December 7, 2014
Geno Smith recovers from pick-six to put up 'decent' game
MINNEAPOLIS — Geno Smith could not have gotten off to a worse start, throwing a pick-six on the first play of the game, but he played pretty well after that....
Mets will wait for chips to fall before dealing away a pitcher
SAN DIEGO — Let the pieces start falling. When the winter meetings begin Monday at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, the Mets will be interested observers as to where some of...
Teddy Bridgewater's poised play dooms Jets
Hero Teddy Bridgewater did not play like a rookie for the Vikings. He was poised and decisive and played a very clean game. His only interception came on a Hail...
Mark Sanchez a disaster as Seahawks rip Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — It was the Eagles’ turn Sunday to feel the vise grip of a rejuvenated Seattle defense. Philadelphia’s tenuous hold on the NFC East evaporated on a chilly afternoon...
Andre Williams' breakout a shocker -- except to one Giant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rashad Jennings had a pregame message for Andre Williams: This will be your breakout game. “He said he had a feeling during pregame that this was going...
Bradley Cooper shows off serious acting chops in ‘Elephant Man’
No wonder Bradley Cooper picked “The Elephant Man” for his return to Broadway. This is a labor of love for the star, who chose it for his acting school master’s...
Chen’s late-night 'Talk' will be 'bawdier, more risque'
Queens native Julie Chen and her CBS daytime show, “The Talk,” return Monday to New York for a week-long visit (2 p.m./Ch. 2). It’s the LA-based show’s seventh time coming...
Peter Gallagher relishes no-nonsense 'SVU' role
Don’t expect affable actor Peter Gallagher to soften his role as NYPD Deputy Chief William Dodds, the intimidating boss who constantly gets under the skin of Sergeant Olivia Benson (Mariska...
A bill to loosen police discipline
Who should ultimately control police discipline in New York: elected officials through their appointed police commissioners, or unelected labor arbitrators chosen in part by labor unions? The question has plainly...
In front of LeBron, Knicks collapse for 8th straight loss
How absurd has the Knicks’ situation become? Last Thursday, during his visit to the Garden with the Cavaliers, LeBron James said he felt bad for his buddy Carmelo Anthony and...
Why cops need to sweat the 'small stuff'
Eric Garner was a human being with family, friends, hopes, and fears. His death at the hands of incompetent government would be farce if it weren’t tragedy — but not...
An Iran-Russia axis
What do two nations with a history of over 200 years of enmity and war do when they seek a change of discourse? Find a common enemy — real or...
Odell Beckham at QB? There's nothing he can't do
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The pass was launched 60 yards in the air, a perfect spiral, and the only surprise on a day when the New York Football Giants finally got...
Jets get reminder of play that started Rex Ryan's demise
MINNEAPOLIS — The long slide down the flume began with a play that looked eerily similar to this one. Remember? Of course you remember. That was Christmas Eve, 2011. The...
Odell Beckham shows off his versatility in another stellar performance
Hero Jason McCourty had no chance against Odell Beckham Jr., who had 11 catches for 130 yards and a touchdown. He also showed off his rocket right arm on an...
Jets report card: One play ruined the grade
Offense The Jets jumped back into the 21st century this week with an attack that rolled up 410 yards and put together some nice drives. But they went 0-for-5 in...
Giants report card: A rare, but well-earned, A+
Offense It was the long-awaited first breakout game for rookie RB Andre Williams (24 carries, 131 yards, one TD), who opened eyes on a 50-yard scoring run. Eli Manning (26-of-42,...
Where's the outrage over these deaths?
Al Sharpton wasn’t there. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder didn’t make any prejudicial, conclusion-jumping comments before the game. No visiting Cowboys nor home-team Bears engaged in photo-op demonstrations. There were...
A TV virgin who's not a joke
Imagine a show about the adventures of a young, comely virgin. Doubt it’d exist? “Jane the Virgin,” adapted from a Venezuelan telenovela, is a new Monday night CW show that’s...
A less perfect union
Why even have a mayor or City Council if even private-business decisions in our city will be dictated by union bosses? We already knew that Big Labor had outsized influence...
Songs of the South
The GOP won its ninth US Senate seat of 2014 Saturday when Rep. Bill Cassidy ousted incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu in the Louisiana runoff election. Landrieu’s defeat was exceptionally sweet,...
Give us the facts
Critics say the grand jury’s decision in the Eric Garner case casts doubt on our entire system. One good way to shore up faith would be to make all the...
Protesters decry police violence against blacks as 'genocide'
Protesters loudly marched through the city streets on Sunday and staged more public "die-ins" in the wake of the Eric Garner grand-jury decision. Angry agitators stormed Grand Central Terminal and...
Sexy Russian spy 'tried to seduce' Snowden
Sexy Russian spy Anna Chapman tried to seduce whistleblower Edward Snowden on orders straight from the Kremlin, according to a defector. Boris Karpichkov, a former KGB agent, claims that a...
Jets plummet to 2-11 with pitiful OT loss to Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS — Jets owner Woody Johnson walked glumly through a tunnel underneath TCF Bank Stadium, surrounded by his closest advisers and a security guard. Moments earlier, Johnson had watched his...
Giants finally end 63-day skid, rout putrid Titans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was not easy, rookie running back Andre Williams confessed, “encountering the same negative, dark feeling in the locker room after each game.’’ In a season shrouded...
Man accused of killing stepdaughter for sex with corpse
Necrophilia motivated a man to fatally shoot his stepdaughter last month, according to a Pennsylvania prosecutor.
Furries evacuate hotel after 'intentional' chlorine gas leak
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Chlorine gas sickened several people and forced the evacuation of thousands of guests from a suburban Chicago hotel early Sunday, including many dressed in cartoonish animal costumes...
Lions tight end twerks after his TD
https://twitter.com/henz0/status/541692700253491200 That's one way to grind out a score. Lions tight end Joseph Fauria channeled his inner Miley Cyrus on Sunday, twerking after a 10-yard touchdown catch in the third...
Big 12 may overhaul system after playoff snubbing
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Big 12 Conference may be reconsidering how to declare its champion after being left out of the four-team college football playoff. Big 12 Commissioner Bob...
Taunting Cam Newton sparks brawl vs. Saints
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIS7YMbsBXI NEW ORLEANS — Panthers tight end Brandon Williams has been ejected from Sunday's game against the Saints for throwing punches during a scuffle between the teams that spilled behind...
Incensed TCU players letting Skip Bayless convey their anger
TCU, which was the No. 3 team in the College Football Playoff last week, won by 52 points on Saturday. And the Horned Frogs dropped out of the coveted top four....
5 dead after fire rips through NJ home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUph3QAHHKM A fire ripped through a New Jersey home Sunday morning, killing four adults and a 6-week-old girl, officials said. Eighty firefighters responded to the fast-moving blaze, which erupted on...
The College Football Playoff finally is revealed
After another season of controversy and chaos, the first-ever College Football Playoff will feature four familiar championship contenders, with the 12-member committee announcing Sunday its selections of Alabama, Oregon, Florida State...
Jets front office fed up with Idzik, too
Opening a season 2-10 means changes will be made. But for the Jets, those tinkers may be more jack-hammered than chiseled. General manager John Idzik may be on the proverbial hot...
North Korea calls Sony hack a 'righteous deed'
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea released a statement Sunday that clearly relished a cyberattack on Sony Pictures, which is producing an upcoming film that depicts an assassination plot against...
Rashad Jennings will play vs. Titans
NASHVILLE – There are no playoffs or even a winning record for the Giants to attain but still, Rashad Jennings was adamant he wanted to play in Sunday’s game against...
Derrick Rose warms up for game in Eric Garner protest shirt
It wasn't as dramatic as the St. Louis Rams players who raised their hands during pre-game introductions to protest the events in Ferguson, Missouri, but the Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose...
Obama sent to hospital after complaining of sore throat
President Barack Obama, who had medical tests Saturday after complaining of a sore throat, is suffering from acid reflux, the president's physician said. "The president's symptoms are consistent with soft...
Eric Garner protests turn violent in California
Mostly peaceful protests of a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man continued around the country, but authorities...
Twitter explodes after WWE legend signs with UFC
CM Punk announced he had signed with UFC on Saturday night. The Best in the World will be heading to the Octagon in 2015. And the controversial former WWE champion...
Teen dies playing Russian roulette with friend
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police in Ohio say an 18-year-old man killed himself while playing Russian roulette. The Columbus Dispatch reports that Rashaun McCrae died Monday night, and it took Whitehall police...
The logical, modern way 'Exodus' explains the Bible
You might not know it from the gigantic box-office receipts earned by the last “Transformers” movie, but audiences seem to be more discerning these days. We the viewers are often...
Why middle class are unplugging their kids
New York plans to build one the largest municipal Wi-Fi networks in the world, delivering Internet access to poorer areas and, Mayor de Blasio boasts, “bridging the digital divide.” Setting...
Eric Holder believes all cops are racists, targets 'unconscious bias'
Following the Eric Garner verdict, New York cops can look forward to having their heads examined for “unconscious bias” by federal thought police unleashed by Attorney General Eric Holder. The...
Deadliest US sniper's greatest foe was tween playing Call of Duty
With 160 confirmed kills, Chris Kyle was the deadliest sniper in US military history — and is the subject of a buzzed-about new film, “American Sniper,” starring Bradley Cooper as Kyle...
This week's couple: A perfect pairing
Chemistry is a mysterious, often indescribable thing, but we know it when we find it. Frantz, 40, and Nakia, 37 definitely felt it when they met up at French wine...
Army vet wants a girl ready to explore
Joe, 30, is a military-man-turned-business-analyst who loves his leisure activities, and he wants a woman who plays harder than she works. Ear Candy: When asked to name his favorite album,...
Uruguay takes 6 Guantanamo prisoners as refugees
MIAMI — The U.S. government says six men who have been held more than 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Uruguay to be resettled as refugees. The...
Wall Street's success turns de Blasio into Santa
Mayor de Blasio makes everyone’s wishes come true. Exhibit A, of course, is last spring’s lollapalooza of a teachers-union contract — a $9 billion pact so fat that it won’t...
A long-suffering Jets fan confronts his greatest tormentor
The voice. I had expected it to be a snarl. A growl. The hook-nosed old man in the Scooby-Doo cartoons. The nasty neighbor who chainsaws baseballs hit into his backyard....
How the Fillmore became ground zero for rock 'n' roll
When it came time for the Who to stage the rock opera “Tommy,” it had to be a Fillmore. The Fillmore East was where John Lennon and Yoko Ono could...
Hillary's hummus
When The Washington Post exposed Hillary Clinton’s contract for a March speech at UCLA, the terms looked more like something a rock star might demand than something from a former...
OPEC rocks
Why are so many so glum about cheap oil? For years, the complaint has been that the high price of oil makes life difficult for people. These include ordinary American...
Republicans to match Truman-era high with 246 House seats
WASHINGTON — Republicans will hold at least 246 House seats come January, according to election results Saturday, giving the GOP a commanding majority that matches the party's post-World War II...
Dear John: Atlantic City going to pot
Dear John: You recently wrote that they should legalize marijuana in Atlantic City. I don’t think turning any location into a drug den will help. Why not turn the casinos...
Strong markets encourage scammers to prey on elderly
Many Americans are candidates to lose their life savings. That’s because millions of Americans are easy prey for scammers. Those are the warnings of professional advisers and securities attorneys, as...
'Full employment' a long way off despite Fed president's claims
Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser, the consistently incorrect member of the Federal Reserve, proclaimed on Wednesday that “the economy is near full employment.” With hindsight being 20/20, if you polled...
Apple’s garage startup roots are really a 'myth'
Garage startups are legendary in Silicon Valley. Xerox, Hewlett-Packard and Dell all had their roots in the car park. Apple founder Steve Jobs often referenced his parents' garage in Los...
CNBC's 'Squawk Box' looks to compete with Fox Business
CNBC must miss former anchor Maria Bartiromo, who decamped to Fox Business Channel earlier this year. The Englewood Cliffs, NJ-based CNBC is spending big bucks renting studio space in Midtown...
Attorney General's new app alerts homeowners of foreclosure scams
Outsmarting foreclosure-rescue scammers? The AG has an app for that. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s new Web-based app, AGScamHelp, aims to steer consumers toward free professional foreclosure-prevention assistance and away from...
New technology could put an end to cracked iPhone screens
An ingenious new Apple invention might one day curb cracked iPhone screens — by flipping phones mid-air so as not to damage fragile components. The freshly patented “protective mechanism” senses...
Wall Street’s dark pools being drained by regulations, losses
The storm troopers have arrived. The Street’s high-speed stock traders are being dumped overboard as more layoffs and closures rock the thinning ranks of demoralized equity desks. Slammed by stricter...
Pam Grier taught Richard Pryor how to read 'Moby Dick'
Richard Pryor had no problems killing on stage — but getting through “Moby-Dick” was a different story. According to a new book, “Becoming Richard Pryor” (Harper), the legendary stand-up enlisted...
Model sues after becoming the 'face of porn'
She wanted to be a model in Ohio. Instead, she ended up a prostitute in Switzerland and a horny housewife in Dubai. Busty Buckeye bombshell Nicole Forni says seductive snaps...
Man claims shop sold him 'toxic' cheese
A Brooklyn man is suing a Brighton Beach supermarket for selling him old and “toxic” cheese that gave him a stomach ache. Sergei Chepilko bought the “vanilla cheese” at Best...
Cops urged to wear bullet-proof vests after 'organized' threat
NYPD officers are being urged to wear their bullet-proof vests and pack extra ammo because of a “verified” threat that they are being targeted to be shot on duty, officials...
Attorney general investigating nursing home attack
The state attorney general is investigating how a Marine veteran suffered horrific injuries in a state-run nursing home in Queens. The probe was launched last week after The Post reported...
Herman Badillo — a man who set the standards
Over his long life, Herman Badillo achieved many firsts. The first Puerto Rican elected to Congress, the first as Bronx borough president, and so on. Yet those historic breakthroughs were...
EMT caught sleeping 12 times on job can't be fired
She’s the FDNY’s “Sleeping Duty.” The city stripped EMT Serele Ehrlich of her lieutenant’s rank after co-workers and bosses accused her of sleeping on the job an astounding 12 times....
Knicks yet to see any return on Phil Jackson's $60 million
The triangle sounded so good to James Dolan in the den of Irving Azoff, an MSG business partner and music mogul, in his Los Angeles mansion during the Christmas party...
Obama declares National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
This day doesn’t live in as much infamy as it used to. Today is the 73rd anniversary of Japan’s sneak attack on the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor, which...
Worker allegedly ‘came into contact’ with half-naked woman
A Con Ed worker inappropriately touched a customer in her Chelsea apartment and stole glances of her half-naked body, she alleges in a suit. Sandra Alvarez says worker William Marshall...
Rookie EMT blasts NYPD after being charged with rape
A rookie FDNY emergency medical technician posted an inflammatory anti-NYPD comment on Facebook after he was charged with multiple counts of rape, The Post has learned. Diego Cascante-Pardo, who was...
Luxury building fences off low-rent tenants’ terraces
First there was the Poor Door. Now there’s the Poor Porch. A Queens luxury tower that was bailed out by the city is blocking the large terraces of a few...
Retired hospital honcho made $2.8M last year, tax filings show
This gives new meaning to the term “golden years.” Dr. Herbert Pardes retired as the head of New York-Presbyterian Hospital in 2011, but raked in $2.8 million in compensation last...
Will and Kate beef up security following city protests
Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, will get beefed-up security on their trip to the Big Apple after thousands of demonstrators stormed city streets to protest the Eric Garner...
Why soon-to-be free agent Aldridge is unlikely to join Knicks
Blazers star big man LaMarcus Aldridge has taken a different approach than Carmelo Anthony to his upcoming free agency. The three-time Portland All-Star, who graces the Garden on Sunday, said...
The other rookie stud the Giants are thrilled about
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One of the rookies not named Odell Beckham Jr. the Giants are excited about for 2015 and beyond is Devon Kennard, who just might be a legitimate...
Lundqvist's biggest mental obstacle in sitting the bench
DETROIT — The hardest part about a long break for Henrik Lundqvist is that it gives him too much time to think. That’s what the Rangers’ goalie was trying not...
Giants haven't won a game in 63 days -- and they know it
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Most of them have no idea how strong the pull of addiction is to win a second Super Bowl, or a third. Most of the Giants only...
Expect the Jets to run with old-school offense against Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS — There is no truth to the rumor the Jets are wearing leather helmets Sunday against the Vikings. A week after turning back the clock to old-time football with...
The one depressing factor that sets dysfunctional Jets apart
MINNEAPOLIS — The Jets didn’t invent this, you know. They weren’t the first team to discover that the Back Page of this newspaper can be an interesting place to hang...
Jameis and Florida State survive -- but is perfection enough?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The celebration barely had begun and Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher was smiling, surrounded by a team which had just won its third straight ACC title and...
First look at a Second Avenue Subway station
Yes, Virginia, there is a Second Avenue Subway. If you don’t believe it — after all, New Yorkers have waited for the mythical railroad since the late 1920s when the...
Big Ten tournament coming to Madison Square Garden in 2018
March 2018 figures to be pretty mad in these parts. The Big Ten will play its postseason tournament at Madison Square Garden — the week before the Big East comes...
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The Bronx A crook posing as a food deliveryman and two pals robbed and assaulted a victim in Soundview, cops said. The thugs knocked on the apartment door of a...