It’s a new year, but the same old struggling Tiger

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The waiting continues. Every time Tiger Woods turns up at a tournament, there is an anticipation he suddenly will become, well, Tiger Woods again. For more than a year, the guy who has amassed 79 career wins, including 14 major...

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Long-time NY boxing promoter Cedric Kushner dies at 66

Long-time boxing promoter Cedric Kushner, whose eccentric manner and South African accent, made him a unique figure in New York boxing circles died Thursday morning after suffering a massive heart attack at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Kushner, 66, had been...

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Nets’ Hollins uses suicide reference for coaching analogy

Nets coach Lionel Hollins wanted to make a point about facing up to and fighting through adversity when he was asked if he ever changed his approach during a bad stretch. But he took his analogies to the extreme. "Do you change your approach when life...

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How Knicks’ Lou Amundson celebrated new contract in style

INDIANAPOLIS — Knicks new big man Lou Amundson isn't going anywhere this season. The Knicks are his 10th team and there won't be an 11th for now. Amundson celebrated a new contract with a rare offensive outburst Thursday, scoring 17 points on 8-of-10...

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Five questions Goodell must answer in ‘State of the NFL’ address

PHOENIX — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will deliver his annual "State of the NFL" address on Friday. The event always draws plenty of attention, but after an NFL season filled with controversy, this one will be bigger than ever. Here are five questions...

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Attorney General hopeful Lynch says she’s no Eric Holder

WASHINGTON — Loretta Lynch fended off tough questioning Wednesday from Republican senators who used her confirmation hearing for attorney general to rebuke President Obama and outgoing AG Eric Holder. "You're not Eric Holder, are you?" asked Rep. John...

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Millionaire investor exposes affair rather than make court-ordered payment

A multimillionaire Manhattan investment banker is such cheapskate that he fought a court-ordered $1.3 million payment to a creditor — despite knowing the case would make public his affair with a business partner that led to his divorce, according to...

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America delivers Deflategate verdict: Patriots are cheaters

PHOENIX — America has spoken, and it thinks the Patriots are lying cheaters. That was the verdict from a nationwide poll this week of Americans who by a big margin don't buy New England's explanation for Deflategate and are now pulling for the Seahawks...

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ISIS ultimatum: release prisoner by sundown or pilot will be killed

TOKYO — Japan was studying the latest message purportedly from the Islamic State group, which extends the deadline for Jordan's release of an Iraqi prisoner, while officials worked feverishly Thursday to try to free a Japanese journalist held by the...

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McDonald’s All-American dream comes true for this NJ star

When Isaiah Briscoe signed with Kentucky, he joined elite Garden State company, prep stars such as Michael-Kidd Gilchrist and Karl-Anthony Towns who chose to continue their careers in the Bluegrass State. They have even more in common now. Briscoe,...

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Obama and current job levels aren’t on the same page

In the State of the Union speech on Tuesday at 9:10 p.m., President Obama told the American people that "Tonight, we turn the page" economically. And you may have thought all is well on the corner of Middle Class and Main Street. But by 4:10 p.m. Wednesday,...

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How Okafor’s personality helps him handle huge expectations

Jahil Okafor a 19-year-old millionaire to be. Fame and fortune are waiting. He is being called the next Tim Duncan, forecast by many as the next great NBA big man. And yet, Okafor remains egoless — a sarcastic, fun-loving freshman at Duke who prefers...

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4 out of 5 musicals failed their investors

The Great White Way flows red for four out of five musical shows, according to top Broadway producers. But producing that rare hit play has more to do with backstage decisions than what the audience sees. Broadway musicals typically take years to produce...

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Why Patriots are so concerned about Seahawks’ read-option

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — With the sports world talking about Deflategate, the Patriots themselves would rather talk about dealing with Seattle in the Super Bowl. And for New England's defense, that means the first order of business is stopping the read option...

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Silver’s law firm rakes in cash as asbestos court fast-tracks claims

Sheldon Silver has perverted the courts as well as the Capitol. His law firm, Weitz & Luxenberg, gets its asbestos cases — and paydays — moved more quickly than those of other attorneys, and reaps a fortune from favorable rulings by friendly judges,...

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Meet the flavorful New York voices behind ‘Bob’s Burgers’

With a last name like Belcher, you'd think the family at the center of Fox's animated series "Bob's Burgers" would be as subversive as its Sunday-night brethren "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy." Instead, Bob's homestead serves up a perfectly sweet, relatable...

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‘Sex slave’ claims Bill Clinton visited Epstein’s ‘orgy island’

Former President Bill Clinton took a romantic jaunt in 2002 to convicted pedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein's "orgy island" with "two young girls" from New York, according to a shocking new interview. Virginia Roberts, who's accused Epstein of turning her...

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Take a look at Klay Thompson’s ridiculous 37-point third quarter

OAKLAND, Calif. — The sellout crowd chanted Klay Thompson's name. Both benches stood, equally stunned at what was taking place. Thompson's teammates continued to get him the ball — and he just kept shooting. "They just kept wanting to see the show,"...

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Shaq’s sitcom is a tru story

Retired NBA star Shaquille O'Neal is getting into the sitcom game. O'Neal, 42, will star in and produce a half-hour comedy pilot for truTV called "Shaq Inq." The series will be a "workplace comedy loosely based on the wild and frenetic business empire...

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Delightful sex comedy ‘The Overnight’ hits all the right notes

An unpredictably weird and delightful sex comedy, "The Overnight" has a sly take on contemporary coupledom. Written and directed by Patrick Brice, who was once a festival driver here in Park City, the movie centers on a somewhat sexually frustrated...

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Leftists take cheap shots at ‘American Sniper’s real-life hero

"American Sniper'" is by far the best film I've seen in years. But don't tell that to Hollywood's leftist wusses who have tried to turn the public against Chris Kyle, a sharpshooter who selflessly saved American backsides. The gunslinger put his own...

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Struggling Dreamworks to cut employees — and movies

The dream at DreamWorks Animation just got smaller — as in fewer movies produced each year and a reduced workforce. The 10-year-old studio, which had been turning out three animated films a year, will reduce its slate to two, DWA CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg...

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Garnett: Doc Rivers molded Celtics into championship team

LOS ANGELES — Kevin Garnett has become one of the most celebrated leaders in the NBA over the past two decades as he's forged his Hall of Fame career with the Timberwolves, Celtics and Nets. Though Garnett sat out of the Nets' 123-84 blowout to the...

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Short of breath, Nets’ Teletovic taken to hospital during game

LOS ANGELES — Nets forward Mirza Teletovic was taken to the hospital during Thursday night's 123-84 loss to the Clippers inside Staples Center after experiencing shortness of breath. "He told me he wasn't feeling well, and that's all I know," Nets coach...

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#Flexball: The unwelcome hashtag that appeared behind Belichick

The Patriots can't seem to catch a break — even from their business partner Gillette. Patriots coach Bill Belichick — under fire since the discovery of at least 11 underinflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game Sunday — would not have wanted to...

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Richard Sherman: Tom Brady’s good-guy act is a charade

Outspoken Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has kick-started the Super Bowl trash talk, saying on Wednesday that opposing quarterback Tom Brady isn't the clean-cut nice guy many believe him to be. Sherman and Brady clashed at the end of a 2012 regular-season...

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Woman shot near Times Square in bloody murder-suicide

A man shot a woman inside a Times Square-area building and then turned the weapon on himself in a bloody murder suicide Tuesday night, sources said. The man followed the woman into the lobby of a single room occupancy at 255 West 43rd Street at around...

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The secret to the Islanders’ dominating season revealed

Here's a question Islanders coach Jack Capuano has been getting a lot lately — and he seems to be getting tired of repeating his answer. Coach, the team's position now would not have been guessed by many at the start of the season. What's been the secret?...

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Johan Santana hits another roadblock in latest comeback

Johan Santana's latest comeback attempt has hit a snag. The former Met, who is pitching in Venezuelan winter ball for Magallanes, has experienced shoulder stiffness and has been shut down, according to a story published on the league's website. Edwin...

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John Madden: Tom Brady may be to blame for deflated footballs

"Deflategate" is swirling around coach Bill Belichick as he prepares his Patriots for Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, but a former NFL coach says somebody else should be to blame. Former NFL coach John Madden, who won Super Bowl XI with the Raiders, said...

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