August 30, 2015
Gem’s the breaks for Hondo
No-no means yes-yes to Hondo. Thanks to Jake Arrieta’s no-hitter, Mr. Aitch cashed with the Cubs Sunday night and saw his dirty digits plunge to 1,428 davenports. Monday night: His...
The long wait for Victor Cruz's return to the field goes on
The fourth and final preseason game is going to come and go for the Giants this week and Victor Cruz is not going to play, making it official he will...
There's absolutely nothing good to say about Giants' preseason
The heavy lifting of the preseason is over and done with for the Giants. Given the disheartening results, they had better hope their performance offers no indication of what is...
Donald Trump was a selfie-taking sideshow at The Barclays
Donald Trump always has been a big supporter of golf, and that hasn’t stopped since he started running for President. Wearing a white “Make America Great Again” hat and a...
Think life is tough? Just listen to Sang-Moon Bae's story
Donald Trump was parading around Plainfield Country Club during the final round of The Barclays on Sunday, glad-handing and taking selfies with fans as his presidential campaign relentlessly rolled on....
Red Bulls turn MLS heads with destruction of DC United
The Red Bulls entered Sunday night’s clash against DC United five points behind the Eastern Conference leaders following a disappointing road loss to cellar-dwelling Chicago on Wednesday. By the time...
Why Jets star receivers aren't satisfied with offensive breakthrough
For the Jets’ starters, the regular season has arrived after a rocky summer. With the third preseason game in the books, the Jets top players now can start preparing for...
A-Rod may bounce phenom from 1st-base spot starts
ATLANTA — With Mark Teixeira’s right leg injury not showing signs of progress and the Red Sox scheduled to start two lefties in the next three games against the Yankees...
Eovaldi shows why he can't be trusted after another cheap win
ATLANTA — Nathan Eovaldi is 14-2 and one win away from matching his career victory total in his first season with the Yankees. And if the Yankees make it to...
Familia unleashed a new weapon for Mets' stretch run
Closing isn’t just about talent, but temperament as well. History has shown it takes a special sort of pitcher to shoulder the burden of finishing a game, especially in a...
Syndergaard displays a new, more efficient dimension
It wasn’t a win for Noah Syndergaard, or a quality start; but it was a clutch one. With the Mets having lost five straight at home, the hard-throwing rookie pitched...
Have 'snakebitten' Mets finally found their missing piece?
Seventh Heaven awaits the Mets. Clean up the seventh-inning struggles out of the bullpen and the Mets — 5 ¹/₂ games up on the Nationals in the NL East —...
Top chefs turn to app to restock their kitchens
Smartphone apps make it easy for foodies to book reservations and order takeout, so it should come as no surprise that chefs are looking to the same technology to make...
Jason Day makes his claim for No. 1 in Barclays statement
This round was a reminder that golf is more than a two-man race. Jason Day has spent the latter part of the summer making it impossible to not include him...
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Labor Day is nearly upon us and … is that the smell of barbecue in the air? Swimming pools and suntan lotion? Why no, it’s the fragrance of those new...
The bidding war for GE is a lose-lose for New York
Connecticut is learning the hard way: Taxes have consequences. Aetna, Travelers, General Electric and other big employers are talking of quitting the Nutmeg State in the wake of Gov. Dannel...
NYC’s scaffolding plague — the cure only takes political will
The beautiful city of New York is covered in about 200 miles of sidewalk shed — that shabby, drippy, dark and often smelly scaffolding that makes you feel like you’re...
How de Blasio is failing the test of the city’s success
The good news: New York isn’t going back to the ’70s — at least not today. The bad news: Success breeds its own problems. Even a wildly successful city needs...
The obscene drive to avoid any Senate vote on the Iran deal
Whether to approve the disastrous nuclear deal with Iran is the most important question to face Congress in years — yet the president wants to stop the Senate from even...
Loving this golden age of rudeness
If last week’s clash between Donald Trump and Univision reporter Jorge Ramos exposed anything about our current culture, it’s that we’re living in a golden age of rudeness and, if...
2015 MTV Video Music Awards arrivals
Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift and more rock the colorful carpet at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.
Bloomberg News to lay off 80 staffers by Labor Day
The news coming out of Bloomberg is both good and bad. While a big round of layoffs is expected to hit this week, the number of pink slips handed out...
Subway planning major overhaul as sales slump
Subway is planning its first major facelift in seven years as the five-decade-old sandwich giant tries to reverse sagging sales, The Post has learned. The slumping chain — hurt by...
Maria Sharapova nixes dreams of Open showdown with Serena
Despite being the third seed at the U.S. Open, which begins Monday, Maria Sharapova has spent the last few years as Serena Williams’ foil. And with a potential semifinal meeting...
ISIS rocks one of ancient world's greatest sites with massive explosion
BEIRUT — Islamic State militants in Syria severely damaged the Bel Temple, considered one of the greatest sites of the ancient world, in a massive explosion Sunday, activists said. The...
Yankees take out frustrations on Braves in hitting explosion
ATLANTA — Those limp bats the Yankees were using at home last week found life in Dixie. As one run followed the next in a 20-6 romp over the woeful...
Christie calls Hillary 'a disgrace' for comparing GOP to terrorists
WASHINGTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie blasted Hillary Clinton on Sunday for saying top GOPers held the same views on women as terrorists. “That's a disgrace — and she's...
White House says Mount McKinley will be renamed Denali
WASHINGTON — The White House announced Sunday the nation’s highest peak, Mount McKinley, will be officially renamed in honor of its original Athabascan name of Denali. President Obama will travel...
Giants check on old friend Stevie Brown to fix safety spot
Sometimes it is difficult to conceive of a reunion. In the case of Stevie Brown and the Giants, it might be ridiculously easy. The Giants are desperate to add a...
Seahawk who 'punched' woman accused of 'attacking' Philip Rivers
The Seahawks said they did a "ton of research" into the character of Frank Clark. They suggested that the defensive lineman, who had been kicked out of Michigan after domestic violence charges...
Cops investigating after man stabbed in PABT bathroom
A man was stabbed by another guy in a bathroom at the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Sunday morning, sources said. Cops were investigating whether the victim may have been...
Mets lean on geezers to steal one from Red Sox
After an 8-1 road trip during which the Mets basically pounded all opponents into dust, they returned to Citi Field and liked their chances with their pitching gauntlet of Matt...
University of Texas removes Jefferson Davis statue
AUSTIN, Texas — A statue of Jefferson Davis was removed from its pedestal Sunday on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, days after a court rejected an...
Bernie Sanders: DNC's stance on debates is dead wrong
Sen. Bernie Sanders blasted the Democratic National Committee as "dead wrong" on limiting the number of candidate debates-- a format that has been criticized as a coronation for front-runner Hillary...
'Shocked' golfer aces two holes in incredible Barclays round
So you’re saying there’s a chance. Brian Harman beat the odds of 1 in 67 million on Sunday when he made two holes-in-one at Plainfield Country Club in the final...
Swimmer critical after incident off Brighton Beach
A swimmer is in critical condition after being pulled from the waters just off Brighton Beach on Sunday morning, authorities said. The woman’s motionless body was spotted by lifeguards around...
Jeb Bush admits that Donald Trump is a real candidate
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s top political rival and his family’s longtime adviser agreed that the billionaire businessman is the real deal. "The Trump phenomenon is real," Jeb Bush told John...
Farewell to baseball's most adorable ball-fetching dog
https://twitter.com/TheSkimmers/status/610520956226916354 At the intersection of man's best friend and America's pastime has resided Miss Babe Ruth, a pooch whose dog house has been a stadium, whose caretakers have been players...
New NYPD smartphones helped cops nab suspect
A couple of cops in Brooklyn tracked down a gunman who tried to kill a foe over the weekend -- after recognizing his photo on a wanted poster that was...
Fan who fell to death at Yankees game died booing A-Rod
The 60-year-old man who fell to his death from the upper deck at Turner Field in Atlanta on Saturday night was a “passionate Braves fan” who spent his final moments...
Mets finalize Addison Reed deal, ship 2 pitchers to Arizona
The Mets acquired some help for their tired, recently overworked bullpen, formally announcing the acquisition of Addison Reed from Arizona. Reed is expected to join the team Monday and should...
We now know when legendary Vin Scully will retire
LOS ANGELES -- Vin Scully said Saturday that 2016 will be his last season in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers, which would mark the end of his...
Lawyer for killed driver hammers Tony Stewart: He 'ran him over'
A lawyer for a racecar driver who was killed when he was run over by Tony Stewart's car says legal claims by the NASCAR star in response to a lawsuit...
WRs hit hard as Jets begin to slash the roster
The Jets began paring down their roster on Sunday, cutting 12 players. The biggest names were wide receivers T.J. Graham, Saalim Hakim and DeVier Posey. Graham played in 12 games...
Jets can exhale after Leonard Williams scare
The Jets can breathe a sigh of relief. Rookie defensive lineman Leonard Williams only has a muscle strain behind his knee and an MRI exam Sunday showed no ligament damage,...
Bolt, Jamaica rip rattled Team USA after latest disaster
BEIJING — Usain Bolt's final gold medal at the Bird's Nest came gift-wrapped. With a red-white-and-blue bow, too. The World's Fastest Man made it 3 for 3 in Beijing again,...
Deadly Spanish bull-running season claims 12th victim
A 66-year-old Spaniard died after being gored in the chest by a bull in a village festival in the Spanish province of Segovia on Sunday, bringing the number of deaths...
Famed neurologist and author Oliver Sacks dies at 82
Dr. Oliver Sacks, whose books like "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat" probed distant ranges of human experience by compassionately portraying people with severe and sometimes bizarre...
Fight between Israeli soldier and Palestinian girl caught in dramatic video
A video showing an Israeli soldier scuffling with Palestinian women and youth at a West Bank protest has been viewed more than 2 million times on Facebook, shining a light...
Police arrest fifth suspect after 71 migrants found dead in truck
Hungarian police said on Sunday they had arrested a fifth suspect, a Bulgarian citizen, in connection with the deaths of 71 migrants whose bodies were found in an abandoned refrigeration...
Shark takes massive bite off surfer's board
A surfer escaped injury on Saturday after a great white shark bit her board off California's central coast.
Hiker found alive after being lost in the wild for 9 days
FRESNO, Calif. — A woman who was stranded in the rugged Sierra Nevada for nine days while suffering from some broken bones survived by using a water filter to drink...
Upper West Side guy seeks a partner for a duet
Jeremy, 29, works for a nonprofit and loves karaoke. His jam: When Jeremy takes the microphone for karaoke, his favorite song to perform is “Make Yourself” by Incubus. Native tongue:...
Woman says she was raped, impregnated by brother
She came to America for a better life, and ended up bearing a secret so dark, it was hidden for decades. Maria Rossana Aala Quinio, 45, can no longer be...
Out-of-control car pins woman against produce stand
A woman was badly hurt on a bustling Bronx sidewalk Saturday morning when an alleged drunken driver’s car jumped a curb and pinned her against the produce racks outside a...
Three killed in separate New York City road accidents
A delivery driver was killed at the Hunts Point Market in The Bronx on Sunday when another trucker accidentally backed over him, cops said. Montreal resident Hussain Abbas, 63, had...
Woman rescued from East River near Williamsburg
A woman was rescued from the East River by a fire department vessel early Sunday morning, officials said. The female was pulled from the water near Kent Avenue and North...
Mom killed baby girl, lived with body for months: police
BATAVIA, N.Y. — A woman who prosecutors say lived with her dead baby girl's body for three months was charged Saturday with murder. Christina Colantonio, 28, was charged with second-degree...
Body found burned beyond recognition in Queens: police
A man’s body was found burned beyond recognition in Queens early Saturday in what authorities called a “barbaric” slaying. The victim was shot in the chest before being dumped in...
Family mourns bus driver killed in crossfire of gun bust gone wrong
A school-bus driver accidentally killed during an undercover NYPD bust gone wrong was remembered Saturday as a loving and religious family man who was simply in the wrong place at...
Trump: Republicans ‘become weak’ after being elected
Donald Trump lashed out at his fellow Republicans in a speech to a conservative crowd in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday. The bombastic billionaire said that inside-the-Beltway GOPers “become weak” after...
'Racist' Long Island athletic director fired for enforcing eligibility rules: lawsuit
A Long Island educator says he was labeled a racist and fired for enforcing academic eligibility requirements for student athletes. Students who are failing two or more classes are ineligible...
City’s worst-performing schools are also its most segregated
The city’s worst performing schools are the most segregated. At 283 schools in the bottom quarter of Common Core test scores in Grades 3 through 8 this year, an average...
How do you solve a problem like de Blasio?
Mayor de Blasio last week moved to bring law and order — well, a semblance of order — to Times Square, the Battery and Coney Island. Scores of cops will...
A chronic sleepwalker reveals her terror in the night
I had become one of several boarders in a rambling flat on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. My landlords were middle-aged Bohemians, writers, filmmakers. I’d played a Wild West...
7 fashion picks that are literally red hot
Red-eye seduction Why wear black frames, when you can sport these showstoppers? Pop of color These two-tone tassel earrings punch up any look. Hot to handle Grab tight...
'Hillary for Prison' signs keep getting stolen in the Hamptons
This Hamptonite wants Hillary Rodham Clinton behind bars — and had to put his signs saying so behind an electric fence. Andy Sabin’s first “Hillary for Prison 2016” signs lasted...
The latest frontier in spoiled parenting
If being able to afford multiple children these days is a luxury, then giving each one of them your full attention for several hours a week is the ultimate extravagance....
I went undercover as a topless performer in Times Square
A little girl in a hot pink T-shirt looks up at me as if staring at a princess. “You’re so pretty! Can I take a selfie with you?” she asks....
My job interview with Anna Wintour
One hot summer afternoon, I had prostrated myself on my sundeck for my annual two-month project of trying to turn my skin from translucent to a darker-than-white shade of opaque....
New York's craziest custody case: Four parents, one child
She’s seen paternity battles, struggles for alimony, vicious tugs-of-war over children, but veteran family attorney Susan Bender had never handled a custody fight quite like this. A gay male couple...
Terminally ill should be able to decide their own fate
Brittany Maynard was soon to die. The question was whether she could do so on her own terms, as a last act of autonomy. Dr. Lynette Cederquist, who regrets that...
'Dust Lady' could be added to 9/11 memorial 14 years after attack
The death of “Dust Lady” Marcy Borders may raise a thorny issue for the city medical examiner and the 9/11 Memorial: Should her name be added to the tragic toll?...
Kelly's rage: De Blasio's false narrative about cops endangers NYC
Mayor de Blasio has endangered New Yorkers’ lives by abandoning stop-and-frisk — an “amazing surrender” rooted in politics, ex-Police Commissioner Ray Kelly charges in a new book. “De Blasio shrugged...
Pilot killed in practice flight remembered at NY Air Show
A moment of silence was observed Saturday at the New York Air Show for a stunt pilot killed during a practice flight a day earlier. Andrew Wright, 53, died when...
Data pirate stole $360K in real-estate records: lawsuit
Data pirates beware: A Manhattan real-estate company has you in its sights. Reis Services LLC, which runs a database of commercial properties in more than 7,000 neighborhoods across the country,...
Queens lawmaker warns staff to clean up any 'baby-mama drama'
Spooked by federal prosecutor Preet Bharara’s crackdown on Albany, a Queens lawmaker warned his staffers to keep their noses clean in case any investigator tried to turn them against him....
The superagent who ruled Hollywood with sex and booze
At a 1973 meeting at CMA, the Hollywood talent agency that later became ICM, the company’s owner was leading the proceedings when in walked agent Sue Mengers, 10 minutes late...
John Daly collapses on golf course
JACKSON, Miss. — John Daly collapsed near the end of a round of golf Saturday and was taken by ambulance to a hospital. The 49-year-old Daly was playing in a...
Dynamic duo propel Liberty to 20th victory
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Epiphanny Prince had 18 points and four steals and Tina Charles added 15 points and five assists to help the Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 80-66 on...
Rafael Nadal: I didn't refuse to play with Nick Kyrgios
Rafael Nadal will have to be more accurate with his strokes than his memory. The eighth-seeded Nadal said he didn’t decline to play “doubles’’ with tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios...
Under-the-radar Jet a fantasy football super sleeper
As you head into your drafts this weekend, or you are reviewing the results of a roster already assembled, there still is a lot of work to be done. We...
Roger Federer's new tricks could bring long-lost US Open glory
Everyone knows the 34-year-old version of Roger Federer isn’t what he once was. But his funk in Flushing, where he formerly was unbeatable, is more pronounced than at the other...
Luis Severino the starter the Yankees can trust the most
ATLANTA — Would you trust him? Maybe the better question is, why wouldn’t you trust him? Luis Severino has five major-league starts on his record now, and not one of...
Target Brees? The fantasy football busts and sleepers to watch for
In the fifth of a six-part fantasy football draft preview series, The Post identifies sleepers and busts. Next week: tight ends, defense/special teams and kickers. Think of your fantasy football...
Teixeira won't test balky leg, and nobody knows when he'll be back
ATLANTA — Mark Teixeira has halted testing his injured right leg by running and Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he would be guessing if he tried to put a timetable...
Hondo's not Chi, goes with Cubs
Hondo, still reveling in his monster score Friday night, gave some back Saturday night with the Cubs, whose loss to the Dodgers raised the deficit to 1,528 biittners. Sunday night:...
Curtis Granderson: A Mets believer and moon-landing conspiracy theorist
Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson took some hacks at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby: Q: What do you like best about this team? A: I think it’s a mixture...
Jets' key defensive cog exits game with knee injury
The worst sight of the night for the Jets was first-round pick Leonard Williams walking to the locker room in the second quarter. Williams left the game with a knee...
Why Odell Beckham gave 'much respect' to Darrelle Revis
Darrelle Revis lives up to the hype. That was the verdict Saturday night from Odell Beckham Jr. after the Giants star’s first encounter with the player widely considered the best...
Putting a finger on what Giants' defense desperately needs
Come home, JPP. Come out, come out wherever you are. Enough with the Howard Hughes-Greta Garbo recluse act already. Your team needs you. “I keep forgetting we don’t have him,...
Fans horrified after man plunges to his death at Yankees game
ATLANTA — Tragedy struck at Turner Field on Saturday, as a a 60-year-old man, identified as Greg "Ace" Murrey, fell to his death. According to a person sitting 20 feet away...
Miley Cyrus brings the cray to the MTV VMAs Sunday
1. "Fear the Walking Dead" Sunday, 9 p.m., AMC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7hdK9UW8Qc The “Walking Dead” companion piece is off to a strong start, with 13 million viewers. This week, Madison (Kim Dickens)...
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The Bronx A suspect bashed a female straphanger with his cane at a Mott Haven subway station in a fight over a seat, cops said. The suspect and the 24-year-old...