January 4, 2010
Giants sign eight players
The Giants today signed eight players to reserve/futures contracts for the 2010 season.Five of the players finished the season on their practice squad: offensive linemen Jacob Bender and Rueben Riley,...
Bengals will be without DT Sims against Jets
The Bengals put defensive tackle Pat Sims on injured reserve with a broken forearm, suffered during a 37-0 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday night.Cincinnati replaced him on...
Jets' leading tackler Harris has sprained ankle, status uncertain for Saturday
Jets linebacker David Harris has a sprained ankle and his availability for the team's wild-card playoff game at Cincinnati on Saturday is uncertain.Harris was injured in the first half of...
John Mara Blasts Giants Lack Of Effort
It had to have been a harrowing 24 hours for John Mara. First he had to sit in the press box at the Metrodome and watch his team pull an...
Red Bull signs Costa Rican National Teamer Roy Miller
The Red Bulls have signed Costa Rican National Team player?Roy Miller. The Post still isn’t sure exactly who is calling the personnel shots for New York, but did confirm the...
Giants fire defensive coordinator Sheridan
John Mara talked about change earlier today and it didn’t take the Giants long to act on their co-owner’s wishes.Tom Coughlin dismissed beleaguered defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan today. Sheridan took...
Where to go now
AS the old year rolls into the new, you've probably seen story after story talking about what’s going to be hot during the coming twelve months. Travel is no exception...
Coney C.O. joins anti-terrorism team
The “top cop” of the 60th Precinct has traded the sands of Coney Island for the concrete spires of Manhattan’s 1 Police Plaza.Inspector Robert Johnsen, who has been leading the...
Apple tablet won't ship until March
Apple Inc. plans to unveil a new multimedia tablet device later this month, but doesn't plan on shipping the product until March, people briefed by the company said. While the...
Electronic Arts preps Tuesday announcement on Tiger Woods sponsorship
Video game giant Electronic Arts will announce Tuesday whether or not they will continue to sponsor beleaguered golfer Tiger Woods, the Vancouver Sun reported, citing a company official."Our sponsorship of...
Moussaoui's life sentence for Sept. 11 attack role upheld
An appeals court on Monday confirmed a life sentence handed down on Zacarias Moussaoui, a French national, for complicity in the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The...
Gut check
I WAS, it seemed, the only person on board my flight to Las Vegas not giddy with anticipation. No debauchery for me — at least not this week. Instead, I'd...
New Italian cookbook makes the grade
I read cookbooks all the time.For me, a good cookbook is like a good novel, but instead of watching the thwarted love affair between Cathy and Heathcliff painfully unfold, I’m...
Signs of the times
Where is the Leaving Brooklyn - Fuggedaboutit sign on the Belt Parkway? Who took it down and what misguided authority would have perpetrated such a heinous act?Recently, while celebrating one...
Amphitheater critics anticipate hearing
Opponents of Borough President Marty Markowitz’s plan to construct a new $64 million amphitheater inside Asser Levy Seaside Park are preparing for an all-important public hearing on the project sometime...
City seeking developer for Sunset Park site
?By Gary BuisoThe city announced this week its intention to seek a developer for a vacant 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse building in Sunset Park, a move officials said signals the desire...
Bet your bottom dollar ‘The Butt Book’ is a lot of fun
Midwood resident Artie Bennett really gets to the bottom of things.As the author of the new children’s book, “The Butt Book.” Bennett has created a clever and unique work that’s...
Brooklyn Songwriters Exchange back for another year, this time with more music
From the Tuesday open mics at Bar 4 to the welcoming environment of Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn’s music scene is one of communities.One that’s been going promoting local talent for...
71st Precinct cop named top crimefighter
Congrats Mike! 71st Precinct Officer Michael Scarcella was given a special honor last week as he was named Patrol Borough Brooklyn South Cop of the Month.With his commanding officer Deputy...
Here’s to you Detective: Nevandro honored at 60th Precinct
It was a long time coming.That was the general consensus at a recent 60th Precinct Community Council meeting when Community Affairs Officer John Nevandro was honored for his recent promotion...
Movies with Seoul
So, you're probably wondering, what were the five best South Korean films of the past 10 years? Editors at the Seoul-based bi-monthly magazine Korean Cinema Today asked 40 international critics,...
Newark mayor touts multi-year crime reduction
NEWARK, N.J. — Newark Mayor Cory Booker says crime in New Jersey’s largest city has decreased over the past three years, despite an uptick in murders in 2009. Booker said...
Morgan Freeman replaces Cronkite on CBS voiceover
Nearly six months after his death, Walter Cronkite's voice is leaving the "CBS Evening News." His introduction of anchor Katie Couric was replaced Monday by a voiceover featuring actor Morgan...
Bengals embarrassed heading to playoffs
CINCINNATI -- How bad was it? The Bengals are apologizing. A national television audience watched the Bengals give one of the most inept performances in their history on Sunday night,...
Arenas admits he pulled gun in locker room
WASHINGTON -- NBA star Gilbert Arenas today admitted that he pulled a pistol out in the Washington Wizards' locker room. Arenas also apologized for his lack of judgment. Arenas' statement...
DiPietro called back to Islanders, return to net nearing
Rick DiPietro’s return to the Islanders may finally not be far away. The goalie was recalled by the team today and will make the upcoming road trip, which starts tomorrow...
Oddsmakers: Jets have little chance to reach Super Bowl
The Jets winning five of their last six games to get into the playoffs did not impress the oddsmakers. The Jets are the longest shot in the 12-team playoff field...
Think tank offers ideas on NY budget savings
ALBANY, N.Y. — Canceling millions of dollars in unused pork-barrel spending and freezing teacher salaries are among steps that could save New York $30 billion over three years, a fiscally...
Family in Taconic crash hire high-powered OJ lawyer
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A lawyer who won a judgment against O.J. Simpson is getting involved in the case of the wrong-way driver blamed for eight deaths on a New...
Port Authority seeks investors for ground zero tower
The agency building a signature skyscraper at ground zero is searching for investors to help market it in a flat real estate market. The Port Authority of New York and...
MLS Cup to stay neutral-site
The MLS Cup?will remain at a neutral site for the upcoming season, according to league?commissioner Don Garber _ that is, assuming there IS an upcoming season.League brass had debated switching?MLS...
Improv Everywhere announces No Pants Subway Ride date
Straphangers, get ready to drop your pants, it's that time of year again. Performance art troupe Improv Everywhere announced the date and meeting locations for its 9th annual No Pants...
Mara: Status quo not acceptable
John Mara wanted to get his points across this afternoon and so he came into the media room at the Giants training facility and made sure everyone knew his feelings...
Spike Lee joins World Cup bid
Spike Lee wants FIFA to “Do the Right Thing” and award the World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022.The film director joined the board Monday of the...
Man charged in Manhattan rooftop rape
Police have arrested a man on charges he raped a woman on the same upper Manhattan rooftop where they say he lured another victim two months earlier. The NYPD said...
'Celebrity Apprentice' cast talks Season 3
Donald Trump boasted that the upcoming season of "The Celebrity Apprentice" is the best ever and promised the star power of its cast "blows 'Dancing With the Stars' away." Yes,...
Clinton: Yemen poses global risk
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that internal unrest and a surge in al Qaeda activity in Yemen pose a global threat that is being met...
Third univited person crashed White House party
The Secret Service's investigation into the security events surrounding the Nov. 24, 2009, White House State Dinner for the Indian Prime Minister has revealed that a third individual who was...
Tuck: Ailing shoulder hurt leadership
Justin Tuck admitted this morning that he did not feel he could be as effective a leader to the Giants that he wanted to be because a season-long injury to...
Infant’s body found at NY recycling station
YAPHANK, N.Y. — Homicide detectives on Long Island are investigating the discovery of an infant’s remains at a trash recycling center. Suffolk County police say they were called to a...
Ochocinco concerned over knee injury; pays homage to Revis and Fireman Ed
Chad Ochocinco didn’t have a prayer against Darrelle Revis last night and now the outspoken wide receiver is asking for yours. Ochocinco injured his knee slipping on a the slippery...
50 STATES: North Dakota
I HATED to admit it since she’d been so nice, but the girl at the café in downtown Grand Forks was wrong. "Oh," she’d exclaimed, when I told her of...
CIA officers killed by Jordanian double agent
The Dec. 30 suicide bombing on a CIA base in Afghanistan was carried out by an al-Qaeda double agent from Jordan, NBC News reported Monday. Western intelligence officials said Humam...
Bay passes physical, Mets to introduce tomorrow
Jason Bay has passed his physical with the Mets today, and the team will introduce the outfielder at a Citi Field press conference tomorrow. The team, which until today had...
NYC nation's No. 1 tourist stop, topping Los Angeles and Orlando
The Big Apple is on top again among tourists. New York was this country's most popular tourist destination last year for the first time since 1990, Mayor Bloomberg announced today....
2 Days to 'Shadows of Russia'
Every Wednesday evening in January, Turner Classic Movies will be presenting "Shadows of Russia,'' a 20-film series that yours truly programmed with Farran Smith Nehme (here with me and TCM...
Beckham wishes he had stayed at Manchester United
David Beckham wishes he had emulated Ryan Giggs and stayed at Manchester United his entire career.The Los Angeles Galaxy midfield star, who initially left United for Real Madrid and is...
Mark My Words: Cowboys will win Super Bowl
NFC WILD CARD -Cardinals 27, Packers 24. In Rematch #1, things change next week. -Cowboys 31, Eagles 17. I don’t get the Eagles’ hype – as I’ve been saying, their...
Redskins fire Zorn; Shanahan meets with team
ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Redskins moved quickly in their pursuit of Mike Shanahan on Monday, flying in the former Denver Broncos coach on the same day the team fired...
Tiger Woods graces cover of Vanity Fair; well played, Graydon Carter
Vanity Fair has parlayed the Tiger Woods scandal better than any other glossy mag, as far as I'm concerned. No number of scantily clad women telling all about their affairs...
Oscar Watch: 'Hurt Locker' win at NSFC boosts 'Avatar' chances
If you go by history, the best picture win by Bigelow's?"The Hurt Locker'' at the National Society of Film Critics over the weekend can only help "Avatar,'' directed by Bigelow's...
Delgado goes 1-for-4 in Winter League debut
CAROLINA, Puerto Rico -- Carlos Delgado went 1-for-4 Sunday night in his first game since undergoing hip surgery in May, an injury that ended his season with the Mets. The...
Moving America to the Right
So many disapprove of President's agenda that political shift may be in the offing (Washington Examiner)
Court security officer killed, federal marshal shot in Las Vegas
A gunman shot and killed a court security officer and wounded a deputy U.S. Marshal before being shot to death in a shootout at the Lloyd D. George Federal Building...
Vodka maker calls for Johnson & Johnson boycott after alcohol banned at Jets stadium
Football, Q-Tips and vodka apparently made for a potent mix. Johnson & Johnson, makers of baby powder, cotton swabs and Band-Aids, was hit with a boycott this weekend by a...
Man who caused Newark airport chaos left 20 minutes later
NEWARK, N.J. — A man who breached security controls at Newark Liberty International Airport, resulting in major delays and grounding flights for six hours, left a terminal about 20 minutes...
2010, here I come!
The Under the Radar festival starts this week, and I can't think of a better way to launch 2010. Oh sure, there's bigger, flashier stuff on the immediate horizon (and...
Former Morgan Stanley chief calls for pay regulations
Phil Purcell, who was ousted from Morgan Stanley in 2005 by John Mack, is giving his two cents on how to save the failed financial system. In an article for...
Champions League: United awaits Beckham in 2010
AC Milan midfielder David Beckham will play former club Manchester United in the first knockout round of the Champions League."I think David wanted this match and destiny looked after him,"...
Obama appoints first transgender woman to post
President Obama has named the first transgender woman to work as a Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department, according to a new report. In a statement, Simpson, a member...
Tiger gossip roundup: African safari, PGA return
Happy 2010 from your friends at the Tiger blog. As a gift from us to you, we offer a roundup of the choice Tiger Woods reports circling the Interwebs:-- Tiger...
Jewish Theater of New York offers $5 tix for food stamp holders
A theater is offering inexpensive stress-free entertainment for New Yorkers who’ve hit rock bottom. The Jewish Theater of New York announced Monday that anyone on food stamps or Medicaid can...
Web site up for missing NY teen last seen on Spring Break
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Searchers looking for a New York teen who disappeared on a beach trip to South Carolina last spring have set up a Web site. The CUE...
Box Office: Can 'Avatar' Pass 'Titanic'?
A little over a year ago, I wrote a piece for the print edition about how the $1.8 billion worldwide box office gross of "Titanic'' would likely not be surpassed...
Terrorists want to attack US interests at sea
Al Qaeda will soon return to attacking America interests at sea, a prominent contributor on a jihadist forum posted Monday. The message, from a writer called Abu Raghd on the...
Gilbert Arenas: Locker room gun play was a 'joke'
WASHINGTON -- Embattled Wizards star Gilbert Arenas issued a contrite apology this afternoon, saying he did have guns in his locker -- although he claims he never tried to assault...
Cold, wind KO Big A
An Arctic cold front pushing down from Canada, combined with strong gusts howling off Jamaica Bay for a wind-chill factor of 6 degrees that made racing dangerous for horses and...
5 Americans detained in Pakistan deny terror try
SARGODHA, Pakistan — Five Americans detained in Pakistan are denying they planned to carry out terrorist attacks. The young Muslim men from the Washington, D.C., area appeared in court Monday...
Reports: Elin bragged of $300M payout; Tiger holed up in NYC
Tiger Woods' wife has finally put a dollar amount on her husband's cheating -- $300 million.A grinning Elin Nordegren -- asked by pals what her shame-faced husband had given her...
Ben Nelson's Purgatory
John Fund explains how vote for health reform killed him politically (Wall Street Journal)
Standing on the Sidelines
Bill Kristol says US policy isn't helping Iran protest movement (Washington Post)
Act of War
Walid Phares explains the mindset of the al Qaeda operative (Counterterrorism Blog)
Why isn't he an 'enemy combatant'?
Jennifer Rubin analyzes the administration's incoherence on terror suspects (Commentary)
New airport scanners don't work
Tested in the UK but wouldn't have caught Detroit bomber (Independent)
Yemen clamps down, kills 2 'al Qaeda militants'
SAN'A, Yemen — Security forces killed two suspected al Qaeda militants in clashes outside the Yemeni capital on Monday, officials said, as the U.S. and British embassies extended their closure...
NYC moving to electronic voting machines
New York City is replacing its old-fashioned lever voting machines. The Board of Elections is expected to choose new electronic voting machines on Tuesday. Board officials say the new machines...
Secret service intestigating Obama effigy in Jimmy Carter's hometown
PLAINS, Ga. — The U.S. Secret Service says it is investigating an effigy of President Barack Obama found hanging from a building in the hometown of former President Jimmy Carter....
Vac's Monday Whacks on Giants' Lost Pride, Hughes' Lament, and Backpedaling Johnnies
What we learned from the final 11 games of the Giants' season is this: hubris doesn't discriminate. Even the proudest teams and the most well-run organizations can fall prey to...
Gutting Charters
State School tests to be reviewed (Jamestown Post Journal)Do Charter schools encourage innovation and best practices? (Daily Censored)Marc Epstein on the coming graduation drought (City Journal)
Terrorism's Triumphant Technniques
Matthew d'Ancona says public opinion is terrorist's best ally (Telegraph)Don't Ignore wake-up call from al Qaeda (Times of London)Marty Peretz asks What does 'Isolated Extremist' really mean? (The New Republic)
Dave's Trooper Train
Boos for the State Police Union's knee-jerk reaction (Glens Falls Post-Star)Governor shrugs off trooper complaints (WIVB TV)
Bam's Iran Blunder
Barry Rubin says Iran strategy is too clever by half (Daily Pioneer)Iran's Desperate Regime (San Francisco Chronicle)Robert Kagan explains why Ideology still Matters (Newsweek)
Giants report card, Week 17
OFFENSE Bad early, really bad late. Couldn’t manage a single point until the fourth quarter and converted 1 of 8 third downs. Nowhere for Ahmad Bradshaw (7 rushes, 13 yards)...
Jets ‘D’ shows it’s No. 1
The Jets have had arguably the NFL’s best defense all year, and that defense saved its dominant best for last. They throttled Cincinnati 37-0 last night to clinch a playoff...
Jets hammer Bengals to set up playoff rematch
Finally, good karma for the Jets at Giants Stadium. Finally, a memory created in the place for the Jets to embrace. Finally, the playoffs, where the Jets haven’t been since...
What's up with that job?
What does a pest control worker do all day? Big-city life includes plenty of unwanted guests, including cockroaches, fleas, termites, mosquitoes, rats and mice. Pest control workers help eliminate or...
The commitments
The usual New Year’s resolutions — lose weight, quit smoking, learn needlepoint — seem a tad irrelevant this year. With the job market still as tough as ever, workers and...
The tin man
For almost four decades, animals have held the key to Dean Millien’s mind; and now with a healthy dose of aluminum foil, they hold the key to his future. Millien...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Run This Town, Jay-Z 2. Down, Jay Sean 3. I’m Goin’ In, Drake 4. Da Da Da, Lil Wayne 5. I Can Transform Ya, Chris Brown...
Healthy Sea gets off to good '10 start with rout of Grady
After a month apart, St. Joseph by the Sea is finally healthy. If Sunday’s 65-38 victory over Grady in the Aviator Winter Clash is any indication, the Vikings are going...
Jorge Rojas gone from Red Bull
The Red Bulls' purging of 2009 dead weight continues as underachieving midfielder Jorge Rojas has left the club. He returned to Venezuela and signed a one-year contract with Deportiva Tachira....
Pulse sales
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Late rally leads Wings past Curtis, continuing recent hot stretch
Wings Academy says its growth can be determined by its relentlessness and resilience. By the team’s willingness to fight for one another from start to finish, no matter the deficit...
Undefeated Brooklyn College Academy sheds Cinderella label
The Brooklyn College Academy boys basketball team made a name for itself last March as a Cinderella story – the No. 26 seed winning the PSAL Class B crown. The...
'Real' stupid
Reality TV shows live or die based on whether you believe what's going is sort of real. Does Khloe Kardashian really love Los Angeles Laker Lamar Odom? Are the people...
Extra! -- Laugh all about it
Attention, "Forbidden Broadway" fans going through withdrawal: Relief has arrived, and her name is Christine Pedi. And while that revue hasn't returned (at least, not yet), another politically charged one...
Dance star back in Pacific attire
The prodigal son returns, and this time he's bringing his company. Peter Boal, once one of New York City Ballet's most beloved dancers -- and now artistic director of Seattle's...
Kim: I'm not getting paid to tweet
Kim Kardashian is saying that, contrary to reports last week, she doesn't get paid to tweet for products. "Am I not allowed to talk about something I like without people...
'Blossom' back to teen TV
Mayim Bialik -- the quirky, never-without- a-hat teen who won fame as TV's "Blossom" in the early '90s -- believes she is a total stranger to today's under-20 crowd. That's...
Too 'Big'?
Jillian Michaels, the no-nonsense trainer from "The Biggest Loser," is joining the growing list of people questioning the show for casting contestants who weigh over 500 pounds. "You're the fifth...
Jet-fueled fans beat stadium’s booze ban
Now that's going out in style! Tailgating Jet fans began partying early yesterday and lasted long into the icy New Jersey night, celebrating a victory that put Gang Green into...
Too sleazy for the Senate?
State Sen. Hiram Monserrate has accomplished the impossible: The Queens Democrat has managed to disgust a goodly number of his Albany confederates, uh, colleagues -- so much so that they...
Dave's trooper train
Gov. Paterson's budgeteers are shrinking the size of the State Police, even as the governor's personal security detail grows. The state's hiring freeze means no new troopers -- even though...
Man wrongly docked $40G from paycheck for child support
This time, it's the city that's the deadbeat dad! A Brooklyn father is hoping for a rebate of more than $40,000 he has overpaid in child support since 2003, according...
City honcho caught 'bid rigging' in obscenity-laced tirade
A city official was accused of bid rigging with his mobster father-in-law after they were captured in expletive-filled secret wiretaps allegedly crafting a deal for a crony to provide barriers...
O 'campaigns' vs. Dave - even with Rudy out
President Obama still wants Gov. Paterson dumped from the Democratic ticket, even though the field of GOP candidates for governor is weaker now that Rudy Giuliani is out of the...
Bam's Iran blunder
The Obama administration's emerging "new" Iran policy, reportedly favoring "targeted" sanctions over the wider and more aggressive approach proposed by Congress, is sooooo 2009. According to leaks from administration officials,...
Meeks' pals funded 300G in pol trips
The nonprofit group that sponsored a half-dozen high-end junkets for Rep. Gregory Meeks has lavished more than $300,000 on 85 trips for members of Congress and their staffers over the...
Terrorism's triumphant techniques
Our terrorist enemies are out-thinking us. It's not only embarrassing, but deadly. The Taliban's latest innovation was on display again last week, when a suicide bomber, reportedly garbed in an...
Adieu to a DA legend
Robert Morgenthau's departure might have got all the attention, but the Manhattan District Attorney's Office last week lost another legend with an even longer tenure than the 90-year-old DA. Ida...
'Avatar' now a $1B smash
"Avatar" topped the box office for the third straight week, with $68.3 million domestically -- and a total so far of more than $1 billion worldwide. It's only the fifth...
Haiti blood feud hits Brooklyn
He came for the American Dream -- but a Haitian nightmare followed him. Guiteau Nelson hasn't worn a badge for almost a decade, but cops say when he was shot...
Kraft set to boost $16B bid to acquire Cadbury
Kraft Foods will try one more time to satisfy Cadbury's appetite. Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld intends to sweeten the company's $16 billion unsolicited bid within the next two weeks, according...
Gutting charters
Gov. Paterson needs to urge the Legislature to take quick action to lift New York's cap on charter schools in his State of the State message on Wednesday. Even more...
Bernanke reserves option to lift interest rates
It could be the bets are off on low interest rates. In uncommonly frank remarks yesterday, the Fed's Ben Bernanke blamed lax regulatory oversight -- not super low interest rates...
Sampson playing a law-firm Shel game
ALBANY -- Move over, Sheldon Silver! Senate boss John Sampson has borrowed a page from the powerful Assembly speaker and become the second big-time Democrat to join a law firm...
Chinatown bank-heist booty grab
A bank robber running from police dropped a bag full of cash in the heart of Chinatown yesterday -- but the money is still missing because an opportunist made off...
Judge abuses his 'park bench' perk
Guilty as parked! The judge in the high-profile trial of Brooke Astor's son has admitted acting like he's above the law when it comes to parking in his Upper East...
DWI bust ends 'crime spree'
A drunken-driving bust New Year's Day closed three other cases on Long Island, officials said. James P. Carroll, 20, of Massapequa was allegedly drunk in a 2005 Mercury at about...
'Terror' 'toonist ditched grandkid
A Danish cartoonist who outraged Muslims with controversial caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed fled to a panic room last week to escape an ax-wielding Islamic assassin -- but left his...
Girl, 16, smashed by cab in critical condition
A 16-year-old girl visiting the city for the holidays was in critical condition yesterday after being slammed by a yellow taxi Saturday night on 34th Street. Alison Cassani, who grew...
O's aide terror-fying
WASHINGTON -- First it was delusion. Now it is denial. Let's just hope the Obama administration works through this vexing 12-step program they're in before al Qaeda decides to launch...
Elin is talking $300 mil
Tiger Woods' wife has finally put a dollar amount on her husband's cheating -- $300 million. A grinning Elin Nordegren -- asked by pals what her shame-faced husband had given...
LIer's nose out of joint over Rx
A Long Island man says a nasal cold remedy permanently robbed him of his sense of smell. Frank Catalano's affliction has also caused him to lose more than 60 pounds...
Wizards star lost 60G, owed 3rd teammate
No good deed goes unpunished! The teammate involved in a gunpoint confrontation with Washington Wizard star Gilbert Arenas got into the locker-room showdown after fronting the point guard $60,000 to...
Business briefs
Goldman Goldman Sachs is re viewing its London oper ations and may decide to move entire divisions overseas to avoid paying higher British taxes, Reuters reported, citing a Daily Telegraph...
O takes a vacation -- from duty and reason
THE ISSUE: Pres. Obama's response to the terror attack attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. *** President Obama's brain must be on vacation (" 'We Blew It'," Dec. 30). Obama stated...
Fool for love
A Staten Island mob moll slit her own throat over the prospect of living without her prison-bound gangster boyfriend, according to her tearful letter to the judge asking for leniency....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A Brooklyn man has been arrested in a fatal shooting over the weekend in Williamsburg. Mauro Lopez, 49, got into an argument with the unidentified victim at a pool...
Getaway vehicles
Well, the ball has dropped -- and so have the temperatures. Time to start planning 2010's getaways, especially since we have a new year's worth of vacation days to use...
Blogger bags Big Music game
Meet the most influential man you've never heard of. Bob Lefsetz, a 56-year-old blogger, is to music what Nikki Finke is to Hollywood -- a reclusive, sardonic writer who has...
Noisiest spots in NYC ranked
Bryant Park is one of the most relaxing places in the city -- but if you go into the subway station beneath it, bring your earplugs. The platform for the...
Public employees' flush new year
It looks like a happy new year for you -- if you're a public employee. That's the takeaway from a recent Rasmussen poll that shows that 46 percent of government...
Sexy G-spot a myth
G-whiz! Scientists say new research shows that the G-spot -- the reputed hot zone for women's intense orgasms -- simply doesn't exist. In a study of 1,804 female twins by...
'Kid-slay' psycho's kill threat
Less than two weeks before allegedly stabbing a 10-year-old boy to death as they played a video game, Alejandro Morales paced back and forth in a Times Square movie theater...
Int'l err-ports
Foreign airport security is "appallingly lax," and US airlines should threaten to stop flying to airports that do a poor job of protecting passengers, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday. He...
Baby joy for McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey's Brazilian baby mama yesterday gave birth to their second child, a daughter. Vida Alves McConaughey weighed in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces, according to the actor's Web site....
311 hit by flurry of 'cold' calls
Complaints to 311 about heating problems soared as the temperature plunged below 20 degrees yesterday. The city logged 2,110 calls by 5 p.m. as frigid temperatures made even sitting indoors...
Time for city to 'tree'cycle
It's time for New Yorkers to toss their Christmas trees and spread some of that fine pine around city parks. From today to Jan. 15, residents can leave their trees...
Vote-machine lobbyist was in 'rig' trouble
A lobbyist working for the company believed to have the edge to win a multimillion-dollar contract to replace the city's lever-operated voting machines was once embroiled in a flap over...
Track star no longer 'rack' star
She has the medals -- just not the chest to pin them on anymore. World-champion track hurdler Jana Rawlinson of Australia says she had her breast implants removed because she...
Alexa: Don't blame kind Christie
Alex Ray Joel has given her most detailed comments about her suicide scare last month, thanking fans for their support and denying reports that nasty comments from supermodel mom Christie...
Security chaos at Newark
The busy Terminal C at Newark Airport was shut for several hours yesterday because a man who had not been screened entered an area for screened passengers through an exit....
Qaeda fear shuts US, UK embassies in Yemen
Fearing reprisals from al Qaeda, the United States and Britain closed their embassies in Yemen yesterday after increasing funds to fight the al Qaeda-linked terrorist group behind the failed attempt...
Devils have chance to complete best first half in franchise history
When the Devils celebrate their unforgettable 2000 Stanley Cup championship team tomorrow, this year's team will have a chance to write some history of its own. With a victory or...
Fair Grounds Analysis
Today's analysis.1.?5f; $13,000; cl($7,500); 4up; (f&m)DAY TRIPPI drops in claiming price after winning at the same level as the favorite in last two starts. KOOKOOROTCHA drops in class after tiring...
Cold, wind KO Big A
An Arctic cold front pushing down from Canada, combined with strong gusts howling off Jamaica Bay for a wind-chill factor of 6 degrees that made racing dangerous for horses and...
Tortorella must unleash Avery
On Wednesday John Tortorella said that he had no idea why the Rangers came up with their no-show against the Flyers, on Saturday Tortorella said he had no idea why...
Big Ben, Steelers fry Fish in season finale
A swarming Steelers defense sent two Miami quarterbacks to the sideline, including Pat White with a scary head injury, and the reigning Super Bowl champions averted a late collapse yesterday...
Giants' season fizzles out with second-straight rout
MINNEAPOLIS -- These are the kind of endings to seasons that not only get players ushered away in droves, but also get head coaches fired and general managers ousted. The...
Big Blue 'tried'? Doesn't seem true
MINNEAPOLIS -- Tom Coughlin wanted to reassure Giants fans that contrary to what their eyes might have seen during yesterday's game at the Metrodome, his players really did put forth...
'Learn' is Nets' new buzzword
Listen to Kiki Vandeweghe talk about his young Nets team and you'll hear the word "learning" more often than you would at a teachers' seminar. "We've had some close games...
Eli confounded by Giant collapse
MINNEAPOLIS -- Eli Manning had just finished his best statistical season as a Giant, but it was little consolation following yesterday's 44-7 loss to the Vikings at the Metrodome. For...
Sheridan's run as Giants defensive coordinator likely over after one year
MINNEAPOLIS -- If anyone is going to bother to search for evidence to find the culprit for the defensive crimes the Giants committed this season, defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan's fingerprints...
Vikings silence critics with bye-sealing win
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Vikings locked up the NFC's No. 2 playoff seed and a bye next weekend with their resounding 44-7 thrashing of the Giants coupled with the Cowboys' victory...
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NCAA HOOPS: USC forfeits Mayo wins Southern California is imposing sanctions on its basketball program for violating NCAA rules involving former player and current Grizzlies star O.J. Mayo. The university's...
Knicks ready to sustain winning ways
The Knicks have four games left with those packin' Wizards, three with the Pistons and Sixers and one each with the Nets and Pacers, who, injured though they may be,...
Mets hold breath for Bay's physical
Jason Bay could officially become a Met today. The free-agent outfielder, who last week agreed to a four-year deal worth $66 million with the Mets -- there is a vesting...
Ravens clinch playoff berth with win; date with Patriots
OAKLAND -- With one vicious stiff-arm, Willis McGahee pushed aside the last obstacle standing between the Ravens and another playoff bid on his way to a career-best day. McGahee ran...
Cowboys blank Eagles to win NFC East
Tony Romo and the Cowboys had their way with the Eagles yesterday in Arlington, Texas. Their reward: the NFC East title and the challenge of trying to do it again....
Hughes growing tired of D'Antoni's 'mind games'
Veteran guard Larry Hughes, back in coach Mike D'Antoni's doghouse, questioned the coach's methods, his poor communication skills and taking him out of the rotation for the third time this...
Pro Bowl snub Jones sets career-high rushing mark
In what was one of the most egregious snubs of this NFL season, Thomas Jones was omitted from the Pro Bowl when the teams were announced last week. Jones, however,...
Jets' Revis shuts down Ochocinco
After a week of Twitter, Chad Ochocinco was simply a twit. Darrelle Revis silenced the Bengals receiver with blanket coverage in the Jets' 37-0 victory last night at Giants Stadium....
These Jets will be one tough out
At the end, at last, they accepted prosperity gladly and gracefully. They took a victory lap around the old stadium, the one named for their intramural rival, the one in...
Bengals back to drawing board
Five days. That's how long the Bengals have to figure out what happened in last night's 37-0 loss to the Jets and how to reverse it on Saturday in Cincinnati....
Jets' offensive line dominates Cincy D
With Cincinnati the only thing standing between the Jets and the playoffs, Gang Green ran through the injury-riddled Bengals defense like so much orange-and-black papier-maché. They ran by them, through...
Brad Smith makes Bengals pay with big runs
Brad Smith, who we already knew was a force on special teams, has become a dynamic offensive weapon for the Jets. Smith, sent in periodically to spell Mark Sanchez at...
Patriots' Welker out for season with torn ACL and MCL
HOUSTON -- Coach Bill Belichick's decision to play many of his starters -- including receivers Randy Moss and Wes Welker -- will likely be second-guessed after Welker was carted off...
Surging Knicks blow out Pacers, 132-89
This was a perfect winter night of Knick basketball, a perfect night to dream about playoff possibilities in the spring, a perfect night to visualize David Lee as an All-Star...
Rookie coach, QB made Jets winners
They have been joined at the hip from the very beginning, the fat rookie head coach with the Rex appeal and the handsome rookie quarterback with the sex appeal, and...
Weird but true
Meet America's most unusual twins. Stephano Velasco and his brother Marcello were born less than a minute apart -- but in separate decades. Marcello Velasco arrived at 11:59:37 on Dec....
Beware the dark side of Alabama's Saban
PASADENA, Calif. -- Darth Vader is here. He wore ominous black ensemble -- black pants, black shirt and a black mood -- to Disneyland on Saturday. Mickey and Minnie (or...
TCU wants respect heading into Fiesta Bowl showdown with Boise State
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- When Texas Christian guard Josh Vernon boarded the elevator at the team's Fiesta Bowl headquarters hotel last week, a woman glanced at his outfit and asked what...
Georgetown decks DePaul; Duke cruises past Clemson
Georgetown's success is all about sharing. Pass the ball on offense to the open man and help out your teammates on defense. It's how the Hoyas win, a style that...
St. John's blows second-half lead to Providence
Before St. John's hosted Providence last night, Red Storm coach Norm Roberts talked about some of the things his team was lacking. "We have to be able to seize the...
Smith, Jets will be dangerous in playoffs
For the first two minutes and 44 seconds, the people inside the Meadowlands had been loud, and they had been raucous, they filled the dying stadium with the same kind...
Jets close out stadium with playoff-clinching 37-0 rout of Bengals
Finally, good karma for the Jets at Giants Stadium. Finally, a memory created from the place for the Jets to hang onto for a lifetime. Finally, the playoffs, where they...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
As expected, there was plenty of movement a week after just about every team played at least one significant game. Francis Lewis emerged as the second best team in the...
Girls basketball roundup: Hornets shot down by St. Mary's (L.I.)
Just six days ago, Midwood was riding high. The Hornets were on a four-game winning streak, playing their best basketball of the season and had just knocked off Long Island...
NYC girls basketball rankings
Outside of the top four, these rankings have been shuffled considerably since last week. No. 5 Francis Lewis made its name without injured star point guard Kelly Robinson in wins...
Knicks nearly get biggest win, top Pacers 132-89
Wilson Chandler scored 23 points, David Lee added 22 points and 16 rebounds, and the New York Knicks flirted with the biggest victory in franchise history in beating the Indiana...
Gametracker: Bengals at Jets
Mark Sanchez and the Jets will try to earn a playoff spot with a win over the Bengals.
Super soph, St. Peter's slide past Jefferson
Jamie O’Hare wants to succeed so badly, tries to fit in so well as a starting sophomore on the St. Peter’s girls basketball team, that she tries to do a...
Providence sinks St. John's, 74-59
Sharaud Curry scored a season-high 26 points, leading Providence to its first Big East win of the season in a 74-59 victory over St. John's today. Jamine Peterson added 14...
Newark airport terminal shut down over possible security breach
NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities are searching for a man who walked through a screening checkpoint exit into the secure side of a terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport. Flights have...
Friel's big second half sparks Poly comeback
Katie Friel wasn’t heard from in the first half. The Poly Prep sophomore was held scoreless before the break and could barely get a good shot off against an active...
More screening for 'risky' fliers
WASHINGTON — Passengers flying into the United States from Nigeria, Yemen and other "countries of interest" will be subject to enhanced screening techniques, such as body scans and pat-downs, the...