September 22, 2013
Geno comes through for Jets when it's needed most
On a day the Jets played flag football, more undisciplined than any team Rich Kotite fielded, on a day Rex Ryan managed the coach’s challenge as well as he handled...
No magic for Yankees -- and not much talent either
On a precious day in both Yankees history and the 2013 season, what stood between a storybook ending and baseball ruin were Mark Reynolds, Brendan Ryan and J.R. Murphy. That...
Core Four glory years now the good old days
Former player after former player and dignitary after dignitary was announced to honor Mariano Rivera in pregame festivities. Yet, if you listened closely enough, you could notice who was not...
RB Powell has career day for Jets
The Jets went to great lengths to improve their rushing game this offseason. They signed free-agent Mike Goodson and made a draft day trade for Chris Ivory. It turns out...
Jets CB Wilson has fourth-quarter meltdown
The Jets managed to beat Buffalo 27-20 despite a team-record 20 penalties for 168 yards, and there was no bigger meltdown or guiltier culprit than Kyle Wilson. The volatile cornerback...
Snake on a plane! (really)
CANBERRA, Australia — A tiny snake found on a Qantas Boeing 747 airliner led to 370 passengers being grounded in Sydney overnight, the airline said Monday. Staff found the 8-inch,...
Jets report card
OFFENSE Marty Mornhinweg’s crew put up some big numbers. The 513 yards are the most a Jets team has had since Rex Ryan became head coach in 2009. Rookie quarterback...
Jeff Daniels, 'Breaking Bad' win big at Emmys
“Breaking Bad,” the brutal saga of meth dealers in New Mexico, captured its first Outstanding Drama Emmy Award Sunday night, while “Modern Family” won its fourth consecutive trophy for top...
Red Bulls beat FC Dallas for fourth straight win
When his team first came together in February, New York Red Bulls coach Mike Petke wasn't sure what he had in Luis Robles. Seven months later, Petke knows what Robles...
Pettitte classy as ever in taking blame for Yankees loss
Of course it would have been fitting for Andy Pettitte to bid farewell to The Bronx with a victory, to absorb the inevitable standing ovation with a lead in hand....
Panamanians attend in droves to honor Rivera
It’s been 13 years since Mariano Rivera and his family lived in Panama, but the country’s pride in the all-time greatest closer remains as strong as his renowned cut fastball....
Eli punished by Panthers defense
CHARLOTTE—About the only bright side to Eli Manning’s afternoon at Bank of America Stadium Sunday was that he survived with his health intact. That shouldn’t be taken for granted considering...
Giants fall even deeper after 38-0 dismantling
CHARLOTTE , N.C. — OK. Now what? What do you take away from 38-0, against a team that was gasping and sputtering and wondering if its coach was going to...
This week's magazines ask big questions
With school back in session, students are pondering the great questions. No, not whether Katy Perry is a better act than Taylor Swift. We mean the BIG questions. Popular Science lives...
Prime NYC potential restaurant location sells for nearly $7M
There’s a new restaurant opportunity in the Theater District. City Knickerbocker Lighting just sold 781 Eighth Ave. for $6.9 million. The four-story commercial building has 9,000 square feet of leasable...
Hedge funds now free to advertise
Advertising agencies may want to start calling their local billionaire hedge fund bosses — starting now! The decades-long ban on hedge fund advertising has been lifted effective Monday — thanks...
Google, Facebook dominate ad dollars
That giant sucking sound you hear is Google and Facebook vacuuming up online advertising dollars, leaving 99 percent of digital advertising firms to scrounge for crumbs, according to Madison Avenue...
Jets Blitz
HERO Muhammad Wilkerson and Calvin Pace sparked a front seven that stuffed the NFL’s fourth-ranked ground game and dominated an offensive line that had allowed only one sack previously. The...
Jets defense the difference against Bills
Sure , it was sloppy down the stretch, with more undisciplined penalties than you’d see in a prison-yard game. And yeah, the Jets, playing the part of the bumbling Buccaneers...
Geno keeps his cool as Jets turn back Bills
Welcome to the Jets’ version of Flag Day. Somehow, some way, Gang Green beat the Bills 27-20 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday despite a franchise-record 20 penalties, two turnovers and...
Posada: Jeter needs to go out on own terms
Will Derek Jeter follow his Core Four buddies into retirement a year from now? Jorge Posada, the only member of the quartet not in uniform Sunday, endorsed the idea. At...
1930s comedy goes forth, does not prosper
Some people are convinced that they’re destined to be artists despite all evidence to the contrary. If they and their enablers drive you nuts, you may want to drop by the...
'Embarrassing' loss puts Giants in line of fire
CHARLOTTE — Will Beatty called it “humbling.” David Baas said he was “embarrassed.” Kevin Boothe used the word “unacceptable.” Words like pitiful and disgraceful would have worked, too. Think of...
Giants' Nicks shut out in Carolina homecoming
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This wasn’t exactly the glorious homecoming Hakeem Nicks had in mind. The Charlotte native and former North Carolina star was so excited about facing the Panthers again...
Giants report card
OFFENSE Eli Manning was sacked seven times, the Giants averaged 3.8 yards per carry, Henry Hynoski might have been lost for the season, Hakeem Nicks didn’t have a catch and...
YES finally makes great 'catch' for good TV
Every Blue Moon Odom it shines through all the screen clutter and gabbity-gab: TV’s promise to provide us the best seat in the house. On Friday, 1-1 in the seventh,...
Mets rookie Tovar saves day in debut
PHILADELPHIA — Wilfredo Tovar had a major league debut he likely will never forget. Three days after receiving a message in his native Venezuela that he was needed by the...
Mets' LaTroy Hawkins notches 100th save
PHILADELPHIA — The Hawk will never die. In this city, that is the rallying cry for the Saint Joseph’s basketball team, but it also fit LaTroy Hawkins on Sunday as...
Wikileaks leaks movie about Wikileaks
WikiLeaks has posted the script to "The Fifth Estate" and made its most forceful denunciation of the film about the site's creation and its colorful founder. The whistleblower website posted...
Giants Blitz
HERO Take your pick for the Panthers, who had Cam Newton throw three TD passes, DeAngelo Williams run for 120 yards and defensive end Greg Hardy account for three of...
Can CrossFit kill you?
It's the world's hottest workout regimen, but CrossFit has a dark side. Say hello to Uncle Rhabdo, the unofficial and troubling mascot that is commonly referred to within the CrossFit...
Whose red-carpet savvy matches their talent?
Tuning in to the Emmys is as much about the fashion as it is about the talent — we love the unexpected, be it good or bad. But when an...
Will US get suckered in by Iran?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will undoubtedly play the well-dressed matinee idol in this year’s UN annual gabfest, which begins Tuesday. But will Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu be the only one to...
Go to Greg: Is it OK to 'Americanize' my resume name?
I have a non-American name, and after sending out 500-plus resumes with little response, I’m starting to think a made-up American name, like Robert Smith Jr., is in order. What...
How can a parent deal with teen savages?
How does a 15-year-old girl wind up passed out drunk in a home full of teenage boys and without adult supervision? How does she wake up to find herself naked...
Veterans venture into business
During her nine years as a storekeeper in the Coast Guard, Brynn Simonetti gained invaluable experience in contracting, purchasing and accounting. And now that the Eatons Neck, Long Island-based officer...
Not the end of NYC's ethnic politics
Just when we thought New York was finally out of the age-old game of ethnic politics, they’re pulling us back in. Bill de Blasio’s victory in the Democratic mayoral primary...
United labor supports de Blasio for big payday
New York’s left-wing political establishment and its public-sector unions are rallying behind Bill de Blasio now that he’s locked up the Democratic nomination for mayor. Think of it as the...
CUNY now protecting Petraeus
After an initial misstep, CUNY now appears on the right track when it comes to protecting the rights — and safety — of visiting lecturer David Petraeus. After hecklers hounded...
Where they are now: NY veterans on finding jobs after service
For ex-soldiers, the battle to find a job is intense. Six percent were out of work, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics released last month. Still, five vets profiled...
ObamaCare's war on workers
Republicans in the House might not win their fight to defund or delay ObamaCare. But an onslaught of new evidence is highlighting one big reason they think the program needs...
Why companies love hiring war heroes
Whether they hail from the Air Force, Army, Navy or Marines, there’s something special about vets, say hiring managers — be it leadership qualities, tenacity or a simple willingness to...
AMC to air 'Breaking Bad' marathon
With the ratings building up to the season finale of “Breaking Bad,” AMC has made the clever decision to air every episode of the series. Yes, every episode. The marathon...
Sweet Rivera send-off ends with sour taste
Earlier during an undeniably special day — when was the last time an active player’s number was retired? — Mariano Rivera took perhaps his slowest walk ever from the Yankee...
Brutal loss on celebratory day all but finishes Yankees
On a day the Yankees celebrated the careers of Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte, a crushing 2-1 loss to the Giants on Sunday brought the duo one day closer to...
Esquire Network blends brains and brawn
Fanboys still have a place to play — but now they also have a place to get some culture. When Monday night's debut of the men’s network Esquire was announced...
Bad to worse: Giants slaughtered by Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There are losses, and then there are totally embarrassing debacles that require an NFL franchise to rethink every single thing it is doing. Sunday’s 38-0 thrashing at...
No spinoff for 'Mad Men'
Matthew Weiner has stated that when “Mad Men” ends in 2015, so will the story of Don Draper. While AMC is spinning off its dramas, “The Walking Dead” and “Breaking Bad”...
Lesbian character shakes up 'Two and a Half Men'
"Two and a Half Men” was running out of time. Despite casting a wide net, the show couldn’t fill a very important slot, a new character who would shake up...
Rivera honored before Yankees game
With flags of his native Panama waving above a sea of navy-blue Yankee caps, legendary closer Mariano Rivera was saluted in grand style Sunday as baseball’s greatest relief pitcher in...
Bill Clinton praises Republicans' budget message
WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton paid a backhanded compliment to Republicans Sunday amid the budget battle that could force a government shutdown in one week. Asked on CNN’s “Fareed...
Hillary to Huma: Dump Weiner or you're out
Top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has been given an ultimatum: dump serial-sexting hubby Anthony Weiner, or get out of Clintontown. “Huma has a choice to make,” a close associate...
Rihanna's adventure in Thailand with slow loris
Rihanna spent a weekend at the beach in Thailand snapping pictures that led police to arrest two people for allegedly peddling protected primates.
Rihanna's slow loris selfie leads to arrest
Rihanna's vacation selfies helped Thai investigators capture two men charging tourists to take photos with an animal on the protected species list. The series of Instagram snapshots taken in Phuket over...
NRA chief bashes 'unprotected' Navy Yard
WASHINGTON – National Rifle Association boss Wayne LaPierre yesterday blamed the shooting massacre last week at the Washington Navy Yard on the military installation being “largely left unprotected.” "The whole...
Robin Wright is the most elegant woman on TV
When we first meet Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) in the pilot of the Netflix series “House of Cards,” she could be confused for a nervous housewife, waiting impatiently when her...
Commercial space cargo ship delayed by computer problems
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A brand new commercial cargo ship making its orbital debut experienced trouble with a computer data link Sunday, and its arrival at the International Space Station...
Suicide bombers kill 75 outside Pakistani church
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 75 people in the deadliest-ever attack on the country's...
Monteith's Emmy tribute is 'criminal': legend's son
The exclusion of Jack Klugman from an Emmy Awards tribute that includes Cory Monteith is an insult to the memory of the late TV veteran and three-time Emmy winner who...
Obama: Tougher gun laws 'will happen'
WASHINGTON – President Obama vowed on Sunday that tougher gun laws “will happen,” as he consoled families of victims from the deadly shooting spree last week at the Washington Navy...
Ton of pure cocaine found on Air France plane
More than a ton of cocaine was seized at a Paris airport after it was found packed into 30 suitcases carried on a passenger plane. French police, who had been...
Chiquita bananas hired killer commandos: suit
MIAMI — Faced with potentially billions of dollars in legal liability, Chiquita Brands International is asking a federal appeals court to block lawsuits filed against it in the U.S. by thousands of...
Rand admits: We can't defeat ObamaCare
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said Saturday that President Barack Obama's healthcare law is unlikely to be repealed or defunded and suggested that there were few options and not much...
NJ fire eyewitness deserves an Emmy
I wonder if Wayne Cimorelli is eligible for an Emmy Award. Doubtful, but why not? Here goes: I hereby nominate WNBC-Ch. 4 reporter Wayne Cimorelli for a local Emmy in...
Couples who game together, stay together
If Ms. Pac-Man were around today, there’s a pretty good chance she’d be a Mrs. The stereotype of the lonely gamer — and his or her so-called “game widow” —...
For sale: 'Iraq's Most Wanted' card signed by Saddam
He’s no longer keeping his cards close to his vest. A soldier who guarded Saddam Hussein is ready to sell a rare collection of autographed “Iraq’s Most Wanted” playing cards...
Hong Kong braces for year's most powerful typhoon
HONG KONG — The year's most powerful typhoon was grinding closer to Hong Kong on Sunday, forcing hundreds of flights to be canceled and shutting down shipping after pummeling island...
Family of boy dragged by city bus suing
The family of a Staten Island boy who was seriously hurt when his leg was trapped in the doors of a city bus says in a lawsuit that the driver...
Miley Cyrus basically bares all
Miley Cyrus is handling her breakup in style – sheer, provocative style. Miley donned a see-through fishnet dress and pasties for her performance at the iHeartRadio Music Festival Saturday. The...
Miley Cyrus shows off
Miley Cyrus donned a see-through dress and pasties for her performance at the iHeartRadio Music Festival.
Israeli soldier abducted, killed by Palestinian
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian lured an Israeli soldier to a village in the West Bank and killed him with the intention of trading the body for his brother jailed for...
Former Yanks pitcher accused of sticking ex with credit-card debt
This former Yankee pitcher is giving his gorgeous ex-girlfriend anything but relief. Blond beauty Elizabeth Ariosto says her onetime love, Tanyon Sturtze, got her a credit card back in 2006...
Caroline Kennedy sells out Camelot
As the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination approaches, so does the merchandising onslaught — books, movies, commemorative magazines. But there is one aspect of this commercialism that remains surprising:...
River Phoenix's final hours
He knew he was going to die. This Halloween marks the 20th anniversary of River Phoenix’s shocking overdose at Johnny Depp’s LA nightclub. Now one of the last people to...
De Blasio’s Cuban vision for New York City
Extra, extra, read all about it. Not all New Yorkers have the same incomes! Not all have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams! And most — gasp! — don’t live on...
Chinese politician Bo Xilai gets life sentence
JINAN, China — A Chinese court convicted Bo Xilai of corruption Sunday and gave him a stern sentence of life in prison, capping a nearly 20-month scandal that derailed one...
Secret mob history of Ray's Pizza
Alfonso “Little Al” D’Arco, acting head of the Luchese crime family, was the first mob boss to turn government witness. He flipped for the feds in 1991 and helped send...
Obama warns of government-shutdown peril
President Obama on Saturday urged Congress to approve a budget to keep the government open after Oct. 1 — and raise the debt ceiling so the country can pay its...
Principal cost old district $1M in suits, but city still hired him
As principal of Baldwin Middle School on Long Island, James Brown was accused of sexual harassment, racist remarks and bullying behavior — and he cost the school district $1.6 million...
City apartment buildings consider going smoke-free
Mayor Bloomberg isn’t just blowing smoke! The city’s stealth war on cigarettes is being waged in earnest, with five residential buildings — 513 apartments in total — being “educated” into...
NFL hitmaker Priyanka Chopra
Are you ready for some Chopra? The hottest pipes in the sports world belong to Bollywood star and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra, the singer behind “In My City,” the...
Priyanka Chopra models NFL outfits
Priyanka Chopra shows off her football style by modeling outfits for each NFL team.
Jets lineman is hungry for NFL success
He’s got an appetite for destruction. Damon Harrison, a mammoth defensive lineman for the Jets, is making a name for himself on the football field, but it’s his nickname —...
Jones retains UFC title in bloody war with Gustafsson
TORONTO -- A bloody Jon Jones won a unanimous decision against hard-charging Alexander Gustafsson to retain his light-heavyweight title at UFC 165 on Saturday night. Jones (19-1) won with his...
Bronx teen arrested in father's murder
A 16-year-old Bronx teenager was arrested in connection to his father’s murder Saturday night, according to police. Ivan James Sr., 40, of University Heights, was found shot in the head...
Yankees core made for the last great dynasty
I was at a function last year, chit-chatting with a few folks at the bar, when one of the attendees, who described himself as a lifelong Yankees fan, said, “What...
Woman struck by hit-run driver in Queens
A woman struck by a hit-and-run driver in Queens Saturday night has died, and cops are looking for a minivan they believe mowed her down. Nisath Hossain, 58, was crossing...
Giants owe it to grieving coach to deliver win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — These are the days when we test ourselves, when we test our resolve about keeping things in perspective, about putting sports — even football games — in...
Metallica rocks out at the Apollo Theater
Heavy metal superstars Metallica hail from San Francisco, but at last night’s intimate show at the Apollo Theater, a rarity for these seasoned arena headliners, the left coasters thrilled the...
Wright formula sparks Mets over Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Any questions about David Wright’s motive for returning to the Mets this season? Simply, the Mets still are trying to win games, and Wright’s presence in the lineup...
Rivera's no-frills approach a foundation for greatness
The plane landed smoothly at Kansas City International Airport on Aug. 13, 2002. I was ready to begin covering another Yankees road trip. I arose from my seat, glanced a few...
Rookie QBs will be key to Jets' showdown with Bills
Geno Smith and EJ Manuel sat together in the green room at Radio City Music Hall five months ago at the NFL Draft. Now they meet again on the field...