. The sweetheart deal was...
$ting of wed rings
All that glitters is not sold. As the price of gold shoots up, sentimental lovers are experiencing sticker shock, with the cost of some wedding bands starting to creep up...
NYC neighborhoods with the most doggie-doo violations
Watch your step in Washington Heights. The upper Manhattan neighborhood ranked first -- or worst -- in the borough for dog droppings, according to a database of pooper-scooper violations provided...
'Mad Men' chief eyes ad bonu$
Don Draper, and now zombies, are helping AMC put its cable business on a much firmer footing than the fictional startup ad agency featured in the network's blow-out hit, "Mad...
Bank moves
Société Générale, France's second-largest bank, signed an agreement to move its US headquarters to 245 Park Ave. in New York's biggest office leasing this year. The bank sent a memorandum...
City's 'cash' pads
A little-known homeownership program meant for low-income New Yorkers is being exploited by savvy buyers looking to make a quick buck. Turns out you can buy a co-op in the...
'Scot-free' homicide
When cops busted Bronx grandpa Charles Montgomery four years ago for shooting his stepson in 1974, they celebrated the solving of a homicide and the arrest of a two-time killer...
Bachelor party: Why New York's two top men remain single
They have power, money and friends in high places. They’re missing one thing: a First Lady. Mayor Bloomberg and Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo, the two most important men in New York,...
O’s no Bill
President Obama would rather oppose Republicans than let them take the wind from his sails (“Lessons From Bill,” Michael Takiff, PostScript, Oct. 30). Every president needs a little bit of...
Stop blaming the media — voters know what they want
One more lesson to ponder from Tuesday night may be this one: sometimes what’s going on in America is so obvious that even the media notices it. Right-wingers moaned incessantly...
Toss the bums in
While it appears that most of the country smartened up, New Yorkers remained as dumb as ever (“DiNapoli Surges Into ‘Comptrol’,” Nov. 3). We had a chance to change the...
Who asked Elie?
Holocaust survivor, activist and author Elie Wiesel voiced his opinion that the two men accused of the home invasion in Connecticut should be spared the death penalty (“Let Killers Live,”...
Feminism fail
I can’t believe that I have lived long enough to hear a woman state that American feminism has been a disaster (“Stifled by Feminism,” Suzanne Venker, PostOpinion, Oct. 30). The...
The Finkler Question
We all know about anti-Semitism. But this year’s freshly honored Man Booker Prize winner “The Finkler Question,” by Howard Jacobson, deals in a less-established topic: philo-Semitism. “Finklers” is how the...
What about Ground Zero, Andrew?
In a witty column this week, Post editorial page editor Bob McManus likened Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo’s challenge trying to fix shattered New York state to Gary Cooper’s plight in “High...
Holy rollers
Whatever happened to the separation of church and state (“Albany’s Poll Vaulters,” Nov. 1)? It seems there’s a dispensation when it comes to endorsing a Democrat. The Post’s picture of...
In my library: David Baldacci
David Baldacci’s 20th novel, “Hell’s Corner,” features a familiar character — a retired CIA assassin named Oliver Stone. Yes, that Oliver Stone, the hero of four previous political thrillers. Has...
26 miles to glory
Marathoners lace up their running shoes today, take their marks on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and wend their way to the finish line 26.2 miles away...
It are a problem
In “Gripes of Wrath” (Nov. 1), Kerry Miller said “There’s [sic] a lot of people out there with a lot of communication problems.” There are a lot of people, Miller,...
Punch
It’s been called many things — Jungle Juice, Hooch, Sip n’ Go Naked. Yet, despite these less than stately titles, the punch bowl has a far more illustrious pedigree, says...
Big question left for 2010: What about the tax cuts?
Roast turkey with all the trimmings — that’s usually the biggest thing on the plates of Congress during a lame-duck session. But this fall features around 70 lame ducks and...
Rangel's new rush
Oh, so now he’s in a hurry. Following a two-year probe, Rep. Charlie Rangel, “dean” of the New York congressional delegation, reportedly now suddenly wants to face his accusers quickly...
Required Reading
I Remember Nothing And Other Reflections by Nora Ephron (Knopf) Long before Nora Ephron earned Oscar nominations for the “When Harry Met Sally,” “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Silkwood” screenplays, she...
What Republicans can — and can’t — do about ObamaCare
In the first hours after Republicans reclaimed the House, the presumptive new dpeaker, John Boehner (R-Ohio), made clear his plans for the health care bill passed last March: "We must...
ACORN's latest trick
That corrupt “community organizing” group known as ACORN is going out of business — or so its CEO, Bertha Lewis, claims. She calls it the “end of an era.” If...
Uncivil wars
Rich Lowry’s analogy of Robert E. Lee ordering Pickett to charge the Union lines at Cemetary Ridge to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordering her troops to support her radical assault...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS TERRY LUNDGRENMacy’s CEO raises earnings outlook on strength at Bloomingdale’s. ADAM RAPOPORTGQ editor moves up the Condé ladder to lead Bon Appetit. JONATHAN WALDEx-“Today”executive producer to run CNN’s “Piers...
The Yemen I know
There is an old joke about Yemen, told to any traveler who sticks around long enough: “Noah came back to Earth recently, curious to see how it had evolved since...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 mile; $18,000; clm($7,500); 3upTICONDERO drops in class after coming off the pace to win as the favorite at this distance. SHOW TRIAL closed to finish second to top...
Do the right thing, Jeter
* The idea that the Yankees owe Derek Jeter anything after he has earned over $200 million dollars, five rings, endless endorsements and a list of past conquests that would...
Hits keep on coming in NHL
The fault clearly lies with all of the rest of us who are continually, a) surprised, b) disappointed, c) outraged by the NHL's leniency in dealing with hits to the...
Short-handed Rangers stepping up
Henrik Lundqvist knows exactly what he likes best from this Rangers team that will bring an entirely earned 7-5-1 record into tonight's Garden match against the Blues. "Everyone here is...
'Gold' standard in Breeders' Cup Mile
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- In one of the truly memorable performances in the long, glittering history of the American turf, Goldikova, the jewel of Europe, stormed through the Churchill Downs stretch...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing8 a.m.MotoGP: World Championship Valencia GPSPEED11 a.m.Formula One: Brazilian Grand PrixSPEED3 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: AAA Texas 500ESPN2BasketballNoon76ers at KnicksMSG, WNYM (970 AM)Football1 p.m.Jets at LionsCBS, ESPN (1050 AM)4 p.m.Giants...
The Post Line
NFLTodayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGiants 5 7 (41) SEAHAWKSJets 3½ 4½(41½)LIONSBears 2½ 3 (41) BillsChargers 1½ 3 (50) TEXANSSaints 6½ 6½(40½)PANTHERSVIKINGS 8 7½(40½)CardinalsFALCONS 9½ 9 (45½)BuccaneersRAVENS 4 5½(41) DolphinsPatriots 4 4 (43½)BROWNSRAIDERS...
Nets lose to Heat after Williams fires up James
MIAMI -- The Heat were running and dunking, having a grand old time against the Nets. So Terrence Williams took a stand and sent a message by taking out LeBron...
Breeders' Cup Roundup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Coming off decisive victories in his first two starts, Uncle Mo stamped himself a 2-year-old champion for the ages with a runaway victory in the $2 million...
Delusional Isiah needs help
"What we talkin' bout? Fiction? Or we talkin' bout fact? You talkin' bout fiction? Hold up, pardon my back." Jay-Z talking . . . Blueprint 3. Narcissistic personality disorder is...
Nets' Humphries gains time at Petro's expense
MIAMI -- Wednesday, Nets coach Avery Johnson said he wanted more from Johan Petro, signed for three years and $10 million as a free agent over the summer. In Friday's...
Knicks' Douglas taking best shot
Friday night against the Wizards, thanks to long-distance marksmanship, Knicks guard Toney Douglas began seeing a different defense. "They have [been playing off me] from the beginning, but now, [Friday]...
Sports shorts
NFL: Packers activate Bigby The Packers activated safety Atari Bigby (ankle surgery) from the physically unable to perform list, making him available to play in tonight's game against Dallas. *...
Rock N Roll Heaven wins Messenger
It's only Rock N Roll, but everyone liked it. Rock N Roll Heaven, the 1-5 favorite, easily captured the $437,100 Messenger by four lengths over Urgent Action in a record-setting...
Islanders keep skiddin' around
Another season is slipping away from the Islanders. The Isles lost their seventh straight game last night, falling 2-1 to the Flyers on a late Andreas Nodl goal in a...
EPA right to deny lead ban
The recreational fishing industry breathe a sigh of relief this week after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency denied a petition calling for a ban on the use of lead in...
Some tips to help Devils turn it around
The Devils didn't turn ancient simultaneously. They just play like it. On pace for a 49-point season, still without a home victory after being blanked 3-0 by the Rangers on...
Giants will cover on road vs. Seahawks
TODAY Giants (-6½) over SEAHAWKS: With discretion the better part of valor, Seattle's is withholding quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who is recovering from his concussion. That leaves that son of Clemson,...
Top 20 baseball free agents
It’s time to heat up the hot stove. The Post takes a look at the top 20 players who are available on the free-agent market. Yes, Derek Jeter is on...
Giants' Qwest: Silence Seahawks, extend win streak
SEATTLE — Conventional thinking two weeks ago was that the Giants needed to start fast or else get buried under amid the hostile environs of Cowboys Stadium. They fell behind...
Jets' Cotchery anxious to put drops behind him
DETROIT -- Jets wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery spent the week with a look of angst and anticipation on his face. Cotchery, who's not just the most dependable receiver on the...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 7 MONNov. 8 TUENov. 9 WEDNov. 10 THUNov. 11 THUNov. 11 FRINov. 12 SATNov. 13 Knicks PhiladelphiaNoonTV -- MSG NetworkRadio -- WNYM 970 AM NOGAME Milw.8:00MSGESPN G.S.7:30MSGESPN NOGAME Minn.8:00MSGESPN...
Zenyatta loses to Blame at Breeders' Cup, ending perfect streak
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — So close, yet so far. In the most heart-stopping and heartbreaking finish in Breeders’ Cup history, the mighty Zenyatta came flying through the stretch in yesterday’s $5...
Yankees' options limited if they can't land Lee
The Yankees’ fallback position from Cliff Lee just might be 2008. After the 2007 season, the Yankees desperately needed a top-of-the-rotation starter, but rejected Minnesota’s request for Johan Santana. Instead,...
With focus on manager, Mets won’t be big players
Baseball free agency began at midnight last night, and though Mets GM Sandy Alderson made it clear he expects the team typically to be major players, he didn’t think that would...
Hall of Famer Spahn was special Veteran
In our empty-headed quest to compile and distribute stats and ordered lists of those who rushed for the most, scored the most, kicked the most, hit the most, averaged the...
Gebrselassie finally racing in New York
If Californian Meb Keflezighi -- the first American to win the New York City Marathon since Alberto Salazar in 1982 -- is to defend his title today, he will have...
Marathoner keeps his friend’s memory alive
The friends of Nick Currey were not unkind, just hard to find while he lay dying. “It’s understandable, especially in teenagers,” said Nick’s father, Ralph. “They couldn’t handle it.” Truth...
Jets vow not to overlook Lions
DETROIT — There was a message circulating around the Jets facility this week as they prepared to play the Lions today at Ford Field after a bitterly disappointing 9-0 home...
The Rumble
Amber’s ‘Money’Wilson psyched for SNY debut It’s foam sweet foam again on SNY when new co-host Amber Wilson debuts Thursday night at 7:30 on the season premiere of “Beer Money.”...
Sanchez still not leader of Jets offense
So Mark Sanchez is getting fined for bad body language in practice, a penalty that’s supposed to be part fun and part education of a quarterback who apparently should remain...
Seattle lines severely banged-up
SEATTLE -- The Giants defensive line is playing at an extremely high level, and this afternoon it goes against a depleted Seahawks offensive line that is struggling to find enough...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Ndamukong Suh
Steve Serby chatted with the Lions rookie defensive tackle and No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft about his on-field demeanor and his days at Nebraska. Q: Describe your on-field...
Zenyatta's jockey takes blame for Breeders' Cup loss
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- "It was my fault. We should have won." Jockey Mike Smith, sobbing in frustration and disappointment, blamed himself for the defeat of the mighty mare Zenyatta in...
For diehard fans, titles make pain worth it
We were playing in the dusty back field of West Hempstead High, a forgotten Senior Minors baseball game that normally would have meant the world to us, except the world...
Weird but true
This superhero is a little short on courage, but he's a superhero nonetheless. A three-legged beagle in Chicago who barked to alert his owners to a smoky house fire turned...
Syracuse falls short against Louisville
SYRACUSE -- As the Syracuse players walked off the field at the Carrier Dome yesterday, they were faced with a harsh reality: They had blown the biggest opportunity of the...
College football: LSU defeats Alabama
As Les Miles' latest stab at fourth-down trickery was about to unfold, the LSU coach snatched up some blades of grass -- and ate them. "I have a little tradition...
Local college football: Fordham rumbles to victory over Bucknell
Darryl Whiting ran for 171 yards and two touchdowns and Ryan Higgins threw two TD passes to lead Fordham past Bucknell, 33-21, yesterday in Lewisburg, Pa. The Rams (5-5) finished...
Penn State rally gives Paterno 400th win
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Joe Paterno became the first major college coach with 400 victories as Penn State rallied from a three-touchdown deficit behind four TD passes by backup quarterback...
Lavin's St. John's preseason debut a success
Though last night's exhibition was St. John's only tuneup before the season starts, new coach Steve Lavin couldn't have asked for a better debut. His team shared the ball on...
NYSAISAA girls soccer final preview
NYPost.com girls soccer reporter Joseph Staszewski breaks downs Sunday’s battle of unbeaten teams in the NYSAISAA final between Riverdale and Staten Island Academy. Who: No. 1 Riverdale vs. No. 2...
Comeback attempt too little, too late for Curtis
Two key second-half fumbles against Erasmus Hall. Some missed opportunities against Campus Magnet. Curtis coach Pete Gambardella can boil down his team’s first two regular-season losses quite easily. On Friday...
Better red than dead
If this late-night talk-show host thing doesn’t work out, Conan O’Brien should consider a stint on CBS’ “Survivor.” On Monday, Nov. 8, the latest iteration of Conan’s late-night talk show...
Anatomy of a gunshot
On a recent episode of “The Good Guys,” Wayne Knight — better known as Newman from “Seinfeld” — was shot in the ear as a bullet smashed through the back...
Tottenville gets title game revenge on Curtis
It was a numbers game for Tottenville. There were a few figures that stood out in the Pirates’ minds heading into their clash with Curtis, a team it hasn't beaten...
Megamind a ‘super’ villain
Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s . . . an ugly blue man with a giant head? The latest spin on superhero movies is “Megamind,”...
Cee Lo rides 'F' train
When Cee Lo Green sends you a letter, we recommend that you leave it unopened. His last missive was a giant “F - - - You” to the man who...
My New York: Henrik Lundqvist
With his gorgeous smile and sparkly blue eyes, Ranger goalie Henrik Lundqvist, 28, can stop hearts as easily as he does speeding pucks. But the native Swede — who’s in...
We've lost controller!
I have just become Obi-Wan Kenobi — and it is awesome. I am waving my hand with Jedi-like confidence, flipping through the screens and options of the Xbox Kinect. I’m...
Top 5 ways to mack on a marathoner
According to romantics on the run in Central Park “Say, ‘Congrats on getting such a good time. I love girls who are fast.’ ” — I “Say, ‘I know why...
Collegiate shocks Hackley, earns another shot at Poly Prep in NYSAISAA final
Ray Voelkel saw a bright future in his Collegiate boys soccer team at the season’s outset, he just wasn’t sure when that young talent would come to the forefront. So...
All in the family
It's a family affair. The indie comedy "Tiny Furniture," out Friday, is directed and written by 24-year-old Lena Dunham. She also has the lead role, recent college grad Aura. Lena's...
Bridge
The typical bridge player spends a great deal of time and energy trying to steal what already belongs to him. In today's deal, South tried to make his slam with...
The comeback kid
Every year, some talented youngster is called a "prodigy" -- or worse, "the next Bobby Fischer" -- because of his spectacular results in junior events. But we're still waiting for...
Meet market: Crooner hopes to hum his way into a lady's heart
Chris, a 25-year-old singer-songwriter and actor, makes a living entertaining, but he’s still looking for the perfect girl to serenade. Gentleman’s club Chris knows how to treat a lady: “I’m...
Get steamy with a dance party at a Russian bath
Don’t put away that bathing suit for good just yet.Party people Gemini and Scorpio give you one good reason to break out the bikini and swim trunks — their Steamy...
Heat burns up Nets, 101-89
MIAMI — Terrance Williams sent LeBron James into the stands — and into overdrive. Just like that, a close game turned into a Miami Heat runaway. Dwyane Wade had 29...
Brooklyn's best chefs share their tips
Ever wish you could bend your favorite chef’s ear for some advice in the kitchen? Well, with the holiday cooking season upon us, we asked some of the top foodies...
Late goal sends Flyers over Islanders, 2-1
Andreas Nodl snapped a tie with 5:25 left for the Philadelphia Flyers, who stretched their winning streak to six with a 2-1 victory over the slumping New York Islanders tonight....
Joan's glamour dynasty
You can’t have played Alexis Carrington, the bitch goddess of “Dynasty,” without giving considerable thought to glamour. Joan Collins certainly has. She shared a few of those thoughts recently with...