December 2, 2012
Chiefs linebacker Belcher struggled with head injuries, alcohol and painkillers before he snapped and killed girlfriend: report
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker and former Long Island high-school star Jovan Belcher was allegedly battling football-related head injuries and booze, painkiller and domestic problems when he snapped and murdered his...
McElroy replaces Sanchez, leads Jets over Cardinals — VOTE: who should start next week?
A Jets quarterback controversy finally broke out today — just not the one everyone has been waiting for. Rex Ryan benched Mark Sanchez in the third quarter of the Jets’...
Jets yank QB Sanchez for backup McElroy
The Jets finally pulled Mark Sanchez this season, benching him in the third quarter of today's game against the Cardinals — and replacing him with regular third-stringer Greg McElroy.McElroy was...
Looking back at Nets-Heat
MIAMI – The Nets had a chance to move into first place in the Eastern Conference Saturday night in Miami before falling short and losing 102-89 to the defending champion...
Knicks beat Suns, but Felton day-to-day with thumb injury
The jelly-filling part of their holiday schedule is almost over as the Knicks whipped another bad club today, the Phoenix Suns, in a 106-99 Sunday matinee win. The victory was...
Grisly find in Brooklyn: Man, apparently beaten to death, found inside shopping cart
A man was found dead inside a tipped-over shopping cart in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, this morning, police said. The unidentified victim, who appeared to have been beaten to death, was discovered...
Giants' Phillips on trip to Washington
The Giants on Sunday boarded their charter Amtrak train for their trip to Washington, DC for Monday night’s game against the Redskins and safety Kenny Phillips went along for the...
Chiefs take field vs. Panthers as owner calls the past 24 hours 'incredibly difficult'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt offered his condolences Sunday to the families affected by the murder-suicide involving one of his players, calling it "an incredibly difficult 24...
Follow Jets-Cardinals with Post writers
The Post has you covered goal line to goal line with the best writers in the business.The Jets look to salvage some pride and keep their slim playoff hopes alive...
Israel rejects UN's endorsement of an independent state of Palestine
JERUSALEM — Israel on Sunday roundly rejected the United Nations' endorsement of an independent state of Palestine, announcing it would withhold more than $100 million collected for the Palestinian government...
House Speaker Boehner told Treasury Secretary Geithner, 'you can't be serious' on plan to avert 'fiscal cliff'
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner says he was "flabbergasted" when Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner pitched the White House plan to save the nation from the "fiscal cliff." Boehner tells...
'Twilight' and 'Skyfall' in virtual tie atop weekend box office
LOS ANGELES — The "Twilight" finale and "Skyfall continued to dominate the box office on a typically slow post-Thanksgiving weekend that brought big business for holdover films but a poor...
Knicks coach glad to see mentor Larry Brown having success with SMU
Knicks coach Mike Woodson said he was glad to get a chance to see his mentor SMU coach Larry Brown yesterday at Hofstra, where the Mustangs routed the Pride, 73-47....
Tim Tebow inactive for Jets-Cardinals game
Jets quarterback Tim Tebow is indeed inactive for Sunday's game with the Cardinals. ESPN reported Friday that Tebow would be inactive, but coach Rex Ryan would not confirm that was...
SI man allegedly killed unfaithful wife before trying to hang himself
A Staten Island man bludgeoned his wife to death with a baseball bat early today after he found out she was cheating on him, police sources said. The dad of...
Several people believed to be dead and more missing after collapse of highway tunnel in Japan
TOKYO — At least seven people were feared missing and several dead after about 150 concrete panels fell from the roof of a tunnel on the main highway linking Tokyo...
Egypt's top court suspends work to protest 'psychological pressures'
CAIRO — Egypt's top court suspended its work indefinitely to protest "psychological and physical pressures" after supporters of the Islamist president prevented judges from entering the courthouse Sunday to rule...
SI man torched in cooking accident, neighbors put out flames: sources
A cooking accident turned a Staten Island man into a human torch who staggered in flames onto his front lawn, where horrified neighbors tried to extinguish him with blankets, sources...
Hard to make a Living in Social sales
Black Friday weekend was bleak for daily deal sites. LivingSocial announced on Thursday that it is laying off 9 percent of its work force, or 400 employees, from the struggling...
No easy SEC ride for Sallie
Maybe President Obama wasn’t expecting he would win a second term. How else to explain the squandering of three weeks of post-victory glory by defending a woman he may or...
Consumers stretching their shopping ‘dollars’
US shoppers are chasing big bargains this holiday season — at very deep discounts. In this lame economy, thrift, consignment, Walmart and the ubiquitous dollar stores will ring up record...
1% holiday wish list
Tis the season for opulence, not belt-tightening. Some entrepreneurs and investors have already started buying themselves presents — everything from Bentleys to seven-course caviar dinners and private-jet rentals. Buyers are...
Hostess CEO: No pay cut
Hostess CEO Gregory Rayburn does not see himself as a Hostess employee, and therefore is not taking a company-wide 8 percent pay cut that he introduced. Rayburn last week described...
Snack brands can’t contain them shelves
While a federal bankruptcy judge allowed Hostess to liquidate its brands last week, retailers and competitors were scrambling to fill the void on the shelves. The fact that Hostess products...
Credit city’s credit
Gotham’s consumers are managing their credit better than the rest of the contry, according to a new study released last week. However, thanks to their lower cost of living, upstate...
Ceiling is a cliff hanger
The debate in Washington is not what it seems to be — let’s set the record straight so everyone isn’t fooled by the DC hustle. After all, these are professional...
Follow-up made easy
Are you frustrated by the number of steps you often have to take when you want to follow up on a call or text message from one of your colleagues...
Questions on Sandy
Dear John: I have been informed that uninsured losses from Hurricane Sandy can be deducted from taxes. But I am a bit confused on two points, and no one can...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS JEFF ZUCKER Ex-NBCUniversal CEO named to overhaul programming at low-rated CNN. BILL ACKMAN Hedge-fund manager well on his way to going public as fund raises $2.2B. PETER KALIKOW Manhattan...
More burning questions about NYC answered
Besides quantum mechanics and Keynesian economics, what are the things that make Post readers go hmmm? Pigeons, ambulances and hamburgers! After answering some burning questions about New York City last...
VOTE: Who will be the Jets' next 'Fireman Ed'?
The airspace is getting crowded over MetLife stadium — with rabid Jets fans vying to lead the team’s “J-E-T-S” chant. The team laid a 49-19 egg against the Patriots on...
Obama 2: Even more reckless
People weren’t paying attention. Those are the people now surprised that President Obama is still stridently campaigning instead of doing the real work of governing. Even some who voted for...
Family shocked to learn that homeless man who received boots is their relative
They were clueless he was shoeless. The family of the homeless man aided by a selfless cop in Times Square was shocked to find out yesterday that the shoeless vagrant...
Two killed in Fla. underpass horror
MIAMI — Two people were killed and three were critically injured when a bus carrying 32 members of a church group hit an overpass at Miami Airport after the driver...
Suicide-slay ‘Viagra’ note
Investigators discovered a note at the scene of a grisly murder-suicide where a Viagra chemist from Brooklyn was shot dead apparently by her husband. Elsie Jones, 39, who helped to...
Pig faces ‘big bad’ co-op
Say it oink so! Residents of a Queens co-op say the pet pig rooting around their courtyard isn’t kosher — and are determined to get the city to evict the...
Green Applebee’s in Harlem
Get ready for New York’s newest edible eco-trip.The greenest restaurant in the city — and perhaps the country — will open its doors in East Harlem on Dec. 10 with...
Horror show for Nicks fan
What happened to all the peace and love?A Stevie Nicks fan who paid big bucks to see the Fleetwood Mac songstress perform in Woodstock claims he got more than he...
Music-biz wannabes shook down partner for iPads and laptops at Apple Store: police
Two music-business wannabes shook down their partner for iPads and laptops after threatening to kill his family and rape his girlfriend if he didn’t shell out $50,000, police sources said....
‘Vandal’ art heist
Cops are investigating whether a man busted for allegedly vandalizing the Brooklyn Bridge with graffiti also swiped a $100,000 Calvin Klein poster from a Manhattan art gallery, police sources said.Enno...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A man was stabbed in a Thanksgiving Day clash in Sheepshead Bay, authorities said. The victim had gone to a friend’s Nostrand Avenue apartment that evening and was...
Club gal wounded
A mugger shot a woman in the leg early yesterday outside a notorious Chelsea nightclub, authorities said.The woman, 26, left Shadow, across the street from the Fashion Institute of Technology...
Painted into a corner
How do you purchase a painting that was never for sale? If you’re one Manhattan gallery owner, the answer is by suing for it. A SoHo gallery claims it had...
Bush Sr. still in hosp
HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush remains in stable condition at a Houston hospital where he is being treated for a lingering cough related to bronchitis.Methodist Hospital spokesman George...
Heiress kin: We got $murfed!
Call it Operation Smurf. Beth Israel Medical Center honchos plotted to ply heiress Huguette Clark with Smurfs in order to get cash from their wealthiest patient, according to a new...
Hospital’s ‘inside gal’
Beth Israel Medical Center gave Huguette Clark’s private-duty nurse free health care to help lobby the heiress for money, the heiress’ relatives charge. Hadassah Peri acted as an “advocate” for...
‘Macho’ mom’s grave collapse
She just couldn’t accept it was the final round. Maria Matias, the wailing mom of slain boxing champ, Hector “Macho” Camacho was taken to a hospital for treatment of a...
SI man flees in flames from home fire
A cooking accident yesterday turned a Staten Island man into a human torch who staggered in flames onto his front lawn, where horrified neighbors tried to extinguish him with blankets,...
Cantorial classics on Lower East Side
Here’s a way to stir up the warm feelings of Hanukkah — a special performance of classical cantorial music at the Synagogue and Museum at Eldridge Street on the Lower...
New N. Korea rocket fear
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea will carry out its second satellite-rocket launch of the year later this month, its state news agency announced yesterday. South Korea and the United...
Cloned dogs run wild in Central Park, attacking other pets and people
Beware the canine clones! An Upper West Side man loved his pet, Astro, so much, he made a hat out of the pooch’s fur — and cloned him into two...
Viagra impaired my eyesight: lawsuit
He should have read the fine print — and now he can’t. A Manhattan octaganerian claims he’s been left with “serious visual impairment” as a result of taking Viagra, the...
PA’s hikes take a toll
Be ready to pay more at Port Authority crossings between New York and New Jersey today.E-ZPass passenger-car tolls on the George Washington Bridge, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels and Staten...
West Babylon, LI mourns Jovan Belcher's shocking death
He was their all-pro. Jovan Belcher’s shocked family and friends gathered at his West Babylon, LI, home to mourn the high-school champion and college-football stand-out hours after he killed himself...
Chiefs LB fatally shoots girlfriend, kills self in front of coach and GM
A Long Island-born Kansas City Chiefs linebacker gunned down the mother of his 3-month-old daughter yesterday before driving to Arrowhead Stadium and killing himself in front of his head coach...
Asbestos flub costs Co-op City tenants $20M
Is the city sniffing glue? In 2005, a city Department of Environmental Protection inspector took a tile from a vacant Co-op City apartment to a lab for testing. A trace...
WATCH: Rapper Ryan Leslie burns front page of The Post, reporting on $1M verdict against him
We’re New York’s hottest paper! Cheapskate rapper Ryan Leslie reacted to a $1 million verdict against him by burning the front page of The Post in front of cheering concert...
Foul play: Kid, 11, busted for prop gun
This little cowboy’s toy gun was a bit too real. An East Village 11-year-old was handcuffed and taken into custody last month after strolling into MS 345 on the Lower...
Hofstra hoops jailbird whines over ‘theft’ rap
He went from being a big man on campus to a big baby in the slammer. “I’m sorry. I just want to go home,” bellyached Hofstra hoopster Jimmy Hall in...
Do tell! Gay nups at W. Point chapel
WEST POINT — Cadet Chapel, the landmark Gothic church that is a center for spiritual life at the US Military Academy at West Point, hosted its first same-sex wedding yesterday....
Andy, Mike fight for spotlight
They’re getting high marks for their responses to Superstorm Sandy, but there have been some tensions along the way for Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg. With the stakes so high...
Pregnant Sandy refugee, 2-year-old daughter booted from hotel - after FEMA drops ball on reservation
A pregnant Hurricane Sandy victim was booted from her hotel room yesterday and forced to hunt for a place to stay because FEMA dropped the ball on her reservation. Keri...
EMS chief carried over Hurricane Sandy floodwaters like 'Cleopatra'
Hail to the chief! During Hurricane Sandy, EMS commander Marylou Aurrichio was carried out of a deluged Lower East Side station by four underlings holding her above the floodwaters in...
Storm bedlam as ERs soaked
A month after Superstorm Sandy ravaged downtown and Brooklyn hospitals, the city’s medical system has not stopped the bleeding. Emergency rooms at NYU Langone Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital Center, the...
Booked for the holidays
Hollywood Unseen ACC Editions Talk about your familiar faces in unfamiliar situations: Boris Karloff in monster garb and makeup for “Bride of Frankenstein” drinking a cup of tea, very civilized;...
Speak no evil
We’ve all had a good laugh at Alec Baldwin’s “stalker,” just as we’ve all been horrified by the “cannibal cop” and the guy in Ohio who “bullied” a kid with...
Gag u
In 2007, Keith John Sampson, a middle-aged student working his way through Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis as a janitor, was declared guilty of racial harassment. Without granting Sampson a hearing,...
Nobody does it badder
“Skyfall” has been praised as the best James Bond film ever, with a stunning 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and more than $800 million in global ticket sales. It...
Brutally jealous, fiercely cruel, furiously loyal — trying to understand the mystery of brothers
“It seems to me that when people think about brothers at all, they think about sibling rivalry,” says George Colt, author of the new book “Brothers” (Scribner). And why wouldn’t...
Was she or wasn’t she?
On Oct. 29, New York was struck by a severe, uh . . . weather event. The tristate area was devastated. But was it a “hurricane”? Well, if you’re asking...
The blindfold slips
The fate of one of the most effective tactics in controlling violent crime in New York City is now in the hands of one demonstrably biased jurist. Last Tuesday, plaintiffs...
Tragic flight delay
Vilma Soltesz’s death is tragic, but the tragedy lies in this greedy lawsuit and culture of blame — believing in unjust handouts and money for nothing (“Jumbo Jet Suit,” Nov....
In My Library: Robert Battle
Clive Barnes, The Post’s late, great dance and theater critic, was always looking for the new and wonderful, and he loved pointing out young performers with potential. In a June...
Oo-rah!
Underdogs The Making of the Modern Marine Corps by Aaron B. O’Connell Harvard University Press For the past decade, the public has ranked the Marines as the most prestigious service...
It’s a great soundtrack, Charlie
Good grief, Charlie Brown! What took them so long? A recently released, remastered version of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” by the Vince Guaraldi Trio brings the 1965 classic into modern...
The case for Ke$ha
When you skyrocket to fame by proclaiming that you brush your teeth with a bottle of Jack Daniel’s (after waking up feeling like P. Diddy, natch), it can prove difficult...
Chandler Burr: My smelly New York
This place stinks — literally. New York City is home to one of the most nose-tickling range of scents known to man. Some are good (baking bread), some are baffling...
Something more exotic
Parakeets and cockatiels Cost: $95 to $125 for the bird and cage to start; food and chew toys run $20 to $50 a month. Why they’re great for city living:...
Ones for the ages
This is world championship season.Not the overall world championship, the one held by Vishy Anand of India. I’m talking about the other world championships, based on age and gender. Twelve...
Bridge
Cy the Cynic had gotten into an argument with one of his opponents in a penny game, and was rightfully remorseful.“It’s a jungle out there,” the Cynic sighed in the...
Spacesuits: The final frontier
One day, not long from now, everybody will need a spacesuit, whether it’s for a quick suborbital flight to Australia or a weeks-long jaunt to the newly discovered mineral baths...
Straight shooter
All Ralphie wanted for Christmas was an official Red Ryder carbine action, air rifle “with a compass in the stock, and this thing that tells time!” And all 12-year-old Peter...
Serby’s exclusive Sunday Q&A with ... Mike Woodson
Knicks coach Mike Woodson huddled with Post columnist Steve Serby for some Q&A. Q: If a team takes on the personality of its coach, what should this team’s personality be?...
Better take care of business today, no ifs, ands or butts
After all the torment and torture the Jets have put their long-suffering fans through, I come today with some unsolicited advice for Rex Ryan and his crew: Don’t dare lose...
Big Blue may be without Phillips, JPP
Facing Robert Griffin III and the Redskins without safety Kenny Phillips and defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul? It could happen. The Giants almost definitely will be without Phillips for tomorrow night’s...
Engineering high-powered Giants attack hasn’t earned Gilbride another head-coaching shot
He has called the plays that make the whole offense sing, the plays that have guided the Giants to two Super Bowl victories in a four-year span, the plays that...
Houston owner has patience the size of Texas
Even in the impatient, pressure-packed world of the NFL, patience sometimes is rewarded. The Texans are living proof. Houston is 10-1 and the leader in the clubhouse for the No....
Jets' late-season winning streak must start today vs. Cardinals
The Jets return to the MetLife Stadium field today, 10 days after embarrassing themselves there on Thanksgiving against the Patriots. This one should be a bit easier for the Jets....
Mets must find outfielders, catcher
Sandy Alderson hasn’t exactly been “Mr. December” with the Mets in his first two seasons. The Mets general manager is still searching for his first significant catch at the Winter...
Flurry of action set to take place at Winter Meetings
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Gaylord Opryland boasts of two million twinkling lights for its holiday show, 11 restaurants and all of the “Shrek” characters on site to pose with you...
Niners’ bold QB change shows Super approach
Jim Harbaugh’s bold decision to stay with Colin Kaepernick and sit Alex Smith ultimately may blow up in his face. No one can say he doesn’t have the courage of...
Dolan wants in on talks
Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan is willing to join talks with NHL players in an effort to end the lockout that threatens the 2012-13 season in its entirety, a...
Prigioni steadies Knicks
After two games like Pablo Prigioni has just played, you would be forgiven for temporarily forgetting all the Knicks’ injury woes. The 35-year-old Argentine point guard has been a stabilizing...
Going easy on Amar’e, Shumpert
Amar’e Stoudemire took jump shots and participated in dribbling drills, while Iman Shumpert jumped over obstacles and dunked the ball with flair. But yesterday’s workouts for the two injured Knicks...
Best things come on 3s
Three for the money is taking on a whole new meaning for these Knicks. And it’s not going to change. For those critics who think the Knicks are taking too...
Murder-suicide leaves countless questions
The first reaction is a simple one: We want an answer. How? Why? We want to know how this can happen, need to understand how a 25-year-old kid with everything...
Belcher death stuns Chiefs, NFL community
Shock and sadness blanketed the NFL yesterday in the wake of Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher’s suicide at Arrowhead Stadium. Belcher, who was a native of West Babylon, Long Island, fatally...
Air Stack continues to take off
MIAMI — When Jerry Stackhouse leapt into the air and tried to dunk over Joel Anthony with 38 seconds left in the first half of last night’s 102-89 loss to...
Brooklyn closer, still can’t match Miami
MIAMI — The Nets came to Miami hoping to prove they had closed the gap from their blowout loss here early last month. And while they fell short of getting...
Favored Browns will conquer Oakland
Today Browns (+1) over RAIDERS: Browns hovering close to road favoritism a rare sighting in modern times, but sustained Raiders home form horrifying, and effective Cleveland defense — and RB...
Sunday's Best
The lineBRIANCOSTELLOSTEVESERBYMARKCANNIZZAROPAULSCHWARTZDREWLOFTISJUSTINTERRANOVAMS.CHARLEENBARTHUBBUCHRICODave BlezowHondoFALCONS 3 1/2 (56) Saints (Falcons 23-13)Falcons (W) ★ Saints (L)Saints (L)Saints (L) ★ Saints (L)Saints (L)Falcons (W)Falcons (W)Falcons (W)Falcons (W)Saints (L)JETS 4 1/2 (36 1/2) Cardinals (Today,...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Rested Spurs beat Grizzlies in OT In San Antonio, Tony Parker scored 30 points, Tim Duncan had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and the Spurs shook off what coach...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/8m; $30,000; clm($15,000); 3upCHAIRMAN NOW came off layoff, finished up the track for 30G; drops to 15G. POINT...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-7 fur; $23,000; clm($8,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Sejano(L),113LVillanuev5-8-1Aristone12-12 Conga Bella(L),118A Castillo7-4-8Aristone10-13 Bellarella(L),118P Requena4-3-4McBride5-14 Heather(L),120J Acosta1-2-8LeBarron5-25 Missbauer(L),116A Arroyo1-6-2Allen10-16 SocialStatemnt(L),118JHmpshrJr2-1-2Velazqez4-17 NanseeyonHvn(L),118J Bisono7-1-1Pino7-28 Hatta(L),118RMontanz3-5-1Zulueta12-19 Sammzilla(L),118S...
Aqueduct Charts
December 1st, 2012Cloudy and Fast Turf Good©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $30,000; cl($15,000); 3upOff: 12:30. Good. brush st,2p,drift bitTime: 23.44, 46.83, 58.51, 1:1.87.Trainer: John KimmelWinner: DK B/ H, 6, by...
Vic Cangialosi at Parx Graded Entries
FIRST-1 mile; $25,000; alw; 3up(f)6-Royal Suspicion5-24-Dress N Drink 8-11-Ennie'sLament15-15-File Gumbo 9-52-Royal Start 9-27-SmedyOnSndy15-13-PrincessPerfect6-1SECOND-6 fur; $45,000; mdn; 3,4&5YO6-Cuban Devil 8-54-Close to Sonny 8-11-Desert Recon 20-15-JB'sGldenStyle10-12-Debutnte'sDde9-27-HowCooolIsHe12-13-FinalVindicatin5-2THIRD-5 fur; $23,000; clm($10,000); 3up8-Istanbully 5-25-Time for...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m. FIRST-1 mile; $54,500; alw; 3up(f) A SISTERLY LOVE ran off to win debut by 11 lengths as heavy favorite; right back. GLAMOUR PUSS broke her maiden...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6f; $27,000; mdn cl($50,000); 2YO 7 Sonoftokyn (Sctt) 117.4 27.00 9.80 4 Talk the Walk (Talamo) 4.60 3.00 8 Headlights On (Quinonez) 3.60 Scr: Winninrulz. * $1 Exacta (7-4) $212.80...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1mT; $52,500; mdn spcl wt; 3up; f&m7Dvn Luck (Cstllno)7.003.402.401Dawn Glory (Lezcano)3.402.8011Flower Mart (Rosario)3.00* Exacta (7-1) $25.60 * $1 Superfecta (7-1-11-8) $329.40 * $1 Trifecta (7-1-11) $36.40SECOND- 1 1/16mT; $52,500; mdn...
Home Team Lineups
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Today's Sports on the Air
BasketballNoonClemson at South Carolina ESPNUNoonSuns at Knicks MSG, WNYM (970 AM)NoonManhattan at George Washington MSG Plus2:45 p.m.Maryland at George Mason MSG Plus6 p.m.Women: Kentucky at Louisville ESPNUFootball1 p.m.Jets at Cardinals...
The Post Line
NFL Today Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog JETS 3 1/2 5 (37) Cardinals BEARS 4 3 1/2 (37 1/2) Seahawks PACKERS 9 8 1/2 (46) Vikings 49ers 7 7 1/2...
Wright move ... & wrong
* Wow, David Wright re-signed with the Mets for $136 million. I can’t wait to see the Mets in last place for the next five-or-so years. Why didn’t management trade...
Pride turns into shame
There were ubiquitous signs and sweatshirts around campus displaying Hofstra Pride, but there was an underlying sense of embarrassment, brought on by the arrest of four basketball players for looting...
’Skins fuel Giants’ angst ... at the moment
Not everyone is as fortunate as the Yankees. Their chief rival right now is the Boston Red Sox. It was that way 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years...
Rutgers one of many to eschew team colors
Grasshopper walks into a bar, orders a drink. Bartender: “Funny, we’ve got a drink named after you.” Grasshopper: “You’ve got a drink named Murray?” For all intents and purposes, the...
Wagner & Stony Brk. fall short
Wagner and Stony Brook are going home for good, but not before the two area Football Championship Subdivision programs acquitted themselves well last night in the Round of 16. Wagner...
Trout outslugs crowd fave Cotto
Seventeen years ago, Austin Trout walked into a boxing gym in Las Cruces, N.M., and decided he wanted to be a champion. He won his world title two years ago....
Hill tries to get over hump
The Jets’ wide receiving corps has been a unit in flux all season. A season-ending injury to top receiver Santonio Holmes and minor injuries to other receivers have created inconsistency...
Rival Steelers await streaking Baltimore
BALTIMORE — It wasn’t even six weeks ago that the Ravens were coming off a 30-point loss in Houston and looking like roadkill. Coming on the heels of what looked...
The Rumble
Rangers’ Richards turns to clothing line during NHL lockout With NHL games up to and including Dec. 15 already canceled, the remainder of the season remains in doubt and NHL...
Catcher, right field primary targets for Yanks
A Year ago the Yankees arrived in Dallas for the Winter Meetings and let the baseball world know they were willing to talk about dealing A.J. Burnett and possibly Ivan...
Bring on Buble
Canadian singer Michael Bublé has a voice made to sing Christmas carols — it’s smooth as the rum in your holiday eggnog. “Michael’s Christmas album that he released last year...
Christmas specials
FINDING MRS. CLAUS Dec. 2, 9 p.m., Lifetime And this is what happens to former Oscar winners. “Mighty Aphrodite” Best Supporting Actress Mira Sorvino is now playing Mrs. Santa. That’s...
Danger: it’s Christmas
Amid all the Christmas cheer and accompanying maudlin movies comes this year’s “next generation” of holiday specials, filled with plenty of humbug and the season’s worst tidings: “666 Park Avenue”...
Don't miss
Eye candy This year, the “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” returned to New York. Exciting, right? The gorgeous Victoria’s Secret Angels will model lingerie on the runway and make the oncoming...
All-news CBS 880 learns to shill
Excuse this self-indulgence, but I feel as if I’m losing a very good and very old friend. From the time I was in high school, all-news WCBS-AM, 880 Radio was...
Reel good
The Taming of the Shrew, 1967 Sunday, 9:45 a.m., TCM If you’ve seen Lifetime’s “LIz & Dick,” by now you know that Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, back then the...
Look Who’s Talking
Kelly & MIchael 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Neil Patrick Harris; Sir Ian McKellen. Tuesday: Jane Fonda; Ed Sheeran. Wednesday: Elijah Wood; Katharine Jenkins. Thursday: Laura Linney; Scott Baio. Friday:...
Santa's big elf
Blake Shelton loves Christmas music — so much that he listens to it year round. “We have guests that come to our house every April, and they’ll come downstairs and...
Treat the family to a fancy Caribbean getaway
It’s officially winter, and the weather outside is frightful — we know. You and yours could definitely stand a bit of Caribbean Sea and sunshine, but sometimes a hotel room...
Ski deals and other winter wonderlands
Christmas is coming Get into the holiday spirit, Vermont style, with the “Nights Before . . .” package at Stowe’s Topnotch Resort and Spa. The one-night deal includes a visit to a...
Go beyond the beach in the US Virgin Islands
When it comes to a quick, easy Caribbean getaway, the US Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix) are hard to beat — with American, United and Delta...
Last week’s date
Every now and then it happens: A dater is not happy with his or her choices. Usually, they come around and go for at least a quickie meet and greet...
Meet Market: Spontaneous sports fan hopes to score a guy worthy of cheers
Cheap date When she was in college, Shaina dated a guy who sent her on scavenger hunts. “We were broke, but it was some of the best times I’ve had...
Top 5: Ways to ask out a Rockette
“Ask, ‘Are your legs tired from the kick line — or from running through my dreams?’ ” — Chris “Tell her, ‘You’re great on your feet. Now I’d like to sweep...
Nookie noshes for zodiac lovers
What’s your sign? And what kind of wine goes with that? Maui-based chef Sabra Ricci has combined her love of astrology with her zeal for cooking in her second book,...
Weird but true
He was a ram on the lam. A shaggy brown sheep jumped from his trailer and strolled through downtown Des Moines, Iowa, for an hour — dodging his handlers, cops...
Majerus dead at 64
Rick Majerus, the jovial coach who led Utah to the 1998 NCAA final and had only one losing season in 25 years with four schools, died yesterday. He was 64....
Johnnies half a tough time
St. John’s has mastered the art of the second-half comeback. Yesterday’s come-from-behind, 57-49 victory over NJIT at Carnesecca Arena was the latest example.Now the challenge is not to need a...
Hofstra falls without four arrested players
It’s been a rough few days for Mo Cassara and Hofstra. Just one day after news came down that Shaquille Stokes, Jimmy Hall, Dallas Anglin and Kentrell Washington were arrested...
’Bama barrels past Georgia into BCS meet with ND
ATLANTA — One of the most bitingly clever signs to appear at a college football game this season was paraded around South Bend, Ind., in mid-September. A creative Notre Dame...
Top TCU to earn Big 12 crown
Landry Jones threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns, Damien Williams ran untouched 66 yards for a score and 12th-ranked Oklahoma held on to win 24-17 at TCU yesterday in...
Army RB doing family proud heading into clash with Navy
Malcolm Brown has long understood the concept of giving more, has grasped the idea of greater good. As the grandson of one of the first black paratroopers and son of...
Taliban suicide bombers attack US-Afghan air base in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban suicide bombers attacked a joint US-Afghan air base in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, detonating explosives at the gate and sparking a gunbattle that lasted at least...
Nets closer, but can't match Heat
MIAMI — The Nets have improved quite a bit since they were blown out by the Heat early last month. But they still have a long way to go if...
Day after burglary shocker, Hofstra comes up short vs. SMU
It’s been a rough few days for Mo Cassara and the Hofstra Pride. Just one day after news came down that Shaquille Stokes, Jimmy Hall, Dallas Anglin and Kentrell Washington...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Heat
MIAMI – The Nets take the floor at American Airlines Arena Saturday night against the Heat with first place in the Eastern Conference on the line.With that in mind, here...