January 24, 2015
Carmelo Anthony sticks to the plan and takes a rest
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With the Knicks on the verge of a four-game winning streak and on the first anniversary of his 62-point scoring-record explosion against Charlotte at the Garden, Carmelo...
Mets' hole at shortstop just a punchline for Sandy Alderson
There is no one who seems to enjoy poking fun at the Mets’ deficiencies than Sandy Alderson, and the general manager didn’t disappoint on Saturday. On hand to call Hall...
The stats: When conditions get bad, Brady doesn't get worse
The truth can be hard to find sometimes. Not always is it prominently visible. Often, hard evidence is hard to find, or kept under wraps. And getting confessions is no...
Nets players a little freaked out by Mirza Teletovic's ailment
SALT LAKE CITY — Everyone had noticed Mirza Teletovic wasn’t feeling like himself lately. But, at the same time, no one on the Nets ever would have guessed they would...
Nets destroyed by Jazz, fall out of playoff spot
SALT LAKE CITY — Getting blown out by the Clippers was one thing. Getting blown out by the Jazz is another. The Nets fell out of a playoff spot for...
Has Johnny Depp become Hollywood's biggest joke?
Johnny Depp, step away from the makeup kit in Tim Burton’s attic. Really, what role’s next for you — a soulful Roomba that magically becomes self-aware? A mentally challenged teen...
Serby Q&A: New Jets coach talks football, philosophy and family
New Jets coach Todd Bowles took a timeout to chat with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: You were on Bill Parcells’ staffs in Dallas and Miami. What is an anecdote...
Why Orson Welles failed as a Post columnist
Orson Welles is remembered as a giant of Hollywood (“Citizen Kane”), radio (“The War of the Worlds”) and theater. But few are aware of his brief, eccentric career as a...
NHL takes next step in leaving players out of 2018 Olympics
COLUMBUS, Ohio — What was supposed to be an announcement of the World Cup of Hockey also could have been the death knell for NHL players participating in the Olympics....
White House going nuclear on Netanyahu
Thou shall not cross Dear Leader. With their guttersniping failing to stop Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned March speech before Congress, White House aides are unloading their full arsenal of...
From USSR best buds to NHL enemies: How politics divided 2 ex-Devils
So Brendan Shanahan was reminiscing about life as a 20-year-old, as a teammate of Slava Fetisov in The Great Man’s first season in North America with the Devils in 1989-90...
John Tavares getting comfortable in All-Star spotlight
COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Tavares just smiled and laughed. “Listen,” he said, “I’m not in the mood to be serious right now.” And nor should he be. Friday night after...
Mike Krzyzewski, St. John's each seeking a grand prize
The clichés were cut short. St. John’s saw no point in pretending. Sunday afternoon was approaching and more than 19,000 reminders would fill Madison Square Garden, showing the Red Storm...
Mike Francesa slams Michael Kay in raucous FrancesaCon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3uRTAp_G-U There’s no NFL football this weekend. The Knicks stink and baseball is months away. So what’s a New York sports fan supposed to do? Well, if you’re Chris Ambrosio,...
Minus Melo, Knicks' three-game win streak ends in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Grit and hustle can get you places but not to a fourth straight victory — or to 72 points. Playing without Carmelo Anthony and starting point guard...
The glaring holes in Belichick's Deflategate 'science'
He can now go by the name Bull Belichick, suddenly the mad scientist who conducted an internal study on the effects of atmospheric conditions on the preparation of a football....
Rihanna drops new single with Kanye, Paul McCartney
https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/559144985258229761 The wait is finally over; Rihanna is back. The singer took to her social media accounts on Saturday night to unexpectedly release “FourFiveSeconds” – her first new material in...
Why there is a chance Mirza Teletovic won't play again
Odds are strong Nets 3-point shooting specialist Mirza Teletovic will recover from his pulmonary embolism and play at some point next season in the NBA. Serena Williams suffered a blood...
Yankees to A-Rod: We're not talking to you until spring training
Alex Rodriguez has begun mending fences with new Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, but his attempts at a similar meeting with Yankees brass were declined by the team, a...
Who exactly is 'Supergirl' star Melissa Benoist?
It was announced this week that “Glee” and “Whiplash” star Melissa Benoist will play Supergirl in an upcoming CBS series. Now we know who Benoist is — but who is...
Famed chef's daughter follows in his culinary footsteps
Kind lighting illuminates David Rockwell-designed copper columns and exposed brick walls. A theatrical open kitchen allows the pretty people at the bar to practically whisper into the chef’s ear, and...
Older singles are getting frisky on 'Tinder for seniors'
Forget worrying about being single at 30. Paula Paulette is going to be 80 in April — and she’s online dating. And she’s not just looking for someone to eat...
Meet NYC's most desperate single man
http://vimeo.com/114320754 Imagine opening your inbox to find a video of a hairy British man — wearing nothing more than a hat and a Union Jack to cover the family jewels...
Free community college plan may raise CUNY’s graduation rates
President Obama’s $60 billion plan to give everyone free community-college tuition for two years will spur a rush to register, but it’s not a silver bullet, experts say. At CUNY,...
In stunner, Belichick cops to Spygate -- with a caveat
Bill Belichick just invited everyone to dissect Spygate all over again. The Patriots boss stunned observers during a press conference he called Saturday to defend allegations of deflated footballs by...
Show us the money
If the arrest of Sheldon Silver does nothing else, it highlights how pathetic and unserious Albany’s attempts to address political corruption have been. The Assembly speaker was arrested on five...
The college bubble
On one thing President Obama and Gov. Cuomo are agreed: The answer to high tuition and crushing student debt is more money from the government. Problem is, it’s precisely government...
No bombs found on planes in Atlanta after threat: FBI
Some moron’s bomb-threatening tweets sent F-16 jets scrambling to escort two jetliners to Atlanta’s airport Saturday. No bombs were found when police dogs searched Delta Flight 1156 from Portland, Ore.,...
NFL has history of letting Belichick off the hook
Before Bill Belichick cemented his status as one part Machiavelli, another part Mack the Knife, he did something that should have served as a tell, a clue that there is...
Bill Belichick actually brings cows into his Deflategate defense
Bill Belichick offered no mea culpa for Deflategate, but the Patriots coach did offer a host of excuses and alibis at an ad hoc press conference Saturday. Here are some...
Belichick bizarrely references 'My Cousin Vinny,' blows up Internet
Bill Belichick should get an Oscar nomination for his movie reference during Saturday’s Deflategate press conference. During the embattled Patriots coach’s impromptu session, perhaps the most surprising revelation was his...
Price, Wieters and top 2015 free agents — and where they may land
Now that Max Scherzer has found a home — and validated Scott Boras once again — let’s move on to next year’s free-agent class. No? Not ready? Dying to know...
'Diary of a Teenage Girl' bores as banal sexual coming-of-age tale
I made it two-thirds of the way through the routine sexual coming-of-age yarn “Diary of a Teenage Girl” when it occurred to me that anything else I could conceivably be...
Trivia champion seeks a woman with beauty and brains
Matt, 28, is a self-described nerd who works in digital advertising, and he’d be sold on a girl who appreciates the finer — and not-so fine — things in life....
GOP 2016 hopefuls speak at Iowa summit
DES MOINES - As GOP presidential hopefuls jostled for the conservative vote in Iowa Saturday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz stood out with a warning: “Talk is cheap.” The Republican phenom...
This week's couple: Talk about ex
Most people will tell you that it’s never a good idea to talk about exes on a first date. But for Josh, 30, and Emily, 27, this wasn’t an issue....
Defiant Belichick talks science of deflated balls
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots coach Bill Belichick held an impromptu press conference to address Deflategate, and he was far more defiant than apologetic. Belichick didn’t serve up any mea culpa...
The 10 people to watch at the Super Bowl
At some point, the focus on those asked to throw, catch, carry and tackle will overshadow the air pressure of the actual football. Super Bowl XLIX is a matchup of...
David Foster Wallace film is moving, profound
This year’s Sundance is shaping up as the Bromance Fest. At least the fifth movie about an odd-couple buddy duo (and the only one without a stated homosexual element) I’ve...
It's all about the interview at Miss Universe
Several weeks ago, Miss Universe pageant officials, naively or not, asked me if I wanted to join them for a few days for a Miss Congeniality-esque experience while the 88...
Billionaire wants landmarks committee to approve mega-mansion plan
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is asking the city's landmarks preservation committee to approve his plan to build a mega mansion on East 75th St., the Post has learned. A large...
Jets land Pepper Johnson as D-line coach
Pepper Johnson is back in New York, just not with the team he thought he would end up with. The Jets hired Johnson as their new defensive line coach Saturday,...
Japan probing alleged new ISIS video claiming hostage dead
TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angrily demanded Sunday that the extremist Islamic State group release a Japanese journalist it is holding hostage after a new online video purported to...
Obama cuts India trip short to visit Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will cut short his three-day trip to India and visit Saudi Arabia to pay respects after the death of King Abdullah, U.S. and Indian officials...
Why the crisis in Yemen matters to Americans
WASHINGTON -- Yemen's U.S.-backed president stepped down this week after Houthi rebels seized the capital of Sanaa, further destabilizing the region and hampering America's ability to fight al Qaeda and...
Thousands protest after president resigns in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen -- Tens of thousands of Yemenis marched in protest on Saturday against Shiite rebels who hold the capital, amid a power vacuum in a country that is home...
Spanish police arrest 4 suspected members of jihadi cell
MADRID — Spanish National Police arrested four suspected jihadists in the north African enclave of Ceuta who allegedly formed a cell, the Interior Ministry said Saturday. Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez...
Daughter 'shot in head' called 911 after father 'massacred family'
Her father shot her in the head and murdered the rest of her family, but a brave 12-year-old Queens girl not only survived the bloody rampage — she managed to...
Millionaire can keep restraining order used to break up with ex
A Manhattan millionaire’s cold-hearted decision to break up with his longtime girlfriend through a restraining order paid off when a judge agreed Friday that the woman is a dangerous mess....
Homeland Security issues blistering audit of security weaknesses at JFK
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a blistering audit of security weaknesses at JFK Airport that sharply rebukes the TSA for stonewalling demands for data and trying to keep...
4 ways to train your dog like a Navy SEAL
During a combat deployment to Iraq in 2003, then-Navy SEAL Mike Ritland witnessed a group of Marines attempt to take the city of Tikrit. As they prepared to enter a...
Drugs, murder, mafia: Inside Sofia Vergara's rise to fame
There aren’t many women who can steal a pop princess’ thunder without even trying. But, as Britney Spears discovered at her New Year’s Eve soiree in Las Vegas, extending an...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Yes, raising a baby in NYC is impossible — but it's great for toddlers
The other day, I wrote a column on nypost.com suggesting that Manhattan was a less-than-optimal place when you have a baby, and people went nuts. Some e-mailed me to agree...
Check out J.R. Smith's half-court alley-oop to LeBron
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers are back on their game and providing YouTube worthy highlights to boot. LeBron James scored 25 points and Cleveland Cavaliers put on a dominant performance by...
Why Melo shouldn't get grief for enjoying All-Star experience
I’m not sure why Carmelo Anthony has been criticized in some circles for wanting to play in the NBA All-Star Game, as if it was some sort of meaningless exhibition...
Rookie filmmakers hit the mark with charming 'D-Train'
Rookie filmmakers Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel delivered a charmer with their bromance “The D-Train,” which stars Jack Black as Daniel, an anally-retentive Pittsburgh man trying and failing to round...
A-Rod, sans lawyers, secretly meets with incoming commish
In the latest stop of his rehabilitation tour, Alex Rodriguez entered the belly of the beast and met with an old nemesis, The Post has learned. Earlier this past week,...
Man wrongfully convicted of killing wife dies in car crash
A Long Island man who served 18 years in prison before being cleared in his wife’s murder died Friday in a car crash, police said. John Grega, 52, of Lake...
Obama administration livid at Netanyahu's plan to visit Congress
The Obama administration is livid over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned visit to Congress in March — and now, “there will be a price” to pay, according to reports....
Ex-cop at center of disability scam headed behind bars
A 91-year-old ex-cop at the heart of a massive Social Security scam involving more than 120 retired NYPD cops and FDNY firefighters who raked in millions agreed to a plea...
Giants' matriarch Ann Mara hospitalized after nasty spill
The elderly matriarch of the New York Giants is recovering from a nasty spill outside her Westchester home earlier this week. Ann Mara, 85, slipped on ice and smacked her...
Homeless man arrested in Times Square deli killing
A homeless man was busted Friday at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut after he was linked to a Midtown deli stabbing, police sources said. The suspect was picked up by...
From Berlin to NYC: the American journey of Columbia hoops star
There were times when Maodo Lo wondered if he had made a mistake, times when what he had envisioned hadn’t come close to aligning with reality. After graduating high school...
Derek Fisher shocked how hard it is to motivate Knicks
Rookie coach Derek Fisher perhaps finally has realized it’s his job to motivate the Knicks. As the club struggled through 10-game and 16-game losing streaks, the Knicks, now on a...
Teacher arrested for allegedly beating special needs student
A Queens teacher beat up his special needs student Friday when he suspected the boy was cheating on a test, law-enforcement sources told The Post. The 10-year-old student at PS...
Chris Mullin finally gets Hall call from St. John's
It took 30 years, but Chris Mullin finally is being honored by his alma mater. The St. John’s great will be one of seven honorees inducted into the Red Storm...
Dozens of blocks without water after West Side main break
A 40-block swath of the West Side of Manhattan was left without water late Friday night, following a major water main break, according to the city's Department of Environmental Protection....
Unlikely secret of Patriots' success: Schiano and Rutgers
When the Patriots kick off against the defending champion Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, no university will have more players active in the game than Rutgers: not...
How Goodell's Deflategate inaction stains Super Bowl
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There is no video evidence to destroy this time, no Ray Rice inside-the-elevator DVD to track inside the league office. Only Bill Belichick and Tom Brady and...
Ichiro leaves Yankees, agrees to one-year deal with Marlins
MIAMI — Ichiro Suzuki has decided to play for the Marlins. Suzuki and the team have agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract, pending a physical, a person with knowledge...
Preet riffs on New York for being the 'sitcom' state
Three Men in a Room — wasn’t that a ’70s sitcom? Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara riffed at comical length Friday on one of Albany’s oldest and most notorious memes:...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan A Chelsea building that hosts high-end brands and services, including fashion shoots, had a hidden pinhole camera in its unisex bathroom, sources said. A Johnson & Johnson employee discovered...
New York hockey will live in harmony for one weekend
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rangers and Islanders, together at last. And go ahead and toss in a Devil for good measure. Team New York, at least for this weekend. Come Sunday’s...