February 24, 2017
Chris Mullin's blunt take: St. John's too soft on defense
Chris Mullin’s honest and harsh assessment spoke volumes, louder than the ugly numbers. “Just lack of physicality, giving people space and not taking on one-on-one-challenges,” the St. John’s coach said....
Shop around when looking for fantasy baseball reliever
Drafting a closer/reliever is no different than a trip to the supermarket. You enter with a list and have your eyes on the best possible products, but you have to...
Rickie Fowler: I have to prove I can finish off more tournaments
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Given Rickie Fowler’s elevated profile, you would think he had won more than three tournaments in 178 PGA Tour starts. But the fact is, his...
Wesley Bryan: From YouTube sensation to top of leaderboard
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — By the time Wesley Bryan’s tee shot on the eighth hole at the Honda Classic came to rest, the ball was well right of the...
How Chris Algieri's using special skill set to help Danny Jacobs
When it’s all said and done, Chris Algieri’s biggest achievements in boxing might not be the championships he wins, but the mouths he feeds. The former WBO junior welterweight champion...
Rabbi probed by feds described as 'trusted friend' to de Blasio
A Brooklyn rabbi and political fund-raiser under scrutiny by the feds was once described by Mayor de Blasio as a trusted friend whose relationship “means so much to me personally.”...
Woman who began life in Coney Island sideshow dies
Back in 1920, doctors warned the parents of a premature baby who weighed just two pounds when she was born in Brooklyn that she would die before the day ended....
Why wealthy condo owners haven't paid their taxes
They’re the owners of some of the priciest real estate in Manhattan — condos in luxe buildings like One57, 15 Central Park West and Trump Tower — and they owe...
Democrats slam leaked draft of ObamaCare replacement
House Republicans are circulating a draft ObamaCare replacement plan that would get rid of its core component — subsidies for those with limited incomes who can’t afford the premiums, according...
Feds send message with de Blasio interrogration
Hard-charging US Attorney Preet Bharara sent a message to Mayor de Blasio Friday — trotting out the same prosecutors who took down Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos to interrogate Hizzoner...
Porzingis has lamest excuse ever for weird late-night tweet
Kristaps Porzingis shed his walking boot for slippers Friday at practice. He won’t be playing against the 76ers on Saturday night, missing his ninth game of the season because of...
Nigerian mogul with Manhattan penthouse probed for money laundering
Kola Aluko, a Nigerian energy mogul, bought the 79th floor penthouse at One57 for $51 million in 2014. It has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, 6,240 square feet, sweeping views of...
Apple probes iPhone 7 Plus explosion
Apple is looking into an incident in which an Arizona teen’s iPhone 7 Plus “blew up” while she was charging the smartphone, according to Variety.com. “We are in touch with...
DOJ has list of detainees under Trump travel ban
The Justice Department has complied with a Brooklyn judge’s order to compile a list of 746 names of people who’d been detained at airports last month during the chaotic travel-ban...
Bloomberg saleswoman sues over rape, rampant drug culture
A former Bloomberg LP sales executive drugged and raped a saleswoman on his staff twice over a number of weeks, an explosive lawsuit claims. The attacks by Nick Ferris, a...
Hedgie tries to turn around e-cigarette brand
Hedgie Jason Mudrick is hoping to breathe new life into a once-profitable e-cigarette brand. The investor’s $1.6 billion Mudrick Capital Management took control of the recently reorganized NJOY brand after...
Hero dogs who stopped mugging euthanized in city shelter
The two stray dogs who became heroes when they foiled a mugging in Queens earlier this month were tragically euthanized by the city after officials decided they were “too aggressive”...
Aaron Judge electrifies fans, but Reggie Jackson wants fewer Ks
TAMPA — In the tunnel outside the Yankees’ clubhouse at George M. Steinbrenner Field, Reggie Jackson saw Aaron Judge. “Nice hitting,’’ the Hall of Famer said to the towering right...
Jeep buried in sand dune finally dug out after 40 years
TRURO, Mass. - A Jeep buried in sand in Massachusetts 40 years ago has finally been dug out. Work crews early Friday pulled out the rusted remnants of what John...
This new mansion is slated to be the largest in NYC
This building will soon be the city’s largest mansion. Famed architect Maya Lin — who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial when she was just a 21-year-old Yale student — is...
City's winter heat wave won't last long
New Yorkers busted out tank tops and sunscreen alongside melting chunks of snow to bask in 68-degree weather Friday — but the clear skies didn’t last long. Saturday will be...
ISIS drones capture shocking new view of terror attacks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X2ORSlPJ10 ISIS is now using high-tech drones to capture video of its devastating terror attacks. The savage militant group released stunning new recordings Friday from a high-definition camera mounted on...
Is Trump only going to cut small programs?
Robert Redford says an Office of Management and Budget memo suggesting the Trump administration might try to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts is "another example of our democracy...
Don't let Trump's style blind you to his substance
Substance and style — it’s easy to get them confused. That’s especially true when it comes to evaluating President Trump’s performance, a word particularly ambiguous in his case, as referring...
The press isn't the 'enemy of the people' -- but they're not saints, either
Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” had an unfortunate turn of phrase the other day. She said it’s the mission of the press to “control exactly what people think.”...
How to turn off the Latin refugee flood at the source
President Trump has tapped into Americans’ anxiety about illegal immigration by promising to build a wall on our 2,000-mile border with Mexico. However, the vast majority of illegal migrants pouring...
Sorry, this president is way less 'authoritarian' than the last one
Lost in most of the coverage of President Trump’s decision to rescind the Obama administration’s transgender mandates is a fundamental legal reality: The Trump administration just relinquished authority over gender-identity...
New York pols' silly posturing on 'investment risks'
New York pols just love to virtue-signal, even ludicrously — as city Comptroller Scott Stringer demonstrated this week with his call for Texas to nix legislation banning transgender bathrooms. Stringer,...
North Korea's use of VX in assassination shows a whole new crazy
VX, the deadliest nerve agent ever, was the weapon that killed the half-brother of North Korea’s dictator. This casts a new and even more chilling light on the assassination at...
It's time to bring the de Blasio investigations to some conclusion
After weeks of anticipation — and an intensive eight hours of preparation over the previous two days with his lawyers — Mayor de Blasio was finally grilled Friday by US...
'Worst skier alive' viral video sparks international incident
CARACAS, Venezuela — For a Venezuelan skier who had only trained on wheels beneath a bright sun, the slopes of Finland proved a mighty challenge. Adrian Solano wobbled nervously backward...
Nikki Haley's great start and other notable comments
From the Right: Trump Dumps DC Bladder Bossiness For all Franklin Roosevelt’s expansions of the powers of the presidency, says Christian Schneider at USA Today, FDR “would likely have spit...
Devils shouldn't risk trading future for faint playoff prospect
Here’s the thing about parity — it makes bad teams think they’re not that bad. There is an obvious example right here in New Jersey, where the Devils are fooling...
Man stabbed twice in his back on subway
A man was stabbed twice in the back on an uptown 1 train Friday evening, police said. The stabbing happened on Broadway and W 145th street at 4:50pm. and was...
Our Oscars bingo game is better than the actual show
Why do so many people fail to take the Academy Awards seriously? Remember, this night is a tender, beautiful, sacred occasion in which you get to bear witness as the...
Muhammad Ali's son detained under Trump immigration ban
Muhammad Ali’s son was detained at Fort Lauderdale International Airport earlier this month — in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, it was revealed Friday. Muhammad...
Sorry, drinking more after a night out won't help your hangover
Don't reach for that bloody mary next time after a night of drinking. The idea that a drink aids hangover symptoms has been around since medieval times, but that doesn't...
Inflatable union rat gets chased off by even bigger cat
Now that’s pest control! A Midtown building owner figured out the perfect way to chase off the inflatable rats that plague Big Apple construction sites — by letting loose an...
Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan's stress-free Oscars plans
Design mogul Jonathan Adler and husband Simon Doonan, creative ambassador at large for Barneys, are known for their fabulous style. But if you think they’ll throw an over-the-top soiree to...
Chicago lands yet another drama in Dick Wolf franchise
Chicago Justice Wednesday, 10 p.m., NBC Series premiere. Dick Wolf shows multiply like rabbits. He created the New York-based "Law & Order" in 1990, and that drama itself launched four...
Kevin Durant rips 's--tty' shooter Shaq in defense of teammate
Warriors big man JaVale McGee has been one of Shaquille O’Neal’s favorite targets this season for some of the comical errors he’s made on the court, but the banter turned...
Cabbie insists he was assaulted by model as year-long feud drags on
A New York City cabbie and a brunette makeup model got into a knock-down, drag-out fight over which route to take -- and they are still battling one year later....
Rex Ryan stays classy with his go-to dirty joke at Yankees game
Even when he’s out of a job, former Jets and Bills coach Rex Ryan won’t let a chance for a little humor go by, even when the joke is five...
Watchdogs want probe of Democratic leader's lobbying job
Government watchdogs on Friday urged the state ethics agency to investigate whether Keith Wright is violating New York’s conflict-of-interest-law by working for a high-powered lobbying firm while continuing to serve...
Little Tikes recalls 540,000 swings due to faulty seat
The children's toy company Little Tikes has recalled 540,000 of its toddler swings -- and urged parents to stop using them -- after it received about 140 reports of the...
Model Behati Prinsloo wows in Milan
MILAN -- Behati's back. Victoria's Secret Angel, runway regular and wife of Adam Levine, Behati Prinsloo, staged a welcome return to the runways on day three of Milan fashion week,...
Limo driver nearly impaled when pole crashes through windshield
A father of six was nearly skewered in a freak accident on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway — when metal pipes and poles tumbled from a flatbed truck and one went through...
The 4 hottest trends for the upper crust
Wealthy New Yorkers are usually on the vanguard of the latest high-end gadgets and lifestyle crazes. So we asked Milton Pedraza, CEO of The Luxury Institute, to reveal this year's...
Where to go for the best design shopping
Enjoy your own personal design passport by visiting the world's best shops and galleries. Los Angeles Four years after opening in San Francisco, NYCbased The Future Perfect (above) heads west again....
Model's amazing journey from pregnant to six-pack
A model mom has shown the incredible difference just six months can make, by sharing side-by-side shots which detail her journey from pregnancy to ripped six-pack. Mom-of-two Tammy Hembrow, from...
How movies changed the way we dress
Come spring, we might all be dressing in pillbox hats, Technicolor frocks cut for dancing and 1940s-style satin evening dresses — pieces worn in three of this year’s Oscar-nominated films...
Derrick Rose cracking jokes as Knicks ship sinks
Derrick Rose definitely is not going to Minnesota, but he may be headed to Chicago. One day after being spared at the trade deadline, the eccentric Rose raised eyebrows when...
Drunk driver's mom jailed for laughing at victim's family
A Detroit judge threw the mother of a drunk driver out of her courtroom and into the slammer for laughing during a victim’s statement about the man her daughter killed...
Boy survives bite from super deadly spider thanks to quick-thinking dad
A 10-year-old Australian boy has survived a bite from one of the world’s deadliest spiders after taking a record 12 vials of anti-venom, local media reported. Matthew Mitchell was helping...
James Dolan tries to help rescue Islanders from Barclays Center
Executives of several of New York’s more fortunate franchises are coming together in an attempt to rescue the Islanders from Barclays Center. The Wilpon family, which owns the Mets, and...
Jets pick up draft pick; Giants fall 10 spots as punishment
The Jets were awarded a compensatory draft pick by the NFL on Thursday. The pick is at the end of the third round, the 107th pick overall. The NFL released...
UN report indicates Iran is honoring nuke deal
VIENNA — The U.N. agency tasked with monitoring Iran's nuclear deal with six world powers has issued a report that indicates Tehran is honoring its end of the deal. Obtained...
How to win the game and retire in your 30s
When you’re so good at saving money that you can retire at age 31, people understandably want to hear your money tips. That’s how Clark Howard ended up with his...
This foam literally turns bullets into dust
Foam body armor? Even armor-piercing bullets cannot get through this foam. And the foam doesn’t just stop bullets. It destroys them ... this foam decimates bullets into dust. North Carolina...
The cold hard health facts about penis implants
If you’re a man, poor performance in the bedroom can take a serious toll not only on the quality of your sex life, but also on your feelings of confidence...
Why Midwesterners are smuggling this butter
Kerrygold, an Irish butter made with grass-fed cow's milk, is no longer welcome in America’s Dairyland — and Wisconsonites are now crossing state lines to find it. According to a...
'Jeopardy' contestant gives Trebek the finger
A smug computer science major on “Jeopardy” found the nerdiest way possible to say “Suck it, Trebek.” In the small talk portion of Wednesday night’s “Jeopardy! College Championship” edition, Stanford...
These cats got a reality show, without making a single sex tape
Iceland has a hit reality show called "Keeping Up with the Kattarshians." The 24-hour livestream features adoptable cats. So far, the four feline stars have found owners, but the show's...
The Kings totally won the DeMarcus Cousins trade (for one night)
Well, who's laughing now? Yeah, still everybody. It was the Kings who got the post-Demarcus Cousins era off to a positive start on Thursday night with a 116-100 win over...
Couple with Down syndrome celebrate 22 years of marriage
A couple with Down syndrome has proved doubters wrong after 22 years of wedded bliss and a huge Facebook following of people inspired by their heartwarming story. Maryanne and Tommy Pilling...
$150K supercar stolen during test drive
A taste of life in the fast lane was too much for this wannabe speed demon to resist. Michael McGilvary was so impressed with the $150,000 Maserati he took on...
The Standing Rock saga, in photos
Protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline once numbered in the thousands, but the remaining lot of them was removed this week as construction continues.
Isiah Thomas vs. Phil Jackson: Breaking down Knicks' failed presidencies
Botched coaching moves, ill-fitting trades, odd draft picks — Isiah Thomas and Phil Jackson have plenty in common. As another trade deadline passes — this one quietly for Jackson and the...
Millennials will never get to live alone
There’s more evidence that renters are just as likely to be struggling as homeowners. A typical renter in Miami would need to spend nearly 50% of his or her income...
White House bars several media outlets from press conference
The White House barred several media outlets from covering a briefing with spokesman Sean Spicer on Friday afternoon — a dramatic escalation in its war on the press. The press secretary...
Rob Gronkowski: Roger Goodell isn't welcome here
About three weeks ago in Houston, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell handed over the Super Bowl MVP Award to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady after New England managed to pull off an...
Major golf champion ran me over with a van: ex-girlfriend
Angel Cabrera, the two-time major golf champion, has been accused of trying to run down his ex-girlfriend with a van. The former Masters and US Open champion is being investigated...
Trump vows to make GOP the 'party of the American worker'
President Trump vowed Friday that his jobs plan would revive the country's Rust Belt and make Republicans "the party of the American worker." "It's time for all Americans to get...
Chinese company in talks to buy James Bond studio
LOS ANGELES — First Rambo and now 007? MGM, the independent studio behind the James Bond franchise, is in “advanced talks” to sell the company to a Chinese buyer, a...
Cops caught having sex in patrol car while ignoring robbery call
Two cops in Argentina were caught on video during their hot pursuit – as they had sex in their patrol car while ignoring a radio call about a robbery, according...
The classiest way to get drunk on a plane
Although domestic airlines (like American) continue to slash amenities such as seat-back TVs on their new planes, Emirates is beefing up its onboard lounge for first- and business-class passengers with...
Extremist hipster wants to execute women who have an abortion
Jeff Durbin is a pastor at Apologia Church and the leader of the Red Door Ministry, an anti-abortion group in Arizona. Along with picketing outside his local Planned Parenthood, Durbin...
A-Rod has Yankees prospects hanging on his every word
TAMPA — Aaron Judge didn’t need to be introduced to Alex Rodriguez this spring training because he had spent time with him in previous camps and lockered nearby. Yet that...
Man found dead at Brooklyn subway station
Police found a dead man at a Brooklyn subway station early Friday morning, officials said. The unidentified man was in his 40s, and was discovered by police on the platform...
Dog walker was doing his girlfriend a favor before fatal fall
The man who fell to his death down a Brooklyn stairwell while taking two pooches out for a stroll was in town from Massachusetts and doing it to help out...
The disturbing truth behind those drone-crunching tigers
There’s a dark secret behind the viral video of playful, carefree Siberian tigers chasing down a flying drone in China. The big cats are not only kept in horrible conditions...
Giants keeping special teams stalwart for two more years
The Giants and long snapper Zak DeOssie agreed to a new two-year deal, the team announced on Friday. DeOssie has been with the team since they drafted him in the...
Trump supporters unwittingly wave Russian flags at CPAC
https://twitter.com/DivaKnevil/status/835152634545901568 A political prankster passed out small Russian flags emblazoned with President Trump's name at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference -- where Trump supporters blindly waved the banners during...
How to properly drink the Oscars away
Everything you need to toast this year's nominees from your own home.
Witches around the world plot mass spell against Trump
They’re out to put a spell on you, President Trump. Witches around the world are expected to cast a mass spell at the stroke of midnight Friday “to bind Donald...
'Racist' Magic Johnson comments set off 'ESPN explosion'
ESPN radio host Dan Le Batard used his daily morning show Friday to defend himself, 24 hours after his comments on Magic Johnson ignited an internal firestorm and had one colleague,...
Sleeping dad killed when SUV plows into bedroom
ANDERSON, S.C. – Authorities in South Carolina say a father of five has been killed after a driver plowed into the bedroom of his home. Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore...
Delicious drink recipes for your at-home Oscars party
This Sunday, many will take to their couches to tune in to the 2017 Academy Awards. While you could settle in with a glass of wine, why not take the...
This is why you should expect a new Bryce Harper this season
A rejuvenating offseason has Bryce Harper pledging there'll be a new Bryce Harper. Nationals fans can only pray that's the case, especially after following up his National League MVP season with...
Women don't appreciate this mysterious 'real men' billboard
Some women in North Carolina apparently don't 'appreciate' a new billboard. A billboard appeared last weekend on a highway connecting the city of Winston-Salem to Greensboro that reads, “Real men...
UN rights office slams Israeli soldier's 'lenient' sentence
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office said Friday it's "deeply disturbed" by the "lenient" 18-month prison sentence handed down by a Tel Aviv military court for an Israeli soldier who...
A close-up look at the Yankees spring training makeover
TAMPA — It’s not about baseball anymore. OK, it’s still significantly about baseball. But the Yankees, in the thick of a semi-rebuild, are clearly looking for ways to attract fans who...
Trump doubles down on fight with media during CPAC speech
President Trump served up red meat to his base on Friday with a rousing speech that repeatedly brought the crowd to its feet at the annual Conservative Action Political Conference....
Trump has always loved his meatloaf
President Donald Trump would do anything for … meatloaf. The commander in chief is making all of his friends who visit him at the White House try his "favorite" comfort...
Teens allegedly ran pedophile blackmail scam on gay dating app
A group of underage teenagers are accused of extorting older men they met through the gay dating app Grindr. Police have launched an investigation into an alleged blackmail scam, by...
Dakota Access Pipeline could carry oil in weeks
CANNON BALL, N.D. — Oil could be flowing through the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline in less than two weeks, according to court documents filed by the developer just before...
The dark secret behind this viral tiger video
After video of “chubby” tigers frolicking through the Siberian snow went viral, an animal rights group claimed the drone footage actually was shot at China's Harbin Siberian Tiger Park. At...
10 cities to visit just for the eye candy
Because I travel a lot I often get asked questions like, “Where should I go?” These questions are usually asked by my recently divorced friends, my gay friends, my single friends,...
Subway rider beaten up by dancers says he was protecting fiancée
The straphanger attacked by four thugs on a subway was pummeled when he told the break dancing fools not to badmouth his fiancée.
Man charged in death of 4-year-old who shot himself in face
AUBURNDALE, Fla. — Authorities say they've charged a central Florida man in the death of a 4-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the face with a gun he found...
This pitcher is redefining what it means to be a two-sport athlete
He’s a gamer – literally. When he’s not pitching from the mound at Target Field, Minnesota Twins pitcher Trevor May can be seen hunched in front of his computer. Staring...
My mom was a porn star and it ruined me for life
The school playground can be a jungle, trying to get through life avoiding ridicule and nasty nicknames is enough to drive any kid up the wall. But what if your...
Cops find missing 6-year-old girl after fatal stabbing
A 6-year-old Connecticut girl who went missing after she was taken from the scene of a fatal stabbing early Friday at her home in Bridgeport has been found safe, officials...
Tom, Gisele and the Met Gala are a terrible combination
This year, the Metropolitan Museum’s big fashion exhibition will take a look at the work of Rei Kawakubo, the cerebral, mercurial designer behind the cult label Comme des Garçons. So,...
Kim Jong Nam assassination puts spotlight on North Korea's chemical weapons
North Korea's chemical warfare capabilities are receiving intense new focus Friday with the confirmation that Kim Jong Nam was fatally poisoned by a weapon of mass destruction, according to a...
Drug-abuse counselor gets 25 years for DUI with corpse on windshield
LOS ANGELES — A California substance-abuse counselor who hit a man with her car and drove two miles with his body embedded in her windshield was sentenced Thursday to 25...
Draymond Green will never stop kicking opponents
Just when you thought we had finally put to bed the whole “Draymond Green is obsessed with kicking people” thing after he was suspended for Game 5 of the NBA...
Arkansas lawmaker wants to strip Clinton name from airport
The largest and busiest airport in Arkansas would no longer be named after the only president and first lady from the state if a bill introduced in the legislature on...
Alphabet accuses Uber of stealing self-driving car technology
Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving car unit has sued Uber and its autonomous trucking subsidiary, Otto, claiming a former Waymo executive stole 14,000 confidential files and took them to Uber — and...
De Blasio arrives to be grilled by prosecutors
Mayor Bill de Blasio was grilled by heavy-hitting federal prosecutors about his campaign fundraising for over four hours on Friday. De Blasio left Gracie Mansion at 8:45 a.m. and arrived...
Eric Trump's brother-in-law gets job at the Department of Energy
WASHINGTON — Another member of the Trump family has joined the administration. The brother-in-law of one of President Trump’s sons has landed a position at the Department of Energy —...
JCPenney to close more than 100 stores
For the first time on Friday, J.C. Penney listed the 138 locations it will close in the coming months as the retailer seeks to cut costs and improve profitability. Like...
Trump bashes FBI for not stopping leaks to media
President Trump lashed out at the FBI Friday for not plugging the leaks in his administration. "The FBI is totally unable to stop the national security "leakers" that have permeated...
Gunman allegedly yells, 'Get out of my country!' before deadly shooting
A Navy veteran killed one Indian man and shot another in a Kansas bar, screaming "Get out of my country!" moments before he started blasting away, police and a witness...
Democrats facing re-election are skipping out on town halls
Democratic senators up for re-election are ditching in-person town halls — avoiding voters' nationwide displeasure with elected officials. Only a few of the 10 Democratic senators who are on the...
Citizens are giving Congress a whupping at town halls across the country
While on recess, members of the Republican-controlled Congress are experiencing a backlash from angry constituents in response to the Trump administration's first month. Citizens are upset over the repeal of...
ISIS militants gun down another Christian in Egypt
EL-ARISH, Egypt — Suspected Islamic militants gunned down a Coptic Christian inside his home in northern Sinai, the sixth such killing in a month's time in the restive region, officials...
Iraqi forces enter western Mosul, take control of airport from IS
BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces pushed into the first neighborhood in western Mosul on Friday and took full control of the international airport on the city's southwestern edge from the Islamic...
Dozens killed by Syria car bomb
BEIRUT — A car bombing north of a Syrian town just captured from the Islamic State group by Turkish forces and Syrian opposition fighters killed at least 35 people Friday,...
Charles Barkley: Spike Lee wants to be the next Oakley
Charles Barkley did what many Knicks fans want to do when watching this poorly performing team — swear. On the TNT telecast, Barkley slipped in a curse word describing the...
Injured Porzingis tweets cryptic meme and then deletes it
It looks like this injury-filled season could be getting to Kristaps Porzingis. Porzingis — who sprained his right ankle in the second quarter of the Knicks' 119-104 loss to the...
Hal Steinbrenner and A-Rod talk Yankees personnel
TAMPA — Alex Rodriguez met with Hal Steinbrenner on Thursday, a get-together that the Yankees’ managing general partner called “a good meeting.” A-Rod, a guest instructor at Yankees camp, chatted...
Phil Jackson was completely overmatched at trade deadline again
CLEVELAND — Knicks president Phil Jackson isn’t a fan of Las Vegas — one of his least favorite cities because of the searing heat and crowds. Or maybe because he’s...
Syndergaard-for-Dickey trade may yield another Mets gem
PORT ST. LUCIE — The R.A. Dickey trade could be the gift that keeps on giving for the Mets. If it isn’t enough the Dec. 17, 2012, deal with the...
Two of the best young pros took different paths to golfing glory
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Two of the best young golfers in the game today — players who appear poised to make significant leaps into the conversation as the best...
Mats Zuccarello proud to be part of NHL's LGBTQ initiative
TORONTO — Mats Zuccarello didn’t have a second thought when he was asked to become the Rangers’ ambassador for the You Can Play Project, an initiative through which the NHL...
Jeffrey Katzenberg has some deals in the works
We hear Jeffrey Katzenberg, 66, is close to announcing some deals now that he’s running his own private fund. The former Disney chief, who gave the world movies such as...
Carmelo: I have no idea what Phil Jackson's vision is for Knicks
CLEVELAND — Taking a pregame nap, Carmelo Anthony slept through Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline, knowing he wasn’t going anywhere, but admitted he expected something else to happen. With Knicks...
Police believe dog walker's deadly fall was caused by dogs
A Brooklyn dog walker died Thursday after plunging down a stairwell, and police believe the dogs he was walking caused the deadly fall. The 53-year-old victim was leaving the building...
Kendall Jenner wears 'cardboard couture' in Moschino show
In Jeremy Scott's world, one woman's trash is another's couture gown. On the second night of Milan fashion week, Scott unveiled his latest collection for Moschino. The theme? "Cardbord Couture,"...
Tourist busted after climbing Brooklyn Bridge for selfie
An Israeli tourist was busted for climbing the Brooklyn Bridge to take a selfie Thursday, sources said. Shivel Dikstein, 18, was arrested at 7 p.m. after he allegedly jumped a...
Illegal immigrant gangbanger gets better deal than innocent American
It’s a Tale of Two Rikers. And this pair of true-life stories should frighten and outrage any law-abiding New York City dweller. Last week, 19-year-old El Salvadoran immigrant Estivan Rafael...
Former 'Big Break' contestant tied for lead at Honda Classic
Two players with a positive history at PGA National’s Champions Course charged to the first-round lead at the Honda Classic on Thursday. Wesley Bryan, who competed at the course in...
Nets make small moves with big picture in mind
Nets general manager Sean Marks came to Brooklyn from the Spurs, a team expected to contend and spend the trade deadline looking for pieces to put itself over the top....