February 13, 2015
One clear favorite in stacked 3-point contest
While the dunk contest historically has been the sexier event in the eyes of many, the 3-point contest should dominate the headlines this season. The league appears to have gone...
$188M Powerball winner quit two jobs to care for her kids
She’s gone from down on her luck to luckiest woman in the world. A North Carolina mom who had to quit her two jobs to take care of her four...
How one missing piece could haunt the Rangers down stretch
GLENDALE, Ariz.— Alain Vigneault says he’s a four-line coach and indisputably wants to be a four-line coach, but the fact of the matter is the Rangers are just not currently...
'American Sniper' killer shot after 'they wouldn't talk': cop
The “American Sniper” wouldn’t talk to him — so he killed him. Four months after gunning down former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and a second man at a Texas...
Breaking down the dunk contest: 4 athletic freaks
After one year in which the NBA made a decision to experiment with a horrendous team component in the dunk contest that left everyone confused at the end of the...
'Scammer' creates fake hedge fund to bankroll lavish lifestyle
A former NYPD traffic agent and waiter posed as the head of a $100 million hedge fund to scam nearly $850,000 from investors — then used some of the dough...
Sanitation dept. suspends rehab-seeking worker for positive pot test
They treated him like garbage. In an astonishing move, officials at the Sanitation Department suspended an employee when he tested positive for marijuana — after he voluntarily enrolled in a...
Yankees young strikeout machine trying to turn heads
TAMPA — The Yankees’ bullpen got a pretty drastic face-lift during the offseason, and according to assistant general manager Billy Eppler, they’re not likely to be in the market for...
Sweet-swinging SS of Mets future aching for chance this year
PORT ST. LUCIE — During infield drills in Mets pre-camp Friday, David Wright was at third base while Daniel Murphy was at second. In between, over at shortstop, was young...
1010 WINS anchor loses $2M defamation suit
A 1010 WINS news reader lost his $2 million defamation case against his blogging Hoboken neighbors -- and he may now have to pay their legal fees. A Hudson Court...
Carmelo vents about All-Star catch-22: 'Damned if you don’t'
Call the day bittersweet. Carmelo Anthony turned into All-Star Weekend’s lightning rod on Friday — something he probably is getting used to. One moment, Anthony spoke of the thrill of...
CBS wants up to $6M per ad for next year's Super Bowl
Les Moonves must be high — on football. The CBS head honcho shocked Madison Avenue last week when he said — half joking, half serious — that his network would...
Apple kicking the tires on producing an iCar
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is about to roll out the company’s first piece of wearable tech with a watch, may be looking to get a lot more mileage out...
Heart transplant may be next for 'better' Anthony Mason
Anthony Mason’s situation is better, much better, but still very serious and may ultimately require a heart transplant. Don Cronson, the former sports agent who represented Mason among others, said...
Zynga CEO needs to go for game-maker to rebound: analyst
Time to buy the FarmVille. That’s the advice a prominent analyst had for CEO Don Mattrick’s tenure atop Zynga. Mattrick needs to step down from the embattled video game maker...
Herbalife backers silenced at panel discussion
Herbalife critics quashed a talk at a top lawyers’ conference that was expected to focus on the controversial company’s battle with hedge-fund nemesis Bill Ackman. A Thursday panel was stacked...
Cost-cutting Crain's slashes a dozen editorial jobs
Struggling with a flood of red ink, Crain’s New York Business slashed a dozen editorial jobs, or 40 percent of its newsroom staff, and named a new top editor on...
Broadway theater owners hit by lawsuit over $25M real estate deal
There’s a lot of drama brewing over a little Broadway theater. A nonprofit is accusing the owners of the Helen Hayes Theatre — the smallest and only independently owned venue...
Man struck by Metro-North train
A man suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a Metro-North train Friday afternoon in Westchester, officials said. The unidentified man was hit by a southbound train at the...
Taxes running loose(y)
Ever since Eric Garner’s death, New Yorkers have been debating whether folks should be arrested for offenses such as selling “loosies,” or individual cigarettes. Fair point. But it invites a...
The marriage trap
Ten years ago, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore thrust himself into the national headlines when he refused to remove a 2¹/₂ -ton monument featuring the Ten Commandments, which he’d commissioned,...
Blackboard bungle
The New York Civil Liberties Union, members of the City Council and the mayor have just found their newest straw man: school suspensions. On Friday, Carmen Fariña made it official....
An anti-'50 Shades': Chivalry, not S&M porn
This Valentine’s Day weekend the most-hyped date movie is, of course, “Fifty Shades of Grey,” based on the wildly popular, widely ridiculed, S&M erotic novel of the same name. But...
Republicans lemmings over the cliff
Republicans won big in November on the hopes that a GOP-led Congress could counterbalance President Obama’s imperial presidency. But as the deadline approaches to fund the Department of Homeland Security...
Man sues Trump hotel after being served non-kosher sandwich
Oy, gevalt! An orthodox Jewish man is suing the Trump Soho after he allegedly spent $146 to get a special hot kosher meal there — and was served a cold...
David Carr's memoir to be rushed back to press
Simon & Schuster is going back to press to rush more copies of the memoir “The Night of the Gun” to market, after the sudden death of the author, New...
Ex-Army sergeant pleads guilty in murder plot of DEA agent
A former US Army sergeant nicknamed "Rambo" plead guilty Friday to plotting to help murder a DEA agent and import drugs into the US. Joseph “Rambo” Hunter now faces 10...
Remains of couple found locked in nearly 6,000-year-old embrace
ATHENS, Greece — Death did not part them. Archaeologists in southern Greece have discovered the grave of a man and woman buried as they died some 5,800 years ago —...
Oregon governor resigns amid ethics scandal
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned Friday, giving in to mounting pressure to abandon his office amid suspicions that his fiancee used her relationship with him to land...
Mom shot while teaching daughter to drive may not live: husband
LAS VEGAS — A mother teaching her 14-year-old daughter to drive was shot in the head and was not expected to survive the apparent road-rage attack by an angry driver...
The day in photos
Love is everywhere you look (including this giraffe's neck).
John Tortorella agrees with you: 'I deserved to get fired’
Former Rangers coach John Tortorella made his media reputation as a disagreeable, almost non-verbal curmudgeon. But several months of unemployment, following a disastrous one-season stint behind the Canucks bench, have granted the...
Coco Rocha’s cold weather advice: ‘Suck it up!’
This New York Fashion Week is an extra freezing one, with windchill expected to be well below zero degrees on Sunday. But at the Rebecca Minkoff show at Lincoln Center’s...
E.J. Johnson’s fabulous Fashion Week moment
E.J. Johnson harbors his own fantasy of walking in a fashion show — but what's his close second?
S&P 500 closes at a record high as energy sector recovers
A key U.S. stock index is back at a record high as the energy sector recovers along with the price of oil. Encouraging earnings news from CBS and surprisingly strong...
Bob Simon's final story to be introduced by Scott Pelley
Legendary newsman Bob Simon’s final "60 Minutes" segment, which is set to air Sunday, is expected to be introduced by friend and colleague Scott Pelley, a source told The Post....
Red Bulls coach: We'll sign a Henry-caliber star again
Thierry Henry’s retirement and Tim Cahill’s departure has many Red Bull fans convinced the club’s days of having multiple Designated Players are over. But coach Jesse Marsch insists the Red Bulls...
Huck’s most violent ‘Scandal’ moments
Warning: Contains graphic content On Thursday night’s episode of “Scandal,” not only did we learn that Huck (Guillermo Díaz) is on the brink of a psychotic break in Olivia Pope’s...
James Dolan makes no apologies for email: 'It’s over’
Knicks owner James Dolan, speaking at a charity event Friday during All-Star Weekend, tried to put to bed the controversy involving his inappropriate email to an angry Knicks fan in...
ISIS attacks air base housing American troops
WASHINGTON — Several Islamic State fighters who led a suicide attack on an air base where US and coalition forces are training Iraqi forces were killed by Iraqi troops, the...
Pipe down and embrace Carmelo Anthony's All-Star moment
The last time, the plan was going to be similar: a long, drawn-out salute to the local franchise player, the reigning icon. The All-Star Game hadn’t been back to the...
Where are the stars of 'The Partridge Family' now?
Stars — they’re just like us! The news that former “Partridge Family” heartthrob David Cassidy has filed for bankruptcy isn’t all that shocking, since the 64-year-old has battled the bottle...
Gigi and Gugu are pretty in pastels, while Kelly’s a metallic mess
Staten Island Chuck predicted an early spring on Feb. 2, and now it’s finally starting to show: Starlets such as Gigi Hadid and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are hitting the red carpets...
Aviva Drescher opens up about leg toss 2.0
Last season on “The Real Housewives of New York,” Aviva Drescher produced one of the series’ most memorable moments as she threw her prosthetic limb on the floor, shouting, “The...
Ex-Knick Jeremy Tyler gets into nasty brawl in China
http://youtu.be/ti6jSTn9Dek Not every ex-Knick goes to China and becomes a national hero like Stephon Marbury. Jeremy Tyler, who was shipped out by Phil Jackson this offseason after one season in New York...
Charity set up by Muslim shooting victim raises over $300K
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg1oW6hrx-0 A charity page set up by one of the Chapel Hill shooting victims has raised more than $300,000 in donations — 15 times his original goal. University of North Carolina...
Lionesses coax stubborn cubs across this croc-infested river
Come hell or high water, these lionesses were not going to give up on their cubs. The two big cats swam back and forth across a deep river to try...
'The Events' investigates the emotional aftermath of a mass shooting
Mass shootings have become tragically common over the past decade, but that doesn’t make them any easier to understand. Claire (Neve McIntosh), a Protestant minister and the lead character of...
Paramedics tried, failed to resuscitate NYT's David Carr
Paramedics called to The New York Times tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate David Carr, the paper’s influential media columnist who died Thursday, after he collapsed on the newsroom floor. A co-worker...
Fashionistas time-travel back to 2003 with surprise Chingy performance
Kanye West may have put on a hot-ticket Fashion Week concert Thursday night, but across town, fans of the year 2003 had just as much fun at a surprise Chingy...
Can Bradley Cooper pull off a huge Oscar-night upset as Best Actor?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4tbvjoNgQ4 Can Bradley Cooper of “American Sniper” pull off an Oscar-night upset and snatch the Best Actor Award from the two front-runners, Eddie Redmayne and Michael Keaton? “While Redmayne and...
Theo Epstein's ideal for Jon Lester signing: Andy Pettitte
The Cubs, who won their last title 17 days after the Ford’s first Model T left the car factory in 1908, guaranteed $155 million over six seasons to Jon Lester...
Meet one of Instagram’s Hot Dudes Reading
It’s no secret that Instagram’s latest craze, “Hot Dudes Reading,” is the social-media world’s guilty pleasure du jour. The 2-week-old account has been blowing up, jumping from 74,000 followers to...
LeBron James flexes his acting chops in Judd Apatow’s ‘The Trainwreck’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_yfdk_jSN8 NBA superstar LeBron James is showcasing his talents off the court by appearing in the just-released trailer for the new Judd Apatow comedy “The Trainwreck,” out July 17. The...
Kanye's free NYC concert gets 'BECK'd'
https://twitter.com/pnycagency/status/566061099486044160 Kanye West has been “BECK”ed! The rapper, who interrupted Beck’s speech during the Grammys on Sunday, faced a huge display of “BECK!” — created on a building’s windows — as he...
‘Real Housewife’ Cynthia Bailey has no problem with sex toys
“Real Housewife of Atlanta” Cynthia Bailey doesn’t think sex toys are taboo. “Valentine’s Day is coming up. My man travels a lot,” Bailey told The Post. “I don’t see anything...
NFL pro Devon Still supports cancer-stricken daughter at NYFW
Carmelo Anthony, Victor Cruz and CC Sabathia were among the proud parents watching their kids walk the runway at Thursday night’s Kids Rock! fashion show. But for Cincinnati Bengals defensive...
CBS News posts clip of Bob Simon's final report
CBS News on Friday posted a clip of "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon's final report, which will air during this week's broadcast. In the story, Simon traveled to a tobacco...
Brian McCann dishes on Yankees’ kids and missing leaders
Let’s begin with this past week’s Pop Quiz question, which came to us from Gary Mintz of South Huntington: It required two actors to portray George Steinbrenner on "Seinfeld" --...
Meggie Kempner pays homage to her stylishly iconic grandmother
Meggie Kempner’s presentation may have been an homage to her grandmother, socialite Nan Kempner — but don’t expect the kind of clothes your grandmother would wear. Meggie remembered what a...
Star Jones has no interest in ‘View’ drama
Don’t ask Star Jones about “The View.” “I have no interest whatsoever,” she said on Thursday when The Post asked for her thoughts on the show’s recent turmoil. “None. Zero.”...
Alexander McQueen play to open in London this spring
Five years after the death of Alexander McQueen, the St. James Theatre in London is preparing to debut a play about the “dark dream world” of the designer in May....
Over 500 stolen books by Copernicus, Galileo, others to be returned
More than 500 historic books that were stolen from Italy three years ago -- including original works by Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler -- will finally be returned...
Tommy Hilfiger follows his wife’s fashion advice — but the feeling’s not mutual
Tommy Hilfiger takes his wife’s advice more often than she does his. The designer, who is preparing for his 30th anniversary show, was at his spouse Dee Ocleppo’s fall presentation...
Boy loses part of leg after attack by dad's police dog
A 4-year-old California boy has lost part of his leg after being attacked by his dad’s police dog. Hunter Mastaler of Hesperia was injured Sunday by police K-9 Jango, a...
Victor Cruz cops to second-guessing his wardrobe
Victor Cruz is excited about men’s Fashion Week in July — but when it comes to expressing his sartorial taste he always has to keep his job in mind. “I...
Bill Walton explains why Michael Jordan’s 'basically average'
Bill Walton has been known to have an eccentric thought or two throughout his career as a broadcaster, but his latest comments about Michael Jordan reach another level of ridiculous....
Introducing the only rat-themed Instagram you need to follow
http://instagram.com/p/y7Z5UgjD3-/?modal=true What if Joseph Conrad’s literary classic “Heart of Darkness” was about a subway rat’s journey through New York City in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy? For the next two...
Thief tosses woman like a rag doll in mugging
[theplatform account="4uMbOC" media="media/guid/2389494712/98Z0oJWTelFto3mP_NQ45Os_7pl_elaD" player="gm_EJGhnGLiu"] A brute was caught on video tossing a woman around like a rag doll and mugging her on the Lower East Side, police said. The 32-year-old...
Adriana Lima: ‘I am not scared of getting older’
Adriana Lima doesn’t fear getting older. “I feel like I am more beautiful now than I was 15 years ago,” Lima told The Post at Desigual. She added that she’d...
The sad, conventional lesson of 'The Breakfast Club'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSXBvor47Zs “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” So goes the title of the Simple Minds song that opens “The Breakfast Club,” and since I first saw it, I certainly haven’t forgotten...
Taylor Swift isn’t going out of ‘Style’ anytime soon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CmadmM5cOk Ditching the crazy ex-girlfriend persona for art-house chic, Taylor Swift is going for a whole new “Style” in her latest music video. After teasing fans in the social sphere...
Ray Rice eyes next NFL job with apologetic 'Dear Baltimore' letter
Ray Rice began his uphill bid to return to the NFL on Friday by apologizing to Baltimore for the domestic-violence incident last year that brought his career to a screeching...
Americans eating less cereal for breakfast
More and more Americans are giving cereal the cold shoulder at breakfast — and that is leaving shareholders of Kellogg and General Mills a little soggy. Kellogg, whose cereal line-up...
Atlantic City betting on free-throw contest to re-invent gambling
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — An Atlantic City casino is about to redefine casino gambling by introducing a new style of wagering: competition based on a physical skill rather than luck....
Teen survives getting run over by MTA bus
An MTA bus driver is facing charges after running over a 15-year-old girl and mangling her leg in Williamsburg on Friday. The teen was walking inside the crosswalk at Grand...
Ginsburg not '100 percent sober' at State of the Union
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she nodded off during President Obama's State of the Union address because she enjoyed some fine wine before the event and was not...
6 tips on how not to be a terrible American overseas
Recently, I had a Top Secret chat with some government officials. Okay, so it wasn’t technically “top secret” (that’s probably above my pay grade as they say on TV). But...
Adam Silver is done messing around: His NBA agenda for Year 2
It didn’t take long for the sports world to see just how different NBA commissioner Adam Silver was from predecessor David Stern. Unlike Stern, who became known for his imperial...
US escalating 'secret war' in Afghanistan
US Special Forces soldiers and their Afghan allies have undertaken an increasing number of night raids targeting Taliban and al Qaeda militants, despite Washington formally declaring an end to combat...
Alibaba exec nixes New Year bonuses citing sluggish 2014
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba — five months after a successful $25 billion IPO — will not give employees their typical Lunar New Year gift this year, disappointed workers discovered Friday....
Commuter rails snap in frigid cold, causing delays
Frigid temperatures snapped several rails along the Long Island Rail Road, jamming up the morning commute Friday, MTA officials said. Crews were repairing the breaks as commuters were stranded in...
Man rams car into US Consulate in Shanghai
BEIJING — A Chinese man rammed a car into a barrier in front of the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai and injured an armed police officer, officials said Friday. Shanghai police...
200 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach
SYDNEY — Nearly 200 pilot whales stranded themselves on New Zealand's South Island on Friday, and hordes of rescuers rushed to the remote area in a bid to guide them...
Boko Haram launches first attack against Chad
MOUNDOU, Chad — Suspected Boko Haram militants attacked a village on the shore of Lake Chad early Friday, marking the first such violence against the neighbor contributing the most military...
Fierce fighting in Ukraine ahead of cease-fire
LUHANSKE, Ukraine — Fierce fighting surged in east Ukraine as Russian-backed separatists mounted a major and sustained new push Friday to capture a strategic railway hub ahead of a weekend...
Celeb attorney sues art dealer for Monet-sale fees
A celebrity lawyer who has represented Donald Trump and sued Martin Scorsese has filed a $275,000 lawsuit in Manhattan against a European art dealer, claiming she stiffed him on legal...
Citi Bike's most popular routes
Citi Bike’s most popular route is short and sweet — from Grand Central Terminal to Times Square — and loved by suburban commuters who hop two wheels to avoid the...
Jeter grounded: Misses a Hall induction due to plane problem
Just one thing can keep Derek Jeter from the Hall of Fame — a faulty airplane. The 40-year-old Yankees great, who retired last season, was to be inducted into the...
NBA commish talks schedule changes and state of Knicks, Nets
New NBA commissioner Adam Silver sat down with The Post’s Tim Bontemps to discuss the state of the league heading into the All-Star Game Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Q:...
NBA legend Tiny Archibald gives kids secret to hoops success
There will be plenty of glitz and glamour associated with NBA All-Star Weekend. The fashion, the jewelry, the cars and the parties will be in excess. The Rising Stars Game...
How dunk star Mason — not Jason! — Plumlee took NYC by storm
For basketball fans, All-Star Weekend is seen as a celebration of the sport, a chance for its biggest stars to put on a show with the whole world watching. But...
No strip club, no abduction: Robert Allenby mystery deepens
Continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding golfer Robert Allenby’s alleged abduction, Honolulu police released a statement on Thursday that said there is “no indication” Allenby was kidnapped in the early...
Stars will be out — late at night — for city's college hoops rivalry
The NBA All-Star Game hits The Big Apple this weekend, drawing a “Who’s Who” of basketball’s stars. Celebrities will flock to the frigid city for the big game. But Friday,...
30-year-old ex-Giant Terrell Thomas calls it quits
Former Giants defensive back Terrell Thomas announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday, following a career besieged by multiple knee ailments. The 2008 second-round pick out of USC suffered...
Pete Rose hopes new commish means new life in baseball
Pete Rose is holding out hope of Charlie Hustling his way into the Hall of Fame. In an interview with USA Today Sports, Rose said he wants to talk with...
NYC's All-Star Weekend will get a taste of Hollywood
Before the NBA’s elite take center stage, All-Star Weekend will begin with the best Hollywood and others have to offer. On Friday night (7 p.m., ESPN), the Celebrity Game will...
Dr. J, Jason Kidd and the all-time Nets team
Long before there was Barclays Center or the black and white merchandise, there were the New Jersey (later New York) Americans (later Nets), playing with ABA red, white and blue...
Biz leaders blast Council proposal preventing credit checks
Business leaders slammed the City Council on Thursday for a proposal to prevent them from running credit checks on job candidates. Kathryn Wylde, president of the Partnership for NYC, warned...
Military approves hormone therapy for Chelsea Manning
WASHINGTON — Hormone treatment for gender reassignment has been approved for Chelsea Manning, the former intelligence analyst convicted of espionage for sending classified documents to the WikiLeaks website. Defense Department...
'Criminal activity' on Wall Street caused 2008 meltdown: Preet
Manhattan US Attorney and Wall Street sheriff Preet Bharara said the nation’s 2008 financial meltdown was caused partly by the “criminal activity” of greedy executives. “I think there was criminal...
Financier wannabe blames Facebook suit for broken heart
He romped with another woman to Atlantic City and dropped $1,200 on a stripper — but it was coldhearted Facebook lawyers who really killed his relationship, an alleged Brooklyn huckster...
David Carr was a fierce rival and a dear friend
He was larger than life, a fierce rival and a friend. I initially met David Carr when he first came to New York and was working for Powerful Media, a...
Driver nailed for pointing 'finger-gun' at cop
A Staten Island man threatened a cop by mimicking a gun with his fingers when he was pulled over for a faulty brake light, law enforcement sources said. Police stopped...
Preet Bharara is man's best friend in eviction battle
When he’s not taking down corrupt politicians or greedy bankers, US Attorney Preet Bharara is a crusader for the common man — and their dogs. The high-profile prosecutor’s office has...
Real estate scion sues dad for $54M over Tribeca sale
The son of a big New York City real estate investor is accusing his father of “familial treachery” in a new $54 million lawsuit over the sale of a Tribeca...
Paris deli killer’s widow says she loves ISIS 'caliphate'
The fugitive French widow of the jihadist who gunned down shoppers in a Paris market says she is loving life in the “caliphate” — and said ISIS inspired a bloodlust...
Bob Simon was the world's newsman
Nothing in Bob Simon’s life, not the dozens of Emmys or the shelf full of Peabody Awards, could sum up his career like the greeting on the war correspondent’s answering...
The all-time Knicks team would be incredible
It is the stuff of not just New York but NBA legend. Willis Reed limped out on the Garden floor, the Lakers stared in amazement. Reed hit his first two...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A well-dressed suspect sneaked into a Mount Eden apartment and walked out with pricey electronics, said law-enforcement authorities. The man, wearing a suit and tie, entered an apartment...
FBI chief James Comey: 'Everyone’s a little bit racist'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbx4HAm6Rc8 WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey waded into the volatile issue of police-community relations Thursday by saying the “hard truth” of life and law enforcement is: “Everyone’s a little...