January 17, 2016
The Nets have lost their passion, and that's a big problem
TORONTO — After the Nets rolled over and quit Saturday in Atlanta, everybody from the players to ever-upbeat interim coach Tony Brown questioned their fight and their hunger. They didn’t...
Peyton Manning gifts Demaryius Thomas' mom the game ball
DENVER — Demaryius Thomas was holding the game ball given him by Peyton Manning to give to his mother, who was waiting outside. Katina Smith had just watched her son...
NCAA hoops player insanely trips referee over non-call
SALT LAKE CITY — Oregon State forward Jarmal Reid tripped a referee and was ejected with 2:56 remaining, starting Utah's rally that led to a 59-53 victory Sunday night.
Clinton and Sanders go head to head in Democratic debate
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Eager to rumble, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders jumped headlong into Sunday night's presidential debate by tangling over who's tougher on gun control and sketching sharply differing...
Yet again, Rangers have no answers without Kevin Klein
WASHINGTON — Coincidence or not, the Rangers are now 3-7-2 when Kevin Klein is out of the lineup, as the right defenseman was for Sunday’s 5-2 defeat to the Caps....
Cuomo's fast train to endless New York debt
The state-run MTA may close the L train for a year, or more, for Superstorm Sandy repairs. The chaos this closure will cause for hundreds of thousands of young workers...
Bart Scott leads CBS' charge in senseless sports coverage
In his memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant (his given first name was Hiram) writes of single-handedly forcing the rooftop surrender of 10 thirsty, battle-weary and discouraged soldiers during the Mexican War. They...
Bernie Sanders could steal Trump's voters — but doesn't dare
All those disaffected working-class voters drifting to The Donald? Bernie Sanders could have ’em. If he wanted. Unfortunately for the socialist senator from Vermont, it looks like he’s choosing to...
How Obama has turned back the clock on race relations
Americans celebrating Martin Luther King Day today should be proud of the incredible progress made since the civil-rights leader’s birth 87 years ago. At the same time, we should lament...
New Hampshire: Where Chris Christie's turning his game around
Iowa and New Hampshire together have just 1.4 percent of the US population, which is actually why it is fine for them to begin the presidential selection process: Small states...
Obama's ugly prisoner exchange with Iran
Iran’s release of several hostages is, of course, wonderful news for these Americans and their loved ones — but how Team Obama got it done is ugly indeed. First: It’s...
The best of America: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Were Martin Luther King alive today to celebrate his 87th birthday, what would he have to say about his nation’s contentious racial landscape? America is a far different place than...
Peyton Manning can have his Elway moment -- at Brady's expense
DENVER — Of course. Of course, we get one last Living Legends Game, Peyton Manning against Tom Brady with Super Bowl 50 on the line. Of course. Once more, with...
Kristaps Porzingis' next challenge: Adjusting to star treatment
It’s hard to imagine that if new 76ers assistant coach Mike D’Antoni or new adviser Jerry Colangelo were in place last June, Philadelphia would have passed on 7-foot-3 Latvian Kristaps...
Playoff ouster could mean end of Seahawks as we know them
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Seahawks’ “dynasty” is going backwards. A franchise that looked built for the long haul just two years ago after its Super Bowl mauling of the Broncos...
Ben Simmons and overhyped freshmen not lifting their teams
It’s easy to understand the hype. Duke won with freshmen last year. Kentucky did it in 2012. Final Fours have been full of first-year players. Freshmen have owned college basketball in...
3 teens dead as SUV plunges more than 60 feet off freeway
PLANO, Texas — Three people died after their SUV went out of control on a Dallas-area freeway and plunged more than 60 feet from an overpass. Police say the vehicle...
Why Cardinals' big 3 celebrated jubilant win with silence
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Long after it was over, after the bedlam inside of University of Phoenix Stadium had spilled into the parking lots and parts unknown in the desert, there...
Here's what political writers say about the 2016 election
With the race for the White House heating up, let’s check in with the country’s political mags and those political writers who get paid to listen to all that blather....
Muslim man attacked by thugs shouting 'ISIS' has no idea who ISIS is
A Muslim man beaten up by two thugs who accused him of being a member of ISIS said Sunday he had no idea who the terror group was before he...
Hockey player will not sue NHL over spinal injury
Denna Laing’s family is not preparing to sue the National Hockey League or anyone else over the serious injury the professional hockey player suffered during the NHL’s Winter Classic, a...
Broncos make the showdown everyone wanted a reality
DENVER — Get ready for Brady-Manning XVII. Peyton Manning earned one more and possibly final game against his rival by leading the Denver Broncos to a come-from-behind 23-16 win over...
New film 'Equity' portrays female-driven Wall Street
Wall Street and Hollywood have at last one thing in common: a lack of prominent roles for women. And when the two industries get together, like in “Wall Street,” “The...
Rangers trapped in mediocrity as they follow hope with setback
WASHINGTON — The Rangers remained on their treadmill to mediocrity — or is that, oblivion? — on Sunday, losing a 5-2 game to the Capitals that left the club without...
Little Italy dives a fork into upscale pasta
Aunt Jake’s Italian Specialties, at 151 Mulberry St., between Grand and Hester streets in Manhattan, has launched a diner-like counter service with handmade pastas and custom sauces far beyond your...
Tennis investigation reveals widespread suspected match-fixing: report
Widespread suspected match-fixing exists at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, according to secret files obtained by the BBC and online BuzzFeed News. Over the last decade,...
Islanders' wasted dominance a study in NHL frustration
There is an unavoidable question posed by the modern NHL, one that was on display Sunday afternoon when the Islanders dominated the Canucks and lost, 2-1, in a shootout in...
Ref: Why I denied Aaron Rodgers' second-thought coin toss
No need to flip out over that repeated coin toss. While there's no NFL rule specifying the need for another flip, referee Clete Blakeman used his judgment to determine that...
Bill Belichick explains the secret behind the Patriots dynasty
Think back to five months ago when you had your air conditioning blasting, the football season had not begun and everyone was doubting the Patriots. Remember the chatter last summer?...
Demaryius Thomas' freed mom is biggest fan in Denver
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Demaryius Thomas celebrated his mother's freedom and treated her to her first NFL game Sunday, as the Broncos played the Steelers. It was the first time Katina...
Mom charged in boyfriend's murder breaks down in court
A Staten Island mom who claims she killed her abusive boyfriend in self-defense sobbed in court Sunday as she was ordered held without bail. Christina Quinones, 31, burst into tears...
Odell Beckham subtly trolls helpless Josh Norman
If Josh Norman had a bat, Odell Beckham Jr. has a keyboard. The rivalry that spawned from a vicious Week 15 game still has a few embers glowing, as the...
Seals get a second chance at life after months-long rehab
Two harbor seals were released back into the wild Sunday after months of rehab at a Long Island aquarium. Before they were set free under the Ponquogue Bridge in Hampton...
'Butt-tight' Panthers survive furious comeback in thriller
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NFC will have a new boss this season, but the old boss didn’t go quietly. The top-seeded Panthers had to sweat out a potential comeback for...
Man slashed in the face in random East Village attack
A 30-year-old man was slashed in the face and back by a random nut while walking in the East Village over the weekend, police said. The victim, who is from...
Rubio says illegal immigrants who commit lesser crimes can stay
WASHINGTON – Illegal immigrants who haven't committed major crimes should be allowed to stay in United States, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Sunday. "If you're a criminal alien, no, you...
FBI hasn't interviewed Clinton in months-long email probe
WASHINGTON -- The FBI has been investigating Hillary Clinton’s private email server for months, but the feds have not questioned the Democratic front-runner once, the Democratic frontrunner said Sunday. In...
'13 Hours' captures how Americans really feel about our global standing
One of the final, devastating images in the Benghazi film “13 Hours” is of an American flag lying in a pool of filthy water and debris after the jihadi raid...
Precinct honors officer who died of 9/11-related cancer
A beloved longtime Harlem police officer who died from 9/11-related cancer was honored last week. The family of Police Officer James Betso — who retired in 2002 and died in...
NBA dirtiest player poll reveals Australia/New Zealand distrust
The NBA apparently has had to import its dirtiest players. Kiwis and Aussies top the list of the league's chippiest players, according to the LA Times, which polled 24 anonymous...
I was the filling in a 'cookie' with David Bowie and Mick Jagger
In 1972, Ava Cherry was 19 and starting out as a model in New York when she met David Bowie. Her manager introduced them at a Stevie Wonder after-party. “I...
'Nobody likes him': Trump doubles down on Cruz amid ongoing beef
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump ratcheted up his attacks on New York-bashing rival Ted Cruz on Sunday, branding him a “nasty guy” and “total hypocrite” — as Big Apple Democrats heaped...
Clinton holds 25-point national lead over Sanders: poll
WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton holds a 25-point national lead over Bernie Sanders, but underperforms in a head-to-head match-up with Republican front-runner Donald Trump, according to a new poll. In a...
Exasperated Packer lashes out at NFL rules after heartbreaker
For two years now, the Packers' playoff run has ended with Aaron Rodgers' helmet in his hand, never getting a chance to answer the opponent's score. Is that Green Bay's defense...
Giants, Eagles may have tug-of-war over Steve Spagnuolo
The Giants and new head coach Ben McAdoo want Steve Spagnuolo to return as defensive coordinator. Why would the feeling not be mutual? Well, it might be. But it looks...
Man survives bear attack, braves flashbacks to see 'The Revenant'
Leonardo DiCaprio, Greg Boswell feels your pain. Boswell, 24, hit up the movie theater this weekend with his girlfriend to go see “The Revenant” despite pals warning him that it...
Andy Reid's stadium complaints resurface Patriots' conspiracy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chiefs coach Andy Reid says his team experienced problems with their headsets during Saturday's playoff loss in New England, though they worked fine in the crucial...
Matt Barnes' Derek Fisher hate shrinks his wallet again
Matt Barnes won the game Saturday but lost more money because of Knicks coach Derek Fisher. Barnes’ war with Fisher cost him another $35,000 as league disciplinarian Kiki Vandeweghe came...
Manhattan real estate dispute ruins longtime friendship
Bosom buddies who stuck together through divorce, death and business deals finally had their friendship ruined by the powerful force of Manhattan real estate. Handbag designer Jane August says she’s...
Paraplegic woman's cigarette may have ignited fire
A 69-year-old paraplegic woman was burned over 75 percent of her body when flames tore through her apartment on the Upper West Side on Sunday morning -- and her cigarette...
Johnny Manziel fans are ratting him out and egging him to Dallas
Everything is bigger in Texas, including liquor-store runs and online petitions. Johnny Manziel learned that lesson this weekend, when the ostensible Browns quarterback made headlines for buying alcohol and being...
Freed Americans begin journey home
President Obama’s lopsided prisoner swap with Iran got murkier Sunday when a mystery man freed by the deal didn’t fly out of Tehran with three other Americans. Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari —...
Larry Fitzgerald's touching message for Chris Mortensen
Larry Fitzgerald saved his most impressive pivot for after the game. The Cardinals star wide receiver nearly single-handedly lifted Arizona to a divisional-round win over the Packers, side-stepping tacklers and...
9/11 Museum janitor nearly blinded by stray sparks: lawsuit
A 9/11 Museum janitor was almost electrocuted and nearly blinded by stray sparks that showered him as he mopped, according to a new lawsuit. Began Sabovic was working in the...
Darcel Clark sworn in as Bronx DA, is first woman to hold post
Darcel Clark was inaugurated Saturday as Bronx district attorney, the first woman to hold the post — though the distinction has been overshadowed by a controversial power swap that paved...
The $50,000-a-year school that keeps teen addicts off drugs
Perched 21 stories above Madison Avenue, in the neo-Gothic DuMont Building, is the seat of private-school poshness. Tanned administrators sport blazers displaying the school crest. The lunch menu is all...
School denies safety transfer for student in scary torch-lighter incident
A Queens mom is fuming that the city Department of Education has denied her 14-year-old son a safety transfer after a classmate brought a “torch lighter” to Long Island City...
Cosmic particles might solve the mystery of the pyramids
CAIRO -- An international team of researchers said Sunday they will soon begin analyzing cosmic particles collected inside Egypt's Bent Pyramid to search for clues as to how it was...
Giants take step to curbing Odell Beckham's temper
Amid all the changes the Giants have undergone since the 2015 season ended, co-owner John Mara quietly but firmly stressed the need for the organization to smooth out the speed...
Historical society surprised to find lost artwork up for auction
A Manhattan historical society is crying foul after discovering its lost artwork up for auction in New Jersey. The painting “Merrymaking at the Village Market” had graced the walls of...
Former Marine dies in hard skydiving landing
LOUISBURG, N.C. — A skydiver with more than 1,800 parachute jumps has died after landing hard following a jump in North Carolina.
What happened to pasta king Michael White's restaurant empire?
Has the tide turned for one of the city’s pasta kings? Since he opened Marea on Central Park South in 2009, Midwest-born chef Michael White has brought more successful riffs...
School did nothing to stop sex abuse of child, mom claims
A Queens boy was repeatedly groped by a pair of classmates and school officials did nothing to stop the abuse, according to a lawsuit. For months, the 7-year-old was sexually...
One of four freed Americans not on plane that left Tehran: US official
One of four American prisoners released by Iran, Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari, was not on the Swiss plane that left Tehran on Sunday, a senior U.S. official said. While it was not...
Man found screaming, engulfed in flames on Staten Island street
A 57-year-old man was found in flames and screaming in pain on a Staten Island street Saturday. It was unclear how John Quattrocchi caught fire, but a law-enforcement source said...
Obama: Americans' release is a win for diplomacy
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Sunday heralded the release of Americans held prisoner in Iran and the full implementation of a historic nuclear accord with the Islamic Republic, holding...
Watch 'millions' in ISIS cash get blown up by US airstrike
The United States Department of Defense released video on Friday purporting to show the destruction from an airstrike on a bank in northern Iraqi city of Mosul which the U.S.-led...
US imposes new Iran sanctions for ballistic missile testing
WASHINGTON — The United States has imposed sanctions against 11 individuals and entities involved in Iran's ballistic missile program as a result of Tehran's firing of a medium-range ballistic missile....
De Blasio tells New Yorkers not to donate to 'hypocritical' Cruz
Mayor de Blasio slammed Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday, calling on New Yorkers to forego donations to the Canadian-born GOP presidential contender with a contempt for "New York values." "There's...
Beauty boss sues rival over claims hair extensions come from corpses
A beauty company has been peddling hair extensions made with strands that come from corpses, a former co-owner claims in a bitter court battle. David Gold co-founded Great Lengths in...
School still in turmoil months after principal's suicide, parents say
Parents at a Harlem school where the principal killed herself after allegedly cheating on Common Core exams have sent an angry letter to Chancellor Carmen Fariña complaining that their children’s...
Students protesting 'blatant bigotry' at Brooklyn Tech HS
Racism is rampant at elite Brooklyn Tech HS, black students say. On a new Facebook page gaining in popularity, Black in Brooklyn Tech, students describe offensive and insensitive treatment by...
El Chapo's favorite actress breaks silence
What stress? Mexican actress Kate del Castillo, the object of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s desires, broke a brief social-media silence Saturday by posting a picture of a cute,...
Experts question drop in burglaries that helped lower city crime rate
The much-heralded 2 percent decline in the city’s overall crime rate last year would never have happened if it wasn’t for an 11 percent plummet in burglaries. In fact, the...
Flight attendant goes missing after quitting her job
A flight attendant studying to become a minister went missing Thursday after quitting her job at LaGuardia Airport. Sierra Shields, 30, who worked for an agency that provides attendants for...
Missing woman's car pulled from river, body found inside
The two-day search for a missing epileptic woman in northern New Jersey ended in tragedy Saturday night, when her car was pulled from the Passaic River with her body inside,...
Pigeon netting not enough to prevent teen's fatal rooftop fall
One lapse of judgment, and one small slip, ended the life of Natalia Jimenez. Jimenez, 15, of Chelsea, had been hanging out with pals on the roof of a building...
Hospitals killed our baby -- then tried to blame us
A nightmarish string of medical errors left a Long Island baby dead, and her grieving parents were falsely accused of abuse, according to a lawsuit. Sara Keenan, 35, had breastfed...
Attackers scream ‘ISIS! ISIS!’ as they beat man in Muslim garb in Bronx
Two thugs screaming “ISIS! ISIS!” attacked a Bangladeshi man dressed in Muslim garb as he walked along a Bronx street with a 9-year-old girl Saturday. They punched and kicked the...
Disgraced priest still seeing his 'sex master' in secret: neighbors
Kinky man of the cloth Rev. Peter Miqueli just can’t seem to quit his unholy habits. The alleged S&M-loving, urine-swilling, collection-plate-stealing priest still has his muscle-bound “master” Keith Crist as...
Where Jimmy Fallon keeps his Jagermeister -- and other restaurant secrets
Just before Christmas, Page Six reported that Bill and Hillary Clinton were at ‘21’ toasting the news of daughter Chelsea’s pregnancy, when Bubba asked the staff to dig up something...
Trump steps up Twitter attack against Ted Cruz
Donald Trump challenged top rival Ted Cruz’s presidential eligibility while lambasting him as the “ultimate hypocrite” in a torrent of tweets Saturday. Trump began the morning trumpeting the first lawsuit...
Cuomo wants to join the State University of NY and CUNY
Gov. Cuomo ultimately wants to take over of the City University of New York and merge it with the state’s public university system, sources told The Post. Cuomo officials are...
Jets cornerback pays more in child support than you make in a year
Antonio Cromartie can’t retire from football anytime soon. The Jets cornerback will have 12 children to support, including the twins who wife Terricka Cason announced last week are on the way....
City pays exiled teachers to snooze as 'rubber rooms' return
The city’s infamous rubber rooms have rebounded. In one of the “reassignment centers,” 16 exiled educators sit in a city Department of Education building in Long Island City, Queens, including...
Obama orchestrated a massive transfer of wealth to the 1 percent
When people use the term Great Recession, they are playing into the charade laid out by Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department. The years 2008 through 2015 should be known...
Bill Clinton's pardon of fugitive Marc Rich continues to pay big
Fifteen years ago this month, on Jan. 20, 2001, his last day in office, Bill Clinton issued a pardon for international fugitive Marc Rich. It would become perhaps the most...
Fear of drugs was the reason behind the crime decline in 1990s
Starting in the late 1960s, the United States suffered the biggest sustained rise in violent crime in its history — because of the demographic bump of the baby boom, an...
Contrary to popular belief, it's hard to spot a liar or con artist
By the early 21st century, the aristocratic de Vedrines family of France had a proud 300-year-old legacy and more than $6 million in assets. Then they had the misfortune of...
My year of terror and abuse teaching at a NYC high school
In 2008, Ed Boland, a well-off New Yorker who had spent 20 years as an executive at a nonprofit, had a midlife epiphany: He should leave his white-glove world, the...
Rashida Jones embraces the silly in new cop sitcom
Angie Tribeca Sunday 9 p.m., TBS TBS is taking a page from Netflix for the launch of its newest comedy, premiering all 10 episodes from Sunday to Monday in a...
Peeved Aaron Rodgers: Coin-flip bungle was a 'debacle'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sjAyQcv0oM GLENDALE, Ariz. — What would Saturday night’s wild and frenetic 26-20 Cardinals overtime playoff win over the Packers be without a little officiating controversy? Somehow, as the Cardinals and...
Bruce Arians' brain cramp, Hail Mary miracle and then pain for Packers
GLENDALE, Ariz. — For a few moments, this looked as if it might turn out to be a win for the ages for a Packers team that has had quite...
'Poor door' tenants of luxury tower reveal the financial apartheid within
The controversial “poor door” at a luxury Lincoln Square tower is finally open — and creating New York-style financial apartheid. Tenants who were chosen to live in one of the...
How Seton Hall earned an NCAA tourney résumé-building win
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard said the week away from the Big East grind allowed his team to get back to basics. “We had three days of...
Four reasons Seahawks will take down powerhouse Panthers
Seahawks (+2 ½) over PANTHERS (Over 44): Seattle has defeated Carolina at Bank of America Stadium in defensive struggles in each of the previous three seasons — and those meetings were...
Squirrels are fatter than normal this year
Looks like someone needs to put down the acorns. Thanks to unseasonably warm winter weather, squirrels are fatter than normal this year, says evolutionary ecologist Dr. Andrew G. McAdam. Lack...
Knicks find out how 'way different' life is without Carmelo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There were no fireworks at the FedEx Forum, just another Knicks road loss minus Carmelo Anthony. As it turned out, Knicks coach Derek Fisher needed to be...
Signs of Joe Johnson life only bright side to Nets
ATLANTA — As the Nets’ season reached its official halfway point Saturday, Joe Johnson continued to show some encouraging signs of finally breaking out of his long malaise. The veteran...
Wilder knocks Szpilka out cold in dramatic heavyweight KO
Deontay Wilder was looking out at the crowd, smiling and yelling to anyone who would listen: “I told you,” he screamed. “I told you.” Behind him doctors were rushing into...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A man has been charged with attempting to sexually assault and abduct a 13-year-old girl in East New York, police said Saturday. Charlie Ferrer of Bushwick faces charges of...