February 7, 2012
Former Giants QB Warner says Manning isn't Hall of Famer
Kurt Warner says Eli Manning's two Super Bowl rings aren't going to get him into the Hall of Fame.The former Giants teammate of Manning said on an Arizona radio station...
Giants' Jacobs on Gisele: 'Be cute and shut up'
Giants running back Brandon Jacobs has some advice for budding football analyst Gisele Bundchen."She just needs to continue to be cute and shut up," Jacobs said of Tom Brady's wife...
Yankees agree to deal with Hall
The Yankees have agreed to a minor league contract with utilityman Bill Hall and invited him to big league spring training. Hall announced the deal on his Twitter account Tuesday,...
Knicks coach was 'afraid' to play Lin
Linsanity has taken over Madison Square Garden, but it almost never happened. “I was afraid to do anything, we’re already in a little bit of a crisis and I just...
Congress passes FAA bill that speeds switch to GPS, opens American skies to unmanned drone flights
WASHINGTON -- A bill to speed the nation's switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology, and to open U.S. skies to unmanned drone flights...
Man sues city for reverse discrimination at tennis park
A Manhattan man says there’s no love for tennis whites at this public park. East Village resident Douglas Howard is suing the city over claims he lost his permit to...
Stoudemire to miss next Knicks game, at least
Amar’e Stoudemire said he will stay with his family for the next few days, grieving the death of his brother Hazell. The All-Star forward will miss Wednesday’s game at Washington,...
Giants TE Ballard tore ACL, could miss next season
Giants tight end Jake Ballard suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee early in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLVI and, following reconstructive surgery, will miss...
Red Bulls open preseason with 2-0 win over Dallas
The Red Bulls opened their preseason with a 2-0 win over FC Dallas. And it was ex-Dallas striker Kenny Cooper that put New York on the board first, with Corey...
MPFree: Joy Askew 'Drunk On You' MP3 download
In honor of Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Joy Askew's upcoming fourth album, "Drunk On You" (out Feb. 28), her record release party tomorrow (Feb. 8) at Rockwood Music Hall and her song's...
TLC's 'DC Cupcakes' gets NYC outpost this weekend
Hey New Yorkers, here's your chance to try freshly baked cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcakes - star of the TLC reality show, "DC Cupcakes." This Saturday at noon, the Washington DC-based...
VIDEO: Giants day of celebration
The Giants celebrated their Super Bowl XLVI win with an estimated 1 million fans along the parade route in New York City. After receiving the keys to the city, the...
Disney profit rises 12% on ESPN, theme parks
BURBANK, Calif. -- Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 12 percent due to higher fees paid to its ESPN cable network and improved results at...
Yahoo to restructure board of directors
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Yahoo Inc. announced Tuesday that Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors will not seek re-election to the company's board. In a statement, Yahoo said Bostock, Vyomesh...
Giants celebrate with parade in NYC, rally in New Jersey
Thousands of fans roared as Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade through New York City, which...
'Smash,' or Broadway on TV
The only time of the year when America gets a taste of Broadway is the Tonys broadcast -- and we know what kind of ratings that gets. Now comes "Smash,"...
U.S. World Cup hero Harry Keough passes away
Former U.S. Men's National Team defender Harry Keough _ one of the key players on the U.S. squad that upset England during the 1950 FIFA World Cup, still considered arguably...
Scathing report says Port Authority is a 'dysfunctional organization'
The Port Authority is a “dysfunctional organization” with an average compensation package of $143,000 for each of its 7,000 workers and it needs a “top-to-bottom overhaul” if it’s going to...
Boston gets Butterfinger candy in honor of Patriots loss to Giants
Victory isn't the only thing that's sweet. Colorado-based online pawn shop Pawngo.com left 900 pounds of Butterfinger candy bars in Boston's Copley Square on Tuesday to mock the New England...
Mom sues for $900 trillion over kids' custody
A New York City woman is suing the city's child welfare department for $900 trillion for removing her two sons from her custody. Fausat Ogunbayo is seeking the damages from...
Gallinari out for month for Nuggets
DENVER -- It was hard for Danilo Gallinari to actually have pep in his step Tuesday. He’s still adjusting to crutches for the first time in his life and the...
Big East talking to Memphis: source
A person familiar with the talks says the Big East is in discussions with Memphis about the Tigers joining the conference in all sports. The Tigers likely would join in...
New Titans GM downplays Peyton talk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Titans new general manager says the team is in good hands with the quarterbacks they have. Ruston Webster understands why some Volunteers fans want Peyton Manning...
NBA to use draft for young All-Stars
The NBA has decided to try a new format for its All-Star weekend game featuring the league’s top young talent. The Rising Stars Challenge will feature teams comprised of both...
Both sides agree to hold off on grand jury in Cashman 'stalker' case
Yankees GM Brian Cashman's alleged shake-down stalker learned some good news in Manhattan Criminal Court today: Prosecutors have agreed to take more time investigating the case before convening a grand...
Ravens RB Williams set to retire from NFL
BALTIMORE -- Running back Ricky Williams has told the Baltimore Ravens he will retire, the NFL Network reported Tuesday. The 34-year-old Williams has rushed for 10,009 yards in 11 seasons...
DVD Extra: Hitch, Woody, Wilder, Wellman go Blu for Oscar promos
Oscar season has provided a hook for video marketers going back to the VHS era, and this year there's been a veritable flood of classic titles (many in black in...
FBI busts Brooklyn teacher's aide for allegedly making child porn with students
A teacher’s aide at a Brooklyn school was arrested again yesterday by the FBI and charged with making child pornography videos of students he was assaulting at the grade school...
Ninth Circuit rules California's gay marriage ban is unconstitutional
SAN FRANCISCO -- The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday struck down Proposition 8's ban on gay marriage in California. The Ninth Circuit's ruling is likely...
DA wants max sentence in one-legged millionaire's bizarre 'assault-by-Rolex' case
Prosecutors are asking for the maximum sentence -- a year in jail -- for the one-legged Manhattan millionaire convicted of pummeling a beautiful "naked masseuse" in an oddball misdemeanor assault-by-Rolex...
Jared Kushner among bidders for LA Dodgers: report
New York real estate mogul Jared Kushner is among the bidders for the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a new report. Kushner, who also owns the New York Observer, would...
Hotel art thief is prison-bound
A compulsive fine art fan is going to prison for at least a year after getting caught lifting hundreds of thousands of dollars in paintings from the lobby walls of...
Knicks' Anthony to miss 1-2 weeks with groin injury
Carmelo Anthony will miss the next one-to-two weeks with a strained right groin, according to the Knicks. Anthony was injured in the first quarter of last night’s 99-88 victory over...
WATCH: 'The Amazing Spider-Man' trailer released
Thanks to a new trailer, Spider-Man fans have another sneak peek of what they can expect when "The Amazing Spider-Man" hits theaters this summer.The trailer, a departure from the three...
Komen official resigns over Planned Parenthood funding dispute
DALLAS -- A top official at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity has quit in the wake of a national controversy over the foundation's decision to...
Dad who killed self, sons in blaze left voicemail: 'I'm sorry to everyone I've hurt'
GRAHAM, Wash. — Before setting his house ablaze and killing himself and his two young sons, Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the...
Running Blog: Giants celebrate Super Bowl win at parade, rally
4:01 p.m. -- Ceremony comes to an end, capping off a daylong celebration for the Super Bowl champs. 3:58 p.m. -- Papa introduces Naughty by Nature, "You down with N-Y-G!"...
Vote fraud isn't happening, and when it does, preventing it is racist
Liberals hate the effort to change the law regarding voter identification. There have been several states to enact new laws requiring photo ID when voting and every one has received...
Italy: Court keeps ship captain under house arrest
ROME — An Italian court has refused to lift an order of house arrest for Francesco Schettino, the captain of Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off a Tuscan...
Vendor who alerted police to failed Times Square bombing to run for Congress in Westchester
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A Times Square street vendor who alerted police to an attempted car bombing in 2010 said Tuesday that he is running for Congress. Duane Jackson said...
Authorities want to upgrade 1 charge in Rutgers webcam spying case
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Authorities want to upgrade one of the charges against a former Rutgers student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate’s intimate encounter with...
Madonna to play Yankee Stadium
This is sure to be a homerun. Two days after her stunning Super Bowl halftime show, it was announced that Madonna is set to perform at Yankee Stadium on Thursday,...
Please, let 'how are you going to help me?' be the GOP's next ad
The worst line (and that's saying something) from President Obama's interview with Matt Lauer on Super Bowl Sunday was this one: "What Americans want to hear right now, more than...
Poll: Christie still popular with NJ voters
TRENTON, NJ — A new poll shows Gov. Chris Christie remains popular at home, but some residents are concerned about how national popularity. The Monmouth University/NJ Press Media Poll released...
Sandusky requests copies of grand jury testimony
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky wants copies of secret grand jury testimony to help him prepare for trial on charges he sexually abused 10 boys. Sandusky lawyer Joe Amendola said...
Golfer impaled on broken putter during fight at golf course
DALLAS -- A North Texas golfer had a close call when he was impaled with the sharp end of a broken putter during a fight on a golf course, authorities...
US hostage freed from Somali pirates thanks rescuers
GOODE, Va. -- Jessica Buchanan, the American hostage rescued in Somalia last month, thanked her rescuers, adding that she was "overwhelmed" and "humbled" by the support she received during her...
Russian envoy receives hero's welcome as Syrian regime steps up Homs assault
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Russia's foreign minister received a hero's welcome Tuesday as he arrived in Damascus for talks with President Bashar al Assad, while the Syrian regime vowed to press...
NY Fed set to sell billions more in AIG mortgage bonds
Five Wall Street banks were invited to bid this week for another multibillion-dollar bundle of risky mortgage bonds held by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a result...
Santorum gives the right answer
Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum gave the right answer to a reporter who wanted to "get" the former Senator to comment on those who think President Obama is a Muslim....
NYPost.com Poll: Who is the city's best pure boys basketball shooter?
New York City isn't necessarily known for marksmen, but there are plenty to choose from this year, long-range bombers who can turn a game on its head with a few...
PSAL girls basketball roundup: Rupelli drops 33 as ND beats Petrides
Jackie Rupelli went off to help her team clinch a playoff spot. The senior guard poured in 33 points to lead New Dorp to a 60-44 win over Petrides in...
CHSAA/Private girls basketball roundup: Souza seals Red Storm's upset of Fontbonne
Caroline Souza is usually unfazed in pressure situation. The senior guard was clutch again, scoring St. John’s Prep’s final six points, including 4-for-4 from the free throw line, to lead...
INSIDE CHSAA/PRIVATE BOYS HOOPS: CK's Adonis filling void in the middle
There was one glaring weakness Christ the King had in an early season loss to Boys & Girls. It had nothing to do with the perimeter, where UConn-bound Omar Calhoun...
Giants dealt long odds to double down on title
Dear Boss: I’m happy to report I made it home without getting bloodied by too many readers who noticed that my Super Bowl pick didn’t quite work out. You may...
Coughlin played cards right by showing Giants ‘love’
INDIANAPOLIS — The coach who felt tough love was the only way to drive a team learned he could drop the tough and show the love. Tom Coughlin could not...
Coughlin not thinking of leaving Giants while on top
INDIANAPOLIS — When Tom Coughlin yesterday was asked if he was coming back to coach another season for the Giants, he quickly reminded everyone it’s really not his decision to...
Giants' Rolle lets ring do talking
INDIANAPOLIS — After emerging as an emotional leader for the Giants down the stretch of the season, safety Antrel Rolle seemed almost drained and overwhelmed immediately following their dramatic Super...
Jacobs believes Giants 'could do this again'
Just because we are The City That Never Sleeps doesn’t mean we don’t dream. Because we do. We dream big around here, and we adore the teams that wear the...
Fan-tastic homecoming for champs
Several hundred fans lined the fences of the Timex Performance Center yesterday, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Giants as they returned home from Indianapolis. They got their wish...
Nets coach says Williams deserves All-Star spot
The reserves for the NBA All-Star Game will be announced Thursday night on TNT, and Nets coach Avery Johnson thinks Deron Williams is having an All-Star-caliber season. “I think it’s...
Mary Louis' transformed Gully finds perfect fit at Queens College
Elisabeth Gully finally got a reward for her perseverance and hard work. The 5-foot-10 Mary Louis post lost 40 pounds last year and continued to transform her game with her...
Bergtraum fights off rival Kennedy for OT win
Ashanae McLaughlin saw Deaisia Acklin racing into the left side of the lane with Murry Bergtraum holding a two-point lead and time running out in overtime. “I just stepped to...
With more room to maneuver, Frankel shoots Collegiate past Poly Prep
On the few occasions Collegiate has struggled the last few years, it has been for one reason. Ryan Frankel hasn’t gotten up enough shots. It wasn’t the MIT-bound point guard’s...
CHSHL roundup: Sea clinches 'A' playoff berth
Goaltender Rob Palumbo made 38 saves for the shutout, Matt Manfredi, Phil Garcia and Jesse Loprest each scored once as St. Joseph by the Sea blanked Fordham Prep, 3-0, to...
Knicks defeat Jazz; Lin lights up Garden again
The Jeremy Lin Encore was even better. Lin’s penetrating, playmaking and shooting willed the Knicks to another victory despite missing Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony, and with center Tyson Chandler...
Giants great Carson has moment of deja Blue
INDIANAPOLIS — Just before the kickoff to Super Bowl XLVI, Giants tight ends coach Mike Pope went up to those playing in their first Super Bowl and looked them square...
Giants drive crowd wild at Knicks game
From the time the Giants pulled into the Timex Performance Center to the cheers of 250 frenzied fans yesterday afternoon to the moment they received a standing ovation at Madison...
Walsh, MSIT escape Curtis after Astel fouls out to clinch PSAL SI title
Against any team, having Kaitlyn Astel foul out in a tight game with more than two minutes remaining would spell complete disaster for McKee/Staten Island Tech. Versus rival Curtis in...
CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Four in double figures as Iona routs St. John's Prep
Iona Prep picked up a bounce-back win in a big way. Rich Crews had 14 points and Felix Abongo added 12 points to lead Iona to a 66-30 win over...
New Nets guard Bogans has beef with Bulls
He has looked at it from every conceivable angle, from every rational point of view. Still, newest Net Keith Bogans can’t figure out what happened in Chicago. He was waived...
Giants took roller-coaster ride to unlikely title
INDIANAPOLIS — The Giants were living proof this season that it isn’t how you start, but how you finish. And boy, what a finish it was. If anyone had suggested...
History's heroes
The Giants injected themselves heavily into the Super Bowl record book in their 21-17 victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Marks they set: * Tom Coughlin became the...
Magic feet key to Giants' Manningham Miracle
INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Boothe saw Mario Manningham’s remarkable, championship-changing catch more than once. “I was watching it probably about 10 times [yesterday] morning because I didn’t sleep. Just watching ‘SportsCenter’...
Greatest Eli simply grateful
ELI CITY — He stood outside in the uncharacteristic warmth of early February, his MVP press conference over, when I asked Eli Manning why he loves being quarterback of the...
Giants' team of destiny could become dynasty
INDIANAPOLIS — Here’s the thing about dynasties in football: you only see them coming in retrospect. It’s easy now to use time as a crutch and think of the inevitability...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Adams tops Richmond Hill for sixth straight league victory
Paul Johnson pumped in 23 points, Markell French added 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and Ahmed Kone also had 10 points and nine rebound as John Adams topped...
League investigating Nazareth for ineligible player: sources
The nationally ranked Nazareth girls basketball team’s season could be in jeopardy. The defending New York State Federation Class AA champion is being investigated by CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens for using an...
Mad dash for ca$h
MF Global CEO Jon Corzine let chaos reign in the run-up to the brokerage firm’s collapse as customers raced for the exits and employees frantically tried to unwind positions, according...
Business briefs
Colonel TsoKFC parent Yum Brands reported fourth-quarter profit that topped Wall Street’s view after accelerating sales at established restaurants in China helped ease worries that growth in that key market...
Medco merger not as sick as some think
Medco Health Solutions got sick quickly yesterday — its shares falling 8 percent after a report that its $29 billion merger with rival Express Scripts was in danger.However, a source...
Labor’s lost faces
TENT CITY, NJ — Marilyn Berenzweig worked in Manhattan for more than 35 years, rising to design director for a textile company. She was paid $100,000 a year before being...
Witness: Stanford’s SEC hustle
HOUSTON — Even as his financial house of cards began to collapse, R. Allen Stanford was still trying his salesman hustle, a court in Houston was told yesterday. The disgraced...
Greek bailout may be blocked
The leaders of France and Germany turned up the heat on Greece yesterday, saying the indebted eurozone country won’t receive new bailout funds next month unless it implements austerity measures...
Coinstar changes
Redbox owner Coinstar, whose cheap DVD rental service has long worried Hollywood, is ready for its red-carpet makeover. With its popular kiosk rental business a hit among penny-pinching consumers, Coinstar...
Citi cards go to China
China’s decision, announced Sunday, to allow Citigroup to issue credit cards in its own name may signal an opening in its banking industry. Citigroup is the first Western bank to...
Cracks threaten US mortgage pact
The sweeping 50-state foreclosure settlement being pushed by the Obama administration seems to be unraveling just when Washington was hoping to wrap it up. At least six state attorneys general...
TiVo records a solid gain
TiVo Inc. climbed to its highest since May 2010 as the digital-video recording provider expands technology offerings and benefits from patent-lawsuit settlements and new client contracts. TiVo closed up 2.76...
JPMorgan settlement hit: $110M
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $110 million to settle consumer litigation accusing it of charging excessive overdraft fees. The largest US bank by assets joined Bank of America and...
Some don’t toast Tavern II
Will there ever be a new Tavern on the Green? Despite cheery reports about last week’s Tavern site walk-through for prospective new licensees, some restaurant-industry pros privately are more dubious...
Fare-hike fear hike
A little-known US House transportation bill stripping the MTA of much-needed revenue could lead to a fare hike for city straphangers, the agency’s chief warned yesterday. MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota...
Judge refuses to reverse PA toll hikes
Efforts to roll back the latest Port Authority toll hikes have hit a roadblock. A judge yesterday refused to reverse the massive increases imposed last year on drivers crossing into...
Slay-plot jail boost
A Long Island ex-businessman serving 8 1/2 to 25 years for pulling off a $100 million mortgage scam might as well make himself comfortable behind bars — after being hit...
Scandal deal OK’d
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli yesterday approved a $105 million MTA contract with electronics giant Alcatel-Lucent, despite the company’s past shady business activities, The Post has learned.The company will upgrade radio...
Super Bowl fan wins bet, loses ‘pot’: cops
The good news was that he had just won more than $2,000 betting on the Super Bowl.The bad news was that his cash windfall was seized by cops hours after...
Statue-tory offense
Superman, quit horsing around!A costumed protester dressed as the Man of Steel mounted the George Washington statue in Union Square Park yesterday and launched into a series of bizarre rants,...
Yankees GM ‘still smitten’ with ex-gal
He’s “still smitten’’ with his mistress — at least the first one. Married Yankees GM Brian Cashman only went to cops about allegedly being shaken down by scorned lover Louise...
Bettor days for Aqueduct
The Big A is back. Horse betting is up at Aqueduct following the opening of the new racino next door. The total handle on races is up 6.6 last month,...
Mitt’s new target
WASHINGTON — Turning his focus away from Newt Gingrich for a day, Mitt Romney yesterday sought to slap down Rick Santorum’s attempt at a comeback in today’s GOP presidential caucuses...
Cop-beat youth’s demand
The lawyer for a teen whose beating at the hands of four cops was captured on a cellphone video is demanding that a special prosecutor investigate the Bronx smackdown. Michael...
Slain teacher’s hubby busted
The husband of a Queens special-ed teacher who was beaten to death is under arrest after State Police found him asleep beside a Connecticut highway, sources said yesterday.The troopers came...
Picture-perfect nab
It was an artful bust.A wealthy businessman had hundreds of thousands of dollars in French paintings stolen by a Manhattan storage-site worker — but helped police catch the thief after...
Weprin’s Liu friend
Comptroller John Liu is A-OK to David Weprin.Weprin, a state assemblyman who ran against Liu in the 2009 comptroller race, told a Jewish-news Web site that he would back Liu...
Shot officer ‘super’
The best medicine for miracle cop Kevin Brennan was the Giants’ victory. Recovering in Bellevue Hospital after a thug shot him in the head, Brennan yesterday basked in Big Blue’s...
Cemetery workers plunge into open grave
They wound up 6 feet under — and lived to tell about it. Three workers at a Queens cemetery plunged yesterday into a deep grave — on top of a...
FIRST PHOTO: Beyonce steps out
New mom Beyonce stepped out last night for the first time since the birth of her baby Blue Ivy last month — wearing a skintight, red-hot gown. She was spotted...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Three men were charged yesterday with offering bogus Super Bowl tickets on an Internet site for more than $1,000 each. Police said the suspects, Yadiel Gonzalez-Medina, Ronald Baez and...
Bad cop a crying shame
Now he’s an army of one.A corrupt cop who bragged about leading a “good f--kin’ army” of crooked cronies wept after pleading guilty yesterday to heading up a contraband ring...
Dopey rob victim busted
Always tidy up before calling the cops — it’s a lesson that Michael Cokley learned the hard way.Late last year, he called 911 to report a gunpoint home-invasion robbery.As he...
Mike’s tobacco sweep on a roll
The Bloomberg administration is suing two more city smoke shops that city lawyers say are skirting taxes by letting customers roll their own.The shops claim they don’t sell smokes —...
Killer dad hacked sons
The father who killed himself and his two young boys by blowing up his Washington state home may have first attacked the kids with a hatchet, authorities revealed yesterday. Charlie...
Mike donated $311M in ’11
Mayor Bloomberg opened his substantial checkbook and delivered $311.3 million to charitable causes last year — making him the fifth most generous philanthropist in the United States, according to a...
TV scion guilty of $6M con
The son of former WABC newsman Gil Noble was sentenced yesterday to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to fraud.Gilbert Christian Noble attempted to take $6 million by wiring...
Silver’s KKK jitters
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said yesterday the Ku Klux Klan could be allowed into city schools under a bill to open them for religious meetings.His comment came before the GOP-controlled...
Poll: You go, gov!
ALBANY — With two-thirds of voters supporting his cost-saving plan to cut pension benefits for future public employees, Gov. Cuomo yesterday said average New Yorkers “get it,” even if Albany...
State pols give tax peek a boo
ALBANY — Hands off our tax returns!State lawmakers yesterday questioned a move by the Cuomo administration to give 62 employees in the governor’s handpicked Inspector General’s Office access to more...
D’oh! no: Now Iran bars Bart
Don’t have a jihad, man! Iran is blacklisting dolls of “The Simpsons,” saying Bart, Homer, Lisa and Marge corrupt the youth of the Islamic Republic. “Imports of all kinds of...
It’s a slam drunk
A New Jersey man who got so drunk playing beer pong at a Greenwich Village pub that he thought walking across a busy highway was a good idea cannot sue...
Giants land in Newark to heroes' welcome
The conquering heroes are home! The Super Bowl champion New York Giants partied all the way from Indianapolis to Newark Airport yesterday, where they received a rock-star reception from their...
Proud papa Eli is all baby talk
A victorious Eli Manning last night told David Letterman that his baby daughter learned an important lesson from his Super Bowl win — how to clap. Manning appeared on “Late...
Patriots catch #@*%ing hell from Gisele
There is only so much criticism one supermodel can take! Tom Brady’s wife, Gisele Bundchen, couldn’t handle a little razzing from Giants fans after the Patriots lost 21-17 to Big...
Spoiled beauty has got plenty – but not the best Mann!
Even you can’t have it all, Gisele. Eli Manning is taken! Gisele Bundchen, the skinny supermodel/arm candy/trophy wife of pretty Patriots quarterback Tom Brady looks red hot in a bikini...
Apologies for flip gesture
The NFL and NBC apologized yesterday for singer M.I.A.’s flipping the bird at Super Bowl halftime viewers.While the NFL called the move “completely inappropriate,” NBC apologized for belatedly obscuring the...
TV ratings sack record
Big Blue scored record-setting TV ratings, too. The Giants’ 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI drew 111.3 million viewers. That made it the most watched...
Giants are every ‘wear’
Fans bleeding Big Blue poured lots of green into cash registers across New York yesterday, snapping up Super Bowl title gear. Leo Distefano, 46, got to Modell’s in Times Square...
Rookie scores a wife
First he won a ring — then he gave one away. Rookie Giants linebacker Greg Jones won a Super Bowl ring after Big Blue’s last-minute victory Sunday. Minutes later, the...
Giants ticker tape set to fly downtown
Rabid Big Blue fans will flood the Canyon of Heroes today to watch Eli Manning and the Super Bowl champion Giants march up Broadway — and a lucky 500 will...
Furor over Clint’s ‘Bam-boosting’ Chrysler ad
WASHINGTON — Clint Eastwood made President Obama’s day by cutting a Super Bowl ad on Detroit’s rebirth that sounded as if it could have been a re-election appeal — yet...
A Giant strike against the ‘Experts’
The New York Giants’ Super Bowl victory is the latest in a series of developments that underscore a principle that might be called Manning’s Law, after the Giants’ quarterback, Eli...
Half-baked in America
If Clint Eastwood narrated “The Cat in the Hat,” the words of Dr. Seuss would instantly take on a menacing authority. He could read the latest worthless UN condemnation of...
Aiding CUNY students
Cuny Law is offering struggling third-year students the option of an additional semester of intensive coursework to increase their chances of passing the bar (“CUNY Law Shielding Bad Grads From...
‘Mann’ among Giants: A championship moment
The Issue: The Giants’ 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. *** Nothing beats winning, except winning with great sportsmanship (“Champs!” Feb. 6). Tom Coughlin, Eli...
Cairo crumbling
First came the Egyptian revolution — whereupon it was only a matter of time before the show trials began. Now Cairo’s military rulers have trumped up crimes-against-the-state charges against 19...
Curb the pensions!
The unions may be dead set against it, but New Yorkers overwhelmingly support a new pension system for future government employees. That’s according to a new Siena College opinion poll,...
A right to cute shops
If you live in Manhattan, you’ve heard it a million times by now: Someone sees a vacant storefront and says, in a tone of dripping irony, “Oh, how I hope...
O’s flawed fix for college-cost crisis
Except maybe for Hollywood and Goldman Sachs, there has been no firmer source of support for Barack Obama’s presidency than academia. University faculties have been among his greatest sources of...
I was a Hasidic Jew - but I broke free
Sitting in a cozy Upper East Side restaurant, 25-year-old Deborah Feldman stashes her copy of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” in her handbag and greets the chef, who’s come...
Worth Russian to the ballet
To the list of Russian treasures — Fabergé eggs, caviar, Anna Netrebko — add “Russian Seasons,” Alexei Ratmansky’s beautiful ballet for New York City Ballet. Now going on 6 years...
Early Valentine from Paul McHeartney
Album of the Week PAUL McCARTNEY “Kisses on the Bottom” ★★★★ MOST romantics rely on chocolate and roses to express love on Valentine’s Day, but a week ahead of Cupid’s...
Drama a Marvell to behold
Memo to theater companies specializing in the classics: Take a cue from Marvell Rep. The troupe’s second season doesn’t have a Shakespeare, Chekhov or Shaw in the bunch — just...
Affrunti’s Turf Paradise Grade
Post time: 2:30 p.m. FIRST-6f; $5,700; cl($3,500); 4up; (f&m) 1-Gypsy Gal 5-2 3-Emerald'sDmnd 6-1 5-Tia Terrell 3-1 4-Stolen Forum 5-1 7-Spacey 9-2 6-OptimisticBllet 4-1 2-UnusuallyBrite 20-1 SECOND-6f; $5,700; mdn cl($5,000);...
Turf Paradise Results
FIRST-6f; $13,000; alw; 3YO; (f)5Gcomo Grl (Crbtt)20.404.802.401Racing for Gold (Heiler)2.602.106Joyce's Choice (Carreno)2.60* Exacta (5-1) $50.60 * Quinella (1-5) $13.80 * $1 Trifecta (5-1-6) $62.70SECOND-1m; $13,200; cl($12,500); 4up3Trck f th Nrth...
Sports Shorts
NBA: 76ers spoil Kobe’s big night Lou Williams scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as the 76ers beat the visiting Lakers, 95-90. Kobe Bryant scored 28...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $28,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3YO; (f)HERE MISS KITTY returns after splitting horses to miss by a nose in debut...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $52,000; alw; 3YO; (f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Mon Rose(L),118A Smith5-2-1JJerkens10-12 French Laundry(L),118JValdiviaJr3-4-1Contessa6-13 Queen's Bet(L),118J Alvarado8-1-xZito6-14 Mob Wife(L),122CVelasquz2-1-xA Dutrow4-55 DancinOnthSnd(L),118D Carr3-5-4D'Alessn12-16 FrederickaLaRs(L),118M Luzzi1-5-6Frock20-17...
Parx Racing Results
February 6th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 1/2f; $22,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3YO; (f)Off: 12:26. Good. bid, steady pressureTime: 23.04, 47.06, 1:13.08, 1:19.48.Trainer: Steve KlesarisWinner: CH F, 3,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 7WEDFeb. 8THUFeb. 9FRIFeb. 10SATFeb. 11SUNFeb. 12MONFeb. 13KnicksNOGAMEWash.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEL.A.L.8:00MSGESPNMinn.8:00MSGESPNNO GAMENO GAMENetsNOGAMEDet.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEDet.7:30YESWFANS.A.8:00YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMERangersDevils7:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNOGAMET.B.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEPhil.1:00MSGESPNWash.12:30NBCESPNNOGAMEIslandersPhiladelphia7:00MSG PlusWRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMEMont.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEL.A.1:00MSG+WRHUFla.3:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsRangers7:00MSG Plus 2WFAN 660 AMNOGAMESt.L.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEFla.1:00MSG+2WFANNOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogOKLA. ST.1Iowa St.KENTUCKY10FloridaCLEMSON8 1/2MarylandCreighton3 1/2EVANSVILLEKANSAS ST.19Texas TechVILLANOVA6 1/2ProvidenceAlabama6 1/2AUBURNOHIO ST.15PurdueNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogPACERS7JazzHEAT13CavaliersCELTICS12 1/2BobcatsT’WOLVES5 1/2KingsBUCKS6 1/2SunsThunder4WARRIORSNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogFLYERS$160-180IslandersRANGERS$150-170DevilsWild$105-125B. JACKETSCAPITALS$145-165PanthersPenguins$125-145CANADIENSLIGHTNING$100-120KingsBlues$105-125SENATORSPREDATORS$100-120CanucksJETS-105-115Maple LeafsSTARS$130-150CoyotesBlackhawks$115-135AVALANCHEHome Teams in CAPS
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