April 12, 2016

Warriors know 'whole world' is talking about their shot at history

OAKLAND, Calif. — For the most part, the Warriors avoided discussing the record all season. Oh, Draymond Green would talk willingly about getting an all-time best 73 victories with anyone...

Rambis taking Zen-like approach to his Knicks coaching future

INDIANAPOLIS — Despite his friendship with Phil Jackson, Kurt Rambis said he still has no idea if he’ll be back with the Knicks. He also didn’t know whether he will...

McDonagh playoff pessimism puts spotlight on Rangers rookie

PITTSBURGH — There was hesitation in ruling out Ryan McDonagh for the entire Rangers’ first-round playoff series against the Penguins, which starts Wednesday night at CONSOL Energy Center. Yet coach...

Islanders' Travis Hamonic pushing to play in Game 1

Travis Hamonic has watched the playoffs when he should have been playing, frustrated and helpless, wondering whether he would have been able to change the course of Islanders history. And...

Mets drop 4th in row as bats waste Syndergaard's 12-K gem

After the Mets latest loss, a 2-1 defeat to the Marlins, manager Terry Collins looked to deflect some of the criticism directed at his team by pointing out the season...

No, the Clintons didn't send Donald a 50th birthday card

When Donald Trump turned 50 on June 14, 1996, a violin trio played as white-gloved servers passed hors d’oeuvres to 400 of the developer’s closest friends at Trump Tower. The...

Brian McCann's toe injury dampens Yanks' hard-fought win

TORONTO — When Andrew Miller fanned Justin Smoak for the final out Tuesday night against the Blue Jays, the Yankees’ closer was throwing to Austin Romine. While Miller closed out...

Can the woeful Nets muster any effort for their season finale?

As the shorthanded Nets stumble to the finish of this painfully long season, interim coach Tony Brown has begged with them to show some grit. In Monday’s 120-111 loss at...

Carmelo warns Knicks: Don't exclude me from free-agent talks

INDIANAPOLIS — The Knicks’ miserable season ended Tuesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse with a 102-90 loss to the Pacers, with Carmelo Anthony sitting out and saluting July’s free-agent list he...

Dora the Explorer's adventure in celebrity privilege

Apparently “Dora the Explorer” is now venturing into the world of vaping. Or at least the actress, Fatima Ptacek, who plays the cartoon character, is exploring it. Who knew a...

Hillary v. Bernie takes a detour into fantasyland

New York’s Democratic primary has veered into fantasyland, with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hitting hard on issues far removed from reality. Clinton’s doubling down on her silly claim that...

The cop who's paying a steep price for telling the truth

NYPD Officer Joseph Spina has just learned that there’s a heavy price to be paid for telling the truth on the job. Too bad for him he wasn’t named instead...

The GOP elite is learning to not hate Ted Cruz quite so much

I wouldn’t say that the GOP is falling in love with Ted Cruz, but maybe it’s falling in like. In arguably the most improbable political season of our lifetimes, this...

How you end up paying for 'paid family leave'

New York state lawmakers are savoring their 15 minutes of fame for passing the most “progressive” paid family leave law in the nation. “Reckless” is more like it. The law...

Sorry, New York City doesn't need more tolls

New Yorkers have grown accustomed to rising tolls on New York City bridges and tunnels. And now wonder: A recent study noted that New York and New Jersey residents pay...

Adult dorms are no joke --- they're something we need

Maybe it’s time for adults to return to dorm life. WeLive, which opened a New York City location last week and will open one just outside Washington, DC, May 1,...

The Flying Karamazov Brothers made my investment 'disappear'

A Manhattan hedge funder says the same vaudeville-style troupe that made Jerry’s Friar’s Club jacket disappear on “Seinfeld” also made his $1.5 million investment vanish. Now Roy Niederhoffer is suing...

Mark Messier brings de Blasio to court for 'killing rink plan'

Hockey legend Mark Messier crosschecked Mayor de Blasio with a lawsuit Tuesday alleging his administration conspired to kill a plan to develop the Kingsbridge Armory in The Bronx into the...

Mike Francesa: Eliot Spitzer wanted to be my co-host

Forget Mike and the Mad Dog. Imagine what afternoon drives would have been like with Mike and Client 9. Following longtime partner Chris “Mad Dog” Russo’s departure from WFAN in...

Could 'SpongeBob' be the next great Broadway musical?

Let’s make a list of the best American musical comedies. “Guys and Dolls.” “Kiss Me, Kate.” “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” “The Producers.” “The Book of Mormon.”...

MetroCards will soon be a thing of the past

The days of being asked to swipe again and again at the turnstile could soon be ancient history — as the MTA has begun seeking proposals that would move the...

Mets call up Montero while mulling DL for new dad deGrom

Jacob deGrom wasn’t with the Mets again on Tuesday after the birth of his son on Monday night in Florida, but the team still doesn’t know if the right-hander is...

Mike Trout showed up and beat Draymond Green in H-O-R-S-E

https://twitter.com/warriors/status/719983116773765120 OAKLAND, Calif. – The Angels' Mike Trout can do it all: hit for average and power, run, field, throw. Is there anything he can’t do? Yup. Beat the Warriors’...

Amateur boxer wanted by cops after critically injuring girlfriend

A glass-jawed amateur boxer and bit-role actor is wanted by the NYPD for punching out his girlfriend at their Brooklyn apartment early Tuesday, police said. Josh Luteran, 30, allegedly hit...

Famed architect Zaha Hadid's interview — just 3 days before she died

"I believe that every project should have a very strong idea,” the iconic architect Zaha Hadid told Alexa, in what would be one of her final interviews, just three days...

No, Kylie Jenner did not ‘start’ wigs

Kylie Jenner is causing an uproar again, and this time it’s over her (fake) hair. As one of Marie Claire’s five May cover girls, the Kardashian sister/model told the magazine,...

Gene Simmons needs a lesson in hip-hop — and rock and roll

Old Man Simmons has been bellyachin’ again. And his chief complaint, as ever, is hip-hop. As is so often the way with musicians who have drifted into irrelevance, the Kiss...

Zuckerberg lays out Facebook's future, takes subtle jab at Trump

Mark Zuckerberg took a thinly veiled swipe at Donald Trump on Tuesday, blasting the real-estate tycoon’s talk of “building walls.” “I hear fearful voices talking about building walls,” the 31-year-old...

Elderly mob boss sent back to jail for attending mafia functions

Just when he thought he was out — an elderly Bonanno wiseguy who said he retired from La Cosa Nostra was pulled back in Tuesday when a federal judge hit...

Victims rights groups visit NYPD headquarters to work with cops

Victims rights groups descended together on NYPD headquarters for the first time Tuesday to give cops a look at what services are available for the victims of rape, assault, domestic...

Henrik Lundqvist on Penguins: 'We know we can beat them'

PITTSBURGH — This is now a familiar time for Henrik Lundqvist, as the Rangers franchise netminder takes his team into Pittsburgh, staring across the ice at Sidney Crosby and Co....

Governor fires psych hospital chief after 'murderer' escapes

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday fired the head of a psychiatric hospital that an accused murderer escaped from last week. The escape was the latest in a...

Eli Manning’s unsold NJ apartment is now for rent

Eli Manning is gunning for a real estate touchdown. The New York Giants quarterback is looking to rent his 3,555-square-foot condo in Hoboken, NJ — a property he’s had for...

LeBron James causes stir with message to Instagram model

LeBron James' social media sabbatical did not start soon enough. It appears the Cavaliers star sent a direct message ("Hey whats up!") to Instagram stunner Rachel Bush hours before she...

JPP gets custom glove after gnarly protruding-bone episode

In Jason Pierre-Paul’s second game following the infamous July 4 fireworks accident that severely damaged his right hand, he started at right defensive end Nov. 15 against the Patriots wearing...

'Don't give me this bulls--t!': Mom goes nuts after flight is delayed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETQKh3JbEus An irate mom unleashed a blue streak at American Airlines staff at LaGuardia Airport over a 12-hour delay that derailed her dream Disney cruise and left her daughter in...

Give up on 'Gypsy', Barbra Streisand

Ready or not, here comes Barbra. A new film version of the classic 1959 musical “Gypsy,” starring Barbra Streisand, might finally happen. Variety reports that STX Entertainment is in “advanced...

Elderly woman killed by car on Staten Island

An elderly woman was fatally struck by a car as she crossed a Staten Island street Tuesday morning, cops said. Mary Cergua, 73, was crossing Hylan Blvd. at Wiman Avenue...

Did Led Zeppelin steal 'Stairway to Heaven'?

It might be one of the most famous rock songs of all time, but it turns out that "Stairway to Heaven" might end up costing Led Zeppelin a lot of...

Man found guilty of decapitating his wife in jealous rage

A British man was found guilty Tuesday of exacting revenge against his cheating partner by cutting her head off with a kitchen knife – then trying to flush it down...

Stanley Cup preview: Kings will do what Rangers can't -- stop Ovechkin

It sure wasn’t a good look for the league this final weekend of the season when teams fiddled around with the impossible-to-define “integrity of the competition” and put lineups and...

Will Smith rear-ended accused killer, had loaded gun in his car

Slain former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith appeared to rear-end his accused killer and then took off

Paul Ryan rules out run for White House

WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul Ryan declared definitively Tuesday that he’s not a candidate for president this year and urged Republicans to select a nominee from among those who ran for...

Man who tried smuggling 51 turtles in his pants gets 5 years in prison

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A Canadian man who repeatedly entered Michigan to buy and ship thousands of turtles to his native China was sentenced to nearly five years in federal...

These features on the new HTC 10 will make you want to ditch your iPhone

HTC on Tuesday morning unveiled its new HTC 10 smartphone, a powerful new handset that takes everything HTC is known for and mixes in huge improvements that had previously been weaknesses...

The day in photos: April 12, 2016

Fox cubs look for a new home, candidates hit the campaign trail and more.

Can you really justify wanting to have sex with your mom?

It’s no secret some guys are attracted to women who look like their moms. But one pair is taking it way too far. Kim West, 51, and her son Ben...

'Textalyzer' will know if you cause a distracted driving accident

State lawmakers want to go after drivers who cause crashes while texting — by scanning cellphones at accident scenes to see if they were used in the moments before a...

See seals ham it up

See these playful sea critters ham it up for the cameras.

Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam a 'good boy' in prison

A new photo shows Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam staring glumly at the camera inside a Belgian high-security lockup — where he's described as a model prisoner. "He’s a very...

Cops hunting pervert who exposed himself to girl as she walked to school

A creep dressed in black tried to sexually assault an 11-year-old girl as she walked to her Brooklyn school with her 12-year-old brother Tuesday morning, police said. The youngsters were...

73 wins, the Warriors and the perils of being historically great

Maybe one of the great things about the Golden State Warriors who have stalked history this year is that there has never been a need to go looking for a...

Young mom killed by out-of-control car moments after putting son on school bus

A young mom and her dog were killed when a car jumped a curb on Long Island and struck them — moments after she put her 4-year-old son on a...

Fatal UES stabbing may have been over victim's girlfriend

A 22-year-old man was fatally stabbed on the Upper East Side when he discovered his ex-girlfriend with another man early Tuesday, police sources said. Xavier Olivares spotted the woman walking...

The 1% aren't just hogging the wealth, they're hogging LIFE!

It probably doesn't come as a surprise that rich people live longer than poor people, but it might be shocking to find out how much. According to a new study,...

Why you never want to eat healthy on a Monday

Your weekend was epic. But before you know it, it’s 6 a.m. on Monday and one look at your bowl of overnight oats makes you crave an egg McMuffin. Extra...

School district settles case over white student's claims of racial harassment

A Long Island school district accused of inadequately addressing a white student's claims of racial harassment ​as a "minority" in a predominantly Hispanic and black school ​abruptly settled the case...

JPP's horror story: From 'Oh, s--t' to rejecting Giants

As he was driven to the hospital, his right hand a mangled, wounded mess after a July 4 fireworks accident, Jason Pierre-Paul recalls seeing “my thumb hanging off a little...

Red light camera vigilante strikes again

The self-described leader of Long Island's “Red Light Robin Hoods” was all smiles after being arrested for allegedly damaging 19 red light cameras throughout Suffolk County. Stephen Ruth flashed his...

Wayne Ellington heard about father's murder in arena hallway

Brooklyn Nets guard Wayne Ellington wrote an emotional reminiscence about his late father Wayne Sr., who was murdered a year and a half ago. “My mom and I have always...

Troopers surprise 10-year-old after nobody came to his birthday party

A 10-year-old boy in Arkansas said his heart sank when his mom sent 21 classmates invitations to his birthday party earlier this month, but nobody showed up. Two days later,...

Watch this terrifying 'humanoid Godzilla' go for a swim in the ocean

Incredible video footage has emerged showing a massive iguana the size of a full-grown man swimming in the Pacific Ocean. The huge beast has been dubbed the “humanoid Godzilla” both...

This fisherman has no idea what he's about to reel in

https://youtu.be/sWqg6B-taUg He's gonna need a bigger boat! A Louisiana dad got the surprise of his life when the fish he thought he hooked turned out to be a massive alligator....

Rachel Dolezal is back in the spotlight and regrets nothing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGVrx0hcSI4 Rachel Dolezal made a desperate bid to stay relevant Tuesday, saying she has no regrets over the race controversy that made her infamous — and doesn't wish she was...

MMA fighter dies days after this fight

The Joao Carvalho-vs.-Charlie Ward fight seemingly ended during the third round when Ward knocked Carvalho out. After the fight, however, Carvalho was sent to the hospital, where he later died....

Wedding photographer from hell ruined the biggest day of my life

An English couple planned to have a picture-perfect wedding, but say it was completely ruined by their amateur photographer — who was too busy taking snaps of herself in the...

Inside how Trevor Story became MLB's most enchanting debut

The breakout star of this early season “crapped all over himself at Modesto.” Former Rockies general manager Dan O’Dowd said those words about Trevor Story. He also explained: “That failure...

Charter school network lands $25M donation from hedge fund

Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy charter school network landed a $25 million donation from hedge fund pioneer Julian Robertson, it was announced Tuesday. The commitment from the billionaire’s Robertson Foundation was...

This guy transformed himself into a merman

Eric Ducharme has always wanted to be a merman, so he made his dreams come true. He builds realistic and highly detailed mermaid tails, and he's even built tails for...

Kristaps Porzingis falling in line with Knicks' plans for 'big offseason'

INDIANAPOLIS – Knicks rookie phenom Kristaps Porzingis hasn’t made a final decision on whether to play for Latvia in July, but admitted he is leaning toward staying with the Knicks...

Some jerk keeps sticking yogurt lids on a store window

Owners of an art supply store are so sick of someone sticking yogurt lids to their windows that they’ve left this message of their own. According to the New Zealand...

Your friend tripping on LSD has a lot in common with a baby

Scientists for the first time have scanned the brains of people using LSD and found the psychedelic drug frees the brain to become less compartmentalized and more like the mind...

Man transitions to woman, and then to dragon

Everyone should be allowed to live their life as the person they feel like they are on the inside, and Richard Hernandez took that concept to a new level. He...

The bearded-hipster trend has truly and utterly taken over New York

The hipster beard craze is really growing on New Yorkers — 67 percent of men in the Big Apple have facial hair, a new study reveals. The hairy look is...

In horrifying video, family catches man beating their dogs

Shocking footage has surfaced of a Texas energy contractor hitting a homeowner's dogs with a large pair of pliers. The video has sparked online outrage, and the Houston police are...

This viral Saudi dance craze got two people arrested

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soMOZdR5Z8g Behold the "Barbs," the latest dance craze that has become a hit in the Middle East with nearly 20 million YouTube views. "Barbs," which means "untidy" or "messy," was...

NFL's New Orleans critics get death threats, pro-gun backlash

First, death, the body bleeding out in the street. Then the outrage. Now, the backlash. Former NFL player Will Smith was killed on Saturday night in New Orleans after an...

More than 36K Verizon union workers threaten to go on strike

Unions representing more than 36,000 Verizon landline phone and cable workers are threatening a strike starting Wednesday morning if the company doesn't agree to a new contract. The unions, the...

Nightmare passengers make flight uncomfortable for everyone

Warning: Video contains obscene language  When it comes to commercial flights, even first class is going to the dogs. An 11-minute video, shared on Facebook Tuesday morning, shows two allegedly...

J.J. Watt isn't hiding romance with Kate Hudson

Apparently J.J. Watt still has a thing for actresses. After moving on from longtime crush Jennifer Aniston, the Houston Texans defensive end appears to be getting cozy with another blond...

23-year-old man who posed as high school student denied lower bail

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A 23-year-old Ukrainian man accused of faking his name and age while attending a Pennsylvania high school and having sex with an underage girl was denied lower...

'Werewolf' boy bullied at school, but also worshipped as a god

A teen's extreme hair growth is getting him both targeted by schoolyard bullies -- and worshiped by true believers as a Hindu god. Muhammad Raihan, from the Indonesian village of...

Deutsche Bank joins backlash against NC's transgender law

Wall Street is throwing its weight behind the effort to repeal North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom law.” Deutsche Bank said Tuesday it would halt plans to add 250 new jobs outside...

Bloomberg TV's Stephanie Ruhle is moving to MSNBC

MSNBC has brought in a new face as part of its hard news overhaul. The cable news outfit scooped up Bloomberg TV morning anchor Stephanie Ruhle, who will appear for...

MMA fighter punched to death in cage

DUBLIN — A mixed martial arts fighter from Portugal died Tuesday, three days after being hospitalized with injuries from a fight. Total Extreme Fighting announced the death of Joao Carvalho....

410-pound Baylor tight end has perfect NFL backup plan

A total of 253 players will be selected at the NFL Draft later this month. Another group will be signed as undrafted free agents shortly thereafter. Yet not all of...

'Dancing with the Stars' is suddenly watchable again

For many seasons, “Dancing with the Stars” was the most unabashedly campy and sneakily athletic competition on TV — which usually made it more fun than “American Idol,” “Top Chef”...

Young Arabs reject ISIS in new survey

The overwhelming majority of young Arabs don't support ISIS – even if the jihadis use less violence – and believe the terror group will fail in its quest for a...

Johnny Manziel's roommate gets stop-smoking NFL ultimatum

Josh Gordon's path back to the NFL is clearer than his roommate's. The Cleveland Browns receiver, who is suspended indefinitely, "raised a red flag" in a NFL drug test administered...

Hillary's campaign using subway-swipe goof to recruit volunteers

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is taking a funny swipe at her subway struggles. The Democratic front-runner needed five tries to successfully pull her MetroCard through in the Bronx last week, and...

National Weather Service will stop scaring you to death

This forecast is calling for lower-case letters! The National Weather Service is doing away with its infamous all-caps forecasts next month, except in the most "extremely dangerous situations." The all-caps...

Weak oil prices spur cut to Saudi Arabia's credit rating

Saudi Arabia suffered another credit ratings downgrade on Tuesday after Fitch lowered its view on the oil-rich kingdom in light of the fall in energy prices. Fitch said it was...

Gronk snubs Chris Evans' invite to 'Captain America' premiere

Captain America has a bone to pick with a certain Patriot. During an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Monday, actor Chris Evans shared that he invited a few Patriots...

Grisly discovery of body parts likely woman missing after online date

Three body parts — including a foot — found in a homeowner's recycling bin likely belong to a woman who was reported missing Saturday morning, Seattle police said.

2 more suspects charged in Brussels bombings

BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities said Tuesday two more men had been charged with offenses related to the Brussels bombings. The Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office said the suspects, identified only as...

TV show in trouble over botched custody battle 'kidnapping'

CANBERRA, Australia — A contractor said Tuesday that he negotiated with an Australian television network to snatch two Lebanese-Australian children from their father's family in Beirut but the network chose...

The musical proof the Cubs sincerely miss Starlin Castro

The Cubs are thriving without Starlin Castro, but that doesn't mean they don't miss their former teammate. Slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo strode to the plate Monday during the Cubs'...

Isaiah Whitehead nabs college prize before NBA attention

Chris Mullin. Ron Artest. Terry Dehere. Malik Sealy. And now Isaiah Whitehead. The Seton Hall sophomore from Coney Island joined some elite company Tuesday morning, when he was named the...

North Koreans: Anything is better than life at home, even exploitation

SEOUL, South Korea — One North Korean who worked abroad says that as a waitress in China, she was forced to put up with male customers who groped her and...

The NHL's newest goalie is ridiculously good looking

The San Jose Sharks announced they signed a 23-year-old Lithuanian goalie Monday, and he's really, really, ridiculously good looking. Mantas Armalis joins the Sharks from Djurgardens in the Swedish Hockey...

Mysterious meows lead firefighters to trapped kitten

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Firefighters have rescued a kitten that was trapped inside the wall of a South Florida home, bringing an end to a family's confusion about where a...

Man fatally struck by train at Upper East Side subway station

A man was fatally struck by a train at an Upper East Side subway station Tuesday morning, authorities said. The 53-year-old man was lying on the tracks at the 77th...

Britain celebrates Shakespeare's 400th anniversary (of his death)

April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, long regarded the greatest writer in the English language. And starting this month, the Bard’s native England is,...

Man stabbed to death on the Upper East Side

A 22-year-old man was fatally stabbed multiple times in the chest on the Upper East Side when he discovered his ex-girlfriend with another man early Tuesday, police sources said. Xavier...

The battle of the Baltics — Tallinn v. Riga

Tucked away at the top of continental Europe, Tallinn and Riga are the plucky, booming capitals of two of the eurozone's newest nations (Estonia and Latvia, respectively) — both already...

Tiny studio's transformation will blow your mind

Talk about an amazing transformation. LAAB Architects in Hong Kong used fold-up design and sliding doors to turn a 309-square-foot space into an apartment full of amenities. The studio has a full...

Is your computer making you blind?

Recent college grad T.J. Peterson was thrilled when he scored a gig managing the social media accounts for Oz Moving & Storage last June. He was ready and willing to...

If you want to live forever, move to this Italian town

Alan Maisel, a cardiologist and professor at the University of California at San Diego, had long believed a moderate diet, exercise and refraining from smoking were the keys to a...

Could this new drug cure Alzheimer's?

Older Americans may be attuned to watching for slips in memory as a warning sign for Alzheimer’s disease. But scientists now know that its cause is silently accumulating in the...

Planned Parenthood shooter idolized Florida doctor-killer

DENVER — The man who acknowledges killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic idolized an abortion foe who killed a Florida doctor more than two decades earlier, court...

A ton of 30-year-olds are finding out their braces didn't work

For me, high school was a wonderful time filled with the typical rites of teenage passage: going to football games, drinking cheap beer in the woods and earning quality time...

Did Led Zeppelin steal notes for 'Stairway to Heaven'?

A trial is needed to determine if Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" copies its opening notes from a song performed by the rock band Spirit, a federal judge has ruled.

This 90-year-old has no plans to leave job she's had for 70 years

SAN FRANCISCO — Talk about a loyal employee: Elena Griffing has just celebrated her 70th year working for the same San Francisco Bay Area hospital, and she has no plans...

This person actually stole a ring off a dead woman's finger

Authorities in Texas said Monday they have received several tips, but made no arrests in the case of a woman who stole a $10 ring off the finger of a...

Finance bros have better luck closing at the gym

In the basement exercise room of Swerve Fitness’ new Midtown outpost, financial services up-and-comers James Green, 26, and Brent Craft, 30, both Manhattan residents, pump their legs on stationary bikes...

Childhood friends seek revenge in compelling 'Game of Silence'

Childhood trauma — which casts a long and deadly shadow across the lives of four Texas friends — is the dark theme of NBC’s late-spring premiere, “Game of Silence.” The...

Judge defends stuttering transit worker who repeatedly used the N-word

New York City Transit wants to fire a worker for repeatedly using the N-word during a dispute with a colleague, but a judge recommended leniency after learning the offender is...

'Sex harassed' Columbia researcher loses bid to postpone tenure vote

A Manhattan judge denied a bid Monday to postpone a tenure vote for a Columbia University faculty member who sued the school for failing to protect her from her creepy,...

Buckle up, Mets fans: This young fireballer duel could be special

The forecast is calling for rain and windy conditions Tuesday night at Citi Field, but it will be hot in Queens in the 60 feet, 6 inches separating the batter’s...

Preet Bharara puts an end to 'silly' bribery rumors

He has been internationally extolled for prosecuting a shady Turkish-Iranian businessman, but Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara said he has also faced accusations of being bribed $2.5 million to make...

School cop arrested for stealing hoverboard after botched sale

A school safety agent with a taste for unsafe transportation was arrested Sunday night for stealing a high-end hoverboard and leading the owner on a chase across Queens, according to...

Coach's Penguins hype shows how perfect Rangers must be

Maybe it’s a good thing the Rangers enter the postseason with full, experiential knowledge that nothing less than their best will get them past the Penguins and out of the...

Students beat and bullied me for being white

A white student at a predominantly Hispanic and black Long Island high school says he was targeted for punishment over his race — punched, hit with a chair and repeatedly...

David Blatt's long-shot path to Knicks coaching job

INDIANAPOLIS — Whether Kurt Rambis is Knicks head coach for the last time Tuesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse hasn’t been determined. What has been determined is Rambis will return in...

De Blasio offers up a measly four Q&A sessions with constituents

Everyday New Yorkers will get a chance to question Mayor Bill de Blasio through the public airwaves — but only four times a year. Hizzoner and ­WNBC/Channel 4 on Monday...

Scout calls for Steven Matz demotion as Collins' worries grow

Welcome to Terry Collins’ nightmare. Way back in January, Collins told The Post it was imperative the Mets get off to a good start in April to avoid a World...

NYPD cruiser crashes into truck, sends cupcakes everywhere

Two police officers were among five people injured when their patrol car crashed on a residential street in Queens on Monday afternoon, authorities said. Cops from the 113th Precinct were...

Mets consider adding pitcher as deGrom rushes to in-labor wife

DeBaby is coming. Mets starter Jacob deGrom left Queens on Monday afternoon to be with his pregnant wife who had gone into labor in Florida. DeGrom already was set to...

Bernie and Hillary go after each other's Achilles' heels

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders went for the jugular in the battle for New York on Monday, each targeting the other’s weak issues in the Empire State — gun control...

Gregg Popovich disciple likely to lead Nets' coach search

With the Nets playing their penultimate game Monday — and mercifully putting their season out of its misery Wednesday — it underscores just how meaningless these games really are. The...

Shady de Blasio donors accused of ripping off Israeli billionaire

Mayor de Blasio’s campaign accepted donations from two Manhattan jewelers who were accused of scamming millions of dollars in cash and gems from an Israeli billionaire known as the King...