September 26, 2015
The Rangers' unit that could be the best in the NHL
It’s an enviable situation for any team, and the Rangers know that. In most training camps around the NHL, there is a role of “depth defenseman” being fought for by...
EBay stops selling keys that could open New York City to terrorists
The online-sales site eBay has yanked several ads offering “1620” master keys to NYC elevators, subways and construction sites. The action followed a Post report last week that the keys...
Yankees' pitching 2nd-thought now a rare reliable weapon
Well, there’s always Adam Warren. As the Yankees draw closer to a postseason with a pitching staff overloaded with questions concerning its health and/or effectiveness, Warren again demonstrated his understated...
'I bleed orange and blue': David Wright's 1st dream is realized
CINCINNATI — There was a large yellow sign behind the Mets dugout with the words: “David” and “Worth the Wait!” written in large green letters. The Mets captain couldn’t agree...
Can hot Rob Refsynder convince Girardi of playoff spot?
We’ve been through this before, when Rob Refsnyder was called up to much fanfare in July, only to be sent back down to the minors soon after. But the rookie...
Juan Uribe's playoff roster spot in jeopardy after doc's report
CINCINNATI — Juan Uribe’s aggravated chest injury could affect his postseason roster status with the Mets. The veteran infielder was “hurting” on Saturday, according to manager Terry Collins, and there...
NFL games constantly being ruined by non-stop gibberish
Tune in today, tonight and tomorrow night for more exciting, adventure-packed episodes of “Athletes in Space!” The chances of again hearing football spoken in plain, applicable sense — Marty Glickman...
Emotional Collins gets ultimate backing from glowing Harvey
CINCINNATI — For much of Saturday afternoon, Terry Collins stood in the front right-hand corner of the visiting dugout at Great American Ball Park. Collins took notes on his lineup...
Guy calls deaf service 4,000 times — to masturbate
A Brooklyn man is using a video calling service for the deaf to reach out and touch — himself, the company providing the service alleges in a lawsuit. David Marcano...
Can Durant recover? Kobe's last stand? 10 biggest NBA storylines
Sure, the NFL is in the thick of its regular season and the baseball playoffs are set to kick off next week — and with two local teams likely playing...
Why Ryan Fitzpatrick has been sacked just once this season
The Jets have given up just one sack this season, and that was on a broken play. The offensive line has done a tremendous job protecting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, though...
The tenuous formula the Yankees will be relying on in October
The Yankees are a jet short an engine, and they figure to land safely despite being so compromised. Can they soar this way, though? A 2-1 victory over the White Sox...
Bill Clinton thinks Trump can win GOP nomination
Bill Clinton thinks Donald Trump can win the Republican nomination. Trump can steal the GOP primary because he is a “master brander,” ex-President Clinton told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Friday. “He’s...
Macho talk is Obama's only weapon against Putin
Pope Francis gave him a boost, Republican Speaker John Boehner is sobbing off into the sunset, and China’s Xi Jinping gave him paper promises on the environment and cybertheft. No...
Winston, Buccaneers will keep sailing along past Texans
Sunday Buccaneers (+6 ½) over TEXANS: While awaiting RB Arian Foster’s return, Texans waste time with heaver Ryan Mallett at QB (27-for-58 for just 244 yards against the Panthers). We...
Matt Harvey blows off innings limit for 'best day' of his career
CINCINNATI — Matt Harvey wasn’t worried about innings limits, his surgically repaired right elbow or his future contract Saturday afternoon. No, all the controversy surrounding how much the ace righty-hander...
Nets likely staring a year of waiting and losing in the face
The Nets have become a team known for slogans and catchphrases since moving to Brooklyn three years ago. And though the team already has adopted a new one for this...
Awarding fantasy baseball MVPs, LVPs and every honor imaginable
It has been a long season, but the finish line finally is in sight. Some of you are making last-minute moves in an effort to get your hands on the...
Team USA coach won't stop Kreider, Stepan from rallying around flag
If the prospect of an international incident at next year’s World Cup increased exponentially with the selection of John Tortorella as the head coach of Team USA, the converse would...
Is this real? Mets' stunning fairy tale nearly unbelievable
CINCINNATI — The final pitch was filthy, 94 miles per hour and tilting away from Jay Bruce, and even as he swung he knew how fruitless a task that was....
Spielberg tried - and failed - to make Hillary seem likeable
In his new book, “Unlikeable,” journalist Edward Klein unveils the lengths Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign will go to avoid the mistakes of the 2008 race — when Obama famously said,...
Meet the Giants' do-it-all secret weapon a coach dreams about
Every game, they would approach him, coaches from other schools, swapping stories and tall tales. Always, the subject matter would turn, in animated fashion, to a specific moment in time....
Don't let justified Patriots hatred distract from their greatness
We know you hate the Patriots, and that’s perfectly OK. But, if you’re being honest, it’s time you respect them for their remarkable run of sustained success — a 15-year...
Ciara rocks sexy top at Roberto Cavalli's runway show
It goes without saying: Roberto Cavalli knows a thing or two about selling sex. Ciara drove the point home today when she rolled into the flashy Italian brand's runway show...
Holding your cash is not earning you more money
So your stock portfolio is down more than 10 percent since the summer started. What are you going to do? Your financial adviser or broker will tell you to stay...
The wait is over: The Mets are the NL East champions
CINCINNATI — After nine years of going crazy, Mets fans finally can go crazy. The idea of a first-place finish, which seemed like such a pipe dream for the Mets...
Yankees do just enough to hold off White Sox
With just eight games left to play in the regular season, the Yankees are far from a perfect team. Their lineup feels the absence of Mark Teixeira, the outfield has...
Conservative talk radio to play pro-Ted Cruz ads
Conservative talk radio stations are awaiting a flood of cash from Republican presidential candidates desperate to distance themselves from the pack. On Friday, Promise I, a super political action committee...
Promontory Financial tried buying its way out of trouble
Turns out Wall Street’s regulators don’t like the taste of their own medicine. Promontory Financial Group, a prominent DC-based bank advisor led by former Comptroller of the Currency Eugene Ludwig,...
What to watch at revamped Knicks camp: Can triangle beat talent?
When Phil Jackson was hired as Knicks president in March 2014, he inherited a team 10 months removed from a 54-28 season and watched Mike Woodson’s club finish 16-2 to...
The life of Ryan Fitzpatrick: Pop Warner grit to Jets' steady hand
It’s about overcoming and persevering and believing in yourself at every turn. It’s about getting back up after getting knocked down. It’s about savoring the journey and refusing to let...
Here's how Justin Bieber climbed back to the top
Once a young star has fallen from popularity, it’s hard to get him or her back on track. So music industry honchos are studying the Justin Bieber playbook hard, sources...
Dear John: Avoid this no-account bind
Dear John: We just read your column about state confiscation laws, so we spoke to our bank to make sure it knows that my husband is still alive and kicking!...
Engaged music mogul Lyor Cohen is having a big year
It’s all coming together personally and professionally for hip-hop mogul Lyor Cohen. The former Warner Music boss is planning his wedding to model Xin Li in France, and his new...
Broncos mutiny, seeds of Manziel divorce and 5 NFL things to watch
With all the game, backstories, injuries and developments in a given week in the NFL, it’s tough to know what to look for on Sunday. Here are the five things...
How Michael Jackson's nephews tried to help him live a normal life
To the tabloid-reading public, Michael Jackson’s disguises were a sign of his eccentricity — much like his extensive plastic surgery and childlike home at Neverland Ranch. To the nephews that...
Forget Frenchies -- this is the new must-have NYC breed
When Mark Perini and his girlfriend, Rebecca Levin, walk their dog Izzy in their Gramercy neighborhood, the couple braces themselves for the constant stares. “People stop us on the street...
Everything aligns for Jets to make history -- which may be trouble
The Jets are looking to make history Sunday. They are 0-9 against the Eagles all-time, the only team the Jets never have beaten. If the Jets ever were going to...
Gigi Hadid makes cool half-million on Soho pad sale
Top model Gigi Hadid has sold her luxury loft following a near-break-in by an obsessed stalker. Hadid bought the fifth-floor, two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo at 250 Bowery St. for $1.92 million last year....
What Yankees, Mets GMs got right (and wrong) for playoff runs
Sandy Alderson and Brian Cashman have had good years, which is reflected in both New York clubs likely heading to the playoffs simultaneously for the first time since 2006. Neither...
'I think the brokers would've voted no': Merrill Lynch brokers on BofA's Moynihan
Betrayed, dazed and confused, some call it high treason inside Merrill Lynch. Merrill’s “Thundering Herd” of financial advisers — nearly 14,400 professionals who manage a staggering $2 trillion in client...
US cannot afford to import China's deflation
There are many things Americans import — think chocolates, flat-screen televisions, iPhones and, of course, German autos. But the one thing the US can’t afford to import now is deflation....
In My Library: Karin Slaughter
“Women who write thrillers are called ‘dark.’ Male writers are called ‘powerful,’ ” says Karin Slaughter, whose novels do justice to her surname. The Georgia writer’s first, 2001’s “Blindsighted,” was...
Rutgers puts chaos on hold for convincing win
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — For one day, Rutgers got to enjoy a Homecoming win. For one afternoon, the Scarlet Knights got to put aside their off-field woes and bask in the...
Only Trump understands how angry the average American is
I never thought Donald Trump would run for president. If he did run, I didn’t think he would gain any support, and if he did gain any support, I didn’t...
Bella Hadid earns supermodel status at Milan Fashion Week
https://instagram.com/p/8Fn0KLENop/?taken-by=bellahadid Day 4 of Milan Fashion Week landed Bella Hadid some major runway cred. Less than twelve hours after sister Gigi's sexy strut on the Versace runway last night, Bella...
Relativity Media fetches little interest in open market
A garage sale of sorts of Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media ended Friday — and it appears none of the 50 companies that had signalled initial interest in looking over the...
The Russell Brand movie he doesn't want you to see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py2Y0_B805w British comedian Russell Brand is not an easy man to make a documentary about. But director Ondi Timoner (“Dig!”) pulled it off — much to Brand’s chagrin. “Brand: A...
Man shoots himself in the groin in attempt to hide gun from cops
He was no whiz when cops stopped him because they thought he was taking one. A 26-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the groin while trying to hide his gun...
Why the Long Island Iced Tea is actually awesome
At the recently renovated and reopened Holiday Cocktail Lounge on St. Marks Place, there are craft cocktails on the menu and bottles of small-batch spirits behind the bar. But the...
Cuomo mourns Carey Gabay at funeral, demands gun control
Gov. Andrew Cuomo likened Carey Gabay, his murdered aide, to Jesus Christ in his eulogy Saturday -- and called for earthly action in response. “I never asked Pope Francis why...
Teen fatally shot in Manhattan housing project
A teen took a fatal bullet to the head early Saturday in his Lower Manhattan housing project, cops said. Nathaniel "Chao'' Szeto, 19, was found mortally wounded in the lobby...
High school football player dies after game injury
A New Jersey high-school quarterback who friends had hailed as a “warrior-poet” is dead after taking a hard hit in the backfield during a home game. Evan Murray, 17, a...
Philadelphia welcomes Pope Francis with 'Rocky'
Philadelphia welcomed Pope Francis on Saturday with cheers, bouquets and the City of Brotherly Love’s own brand of sacred music: the theme from “Rocky.” A Catholic high-school band blasted the...
Hundreds bid Pope Francis farewell at JFK Airport
Pope Francis concluded his triumphant, whirlwind tour of the Big Apple on Saturday morning by greeting bishops and nuns at JFK Airport, where he was greeted once again by cheering...
Marlee Matlin overcame drugs and Trump to open on Broadway
"You have something on your lip,” Marlee Matlin says, wiping a blob of makeup from this reporter’s mouth as her interpreter stands silently by. “I read lips!” she adds with...
What 'The Martian' gets right -- and wrong -- about life on Mars
Matt Damon, call your agent to complain. Despite earning top billing and appearing on all the posters, the A-lister is forced to take a back seat in “The Martian” to...
10 hot reasons to go to NYC's newest subway stop
When Knicks legend Walt “Clyde” Frazier wanted to open a restaurant on the far West Side of Manhattan, people thought the plan was as wacky as his famous colorful suits....
Cuomo meets Raul Castro to discuss US-Cuba economic ties
New York's governor and the president of Cuba have met to discuss economic development as relations between the Caribbean nation and the U.S. continue to thaw. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and...
What Boehner said the night before he resigned as speaker
This article originally ran in the Washington Post It was late Thursday at the Capitol and the crowds had gone. Outside of House Speaker John Boehner’s suite, the halls were...
Trevor Noah's 'Daily Show' is like Ryan Adams covering Taylor Swift
Starting Monday at 11 p.m., Trevor Noah has the unenviable task of filling Jon Stewart’s shoes as the new host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” To those dubious of...
Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra wants to be the female Jack Bauer
Priyanka Chopra might be the biggest star you’ve never heard of — at least in the US. Many people around the world already know about Chopra — the Indian actress/singer...
McDonald's employee's act of kindness brings woman to tears
A Chicago McDonald’s employee who closed the register during the dinner rush to help a disabled customer is being praised by the fast food chain. A photo showing the employee,...
American Apparel hires firm to quash growing 'labor campaign'
American Apparel has hired a prominent union buster to address a contentious organizing campaign at its Los Angeles headquarters, The Post has learned. The retailer, struggling with declining sales and...
De Blasio presents Pope Francis with his own NYC ID card
https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio/status/647515766204551168 Pope Francis is now a bona-fide, card-carrying, honorary New Yorker. Mayor de Blasio handed Pope Francis a New York City Identification Card on Friday, and in typical bureaucratic style,...
Socialite sues for Chelsea pad after playboy ex ‘refuses’ to pay $38M settlement
A socialite involved in a bitter split with her playboy former husband is asking a Manhattan judge to award her the $12.7 million pied-à-terre he now shares with his second...
Pope's New York chef is local Argentinian restaurant owner
Pope Francis’ personal cook while in town is a chef who owns the East Village restaurant Buenos Aires, The Post has learned. Chef Ismael Alba, who specializes in authentic Argentinian...
Congressman swipes Pope Francis' drinking glass
When Pope Francis concluded his historic address to Congress on Thursday, dozens of lawmakers followed as he left the podium, hoping to clasp the hand or touch the garments of...
What it was like to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis
The pope touched everyone who witnessed his pilgrimage through the Big Apple on Friday. While most didn’t shake hands or even personally see the pontiff, they said just the thought...
Vendors' wallets give thanks for Pope Francis' NYC visit
Pope Francis mania was in full swing Friday and street vendors were reaping the worldly benefit. From Madison Square Garden down 34th Street to Herald Square alone, street vendors were...
Concerning twist to Masahiro Tanaka's hamstring injury
Masahiro Tanaka expects to return to the Yankees rotation soon, but the strained right hamstring that caused him to be shelved likely will linger even after comes back. After throwing...
Collins has learned lesson about spilling Matt Harvey plans
CINCINNATI — This time around, Terry Collins is keeping mum on his plan for Matt Harvey. With the Mets right-hander scheduled to make an abbreviated start Saturday against the Reds,...
What's causing A-Rod's latest swoon? Yankees offer theories
There might be nothing wrong with Alex Rodriguez’s swing that Mark Teixeira’s presence couldn’t fix. Rodriguez is enduring a slump-ridden September, the beginning of which virtually coincided with the start...
The rally-crushing Yankees had one, now familiar bright spot
What he did was fine, but what Didi Gregorius didn’t do was sort of impressive Friday night. He didn’t hit into a double play. Four other Yankees went down that...
Pope Francis closes out NYC visit with Mass at MSG
Pope Francis enjoyed a whirlwind tour of the city Friday, speaking at the United Nations, attending prayer service at Ground Zero, delighting Catholic-school children in East Harlem and rolling in...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx Investigators released a surveillance image of a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Bedford Park resident Sunday. Cops found David Hooks unresponsive near the intersection of East 194th...