August 6, 2017
NYCFC-Red Bulls rivalry boils down to larger-than-life stars
When the final whistle blew confirming the final of NYCFC 3, Red Bulls 2 on Sunday at Yankee Stadium, the winning coach hugged his star player so hard you immediately...
Ex-Phillies All-Star Darren Daulton dies of brain cancer
PHILADELPHIA — Darren Daulton, the All-Star catcher who was the leader of the Philadelphia Phillies' NL championship team in 1993, has died. He was 55. Daulton had battled brain cancer...
Noah Syndergaard's 'Game of Thrones' cameo is epic
Thor takes Westeros! Instead of throwing fastballs from the mound, Mets ace Noah Syndergaard joined the Lannister army on Sunday night’s “Game of Thrones” — launching a spear at an...
Mets manage one lousy hit as Dodgers finish dispiriting sweep
At last, some good news in this lost Mets season: They don’t have to see the Dodgers again until next year. Sunday night was just the latest smackdown by Los...
Cornell-bound teen drowns while swimming in gorge
A Cornell-bound teen from the Bronx who was set to start classes in two weeks drowned Saturday while swimming in a gorge upstate, cops said. Incoming freshman Winston Samuel Perez-Ventura...
'Extra' boosting staff — and bringing back an alum
"Extra” is getting a facelift. In addition to new co-host Renée Bargh joining Mario Lopez (previously reported in The Post’s Page Six), the veteran syndicated newsmagazine is further beefing up...
Don't be afraid to get excited about this Giants team
Eight practices into training camp and the Giants have been good, they’ve been lucky and they’ve done nothing to temper the simmering expectations swirling around their 2017 season. There is...
Four new rules to help save the game of baseball from itself
Wouldn’t it be great if the games were played by your rules? Better yet, by my rules? For starters, Bryce Harper’s first-inning home run against the Cubs, Saturday, as seen...
Stitches: Hmm. Trenton or Newark?
Boston Globe took a couple of pot shots at the state of New Jersey after President Trump decided to vacation there. Called it “a state that conjures spray tans, Snooki,...
Purple Hearts to be returned to veterans' families
A number of Purple Heart medals will be reunited with veterans or their family members at a Manhattan ceremony Monday. Eight of the awards bestowed on veterans from World War...
City Council hopeful picks up key endorsements
Assemblyman Francisco Moya picked up three key endorsements in his City Council run over the weekend — including the backing of Mayor de Blasio. Moya is facing off against disgraced...
Men, eat these foods to boost your sexual performance
Boosting your performance between the sheets not only improves your love life — it can also improve your health. New research has revealed that men who have sex several times...
The police boycott of Dunkin' Donuts is fully on
The NYPD runs on . . . bodega coffee. The police boycott of Dunkin’ Donuts is apparently heating up, as a sergeant was spotted Sunday walking into the 73rd Precinct station house...
Male stripper reveals raunchy backstage antics of Las Vegas show
He's the real-life Magic Mike. A young Aussie man traded a potential career as a trainee accountant in his dad’s accountancy firm to create what is now the most successful...
The Republican Party turns grotesque
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southern Gothic is a literary genre and, occasionally, a political style that, like the genre, blends strangeness and irony. Consider the current primary campaign to pick the...
Even if it gets the subway fixed, the MTA is still broken
The state-run MTA has four new people in charge: one for “innovation and modernization,” one for day-to-day operations, one for big projects like the Second Avenue Subway and one —...
Venezuela's AG flips off the regime's assault
“I am not giving up, Venezuela is not giving up and will not give up against barbarity, illegality, hunger, darkness and death.” — Venezuela’s attorney general, Luisa Ortega, on the...
City Council puts special interests ahead of construction-site safety
Under the guise of promoting construction-site safety, City Councilman Jumaane Williams is pushing a bill to give unions control of even nonunion projects. The Brooklyn Democrat has 47 co-sponsors for...
De Blasio's lame 'tax the rich' fix for the subway
Just to confirm that he’d rather play political games than help get the subways fixed, Mayor de Blasio over the weekend dropped a “plan” to tax the city’s rich to...
Trump's stealth successes and other comments
From the left: Trump’s Quiet Victories Don’t let President Trump’s lack of legislative victories fool you, says David Graham at The Atlantic: “Other elements of the Trump administration are quietly...
Amateur 'experts': a modern plague
‘It’s a little known fact . . .” everyone’s favorite know-it-all, Cliff Clavin, would often say on the show “Cheers.” The sentence would end with something that is demonstrably not a fact...
Ohio State Fair accident caused by 'excessive corrosion'
The deadly Fire Ball accident at the Ohio State Fair last month was caused by "excessive corrosion," says the ride maker. An investigation conducted by the Dutch manufacturer of the...
David Villa hat trick leads NYCFC past rival Red Bulls in Derby
After two years of getting dominated by the Red Bulls, New York City FC has finally broken through, and turned the Hudson River Derby into MLS’ best rivalry. Sunday’s come-from-behind...
Councilman blames opioid crisis after car is burglarized
The city councilman whose car was burglarized in front of his Staten Island home said Sunday he suspects that a druggie strung out on opioids committed the crime. "It sucks,''...
Christie invites Trump to his gubernatorial beach house
WASHINGTON – Gov. Chris Christie had a friendly invite to President Trump as he spends August in New Jersey: c’mon by. “The president is welcome at the gubernatorial beach house...
Sex robot makers claim lonely customers are marrying their dolls
A company which makes ultra-realistic sex robots has claimed their dolls are so lifelike that people are marrying them... and they are "saving people's lives" as a result. The robots...
The odd man out as Yankees cut down their rotation
CLEVELAND -- Not wanting to deal with a six-man rotation, the Yankees optioned rookie lefty Jordan Montgomery to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following Sunday’s 8-1 win over the Indians. Montgomery was demoted one...
Jacoby Ellsbury adjusts to new Yankees role that may not last
CLEVELAND — Jacoby Ellsbury is a spare part for the first time in his life, but he says life as a fourth outfielder hasn’t changed the way he prepares for...
Yankees' DH becomes revolving door with latest move
CLEVELAND — As expected, the Yankees put Matt Holliday on the disabled list Sunday. What isn’t as clear is how manager Joe Girardi will fill the void at designated hitter....
Restaurateur blackmails mistress with sex video: suit
The chef-owner of a slew of hot Manhattan eateries such as Toloache and Yerba Buena is blackmailing his former side dish with a sex video, a new lawsuit charges. Julian...
Tourist dies after falling through skylight at Ibiza resort
A British tourist , 26, has died after reportedly falling through the skylight of a 13-story building at an Ibiza resort. Emergency services were called to the Tanit apartment building...
Isaiah Whitehead's charity day proof he's 'not going anywhere'
Being able to play in his hometown is a luxury Nets guard Isaiah Whitehead does not take for granted. On Sunday, he hosted his third annual Giveback Day at Coney...
What this experience is doing for Amed Rosario
Amed Rosario hasn’t been in the majors long, but he’s already impressed Terry Collins. “In five games, you can see this kid is going to be a very good player,’’...
Store worker chases down axe-wielding thief who doused him in petrol
A shop worker chased after an axe-wielding would-be robber who doused him in petrol and threatened to torch him. The Asda staff member refused to hand over cash and instead...
Yes, 'alpha dog' personalities can work well together
President Trump seems to prefer hiring men with alpha-dog personalities that, more or less, mirror his own — White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, chief of staff Reince Priebus and...
Deadly drug being sold on the internet and shipped in baby toys
Deadly drug fentanyl is being sold on the internet and shipped in baby toys, we can reveal. A Sun on Sunday probe shows how easy it is to get online...
Luis Severino's new arsenal inspiring awe and fear
CLEVELAND — Do we have a new King of the Hill in New York? You’re starting a third team in the Tri-State area — let’s call them the Paramus Mall...
Jets' $24M solution explains why he was a Coughlin castoff
For 10 years, the Jets never had to think about who was playing left tackle. D’Brickashaw Ferguson was a rock at the position from 2006-15, never missing a practice, never...
Tourist, child maced by crazed homeless man on subway
A 10-year-old girl and a Canadian tourist were maced by a crazed homeless man as they were riding the subway through Manhattan Saturday afternoon, police sources said. Dasheen Simpkins, 24,...
Missing woman's body found in pond, boyfriend arrested
Florida police announced Sunday an arrest in the murder of a missing 21-year-old woman whose body was recovered from a pond. Jacksonville deputies say Lee Rodarte, 28, killed Savannah Gold...
Wait, an NFL team really just considered Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow suddenly has become the de rigueur answer for every troubled sports franchise. Though the 29-year-old Tebow has been surprisingly OK in the Mets’ minor league system this year,...
Manhunt for prisoner who put deputy in headlock, stole his gun
PAULDING, Ohio — A nationwide manhunt is underway for an Ohio rape suspect who overpowered a sheriff's deputy in a transport van and stole his gun and ammunition. Paulding County...
Senator says GOP should have shut down birther movement
WASHINGTON — The Republican Party should have done more to shut down the birther movement that Donald Trump led, one GOP senator said Sunday. “I wish that we, as a...
Missing autistic teen found unharmed in Midtown bar
An autistic teen reported missing in Yonkers Saturday was found unharmed several hours later — after helicopters and K9 units searched for him — when he was spotted in a...
Councilman's car burglarized in front of his home
A City Councilman's car was burglarized as it sat parked in front of his Staten Island home, police said Sunday. Joseph Borelli, a Republican representing the south end of the...
Miss Universe contestant refuses to wear bikini
One contender from the UK is rewriting the rules. Watching contestants parade around in barely-there swimsuits is synonymous with the world of beauty pageants the way sashes and rictus grins...
Charles Oakley sounds OK with missing Knicks home games
Well, it certainly doesn’t sound like Charles Oakley is crushed by his one-year ban from Madison Square Garden. “I want to thank all my fans around the world. The case...
9-year-old boy applies for NASA job to protect planet from aliens
When NASA announced that they would be hiring a planetary protection officer — they would have expected applications from the world's top scientists. But one nine-year-old boy, a self-proclaimed "guardian of...
Eli Manning didn't like his taste of Ben McAdoo's job
Thanks, but no thanks. That was Eli Manning’s sentiment after receiving a taste of what Ben McAdoo experiences as the play-caller for the Giants’ offense. “I don’t like it,’’ Manning...
Senate leader Flanagan admits he went to alcohol rehab
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan admitted Sunday he has drinking problem. The Long Island Republican issued a statement revealing that he got treatment for his alcohol addiction, which he blamed...
Suit: de Blasio should pay lawyer bills over corruption probes, not taxpayers
Saying taxpayers shouldn’t be stuck with the bill for $13.6 million in legal fees to defend against City Hall corruption investigations, a new lawsuit seeks to force Mayor de Blasio...
GOP senator: Achieving Trump's tax plan would be 'miraculous'
WASHINGTON — The Republican tax reform leader in the Senate said Sunday it would be “miraculous” if President Trump could achieve his lower tax brackets for Americans. Sen. Orrin Hatch...
Armed robbery suspect fell asleep at crime scene
ABILENE, Texas — Police in West Texas say a robbery suspect is in custody after he was caught snoozing at the scene. An Abilene police statement says 20-year-old Kanyoni Sedekiya...
Two men found dead of apparent drug overdoses
Two men, one of whom was homeless, were found dead in separate parts of Manhattan Sunday, police said. On the Upper West Side, a 67-year-old man was found lying in...
At least 12 wounded in separate shooting incidents
At least 12 people were shot in separate incidents in Manhattan and The Bronx early Sunday, police said. The bloody morning kicked off in Harlem when a 53-year-old man was...
Yankees salvage a lost series in surprising — and uplifting — split
CLEVELAND — When the Yankees trudged out of Progressive Field late Friday night, it wasn’t hard to see they were halfway through a lost weekend and possibly headed for a...
Princess Diana heard Charles having phone sex with Camilla
Princess Diana once caught Prince Charles sitting on the toilet having phone sex with mistress Camilla Parker-Bowles, a BBC videographer says. Di reached out to the cameraman and summoned him...
Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer was a bad idea: Christie
WASHINGTON – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday that Donald Trump Jr’s meeting with a Russian lawyer was a “bad idea” but he trusts Special Counsel Robert Mueller to...
Cheerleaders deemed too sexy are given another chance
The cheerleaders axed by an English soccer club for distracting players were re-hired yesterday after telling the boss: “We’re good girls, honest.” In a turbulent 24 hours the pom-pom team...
Russia says US sanctions are a blow to 'bilateral cooperation'
Following his first meeting with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson since Congress approved new sanctions against the Kremlin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said his country is ready to work...
Kennedy kin-by-marriage in estate war with famed editor
A Kennedy relative is trying to rewrite the final chapter of his mom’s love life by editing out her longtime companion, the co-founder of the famed New York Review of...
Shkreli says 'little to no jail time' makes him feel invincible
Martin Shkreli continued his bizarre victory lap through the weekend after being convicted of securities fraud — thanking his "uninformed" haters for their constant inspiration. "I appreciate the foolish hatred...
Girardi sent Gary Sanchez a message before he made him sit
CLEVELAND -- Not putting Gary Sanchez in Sunday’s lineup wasn’t the statement from Joe Girardi to the struggling catcher; that already had come. “The start is not the message, the...
Jay Cutler blows up Fox gig for Dolphins stunner
Jay Cutler's unofficial retirement lasted about three months. After signing with Fox in May to be Kevin Burkhardt's partner on NFL broadcasts, the former NFL quarterback is in the process of...
Kayleigh McEnany returns to Trump team after leaving CNN
Kayleigh McEnany, a former President Trump surrogate who turned CNN pundit, has returned to Team Trump, appearing on a Facebook feed Sunday to trumpet the administration's successes. “President Trump has...
Pence slams claim that he's planning 2020 presidential run
Vice President Pence blasted a report that said he is planning a run for president in 2020, calling it "disgraceful and offensive." "Today's article in the New York Times is...
Boxer 'gutted' after saying his wife cheated with rival
Amir Khan says he is “gutted” about the breakdown of his marriage to Faryal Makhdoom and has been unable to sleep. The boxer – who has been trading blows with...
Crackdown on leakers isn't an attack on journalism: Deputy AG
The deputy attorney general on Sunday said a crackdown on the release of classified information doesn't mean that the Department of Justice is going after "journalists for doing their jobs."...
Strippers accused of killing man who helped them change flat tire
Four strippers have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Missouri man who helped them change a flat tire on their car, police said Sunday. Ralph Cross, 55, was found dead...
De Blasio wants to tax the rich to pay for subway repairs
He said the subways weren’t his responsibility, but Mayor Bill de Blasio now wants to tax wealthy New Yorkers to pay for everything from emergency rail repairs to low-cost bus...
Model who was 'drugged and kidnapped to be sold as sex slave' recalls terror
The British model held captive for six days as fiends tried to sell her as a sex slave described her terrifying ordeal to reporters Sunday, including how she woke up...
Footage shows teens' gun point robbery at Brooklyn deli
Surveillance video released by police shows two teens pulling off a frantic gun point robbery at a Brooklyn deli last week, cops said. The video released Saturday night shows the...
Kellyanne Conway admits Trump's approval rating is down
WASHINGTON — Kellyanne Conway made a rare admission Sunday for a member of the Trump administration: The president's poll numbers have taken a hit. “His approval rating among Republicans, conservatives...
Trump crashes another wedding at his golf club
President Trump took time off from tweeting about North Korea and White House leaks to pop into a couple’s wedding at his New Jersey country club. Guests shrieked, “Oh my...
China turns up pressure against North Korea
China ramped up the global pressure against North Korea by warning it not to conduct more missile tests a day after the UN Security Council approved severe economic sanctions against...
Trump says he's making the US economy great again
President Trump touted the US economy again on Sunday, tweeting "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" and including a graphic showing job gains and business expansion in the post. His tweet listed...
Knife-wielding man yelling 'Allahu akbar' busted at Eiffel Tower
French police swarmed and wrestled down a knife-wielding man screaming “Allahu akbar” at the Eiffel Tower, officials said Sunday. The famed French landmark was briefly evacuated during the 10:30 p.m....
'Sex slave for sale': Inside an abducted model's 6 days of captivity
To the young British model, the assignment probably seemed routine: Travel to Milan, pose for a few photographs. Just another ad campaign, her agency told her. But when she arrived...
Several arrested after 'terror' attack at Venezuelan military base
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan ruling party chief Diosdado Cabello says Sunday that there was a "terrorist" attack at a military base controlled by troops loyal to the government and several...
Police arrest bare-chested perv accused of groping female cop
Cops arrested the bare-chested sicko who allegedly sexually assaulted an off-duty female cop on a Queens subway train. Fnu Kamruzzaman, 27, was on a Manhattan-bound 7 train when he exposed...
US and Russian envoys to discuss Ukraine soon: Russian foreign minister
MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday that the United States' special representative on Ukraine, Kurt Volker, would soon meet a senior aide to Russia's President Vladimir Putin....
Mark Zuckerberg probably isn't running for president
It’s 2017, and every billionaire businessman is suddenly an armchair president. Last week, however, the 33-year-old boy billionaire Mark Zuckerberg upped the ante with his hiring of Hillary Clinton’s former...
Google Camp is for tech royalty and British royalty alike
Forget corporate rivalry. Google Camp in southern Italy last week was the place to be for newfound tech royalty — and the real, aristocratic British variety. The exclusive get-together was...
Are landline telephones still useful to have?
Dear John: You recently wrote about landline telephones and how they have become obsolete. In an electrical blackout, cell phones and internet phones won’t work, But landlines likely will. So...
Illicit activity is hurting bitcoin's future
Dear John: I really think you missed the boat on bitcoin. You assume bitcoin is just money, when in fact it has many other uses. It’s here to stay, and...
Search called off for 3 Marines missing after aircraft crashed
SYDNEY — U.S. military officials called off a search and rescue operation on Sunday for three U.S. Marines who were missing after their Osprey aircraft crashed into the sea off...
TV news power couple will donate $300K to top programs
If you’re in TV news, then chances are you know Richard Leibner and Carole Cooper, the married duo who represent the likes of CNN’s Anderson Cooper and CBS’ Norah O’Donnell....
Several interested in Brooklyn Nets purchase
There’s no official sale book bouncing around yet when it comes to the Brooklyn Nets, but already the investment bank Allen & Co. has received several expressions of interest, The...
Giants' biggest question mark gives 1st sign he'll be OK
After bouts of the same flaws and breakdowns he displayed through his first two seasons, Ereck Flowers had his first technically sound practice of training camp Saturday. The Giants, having...
The Jets' defense looks exactly as it needs to look
The mandate is to play hard, play fast and play smart. That’s what the Jets defense was trying to accomplish Saturday night during its annual Green and White scrimmage at...
US Tennis Association throwing 2-day festival ahead of US Open
The United States Tennis Association is throwing a two-day event at the South Street Seaport to whet appetites for what could be Roger Federer’s 20th Grand Slam when the US...
Is Girardi burning out the Yankees' biggest strength?
CLEVELAND — “This is how we’re built,” manager Joe Girardi said late Saturday night, and that naturally made you wonder whether these Yankees are built to last deep into October....
Former Mexican president 'wants to be the R.J. Reynolds of marijuana'
Our sources south of the border say to keep an eye on the business interests of former Mexican President Vicente Fox, a vocal President Trump critic. “He wants to be...
New York's soaring pension bills
The latest Empire Center for Public Policy report on New York’s soaring pension costs focuses on six-figure retiree payouts, which have now crossed the 3,000 mark. It’s a telling sign...
Hansel Robles gets relief of his own with clean bill of health
It looks like Hansel Robles will avoid the disabled list for now. An MRI exam revealed no structural damage after the reliever complained of numbness in his right hand following...
Stitches is feeling Angelic
“I could beat him with one hand tied behind my back.” 48-year-old LaVar Ball. “I don’t think he could beat me if I was one-legged.” 54-year-old Michael Jordan. Words between...
Trump's best bet in the independent-counsel game
News that independent counsel Robert Mueller has convened a federal grand jury raises new questions both about the scope of his investigation and President Trump’s possible response. The president’s lawyer...
Little league DQ's softball team from title game over Snapchat post
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Atlee Little League's Junior softball team has been disqualified from its World Series championship matchup over what officials say was an inappropriate social media posting. Little League...