July 8, 2013
Midtown's new 23-degree 'ice bar' offers frozen escape in the summer heat
In the heat of summer, New Yorkers are ready for the big chill — in midtown Manhattan. The city's first ice bar is now open at the Hilton Hotel on...
Ex-Bonanno crime boss turned FBI informant wants out of jail as reward for testimony against mafia
The King Rat wants out of his cage. Lawyers for ex-Bonanno crime boss turned FBI informant Joseph Massino — the highest ranking mafioso ever to turn government witness — want...
Pakistani cops let Osama bin Laden go, according to report damning country's intelligence & security services' incompetence
Osama bin Laden lived in plain sight for almost a decade and was once even pulled over for speeding but not apprehended, thanks to the incompetence of Pakistan's intelligence and...
Yankees offense comes up empty in loss to Royals
Jeremy Guthrie neatly handled a nemesis and a long rain delay to pitch into the seventh inning, Billy Butler homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees...
68-year old 'gambling nun' sentenced to 90 days in jail for stealing $130,000 from local parishes
ALBION — A Roman Catholic nun has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for stealing nearly $130,000 from two western New York parishes to support a gambling addiction. Sister...
Pervs suing Pataki for looney bin lockup busted for burglary
This isn’t going to help their case. Two of the convicted pervs suing Gov. Pataki in Manhattan federal court for locking them in the loony bin after they did their...
MONDAY MATCHMAKER: Weidman-Silva rematch a must for UFC
Every Monday after an MMA fight weekend, The Post’s Marc Raimondi will take a look at the next potential matchup for the fighters who competed.This week, he breaks down the...
Bird confident Pierce, Garnett have 'plenty left' for Nets
ORLANDO – The biggest question about the blockbuster draft night trade between the Nets and Celtics that delivered Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett to Brooklyn is just how much do Pierce...
Former Mets pitcher Benson held at gunpoint by ex-wife in attempted robbery: report
Former Mets pitcher Kris Benson's ex-wife Anna was arrested Monday after a bizarre incident in which she broke into his Georgia apartment with weapons and demanded money.According to the TMZ...
'I never said that wasn't my son's voice': Trayvon's father insists his son was the one screaming for help on a 911 call
SANFORD, Fla. — Trayvon Martin's father testified Monday that he never denied it was his son's voice screaming for help on a 911 call, contradicting police officers' earlier testimony at...
Ex-friend takes stand to testify against Bulger
BOSTON — James "Whitey" Bulger's former right hand man took the witness stand Monday at Bulger's racketeering trial and described a double slaying, multiple extortions and drug dealing. Kevin Weeks...
Nets make series of promotions
The Nets announced a series of promotions in their front office Monday.Frank Zanin was promoted to assistant GM, where he'll work alongside current assistant Bobby Marks under Nets general manager...
'Shocked' Patriots owner: We got 'duped' by Hernandez
Robert Kraft hasn't made many mistakes as owner of the Patriots. But Monday he said drafting tight end and murder suspect Aaron Hernandez was one of them. “No one in...
Facebook expanding social search tool 'Graph Search' to U.S. English language
Users who may have grown frustrated with Facebook's rudimentary search feature are getting an updated version designed to make it easier to find people, places and photos on the site....
Ishikawa to make Yankees debut at first base tonight
Monday night's Yankees lineup against the Royals looks quite different than Sunday's, with four players penciled in who didn't start on Sunday.Travis Ishikawa, claimed off waivers from the Orioles on...
Knicks sign rookies Hardaway, Leslie
The Knicks announced their first-round pick Tim Hardaway Jr. and C.J Leslie, who fell out of the draft, have been signed. Hardaway signed his standard rookie contract of 4 year,...
Comic history comes in easy to digest infographics in Tim Leong’s 'Super Graphic'
Tim Leong’s book “Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe” is mash up of the entire history of comic book publishing with a particularly savvy Powerpoint presentation....
GroupM takes giant step toward 3 WTC lease
In a major step forward for Downtown, media giant GroupM and developer Larry Silverstein today agreed on major terms of a huge lease at 3 World Trade Center, The Post...
'How dare they': Weidman's dad rips fans for booing Silva after shocking UFC 162 loss
LAS VEGAS – Charlie Weidman was a proud father Saturday night. His son, Chris, defeated legend Anderson Silva to win the UFC middleweight title at UFC 162 in one of...
ARMA 3 Zombie Test Of Terror
It looks like the fine people of Agia Marina ate some bad beef. And because it's a video game, everything goes bonkers. Of course. Visit our YouTube channel.
Rutgers lands Bishop Loughlin star Williams
Rutgers was the first high major Division I school to express interest in Mike Williams.The future Big Ten program will also be the Brooklyn sharpshooter’s home for the next four...
WATCH: Jets' Ryan running with the bulls in Spain
Rex Ryan put his newly svelte physique to a really big test the past two days.Having shed more than 120 pounds from lap-bad surgery three years ago, the Jets coach...
Dolphins LB: Losing Hernandez 'will really hurt' Patriots
After spending the past four seasons with the Ravens, who met the Patriots in the AFC Championship game the last two seasons, Dannell Ellerbe signed with the AFC East rival...
Texas' longest serving Governor Rick Perry not seeking re-election after never losing an election in 27-year political career
SAN ANTONIO — Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history who famously muttered "oops" after forgetting during a 2011 presidential debate the third of three federal departments he'd pledged...
Pimpin' ain't easy: Father and son flesh peddlers loved by their 'wife-in-law' hookers sentenced to jail time
She’s a happy hooker no more now that her pimp is headed for at least a year in the clink. The ho who stood by her man, Vincent George Jr.,...
'You have to earn second chances not just ask for them': Quinn blasts Weiner and Spitzer
Keep these dirty men out office! Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Christine Quinn said today that neither Anthony Weiner nor Eliot Spitzer has earned the right to return to public...
How to fix comics #4: Write for digital
Even the paper purists out there have to recognize that digital is probably going to be the future of publishing for a lot of readers. It certainly appears to be...
Cruz signs long-term deal with Giants, ready to get back to football
During the weeks that turned into months when Victor Cruz was locked in contract negotiations, never once did he believe that he would ever be leaving the Giants.“There was never...
Dodgers ace Kershaw: Mets' Harvey should start All-Star Game
Clayton Kershaw is headed to his third straight All-Star Game and is a strong candidate to start the game for the National League. But even he thinks Mets ace Matt...
Mets players in awe after landing near plane that crashed in San Francisco
The Mets had more than baseball on their mind while landing in San Francisco International Airport before the start of a three-game series with the Giants. The team plane landed...
Lawrence Taylor's son arrested for statutory rape, sodomy
The son of disgraced Hall of Fame football legend Lawrence Taylor was arrested and charged with allegedly having sex with two underaged girls, cops said today. Lawrence Taylor Jr., 31,...
OB-GYN's allegedly forced sterilization on nearly 150 California female inmates
Prison doctors sterilized nearly 150 California women between 2006 and 2010 without gaining required state approval, a bombshell report revealed yesterday. At least 148 female inmates had their tubes tied...
Woman stabbed on Midtown subway platform
A staring match turned into a violent cat fight between three women during rush hour on a Midtown No. 6 train this morning, cops said. The suspect, possibly a homeless...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Rays quietly staying in contention
Currently on a four-game winning streak, the Rays have been overlooked for most of the first half. But they shouldn't be. The offense ranks in the top 10 in runs...
Village Voice taps Tom Finkel as new editor
The troubled Voice Media Group is importing an editor from its St. Louis weekly to head its flagship Village Voice in New York two months after former editor Will Bourne...
Fatalities of Asiana disaster were 16-year-old girls coming to America to tour colleges and go to summer camp
BEIJING — The two 16-year-old girls killed in the San Francisco plane crash were close friends and top students who were on Asiana Flight 214 for the same reason: to...
JETS TOP 25: No. 13 Demario Davis
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players on the Jets roster. Each weekday we will...
WATCH: Spanish SWAT team raids villa to arrest Britain's most wanted man hiding naked in safe room
Spanish police on Monday released video footage of the arrest on Saturday (July 6) of one of Britain's most wanted fugitives, Mark Alan Lilley, 41, in Alhaurin de la Torre,...
Former fiancee blasts NBA's Jason Collins for ignoring her, making media 'the priority' since coming out
Not everyone is hailing Jason Collins for the way he has handled the past few months. Former fiance Carolyn Moos is frustrated with the NBA veteran for keeping her in...
Hearst poaches Forbes.com exec Mike Smith to beef up digital ops
Hearst has poached Forbes.com President Mike Smith to head up revenue and operations for its digital media division, The Post has learned. The pressure is on Hearst Magazines to wring...
Rangers keep McDonagh for six years, $28.2 million
Ryan McDonagh could have plotted a path that would have taken him to unrestricted free agency in three years.Instead, the Rangers’ 24-year-old blue chip defenseman chose to commit to spending...
Yankees assessment, Alderson’s choices, Nolasco and Garza
This week’s Pop Quiz question comes from Gary Mintz of South Huntington: Name the member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers who makes a cameo appearance in the 2012 film "Parental...
Drunk man is electrocuted peeing on third rail of G train
A drunken man was electrocuted and killed relieving himself on the third rail in Brooklyn this morning, sources said. Matthew Zeno, 30, was walking with a friend along the tracks...
Group of tigers maul man to death, trap five more in tree for days before police rescue
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia – Rescuers on Monday reached five men trapped in trees by several Sumatran tigers for five days after the angry animals mauled a sixth man to death,...
WATCH: Bangkok taxi driver hacks American to death with Samurai sword over $1.60 fare
A Bangkok taxi driver accused of using a Samurai sword to kill an American man for a $1.60 fare has been charged with murder. Dramatic CCTV footage shows Chidchai Utmacha,...
Mob boss had network of 'sleeper' informants in UK's Scotland Yard, including top organized crime unit detective: report
Scotland Yard, responsible for policing much of London, has reportedly been “infiltrated” by a shadowy East End businessman who sits atop an organized crime syndicate accused of murder, drug trafficking...
President Obama's State of Secrecy: Bin Laden raid files purged from Pentagon computers and moved to CIA
The nation's top special operations commander ordered military files about the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout to be purged from Defense Department computers and sent to the...
Egypt Explodes: 40 dead, 300 injured after Army opens fires at large crowd of pro-Morsi supporters
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian soldiers and police clashed with Islamists protesting the military's ouster of the president in bloodshed that left at least 51 protesters and three members of the...
10 die as air taxi crashes in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — All 10 people aboard an air taxi died as the aircraft crashed and was engulfed in flames at a small Alaska airport, authorities said. Before firefighters could...
Motorcyclist killed in Bronx crash
A motorcyclist was killed late yesterday night after striking a guardrail in the Bronx, cops said. The motorcyclist was traveling on Pelham Parkway South near Matthews Avenue at around 11:45...
Police release surveillance videos connected to Brooklyn cop shooting
Police released two surveillance videos of persons of interest taken from the Cypress Hill Houses after the sniper shooting of rookie cop Jamil Sarwar on the fourth of July. In...
Some thoughts on Nets-Pistons
ORLANDO – With one game in the books here after the first day of the summer league for the Nets, here are some thoughts on the day’s events, which saw...
Mo blows Kuroda gem, Yankees’ win streak
Chris Stewart has been behind the plate for a Mariano Rivera blown save before. On May 28 at Citi Field, for instance, he watched the Mets come back and beat...
Even a meltdown shows how special Yankees' Rivera is
This is the part of the Yankee Stadium experience that truly is unique to this corner of The Bronx, this precinct of baseball. This: the sound. The gasp that accompanied...
Bagging rights!
There’s a reason Aimee Kestenberg hasn’t fallen victim to the quarter-life crisis: The 26-year-old handbag designer simply hasn’t had the time. The Melbourne, Australia, native arrived in New York City...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke 2. We Can’t Stop, Miley Cyrus 3. Get Lucky, Daft Punk 4. Radioactive, Imagine Dragons 5. Can’t Hold Us, Macklemore + Ryan...
Corzine off the crook
It’s official. Jon Corzine will not be cuffed over MF Global’s improper handling of customers’ funds leading up to the commodity brokerage firm’s spectacular collapse in late 2011, The Post...
Witnesses knocking on $375M bldg. sale
In what may be the largest real estate deal this year in Brooklyn, Jared Kushner’s Kushner Cos., Aby Rosen’s RFR Holdings and a third company are in contract to purchase...
Business briefs
Homes afloatSoaring prices are leaving fewer homeowners owing more money than their properties are worth. At the end of March, 19.8 percent of the nation’s mortgaged homes were underwater, down...
On the Deen’s list
Does food taste better when the recipes come from celebrity chefs? We’re not sure, but their lives give you something to talk about while you’re finding out. We were very...
Sambuca reaches sipping point
A faded gem has hit the market on tourist- and neighborhood-friendly West 72nd Street.Sambuca Restaurant & Wine Bar, on the south side of the street across from the famed Dakota...
Sitt flips Tribeca building to ARC for $90M
A Tribeca glass office building being redeveloped over a Verizon substation for the glamorous Spring Studios is being flipped to an entity of American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) by Joseph...
40 missing in destroyed Quebec town following train horror
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — As firefighters doused still-burning oil-tanker cars, more bodies were recovered yesterday in this devastated town in eastern Quebec, raising the death toll to five after a runaway...
Edward Snowden pushed by Russia to take asylum in Venezuela or be extradited to US
WASHINGTON — Russia is pushing US secrets leaker Edward Snowden toward the exit. A top Russian official yesterday prodded Snowden to take Venezuela’s offer of asylum, saying it could be...
EXCLUSIVE: Watertown Mass. Police describe takedown of Boston Marathon bombers
The Boston Marathon bombers were hell-bound for New York City -- until eight small town cops, in 12 hair-raising minutes, stood bravely in their way. In an exclusive interview, the...
Kin of heiress Huguette Clark say she was incoherent and unwell at time of will signing
Frail Manhattan heiress Huguette Clark mumbled incoherently and couldn’t hold a pen without help when she signed her $300 million fortune away to her lawyer, doctor and employees, according to...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** A would-be rapist attacked a 21-year-old woman in Kew Gardens Friday, police said. The woman was walking at 115th Street and 85th Avenue when she was grabbed from...
Jabbering jailbirds are sharing incriminating evidence by discussing their misdeeds on prison phones
They’ve got some big mouths in the big house. Jabbering jailbirds are foolishly giving city prosecutors incriminating evidence by blabbering about their misdeeds on prison phones — even though they...
Look closer: Frog an amfibian
It’s quite a body of work. The latest artistic ensemble from award-winning body painter Johannes Stoetter uses five naked women to create an eye-popping image of a multicolored tree frog....
4 days, 8 busts for city staff
A drunken off-duty correction officer who pointed his gun at a motorist is one of eight city employees arrested since July Fourth, police sources said yesterday.Waldy Montalvo, 38, was double-parked...
Mayor will cancel free Bloomberg Terminals for city after his term ends
The free Bloomberg Terminals the mayor brought with him to City Hall will be leaving when he does, The Post has learned. If Mayor Bloomberg’s successor wants to use the...
Gov’s corruption-busting just an ‘Act’
Even some of Gov. Cuomo’s closest advisers doubt his newly named and highly touted Moreland Act commission will turn up any evidence of the alleged pervasive corruption the governor claims...
‘Ranger’ is left in the du$t
The minions of “Despicable Me 2” ran off with the July Fourth box office, leaving Johnny Depp’s “The Lone Ranger” gasping from afar.The Universal animated sequel took in $82.5 million...
Charles Saatchi issues divorce statement blaming chef Nigella Lawson for not defending him
Advertising titan Charles Saatchi informed his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, through a newspaper yesterday that he was divorcing her — blaming her for not publicly defending him after he...
Sic her, boy! Paris’ pup a real heir puller
Paris Hilton makes quite the Coppertone girl yesterday while enjoying a sunny beach day in Malibu with her little rascal of a puppy in tow. The bikini-clad heiress, 32, was...
Rookie pilot hadn't landed a Boeing 777 before fatal flight, officials say
Asiana Flight 214 was moments from touching down when it got a dire warning that the jet was flying too slowly — and crashed as its inexperienced pilot made a...
San Francisco plane-crash survivors tell of ‘miracle’ escapes amid chaos on Asiana Flight 214
There was an eerie moment of silence aboard Asiana Flight 214 after it crashed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday afternoon — then all hell broke loose, passengers said...
Bag us if you can
Knockoff-purse hawkers are sporting a new bag — of tricks. The dealers in Chinatown are stepping up their game by peddling purses out of apartments, using digital brochures to tout...
It’s the same scaffold story for cafe owner
A frustrated Manhattan cafe owner thought he’d finally caught a break when the unsightly, rotting scaffold outside his building was removed after five years — but his glee was short-lived...
B’klyn pol $taten his case now
A Brooklyn councilman mounting a run for Congress next year is dishing out taxpayer cash around a district he doesn’t represent — but would like to — a review by...
Disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer announces he’s running for city comptroller
Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer launched a political comeback last night with a surprise announcement that he’s running for City comptroller — and one of his opponents is the madam...
Kerry’s wife in hospital
NANTUCKET, Mass. — The wife of US Secretary of State John Kerry, Teresa Heinz Kerry, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition yesterday, officials said. Heinz Kerry, 74, was stricken...
Kid ejected in car crash
A small child was ejected from a vehicle last night during a horrific collision on Long Island, cops said.The child was in stable condition at an area hospital after being...
Free ride for bad bicyclists
Scofflaw Queens cyclists are riding out of court scot-free — and costing the city big bucks — because of ticket-writing errors, The Post has learned. Cops are routinely using the...
Sex creeps: Pay up!
These convicted sex offenders want a big payday from ex-Gov. George Pataki for locking them in the nuthouse after they finished their time in the slammer — and say that...
Two busted in park heists
Two thieves carried out a two-month Central Park crime spree, robbing park offices and an eatery of cash, a bicycle, a computer and snacks, officials said. Nelli Gracia, 19, and...
Egyptian forces kill 34 Morsi supporters
As many as 34 supporters of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood were killed this morning by security forces that opened fire at a sit-in outside the Cairo military facility where toppled President...
New York’s divorce 'fixer’ helps soon-to-be ex-wives fight for big settlements
She’s the fairy godmother for Manhattan divorcées. Nicole Noonan rescues Big Apple women who are headed for Splitsville with big-bucks hubbies from a dreaded fate: meager alimony and lousy custody...
Mom, son’s second car tragedy one year later
This is a tradition they don’t want to keep.A Manhattan shrink and her 6-year-old son were hospitalized in serious condition after a head-on collision with a drunken driver in East...
‘No rap’ for cop in deadly hit
A Spanish teacher who was hit and killed by a marked police van in Williamsburg had the right of way — but the plainclothes cop driving the vehicle is not...
Tyke, 3, dies in day care
A 3-year-old boy died after being found frothing at the mouth at his Brooklyn day-care center, police sources said yesterday.Andy Li, of East 12th Street in Bensonhurst, took a nap...
The never-mind presidency
At this intermission in the immigration debate, with House Republicans preparing to look askance at the Senate’s handiwork, the argument is becoming ever stranger. It has reached a boil, especially...
Who’s a journalist?
Sen. Dick Durbin thinks it’s time for Congress to decide who’s a real reporter. In The Chicago Sun-Times last week, he wrote: “Everyone, regardless of the mode of expression, has...
Shameful civil-war speech — unworthy of Abe Lincoln
The Issue: Doris Kearns Goodwin’s address for the Gettysburg anniversary, which barely touched on it. *** Many people have been sick of seeing and hearing from Doris Kearns Goodwin for...
Celebs cozying up to despots
The Issue: Jennifer Lopez’s birthday performance for Turkmenistani dictator Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. *** Is Jennifer Lopez that naïve (“Dancing for Dictators,” Editorial, July 2)? Didn’t she know where she was and...
Nat’l college corruption association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association says it was “founded more than one hundred years ago as a way to protect student-athletes.” But if a new federal lawsuit is right, the...
Auditing the auditors
The more government “oversight,” the more waste, fraud and corruption. That seems to be the lesson from news that a government auditing firm is now itself under investigation. The firm...
Mike’s money — or yours?
What’s worse: the mayor spending his money on his message, or politicians spending your money on their message? In the wake of City Council votes to impose an inspector general...
Real-estate fiction
Last week, a group of professors and historians filed suit against the New York Public Library, alleging that the library board’s plan to demolish its book “stacks” at 42nd Street...
Encores! spawns a new summer series dedicated to lesser-known musicals
For 20 years, New York City Center’s Encores! has breathed new life into semi-obscure or simply unappreciated musicals. A few of those limited-run productions — “Chicago,” “Wonderful Town” — even...
Yonkers grade
Post Time: 7:10 p.m. Best Bet: Its A Good Thing (12th) FIRST: Mile pace; $16,500; cond 3 Minor Wisdom (GBrennan) 4-6-4 8-1 4 Float On (JPantaleano) 2-2-4 4-1 6 Goinroundncircles...
Monticello grade
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. Best Bet: Sixth Sense (7th) FIRST: Mile trot; $3600; claiming 2 Cimmaron Hall (RHarp) 3-1-4 3-1 5 Con Brio Hall (JMarohnJr) 2-3-8 5-2 7 Elton Blue...
Parx Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $14,000; clm($5,000); 3up1-Military Pike 12-15-Hobbitnthercks5-22-True Heaven 7-56-Superfecta 20-13-Captain Twitch 4-17-No Equipment 10-14-Zuerstgold 6-1SECOND-1 mile; $22,000; clm($12,500); 3up1-Grandad Bud 8-14-I Love It 9-22-Roman Games...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-1m&70yds; $23,000; clm($15,000); 3up 6 Italn Rose (Lopez) 5.80 2.80 2.40 5 Redfoxy Dorothy (Frnco) 3.20 2.80 4 Repossee (Saez) 3.60 * Exacta (6-5) $19.80 * $1 Superfecta (6-5-4-3) $93.50...
Hot Angels silence Red Sox
Jered Weaver combined with three relievers on a five-hitter, All-Star Mike Trout and Hank Conger homered and the Angels blanked the Red Sox 3-0 last night in Anaheim, Calif., for...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 8TUEJuly 9WEDJuly 10THUJuly 11FRIJuly 12SATJuly 13SUNJuly 14YankeesKansas City7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMK.C.7:05YESWCBSK.C.7:05YESWCBSK.C.1:05YESWCBSMin.7:05YESWCBSMin.1:05YESWCBSMin.1:05YESWCBSMetsSan Francisco10:15SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMS.F.10:15SNYWFANS.F.3:45SNYWFANNOGAMEPit.7:05SNYWFANPit.7:15FOXWFANPit.1:35WPIXWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEMon.7:00MSGNOGAMELibertyNOGAMESea.7:00MSG+NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEInd.6:00MSG+NOGAMES.I. YankeesConnecticut7:00No TVConn.7:00No TVLow.7:05No TVLow.7:05No TVLow.7:05No TVAub.6:05No TVAub.2:05No TVCyclonesLowell7:00No TVWKRB 90.3 FMLow.11: a.m.No...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Nationals at Phillies ESPN7 p.m.Royals at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Lowell at Cyclones WKRB (90.3 FM)10 p.m.Mets at Giants SNY, WFAN (660 AM/101.9 FM)NBA Summer League11 a.m.Thunder at...
Hondo going Dutch
Suddenly hot Hondo was the recipient of some divine assistance last night from the Angels, who stopped the Sawx to increase the winning streak to four and lower the deficit...
Ya gotta laugh at some NCAA crime responses
BILLION-dollar college and pro sports should be facing quarantine due to the epidemic of serious lawlessness among their athletes, so we can take some comfort in knowing the crime wave...
Sports Shorts
GOLF: Blixt captures Greenbrier Jonas Blixt shot a 3-under 67 yesterday to win the rain-delayed Greenbrier Classic by two strokes in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. The Swede emerged from...
Liberty crushed by Sky
With the Liberty playing their first home game following a West Coast road trip, coach Bill Laimbeer cautioned his team was ripe to come out sluggish yesterday against the Chicago...
Devils send Tallinder to Sabres
In a move that is as much a show of confidence in his young defensemen as a salary dump, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello yesterday traded veteran blueliner Henrik Tallinder...
No deals yet for Rangers
The Rangers were unable to sign any of their three prized restricted free agents yesterday. On Saturday, the agent for top-pair defenseman Ryan McDonagh told The Post the two sides...
Knicks considering deal for Westchester’s Brand
This was something power forward Elton Brand used to talk about with his former coach at Peekskill High School: Finishing it all up at the Garden. Brand, the 34-year-old Westchester...
Gallinari: Fellow Italian Bargnani will thrive with Knicks
Andrea Bargnani is already asking former Knick Danilo Gallinari about the best Italian restaurants in Manhattan. Bargnani, whose trade from the Raptors will become official Wednesday, is flying in from...
Kidd hit with ‘T’ in debut as Nets coach
ORLANDO — One phrase Jason Kidd has repeated over and over as he has prepared to make his coaching debut in the NBA Summer League is the whole experience is...
McHale: Newly-acquired Howard not ‘finished product’
ORLANDO — Dwight Howard may be entering his 10th season in the NBA, but Kevin McHale — Howard’s new coach — still thinks the superstar center has plenty of room...
Murray becomes 1st Brit to win Wimbledon in 77 years
LONDON — Andy Murray needed one more point, one solitary point, to win Wimbledon — a title he yearned to earn for himself, of course, and also for his country....
Murray mapped long journey to crowning mow-ment
LONDON — This one is forever. For Andy Murray. For Britain. It took forever. It lasts forever. Andy Murray is the Wimbledon champion. How many times has he heard that...
Mets' Marcum sent for checkup on balky back
MILWAUKEE — Shaun Marcum may soon have more clarity on the upper-back soreness that has been present during his last two starts. A Mets spokesman last night said the veteran...
Hefner goes seven strong innings as Mets defeat Brewers
MILWAUKEE — Don’t forget about Jeremy Hefner. With most of the conversation about the Mets’ pitching future revolving around Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler, the 27-year-old Hefner continues to demonstrate...
Yankees' Jeter bags 1st rehab hit, ankle holding up fine
MOOSIC, Pa. — Derek Jeter delivered a single, drew a pair of walks and went first to third on a single yesterday, a successful test for his recovering broken ankle...
Yankees' Kuroda shows no signs of injury after strong start
Hiroki Kuroda showed no signs of trouble after having his start pushed back because of tightness in his left hip flexor. “There were no concerns,” Kuroda said through a translator...
Yankees' A-Rod OK with slow progress during rehab
VIERA, Fla. — Twenty days may not be enough. Alex Rodriguez has preached patience from the time his rehabilitation assignment began last Tuesday in Charleston, S.C., saying until he has...
Brit's 'Dangerman' lives to tell the tale
Despite what they tell us, the economy is not recovering. I know this because danger acts are more popular than ever — well, at least they are again as popular...
'Breaking Bad' spinoff 'Better Call Saul' remains a possibility
'Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan hasn’t forgotten about the show’s proposed spinoff, “Better Call Saul” — which would feature ethically challenged lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk). Gilligan told thewrap.com that...
Sam Heughan set to join 'Outlander' on Starz
Looks like Starz is close to signing Sam Heughan to star in its upcoming 16-episode series, “Outlander.” Heughan, who’s starred on British TV on the BBC series “Doctors,” is “in...
Talk show guests
MONDAYMAYOR CORY BOOKER, OLIVIA MUNN - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7KATIE WAGNER - Dr. Phil, 10 a.m., (OWN)MARK FEUERSTEIN - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m.,...
Jay Leno's 'Tonight' departure a miscue for NBC
Several months back, I wondered in these pages why NBC would replace Jay Leno when his “Tonight Show” continued to perform strongly. And after perusing second quarter numbers for Leno’s...
Add Jenny McCarthy to the list of potential 'View' cohosts
You can add Jenny McCarthy to the list of potential co-hosts of “The View.” McCarthy, who’s currently hosting VH1’s low-rated “The Jenny McCarthy Show,” is in “serious talks” to join...
Andy Murray's Wimbledon win nets big Brit numbers
Andy Murray’s semifinal Wimbledon victory over Jerzy Janowicz on Saturday was Britain’s most-watched TV event of the year. According to the BBC, a peak audience of 13.2 million people —...
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
A gun-loving South Dakota man accidentally shot himself after falling asleep with his weapon. The 34-year-old man had been snoozing on his back porch when a family member turned on...
