November 30, 2015

The kick-six returns with Ravens' stunning win at buzzer

https://twitter.com/nflnetwork/status/671551997779140608 CLEVELAND -- This season of injury upon injury for the Ravens finally includes a break worth celebrating. Brent Urban blocked Travis Coons' field-goal attempt and Will Hill returned it...

Sumner Redstone's legal battle over mental state to continue

A legal battle over the true state of Sumner Redstone’s mental capabilities will continue early next year, a Los Angeles court ruled on Monday. State Superior Court Judge Clifford Klein...

Rangers await Kevin Klein word after he strains abdomen

Just as Kevin Klein got promoted, he got injured. Rangers coach Alain Vigneault moved the right defenseman back up to the top pair for Monday night’s 4-3 win over the...

Apple plans to slim down with upcoming iPhone 7

One’s iPhone can never be too rich in features — or too thin. Apple just released the ultra-thin iPhone 6s two months ago, yet reports are surfacing already that next...

Why steady Vigneault should pull a Popovich with Rangers vets

Alain Vigneault isn’t a coach who tells the world, “It isn’t about me,” while in fact making pretty much all of it about himself on a daily basis. Instead, Vigneault...

Sleepy's sold for $780M to rival Mattress Firm

The ubiquitous New York mattress chain Sleepy’s is putting to rest the sales and merger rumors — by selling out. Mattress Firm, the largest mattress specialty retailer, announced Monday it...

Nets learning what solid defense can get you: a few wins

To a man, the Nets seemed bemused, almost befuddled. They had played so well earlier in the season and come up empty, but sputtered at times on Sunday yet still...

Cyber Monday saves retailers after dark Black Friday

Online sales during Cyber Monday are showing signs of being the savior for US retailers licking their wounds from weak-in-the-knees Black Friday. Stores were expected to ring up digital sales...

How Harvey Weinstein plans to battle 'Star Wars' at the box office

Harvey Weinstein is hoping a little old-fashioned film magic can beat back “The Force” at movie theaters and attract some Oscar buzz. The Weinstein Co. — led by Harvey and...

Infamous JFK assassination film fails to sell at auction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU83R7rpXQY JFK conspiracy theorists showed “serious interest” in the Garrison Files offered to the public at the New York Art, Antique and Jewelry Show — but not enough to buy...

What was once Giants' greatest hope is now their biggest trouble

It seemed like the perfect mixture for a special season for the Giants’ offense. Eli Manning was in his second year in Ben McAdoo’s system and McAdoo was in his...

Bum admits to mugging breastfeeding mom

A homeless man who mugged a mother at knifepoint as she breast-fed her infant in an upper Manhattan park confessed to cops, claiming he did it because he was hungry,...

Jimmer Fredette pours in 37 in unreal D-League Knicks debut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1kORc7K_o With boxer Floyd Mayweather watching from courtside, Jimmer Fredette delivered a knockout of a D-League debut Monday in racking up 37 points and eight assists to lead the unbeaten...

Legendary New York HS coach aiming for win -- and history

History awaits. Ron Naclerio, the zany, off-the-wall and intense Cardozo High School basketball coach, can become the Public Schools Athletic League’s all-time winningest coach with a win over Francis Lewis...

Ben Zobrist or bust for Mets with unofficial deadline looming

The fate and tenor of the Mets’ offseason figures to be settled at the Winter Meetings next week —fittingly, right in Ben Zobrist’s neck of the woods. Zobrist, the Mets’...

Islanders finally getting into a groove after win over Avalanche

With Monday’s 5-3 win over the Avalanche behind them, the Islanders quickly looked forward to Wednesday night’s match against the Rangers — the first between the teams since the Isles...

Rangers gifted ugly win as troubles won't go away

This was an early holiday present from goalie Cam Ward and his Hurricanes, even if that’s not the way the Rangers were looking at it. The Blueshirts were afforded a...

Target's website balky on busy Cyber Monday

Target may have missed out on beaucoup sales on Cyber Monday after its website went on the fritz under the weight of a crush of customers. On and off through...

Suspect in Planned Parenthood shooting makes first appearance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFkB66gtrWU COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The man accused in the shooting rampage at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic made his first court appearance Monday and learned that he will face...

The Giants' perfect CB and style to shut down Brandon Marshall

Each day this week, The Post will break down a key one-on-one battle in Sunday’s Jets-Giants showdown at MetLife Stadium. The bios Brandon Marshall A five-time Pro Bowl selection and...

Grade-fixing might be Farina's idea of 'renewal' at failing schools

When Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña boasted last week of a “renewal” taking place “at schools across the city,” we were skeptical — to say the least. But a Post report...

Will de Blasio undercut the NYPD's counterterror efforts?

Just weeks after the deadly attacks in Paris and heightened terror concerns here, City Hall may be about to undercut the NYPD’s efforts to hunt down would-be jihadists. That’s because,...

Shelly Silver's conviction is an indictment of Albany's entire political culture

Guilty. That’s what the jury in Sheldon Silver’s corruption case decided Monday. And now the former Assembly speaker has been forced out of office and faces jail time. It’s a...

St. John's good and bad: Revelation PG, inexperience reality

St. John’s worst fears were realized in the Maui Invitational opener, an eye-opening 37-point loss to No. 16 Vanderbilt. The rest of the trip was what we’ve come to expect...

The Left's response to the Planned Parenthood shooting is outrageous

The murderous rampage at a Colorado Springs, Colo., Planned Parenthood clinic had barely ended before the left began using it to try to shut down the abortion debate. The shooting...

Planned changes at famed NYC theater must be stopped

The Landmarks Preservation Commission just approved a proposal to lift the legendary Palace Theatre 29 feet and move its Times Square entrance to a side street so that the theater’s...

Officer charged with murdering black teen posts bond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSn0QUyIYz4 A white Chicago police officer, charged with murdering a black teenager, posted bond on Monday afternoon as protests continued over a patrol car's dashboard camera video that showed the...

Bombing alone won't destroy ISIS -- but it's a good start

Sometime this week, the government is expected to invite MPs to vote on whether to extend the restricted scope of Britain’s aerial bombing sorties against one of the cruelest terrorist...

Parents at swastika-defending elite school should get a refund

Parents at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School might be wondering whether they’ve entered a time machine and exited somewhere around 1935. In the spring, the elite Bronx private school was...

Can Giants flip switch, or are they lying to themselves?

It sounds right, and there is no doubt Prince Amukamara was speaking sincerely when he said it. But is it true? “I think we’re well aware that inconsistency is our...

The face of Iran's military might be dying

As the highly visible commander of Iran's most elite special forces unit, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani is the face of his nation's military, but the notorious leader's current condition is...

The new cheaper Census brings lots of changes

Washington is planning major changes to the 2020 decennial census — and I think lots of people are going to be both angry and worried. For starters, the Census Bureau...

Jets' Bowles comes to Pryor's defense after 'classless' gripe

Coach Todd Bowles stood up for safety Calvin Pryor on Monday. Pryor drew the ire of Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill for celebrating a big hit on Miami wide receiver Rishard...

How to replace Jimmy Graham, Gronk in fantasy: Gronk's sub?

After covering injuries to running backs, wide receivers and quarterbacks in this space recently, we are finally here to talk about tight ends. In this incredibly frustrating and challenging fantasy...

Craigslist hoverboard sale ends in gunfire

A Craigslist hoverboard sale turned bloody in Manhattan when the "buyers" turned out to be a bunch of thieves who stole the hot items and shot the seller, court records...

Beckham vs. Revis? How Jets will shuffle if epic face-off fades

The battle within the battle this week is Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis versus Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., but like many big-time boxing matches this one might not happen....

Jets' play still doesn't match their playoff-happy mouths

The mood inside the winning locker room was ebullient — as it should have been. The Jets were basking in the glow of their 38-20 domination of the Dolphins Sunday...

Cat who shut down subway service has gone missing

One of the notorious kittens who shut down subway service for hours in 2013 when they wandered onto the Brooklyn tracks is back on the run. Arthur, who was adopted...

Why Zimmermann's $110M could nix Yankees' pitching hopes

If Jordan Zimmermann getting $110 million from the Tigers across five years pushes free-agent pitching dollars upward, the Yankees’ interest in Jeff Samardzija and Wei-Yin Chen could dissipate quickly. While...

Juror fell in love with Jodi Arias: prosecutor

A juror in the Jodi Arias murder trial fell head-over-heels in love with the convicted killer during the proceedings, according to a new book by one of the prosecutors in...

The day in photos: Nov. 30, 2015

A baby orangutan makes a speedy recovery, President Barack Obama takes Paris and more.

Giants' hurting offensive line eyes 1st piece of relief

The Giants played the final three quarters of their 20-14 loss to the Redskins without three of their starting offensive linemen. One of them, guard Geoff Schwartz, is headed to...

US warns of imminent attack in Afghanistan's capital

KABUL -- The U.S. Embassy said Monday it has received "credible reports of an imminent attack" in the Afghan capital. A statement on the embassy's website urged U.S. citizens to...

Deliveryman gets 25 years in brutal murder of activist

A Manhattan judge Monday sentenced a takeout deliveryman to 25-years-to-life in prison for the murder of a popular Hell’s Kitchen activist. A jury found Jeffrey Wong, 42, guilty of beating,...

Why Tom Coughlin has most at risk in Giants-Jets clash

There is only one way for the Giants and Jets to view the place where the stakes for both of them Sunday will be as high as Odell Beckham Jr....

Two major fantasy football busts going boom at right time

Maybe you did it with smoke and mirrors, or voodoo, or a wicked degree of legerdemain, but somehow you are in your fantasy playoff hunt with Eddie Lacy or C.J....

Club shooting suspect 'fighting these charges like Rocky'

The lawyer for a reputed gang member charged with killing a female pal and wounding two others when he opened fire outside a Flatiron nightclub insisted Monday that authorities have...

Barry Bonds the hitting coach? Marlins interested

This hire would certainly move the needle. All-time home run leader/baseball pariah Barry Bonds is under consideration to become hitting coach for the Miami Marlins, according to CBS Sports. Bonds...

Robert Durst sued for $100M by 'vanished' wife's family

The family of Kathleen Durst filed a $100 million lawsuit against her former husband, oddball real estate scion Robert Durst, claiming he killed his wife in 1982 and then hid...

The hottest celeb bodyguards (Adele has all the luck)

Thanksgiving weekend brought a bounty of things for which to be thankful. But one hunk of meat has been making people express multitudes of gratitude. And he’s no turkey. Meet...

Woman has emergency surgery for infection caused by hair tie

Hair ties may be hazardous to your health! This according to a Kentucky woman who was forced to have surgery after the glittery band she wore around her wrist caused...

Pablo Escobar's hippos are invading a town in Colombia

A pair of hippopotamus descended from those owned by notorious cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar are invading a small town in Colombia in a desperate bid to sniff out food. Children...

Blue Jays' soft spot could go bust or send Yankees to oblivion

The Yankees finished second in the majors in runs in the way Twice a Prince came in second in the 1973 Belmont – 31 lengths behind Secretariat. The Blue Jays scored...

This species has the biggest sperm

It’s no secret that size matters in the animal kingdom — just maybe not in the way you had in mind. Scientists have known for a long time that bigger species...

Sheldon Silver found guilty on all counts in corruption trial

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted Monday in a $5 million public-corruption case, cementing a stunning fall from power that exposed Albany’s sleazy culture of influence-peddling — and showed...

Interior designer turns $19.4M profit on townhouse

In 1990, interior designer Juan Pablo Molyneux took out a $2.7 million loan to buy a $3.1 million limestone townhouse. Molyneux — who has designed a 40,000-square-foot "White House"-style palace...

Chip Kelly, Eagles would both lose big with early breakup

Speculation about Chip Kelly’s future continues to swirl, but don’t be surprised if the embattled Eagles coach ends up staying put. While that might seem outrageous with Kelly’s team floundering...

Jeanie Buss keeps torch lit for Phil Jackson in Lakers front office

Lakers president Jeanie Buss said Monday she’s happy fiancé Phil Jackson is running the Knicks, but admitted she hoped he would have been able to assume a similar role with...

Large heroin stash found buried in Bronx park

Parks Department workers found a large stash of heroin that had been abandoned under a pile of brush at a Bronx park, authorities said. The workers stumbled on the drugs,...

Why is NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer shelling out so much taxpayer cash?

City Comptroller Scott Stringer has all kinds of excuses to explain why the yearly bill to run his office is growing twice as fast as the rest of the city’s...

Meet the new ‘Married at First Sight’ singles attempting to find wedded bliss

After all three couples from Season 2 of “Married at First Sight” decided to get divorced after the cameras stopped rolling, the new season is under pressure to make matches...

ESPN brings back popular reporter after string of departures

ESPN is bringing back big-name talent this time. Vanity Fair's Jim Miller reported Monday that Rachel Nichols is leaving Turner to return to ESPN to host a daily show on the...

ESPN-on-ESPN crime: 'SportsCenter' rips race-baiting 'First Take'

There's "First Take" on ESPN, and then there's a spit take on ESPN. "SportsCenter" anchor Robert Flores took a stunning shot Monday at ESPN colleagues from "First Take," suggesting the...

Finally, there's a debt collector for freelancers

Being a freelancer can be very, well, freeing. You get to be your own boss, work from home in your PJs and avoid the soul-crushing subway commute. Unfortunately, freelancing can...

Fake-lip Kylie selling ‘get the look’ makeup kits

First, she launched her own line of hair extensions. Now Kylie Jenner has inevitably moved to the part of her body that has made her as Internet-famous as her older...

Surprise! Levitating Chinese cars aren't actually levitating

The mystery of China's levitating cars has been solved — and the explanation is very down-to-Earth. Viral video appears to show three vehicles suddenly going airborne as they approach an...

Don't miss these upcoming sample sales and pop-ups

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Adam Skelos couldn’t do anything without his daddy’s help, emails show

E-mails entered into evidence in the corruption trial of former state Senate majority leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam on Monday portrayed the younger man’s position at a Long...

Red Sox outfield blockbuster possible after Chris Young deal

Blessed with young, talented outfielders, the Red Sox have been pondering whether to retain them or use one or more in a trade. Either way, they attempted to add protection...

How little-known Jamie Vardy became a goal-scoring beast

In case there were any holdouts left, Leicester City and Jamie Vardy proved to the soccer world they were for real this weekend. Claudio Ranieri's side's 1-1 draw with Manchester...

Pastor marries pregnant teen with wife's blessing

A 60-year-old Ohio mob enforcer-turned-pastor married his teenage bride and got her pregnant, all with the blessing of the other lady in his life — his 44-year-old wife. “The whole...

Mets made $300K apiece, just for showing up at World Series

A full postseason share for the Mets set a record for a World Series loser at $300,758, the MLB commissioner's office said Monday. The Mets divided $16.77 million into 44...

Shares of Lululemon slide after downgrade

Yoga apparel retailer Lululemon is not feeling so zen after its stock was downgraded Monday by a Wall Street analyst who fears the chain’s strong start to the Christmas selling...

Jets' defensive shakeup offers playoff hope -- or fool's gold?

The Jets played their best game in more than a month and beat up the Dolphins 38-20 on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Here are some thoughts and observations from the...

Rangers begin changes for 4-6 weeks without Derek Stepan

The Rangers made it official Monday morning when coach Alain Vigneault announced alternate captain Derek Stepan would miss “four-to-six weeks” with his two broken ribs. The second-line center was injured...

Rueben Randle is undermining Giants' biggest strength

It was lined up for the Giants to have a big day throwing the ball. And, even after the first two offensive series ended with Eli Manning interceptions, the defense...

Drunk Mini-Me lookalike attacks street food vendor

A Mini-Me lookalike got caught beating up a much taller man on the streets of Colombia after he refused to pay for his meal. Video of the encounter shows the...

Retiree has proudly used the same plastic shopping bag for 34 years

A penny-pinching Welshman has been using the same supermarket plastic sack for the last 34 years, he recently boasted. “My motto is, `Waste not, want not,’ ” Martin McCaskie, 72,...

The mysteries behind women’s body shape

It takes a zoologist to study the weirdest animal of all: humans. And one of the biggest mysteries concerns the woman of the species — not just her habit of...

Obama, Putin don't make eye contact in chilly Paris handshake

President Obama and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin didn't make eye contact in a chilly handshake Monday on the sidelines of the Paris climate summit. A photo of their encounter shows...

Brooklyn man admits to killing wife before she opened pizzeria

A Brooklyn man who murdered his wife ​over an alleged infidelity​ ​--​ ​hours before she opened a pizzeria bearing his name​ ​-- plead​ed​ guilty in Brooklyn Supreme court Monday. Hasan...

Guy once busted as Spider-Man re-arrested as the Hulk

Warning: Video contains profanity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYjl4apz3EA The Times Square menace who was busted in a Spider-Man costume for slugging a cop has been arrested again after cursing out an officer and...

Winners and losers from college football's coaching carousel

This coaching carousel is more like a roller coaster, and this weekend there was enough action to make those trying to keep up dizzy. Les Miles is staying at LSU,...

Trump blames Black Lives Matter for pastors pulling out of meeting

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump blamed Black Lives Matter organizers Monday for pressuring black ministers to pull out of a meeting with him today in Midtown Manhattan. Trump had planned a...

Monmouth's gorgeously excitable bench is most fun watch in college

The Monmouth Hawks are not afraid to have a good time. Monmouth, based out of West Long Beach, NJ, has to have the most fun bench in the country. For...

Amy Irving buys $8.9M Manhattan apartment

For a time, Academy Award-nominated actress Amy Irving, the ex-wife of Steven Spielberg, personified the Lower East Side in the 1988 film "Crossing Delancey," but in real life, she's more...

Ndamukong Suh saves hardest hits for Instagram

Ndamukong Suh's biggest hit this season came over social media. The fiery defensive tackle, who inked a monstrous six-year, $114 million deal with the Dolphins in March, took a swipe at...

Reclusive Russian royal dies in Australian trailer park

CANBERRA, Australia — Leonid Gurevich Kulikovsky, the reclusive great-grandson of Russian Tsar Alexander III, had a funeral on Monday in the northern Australian city of Darwin after living his final...

Aroldis Chapman's new agent is ... Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony is following Jay Z's blueprint into the sports agent game, and Jennifer Lopez's salsa-singing ex has made a smoking hot debut match. Flame-throwing Cincinnati Reds closer Aroldis Chapman...

Mom accused of killing baby after giving birth in convenience store

LIVINGSTON, N.Y. — Authorities have charged a 20-year-old woman with killing her newborn after she gave birth in an upstate New York convenience store. State police say Tara Tomlin, of...

Browns 'hope this is Johnny Manziel's final wakeup call'

Despite his recent demotion to third string amid another off-field controversy, the Cleveland Browns have told FOX Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer they're not done with Johnny Manziel just yet....

Double-dipping is grosser than you thought

To dip, or to double dip? That is the age-old question. If you’re anything like George Costanza in Seinfeld, the double-dip is standard play at any Christmas party, work function...

Boxer who dethroned Klitschko is a Bible-thumping bigot

Boxing's new heavyweight champ, Tyson Fury, weighed 1 pound when he was born. Three months premature, doctors feared he wouldn’t survive. But his father had no doubt. “I told them...

The 'ghost villages' that remain after volcano eruption

KARO, Indonesia — Crumbling houses. Vehicles overgrown by vegetation. Dusty kitchen utensils. A cassette recorder caked with volcanic ash. This is all that's left of the "ghost" villages abandoned five...

College dorm in the Bronx goes up in flames

A fire ripped through a dormitory at SUNY Maritime College in The Bronx, officials said. Flames could be seen shooting out the window of the second floor dorm where the...

Man robbed at gunpoint on Upper East Side

Two men robbed a man at gunpoint on the Upper East Side before one of them held up a yellow-cab driver a short time later, police sources said Monday. The...

Second juror begs to get off Sheldon Silver trial

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's corruption trial was thrown into further turmoil Monday when a second juror begged to get off the case — saying he just learned he had...

Rob Gronkowski is the loss Patriots actually can't afford

Tom Brady already had lost Julian Edelman and Dion Lewis and Danny Amendola when Rob Gronkowski, the Brady of tight ends, was carted off the Mile High field Sunday night...

Bus carrying college students overturns in Virginia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbRJGJF0tH0 RICHMOND, Va. — A charter bus carrying college students to three Virginia campuses overturned, leaving one person seriously injured and 35 others aboard with minor injuries near the close...

Online threat prompts shutdown at University of Chicago

An online threat — made by a sicko promising bloodshed at the University of Chicago — forced the elite college to shut down on Monday, officials said. The first day...

Teen who was allergic to WiFi commits suicide: mom

https://twitter.com/DailyMirror/status/671315693317578752 The family of a 15-year-old girl who hanged herself from a tree says the teen was driven to suicide by an allergy to something that is nearly inescapable in...

Jahlil Okafor tweets vague apology then shuts down

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor has apologized through social media for his recent decisions, days after he was involved in a fight in Boston. This came weeks...

Mizzou educator accused of attacking teen relative over hijab

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A University of Missouri graduate teaching assistant is accused of grabbing a teenage family member by the hair and pulling her out of school because she wasn't...

'Hot' San Francisco cop arrested after hit-and-run

SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco police officer whose good looks attracted a following on social media has been arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run. A police statement issued on Sunday...

The best thing about getting divorced is new sex

Turns out the best thing for your marriage might just be a divorce. A whopping 84 percent of those who have gone through a split will eventually come to view...

America Ferrera returns with working-class comedy 'Superstore'

Workplace comedies are certainly nothing new on TV, but NBC’s new sitcom “Superstore” is offering up a lesser-seen version of this trope — by focusing on the lives of employees...

5 great gifts that give back

’Tis the season for helping others and spreading goodwill, so give back with these charitable — and fashionable — finds. Burlap blessing Pay it forward by providing meals to children...

Too lazy to do your makeup? Get it tattooed on

It used to be a challenge for American Ballet Theatre dancer Melanie Hamrick to tame her hair for a performance, and then make a mad rush to shower and style...

Reality stars have ruined the Birkin

No bag has held as firm or as long a grasp on "It" status as the Hermès Birkin, thanks to rumors of a decade-long waitlist and a line of celebrity...

Republicans see little downside to railing against Muslims

Some leading Republican presidential candidates seem to view Muslims as fair game for increasingly harsh words that they might use with more caution against any other group for fear of...

Paris terror attacks memorial desecrated during climate change protests

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in rallies around the world on Sunday, calling on leaders to halt climate change on the eve of a major conference in Paris....

Obama pays solemn tribute to victims of Paris attacks

PARIS — At another time, it would have been a glorious tour of Paris by night. But for the saddest of destinations. President Barack Obama landed in Paris just before...

City helping deadbeat parents find jobs so they can pay child support

The city is using kid gloves to get an estimated 295,000 deadbeat parents, mostly dads, to pay up on child support — by helping them find jobs. “It’s better for...

Vance and assistant DA clash over wife-killer case — so she resigned

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. was so unsure about finally bringing charges against Rod Covlin in the 2009 murder of his wife that he pulled the lead prosecutor out...

Why LSU was right to ignore crazed fans -- just ask Bob Stoops

LSU made the right decision, no matter how strange the process was — whether the decision-makers were in fact sitting in a clown car when they reportedly decided to keep...

Wollman Rink doubles-down on security amid terror threats

Security staff at Wollman Rink in Central Park are using metal-detecting wands following the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris. “This is out of an abundance of caution to protect...

How Alan Gross survived Cuban imprisonment

US contractor Alan Gross, held by Cuba as a spy for five years, said he was threatened with torture and execution during his imprisonment. “They threatened to hang me. They...

Nets rookie's emotional outlook on boyhood hero Kobe Bryant

Wayne Ellington — who was Kobe Bryant’s teammate last year in Los Angeles — said when the Lakers were in town Nov. 6 the Black Mamba told him this would...

Lawsuit over dismissed murder conviction tossed

An appeals court has tossed out a Brooklyn man’s lawsuit against the city and police over the 20 years he spent behind bars for a murder rap that was later...

Bruins coach doubles down on Lundqvist jab in return shots at Rangers

So the volleys sent the Bruins’ way on Saturday by Blueshirts coach Alain Vigneault and Henrik Lundqvist were returned — but not spiked — on Sunday by coach Claude Julien...

Cops use giant net to pull man on window ledge to safety

Cops made the catch of the day on Sunday, hauling in a suicidal man by casting a giant safety net over him as he clung to a fifth-floor window ledge...

'Cake porn' priest defrocked amid kinky affair

The kinky Washington Heights priest who was caught on video engaging in a “cake-crushing’’ fetish with a married church- school administrator has been defrocked, The Post has learned. The Rev....

Jets sound pumped as Giants showdown finally on tap

The Todd Bowles Jets won’t try to cover up the Giants’ Super Bowl logos next Sunday at MetLife Stadium. But no extra hype will be needed for this one. “They...

Are football analysts even speaking English anymore?

When I nod my head, you hit it. ... Ready? The competition to butcher football is both tight and intense, TV having reached parity through parody. Sunday, both FOX’s Giants-Redskins...

Police remain tight-lipped on motive behind Planned Parenthood shooting

Colorado Springs police refused Sunday to release any information on the motive for the shooting spree at a Planned Parenthood clinic, as the accused shooter prepares for his initial appearance...

Ex-teammate: Kobe Bryant may pull retirement fake-out

Kobe Bryant is the closest thing to a Michael Jordan clone the NBA has ever seen, and Bryant’s former teammate, Sasha Vujacic, said he wouldn’t be surprised to see the...

‘Walking Dead’ limps through mediocre midseason finale

To quote Deanna’s immortal words: “Well … sh-t.” This would serve as a spoiler warning if there was much to be spoiled in the mid-season finale of “The Walking Dead”...

Rangers' Derek Stepan fix: Line shifts? Prospect to rescue?

The Rangers could place Derek Stepan, who will be sidelined for at least a month (and likely a couple of weeks beyond that) with the two broken ribs he sustained...

Parishioners voting on name for baby left in Nativity scene

The manger where a newborn boy was left at a Queens church is now being used for a holiday gift drive, while parishioners pray for the baby and try to...

Knicks' Porzingis will remember Dwight Howard's vicious slam

Dear Basketball: Overtime turned into a painful reality for the Knicks and rookie Kristaps Porzingis. Kobe Bryant wrote an online poem Sunday titled “Dear Basketball’’ to announce he was saying goodbye...

Terrorist bought detonators at fireworks store before Paris attacks

A terrorist involved in the Nov. 13 attacks in France bought detonators for suicide bombs near Paris just weeks before the bloodbath, according to a new report. The owner of...

Patriots lose perfect season, Rob Gronkowski in nightmare

DENVER — Tom Brady lost yet another one of his trusted targets and this time he also lost a game. C.J. Anderson scored on a 48-yard run with 12:32 left...

Jets, Quinton Coples deny hazy 'incident' that triggered cut

Quinton Coples was let go by the Jets because he didn’t fit the team’s 3-4 defense, not because of an alleged incident following last Sunday’s loss to the Texans in...

Devin Smith's redemption comes with Fitzpatrick 'trust throw'

A week after getting beat up for his two drops, Jets rookie wide receiver Devin Smith bounced back with a touchdown catch. Smith made a nice, leaping catch for a...

I was sexually harassed for looking too hot in my jeans

A Times Square waitress was sexually harassed by co-workers after being publicly chided by her manager for looking too hot in a pair of jeans, according to a federal discrimination...

Red Bulls' despair shouldn't overshadow exceedingly bright future

Red Bulls supporters do not want to hear this right now, and that’s perfectly understandable. It’s too soon to soothe yourself with any positive thoughts — about this season, in...

The bad Santa taking money from kids in prime panhandling real estate

A bad Santa was bagging cash right and left from kiddies and their parents while panhandling in a prime spot outside Macy’s in Herald Square on Sunday — hitting them...

'You like that!' The 5-6 Redskins are tied for first and elated

LANDOVER, Md. — The Redskins definitely are liking this. Washington is just 5-6 after fending off the Giants with a 20-14 victory on Sunday, but that’s good enough for a...

Daily Blotter

Queens Police want to question a man in the use of a woman’s missing credit card at a sporting- goods store in Flushing. The 29-year-old woman discovered that her American...