June 26, 2016
New-school thinking has taken all the wonder out of baseball
Such a wonderful game. Saturday, MLB Network presented consecutive “Look-Ins” to games in progress. The first showed Ichiro Suzuki, 42, working a walk, stealing second, going to third on a...
'Game of Thrones' finale sets up a new world order in Westeros
Warning: This article contains spoilers from the "Game of Thrones" Season 6 finale. Sunday night’s “Game of Thrones” season finale effectively sets up the storylines for the series’ endgame. Daenerys...
Lionel Messi blows it in shootout as Chile wins Copa
Lionel Messi put his penalty kick over the crossbar, grabbed his shirt, clenched his teeth and put both hands over his face. A few minutes later he walked off the...
Frustrated Bastardo harps on 'rhythm' after latest blowup
ATLANTA — Mets lefty reliever Antonio Bastardo admitted he has had some good days. And a lot of bad ones. Like Sunday. Bastardo came on in the eighth inning and...
Failing Nielsen offer only start of Isles' alarming free-agent issue
Sweepings from the Entry Draft floor in Buffalo: The Islanders, who have already bade goodbye to top-six winger Kyle Okposo on his way to the July 1 bazaar, appear to...
Investor wants to freeze out fellow billionaire in Caesars fight
Leon Black doesn’t even want to deal with fellow billionaire investor David Tepper in the fight over Caesars Entertainment. The casino giant, owned by Black’s Apollo Global Management and TPG...
Viacom CEO waiting on mental exam ruling for Redstone
Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman’s respite is over. The embattled CEO — who has spent the last few days on the French Riviera at the Cannes advertising festival — should...
Quickly shaking jitters didn't help Brandon Nimmo in debut
ATLANTA — It took Brandon Nimmo one pitch to lose the awe and the stars in his eyes. Nimmo, called up to the Mets from Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday...
Kevin Durant rethinking Knicks after Derrick Rose trade: report
So you’re saying there’s a chance? Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant is the top free agent on the market, and has been in New York since last week, declining multiple interview...
Hondo set for blast off
Resilient Hondo ended his brief, two-game slide on Sunday when he cashed with the Rangers, whose thrashing of the Bosawx lifted the earnings to 1,977 raders. Monday night: Mr. Aitch...
Fast Takes: Bias against big families, Brexit and more
A mom’s culture shock: Disappearing Families The bias against big families can be explained by such families’ increasing rarity, especially in cities, argues Abby Schachter at Acculturated.com. “I’ve stopped counting...
'Emotional' Jose Reyes in return: 'I made a terrible mistake'
This is about much more than his game needing work, this is about Jose Reyes’ life needing work to become a better person. To clean up his actions as a...
How America should answer the Brexit vote
We Americans have a profound interest in helping ensure the success of Brexit, the June 23 decision by British voters to leave the European Union. The United Kingdom has launched...
New Jersey's pension apocalypse is looming
If Chris Christie lands a spot in a Donald Trump White House, New Jersey residents won’t be sorry to see their governor go. Christie leaves his state in worse shape...
'I fell apart': It's become alarming trend for Nathan Eovaldi
If there was an excuse, it would be more understandable, a reason a brilliant May has somehow morphed into a disastrous June. But Nathan Eovaldi doesn’t have an explanation for...
Only thing transparent about Hillary is her dishonesty
Buried by last week’s Brexit furor was fresh news of Hillary Clinton’s efforts to cover up her abuses of power at the State Department. Two distinct Associated Press scoops show...
Does this benching mean A-Rod's no longer full-time DH?
In a move that could lead to Alex Rodriguez being the designated hitter only against left-handed pitchers, manager Joe Girardi used switch-hitting Carlos Beltran as the DH Sunday against Twins...
Meet the new campus Gestapo
On campuses across America, the Thought Police have a new tool: Bias Response Teams, administrators who crack down on classroom insensitivity. More than 100 US colleges have set up BRTs....
Mets — of course — enter crucial 2-week stretch a total mess
ATLANTA — Now that the Mets have the tough part of the schedule behind them — they are done playing the Braves for a while — they can really start...
The empty space de Blasio won't let charters use
Mayor de Blasio last week insisted that he actually supports charter schools. If he wants to prove it, he could stop denying them the use of vacant classroom space. City...
School safety drills are terrorizing our kids
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209969488217724&set=a.1160473895944.2024478.1350700933&type=3&theater Last week, a picture of a little blond girl, about 3 years old, standing on a toilet circulated on social media. Her mother, Stacey Feeley, had shared the picture...
Yankees' new core 4 isn't the problem — the other 21 are
The Core Four these days in The Bronx is Carlos Beltran, Andrew Miller, Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman. Not exactly Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera, but...
How Jets stars help Marcus Williams' heir-to-Cromartie case
Marcus Williams played just 27 percent of the Jets’ defensive snaps in 2015, yet the ball-hawking backup cornerback led the team in interceptions with six. This season, with Antonio Cromartie...
Boston Marathon survivors meet with Orlando shooting victims
ORLANDO, Fla. - Hospital officials say survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 have visited patients injured in the Orlando nightclub shooting. An Orlando Regional Medical Center statement says...
Ayesha Curry snaps after troll's Kyrie Irving photoshop
It's the NBA offseason, but somehow still open season on Ayesha Curry. The wife of Warriors superstar Stephen doesn't play basketball, but still took the loss in the NBA Finals...
Yanks have no answer for pitcher everyone’s had answer for
The recent numbers suggested a Yankees rout. Instead of an explosive afternoon, however, Tyler Duffey quieted the Yankees’ bats, rebounding from several poor starts to carry a perfect game into...
Brutal melee at neo-Nazi event leaves several stabbed
Seven people were stabbed when members of a “neo-Nazi” extremist group clashed with counterprotesters during a rally outside the California state Capitol Sunday, authorities said. Sacramento Fire Department spokesman Chris...
Braves send punchless Mets staggering into brutal stretch
ATLANTA — The tune-up is over, so now the Mets can concentrate on as tough a stretch of the schedule as they will see all season. But if what they’ve...
Clinton camp calls Trump's Dubai deal 'ironic'
Hillary Clinton’s campaign took aim at Donald Trump’s ethics on Sunday, branding a deal the mogul made with a Dubai-based sovereign wealth fund as “ironic.” “Donald Trump bought his Turnberry...
Potential VPs talk why they're the best for the job
Sunday was try-out day for a slew of vice presidential hopefuls. On the Democratic side, Virginia senator Tim Kaine and Labor Secretary Tom Perez made appearances on two Sunday shows...
Cakewalk schedule may have killed, not saved, Yankees' year
Having failed to take advantage of a relatively soft schedule recently, the Yankees brace for the best team in the American League’s four-game visit on the heels of losing to...
Bharara on the lookout for NYC corruption
https://www.facebook.com/ThisWeekABC/videos/1120274578015983/ Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara used the bright spotlight of national TV to put Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo on notice Sunday that he expects to uncover proof...
Cringe away as NASCAR hosts saddest fight in history
It didn't take long for some NASCAR observers to take to social media to offer commentary on the fight that took place between Camping World Truck Series drivers John Wes...
Clinton claims Trump wants to profit from Brexit
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Sunday admitted it could be facing a “frustrated” electorate in November — similar to the United Kingdom, which shocked the world last week by...
Here's the USA basketball Olympic team roster
The United States basketball team has its roster for Rio. Kyrie Irving and Harrison Barnes accepted spots on the team to fill out the Americans' 12-player Olympic squad, a person...
Pregnant woman, child among 14 injured in Queens bus crash
A city bus smashed into a firetruck in Queens on Sunday afternoon, seriously injuring two firefighters and 12 civilians, including children, according to witnesses and officials. The fire engine was...
Have we been telling time wrong?
It’s 10 o’clock in Brooklyn. But what time is it in Queens? The question may seem ridiculous, but according to this new book by British historian Greg Jenner about the...
Scotland may have power to block Brexit
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted Sunday her nation-within-a-nation has the power to block Parliament in London from enacting the UK’s split from the European Union. Lawmakers in Edinburgh have...
Kevin Love writes moving letter to forgotten 'best teammate'
Cleveland Cavaliers reserve James Jones flies under the radar, but as LeBron James noted in his unforgettable title parade speech, the sharpshooter has made the last six NBA Finals as...
Hillary camp admits Brexit vote is a speed bump
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Sunday finally admitted it could be facing a “frustrated” electorate in November — similar to the United Kingdom, which shocked the world last week...
Little kid's intense flirtation with ESPN camera is just the best
A star was born Saturday during TCU-Coastal Carolina. Only a few years after he was literally born.
Welfare-loving 'Octomom' to drop $6K on boob job
A shameless mom of eight who boasted of her “easy life” raking in $42,000 a year in benefits is planning a $6,000 boob job. Former lap dancer Marie Buchan — nicknamed Octomom —...
George Will leaves Republican Party because of Trump
George Will is no longer a Republican — and it's all Donald Trump's fault, the famed conservative columnist said Sunday. “I left it for the same reason I joined it...
NYC gay pride parade even more meaningful this year
Onlookers lined up early and police ramped up security Sunday to get ready for New York City's famous gay pride parade, a march that would be both a celebration of...
The womanizing, gambling-loving spy who inspired James Bond
“My name is Popov, Dusko Popov.” Well, it doesn’t have the same bite as “My name is Bond, James Bond,” but Dusko Popov, a Yugoslavian double agent during World War...
What if you could live forever?
“It is a common belief that aging is inevitable and universal. Nothing could be further from the truth.” That’s the eye-popping claim from the scientists Josh Mitteldorf and Dorion Sagan...
Retired Calvin Johnson breaks silence: I was 'fed up'
Former Detroit Lions star wide receiver Calvin Johnson said he considered walking away from the NFL long before he called it quits in March, and that he has no plans...
Ben Simmons' cousin killed in New Jersey hit-and-run
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Family members say the cousin of Ben Simmons, who was picked first by the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA draft, has died after being struck by a...
Would-be Trump assassin speaks out
The British geek accused of plotting to shoot Donald Trump explained his actions to his appalled father, saying: “Someone had to stand up for America.” Michael Sandford made the extraordinary...
Family of legendary coach Pat Summitt asking for prayers
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Pat Summitt's family said Sunday that the last few days have been difficult for the former Tennessee women's basketball coach as her Alzheimer's disease progresses. Amid reports...
Clinton supporters can cough up $10k to see her watch 'Hamilton'
The stars won’t be out for a special performance of Broadway’s most popular musical set to benefit Hillary Clinton’s White House run. Supporters will be shelling out up to $100,000...
Wimpy 'Game of Thrones' needs to start killing off the good guys
The “Game of Thrones” finale airs Sunday night, but so far, nine episodes in, there’s one big thing that’s been missing this season: deaths of main characters. Unexpected departures have...
'Merciless killer' mob boss captured after 20 years on the run
ROME — Italy's second most sought-after fugitive, a convicted 'ndrangheta crime syndicate boss feared as a "merciless killer," was captured Sunday as he slept in his bed in a hideout...
Clinton leads Trump by double digits in national poll
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in two new national polls, but the presumptive GOP nominee is running neck-and-neck with the former first lady where it counts — several...
ISIS's thirst for blood only matched by its hunger for publicity
He could have been me. On May 22, in the eastern Syrian province of Dier ez-Zor, 15-year-old Jamal Nassir al-Oujan was apprehended by militants of the Islamic State for the...
Two injured in Bronx shooting
A man and a woman were shot when gunfire erupted in the Bronx early Sunday, cops said. The 30-year-old woman was struck in her back and the man was shot in his...
Screw 'science' — Disney princesses are not demeaning
Disney princesses don’t turn kids meek, passive and narcoleptic any more than playing cowboys and Indians when we were in first grade turned my friends and me into ethnic cleansers.
Cub Scouts take the Big Apple to race handmade cars
Sometimes, winning is in the family. At the Pinewood Derby World Championship in Times Square on Saturday, brothers Alex and Brian Gulnac were looking to replicate their one-two punch from...
Mobile-friendly financial data platform takes on Bloomberg
Alap Shah wants to reinvent one of Wall Street’s favorite wheels. Sentieo, the new firm founded by the 35-year-old former hedge fund analyst, is the latest upstart financial data platform...
Address credit card balances before rates increase
While Brexit may have Fed chief Janet Yellen continuing to pause on hiking rates next month, it won’t be long before rates will climb, so take the opportunity to get...
Dorsey, Periscope’s Beykpour score on Democrats' sit-in
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was in Cannes last week. On the Money spotted Dorsey dining at the Carlton Hotel with Chief Operating Officer Adam Bain just ahead of their huge...
Love beats ISIS
On Sunday, 28-year-old Subhi Nahas will serve as one of the grand marshals in New York City’s Pride March. For the young, gay Syrian refugee who’s faced threats from both...
War of rosés in the Hamptons
The rosé wars in the Hamptons are heating up as summer gets into full swing. VieVité Rosé from Provence, France, is upping its game. Although it’s only five years old,...
Dear John: Pursuit of justice needs an assist
Dear John: I was recently the victim of a hit-and-run accident. This happened less than a block from my Manhattan home. I was crossing the street at a crosswalk and...
Dolan family celebrates Cablevision sale with colleagues
The Dolans had a celebration lunch at Michael’s restaurant last Monday to mark their exit from the difficult business of running a cable operator. The family closed on its $17.7...
Ex-Met Lenny Dykstra reveals wild tales of celebrity friends
Over 12 years in the major leagues, center fielder Lenny Dykstra was a three-time All-Star and twice made it to the World Series, winning with the ’86 Mets, then returning...
Outgoing Macy's CEO says he's 'outlasted most'
When Terry Lundgren steps down as chief executive of Macy’s next March, some might compare him to the Energizer bunny. The average Fortune 100 CEO is in charge for about...
NYC will continue to attract the country's richest people
The super-wealthy — those with many millions in assets — are often New Yorkers. The Big Apple has more multimillionaires than any other place in America, and has one of...
British voters feel 'Regrexit' as many now ask: 'What is the EU?'
Britons have turned to Google in droves after their historic vote — asking a few basic questions about the European Union and even their own identity. “What is the EU?”...
Millions seek Brexit re-vote as EU urges Britain to depart soon
Don’t let the screen door hit you on the way out, a number of European Union leaders are telling Britain, urging them to be quick about leaving the 28-nation bloc....
HBO assures fans Brexit won't impact 'Game of Thrones'
One plotline that won’t be a cliffhanger in Sunday’s “Game of Thrones” season finale is the show’s fate under Brexit. HBO said the vote to divorce from the European Union...
Britain's next prime minister could be this NYC-born eccentric
The favorite to replace British Prime Minister David Cameron is a mop-haired, New York City-born eccentric who was once stuck midair on a malfunctioning zip line. Former London Mayor Boris...
Voters still undecided could be key to who wins White House
Hillary Clinton still has the lead, a new poll shows — but the more than 20 percent who are undecided could swing the election either way. Clinton is regaining ground...
This is the World's Ugliest Dog
She’s bug-eyed, elderly, arthritic, mostly toothless, often incontinent — and a winner. Meet SweePee Rambo of Encino, Calif., the Chihuahua/Chinese Crested mix who won Friday’s World’s Ugliest Dog Contest in...
Woman fatally shoots estranged daughter-in-law near kids: cops
A Georgia woman blew away her soon-to-be former daughter-in-law just a short distance away from the victim’s elementary school-age children, police said Saturday. Elizabeth Wall, 63, shot and killed Jenna...
City workers being trained on correct transgender pronouns
Firefighters and medics will take their first “Trans 101” course on Tuesday, learning the correct way to interact with transgender people — and even getting a lesson in what LGTBQI...
Uber driver files suit against NYPD cop who berated him, city
An Uber driver berated by a seething NYPD detective in a caught-on-video clash is suing the city and the cop for the “humiliating” incident. Humayun Chaudry, 33, has barely been...
Crazed cat lover tries to jump into Bronx Zoo exhibit
A crazed big-cat lover was thwarted by protective netting when he tried to jump into the Bronx Zoo’s snow-leopard exhibit, police said Saturday. The feline fanatic was prowling around the...
Meet the man who says ironing is like 'having a good orgasm'
Brooklyn’s very own Iron Man is swooping in to battle evil, one wrinkled shirt at a time. He may not look like Robert Downey Jr. (who stars as Tony Stark...
25 reasons summer sports in New York City will be awesome
Summer in the city. The City That Never Sleeps. Where, not to worry, there is no calm around here after the LeBron-versus-Warriors storm. New York sports fans can bemoan the...
Cuomo has signed fewer bills than any governor in century
It was a bad year for Albany — even by the state Legislature’s abysmal standards of productivity. Dogged by scandals and partisan bickering, lawmakers passed the fewest number of bills...
Knicks' recent point guard history is not very inspiring
The position of point guard for the New York Knicks ought to carry the same weight, the same gravitas, and the same roster of excellence that center field for the...
Industry giants at war over this hunky model
Modeling-agency titans Ford and Wilhelmina are battling over a male model. Brazilian hunk Francisco Lachowski, 25, broke onto the runway in 2008 when he won Ford’s “Supermodel of the World”...
'God, take care of this': Gunmen attack grandma in home invasion
An 80-year-old Brooklyn grandma is grateful to be alive after three crooks wearing masks and gloves robbed her at gunpoint, forcing her down on the kitchen floor as they ransacked...
Six-year-old accidentally shoots younger brother dead
A 6-year-old boy playing with his mother’s gun accidentally shot and killed his 4-year-old brother on Saturday in their East Orange, NJ, home, authorities said. The child died three hours...
Mets and Jose Reyes have flipped roles in no-lose reunion
ATLANTA — Jose Reyes was last seen with the Mets bunting for a hit on the final day of the 2011 season and promptly departing the game in the first...
'70s game show favorite gets a makeover
Match Game Sunday, 10 p.m., ABC When Gene Rayburn hosted ‘The Match Game” in the 1970s, the celebrities on the panel, such as Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly, were...
Questions that should've been asked to excused Alabama gun-toters
There’s a perverse humor in modernized, often politicized phrases. For example, there are those who declare a new “zero-tolerance policy” on anything and everything from sexual harassment to cluttered workstations....
Cops search for man who allegedly assaulted officer
Cops are looking for the man pictured here who allegedly punched an officer who tried to arrest him in Brooklyn on Friday night.
Hamptons shop has eeire ability to predict presidential elections
Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton in at least one poll. An East Hampton souvenir shop whose sales of candidate tchotchkes have predicted the outcome of nearly every primary and general...
Terry Collins ripping into Alejandro De Aza may be last straw
ATLANTA — Alejandro De Aza’s days with the Mets appear numbered. The veteran outfielder isn’t hitting, and on Saturday, he received an earful from manager Terry Collins after his lack...
Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter was everything boxing fans wanted
It had been 38 years since CBS televised boxing on prime time. Keith “One-Time” Thurman and Shawn “Showtime” Porter made it worth the wait. By the time the two welterweights...
No Sawx for Hondo
The Rays were blanked in Baltimore on Saturday, which prevented Hondo from cashing for a second straight day and reduced his earnings to 1,873 slaughts. Sunday: Mr. Aitch is depending...
NYPD hooker: The cops I serviced should be fired
Two cops treated to mile-high sex on a free chartered plane ride as part of an alleged NYPD bribery racket should be fired, the hooker at the center of the...
Girls jealous after 'Fame' high school crowns boy prom queen
Some girls at La Guardia HS of Music & Art and Performing Arts were not amused that a boy stole their stiletto-heeled thunder and became this year’s prom queen — and...
Carmelo and Kevin Durant were at a dinner together
Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony will be together Monday for a press conference in Manhattan to announce the U.S. Olympic team that will be competing in Rio in August. Former...
Principal throws away $25K in desks for 'progressive' tables
Students at PS 169 in Brooklyn are learning a tough lesson in subtraction — the school has trashed more than 1,200 perfectly good desks. The desks — which were only...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx Two would-be bank-robbery suspects left a Parkchester branch empty-handed when a teller rebuffed them, cops said. The duo attempted to rip off the Chase branch on Metropolitan Avenue...