November 14, 2009
Will Toronto's Amado Guevara be on the trading block?
November 14, 2009 | 11:44pmNow that ex-Chivas USA coach Preki is reportedly set to take the Toronto job _ well, getting knocked out in the first round of the playoffs IS a big improvement...
Almost $50B in 'questionable' Medicare
November 14, 2009 | 11:10pmWASHINGTON — The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient's condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly...
'Zombies' too good for do-nothing Knicks
November 14, 2009 | 10:16pmWhen Mike D'Antoni called the Knicks "zombies'' after their blowout loss to Golden State Friday night, he was insulting the Dawn of the Dead characters. At least zombies strike fear...
Parenteau out-shoots Senators for Rangers win
November 14, 2009 | 10:09pmOTTAWA -- Pierre Parenteau scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of the shootout to give the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators today. Parenteau,...
'Racist' swim club going belly up
November 14, 2009 | 9:44pmPHILADELPHIA — A suburban swim club accused of discrimination last summer after revoking the memberships of mostly black and Hispanic children plans to declare bankruptcy, a newspaper reported Saturday. Valley...
Pakistan suicide blast kills 11
November 14, 2009 | 9:37pmPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber attacked a police checkpoint in northwest Pakistan today, killing 11 people, including four children, the latest in a wave of militant attacks that...
Madoff's ill-gotten gains sold off
November 14, 2009 | 8:34pmPonzi King Bernie Madoff’s royal treasure trove started going to the highest bidder today – and some items pulled in more money than even the master scammer would have expected....
Dad, son dead in NJ plane crash
November 14, 2009 | 6:39pmWOODBINE, N.J. — A small plane has crashed in southern New Jersey, killing a father and son headed to Indiana for a hunting trip. The single-engine A200 Piper plane went...
Fact check: Palin's book repeats false claims
November 14, 2009 | 6:33pmWASHINGTON — Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the...
RBNY's Boyens, New Zealand reach World Cup
November 14, 2009 | 6:28pmRed Bull defender Andrew Boyens was a late sub for New Zealand as the Kiwis qualified for next summer's World Cup. They beat Bahrain 1-0 today to qualify for the...
Palin 'devastated' by kid's pregnancy
November 14, 2009 | 6:28pmSarah Palin says she didn't know her daughter Bristol was sexually active before she learned the teenager was pregnant and was "shocked" and "devastated" by the news, The former vice...
Bam bows big for Japanese Emperor
November 14, 2009 | 6:04pmPresident Barack Obama bent over big -- literally -- to show respect for Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko during a visit to that country today, going over the top...
Death Valley bones may be long-lost tourists'
November 14, 2009 | 5:28pmSkeletal remains found in Death Valley may belong to one or more of the four German tourists who vanished in searing summer heat 13 years ago, authorities say. Two hikers...
St. John's succumbs in PKs to cap finest season
November 14, 2009 | 3:28pmSt. John’s has always been a defensive-minded team. With a goalkeeper like Kristin Russell and a backline of seniors Tara Mendoza, Courtney Lane, Vaila Barsley, and Nicole Doran, coach Ian...
'Wii' love Mario
November 14, 2009 | 1:50pmRockefeller Center will be overrun today by hordes of carnivorous mushrooms — and fans of Nintendo's "Super Mario Brothers" are delighted to take a bite. To celebrate tomorrow's release of...
9 killed, 80 injured when train derails in India
November 14, 2009 | 12:23pmJAIPUR, India — A speeding train derailed in western India early Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 80. Fifteen cars of the New Delhi-bound train flew...
Obama urges Congress to put off Ft. Hood probe
November 14, 2009 | 11:37amWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood rampage until federal law enforcement and military authorities have completed their...
Ed Fountaine's stakes spot plays
November 14, 2009 | 10:57amBONNIE HEATH TURF CUP HANDICAP Calder, 10th race. Purse: $150,000. Mile-and-an-eighth, turf, Florida-bred 3-year-olds and up. Post: 4:17 p.m. LOWDOWN: Pickapocket came off a six-month layoff to rally for second...
Win over Cotto would give Pacquiao titles in 7th different class
November 14, 2009 | 8:33amLAS VEGAS — The fact Manny Pacquiao is favored to defeat Miguel Cotto tonight when the two meet for Cotto’s WBO welterweight championship is amazing in itself when you consider...
Fantasy window limited for Pats RB
November 14, 2009 | 8:27amWhen drafted, it was assumed Laurence Maroney would take over where Corey Dillon left off with the Patriots. But you know what happens when we assume . . . Maroney...
Pitt has something to prove vs. Irish
November 14, 2009 | 8:25amPITTSBURGH — The players staggered off the field at Notre Dame Stadium last year with weary grins, too exhausted to offer up a full-blown smiles. Inside, the Pitt Panthers were...
Trendsetters: week 10
November 14, 2009 | 8:20amJACKSONVILLE (+7) AT JETS Jaguars have dropped eight of 10 following a win and four straight overall. DENVER (-31⁄2) AT WASHINGTON Redskins have dropped six of seven to winning teams...
Colts-Pats clash lures bettors
November 14, 2009 | 8:14amThe hotline to Las Vegas takes you inside Week 10 of the NFL season, telling bettors what direction the lines are moving, and by how much. PATRIOTS-COLTS Colts –3: “I...
BCS buster
November 14, 2009 | 8:12amThe best argument for a college football playoff is continued BCS failure. Here’s how to root for chaos this week: Odds are Texas and the SEC champ (Florida or Alabama)...
Heisman watch
November 14, 2009 | 8:11amEach Saturday, Heisman Trophy voters Tim Sullivan and Lenn Robbins will break down three candidates, who may or may not have impressed the week before: TERRANCE CODY, DT, ALABAMA TIM...
South Carolina isn't just Gator bait
November 14, 2009 | 8:09amFLORIDA at SOUTH CAROLINA 3:30 p.m., CBS LINE: Florida –171⁄2 • O/U: 421⁄2 EYES ON: Florida LB Brandon Spikes; South Carolina LB Eric Norwood ANGLE: Now that Alabama and Florida...
Alfonzo yearns for one more Amazin' shot
November 14, 2009 | 8:07amChasing a dream is what baseball is all about. The years go by, the body and the work place change, but the mind remains focused on the dream. Edgardo Alfonzo...
Altomarino boots Molloy into CHSAA state finals
November 14, 2009 | 6:56amHe spends much of his time as a faceless defender. He doesn’t score clutch goals, or make spectacular goal line saves. But on Friday night at Adelphi University in the...
Big things expected out of Edison's Egharevba
November 14, 2009 | 6:25amMoments after Boys & Girls eliminated Thomas Edison in the PSAL Class A quarterfinals, John Ulmer kept Eddie Egharevba behind. “Next year, you’re the man” he told the talented swingman....
What's up?
November 14, 2009 | 5:47amTODAY HOUSE PARTY: There’s more than music at every “House of Kids” concert. In this one, expect Big Apple Circus performers, raffles of musical instruments, storytelling — and rap, reggae...
Hit the 'Road' camel and all
November 14, 2009 | 5:43amMore than 1,000 years before the worldwide Web, Asia’s Silk Road wove distant cultures together — though it did it at a relative snail’s pace. Get a taste of the...
Living Dahl
November 14, 2009 | 5:39amWhen Lucy Dahl was little, her father would take her and her sister Ophelia for a nighttime walk in the woods. Then they’d wait by the beech trees, beside a...
New 'Sex' uncovered!
November 14, 2009 | 5:31amWARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD--MAYBE: Carrie Bradshaw, a victim of Bernie Madoff? Sarah Jessica Parker’s famed sex columnist loses everything except maybe her shoes in the new “Sex and the City” movie...
The pencil count
November 14, 2009 | 5:27amIt must be hard pushing pencils in the 21st century, with computers, BlackBerrys and a million other gadgets dominating our lives. But chances are that if you’ve taken any kind...
Stepping onstage
November 14, 2009 | 5:23amIf you find yourself wondering why that redhead singing into the mike at Joe’s Pub this weekend looks so familiar, no, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you — it’s...
PSAL Class A girls volleyball playoff weekend preview
November 14, 2009 | 5:20amNew York Post PSAL girls volleyball beat writer Marc Raimondi takes an in-depth look at the Class A playoffs weekend that kicks off Saturday. Here’s Saturday’s schedule at York College:...
Mind over matter
November 14, 2009 | 5:19amThink you can outsmart a genius? Here’s your chance to try — and if you succeed, you’ll get a lot more than an ego boost. You’ll get the serious bragging...
Rob Thomas: 'Smooth' & 'Natural'
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amOn the cover of his just- released solo record "cradlesong," singer/ songwriter Rob Thomas' face fills the frame spattered with tiny droplets of blood. He's staring with the intensity of...
ABC 'Angel' reboot
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amABC is close to reviving its '70s-era hit "Char lie's Angels." The network has ordered a pilot, which would up date the original show and will be executive-produced by Drew...
Scarlett fever
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amGina Gershon, of the remarkable face and fantastic form, is in top form in tonight and tomorrow's two-part original Lifetime movie, "Anne Rule's Everything She Ever Wanted." It's from a...
Pro-life's winning politics
November 14, 2009 | 5:00am* Left unsaid in Kirsten Powers' column about the abortion amendment to the House Health Care Reform bill is the fundamental problem with federal funding for abortions ("A Bitter Abortion...
Gabby-cabby waiting time
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amRaising fines on gabby cabbies glued to their cellphones has been put on hold -- at least for the next six months, officials said yesterday. The Taxi and Limousine Commission...
IMS deal questioned
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe biggest leveraged buyout of 2009 could have been bigger, and investors may be the poorer for it. According to people familiar with the matter, pharmaceutical data company IMS Health...
Pregnant gal shot
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amA pregnant 24-year-old was shot in the leg last night -- along with a man and a teen -- during a drive-by shooting in Brooklyn, and now the life of...
GOP abort policy KO'd
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -- A chagrined GOP chairman Michael Steele has told Republican National Committee staff to immediately stop providing RNC employees with insurance for elective abortions -- an option that Republicans...
A loss for America
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amAttorney General Eric Holder's decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees in civilian federal court in New York City is the latest in a long...
O weighs budget freeze
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has alerted domestic agencies to plan for a budget freeze or even 5 percent cuts, part of a push to rein in record deficits. With...
Obama lawyer stepping down
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe White House's top lawyer, Greg Craig, is returning to private practice. Dogged by talk that Obama's promise to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison by January had gone awry...
39-carat rock on block
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amIf you want to wish upon this star, it'll cost millions. A 39-carat, pear-shaped diamond -- whose owner dubbed it "The Evening Star" -- is going on the auction block...
Mauled by the media: Oprah's shameful stunt
November 14, 2009 | 5:00am* Regarding Oprah Winfrey and the episode on her show featuring the woman who was mauled by the chimp, I am appalled that this freak show was permitted to take...
Hero's kin sues cop-slay junkie
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe addict convicted of killing a cop who surprised him and "Sopranos" actor Lillo Brancato during a Bronx break-in is being sued by the cop's sister. Yolanda Rosa, sister of...
Obama won't back down to Korea
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amTOKYO -- President Obama slapped down North Korea today with a stern warning that the United States and its Asian partners "will not be cowed" by the hermit kingdom's continued...
Carter's 'choked' wife nearly fainted
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amNY1 anchor Dominic Carter allegedly choked his wife until she almost passed out, according to a newly revealed police report. The newsman -- who was hauled into court last month...
Bloody trail in Yale slay
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amNEW HAVEN, Conn. -- An animal research technician charged with killing a Yale grad student raised suspicions when he began scrubbing floors after the crime and tried to move a...
Hood fiend is paralyzed
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amFort Hood mass-murder suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is paralyzed from the waist down, his lawyer said yesterday. "It appears he won't be able to walk in the future," Hasan's...
Putting the city in danger
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amATTORNEY General Eric Holder's decision to send the radical Islamic terrorists responsible for the 9/11 attacks to New York City for trial is horribly misguided. This public-safety mistake will further...
Shiny Penney earnings boost shares, forecast
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amJ.C. Penney Co., the third-largest US department-store company, jumped the most in three months in New York trading after saying third-quarter earnings exceeded its expectations and raising its annual forecast....
Saab story for US dealers
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amSaab Automobile AB, the Swedish carmaker being sold by General Motors Co. to Koenigsegg Group, said it will slash its US dealership network by 37 percent after sales of Saabs...
Business briefs
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amConsumers Confidence among US consumers unexpectedly dropped in November as the loss of jobs threatened to undermine the biggest part of the economy. The Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary sen timent...
Bernie's 'E-Ponzi' cohorts charged
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amBernard Madoff's mainframe men have been taken offline. Two longtime Madoff computer programmers were busted yesterday for allegedly writing code that let the Ponzi crook bamboozle regulators and auditors as...
Joe Bru-motivator
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amALBANY -- A shady Brooklyn road contractor testified yesterday that he paid former state Senate boss Joseph Bruno $270,000 for "motivational" speeches and not political favors as federal prosecutors allege....
NYPD Daily Blotter
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amQueens *Cops say they're hunting for two armed thugs wanted for holding up nearly a dozen pharmacies in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn over the past seven months. The suspects --...
Bidder up for Madoff Met jacket
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amIf you ever wondered what it would be like to play golf with Bernie Madoff's clubs or send your Christmas greetings out on his stationery, today's your big day. Madoff's...
Cindy Crawford's nanny may be in trouble for extortion involvement
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe nanny who photographed Cindy Crawford's then-7-year-old daughter bound and gagged may be in hot water for her role in the ensuing extortion attempt. The FBI yesterday said criminal charges...
O decision a blot on my dead son
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amAl Santora's son, Christopher, was a 23-year-old probationary firefighter who was killed in the attacks on the Twin Towers. When my wife and I heard the news that the five...
O's terrible call
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amLike many New Yorkers and members of the families of the nearly 3,000 innocent Americans murdered on that horrific Tuesday morning eight years ago, I'm outraged and insulted by President...
Welch quits BusinessWeek column
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amTop columnists including former GE head Jack Welch are exiting BusinessWeek as its soon-to-be owner, Bloomberg LP, continues to narrow down the candidates for the chief editor spot. Welch and...
$$ doom looms for Casa Zsa Zsa
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amFinancial trouble is continuing to consume one of Bernard Madoff's celebrity victims -- Zsa Zsa Gabor. The federal government filed a $118,000 tax lien against the 92-year-old actress, seen here...
Challenging Charlie
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amSpeaking of ethically sketchy members of Congress, what has Rep. Charlie Rangel been up to lately? Well, the Ways & Means Committee chairman -- whose various indiscretions have been before...
Dodd's danger
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amCongressional Democrats around the country may be worrying that ObamaCare and runaway federal spend ing will hurt their re-election chances next year -- but Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut has...
Foreclosing act on Nicolas Cage
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amCash-crunched actor Nicolas Cage's two homes in New Orleans were auctioned off this week, and movers carted away some of the "National Treasure" star's treasured doodads. Carpets and a stained-glass...
Strip-off rip-off judge gets probation
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amA jiggle-loving jurist was sentenced to a year of probation in Florida yesterday for a bank-fraud scheme linked to his Scores stripper girlfriend. Florida Judge Thomas Stringer was given probation...
Jail cell for Mafia sellout
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe canary who helped decimate the DeCavalcante mob, the inspiration for "The Sopranos," is headed back into a cage, The Post has learned. Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo, 63, had hoped...
A&F profit down 39%
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amPreppy clothing seller Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reported that its third-quarter profit fell 39 percent, but that was less than expected and investors pushed shares up 7 percent. Revenue fell...
Bair: TARP for banks 'not a good idea'
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amFederal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said using the Troubled Asset Relief Program to inject capital into struggling banks was "not a good idea" and helped erode confidence in...
Madoff pal sues for funds
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amInvestor and philanthropist Stanley Chais is escalating his legal fight to unfreeze $1 billion of his cash that is being claimed for victims of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme. In legal...
Diesel out of fuel
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amSome big wheels are coming off at Diesel. Wilbert Das -- a soft-spoken Dutch designer who has been creative director at the Italian jeans maker since 1993 -- has left...
NASA discovers water on moon
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES -- Suddenly, the moon looks exciting again. It has lots of water, scientists said yesterday -- a thrilling discovery that sent a ripple of hope for a future...
Phil Falcone plans his return
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amAfter getting a taste of life in the hedge-fund big leagues, Harbinger Capital Management's Phil Falcone is scrambling to return to his former glory. Sources tell The Post that Falcone,...
ACORN's latest pathetic excuse
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amACORN is doing what it does best: playing the victim, blaming everyone else for its self-inflicted wounds and perpetuating false narratives. The disgraced welfare-rights organization filed suit Thursday over a...
New Yorkers cry for 9/11 plotters' executions
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amOutraged New Yorkers said yesterday that admitted 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other terrorists deserve to be put to death -- and some even volunteered for the job....
Wake up, Mr. President! We're in a war here
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe Obama administra- tion's obdurate refusal to accept the reality of Islam ist terrorism was underscored yet again yesterday when Attorney General Eric Holder announced that 9/11 architect Khalid Sheik...
Terror thugs to get justice near WTC
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amLet's get it on! Admitted 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four al Qaeda co-conspirators are headed to Manhattan to face a civilian trial in federal court -- and a...
StuyTown rent talks
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe tenants and owners of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village say they are negotiating behind closed doors to settle unresolved back-rent issues following a landmark court decision last month. While that's...
New bidder for Playboy
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amPlayboy Enterprises is in talks with Jim Griffiths, a former entertainment president at Playboy, and private equity firm Golden Gate Capital, to sell itself for about $300 million, a source...
Tragic end for roof dog
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amA dog who survived being mercilessly thrown off a six-story Brooklyn roof this summer has been euthanized -- despite a barrage of impassioned pleas from animal-rights supporters. The American Society...
A 'maid-up' rape defense
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe Australian man accused of taking the notorious Standard Hotel's exhibitionist reputation far too seriously last weekend -- by allegedly flinging himself on a maid -- is denying everything. The...
Trying times ahead for NYC
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amOfficials are confident the Manhattan federal courthouse will be a fortress of security for the trials of alleged 9/11 plotters -- but the greater challenge lies in protecting the city...
Daniel Pearl's dad is sickened by Obama's 9/11 trial decision
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl slammed the Obama administration's decision to hold a public trial for admitted 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed -- who boasted...
Drug-designing women
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amLast December, they'd giggled through their perp walk. But two Fashion Institute of Technology roommates caught in a designer-drug sting were somber -- even tearful -- as they were sentenced...
Army unearths burial scandal
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -- The Army yesterday ordered an investigation into burial and record-keeping mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery. The probe follows reports suggesting some relatives of the fallen soldiers may be...
Waterboard threatens 9/11 trial
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe repeated waterboarding of admitted 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed could imperil a new effort to convict him in civilian court, experts said yesterday. Mohammed was subjected to the technique...
Stay tuned for 'Sen. Dobbs'
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amNow that Lou Dobbs has hung up his microphone on CNN, the populist New Jersey resident could be a viable candidate for the Garden State's US Senate race in 2012,...
HS crash gal fighting for life
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amA 17-year-old Staten Island high school senior was fighting for her life last night after she was mowed down in a horrific chain-reaction car crash in front of stunned fellow...
Brooklyn rapist hunt
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amA sex fiend (sketch) already being sought for two Brooklyn assaults, including one involving a 14-year-old girl, has now been linked to a gunpoint rape in Flatbush, police said yesterday....
Curry pays visit to Garden
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amRookie Stephen Curry still sounded disappointed he is not a Knick before last night's game. Curry had to be even more disappointed after the game, when Warriors Don Nelson didn't...
Knicks now all-time worst 1-9
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amIf LeBron James is crazy enough to take the leap this summer, he must realize he could join the worst team in Knicks history -- Team Titanic version 3.0. The...
Aqueduct Analysis
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amToday's analysis. 1. 6 fur; $15,000; clm($10,000); 3up TRIPLE GLORY came off the pace to break maiden impressively at this distance in the slop. GALAN FETE drops in class and...
Devils join 8 watchers
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe Devils say that coach Jacques Lemaire hasn't triumphantly turned the object of the game around -- from scoring more goals than the opponent to allowing fewer than the foe...
LeBron: Honor Jordan with no 23s
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amCLEVELAND -- LeBron James wants NBA players to give up their No. 23s to honor Michael Jordan. The Cavaliers superstar, who has worn 23 since he was a high school...
Backman to be named Cyclones manager
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe Mets are letting former fan favorite Wally Backman back in the family. Backman, whose personal problems practically got him drummed out of baseball earlier this decade, is being hired...
Jets' blemished coach has to shine up his game
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amA new coach is like a new car in a lot of ways. In the showroom -- and the press conference -- there is nothing to dislike. Everything is new....
No alibis for 4-4 Jets
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amRex Ryan doesn't want to hear any more excuses regarding the 4-4 Jets. Fed up with his underachieving team, the coach ripped into them after a poor practice on Thursday,...
Jets 'D' out to steal Jaguars' Mo-Jo
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe Jets defense gets its next test tomorrow -- consider it the midterm exam. It comes in a 5-foot-7, 208-pound package with churning legs and deceptive strength by the name...
The Post Line
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amNFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogJETS 6 7 (40½)JaguarsBroncos 4½ 3½(37) REDSKINSSTEELERS 6½ 7 (41½)BengalsTITANS 6 7 (41) BillsVIKINGS15 16½(47) LionsSaints14 13½(50) RAMSFalcons 2 1½(43½)PANTHERSDOLPHINS 9½10 (43) BuccaneersRAIDERS 2 2 (36½)ChiefsCARDINALS 7½ 8½(46½)SeahawksCHARGERS+1...
Rangers need a lift
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amWith reinforcements needed for their slumping and injury-depleted club, and no hurt players returning to practice yesterday, the Rangers recalled left wing P.A. Parenteau from Hartford to provide an offensive...
Islanders' Okposo OK in OT
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amRALEIGH, N.C. -- Kyle Okposo scored with 14.4 seconds left in overtime, and John Tavares had the first two-goal game to help the Islanders beat Carolina 4-3 last night, extending...
Sports shorts
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amGOLF: Woods falls into share of lead In Melbourne, Australia, Tiger Woods stumbled to an even-par 72 in the Australian Masters, leaving him in a three-way tie for the lead...
Relief, prayers from ex-teammates for Wetteland
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amSeveral Yankees -- past and present -- last night expressed concern for 1996 World Series MVP John Wetteland. The former Yankees closer was rushed to the hospital on Thursday after...
For latest trick, Nets disappear
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amORLANDO, Fla. -- The Nets, with their depleted roster, used a guy who was one day out of a swine-flu sick bed. Still, for the better part of three quarters,...
Torre thrilled Yankees won Series
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amJoe Torre may bleed Dodgers blue these days, but a buildup of pinstriped material still exists in his arteries. The iconic manager admitted last night that he was thrilled to...
In the paint, the Knicks' game is not a pretty picture
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amThe Knicks should have sprinkled rose petals in Monta Ellis' path to the basket. They could have waved red capes, donned doorman's costumes, helped he and the Warriors in with...
Weird but true
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amGood to know they aren't wasting any stimulus bucks on this. Transportation officials in North Carolina have finally decided to stop replacing an oft-stolen sign that told motorists it was...
Isiah's new team routed in Monmouth
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amWEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. -- The Knicks slumped to a 1-9 start last night, the worst start in their history, and the man fans hold most responsible is Isiah Thomas....
St. John's overcomes opening jitters
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amFirst-night foibles were rampant in St. John's season-opening game with Long Island at Carnesecca Arena last night. The Red Storm committed careless turnovers and enough defensive lapses to allow the...
Cincinnati survives vs. scrappy West Virginia
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amCINCINNATI -- For the first time, Cincinnati is 10-0, the only 10-0 team in the country, and yet . . . For the first time in a month, Bearcats quarterback...
Seton Hall wins at the buzzer
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amEugene Harvey hit a one-handed 28-footer at the buzzer to lift Seton Hall to a 53-51 victory over St. Peter's in the season opener for both teams last night. Wesley...
Big-time win for upstart Rider
November 14, 2009 | 5:00amOver the past few years, Siena and Niagara have done their best to make the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference seem like nothing more than a two-team league. The Saints and...
PSAL Bowl and Cup football semifinals preview
November 14, 2009 | 3:42amThe New York Post’s PSAL football beat writers, Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi, take an in-depth look at Sunday’s Bowl and Cup division semifinals. All games are at noon. Here’s...
PSAL City Championship football quarterfinals preview
November 14, 2009 | 3:15amThe New York Post’s PSAL football beat writers, Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi, take an in-depth look at Saturday’s City Championship quarterfinals. All games are at noon. Here’s the lineup:...
Loaded St. Mike's thinking dynasty
November 14, 2009 | 3:13amThe St. Michael Academy girls basketball team did something many said it couldn’t last year. The Eagles won the CHSAA Class AA title, advancing to the New York State Federation...
Drama Mama: 'Melrose's' Queen B. Is Back
November 14, 2009 | 1:30amBesides AMC's three-night, six-hour remake of "The Prisoner," there's still some good TV this week. Drama Mama's highlights: "Melrose Place" (Tuesday, 9 p.m., CW): At last, Heather Locklear returns as bitch/sexpot/leading...
Midwood's new Jewel headed to Northeastern
November 14, 2009 | 1:28amJewel Tunstull has only been at Midwood for three months. She’s been practicing with the Hornets for just about two weeks. But Wednesday, a little less than a month before...