July 16, 2016
Sprewell? Pennington? Ranking best NY sports revenge games
Let’s call Daniel Murphy’s season to date what it really is: The greatest revenge tour New York ever has seen, from either side of the revenge viewpoint. Murphy has opted...
Sears' Control The Moment hangs on for Meadowlands Pace
Driver Brian Sears won the 40th edition of the $732,050 Meadowlands Pace with Control The Moment by a nose over Racing Hill in 1:48 2/5 Saturday night at the Meadowlands. Check...
Age or wear weren't ruining UFC fighter's life -- Lyme disease was
Jim Miller, the veteran mixed martial artist from Sparta, N.J., thought he was going to announce his retirement after a final bout at UFC 200 in Las Vegas. Win or...
Mets let Logan Verrett's guile go to waste
PHILADELPHIA — What a waste. The Mets received just about everything they could have wanted from the weakest spot in their rotation Saturday night, with Logan Verrett providing an opportunity...
Dear John: NYPD's not ‘lazy,’ it’s short-staffed
Dear John: As a loyal reader who has written to you before, I was very dismayed to read your response to J.D. on Sunday. To call NYPD officers “lazy” over...
Trainer Jonathan Sheppard still making history at Saratoga
On Aug. 20, 1993, jockey Julie Krone guided Ratings to a hotly contested neck victory over Lady Blessington in the Grade 2, $120,000 Diana Handicap, giving Krone a record-tying five...
Sanders won the soul of the Democratic Party
Don’t fret, Bernie Sanders fans: You may have lost the battle for the Democratic nomination, but you definitely won the war for the party’s soul. That’s because Hillary Clinton —...
This is just the kind of season Mark Teixeira's having
You know things are going badly when the fact you don’t have a broken foot is the most positive news of the day. But that’s basically where Mark Teixeira is...
Cuomo's 'Start-Up' program is bad news for New Yorkers
The news about Gov. Cuomo’s signature jobs program, Start-Up New York, gets worse by the day. Turns out, some of the paltry 408 jobs it’s created (after spending $53 million...
Bill Haas is just fine being underestimated at British Open
TROON, Scotland — Bill Haas is alone in third place entering Sunday’s British Open final round, but he knows he will be fighting an uphill battle at Royal Troon. Haas,...
NYCFC looks to rebound against streak-stopping Kansas City
After seeing a four-game win streak come to a screeching halt against Sporting Kansas City last Sunday, New York City FC travels to Montreal looking to get back on track....
Hondo: Let’s play two!
Hondo stumbled with the usually reliable Rangers on Saturday but was bailed out by the Birds, who nipped the Rays to leave the earnings holding firm at 2,467 kalines. Sunday:...
In My Library: Dale Soules
Early in the new “Orange Is the New Black” season, Dale Soules’ character, Frieda, casually disposes of a dead guard by hacking up his body. “I’m regularly shocked by what...
The attention to detail that shows Isles finally in good hands
It has been decades since the Islanders had an owner who wasn’t in it to make a real estate killing or to advance a hidden agenda, or both. But now,...
MLB commish takes easy route, caves to political correctness
As if there aren’t enough political, racial, religious and ethnic problems of late, MLB seems eager to provoke some more. At the All-Star break, commissioner Rob Manfred was asked about...
Is a remerger between Viacom and CBS going to happen?
A tipster says that Massachusetts Judge George Phelan is on the verge of a decision about whether Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman can overturn his ouster from the Sumner Redstone family...
Is the Federal Reserve fueling fears into US markets?
Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard for the average investor to make money in the stock market? Did you just miss the post-Brexit rally of 1,000 points, perhaps?...
All the Tanaka questions the Yankees need answered
The Yankees will find out soon enough whether they are going to be able to make a run at the postseason or would be better served moving some assets. One...
David Price on battling racism, October demons and nearly quitting
Red Sox pitcher David Price, who will start Sunday night’s game against the Yankees in The Bronx, took a timeout for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: How...
America's health care revolution hurts all workers
The health care revolution has only just begun. And the pain associated with its cost has been felt from the management ranks all the way down to the mailroom, with...
Is this Sabathia regression or bad luck? Why Yankees need to know
Sell! Sell! Sell! OK, now that that’s out of the way, let’s move onto other issues. After all, the Yankees exist as an ongoing concern and intend to play baseball...
Netflix tries denying Ryan Kavanaugh from attorneys' fee award
Netflix took the gloves off in its legal battle with Relativity Media by attempting to deny the studio and its founder, Ryan Kavanaugh, a $1.3 million award for attorneys’ fees....
Why Pokémon Go isn't going anywhere any time soon
Pokémon Go may be a fad, but it isn’t fading any time soon. Social media chatter and “likes” of Pokémon Go since its release on July 6 have remained extremely...
2 teams tracking Nathan Eovaldi as Andrew Miller hunt picks up
By now there isn’t much the Cubs don’t know about Andrew Miller, since they have been scouting the Yankees for a month. Still, they aren’t leaving much to chance as...
How Phil Mickelson got gritty on day everything felt off
TROON, Scotland — Phil Mickelson began Saturday’s third round of the British Open with a one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson, and he will begin Sunday’s final round trailing Stenson by...
Maccagnan risking Jets' season -- and becoming the scapegoat
There is usually a change in a football team’s universe at this time of year when scrutiny shifts from the general manager to the head coach. After months of roster...
This gadget stops concertgoers from using their phones
It’s lock camera, action when Axl Rose and the other members of Guns N’ Roses and Alicia Keys take the stage for their shows. These and many other artists are...
Yankees looking dangerously ugly as selling comes into focus
After watching the latest inept performance by the Yankees, the Steinbrenner family should enter complete sell mode. Forget being sellers by the Aug. 1 trade deadline. Put the most storied...
City making hotels, stadiums deal with excessive food waste
With some new rules, New York is trying to rein in one aspect of decadence in the city that always bites: food waste. Picky dieters and the wasteful “I could...
Inside Knicks' 'high-energy' workout as bonding gets started
While president Phil Jackson is holed up at his Montana lakehouse, the bonding of his new Knicks began in a private gym in Los Angeles on Thursday. Supervised by personal...
People are unaware of how much they spend on bank fees
If you’re an average American, you’re probably paying through the nose for your banking. You’re getting soaked on bank fees but often don’t realize by how much, says a new...
Millennials should start taking stocks seriously
Many millennials are missing the chance to accumulate significant assets. That’s because two out of three aren’t interested in stocks, the asset class that tends to generate the best long-term...
GoFundMe page helps aspiring nun pay off student loan debt
CLIFTON, N.J. — An aspiring nun who was told she couldn't enter a convent until her student loan debt was paid off has used an online appeal to get the...
Meet the man behind the beard: 'Beef' is your new favorite golfer
TROON, Scotland — I introduced myself to Andrew Johnston on Friday afternoon after he finished his British Open second round at Royal Troon. When he heard I was from New...
Man arrested for trying to break into United Nations building
A deranged man was busted when he smashed a window to enter a United Nations building early Saturday, police said. The suspect, identified as a 44-year-old Connecticut resident, tried to...
Students 'manhandled' by police while searching for friend in Bastille Day attack
Ten University of California-Berkeley students searching for a friend missing since the truck attack in Nice, France, were taken in by French police Saturday. Abhinav Kukreja, a pal of Berkeley...
56 turns 75: Remembering Joe DiMaggio's streak, and the day it died
He was young, at the peak of his athletic powers — that day, in fact, he had celebrated his 24th birthday. So much lay ahead of Lou Boudreau that night...
This year's Conforto? 9 stud call-ups who may swing playoff races
Sometimes the savior arrives as a hired hand, entering in July and exiting in October, remembered fondly always. Think of Johnny Cueto and Ben Zobrist in Kansas City (2015), or...
Anklets are the ultimate fashion crime
Nothing conjures up ’90s fashion memories like Calvin Klein. The New York fashion house was a perennial provocateur, creating the zeitgeist decade nearly single-handed. So it was no surprise when,...
Mickelson suddenly looking up as British Open now a face-off
TROON, Scotland — A Ryder Cup has broken out at the 145th British Open. Barring some unforeseen circumstances, Sunday’s final round at Royal Troon boils down to a classic match-plan...
Let's face it, the tie is dead
When Prince Harry turned up this June at a military event in England, something was off — literally. Ivor Anderson, a 91-year-old D-Day veteran, was quick to point it out,...
Behind Jets' Mo Wilkerson deal: How hasty emails, calls sealed it
It started to sink in for Muhammad Wilkerson and his camp last weekend, that a long-term contract with the Jets was not going to happen. Five days later, Wilkerson signed...
Farewell Four Seasons: These are NYC's new power lunch spots
On Saturday night, the Four Seasons — the city’s most legendary power-lunch spot — served its final dinner to the city’s deal-makers. “I have always enjoyed going there,” says regular...
Here's how to fake that healthy glow
Highlighters make you shimmer without looking like a disco ball.
Turkey’s president wants US to extradite exiled Poconos cleric
Ankara’s Public Enemy No. 1 is a reclusive 75-year-old imam from the Poconos — and Turkey’s president is demanding the United States hand him over immediately. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
3 things Trump could learn from Nixon's 1968 campaign
Stop me if you’ve seen this movie before. On the Democratic side is a wounded, unloved establishment candidate tied to the outgoing administration and bearing the burden of a failed...
How a kidnapped Yazidi girl escaped the ISIS sex trade
As a 19-year-old girl in northern Iraq, Farida Khalaf had as normal a life as one could: She lived with her parents and four brothers in a small village called...
Cops question woman after boyfriend found fatally stabbed
A man was stabbed to death in his Bronx apartment Saturday morning, and cops are grilling his girlfriend about the killing, police sources said. Police showed up to 521 Commonwealth...
The fear of raising biracial babies could lead to new era of segregation
“We are not as divided as we seem.” That’s what President Obama told the mourners gathered at the funeral of the five Dallas police officers slain last week. I agree...
Trump introduces Pence as 'my partner in this campaign'
Donald Trump introduced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate on Saturday, calling him "my partner in this campaign" and his first choice to join him on the Republican...
Pakistani social media star strangled by brother in 'honor killing'
A Pakistani social-media star was allegedly strangled by her brother in an apparent “honor killing,” officials said Saturday. Qandeel Baloch, whose raunchy social-media photos offended sensibilities in the deeply conservative...
Man dies after 'drunk' off-duty cop slams into pedestrians
A man died and a woman is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries after a drunk off-duty NYPD cop drove his SUV onto a Brooklyn sidewalk early Saturday, police sources...
Bastille Day killer was 'radicalized very quickly': official
NICE, France -- French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve says that the truck driver who killed 84 people when he careened into a crowd at a fireworks show was "radicalized very...
This guy's got a knife stuck in his face and it's horrifying
A Brazilian doctor uploaded footage of himself removing a knife from a man's face. The footage is shocking, but the method of removal seems pretty obvious.
Turkish president says he's in control as forces fight back coup
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's president declared he is in control of the country early Saturday as loyal military and police forces fought to squash a coup attempt during a night...
ISIS claims Bastille Day attacker as a 'soldier'
ISIS called the man who mowed down a Bastille Day crowd in the French city of Nice — killing 84 and injuring more than 300 — one of its “soldiers.”...
French prosecutor's office says 5 in custody in wake of Bastille Day attack
NICE, France — The Paris prosecutor's office says that five people are in custody following the deadly truck attack in the French resort city of Nice. The office released no...
Now you can play polo in a kayak
Even if you don’t fall in the water, you’ll be drenched within five minutes of playing kayak polo. Between the frantic paddling and the splashing when the ball hits the...
FTC pulls a 'Comey' with Herbalife decision
The FTC made a Comey-like left turn on Friday. For much of its 42-page complaint against Herbalife, the Federal Trade Commission appeared headed toward a settlement that would have found...
The Hoff says 'Knight Rider' movie would be awesome
David Hasselhoff — or a mid-’80s version thereof — is back on TV this weekend. The El Rey Network will air a 10-episode “Knight Rider” marathon Sunday (10 a.m. to...
The dream that inspired Dr. John's Louis Armstrong album
Louis Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans, but spent his last three decades at home in Corona, Queens. Dr. John, too, is a son of New Orleans. And...
Restaurant reverses course, welcomes back cops with free meals
SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. — Lucky's Teriyaki is apologizing and is offering free meals to law enforcement officers after word spread that the restaurant in Washington state didn't want law enforcement to...
Julie Chen liked to dress up as Madonna as a teen
It’s a long way from Queens to Los Angeles, but Julie Chen, who hosts “Big Brother” by night and “The Talk” by day, sometimes feels like she never left home....
Get up close to LeBron, Serena and other sports greats in Brooklyn
Why wait for Brazil? You can see some of the most dazzling Olympic moments right now, at the Brooklyn Museum. The show is “Who Shot Sports” — and no, it’s...
Saudis stonewalled US terror probes before, after 9/11: report
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia was so uncooperative in US terror investigations before and after 9/11 that one New York FBI investigator slammed the kingdom as “useless and obstructionist,” according to...
Probed de Blasio non-profit releases last financial filing
Mayor de Blasio's non-profit that's under multiple investigations released its last financial filing late Friday - showing $60,000 in donations and more than $370,000 in expenditures. The Campaign for One...
Anti-cop protests draw small, peaceful crowds in Manhattan
Anti-cop protests in New York and across the country Friday night drew small and mostly peaceful crowds, despite rumors of mass demonstrations. The Department of Defense were among those spooked...
Heroic father and 'extraordinary' mom among dead in Nice attack
A French father saving his pregnant wife. A father and son from Texas. A young Russian woman. A German teacher and two of her students. These are just some of...
Cursing cabby to pay kissing lesbians $14K — unless he learns his lesson
A cabby ordered by the Human Rights Commission to pay $14,000 to two lesbians at whom he cursed for kissing in the back seat can keep the money if he...
Donor in Skelos and Silver scandals now funding PACs
ALBANY — A real-estate company implicated in both the Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver corruption scandals has shifted its contributions from lawmakers to political action committees that protect landlord interests,...
De Blasio: No aides to be fired over bungled nursing-home sale
Mayor de Blasio says no one is going to get fired over a bungled Lower East Side nursing-home sale because it was simply “a mistake.” But three months ago he...
Cook claims famed LI meatball joint stiffed him out of OT pay
A longtime cook at a top Long Island restaurant famed for its meatballs was stiffed out of overtime pay, according to a lawsuit. Luis Calle worked for 15 years as...
Pence says being tapped as Trump's VP was 'meant to happen'
Mike Pence will officially be rolled out as Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running mate Saturday — with the Indiana governor telling friends his selection was meant to be. “He was very...
Beyoncé's $126M tour tops Bruce, Bieber in first half of 2016
Beyoncé, Bruce and the Biebs are ruling the North American concert tour circuit so far this year — a period in which the old guard appears to be ceding a...
Elderly woman shot after being caught in gang crossfire
A 75-year-old woman was shot in the Bronx Friday night when she was caught in the crossfire between two gangs, police said. Authorities say the victim, who was not either...
Turkey's president blames coup on exiled cleric living in the Poconos
A reclusive religious cleric who lives in exile in the Poconos is behind the attempted military coup in Turkey, according to the target of the uprising, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan....
Unlikely Bastille Day jihadist 'was not a Muslim, he was a s- -t'
He’s a Tunisian-born petty criminal with a violent streak — but nobody saw this coming. Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who killed at least 84 Bastille Day revelers and wounded hundreds more...
Neil Walker presents Mets' case: We're a playoff team
PHILADELPHIA — Operation Postseason is off to a good start. Neil Walker once again played a huge role in the Mets’ 5-3 victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park...
Man ‘owes’ more than $46K in bridge tolls and fees
The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority has taken a toll on a man who allegedly owes the agency more than $46,000 in fines. Jeffrey Schneider, 56, committed 899 toll violations...
A-Rod is battling last year's A-Rod in 1st-base quest
Alex Rodriguez hasn’t played first base in a game since his lone appearance at the position on April 11 of last season, when he looked out of sorts and made...
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The Bronx The suspect followed a 13-year-old girl into her Crotona Park home where he sexually assaulted and tried to rape her, police said. He tailed the teen at about...
It all was great for Yoenis Cespedes -- then he tried to run
PHILADELPHIA — Yoenis Cespedes had positive vibes until he tried to run the bases. The Mets outfielder, who skipped the All-Star Game because of a sore right quadriceps, felt discomfort...