October 27, 2015
Tiki Barber picks odd time to start sucking up to Tom Coughlin
The Giants are in the playoff hunt because coach Tom Coughlin is doing one of the best coaching jobs of his long and storied career. So says Tiki Barber, former...
Why this Nets' season is about more than making the playoffs
Nets general manager Billy King met the media Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s regular-season opener against the Bulls in Brooklyn and tried to sell his team’s positives. He didn’t have a...
Jason Pierre-Paul not a charity case -- he needs to produce
Jason Pierre-Paul owes his teammates, his team and his fans fireworks on the football field now, explosiveness wearing No. 90. He owes the Giants as much bang for their bucks...
CIA director fumes over teen who hacked personal email
WASHINGTON — The head of the CIA says he was “outraged” by a teenager’s hacking of his personal AOL email account. “What it does is to underscore just how vulnerable...
Devils' 4-game streak snapped by Tortorella's Blue Jackets
The Blue Jackets might be turning things around under new coach John Tortorella. Two wins in a row is one sign. Winning when they get outplayed for most of the...
Hillary Clinton soars to 41-point lead in Iowa
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton has soared to a 41-point lead in Iowa, according to a Monmouth University poll released on Tuesday. The former secretary of state scooped up the...
Time Inc. completes deal aimed at millennial women
Time Inc. wrapped up its acquisition of the Jane Pratt -led Web sites xoJane and xoVain from Say Media, marking the second deal aimed at millennial women that the legacy...
Where Jarret Stoll already has found his niche with Rangers
Jarret Stoll is starting to get used to his role with the Rangers, even if that means rarely seeing the offensive zone. Paired on a line with Dominic Moore, the...
Jason Kidd: Bucks made a run at Knicks' Robin Lopez
MILWAUKEE — If Greg Monroe joined the Knicks, there was a chance Bucks coach Jason Kidd would have coached his second Lopez twin. Kidd coached Brook Lopez with the Nets...
Sloppy paperwork delays hearing for Relativity's financing deal
It’s never easy for Relativity Media’s Ryan Kavanaugh. A hearing Tuesday to approve a $35 million financing deal with a unit of hedge-fund billionaire Paul Singer’s Elliott Management was delayed...
The Knicks' 'SportsCenter' advice for Kristaps Porzingis before debut
MILWAUKEE — Rookie wonder Kristaps Porzingis is being advised by Knicks teammates not to try to be a 7-foot-3 hero Wednesday in his NBA debut against the Bucks. You’ve seen...
Rangers starting to see the benefit in shipping Carl Hagelin
The Rangers knew what they were giving up when they traded Carl Hagelin to the Ducks this summer, essentially saving $3 million per season in salary-cap space. What they didn’t...
Apax stops sale of $2.3B armored car company
Apax Partners won’t be cashing out of its investment in armored car company GardaWorld Security. The private-equity firm has ended the auction to sell the Montreal-based company for more than...
Cuomo: It would be 'premature' to endorse de Blasio for re-election
Gov. Cuomo threw a brushback pitch at Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday, saying it’s “way premature” to discuss whether he’ll endorse Hizzoner for re-election in 2017. Speaking outside Kauffman Stadium...
When Matthew Broderick is just OK, that counts as a triumph
You've got to hand it to Matthew Broderick: He’s a reliable actor. You can always count on him being either wooden or downright lifeless. When his performance is merely serviceable...
Twitter comes up short on expected user growth
Jack Dorsey is not exactly off to a rousing start as Twitter’s permanent chief executive. Shares of the ailing microblogger plunged 13 percent in after-hours trades Tuesday as the company...
Derek Fisher will know how good -- or bad -- Knicks are right away
MILWAUKEE — Carmelo Anthony was shirtless and speechless as he launched dozens of shots by himself at Tuesday’s final Tarrytown practice before the Knicks open their season Wednesday against the...
Adele's return could net her a $30M tour sponsorship
The return of Adele is shaping up to be the music industry’s “Star Wars.” The singer’s powerhouse negotiators at WME are so confident of the success of her upcoming album...
World Series delayed after FOX Sports loses broadcast feed
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Well, at least it wasn’t as bad as the Super Bowl. Game 1 of the World Series between the Mets and Royals was delayed for approximately...
Judge who sent 'cop-killer' to rehab whines about being mistreated
The Manhattan judge who pushed a sweetheart deal letting an accused cop killer go to drug rehab instead of prison whined in court Tuesday about the shabby treatment he’s been...
Brian Cashman's ex-mistress cries over probation sentence
The accused-stalker ex-mistress of Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman wept in court Tuesday as a Manhattan judge spared her jail and sentenced her to probation for lying on a housing...
One player the Jets can't lose
When center Nick Mangold did not get up late in Sunday’s loss to the Patriots, everyone in the Jets’ organization held their breath. There might not be a more important...
Cespedes misses pregame intros, then misplays ball into inside-the-park HR
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was quite a start to the World Series for Yoenis Cespedes. First, the Mets center fielder missed the pregame introductions before Game 1 against the...
Why Royals decided not to tell pitcher his dad died
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Edinson Volquez pitched Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday without knowing his father had passed away during the day. According to Royals manager Ned...
Historic rivalry renewed at tipping point of Jets' season
Brandon Marshall sat in the visitor’s locker room at Gillette Stadium on Sunday staring straight ahead. Still wearing his game pants, cleats and the T-shirt he had under his shoulder...
From political outsider to president -- in Guatemala, anyway
Good news for Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina and Donald Trump: Guatemala just elected a non-politician as its next president — over a former first lady, no less. And he’s a...
Why the mayor's hopeless on the homeless
Even The New York Times now admits it: When it comes to homelessness, Mayor de Blasio has delivered the opposite of what he promised. “By one key measure after another,”...
Cuomo's World Series scalping scam is outrageous and hypocritical
Looks like the political tix is in. As The Post reported Tuesday, Gov. Cuomo is using the Mets’ home games in the World Series to raise himself some campaign cash....
President Obama finally stands up to China
Is the Obama administration finally showing some spine? That’s the question reverberating around Asia this week, after a US Navy guided-missile destroyer, USS Lassen, sailed near a group of rocks...
The best jobs for balancing work and life
‘I cannot and will not give up my family time.” That was Paul Ryan explaining last week that even if he takes the job as speaker of the House, he...
Hillary plays the sexism card in attack on Bernie Sanders
It was inevitable that Bernie Sanders would be accused of sexism sooner or later. His day came over the weekend. At the signature Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Iowa, Hillary Rodham Clinton...
Accused cop killer indicted
A Manhattan grand jury on Tuesday indicted accused cop-killer Tyrone Howard in the death of NYPD Officer Randolph Holder. Howard was a no-show in court when the decision was handed...
US might carry out more ground attacks against ISIS
Warning: Video may be disturbing to some viewers Kurdistan Region Security Council The US military will intensify air strikes and may carry out more direct ground attacks as it steps up efforts...
Giants sign Jason Pierre-Paul, return could come Week 12
Jason Pierre-Paul and the Giants are reunited. When he gets on the field is another story. Pierre-Paul on Tuesday agreed to a one-year, incentive-laden contract that will allow him to...
Sicko Jared bragged about child sex on secret recordings
Disgraced Subway pitchman Jared Fogle was caught on secretly recorded audio tapes boasting of his sick attraction to children — and said he wanted to travel “across the world” to...
Father and son among 5 killed in whale-watching boat disaster
TOFINO, British Columbia — Investigators are trying to unravel the mystery of what caused a whale watching boat to capsize off Vancouver Island in seemingly calm weather, killing five British...
Apple outlook, profit pleases Wall Street as iPhone sales surge
It’s going to be a suspenseful holiday quarter for Apple. Chief Executive Tim Cook tried to assure investors Tuesday that the tech giant is poised to handily beat its year-earlier...
Shane Larkin or Donald Sloan for opener, just like Nets drew it up
Jarrett Jack became the Nets’ starting point guard this summer when they jettisoned Deron Williams. But Jack won’t be starting for the Nets when they face the Bulls in Wednesday’s...
Archaeologists find weathly prehistoric warrior's grave full of riches
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous -- prehistoric Greece edition! University of Cincinnati archaeologists have discovered a treasure trove of more than 1,400 objects including gold chains, semi-precious stones and...
Carmelo Anthony's new Knicks role defies his worst reputation
MILWAUKEE -- Carmelo Anthony is the superstar who on most nights will carry the Knicks on his broad shoulders, taking all the tough shots and all the heat if things...
Jacob deGrom is getting a haircut
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jacob deGrom has become known nearly as much for his long, flowing hair as for what he’s done on the mound, but the Mets right-hander said...
Obama says cops are scapegoats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHOleOwzWBI CHICAGO — President Obama on Tuesday defended police officers who have come under intense scrutiny amid a breakdown in relations between law enforcement and minority communities, and said police...
Lenny Dykstra proudly claims he blackmailed umpires
https://youtu.be/fvhb_BjTDmk Lenny Dykstra says his prodigious walk totals didn’t come from a great eye, but hiring great private eyes. The former Met told Fox’s Colin Cowherd that – in his...
The day in photos
Baby orangutans breathe easy, President Barack Obama takes an epic selfie and more.
Female guards barred from transporting Gitmo detainees
WASHINGTON — Senior defense officials said Tuesday that it was "outrageous" that female guards at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are barred from transporting five detainees suspected...
Yankees tried to hire departed Red Sox GM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Not long after Ben Cherington resigned as Red Sox general manager in August, Brian Cashman called to inquire to see if he was interested in working...
NFL power rankings: Reason to doubt unbeaten Panthers
The Panthers aren’t for real just yet, but they’re definitely getting close. Carolina is one of five remaining unbeaten teams (the most this late in a season since the 1970...
Walgreens nears deal to buy rival Rite Aid
The largest US drugstore chain is looking to get “Rite-sized,” which means a lot bigger. Walgreens Boots Alliance announced a $17.2 billion all-cash deal on Tuesday to acquire Rite Aid,...
Midshipman wakes up in stranger's living room after night of drinking, sex: police
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Naval Academy midshipman has been charged with burglary after he was found sleeping in a Maryland apartment. The Capital of Annapolis reports that a 74-year-old woman...
The best Halloween candy to stock up on
Costume pop-ups have taken over vacant storefronts, haunted houses are open for business and your local movie theater is screening classic horror flicks. Vampires, ghosts and maybe even Donald Trump...
Chase Utley is coming back -- if he can find a team
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mets fans should have Chase Utley to loathe for at least another season. “One hundred percent he is playing next year,” Utley’s representative, Joel Wolfe, told...
TV’s obsessed with New-Age plotlines
In Monday’s episode of “Fargo,” murderous hairstylist Peggy Blomquist (Kirsten Dunst) tells her boss that she’s decided to take her advice and attend a Lifespring seminar. “I wanna be the...
Feds investigate video of white deputy flipping over black schoolgirl
COLUMBIA, SC -- The Justice Department said Tuesday it is investigating whether a deputy's arrest of a student who refused to leave her high school math class violated federal civil...
Why Red Bulls love hearing about their old coach, former stars
Faced with offseason turmoil and low expectations, the Red Bulls developed a chip on their shoulders – and they rode that attitude all the way to the Supporters’ Shield for...
Woman sexually abused on a flight by a passenger who said she 'enjoyed it': suit
A woman flying from Dubai to JFK Airport this week was sexually abused by another passenger after she took medication to help her sleep -- and he later told flight...
Fearless NBA predictions: LeBron, Davis and a new champ
The NBA season tips off in T-minus six hours, with a megawatt Cavaliers-Bulls matchup (and Pistons-Hawks, too) followed by the defending champion Warriors getting their rings and taking on the...
US Soccer's Abby Wambach takes selfie with Obama during team's White House visit
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed the US women's 2015 World Cup champion soccer team to the White House Tuesday, saying the team's victory with class, excitement and style inspired...
Atlantic Media slashes National Journal jobs in DC overhaul
National Journal is making deep cuts to its newsroom as part of a plan revealed Tuesday to put its political and policy coverage behind a subscriber paywall. Parent Atlantic Media...
This desert's become a psychedelic wonderland
Chile’s Atacama Desert, known as one of the planet’s driest places, received a battering dose of rain this March, which caused mudslides, floods, nearly 30 deaths and homelessness. Despite the...
Modern art exhibit mistaken for trash and thrown away
An art installation of empty champagne bottles and spent party poppers reopened in Italy on Tuesday, three days after cleaning staff mistook it for rubbish and binned it.
Legendary jewel thief caught trying to swipe earrings -- at age 85!
Cops nabbed an international jewel thief who was allegedly up to her very old tricks again at an Atlanta department store. Security personnel at a Saks Fifth Avenue store spotted...
UCLA stud QB loses hot tub after co-ed's photo surfaces
The party's over officially over in Josh Rosen's dorm room. After an Arizona co-ed posted a photo of her canoodling with UCLA's freshman quarterback in an inflatable hot tub on Instagram, the...
Gun used to kill NYPD cop trafficked through 'Iron Pipeline'
The weapons assembled here flowed into the city through the same “Iron Pipeline” that supplied the Glock handgun used to kill NYPD Officer Randolph Holder, authorities said yesterday. The weapons...
Are you a fair-weather Mets fan?
Late to the Mets party? Find out what every die-hard fan already knows about the Mets before watching Game 1 of the World Series.
Texans stop humiliating their coach, cut Ryan Mallett
Days after Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien was conspicuously overruled by GM Rick Smith and barred from cutting Ryan Mallett, he eventually got his way. Whether O’Brien won a power...
Citi Bike might have to let city know if it's making any money
Citi Bike would be required to open its books to lawmakers under a bill unanimously passed on Tuesday by the City Council’s Transportation Committee. The bill, which goes before the...
1980s icon Mike Tyson endorses 1980s icon Donald Trump
Donald Trump is a knockout in Mike Tyson's book. The former heavyweight boxing champion endorsed the GOP frontrunner for president during an interview -- blasting the billionaire's critics and defending...
NFL cheerleader dresses as NASCAR beau for Halloween
https://instagram.com/p/9Rs4hWnMM1/?taken-by=titanscheers Whitney Ward didn't have to look too far for inspiration for her Halloween costume this year. Skipping the sexy sheath and animal ears combo, the Titans cheerleader opted to...
Hostage describes terrifying reality of 'Goodfellas' heist
In harrowing detail, a former Lufthansa Airlines worker on Tuesday described the night in 1978 when mafia bandits descended on a cargo area and subdued staffers at gunpoint before pillaging...
Why the 'family wars' will never end
It’s been a good month for champions of the traditional family, but don’t expect the family wars to be ending any time soon. In recent weeks, a barrage of new...
Professional golfer hits shot into groin
https://www.facebook.com/sapgatour/videos/1023403621014500/ It looks like golfers might have to start wearing protective cups. South Africa's Jacques Kruyswijk, who plays professionally on the South African Sunshine Tour, hit a ball in a recent tournament...
Chip Kelly's changing story for ignoring Eagles' best weapon
PHILADELPHIA - Ryan Mathews consistently makes things happen when the Philadelphia Eagles give him the ball. He just doesn't it get often. For whatever reason, Chip Kelly doesn't call Mathews'...
Be thankful you didn't have this student-slapping Romanian teacher in grade school
It’s a real-life School of Hard Knocks. A Romanian teacher was caught on video repeatedly slapping one of her young students in the face because he fell behind taking notes,...
Dog named Trigger shoots owner
The pooch lived up to his name. An Indiana woman was shot in the foot during a waterfowl hunt -- by her dog named Trigger. Allie Carter, 25, of Avilla,...
Bruce Lee would love this rural police department that carries nunchucks
ANDERSON, Calif. — A rural Northern California police department wanted a versatile tool to take down suspects while limiting injuries to officers and the people they detained. It chose nunchucks....
Travis d'Arnaud's scouting report on Mets' young aces
Before the World Series gets underway, Post columnist Steve Serby caught up with Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud to toss around some Q&A. Q: Your thoughts on Matt Harvey pitching Game...
If there is bumper-to-bumper traffic in this tunnel, you will die
Good luck getting out of here alive. The Anzob Tunnel was supposed to make life easier for people wanting to travel between Tajikistan’s major cities. Before the tunnel was built,...
Walmart's Israeli soldier Halloween costume sparks controversy
Retail giant Walmart is sparking controversy for hawking an Israeli soldier outfit as a kid's Halloween costume. The costume, on sale for $28.81 -- down from $57.62 -- includes a...
Amber Rose wants you to be a ‘bad bitch’
The 32-year-old has just released a compilation of secrets to life, love and success.
A-Rod talks 'dream season': Pariah to leader to TV sage
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Alex Rodriguez made it to the World Series – another surprising and pleasant detour for him in a baseball season that pretty much has exceeded his...
Eating food could kill me and no one knows why
19-year-old Alex Visker, whose never-before-seen disease has yet to be diagnosed, experiences extreme headaches, stomach convulsions, brain fog, bone and muscle aches, and anaphylaxis whenever he eats solid foods. The...
Indiana Jones arrested after 100 mph chase: cops
RUSHVILLE, N.Y. — Indiana Jones couldn't outrace his pursuers this time. Authorities say a 21-year-old man named Indiana Z. Jones led police on a chase that topped 100 mph on...
REI to close stores on Black Friday, telling workers to take a hike
Outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment, Inc., known as REI, has announced it will buck Black Friday and close its 143 stores on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The Kent-based co-op told members...
Juan Uribe added to Mets' World Series roster
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Juan Uribe’s powerful righty bat and World Series experience outweighed the potential risk of the Mets needing a backup shortstop. So a healthy Uribe was added...
Prized show horse stolen, butchered and probably turned into steaks
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Just days ago, the nearly 1,300-pound, powerful jumping horse with a shiny chestnut coat named Phedras de Blondel arrived at his new home in the US,...
Browns want Johnny Manziel to dump his girlfriend
https://instagram.com/p/uwl6idlA1q/?taken-by=coll_crowley The Browns control Johnny Manziel's on-field activities -- or lack thereof -- but it seems they're vying to call the shots in his relationships, too. Following Manziel's argument with girlfriend Colleen Crowley on...
Man with heart outside rib cage beats the odds to live normal life
This brave survivor is all heart. Arpit Gohli, 18, of India, suffers from a rare birth disorder called pentalogy of cantrell -- where his heart formed outside of his rib...
Long blue line of mourners pay tribute to slain NYPD cop
Slain Officer Randolph Holder was laid out in his NYPD finest -- uniform, an officer's cap and white gloves -- at his tearful wake in Queens on Tuesday. A folded...
Valeant 'short' smells smoke — even when there's no fire
Andrew Left, the bad boy of short sellers, has a saying: “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” That is how the Citron Research founder described beleaguered drug giant Valeant and its...
Sharpton backs out of cop's funeral, blames police backlash
The Rev. Al Sharpton said Tuesday that he won't deliver a planned eulogy for slain NYPD cop Randolph Holder -- or even attend the fallen hero's funeral -- after reading...
Meth head who tried to snatch little girl from bed gets six-year prison sentence
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man who said he was high on meth when he tried to snatch a 5-year-old girl from her bed was sentenced Monday to at...
Russian police find half a ton of caviar in speeding hearse
MOSCOW — Police in Russia's far east stopped a hearse speeding on a highway — only to find half a ton of caviar stashed inside. The Interior Ministry's department in...
Meet the badass new F-16 fighter jet
Meet the F-16V "Viper" -- the newest, most advanced fighter in the F-16 family that has just made its maiden flight. The latest version of the F-16 introduces numerous cutting-edge...
It's not just Cecil -- lions are vanishing all over West Africa
LAGOS, Nigeria — Lions, that symbol of Africa's wild beauty, power and freedom, no longer roam in Mali or in Ivory Coast or Ghana or war-shattered eastern Congo. Or most...
Convicted 'Air Cocaine' French pilots flee Dominican Republic
PARIS -- A French pilot who fled the Dominican Republic in what appeared to be a well-planned escape by speedboat after being convicted of drug trafficking said on Tuesday that...
'Emperor Palpatine' wins city council seat in Ukraine
The Dark Side was victorious in Ukraine — where a man going by the name of "Star Wars" villain Emperor Palpatine claimed a seat on Odessa's city council. Palpatine Dmitry,...
'If I lose Iowa, I will never speak to you people again': Trump says
Ben Carson ousted Donald Trump from the top spot in a national poll for the first time in the GOP presidential race Tuesday — prompting the blustery billionaire to beg...
Walgreens expands virtual doctor visits via Pager platform
Walgreen and its Big Apple-based Duane Reade stores are about to step up their doctor services — with help from a startup backed by Ashton Kutcher. Beginning this week, patients...
Billionaire Hobby Lobby owners probed in looting of artifacts for Bible museum
The billionaire owners of craft giant Hobby Lobby are under federal investigation for allegedly looting hundreds of ancient artifacts from the Middle East for use in their nonprofit Museum of...
American warship sails past island in challenge to China
BEIJING — A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese sovereignty claims that drew an...
Die-hard Mets fan's amazin' low-budget journey to see Game 1
A die-hard Mets fan is embarking on one Amazin’ journey – on a shoestring budget. Scott Reing will be taking a mix of low-fare planes, trains and automobiles to see...
ISIS ties captives to Palmyra columns, blows them up
BEIRUT — The Islamic State group killed three of its captives in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by tying them to Roman-era columns at the site, then blowing the structures...
Cop on leave after video shows him dragging student across classroom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN966KxyoIU COLUMBIA, S.C. — A sheriff's deputy in South Carolina is on leave after a video showed him tossing a female high school student from her desk and dragging her...
Hit a style grand slam with these Mets fashions
This sporting gear shouts "Let’s go Mets!" as they start the World Series. Blue gotta believe Cheer on the Mets in a classic Starter jacket. Starter Satin jacket, from $90...
The beefcakes of Instagram
https://instagram.com/p/9TTg1toJ33/?taken-by=al_kavadlo Instagram, long a source for fitness inspiration, has lately been giving more visibility to a group of buff guys who can do things like balance while inverted on a...
Why thousands of people are running with Kevin Hart
The comedian will lead a free 5K run in Manhattan on Friday morning.
Summer is gone, but Lyme ticks still want your blood
When “Real Housewife” Yolanda Foster emotionally announced on Oct. 8 that her famous model children, Anwar and Bella Hadid, have suffered from chronic Lyme disease since 2012, the world’s ears...
Thieves pretending to be cops handcuff and rob three people
Three thieves posing as police officers handcuffed and robbed three people in a Bronx apartment complex, police said. The cop impersonators first targeted the second floor apartment of the Schuylerville building...
Police hunting for missing man with dementia
A Hell’s Kitchen man who suffers from dementia went missing Saturday morning after leaving his home, police said. Julio Gonzalez, 87, was last seen riding No. 7 train after he...
House Republican leaders reach budget deal with White House
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders struck a budget deal made with the White House just before midnight Monday aimed at averting a government shutdown and forestalling a debt crisis. Speaker...
Splurge on a wildlife-filled safari in the Serengeti
When multimillionaire financier Lyndon Lea married model Sophie Dickens this past summer, the couple skipped the traditional church setting and opted for a serene, al fresco resort wedding in Tanzania....
What $16,500/night gets you in Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s Papagayo peninsula, situated along the Central American country’s northwest Pacific coast, is stunning: Think lush forests, stunning topography, beautiful beaches, and hospitable locals. The crown jewel for visitors...
Luxe-ing out in Patagonia, Argentina's otherworldy end of the Earth
Most folks would probably go to the ends of the Earth for true love. But for a vacation, they often prefer something closer to home. That is, until they spend...
Meet the Maldives' chicest, sleekest resort on stilts
Any place that requires a 15-hour flight followed by a three-hour layover followed by six more hours in the air and — then! — a 30-minute boat ride begs the...
Why low-scoring World Series expectations could be all wrong
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Mets and Royals have overt strengths and they are so overt and such powerful entities that it leads to an expectation that this will be...
'SVU' episode mines Duggar molestation scandal
Yeah, yeah, we know: “Law & Order: SVU” is fiction. But the family featured on “SVU’s” ripped-from-the-headlines Nov. 4 episode, “Patrimonial Burden,” looks suspiciously like the Duggars — stars of...
Ed Westwick on playing 'Wicked City's 'chameleon' killer
Ed Westwick is following up his six-season run playing scheming lothario Chuck Bass on The CW’s “Gossip Girl" with a turn as a serial killer prowling LA’s Sunset Strip in...
Judge strips $8M from blast victim who demanded bigger payout
A $12 million jury award wasn’t nearly enough for a Manhattan woman injured in a Midtown steam-pipe explosion — and her greed has cost her dearly. Instead of padding her...
Dining out with your pooch is OK in NYC -- thanks to Cuomo
Dog lovers will now be able to dine out with their four-legged companions — Gov. Cuomo on Monday night signed a bill, over the objection of Mayor de Blasio, that...
NYC juniors won't have to pay to take the SATs anymore
Public high-school juniors will no longer have to pay to take the SAT exam. The city will begin offering the students the test free of charge beginning in the spring...
Student's artwork compares NYPD shield with swastika
A Bronx high-school student drew a picture of an NYPD shield beneath a Nazi swastika — and the poster hung in a hallway for up to a year, The Post...
Attorneys fail to poke holes in cousin Vinny's testimony at Lufthansa trial
Attorneys for accused Lufthansa heist mobster Vinny Asaro on Monday tried to punch holes in the devastating testimony of his turncoat cousin, portraying the Bonanno canary as a lying crook...
Awed David Wright not settling for World Series stock answers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — David Wright has been an All-Star, the face of the Mets’ franchise for years and came very close to reaching the 2006 World Series before the...
Buddy Fletcher may lose apartments to pay $2.7M in legal fees
Fallen hedge-fund boss Alphonse “Buddy” Fletcher lost his racial-discrimination suit against the famed Dakota building — and now he’s about to lose the apartments he owns in the Upper West...
A rumored trade to the Mets intrigued Royals' star rental
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There was a time this season when Ben Zobrist believed there was a decent shot he would end up trying to help a New York team...
NYPD cop owns building of fatal fire that was set 'intentionally'
A suspected Bedford-Stuyvesant crack den where two men died last week in a fire is in a building owned by a veteran NYPD cop, The Post has learned. The blaze...
Matt Harvey sells himself as soft-tossing solution to Royals lineup
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — During another lackluster season in Queens, Matt Harvey made his much-anticipated debut on July 26, 2012, in Arizona with the Mets in the midst of a...
The great advice Wade Davis took from Don Zimmer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wade Davis remembers the conversation he had with Don Zimmer when both were with the Rays. “It was four or five years ago and Don Zimmer...
How weather could give Bartolo Colon a World Series start
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — How badly does Mother Nature want Bartolo Colon to start a World Series game? We might find out Tuesday. The forecast for Game 1, set to...
Who will the Islanders pick to replace the injured Thomas Hickey?
There was some not-so-great news for the Islanders on Monday, when they found out that reliable defenseman Thomas Hickey will miss a month, “give or take,” according a source, with...
How speed-demon Royals eye exploiting d'Arnaud and Flores
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Call them the pressure-point Royals. They are relentless. Give them an inch and they take a game. They put the ball in play and had the...
Cops send subway bag lady packing
Police gave the bum’s rush to this homeless woman at the Lincoln Center subway station Monday after an MTA board member complained to a high-ranking NYPD official that the pack-rat...
Mets done enjoying the ride and are itching to start the Series
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The latest round of appreciation is over and the Mets have a World to conquer. After spending two days at Kauffman Stadium absorbing the surroundings and...
Royals reveal their plan to stop red-hot Daniel Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Dodgers and Cubs couldn’t come up with a way to stop Daniel Murphy this October. Now it’s the Royals’ turn, with Edinson Volquez on the...
Contractor busted for trying to bribe city officials
The owner of a Staten Island construction company was busted for allegedly trying to bribe city officials so his company would get paid faster for renovations to a school, the...
How Mets' Jeurys Familia has fallen in love with closing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — New York has a new closer who seems to thrive in the playoffs, but even when Mariano Rivera was dominating Octobers late in his career, Jeurys...
Knicks opener is chance for instant free-agency judgment
Robin Lopez found it intriguing Bucks center Greg Monroe is slated as his very first matchup as a Knick. Monroe was among Phil Jackson’s very top choices to fill the...
The thin line for World Series wonder for open-mouthed Mets
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Travis d’Arnaud didn’t even wait to change from his civvies to his uniform. The Mets’ team bus had pulled in front of Kauffman Stadium on Sunday...
Democratic mayoral candidates unify to support tougher gun laws
Four potential 2017 mayoral candidates came together Monday to support federal legislation that would toughen gun laws. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Letitia James and Brooklyn Borough...
Airbnb host: I was sleeping upstairs during renter's shootout
The owner of an Airbnb-rented Queens mansion where two men were shot over the weekend insists that she and her daughter were upstairs sleeping when the shots were fired, a...
CityTime scammer seeks to have convictions overturned
Lawyers for the mastermind behind the massive CityTime payroll scandal argued to overturn his bribery and fraud convictions before a federal appeals panel Monday. “The evidence was insufficient to prove...
Jets, Nick Mangold get the good news they were waiting for
The Jets got good news about center Nick Mangold, who left Sunday’s game late with a neck injury. All of the tests came back negative, and he just has a...
'Scrappy' Giants cling to buzzwords as talent isn't there
Devon Kennard does not have much to go on. He was a rookie linebacker in 2014 and is nearly halfway through his second NFL season. He cannot recite chapter and...
'F--k New York': Carmelo Anthony's blunt talk about hometown
Carmelo Anthony, in a video released Monday on Vice Sports' website, is shown in the driver’s seat of a car weaving through traffic and speaking bluntly about his native New York City....
Assemblyman's teen son busted for booze-filled house party
ALBANY — An upstate legislator who is a member of the Assembly’s Committee for Children and Families left his 17-year-old son home alone over the weekend — and returned to...
Hondo: Let’s go Metamucils
Chandler Cantanzaro was awarded instant induction into the Hondo Hall of Shame on Monday night for missing a PAT that prevented the Cards from covering against the Ravens, a dastardly...
Replacing Arian Foster no easy task for fantasy football owners
When fantasy owners of Arian Foster realized that he was lost for the season Sunday because of an Achilles injury, a sense of desperation or urgency may have set in....
He didn't like Sharpton: Slain cop's fiancée slams possible eulogy by Rev.
Slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder’s fiancée was stunned to hear that the Rev. Al Sharpton was asked to speak at his funeral — because the policeman detested the anti-cop preacher,...
Giants' Tom Coughlin rightly fires away at 'lucky win' crack
Tom Coughlin said the tackling by his run defense often was “shoddy,” and the pass rush was virtually nonexistent, but the Giants coach wasn’t about to make any apologies after...
Raiders pop on Jets radar in suddenly crucial wild-card battle
It is too early to concede Tom Brady and Bill Belichick their seventh consecutive division title. Too many things can happen, the NFL is a marathon not a sprint, blah...
One Mets' young gun already looking forward to next season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One member of the “Fab Five” won’t be taking the mound in the World Series for the Mets, but already is plotting his course to next...
Robber holds up cabby at knifepoint -- for $40
A frugal robber held up a Manhattan cabby at knifepoint Monday — insisting that the hack turn over only $40 instead of his whole wad of cash. Taxi driver Mamdouh...
Coughlin knows the 'obvious' problem with Giants passing game
The downward swing in the Giants’ passing attack may have something to do with extra attention sent Odell Beckham Jr.’s way and the decreased time given to Eli Manning by...
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The Bronx A domestic dispute between a couple in Melrose turned into a murder-suicide Monday when a man shot his longtime girlfriend and then took his own life, authorities said....
Rangers' strong start masks these worrisome problems
Regarding the Rangers, who at 6-2-2 have the most confounding record in the NHL: 1. Dan Girardi’s postgame analysis of both Sunday’s 4-1 victory over the Flames and the club’s...
Fantasy football: Kirk Cousins still gives you plenty to like ... for a while
Kirk Cousins had a big game Sunday. Yes, Kirk Cousins. And he wants to know, “Do you like that?” Well, yes Kirk, we sort of did. For those of us...
Lindsey Graham: How am I losing to Trump and Carson?
WASHINGTON — A frustrated Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday he can’t believe he’s so far behind in the Republican presidential race, with just 1 percent in polls — when Donald...
Duda or Hosmer? Collins or Yost? Matching up Mets-Royals
It’s the 1985 world champions against their ’86 counterparts in a World Series between contrasting teams. The Mets rely mostly on starting pitching and home runs. The Royals are dependent...