August 22, 2015
Mets offense enjoys a second night of fun at Coors Field
DENVER — Just call them the Mile High club. Whether it’s the altitude, the Rockies’ awful pitching or a combination of both, the Mets are loving Coors Field this weekend...
Wall Street ready to fight against high-speed trading 'spoofers'
Wall Street sheriffs could soon be hunting down fast-moving trading bandits overseas. Regulatory brass at American exchanges are ready to unleash a new high-tech campaign to isolate and wipe out...
Chief of snacks giant prepared to make deal for company
One problem down for hedge-fund moguls Bill Ackman and Nelson Peltz — but one very big one still stands. The two, who are keen for a sale of snacks giant...
Homeowners' fight against foreclosure ends with $264K bill
The New York family that in 2009 became the national face of beating back “repugnant” and “repulsive” bank foreclosure practices after a judge ripped up the mortgage on their $525,000...
Celebrities love these ex-Wall Street girls' activewear
Gwyneth Paltrow and Jessica Alba are two fans of a 2-year-old luxury activewear line from two young women who quit their Wall Street jobs to become ballerinas — and ended...
Market dive may actually be a good sign
China’s economy started sneezing two weeks ago, and last week US stock markets got sick. How sick? The Dow Jones industrial average had its worst week in four years as...
Did Mike Fiers cheat to get his no-hitter?
https://twitter.com/CaseyySheehann/status/634919577567100928 Has Mike Fiers been hanging out with Michael Pineda? The Astros pitcher who twirled a no-hitter Friday night found himself in a sticky situation after the celebration, when pictures...
Dear John: Here's a plan to freeze spending
Dear John: If the Republican- controlled House and Senate really want to reduce the federal deficit, they should — with the exception of the military — pass legislation freezing the...
Giants' passing attack flops; Beason hurt again in preseason dud
This preseason cannot end fast enough for the Giants, who are losing players at an alarming rate. Their much-ballyhooed passing attack, directed by Eli Manning, was again a dud Saturday...
Baseball's craziness forcing fans to think outside the box
Cousin Tibor is back for a visit from the island nation of Runizinscorink Pozishun (United Nations designation RISP). Last year when Tibor was here we watched baseball. First, he wanted...
Embattled Promontory Group is staffed with bigwig regulators
Promontory Group, the prominent Washington, DC, bank adviser that agreed Tuesday to pay $15 million to settle breach-of-ethics allegations by New York state regulators, is known to be staffed with...
Al Jazeera chief ignores network's turmoil in staff letter
Al Jazeera America president Kate O’Brian celebrated the network’s second anniversary last week with a rousing letter to her staff. O’Brian thanked them for their hard work — but, not...
Tech investor says tumbling stocks may kill startups
A herd of tech unicorns is about to fall off the rainbow. That’s the tough prediction that Bill Gurley has been making all year — and the San Francisco venture...
Woody Johnson flexes financial muscles with big off-season
Eight months after cleaning house following the worst four-year streak he’s had as the owner of the New York Jets, Woody Johnson is close to finding out whether the $270...
How Derek Jeter's advice helped Didi Gregorius snap slump
Didi Gregorius said his struggles weren’t a result of fatigue, but from fishing, chasing bad pitches out of the strike zone and getting himself out. At least for a day,...
Embracing the unsexy WR picks to lift your fantasy football team
In fantasy football drafts, for many participants, it’s all about the upside. Owners want promising playmakers with exciting potential. Nothing seems to feel better than to land a player who stirs...
Pineda says he's ready to return, but consistency is true indicator
Michael Pineda is slated to return to the rotation Wednesday against the Astros. The right-hander last pitched for the Yankees on July 24, out with a right forearm muscle strain,...
Fantasy football primer: Surprise No. 1 in complete WR breakdown
In the fourth of a six-part draft preview series, The Post looks at wide receivers. Next week: sleepers and busts. You could call it fantasy gentrification. The wide receiver position...
Joe Girardi talks managing mantra, family and Yankees' expectations
Yankees manager Joe Girardi took a timeout in the middle of a pennant race for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Are you hungry, driven, desperate to win...
Hondo hopes to ace test
Severino finally came through for Hondo, beating the Tribe on Saturday to lower the deficit to 2,178 tudors. Forty-four more of those and Mr. Aitch will be in the black....
What Cyclones manager Tom Gamboa has learned from his son
Cyclones manager Tom Gamboa and his son, Brett, couldn’t have picked different career paths — one a baseball lifer, the other a Shakespearean expert. Tom, 67, has spent his entire...
Starting QB Manziel? Tebow time? 10 biggest NFL takeaways
As hard as it seems to believe sometimes, yes, there are other NFL storylines this summer besides Deflategate. Though the fate of Tom Brady for the Patriots’ first four games...
'Underground railroad' helping Iraqi refugees in California
SAN DIEGO — A Southern California nonprofit is running an "underground railroad" to assist Chaldean Catholics fleeing the turmoil in Iraq, its founder says. Mark Arabo, a first-generation Iraqi-American, founded...
Ashley Madison proves women aren't interested in casual sex
The Ashley Madison hack proves men are dogs. But the Ashley Madison service itself proves men are suckers. Not simply because millions of men who were trying to hide from...
NYCFC set for starry-eyed spectacle in L.A.
When MLS went on a year-long spending spree, splashing its newfound TV contract cash, it dreamt of glitzy games like New York City FC’s clash with the Galaxy at Los...
The Jets' boring Ryan Fitzpatrick offense is coming into focus
The Jets offense looks like it might give its fans Fitz. We got our first extended glimpse at Chan Gailey’s offense Friday night against the Falcons, and it featured a...
The open-government lessons that de Blasio somehow forgot
Whenever an elected official vows to deliver “the most transparent administration in history,” bet you’ll get the opposite. Mayor de Blasio’s office has ordered city agencies to forward all Freedom...
Denying the Israel-bashers — kudos to Oprah and other principled stars
For years, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement has worked to make Israel an international pariah. Happily, it’s started seeing some serious pushback. In Spain, Jewish-American reggae singer Matisyahu did...
The hidden pain a Jet struggles with when injured
Each week throughout training camp, Jets offensive tackle James Brewer will be keeping a diary for The Post, sharing his experiences and observations as he prepares for the regular season...
How Jorge Posada lit fires to reach Yankees immortality
On Jorge Posada Day at the Stadium — with the catcher having his No. 20 retired and plaque enshrined in Monument Park — he threw out the ceremonial first pitch,...
Tiger Woods in hunt to win first tournament since 2013
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tiger Woods couldn't have asked for much more at his first Wyndham Championship. He's playing with confidence. His scores show it. And now he'll play a Sunday...
In My Library: Jemaine Clement
You probably know him as half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords — he’s the tall one with the glasses. But Jemaine Clement, unlike partner Bret McKenzie,...
Jorge Posada's mantra is the key for Yankees to hold off Blue Jays
Jorge Posada was a talented athlete. It is easy to think otherwise — to remember the thickened version. But he was signed professionally as a middle infielder and was put...
Mets forced to put Lucas Duda on DL after his back locks up
DENVER — The Mets will be one Dude short for at least the next two weeks. Lucas Duda’s lower back was stiff enough Saturday for the Mets to place the...
Giant panda gives birth at National Zoo
The National Zoo in Washington says there's one more panda in the world after its female giant panda gave birth to a cub on Saturday.
Man fatally shoots girlfriend, runs bloodied into streets
A man killed his girlfriend with a single gunshot to her head Saturday morning in Brooklyn, police said. The gunman, 34, shot his 33-year-old partner inside a basement apartment on...
Forecasting harsh fallouts from 10 most disappointing MLB teams
The most intense award races are NL Rookie of the Year, where a flock of young hitters in particular (Matt Duffy, Kris Bryant, Joc Pederson, Kyle Schwarber, Jung Ho Kang,...
Cops hunt for thief who stole woman's corpse from casket
San Antonio police were searching for someone who stole the body of a 25-year-old woman out of her coffin after her funeral and before it was set for cremation, police...
Police search for woman who stabbed boyfriend to death
Investigators are hunting for a woman who stabbed her boyfriend to death early Saturday morning in the Bronx apartment they shared, police sources said. The 51-year-old victim was found gravely...
Ed Burns' real-life cop father inspired his new police drama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjdIECcmf0A Ed Burns’ new crime drama, “Public Morals,” is a gritty valentine to his police-sergeant father. Growing up on Long Island and in Queens, Burns was regaled by his father,...
Severino -- finally with help -- is exact tonic the Yankees need
Joe Girardi liked that Luis Severino wasn’t intimidated during spring training this year, his first in major league camp. Carlos Beltran said he saw something “different” in the 21-year-old right-hander...
How losing 'X-Factor' made Fifth Harmony the ultimate winners
Sometimes it’s great to lose. Back in 2012, the burgeoning girl group Fifth Harmony finished third on the second season of “The X Factor,” behind country crooner Tate Stevens and...
'Fear of the Walking Dead' star isn't afraid of dying — yet
"The Walking Dead” was a ratings juggernaut, but at least one of the stars of its new spinoff, “Fear the Walking Dead,” isn’t worried about repeating the first series’ success....
This week's couple: Tricks of the date
Few dates are magical, but when Josh, 35, and Brooke, 42, met up for a date at sports bar Proper West, there was a bit of magic. That’s because Josh...
Brooklyn bike-lover wants a woman with plenty to talk about
Michael, 29, is a philosophy student who officiates weddings, and he’s looking for a lady that will make him say ‘I do’. Good fat: When it’s late and he gets hungry,...
Owen Wilson's new movie almost landed him in a Thai prison
When Owen Wilson was in Thailand shooting the new thriller “No Escape,” life imitated the script. In the film, out Wednesday, Wilson plays Jack Dwyer, an American businessman thrust into...
Jesse Eisenberg can beat you up with just a Cup O’ Noodles
In the new action-comedy “American Ultra,” now in theaters, Jesse Eisenberg plays Mike, a peace-loving stoner with an unknown secret: He’s a government-engineered super-soldier capable of taking down an army...
How American heroes prevented terrorist train massacre
When they heard shots and saw a man armed with a Kalashnikov and a handgun strolling down the aisle of a European high-speed train, two off-duty US servicemen sprang into...
Christian YouTube star: God 'has forgiven me' for seeking affair on Ashley Madison
When Sam Rader made a YouTube video surprising his wife Nia with the news she was pregnant, he seemed like the perfect spouse. And just days later, when the couple...
As Hillary implodes, the Democrats have no real Plan B
The summer has not been kind to Hillary Clinton. The drip-drip-drip of revelations about her possible misuse and mishandling of classified information threatens to become a deluge in the fall....
The new Brooklyn hotspot where hipsters party like it's 1989
Anthony Zachry wasn’t even alive in the 1980s, but he’s raged like a Reagan-era teenager. On a recent night, the 24-year-old Bushwick tech designer chugged from a beer bong surrounded...
Federal building gunman was whistleblower who got 'raw deal'
For 16 years, Kevin Downing nursed a grudge — ranting endlessly that the federal government was wasting money and he had been wrongly fired. Downing, 68, finally snapped Friday, shooting...
Couple that challenged gay marriage ban to wed
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse — the two Michigan women who legally challenged the state's ban on gay marriage — are expected to exchange vows during a...
Thousands of migrants rush past police into Macedonia
GEVGELIJA, Macedonia — Thousands of migrants on Saturday rushed past baton-wielding Macedonian police who were attempting to block them from entering Macedonia from Greece. Police fired stun grenades and several...
7 die after fighter jet slams into busy road
This is the terrifying moment when a vintage fighter jet attempting to perform a loop at an air show in Britain crashed into a busy road, killing seven people and...
A rocker's health plan: 'I drink vodka and smoke a pack a week'
For the past 40 years, Lemmy has lived up to his reputation as a hard-rocking, hard-living metal god. As frontman for the British band MotÖrhead, he counts among his die-hard...
10 things to watch in Giants' preseason do-over
The opening act wasn’t very entertaining. The Giants didn’t get much accomplished with their starting offense or defense in the preseason-opening loss to the Bengals in Cincinnati. Now it is time...
Boko Haram strengthens ties with ISIS
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's Boko Haram extremists are strengthening ties with the Islamic State group, as shown by reports that Nigerian militants are fighting in Libya, recent arrests in Lebanon and...
The cost of eating out is about to get a lot more expensive
When chef David Chang opened Momofuku Noodle Bar in 2004 and Momofuku Ssäm Bar in 2006, he ushered in an era of upscale casual dining. The food, while rustic, featured...
Why Emily Ratajkowski won't be typecast as just another hot body
When it comes to Instagram, Emily Ratajkowski has a way with captions — wry observations, quick quips, and other commentary that gives the impression of someone who is funny, smart,...
‘5 Pointz’ developer sued for stiffing son’s tutor out of $33K
The Queens developer who whitewashed the famous graffiti mecca at 5 Pointz is now trying to erase a $33,000 bill from his kid’s tutor, new court papers allege. David Wolkoff...
North Korea declares 'quasi-state of war' against South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared a “quasi-state of war” Friday and imposed a Saturday ultimatum demanding that his nemesis in the south stop blaring inflammatory propaganda through loudspeakers —...
Woman sues city after scammer uses fake deed to 'steal' home
A woman whose Queens home was allegedly stolen by a scheming squatter says her nightmare never would have happened if bone-headed city bureaucrats hadn’t given him a fraudulent deed —...
Kyle Bass' post-crash returns small-caliber
In the investment world, few people have a more robust bigger-than-life persona than Dallas hedge fund manager Kyle Bass. The 45-year-old charismatic founder of Hayman Capital is known for driving...
Teen freed from jail after fatally stabbing 'abusive' father
The family of a Brooklyn teen who fatally stabbed his abusive father posted $1 million in collateral to free him from jail Friday. Hassan Razzaq’s relatives sobbed and hugged in...
De Blasio's film czar resigns amid 'poor performance'
Cynthia López, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, announced her resignation Friday after just 16 months in the high-profile job, a departure several industry sources attributed to...
California Gov: Email scandal follows Hillary 'like a vampire'
Hillary Rodham Clinton has a problem that really sucks. The e-mail controversy is following her around “like a vampire,’’ according to California Gov. Jerry Brown, a fellow Democrat who advised...
Eva Moskowitz mulls bid against de Blasio in 2017
Eva Moskowitz, the head of the city’s largest charter-school network and a former legislator, said Friday she’s considering running against Mayor de Blasio in 2017. “It’s an interest,” Moskowitz said...
Trump gets biggest crowd of any 2016 candidate so far
Donald Trump scored the biggest crowd of any presidential candidate so far this election year Friday, drawing 30,000 raucous, cheering fans to his rally at a college football stadium in...
Times Square businesses propose 'zoning' costumed pests
An alternate plan gained steam Friday to pen in the pesky costumed characters in Times Square, instead of ripping out the pedestrian plazas where they’ve been roaming free to harass...
Lily Tomlin isn't ready to talk about the Oscars — yet
Lily Tomlin is getting some of the best reviews of her career — at age 75. Critics are raving about her turn in the new film “Grandma,” playing in select...
Modern-day Carrie Bradshaws reveal their worst sex tales in the city
When Candace Bushnell started her “Sex and the City” column in the New York Observer, she had cosmos and designer heels. When Natalie Wall started the blog “Awkward Sex and...
Meet the man who impersonated Jennifer Beals in 'Flashdance'
Remember the scene at the end of “Flashdance” where Jennifer Beals’ leotard suddenly develops a curious bulge in a particularly intimate area? Richard “Crazy Legs” Colón does, because it was...
Ditch your lame Citi Bike and hit these new bike parks instead
At least a tree won’t make a surprise left turn into the bike lane. This is the comforting thought racing through my head as I look down on the imposing...
FDNY rescues 910-pound woman through apartment window
A 910-pound woman had to be rescued through the window of her second-floor Harlem apartment Friday afternoon after suffering from an undisclosed medical condition, authorities said. The woman, 70, was...
TreeHouse Foods eyes $3B deal with private-label company
TreeHouse Foods shareholders are hungry for a merger — and the company’s chief executive has promised them a tasty treat. Sam Reed, TreeHouse’s chairman, president and chief executive, quietly met...
MetLife gears up for fight after feds label it 'too big to fail'
MetLife is digging in its heels in its fight with the feds. The insurance giant on Friday filed its final brief in its lawsuit challenging the government’s decision to treat...
Oil falls below $40 per barrel for first time since financial crisis
Oil prices fell below $40 a barrel Friday for the first time since the financial crisis of 2009 — taking gasoline prices with them. Parts of New Jersey were offering...
Wall Street sees bad news as bad — and the fed's hands are tied
The stock markets continued their sickening freefall on Friday, dragging the Dow down nearly 531 points and into dreaded “correction” territory. Here’s the funny part — and by “funny” I...
Katrina survivors share stories of courage
Aug. 29 marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history. The storm was also a big TV event, as news anchors...
Cops get cozy with criminals in Ed Burns' period cop drama
Edward Burns was a young and seriously charming filmmaker who took the indie world by storm in 1995 with his Sundance film hit, “The Brothers McMullen,” an irresistibly fresh comedy...
Tina Charles not only stars but gets a gift in Liberty's win
Tina Charles had 25 points and seven rebounds to help the Liberty beat the Dream 78-67 on Friday night at the Garden for their sixth victory in seven games. The...
Lucas Duda's latest flare-up could land him on DL
DENVER — Lucas Duda’s balky back could land him on the disabled list. The Mets first baseman was removed from Friday’s game in the seventh inning after his back “locked...
Masahiro Tanaka letdown mirrors his confounding season
It was just a tease. Masahiro Tanaka followed up arguably his best start as a Yankee — an ace-worthy complete-game, five-hitter in an impressive road victory over the Blue Jays...
Mark Teixeira: Don't rush me -- I couldn't walk for a few days
Mark Teixeira was healthy enough to play catch on the field Friday for the first time since suffering a deep bone bruise Monday, but Yankees manager Joe Girardi is not...
Todd Bowles unloads on Jets' 'terrible' discipline
Coach Todd Bowles was not pleased with all of the penalty flags his team drew in Friday night’s preseason win over the Falcons. The Jets ended up with 17 penalties,...
Leonard Williams is wrecking QBs and giving the Jets real hope
Todd Bowles, the rookie head coach of the Jets, has revealed himself to be unflappable. No matter what happens — and unfathomable turmoil and adversity already have happened under his...
Yoenis Cespedes goes wild in record hitting clinic to lift Mets
DENVER — Yoenis Cespedes brought a whooping stick to the ballpark Friday night and made Coors Field resemble, well, Coors Field. But the Mets needed it. On a night when...
Fitzpatrick-to-Marshall looks like fearsome connection already
Wide receiver Brandon Marshall and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick showed some chemistry during their first extended game action together. Marshall finished with four catches for 62 yards against the Falcons in...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Call him the “Man of Steal.” A suspect wearing a Superman T-shirt is wanted for swiping a teen’s cellphone in a Crown Heights fried-chicken joint, then threatening him with...