October 27, 2014
Knicks preview: Can new regime produce a playoff berth?
NBA scouts flocked to the Knicks’ seven preseason games to see how the Phil Jackson/Derek Fisher triangle offense functioned. Asked how it looked after a low-scoring contest, one scout remarked:...
Stumped Amar'e: No idea why Fisher won't start me
There’ll be no whine from Amar’e Stoudemire regarding his reserve role with the Knicks. The only wine associated with Stoudemire is the stuff he mystically bathes in to stimulate his...
Heads should roll over 'Stop and Fix' nonsense
How many cops does it take to change a headlight? One would be too many — and heads should roll over this! A pair of cops took a break from...
Obama will avoid red states on campaign trail
WASHINGTON — President Obama is finally hitting the campaign trail this week, but he’s not straying far from his base. With just a week until the midterm elections, the unpopular...
4 big questions the NCAA football playoff rankings will answer
On Tuesday, the first college football rankings will be released by the now 12-person playoff committee and the new four-team playoff will become immediately infuriating — until Jan. 1, when...
BP oil spill left big 'bathtub ring' on sea floor
The BP oil spill left an oily "bathub ring" on the sea floor that's about the size of Rhode Island, new research shows. The study by David Valentine, the chief...
Why cops fixed the car of chokehold victim's mom
A Staten Island police boss said Monday his cops fixed a broken headlight for the mother of police chokehold victim Eric Garner for “good community relations” — but sources said...
Rex won't say it, but the Geno Smith era is finished
Rex Ryan had no choice. He had to make the switch from Geno Smith to Michael Vick at quarterback this week. If he did not, he would have lost the...
Twitter user-growth stalls, shares drop
Twitter still isn’t growing fast enough for Wall Street, despite a slew of changes by CEO Dick Costolo to super-charge growth, including the recent hiring of Goldman banker Anthony Noto...
CBS goes to ground over claims it buried anti-Obama stories
CBS honchos stuck their heads in the sand Monday rather than address a former veteran reporter’s memoir that revealed how the network routinely canned stories it perceived as anti-Obama. Everyone...
Joe Simon, Rick Levine gone in Condé Nast shake-up
The digital landscape is shaking inside Condé Nast. Gone in the shake-up is Joe Simon, who when he was raided from Viacom four years ago, sparked a legal tussle over...
Was '2 Broke Girls' able to handle Kim Kardashian's vast talent?
The hit CBS sitcom "2 Broke Girls" returned Monday night for its fourth season premiere, promising an appearance from everyone's favorite sex tape star turned Sears hawker, Kim Kardashian West....
CVS rejects Apple Pay service
First cigarettes — and now Apple. Drugstore giant CVS abruptly did an about-face and began rejecting the new Apple Pay service a week after its launch, sparking what threatens to...
Belt's Game 5 bunt is sign of shift-busting tactics to come
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brandon Belt used the element of surprise — really of downright shock — Sunday. The Giants first baseman employed little ball in a huge situation. It...
Bochy likely one win away from a ticket to Cooperstown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thanks to Madison Bumgarner’s Game 5 masterpiece, the Giants are a win away from being World Series champions for the third time in five years. You...
How Derek Fisher will juggle Knicks' starting five
Knicks coach Derek Fisher revealed he’s planning to flip-flop the starting lineup game to game because of injuries. Fisher said he may go based on matchups. On Friday, Fisher said...
NBA dancers low-balled in 'rah-rah' deal
The Knicks open the 2014-2015 season Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden with a payroll of $91.3 million — the second-highest in the NBA. That works out to $1.1 million...
Onus is on AbbVie investors to manage risk: Tilton
AbbVie lead board director Glenn Tilton has a message for John Paulson and the other hedge fund investors who lost billions when the drug company terminated what would have been...
MSG bosses mulling plan to spin off sports interests
The Dolans are spinning again. The Madison Square Garden bosses are considering spinning off the company’s sports interests, which includes the Knicks and Rangers, to take advantage of red-hot valuations...
MTA appoints top NTSB official as new safety czar
The MTA’s first safety czar, who will start in December, is a top official from the National Transportation Safety Board who led the investigation into the Alaskan plane crash that...
Rob Ford wins City Council seat, brother loses mayoral bid
TORONTO — Toronto has elected a moderate conservative as mayor, ending the scandal-ridden Rob Ford era. John Tory had 40 percent of the vote, compared to 34 percent for Doug...
Preet Bharara sues NYC for defrauding Medicaid
The US attorney’s office is suing the city and a contractor for defrauding Medicaid by using a computerized billing scam that raked in millions in improper reimbursements. Manhattan US Attorney...
Yogi Berra's museum to get replicas of stolen goods
It ain’t over for the Yogi Berra Museum. Berra’s former teams, the Yankees and Mets, as well as Major League Baseball, will donate replicas of items that were recently stolen...
Why Series odds may still be in the Royals' favor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ned Yost is the Ebenezer Scrooge of this postseason. He started out very grumpy, and now we’re at the part where he wakes up jubilantly on...
Reduced charges for dopey McEnroe son's 'dealer'
Manhattan prosecutors reduced charges against a man accused of dealing drugs to the son of tennis ace John McEnroe after lab results revealed the six plastic bags of “cocaine” were...
The CW's 'Flash' sets up love interest
Call it a “Flash” bulletin: there’s big news for The CW’s freshman series. Not only has “The Flash” found a love interest for hero Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), but its...
ABC to adapt Brit psych drama 'Wire in the Blood'
ABC has signed a deal to adapt the British psychological crime drama “Wire In the Blood” as an American series, according to reports. The procedural — which aired for six...
‘Happy Endings’ star takes the lead in new legal comedy ‘Benched’
On the ABC sitcom “Happy Endings,” Eliza Coupe was one-sixth of a true ensemble cast, playing the hyper-competitive, neurotic Jane Kerkovich-Williams. Now on the new USA legal comedy series “Benched”...
You won't 'Beg' for this Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea “Beg For It” featuring MØ ★½ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikAJnURZ7-o If it works once, it’ll work again, right? That appears to be the thinking behind Iggy Azalea’s new track — a...
Lakers boss dishes on love, marriage and sexy meals with Phil Jackson
Sitting in the lobby of the St. Regis, on 55th Street, Jeanie Buss fondly recalls some of the wonderful times she’s had while staying in the venerable hotel. “When my...
A night inside Taylor Swift's 'Taybeca' apartment
When 20-year-old Iona College student Kelly Dombrowski listened to a cryptic voice message she received in late September, she had no idea it would lead to her hanging out with...
Tom Coughlin's fiery message to Giants: 'No BS. No excuses'
Tom Coughlin huddled his players around him at the end of practice on Monday and delivered one of those old-fashioned lectures you can envision Vince Lombardi, Knute Rockne or your...
Lopez aims for Nets' opener
Brook Lopez made his return to the court Monday for the first time since suffering a right mid-foot sprain in China, going through non-contact portions of practice with his teammates....
Kevin Garnett bringing 'bit of an edge' into 20th season
Kevin Garnett didn’t need to pick up the newspapers or turn on a television last season to know he wasn’t playing up to the standard he has set during his...
You snooze you lose -- on the subways
Here’s proof that snoozing on the subway is a bad idea. Dozing riders have been the victims in 21 percent of all crimes committed in the subway so far this...
Soho building boasts kid-friendly rooftop treehouse
This Soho duplex features every city kid’s dream — a rooftop “treehouse!” The private kiddie pad atop tony 104 Charlton St. can fit up to eight kids and even has...
Hillary trickles down
Hillary Clinton has now “clarified” remarks she made Friday stumping in Massachusetts for gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley. Here’s what she told the crowd: “Don’t let anybody tell you . . . that, you...
Who you gonna call?
In progressive New York, there’s one thing you need to merit privileged treatment from the law: a phone number. In Gwen Carr’s case, this number led to an NYPD borough...
Rob Astorino for governor of New York
Are you better off today than you were four years ago? That’s a tough question for New Yorkers to answer yes to. Under Gov. Cuomo, the economic needle has barely...
Decomposing body found in Queens
A naked and badly decomposed body was found alongside railroad tracks in Woodside, Queens, on Monday afternoon, police said. A railroad worker told cops he found the corpse around 1...
Trust deficit: Why public is twitchy
Got the Ebola twitchies? No wonder. Who doesn’t? There are no doubt worse ways to die than from Ebola, but not many. That’s all most New Yorkers knew about the...
Too many tests? Yes --- for some kids
We need to let children play more. To stop testing them so much. To let them learn to read when they’re ready. We’re stressing them out so much we’re giving...
Cuomo's dubious tax-cap dodge
Like most incumbents seeking re-election — perhaps even more than most — Gov. Cuomo has a proclivity for exaggerating his record. One claim isn’t just hype, though. In pushing through...
Barkley's brilliance on Russell Wilson: Slams 'acting white' idiocy
No one to this point had doubted that Super Bowl-winning Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is black. His great-great-grandfather was a slave emancipated after the Civil War. His grandfather was...
Time to get Cam Newton on the cheap
In this weekly feature, Fantasy Insanity’s Drew Loftis keeps an eye on player trade values: Going up Mark Ingram, RB, Saints His game vs. the Packers was truly sensational, and...
5-year-old NYC boy tests negative for Ebola
A 5-year-old Bronx boy who came down with a fever a day after returning from a family trip to Guinea does not have the deadly Ebola virus, initial test results...
Donte Moncrief and four more bye-week fantasy plays
The thrill of owning a fantasy team is that it replicates an actual ownership and coaching experience, giving you a chance to strap on an imaginary headset and patrol the...
At least Knicks and Nets won't be as disappointing as last season
A year ago, the question wasn’t whether New York City was ready to rise against the Miami menace; it was which team was going to do the dethroning. And which...
Fashionhaus, Sandro among hottest sales of the week
Adam Lippes 32 Bank St., between Waverly Pl and W. 4th St., parlor level Sale: Nov. 11-12. Tues.-Wed. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Up to 70 percent off ready-to-wear. Aeffe 30 W....
HS gunman invited victims to lunch before shooting them
MARYSVILLE, Wash. — Investigators say that a gunman responsible for a shooting at a Washington state high school on Friday invited his victims to lunch by text message. Snohomish County...
Why LeBron will have to wait to deliver a title to Cleveland
A very learned NBA type addressed preseason forecasts, which he values about as much as currency printed on napkins. “Everyone wants to talk now about who will win,” he said....
Michael Vick named Jets starter as Geno Smith stays benched
The change has been made. After seven straight losses, Rex Ryan made the seemingly inevitable announcement Monday that Michael Vick will make his first start of the season at quarterback...
Giants GM knocks Eli's offense for being 'too cautious'
The guy who puts the team together, signs and jettisons players, the one who makes the hard decisions and in many ways sets the agenda for the entire organization is...
Mike Francesa owns John Idzik and the Jets with epic rant
Sunday's unspeakably bad loss provided fodder for Mike Francesa to tee off on the 1-7 Jets, who haven't won a game in 50 days. On Monday, the bombastic WFAN host didn't...
John Idzik has plenty of excuses, but no answers
John Idzik, GM of the NYJ, attempted to play all his green-and-white cards Monday in a 38-minute, 54-second State of the Jets Undress that won't have Jets Nation lining up...
Shaq: Carmelo needs a running mate for triangle to work
The Knicks are one “bad motherf----r” short of making the triangle work. Shaquille O’Neal played in the famed offensive system under Phil Jackson with the Lakers and expects the Knicks...
Iggy Azalea teases Steve Madden collab
http://instagram.com/p/um8j1zrqI7/?modal=true Iggy Azalea may be topping the charts in the music biz, but she’s also about to take a giant step into the fashion world — literally. The “Beg For...
'My name is not Ebola': African children bullied at school
A Bronx man says he brought his two sons to America from Senegal so they could get a good education — but their classmates doled out brutal lessons in bullying...
Steven Spielberg’s wacky World War II epic ‘1941’ explodes onto Blu-ray
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_KOLqpo7z8 Steven Spielberg’s first film about World War II couldn’t be less like his better known “Schindler’s List’’ and “Saving Private Ryan.’’ An expensive box-office disappointment when released in December...
The day in photos
Halloween parades take over Tokyo, a volcanic eruption threatens Hawaii residents, airstrikes continue over Syria and more.
9 strange facts you didn't know about 'The Terminator'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHz95RYUbik If someone had not written and produced “The Terminator,” some future society would have sent a filmmaker back in time to correct the error. The movie, released 30 years...
Travis Wear came out of nowhere to win final Knicks roster spot
UCLA product Travis Wear knows he has beaten the odds and beaten out veteran Travis Outlaw for the 15th and final spot on the Knicks roster. The 6-foot-10 Wear was...
Florida State RB probed for assaulting pregnant girlfriend
Another week, another controversy at Florida State. On Monday, the Tallahassee Police Department announced on Facebook that running back Karlos Williams is being investigated for alleged domestic battery. People familiar...
Coughlin on Rashad Jennings: 'He's not ready to go'
It does not appear as if Rashad Jennings is going to be running onto the field next Monday night to save the day or pick up the tough yards. Jennings...
Nets preview: With less hype comes lower expectations
It’s a much different feeling around the Nets this season than a year ago, when Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Kidd arrived in Brooklyn with only the goal of...
Is Salem the scariest town in America?
Salem is supposed to be witch central, but really it’s more like capitalism central. Banking on the spooky history of the witch trials that took place there in the late...
The 7 most rock ’n’ roll moments of The Who
Old-age wasteland. It’s only old-age wasteland. But The Who are refusing to go away, celebrating their 50th anniversary on Oct. 27 with a new greatest-hits collection and a new song,...
Nurse accused of killing 38 patients gets fan mail in jail
An Italian nurse, accused of killing dozens of patients, has received a stream of fan mail while in jail -- and even a couple of marriage proposals. Daniela Poggiali, 42,...
Jets GM blames himself in bizarre press conference
Somehow Jets general manager John Idzik spoke for 38 minutes Monday and created more questions. The biggest one: Is this the right guy to lead the Jets? Only Jets owner...
Martin St. Louis explains why he's calm about 1-goal start
Martin St. Louis appeared to wince momentarily when Derick Brassard’s complimentary appraisal of his Rangers teammate — “Marty is really demanding on his linemates, he’s very exact in what he...
Computer: Knicks only better than Bucks, 76ers in East
As bad as last season was for the Knicks, 2014-15 could be even worse if the computer models have their way again. On Monday, FiveThirtyEight.com released statistical projections for the...
Where the survivors stand on ‘The Walking Dead'
Spoiler alert. Characters never seem to last too long on “The Walking Dead,” and Sunday night’s episode was no exception. After having his leg cut off by the cannibalistic Terminus...
Man builds replica of Batmobile, uses it for forces of good
To the Batmobile! Zac Mihajilovic is a caped crusader fanatic from Australia who built his very own, Batmobile based on the one used in the 1989 film starring Michael Keaton....
The 6 worst celebrity costume fails
With Halloween just around the corner, finding the perfect costume becomes a more and more daunting task the closer the calendar inches to Oct. 31. While some will settle for...
Chris Kreider has perfect word for his Rangers demotion
Chris Kreider told The Post following the morning skate he was not surprised to show up at the Garden and learn that he would not start out on either of...
NYC building super gets 15 years for Hezbollah weapons plot
A Queens man choked back tears and remorsefully said, “God bless America,” on Monday before a federal judge sentenced him to 15 years behind bars for trying to arm Hezbollah...
Giants' Jon Beason needs season-ending foot surgery
After making re-signing Jon Beason a priority last offseason, the Giants now have to go the rest of this season without their starting middle linebacker, the man who makes their...
Jets rewind: QB disaster actually masking other real flaws
The Jets lost their seventh straight game on Sunday -- this one an ugly, embarrassing 43-23 loss to the Bills. Here are a few thoughts on the game: 1. Geno...
Teen who joined ISIS: 'Here I can really be free'
One of the teens who fled Austria to become poster girl for jihad in Syria has blasted claims that she wants to return home in an interview believed to be...
Curse of the Cardinals: Oscar Taveras third player to die in 12 years
On Sunday evening, the baseball community was rocked with news of the death of 22-year-old Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras in a car crash in the Dominican Republic. The accident also...
5 career secrets from Amy Poehler’s new memoir
Amy Poehler has created and starred in successful TV shows and movies, she’s hosted the Golden Globes (twice!) and she has a shelf full of awards to show for her...
Rihanna debuts men’s cologne, Amal Clooney's style repeat and more
Pop star Rihanna branches out into the fragrance world, creating a new cologne dubbed “Rogue Man,” while Amal Clooney celebrates part two of her wedding in a gold Donna Karan...
NYPD launches probe after cops fix car of chokehold victim's mom
The NYPD has launched an Internal Affairs investigation into why cops fixed a broken headlight for the mother of chokehold victim Eric Garner and helped her beat a ticket for...
OK Go takes to the skies for new video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ZB_rGFyeU Take four futuristic motorized unicycles, a multicopter camera, an army of Japanese schoolgirls and enough umbrellas to keep a small country dry and you’ve got OK Go’s new video....
Army spent $5B on failed technology created by vets
The Army's troubled $5 billion intelligence fusion network has been a source of lucrative contracts to companies whose employees once worked for the Army, while failing to deliver on its...
Why Brady vs. Manning is still best the NFL has to offer
And now, after all that has gone wrong in the NFL, after Ray Rice and the Elevator Tape, and what did Roger Goodell know and when did he know it,...
Beyoncé to design workout wear line with Topshop
These leggings are for all the single ladies. Pop entrepreneur Beyoncé has inked a deal with British fast-fashion chain Topshop to roll out a new line of exercise clothing next...
Dad missing for 4 days after vanishing during Broncos halftime
A mile-high mystery is unfolding in Colorado — where family and friends are searching for a man who disappeared without a trace during a Denver Broncos game last week. Paul...
J.J. Watt dishes out sack, selfie taunt: 'Welcome to the show'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — J.J. Watt takes the NFL very seriously, so he gave Titans rookie quarterback Zach Mettenberger a reminder that this isn’t high school by mocking the first-time starter...
Fill'er up! Pump prices to keep falling into spring: report
Motorists across the country got some great news Monday morning — one of Wall Street’s most powerful bank’s sees oil prices continuing to fall into the spring. And that means...
5-year-old NYC boy being tested for Ebola develops fever
A video obtained by The Post shows a heavily bundled 5-year-old Bronx boy being rushed by workers in hazmat suits to Bellevue Hospital, where he developed a low-grade fever Monday...
US should target ISIS online: American general
The retired US general in charge of coordinating the American-led coalition’s fight against Islamic State militants is urging allies to also combat the jihadists by targeting their extremist online propaganda....
Captain of doomed South Korean ferry faces death penalty
South Korean prosecutors on Monday sought the death penalty for the captain of a ferry that capsized in April, leaving 304 people, most of them school children, dead or missing,...
It was a cinch! Model uses corset to get 16-inch waist
A New York fetish model has shrunk her waist to 16 inches, working out to the extreme to achieve the hourglass figures she’s seen in comic books. Kelly Lee Dekay,...
Ebola nurse to be released from Newark quarantine
The Ebola nurse who lashed out about “inhumane” and “prison-like” conditions while under mandatory quarantine in New Jersey is being released. The New Jersey Health Department said in a statement...
Why did 1st US Ebola patient die while 8 others survived?
DALLAS -- Of the nine people who have been treated for Ebola in the United States, only one has died. Family members of Thomas Eric Duncan, who was diagnosed with...
'Drunk' homophobe taken down by Texas airport passengers
A “crazed” homophobe who kicked a man he thought was gay was tackled by passengers at a Texas airport. Video of the incident shows the unidentified attacker shouting slurs at...
Does Taylor Swift's '1989' live up to the hype?
After months of hype and rumor, Taylor Swift’s fifth album, “1989,” is finally here. The 13 songs were finally released on iTunes at 12 a.m. on Monday — but was...
South African national soccer team captain shot dead
JOHANNESBURG -- The captain of the South African national soccer team was fatally shot at his girlfriend's house during an attempted robbery Sunday night as he tried to apprehend the...
Ex-CBS reporter: Government agency bugged my computer
A former CBS News reporter who quit the network over claims it kills stories that put President Obama in a bad light says she was spied on by a “government-related...
Sign-language interpreter goes viral after press conference
http://youtu.be/flpBil-Yi9c Sign-language interpreter Jonathan Lamberton stole the Ebola show from Mayor de Blasio, with his dramatic facial expressions going viral on You Tube. Summing up social media’s take on Lamberton,...
School crossing guards plan pay-disparity lawsuit
The union representing New York’s 2,000 mostly female school crossing guards plans to sue the city for discrimination, citing pay disparity with NYPD traffic-enforcement cops, The Post has learned. The...
Manager claims tenant who bowled with Ebola doctor is under home quarantine
The manager of a Brooklyn apartment building where a resident is under quarantine for possible exposure to Ebola complained Sunday that the feds have kept everyone else there in the...
Letterman writer behind cue-card man’s firing opens up
“Don’t hate me.” That’s the plea from “Late Show with David Letterman” writer Bill Scheft, whose backstage spat with cue-card man Tony Mendez led to the popular sign-holder’s termination. After...
Cipriani’s Pasta and Sauce files countersuit against Cipriani Group
A Chicago mom-and-pop joint called Cipriani has been accused of trying to profit off the Manhattan food empire of the same name, but its owner says that’s a crock —...
Black Panther hails ax attack on cops
The Muslim extremist who attacked rookie cops with a hatchet last week was “a crusader seeking justice’’ — and more assaults will likely follow, the head of his local New...
Girls Who Code helps five young women excel as interns
Five local students are now budding computer coders thanks to a group that encourages women to get involved in technology. “Through this internship, I learned how to be fearless,” said...
De Blasio’s pre-K push violates rules, puts kids in danger
Mayor de Blasio’s frenzied push to expand pre-K programs has had dangerous consequences — hundreds of serious violations at unprepared centers since the start of the school year, including at...
Latinos under-represented in Cuomo administration: study
Latinos hold only 5 percent of top positions in Gov. Cuomo’s administration and in the state government workforce as a whole, a new study claims. “In terms of policy-making positions,...
Metro-North conductors are opening doors to nowhere
Stand clear of the open doors! Metro-North conductors are accidentally opening train doors at or near stations where they don’t even connect to a platform — exposing riders to dangerous...
Feds oppose 'Red Menace's petition to clear her name
After six decades, the feds still consider 98-year-old Miriam Moskowitz a “Red Menace.” Prosecutors working under Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara are opposing a petition filed by the retired New...
Cops fix car of chokehold victim's mom after ticket
The mother of police-chokehold victim Eric Garner was pulled over for a busted headlight on Staten Island last week and promptly got the borough’s top cop to send out NYPD...
5-year-old boy tested for Ebola in NYC after return from Africa
A 5-year-old boy who just returned from West Africa was transported to Bellevue Hospital Sunday with possible Ebola symptoms, according to law-enforcement sources. The child was vomiting and had a...
Republicans confident they'll reclaim Senate
They’re not popping the corks on the champagne bottles just yet, but Republicans are feeling confident that they’ll reclaim control of the US Senate for the final two years of...
Teacher claims inventor of Suzuki violin method is a fake
He was stringing them along for years. The man behind the world-famous Suzuki method — a technique that has taught millions of children around the globe to play the violin...
Teen wounded in Washington state HS shooting dies
MARYSVILLE, Wash. — One of the teenagers wounded in a Washington state high school shooting died Sunday night, raising the number of fatalities from when a student opened fire in...
Astorino: Cuomo is becoming 'unhinged' by campaign stress
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino charged Sunday that Gov. Cuomo has become “unhinged and volatile’’ from the stress of the campaign, citing Cuomo’s failure to notify Mayor de Blasio about...
The Milton joins New York's gastro-pub scene
Manhattan’s gastro-pub boom — or maybe it’s a bubble — shows no signs of abating. The Milton, which will launch next month at 1754 Second Ave., is the latest to...
2 Royal Bank of Canada execs tangled in pregnancy discrimination suit
Royal Bank of Canada and two senior executives have been hit with a pregnancy discrimination suit by an employee who claims they denied her a promotion and took away her...
Jimmy Iovine gets pushback over Beats Music streaming plan
Cheap is better than free. At least that’s the message from music mogul Jimmy Iovine as he helps Tim Cook-led Apple ready the crucial relaunch of Beats Music next year....
A review of Thanksgiving Day magazines
Even as more and more family chefs experiment with the Thanksgiving menu, turkey remains the go-to item. Gussying up how it looks on the table, though, is “fare” game. Food...
Giant backup stars after learning of friend Taveras' tragic death
SAN FRANCISCO — Juan Perez’s eyes looked red but not moist, his countenance shaken yet stern. The Giants’ reserve outfielder, a product of DeWitt Clinton High School in The Bronx...
Ebola nurse's quarantine hell
An Ebola nurse under mandatory quarantine in New Jersey fumed Sunday that she is being held in “inhumane” and “prison”-like conditions — and her lawyer vowed to file suit over...
Royals' Escobar picks bad night for unusually shoddy shortstop
SAN FRANCISCO — Neither play was scored an error, but the longer you watch Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar you get the feeling a ground ball doesn’t exist that he can’t...
NY & NJ loosen Ebola quarantine rules after pressure from feds
Gov. Cuomo, under pressure from federal officials, announced Sunday night that Ebola-zone aid workers returning to New York will be able to serve their mandatory 21-day quarantines at home instead...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Police are asking for the public’s help finding three robbers who pistol-whipped a 52-year-old man during a vicious attack and assault. The suspects jumped the victim on Roebling Street...
Bumgarner could pitch in relief if Series goes the distance
SAN FRANCISCO — Madison Bumgarner’s brilliant postseason run is now over — as a starter. But he looms — if there were to be a Game 7 — as a...
Royals improbable Cinderella run may come up short
SAN FRANCISCO — Their last stand will take place right where they introduced themselves to the baseball world, exactly four weeks separating the rise and the possible last bow. The...
Hondo’s ‘Best’ the worst
Hondo suffered a brutal Best Bet beatdown Sunday, losing with the Jets, Colts and Packers to increase the NRN (nasty red number) to a dandy 1,230 merediths. Monday, Mr. Aitch...