January 24, 2014

Yankee Boodle Dandy

Welcome to New York and Yankee pinstripes, Masahiro Tanaka. And get ready to pay up the wazoo. Tanaka is the Japanese pitcher the Yankees signed this week to a seven-year,...

Scooter and Snowden

Edward Snowden says he’s in no rush to leave Vladimir Putin’s Russia, despite a public offer by Attorney General Eric Holder to “engage in conversation” if Snowden would return home...

De Blasio, Mark-Viverito want schools off for Lunar New Year

The city’s two newly minted leaders want to give kids yet another school holiday — this time for the Lunar New Year. After endorsing a plan to shut schools for...

De Blasio's code blue

Gov. Cuomo says Washington holds the key to saving New York’s ailing hospitals. If only the Obama administration would allow the state to restructure $10 billion in federal health-care funds,...

Taxi plows into pedestrians in UES, seriously injures 3

An out-of-control cabbie jumped a curb and plowed into a group of pedestrians on the Upper East Side Friday, leaving three people in serious condition, cops said. The cab driver...

Teletovic’s 24-point 2nd quarter lifts Nets over Mavericks

When asked about what it’s like having so much space to shoot, Mirza Teletovic had a simple answer Friday night. “There’s a lot of open space when you have so...

French president meets with pope amid sex scandal

It’s a good thing the pope doesn’t judge. France’s horndog President François Hollande met Pope Francis on Friday amid a scandal over Hollande’s affair with an actress behind the first...

Jagr, Schneider power Devils past Capitals

Jaromir Jagr has hit so many NHL milestones this season for the Devils that he is starting to downplay them.Jagr tied another one on Friday night, setting up two goals...

Welker not biting on shots from his former coach

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Broncos receiver Wes Welker on Friday scoffed at the claims by his former coach in New England, Bill Belichick, that he intentionally tried to injure Patriots cornerback...

Carmelo breaks Knicks record with 62 points in rout of Bobcats

Carmelo Anthony arrived at the Garden more subdued than usual, more focused. Teammates were concerned. Nobody realized he was about to have the loudest, most historic night of his career...

Giants snag new QB coach, Oregon State's Danny Langsdorf

It figured when Ben McAdoo was hired as the Giants offensive coordinator, he would be able to bring in coaches he was familiar with to fill out the offensive staff....

Obama, de Blasio and Cuomo thrive on political revenge

A few random news items from around the country: Dinesh D’Souza, a prominent conservative filmmaker, was indicted for allegedly violating federal campaign-finance laws. The indictment was “the result of a...

Mark Cuban takes jab at Nets owner’s hands-off management

Mark Cuban is arguably the most visible owner in all of professional sports, one who’s known for being involved on a day-to-day basis with all levels of the Dallas Mavericks...

Streaking Nash leads Rangers into Stadium battles

61*. No, not as in Billy Crystal’s cinematic ode to Roger Maris’ 61 home runs in 1961 as the Rangers embark on a two-game set at Yankee Stadium (no, not...

Denver's ‘Pot Roast’ Knighton ready for the Super spotlight

ENGLEWOOD , Colo. — “Pot Roast’’ is ready to be served. Allow us to introduce you to the man who figures to be a star of the Broncos’ Super Bowl...

Mihalich, Upshaw return Pride to Hofstra basketball

Hofstra didn’t need a season to remember, but it needed a season everyone wouldn’t want to forget. After last season, the Pride were in shambles and without a coach. Mo...

It's a 'Super' week for boxing in the NY area, too

Super Bowl XLVIII is the main sports entrée in the metropolitan area this week, but for those looking for an added treat, there’s boxing and an UFC event to serve...

Ex-Jet Cotchery helping to groom incoming draft class

Ten years ago, the Jets took Jerricho Cotchery in the fourth round of the NFL Draft, fulfilling his dream of playing pro football. Now, Cotchery is trying to help others...

Former Broncos safety Dawkins tells team to savor Super Bowl

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado — The Broncos got a special message from a former player on Friday when Brian Dawkins spoke to the team on the field after practice, delivering some Super...

Man steals SUV, assaults girl sleeping in back seat

A Queens car thief sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl after he stole an SUV with her asleep in the back seat, authorities said Friday. The victim’s 28-year-old uncle and a...

NJ clammers say Sandy - and city - to blame for lost profits

A group of New Jersey clammers are steaming mad that NYC's sewage contaminated their shellfishing grounds during Hurricane Sandy -- and shuttered the lucrative flats for four months after the...

Red Bulls embrace roster calm after years of turnover

After years of head-spinning roster turnover, the Red Bulls finally won the Supporters’ Shield last year, their first-ever hardware. Now, other than potentially adding another fullback soon, they’re eschewing change...

8 television stars who have won Grammy Awards

TV stars are a multi-talented group. And not just because they read scripts, memorize lines and perfect spit-takes. In their past lives, some TV celebs were standup comics, rappers and...

Man killed in Queens fire was may have been beaten before blaze

A 63-year-old man appeared to have been badly beaten before he was pulled from a suspicious Flushing blaze and pronounced dead Friday, authorities said. The man was found seated on a...

Brooklyn man dead after being stabbed in Bed-Stuy street fight

The NYPD released video Friday showing a man fatally stabbing a foe during a Brooklyn street fight. The victim, Mario Chery, 37, left his apartment at 12:40 a.m. Jan. 18 after...

Mets say Ruben Tejada shaping up at boot camp

The Mets believe an offseason boot camp is the boot in the backside shortstop Ruben Tejada needs to get going in 2014. Tejada, who struggled mightily last season when he...

Agent: Sherman up for millions in post-rant endorsements

Richard Sherman’s infamous rant may have been over the top, and it has drawn intensely negative reactions, but it could lead to a cash windfall, his agent said. Jamie Fritz...

Red Sox CEO: Money can't buy Yankees a title

Count Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino among those not shocked about the Yankees opening their wallet this offseason. "It's like 'Back to the Future,' is my sense," Lucchino...

Cops chase fugitive horse through L.I. neighborhood

If only he ran like this at Belmont. A racehorse escaped from Belmont Park and led a bungling dragnet of cops on a 40-minute chase through a residential neighborhood before...

Mets sign big-name Japanese righty: Dice-K

Not to be outdone by the Yankees acquiring Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, the Mets brought back Daisuke Matsuzaka on Friday. Matsuzaka signed a minor league deal with an invitation to...

Student dies in SC State shooting, police seek 4 suspects

ORANGEBURG, SC — A student was shot and killed Friday outside an on-campus dormitory at South Carolina State University, and police were looking for four men who left campus. Brandon...

Vid uses some 'Girls' power to promote women in art

http://youtu.be/AbUkraQIYv8 We know where the girls are these days — they’re all over HBO and Comedy Central in shows like “Girls” and “Broad City.” This short video from the Tate...

David Diehl retires after 11 years with Giants

Eli Manning is going to have to get someone new to drive him to home games, as his chauffeur and protector for a decade, David Diehl, announced his retirement on...

Tanaka signing has Jeter pumped

Just like the rest of his Yankees teammates, Derek Jeter has yet to see Masahiro Tanaka on a major league mound, but that didn’t stop him from raving about the...

Ancient tablet suggests Noah's Ark was round

LONDON — It was a vast boat that saved two of each animal and a handful of humans from a catastrophic flood. But forget all those images of a long...

Mets target Fernando Rodney, but it's a 'long shot'

Though the Mets continue to insist they have confidence that Bobby Parnell can be healthy and effective as a closer, they’re still weighing the possibility of making a significant addition...

The Post's All-Star reserve selections

On Thursday night, the NBA announced the 10 players chosen by the fans to start next month’s All-Star Game in New Orleans. But, in addition to Kyrie Irving, Dwyane Wade,...

Adorable baby animals

From tiny tigers to baby pandas to little giraffes, these zoo tykes will make your heart melt. 

The 90-year odyssey of Babe Ruth's $750K watch

Babe Ruth’s 1923 World Series championship pocket watch, for decades thought to be lost to history, is coming to a New York City auction, where it’s expected to fetch at...

The day in photos

Ukrainian protests, Winter X-Games 2014, Japanese ice festival, skiing World Cup and more.

Manhole explosions rock Upper East Side

Three underground manhole explosions rocked an Upper East Side block Friday morning, shattering one brownstone window and scorching a Mercedes. The violent blow-outs on East 89th Street near Third Avenue...

Madonna to perform at the Grammys

LOS ANGELES—It's official: Madonna will perform at the Grammy Awards. A Friday news release from The Recording Academy had no other details about the seven-time Grammy winner's appearance, however, which...

Local college rankings: Woe is the Big East

With George Beamon returning from a shoulder injury tonight, Manhattan brings back its best player. Until the Jaspers go down with him in the lineup, they’ll remain on top. (Last...

Remember: Browns' new coach is a Tim Tebow fan

When your career is basically over, any sliver of hope is worth noting. So, here’s that sliver for Tim Tebow. Seven months ago when Mike Pettine was the defensive coordinator of...

Feds: Filmmaker 'lied' to Wendy Long about source of donations

Conservative filmmaker and author Dinesh D’Souza “lied” to Republican Wendy Long about the source of $20,000 in contributions he illegally made to her failed 2012 US Senate bid to defeat...

Couture designers 'inspired' by Ed Hardy, Björk and more

Fashion designers love to wax poetic about abstract and obscure inspirations (garbage bags! Byzantium! Puccini’s “La bohème!”), but we can’t help but see things from a different perspective, especially when...

Kravis close to $2B buy of claims services firm

Barbarian at the Gate Henry Kravis is becoming more of a claims processor. The New York billionaire buy-out titan’s KKR is very close to a roughly $2 billion deal to...

PA cop suing to return to job after being fired for drunk driving

A Port Authority cop who was canned for driving drunk is suing to get his job back, claiming fellow officers received lesser penalties for worse crimes including murder, domestic violence...

Chinese media target Herbalife as pyramid scheme

Nu Skin, the Utah-based purveyor of anti-aging skin-care products whose shares were crushed earlier this month after a news report in China said the government there was looking into whether...

'Captain Phillips' breakout star Barkhad Abdi talks Tom Hanks, Oscars nod

This year’s Academy Awards show has got its own Cinderella story. Before last year, Barkhad Abdi worked as limo driver and clerk at his brother’s Mall of America store. But...

Liberace lover to spend 8 to 20 years in prison

RENO, Nev. — A former lover of Liberace who was the subject of an HBO film on the pianist's life has been sentenced to eight to 20 years in a...

The best games in Super Bowl history

As Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium draws near, The Post ranks the 10 best of the big games:

Jasper Johns raises red ‘Flag’ over sculptures

Famed artist Jasper Johns told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that he never authorized a former Queens foundry owner to make bronze sculptures of his iconic 1960 “Flag” painting. Johns,...

Dad killed kids, wife 'because he didn't have car seats'

He said he slashed his two baby girls to death because he’d just killed their mother — and he didn’t have car seats to take them with him to Mexico, outraged officials revealed...

Pope Francis could be visiting the United States in 2015

Pope Francis is eyeing a visit to the United States in 2015. Both the National Catholic Reporter and CNN cite Vatican sources saying the new populist pope wants to come...

Meet the worst filmmakers in Hollywood

A tremendous, muscular male stripper windmills his massive man wand around a bachelorette’s head, coming so close he almost pokes her eye out. Awkward and uncomfortable — she’s only doing...

Electricians’ error led to massive Metro-North power failure

The MTA said Friday that a mistake by technicians doing electrical repairs caused the two-hour power failure which halted Metro-North trains and disrupted Amtrak on Thursday night. Workers took one...

Warm up with the 5 most decadent cups of hot cocoa

Forget Swiss Mix -- hot chocolates throughout the city are getting a serious upgrade, thanks to new flavors, better ingredients and, in some cases, a shot of liquor. We round...

Ukraine's leader offers concessions in Kiev crisis

KIEV, Ukraine — President Viktor Yanukovych promised Friday to reshuffle his government, free scores of protesters from jail and make other concessions after demonstrations against him spread from Ukraine's besieged...

Tennessee senator's ex-aide kills self after child porn bust

The Maryland medical examiner's office says a former aide to U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander hanged himself in his parents' home, just weeks after his arrest on child pornography charges. Spokesman...

Nets going Dodgers-style with new uniforms

The new team on the block is paying homage to the old team from Flatbush Avenue. The Brooklyn Nets have unveiled an alternate home jersey -- to be worn for...

Fay Vincent: A-Rod situation 'not gonna end well'

Alex Rodriguez didn’t make any friends in baseball when he was banned for the season because of his ties to Biogenesis. He has done even more damage to his reputation...

JPMorgan's Dimon gets $20M salary

Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, got a 74 percent pay increase for 2013, when $20 billion of legal settlements weighed on the bank’s income. The CEO...

Notorious 'revenge' pornster charged with hacking

LOS ANGELES — A notorious "revenge porn" website operator and another California man have been charged with stealing nude photos from hundreds of hacked email accounts and posting the images...

Manhattan star guard George Beamon back in lineup

The MAAC front-runner will be back to full strength Friday night, and just in time as Manhattan begins to face the league’s other contenders in the coming weeks. George Beamon,...

Colten Moore wins gold, year after brother died at X Games

ASPEN, Colo. — Snowmobiler Colten Moore reached toward the sky and stuck three fingers into the air on one hand and his index finger up on the other. That number...

Swords, bazooka ammo, suicide vest taken by TSA in 2013

WASHINGTON – Now there’s another reason to be polite in the airport security line – the traveling public is armed to the teeth with loaded pistols, hidden swords, and bazooka...

Sandy Hook gunman’s dad meets with Newtown probe panel

STAMFORD, Conn. — The father of the gunman in the Sandy Hook Elementary School killings has met with a Connecticut official and agreed to help find missing school and medical...

US warns Olympians: Team colors will put you at risk

The State Department is telling American athletes competing in the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics to avoid wearing team gear outside the games' venues amid growing concerns over terrorist threats in...

Mets miss on Grant Balfour despite serious bid

Swing and a miss. In an effort to bolster a mostly unproven bullpen, the Mets tried to sign veteran Grant Balfour, according to an industry source. The 36-year-old Balfour on...

Nadal continues dominance of Federer to reach Australian Open final

MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal continued his dominant streak over Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final for the third time, beating the 17-time major winner 7-6 (4), 6-3,...

Horror death toll expected in nursing home fire

L'ISLE-VERTE, Quebec  — Investigators were trying to pick through the icy rubble of a charred seniors' facility in Quebec Friday to try to identify more victims of a fire that...

'Billboard Music Awards' producer named to Billboard, THR marketing post

Janice Min, the new co-president and chief creative officer of Guggenheim Media who has been shaking up the editorial side, has now turned her attention to the business side. Thursday...

Eli Manning 'excited' about offensive changes with McAdoo

As he spoke, Eli Manning said he was icing and getting some electro-stimulation to treat the high left ankle sprain he suffered in the Giants' final regular-season game. It’s getting...

Tennille wanted divorce from 'Captain'

The Captain and Tennille’s marriage is “irretrievably broken” and there is “no reasonable prospect of reconciliation,” according to court documents. The singing half of the popular duo behind “Love Will...

Starbucks Q4 sales cool off

Starbucks reported on Thursday that sales at established stores in its US-dominated Americas region cooled more than analysts expected in its latest quarter as consumers spent more time holiday shopping...

Indian village council 'sanctions' rape of woman

A woman in India was gang-raped on the orders of her village council because she fell in love with a man from a different ethnic group, authorities said. A dozen...

Former NBC news boss to teach

Former NBC News President Steve Capus will teach management and journalism at a business school's New York headquarters. Capus, who led NBC's news division from 2005 to 2013, was appointed...

Teen who stole Fieri's Lamborghini gets life term

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — A Northern California man convicted of a series of crimes, including attempted murder and the theft of celebrity chef Guy Fieri's Lamborghini, was sentenced Thursday to...

Markets fall for third straight day

US stocks fell on Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average recording its third consecutive day of losses, as risky assets sold off in the wake of disappointing manufacturing data...

NBCUniversal, out to keep WWE, mulls Hall of Fame

NBCUniversal, looking to retain rights to WWE’s popular “Smackdown” and “Raw” programs on its SyFy and USA channels, is thinking about creating a Hall of Fame for the entertainment company...

Queen Latifah to be honored with 2014 Matrix Award

Queen Latifah will be honored by the New York Women in Communciations with its 2014 Matrix Award, which honors “women who change the world.” Latifah, whose eponymous talk show will...

Defense sec wants answers on lapses in US nuke force

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered a review of the Pentagon’s troubled nuclear weapons force and summoned commanders for a face-to-face meeting as an investigation continues into cheating and...

Columbine HS threats probed and discredited after scare

LITTLETON, Colo. — Columbine High School, where a school shooting left 13 people dead in 1999, went on high security alert after receiving a series of threatening phone calls, law...

LI lawyer gets up to 10 years for stealing from clients

A disbarred New York attorney will spend up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than $4 million from clients and banks. James Kalpakis of Old...

LI junior high suspends kid for bringing a bullet to class

School officials say a Long Island junior high school student has been suspended after he brought a bullet to school to show to his friends and accidentally dropped it. The...

Bill introduced to expand Internet betting in New Jersey

ATLANTIC CITY – Two New Jersey lawmakers have introduced a bill that would drastically expand Internet gambling in the state, allowing it to take bets from other states and countries.The...

Messing is fine but basically miscast in ‘Outside Mullingar’

Part of what makes romantic comedies so satisfying is that we know the mismatched, bickering pair will end up together. The fun is in watching them get there. Except, that...

‘Gimme Shelter’ sees Hudgens in bad hair — and dialogue

Vanessa Hudgens takes another stride away from her Disney and “High School Musical” past, playing a homeless, pregnant teen in a clunky movie that feels as if it’s underwritten by...

Daily Blotter

Brooklyn A thief scammed two elderly women in separate incidents in the same Coney Island building, authorities said. The suspect first struck on Christmas Eve when he followed an 88-year-old...

LI fraudster found guilty of plot to behead judge, prosecutor

A Long Island con artist was found guilty by a Brooklyn jury Thursday of plotting to mutilate and murder a federal judge and assistant US attorney.Joseph Romano, 51, hoped to...

NY-based Kenya diplomat enslaved her maid: lawsuit

A New York-based Kenyan diplomat turned her domestic servant into a virtual slave, paying her pennies for long days and demanding her passport to prevent an escape, according to a...

$1.7M from accounts of slain slumlord

In the months leading up to Brooklyn slumlord Menachem Stark’s murder, a staggering $1.7 million was siphoned from an account he and his business partner controlled, a bankruptcy trustee revealed...

NJ senator under investigation for aiding embezzling brothers

New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez is under investigation for his connection to Ecuadorian bankers who allegedly stole millions in their home country and are living as fugitives in the US,...

'Michael J. Fox Show' creator: Struggling show's mojo is rising

The talk swirling around “The Michael J. Fox Show” since its September launch has been more about its ratings struggles than its quality. It’s a discussion series co-creator/executive producer Sam...

De Blasio defends Cuomo’s verbal slap at 'extreme' conservatives

WASHINGTON — They’re at war over tax hikes, but Mayor de Blasio on Thursday staunchly defended Gov. Cuomo’s attack on “extreme conservatives” and their place in New York. “I agree with...

Cuomo to ban welfare card use for liquor, gambling

The party will soon be over for welfare recipients using their government credit cards for booze, betting or boob joints. Gov. Cuomo plans to block the use of welfare benefit...

March figures bode well for fashion magazines

No need to beware the ides of March — or any of March, actually. It was a good month for the top fashion and women’s magazines, with all reporting monthly...

Gov. Christie gets Bridgegate subpoena from feds

Federal authorities in New Jersey have subpoenaed documents from Gov. Chris Christie’s re-election campaign as part of their Bridgegate investigation. “All three subpoenas focus on the closure of lanes on...

Filmmaker busted for making illegal campaign contributions

An Obama-hating conservative filmmaker and author has been busted by the feds for allegedly steering $20,000 in illegal campaign contributions to Republican Wendy Long’s failed 2012 US Senate bid to...

SpinMedia hires Piper Jaffray to rescue it

SpinMedia, the financially stressed network of pop culture websites formerly known as Buzz Media, has hired Piper Jaffray to explore options as sources say its venture cash has almost run...

Kerry Kennedy to testify over drugged-driving crash

Kerry Kennedy will take the stand at her drugged-driving trial next month, lawyers for the ex-wife of Gov. Cuomo said after a court appearance Thursday. In a hearing at Westchester...

Neiman Marcus data breach affects up to 1.1M customer cards

Luxury department store giant Neiman Marcus said that cyber thieves quietly lifted as many as 1.1 million customers’ cards during a four-month period last year. In an apologetic letter to...

1978 Lufthansa heist was one of the country's biggest

On Dec. 11, 1978, armed mobsters stole $5 million in cash and nearly $1 million in jewels from a Lufthansa airlines vault at JFK Airport, in what would be for decades...

Gilman testifies Cohen was real FBI target

Uncle Sam was really after Steve Cohen. While FBI agents questioned Dr. Sid Gilman about his sale of illegal inside information to Mathew Martoma, the lawmen said their real target...

Mann junior holds clothing drive for sex abuse victims

A wealthy Horace Mann junior thinks a creative twist on “retail therapy” will help bring comfort to former students who were molested at the elite private school. Lucy Golub, whose...

Feds may run own background checks after Snowden leaks

The federal government may soon be done outsourcing background checks to private companies — including the disgraced firm that cleared NSA leaker Edward Snowden — The Post has learned. “There...

Upstate fracking is danger to city water supplies: mayor

WASHINGTON — Mayor de Blasio is jumping forcefully into the debate over fracking on upstate lands — calling it a danger to the city’s water supply. Asked Thursday for his...

Icahn: Apple’s gotta get 'smart'

Carl Icahn wants Apple shareholders to know that it’s not just about the money — he’s also a fanboy. The feisty septuagenarian known for rattling C-Suites revealed a rarely seen...

Spurned French first lady's '$3M rampage'

France’s first lady went on a “rampage,” smashing more than $3 million worth of national treasures at the Élysée Palace, when she learned President François Hollande was sneaking out for...

Fed up in the land of swine and cheese

Mon Dieu! The French are different from us stalwart Americans. They eat more cheese, drink more red wine, and spend their free time pursuing strenuous extramarital indiscretions — cellulite-free romps...

Carmelo voted as All-Star starter for sixth straight time

One of the few bright spots in a bleak Knicks season will be headed to the Big Easy in three weeks. Based on voting by the fans, The NBA announced...

God save the queen

When six springs ago Her Britannic Majesty graced the White House with a state visit, your humble columnist, then working in the West Wing, opted to take his youngest child...

De Blasio should fix the streets first

No doubt Mayor de Blasio was relieved to beat it out of town Thursday and leave behind inconvenient questions about the botch of this week’s snowstorm. Plainly he is more...

The NHL takes over Yankee Stadium

Could it actually be that hockey fans are made of sturdier stuff than football fans? Only a few weeks ago, when some weather forecasts predicted freezing cold and snow for...

IRS targets conservative Hollywood group

Looks as though there may be a new Hollywood blacklist in the making. Even as we continue to be told that there was nothing political about the IRS’s singling out...

Cuomo’s hype vs. New York’s reality

‘Building on Success” was the theme of Gov. Cuomo’s election-year budget presentation in Albany this week. But while Cuomo boasts he’s got New York headed in the right direction, the...

Islanders’ Okposo dominating since daughter’s birth

The bit of insight came from Kyle Okposo’s mother-in-law, and it came on national television. Seen during Wednesday night’s airing of “NHL Revealed” on NBC Sports Network, the cameras were...

Wendy Davis has no future in politics

Want to know why Wendy Davis will have trouble winning higher office in Texas or anywhere else in America? It’s not because she stretched the truth in her “from mobile-home-living...

Why the Constitution can’t stop Satan

The Constitution is powerless against Satan. This month, the state of Oklahoma received a proposal from New York-based Satanists to build near the state Capitol a 7-foot-high statue of Baphomet,...

Unheralded Seattle wideouts: We’re as good as anyone

RENTON, Wash. — They don’t have a catchy nickname or much of a reputation outside of their own team. They also know they will be completely overshadowed in the run-up...

Julius Thomas' dad thanks Pete Carroll for birth of his son

The way Greg Thomas sees it, his career-ending injury begot next weekend’s ironic matchup: His son, Broncos tight end Julius Thomas, against his former offensive coordinator, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll....

Broncos’ Ball putting friendship with Wilson on hold

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Broncos running back Montee Ball will be playing for the highest stakes in Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2 against friend and former college teammate, Seahawks quarterback...