December 4, 2012
Watching the world end
December 4, 2012 | 11:43pm“City of Heroes” died this past weekend after nearly eight years of celebrated persistence.A few months ago, Korean games publisher NCSoft shocked the players and creators of its superhero MMO...
Rapper likens self to one of world's greatest composers
December 4, 2012 | 11:26pmBig-talking rapper Ryan Leslie -- who set fire to the front page of The Post for reporting on a $1 million jury verdict against him -- is now likening himself...
Would-be rapist gets 5 years
December 4, 2012 | 11:23pmAn East Village woman who bravely fought off a would-be rapist was happy to learn that the fiend was sentenced today to five years in prison. “I’m good,” Jane Callanan...
Has Rob Kardashian gone over the edge?
December 4, 2012 | 11:06pmNeglected and rejected Kardashian brother, Rob, has been flipping out on Twitter, leading some people to wonder how much attention this guy really needs. Having broken up with his girlfriend,...
Shirley MacLaine is just what stodgy ‘Downton Abbey’ needs
December 4, 2012 | 11:00pmThe Crawleys may have survived WWI with Downton Abbey and their way of life more or less intact, but will they survive the arrival of Cora’s American mother, Martha? Unless...
Coughlin: Giants have to win out
December 4, 2012 | 10:38pmWin 'em all. That is the way coach Tom Coughlin is looking at the remaining four games for the Giants, who squandered a huge opportunity to gain some distance in...
Two more former LIRR workers cop to disability pension scam
December 4, 2012 | 10:23pmThey're hopping off the gravy train. Two more LIRR retirees pleaded guilty today to scamming disability pensions -- and promised to pay back all the money they stole by faking...
Rangers’ Callahan: It’s ‘crunch time’ in NHL lockout talks
December 4, 2012 | 10:18pmThe Rangers have a lot to look forward to this season, if there is one to play. “The hard part is coming off such a good year, we're excited about...
Ginobili: Spurs toy-gun photo 'was a joke'
December 4, 2012 | 9:40pmA Halloween party photo of Spurs stars Tony Parker and Tim Duncan pointing toy guns at a man dressed in a uniform as NBA referee Joey Crawford went viral this...
Afterglow Universal Wireless headset review
December 4, 2012 | 9:22pmEvery time I use PDP's Afterglow Universal Wireless headset, my two idiot cats -- make no mistake: These are not intelligent creatures -- sit and stare at the lights that...
Singer loses bid to wrest $250M from Argentina
December 4, 2012 | 8:46pmPaul Singer’s last-ditch attempt to get cash from Argentina this year has failed. A motion by Singer’s hedge fund, Elliott Management, requesting that the South American country put up a...
New Jersey star Towns chooses Kentucky
December 4, 2012 | 8:07pmJohn Calipari wins again. The Kentucky head coach landed New Jersey superstar-in-the-making Karl Anthony Towns, a 7-foot-1 forward with guard skills from St. Joseph Metuchen, Tuesday morning. Towns picked Kentucky...
Mets bust Bay signs with Mariners: report
December 4, 2012 | 8:00pmNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that free agent outfielder Jason Bay has reached a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners.The person spoke...
Synagogue bomber pleads guilty, gives DA 1st state-level terror conviction
December 4, 2012 | 7:52pmHe'd dreamed of blowing up ten synagogues -- simultaneously, on the same remote detonator. He called himself a "mastermind," yearned for "chaos and ruckus," and grinned like an excited child...
Albany pols confirm agreement to team up
December 4, 2012 | 7:30pmALBANY - Coalition government is coming to Albany. The state Senate's Republicans and a group of five breakaway Democrats announced agreement today that they're teaming up to run the chamber...
Health inspectors shut E.A.T. on UES after rat spotted in breadbaskets
December 4, 2012 | 7:29pmHealth inspectors have shut Eli Zabar’s E.A.T. Gourmet shop on the Upper East Side. “E.A.T. has a serious mouse infestation as well other food safety deficiencies,” the city Department of...
Sales from H line merchandise to benefit Sandy victims in Rockaways: MTA
December 4, 2012 | 7:18pmWanna help Sandy victims? Shop at the New York Transit Museum. The MTA today announced its selling limited-edition H line merchandise, with all proceeds going to benefit Rockaways relief. The...
Packers great Starr collapses during speech
December 4, 2012 | 7:18pmMADISON, Wis. — Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr collapsed during a speech in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday. Conference organizers say he appears to be OK.The Green Bay Packers' former...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Thunder
December 4, 2012 | 7:17pmComing off a loss to the defending NBA champion Heat in Miami on Saturday, the Nets will take on the defending Western Conference champion Thunder back in Brooklyn Tuesday night.Here...
Rolle: Giants need to get 'nasty'
December 4, 2012 | 7:15pmAntrel Rolle believes he knows one way to get the Giants out of their inconsistent ways and steer them toward the playoffs.Get nasty and stop kissing butts.“I think we just...
PHOTOS: City breaks ground on 26-acre Hudson Yards project
December 4, 2012 | 7:02pmMayor Bloomberg calls it "the future of New York City." A groundbreaking ceremony was held today for a new neighborhood called Hudson Yards. The 26-acre site on Manhattan's west side...
Knicks PGs Felton, Kidd say they'll play vs. Bobcats
December 4, 2012 | 6:39pmRaymond Felton, his left thumb wrapped in tape during practice, and Jason Kidd both said they were a go for Wednesday night in Charlotte. However, Kidd said he expects to...
Prokhorov to attend Nets-Knicks game next week
December 4, 2012 | 6:31pmNets owner Mikhail Prokhorov will get his chance to see the Knicks after all.Prokhorov's publicist, Ellen Pinchuk, told the Post that the Russian billionaire is scheduled to attend the next...
Nets without Lopez, Evans against Thunder
December 4, 2012 | 6:13pmThe Nets will be without two of their top four big men Tuesday night against the Thunder, as both Brook Lopez and Reggie Evans will sit out.Lopez will miss his...
Tebow reaches out to teen in upstate car crash after Twitter campaign
December 4, 2012 | 5:33pmTim Tebow has missed the past two games with a rib injury, and even when he has been healthy, he hasn't made much of a difference for the Jets. But...
Worker crushed by falling refrigerator
December 4, 2012 | 5:23pmA construction worker was crushed to death when a giant refrigeration unit fell from a crane at Bronx-Lebanon Medical Center this morning, authorities said. Witnesses said the boom of the...
Mortar kills 29 Syrian students
December 4, 2012 | 4:34pmBEIRUT — A mortar slammed into a ninth-grade classroom in the Damascus suburbs on Tuesday, killing 29 students and a teacher, according to state media, as the civil war closed...
Fort Hood shooting judge removed for showing bias
December 4, 2012 | 4:17pmFORT WORTH, Texas — The court martial against the Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage will move forward with a replacement to the military judge who insisted...
Cardinals' Rhodes says Dockett 'did NOT spit in my face' during Jets game
December 4, 2012 | 3:59pmTEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona safety Kerry Rhodes has confirmed he had a run-in with teammate Darnell Dockett at the end of Sunday’s game against the Jets but said reports that...
STARTING FIVE: Kentucky's losing streak, Majerus, Zeller vs. Plumlee
December 4, 2012 | 3:49pmEvery week during the season, New York Post reporters Zach Braziller and Anthony Sulla-Heffinger go one-on-one over the latest hot topics in college basketball.This week, they talk Hofstra's burglary scandal,...
FIVE-STEP DROP: Notre Dame-Alabama, Georgia's blame game and BCS snubs
December 4, 2012 | 3:37pmEvery week during the season, New York Post online sports editors Justin Terranova and Marc Raimondi go toe-to-toe on the latest hot topics in college football.This week, they tackle the...
Bronx man found dead with severe head trauma after nabes report 'foul odor': cops
December 4, 2012 | 3:32pmAn older man was found dead yesterday under mysterious circumstances in The Bronx, authorities said. The 62-year-old victim was discovered around 10:40 p.m. after someone made a 911 call of...
Defense rests case in Ronell Wilson death penalty hearings
December 4, 2012 | 3:27pmDefense attorneys rested their case yesterday, saying that a half-dozen of their experts had proven that their client, convicted of murdering two NYPD detectives, is mentally handicapped and should be...
A-Rod, Dickey and other notes from the Winter Meetings
December 4, 2012 | 3:20pmLots of noise here at the Winter Meetings, and even a couple of completed deals for free agents, but the biggest news easily was the revelation -- as first reported...
WWE ’13 gets Ryback as DLC
December 4, 2012 | 3:16pmRyback has taken the WWE by storm, and now gamers can feed their need for the muscled superstar by downloading him in WWE ’13.The Post Game Report had a chance...
Lawyer Dominic Barbara busted for stalking, attempted extortion of ex-wife: Rice
December 4, 2012 | 2:53pmDisgraced born-again lawyer Dominic Barbara tried to shake down his ex wife for $200,000 — in exchange for not releasing dirty photos of her, prosecutors charged yesterday. The Nassau County...
Braylon calls Jets 'idiots' then gets waived by Seahawks
December 4, 2012 | 1:40pmIt doesn't pay to stick up for Mark Sanchez these days.Former Jets receiver Braylon Edwards took to Twitter early this morning to say it’s not Sanchez’s fault he hasn’t played...
US hearing for DSK set for December 10
December 4, 2012 | 1:24pmA hearing in the civil case of disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been set for December 10, after reports he will settle with the hotel maid who accused...
Acquitted blogger sues Conn. officials for $50M
December 4, 2012 | 1:13pmHARTFORD, Conn. — A blogger who urged readers to "take up arms" against Connecticut officials is suing state government leaders for $50 million after being acquitted of threatening and inciting...
Banksy shot
December 4, 2012 | 1:13pmHere's a preview of the Art Miami fair’s highly anticipated “Banksy: Out of Context” exhibition, which will be unveiled at a VIP preview tonight and displayed through Sunday. Five murals...
Navy: No US drones missing after Iran claim
December 4, 2012 | 1:01pmTEHRAN, Iran — Iran claimed Tuesday it had captured a US drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf— even showing an image of a purportedly downed craft...
Griffin, settling for field goals do in Giants as East tightens
December 4, 2012 | 7:38amLANDOVER, Md. — The Giants did not put a stranglehold on the NFC East, certainly didn’t subdue the raging threat that is Robert Griffin III and the upstart Redskins, and...
Giants blitz
December 4, 2012 | 7:32amHERO As if the Giants didn’t know it already, Robert Griffin III is the real deal. The Redskins’ precocious rookie quarterback continued his late-season roll last night, repeatedly confounding the...
Giants report card
December 4, 2012 | 7:32amOffense D Strange performance. Great on third down (8 of 10) in first half, controlled the ball, no turnovers, Ahmad Bradshaw runs for 103 yards and Eli Manning made some...
McElroy, Sanchez — or even Tebow — could start for Jets vs. Jaguars
December 4, 2012 | 6:54amThe Jets’ quarterback situation is now a true three-ring circus. Rex Ryan declined to name a starting quarterback yesterday for this week’s game with the Jaguars. A day after making...
Readers think McElroy gives Jets best chance
December 4, 2012 | 6:54amIf it were up to Post readers, Greg McElroy would be the Jets’ starting quarterback Sunday against the Jaguars. In an online poll asking the question of who should be...
Ryan’s legacy on line with decision with Jets' QB decision
December 4, 2012 | 6:54amLeave it to the Jets to create a controversy that involves not two quarterbacks, but three. That’s what Rex Ryan has to navigate this week in what looms as the...
News Corp. is to split into publishing, entertainment arms & close The Daily
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNews Corp. named Wall Street Journal Managing Editor Robert Thomson as CEO of its soon-to-be spun-off publishing entity. News Corp., which will split into two publicly traded companies — the...
Business briefs
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amDee-fense!A lawyer for Morgan Stanley Managing Director Glenn Hadden said his client, who is being investigated over a trade involving Treasury futures while at Goldman Sachs, did nothing wrong.Clear warningClear...
It’s nip and tuck for the New York Times — again
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amOnce again the specter of newsroom layoffs is hanging over the Gray Lady. “The advertising climate remains volatile and we don’t see this changing in the near future,” said New...
Facebook may be no match for perverts
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amFacebook has a kiddie porn problem.Even though the world’s most popular social network says it uses the latest technology to scrub the filth from its pages, tipsters say graphic images...
Knight Capital may go it alone
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amMaybe it doesn’t need a white knight after all. Knight Capital’s board emerged from another meeting yesterday to review dueling takeover offers without making a decision. Both Getco and Virtu...
JPMorgan, Citi face Mass. music
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amJPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo must face claims over home foreclosure practices in a lawsuit brought by the Massachusetts attorney general, a judge ruled. Allegations that the banks violated...
UBS near Libor deal
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amUBS is nearing a deal to settle claims some of its staff manipulated interest rates, and could reach agreement with US and British authorities by the end of the year,...
Netflix hit by Redbox
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNetflix shares fell the most in more than a month after a report saying Redbox Instant — Verizon Communications’ joint-streaming venture with Coinstar — will undercut its $7.99-a-month basic plan...
Bean counters in China beef
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amUS regulators yesterday charged the Chinese arms of five top accounting firms with securities violations over their refusal to produce certain audit papers for US-listed Chinese companies. The Securities and...
Dish special dividend
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amDish Network, the second largest U.S. satellite-TV provider, announced a special dividend of $1 a share. The dividend on outstanding Class A and Class B common stock will be payable...
Foursquare is the No. 3 mobile app
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amFoursquare just checked into the top three mobile apps. The New York startup, headed by CEO Dennis Crowley, is behind only Facebook and Twitter in the mobile app rankings, a...
Cable feud brews
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amTime Warner Cable boss Glenn Britt drew his sword and waved it over the heads of programmers. Britt warned media companies yesterday that he would cut low-rated channels from the...
Auto buyers hit the gas in Sandy’s wake
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amUpbeat consumers and pent-up demand caused by Hurricane Sandy helped fuel the best November for carmakers in four years. Chrysler’s Ram pickups saw sales jump 23 percent in the month...
Waiting for Water Street
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amRe-opening storm-damaged 55 Water St. — the city’s largest office tower with 3.8 million square feet — is taking longer than its owners expected. It had been thought that it...
Gov gets love for Sandy job
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amALBANY — Sandy got the better of New York — but not of Gov. Cuomo. As he made his first foray to Washington as governor yesterday, polls showed the hurricane...
Cuomo hit$ up DC
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — Gov. Cuomo yesterday made his first trip to the nation’s capital since taking the helm in Albany, to press his case for $42 billion in disaster aid —...
That old joke? Sarah glams (& hams) it up
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amSarah Silverman has landed the glamour spread of her dreams in Vanity Fair — and she’s brought along some “old” friends. Appearing in its first-ever Comedy Issue (out now) —...
It’s nopez to Gropez: City panel to nix Vito-friendly council map
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amThe city’s Districting Commission will meet this morning to formally withdraw the new City Council maps it presented last month creating a new district seemingly tailored for a Vito Lopez...
Schizo doc fears jail
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amHer lives are in a judge’s hands. A Harlem doctor who says she has 12 personality “alters” will die if she has to do prison time for selling phony OxyContin...
Slain ma’s final plea
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amThe Staten Island mom bludgeoned to death allegedly by her husband for cheating on him had stumbled into her teenage daughter’s room begging for help after the beating, police sources...
Booze tax is all wet: gov
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amWe’ll lift a pint to this. Gov. Cuomo yesterday shot down a state health panel’s sobering proposals to increase taxes on booze, slash the number of new bars and liquor...
Mom: I had to pay 12G to this ‘sex fiend!’
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amIf she stopped seeing her alleged abuser, she would have been expelled from school. The mother of a teenage Brooklyn girl who was allegedly sexually abused by a prominent Hasidic...
Trayvon killer pic shock
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amA photo of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Florida, shows the neighborhood watch volunteer with a bloody, swollen nose. The picture was released yesterday...
NYPD Daily Blotter
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amManhattan Two armed thieves tried to hold up a man on the Upper West Side early yesterday but fled empty handed, authorities said. The victim told police that he was...
Belcher apologized to wounded girlfriend before fleeing and killing self
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amKANSAS CITY, Mo — Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher leaned over his mortally wounded gal pal, kissed her on the forehead and apologized to his mom, before fleeing to team headquarters...
O warns Syria
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amPresident Obama is considering using military force to prevent Syria from using chemical and biological weapons against its own people after a new intelligence report indicates Damascus might do so,...
Jerky ‘sex scion’ cops to Central Park lewdness
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amHis gripping Central Park saga is finally over. Emmy-winning TV news producer William “Howie” Masters III — son of the famous Masters and Johnson sex researcher — glumly pleaded guilty...
NYC kids greet PM
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amWhen the prime minister of South Korea wanted to see a great city public school in action, he chose a Harlem charter.Students at Democracy Prep Charter School, run by one...
It’s heir raising news! Kate is pregnant
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amKate Middleton is pregnant with the future king or queen of England — who will be the first royal child born under gender-neutral rules. Prince William and his wife announced...
‘Nothing’ funny in top show
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amJerry Seinfeld is master of his comedy domain. “Seinfeld” was voted the nation’s funniest sitcom of all time, edging out the 1950s black-and-white classic “The Honeymooners,” according to survey results...
Judge nails Dykstra
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES — Former Met outfielder Lenny Dykstra has been sentenced to 6 1/2 months in prison for hiding and selling sports memorabilia and other items that were supposed to...
Suspect confesses in pushing death of Queens dad in Times Square subway station
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amA 30-year-old man confessed today to being the subway psycho who “launched” an innocent straphanger into tracks, where he was killed by an oncoming Q train, law enforcement sources told...
Left ‘fine’-tunes sick-pay bill
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amSo much for compromise. Left-leaning groups pushing the City Council for a bill forcing private companies to provide paid sick leave have redrafted their proposal to include fines to punish...
Latino eyes advocate race
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amAdd a Latino legislator to the growing list of candidates hoping to replace Bill de Blasio as Public Advocate next year. Democratic Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez told The Post he’s considering...
‘Mr. Gristedes’ eyes race
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amSupermarket mogul John Catsimatidis said yesterday he’s setting up an exploratory committee to consider running for mayor. Catsimatidis described himself as a pro-business Republican with the compassion of a “former...
Dem Smith to join GOP coalition
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amQueens Democrat Malcolm Smith is joining forces with Republicans in a new coalition to run the fractured state Senate, the Post has learned. In a stunning move, Smith (left), the...
Mike urges Hillary to run for mayor
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amThe next stop for globe-trotting Hillary Rodham Clinton will be Gracie Mansion — at least if Mayor Bloomberg gets his way. In a recent telephone chat with the secretary of...
Guy claims Salvation Army turned him away from sidewalk job, in favor of 'cute girls'
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amYou need more than a pretty voice to solicit Salvation Army donations — you’ve got to be a hot chick, too. An aspiring male actor who applied to be one...
Give ‘evil’ slay wife life: feds
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amA former stripper who organized the “sadistic” killings of her millionaire husband and his mother should rot behind bars, prosecutors said yesterday. Narcy Novack and her thug brother, Cristobal Veliz,...
Perv principal is convicted
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amThe principal of a Brooklyn yeshiva was convicted yesterday of sexually abusing three young brothers. Emanuel Yegutkin, 33, abused the boys after he became friends with their dad The abuse...
Gal pal’s plea for Hiram
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amShe’s standing by her man — yet again. The ex-girlfriend of former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate has asked a federal judge to give the disgraced politician — once accused of...
Drivers to sue city over red-light cam tickets
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amThe city’s red-light camera program is nothing short of highway robbery, a lawsuit will claim. Three motorists who were slapped with $50 red-light camera tickets are filing a class-action suit...
Boehner, GOP send prez plan for $2.2T in cuts & tax fixes
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — Right back at you, Mr. President. House Republicans yesterday shot back a $2.2 trillion counteroffer to President Obama in high-stakes haggling to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. Republicans...
‘Perv’ teacher bust
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amA Brooklyn teacher was arrested yesterday for allgedly enticing a 13-year-old girl into a lesbian affair that lasted more than two years, police sources told The Post. Urszula Jankowska, 33,...
Rescue’s tragic end: Samaritan dies saving tree cat
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amA big-hearted animal lover tried to rescue a stranded cat from a tree in The Bronx yesterday morning — and wound up falling to his death, authorities said. Marcial Rios-Aguilar,...
Closing good schools
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amLast week’s announcement by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York that it may close another 27 schools should serve as a wake-up call for all who care about urban...
Kuwait: the brothers lose (for now)
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amA plot by the Muslim Brotherhood to seize power in Kuwait through street politics appears to have been defeated — at least for now. On Saturday, Kuwait managed to hold...
Spreading the wealth — and choking US growth
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amThe Issue: The battle in Washington over taxes and spending, and their impending economic impact. *** It’s interesting that many people continue to think that President Obama wants a settlement...
New York’s own cliff
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNew York may be about to get walloped by Washington again — only this time, with the blessing of the state’s own representatives in Congress. That’s right: As E.J. McMahon...
Andrew stands a round
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amThink of him as Gov. Glenfiddich. It was just a scant 40 days ago that Gov. Cuomo was hosting a wine, beer and spirits summit in Albany to promote New...
Wall Street sells out
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amOne minute he’s calling them fat cats, the next he says he’s soliciting their advice. That’s the convoluted economic world of President Obama, who’ll do anything, including use his former...
The NFL & the Jovan Belcher horror
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amThere’s a reason that halftime of NFL broadcasts is usually reserved for game analysis and highlights, rather than social science. NBC announcer Bob Costas showed why with a little sermonette...
New music reviews
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amGrab new music this week from Ke$ha, Wiz Khalifa, Chevelle, Sam Sparro and more. Albums of the Week Ke$ha “Warrior” ★★★ It takes work to be the trashiest pop star...
NY critics name 'Zero Dark Thirty' best picture
December 4, 2012 | 5:00am‘Zero Dark Thirty” — a thriller about the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden that led to his execution — got a major leg up on its Oscar competition yesterday...
No place like 'Oz'
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amBest not to walk the kiddies past an open construction site after taking them to “Circus Oz: From the Ground Up.” The Australian troupe’s new show makes dangling high up...
PSAL finalists fight through
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amTonight’s PSAL City Championship division football final at Yankee Stadium is a contrast in adversity. Danny Landberg, the coach of No. 1 Erasmus Hall, last year’s runner-up, saw his home...
College Bowl Glance
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amThe lines on every bowl game NCAA Football December 15 New Mexico Bowl: 1 p.m., ESPN Favorite Current (O/U) Underdog Arizona 9 Nevada Idaho Potato Bowl: 4:30 p.m., ESPN Utah...
Turf Paradise Graded Entries
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amPost Time: 2:30 p.m. FIRST-1m; $5,700; cl($3,000); 3up; (f&m)3-WhosCallingNw5-22-She's a Sweetie6-16-Pure Storm 8-54-Diva Ballerina 9-21-Ghost Shadow 5-15-Canadia 12-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $6,400; mdn cl($8,000); 2YO5-Imsexyandknwt5-14-Saronno 10-12-Real Shaky 2-16-Bubba Rooster 4-13-RighteousCase8-17-Tacna 12-11-Wilhoit 3-1THIRD-4...
Turf Paradise Results
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amFIRST-2 1/2 fur; $3,300; clm($6,250); 3up8Ruby L Joll (Arvzu)9.405.003.6010A Gllnt Czech (Bourdeu)5.003.406Latest Rockn (Osuna)7.00Scr: Lil Payton Manning.* $1 Exacta (8-10) $23.80 * $1 Quinella (8-10) $8.90 * $1 Superfecta (8-10-6-1)...
Sports Shorts
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amCOLLEGE: Kentucky plummets out of Top 25 Indiana, Duke and Michigan remained the top three teams in the AP college basketball poll, but Kentucky fell out of the Top 25...
Parx Racing Analysis
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amPost Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 1/2f; $20,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)BLAME THE JOCKEY stalked while running wide and won at this level two back...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amAll horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $28,000; cl($14,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Hold ThatBroad(L),121P Morales2-3-1Ness5-22 No Questions(L),114P Tomas7-1-12Iselin30-13 Code Purple(L),116W Garcia6-7-5Rojas30-14 Starforaday(L),121I Ortiz, Jr1-3-2Jacobson7-55 LilO'sExpressin(L),114GRodriguz8-7-3Barrera20-16 Regal Strike(L),121J Alvarado3-2-7R...
Parx Racing Charts
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amDecember 3rd, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7 fur; $23,000; clm($8,000); 3upOff: 12:26. Good. bobbled start, drivingTime: 23.23, 46.52, 1:12.16, 1:25.46.Trainer: Philip AristoneWinner: CH M, 5, by Congaree-Seeking...
The Post Line
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNFLThursdayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogBroncos1010 1/2(49 1/2)RAIDERSSundayJets32 1/2(38 1/2)JAGUARSGIANTS66(53)SaintsREDSKINSPkPick(47 1/2)RavensBROWNS54 1/2(37 1/2)ChiefsSTEELERSOFFOFF(OFF)ChargersCOLTS5 1/25(48 1/2)TitansBears33(39 1/2)VIKINGSFalcons3 1/23 1/2(47 1/2)PANTHERSBUCCANEERS8 1/27 1/2(46)EaglesBILLS33(42)RamsBENGALS33(45 1/2)Cowboys49ERS10 1/210(39)DolphinsSEAHAWKS1010(35)CardinalsPACKERS6 1/27(52)LionsMondayPATRIOTS4 1/24(51 1/2)TexansHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogUmass1NORTHEASTERNRichmond4OLD DOMINIONx-Georgetown3TexasARKANSAS1OklahomaBOSTON COLL.2HarvardG. TECH7 1/2GeorgiaILLINOIS ST.8WyomingTCU4HoustonBRADLEY4...
Today's Sports on the Air
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amBasketball7 p.m.Jimmy V Classic: Texas vs. Georgetown ESPN7 p.m.Oklahoma at Arkansas ESPN27 p.m.Georgia at Georgia Tech ESPNU7:30 p.m.Thunder at Nets YES, WFAN (660 AM, 101.9 FM)9 p.m.Jimmy V Classic: North...
Fumble leads to fight in Giants-Redskins game
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amLANDOVER, Md. — As befitting a division battle, last night’s game was a rough one. The Giants lost to the Redskins 17-16 and it was never rougher than it was...
Home Team Lineups
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amTODAYDec. 4WEDDec. 5THUDec. 6FRIDec. 7SATDec. 8SUNDec. 9MONDec. 10KnicksNOGAMECha.7:00MSGESPNMia.8:00TNTESPNNOGAMEChi.8:00MSGESPNDen.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENetsOklahoma City7:30TV - YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM & 101.9FMNOGAMENOGAMEG.S.7:30YESWBBRNOGAMEMIlw.6:00YESWBBRNOGAMESt. John'sSan Francisco10:00TV - Sportsnet NYWBBR 1130 AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEFord.7:00MSG +WBBRNOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Knicks' Felton committed to playing hurt vs. Bobcats
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amIt’s likely going to take more than a finger injury to keep Raymond Felton out of a game near his old stomping grounds in Charlotte, N.C. The tough-as-nails point guard...
Nets' Deron has to face shooting slump, Westbrook
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNets coach Avery Johnson knows there is reason to worry tonight, going up against Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the Thunder. But Johnson doesn’t think his franchise player, Deron Williams,...
Tebow says broken ribs are healing
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amTim Tebow hopes the Jets’ quarterback controversy doesn’t just pass him by. Tebow is trying to get back on the field as he recovers from broken ribs. He had X-rays...
Holmes won’t touch Jets’ QB issue
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amEveryone has an opinion about who the Jets starting quarterback should be, but wide receiver Santonio Holmes is keeping his to himself. “I’ll leave that up to those guys,” Holmes...
Foles to remain Eagles starter
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNick Foles is the quarterback of the present for the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Andy Reid said Foles will remain the starter for the rest of the season, even when Michael...
Mets actively talking trade for Dickey
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNASHVILLE — The Mets’ tribute to the Music City yesterday moved closer to including a chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” — or in this case “Auld Lang Cy” — for...
Source: Napoli, Red Sox agree
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Red Sox began to play catch-up by getting All-Star catcher Mike Napoli and the Rays took a chance on James Loney during a brisk day of...
Hypocritical NHL owners face players today
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amOn Sept. 15, the day before Owners’ Lockout III commenced, the Jets signed Evander Kane to a six-year, $31.5 million contract that begins with a $3 million salary for one...
Alderson out for ‘difference maker’ if Mets deal Dickey
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Meeting after meeting, offer after offer, a sound-bite-heavy news conference. This is Sandy Alderson wheeling and dealing at the winter meetings, here at the garish Gaylord Opryland...
Yankees have no choice but to believe A-Rod recovers
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNashville, Tenn. — Let’s give Alex Rodriguez what he never gets, let’s give him the benefit of the doubt. Because what else do he and the Yankees have at the...
At least ‘Derek Eater’ has Good Humor
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amDerek Jeter busted a gut over The Post’s back page last week that appeared to show the Yankees captain having put on a few pounds. Yesterday, Jeter went on ESPN...
Cornering some Yankees options at third base
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brian Cashman did the brave face thing yesterday when he insisted over and over that the Yankees would not “overreact” to Alex Rodriguez’s absence to find a...
Cano, Pena join Dominican WBC team
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tony Pena hopes his next look at Robinson Cano is a lot different than the last time Cano was in uniform. Pena, the Yankees’ bench coach, will...
Yankees' A-Rod needs surgery, out 4-6 months
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Alex Rodriguez will undergo extensive left hip surgery in January, but doctors believe he will return to play this season and general manager Brian Cashman says the...
A-Rod's hip to be squared away after operation, doctors say
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amThe Yankees won’t know exactly how severe Alex Rodriguez’s left hip injury is until he goes under the knife, according to a pair of surgeons. But when Rodriguez does recover...
Redskins owner amps up rivalry by expressing Giants 'hate'
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amLANDOVER, Md. — Well, you didn’t expect Dan Snyder, the owner of the Redskins, to embrace prosperity with the humility of a Mara or a Tisch, did you? So after...
Giants fire back at Redskins owner
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amLANDOVER, Md. — Dan Snyder hates the Giants — profanely so — and many of the Giants hate the Redskins owner, too. Jubilant at a 17-16 victory over Big Blue...
Field Goal miss has Giants kicking themselves
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amLANDOVER, Md. — A missed 43-yard field goal in the second quarter last night turned into a kick in the pants for the Giants. In their 17-16 loss to the...
Giants offense let down by broken line
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amLANDOVER, Md. — There was just 4:42 remaining last night, the Giants facing a must-convert third-and-10. They were at their own 43-yard line, trailing by a point. Eli Manning fired...
Washington's newest hero poses a Giant problem
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amLANDOVER, Md. — They sang “RG3, RG3, RG3” as they filed jubilantly down the ramp inside FedEx Field, and when Redskins 17, Giants 16, was over, Justin Tuck wasn’t any...
Griffin overwhelms Giants, leads Washington back into NFC East race
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amLANDOVER, Md. — The Kid had FedEx Field rocking like it was RFK Stadium in the glory days last night. It had been five long, frustrating years since Washington last...
Starr Report
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amAMC’s “The Walking Dead” surpassed another milestone with Sunday night’s episode — becoming the first series in cable history to ever outrate any broadcast show, in the fall, in adults...
‘X Files’ reboot could be in the works
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amIs Fox quietly working on a reboot of “The X-Files”? That’s what being hinted by the classic supernatural series’ former executive producer Frank Spotnitz. “I wouldn’t be surprised at all,”...
Talk show guests
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amTUESDAY JANE FONDA - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7 IVANKA TRUMP - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch. 5 and 3 p.m., Ch. 9 RICHARD...
Stern returns to ‘Talent’ with no clue of co-stars
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amThe King of all Media will once again be the judge of all talent. Howard Stern confirmed yesterday that he’ll be back for a second season of NBC’s “America’s Got...
J.K. Rowling headed for TV
December 4, 2012 | 5:00am‘Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling’s first adult novel, “The Casual Vacancy,” is being adapted for British TV — and likely to end up on “Masterpiece Theater” here sometime in 2014,...
"Doomsday Preppers" warns, when crisis hits NYC, stay off the bridges
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amGo on, make another joke, but Aton Edwards — a self-described “disaster preparedeness expert” from The Bronx — believes New Yorkers fleeing a full-blown disaster have just one hope: head...
Rob Kardashian and Rita Ora split
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amA brewing Kardashian scandal seems destined for the TV series. Brother Rob Kardashian split from pop singer Rita Ora yesterday with a set of tweets claiming she cheated on him...
Beyond the art in Miami
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amBummed that the whole Kanye West, Lou Reed, bands-and-DJs galore UR1 music festival isn’t happening during the Art Basel weekend anymore? There’s still plenty of music in Miami this week....
New Orleans’ new cocktails stir things up
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amIt’s another slept-in morning following another late night in New Orleans — they seem to pile up in this town. I can’t figure out whether to have breakfast or lunch,...
Top Scotch in Las Vegas
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amThe Balvenie 50 is the rarest of single-malt Scotches, an ultra-smooth, citrusy and oaky celebration of malt master David Stewart’s 50 years at the Balvenie distillery. Born in 1962 and...
Weird but true
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amA burglar twice tried to bust into the office of Judge Correale Stevens in Hazleton, Pa. Nobody knows why, but the judge has a theory. “Why would someone break into...
St. John's gives assist to boy with cancer
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amIn the City That Never Sleeps, a young Long Island boy sleeps with a smile on his face these days. The boy, Danny Alini, 6, has had many fitful nights,...
Notre Dame's Heisman finalist Te’o not afraid of Alabama
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amCHARLOTTE, N.C — Guess who isn’t afraid of big, bad Alabama? Guess who couldn’t care that the spread for the BCS National Championship is up to 9 points? Guess who...
Syracuse crushes Eastern Michigan
December 4, 2012 | 5:00amMichael Carter-Williams had 11 points and 11 assists, freshman Jerami Grant had a season-high 11 points and two blocks, and No. 4 Syracuse beat visiting Eastern Michigan 84-48 last night...
RG3, Redskins closing in on Giants with 17-16 win
December 4, 2012 | 4:58amLANDOVER, Md. — Robert Griffin III went down, the ball popped out, and the Washington Redskins scored a touchdown. Look out, New York Giants and the rest of the NFC...
The Hobbit haberdasher
December 4, 2012 | 3:47amWhen diminutive actor Elijah Wood needed a suit for last week’s premiere of “The Hobbit” in New Zealand, his stylist didn’t dial up some slick Italian tailor in Milan. Instead,...
Thoroughly Modern Majesty
December 4, 2012 | 3:47amIt's only just been announced that Kate and William are expecting their first child, but one thing’s for sure: They won’t be setting up a flashy Jessica Simpson-style birth registry...
Bloomberg: Hillary Clinton would make a great mayor
December 4, 2012 | 1:18amMayor Bloomberg wants Hillary Clinton to succeed him at City Hall. In a recent telephone chat with the secretary of state he told her she’d make a terrific mayor, two...
Brooklyn yeshiva principal convicted of sex abuse
December 4, 2012 | 12:11amThe principal of a Brooklyn yeshiva was convicted today of sexually abusing three young brothers, authorities said. Emanuel Yegutkin, 33, abused the boys after he became close friends with their...
Woman with 12 personalities will die if she has to do prison time, says lawyer
December 4, 2012 | 12:10amHer lives are in a judge's hands. A once-celebrated Harlem doctor who says she has 12 personality "alters" will die if she has to do prison time for selling phony...
Prosecutors: Let ex-stripper rot for plotting husband slay
December 4, 2012 | 12:09amA former stripper who organized the "sadistic" killings of her millionaire husband and his mother should rot behind bars, federal prosecutors said today. Narcy Novack and her thug brother, Cristobal...