July 15, 2014

Surfer who punched dog walker pleads to be freed from jail

He’s not so tough now! The buff, blonde surfer accused of sucker-punching a Manhattan dog walker blubbered like a baby Tuesday when a New Jersey judge told him he had...

Knicks sign former Pelicans 7-footer Jason Smith

Knicks president Phil Jackson said Sunday the team will be fiscally responsible and not just throw money around the rest of summer because it had an exception. In other words,...

MLB, regional networks far apart in talks for local streaming rights

Baseball fans shouldn’t expect to stream games of their local teams anytime soon, The Post has learned. Major League Baseball and regional sports networks remain far apart in their talks...

Yahoo still in sales rut as CEO unable to rev company engines

Yahoo! on Tuesday said it will sell about one-third fewer Alibaba shares than expected — but even this shareholder-friendly news wasn’t enough to deodorize an otherwise stinky quarter. The Web...

SEC official blasts regulator rival in turf war

One of the US’ top banking regulators complained Tuesday about an ongoing financial regulation turf war. Michael Piwowar, a commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission, riffed on names for...

Alibaba in talks with Hollywood studios on streaming video

Jack Ma wants to build a Netflix for China — before someone else does. The Alibaba chief, poised to execute one of the biggest tech IPOs in history, has been...

Rich booking up seaplanes to the Hamptons in case of LIRR strike

Wealthy New Yorkers won’t let increased car traffic from an LIRR strike ruin their Hamptons weekends — and ­instead plan to just fly over the poor saps stuck on the...

Red Bulls face many questions -- and rival Philadelphia

Rarely has a team on a five-game unbeaten streak gone into a game with so many questions. But that’s exactly what the Red Bulls will do when they head south...

Selig: All-Star Game not coming to Bronx anytime soon

MINNEAPOLIS — Of the 15 ballparks that make up the American League, only two have not played host to an All-Star Game. One is Tropicana Field, the poorly located eyesore...

'Married at First Sight’ couples get hitched

Last week the new FYI reality show “Married at First Sight” matched six strangers into three scientifically perfect couples that would legally wed the moment they first meet. In the...

JPMorgan Chase’s Dimon upbeat on beating cancer

Jamie Dimon’s betting on Jamie Dimon. The JPMorgan Chase boss, who revealed two weeks ago that he has a treatable form of throat cancer, said on Tuesday that he feels...

5 'Watch What Happens' memories that will surprise you

Five years ago, Andy Cohen’s fledgling show on Bravo, “Watch What Happens Live,” had only a 13-episode order, was airing at midnight and had a tiny “clubhouse” studio as a...

De Blasio's union rally at public school broke rules, critics say

A union rally inside a Brooklyn public school featuring Mayor de Blasio violated city regulations because such partisan activities are strictly prohibited in school buildings, critics charged Tuesday. One former top...

Immigration activist detained, then released by border patrol

WASHINGTON — A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who became a crusader for immigration reform after entering the US illegally as a child was detained by Texas Border Patrol agents for eight...

Rose, Donald burdened with pressure to win on home soil

HOYLAKE, England — When you’re playing the British Open and you happen to be British, it adds a bit of pressure to the proceedings. As this week’s Open Championship at...

Woman accused of extorting Saudi sheik's son can't make bail

She’s accused of plotting to extort $20 million from the son of a Saudi Arabian sheik, but a raven-haired German beauty apparently forgot one crucial detail — money for bail...

Jeter's All-Star double might have been rigged

MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Jeter’s earned all the respect in the world from his fellow major league players. Maybe sometimes too much respect. This was a memorable All-Star start and finish...

Gun-toting pro-Russia beauty spotted in eastern Ukraine

She’s a mom on a mission. This assault-rifle-toting blonde patrolled the grounds outside an eastern Ukraine kindergarten Tuesday. Looking more like the star of a playground action flick than a...

10 best moments in All-Star history

The 85th MLB All-Star Game, to be played Tuesday night at Target Field in Minneapolis, has resonance in the present (home-field advantage in the World Series goes to the winning league)...

The transparent and secret sides of Bill de Blasio

It turns out that when they elected Bill de Blasio, New Yorkers got two mayors. One is transparent to a fault, the other is secretive and sneaky. Transparent Bill parades...

Bloods threaten to kill more cops

The Bloods have vowed to kill more Jersey City cops to avenge the thug the police shot dead this week after he executed a rookie officer, The Post has learned....

Carmelo's contract, Calderon's recruiting could help Knicks land Marc Gasol

Carmelo Anthony will make $5 million less than the maximum, clocking in at five years, $124 million, but the bigger number is the $1.4 million he has opened up in...

Kate Moss' teen sister follows in her Calvin Klein footsteps

Often when a new It model emerges, she’s heralded as the new Kate Moss. Well, this one actually is — or at least she’s as close as we’ll ever get....

The 5 worst types of guys to date in NYC

I first read the Craigslist ad six years ago. I had graduated from college about a month before, moved to New York with few practical connections and was desperately looking...

Halloran says secret recording proves his innocence

Former City Councilman Dan Halloran says he was never a crooked politician — and he has his own secret tape to prove it. While federal officials were building a corruption...

David Wright's rookie season filled with excitement, 'tough lessons'

The sports coat didn’t match his slacks, but that was the least of David Wright’s worries. The flip-flops he had taken to wearing to and from the ballpark in the...

Diane Ravitch, public education sexist

"I  know it sounds sexist to say that she is pretty, but that makes her telegenic, even if what she has to say is total nonsense.” Translation: She’s too pretty...

'Linen King' convicted of assault after violent fight with ex-wife

It took a Manhattan jury less than three hours to convict millionaire “Linen King” George Bardwil of assault for slamming the head of his much younger ex-wife into the floor...

Alleged killer named his gun 'Loretta'

A Brooklyn street tough called the gun he used to kill another man “Loretta” and kept it in a baby’s crib in his girlfriend’s apartment, prosecutors said Monday. Daneel Edwards,...

Tappan Zee switcheroo

Construction is well under way to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson, but New Yorkers still have only a dim idea how Gov. Cuomo plans to meet...

De Blasio's LIRR strike plan: Let them use gondolas

When it comes to the threat of a Long Island Rail Road strike, Bill de Blasio is proving you don’t have to be a tone-deaf billionaire mayor to act like...

Why we shouldn't arrest pregnant women who use drugs

Given the link between alcohol consumption during pregnancy and birth defects, should expectant mothers who drink be arrested for assault? If not, it’s hard to see why Mallory Loyola is...

Home, sweet home: Nowitzki, Wade re-sign

There really was little doubt Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki ever would leave the only NBA homes they have known in the current free-agent frenzy. On Tuesday, both squashed all...

Attacking Israel with the genocide lie

‘Here’s the difference between us,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained on “Fox News Sunday.” ‘‘We’re using missile defense to protect our civilians, and they’re using their civilians to protect...

What's behind the ongoing violence in Gaza

The differences between Hamas and Israel are so profound, it’s almost as though the two aren’t living in the same century. The Hamas war against Israel pits cheap rockets —...

Summer gripes: From Times Sq to the LIRR

Summertime, and the kvetch­i­ng is easy: Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and it also helps to keep an eye on Mickey Mouse. Who would have imagined two decades...

Woman falsely arrested after filming cops help homeless man: suit

A Manhattan woman ​is suing the NYPD, saying​ her First Amendment rights were violated when she was arrested for filming cops ​helping a homeless person on the Upper West Side....

Jill Abramson is 'not ashamed' of NYT firing

Ousted New York Times editor Jill Abramson said she feels no shame following being fired - and doesn’t even really miss the prestigious gig, a new interview revealed Tuesday. “Is...

'SNL' loses 3 more cast members

There's more cast turnover at "Saturday Night Live." After first-year cast member Brooks Wheelan announced that he was fired from the NBC show on Twitter on Monday, The Post has...

What you can learn from the worst customer service call ever

If there is a hell, being stuck on a call like this one with a Comcast customer-service representative would surely be one fitting punishment for those who sinned in life....

Man arrested for stabbing watermelon

An estranged husbandhas landed in jail after cops said he was involved in a brutal, messy stabbing that he carried out in a “passive-aggressive manner.” The “victim”? A watermelon. Carmine...

Did the Mets waste David Wright's best years?

An opposing general manager was recently talking up the Mets. He loved their pitching possibilities already in the majors, still in the minors and currently on the DL (Matt Harvey)....

What a waste: Photographer snaps subjects with a week's worth of trash

Men, women and families were snapped surrounded by a week’'s worth of their trash for the series ‘"Seven Days of Garbage"’ by California photographer Gregg Segal. See just what everyone's...

Teen could be youngest to fly solo around the world

A South Dakota teen may have become the youngest person to fly solo around the world. Matt Guthmiller, 19, completed the more than 29,000-mile journey in a leased single-engine airplane...

Mystery 80-pound pig terrorizing small town's residents

OAKLAND, Maine — Police in the Maine town of Oakland say a pig that menaced two children walking through the woods has scared another passer-by. They've now closed the walking...

Pregnant Chelsea Clinton reports for jury duty

She grew up in the White House, the most famous daughter in the world, but Chelsea Clinton’s no Material Girl. The former first daughter made a low key appearance in...

3 reasons Yahoo should get together with rival AOL

Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer has good reason to hook up with Tim Armstrong’s AOL. Mayer was spotted having a long chat with Armstrong at last week’s tech and media mogul...

Yankees not counting on Pineda as answer for ailing rotation

The Yankees believe Michael Pineda will pitch for them at some point this season. Yet, because the right-hander is only in the throwing-bullpen-sessions stage of a full spring training schedule,...

Why so serious? 4 happier ways ‘24’ could have ended

Warning: Spoilers ahead You can’t be a fan of “24” without knowing that Jack Bauer’s heart was made to be broken. Ever since Day 1 — when his former lover...

Gangbanger stashed cache of weapons for 'zombie apocalypse'

He’s the “walking” dumb! A Staten Island man told NYPD cops he kept a small arsenal in his home because he was worried about the “zombie apocalypse,” a law enforcement...

Judge rips into man who killed parents while they slept

A Queens judge ripped into a killer — who fatally shot both his parents because they cut him off financially — as he sentenced him to life with no possibility...

Cop 'sorry' for callous tweets after woman's fatal subway fall

An NYPD captain had to publicly apologize for taking twitter potshots at transit advocates over a woman’s death on the subway tracks. Thomas Harnisch, of Harlem’s 25th Precinct, started a...

'HeatLifer': Dwyane Wade staying with Miami on 2-year deal

A person familiar with the situation says Dwyane Wade is staying with the Miami Heat. Wade has agreed to a two-year deal with a player option for 2015-16, according to...

Weird Al schools us on grammar in Robin Thicke parody

It’s day two of Weird Al Yankovic’s epic return to the spotlight, featuring eight new music videos of his parody songs in eight days. Tuesday brings the inevitable: a hilarious...

'Disco Demolition 2' promises ballpark blowup of Bieber, Miley gear

http://youtu.be/o98PcPvS-54 Mike Veeck surely will be making his father proud. Veeck, the co-owner of the Charleston RiverDogs and son of legendary baseball owner and promotions pioneer Bill Veeck, is bringing...

Brazilian man claims he's 126 years old

A Brazilian man claimed he turned 126 last week, which would make him the oldest person to ever live by nearly a decade. Jose Aguinelo dos Santos, a son of...

Rory McIlroy on single life: 'Happy with everything that's going on'

HOYLAKE, England — Rory McIlroy has a score to settle with Fridays of tournament weeks. McIlroy has had the uncanny habit this season of posting worse scores in the second...

200 city vehicles snared in speed camera crackdown

The speed camera crackdown in school zones has snared 200 city-owned vehicles — and the employees caught driving them will have to pony up the $50 fines themselves, a new analysis...

Google, Novartis to create 'smart' contact lenses

Swiss drugmaker Novartis has struck an agreement with Google to develop "smart" contact lenses that would help diabetics to track their blood glucose levels or restore the eye's ability to...

The 12 creepiest mascots you've ever seen

Mascots have a complicated set of roles in our society. Sometimes they’re out to cheer touchdowns, sometimes they’re selling hamburgers and sometimes they just make your kids cry as you...

Student slashed at Harlem school

A Manhattan student was slashed with a box cutter Monday when he rushed to the aid of a friend who was being robbed outside their Harlem school, cops said. Alexis...

No jail time for CityTime scammers

No jail time for these CityTime scammers who cost taxpayers hundreds of millions​. The three family members of the convicted mastermind behind the colossal payroll-system scheme avoided being sent to...

Netanyahu says Israel will hit Hamas hard

JERUSALEM — Israel's leader says the country will exert "great force" against Gaza's Hamas rulers after the Islamic militants rejected a truce agreement. Israel halted its fire for six hours...

Step inside Dracula's Castle

Sink your teeth into these, vampire fans. Creepy new photos offer a peek inside the Gothic castle where Dracula is believed to have been captured and locked in a dungeon,...

Judge slams Robert Jackson, wife for omissions in lawsuit

A state judge rapped state Senate candidate Robert Jackson and his wife, Faika, for failing to disclose medical information related to a negligence lawsuit they filed against the city and...

How Hollywood turned a pro-Soviet epic into Cold War propaganda

Lewis Milestone's World War II epic "The North Star,'' which has circulated in shabby copies and transfers (see embedded clips) since it slipped into the public domain in 1971, is...

Parents of man killed by cops settle suit for $250K

Queens mom Donna Bingert called police to save her from her rampaging son Zachary in 2010, only to turn around and sue the city when cops were forced to gun...

Cara lip-syncs, Olivia Palermo is a Cosmo cover girl and more

Cara Delevingne and Jenny Lewis make offbeat videos involving wigs, Olivia Palermo covers a Latina glossy and one of the world’s ritziest magazines endorses $25 Adidas slides. It’s topsy-turvy day,...

7 Disney sequels that are actually watchable

On Friday, Disney will release “Planes: Fire & Rescue” — a sequel to the “Cars” spinoff “Planes,” which came out less than a year ago. There’s no word yet on...

Chanel's graffiti-print backpack is the 'It' bag of the summer

If you want to earn an A+ in fashion, look no further than the latest It accessory. The backpack was already making a quiet comeback for a few seasons, but...

Where to find the best and worst men in NYC

Queens men have the worst tempers but they’re pros in bed. Brooklyn guys smoke too much but they’ll help you move. And Manhattan fellas are most likely to cheat, but...

Brooks Wheelan says he was ‘fired’ from ‘SNL’

Comedian announced he wouldn't be returning to the show on Monday.

LIRR strike could cost New York $50M: study

The LIRR strike will hit the New York region with an economic blow of up to $50 million, according to a new state comptroller analysis. The disruptions to the economy...

Love-Wiggins decision could define LeBron's Cleveland return

Could Cleveland be missing its chance to end five decades of misery? Even after reacquiring the best player in the world -- LeBron James -- the Cavaliers appear unwilling to...

At least one thing's totally the same about Tiger Woods

HOYLAKE, England -- The question posed to Tiger Woods was a simple one. “Given your limited preparation coming in here, what would be an acceptable finish for you this weekend?’’ Woods...

Disgraced ex-CBS anchor Rob Morrison whines to judge

Disgraced ex-CBS anchor Rob Morrison whined to a judge Tuesday that he only serial-dialed his estranged wife more than 120 times over three days because he wanted to talk to...

How far has Chris Johnson fallen from 2,000-yard back?

As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on...

Boston's famous baseball couple gets engaged

https://twitter.com/JennyDell_/statuses/488870099223203840 Will Middlebrooks finally has something to celebrate this season. The Red Sox third baseman, who hit .197 in 21 games this season before being sidelined by a finger injury,...

Dozens of Disney World workers arrested in child sex stings

Almost three dozen Disney theme park workers have been arrested for alleged kiddie-sex crimes since 2006, according to a broadcast report. The 35 busts have been for possession of child...

MTA boss writes letter to LIRR riders as strike looms

MTA boss Thomas Prendergast penned a letter to LIRR riders Tuesday morning describing the generous offer workers have been given as they prepare to walk off the job in five...

This is what it's like to be a professional cliff diver

Diving off a cliff into the unpredictable waters below from the height of an eight storey building requires guts and precision. But can you imagine doing this as your job?...

HP's interim chairman quits board for health reasons

Hewlett-Packard said interim Chairman Ralph Whitworth resigned from its board of directors, effective Wednesday, to focus on his health. Whitworth, who runs activist hedge fund Relational Investors LLC, joined HP’s...

Jimmy Graham gets most of that wideout money anyway

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints on Tuesday confirmed a multiyear contract with Jimmy Graham, ending a protracted holdout for the star tight end. According to ESPN, it's a four-year,...

J.R. Smith mocks Rihanna, Heat fans with one great photo

With all the drama surrounding Carmelo Anthony and his Knicks return, we almost forgot about J.R. Smith. Don’t worry, though, he is still Instagramming and tweeting away for your enjoyment....

Dancing and drinking as German team celebrates Cup

BERLIN — At a party 24 years in the making, hundreds of thousands of Germans showed their admiration and adoration for their World Cup winners in a victory parade to...

JPMorgan, Goldman clear lower bar for second-quarter earnings

Wall Street bank giants JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs posted second-quarter results on Tuesday morning that easily topped lower expectations. Both firms benefited from a smaller-than-expected hit to trading revenue,...

The 6 most overrated travel spots on the planet

As a travel writer, my credo is “I’ll try almost anything once.” That open-mindedness has served me well. The huge majority of my experiences have been very much worth having....

Brave Kurdish pop star unfazed by Muslim terrorists' death threats

Kurdish pop singer Helly Luv says she will not be put off by death threats from Iraqi Islamist militants since release of her first music video but, drawing on its...

Weird Al parodies Pharrell's ‘Happy’ in new ‘Tacky’ video

For his triumphant return, Weird Al Yankovic has tackled one of the year’s most inescapable tunes, “Happy.” To celebrate the release of his new album, “Mandatory Fun,” Yankovic dropped a...

Daniel Radcliffe grows 'Horns' in new flick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOwqLsoJ5LY Has Harry Potter gone to the dark side? Not quite. But Daniel Radcliffe certainly looks like he has in the trailer for his new movie, “Horns.” In the film,...

Airbus patent could make your flight even worse

If the latest airline seat design patented by Airbus is anything to go by, flying is set to get a whole lot more uncomfortable. Looking more like a bicycle seat than...

I spent $30,000 to look like Kim Kardashian

A 25-year-old Essex woman has shelled out that much on hair extensions, breast implants, spray tans and make-up in a bid to emulate her favorite star.

They're the wurst: German sausage makers formed meat cartel

So this is how the sausage gets made. More than 20 German sausage makers on Tuesday were hit with $460 million in fines for price fixing a range of meat...

Microsoft expected to slash thousands of jobs

Microsoft Corp is planning its biggest round of job cuts in five years as the software maker looks to integrate Nokia Oyj's handset unit, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge...

Next up for legal pot? Marijuana at your doorstep

SEATTLE — William "Jackrabbit" Large pulls his SUV onto the side of a downtown Seattle street, parking behind an Amazon Fresh delivery truck and carrying a product the online retailer...

Suicide bomber kills 89 in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber blew up his car packed with explosives near a busy market and a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 89 people and wounding...

19 dead, 150 injured in Moscow train derailment horror

MOSCOW — A rush-hour subway train derailed Tuesday in Moscow, killing 19 people and sending at least 150 others to the hospital, many with serious injuries, Russian emergency officials said....

Oscar Pistorius in heated nightclub showdown

JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius was in an altercation at an upmarket nightclub over the weekend, his family said Tuesday. Pistorius went with a cousin to a trendy Johannesburg nightclub on...

The way Yankees are going, All-Star may be Jeter's best send-off

MINNEAPOLIS — This is supposed to be the Halftime Show, not the Final Act. It’s too cheesy, too contrived, to represent the final time Derek Jeter takes the national stage....

Two men busted in fatal beating of cabby

Two suspects are in custody in the fatal robbery of a 55-year-old cabby who was beaten to death near a strip club in Woodhaven, Queens. Victim Nazmul Islam, 55, had...

Daughter of 9/11 hero begins firefighting training

The FDNY’s incoming class includes a department first: a woman whose firefighter dad was killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Josephine Smith, 34, whose father, Kevin, died when the north...

Cops training to thwart bridge suicides

These courageous NYPD cops are among scores of officers being trained to deal with jumpers on city bridges amid a troubling recent increase in suicides. So far this year, there...

Ex-cop’s stolen ring returned after 40 years from Greek Island

A retired NYPD cop whose high-school ring was stolen more than 40 years ago was shocked to see the keepsake again — in a package mailed to his doorstep from...

HBO to make movie based on Big Blue great

HBO has optioned “The Glory Game” and plans to make a movie based on Big Blue great Frank Gifford’s book recounting the iconic Giants-Colts 1958 NFL Championship game, which went...

'The Hotwives of Orlando' mirrors Bravo's famed shows

If you thought “The Real Housewives of [Insert Random Locale Here]” were a tawdry, tumultuous bunch, wait ’til you meet “The Hotwives of Orlando.” The new comedy, available for streaming...

Pace of upfront ad sales weakens

Cable TV and Madison Avenue appear to have lost that loving feeling. Upfront ad dollars targeted to cable TV appear headed for a decline for the 2014-15 season, cable groups...

No kidding: Refugees help create government jobs

It looks like the Obama administration is finally doing something about the tens of thousands of unaccompanied children apprehended at the border — they’re hiring workers, at salaries of up...

Neighbors cheer after alleged drug dealer is shot in the butt

Residents of a tony, gentrified block in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, are just delighted that their alleged “neighborhood drug dealer” has been shot in the buttocks. “Everybody is happy that this guy...

Students claim vocational school is a sham: suit

A lawsuit brought by former students of a vocational college with locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn claims the school is a sham that targets low-income minorities — leaving them in...

Waiting times for kids seeking refuge in the US can take years

WASHINGTON — The flood of Central American kids seeking refuge in the United States has led to waiting times of more than 19 months before cases are heard, records show....

Hamas rejects cease-fire proposal

The military arm of Hamas has rejected an Egyptian cease-fire proposal, its official Web site reported Tuesday morning. The proposed plan had been the most serious attempt yet by an...

Father of dead soldier livid that Bergdahl is back on active duty

A dad who believes his soldier son died hunting for accused deserter Bowe Bergdahl was furious Monday that the former Taliban POW had returned to active duty. “I find it...

There is no moral equivalency between Israel and Hamas

http://youtu.be/waSPsI9-ge8 Amid the recent troubles between Israel and the Palestinians, many Americans and media commentators are drawing disturbing lines of parallelism between the two societies, asserting a false moral equivalency...

Lawyer sues A-Rod for $380,000

Banned Bronx Bomber Alex Rodriguez is being sued by one of his former attorneys because he failed to pay the litigator more than $380,000, according to papers filed in Manhattan...

De Blasio invites Pope Francis to visit New York

A few months ago, Mayor de Blasio said he hoped Pope Francis would visit the city “some day.” On Monday, the mayor extended an official invitation. Without his own direct pipeline...

Behind the scenes at the Clinton White House

WASHINGTON — It was an enduring image of his presidency: a chastened Bill Clinton walking his dog while wife Hillary keeps her distance as the family leaves town at the...

Bill Clinton cracked Jewish joke to a bunch of Jewish Republicans

WASHINGTON — He’s known as the consummate politician, but Bill Clinton’s instincts sometimes go haywire — like when he told a questionable Jewish joke to a group of stunned Jewish...

De Blasio at secret union meet in Cablevision war

In an extraordinary use of his office to help union allies, Mayor de Blasio Monday night put the squeeze on Cablevision, telling its disaffected workers involved in a private labor...

Bake shop shares Crumb-le 58% after bankruptcy filing

Shares of bankrupt Crumbs Bake Shop fell more than 58 percent on Monday, closing at 27 cents, after investors digested the news that a white knight investor’s proposed purchase of...

Daily Blotter

Manhattan ■ An after-hours burglar hit a posh Hell’s Kitchen restaurant and stole a safe filled with payroll checks and $1,400 in cash, cops said Monday. The thief broke into Obao...

Cespedes outslugs Frazier in Home Run Derby slog

MINNEAPOLIS — Baseball’s annual equivalent of the Big Gulp finally, mercifully ended late Monday night when Oakland’s Yoenis Cespedes defended his Home Run Derby title at Target Field. Cespedes, who...

Doc tried to bring Pierce to LA

LAS VEGAS — Doc Rivers tried his best to bring Paul Pierce home to Los Angeles. The Clippers coach, who coached Pierce in Boston, said Monday night he and Pierce...