October 22, 2016
Magical night for Cubs fans — and it's not even the World Series
CHICAGO — The thin aisles filled at Wrigley Field 90 minutes before Kyle Hendricks’ first pitch, and so did a brew of tension, hope, anticipation and energy. “It was amazing,”...
Academy test question justifies shooting of bat-swinging woman: union boss
The NYPD’s sergeants union is amping up its PR war against new Police Commissioner James O’Neill — taking out a full-page ad in the New York Post and other publications...
Cubs reach World Series for first time since 1945
CHICAGO — Holy cow, Cubs win. The unattainable for generations of fans in this town became reality at 9:45 p.m. local time Saturday, when Aroldis Chapman got Yasiel Puig to...
What NYCFC, Red Bulls must do to lock up prime playoff spots
Momentum and postseason positioning are the remaining goals for the Red Bulls and New York City FC in their respective MLS regular-season finales on Sunday. For NYCFC, a win over...
St. John's top recruit reflects on painful journey as triumph nears
The future, at long last, is almost here. Less than three weeks away. Finally. Soon, Marcus LoVett Jr. won’t have to imagine the noise or the energy at Carnesecca Arena...
Devils' Taylor Hall displaying a knack for game-winning goals
New Jersey is bringing out the best in Taylor Hall, especially when it comes to game-winning goals. Hall scored 29 seconds into overtime and the Devils won for the second...
Jets still chasing repeat of Joe Namath's 11 games of greatness
Think about some of the iconic quarterback names in pro football. Otto Graham was the Browns’ quarterback for 10 seasons, and won seven championships. Johnny Unitas quarterbacked the Colts for...
Jimmy Vesey dazzles in 3-minute spree as Rangers roar back
WASHINGTON — If the fifth game of the season can provide for a signature victory, then the Rangers gladly will affix their names to this one. “Of course a win...
Barclays' helpless ice forcing Isles to scope out Citi Field lot
WASHINGTON — The commute might be a pain. The obstructed views and imperfect sightlines may be inconveniences. But the Barclays Center ice … the ice that continues to be sub-standard...
Pete Carroll rocked by Dennis Byrd death: 'We’re so sick'
The news hit Pete Carroll hard last Saturday night. The Seahawks coach was preparing for his team’s game with the Falcons the next day when he heard Dennis Byrd had...
The Geno Smith era restarts with only one way to go
Time for Plan B. After stumbling to a 1-5 start, Jets coach Todd Bowles pulled the plug on the team’s $12 million quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick this week and replaced him...
The Saints a good bet vs. Chiefs because of these two factors
Saints (+6¹/₂) over CHIEFS: Andy Reid maintained snappy off-the-bye résumé with stuffing of hated Raiders, but Chiefs expended considerable physical and psychic energy, and expect Kansas City to play conservatively...
Will Cam Newton ever stop being a sore loser?
We get it. Cam Newton hates to lose. It’s an admirable — albeit required — trait for an athlete in any sport. That, however, doesn’t make it right for him...
Kenny Atkinson talks Nets, NYC experience and Lin-Carmelo
With the NBA season getting ready to tip off, new Nets coach Kenny Atkinson took a timeout for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: In what ways are...
Giants are down one disgraced kicker and up so many obstacles
LONDON — This always was sitting out there, shielding the Giants from the bye week sitting seven games into the season. They knew before they could take a break, they...
Players swarm choking college player who can't get helmet off
A scary moment unfolded Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va., as a TCU player appeared to be choking in the middle of the game. Aaron Curry, a defensive tackle from Keller, Texas,...
Patriots problem kicker; surprise stud QB: 5 NFL things to watch
With all the games, backstories, injuries and developments in a given week in the NFL, it is tough to know what to look for on Sunday. Here are five things...
Verlander deal? Astros all-in? Why MLB hot stove could be trade-heavy
There is a growing sense among executives that the trade market is going to be active this offseason fueled by these factors: 1. Arguably the worst free-agent starting-pitching class ever...
Barclays CEO dines with hedgies to wrest business from unlikely foe
How do you get $669 billion in one room? Ask Jes Staley. The Barclays chief executive was seen wining and dining some of the world’s biggest hedge funds — all...
Kyle Schwarber could be unthinkable Cubs X-factor
CHICAGO — The Cubs have considered a possible high-octane addition to their World Series roster. Kyle Schwarber, who has been out since the first week of the regular season after...
Trump lays out policies for first 100 days in White House
Donald Trump delivered the “closing argument” to the presidential election in historic Gettysburg, Pa. on Saturday, invoking President Abraham Lincoln as he vowed to unite a divided country, and set...
Alabama tells 100,000 football fans not to use the bathroom
With No. 6 Texas A&M in town, the folks in Tuscaloosa were expecting a capacity crowd at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. And that could be bad news as this Top-10...
J.Crew finally has an activewear line
What a difference two years makes in fashion. J.Crew’s legendary Chairman and CEO Mickey Drexler this month announced his first activewear line in partnership with New Balance. The Post’s Josh...
Week 7 DFS lineup: This is the week NFL goes haywire
I am about to jinx myself in a big, big way. But it really has to be said so that y'all understand where I am coming from: I’ve been in...
Jets mysteriously pull plug on starting linebacker
The Jets made a few roster moves Saturday afternoon. The biggest was placing starting LB Erin Henderson on the reserve-non-football injury/illness list. The reason was unknown, but means Henderson likely...
Ivanka Trump learned about finances when she was a teen
Ivanka Trump says she learned a valuable lesson about finances when she was 14 and her mother booked a trip, reserving coach seats for Ivanka, Donald and Eric while Ivana...
Dog owners want special turf at park so their pets don't get hurt
Brooklyn pooch owners demand nothing but the very best for Fido — and taxpayers get to foot the bill. Puppy parents who visit the Pier 6 dog run in Brooklyn...
How Knicks' defensive problem decided last roster spot
The Knicks’ defense wasn’t impressive in the preseason, which is why coach Jeff Hornacek refused to cut defensive forward Maurice Ndour and rolled the dice in waiving injured point guard...
How Charlie Strong lost me: Texas coach must be fired
If there is one play that perfectly sums up Texas’ 2016 season and the entire Charlie Strong era in Austin, it came in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s loss to...
De Blasio's $500 million Sandy-rebuilding fiasco
It was just one year ago that Mayor de Blasio publicly patted himself on the back for setting a hard-and-fast deadline — the end of 2016 — to finish rebuilding...
Standing up for civil rights --- against the NAACP
Kudos to US Education Secretary John King — a black Latino serving under the nation’s first African-American president — for rebuking the NAACP for its misguided slap at charter schools....
This Dan Girardi knows when to sit on the bench
WASHINGTON — When Dan Girardi was younger, more foolish and in the midst of compiling that astonishing stretch in which he missed only two of a possible 791 games (including...
Inside the intangible growths of rising Jameis and Mariota
Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota will endure the inevitable growing pains, because virtually all of them do — even John Elway, even Peyton Manning. But make no mistake: There are...
Teenager wakes up from coma speaking fluent Spanish
A Georgia teenager has survived a life-threatening head injury on the soccer pitch that put him in a coma — and when he woke up, he was only speaking fluent...
Why didn't Steve Smith speak up when Greg Hardy was a teammate?
Sincerity, the late Ch. 9 showbiz show host Joe Franklin would lecture, is the most important thing to demonstrate in any business. “You’ll go nowhere,” he insisted, “without sincerity. “And...
Imagine if NYC looked like this
Imagine how much a bridge between Chelsea and Hoboken, NJ, would ease morning commutes. Imagine if the Time Warner Center was a spaceshiplike mall that went all the way around...
In My Library: Norm Macdonald
Leave it to former Weekend Update anchor Norm Macdonald to give new heft to the phrase “unreliable narrator.” Exhibit A: his purported memoir, titled “Based on a True Story.” Among...
DA wants immunity revoked for diplomat who allegedly beat wife
Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr. wants immunity revoked for the German diplomat accused of giving his wife a black eye — saying in a letter to the mayor’s office Friday...
Toddler dies in fire with his dog huddled at his side
SPOKANE, Wash. — A toddler who died in a house fire was found with his dog and teddy bear next to him and authorities believe the dog tried to protect...
MTA bus driver arrested after fatally striking woman
Cops busted the MTA bus driver who struck and killed a woman in downtown Manhattan Friday night. Roger Weckworth, 63, the operator of the QM7 bus that ran over a...
AT&T strikes $85B deal to buy Time Warner
AT&T confirmed Saturday night that it is acquiring Time Warner for $107.50 per share or $85.4 billion. The mega-merger, tipped since Friday, sees the exit of the Time Warner boss...
Derrick Rose returns to Knicks 'heaven,' only regrets son's birthday
An ecstatic Derrick Rose said it felt like “heaven” to be on the court for his first Knicks practice after missing more than two weeks for his $21.5 million civil...
Subway flasher stabbed 7 times by homeless man
A 52-year-old man who exposed himself on the subway was stabbed seven times by a homeless man he thought was interested in sex, cops said. Merrick Buckingham of East New...
Looks like Draymond Green is still looking for groins to kick
Draymond Green is kicking off the start of the NBA season. With regular-season play beginning Tuesday, the Warriors' enigmatic forward picked up right where he left off in the NBA...
Lester's brilliance highlights how Cubs' other gamble is going bust
CHICAGO — In a private moment, Cubs officials will admit going long term with a pitcher — even a pitcher you know as well as the top Cubs officials knew...
Eleanor Roosevelt's 'mistress' died heartbroken and alone
They called each other “darling,” “dear one” and “heart.” They told each other “je t’aime” and “j’adore,” and wrote more than 3,000 letters to one another. “All day I’ve thought...
Trump vows to sue all of the 'liars' accusing him of sexual assault
Donald Trump could not resist the urge to launch cannonballs at familiar foes during his Gettysburg address Saturday. Trump slammed the media, dubbed Hillary Clinton a criminal, made further claims...
The Lego exhibit of your dreams arrives in Italy
Artist Nathan Sawaya's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" features works made entirely from Lego bricks.
Sorry, Democrats: The GOP isn't dead yet
To hear liberal concern trolls tell it, the presumed defeat of Donald Trump will be the end of the Republican Party. “Today’s GOP Crackup Is the Final Unraveling of Nixon’s...
Harvard's minimum wage protests was caused by its own professors
The social-justice warriors of Harvard are on the march again, this time in solidarity with the university’s dining-hall workers. Students and faculty have spent the past few days protesting low...
'Sex bots' conference banned in Asia, moves to London
The International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots will tackle subjects such as the use of “teledildonics,” or cyber sex toys, to human like robots that can
'Where's the chicken?': Woman sues KFC for $20M over false advertising
A Hudson Valley woman is finger lickin’ mad at Kentucky Fried Chicken, claiming its understuffed buckets are for the birds. Anna Wurtzburger, of Hopewell Junction, says she bought a $20...
What it's really like to lose your spouse to a terrorist
It took Antoine Leiris under an hour to compose his powerful Facebook reaction to the murder of his wife, Hélène Muyal-Leiris, who died at the Bataclan theater in Paris. Terrorists...
Boyfriend of missing college student deemed a 'person of interest'
Authorities in Texas said Friday they have a "person of interest" in the disappearance of a 22-year-old college student last seen more than a week ago. Investigators said the woman's...
Missing model last spotted at Bushwick party: cops
Cops and relatives of a Mexican model missing since last weekend continued searching for her Saturday as police revealed she was last seen attending a rooftop party at a Bushwick,...
Iraq pushes into town near Mosul after ISIS assault on Kirkuk
Iraqi forces on Saturday swept into the villages around Mosul, retaking 50 towns in the bloody, brutal campaign to liberate the country’s last ISIS stronghold. Roadside bombs, snipers and suicide...
Bob Dylan's silence on Nobel Prize win is 'arrogant'
STOCKHOLM — A member of the Swedish Academy that awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature to Bob Dylan says the U.S. singer-songwriter's silence since receiving the honor is "impolite...
Dad asked teen for pic of breasts while son died in hot car: lawyers
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A Georgia man swapped sexual text messages with a teenage girl while his toddler son sat dying in the back seat of the father's sweltering SUV, his...
The racist bid to deny Clarence Thomas' historic greatness
Sunday is the 25th anniversary of Clarence Thomas being sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court. From his beginnings in Georgia, where he lived in a shanty, he...
Another fine mess for Odell Beckham Jr.
Odell Beckham Jr. is collecting fines the same way he hauls in receptions. The NFL announced Friday it fined the Giants receiver $24,309 for the unsportsmanlike conduct he exhibited after...
Nancy Grace now has a Hallmark movie franchise
Nancy Grace hasn’t exactly been laying low since leaving cable news. The former prosecutor ended her 12-year run hosting HLN’s “Nancy Grace” on Oct. 13. Since then, she’s been promoting...
Wonder Woman too sexy for some UN members
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations celebrated Wonder Woman's 75th birthday on Friday by naming the comic book character as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and...
Why it's no guarantee Dan Girardi will play vs. Capitals
Dan Girardi was back on the ice for a second straight day Friday after suffering a groin injury in last Saturday’s loss in St. Louis. Despite the veteran defenseman’s presence...
Knicks' new offense revealed: It's not Phil Jackson's triangle
As Knicks center Willy Hernangomez corralled a rebound in Brooklyn on Thursday, he fed a short outlet to Justin Holiday in the backcourt and then took a couple of slow...
Hondo: It’s Miss or miss
Hondo did some running in place Friday night — for about four and a half hours — as he ended up with a double-OT push with Cal that left the...
Suzanne Vega doesn't miss old New York
For more than 30 years, the sights and sounds of New York City have always dripped into Suzanne Vega’s music — most notably with her famous (and frequently covered) song...
NYC's best Halloween events are kid-friendly
Halloween in the city isn’t all about bloody haunted houses and boozy candy-corn martinis. Countless family-friendly events are all over town — and you don’t have to wait till Oct....
Who could spoil Cubs shot at history? Clayton Kershaw
CHICAGO — For these members of the Cubs, the franchise’s tragic history might as well be the stuff of a bedtime fairy tale. There was the September meltdown in 1969,...
Giants reveal some of their London sightseeing plans
LONDON — Some will explore, some will sleep, some will not venture too far from the team’s sprawling suburban hotel complex in Middlesex. Giants linebacker Jonathan Casillas said he knows...
Family 'heartbroken' after model goes missing in Brooklyn
The father of a Mexican model was searching for her Friday after she went missing in Brooklyn. Geraldine Mendez Victoria, 20, left the Flatbush apartment where she had been staying...
'Sorer than normal': Muhammad Wilkerson's status in doubt
The Jets, in need of some positive news, were out of luck Friday. They could be without struggling defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson on Sunday against the Ravens. Without a sack...
Woman arrested for trying to light Molotov cocktail in Times Square
A 24-year-old woman was busted trying to light what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail in Times Square Friday night. She tried to set fire to a rag stuffed into...
Housekeeper: Poop-obsessed Broadway bigwig stiffed me on pay
A former housekeeper is suing her Broadway producer boss, claiming the exec paid her crap for meticulously cataloguing her treasured Wheaten Terrier Sandy’s eating, walking and pooping habits. “Vanya and...
Islanders youngster's season debut cut short after injury
That certainly was a quick and unfortunate NHL cameo for Ryan Pulock. The Islanders called up the 22-year-old defenseman and he played just 3:57 in his season debut before suffering...
Ex-NYPD detective admits he helped jail an 'innocent' man
A former NYPD detective testified Friday that a man he helped put away for murder never committed the crime. “As I sit here today, I believe Edward Garry is innocent,”...
5 recent scandals that rocked the NFL before Josh Brown
Since becoming NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell has been beset by a string of criticism for the league’s handling of myriad controversies. Here’s a look: Bountygate (2012) Goodell’s reputation took its...
Progressives plan to make Hillary's potential presidency a living hell
Progressives angry over revelations in Team Clinton’s e-mails — such as one calling their hero Bernie Sanders “a doofus” — are vowing to use the hacked messages to prevent the...
Jets fans must fight temptation to boo Geno Smith right away
We know you’re angry, upset, frustrated and disillusioned. We know a change in quarterback, a move that usually breeds renewed optimism, doesn’t have quite that same feel when it comes...
Anthem singer kneels during her performance at Heat game
MIAMI (AP) — A woman performing the national anthem before an NBA preseason game in Miami did so while kneeling at midcourt. Denasia Lawrence opened her jacket just before she...
Distraught mom brings teddy bear in slain boy's clothes to killer's sentencing
A heartbroken mother whose 4-year-old was starved and beaten to death clutched a teddy bear in court dressed in the boy’s Christening outfit as she watched his monster baby sitter...
A well-rested Kenley Jansen makes Cubs' task more daunting
CHICAGO — If the Dodgers could glean anything positive from the past two games of the NLCS, it was that Kenley Jansen didn’t throw a pitch. The star closer will...
Julie Patz's toy testimony may dismiss longtime suspect
The mother of Etan Patz testified Friday about how the slain 6-year-old boy loved a little mouse toy that never left his side. “Johnny Mouse slept in a little box...
Josh Brown response a Giant failure — from top to bottom
LONDON — The Giants look terrible here. Josh Brown is not quite gone yet and certainly not forgotten, but his newly appointed presence on the Reserve/Commissioner Exempt list is the...
Why UFC 205 bout could join these legendary MSG nights
It is more than 17 years since Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis fought for the undisputed heavyweight championship at Madison Square Garden on March 13, 1999. That night, a sold-out...
Jets refuse to accept that their season is probably over
Buster Skrine hears the negative talk. He knows the Jets’ ugly record. But the veteran cornerback also believes what his eyes tell him, that the talent he sees in the...
Ex-cop blasts 'knee-jerk' reactions to police shootings
City officials “haven’t learned their lesson” when it comes to knee-jerk judgments of police shootings, said an ex-cop who was vilified after killing a teen on a rooftop in Brooklyn....