October 31, 2015
Daniel Murphy's error in 8th helps put Mets in 3-1 Series hole
Daniel Murphy giveth, Daniel Murphy taketh away. The man responsible for carrying the Mets for so much of this postseason turned into a pumpkin an hour before Halloween expired Saturday...
Spooky 'skull asteroid' whizzes past Earth on Halloween
Linus was right: the “Great Pumpkin” is real. Turns out it’s an asteroid, a 2,000-foot-wide, skull-looking chunk of space rock that zipped past the Earth on Halloween afternoon at about...
Watch: Miami shocks Duke on crazy 8-lateral play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YXwuaniPoc DURHAM, N.C. — The Miami players kept chucking the ball back and forth, trying to stay upright, to somehow keep the game going just long enough to make something...
NYPD cops attend burial of slain cop in his native Guyana
NYPD officers escort their slain comrade Randolph Holder to his final resting place in his native Guyana on Saturday. The hero was buried in Georgetown’s cemetery with a 21-gun salute,...
Beckham's legacy began on ground Mannings made famous
When Nelson Stewart arrived at work on Jan. 10, 2012, he was more than surprised to see a solitary figure running routes down on Lupin Field at Isidore Newman School,...
Returning Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers will hand Bengals 1st loss
STEELERS (-1 ½) over Bengals: Despite Ben Roethlisberger having endured physical punishment a la Monty Python’s Black Knight, he is expected to be full-go versus despised, undefeated divisional rival. Needing...
Nets' loss to Grizzlies begs question: 79 more games of this?
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jarrett Jack tried to put a positive spin on the Nets’ third straight loss to open the season, a 101-91 defeat to the Grizzlies on Saturday night...
Chris Ivory talks Jets future, London and mom's influence
Jets workhorse back Chris Ivory runs through some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Is there extra motivation for you because it’s your contract year? A: It’s in the...
Quentin Tarantino stays silent after calling cops 'murderers'
Hollywood big mouth Quentin Tarantino has apparently run out of words after labeling police officers “murderers” while the city mourned a cop killed in the line of duty. The “Pulp...
Alain Vigneault: Replay challenges take some getting used to
The new coaches’ challenge has gone against the Rangers once, and Friday night it went in their favor. Call it a draw. In Friday’s 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs...
Two key Giants not named JPP getting healthy at right time
NEW ORLEANS — The Giants’ depth chart on defense is not exactly overflowing with talent, which put a strain on the operation when that unit was forced to play several...
Trump: NBC can't resist my fantastic ratings
Why is Donald Trump hosting “Saturday Night Live” today after NBC canceled the Miss Universe pageant? “It’s called ratings,” Trump told The Post. “I go on Jimmy Fallon, he got...
One Jet falling victim to defensive musical chairs
OAKLAND, Calif. — Outside linebacker Quinton Coples has been a missing man this season for the Jets. Coples’ production is low, but it’s hard to produce when you are not...
Carmelo scores 37, shuts up Wizards' Dudley in Knicks' win
So much for Carmelo Anthony saying Saturday morning he needs two more weeks to rediscover his jump shot after returning from knee surgery. Anthony sped up the process Saturday night,...
Emails reveal Hillary got coaching on using emojis
The State Department released 7,200 new pages of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private-server e-mails — some showing the then-secretary of state trying to learn emojis. But no e-mails between Clinton and...
NFL Week 8: Is Winston finally getting it? And 4 other things to watch
With all the games, backstories, injuries and developments in a given week in the NFL, it’s tough to know what to watch on Sunday. Here are five things to watch...
There's no debate: The CNBC moderators were unfair
Back when I was a pup of a reporter, a wise old editor at The New York Times pulled me aside after I submitted a news story with too much...
Wreckage believed to be El Faro cargo ship located: feds
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that a search team has found the wreckage of a vessel believed to be the cargo ship...
How Chris Mullin is starting to build St. John's in his image
St. John’s intrasquad scrimmage Saturday at Carnesecca Arena couldn’t possibly provide insight into how successful Chris Mullin’s first season at his alma mater will be, but the offensive philosophy of...
Heated Red Bulls-United rivalry gets added spice for playoffs
MLS’ most heated rivalry gets renewed in the playoffs, with the Red Bulls opening the Eastern Conference semifinals against D.C. United on Sunday’s road leg at RFK Stadium. United striker...
Hondo: Beng the drum slowly
Navy unleashed a late attack Saturday that torpedoed South Florida, and the Gators took a big bite out of the Bulldogs, which enabled Hondo to reduce his defict to 2,...
Peyton Manning has descended from Broncos' star to liability
There is a fascinating dynamic playing out in Denver this season: The Broncos are winning not because of Peyton Manning, but in spite of him. This is not intended to...
What to look for at this year's New York City Marathon
There are over 50,000 entrants and two million spectators, Sunday’s New York City Marathon (9am, ABC, ESPN2) is an extravaganza that will dwarf even Halloween in the city – and...
NYC Marathon features a who's who of the running world
The TCS New York City Marathon will feature defending champions Mary Keitany and Wilson Kipsang, popular local fan favorites in American Meb Keflezighi and the Bronx’s Buzunesh Deba, and a...
Hillary Clinton's rogue agenda: Why Sid Blumenthal matters
After the media inexplicably dubbed Hillary Rodham Clinton the “winner” of the Benghazi hearings, her apologists dismissed a line of questioning into her unofficial adviser, Sidney Blumenthal. So he was...
Omar Minaya knew 1 World Series Met was meant for center field
Omar Minaya’s continuing influence on the Mets’ roster has been well documented. Many key players brought in when Minaya was general manager — such as Lucas Duda, Daniel Murphy, Matt...
The other key to Royals' success that nobody's talking about
In a copycat league, the Royals have reached the World Series twice and, thus, other clubs will continue to try to figure out what is Kansas City’s secret sauce —...
I spent more than $100,000 to clone my dog
Two and a half years ago, when Dr. Phillip Dupont was turning 70, he didn’t spend tens of thousands of dollars on an elaborate party or a luxury golf vacation....
In My Library: Judd Winick
Reality TV’s been good to cartoonist Judd Winick, who enjoyed a stint 21 years ago on “Real World 3.” He applied to the show, he says, because, “I was 23...
Ruben Tejada on Chase Utley takeout: It was a dirty slide
Ruben Tejada left no doubt about what he thought of Chase Utley’s takeout slide that ended his season during Game 2 of the NLDS in Los Angeles, agreeing with the...
Bloomberg TV stars appear on rival networks
Some Bloomberg insiders are rankled that two big stars of Bloomberg TV — Mark Halperin and John Heilemann — are appearing on other networks, particularly those of NBCUniversal. Last Wednesday,...
The lingering feeling Jets must shake on trip to Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Jets don’t have to worry about being jet lagged here on the West Coast. They have to worry about a Pats lag. Coming off a tough,...
Commissioner OK with Syndergaard pitch, but the Royals aren't
No one would dispute that Noah Syndergaard’s words, actions and more words — in that order — livened up a World Series that was teetering toward a worst-case scenario. In...
3 dead after car plows into Bronx trick-or-treaters
An out-of-control car plowed into dozens of trick-or-treaters and their families on a Bronx street Saturday, killing two adults and a child, and injuring three other people. The casualties are...
Sony Music fueled by Adele's record success
Doug Morris-helmed Sony Music reported a 20 percent increase in operating profits in the September quarter. Just wait till Adele’s album “25” is released by Sony’s Columbia Records. The mascara-mad...
Raven-Symoné slammed again for stepping out of her assigned box
Raven-Symoné is back in trouble for again stepping outside her assigned box. Social media are aflame over her insistence on departing from the accepted script when commenting on the viral...
Mideast mission creep: Obama's leaving a mess to the next president
The White House announced Friday that the United States is sending a few dozen troops into Syria — something President Obama told the nation time and again he’d never do....
Debate-goers snack on trail mix and granola bars in Colorado
Are Republicans the new face of granola? The cereal mix favored by tree-huggers is now the official food of weary debate-goers. On the Money’s tipsters were in the seats at...
American Pharoah goes out with legendary win in Breeders' Cup
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Hail and farewell, American Pharoah. The Triple Crown champion won the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by 6¹/₂ lengths Saturday, taking charge out of the gate in...
Starz struggles with spotlight after losing subscribers
It’s been a rough week for Starz CEO Chris Albrecht . The premium movie TV network, which also makes shows such as “Spartacus,” “Outlander” and ballet drama “Flesh and Bone,”...
A look at the major casualties of hedge fund downturn
Among the major casualties in the hedge fund downturn is Bain Capital, which is winding down its multibillion-dollar Absolute Return Capital hedge fund after 36 months of losses. And Fortress...
Finding a job takes New Yorkers out of the city
Arienne O’Neil doesn’t want to leave New York City, but she can’t afford to stay. Like many recent college grads, the 22-year-old Brooklyn native has struggled to find a steady...
Dear John: Garage taxes far from a walk in the park
Dear John: I’ve been following your column since ’08, and have continuously taken note of your position that people should be able to draw on their retirement accounts without penalty...
4 dead including suspect in Colorado shooting rampage
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Four people are dead, including a suspected gunman, following a shooting spree in Colorado Springs on Saturday that ended in a gunbattle between police and the...
Biggest test surging Giants will face against the mediocre Saints
NEW ORLEANS — We get it. It will be loud. This is not the first go-round for the Giants, not the first time these players will be venturing inside some...
'Gross' GDP fueled by ObamaCare
Last week’s gross domestic product report of 1.5 percent third-quarter growth ensures that the Obama presidency will be the first administration to record seven straight years of annual growth below...
Struggling hedge funds has analysts sounding alarm bells
Hedge funds are having one of their worst years ever, with negative returns dominating the investor letters landing at clients’ homes. A record meltdown of some $100 million was yanked...
Knicks draft Jimmer Fredette for D-League team
WASHINGTON — Jimmermania is coming to White Plains. The Westchester Knicks made upstate Glens Falls product Jimmer Fredette the second overall pick in Saturday’s D-League draft. But there’s no plans...
John Tavares-less Islanders fall to Devils in shootout
You want a Halloween panic? How about the Islanders waiting until minutes before Saturday afternoon’s game against the Devils at Prudential Center to announce their captain and star, John Tavares,...
Carmelo Anthony: It could take 'couple of weeks' to find my shot
WASHINGTON — Carmelo Anthony said it could take “a couple of more weeks’’ for him to feel his oats and get power back into his jump shot. Anthony said it...
Who the hell would marry Robert Durst?
Jeanine Pirro handled countless cases as the district attorney and first female judge on the Westchester County bench. But the one involving Kathleen “Kathie” Durst, missing since Jan. 31, 1982,...
Tom Coughlin and Terry Collins start championship friendship
Giants coach Tom Coughlin was walking, briskly — he does not have another pace — to his morning media session last Friday when his cell phone rang. Coughlin, still in...
Queens man shot multiple times in his car
A gunman bent on murder fired eight times into a rival’s Range Rover in Jackson Heights early Saturday — and the victim is expected to survive, despite his window now...
Man fatally shot in Canarsie housing project
A 27-year-old man was found fatally shot at a Brooklyn housing project early Saturday morning, police said. The victim was discovered with a gunshot wound to his back behind a...
A Star Wars obsessed family tricked out their son's walker
SALT LAKE CITY — A Star Wars-loving Utah family devised an elaborate and awe-inspiring solution to the challenge of finding a Halloween costume for their 5-year-old son with cerebral palsy....
Uncle Sam's loony 'Halloween costumes could be work clothes' rule
Would you believe me if I told you that this Halloween a Wicked Witch costume is also considered business attire? Well, it is, according to the US Customs and Border...
ISIS claims credit for fatal plane crash in Egypt
CAIRO — A militant group affiliated with the Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibility for the downing of a Russian passenger plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Saturday,...
This Staten Island babe is joining 'Mob Wives'
When Brittany Fogarty was 7 years old, she and her grandparents trekked to Fairton, NJ, to visit her father. “I used to love the movie ‘Annie,’” recalls Fogarty, now 24....
Nigeria issues poster of 100 wanted Boko Haram militants
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- Nigeria's army is posting a photographic collage of 100 wanted Boko Haram militants that features the shadowy leader whom they claim to have killed on at least...
Kerry says US troops in Syria will only fight ISIS
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says American special operations troops being sent to Syria will only fight Islamic State militants and won't become involved in the...
Alabama Teacher of the Year told she's unqualified, resigns
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A one-time Alabama Teacher of the Year says she has resigned after state officials told her she's unqualified to teach in her fifth-grade classroom because of certification...
Driver ejected onto LA freeway sign in fatal car crash
A Los Angeles driver was in a car accident early Friday and rolled his vehicle several times before being tossed 20 feet in the air and landing on a road...
Dozens die in Romanian nightclub fire
The lead singer of a heavy metal band cracked jokes just seconds before a fire spread through a nightclub and killed 27 fans in Romania. Alex Pascu, the frontman for...
This Aussie marathon runner used to weigh 375 pounds
John Leha was chosen to represent the indigenous peoples of Australia in Sunday’s New York Marathon, not for what he’s won but for what he’s lost. Two years ago, his...
These high-end candies cost hundreds of dollars
Tired of fishing Snickers, Sour Patch Kids or tiny Hershey bars out of your kids’ trick-or-treat stash? Boutique candy shops around town are offering some sweet grown-up alternatives. Beverly Hills...
These spooky apps will help you find ghosts
Thanks to a host of new apps, ghost-hunting is no longer just the province of Bill Murray & Co. and their proton packs. Here are four that just might stir...
The Whitney has a 40-foot painting that will make you say 'Wow!'
When the elevator doors opened onto the Whitney’s fifth floor, the passengers let out a collective, “Wow!” Frank Stella’s stuff has that effect on people. And the canvas opposite the...
The 21 best sushi restaurants in America
Hard to believe there was ever a time when mainstream America recoiled at the thought of ingesting raw fish. Today, while even heartland supermarket delis stock salmon rolls, informed diners...
Five top brunch spots where you can dine with your dog
Your dog can finally belly up to brunch with you this weekend, thanks to a new law allowing NYC canines in outdoor cafes. Below, a few places sure to set...
Why Heidi Klum was almost kept out of her own Halloween party
It’s not Halloween in New York City without Heidi Klum’s legendary Halloween party. Now in its 16th year, the spooky shindig (held at Lavo and sponsored by GSN’s “Hellevator” and...
Meet the scariest woman in Hollywood
As villains go, “Trumbo” — the movie about blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, opening Friday — has a doozy: Hedda Hopper, the gossip columnist who terrorized the film industry from 1940...
Russian airliner carrying 224 people crashes in Egypt
A Russian airliner full of tourists heading home from a Red Sea resort crashed into Egypt’s desolate Sinai mountains early Saturday — killing all 224 people aboard, including 17 children....
Al Molinaro, drive-in owner in 'Happy Days,' dies at 96
GLENDALE, Calif. — Al Molinaro, the loveable character actor with the hangdog face who was known to millions of TV viewers for playing Murray the cop on "The Odd Couple"...
JPP tempers the talk of speedy return: 'Taking it day by day'
Jason Pierre-Paul was smiling and laughing, making jokes about his amputated right index finger. Somehow, he had adjusted to life following his July 4 fireworks accident in Florida — which...
Jets asked NFL to question Patriots staffers, sweep locker room for bugs
The Jets and Patriots are at it again. According to a Boston Herald report, the Jets asked the NFL to sweep their Gillette Stadium locker room for bugs — aka...
'Walking Dead' lands 7th season; 'Muppets' extends its first
Well, no surprise here — AMC has renewed “The Walking Dead” for a seventh season, set to premiere next October. AMC also renewed “TWD” live aftershow, “Talking Dead,” hosted by...
Why you'll love the genre-busting 'Great British Baking Show'
"The Great British Baking Show” is to reality TV what “Murder: She Wrote” is to crime shows: an oasis of calm and serenity that quietly and humorously subverts its genre’s...
The 'awesome' commute Steven Matz will make before Game 4 start
Steven Matz didn’t have one favorite player growing up on Long Island as a Mets fan. “Man, my favorite player was always changing,” Matz said Friday night at Citi Field,...
What was Royals' Franklin Morales thinking on hesitant head-scratcher?
Trailing by a run in the sixth inning, Ned Yost turned the ball over to lefty reliever Franklin Morales. The Royals’ manager then watched Morales turn a close game into...
Michael Conforto rewarded Collins' faith with this clutch play
The swings were good, the results were not. And if the Mets manager and coaches didn’t think Michael Conforto is broken, they were not about to fix it. So Terry...
2 stabbed inside Rutgers residence hall
Two people were stabbed in a Rutgers University dorm and a suspect was quickly arrested, it was reported Friday night. The violence took place around 7 p.m. in the lobby...
A fallen soldier's family and the man he saved unite at NYC Marathon
Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis died shielding a fellow soldier from a suicide bomber, but the Staten Island hero’s legacy is still very much alive. It’ll live on at Sunday’s...
New Lou Lamoriello: Re-energized with 'Yankees of the NHL'
After what seemed a lifetime as grand emperor of the Devils, Lou Lamoriello made his first appearance at the Garden on Friday as general manager of the Maple Leafs. “Re-energized...
How Nets' Hollis-Jefferson was schooled by Kawhi Leonard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuvQpPtOdOI SAN ANTONIO — Welcome to the NBA, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. The Nets rookie had his pocket picked in the backcourt by Kawhi Leonard for an easy dunk late in the...
Cousin of accused 'Goodfellas' mobster refuses to point finger
A nervous cousin of accused “Goodfellas” mobster Vinny Asaro reluctantly took the stand against his relative Friday and developed a sudden case of criminal amnesia in Brooklyn federal court. The...
Terry Collins somehow foresaw Juan Uribe coming up huge
It pays to listen to Terry Collins. Though Juan Uribe hadn’t played in the first two games of the World Series after being held out of the first two rounds...
Mom of Post graphic artist dies at 92
Katherine Aliferis, a lifelong art lover who also pursued a career as a legal secretary, died Tuesday after a brief illness just shy of her 93rd birthday. She was the...
Mets fans blow roof off Citi -- and just wait for Steven Matz
In the October chill inside the Mets dugout, soon to be warmed by a long-suffering fan base that turned its home on this night into ElectriCiti Field, 1986 World Series...
Girl recalls watching 'horror film' attack on NYPD cop dad
A veteran NYPD detective’s teen daughter recalled her Brooklyn basement resembling a horror movie when she encountered her cousin stabbing her dad during a bloody fight two years ago. “It...
Teen spent weeks in psych ward after allegedly killing 'abusive' dad
The Brooklyn teen who allegedly stabbed his abusive father to death in July has been so scarred by the ordeal he has spent the last month in a psychiatric ward,...
Hondo joins up with Navy
Hondo plunged deeper into debt Friday night when Louisville came up well short of the cover against Wake Forest, causing the negative number to rise to 2,609 bellinos. Saturday: Mr....
Charter head Moskowitz lashes out at 'problem' child report
Charter-school honcho Eva Moskowitz fought back hard Friday against “biased” claims that her Success Academy schools lean on parents and excessively suspend students in order to pressure “problem” kids into...
Councilman threatens $100K fines on Airbnb's 'illegal hotels'
A City Council hearing on Airbnb got so heated Friday that an exec testifying for the home-sharing site could barely finish a sentence and a legislator angrily threatened to seek...
Royals' Ventura: 'I don't expect it to go back to Kansas City'
Yordano Ventura missed a chance to put the Mets in a deep ditch Friday night at Citi Field in Game 3 of the World Series. Yet, despite the spanking he...
12 years later, David Wright's deafening World Series moment
David Wright arrived at Citi Field at 11:45 Friday morning to work on his back and his swing. He had been waiting his entire career, 12 years, for this night,...
Redemption for Jeurys Familia on strong night for Mets' bullpen
Jeurys Familia, the Mets closer who blew the first-game save in the World Series for the Mets, was back on the mound right where he wanted to be: in a...
Why Vegas sports books should be worried about this high-tech startup
When it comes to making odds on NFL games, Las Vegas sports books are facing a new, high-tech challenger. The Crowd’s Line — a New York-based startup — sources its...
The pregame vows that had Terry Collins so confident
Terry Collins had a good feeling about the Mets’ chances Friday just by the buzz he heard emanating from the clubhouse early in the afternoon. Despite the fact the Mets...
Candidate gives out handcuffs to spotlight corruption
A novice candidate running for the Nassau County legislature has come up with a unique campaign giveaway — handcuffs — to spotlight the number of pols in his area caught...
Noah Syndergaard's 98-mph bullet flipped World Series on its head
Noah Syndergaard brought two elements heretofore missing from the 111th World Series: Loathing and competition. He incited the dislike with the very first pitch of Game 3 Friday night, a...
The new Murphy? Forgotten Granderson takes baton as Mets hero
Yoenis Cespedes carried the Mets from Aug. 1 until their National League East clinching Sept. 26 in Cincinnati, electrifying the fan base like few ever had. Then Daniel Murphy put...
Hillary blasted Obama's 'political malpractice' before 2012 election
While she was secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton accused President Obama’s re-election campaign of committing “political malpractice” by attacking Newt Gingrich instead of propping him up during the 2012...
Energy titan posed as CIA spy to pressure women into sex: suit
A Manhattan energy magnate claimed to be a CIA and FBI asset, code-named Rambo, in a twisted scheme to pressure his pretty Kazakh employees into being his sexual playthings, according...
Royals' Bartolo Colon: The flexible vet they need in Game 4
Spring training was well underway when Royals general manager Dayton Moore approached manager Ned Yost about signing Chris Young. Yost said it would be a great idea to bring the...
Travis d’Arnaud goes from goat to catalyst in an instant
Travis d’Arnaud started the game in an offensive funk and his World Series didn’t get any better when he couldn’t handle a low Noah Syndergaard pitch in the second inning...
Fuming Royals ready for war after Syndergaard's heater at Escobar
The Royals didn’t appreciate Noah Syndergaard buzzing Alcides Escobar’s head and knocking him down with the first pitch of Game 3 in the World Series on Friday night. And because...
Son to be charged with parents' murder after grisly discovery
The remains of a married couple missing since August were found in the backyard of a vacant Connecticut home — and cops issued an arrest warrant Friday charging their son...
Royals' grieving Volquez returning, but is he OK to pitch?
Edinson Volquez will rejoin the Royals Saturday, just days after learning of his father’s death. Though he is scheduled to start Game 5 of the World Series against the Mets...
Darryl Strawberry lays out how Mets can complete comeback
The Mets entered Game 3 of the World Series trying to do something no team has done since 1996: Win a World Series after dropping the first two games. Darryl...
Sheldon Silver ignored 'plea deal,' prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors sent indicted state politician Sheldon Silver a letter laying out his likely sentence if he pleaded guilty on all corruption charges — but he never responded, they revealed...
Noah Syndergaard won't say die -- and suddenly Mets have life
Noah Syndergaard came out to the theme from “Halloween” and 10 batters into his outing the Mets were dealing with baseball horror. The Royals were being the Royals, and putting...
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The Bronx Police on Friday released this sketch of the suspect in the attempted rape of an 8-year-old girl in her Mount Hope apartment building. He grabbed the youngster from...