July 24, 2013
Punchless Yankees no match for Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — By the time Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and most likely Alfonso Soriano arrive there might be nothing left to the Yankees’ season. With Soriano on the verge...
Mets pounded by Braves; Hudson carted off field
Jeremy Hefner had another porous start, but for the Braves, it was a painful victory. Tim Hudson took a shutout into the eighth inning before getting spiked at first base...
LIRR workers who scammed system for huge disability payouts had doctor helping their cause
Long Island Rail Road workers hoping to game the system for massive disability payouts had a scam-friendly doctor on their side who made sure nearly all of them got their...
Delays plague Metro North
Metro North riders will have continued delays tonight and tomorrow while workers continue to fix the tracks on the Hudson line that were damaged in last week’s derailment in The...
UCLA coach admits meeting with rival USC is 'a big-ass game'
HARTFORD — Los Angeles is a town where a lot of talking is done yet often nothing is said. So it was surprising to hear UCLA football coach Jim Mora...
UFC bombshell Rousey earned role in 'Expendables 3' over multiple high-profile actresses: source
Ronda Rousey’s job is to kick ass in real life. Maybe it makes sense for her to get paid to do it on the silver screen, too.Sylvester Stallone announced Tuesday...
Town 'liar': Man in full regalia fools journos into naming him official town crier for Buckingham Palace
LONDON — Well-wishers waiting outside St. Mary's Hospital in London might have been forgiven for thinking a town crier announcing the birth of the Prince of Cambridge had the royal...
Dronestagram: the social network for drones that aims to build 'world map with bird's eye view'
Move over Instagram, now there is a social networking site for drones. A new website called Dronestagr.am is hoping to give commercial drone owners a platform to share their stunning...
Cop killer sentenced to death
After five hours of deliberation, jurors sentenced cold-blooded cop killer Ronell Wilson to death today for the 2003 murders of undercover NYPD detectives James Nemorin and Rodney Andrews during a...
Bicyclist who ran down 71-year old man pleads guilty to vehicular manslaughter, marking first conviction of its kind
SAN FRANCISCO — A bicyclist pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter after running down a 71-year-old pedestrian in what San Francisco's top prosecutor said Tuesday appeared to be the first such...
Cancer victims win $190 million in asbestos case -- the 'largest ever' judgment of its kind in New York City
Five cancer victims won a whopping $190 million verdict in an asbestos case against two boiler companies. Unfortunately, only two of the five plaintiffs lived to see their victory. The...
Passenger train derails in northwest Spain
MADRID — A train traveling in northwestern Spain has derailed, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. It...
Man, drunk, crosses international borders by swimming across the Detroit River, prompting rescue operation by U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards
DETROIT — A man who wanted to prove he could swim across the Detroit River from Canada to the U.S. after a night of drinking ended up prompting an international...
Late Beatles manager's girlfriend, son fighting over $1 million of his artwork
The longtime girlfriend of the late Beatles and Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein is in a tug of war with his son over at least $1 million in artwork she...
Giants practice facility no longer has Timex name
The Giants on Friday report to training camp at the facility formerly known as Timex Performance Center. The Giants on Wednesday announced that their four-year partnership with TIMEX Group has...
Organs from man with rabid racoon bites transplanted to 4 people, kills one
WASHINGTON — An Air Force recruit whose organs were donated to four patients including a kidney recipient who died of rabies had at least two untreated raccoon bites several months...
Huma stands by her man, pens Harper’s piece praising Weiner
Beleaguered wife Huma Abedin is standing by pervy husband Anthony Weiner, calling him “a better man” from the sexting scandal that forced him out of Congress two years ago. The...
We've got The Wolverine review
One of our favorite mutants' new flick is slashing its way to the big screen. And we've got the review right here. Is it amazing? A snoozefest? Well, let's just...
President Obama nominates fmr. First Daughter Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Japan
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated former first daughter Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Japan, offering the most famous living member of a prominent American family a...
Knicks re-sign K-Mart to one-year deal
Kenyon Martin will return to the Knicks, his agent Andy Miller confirmed to The Post. The deal is for the veteran’s minimum of $1.4 million. Martin, 35, joined the Knicks...
Hugh Jackman looks sharp in ‘The Wolverine’
A couple of schools of thought on giant Samurai robots wielding flaming-hot 10-foot swords: One is that they add spice to the gumbo at noisy blockbusters like “The Wolverine.” Another...
VOTE: Should Cubs go through with huge renovation of Wrigley Field?
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have received city approval for their $500 million renovation project at Wrigley Field. But the team's chairman says there is still work to be done...
'Mohawk Michelle' facing murder charges for slay
The NYPD has clipped "Mohawk Michelle." Michelle Graham, 34, who sports a mohawk, was busted around 3 p.m. in a neigbor's apartment at the Lincoln Houses after detectives recieved a...
Patriots’ Belichick ‘shocked and disappointed’ when he learned of Hernandez arrest
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Bill Belichick broke his six-week silence on Aaron Hernandez today by saying he is “shocked” by the murder case and open to changes in the way his...
Star Wars Left 4 Dead 2 is finally over
I would love to say that this has been a fun ride. But it hasn't. It was fun in the beginning, and then the game started to hate us. And...
MTA still planning 2015, 2017 fare hikes
Despite aggressive cost-cutting at the MTA over the past three years, fare and toll increases in 2015 and 2017 are still slated to leave the station because of rising long-term...
Key SEC witness against Fab Tourre can’t remember anyone specifically misleading her
She can’t remember. The federal government’s star witness against former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre admitted on cross-examination today that she can’t remember anyone specifically misleading her on what side...
Bellator welterweight champ Askren unhappy about not being in main event of big card
Ben Askren doesn’t necessarily feel slighted, but he’s not happy either.The Bellator welterweight champion is not the headliner next Wednesday night on Spike TV when the MMA organization brings a...
Revis cleared, expected to practice with Bucs at start of training camp
TAMPA, Fla. — Darrelle Revis is expected on the practice field when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers open training camp. The three-time All-Pro cornerback, who is the centerpiece of an effort...
Queens man dies after being shot in head and chest, gunman flees scene
A man was gunned down this morning near his home in Queens, cops said. Marcus Wharwood, 28, was shot several times in the head and chest as he as he...
Red Bulls sign Wright-Phillips to bolster their attack
The Red Bulls finally have signed striker Bradley Wright-Phillips. The speedy English attacker, who has been on trial for the better part of a month, will be added to the...
NFL teams could have police experts examine player tattoos for potential gang affiliation: report
Your signature on a contract isn’t the only ink NFL teams might be interested in now if you’re a top prospect. Franchises could start having police experts examine the tattoos...
NC lawmakers pass sweeping new gun law, permit holders can take concealed firearms into bars unless owner forbids it
RALEIGH, NC — North Carolina lawmakers have approved a bill greatly expanding where concealed handguns are legally allowed. The Republican-backed bill approved by both the House and Senate on Tuesday...
Jets to bring back Braylon: source
One day before the Jets leave for training camp, they are adding a familiar face.The team plans to sign wide receiver Braylon Edwards, according to a source. He was taking...
Doctor says he sees 'nothing significant' on A-Rod's MRI; Yankees GM says star was in violation of league rules for seeking second opinion
ARLINGTON, Texas -- A doctor who declared Alex Rodriguez healthy is already distancing himself from the matter, in the wake of the explosion created by his initial interview with WFAN’s...
Yemeni journalist Obama fought to keep locked up pardoned after three years in prison
A Yemeni journalist and expert on al Qaeda has been released after serving three years of a five-year sentence for aiding the Islamist militant network in Yemen, the president's office...
Indian police arrest school principal who was on the run for a week in food poisoning case that killed 23 kids
Indian police on Wednesday arrested the headmistress of a school where 23 children died after eating a meal laced with pesticide in one of India's deadliest food poisoning outbreaks in...
Jane Austen the new face of England's 10 pound note
LONDON — Jane Austen will become the new face on England's 10-pound notes — a sign that there is plenty of pride and little prejudice against women on the country's...
The end of back pain? New device detects how much pain you feel and automatically relieves it without drugs
The ultimate pain reliever could see debilitating back pain eliminated. The device - which automatically detects how much pain relief you need and uses electrical pulses rather than chemicals to...
Incident with ex-Giants star Jacobs put spotlight on NJ’s high-speed police escorts, but busted sergeant says they still go on today
No one likes traffic in New Jersey, but most of us aren’t rich enough to do anything about it. Former New Jersey State Police Sergeant Nadir Nassry told the story...
Armstrong's lawsuit defense: Postal Service should have known I was cheating
Duh. That’s the argument Lance Armstrong is using to defend himself in a $120 million federal lawsuit accusing him, and others, of defrauding his former team’s sponsor, the U.S. Postal...
William and Kate announce baby's name: Prince George Alexander Louis
All hail King-to-be George VII -- or maybe VIII? Prince William and Kate Middleton announced today they’ve picked a tradition-rich name for their newborn baby: George Alexander Louis. Until great...
Sources: Dell board likely to reject new takeover offer
Dell’s board is likely to reject an offer from Michael Dell and Silver Lake that would have them raise their takeover bid in exchange for changing the voting rules, The...
A-Rod, Soriano and Yankees luck
Yesterday was so busy that I forgot to lead off my first entry of the week with the Pop Quiz question. And boy, did I hear it from you! By...
Police in Japan looking for Haiku-writing 'serial killer' who killed five in small mountain town
Police in Japan are hunting a poetry-loving serial killer suspected of killing five people in a tiny mountain village. A murder investigation was launched after the bodies of elderly victims...
This week's calendar, July 25 to 31
Friday, July 26 Cocktails and ConversationsThis series, Cocktails & Conversations, pairs an architect and a critic, journalist or curator. This evening is Rob Rogers of Rogers Marvel Architects and Susan...
New study finds that 62% of women 'check phones during sex'
Umm, honey, do you need to get that now? A new study says that 62% of women have interrupted a sexual tryst with their partner to check their cell phone...
Red Bulls sign Bradley Wright-Phillips to bolster their attack (VIDEO)
The Red Bulls have finally inked striker Bradley Wright-Phillips. The speedy English attacker, who has been on trial for the better part of a month, will be added to the team’s roster pending receipt...
911 dispatchers forced to use pen and paper after new system fails again
The FDNY today confirmed that the city’s beleaguered computerized EMS dispatch system failed again this morning, causing dispatchers to resort to using pen and paper while the issue was resolved....
Cops find body parts in stove, pot, freezer, entrails on a plate after man allegedly planned to cook and eat his mother
Italian police are investigating a man who they believe killed his mother, chopped up her body and then prepared to eat her after they found pieces of her body grilling...
Stem cell retina therapy treatment might provide miraculous 'cure' for blindness
The three blind mice might get the chance to see because of groundbreaking stem cell research being done in Britain. Scientists in the UK took stem cells from mice embryos,...
Soriano ‘will think about’ waiving no-trade clause for return to Yankees
ARLINGTON, Texas — Now that Alfonso Soriano has informed the Cubs he is open to being traded to the Yankees, the clubs will attempt to finalize the deal quickly. Having...
Never leave home without it: Ditch your credit card and pay for purchases with your face
No need for a PIN number - when you can pay with your face. Finnish consumers are now believed to be the first in the world where at the point...
CIA look to control the weath, 'geo-engineer' the planet and'strip carbon dioxide from the skies'
The CIA is funding a study examining various ways mankind can geo-engineer the planet -- blocking or limiting the sunlight that reaches the Earth, stripping carbon dioxide from the skies,...
China's newest building: A 'glowing doughnut' hotel
It's the newest concept building to mark China's skyline. Following the opening of the world's largest building where the sun shines 24/7, and the construction of a five-star 'groundscaping' hotel...
WATCH: Massachusetts couple might have to pay $5,000 for aiding shark bite covered seal
A Massachusetts couple who tried to help an injured baby seal at an area beach may face a $5,000 fine for rushing to the aid of the stranded mammal. MyFoxBoston.com...
Brain study debunks sex addiction, suggests that it's 'not a real disorder'
It's bad news for Tiger Woods, Russell Brand and others who blame their wild behaviour on sex addiction. A new study by brain researchers at the University of California Los...
Weiner blames latest XXX online scandal on stress with Huma caused by pre-resignation sexting, begs voters for support in open letter
Serial sexter Anthony Weiner begged supporters to hang with him, telling them today “a rough time” in his marriage prompted him to keep sending sexually explicit words and pictures to...
Bulger's ex-associate Stephen 'The Rifleman' Flemmi accuses former partner of being pedophile
BOSTON — As James "Whitey" Bulger's former partner in crime endured a relentless cross-examination by Bulger's lawyer, he stuck to his story that Bulger strangled two young women, and even...
State of intolerance: Gays and lesbians could be arrested at Sochi Winter Olympics under new Russian anti-gay law
The Australian Olympic Committee believes athletes competing at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia will be safe, despite a new law allowing police to arrest gay tourists. The law, brought...
College student loses lawsuit after writing 'Hot for Teacher' essay professing his love for his instructor
DETROIT – A college student suspended for writing an essay called "Hot for Teacher" has no First Amendment right to express his sexual attraction to his instructor, a judge said...
Town in Norway builds giant mirrors to avoid 5 months of winter darkness
Living in darkness for months at a time sounds like a nightmare. For the inhabitants of the Norwegian town of Rjukan, it's reality. Every year, from September to March, this...
Pope Francis headed to Aparecida for first major event in Brazil
APARECIDA, Brazil — Pope Francis is traveling toward the city of Aparecida for his first major event in Brazil. Francis is on his first international trip as pontiff. He arrived...
JETS TOP 25: No. 1 Antonio Cromartie
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...
Help wanted: Water sommelier to help diners pick the perfect gourmet water
Move over vineyards, there’s a new highbrow beverage in town – and it comes from your hose. Demand for gourmet water has skyrocketed over the past few years, as The...
WATCH: Knicks’ Carmelo on Lakers ‘I doubt it’
The Lakers questions aren’t going away and we still have at least a year to go. Carmelo Anthony was questioned by TMZ and the Knicks star said he is unlikely...
Queen Elizabeth arrives at Kensington Palace to visit Britain's new prince
LONDON — Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrived at Kensington Palace Wednesday to see her new great-grandson, who has spent a first night at home with his parents, Prince William and...
NSA leaker Edward Snowden's hopes of leaving Russian airport dashed; hasn't received valid 'pass'
Fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's hopes of leaving Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport for the first time in a month on Wednesday were dashed when he failed to secure permission...
New sensor mimics human touch, except it is better, stronger, faster
It is no longer science fiction, we really do have the technology to rebuild veterans who have lost limbs in combat so that they can feel "human touch" again. And...
Yankees' A-Rod not ready to follow lyin’ Braun and talk plea — yet
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ryan Braun’s capitulation to Major League Baseball has not spurred Alex Rodriguez to take a similar course, and A-Rod could very well opt for conflict over cooperation....
New Yankee Lillibridge atones for error with game-winning hit in ninth
ARLINGTON, Texas — Less than a week in pinstripes and before he played a game at Yankee Stadium, Brent Lillibridge was already fitted for goat horns because of a huge...
Yankees' miracle win won’t cure all problems
ARLINGTON, Texas — Do you believe in miracles?! Sorry, I’ll have corporate write a check to Al Michaels. But to sit here last night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington and...
Cubs dig in on Soriano
ARLINGTON, Texas — Miffed trade talks involving Alfonso Soriano and the Yankees surfaced in Tuesday’s Post, the Cubs have turned down the heat and are telling people they have other...
Carlos avoids danger early, puts on impressive display as Mets whack Braves
Carlos Torres was in so much early trouble last night he could have adopted the moniker “Carlos Danger” while displaying his assortment of junk. Eventually, the Mets right-hander got his...
Parnell should be piece of Mets future, not trade bait
It is impossible to devalue the importance of having a dependable bullpen and a lock-down closer, even if you’re 10 games out of first place and 11 games out of...
Sexy Hart of the Apple
It’s easy to form an orange crush on lovely Aussie blonde Jessica Hart as the Victoria’s Secret and former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model sexily saunters through the streets of the...
Half-cocked Southern tourist brings gun to Empire State Building
A dopey Georgia tourist thought it would be OK to walk into the Empire State Building with a loaded pistol but was arrested on the spot when he casually asked...
Business briefs
Virgin suits upVirgin Media and investors agreed to settle lawsuits over the company’s $16 billion sale to Liberty Global, controlled by billionaire John Malone.EA on its gameElectronic Arts, the second-largest...
Report: Criminal charges coming for SAC
It’s turning into a rough summer for hedge-fund honcho Steve Cohen. Federal prosecutors are on track to charge Cohen’s $15 billion firm, SAC Capital Advisors, with insider trading as soon...
Iphone(y) Baloney: Brisk sales rebut notion Apple device is out of gas
Who says Apple needs new gadgets to surprise? The tech titan said yesterday it sold more than 30 million iPhones last quarter, a number that blew away estimates and showed...
Ergen charges in, offers $2.2B for Falcone’s spectrum
That didn’t take long. Eight days after Phil Falcone lost control of his LightSquared reorganization, satellite mogul Charlie Ergen has swooped in with a $2.2 billion cash offer to buy...
New CBS-TWC deadline
Millions of Time Warner Cable customers will get an extra day to watch CBS shows before the companies’ programming agreement expires in large markets such as New York and Los...
People scores a palace coup with baby cover
Only People among celebrity magazines will have the first baby pictures of the royal Prince of Cambridge and proud parents Prince William and Kate Middleton on its cover this week....
Phones subsidy cuts AT&T profit
The surge in tablet usage, a trade-in promotion and a fee tacked onto bills helped boost AT&T’s wireless revenue for the latest quarter, but profits declined as costs surged, the...
Tourre fights back
Manhattan is getting a lot more Fab. Former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre, accused by regulators of defrauding investors of $1 billion in a 2007 toxic mortgage bond offering, is...
Langone politicking letter has NYU Medical Center staff squawking
Billionaire Ken Langone injected NYU’s hospital with a dose of politics — and he’s getting a bad reaction from doctors. The hard-charging chairman and namesake of the NYU Langone Medical...
And it’s all deductible!
A handful of US Internal Revenue Service officials spent most of their time traveling for work in 2011 and 2012 and amassed thousands of dollars in seemingly excessive costs for...
Public enema No. 1: Loeb takes swipe at Ackman
Dan Loeb clearly wants to tell rival billionaire Bill Ackman where to stick it. Yesterday, Loeb took a swipe at Ackman, whose massive $1 billion Herbalife short has been underwater...
Dell considering a formal ‘take it or leave it’
With Dell Inc. shareholders slated to vote today on founder Michael Dell’s $24.4 billion takeover proposal, the executive and his partner, private-equity firm Silver Lake, are considering making their $13.65-a-share...
Hudson site woos Sotheby’s
Stephen Ross of Related Cos. is bidding on Sotheby’s 500,000 square-foot building at 1334 York Ave., with a proposal that includes snagging them as a tenant for his Hudson Yards...
Jail for Huntley’s thieving pal
A close friend of crooked former state Sen. Shirley Huntley yesterday took a plea deal that landed him six months behind bars for stealing from a children’s nonprofit in Queens....
Exclusive: 911 mixup costs victim his finger - Dispatchers assumed call was mistake and never sent ambulance
Two men lost fingers in separate Manhattan accidents yesterday — but the addresses were so similar that FDNY dispatchers assumed the second call was a mistake and never sent an...
Baby dies after 17-min. ambulance delay
An infant died at a Queens day-care center after an ambulance took 17 minutes to respond to a 911 call, according to a law-enforcement source. Four-month-old Amir Millington was found...
911 tapes reveal suspected police bungling in 2007 Petit triple murder in Connecticut
Shocking 911 tapes emerged yesterday that suggest cops responding to the horrific 2007 Connecticut home-invasion murder case made a series of glaring mistakes that may have cost the victims their...
Pataki says civil confinement of sex offenders sparked by scary incident at Hudson Highland State Park
Former Gov. George Pataki confided yesterday that his push to have convicted sex offenders locked up in psych wards after they’d served their jail time was jump-started by an incident...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** A man broke into a work trailer next to a Maspeth auto-repair shop, cops said. The suspect entered the unlocked trailer at 5:40 p.m. Sunday on Garfield Avenue...
Pop cop under gun over daughter’s theft
A veteran state trooper may be fired from his Manhattan post because his daughter swiped his service weapon from their Queens home — and then called 911 to report it...
Citibike ‘shares’ its info
A Citibike data breach accidentally shared the personal and financial information of more than 1,000 riders online, according to a letter received by customers this week. NYC Bike Share, which...
Quinn floating SI ‘speed’-boat plan
Staten Islanders would be able to zip to Midtown aboard a rapid ferry proposed yesterday by mayoral candidate Christine Quinn.She said the trip would take residents from the North Shore...
Gov? Who, me?! Spitzer downplays tenure at state helm
Governor who? Instead of touting his scandal-scarred time running the state, Eliot Spitzer is highlighting his eight-year tenure as attorney general — when he was dubbed the “Sheriff of Wall...
Kin killer: ‘I object!’
A Harlem man sat silently as he was sentenced to 25 years to life behind bars yesterday for killing his grandma and stuffing her body in a closet — but...
Shot cop cheers slayer sentence
A cop who survived a bullet to the head fired by a coldblooded killer walked out of a Brooklyn court to the cheers of fellow officers yesterday after a judge...
Furor over Quinn’s boo$t for private park
Christine Quinn funneled more than $130,000 in City Council discretionary funds to a private park in Queens — a practice that has become an attack point for one of her...
Cop-watchdog veto
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday vetoed two new oversight measures for the NYPD, setting up an override showdown with city lawmakers.The moves would create an outside watchdog for the department and a...
Gal shot & killed at Dem sleepover site
A woman was shot to death at East Harlem’s Lincoln Houses yesterday — just days after the top Democratic mayoral candidates spent the night there to bring attention to the...
Silver gov’t lawyer quits
A top lawyer for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is being forced out after failing to investigate a sex-harassment claim filed against an Assembly member. Bill Collins — who helped negotiate...
ESB tourist in gun bust
A Georgia tourist thought it would be OK to walk into the Empire State Building with a loaded pistol, but was arrested when he tried to check it like a...
Country life a killer: study
The risk of dying from an injury is far less in the city than in the country, contrary to what many believe, researchers said yesterday.Although homicides in cities far outpace...
Jen keeps it shorts and sweet
The best thing about summer in the city this year has been seeing sizzling Jennifer Aniston dressed for work every day. The 44-year-old stunner keeps it sexy and casual yesterday...
$5M lotto crook’s luck ends
A man who stole a $5 million New York lottery ticket out of the real winner’s hand was sentenced to a maximum of up to 25 years in jail yesterday...
Bynes gets all fired up: She's in hosp for psych evaluation after 'arson'
What a meltdown! Amanda Bynes allegedly set fire to a California neighbor’s driveway — along with her own clothing — prompting a forced psychiatric evaluation, authorities said. The troubled actress,...
Garden wilting at No. 2 as Barclays Center named highest-grossing venue in US
The House that Jay-Z built is the new king of New York — Brooklyn’s Barclays Center has passed Madison Square Garden to become the highest-grossing venue in the United States...
Weiner caught sending dirty messages and photos a year after his sexting scandal
The other shoe dropped yesterday for Anthony Weiner, who was forced to admit he engaged in a months-long sexting affair with a woman — a year after he resigned from...
Re-member me? Well, I’m baaack
Say hello to little Carlos — again! Anthony Weiner sent this full-frontal selfie to an online gal pal while hiding behind the name Carlos Danger, thedirty.com reports. The Web site...
‘I have forgiven him’: Pained Huma backs husband, marriage
Huma Abedin awkwardly joined horndog husband Anthony Weiner yesterday as he brushed off his latest sexting scandal — and then she stepped forward to bare her soul. “Our marriage, like...
3 rivals: He must pull out
Three of Anthony Weiner’s mayoral rivals are calling on the disgraced former congressman to quit the race after new allegations of online sexual trysts with another woman surfaced yesterday. “The...
El Senor is loco – like a fox
You are not permitted to laugh at the fact that Anthony Weiner posed as a man named Carlos Danger while sending pornographic photos of himself through the Internet — sometime...
The prince of wails! Wills & Kate take baby home
Beaming first-time parents Prince William and Kate Middleton proudly showed off their baby boy to the world yesterday — and promised to work fast to name the future king of...
After stop-and-frisk
In 2014 the police strategy that has kept the city safe for 20 years is probably going to be abandoned. So here’s a question for the mayoral candidates: What will...
Behind the Times’ ObamaCare ‘news’
Let’s hold off on the celebration for a little while. The Obama administration has been quick to seize on a report last week in The New York Times that the...
Sharpton’s shenanigans: A shameful pattern
The Issue: Rev. Al Sharpton’s role in a range of racial issues, including the Trayvon Martin case. *** Hats off to Jonah Goldberg for stating the truth about Rev. Al...
Thomas’ anti-Israel legacy
The Issue: The passing of Helen Thomas, and her record as a longtime White House correspondent. *** Helen Thomas may have been a pioneer for women in journalism, but she...
The tennis racket
Today’s City Council vote on a multimillion-dollar upgrade for the US Tennis Association’s center at Flushing Meadows Corona Park ought to be a no-brainer. Each summer, the National Tennis Center...
The public Weiner
For the second time in as many years, Anthony Weiner has held a press conference where he confirmed the unidentified naughty bits in a photo transmitted across the Internet belonged...
The McJobs smear
It’s a familiar American tale. Come up with a popular product and sell it at a good price. Create thousands of jobs and a ladder to upward mobility. If you...
Why they loved Helen Thomas
In the movie “Animal House,” the Deltas are put on trial for their antics. When offered a chance to defend themselves, the best argument the fraternity’s president can come up...
Pelosi, creep-enabler
The most powerful female Democrat on Capitol Hill has turned her back on women. Again. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, entrenched 13-term incumbent, refuses to say whether creepster San Diego...
It’s over the hoarder-line for 'The Capables'
Audiences are known to break into applause at the sight of a cool set. By those standards, the one in the new off-Broadway play “The Capables” deserves a standing ovation....
Not every ending is happy
I have to report some sad news today. Miller Wright, a veteran theater and nightclub publicist and a real gentleman, died last week. The circumstances were grisly, sparking rumors about...
Broadway's body builder Mark Fisher takes no prisoners
At Broadway Bares, last month’s parade of the most ripped bods on the Great White Way, the audience was asked to hold its applause until every sponsor’s name was read...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Kemp thinks Braun should lose MVP Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp, who finished runner-up to Ryan Braun in voting for the 2011 National League Most Valuable Player award, thinks the...
Pondexter's clutch 3 leads Liberty over Fever
INDIANAPOLIS — A reminder of Cappie Pondexter’s impressive shot in the final minute against Indiana didn’t even draw a shrug from coach Bill Laimbeer. He’s seen similar shots from New...
Home Team Lineups
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The Post Line
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Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing7 p.m.NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Inaugural Midsummer Classic, Qualifying SPEED9:30 p.m.NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Inaugural Midsummer Classic SPEEDBaseball7 p.m.Braves at Mets SNY, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM7 p.m.Rays...
Hondo takes Leake
Hondo whiffed with the Rays last night at Fenway, which caused his volatile accounts payable to bounce back up to 605 winninghams.Tonight, Mr. Aitch will return to the Reds and...
Mets prospect Mejia earns Friday start
Jenrry Mejia has become an almost forgotten man in the Mets organization, but will emerge from hiding on Friday. The 23-year-old righty, who has spent most of this season rehabbing...
Ike whiffs bunt, then nails key RBI in Mets win
How bad were things going for Ike Davis? He tried to bunt his way on in the second inning last night with no runners on and couldn’t even do that...
Yankees ace Sabathia finds flaw on video
ARLINGTON, Texas — CC Sabathia never has been big on using video to evaluate his pitching mechanics. Nevertheless, after he was spanked in the past two starts and is just...
Boxer Emile Griffith dead — champion, 75, was haunted by ring fatality
Emile Griffith, the great New York-based middleweight champion of the 1960s whose career was marred by the deadly beating he administered to Benny “Kid” Paret, died in his sleep Monday...
Giants’ Thomas excited, knows he's a 'big question mark'
Terrell Thomas, attempting the difficult physical feat of returning to play defensive back in the NFL after two reconstructive knee surgeries in one year, says the Giants have “a great...
Broncs cut LB Mays
The Broncos are saving $3.5 million with the release of linebacker Joe Mays, who lost his starting job and then broke his left leg last season. Not long after signing...
Devils hope Jagr can help fill Kovalchuk void
It started as a novel idea for Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello, and it very quickly turned into a necessity. The Devils’ courting of Jaromir Jagr was consummated...
Ryan, Sanchez nearing the end of long, strange trip with Jets
Four years ago, the Jets rolled into Cortland with a sense of hope. Rex Ryan was the tough-talking, new coach with the fresh approach and promises of White House visits....
Jets place ailing Holmes on PUP list
The Jets will be without top wide receiver Santonio Holmes when practice begins Friday. Holmes was placed on the physically unable to perform list yesterday. The move was expected, as...
Weak-hitting righties force Yankees into desperate measures
At The very beginning of the Yankees’ great playoff run, they held their nose. The Yankees had acquired Jack McDowell and John Wetteland before the 1995 season and were roundly...
Joke’s on us in mediocre 'Would You Fall For That?'
If you tune into ABC’s new hidden-camera series expecting the big laughs you used to get from, say, “Candid Camera” or the hilarious Canadian series “Just For Laughs,” chances are...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYGIADA DE LAURENTIIS, HOWIE MANDEL, BARRY MANILOW - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4HUGH JACKMAN - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7RICHARD HAASS - The Daily Show with...
UK soap 'Coronation Street' beats royal kid news
British TV viewers gave a big meh to news of the royal baby Monday night. Long-running British soap “Coronation Street,” which airs on ITV, beat the combined royal baby viewership...
Jason Mamoa travels 'The Red Road'
Jason Mamoa will co-star in the upcoming Sundance Channel series “The Red Road.” The series centers on a sheriff who’s struggling to keep his family together while dealing with two...
A first look at young Samantha in 'The Carrie Diaries'
Are you doing a double-take? Lindsey Gort, who’ll play young Samantha Jones on the second season of “The Carrie Diaries,” is a dead-ringer for Kim Cattrall (inset) — who originated...
New Syfy miniseries portrays a post-apocalyptic Oz
Timur Bekmambetov may not exactly be a household name. But Deadline Hollywood reports he just signed a deal with the Syfy network to create a miniseries called “Warriors of Oz,”...
Amanda Conner: One of the best
Some years ago (eight, to be exact), I wandered into a shop after having more or less given up comics for about a decade. And my eye was immediately drawn...
At the Comic Shop: Variant-cover madness
Today’s Wednesday, the day to go to the comic shop for the new releases. So we’re asking our Legion of Mighty Defending Comic Shop Peoples the burning question of the...
What I’m Reading: Reilly Brown
Reilly Brown is a Brooklyn-based artist perhaps best known for his work on Marvel’s Deadpool (and Cable, among a buncha others). Right now, he’s got a new digital comic, Power...
Golden oldies vs. mothball boites
These nostalgia-satisfying restaurants (1960 or older) still deliver on the plate if your expectations aren’t too high: KEENS STEAKHOUSE, 72 W. 36th St. Great lamb chops (if not quite mutton)...
Weird but true
A firefighter wannabe was busted for setting a blaze at the Brooksville, Fla., library and showing up to help put it out, cops said. Joseph Brannen allegedly arrived in full...
St. John’s has soft early schedule
Where’s the beef? That’s the question that jumps off the page after seeing the St. John’s 2013-14 non-conference schedule. Considering the Red Storm are loaded with returning players, plus the...
New Yankee Lillibridge atones for error with game-winning hit in 9th in win over Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — Brent Lillibridge had placed the Yankees in a shallow but lethal hole when he failed to field a hot smash in the sixth inning. That led to...
The five most dangerous cocktails in NYC
Regular highballs are for lightweights. What the adventurous drinker in New York City wants is a cocktail that packs a stronger wallop — a drink that slaps you across the...
Santonio Holmes will have to skip start of practice
The Jets will be without top wide receiver Santonio Holmes when practice begins Friday.Holmes was placed on the physically unable to perform list Tuesday. The move was expected, as coach...
Fill-in starter Torres solid again as Mets top Braves
Carlos Torres was in so much early trouble Tuesday night he could have adopted the moniker “Carlos Danger” while displaying his assortment of junk. Eventually, the Mets right-hander got his...
Birth of first born not affecting champion Johnson heading into UFC on FOX 8 title defense
Demetrious Johnson was trying to keep the two things separate. And for awhile it was working.The UFC flyweight champion never missed a training session in preparation for Saturday’s UFC on...