March 25, 2015
Back on the bench: Lundqvist to back up Talbot vs. Senators
First it was at the rink to participate in a morning skate, then it was a full-team practice, and come Thursday, it’s going to be dressed and on the bench...
Mobile app Lua adds clients by making office life easier
You may be unchained from your desk, but chances are you’re still bogged down with email. Lua, a New York-based mobile app for businesses, is adding corporate clients in droves...
The day in photos
A volcano erupts in Mexico, European leaders mourn the victims of the Germanwings crash and more.
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Musical Willis Clan lands TLC reality show
Think of them as a countrified version of “The Partridge Family” — with a lot more band members. TLC is set to unveil a new reality show featuring all 14...
Let's be totally Frank: Sinatra doc a swingin' affair
For a good part of the 20th century, Frank Sinatra dominated American pop culture, first as an artist and then as an icon of what is now a bygone idea...
These 12 restaurants have given rise to a new Amsterdam Avenue
For decades, Amsterdam Avenue was the Upper West Side’s dodgier corridor — sandwiched between fashionable Columbus and bustling Broadway — but no longer. In recent years, swank new developments have...
Why Kate Upton's ego 'is ruining her career'
It's hard to imagine a greater recent modeling success than Kate Upton. After a video of her dancing at a basketball game went viral in 2011, she catapulted to the...
Potential Knicks target Jordan 'loves' NYC, puts on show at MSG
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan will be a free agent this summer and he said after his team’s 111-80 rout of the Knicks on Wednesday night how much he “loves’’ the...
Heinz deal likely to put the squeeze on Kraft workers
Junk food titan Kraft is going on a diet. Ketchup giant Heinz is likely to eliminate Kraft’s Northfield, Ill., headquarters and fire much of its staff after completing its takeover...
Warren Buffett spurns big banks in Heinz merger
Warren Buffett has made a mint off Lloyd Blankfein — but don’t expect him to return the favor. The folksy billionaire — who once had nothing but praise for the...
Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly looking to leave Guggenheim
Investment banking heavy hitter and Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly is looking to strike out on his own, The Post has learned. Boehly — who helped pull together the complicated deal...
Zuckerberg unleashing slew of Facebook updates to combat rivals
Yes, Mark Zuckerberg is angling for a blow against Google — but that’s not his only target. Facebook’s 30-year-old CEO unveiled a slew of new initiatives at the social network’s...
NYPD refuses to turn over documents in murder case handled by Scarcella: suit
The NYPD has refused to turn over documents about a 25-year-old homicide conviction handled by discredited ex-Detective Louis Scarcella because doing so would “reveal non-routine criminal-investigation techniques,” a new lawsuit...
Coughlin: No guarantees Victor Cruz will be ready for Week 1
PHOENIX — Tom Coughlin is cautiously optimistic about Victor Cruz’s comeback from his gruesome patellar tendon injury. The Giants coach said Wednesday that Cruz “looks really good and light” and...
Tornado kills one, injures others in Oklahoma
TULSA, Okla. — The slow start to the nation's tornado season came to a violent end Wednesday, when tornadoes raked Tulsa during its evening rush hour, killing one person and...
De Blasio calls new NYCHA hire's affair 'a mistake'
Mayor de Blasio on Wednesday named a new general manager for the New York City Housing Authority — and had to explain how the guy made one “mistake” by having...
Collins raves about Montero's outing: 'Best I've seen him'
TAMPA — Now that’s how you ace a big exam. Rafael Montero’s turn in the Mets rotation was changed this week for this kind of opportunity: A packed house at...
Cab accident sends two drivers and four pedestrians to hospital
A yellow cab rear-ended another taxi on the Upper West Side on Wednesday, sending the struck vehicle hurtling into people crossing the street, authorities said. Both drivers and four pedestrians...
De Blasio praises school despite woeful test scores
A Brooklyn high school where only 16 percent of the students passed the latest Regents exams was still hailed Wednesday by Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña as...
Stock market rigging is no longer a 'conspiracy theory'
The stock market is rigged. When I started making that claim years ago — and provided solid evidence — people scoffed. Some called it a conspiracy theory, tinfoil hats and...
Nets snag key win over Hornets, but lose Young to knee injury
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Nets picked up a key win, but also may have lost a key player. Because of a huge performance from Brook Lopez, who finished with 34...
SEC chief takes aim at predatory traders in 'dark pools'
She’s going to need a bigger boat. Securities and Exchange Chairwoman Mary Jo White wants to hunt down sharks in lightly regulated “dark pools,” where predatory traders are known to...
Masahiro Tanaka's four-seamer: Alibis and conspiracy theories
TAMPA — Until Masahiro Tanaka is told by Joe Girardi he will start Opening Day, the Yankees’ ace won’t talk about the honor that CC Sabathia held for the past...
Queens to get new tallest building after deal is approved
The MTA board approved a deal on Wednesday that will give developers the right to build the tallest building in Queens. The massive apartment tower will have up to 77...
Pilot locked out of cockpit before crash in France
One of the pilots on the ill-fated Germanwings flight was locked out of the cockpit and tried to “smash the door down” before the jet’s inexplicable descent into the French...
Lara Logan's example
CBS newswoman Lara Logan is an inspiration — not just to the profession, but to all. So it was sad to read in The Post that the “60 Minutes” correspondent...
The price of mayoral control
OK, Mr. Mayor, so you’re going to have to pay a price to keep control of the city’s schools. It’s not right or fair; it’s just a fact. Welcome back...
Bam's disastrous deals
The Army has now charged Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, swapped last spring from captivity in Afghanistan for five top Taliban commanders, as a deserter who endangered his fellow soldiers’ safety. Five...
Cuomo's gambit: Thinking big to fix schools
Across the country, Democratic governors and mayors have cozied up to the teachers unions and given up on education reform. Not New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo continues to push...
What Dr. Ignoro just can't ignore
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough recently spoke to J Street, a left-wing organization that fancies itself the headquarters of the tough-love-for-Israel crowd. J Street’s critics would phrase it...
Why 'inequality' can be 'beautiful'
Every day the Chinese go to work, Americans get a raise: Chinese workers, many earning each day about what Americans spend on a Starbucks latte, produce apparel, appliances and other...
Making of a general: Ben Davis' triumph over racism
The decision to name the newest barracks at West Point for Benjamin O. Davis Jr. has received scant comment in the press. That strikes me as regrettable at a time...
Afghan president to Congress: My country will be 'graveyard' of Al Qaeda
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, speaking to a joint meeting of Congress in Washington, called Wednesday on Muslims around the world to speak out against extremist groups -- declaring "silence is...
The sea word: Set sail on a ‘floating book club’
If not even the promise of free booze could drag you out to the, let’s say, acquired taste that is a book club, here’s a better plan: Get yourself off...
Q&A with bad-boy designer Karim Rashid
Tattooed bad-boy industrial designer Karim Rashid, 54, has lent his signature touch to projects small and large — from the tear-shaped bottle of Method hand soap to funky furniture to...
Greenpoint, get ready to get Williamsburg-ed
What happens when a neighborhood beloved for its small town charm runs smack into a development boom? Greenpoint is about to find out. Tucked into Brooklyn’s northwest corner — just...
Cops and churchgoers 'shocked' officer charged with rape of teen
He busted bad guys and preached the Bible — but he was hardly the good Christian cop his acquaintances believed him to be. NYPD officer Vladimir Sosa, 38, who is...
Meet Kanye's favorite new artist — Fetty Wap
As Fetty Wap will tell you, the best things in life come to those who wait. Over a year ago, the then-unknown rapper from Paterson, NJ, uploaded his catchy self-made...
Gitmo detainees traded for Bergdahl have tried to resume terror activities
At least three of the five Taliban leaders traded last year for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl have tried to plug back into their old terror networks, a government official familiar with...
William Puck’s guerrilla posters bring ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to the subway
Today, New York celebrates the Fall of the Dark Lord Sauron. What, you didn’t know about the anniversary of the demise of the big baddie from “The Lord of the...
Steve Lavin, St. John's begin talks on 3-year extension
LOS ANGELES — Steve Lavin met with St. John’s administrators on Wednesday, though his future remains in limbo. After rumors swirled Lavin could be on his way out and several...
Tsarnaevs' bomb-making lair 'looked like a construction site'
BOSTON — Nails, BBs, pressure cooker parts and other potential bomb components were found inside Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's family apartment in Cambridge, an FBI agent testified Wednesday. The...
US tries to kickstart stalled offensive to retake ISIS-held city
WASHINGTON — At Iraq's request, the U.S. began airstrikes in Tikrit on Wednesday in support of a stalled Iraqi ground offensive to retake the city from Islamic State fighters, a...
Jets help teen land prom date with adorable video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDqzPqwPTeY This was one touchdown of a promposal -- with the help of the New York Jets. Sarah Kardonsky of Division Avenue High School in Levittown, NY, asked a friend,...
'Shut up, I know where I am': Tom Coughlin's battle with Siri
PHOENIX — Tom Coughlin is still trying to get the hang of this smartphone thing. Determined to prove you can indeed show an old dog new tricks, the NFL’s oldest...
Forbes: Yankees worth $3.2B, Mets turn $25M profit
The Yankees are Major League Baseball’s most valuable team for an 18th consecutive year, coming in at nearly triple the league’s average value, according to a survey released by Forbes...
Investigators baffled by fatal plane crash in French Alps
Stumped investigators said Wednesday they had no clue yet about what caused the jetliner crash in the French Alps that killed 150 people, including a mother and daughter from Virginia...
What happened to the other guy from ‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’?
Bill and Ted’s time machine was right: It’s the future, and they’re still totally buds! Party on, dudes. In the 26 years since “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” one star,...
West Virginia not about to sneak up on Kentucky after '36-1' taunt
CLEVELAND — David showed up with a giant slingshot, and fired it at Kentucky from every direction. And he has awakened a sleeping Goliath. “I give them their props. Salute...
NBA experts rate Phil Jackson as second-worst exec
Phil Jackson was supposed to restore faith in the Knicks franchise, which instead has plummeted in his first full year on the job. In ESPN's forecast panel, which polls over...
6 celebs we'd like to see in Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’
Like Batman reboots, but not quite as often as Dracula, “A Star Is Born” returns to movie screens with regularity. Now Bradley Cooper is meant to make his directorial debut...
Lagares batting ninth? Why Mets think it'll work
TAMPA — Juan Lagares led off Wednesday and smoked an 0-2 double off the left-field wall against Masahiro Tanaka, stole third and scored when John Ryan Murphy heaved the ball...
Man punches 65-year-old after calling his dog a 'p---y'
Worst insult for a dog? Call it a cat! A jerk in Brooklyn tried to prove he was top dog by punching an elderly man and calling his pooch "a...
In French mockumentary, a writer spoofs himself
If you rang up central casting and requested a stereotypical French intellectual, the famed novelist and poet Michel Houellebecq is surely what you’d get: underfed, beaky, a complainer and chain...
The 5 most-shocking moments from the ‘Pretty Little Liars’ finale
If your head is still spinning, there’s a good chance you’re still not over the season finale of “Pretty Little Liars.” The popular ABC Family series, which wrapped its fifth...
Bowe Bergdahl charged with desertion, could face life in jail
WASHINGTON — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the Army soldier who spent five years as a Taliban captive, could spend the rest of his life in a US prison for abandoning his...
Clumsy panda falls out of tree, halting panda fight
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Law firm behind $2.5B in verdicts, settlements 'on verge of collapse'
One of the country’s most successful mass tort firms — that’s won $2.5 billion in verdicts and settlements from companies like Google and Yahoo — is on the verge of...
Oprah's network making series about father who claims 34 kids with 17 women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD7OQYiGf24 NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey's OWN network said Wednesday it is making a television series on the life of an Atlanta man who claims to have fathered 34 children...
MLS adds Minnesota team, while Beckham can't nail down Miami
https://twitter.com/MNUnitedFC/status/580766228064555008 Minnesota United were officially confirmed as the next Major League Soccer expansion team on Wednesday -- while David Beckham’s would-be Miami club remains shrouded in uncertainty. Minnesota, who have...
How to make everyone on a cruise ship hate you
I have a conflicted relationship with cruising. As a travel writer, it is a part of my job to take cruises, to evaluate and describe the experiences. There are ships...
'The Riot Club' is an angry takedown of rich British boys
Despising the British upper class is so utterly common, as we see in “The Riot Club,” a farcically heavy-handed attempted satiric takedown of an elite group of Oxford students. Modeled...
First look at Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor
https://twitter.com/EW/status/580741980159889409 What if Mark Zuckerberg were a comic-book villain? We now know what that’d look like, thanks to a new photo that reveals Jesse Eisenberg’s take on Lex Luthor. The...
5 Lego movie parodies the Internet is loving right now
The Oscars snub that completely ignored the “The Lego Movie” for Best Animated Feature must have really struck a chord. Lego fans have recently taken to the Internet in creative...
Rihanna, Jim Parsons space out in cliché animated flick ‘Home’
First rule of animated kids’ movies: Can we get a toy out of it? In this respect, anyway, DreamWorks’ “Home” is a winner: Its aliens, the Boov, are a roundish,...
Patriots' deception banned by NFL -- and Ravens gloat
Before Deflategate there was Eligible-receivergate. The Patriots used some questionable, if legal, formations in their win over the Ravens in the AFC Divisional playoffs that will no longer be allowed...
Biker takes plea deal, to get 2 years in prison for role in gang beating
Four of the crazed motorcyclists caught on video brutally beating a Columbia grad in front of his terrified wife and infant daughter in 2013 took plea deals Wednesday in Manhattan...
29 arrested in massive NY heroin, oxycodone ring: authorities
Twenty-nine people have been busted for participating in a massive heroin and oxycodone trafficking ring that distributed drugs throughout Rockland County, including out of parking lots at the Palisades Center...
Jets sign blocking tight end who couldn't make the Giants
The Jets added more depth on Wednesday, agreeing to a one-year deal with tight end Kellen Davis, the team announced. Davis, 29, played seven games, including one in the playoffs,...
Consumer safety regulators investigate Lumber Liquidators
The Consumer Products Safety Commission said it is investigating Lumber Liquidators after a CBS “60 Minutes” expose claimed some of its Chinese-made laminate flooring posed health risks. “We want to...
Redskins owner at center of bizarre sports radio controversy
Things just can’t be simple with Daniel Snyder. The volatile Redskins owner is in the middle of a confounding story involving a sports radio show set to debut on ESPN’s...
Jets fans in St. Patrick's Day brawl 'turn selves in'
The “Gang Green” trio who assaulted two teens at a Midtown pub on St. Patrick's Day turned themselves in early Wednesday, police sources said. Louis Rezzonico, 21, and Perry-Michael Rezzonico...
Subway rider advocates rip MetroCard as the 'Cuomo Card'
Subway rider advocates ripped Gov. Cuomo over the MTA on Wednesday, christening the MetroCard the "Cuomo Card." Gene Russianoff, of the Straphangers Campaign, said at the MTA's monthly board meeting...
Wrong-way crash cop's DUI caught on dash camera
The New Jersey cop who killed a fellow officer and a friend after partying at a Staten Island strip club had twice been charged with drunk driving -- and a...
Bros rejoice! ‘Entourage’ is back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGSE_XPF4_g The bro-iest show on television is about to become the bro-iest movie in theaters. “Entourage,” the HBO series that ran from 2004 to 2011 about five guys traversing the...
Adam Warren has a huge lead for Yankees' fifth starter spot
TAMPA — Ron Turcotte is the only thing missing from the Yankees Fifth Starter Derby. “Right now if we had to make a decision today, we all know what the...
'White God' is a stunning canine version of 'The Birds'
Winner of the Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes, the Hungarian film “White God” uses 274 live dogs (no CGI) to tell the story of 13-year-old Lili (a wonderful Zsófia...
Victims in NYC dance-club arson that killed 87 to be commemorated
Twenty-five years ago, what was then the biggest mass murder in U.S. history turned a New York City dance club into a smoky, flame-filled inferno that left dozens of people...
‘Salt of the Earth’ a stunning ode to famed photojournalist Salgado
"We humans are terrible animals,” photographer Sebastião Salgado says in this alternately nightmarish and magical documentary about his life’s work. He’s in good hands, to say the least, with veteran...
10 fabulously fashionable travel items you need to pack now
You’ve got a ticket en route to sunshine and umbrella cocktails — but what to pack? For starters, try a spiced-up travel wardrobe complete with new pieces for spring that’ll...
Marc Jacobs finally joins Instagram
After years of proclaiming that he was “appalled by the whole social media thing,” Marc Jacobs has finally joined Instagram — and has already racked up more than 48,000 followers...
Stiller and Driver are an oddly great duo in hilarious ‘While We’re Young’
Noah Baumbach’s “While We’re Young" amounts to the most hilarious Woody Allen movie in forever, with Ben Stiller in top form as an updated variation of the self-deceiving documentarian the...
Lawrence, Cooper fail to ignite lumbering ‘Serena’
The red-hot team of Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper fails to ignite “Serena," a great-looking but lumbering (in more ways than one) melodrama awkwardly casting them as a ruthless North...
ISIS overruns town that inspired Luke Skywalker's home planet
"Star Wars" fans have been warned to stay far, far away from a Tunisian town that was the inspiration for Luke Skywalker's home planet of Tatooine — due to the risk...
FBI needs to strengthen intelligence, information sharing: 9/11 Review Commission
WASHINGTON — The FBI needs to strengthen its intelligence programs and information sharing to counter the diverse and fast-moving national threats that have evolved since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a...
Marlins pitcher in MLB probe over 'gambling' ties
Marlins pitcher Jarred Cosart is the subject of an MLB investigation into alleged gambling activity following an online exchange Tuesday night in which Cosart allegedly wrote "I bet LARGE" in...
Jeremy Clarkson axed from 'Top Gear'
Embattled "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson has been dropped by BBC following a two-week suspension for getting into a physical altercation with a producer. “It is with great regret that...
Apartment at center of dispute with Joan Rivers on sale for $6M
Want to own an Upper East Side apartment that was the subject of a nasty $15 million legal battle between the late comedienne Joan Rivers and her socialite neighbor? The...
Cardboard 'Most Interesting Man' fails as carpool-lane ruse
FIFE, Wash. — A Washington State Patrol trooper says it's by far the best carpool scam he's seen, but it didn't work. As KOMO-TV put it, "Troopers don't always stop...
How to hunt for buried treasure in England
Scarborough, England, is about 200 miles north of London and the perfect place to uncover buried treasure—if you know where to look. This was where I discovered geocaching, an outdoor...
Picasso coming to NYC could become priciest auctioned art ever
https://twitter.com/ArtTactic/status/580717844981100545 Break out the checkbooks, art aficionados -- because there's a Pablo Picasso masterpiece coming to the Big Apple that will soon hit the auction block for an estimated $140...
The first look at the cover of Harper Lee's new novel
The cover for Harper Lee’s new novel will surely remind you of the cover for her old one. On Wednesday, HarperCollins unveiled the jacket art for Lee’s “Go Set a...
Critics blast de Blasio's film czar
New York’s film czar is finding out it is tough to follow a legend. Cynthia Lopez, chosen by Mayor de Blasio last April to head the city’s Office of Film,...
Top military brass resisting calls to lift transgender ban
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter has gotten pushback from senior military leaders on whether the Pentagon should lift its ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces, according...
Attacker held school district's computers hostage over $125K in bitcoins
SWEDESBORO, N.J. — A New Jersey school district is hoping to resume standardized testing after delays because its computer network was shut down in an online attack. Officials say the...
This one-handed pitcher could be the next Jim Abbott
Rick Robinson was settling into his new job as the baseball coach at Tennessee-Martin, moving some things around his office when he came across a few articles that had been...
Cubs' Jackson blames Google Maps for missing start
Some pitchers have trouble finding the plate. Edwin Jackson of the Chicago Cubs had a much bigger problem: He couldn’t find the ballpark. Jackson missed his spring training start Tuesday...
'Beautiful Mind' mathematician is still winning math prizes
HELSINKI — American mathematicians John F. Nash Jr. and Louis Nirenberg have won this year's Abel Prize in mathematics. The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters said Wednesday that the...
Iranian movie causing an uproar for depicting Muhammad
ALLAHYAR, Iran -- Here in this Persian replica of Mecca, built at the cost of millions of dollars, an Iranian film company is attempting to offer the world a literal...
Durst fascinated by guns, kept saw in apartment: ex-girlfriend
A woman who dated Robert Durst in 2000 recalled his casual fascination with guns and need to visit pal Susan Berman, who was “having some problems” at the time.
Bus swallowed whole by massive crater
https://youtu.be/BieJqzteE8w Dramatic video shows a bus in Brazil getting swallowed whole by a massive crater that had formed in the middle of a highway. The footage shows passengers making their...
'Very worried' Amanda Knox awaits Italy high court's decision on appeal
ROME — Italy's high court took up the appeal of Amanda Knox's murder conviction Wednesday, considering the fate of the "very worried" American and her Italian former boyfriend in the...
Ted Cruz signing up for ObamaCare after vowing to repeal it
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who has vowed to repeal "every word" of ObamaCare if elected president next year, will soon be signing up for coverage under the plan. Cruz, according...
As economy tanks, broke Russian drunks guzzle cleaning products
MOSCOW — As the economic crisis sweeps through Russia, a dangerous trend is emerging in this heavy-drinking country: the rise in consumption of potentially lethal moonshine, medical alcohol or even...
Vermont cops got 2012 tip about disappearance possibly tied to Robert Durst
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- A 2012 tip led investigators to look into whether millionaire real estate heir Robert Durst played a role in the 1971 disappearance and presumed death of a...
Islanders' Leddy, Esiason's daughter in Twitter threats
The latest disturbing case of Twitter threats involves Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy and Sydney Esiason, who is the girlfriend of Leddy’s teammate Matt Martin and daughter of WFAN host and...
Your seafood might come from slaves
BENJINA, Indonesia — The Burmese slaves sat on the floor and stared through the rusty bars of their locked cage, hidden on a tiny tropical island thousands of miles from home....
Sarah Jessica Parker’s 50 greatest style moments
Ever wonder why it’s impossible to separate Sarah Jessica Parker from Carrie Bradshaw, her character on “Sex and the City”? It’s because the actress, who turns 50 on Wednesday, is...
American mom, daughter killed in France plane crash
Two Americans were aboard the doomed Germanwings airliner that mysteriously crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday – killing all 150 people aboard, the airline’s CEO announced Wednesday.
Heinz merging with Kraft in $36B deal to create food giant
H.J. Heinz Co. is Merging with Kraft Foods in a $36 billion deal to create one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world with annual revenue in excess...
NYPD detective cleared on charges of perjury in drug arrest
A Manhattan judge dismissed perjury charges against a 16-year NYPD veteran accused of lying to a grand jury about a Manhattan drug bust in 2009. Detective Said Salim was charged...
Officials: Yemen president flees Aden home as rebels near
SANAA, Yemen — Yemen's embattled president fled his Aden home Wednesday for an undisclosed location as Shiite rebels neared his last refugee, five officials told The Associated Press. Hadi fled...
Crashed jet's damaged black box leaves 2 minutes of mystery
A cockpit voice recorder badly damaged when a German jetliner smashed into an Alpine mountainside and a crucial two-minute span when the pilot lost contact are vital clues into what...
2 kids found dead in mom's freezer
DETROIT — A Detroit mother was arrested Tuesday after the frozen bodies of a boy and girl were found in a deep freezer in the family's home, police said. Court...
Betances: My velocity 'nowhere near where it should be'
TAMPA — Delin Betances didn’t know his fastball topped out at 94 mph on Tuesday night against the Tigers at George M. Steinbrenner Field. All the Yankees’ giant right-handed closer...
Suspected robbery suspect shoots and kills Wisconsin cop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMV21aOP7Ww FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Authorities say a Wisconsin state trooper was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with a person who matched the description of a...
Gunman still on the loose after killing California cop
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Northern California police officer was shot to death Tuesday after responding to a call about a man threatening to commit suicide. The San Jose Police...
Ex-UFC champ Brock Lesnar retires from MMA, re-signs with WWE
LOS ANGELES — Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar ruled out a return to mixed martial arts on Tuesday, ending three years of speculation about the biggest pay-per-view star in...
Mad money: Mayweather may earn $180M in bout vs. Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS — The first ticket has yet to be sold, but the richest fight in boxing history is getting richer by the day. New estimates show Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s...
Why Mets' Dillon Gee is the ultimate baseball survivor
PORT ST. LUCIE — Every now and again, we are reminded just how unique the vocation of throwing a baseball truly is, how primary the relationship between athlete and arm...
Geno won't win a Super Bowl -- and that's why Jets need Mariota
Todd Bowles is correct: You can win in the NFL without a franchise quarterback. It’s just that you can’t win a Super Bowl without a franchise quarterback. Maybe in a...
'Subway surfer' kids caught on camera
Three stupid kids took a dangerous joyride in Manhattan by clutching to the back of a subway car and riding it uptown. The above photo of the youngsters was captured...
Rick Nash's scoring slump brings back bad playoff memories
There still is home ice for which to play over the final 10 games of the season, if not the Presidents’ Trophy, for all the essentially worthless tinsel other than...
Robert Durst stalked his brother as recently as February: report
The brother of killer Robert Durst said his now-jailed sibling had been stalking him and his family as recently as last month. Douglas Durst told The New York Times in...
Charter-school head says city's transfer kids can't keep up
The head of the city’s largest charter-school network says she doesn’t accept midyear transfers from regular middle and high schools because their students don’t keep up with their charter counterparts....
Man dies while urinating between subway cars
A Brooklyn man was killed relieving himself between the cars of a 6 train, police sources said Tuesday. The victim, 63, boarded the train at 6:50 a.m. March 8 and...
Cuddyer has been the perfect solution for Mets' outfield curse
PORT ST. LUCIE — Michael Cuddyer might want to save a few for the regular season. The veteran outfielder arrived to the Mets this winter with a track record for...
Ten under-the-radar names to watch during this Sweet 16
We know the big names. The Jahlil Okafors, Frank Kaminskys and Karl-Anthony Towns’ of the bracket who draw all the headlines, who have led their respective teams into the second...
Rex: Revis, Cromartie 'might have been backups' in Buffalo
PHOENIX — Rex Ryan’s only dig at the Jets during the NFL owners meetings Tuesday was directed at — of all people — Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie. The former...
Family of killed NYPD cop furious over Brancato's film gig
The family of slain NYPD Officer Daniel Enchautegui is furious that Lillo Brancato has landed a new movie role. “It’s always been about Lillo. Shame on whoever hired him,’’ seethed...
Five ways Kentucky can be denied its 40-0 perfect season
CLEVELAND — Nothing has changed since the NCAA Tournament began last week. Nothing really has changed since November. Kentucky remains the favorite to win the national championship, needing four more...
Chirlane McCray touts City's new troubled teen text service
A new city-funded text-message hot line is helping teens combat mental-health problems by connecting them with counselors, New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray and daughter Chiara de Blasio announced...
Amazing aerial city views — with a twist
See incredible stereographic projections of cities around the world.
Ailing Bonanno mobster sentenced to 21 months
An aging, overweight Bonanno gangster with a laundry list of health problems was sentenced to 21 months in prison Monday in Brooklyn federal court despite lobbying for time served. Ex-capo...
Yankees making mystery adjustments with Tanaka as velocity dips
TAMPA — To say the Yankees’ season hinges on the health of Masahiro Tanaka’s right elbow would be a bit of a stretch. There are more questions than Tanaka coming...
Dad who lost 7 in fire begs rabbi to bless him with more kids
JERUSALEM — He wants more kids. The Brooklyn dad who lost seven children in a weekend house fire asked a Jerusalem rabbi hours after their burial, “Please bless me that...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A man was slashed and robbed by two thugs in Eastchester, police said. The 21-year-old victim was on Kepler Avenue and East 238th Street Sunday at 12:20 a.m....
Marvel Comics to release commemorative NYC covers
The Big Apple is home to some marvelous characters — and that isn’t changing anytime soon. As a way to pay homage to its hometown, Marvel Comics is releasing 15...