October 3, 2014
What Kershaw's mystifying implosion reveals about baseball
LOS ANGELES — Aces implode, too. This was supposed to be the postseason battle of aces. Instead, Adam Wainwright couldn’t make it out of the fifth inning Friday night at...
Fordham makes nationally televised game one to remember
Fordham didn’t miss its chance at revenge on Friday night in front of a national television audience. Using a 21-point outburst late in the first half, the Rams cruised to...
Hondo working Knight shift
Hondo enjoyed a perfectly wonderful Friday, hitting first with the Orioles then with Louisville to reduce the accounts payable to 1,375 nagles. Saturday: Mr. Aitch will ride with Rutgers to...
Job numbers favor Democrats
Advantage, Democrats — unless the 248,000 new jobs in September suddenly force Republicans to go on the offensive. I will explain in a second what the Republicans’ next move could...
Man once punched by bodyguard for Kardashian's friend killed by cops
Cops fatally shot a Brooklyn man Friday night who made news when he was punched in the face in August by the bodyguard for a pal of Kim Kardashian’s authorities...
Thieves sneak off with goods from ‘Madam Secretary’ set
This would never have happened on Hillary’s watch! Two laptops and assorted other items valued at $17,800 were swiped on Friday from the set of “Madam Secretary” in Greenpoint, Brooklyn...
Teacher made bomb threat joke to escape meeting
A bored-to-death city teacher sent his wife a joke text Friday, playfully begging her to call in a bomb threat to save him from a monotonous meeting — but she...
Stock market soars on strong job numbers
An increase of 248,000 jobs last month took the unemployment rate below 6 percent for the first time since July 2008 and sent the three major stock indices up more...
Tough Obama stance on taxes staves off pharma merger
The tougher stance by the Obama administration on international corporate mergers aimed mainly at side-stepping US taxes chalked up its first victim on Friday. Salix Pharmaceuticals said it is scrapping...
The NYSE's trading floor is one big facade
The stock market ditched Wall Street years ago. The masters of the universe, like the Giants and Jets, now scrimmage across the Hudson River in New Jersey—their trading these days...
A Republican wave
Republicans seem to be pulling away in the race to win a majority in the US Senate. At least this week. In mid-September, several polls seemed to be going the...
Shareholders fume over Yahoo! eyeing Snapchat
Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer sure knows how to get a rise out of investors. Shareholders were fuming Friday over the news that Mayer is looking to spend some of Yahoo!’s...
Barneys settles racial profiling suit
Luxury retailer Barneys has settled a racial profiling suit with a black shopper who was hassled after buying a $2,500 Celine bag last year, The Post has learned. Kayla Phillips,...
The Lois Lerner app
Imagine if you downloaded something that ended up wiping out all the information you needed before meeting with an IRS agent asking about discrepancies on your tax return. How sympathetic...
Financial watchdog sounds alarm on bank security breach
New York’s top financial watchdog is ringing the alarm for Wall Street after bank giant JPMorgan Chase revealed one of the largest security breaches in history. Benjamin Lawsky, the superintendent...
Guard makes 'Speedy' decision in choosing Hofstra
When Speedy Claxton walked into the Queens High School for Construction gym last winter, the other schools chasing Justin Wright-Foreman became an afterthought. Wright-Foreman had idolized the Hofstra assistant coach...
NY City Council speaker's immigration misstep
Let’s be clear about The Post’s position on immigration: The Post believes immigrants are a boon to our nation, that America is desperately in need of a guest-worker program and...
High-tech floor at new NYPD academy is already falling apart
A high-tech polyurethane floor poured in August for the new Police Academy’s massive, 45,000-square-foot gym was a total botch job, adding hundreds of thousands of dollars of additional costs and...
Rutgers ready for one team that makes them look good
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — When Rutgers hosts Michigan on Saturday, there will be a coach on the hot seat, a team on the brink of losing its season, and a school...
How Democrats fail liberalism
Barack Obama had a choice between liberalism and the Democratic Party. He chose the latter — and it cost him dearly. Liberalism, as an ideology, insists that government can do...
A hidden threat
It’s easy to ignore, rarely making headlines or causing the average American lost sleep, but North Korea deserves our attention. This week, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University released...
Obama's intelligence
Just as the Islamic State has put out a new video showing the gruesome beheading of a fourth Western hostage — this time, British aid worker Alan Henning — President...
Giants' Beason is not optimistic about playing Sunday
Jon Beason didn’t sound Friday like a player expecting to make an imminent return to the lineup. The Giants’ veteran middle linebacker, who has missed the past two games with...
Giants rookie Odell Beckham set to make NFL debut
Odell Beckham Jr. is confident about making his much-delayed NFL debut for the Giants on Sunday because his GPS tells him so. Yes, his GPS. The rookie wide receiver said...
Jets season on the line in San Diego
The buses pulled up to the practice facility at Florham Park on Friday afternoon ready to take the Jets on a trip that will either give them a future or...
Alvarez, Mayweather fighting for more than titles
The Cold War has ended and the battle for Mexican Independence Day has begun. No, that’s not something from the history books. It’s the current state of boxing now that...
Giants withstand Nationals rally, grab Game 1
WASHINGTON — When in doubt, press the Panik button. The Giants were thankful for that option Friday, with rookie Joe Panik rising to help subdue an attack of white rally...
FCC pauses clock on Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it paused its "shot-clock" on the review of the proposed $45 billion merger between the two largest U.S. cable providers, Comcast Corp...
Hard week for Geno Smith to turn season around
As if Geno Smith didn’t have enough to worry about. After the Jets’ coaches admitted concern over injuries in the receiving corps wreaking havoc with timing and game-planning, the team...
Expect a different Iman Shumpert under Derek Fisher
WEST POINT — Nobody is happier to have a coach not named Mike Woodson than Knicks guard Iman Shumpert, who spent last season looking like an angry man with an...
Helicopter makes emergency landing after bird collision
A helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing after it struck a bird while touring the city, officials said. The bird collided with the Bell B407 chopper approximately six...
County police to again control Ferguson security
FERGUSON, Mo. — St. Louis County police are again taking control of Ferguson security after another round of overnight protester arrests. The county said Friday that the change takes place...
Mike Francesa supports A-Rod with goofy T-shirt
https://twitter.com/BMonzoWFAN/status/518102839231782912 The sports pope wants one sinner absolved. Mike Francesa, simultaneously the most revered and mocked voice of sports talk radio, donned a pro-Alex Rodriguez shirt at his WFAN studios...
The day in photos
Penguins play, President Barack Obama speaks, First Lady Michelle Obama gets festive, protests persist in Hong Kong and more.
Fire burns three buildings at Flight 93 memorial site
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — A fire at the Flight 93 National Memorial on Friday badly burned three administrative buildings, a National Park Service spokesman said. All employees evacuated safely, and no...
Hail this: NYC taxi drivers get their own calendar
Philip Kirkman of live432.com and his fiancee, Shannon McLaughlin of Fauna Photography, teamed up to create a calendar of New York's finest — not police officers nor firefighters, but of New...
Festival-goers get high in hammocks at Highline Festival
See what it's like to lounge over 150 feet in the air and 2,000 miles above sea level.
At Yom Kippur services, celebrity sightings are common
While the Jewish world emulates the angels today by wearing white, a meeting with the Almighty would be amazing. But a celeb sighting at synagogue? Spiritual nirvana. Yom Kippur, the...
Talent-rich Tigers have the same old soft spot
BALTIMORE — Detroit’s Dave Dombrowski just might be the majors’ best general manager. He just might be crafting a Hall-of-Fame résumé. He is renown for being particularly adept at loading...
How can I make my company more diverse?
I’m not very proficient in computers and think that may be hurting my job search. If I get a Microsoft Office certification, will that help me get a better, higher-paying...
More people seeing benefits of working (very) remotely
Over the past five months, I’ve filed assignments for New York publications from an Albanian cafe, a Dublin city bus and a Costa Rican beach. I’m not a travel writer,...
Phil Jackson has to 'resist' urge to interfere with practice
WEST POINT – It hasn’t been easy for Phil Jackson to sit, watch and not speak during practices, presiding over his first training camp in his role as Knicks president....
4 things Chase customers should watch out for
JPMorgan Chase revealed this week that 83 million households were affected by a cyberattack against the bank this summer. The nation's largest bank said there is no evidence that hackers stole...
Canine couture invades Fashion Week Brooklyn
Anything Manhattan can do, Brooklyn can do better — including fashion. On Saturday, NYC designer Anthony Rubio will debut his new collection — but his models will be of the...
NFL partner Verizon went behind league's back to end blackouts
Verizon Wireless is a media partner of the NFL and usually marches in lock step with the powerful sports league — promoting its game and giving its teams full support....
Joba Chamberlain plays big role in crushing Tigers loss
There are no midges to blame this time. Tigers reliever Joba Chamberlain opened the door for an Orioles rally in Game 2 of the ALDS by allowing three straight baserunners,...
Prince's wife 'flattered' by sex-swagger story
Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara’s wife is “flattered” their sex life is getting credit for his on-field emergence this season. Amukamara told The Post on Friday that teammate Antrel Rolle’s theory...
New video shows ISIS beheading of British hostage
A horrifying new Internet video released on Friday shows a hooded ISIS terrorist viciously sawing off the head of British hostage Alan Henning - and threatening another American hostage -...
Geno Smith's F-bomb gets same fine as Manziel's finger
Jets quarterback Geno Smith got hit with a $12,000 from the NFL on Friday for cursing out a fan as he walked off the field following last Sunday’s loss to...
Only one way to solve the LeSean McCoy roster problem
Maybe you were one of the “lucky” ones. You got a top three pick in your draft, then were ecstatic when you were able to land LeSean McCoy. Now, the...
Autistic teen scores heartwarming touchdown
CJ Williams has spent hours upon hours giving to the Lake Howell (Fla.) high school football program. On Thursday night, he was rewarded for his dedication. Williams, 19, is autistic....
Julianne and Selena shine while Jemima looks lackluster
The week’s stylish set donned evening sparkle and got caught up in a graphic jam. The ones who failed didn’t have a common thread — except they all exhibited little concern when...
The most epic (and awkward) family vacation photo fails
The family vacation photo, once confined to dusty old family albums and boring slideshows shown at bad parties, is now shared with the world via social media. Some of these...
Who benefits most from Oregon's demise?
Oregon’s annual fall failure Thursday Night in Eugene has turned the playoff landscape into a wide open free-for-all. While the Ducks aren’t completely out, they are now a long shot for...
Biden: Being VP is a 'b- - - h'
Being vice president is a bitch. Says who? Vice President Joe Biden! A student at Harvard University identified himself as vice president of the student body as he tried to...
![Dwyane Wade will miss LeBron James, but not the expectations and attention that accompanied his former teammate. In a revealing interview with Bleacher Report, Wade talks about the immense pressure the Heat last year as they tried to three-peat and the renewed energy around the club with James returning to his hometown Cavaliers. "I don't know," Wade told the website. "It's hard to say, man, because you want it. We wanted it. So it's hard to say that. You don't know exactly what's going to come with it, but we put ourselves in that position. “But sometimes you can put too much on yourself, all of us, and it becomes a black cloud around. Last year wasn't fun. I mean, there was no stretch of it [that was] fun. That whole season, to me, it's amazing we made it to the Finals. It's just honest.” James, Wade and Chris Bosh reached four straight finals and won two championships in their four seasons together in Miami. The Heat and team president Pat Riley wanted to bring all three back after they opted out of their contracts following a five-game Finals dismantling by the Spurs. After James went home to Cleveland, Bosh and Wade did decide to return with a new supporting cast that includes Luol Deng, Danny Granger and Josh McRoberts. "Just this year, coming in, I can see, even in the coaches, there's just a different renewed focus and energy,” Wade said. “No one knows what it's going to lead to. No one knows if that's going to lead to a Finals win or Finals loss or not the Finals at all. But right now it's good for everyone to come in every day and want to be here." While Bosh re-signed for the max, Wade took a two-year $31.1 million deal in what could be his last contract in the league. The 32-year-old has battled knee injuries in recent seasons and saw diminished playing time while trying to remain healthy for the playoffs. "It was great, you know, we went to the Finals four years in a row, and it was everything we wanted from that standpoint, but sometimes throughout that run, at certain times, it just wasn't fun," Wade said. "Individually, it was great having certain relationships and having my best friend here with me, but all of us didn't have fun all the time. "I think now I'm at the point where I want to enjoy the game. Because once I've won three championships and been so successful, you've got to have something to play for. And I want to be able to play for my teammates and just the joy of the game."](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/wade2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=306&h=204&crop=1)
Dwyane Wade: Last season with LeBron 'wasn't fun'
Dwyane Wade will miss LeBron James, but not the expectations and attention that accompanied his superstar former teammate. In a revealing interview with Bleacher Report, Wade talks about the immense...
Marriott will pay $600K fine for jamming Wi-Fi signals
Some forms of jamming just ain’t cool. Hotel giant Marriott was slapped with a $600,000 fine on Friday for jamming consumers’ Wi-Fi hotspots in its Nashville, Tenn., convention center. The...
Patient hospitalized with possible Ebola symptoms in DC
A patient exhibiting Ebola-like symptoms has been quarantined in a Washington, DC, hospital and could be the second confirmed case of the dreaded disease to hit American soil, officials said...
Will Rosamund Pike Get a Best Actress Oscar nomination for ‘Gone Girl’?
Few female performers have been as extravagantly praised this year by some critics as Rosamund Pike was playing an unhappily married woman who goes missing — and throwing suspicion on...
Kerry Washington and Scott Foley perfect the booty call in 'Scandal'
Olivia and Jake may no longer be on a desert island — but that doesn’t mean their love affair is dead. In Thursday night’s episode, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) showed...
State board rejects MTA's $32B capital plan
A state review board rejected the MTA’s nearly $32 billion capital plan, which includes a huge funding gap of nearly half its price tag, an agency spokesman confirmed. The mammoth...
Former assemblywoman sentenced to year in jail over sham marriage
A former Washington Heights assemblywoman was sentenced to a year in jail Friday for participating in a sham marriage that allowed her to become a US citizen. Manhattan federal Judge...
How to experience ‘Interstellar’ first
http://youtu.be/0vxOhd4qlnA We may still know next to nothing about one of the fall’s buzziest movies — Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar,” which opens Nov. 5 — but the most eager of fans...
'Mulaney' is a far cry from 'Seinfeld'
John Mulaney’s standup has always been firmly in the Seinfeld tradition: artfully worded, not too dirty, observational humor. (He does some pretty funny material about this very publication.) Like Jerry,...
What handling of Odell Beckham says about state of the NFL
Maybe Bill Parcells really did invent the phrase: It surely sounds like something he would say, and maybe something he should have said. So maybe we just assume it had...
Bill Simmons' suspension looks a lot like a vacation
A little more than a week into Bill Simmons' controversial suspension from ESPN for saying the same things everyone else was saying about Roger Goodell and using some potty-mouth words,...
Guess discovers model through Instagram
http://instagram.com/p/tnnH4UKytT/?modal=true Getting your big break may come as quickly as snapping a photo on social media. At least that's the case for Simone Holtznagel. The Australian beauty was recently tapped...
Thursday Night Football not working for Goodell, either
Need another reason to pile on Roger Goodell? Here’s one. One of the NFL commissioner’s top priorities in recent years has been the addition of season-round Thursday night games, despite...
NYC investigating how teacher accused of sex abuse was hired
The special schools investigator is looking into how a man who choked and battered an 11-year-old boy in 2005 was hired three years later as a teacher at Brooklyn Tech...
Lena gets ‘Nasty,’ Léa Seydoux talks style and more
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How Ben Affleck solved 'Gone Girl' revolt over Yankees hat
Ben Affleck: not a Method actor. The actor and Red Sox diehard staged a coup on the set of "Gone Girl" when he was asked to wear a Yankees hat...
A few quick thoughts on the video from Stephon Marbury's play
http://youtu.be/WTa6oRYt5_w We have the first visual evidence of Stephon Marbury's new play in China. The video is just a few minutes long and half of it is an interview with Marbury....
Tougher Obama merger rules snag first victim
The tougher stance by the Obama administration on international corporate mergers aimed mainly at sidestepping US taxes chalked up its first victim on Friday. Salix Pharmaceuticals said it is scrapping...
Australia to deploy special forces troops in Iraq
Australian special forces troops will be deployed in Iraq to assist in the fight against Islamic State militants, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Friday, and its aircraft will also join...
Facebook plots first steps to health care 'support communities'
Facebook Inc. already knows who your friends are and the kind of things that grab your attention. Soon, it could also know the state of your health. On the heels...
NYC airport hit with a bad 'case' of crabs
New Yorkers have crabs! A cluster of live crabs escaped from a small canister in a plane’s cargo bin at LaGuardia Airport Thursday night, delaying passengers flying to Charlotte, North...
Evander Holyfield's son is a highlight-reel HS running back
ATLANTA — Elijah Holyfield doesn't shy away from contact, has great balance and is hard to bring down. The high school running back inherited those traits from his father, five-time...
2 men arrested in brutal tourist killings re-enact murders for cops
BANGKOK — Two migrant workers from Myanmar were arrested Friday after police said they confessed to killing two British tourists whose battered bodies were found on a beach in southern...
Ebola family under armed guard after trying to leave quarantine
A woman who has been confined to her Dallas apartment under armed guard after a man infected with Ebola stayed at her home said she never imagined this could happen...
Porn email scandal grips Pennsylvania Capitol
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A widening scandal over the exchange of emails containing pornography by current and former members of the attorney general's office has gripped the Pennsylvania Capitol all week....
US jobless rate falls to 6-year low of 5.9 %
WASHINGTON — US employers added 248,000 jobs in September, a burst of hiring that helped drive down the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent, the lowest since July 2008. The Labor...
Criminal undocumented immigrants wouldn’t be turned in to feds under proposed bill
Undocumented immigrants charged with violent crimes would not be automatically handed over to immigration officials, under a bill proposed Thursday by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and quickly endorsed by...
Luxe doggy 'habitat' exposed as filthy kennel after 2 pooches die
An upstate pet training center promised nice digs for pampered pooches — but instead the animals were living in dangerous doggy dumps, a private investigator says. Self-described canine expert Roland...
Fights break out during Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG — Clashes broke out Friday as Hong Kong residents and pro-Beijing supporters tried to force pro-democracy activists from the streets they were occupying, reviving the possibility that the...
Teachers union gives de Blasio a pass on school overcrowding
The teachers union is going soft on Mayor de Blasio in its campaign to reduce class sizes. During Michael Bloomberg’s tenure at City Hall, the United Federation of Teachers blasted...
Four of the five Bonanno crime family bigs are negotiating plea deals
They may have watched the legendary Lufthansa heist in “Goodfellas” — but these Bonanno hoods want no part of it in real life. Four of the five reputed Bonanno crime-family...
Ex-Fed boss Bernanke says bank won't refinance his home loan
WASHINGTON — He helped bring the US economy back from the brink — but now former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke can’t even get a mortgage loan. Bernanke made the...
Jersey trader spoofed for profits: feds
The spoof’s on him. A 52-year-old New Jersey commodities trader was indicted Thursday and charged with pocketing $1.6 million in illegal profits by placing fake orders. The illegal practice, known...
Argentina president says US might plot to kill her
Just days after the US government found Argentina in contempt of court, its president, Cristina Kirchner, appears to be losing it. Kirchner said the US might plot to kill her,...
SoftBank to invest $250M in Legendary Entertainment
Japan’s SoftBank agreed Thursday to invest $250 million in Legendary Entertainment, the producer of such blockbusters as “The Dark Knight,” “Godzilla,” “The Hangover” series and “Inception.” The Internet and technology...
Bharara wins conviction in insider trading case
Preet Bharara is back in the saddle. After a rare blemish on his once spotless record of insider-trading cases, the Manhattan US attorney’s office on Thursday won the conviction of...
McCray aide didn't disclose killer beau in background check
First lady Chirlane McCray’s chief of staff, Rachel Noerdlinger, did not disclose that she was living with convicted killer Hassaun McFarlane when she submitted her Department of Investigation background check...
'Isis' businesses fighting bad image, unlucky name association
Aeran Brent is tired of visitors asking about her store's name or snapping pictures of the sign outside. Unfortunately, that's life for a small business owner whose shop — Isis...
Four cops hurt in two-car crash in Ozone Park
Four cops were injured in a two-car crash Thursday night in Queens. Three officers were traveling in an unmarked police car on Rockaway Boulevard near 101st Street in Ozone Park...
Dodgers, Cardinals both holding aces in Game 1 NLDS matchup
LOS ANGELES — It’s safe to say there will be no pipe shots delivered in this NLDS battle. Clayton Kershaw and Adam Wainwright face off Friday at Dodger Stadium when...
Arizona stuns No. 2 Oregon, shakes up playoff picture
EUGENE, Ore. — True freshman Nick Wilson scored three touchdowns and Arizona stunned heavily favored Oregon once again, holding off the second-ranked Ducks 31-24 on Thursday night. Terris Jones-Grigsby plowed...
NBC cameraman with Ebola flying back to US
The parents of the NBC freelance cameraman who contracted Ebola said he was "tender but cheerful" as he awaits a flight back to the US for treatment. Ashoka Mukpo has...
Thierry Henry to leave Red Bulls at end of season: report
Thierry Henry will be leaving the Red Bulls at the end of the season, according to Red Bulls’ Paris-based Head of Global Football Gerard Houllier. Whether the French superstar retires...
NFL Draft heading to Chicago
New York City’s loss of the NFL Draft became official Thursday when the league confirmed the 2015 event will be held in Chicago. Next year’s draft will be held April...
Moustakas' HR in 11th gives upstart Royals Game 1 win
ANAHEIM, Calif. — For a team that hadn’t made the postseason in nearly three decades, the Royals certainly know how to win in dramatic fashion in October. Mike Moustakas blasted...
Jeter: My website 'not trying to eliminate sportswriters'
For his next act, Derek Jeter will attempt to be a pioneer in the digital media industry — but he’s not looking to put the media out of business. On...
Chef who slashed wife’s lover claims self defense
The cuckolded husband on trial for slashing his neighbor, who he caught in bed with his wife, took the stand in his own defense Thursday, saying he thought he was...
The day in photos
Diving gets serious, a grizzly gal gears up for a move, concept cars are unveiled in Paris and more.
HS football teams mourn player who died in game
Two Long Island high school football teams gathered Thursday to celebrate the life of a player who died the previous day following a hard hit in a game between the...
Daily Blotter
Queens Cops have arrested the man who stabbed a livery driver and stole his car in Ridgewood, officials said. Kenneth Suden, 41, called for the ride in Brooklyn shortly before...
Hondo still a Bird man
The Birds spread their playoff wings and dumped all over the Tigers in Game 1 Thursday night, which enabled Hondo to slash his deficit to 1,475 weavers. Friday: Mr. Aitch,...
Economy is better than when I took office: Obama
WASHINGTON — With devastating conflicts abroad dominating the news and midterm elections looming, President Obama made a play to get some credit for national economic gains by claiming “we are...
Parents blast Brooklyn Tech principal over sex-teacher allegations
The principal of Brooklyn Tech High School, where accused sex predator Sean Shaynak allegedly victimized his students, was confronted by outraged parents at a PTA meeting Thursday night. Principal Randy...
High school should have known about 'sex predator' teacher
It was an open secret among students at prestigious Brooklyn Technical High School that all a pretty girl needed to do to score an A in math or physics was...