May 2, 2014
Darth Vader’s lack of pitching skills is disturbing
[mlbvideo id="32539987" width="618" height="345" /] The force is weak with this one. Darth Vader, the iconic Sith Lord from the Star Wars film franchise, threw out the first pitch in...
MTA bus crashes into van in Queens
Four people were seriously injured and six others were left with minor injuries after an MTA bus crashed into an airport shuttle van in Queens Friday night, authorities said.The bus was driving...
Weir, Lipinski helping you look dapper at the Derby
Giddy up, pony watchers. Get ready for some Fabergé egg fabulousness at Churchill Downs, because Johnny Weir and his style sidekick, Tara Lipinski, are teaming up to be the first...
Brassard OT goal gives Rangers Game 1 win over Penguins
PITTSBURGH — The play kept going, but Derick Brassard knew it was over. “The sound of the back post and the main post [are] different,” he said. “I felt like...
Making college pay
Almost everyone understands that the most lucrative jobs for college graduates go to those with degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. The problem: There are more of these jobs...
Benghazi and al Qaeda
House Speaker John Boehner is forming a special select committee on the Benghazi attack that killed four Americans. Boehner’s decision comes on the heels of a newly disclosed e-mail from...
The Sterling torture — round-the-clock condemnation
Shock. Alarm. Outrage. The sentiments flew across the airwaves this week at the news of LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s ugly racial remarks in a private conversation. But, in an...
Princeton draft prospect a stud DT, a singer and a teacher
Caraun Reid looks like a football player. But The Bronx product and NFL Draft hopeful has a number of other talents. He’s an accomplished vocalist, spent time as a teacher’s...
Lavin scores top LA prospect Myles Stewart — as a walk-on
St. John's might have landed the shooter it sorely needed, and it didn’t even need a scholarship to do so. Los Angeles shooting guard Myles Stewart of powerhouse Westchester High...
Kentucky Derby means it's time for a Bourbon revival
Not traveling south to watch the Kentucky Derby from the Churchill Downs infield on Saturday? No worries. Brynn White, a Louisville native turned Brooklynite, has been hosting an annual Derby...
The actors we want to see in second coming of 'Grease'
File this one under things that took way too long to happen. FOX is playing right into our nostalgic hearts with a special called “Grease Live,” to air in 2015....
JPMorgan braces for 20% drop in trading revenue
JPMorgan Chase could be hurtin’ without Blythe Masters. The biggest bank in the US is projecting its trading revenue will fall 20 percent in the current quarter from last year,...
Chipotle CEOs make a combined $58M as burrito bowl prices rise
If you think the burritos at Chipotle are getting expensive, consider the price of the company’s top execs. Proxy advisory firm ISS on Friday blasted lavish pay packages for the...
Deron Williams leads way as Nets rock Raptors, force Game 7
Call off the search party. After Deron Williams went missing for most of the previous two games, he delivered when the Nets needed him most, putting together a sensational game...
Rumor of Skechers buying the Clippers quickly loses its legs
Talk about a sneaky publicity stunt — sketchy even. Sneaker company Skechers said Friday it’s considering buying a stake in the LA Clippers basketball team — but then privately downplayed...
Bill Ackman documentary shows seamy side of Herbalife
Herbalife antagonist Bill Ackman brought Main Street to Wall Street on Friday. The head of the Pershing Square hedge fund, who has an estimated $1 billion bet that the Los...
Kerr's decision coming soon unless Warriors come calling
Steve Kerr likely is making his swan song for TNT on Saturday night when he announces Game 7 of the Grizzlies-Thunder series in Oklahoma City. According to an NBA source,...
Pay-TV popularity causes hook-up mania
The sudden M&A frenzy in pay-TV is putting pressure on programmers to bulk up, sources told The Post. The Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger, which counts Charter Communications as a partner,...
Ray Romano joins HBO's 70s-era rock drama pilot
So this post-“Every-body Loves Raymond” career is going pretty well for its star, Ray Romano. Actually, it’s going great. Following his dramatic turn on NBC’s “Parenthood,” Romano has landed a...
Sticking with Pineda risky
After missing the 2012 and 2013 seasons with shoulder woes, Michael Pineda was finally where the Yankees wanted him to be in 2014 and was performing like the All-Star he...
News Corp. to buy Harlequin for $415M
News Corp. sees profit potential in the tales of princes, sexy soldiers and mysterious millionaires. The publishing company controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch said Friday that it has agreed...
Crisis in Ukraine escalates after unrest leaves 31 dead
SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — Ukraine launched an offensive against separatist forces for control of a besieged eastern city Friday, while clashes between pro- and anti-government activists in the previously calm southern...
Ben Affleck banned for life from playing blackjack at Vegas casino
What a joker! Actor Ben Affleck was banned for life from playing blackjack at the Hard Rock Cafe in Vegas after security officers busted him counting cards, a source told...
The Yankees bullpen prospect who's dominating at Trenton
A prospect may be working his way onto the Yankees’ major league radar — and he is just 70 miles southwest of New York City. Branden Pinder, a 25-year-old right-handed...
The mayor is right
When it comes to running the City Council, the mayor and the speaker disagree. The mayor wants to abolish member items, the tax dollars pols hand out as they see...
Jury orders Samsung to pay Apple $120M in damages
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A jury has determined that Samsung infringed Apple smartphone patents and awarded $120 million in damages to the California company. In a counterclaim filed by Samsung, the panel also...
NJ Transit says it lost $5.6M during Super Bowl
TRENTON, N.J. — The head of New Jersey Transit says transporting fans to and from February's Super Bowl cost the agency $5.6 million. Executive Director Ronnie Hakim told a state...
Bronx assistant principal accused of smacking teacher
An assistant principal who once said that students “need to have experiences ... to write about” was busted about noon Friday for smacking a female teacher inside a Bronx elementary school as...
It pays for Mayweather to be prepared as he faces Maidana
LAS VEGAS — For better or worse, Floyd Mayweather has stayed in the national headlines during a week when a large pay-per-view buy would ensure him making well more than...
Broadway vet tells off Edie Falco in ‘Jackie’
Addicts can make a person furious. Actress Julie White, who’s playing Nurse Jackie’s AA sponsor on the Showtime black comedy, now in its sixth season, got so angry at Edie...
The day in photos
Capitalism and socialism each face criticism and protests, Pope Francis gets a special gift, a lion makes his debut, a transvestite beauty pageant and more.
The Naked Cowboy is finally changing his underwear
It’s a natural fit! Underwear giant Fruit of the Loom is launching its new line of tighty-whities for men with the help of Times Square favorite the Naked Cowboy. The...
Sterling: I wish I had just paid her off
In Donald Sterling’s world, money solves everything. “I wish I had just paid her off,” the Los Angeles Clippers owner told Du Jour magazine Friday in his first comments since...
Cops looking for man who robbed a Waffle House with pitchfork
NORCROSS, Ga. — Police are searching for a man who used a pitchfork to rob a Waffle House restaurant northeast of Atlanta. Norcross police say 50-year-old Jeffery Wooten entered the...
14 celebs who have mastered airport chic
LAX might as well have a red carpet. Hollywood’s biggest stars trot through the terminals every day, and they look smashing doing it! Here are LAX’s 14 Best Dressed. Kate...
This week's 10 best and worst dressed celebs
The red carpet was alive and well this week with ample premieres, appearances and award ceremonies. Some soared to great style heights, while others flopped worse than a Halle Berry...
Familiar foes to return in 'Blacklist' season finale
The best reason to watch NBC’s “The Blacklist” — this season’s No. 1 new show — is star James Spader, who plays fugitive-turned-FBI-informant Raymond “Red” Reddington and chews the scenery...
5 ways to celebrate 'Star Wars' day in NYC
As fans bide their time for next year’s highly anticipated J.J. Abrams-helmed “Star Wars” flick, they can get their lightsaber fix Sunday. It’s been dubbed Star Wars Day, thanks to...
Red Bulls' Wright-Phillips giving Henry a lethal strike partner
A week and a half ago, Red Bulls coach Mike Petke said it’s not always easy being Thierry Henry’s strike partner. But Bradley Wright-Phillips has made it look simple, with...
First American gets 'unusually lethal' MERS virus
Health officials confirmed the first case of an American infected with a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East. The man fell ill after flying to the...
Klecko hammers Jets' Coples: 'Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane'
Give Joe Klecko credit for another sack. The Jets great took down a current Jet on the radio Friday. Klecko, appearing on WFAN, criticized outside linebacker Quinton Coples. “A little...
Would you pay $1,000 for a mint julep?
There’s arguably no more storied a cocktail than the mint julep, a concoction of bourbon, mint and sugar that’s long been celebrated as the signature sip of the Kentucky Derby...
Nets' Kidd pays price for calling out refs
Jason Kidd had much less to say about his $25,000 fine Friday than he did about officiating on a conference call Thursday. “It’s a beautiful day outside,” Kidd said with a smile at...
NYPD team cancels baseball game after thief swipes uniforms
This crook threw top cops a curveball. An NYPD baseball team, made up of some of the country’s best investigators, was thwarted by a lowly street thief — who swiped...
4 movies that made Audrey Hepburn a timeless charmer
Audrey Hepburn, who would have turned 85 Sunday, was not only one of Hollywood’s revered and beautiful actresses, but a real-life heroine. The daughter of aristocrats-turned-Fascist sympathizers, she joined the...
Man arrested for punching woman outside NYC official's home
The NYPD security detail for City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito busted a man who punched his girlfriend outside the speaker’s home in East Harlem Friday morning, cops said. Two intelligence...
Florida man gets cozy with his pet cougar
Plenty of people would let a cat sit in their lap, but few would let a cougar do the same thing. Mario Infanti sees no difference, though, and it's not strange to...
Exempting schools from union rules will raise achievement: De Blasio
Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed Friday to boast his ambitious plan to exempt 200 regular public schools from union rules could bolster achievement for more students than in charter schools....
How Adam Silver worked both sides of the NBA aisle
In the time between when inflammatory audio recordings of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s conversation with his girlfriend V. Stiviano first surfaced late Friday evening and when NBA Commissioner...
Man accused of killing girlfriend with ax had paranoia, insomnia
The troubled former Village guitar shop owner who brutally stabbed his doting girlfriend to death Thursday night had just been released from a voluntary stint at Bellevue Hospital after weeks...
A-Rod sleuth who embarrassed MLB is quietly let go
Major League Baseball announced a "restructuring" of its Department of Investigations on Thursday, which included the firing of two top investigators, following last year's Biogenesis case involving Alex Rodriguez. “After...
Lupita may be in new 'Star Wars,' Miley gets kinky and more
The force may be with Lupita Nyong’o (supposedly cast in the next “Star Wars” film), Miley dons nipple pasties (surprise, surprise), and Kelly Cutrone tackles her own clothing line. Happy...
At least 350 dead and hundreds missing after Afghanistan landslide
KABUL, Afghanistan — A landslide buried a village Friday in northeastern Afghanistan, leaving at least 350 people dead and hundreds missing, said Afghan and UN officials. Badakhshan province Gov. Shah Waliullah...
Obama, Merkel address cellphone snooping
WASHINGTON — Psst. Don’t fret, we tap everybody’s phones. Looks like President Obama was whispering secrets in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ear at the White House Friday. Well, that would be...
Kerry issued subpoena over Benghazi
The US House of Representatives' Oversight Committee has issued a subpoena for Secretary of State John Kerry to testify at a May 21 public hearing concerning the 2012 attack on...
Rangers go to school on how Blue Jackets messed up Crosby
PITTSBURGH — How much did Alain Vigneault think he could learn from the Penguins' first-round series against the Blue Jackets? So much that he joked about popping a blood vessel...
Man who killed psychotherapist with meat cleaver gets life
The cleaver-wielding schizophrenic who butchered an Upper East Side psychologist apologized to the doctor's family before being sentenced Friday to life behind bars without parole and ranted that voices in...
Where is the Brian McCann everyone was raving about?
First, they showered Brian McCann with money. Next, they raised expectations with words. Then they were impressed by the way he works with pitchers. One month into the season, the...
Casino CEO resigns after he's accused of sexually assaulting sister
The casino bigwig who was accused of sexually assaulting his sister stepped down yesterday as the face and CEO of the Nevele casino project. Michael Treanor quit Thursday after Ulster...
Service human helps dog conquer agoraphobia
An “agoraphobic” dog in England finally left the house for the first time ever — thanks to a talented pooch psychologist. Jack, an 18-month-old chocolate Labrador, was so scared to...
Teen accused of killing bystander: 'It's war out here'
He said he needed to pack heat just to survive in New York City. A Brooklyn teen who fatally shot a hardworking father while aiming for a rival gang member...
April job boom is more like a bust
There was a job boom in the US economy in April that was as phony as any Hollywood explosion. The Labor Department announced Friday morning that a healthy 288,000 new...
How a bobblehead turned up the heat on Red Sox-Rays rivalry
The Rays and Red Sox were rained out on Wednesday night. Boston chose to make up the game on Thursday with a day-night doubleheader, much to the dismay of Tampa...
Teen charged in prom stabbing showing signs of psychosis: lawyer
Teen “prom killer” Chris Plaskon faced a judge for the first time Friday in court — where his lawyer revealed he’s showing “signs of psychosis.” Sporting a blue hoodie, bloodshot...
Braves refused to believe Marlins weren't cheating
The Braves didn't just get beaten on Wednesday night, they believe the game may have been stolen from them. Only a week after Aaron Harang shut down the Marlins with...
Andrew Garfield rocks out on 'The Tonight Show'
Who knew the webbed wonder could sing? While appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Thursday, “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” star Andrew Garfield showed off his pipes and guitar...
Nets 'absolutely, definitely' guarantee victory in Game 7
Andray Blatche backed up teammate Paul Pierce’s guarantee, promising a Nets victory in Game 6. And after helping Brooklyn stave off elimination with a 97-83 win — and earn a...
Inside the derailed NYC Subway that stranded 1,000
A typical morning commute turned into straphangers’ worst nightmare after a packed subway train derailed in Queens Friday morning, injuring more than 19 people, cracking a rail and trapping about...
Barkley jabs Magic for dancing on D’Antoni’s Lakers grave
Magic Johnson made no attempt to hide his glee over Mike D’Antoni resigning as Lakers coach. https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/statuses/461685511481212928 And even the extremely outspoken Charles Barkley thought Johnson took his excitement too...
Hiring freeze after misconduct at Treasury unit
The US Treasury Department has frozen all recruitment by its anti-money laundering arm and forced the agency to rescind 11 job offers, after an investigation found it violated the federal...
Snapchat update is every teacher's worst nightmare
Snapchat is turning into every school teacher’s worst nightmare. The photo-messaging service, which is wildly popular with teens, unleashed a big update on Thursday that drove its young users to...
Theory: Winston copped to crab legs to cover free food setup
Perhaps Jameis Winston wasn't "shoplifting" after all. ESPN's Marcellus Wiley believes Florida State's reigning Heisman-winning quarterback, who was issued a citation Wednesday for stealing crab legs from the grocery store...
5 things to know about the campus sexual assault probe
WASHINGTON -- It's a list that no college or university wants to be on. The Education Department on Thursday revealed the names of 55 colleges and universities facing a Title...
New app lets police crowd source evidence
LOS ANGELES -- An annual spring party in a Southern California beach town devolved into a riot last month when revelers turned violent, rocking cars, smashing windows and throwing rocks....
23 clips that will take you back in time to a forgotten NYC
A woman dancing on a tightrope! A mobile phone 80 years before Verizon began offering a family plan! There’s tons of exceedingly rare footage of long-bygone New York City among...
College to grads: Don't take seflies while accepting diploma
TAMPA, Fla. -- Toss your cap. Turn your tassel. Just don't snap that selfie. Graduates at the University of South Florida and Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I., have been asked...
Block-long sinkhole swallows cars
BALTIMORE — Officials say a block-long sinkhole opened up in a residential neighborhood in northeast Baltimore, sucking in several cars and forcing the evacuation of several houses. The fire department...
Unemployment rate drops to lowest since 2008
US employers added a robust 288,000 jobs in April, the most in two years, evidence that the economy is picking up after a brutal winter slowed growth. The Labor Department...
Hondo fishing again
That’s life with the Metamucils — riding high in April, shot down in May. And Hondo was there to cash in with the Rockies, whose dominance Thursday night cut the...
Woman gives birth in backseat of NYC cab
A woman gave birth to a baby boy in the backseat of a yellow cab in TriBeca Thursday night, PAPD sources said. Police Officer Pasquale Carpentiere was on routine traffic...
Severe weather brought more rain than Hurricane Sandy
Wednesday’s menacing storm dumped more rain on New York City than Hurricane Sandy did — wreaking havoc on area roads and transit systems, experts said. In Port Washington, LI, a...
Bishop sprung after de Blasio call: It was all a misunderstanding
The Brooklyn bishop who sparked a political firestorm when he was arrested for driving with a suspended license, but spared a night in jail after Mayor de Blasio called a...
Printing error hinders New York state math tests
Some of the math tests being given to students as part of New York state’s annual statewide assessments are missing questions. Thursday marked the second day of the annual three-day...
Taliban supporter says former Osama deputy cured his cold
It's hard to find a good chicken-soup in Afghanistan. A US-born militant who was previously convicted of conspiring to assist the Taliban said Thursday that he was once successfully treated...
Skeptics question health-care savings at teachers union
The mammoth, nine-year teachers-union contract will be paid for by trimming $1 billion in medical costs, claimed Mayor de Blasio. Yet budget watchdogs said the plan needs a check-up. City...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Cops are looking for the subway rider who allegedly snatched an iPad from a fellow straphanger in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The thief fled the Queens-bound A train after the grab-and-go at...
Teachers relieved but not thrilled with new contract details
Teachers were underwhelmed by raises in the new union contract announced Thursday by Mayor de Blasio and their union — and worried about concessions over evaluations and merit pay. Among...
De Blasio, teachers union strike deal offering charter reforms
If you can’t beat charter schools, join ’em. The nine-year deal hammered out between the teachers union and Mayor de Blasio on Thursday includes a surprise plan to exempt 200...
Local politician: Casino boss accused of incest should be axed
His idea of family isn’t welcome upstate. Casino creep Michael Treanor — who was outed by The Post for being accused of sexually assaulting his own sister — should be...
Bratton vows to crack down on drunken cops
A red-faced Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Thursday he is furious with drunken cops who are humiliating the NYPD — and laid out a plan to keep his officers sober...
Planning for FIFA World Cup and Rio Olympics off to a bad start
Just how bad are things in Rio ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Olympics in 2016? Here’s just one example. Olympic cities are encouraged to conduct test events...
Regulators not on board with Sprint T-Mobile bid: source
Sprint shares have soared more than 17 percent this week as word spread that it plans to make a bid for rival T-Mobile US this summer — but regulators appear...
Some 170 injured in Seoul subway crash
A subway train in the South Korean capital, Seoul, crashed into another one at a station on Friday, injuring about 170 people, news reports and the emergency services said, although...
Ackman's Pershing Square outdoes rivals
There might be a simple reason Bill Ackman’s former antagonists Dan Loeb and Carl Icahn are making up with the iconoclastic silver-haired activist: He’s making gobs of money again. Here’s...
3 dead, 2 helicopters crash as Ukraine attacks pro-Russia forces
SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — Ukraine launched what appeared to be its first major assault against pro-Russia forces who have seized government buildings in the country's east, with fighting breaking out in...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar criticizes NBA for blind eye to Sterling's racist history
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is outraged by the Donald Sterling scandal — and the fact that “everyone acts as if it’s a huge surprise.” In an essay for Time magazine,...
Cosmopolitan recognized at National Magazine Awards
The biggest surprise Thursday night at the National Magazine Awards was the first-ever award carried home by Cosmopolitan and its Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles. Cosmo won in the personal service category...
Clippers unable to put Warriors away, head home for Game 7
OAKLAND, Calif. — The world has been focused on the Clippers — and rightfully so — in the wake of the racist scandal and resulting ban of owner Donald Sterling....
Web defamation suit has Silicon Valley bigs on alert
Silicon Valley bigwigs Mark Zuckerberg and Sergey Brin are scared . . . of a cheerleader. A federal appeals court in Cincinnati heard arguments Thursday in a case that pits...
Michael Jackson's voice revived in newly released tracks
Bet you thought he was dead, didn’t you? Well, he is legally, but Michael Jackson’s estate and old record label are intent on keeping his record sales alive by raiding...
Family of slain Brooklyn slumlord cries for more arrests
The brother of slain Brooklyn slumlord Menachem Stark is furious that two other suspects linked to his abduction and murder had not yet been charged in the crime. “Nobody should...
Avon stock tanks after $135M settlement saps Q1 results
Avon has settled a longstanding bribery probe, but Wall Street is still full of questions about the company’s future. Shares of the door-to-door cosmetics giant plunged to their lowest levels...
Bloods gangbanger penned Rikers officer hit list
A high-ranking Bloods gangbanger made a terrifying “hit list” of Rikers Island officers and staffers to target for violent attacks, sources told The Post. The handwritten list — with the...
Yankees rotation went from strength to sabotage in 12 days
When you retrace a sorry loss to a bad team, it’s not hard to find reasons the Yankees suffered a second straight defeat to the lowly Mariners Thursday night at...
Kerr too far along with Knicks for Lakers to pursue: source
Steve Kerr, the overwhelming favorite to be the next Knicks coach, is not on the Lakers’ candidate list, according to an NBA source. The Lakers believe Kerr is too far...
Off the DL, Lagares hits the ground running
DENVER — Juan Lagares picked up where left off, but that might not get him back in the Mets lineup on Friday. “Two big hits for us, but we’ve got...
T-Mobile CEO: 'We have outpaced the competition'
T-Mobile CEO John Legere is not one to mince words on Twitter. The CEO on Thursday was boasting about blowing past the competition with a record number of new customers...
Deron Williams reaches defining game of his Nets career
Ever since Deron Williams was acquired by the Nets a little more than three years ago, plucked out of Utah by general manager Billy King in the wake of his...
Pineda says he will return to Yankees rotation ‘soon’
Michael Pineda said he’s “coming back soon” from the muscle strain that forced him from his simulated game in Tampa on Tuesday. That’s fine, but no one knows exactly when...
Colon, Mets no match for potent Rockies offense
DENVER — On a night the Mets needed a gunslinger to tame these torrid Rockies bats, they ended up with Bad Bart and a severe case of saddle soreness. Bartolo...
Jack Bauer is back and kicking major ass
It’s the beginning of May, and it feels like the television season is starting all over again. Here’s why: Jack Bauer is back Monday night at 8 p.m. for the...