April 9, 2016
De Blasio's lust for power will be his final downfall
Forget for a minute the gift and cash scandal rocking the NYPD. Even the two shady Brooklyn businessmen who allegedly handed out the goodies are not the big fish. And...
Red Bulls fire off a ton of shots but still can't score in loss
Benny Feilhaber and Dominic Dwyer scored to help Sporting Kansas City beat the Red Bulls, 2-0, on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J. Goalkeeper Tim Melia had six saves — including...
Panthers' Jaromir Jagr is unquestionably the NHL MVP
The odes have poured forth to Jaromir Jagr all season. And though each and every sonnet directed at the fabled No. 68 is richly deserved, so in fact is a...
Refs keep Warriors' dream alive with controversial no-call
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- One record matched, one more to go for the Warriors. With an assist from the whistles disappearing. Draymond Green scored on a tip-in in with 1 minute...
Why Giants GM likely will keep ignoring established free agents
The Giants had many boxes to check off as they entered this offseason, so many holes to fill as they embarked on free agency. Quickly, they put checkmarks into several...
Why 'wild feminist' Robin Lopez flourishes under Rambis
Robin Lopez won’t call it his career season, though a lot of people would. “I’m in a different role — I’m doing well in a different role,’’ Lopez said. The...
Ranking NFL draft's best offensive linemen, D tackles, edge rushers
The Post ranks the top offensive linemen, defensive tackles and edge rushers in the April 28-30 draft: Offensive linemen 1. Laremy Tunsil*, OT, Ole Miss, 6-5, 310 pounds Durable, productive blocker...
Scandal ensnares NYPD, City Hall in tangled web of power and greed
The corruption scandal swallowing up City Hall and the NYPD’s top brass is a multi-tentacled affair that raises questions about just how far the almighty dollar will take you in...
Brassard talks Rangers playoffs and how it will be different this time
With a spot in the upcoming Stanley Cup playoffs secured, Rangers center Derick Brassard, the team’s second-leading scorer, took a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q:...
Naked burglar sneaks into home through dog door to do laundry
WOODSTOCK, Ga. — Authorities say a naked man was arrested after breaking into a north Georgia home through a pet door. Cherokee County Deputy Joshua Watkins tells local news media...
Islanders' final game will decide playoff fate after OT loss
The Islanders still have something to play for, and the first-round postseason opponent still is up in the air. By way of their 4-3 overtime loss to the Sabres on...
Cespedes gets boos, Colon laughs as Mets waste a gimme
If you came to Citi Field on Saturday night to be entertained by Bartolo Colon, you got your money’s worth. The pitcher was effective as usual and tossed in some...
Was this Patrik Elias' final game with the Devils?
Adam Henrique and Kyle Palmieri became the Devils' first 30-goal scorers in four years Saturday night at the Prudential Center. Patrik Elias stole the show, though, with what might have...
NFL gurus analyze Giants' spending: 'Can CB handle NY?' 'Not worth the money'
From many miles away, Louis Riddick could sense what Jerry Reese was doing and nodded — not necessarily approvingly, but knowingly. “I guess he’s figuring if we’re going to go...
Bernhard Langer ready to finish the job Tom Watson started
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The 80th Masters is supposed to be all about the new era in golf. It’s supposed to be about Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and the...
Hondo takes a small fall
Hondo threw a costly splitter on Saturday, scoring with the Rangers but succumbing with the favored Pirates to reduce the earnings to 126 durhams. Sunday: Mr. Aitch will give the...
Cops nab 13-year-old runaway carrying loaded handgun and ammo
A 13-year-old boy armed with a loaded gun and enough bullets to start a small war was nabbed in the Port Authority Bus Terminal, cops said Saturday. The runaway, who...
Why terrified NFL teams are crossing off 'top-5' draft stud
More than any other prospect in this year’s draft, Robert Nkemdiche has NFL teams tied up in knots. From purely a football standpoint, the Ole Miss product is a scout’s...
Classic NY basketball is dead — and has been for a long time
The home portion of the Knicks’ schedule ends Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, and for what feels like the 70th year in a row, the sad procession of true...
Castaways rescued from deserted island after writing 'help' on beach
HONOLULU — Three men who had been missing for three days were rescued from a deserted Pacific island after a U.S. Navy plane spotted the word "help" spelled out in...
NFL mock draft 4.0: Giants get Eli help, Jets land Revis partner
The Serby Mock 4.0 features picks 1-25, with 5.0 to include the entire first round on Draft Day, April 28. In this one, we have the Giants passing on running...
Yankees scoping Nick Swisher as Mark Teixeira insurance
DETROIT — Nick Swisher isn’t back in The Bronx yet, but if he passes a physical he will join Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this week and see time as designated hitter, in...
Baffled Joe Girardi called Joe Torre over Chase Utley rule
DETROIT -- Two games in the first week of games have ended with runner’s interference being called at second base. Neither has involved the Yankees, but Joe Girardi was concerned...
Jordan Spieth clings to Masters lead despite disastrous finish
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It sometimes is difficult to breathe when you’re in rarified air. This is the challenge Jordan Spieth faces while trying to defend his Masters title on Sunday....
Team Obama is setting us up for another housing-market collapse
The Obama administration is doing its best to give the nation another mortgage meltdown. As Paul Sperry recently noted in The Post, Team Obama has pushed mortgage lenders to offer...
Letting NYC’s mayor run the schools makes sense – with the right mayor
Will the Legislature renew Mayor de Blasio’s control of New York City schools? He hasn’t earned it — but, in the bizzaro world of New York public education, the alternatives...
Jets swing deal for 4-time Pro Bowler to replace D'Brickashaw
The Jets’ plan at left tackle came into focus quickly Saturday. Just hours after D’Brickashaw Ferguson made his retirement official with a farewell letter posted on social media, Gang Green...
Rangers pretty much stopped losing in Antti Raanta starts
Goaltending controversy? Not quite. But following Saturday’s 3-2 victory over the Red Wings in the season finale, it is at least worthy of mention that the Blueshirts went 7-1 in...
CC Sabathia's new era begins fittingly: 'Pulling through'
DETROIT — This Goliath-turned-David tale was expiring more quickly than Ben Carson’s popularity Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park. Two Tigers had scored already, three more stood on base, and how...
Mom and son admit to incest, go into hiding to avoid jail
They clearly didn't think this one through. Just days after a Michigan mother and son admitted to having an incestuous affair in a UK-based newspaper, the pair have gone into...
Hero cop saves would-be suicide jumper from 10th floor leap
In a daring white-knuckle rescue, police plucked a suicidal woman who planned to leap from the 10th story of her Upper West Side building wrapped in a sleeping bag because...
Carmelo Anthony craves the Allen Iverson treatment
Carmelo Anthony met with Allen Iverson in Philadelphia on Friday afternoon, savoring the news his former Nuggets teammate had been elected to the Hall of Fame. Iverson was celebrated at...
D'Brickashaw's emotional farewell letter to Jets fans
D’Brickashaw Ferguson made his retirement official Saturday with a lengthy farewell letter to Jets fans posted on social media. Citing a decline in his play and a desire to “pursue...
Cubs? Astros? Who has (and will have) MLB's best trio of players?
A.J. Hinch is off and running about the top three hitters in his lineup. The Houston manager cites the steady professionalism of Jose Altuve, the boundless vitality of George Springer...
Trump touts 'New York values' after first visit to 9/11 Memorial
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump made his first visit to 9/11 Memoriam Museum Saturday -- and then took at shot at Ted Cruz for ridiculing “New York values.” Flanked by...
Rigged race means Hillary takes more delegates in Bernie's Wyoming win
Bernie Sanders won again Saturday — and still lost. The Vermont senator took Wyoming by an impressive 12 percentage-point margin in statewide caucuses, beating Hillary Clinton 56-44 percent. But under...
Yankees' bipolar bats hammer Pelfrey to lift Sabathia
DETROIT — Five games into a season doesn’t provide much data or proof of how the remainder of the year is going to play out. However, an early trend is...
Rangers look to Isles-Flyers to learn playoff opponent
It still is unsettled and will remain so until late Sunday night. In the wake of the Islanders’ 4-3 overtime loss to the Sabres at Barclays on Saturday night, the...
Sanders sees path to White House with win in New York
Democratic presidential challenger Bernie Sanders pushed New Yorkers to “lead this country into the political revolution” at a Saturday-morning rally in Washington Heights. The crowd booed when Sanders noted New...
'OITNB' star reveals extortion plot that nearly ruined her life
In early August, “Orange Is the New Black” actress Dascha Polanco was in Los Angeles for a work trip when her cellphone rang. It was a detective from New York...
The joy of voting in the Democratic primary as a conservative Republican
Well, it’s finally coming. The New York primary. I’ll bet you’re all wondering who I’m voting for. No longer will the world be denied the answer: Bernie Sanders. Being a...
Brussels attack suspect admits he's 'the man in the hat'
The vexing question of who is the “man in the hat” was answered Saturday when Mohamed Abrini admitted to being the elusive third attacker at the Brussels airport, officials said....
Sony boss' March Madness meal ticket
Sony/ATV boss Marty Bandier knows how to pick ‘em when it comes to March Madness. Bandier got some hoop advice for his bracket picks from his grandson, Cameron, who is...
Man riding scooter critically injured in traffic accident
A 21-year-old man riding a motor scooter was gravely injured when a car struck him on a Queens street early Saturday, police said. Cops found the unidentified victim lying on...
US soldiers burned their waste in the Mideast wars -- and now it's killing them
Thousands of U.S. military personnel who served on bases in Iraq and Afghanistan recall the dense black smoke from burn pits where everything from IEDs to human waste was incinerated....
Man found dead inside Smart car: police
A man was found dead inside of a car on the Upper West Side early Saturday, police said. Authorities discovered the body of the man inside a Smart car at...
ISIS releases most of 300 abducted workers, kills 4 from minority sect
BEIRUT — The Islamic State group has released most of the 300 cement workers it abducted near Damascus after questioning them to find out who were Muslims and killing four...
FDNY calendar hunk busted in drunken Citi Field bar brawl
Three firefighters – including one who previously posed shirtless in an FDNY beefcake calendar – were arrested after beating up a man during a boozy bar fight at a Citi...
Ramones exhibit includes ripped-up clothes, long-lost guitar
Back in 1972, a young Joey Ramone (then Jeffrey Hyman) sat in his Forest Hills, Queens, bedroom, trying to figure out how to play an acoustic guitar owned by his...
Obsessed 'Real Housewives' fans are packing this 3.5-hour NYC bus tour
For $49, you can spend 3½ hours of your life trapped on a bus with women who know what “turtle time” means — and who like to do it themselves,...
Yikes! Gov. Cuomo just socked New York businesses yet again
New York state has always been a very expensive place to do business. Soon, it’ll be more expensive still, as the state begins implementing two new programs just signed into...
It’s the birds against the cats in the latest battle for Jones Beach
Jones Beach State Park in New York becomes home at this time of year to tiny shorebirds called piping plovers. They settle along the Atlantic Coast after wintering in the...
Forget the Mets — go to Citi Field for the best eats in the game
Whether or not the Mets repeat as National League champions this season, baseball-loving foodies visiting Citi Field will feel victorious — and stuffed. In addition to the team’s stellar pitching...
Former Vanderbilt football player found guilty of rape (again)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A former Vanderbilt football player has been found guilty of raping an unconscious student in a dorm. It took less than three hours for the jury of...
'Fear the Walking Dead' actor confesses: 'I’ve never been a zombiephile'
A couple of years ago, Colman Domingo faced a conundrum most actors can only dream of: He had to choose between two prestige TV series. In one corner, director Baz...
'Outlander' star on the best whiskey in NYC
When Sam Heughan first visited New York, it was as a teenage backpacker. Now the Scottish actor’s serving as grand marshal of Saturday’s New York Tartan Day Parade, the annual...
'Bin Laden shooter' charged with DUI
HELENA, Mont. — The former Navy SEAL who says he fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden was arrested Friday on a drunken driving charge after police found him...
N.W.A. puts Gene Simmons on blast at Hall of Fame ceremony
Gangster rap legends N.W.A. were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday night in Brooklyn, and instead of cussing out the police, the Comptonites instead took...
Why Tigers present CC Sabathia with a daunting challenge
DETROIT — It took CC Sabathia until the final weekend of spring training to learn he had turned back Ivan Nova for the No. 5 starter’s spot. And then it...
Video shows man throwing live gator through drive-thru window
Surveillance video released Thursday shows a Florida man tossing a live alligator through a Wendy’s restaurant drive-thru window, providing new details on an incident that occurred in Palm Beach County...
Murder suspect who escaped psych hospital found in woods
SPOKANE, Wash. — A man who escaped from a Washington state psychiatric hospital where he was held after being found too mentally ill to face charges that he tortured a...
Pit bull fatally shot after biting cop in the stomach
A cop fatally shot a pit bull Friday night after the dog bit his partner in the stomach in the hallway of a Manhattan housing project, police said. The two...
Dodgers lose after manager pulls pitcher with no-no in MLB debut
SAN FRANCISCO — Ross Stripling of the Dodgers was pulled with a no-hitter in progress after 7¹/₃ innings during his major league debut, and Los Angeles lost to the San...
Proposed hike in city's water bill would be smallest in years
The de Blasio administration on Friday proposed raising water and sewer rates 2.1 percent starting July 1 — the lowest hike in 16 years. Under the plan, expected to be...
Kids tricked mob lawyer's widow out of $1.8M vacation home: suit
A Brooklyn mob lawyer’s elderly widow is claiming her kids tricked her into signing away her Connecticut vacation home — by pretending the papers were a “do not resuscitate” order...
How Michael Conforto rewarded Collins' faith in key situation
The Mets already had the lead, and lefty-hitting Michael Conforto was walking to the plate to face a left-handed pitcher. Now if the game had been tied or if the...
'No mas': Tom Watson's memorable Masters farewell
AUGUSTA, Ga. — They lined the 18th hole as if it were the final round on Sunday. Instead, it was the final round, the final hole, of Tom Watson’s brilliant...
800K Facebook users tuned in to watch a watermelon explode
The internet just had an O.J. moment. More than 800,000 viewers on Friday afternoon tuned into Facebook at the same time to watch a live stream of two people placing...
Mike D'Antoni can't say enough good things about Porzingis
PHILADELPHIA — Mike D’Antoni, associate coach of the 76ers, didn’t get a chance to watch Kristaps Porzingis play Friday as he sat out again with a shoulder strain, and it’s...
Yahoo extends deadline for potential buyers to submit bids
Yahoo is giving potential buyers another week to submit their bids for the Internet giant. The deadline for first-round bids was originally April 11, but suitors now have until April...
Why Neil Walker's RBI single was so promising to Collins
What excited Neil Walker was that after two swings and misses at bad pitches, he lined a single to right field for a seventh-inning RBI. What pumped up Mets manager...
Ronda Rousey's really interested in Odell Beckham's penis
Odell Beckham Jr. and Ronda Rousey share a few things in common. Obviously, they're both incredible athletes, but most notably, the superstars hold the distinction of having their bare bodies...
Phil Mickelson on missed cut: No one to blame but myself
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson, on the front nine of his Masters second round Friday, fought his way into red numbers and contention. Three hours later, he staggered off Augusta...
David Wright has no back excuse for best dropped popup
David Wright insists his back is a non-issue. Yes, the spinal stenosis condition forces him to do extra work to get ready to play, and he will be taking more...
Hofstra recruit didn't let gunshot wound halt Division I dream
Tyquone Greer wouldn’t let a gunshot wound ruin his senior year. And he wouldn’t let the recurring injury cost him his Division I dreams, either. The Chicago native was shot...
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The Bronx The suspect pictured above broke into a fried-chicken joint in Morris Heights and made off with more than $1,000, police said. He got into the Kennedy Fried Chicken...