January 4, 2014
Saints clip Eagles with last-second FG
PHILADELPHIA — Never is a long time and that’s how long it has been since the Saints won a playoff game on the road.Never can weigh on a team and so...
Bill de Blasio's counsel pick signals change on crime
Mayor de Blasio’s appointment of Zachary Carter as the city’s new corporation counsel confirms what the new mayor signaled in his inaugural: He intends to break decisively with the policies...
Are the odds of everyday life in your favor?
Did you know that 59% of men and 66% of women have lost their attraction to someone after a first kiss? That people are more likely to die in January...
Rangers make deal for tough guy Carcillo
TORONTO — Daniel Carcillo is best remembered by Rangers fans — if he is remembered at all — for his notorious and cowardly attack on Marian Gaborik in Philadelphia on...
Rutgers battles, but falls to Louisville
PISCATAWAY – The fact shorthanded Rutgers came into Saturday with a three-game winning streak, and played Louisville tough shows how far they’ve come quickly under new coach Eddie Jordan. But...
Devils fall to Sabres
BUFFALO — Matt D’Agostini’s first goal of the season was the game-winner against the Devils in a 2-1 Sabres victory on Saturday night. Linus Omark found Steve Ott to the right...
Society’s self-destructive addiction to faster living
A patient arrived late, tossed his cellphone on the sofa and pleaded: “Can you help me control my phone? It’s ruining my life.” What is supposed to help us is...
Rangers roll over the Maple Leafs
The Rangers had their way with the Maple Leafs from start to finish, dominating in all three zones in a 7-1 walkover that made their opponents appear to be nothing...
In My Library: Gary Shteyngarts
The best-laid plans often go astray. Ask the Shteyngarts, who fled Leningrad in 1972 for America, with dreams of Harvard Law School for their only child, little asthmatic Gary. But...
This week's must-read books
Cairo by Ahdaf Soueif (Pantheon) There’s is something incredibly sad in this reportorial yet personal book from Souief (“The Map of Love”). The Cairo native recounts with joy and anguish...
Rex Ryan's train chugs along due to flub by Bucs’ David
It was Huxley College’s new, football-minded president, Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff, played by Groucho Marx, who, during an anatomy lecture, identified the condition that causes the body’s chemicals to be...
Can exorcisms help soldiers with PTSD?
Army machine-gunner Caleb Daniels lost his best friend and seven other members of his unit when a Chinook helicopter — one he was meant to be on — crashed in...
Capuano questions Isles' will after loss to Hurricanes
It was a simple question, honest, just meant to see if the coach had anything different planned. But Jack Capuano instead used it as a sounding board, one not intended...
ADHD does not exist
Pop quiz: Is the proportion of American children suffering from the disease known as attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder . . . a) Less than 5%, as we believed before...
Ryan return Rex-ing Jets
I find it quite humorous that there’s this overwhelmingly positive reaction to the Jets retaining Rex Ryan as head coach, as if he really accomplished something of worth. It’s true...
Colts rally from 28 down to stun Chiefs, finish historic comeback
INDIANAPOLIS — It did not seem possible. But with Andrew Luck at quarterback, perhaps anything is possible for the Colts. The frenetic, euphoric Lucas Oil Stadium crowd was paid in...
Amazon founder airlifted from cruise ship by Ecuador's navy
QUITO, Ecuador — An official in the Galapagos Islands says that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was flown by helicopter from a cruise ship on Jan. 1 for medical attention after...
Melo for Griffin rumor ‘stupid,' 'silly’
The Knicks got a chuckle over an ESPN.com report that they would consider trading Carmelo Anthony for power forward Blake Griffin, or even have a serious internal discussion about it....
Franco heaps praise on Piazza
John Franco hears all the talk about Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday. The former Mets bullpen ace says...
Serby’s Sunday Q&A with Trent Dilfer
As the NFL playoffs kicked off Saturday, former QB and current ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer huddled with Post columnist Steve Serby for some Q&A. Q: What are your thoughts on...
FSU's Winston moves on after sexual assault charges
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Jameis Winston wouldn’t stop smiling. Florida State’s quarterback spent another day with the media, showcasing a grin that could’ve stretched to Tallahassee, Fla., as he answered...
As bidding war looms, questions surround Tanaka
The Yankees — and the rest of baseball — should begin to get some clarity on what it will take to sign Masahiro Tanaka this week. So far, the right-hander’s...
Smith’s gaffes costing the Knicks
DALLAS — Though the rise of Iman Shumpert has been the positive story of the Texas Triangle trip, the fall of J.R. Smith continues to haunt the Knicks and their...
Count on me: Filling out a HOF ballot is serious business
I has a Heisman Trophy vote once, several newspaper stops ago. I thought it would be a good idea during one especially non-inspiring campaign to ask the readers of my...
Terrorists, Putin and the hubris of Sochi
Last week, 34 people died after two bombs — one in a rail station, the other on a trolleybus — exploded in Volgograd. Terrorist attacks are, sadly, nothing new for...
James Owens blazed trail for nephew, others at Auburn
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — LaDarius Owens turned and just kept running. He shielded one Alabama player, blocked another and started sprinting after teammate Chris Davis — trailing 10 yards behind...
Bolts, Pack will warm your wallet
Chargers (+7) over BENGALS (Over 47): This was the 1982 Freezer Bowl matchup at Riverfront Stadium for the 1981 AFC title, with the temperature at minus-9 Fahrenheit (with wind-chill conditions...
Ryan snubbed by USA despite Burke’s backing
TORONTO — Team USA general manager David Poile’s testimony that 2010 USA GM Brian Burke — colorful bad-mouthing quotes aside — had been Bobby Ryan’s strongest advocate among the hierarchy...
Agent: Kurt not done with NBA, but Knicks not on radar
DALLAS — Kurt Thomas is considering a comeback, but it won’t be with the Knicks, his longtime agent Jerry Hicks said. Thomas, the 41-year-old power forward who lives in Dallas,...
Plane makes emergency landing on NYC expressway
A small plane made an emergency landing on the busy Major Deegan Expressway Saturday — but a quick thinking pothole repair crew averted a disaster by stopping traffic just as...
Cin’ city Bengals, Chargers want to erase poor playoff pasts
CINCINNATI — The only other time the Chargers and Bengals met in the playoffs was in the 1981 AFC Championship game when the wind chill was minus-59 and the Bengals...
Johnny bash: Storm gets destroyed by Hoyas
WASHINGTON — Steve Lavin wanted to shake things up while at the same time reward two of his best practice players. But the surprising move of inserting walk-on Khadim Ndiaye...
Barbara Bush discharged after being treated for pneumonia
Former first lady Barbara Bush praised the staff of a Texas hospital where she spent nearly a week being treated for pneumonia before going home Saturday. Jim McGrath, a spokesman...
Tiger Mom: Some cultural groups are superior
She’s doubling down. Amy Chua, the self-proclaimed “Tiger Mom” who, in 2011, published a book arguing that Chinese women are superior mothers — thus their offspring superior children — has...
Pregnant, brain-dead woman kept on life support
DALLAS — Marlise Munoz lies in a North Texas hospital, 19 weeks pregnant but with no chance of seeing her child born. Her husband, Erick Munoz, says a doctor told...
One time only: Buy Bonnie Parker’s Colt .38
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The nickel-plated Colt .38 semi-automatic pistol pulled from the folds of Depression-era outlaw Bonnie Parker’s skirt hours after her death goes up for sale later this month....
Crazed Alabama fan: 'I’d do it again if I had to'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPojG4XpLAY Alabama football fans haven't had much practice coping with losses in recent years. Still, this is a bit much. In the final stages of Alabama's 45-31 Sugar Bowl loss...
Introducing the first bookless public library
SAN ANTONIO — Texas has seen the future of the public library, and it looks a lot like an Apple Store: Rows of glossy iMacs beckon. iPads mounted on a...
3,200-year-old beer brewer's tomb found in Egypt
Archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of an ancient beer brewer in the city of Luxor in Egypt that is more than 3,000 years old. Egypt's minister of antiquities Mohammed Ibrahim...
Cheating on your partner -- the hottest resolution of 2014
It's the 2014 resolution list no one wants to read, but it is more common than ever before if results from a dating website are believed. 1. Get fit 2....
Putin lifts ban on Sochi Olympics protests
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has rescinded a blanket ban on demonstrations in and around the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi.An order published on the Kremlin's website Saturday...
Kidnapped developer's body found in dumpster
A smoldering corpse pulled from a Great Neck dumpster is the millionaire Hasidic real estate developer who was dramatically kidnapped outside his real estate office in Williamsburg on Thursday, law...
Pope asks nuns: You can't pick up the phone?
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has made another one of his cold calls to wish a group of nuns in a Spanish convent Happy New Year. Only he got their...
ObamaCare forces poor cancer patients into debt
WASHINGTON — For working people making modest wages and struggling with high medical bills from chronic disease, President Barack Obama's health care plan sounds like long-awaited relief. But the promise...
Real estate broker: 'We accept bitcoin'
The bitcoin has gained a foothold in one of the hottest business sectors in the country: Manhattan real estate. Bond New York, a Manhattan-based real estate broker, has started accepting...
Ke$ha in rehab for eating disorder
LOS ANGELES — Ke$ha has checked into rehab to treat an eating disorder. The "Tik Tok" singer said in a statement provided by her spokesman Friday that she'll be unavailable...
Cardinal Hayes big man Ekwu draws interest from recruiters
Nathan Ekwu came to New York City two years ago to give himself the chance to attend college in America. The native of Enugu, Nigeria, didn’t know he would end...
'Gator Boys' Paul & Jimmy back on Animal Planet
‘Gator Boys” Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle take a bite out of 2014 with 10 new episodes starting Sunday night at 9 p.m. on Animal Planet. In the premiere, Bedard...
Illegal immigrant granted law license
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court granted a law license Thursday to a man who has lived in the U.S. illegally for two decades, a ruling that advocates hope...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A 20-year-old man was gunned down in the Fordham section, cops said. Shaquille Malcom was inside the lobby of an apartment building on Bronx Park East near Britton...
Huge blaze at Brooklyn lumber yard
The FDNY braved frigid temperatures while battling a raging four-alarm fire early Saturday at a Greenpoint lumber yard. The blaze broke out about 12:15 a.m. at the Marly Supply Company...
Ethics panel looks into lobbying for liquor bill
This Rose smells funny to public-corruption watchdogs. A state ethics panel is investigating a high-end catering company’s efforts to change state law so it can serve hard liquor in an...
'Wolf of Wall Street' sets F-bomb record
Martin Scorsese’s hit flick “The Wolf of Wall Street” set a dubious record for the number of F-bombs dropped in a nonfiction film — with 506 spread out over the...
Oklahoma couple have white wedding during NYC blizzard
They could have gone to the Bahamas, but an Oklahoma couple decided to have their wedding in New York — and landed smack in the middle of a blizzard with...
Many NYC homeowners missing out on tax rebates
Nearly a third of New York City homeowners are about to miss out on tens of millions of dollars in property-tax rebates simply because they haven’t applied for them. State...
Forget me not: Chris Christie sends Christmas cards Iowa pols
WASHINGTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is spreading some holiday cheer by sending Christmas cards to scores of influential politicians — in Iowa. Rep. Jake Highfill, a Republican member...
Felton still day-to-day, but could return soon
HOUSTON — While Jeremy Lin and the Rockets defeated the Knicks for the fourth straight time on Friday at Toyota Center, Lin’s successor, Raymond Felton, continued to speak mysteriously about...
East River Ferry sends property values soaring
The East River Ferry has caused total property values in Brooklyn and Queens waterfront neighborhoods to soar by hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new study. The service,...
Joe Lhota lands new job at NYU Langone Medical Center
Former GOP mayoral candidate Joe Lhota has snared a new job as senior vice president at NYU Langone Medical Center, officials said Friday. The former MTA chairman, who will also...
Loser pol: Rival put a Caribbean hex on me
A rival of Melissa Mark-Viverito filed a million-dollar lawsuit against the front-runner for City Council speaker — claiming she put a Caribbean hex on her while the two were running...
4 deaths linked to winter snowstorm
The winter’s first major storm brought bitter cold and blinding snow across the region on Friday — stranding thousands of air travellers and killing at least four people. The National...
De Blasio warms icy NYC with charm, humor
Mayor de Blasio used a mix of charm and humor to lead the city through the first major winter storm of his new administration. De Blasio kept his tongue planted...
Cops make arrest in hateful 'knockout' spree
It was his turn to get knocked out. The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force busted a Brooklyn man for at least seven “knockout” assaults, cops said Friday. Barry Baldwin, 35,...
Late fumble return for TD lifts Missouri to Cotton Bowl win
ARLINGTON, Texas — Missouri got the big plays it needed at the end of the Cotton Bowl to beat an old rival. Henry Josey ran for 92 yards and three...
Clemson rallies to win Orange Bowl
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — For the second time in three years, Clemson fell apart at the Orange Bowl. Only this time, the Tigers found a way to recover. Thanks to...
Brooklyn DA hires 'dropout' ex-rival
Newly elected Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson has hired the former Manhattan prosecutor who paved Thompson’s path to victory by dropping out of the race last summer, The Post has...
Activist Icahn starts up stake in Hertz: report
Carl Icahn might be beginning to circle his next target. The activist investor has built a 30 million to 40 million share stake in Hertz Global Holdings, according to a...
Malone is 'Sirius' about TWC deal
John Malone’s Liberty Media wants the moon and the stars. The media mogul wants Liberty to make Sirius XM Holdings, which it already controls through a 52 percent stake, a...
Cheerios to go GMO-free
General Mills says some Cheerios made without genetically modified ingredients will start appearing on shelves soon. The Minneapolis-based company said Thursday that it has been manufacturing its original-flavor Cheerios without...
Jos. A. Bank cuts poison pill trigger to 10 pct
Jos. A. Bank is cutting the ownership threshold of its "poison pill" to a 10 percent stake from 20 percent as it gears up for a possible proxy fight with...
Why states' rights are going to pot
On Jan. 1, the Centennial State (it hasn’t yet changed its nickname to “The Rocky Mountain High State”) became the first place in the country to legalize marijuana sales for...
The year of the dud
Lots of things that should have happened in 2013 did not. We were supposed to have long ago reached “peak oil” and an age of always-higher gas prices. Wind and...
Amnesty for illegals is not enough
Does it make sense to allow someone who has broken our immigration laws to be admitted to the practice of law? Most people would answer ,“No,” but then not much...