November 26, 2015
Mediocrity to greatness? Eli Manning knows a thing about that
These are the years when keeping things as they are in the NFL sounds just dandy, right? When the perfect math yielded by eight divisions and 32 teams is more...
Bryce Petty takes cues from Fitzpatrick while at the ready to replace him
The education of Bryce Petty has been a slow, steady process. Where exactly it leads and when we get to see the Jets’ fourth-round draft pick quarterback out of Baylor,...
Many Nets' losses highlighted by one disturbing trend
If only the Nets played in the NHL — the National Horseshoes League. But unfortunately for them, they play neither horseshoes nor hand grenades. They reside in the NBA where...
The end of NCAA's season of chaos: 10 Rivalry Week things to watch
The final weekend of college football’s regular season begins with more than half of the teams in the preseason Top 25 no longer ranked. The past three months have provided...
Rangers' showdown no-show opens eyes to Lundqvist mortality
Like a Thanksgiving Day green bean shocked in an ice bath, the Rangers woke up from a warm and cozy beginning to their season with the harsh reality of Wednesday...
Knicks and Kristaps Porzingis thankful on his 1st Thanksgiving
Knicks rookie wonder Kristaps Porzingis told The Post that turkey is rarely eaten in Latvia, not normally served as a meal. So he was looking forward to a treat Thursday...
Dead landlord haunting his tenants from the grave
He’s dead and buried, but landlord Menachem Stark — whose list of enemies was so long that cops were scratching their heads to find a prime suspect in his 2014...
NFL star’s son shuts down all haters
He was either too young, too small or only received an invite to the various scouting combines and high school camps because of his famous last name. Nobody seemed to...
Jets' Mangold takes 1st step to return as Revis in doubt
It looks like the Jets will be without cornerback Darrelle Revis against the Dolphins this week, but they could have center Nick Mangold. Revis, who suffered a concussion in Sunday’s...
Blimp makes emergency landing at elementary school
The giant balloons over Manhattan fared just fine Thursday, but out on Long Island, unexpectedly windy conditions forced the pilot of a blimp to make an emergency landing — on...
Knicks strength becomes weakness with surprising twin falls
Backup rookie point guard Jerian Grant was benched for the second half and the Knicks’ former sixth man Derrick Williams didn’t play in Orlando on Wednesday. The two buzzards of the...
Swastika is a symbol of peace, elite school tells sixth-graders
Sixth-graders at an elite Bronx private school have been caught drawing swastikas in art class, so administrators met with the kids — talking mainly about how the symbols represent peace...
Playoff hunt this late in season a change of pace for Giants
Not all first-place showdowns are created equal, but don’t tell the Giants that. The 5-5 Giants head into FedEx Field on Sunday to face the 4-6 rival Redskins with a...
Why Greg McElroy doesn't see Notre Dame surviving Stanford
SiriusXM college football analyst and former Alabama and Jets quarterback Greg McElroy talks Notre Dame, the Crimson Time and the rest of the playoff picture with The Post’s Justin Terranova....
Hoarder vows to breed more rabbits after city crackdown
Bunnies are multiplying like rabbits once again in the “garden” of the notorious rabbit hoarder of Brooklyn. “We are making more babies, because three dozen of rabbits does not fill...
In thanks to the Warriors, MLB's Warriors and baseball's living legends
Let’s keep this our secret: The baseball columnist of this paper loves basketball. It is the sport I have played the most — by far. If I dream while sleeping...
NFC East's Thanksgiving of doom is Giants' godsend
Stuffed. That’s how much of America rolled onto the couch after a Thanksgiving feast, and that’s how the Giants felt after the most productive and fulfilling holiday they could have...
NFL licensing ideas can be hit or miss
Not all NFL licensing ideas are created equal. Even the most consistent creators can go astray, which may or may not be the case with Fabrique Innovations latest licensing idea....
Jet.com notches its biggest sales day amid $1B valuation
Jet.com is starting to get some air under its wings. The well-funded e-commerce site notched its biggest-ever sales day this week — and expects to shatter that daily record by...
'Sopranos' actor taps into NFL's marketing muscle
“Sopranos” actor Joseph Gannascoli has gone from fictional mobster to legit businessman, thanks to NFL’s marketing muscle. His idea for Bottle Skinz — a line of water-cooler covers emblazoned with...
Panthers deliver Cowboys, Romo a season-crushing defeat
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cam Newton sprinted to a corner of the $1.2 billion showplace of the Cowboys, pointing a camera at celebrating Carolina fans while gesturing to them with a...
RadioShack has a new strategy after its brush with death
After a brush with near-death this year, RadioShack has some ideas for surviving the holidays. The 94-year-old retailer — once the go-to for staples like batteries, gaming accessories and cable...
Adele's '25' sets new first-week sales marks
Adele’s “25” has done what many thought impossible by selling more than 3 million copies in the US in less than a week. Nielsen Music confirmed the new record for...
Redskins' tone-deaf tweet gets skewered by PC police
The Washington Redskins got roasted Thursday for tweeting out a “Happy Thanksgiving” message with the controversial team logo, which features a caricature of an American Indian — four months after...
British prime minister pushes for expanded airstrikes on ISIS
British Prime Minister David Cameron implored lawmakers Thursday to support airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, saying France and the United States are London’s “closest allies and they want our help.”...
Jahlil Okafor decks heckler in street fight beatdown
The 76ers are without a win this season, but don’t tell first-round pick Jahlil Okafor his team sucks. The No. 3-overall pick in June's draft was involved in an altercation...
'Let's do this': White House fence jumper was on a mission
WASHINGTON — A man jumped the White House fence on Thursday afternoon while the first family was inside celebrating Thanksgiving. Joseph Caputo, who was wearing an American flag around his...
Chip Kelly's free-falling Eagles hammered by Lions
DETROIT — Matthew Stafford dropped back and perfectly lofted the ball where only Calvin Johnson could catch it. Johnson leaped to come down with the 25-yard pass in the end...
Trump is offered sensitivity training after mocking disabled reporter
WASHINGTON — An advocacy group on Thursday accused Donald Trump of “mocking” a reporter with a disability and offered the Republican presidential hopeful sensitivity training. “It is unacceptable for a...
Russians buzz Macy's Parade with drone
Guess they didn’t get the memo. A bone-headed father-son duo obliviously flew their toy drone over the highest-security event in the nation today — the Macy’s Parade. Despite heightened security...
Serial arsonist suspected in string of Queens fires
Authorities say a spate of suspicious fires in Queens may be the work of a serial arsonist. Security footage caught the unidentified firebug scaling the wall of an empty house...
Johnny Manziel's pathetic booze coverup failed miserably
Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was benched and demoted to third-string in part because he lied to the team about when his controversial video that showed him partying and holding...
Obama says Syrian refugees are America's modern-day pilgrims
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday compared Syrian refugees to the first Pilgrims who journeyed to America seeking a better life, as he delivered his annual Thanksgiving Day radio message....
'Allahu Akbar' is blowing up the UK charts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BCnIzs8ZJ4 The song “Allahu Akbar” has trolled its way to the top of United Kingdom charts, in what’s believed to be a satirical jab at jihadists. The dance track, by...
Breast friends feed each other's children
These ladies are the breast of friends. Two Connecticut moms who breastfeed each other's children are encouraging others to do the same. Stefani Tatavitto, 23, frequently acts as a wet...
Pope says climate change talks are do-or-die
NAIROBI, Kenya — Pope Francis warned Thursday that it would be "catastrophic" for world leaders to let special interest groups get in the way of a global agreement to curb...
The 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
See the best of the 89th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Sex offender sneaks past TSA using woman's boarding pass
SALT LAKE CITY — Authorities say a man with a stolen boarding pass got through airport security in Salt Lake City and checked into a flight at the gate before...
Astronauts' Thanksgiving feast takes just 20 minutes to prepare
https://www.facebook.com/ISS/videos/1086516541381276/ Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will be enjoying a festive Thanksgiving dinner — that will only take 20 minutes to prepare. Scott Kelly and Dr. Kjell Lindgren, the...
Jogger raped during post-work run
A woman taking an early evening jog through a Manhattan park was attacked by a man who dragged her to a secluded area where he raped and robbed her, authorities...
'My sex fetish was killing me!'
A morbidly obese Nevada "squasher" who piled on the pounds to satisfy her "feeder" boyfriend’s fat fetish – has now lost almost 240 pounds after their breakup – and saved...
If Knicks didn't take Porzingis, Magic might have pounced
The Magic, who selected fifth in June's NBA Draft, were expected to pounce on Kristaps Porzingis if Knicks president Phil Jackson got cold feet. Porzingis agreed to work out, flying...
Man pleads guilty to stealing human brains from medical museum
A 23-year-old Indiana man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to breaking into a medical museum and stealing preserved human brains and other tissue that he then sold online, authorities said. David...
Turkey releases recording of warnings to Russian plane
Turkey has released audio recordings of what it says are the Turkish military’s repeated warnings to the pilot of the Russian plane before it was shot down at the border...
Man struck and killed crossing street in Queens
A man was hit by a car and killed as he tried to cross a Queens street Wednesday night, cops said. The unidentified man, who is believed to be in...
Fire rips through Queens home
A fire tore through an unoccupied two-story home in Queens Wednesday night, police said. The two-alarm blaze ignited the house on 67th Drive near 110th Street in Forest Hills at...
I am ready for the end of the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO25JYAaJC0&feature=youtu.be Colin Furze, a self-described “garage inventor and video maker”, is preparing for the apocalypse. The 36-year-old British YouTuber built a bunker underneath the shed in his backyard, as part...
What Misty Copeland and 7 other boldfacers really want for Christmas
Misty Copeland, principal, American Ballet Theatre "The Under Armour SpeedForm StudioLux shoe. These are super comfortable and go perfectly from your workout to the street. I feel like I’m walking...
NYPD keeps Macy's Parade safe with record police presence
It was a sea of blue at the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday as a record number of police officers patrolled the streets and kept an eye...
Neck injury likely to keep Giants' Larry Donnell out vs. Redskins
Tight end Larry Donnell went for another MRI exam on his injured neck and was held out of practice Wednesday, and because how cautiously a neck injury is treated, he...
Can a cut beard help Ryan Fitzpatrick save his job, Jets' offense?
Nick Mangold wasn’t very happy Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick decided to give his beard a severe trimming on Tuesday. “It’s difficult to see a good beard go down,” said Mangold,...
Looks like Jets will have to face Dolphins without Darrelle Revis
The chances of Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis playing this week sound slim. Revis suffered a concussion in Sunday’s loss to the Texans. His symptoms were still so bad Wednesday that...
Alain Vigneault's about-face after Rangers' latest stinker vs. Canadiens
Considering how much Rangers coach Alain Vigneault has let a single loss in Montreal from Oct. 15 stick with him through his team’s terrific start to the season, it was...
Rashad Jennings' take explains why the 5-5 Giants are so giddy
It did not take Rashad Jennings long to come up with an answer and when he did, he needed only one word to make his point. “Never,’’ Jennings said Wednesday...
Models give hungry bums bags of toiletries for Thanksgiving
A group of young models trying to spread some Thanksgiving cheer handed out toiletries to the homeless on Thursday — but some bums were in no rush to grab them....
Fashion power couple refused to pay housekeeper $100K in overtime: suit
A Manhattan housekeeper is trying to take the family of an iconic Italian fashion house to the cleaners, labeling them in a lawsuit as rich cheapskates who don’t pay overtime....
Chicago cop who shot black teen never disciplined despite 18 complaints
The white Chicago cop who was charged with first-degree murder for gunning down a black teen was the subject of 18 civilian complaints over 14 years — but had never...
Giving thanks to Kristaps Porzingis and these other NY sports figures
Maybe I’m just getting a little sentimental in my old age. Maybe it’s because I look out the window and what I see — sharp sunshine, long shadows, orange and...
Cuomo looks to take standardized tests out of teacher evaluations
Gov. Cuomo is considering abandoning a controversial new teacher-evaluation system that takes into account how students fare on standardized state exams — just months after promoting the measure, sources said...
City to spend up to $20M on security for private schools
The city is going to spend as much as $19.8 million a year to provide security guards at private and parochial schools that request them, officials announced Wednesday. The guards...
Second surrogate mom steps forward with abortion battle
Another surrogate mom with triplets has come forward to say she’s being pressured by a parent to abort at least one of her fetuses — after seeing The Post’s report...
Angry moms rail against city's mandatory flu shot requirement
Arguments over whether the city can require pre-K students to get flu shots reached a fever pitch in Manhattan Wednesday, with a courtroom full of anti-vaccination activists railing against everything...
Adults over 50 make up half the city's painkiller addicts
About half of the city’s patients being treated for addiction to opioids are older than 50 — a quadrupling of that population from two decades ago, says a sobering new...
Why Black Friday may not be as busy as usual
Many New Yorkers are planning to skip Black Friday and do all their holiday shopping over the weekend — from home. “No crowds and no lines,” Charmaine Blake, 41, said,...
Why Giants' Tom Coughlin believes Landon Collins will rebound
It is getting serious now with the Giants, a six-game season to determine if they can maintain their lead in the NFC East. It is no time for faltering, which...
Cuomo to de Blasio: Don't worry, I'll fix the homeless crisis
Gov. Cuomo took his biggest shot yet at Mayor de Blasio by declaring that Hizzoner “can’t manage the homeless crisis” in the city — and saying that he plans to...
Rangers-Canadiens now a rivalry? If so, it's a one-sided one
It is the rivalry that never really has been one, the matchup between the Rangers and Montreal, and perhaps it is no wonder given the respective lineages of these two...
Blessing of the boy mom would not abort
When FDNY medic Joanne Rios was pregnant with her now- 3-year-old son, doctors told her he would likely be a “vegetable” and suggested an abortion. But the mom-to-be never lost...
Obama pardons 'Honest' and 'Abe' ahead of Thanksgiving
WASHINGTON — “Honest” and “Abe” will live to gobble another day after being pardoned by President Obama on Wednesday in an annual Thanksgiving tradition. “America is, after all, a country...
Silver jury recesses without verdict, reluctant panelist to stay
The jury in the Sheldon Silver corruption trial failed to reach a verdict Wednesday, after the judge declined to sit down with a juror who sent deliberations into a tailspin...
Is there a Sumner Redstone sex tape?
If Sumner Redstone’s life were made into a movie, a good title would be “Sex, Lies and Videotape.” Lawyers for the 92-year-old lothario claim that former live-in girlfriend Manuela Herzer...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan The hulking thug who allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered the director of a homeless shelter last April was hit with an attempted-robbery charge this week in an earlier case,...
Sumner Redstone can barely speak, but wants steak and sex every day
Spurned gal pal Manuela Herzer says Sumner Redstone demands daily sex and steak against his doctor's orders.
Obama: No 'credible' terrorist threats for holidays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jun3tsMymW0 WASHINGTON — President Obama told Americans Wednesday they can travel over the holidays without concern because there aren’t any “specific and credible” terrorist threats to the nation. Speaking from...