March 10, 2017
Grayson Allen's heroics propel Duke past UNC
If you closed your eyes, you could have been convinced Tobacco Road intersected with Atlantic Avenue. If you never closed your eyes, you saw the best of college basketball —...
Everything you thought you knew about sleep is wrong
Does counting sheep help you nod off and does eating cheese late at night give you nightmares? Recent studies have found that 50 percent of British citizens fail to get...
Not a pretty picture for NYC artists as specialty shops close
These are tough times for New York City artists. Many of the longstanding mom-and-pop specialty shops that filled neighborhoods and supplied artists with obscure and exotic items have been bought...
Johnny Manziel reportedly gets engaged to model girlfriend
The two started dating last year and have been posting a number of adorable selfies on Instagram.
Patriots' latest big move solidifies free-agency rule
Two days of NFL free agency have passed and already there are clear-cut winners and losers. Unfortunately for the Jets and the rest of the AFC, among the early leaders...
De Blasio: Don't trust the media when it comes to city's budget
Anyone who wants to learn what’s in the city’s newly proposed $84.7 billion budget shouldn’t trust the media — but should search the voluminous documents themselves, Mayor de Blasio said...
Chinese firm scraps $1B deal for Dick Clark Productions
A Chinese conglomerate’s decision to kill its $1 billion deal to buy Dick Clark Productions left many in Hollywood wondering if an era of what a studio veteran called “dumb...
Cumulus CEO tries asking staff for sales help
Desperate Cumulus CEO Mary Berner wants her staffers to become radio-active. Berner, with her company’s shares and revenue sagging, is asking all staff members in a recent company video to...
These prisons can be like a country club — if you have the cash
Even in jail, there are the haves and the have-nots. Consider California, where ability and willingness to pay $100 a night can get a defendant a cell that is –...
Jay Cutler would be fine in NYC, but I wouldn't want him: Marshall
New Giants wide receiver Brandon Marshall had some things to say about his former team, the Jets, on Friday. One of them was a positive forecast for second-year quarterback Christian...
Pair of attackers viciously pummel man on the Lower East Side
The brutal beatdown of a man on the Lower East Side of Manhattan was caught on video released by police Friday. The 24-year-old victim was being chased north on Orchard...
De Blasio claims he wasn't following Cuomo to bomb threat
Oy vey! Mayor de Blasio claims he wasn’t trying to keep up with rival Gov. Cuomo by following him to a Jewish museum that received a bomb threat — insisting...
Do mohels understand how infection works?
It’s disheartening that another infant has contracted herpes through metzitzah b’peh — where some ultra-religious mohels clean circumcisions by sucking blood from the incision. As an Orthodox mohel, I have...
Herpes wreaks havoc on a newborn's health
Catching herpes wreaks havoc on a newborn’s health — especially when the virus comes into direct contact with the baby’s bloodstream, as can happen during oral contact by an infected...
De Blasio never enforced agreement to ID mohels with herpes
The de Blasio administration has never enforced an agreement it made two years ago to identify mohels who transmit herpes to infants during circumcisions — which it boasted would protect...
PwC claims accounting wasn’t Corzine’s undoing at trial
Jon Corzine’s financial firm had 99 problems leading up to its collapse — and its accounting wasn’t one of them, lawyers for PricewaterhouseCoopers said on Friday. PwC lawyer James Cusick,...
Historic ruling grants 'tri-custody' to trio who had threesome
A Long Island couple and a neighbor with whom they had a threesome have been granted “tri-custody” of their 10-year-old son in a groundbreaking ruling. “No one told these three...
Couple's 'murder' scene staged with ketchup lands them in jail
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Police say a couple in Ohio staged a murder scene in a bathtub in which they poured ketchup over her and he then sent pictures to friends,...
'She didn’t have teeth': Cop couldn't understand War Machine's ex after beating
A detective investigating former mixed martial arts fighter War Machine's grisly attack on his ex-porn star girlfriend says she was too battered after to give her account. Las Vegas detective Daniel...
John Lithgow filmed a mockumentary episode before it was cool
Veteran actor John Lithgow understands the vagaries of his profession — including his TV segue from cigar-chomping statesman Winston Churchill in “The Crown” to a roller skating, bisexual academic accused...
Angel Delgado misses late layup in Seton Hall heartbreaker
Villanova had the closer this year. The best player on the floor, the potential National Player of the Year and the Big East Player of the Year, Josh Hart, made...
Does Mayor de Blasio understand why kids need to go to college?
Mayor de Blasio doesn’t seem to understand the importance of a college education for New York City’s kids. And that may explain why his Renewal-schools program is such a failure,...
Elaine Chao: The woman who will keep America great
Is Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao the most important woman in the world? After all, she enjoys an open field to make far-reaching decisions that could ensure global US dominance for...
Trump’s economy is off to a good start
It may be too early to claim that, after just seven weeks as president, Donald Trump has already made the economy great again. But Friday’s jobs numbers — along with...
The GOP’s ObamaCare replacement will boost jobs and cut taxes
Ignore the grandstanding on Capitol Hill and the noise coming from town-hall protests around the nation. The Republican bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare will boost your chances of getting...
When it comes to the NYPD, it’s a 'Tale of Two de Blasios'
When it comes to the NYPD, Mayor de Blasio has walked a tightrope between his cops, who are tasked with fighting crime, and radical activists, who want to handcuff them...
Why Trump shouldn't fire Preet Bharara
The Trump administration dropped a political bombshell late Friday as all 46 holdover United States attorneys were ordered to immediately resign — including New York’s political-corruption-busting crusader, Preet Bharara. Big...
How the Angels are trying to give Yankees castoffs new life
Billy Eppler worked for the Yankees from 2004-15 before becoming the Angels general manager and his spring training roster reflects much of his roots. A group of players Eppler helped...
Muhammad Ali Jr. detained by airport security again
Muhammad Ali Jr. fought round two with the feds at a Washington airport, a lawyer for the son of the legendary boxer said Friday. Ali was stopped and questioned as...
Meet the stats professor who's beating the house on NHL bets
With the massive increase in available data, sports are getting smarter. So are gamblers. David Beaudoin has a PhD in statistics and teaches at Laval University in Quebec City. He...
If you don't know who this is, MLB is failing
TEMPE, Ariz. — As Commissioner Rob Manfred and union head Tony Clark continue to parry and negotiate to guide baseball into what they hope is a more popular future, here...
Struggling firm's property fire sale triggers legal tug-of-war
The financially-strapped Harlem Abyssinian Development has unloaded 31 properties in a fire sale that has triggered a legal tug-of-war between the new owners. Andrew Stone, one of the investors who...
How to protect your phone messages from CIA spying
News organization have been abuzz this week following the release of a new WikiLeaks document dump detailing the hacking tools used by the CIA to spy on Americans. Of the...
Pressure drove 'ideal, Christian' mom to drown kids: witness
PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania woman tried to be an "ideal Christian, loyal mother" but felt overwhelmed by her husband's desire for more children and his religious stance that they avoid...
Hollywood Squares' gets a hip-hop update with help from Ice Cube
It's never easy being scrutinized by your boss — especially when he’s rapper/actor Ice Cube. “Cube is always intimidating anyway,” says stand-up comedian DeRay Davis, host of “Hip Hop Squares,”...
Where to indulge your Korean beauty obsession
Trying the latest Korean skin care innovations used to mean ordering products from sketchy third-party Web sites, schlepping to Flushing, or waiting for watered-down versions to make their way to...
This little boy was not impressed with Queen Elizabeth
LONDON — A 2-year-old boy in England wasn't very impressed with a chance to meet Queen Elizabeth II and showed it by throwing a tantrum in front of her majesty....
Class project to make slave auction posters outrages parents
New Jersey parents are sounding off over a fifth grade class assignment to create slave auction posters. Parents raised concerns on social media after they saw the project this week...
Topical 'American Crime' takes on undocumented workers
American Crime Sunday, 10 p.m., ABC The third season of “American Crime” could not be more timely. Taking on the plight of the undocumented worker, it explores the issues of...
The long, fiery history of Clint Frazier's forbidden hair
You can only fight tradition so long, and Yankees prospect Clint Frazier found that out Friday, when he finally trimmed his long, red locks. Frazier's hair has been an ongoing...
Giants' new tight end chose a strange idol from their past
It is not uncommon to study a player you want to emulate. Still, it is quite astonishing to hear Rhett Ellison, the newly signed Giants tight end, say, “In college,...
Zoo forces orangutans to fight in boxing gloves and wear bikinis
This place isn’t monkeying around. A Thailand zoo recently hosted an event featuring orangutans boxing as other apes stood outside the ring banging on drums and dancing in bikinis. The wild...
Family honors 'White Rhino' cop with glowing obituary
The family of Gerard “White Rhino” Benderoth wrote a glowing obituary about the brawny ex-cop just days after he killed himself in front of FBI agents who were about to...
Up your baking game with this new bread-making class
I am sourdough obsessed. After baking my own sourdough loaves for more than a year, I now follow several sourdough-bread bakers from around the world on Instagram, repeatedly “liking” their...
Hospital threw out our stillborn before we could bury her: lawsuit
A heartbroken couple claims a Miami hospital threw away their stillborn baby in the trash, preventing them from giving the child a proper funeral, according to a new lawsuit. Parents...
Winklevoss' Bitcoin Trust tanks after SEC denies application
Winklivanquished. In a decision that shocked Wall Street, the US government denied the application of Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss — the brothers who once claimed to be co-inventors of Facebook...
ESPN host: 'Mike & Mike' won't die without one Mike
Mike Golic doesn't expect to be included in ESPN's major layoffs in the coming months, even if his signature show is losing its other half. The iconic radio personality hopes ESPN...
Jeff Sessions tells 46 US attorneys to resign
Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked all 46 US attorneys appointed by President Obama to resign Friday — but while Brooklyn’s Robert Capers was quick to comply, the future of the...
This Tony-winner walks his pet lizard in Central Park
In 1974, Reed Birney dropped out of Boston University and came to New York at 19, to become an actor. “I was ambitious and I wanted to get going,” he...
Blank book about Democrats is No. 1 bestseller on Amazon
You can’t judge a book by its cover, especially the No. 1 bestseller on Amazon — 266 blank pages about why Democrats deserve votes. “Reasons to Vote for Democrats: A...
The best food trucks in America
Over the past few decades, food trucks and carts have evolved far past the boring old hot dog stand to full-scale eateries where you can chow down on any food...
Rockies ace steps away after cancer fight takes a turn
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Colorado Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis is taking a break from baseball to undergo chemotherapy after discovering that his testicular cancer has spread. The Rockies said Bettis, who...
ME won't reveal Russian ambassador's cause of death
A city official on Friday revealed that the Russian ambassador to the UN who collapsed in his office last month died from a heart attack — information the Kremlin tried...
New bird-eating tarantulas found in South America
Fantastic news for anyone who’s a fan of spiders that are capable of eating birds. Three new bird-devouring tarantulas have been discovered in South America. The discovery came as scientists...
Selfies are why we can’t have nice things
Last week, a visitor at Yayoi Kusama’s “Infinity Mirrors” exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC, allegedly destroyed one of its famed acrylic pumpkins after trying to take a...
Our brains are way more active than we thought
Our brains are way more active than we thought — though apparently not active enough to figure this out sooner. The brain is 10 times more active than previously believed,...
Brothers accused of nude rampage during bad mushroom trip
Well, this'll be an awkward conversation around the Thanksgiving dinner table. Two brothers from Indiana stripped naked, “passionately” made out with each other and punched a woman in the face...
Great Barrier Reef suffers another brutal blow
A dramatic new video has captured the Great Barrier Reef suffering mass bleaching for an unprecedented second year in a row. Bleaching happens when rising sea temperatures kills off the...
This rare Spider-Man costume was hidden in a closet for 50 years
Your weekend is about to get super(hero)-sized. Fans of comic books and costumed do-gooders have two events to check out. The long-running Big Apple Con returns to Penn Plaza Pavilion...
Tim Tebow stalker arrested at Mets spring training
Tim Tebow has a stalker – and he’s praying for her. A 36-year-old woman was arrested for trespassing at the Mets’ spring training complex in Florida after telling cops she...
A dog museum is coming back to New York
The Big Apple art scene is going to the dogs. The Dog Museum of America — the country's only house of fine arts devoted exclusively to man’s best friend —...
Democrats' love for ObamaCare and other notable comments
From the right: Why Dems Suddenly Love ObamaCare It’s “hard to begrudge Democrats a little self-satisfaction as they watch Republicans struggle to overhaul” ObamaCare, admits Noah Rothman at Commentary. In...
Bob Knight is happy his old Indiana bosses are dead
Bob Knight wishes death upon all those he worked under at Indiana from 1971-2000, though he hasn't appeared to keep track of their lives since his firing. Knight, the winningest coach in...
Queens DA staffer gets 50 stitches after bar brawl slashing
A staffer for the Queens District Attorney's Office needed 50 stitches after someone slashed him when he got caught in a massive fight outside a Brooklyn bar early Friday, police...
Zack Wheeler hits 94 mph in encouraging Mets return
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Zack Wheeler’s long-awaited Mets comeback began in earnest Friday against his hometown team, the Braves, and in the shadows of Disney World. Whether he gets his storybook...
Cuddling, robots and holograms are replacing sex in Japan
Cuddling cafes where you can pay to gaze into a stranger’s eyes – or have them clean your ears with a cotton bud. Dates with girls who will dress up...
Is Sean Spicer trying to tell us he's in trouble?
Was he sending out an S.O.S.? White House press secretary Sean Spicer showed up at the Friday press briefing with his American flag pin upside-down — a signal of distress....
The world's most expensive taco costs $25,000
A Mexican chef is serving up the world’s most expensive taco for $25,000 — but no one's biting. Juan Licerio Alcala, who works at the luxury hotel Grand Velas Los...
Trump claims ObamaCare was designed to 'explode' this year
President Trump on Friday accused former President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats of conniving to ensure ObamaCare would “explode” in 2017 — because that’s when Obama would be out of...
School releases 19-page 'no cleavage' dress code for prom
A parochial school in Illinois isn't taking any chances that girls attending its prom will be dressed immodestly. So Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford recently issued a “proper dress...
NFLer gets into on-stage melee with R&B group
https://youtu.be/7oYhu8Nxysw The Grand Marshal's Ball is held every year in Mobile, Ala., and is considered to be the biggest and wildest party on the Gulf Coast during Mardi Gras weekend,...
Man blames pregnant woman after kicking her in stomach
But it was two against one! A lawyer for a Staten Island man charged with brutally kicking a 9-months-pregnant woman during an ugly subway dispute claimed Friday that she attacked...
Gluten-free diet increases risk of developing diabetes
Trendy gluten-free diets loved by the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Victoria Beckham, Miley Cyrus and Russell Crowe may increase the risk of developing diabetes, experts have warned. People who ate...
Our brains may still work after we die
Where do our thoughts go when we die? If you’re lucky, they stay put for a bit. Canadian doctors studying brain activity in recently dead patients found that humans don’t...
White House relishes in strong jobs numbers
The White House celebrated Friday's job numbers, which exceeded expectations and were the first to be released under President Trump's watch. "Great news for American workers: economy added 235,000 new...
RG3 is nearing the end of the line after Browns release
RG-free. Again. Robert Griffin III, the NFL Rookie of the Year and a certified phenom with the Washington Redskins just over four years ago, will be released by the Cleveland Browns...
Leaning Tower of Pisa is getting a Ferris wheel
Italian officials aim to drum up more tourism near the Leaning Tower of Pisa -- by bringing in a Ferris wheel as tall as the landmark for a trial run...
This one financial mistake could ruin your shot at marriage
Bad romance and bad finance go hand-in-hand. More than half of Americans (58%) say they wouldn’t marry someone with significant debt, according to a new study of more than 2,300...
Please stop sending me pointless surveys
Congratulations! You’ve been chosen to answer a very special survey. Does the sight of a customer satisfaction questionnaire in your inbox make you feel A) Annoyed B) Exhausted C) Resigned...
De Blasio skeptical of Cuomo's $1.4B proposal for Brooklyn
Mayor de Blasio on Friday expressed severe skepticism about Gov Cuomo’s $1.4 billion plan to boost Central Brooklyn, saying it’s great if “real” but first “show us the money.” “To...
80-year-old attacked with machete hours after nearby train attack
A machete-wielding lunatic attacked an 80-year-old man in Dusseldorf on Friday — only hours after a different madman injured nine people with an ax during a rampage at the German city's...
Do men and women need different diets?
Do men and women fare better on certain diets? Not exactly: “The truth of the matter is, it really depends on the person,” Robin Foroutan, a dietitian and the national...
Daycare owner charged with letting hungry kid wander streets
A Queens woman faces up to a year in jail for abandoning a hungry 5-year-old girl on the street this week, prosecutors said Friday. Trimeka Crum, who runs a daycare...
'Bridges of Madison County' author dies at 77
Author Robert James Waller, whose best-selling, bittersweet 1992 novel "The Bridges of Madison County" was turned into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood and a Broadway musical, has...
NHL's 'spin' on how they burned the Rangers
Alain Vigneault called it. The Rangers coach was incensed Thursday night when his team gave up the game-tying goal on what he thought was clearly goaltender interference, eventually leading to...
The Flaming Lips are still breathtakingly crazy
The Flaming Lips have been keeping music weird since 1983. Whether it’s bringing a running motorcycle on stage, performing with hordes of fans dressed up as aliens and Santas, or...
Pope Francis open to married men being priests — with a catch
Married men may soon be able to serve as Catholic priests but they still won’t get action between the sheets. Pope Francis floated the possibility of letting married men be...
'Cash me outside' girl has a new catch phrase
Thirteen-year-old Danielle Bregoli, aka the "Cash Me Outside" girl, is slamming the "Dr. Phil Show" for its editing, which she says "was just chopped up to make it look like my...
Malaysia IDs Kim Jong Nam as victim in fatal attack despite North Korea's denial
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police on Friday formally identified Kim Jong Nam as the victim of a fatal nerve agent attack at Kuala Lumpur's airport, an expected but significant...
Redskins' reputation in shreds over 'drunk' GM handling
The Washington Redskins spat on GM Scot McCloughan on his way out the door, and the rest of the NFL has taken notice. The dysfunctional Redskins' firing of McCloughan on...
Cuomo and de Blasio set aside feud to combat hate crimes
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo suddenly turned into BFFs on Friday – a day after The Post reported how they tried to outdo each other during a bomb...
NASA finds missing spacecraft orbiting around the moon
NASA has discovered a spaceship that disappeared eight years ago. The space agency spotted an Indian craft orbiting the moon using its massive STEREO-B radar dish. Space is home to...
King Kong statue bursts into a fireball at film premiere
Fans didn't get exactly what they expected when they attended a "Kong: Skull Island" premiere in SC Vivo City, Vietnam. After a shopping mall in the city hosted an extravagant event,...
ISIS magazine says men who gossip about their wives 'lack manliness'
Chopping people's heads off is OK, but don’t dare gossip about your wife, according to the latest issue of ISIS’ propaganda magazine. In an article titled “The Flesh of Your...
Spider-Man treks nearly 300 miles to Italy earthquake site
https://www.facebook.com/ComixPub/photos/a.480642831983217.1073741833.477779682269532/1213776892003137/?type=3&theater This Spider-Man knows that with great power comes great responsibility – which is why he walked nearly 280 miles across Italy dressed in a skintight red and blue costume...
Judge rules ex-cop must stand trial in fatal theater shooting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida judge has denied a "'stand your ground" defense for a retired Florida police officer who fatally shot a man in movie theater over texting....
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a total sports mom at son's game
Louis-Dreyfus and husband Brad Hall cheered on son Charlie as Northwestern destroyed Rutgers 83-61 in the Big 10 Tournament on Thursday.
If you think today's snow is bad, just wait until next week
After a few inches fell Friday in the city and quickly began melting, a sneaky end-of-season nor’easter could bury us next week with up to a foot of snow and...
ISIS pummeled in Mosul while coalition plots assault on Syrian 'capital'
Iraqi troops pummeled weakening ISIS jihadists in their stronghold in west Mosul on Friday – while US-led coalition forces in Syria prepared for an all-out attack on the terror group’s...
Judge who told victim to keep her 'knees together' resigns
A Canadian judge infamous for asking an alleged sexual assault victim why she didn’t just keep her “knees together” during a trial three years ago is resigning. The resignation of...
Adorable kids derail live TV interview
A BBC News morning show turned into "Romper Room" Friday, when two unexpected young guests crashed an expert’s serious commentary about South Korea. Professor Robert Kelly was interrupted on air...
Clint Frazier's hair was too much for the Yankees
Yankees rookie Clint Frazier chopped off his shock of curly red hair Friday after team honchos blasted it as shear “distraction.” Frazier, who sometimes pulled his Carrot Top-style mop into...
This umpire was so drunk he was arrested in middle of game
PRICEVILLE, Ala. — Hey umpire, whattayou, drunk? At one Alabama high school baseball game, police say, the answer was yes. WAAY-TV reports a north Alabama umpire faces public intoxication charges...
Strong jobs report gives boost to Wall Street
Wall Street loves the strong February jobs report. US stock index futures extended gains on Friday after a better-than-expected February nonfarm payrolls report underscored the strength of the labor market...
Homeland Security wants to feed detained immigrants tacos
The Department of Homeland Security is looking to cater to detainees. The agency has filed documents soliciting bids from food service companies to whip up meals for illegal immigrants being...
Another Jewish center evacuated after bomb threat
A Brooklyn Jewish organization was evacuated Friday morning as authorities investigated what turned out to be a hoax bomb threat made to the facility, police said. The threat was sent...
Cops look for robbers targeting strippers in string of violent heists
A man and woman are targeting strippers in a string of violent, cross-state robberies in the Big Apple and Connecticut, police said. The pair last targeted a 34-year-old woman as...
Cops nab teen accused of killing boy, posting grisly pictures
BERLIN -- German crime scene specialists are searching for evidence at an apartment in the western city of Herne where the body of a man was found, believed to be...
Teen asks dad to take photos of her arrest for Facebook
That's surely one for the family album. A Wisconsin teen accused of arranging an armed robbery on Facebook asked her father to snap a few photos of her in handcuffs...
US job growth rises in February, wages continue to climb
US job growth increased more than expected in February and wages rose steadily, which could give the Federal Reserve the green light to raise interest rates next week despite slowing...
Jimmy Garoppolo's cryptic post sends shockwaves around NFL
Is Jimmy Garoppolo's time up in New England? It remains unclear despite a cryptic image posted on the coveted quarterback's Instagram account early Friday, alluding to a potential departure from...
Police hunt for gunmen who killed two at Swiss cafe
BASEL, Switzerland -- Police on Friday were hunting for two gunmen who opened fire in a cafe in the Swiss city of Basel, leaving two people dead and a third...
Palestinian president will finally get chance to speak with Trump
President Trump will talk on the phone Friday with the Palestinian Authority president, the first conversation between the two leaders since the Republican took office in January. The phone call...
These smart sunglasses could endanger us all
The next wave of smart glasses has arrived. The Blade 3000, which looks like a pair of Oakleys, weighs 2.8 ounces and has an HD camera, noise-canceling microphones and augmented...
Arnold Schwarzenegger eyes Senate run
Arnold Schwarzenegger may be back -- in politics.
Impeached South Korean president can't be buried with her dictator father
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court ruling that formally ended Park Geun-hye's presidency Friday has also stripped her of all the privileges she could have enjoyed as a...
Toxic wild boars are stalking Fukushima residents
Wild boars are going nuclear in Japan. The animals are running amok in abandoned towns in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, evacuated following the tsunami-triggered disaster at a nuclear plant there in...
98-year-old yoga instructor is healthier than you'll ever be
Nanammal might be in her late 90s, but she's still living like a much younger woman. She credits yoga for her long life, and people seem to believe her based...
Michael Pineda lives up to his 'Big Tease' moniker
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Publicly, the Yankees want Michael Pineda to put away hitters and finish innings. Privately, the have their fingers crossed Pineda stops being the “Big Tease’’ he has...
David Cone: Tim Tebow didn't earn his spot this spring
Yankees announcers Ken Singleton and David Cone wish the best for Mets project Tim Tebow ... but view the former Broncos and Jets quarterback’s baseball chances as fourth-and-long. “Here’s my...
Jorge Mateo's Yankees future has trade looming over it
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Jorge Mateo turned professional in 2012, as a 16-year-old, for a moderate $250,000 signing bonus. The Yankees did not need to engage in an epic bidding war...
Yoenis Cespedes: I'm going to the next level this season
PORT ST. LUCIE — Since joining the Mets, Yoenis Cespedes has been instrumental in two playoff runs, guaranteed himself $137.5 million in salary and become a larger star. He wants...
Disgraced ex-Jets coach found redemption with Derrick Rose
“It’s a small world,’’ Sal Alosi chuckled on the phone from Westwood, Calif., on Thursday. On the UCLA campus, Alosi, the former Jets strength and conditioning coach, spent May through...
More than 100K customers without power in upstate NY
More than 100,000 customers remained without power in upstate New York on Friday and were told that some outages could last for days after fierce winds toppled power lines and...
YES voices talk baby Bombers and make Yankees predictions
YES Network Yankees announcers Paul O’Neill, David Cone, Ken Singleton, John Flaherty and Michael Kay sat down Wednesday with Post columnist Steve Serby for a roundtable chat about the baby...
Duke-UNC at Barclays is a college basketball delight
Outside Barclays Center, it was easy to spot the Duke fans and the North Carolina fans. Actually, it’s never all that difficult a task because they’re the ones sporting various...
How will Mets improve in clutch spots? It's all about breathing
PORT ST. LUCIE — For the Mets in 2016, it was RIP when it came to RISP. The Mets batted .225 with runners in scoring position — dead last in...
Watching basketball on TV quickly turns painful
The goal Wednesday night was a modest one: watch, per chance to enjoy, some basketball. That’s all. Fat per chance. We’ll start slowly then join me as the blood pressure...
Villanova's national title game hero back at it again
St. John's head coach Chris Mullin now knows how Roy Williams felt around this time last year. Mullin was left in disbelief as he watched Villanova sharpshooter Kris Jenkins race...
Why Seton Hall will give Villanova fits
Only Duke could travel about 500 miles and end up with a home-court edge over its next-door neighbor. Seton Hall (+10½) over Villanova: It’s not happening again. Though the Pirates...
Two lesser-known prospects opening the Yankees' eyes
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — When Yankees coaches and team officials talk about Tyler Wade and Dustin Fowler, they describe them with the same term. “Baseball player,’’ they echo. Wade and Fowler...
Thief swipes $1,500 from mosque donation box
A thief dressed in all white broke into a Queens mosque and made off with $1,500 from a donation box Wednesday night, cops said. The crook forced his way through...
Mom finds tot telling terminally ill baby brother 'everything is OK'
A mother of two who was expecting to find her sons creating a mess on a recent vacation instead found her preschool-age son comforting his terminally ill infant brother, and...
How Mets' super prospect impressed Collins on his day off
PORT ST. LUCIE — Even on a day when Amed Rosario didn’t play, he managed to impress Terry Collins. “He loves to play,” the manager said after the Mets played...
Three teams have big shot to end Pac-12 Final Four drought
You can’t blame East Coast bias for this: The Pac-12 has been shut out of the Final Four for eight straight years, not appearing there since the likes of Kevin...
South Korea's president formally removed by court
SEOUL, South Korea — In a historic, unanimous ruling Friday, South Korea's Constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal that has plunged the...
Ex-Mets GM on Harvey, Conforto role and Bruce trade value
SiriusXM analyst and former Mets GM Jim Duquette talks Matt Harvey expectations, two Mets concerns and the problem with trading Jay Bruce with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: What are...
Where Brooklyn at? Nets to honor late rapper with 'Biggie Night'
The Nets might struggle on the court, but they don’t seem to have a problem staying relevant in the entertainment industry. When the Nets finally return home from their long...
Andrew Ladd's clutch OT goal keeps Islanders in playoff spot
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Islanders felt a lot better when it was over. It looked bad for a while. Andrew Ladd scored at 1:33 of overtime, and the Islanders...
Jay Cutler to the Jets? That would be a huge mistake
It's as if the Jets have posted an urgent want ad that reads: “Thin-skinned veteran starting quarterback who doesn’t belong anywhere near the bright lights of Broadway and throws too...
Dirt bike gang brutally beats driver on California highway
A pack of rowdy bikers were caught on video pummeling a driver into the pavement of a California highway on Wednesday. A group of about 15 bikers driving all-terrain vehicles...
'Code of silence' blocking DOH from finding herpes-infecting mohelim
The city Health Department admitted Thursday that it is often unable to identify practitioners who infect newborns with herpes through a controversial ritual Jewish circumcision — because of a code...
Why other moms needed to hear Chrissy Teigen's postpartum confession
It’s hard to shed a tear for Chrissy Teigen, a glamorous, trim and wealthy woman who seems to have it all: A fabulous career as a supermodel and TV personality...
You won't believe how long it took Notre Dame to beat Virginia
Notre Dame’s V.J. Beachem didn’t know about “The Streak” until Thursday morning. Bonzie Colson had been asked about it over and over again to the point at which he was...
Little girl literally blown away from heavy winds
LYNDHURST, Ohio – A little girl in Lyndhurst literally got blown away during Wednesday's windstorm in Northeast Ohio. Surveillance video shows Madison Gardner, 4, walk up the front stairs of...
Creighton takes winning ugly to another level
Thursday’s Big East quarterfinal saw jump-shooting that set the game back 50 years and foul shooting that would have made even Shaquille O’Neal sick. It wasn’t easy and it wasn’t...
Devils finally score a goal, but still can't find a way to win
DENVER — Francois Beauchemin scored with 1:14 left in the third period, and the Avalanche handed the Devils their fifth straight loss with a 3-2 victory on Thursday night. Nathan...
Cops stumped over woman hauling body 1,000 miles in a suitcase
DES ARC, Ark. — Police in two states say they are trying to figure out why a woman hauled an elderly man's body in a suitcase more than 1,000 miles...
Halftime advice Florida State coach gave to turn game around
Dean Koontz, the noted sci-fi suspense author, once wrote that fear shouts and terror whispers. There’s a lot of truth in that statement. If you ever want to really get...
Trump paints 'beautiful picture' of new health care plan amid GOP concerns
President Trump on Thursday confidently predicted smooth sailing for the GOP’s plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare despite continuing opposition from conservatives, medical professionals and Democrats. “Despite what you hear...