November 24, 2012
Maysonet, Stony Brook defeat Villanova
Miguel Maysonet carried 25 times for 160 yards and two second-quarter touchdowns as Stony Brook defeated Villanova 20-10 Saturday in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Maysonet,...
The top 10 Strikeforce fighters soon to join the UFC
Everyone knows Ronda Rousey is coming to the UFC. The top MMA organization starting a women’s division has been the headline in reports that parent company Zuffa will disband Strikeforce...
Vick, McCoy out for Eagles vs. Panthers
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia quarterback Michael Vick and running back LeSean McCoy have been ruled out for the Eagles’ game against Carolina on Monday night because of concussions. Coach Andy Reid...
Wagner beats Colgate in FCS playoff first round
Nick Doscher passed for two touchdowns and ran for another Saturday and Wagner stopped Colgate 31-20 in a first-round Football Championship Subdivision playoff game. The Seahawks (9-3), Northeast Conference champions...
Nets finding minutes for Brooks won't be easy
I’ve gotten as many questions about any single topic this season as I have about the minutes being allotted for second-year shooting guard MarShon Brooks by Nets coach Avery Johnson.Believe...
Looking back at Nets-Clippers
The Nets entered Friday night’s game against the Clippers in dangerous waters. They had already dropped two games in a row, the final two of their California road trip, and...
Cannon, St. Francis beat Brown in overtime
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Jalen Cannon finished with 20 points on 10-of-12 shooting to lead three players in double-digit scoring as St. Francis (NY) beat Brown in overtime 76-72 Saturday in...
Erasmus Hall, Tottenville to meet in PSAL football final
Erasmus Hall and Tottenville will play after all. The two PSAL football rivals, scheduled to meet in the final week of the regular season before Hurricane Sandy hit, will face...
Hofstra crushed by hot-shooting George Washington
WASHINGTON — Isaiah Armwood had 12 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks and George Washington shot nearly 71 percent from the field in the second half during an 80-56 rout...
UConn beats No. 19 Louisville in three OTs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Blidi Wreh-Wilson knew the ball would eventually come his way. The Connecticut cornerback just wanted to make sure he was in the right position to make a...
Wagner holds off North Carolina Central
DURHAM, N.C. — Jonathon Williams scored 11 points and Marcus Burton added 10 as Wagner managed a 38-36 victory over North Carolina Central Saturday. The Seahawks (1-2), up 20-6, led...
Confidential Nassau County police documents — including info on undercover cops — used as confetti in Macy's parade
Red-faced Nassau County officials are investigating how confidential police documents — which contained arrest records, social security numbers, and information about undercover officers — was tossed from windows as confetti...
Pittsburgh upsets No. 21 Rutgers with rout
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s two decades in the Big East have been marked by missteps and missed opportunities. Yet in the program’s final Big East home game before bolting to the...
Stony Brook leads wire to wire in win over Canisius
Anthony Jackson scored 21 points and Jameel Warney added 18 to help Stony Brook defeat Canisius 82-75 Saturday, snapping a three-game winning streak for the Golden Griffins. Jackson, who was...
D'Antoni benches Lakers' Gasol because 'I'd like to win this game'
Mike D’Antoni is already clashing with one of the Lakers’ stars.The former Knicks coach benched Pau Gasol for the entire fourth quarter of a 106-98 loss to the Grizzlies on...
PATH service to Lower Manhattan to resume Monday
TRENTON, NJ — Weekday PATH service to Lower Manhattan along the World Trade Center line will resume early Monday. Officials say those trains will run from 5 a.m. to 10...
Sleepy Hollow gives fire truck loaded with relief supplies to Sandy-damaged Queens community
The Headless Horseman’s town is certainly not heartless. Sleepy Hollow, the Westchester hamlet fabled for Washington Irving’s no-noggin literary character, spent the weekend helping a Queens community devastated by Hurricane...
Queens man murdered after gun-toting teen followed him off train
A Queens man was murdered after a gun-toting teen followed him off a train, police sources said today. Peren Phillippe, 21, of Rockaway Park boarded the A train yesterday evening...
Post-Sandy ferry from Staten Island to start Monday
Staten Islanders are getting a temporary new ferry service to help them get around in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. The New York City Transportation Department said Saturday that New...
Bloomberg announces new $5.5 million grant to help small businesses struggling after Sandy
New York City is stepping up efforts to help small businesses struggling after Superstorm Sandy. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a new $5.5 million grant program on Saturday. He also noted...
Queens woman found dead in Bronx parked car may have been strangled by boyfriend
Cops are investigating whether a Queens woman found dead in a car parked in the Bronx was strangled by her beau, police sources said. A man, 40, called 911 about...
NY offers insurance help on Long Island
ALBANY — The New York Department of Financial Services says it will station representatives at four locations on Long Island over the next four days to help residents contact their...
Hamas leader says group will not disarm
CAIRO — Gaza's ruling Hamas will not stop arming itself because only a strong arsenal, not negotiations, can extract concessions from Israel, the No. 2 in the Islamic militant group...
Pope elevates six new cardinals
VATICAN CITY — Six new cardinals on Saturday joined the elite club of red-robed churchmen who will elect the next pope, bringing a more geographically diverse mix into the European-dominated...
Boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho dies after being taken off life support
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hector "Macho" Camacho was a brash fighter with a mean jab and an aggressive style, launching himself furiously against some of the biggest names in...
Arafat's remains said to be exhumed Tuesday
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed Tuesday as part of a renewed investigation into his death, a Palestinian investigator said Saturday....
Sitcom star Larry Hagman dead at 81
LOS ANGELES — Larry Hagman, whose predatory oil baron J.R. Ewing on television's long-running nighttime soap opera "Dallas" became a symbol for 1980s greed and coaxed forth a Texas-sized gusher...
Knicks give Lindefensible effort in loss to Rockets
HOUSTON — This was Lindefensible. With all of the magical qualities Linsanity was supposed to possess, who knew one of them would be getting the Knicks to stop playing any...
Business briefs
MartsUS stocks climbed, giving the S&P 500 its biggest weekly rally since June, after data showed German business confidence unexpectedly expanded. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 172.79 points to...
RIM shares rally on BlackBerry 10 hopes
Embattled BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is showing new signs of life. Shares in the Canadian company have been on a tear that neatly coincides with Apple’s stock fall. RIM...
Early starts may have stolen some thunder from Black Friday
Black Friday invaded Thanksgiving dinner this year, but it’s not clear how many extra sales were captured. Big retailers including Walmart, Target, Sears and Toys ‘R’ Us flung open their...
Walmart vs. the unions
Walmart and union-backed protesters found something fresh to argue about yesterday. Labor groups had pledged to stage strikes, protests and other events at 1,000 Walmart stores nationwide on Black Friday,...
Mr. Shark Repellent: Cohen’s general counsel gives SAC boss cover
The sharks of the US Attorney’s office have SAC Capital Advisors surrounded — and owner Steven Cohen is looking a lot like chum. Good thing the billionaire hedgie has a...
Times big testifies at inquiry
Mark Thompson, the newly installed chief executive officer of the New York Times Co., testified at an internal inquiry by the British Broadcasting Corp. into why it canceled a news...
HP math puzzles exec
Mike Lynch, former boss of Autonomy, said he can’t see how accusations leveled by Hewlett-Packard of dubious accounting add up to a $5 billion write-down on the software business he...
New breed of ATMs give exact change
A new generation of automatic teller machines capable of handling more complex transactions is proving popular with bank customers, experts say. Some banks are installing ATMs that can handle transactions...
Epic pinch on Greece
European policy makers turn their attention to unlocking funds to keep Greece solvent after a summit failed to yield a deal on a seven-year budget for the bloc. Euro-area finance...
Teeth in PE sweet spot
Despite a US Senate inquiry and a recent lawsuit both aimed at private-equity ownership of dental clinics, PE money continues to invest in the sector. Earlier this month, several PE...
Exit at Walmart’s Indian JV
The Indian joint venture of Walmart Stores has suspended its chief financial officer and other employees as it investigates alleged violations of US anti-bribery laws, a development that could hamper...
Apollo to buy McGraw-Hill's education business
Private-equity firm Apollo Global Management in the next few days will be announcing a deal to buy McGraw-Hill’s education business, The Post has learned. The price is expected to be...
White House tree fir sure
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama is kicking off the holiday season by welcoming the White House Christmas tree, which she called “perfect.”She and daughters Malia and Sasha and first...
‘Macho’ support to end
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hector “Macho” Camacho will be taken off life support, his mother said last night, indicating she would have doctors do that today. It was a...
'Dallas' star Larry Hagman dead at 81
Larry Hagman — a beloved actor who created one of America’s most iconic TV villains as the sharp-tongued tycoon J.R. Ewing on the hit show “Dallas” — died yesterday from...
Black (& blue) Friday
There were bargains and bloodshed. Long lines, short fuses and a frenzied quest for deals brought out the wild and reckless side of some Black Friday shoppers. An outing to...
Purr-fect discount
The ASPCA celebrated “Cat Friday” by waiving the adoption fee for felines 1 and older and lowering it to $50 for kittens 4 months to a year old.“It’s very easy...
Easy to say ‘good buy’
For the first time in years, Black Friday was a breeze for bargain-hunting New Yorkers.After the initial crush of early-bird crowds subsided, shoppers found stores across the city surprisingly manageable....
GI pols fight on in House
WASHINGTON — Nine veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be part of next year’s freshman class in the House of Representatives. Their numbers give veterans’ groups assurance...
Brooklyn teen dies after accidentally shooting himself in the head
A Brooklyn teen was killed early yesterday when he shot himself in the head while showing off a gun, police sources said. James Morris, 18, was found dead with a...
Clown who died at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade mourned by neighbors
The clown who died performing at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was much more than a goofy guy in a costume, loved ones said yesterday. Robert Blasetti, 67, was the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Two heartless thieves snatched a man’s prosthetic leg in Washington Heights, authorities said. At about 11 p.m. Monday, Abdul Pullium, 32, got into an argument with the victim...
JFK ‘smuggle’ struggle for 600G
A uniformed American Airlines flight attendant was busted at JFK allegedly trying to smuggle out $600,000 in drug money — and now is fighting to keep the cash, The Post...
NBC mailroom worker charged with stealing furniture and selling it on eBay: sources
This never happened when the guys from “Law & Order” were on the job. A 39-year-old mailroom worker at 30 Rock went into business for himself, allegedly stealing more than...
‘Riot’ous-inmate transfer
MOSCOW — A member of the jailed trio Pussy Riot has been moved into a “safe” cell due to growing tensions with fellow inmates, officials said yesterday.A Federal Penitentiary Service...
Brooklyn man accused of raping woman says she asked him for sex
She said it was rape. He said it was romance. A hulking Brooklyn drifter accused of choking and sexually assaulting a young Williamsburg woman claims she invited him home and...
Iran big ‘drones’ on
Iran is accusing the U.S. Navy of carrying out “illegal and provocative acts” in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman. In identical letters to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and...
Manhattan cop busted for shoplifting on Black Friday
A police officer was arrested for allegedly finding the best Black Friday deal in town — a five finger discount. Jenny Mendez, 28, of the Midtown North Precinct was charged...
Christie’s whips up buyers
LONDON — A hand-made whip used in the Indiana Jones film trilogy, a watch that was one of Elvis Presley’s last Christmas presents and a corset worn by Madonna on...
Kidnap vic’s tell-all due
SALT LAKE CITY — Ten years after she was kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom at age 14 by a pedophile, Elizabeth Smart is telling her story. St. Martin’s Press...
Obama campaign bagged $40M from fashion fund-raisers
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s campaign took some ribbing when it enlisted top New York fashion designers to craft high-culture Obama-themed purses and scarves — but ended up laughing all the...
Gwen’s ‘bird’ doggin’
No Doubt about it — Gwen Stefani’s adorable pooch is salivating over the thought of Thanksgiving turkey scraps. The sexy singer and rocker hubby Gavin Rossdale spent the holiday at...
Remap may force flood-insurance buy
Some residents of New Jersey’s coastal towns may soon be required to purchase flood insurance, and not just because of the recent devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy.By next year, the...
LIPA customers who spent weeks without power due to Sandy get zapped with normal electric bills
LIPA customers who spent weeks without power got zapped with their normal electric bills — as if the outages never happened. The clueless utility charged Sandy-soaked Long Island residents an...
Sandy victims hope for Powerball lottery windfall
With Sandy raining so much destruction on New York, maybe it’s time for a little good luck to shine down. Across the city’s storm-thrashed neighborhoods yesterday, residents flocked to buy...
Thieves strike storm-damaged Breezy Point homes over Thanksgiving holiday
The grinches struck early this year. Residents of storm-battered Breezy Point returned from the Thanksgiving holiday to discover that thieves had looted their damaged homes — even taking one family’s...
Odd-even gas restrictions lifted
The first day of the holiday shopping season will be the last full day of post-Superstorm Sandy gasoline rationing in New York City. The odd-even system ended at 6 a.m....
I give up! Thompson pays big poster fine
Former Comptroller Bill Thompson has decided to clear the decks for his 2013 mayoral run by paying a record-breaking fine of nearly $600,000 for plastering the city with illegal campaign...
Downtown city agencies scramble
Eleven city agencies have shifted thousands of workers out of lower Manhattan because their offices in privately owned buildings were damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Officials reported yesterday that four Financial...
Gang Green fans see red after Jets' Thanksgiving humiliation
Gang Green fans were glowering with rage yesterday over the Jets’ disgusting Thanksgiving Day basting by the hated Patriots — a loss that reached its humiliating climax when quarterback Mark...
Halle ex fight for kid hurt
Halle Berry’s baby daddy might have punched out his chances for keeping their little girl on this side of the Atlantic. Gabriel Aubry, arrested after a fight at the actress’...
Midtown Tunnel storming back
Nearly a month after Hurricane Sandy flooded the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, morning commuters going into Manhattan are getting back their extra lane. Gov. Cuomo announced yesterday that, starting Monday, a Queens-bound...
Syria slay toll at 40,000
At least 50 people were killed in Syria yesterday as the death toll from more than a year of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad passed 40,000, human-rights activists said....
Egyptian outrage at ‘new pharaoh’
Tens of thousands of opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rallied across the country and burned offices of his Muslim Brotherhood to denounce a power grab they said makes him...
Truce or dare in Gaza
Israeli troops fired on Gazans surging toward Israel’s border fence yesterday, killing one man in the first major test of the fragile cease-fire with Hamas. Nineteen people were wounded but...
Serial killer suspect had rocky relationship with girlfriend
Looks like her dance card is open now. Natasha Charova, the girlfriend of accused Brooklyn serial killer Salvatore Perrone, is known for dressing up with a friend in wild outfits...
Tragic Bx. teen in ‘slay’ mystery
A 16-year-old girl was found dead in the vestibule of her aunt’s home in The Bronx yesterday. Destiny Sanchez’s brother found her body at about 8 a.m. just inside the...
Blaze at no-power high-rise
A fire at a massive storm-damaged office skyscraper in the Financial District yesterday left a firefighter and more than two dozen others suffering from smoke inhalation and sent four to...
Barclays tax fight off
The owner of Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center yesterday withdrew a lawsuit it had lodged against the city over the arena’s tax assessment, claiming it filed the legal paperwork by accident.A...
The looming fiscal cliff: will US avoid disaster?
`The Issue: Whether lawmakers can work together to avoid automatic tax hikes and spending cuts on Jan.1. *** Michael Barone describes President Bill Clinton and then-Speaker of the House Newt...
Reading Andrew’s lips
Whenever New York State Thruway Authority members deign to schedule and hold a meeting, they’d best heed the message Gov. Cuomo sent this week: Exhaust all options before hiking tolls!...
More pension perfidy
Get set for some big-time pain in the classroom — and in the pocketbook: A bulletin from the New York State Teachers Retirement System suggests that taxpayers andstudents are in...
Stone-faced lies
In the 1930s, quite a few people failed to recognize the threat posed by Nazi ideology. In their eyes, Hitler was simply restoring Germany’s wounded pride and rebuilding an economy...
Buying the Presidency — the easy way
The left-wing media went wild after the election when analysis showed that many poorer Americans supported President Obama and entitlements could have been a major reason why. Liberals like to...
Kid stuff
Today LATE BLOOMERS: What do “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Tortoise & the Hare” have in common? Well, both classics are being re-told at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing...
Can’t beat B’klyn for all the action
Thanks to the Barclays Center, in its rookie season, there are plenty of reasons to be jolly in these final weeks of the year. With top-notch talent and a slam-dunk...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
Demoiselle Aqueduct, sixth race. Grade 2. Purse: $250,000. 1?/?? miles, 2-year-old fillies. Post: 2:22 p.m. LOWDOWN: Todd Pletcher won with a boatload of 2-year-olds over the summer at Saratoga, but...
Niners backup QB a holiday gift this week
IF DREW Bledsoe doesn’t get hurt in 2001, does Tom Brady ever get the chance to lead the Patriots to their improbable Super Bowl upset of the Rams’ Greatest Show...
Identity crisis dulls early-season hope
HOUSTON — First, the good news: it is unlikely the Knicks are going to spend any time wringing their hands that Jeremy Lin plies his trade for the Rockets. That...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Controversial rule may be changed soon The rule that negated using video replay to confirm a Texans touchdown “may be too harsh” and will be re-examined immediately, NFL director...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:00 noon All horses appear in post position order 1. 1 1/16m(T); $29,000; clm($16,000); 3up LATE STARTER drops to lowest claiming level of career after tiring this distance....
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $40,000; mdn clm($50,000); 2YO(f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 Exclusive Bull(M),120E Pradox-x-xRyerson15-13 Cry Holy ,120J Alvarado3-x-xR Dutrow6-14 Inaflash(L),120J Rosario2-2-xRice2-11 a-Blue Ballerina(L),120C DeCarlo2-2-xContessa3-15 Pink...
Vic Cangialosi at Calder Graded Entries
FIRST-1m&70yds; $36,000; mdn; 2YO3-O T B Bob 9-54-Third Choice 2-11-Ethelred 3-15-Speedyberg 8-12-Preponderate 6-16-No Calcetines 12-1SECOND-1 mile; $13,650; clm($12,500); 3up3-Don't Tell Patti 3-15-Ill Considered 5-21-Street Fleet 6-16-Tahoe Tigress 4-12-Rachel's Girl 12-17-Devil's...
Aqueduct Charts
November 23rd, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm?2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $37,000; clm($30,000); 3upOff: 12:00. Good. drew off, hand urgedTime: 22.38, 45.02, 57.03, 1:09.92.Trainer: David JacobsonWinner: DK B/ C,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 24 SUNNov. 25 MONNov. 26 TUENov. 27 WEDNov. 28 THUNov. 29 FRINov. 30 Knicks NOGAME Det.1:00MSGESPN Nets7:00TNTESPN NOGAME Milw.8:00MSGESPN NOGAME Wash.7:30MSGESPN Nets NOGAME Port.3:00YESWFAN Knicks7:00TNTWFAN NOGAME Bos.7:30YESWFAN NOGAME Orl.7:00YESWFAN...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto racing11 a.m.Formula One: Qualifying SPEEDBasketball2 p.m.Hofstra at George Wash. WLIB (1190 AM)5 p.m.South Padre Invitational, third place:Illinois State vs. TCU CBSSN7 p.m.Battle 4 Atlantis, third place:VCU vs. Missouri NBCSN7:30...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6 fur; $25,000; clm($25,000); 3up 4 A To by Thr (Gmz) 5.60 3.80 3.00 3 Imfixintowin (Navarro) 23.40 7.40 5 Clear (Talamo) 2.80 * $1 Exacta (4-3) $68.60 * Quinella...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogGIANTS2 1/22 1/2(50 1/2)PackersBENGALS7 1/28 1/2(50)RaidersSteelersPk1(34 1/2)BROWNSCOLTS33(51)BillsBroncos1010 1/2(44)CHIEFSTitans33 1/2(44 1/2)JAGUARSBEARSOFFOFF(OFF)VikingsFalconsPk1(50)BUCCANEERSSeahawks33(37 1/2)DOLPHINSRavens2 1/21(47)CHARGERS49ers21(49)SAINTSCARDINALS31 1/2(37)RamsMondayPanthers12 1/2(40 1/2)EAGLESHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogOHIO ST.4 (55)MichiganVanderbilt11 (46 1/2)W. FORESTLOUISVILLE11 (45 1/2)UconnGEORGIA14 (64)Ga. TechUNC24 1/2...
FCS playoff preview
A breakdown of today’s area FCS playoff matchups — Colgate at Wagner at noon; and Villanova at Stony Brook at 3:00:WagnerColgateStony BrookVillanovaHead CoachWalt Hameline (32nd season) Dick Biddle (7th season)...
NHL loses 2 more weeks, All-Star Game
Though merely a formality, Friday’s proclamation by NHL Canceler-in-Chief Gary Bettman wiping another two-week round of games off the schedule ensures that Saturday night’s “Operation Hat Trick” benefit in Atlantic...
Fighting his past: Berto back from steroids ban
Whether Andre Berto was intentionally taking performance enhancing drugs or wasn’t, really doesn’t matter at this point. Those in the court of public opinion who have reached a decision aren’t...
Agent: Yankees are Ichiro’s first choice
How much did Ichiro Suzuki dig being a Yankee? Enough to wait and see if the defending AL East champions want to bring him back after they finally get Andy...
Giants' Phillips back to ‘safety’-pin ‘D’
Kenny Phillips tried to put a positive spin Friday on his six-game absence with a knee injury. “It kept me from getting fined, which is a good thing,” the Giants’...
Packers’ Matthews won't play vs. Giants
A Giants victory over the Packers tomorrow night won’t include a dose of payback for Clay Mathews. The All-Pro Green Bay linebacker, who raised the Giants’ ire in the offseason...
G-Men can seize control of division with victory
The passing of the bye week might have something to do with it, or maybe it’s the arrival of the holidays. Maybe it’s the taste of adversity the Giants have...
Jets waited nine days after injury to give Tebow MRI
Even when Tim Tebow doesn’t play, he dominates conversation. There was a ton of talk around the Jets yesterday about Tebow’s two broken ribs that kept him out of Thursday’s...
Ryan: Jets won’t quit trying to catch Patriots
You get the impression Jets coach Rex Ryan is watching a different game than the rest of us. Rex-o-Vision is always positive and optimistic and nothing changed yesterday despite his...
Changes needed to clean up Jets mess - and Ryan faces much of the blame
That draft you felt some time after Thanksgiving dinner was Patriots running back Shane Vereen speeding past overmatched Jets linebacker Bart Scott for an 83-yard touchdown and a 14-0 New...
Avery actively tinkering with Nets’ inactive list
In a bit of a surprise, Nets coach Avery Johnson chose to make power forward Mirza Teletovic one of his two inactive players for Friday night’s 86-76 win over the...
Clippers can’t stop Lopez in Nets win
It was Brooklyn’s big man — not its backcourt — who carried the Nets home last night. Brook Lopez finished with 26 points, including 16 in the second half, to...
Win over Knicks perfect tonic for Lin
HOUSTON — Jeremy Lin said last night he probably never will recreate the sensation of Linsanity, but at least a 131-103 victory over the Knicks was a major confidence-boosting step...
Camby odd man out with Knicks
HOUSTON — Rasheed Wallace missed last night’s 131-103 loss to the Rockets with a sore foot, the Knicks announced 20 minutes before tip-off. That should have meant a chance for...
The most embarrassing moments in Jets history
Mark Cannizzaro takes a look at the all-time worst moments in the history of the New York Jets -- and there are plenty. 1. The Bubby Brister shovel pass intended...
Roberts rules
Dallas Roberts is at the top of prime-time’s “Most Wanted” list. The veteran actor is currently juggling roles on two hit series, “T he Walking Dead” and “The Good Wife”...
Chevy ad in; Chase out of ‘Community’
Chevy Chase is out on “Community” — but he won’t be absent from TV for too long. Chase — who left the low-rated NBC sitcom by mutual agreement Wednesday after...
Fourth season for ‘Abbey’
Britain’s ITV has renewed “Downton Abbey” for a fourth season — good news for fans of the show, which airs here on PBS.The news broke yesterday, three weeks after “Abbey”...
Courtside chow
The Barclays Center is Brooklyn’s best new-thrills machine since the Coney Island Parachute Jump — and it’s a better place to eat than the boardwalk is (and ever likely was)....
Weird but true
A couple of animal lovers in Gulf Breeze, Fla., lost their pet turkey to thieving neighbors, who killed it and were busted as they were preparing it for a Thanksgiving...
Harlem native transfer Stokes boosts Hofstra
Hofstra coach Mo Cassara spent months preparing for the season and Shaquille Stokes was not part of his plans. He would watch the sophomore guard, who transferred from Hawaii, in...
Rutgers aware Pittsburgh no pushover
PITTSBURGH — Senior linebacker Khaseem Greene will be long gone before Rutgers ever takes a snap as a member of the Big Ten. Forgive Greene if he’s not exactly caught...
Wagner plays on for battered borough
Wagner’s football team has given its beaten-down borough a lot to feel good about of late. It plans to continue that trend today. The Northeast Conference champion Seahawks will host...
Rutgers nabs Big at-Ten-tion on the trail
In his brief time as the Rutgers head football coach, Kyle Flood has done a phenomenal job taking care of his own backyard.The announcement this week that the Scarlet Knights...
Michigan’s Hardaway has his way against Kansas State
Tim Hardaway Jr. was simply too much for Kansas State to handle. Fourth-ranked Michigan captured the NIT Season Tip-Off Championship last night at Madison Square Garden, leading wire-to-wire in a...
Cards overturn Mizzou
Luke Hancock scored 19 points and Russ Smith had 18 points and six steals and No. 2 Louisville looked more like itself with an 84-61 victory over No. 13 Missouri...
LSU keeps BCS bowl hope alive
Jarvis Landry made a spectacular one-handed touchdown catch and No. 8 LSU kept its hopes for a BCS bowl game alive with a 20-13 win over Arkansas yesterday in Fayetteville,...
Seniors led Notre Dame back to respectability
From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered; We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds...
Boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho's mother says he will be taken off of life support
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hector "Macho" Camacho will be taken off life support, his mother said Friday night, indicating she would have doctors do that Saturday. It was a...
Parsons, Lin lead Rockets to 131-103 win over Knicks
HOUSTON — Jeremy Lin doesn't know if he'll ever perform as well as he did during his charmed February with the New York Knicks last season. For now he's content...
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Big Ten move a boon for Rutgers football
In his brief time as the Rutgers head football coach, Kyle Flood has done a phenomenal job taking care of his own backyard.The announcement this week that the Scarlet Knights...
Former UFC fighter's house burns down on Thanksgiving
Saying it has been an awful two months for Dennis Hallman would be a gross understatement.Just weeks after being released from the UFC, the veteran fighter lost his house to...