July 27, 2013
Golfer leading tournament quits to be with wife in labor, giving up potentially more than $1M in prize money
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Tournament leader Hunter Mahan withdrew from the RBC Canadian Open on Saturday after his wife went into labor. The 31-year-old American was at 13 under after 36...
John Kerry's wife leaves Boston rehab hospital almost three weeks after seizure
BOSTON — Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, was discharged from a Boston hospital Saturday, just under three weeks after she suffered a seizure at...
Nationals use longball to top Gee, punchless Mets
WASHINGTON — At last, the Mets are a .500 team. But considering that measurement is only since the All-Star break, all is not peachy for the Mets, who nine days...
Jeter expected to start for Yankees on Sunday vs. Rays
Derek Jeter is set to make his second return to the lineup Sunday and the Yankees can only hope it goes better than his first. And as much as the...
Three killed when a church camp bus filled with teens crashes in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — A bus carrying teenagers returning to Indiana from a church camp in Michigan crashed Saturday afternoon just minutes from home, killing three people and sending 26 others to...
Nicks makes some plays in first Giants training camp practice
Everyone wanted to take a look how Hakeem Nicks was running, how he was cutting and how his physical status was as he took the field Saturday for the Giants...
Giants' Tuck says he has found motivation from media criticism
Justin Tuck sounded like he was spoiling for a fight when he took umbrage with all the criticism he’s received about his lackluster play the past two seasons.“The one thing...
Woman breaks leg falling into East River near Gracie Mansion trying to retrieve dropped cell phone
This woman’s going to need a new phone... and a cast! A woman was hurt when she took an early morning tumble into the East River near Gracie Mansion yesterday...
Yankees' A-Rod barely breaks a sweat on first day of second rehab tour
TAMPA -- If Alex Rodriguez had his wish, he would’ve celebrated his 38th birthday Saturday in The Bronx in front of thousands of Yankee fans playing against the American League...
Yankees shut down by Rays starter Archer; Jeter returns today
Derek Jeter is set to make his second return to the lineup Sunday, and the Yankees can only hope it goes better than his first. As much as the lineup...
Rex admits Jets will 'miss' departed star Revis
CORTLAND – There is a prevailing sentiment that the Jets’ can’t possibly be as good without Darrelle Revis, that they’ll miss arguably the best defensive player in football. There are...
Rookie Smith shows speed and ability in possible read-option looks for Jets
CORTLAND – Geno Smith provided the highlight of Saturday’s Jets practice when he broke off a long run on an option play.Smith bolted through Rex Ryan’s defense untouched and no...
NJ man who tried to smuggle $23K in phony hundred dollar bills into U.S. turned over to feds
A New Jersey man is in hot water after he was caught trying to smuggle $23,000 in phony hundred dollar bills into the country, authorities said. Fred Moloche, 34, had...
Jets coach makes light of fact he's on the hot seat
CORTLAND – Jets coach Rex Ryan is widely believed to be on the hot seat, and the coach acknowledged as much Saturday with a funny line during his press conference.When...
Who will have final say on Jets starting QB? GM says it's not just Rex
CORTLAND – With all of the focus on the competition to be the Jets starting quarterback, the question arose Saturday: Just who is going to make the final call on...
Giants' JPP can't promise he'll be ready for opener
Jason Pierre-Paul called his back problem “a really, really horrible thing to have’’ and, although he says he’s no longer in any pain following surgery and estimates he’s 75 percent...
Jets RB McKnight says media has lit fire under Sanchez
CORTLAND – A day after Braylon Edwards admitted Mark Sanchez has been inspired to prove his legion of doubters wrong, now Joe McKnight acknowledged that all the criticism in the...
Giants GM: Making playoffs once in last four years is 'not acceptable'
Jerry Reese wasted no time turning up the heat in a Playoffs-Or-Bust State of the Giants Address today outside the Quest Diagnostics Training Center."I got a couple of numbers that...
Grammy winning songwriter JJ Cale, who wrote hits for Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, dead at 74
If musicians were measured not by the number of records they sold but by the number of peers they influenced, JJ Cale would have been a towering figure in 1970s...
Training camp Day 1: Giants outlook
The first practice of training camp is always a high-spirited, energetic event, with players flying around, coaches barking extra loud and everyone trying to make a positive impression.The Giants on...
3-point stance: Holmes, Idzik and Camp Competition
One day of training camp is in the books and now the Jets return to the field Saturday morning for Day 2.Here are three things that interest me this morning:1....
Seven dead after police negotiations with gunman in apartment complex 'fall apart'; resident of building took aim and killed father walking with children
HIALEAH, Fla. — A man living with his mother in a South Florida apartment complex set their unit on fire and went on a shooting rampage throughout the building, killing...
Death toll rises to 65 in Egypt clashes
CAIRO — Security forces and armed men clashed with supporters of Egypt's ousted president early Saturday, killing at least 65 people in mayhem that underscored an increasingly heavy hand against...
Man killed in Brooklyn motorcycle accident
A motorcycle accident in Brooklyn left one man dead yesterday afternoon, accor police said. Officers responded to the accident around 5 p.m. in front of 740 East 91st street in...
Driver in boat accident that killed bride-to-be and best man was allegedly drinking
The man at the helm in the deadly Hudson River boat crash that killed a bride-to-be and a best man was allegedly drinking, police said. Jojo K. John, 35, of...
JPM hotfoots it out of commodities biz
Maybe it’s not such a hot commodity after all. JPMorgan Chase decided to put its physical commodities operation on the sale block after the business, overseen by Blythe Masters, drew...
Business briefs
We’re bullishAmericans are more confident about the economy than at any time since July 2007, a survey found, suggesting consumers will spend more and spur growth in the months ahead.Mitchell...
Smartphone makers are pay ing the price
In the global smartphone war, Apple and Samsung fear death by a thousand price cuts. The smartphone duopoly is still strong, as the two rivals accounted for 43 percent of...
Publicis, Omnicom romance
Publicis and Omnicom, two of the world’s biggest advertising companies, are in late-stage talks about a combination, said a person with knowledge of the situation. The deal would be a...
Activision soars on Vivendi move
Activision Blizzard and a group led by Chief Executive Officer Bobby Kotick agreed to buy most of Vivendi’s stake in the company, the biggest US video game publisher, for $8.17...
He’s lost his Saks appeal
Barry Sternlicht’s bid for Saks has fizzled. The New York real-estate tycoon has all but dropped out of the auction for the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, after his bidding...
TWC names Marcus CEO
Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Officer Glenn Britt will retire at the end of the year, to be succeeded by COO Rob Marcus. Marcus, 48, will take over as CEO...
Tourre trial lawyers keeping it surreal
Fabrice “Fabulous Fab” Tourre is living the surreal life. During his third day on the witness stand, defense lawyers for the former Goldman Sachs banker sparred with the prosecution over...
Missing person
His name is on the door, but Steven A. Cohen was nowhere to be seen yesterday at the arraignment of SAC Capital Advisors, his $14 billion hedge fund empire. Instead,...
UBS settles with Fannie
Ubs will pay $885 million in a settlement with a US regulator over allegations it misrepresented mortgage-backed bonds during the housing bubble, paving the way for billions more to be...
GMAC to pay back $230M
Gmac Mortgage will pay $230 million to compensate borrowers for deficient practices in mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing, the Federal Reserve said yesterday. About 232,000 borrowers foreclosed on in...
Penney short took the cake
Greenlight Capital closed its short position on retailer JCPenney and sold its long holding in Microsoft in the second quarter, founder David Einhorn said in a letter to investors. JCPenney...
Mystery death of hacker, 35
BOSTON — Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who could force a bank ATM to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, has died in San Francisco...
Sicko eyes 1,000 yrs. in prison
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland man who imprisoned three women in his home, subjecting them to a decade of rapes and beatings, pleaded guilty yesterday to 937 counts in a deal...
Liam: Sign it!
Ex-Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher sent high-profile matrimonial lawyer Raoul Felder to Manhattan Family Court yesterday to demand that baby-mama celebrity writer Liza Ghorbani sign a confidentiality agreement before negotiations even...
LIRR-scam doc’s malpractice troubles
The physician at the center of the massive LIRR disability-pension fraud case wasn’t only an alleged crook. He was also a lousy doctor who had to settle 15 malpractice lawsuits,...
Tiffany exec guilty plea
A sticky-fingered Tiffany & Co. executive pleaded guilty yesterday to swiping more than $2 million worth of diamond-encrusted baubles from the famous jeweler’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue.Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun, 46,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the man pictured at right, who allegedly mugged an 85-year-old woman in her Chinatown apartment building. The suspect was in...
Sad day for caged ‘Pussy’ cat
A mournful member of the Russian punk bank Pussy Riot looked out from a lonely courtroom holding cell yesterday, hoping to get paroled for protesting against President Vladimir Putin —...
‘I want to die!’
The bloodied Spanish driver of the out-of-control death train shouted, “I f--ked up! I want to die!” moments after it flew off the rails — but is now refusing to...
Cop killer Ronell Wilson’s ‘baby mama’ refuses to testify at death-sentence hearing
Even Ronell Wilson’s baby mama wanted him dead. The Brooklyn prison guard impregnated by the cop killer refused to testify on her baby daddy’s behalf at his recent death-sentence retrial,...
H’wood bet big
A Hollywood producer has pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court for his role in a high-stakes sports betting ring run by the mob.Bryan Zuriff, executive producer of the Showtime series...
Hudson tragedy
Two people were missing and four more were injured after a boating accident last night on the Hudson River about 25 miles north of New York City, authorities said.“There were...
Mayor Bloomberg: detection of fraud in CityTime scandal saved NY money
It’s “lucky” that there was massive fraud in the CityTime contract because the city ended up with a giant bargain, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. The mayor said the entire embarrassing...
House ethics panel probing LI pol over fireworks display 'favor' for hedge-funder
WASHINGTON — Get ready for some fireworks. The House Ethics Committee announced yesterday that it had opened an investigation into Rep. Timothy Bishop (D-LI), a year after Bishop intervened with...
4 more NY prisons to close
ALBANY — State corrections officials say they plan to close four more prisons in response to the shrinking number of drug offenders behind bars.The state Department of Corrections and Community...
‘All hands’ for 911 fix
The NYPD will bring in 150 new civilian employees to help deal with the growing 911 disaster, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said yesterday.“We will be moving forward as soon as...
Parents say Amanda Bynes is a paranoid pothead who's draining her bank account
LOS ANGELES — Amanda Bynes is a paranoid pothead obsessed with plastic surgery and thinks she’s being constantly “watched,” her parents said yesterday in a desperate bid to get control...
Midnight run for ‘Shark’
Missed the biggest night in television this summer? Don’t worry — “Sharknado” is back, and it’s bigger than ever. The Syfy cult hit will tear its way into movie theaters...
Unnatural juice
PepsiCo swill stop calling its popular Naked juices “all natural” and also cough up $9 million to settle a suit charging that the drinks contain synthetic ingredients. Naked said it...
Mike in slap at Spitzer
Whoa, horsie!A day after Eliot Spitzer’s campaign unveiled an ad evoking his “Sheriff of Wall Street” persona, Mayor Bloomberg questioned the wisdom of putting a bulls-eye on the city’s financial...
Rival walks on mild side
Two days after Anthony Weiner’s latest cyber sex scandal, the wife of mayoral rival Bill Thompson hit the campaign trail and spoke glowingly of her husband as a “good man”...
Teacher lectures Weiner over bad behavior
Boy, did she teach naughty boy Anthony Weiner a lesson! In a public spanking, retired public-school teacher Peg Brunda refused to shake Anthony Weiner’s hand after telling him his pervy...
Weiner’s sext partner says wife Huma Abedin is in it for power and fame
Anthony Weiner’s cyber mistress says he fakes it — with his wife. “It almost feels to me like it’s more of an arrangement, or a business relationship, than a marriage,”...
Legal angst over 9/11 cross
PRINCETON, NJ — Officials in this city are consulting lawyers as they wrestle with a 9/11 memorial featuring a World Trade Center beam that includes a hole cut in the...
Birdbrains free fowl ‘spy’
ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities detained a bird on suspicion of spying for Israel but freed it after X-rays showed it was not embedded with surveillance equipment, newspapers said yesterday. The...
500G bail on NFL ‘slay’ pal
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — A man prosecutors say was with Aaron Hernandez the night the former New England Patriot tight end’s friend was killed has been held on $500,000 cash bail....
OWS cop in pepper ‘fray’
DAVIS, Calif. — A former police officer who pepper-sprayed students during an Occupy Wall Street protest at the University of California at Davis is appealing for worker’s compensation, claiming he...
Lincoln DC vandal
WASHINGTON — The Lincoln Memorial was temporarily closed yesterday after someone splattered a splash of green paint on the statue. The apparent vandalism was discovered at about 1:30 a.m. yesterday...
Ashanti ‘stalk’ jerk indicted
R&B singer and “Army Wives” star Ashanti testified before a Manhattan grand jury yesterday against a Brooklyn loon who allegedly won’t stop sending her unwelcome, sexually graphic messages. The testimony...
I got you, babe!
A good Samaritan saved the life of a frightened 18-month-old girl spotted crawling atop a store awning in Bensonhurst yesterday. “Oh my God, there’s a baby on the roof!” Qing...
NY shark trade fin-ished
ALBANY — New York is banning the trade in shark fins starting next summer in an effort to protect them.Gov. Cuomo, who signed the law yesterday, says an estimated 73...
Getaway driver for gun-toting robbers in Brooklyn has no legs
A crook drove a getaway car for two gun-toting robbers in Brooklyn yesterday — even though he has no legs! “This is one getaway driver we won’t need the leg...
Spy on the prize: CIA has Osama AK-47
He was the US government’s prize scalp in the war on terror — and now the gun Osama bin Laden had in his final moments takes the top spot at...
US: No Snowden torture
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder has told the Russian government that fugitive NSA leaker Edward Snowden won’t be tortured or face the death penalty if he is returned to...
Thieves use stolen backhoe to smash through the wall of Queens bank to pull out ATM machine
This bank heist was more John Deere than Willie Sutton. Thieves used a stolen backhoe to smash through the wall of a Queens bank to pull out an ATM yesterday...
Rapper hit with DUI rap
GREER, SC — Rapper DMX has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence. Jail officials say the 42-year-old, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was arrested early yesterday....
Baldwin’s hot little hothead
Ireland Baldwin, the 17-year-old hottie daughter of anti-paparazzi rager Alec Baldwin, is following in daddy’s footsteps. Here she’s seen relaxing with her plump pug, but she’s begun breathing fire on...
DSK ‘pimp’ trouble
PARIS — Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will have to defend himself in a French court on charges of aggravated pimping despite recommendations by prosecutors that the charges...
Slapping down Iran’s hope for peace
Since his election as the next president of the Islamic Republic in Iran, Hassan Rouhani has inspired some optimism in certain Washington circles. Former national Security Advisers Brent Scowcroft and...
Thank you, Ray Kelly
President Obama shouldn’t nominate Ray Kelly to be secretary of homeland security. He should invite him to consider the error of his ways. At least that’s the logic of the...
Anthony’s marital stress: lame excuse for scandal
The Issue: Anthony Weiner’s mayoral bid amid a sex scandal, and his wife’s support for him. *** Anthony Weiner says he e-mailed pictures of his genitals to women he didn’t...
The gift of graft
Political corruption in Albany takes many forms. The most noxious is the kind that goes around the law. Take Dov Hikind. Crain’s New York Business reports the Brooklyn assemblyman has...
The good Weiner
It appears the national pastime has higher standards than our local politics. Like our race for mayor, Major League Baseball has a man named Weiner. This is Michael Weiner, who...
This week with Bloomberg
Mike Bloomberg may be on his way out. But this week his better angels were at work, and we do well to pay attention. Here are just a few highlights:...
Rebuke to Steve King
It’s hard to know where to begin in responding to the recent comments from Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on so-called “Dreamers”: illegal immigrants who came to the United States when...
On the economy, Obama Is all talk
We have a president who loves to give campaign speeches to adoring crowds, but who doesn’t seem to have much interest in governing. That was apparent Wednesday, when Barack Obama...
Have cool fun on a hot day at 5 NYC area water parks
BREAKWATER BEACH 800 Ocean Terrace, Seaside Heights, NJ Local beefcakes and families with tweens flock to the Jersey Shore’s Breakwater Beach, a compact, 2-acre water park that, while small in...
Gettin' ripped!
On a recent Sunday at Rippers on the Rockaway boardwalk, a shirtless dude is feverishly sloshing generous portions of boxed wine into cups while a girl with a shirt that...
Kid stuff
Today STAR SEARCH: Check out the kids strutting their stuff at the Coney Island Talent Show, where various categories will include Circus Freaks & Geeks, Creative Kids and Song &...
Two men and a baby (grand)
Cozy mysteries in the Agatha Christie mold don’t require hard-boiled suspense. What they need is kooky characters — and the new off-Broadway musical “Murder for Two” has plenty of them....
Granderson, Nix making progress in rehab games
TAMPA — Curtis Granderson is on his way back to The Bronx — again. The power-hitting outfielder — who started the season on the disabled list with a broken right...
Newkirk commits to be new Hawk
Shavar Newkirk had a future in the Big East if he wanted it. But rather than get wooed by the big conference, the dynamic 6-foot point guard chose the best...
CC rocked as Yanks welcome Soriano back with Rays loss
The Yankees got Alfonso Soriano back last night and hope to get Derek Jeter back this weekend. Curtis Granderson is getting closer and even the Yankees admit Alex Rodriguez is...
Debbie Little at Yonkers
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Home Team Lineups
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Hondo: Let’s go Metamucils
Hondo dealt himself a bad hand last night with the Cards, who folded in Atlanta to cause the deficit to expand to 735 millers. Today, Mr. Aitch expects Gee to...
Soriano, Garza can help your squads
Change is inevitable. Sometimes it takes change to make us realize what we have been doing before wasn’t the best plan of attack. Sometimes it takes change to give us...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Orioles blank Red Sox In Baltimore, Chris Tillman pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, and the Orioles defeated the Red Sox, 6-0, to end a three-game skid. In Atlanta,...
Scranton Yanks winners of a ‘minor’ marathon
There was no plane fueled up and waiting on the tarmac. When this one ended after midnight yesterday in Moosic, Pa., after a string of futile at-bats in the 16th...
Takter-trained horse fave in Trot
Trainer Jimmy Takter hopes tonight’s $530,000 Yonkers Trot is one to remember as he sends out 8-5 morning-line favorite Dontyouforgetit.Dontyouforgetit, who won one of two Trot eliminations last week, could...
Filmmaker: Boxer was ‘man of joy’ with ‘incredible secret’
Dan Klores was 12 years old when he watched on television as Emile Griffith literally beat the life out of Benny “Kid” Paret at Madison Square Garden in 1962. It...
Tebow works with receivers, RBs
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — If Tim Tebow makes the Patriots’ final roster, it apparently won’t be just at quarterback. After saying yesterday morning Tebow would be used “wherever he’s best for...
Nets sign swingman Anderson
The Nets filled the final remaining open spot on their 15-man roster when they agreed to a deal with free-agent swingman Alan Anderson on a two-year deal yesterday, according to...
‘Peace’ seeks new nickname
After word spread around the Internet Metta World Peace might be changing his name again ahead of playing for the Knicks next season, the man himself took to his Twitter...
Ivory, Goodson out of running on Day 2
CORTLAND — You need a scorecard to keep up with which Jets running backs are practicing at training camp. Yesterday, Chris Ivory sat out practice with a sore hamstring. He...
Rodgers ‘shocked’ by Braun’s Pack of lies
Aaron Rodgers might have been Ryan Braun’s biggest backer.No longer.The Packers quarterback and close friend of the accused performance-enhancing drug user, stood up for the Brewers slugger constantly on Twitter...
As camp opens, Giants eager to be Super again
As the Giants gathered for the start of training camp, Eli Manning as pitchman for the offense and Antrel Rolle as a drum-banger for the defense sounded similar themes: Last...
Now Cruz not feeling underpaid
Victor Cruz, after signing his five-year contract extension, said he intended to make up for lost time by getting together for some on-field work with Eli Manning. But Cruz and...
Right Mann for the job
So here he is, two young daughters and two Super Bowl MVPs later, No. 10 of the New York Football Giants officially beginning his 10th training camp, his arms no...
Holmes can’t guarantee he will play this season
CORTLAND — Tone Time might be delayed longer than everyone thought. Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes, who remains sidelined after two foot surgeries in the last nine months, said he...
Edwards: Keep sour taste in past
CORTLAND — Rex Ryan is trying to put two bad seasons in his rear-view mirror and focus only on the upcoming schedule, as if the past can easily be forgotten....
Sanchez has no backup plans
CORTLAND — After three months of being questioned about a much-hyped quarterback competition that hadn’t even started yet, Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith finally got on the field Friday for...
Run at East title still possible
WASHINGTON — The Mets have certainly been a different team over the last 5 1/2 weeks, but time isn’t on their side in trying to catch the Braves in the...
Turner heads to bench after collision
WASHINGTON — Justin Turner was down, but not out. The Mets infielder survived a collision with left fielder Andrew Brown in the first inning of Friday night’s nightcap of a...
Harvey gem wasted after Mejia dominates
WASHINGTON — Split happens. LaTroy Hawkins could only think in those terms as he watched Ryan Zimmerman crush a fastball over the right-field fence in the ninth inning, ending the...
Cashman anti-trade & overruled — again
Alfonso became the second straight Soriano that Brian Cashman advised Yankees ownership not to acquire — and was overruled on nevertheless. Just as with the signing of free agent Rafael...
Ten years after leaving, Soriano thrilled to be back
During batting practice yesterday, Alfonso Soriano hugged Ichiro Suzuki and Robinson Cano. He later took the field wearing his pinstriped No. 12 from a decade ago. “This is my house,...
Jeter to play today ... in simulated game
The Yankees expect Derek Jeter to play Saturday — just not for them. The shortstop is eligible to come off the disabled list after being out with a strained right...
GM to A-Rod: ‘Go right ahead’ and file grievance
First Brian Cashman cursed out A-Rod, and now he’s calling him out. The Yankees general manager, who last month publicly ordered the third baseman to “shut the f--- up” when...
Sliding Sabathia sinking Bombers
It remains to be seen whether yesterday’s acquisition of Alfonso Soriano changes the conversation regarding the Yankees, who have been dragged into an endless Alex Rodriguez spin cycle that includes...
It takes a village
The British crime drama “Broadchurch” premiered last March in England, averaging close to 10 million viewers on ITV for its eight-episode run — terrific UK TV numbers. And now I...
Fall Revolt for Combs
Sean Combs is set to launch his all-music channel, Revolt, in October. Modeled on ESPN and CNN, Revolt says it will offer news reports every half hour as well as...
Disney to ‘Shake It Up’ as series ends
Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up” is ending its run after three seasons. The live-action comedy series, which stars Zendaya Coleman and Bella Thorne, follows two best friends who land their...
Just back: Tales of the Cocktail
“Did bartenders create civilization?” moderator Derek Brown asks a panel of “paleococktails” experts. The DC bar owner is playful but unsurprised by the response from Pat McGovern, a UPenn archaeochemist...
Let’s get fizz-ical in Napa
There’s a good chance you’ve been to Napa Valley, this country’s second federally approved, geographically defined grape-growing region (the first was Missouri’s Augusta). You probably visited the winery that produces...
Weird but true
Alcatraz it isn’t. Some California Bay Area convicts serving misdemeanor sentences can enjoy cable TV with a remote control and HD in a quiet Fremont jail. The catch? It costs...
Smaller conferences need their own playoff
Like a bodybuilder competition, the Big 5 power conference commissioners this week flexed their muscles from coast to coast. Bottom line: The rich want to take care of their own....
Executive producer for Showtime's 'Ray Donovan' pleads guilty for role in high-stakes sports betting business
A Hollywood producer has pleaded guilty in New York for his role in a high-stakes sports betting business run by an organized-crime enterprise. Bryan Zuriff is executive producer of the...
Cops hunting attempted rapist & robber in Brooklyn
A suspect wanted in an attempted rape and robbery in Brooklyn is on the loose, according to police. Cops have released a sketch of the man they say approached a...
UFC on FOX 8 preview: Flyweight title fight needs solid rating to earn pay-per-view main event in future
Consider this the dress rehearsal.If UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson wants to headline a pay-per-view card in 2014, he’s not just competing against John Moraga at UFC on FOX 8...