November 12, 2016
Homecoming hero: Hollis-Jefferson dominates in Nets' win
PHOENIX – Maybe Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is having an offensive epiphany. Or maybe he was inspired by having his mother make a surprise trip to see him play, or being back...
Devils' home dominance continues in fourth straight win
With a four game road trip looming, the Devils knew how important two back-to-back, home-and-home sets would be. Kyle Quincey said the team's goal was to win all four games....
Islanders find a creative way to lose another one
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Panthers spoiled Jaroslav Halak's solid night in a hurry. Jonathan Marchessault tied the game with 13.6 seconds left in regulation and Denis Malgin scored late in...
UFC's new villain destroys Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson’s fast start didn’t last long. He landed wild, but effective punches on Khabib Nurmagomedov (23-0) while dancing around the Octagon. It looked like the Russian was suffering from...
World Chess Championship pits model against Putin's puppet
It’s the battle of the fashion model versus Putin’s puppet. A ferocious takedown between two prodigies will take place downtown over the next few weeks — and the fight is...
What the NHL will miss when all the hits are gone
Of course, the blindside hit on which Nazem Kadri leveled Daniel Sedin a tick, after the younger twin had released a wrist shot in Toronto last Saturday, should be illegal....
Miesha Tate stunningly retires after getting destroyed
Miesha Tate accurately predicted a fighter’s retirement — but she was talking about the wrong former champion. Earlier in the week, she suggested Ronda Rousey could call it quits if...
Russian steals UFC 205 show by slamming 'chicken' McGregor
Madison Square Garden had a new heel Saturday night. Meet Khabib Nurmagomedov, an undefeated lightweight contender who was ready not only to take on Conor McGregor, but all of Ireland...
Frankie Edgar gives MSG what it wants in UFC 205 slugfest
The wait was more than worth it. After years of campaigning to get mixed martial arts sanctioned in New York, making the fruitless drive to Albany every year, Frankie Edgar...
Former CFL star gets his chance to help Giants fill a major hole
Brett Jones remembers the conversation vividly. The center for the Calgary Stampeders was about to leave for a real-live NFL tryout with the Giants, and his offensive line coach, Pat...
Election Day brought a win for New York's most decent politician
Election Day 2016 saw a win for one of the most decent public servants New York has known these last two decades: former Assembly GOP leader John Faso. His convincing...
Clinton's loss means a de Blasio-Cuomo 2020 race
The race for the 2020 Democratic nomination is on, and New York has two big contenders: Gov. Cuomo and . . . Mayor de Blasio. Yes, they need to win...
Unfair expectations lead to the worst kind of sports hypocrisy
What we too often expect from people we wouldn’t — couldn’t — expect from ourselves. Take the running back on a sweep toward either sideline (now called “the edges”) late...
Carmelo pulls different kind of disappearing act as Knicks fade
TORONTO — Carmelo Anthony stayed around for the end this time — and that didn’t turn out to be a good thing. After blasting Toronto, with 29 points midway through...
The 10 NFL hopes of stopping Patriots' Super Bowl march
We are just four games into the Tom Brady Revenge Tour, and plenty can change between now and Super Bowl LI, but it is hardly too early to ask: Is...
90 years of Rangers: Beginning countdown of 90 best Blueshirts ever
The first of a four-part series The Rangers may be an NHL Original Six team, but they are a New York Original Three — dating further back than any of...
Giants' Paul Perkins opens up on Twitter silence, NFL 'nerd' and Super Bowl
Giants rookie rusher Paul Perkins ran through some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What are your personal goals for the second half of the season? A: The way...
Five fixes that would make these sports dramatically better
When you get right down to it, sports is pretty terrific. OK, maybe that isn’t much of a bombshell to drop here, in the middle of reams of pages of...
The best NFL team fans refuse to talk about
The Raiders are the sexy pick, the perennial down-in-the-dumps franchise that now seems to be doing everything right, with its bright young quarterback and strong defense. The Broncos are the...
12-year-old girl spots house fire, helps save family
A quick-thinking 12-year-old girl launched the rescue efforts that saved a family from a raging house fire on Long Island Friday night. Caleigh Anson, who lives nearby, saw the flames...
How will $4 billion change the UFC?
The UFC is a $4 billion company under new ownership, though there’s no real way of knowing it by the production leading up to UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden...
Pitt stuns world and turns College Football Playoff into chaos
CLEMSON, S.C. — Chris Blewitt made a 48-yard field goal with six seconds left as Pittsburgh stunned No. 3 Clemson 43-42, spoiling a record-setting Saturday for quarterback Deshaun Watson and...
Trump will help our Asian allies fight North Korea
News Flash: As much as the candidates may like or supporters may hope, not everything said in the heat of a rough-n-tumble presidential political campaign will find its way into...
Trump needs to make heads roll at the CIA and FBI
One of the thorniest questions facing the incoming Trump administration is what to do about America’s increasingly dysfunctional intelligence community, known collectively by its acronym, the IC. Made up of...
Ad boss Martin Sorrell and wife welcome baby girl
Mazel Tov to Viacom board member, Cristiana Falcone and WPP Group boss Martin Sorrell who just welcomed a baby girl, Bianca Eva Sarah Falcone Sorrell. Sorrell, 71, and Falcone, 43,...
Trump needs to think big and build right to reform our infrastructure
Donald J. Trump became president-elect in part because people are fed up with government incompetence. One place where that’s obvious is infrastructure. Comparing us to China during the campaign, Trump...
Trump can get us the China deal we deserve
To win the presidency, Donald Trump promised to cut taxes, boost energy production, roll back excessive business regulations and much more, but nothing would deliver more punch for growth and...
Why Steelers will spotlight how deceiving Cowboys are
STEELERS (-2¹/₂) over Cowboys: Cowboys’ revival is intriguing, but whom have they beaten — other than Green Bay, where the Cowboys were recipients of four turnovers, including three fumbles? Pittsburgh...
Incredible Patriots stat; dynamic QB duo: 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...
City bars Post reporter from DOE meeting despite court ruling
City Department of Education officials barred a Post reporter from a School Leadership Team meeting last week -- despite a recent court ruling that such key meetings in all schools...
Baffled Carmelo backs wife: Ref has something against me
TORONTO — Carmelo Anthony said he doesn’t believe he deserved any technical fouls Friday in Boston “for a couple of bad words’’ and the Knicks star alleged “something going on’’...
Tyron Woodley: The UFC champion nobody believes in
He’s the Rodney Dangerfield of the UFC. Tyron Woodley entered the Garden on Saturday night the welterweight champion, a winner in five of his last six bouts, having lost just...
Trump looks for ways to quickly withdraw from global climate deal
Donald Trump is seeking quick ways of withdrawing from a global agreement to limit climate change, a source on his transition team said, defying widening international backing for the plan...
Election furor continues with protests outside of Trump Tower
More than 3,000 chanting, sign-waving protesters trudged from Union Square to Trump Tower along Manhattan’s storied Fifth Avenue on Saturday -- their cries of “We reject! The President elect!” joining...
How Padres' failed experiment spawned Mets, Cubs clashing evolutions
On March 26, 2009, former player agent Jeff Moorad became the Padres’ CEO, part of a dramatic realignment caused by the team’s sale. San Diego’s previous CEO, Sandy Alderson, stepped...
Police finally have a friend in the Oval Office
Black Lives Matter helped propel Donald Trump’s unforeseen ascent to the White House. The public understood the threat to law and order posed by the movement’s calumnies about the nation’s...
Mom who bumped into Hillary says hiking photo isn't a fake
A Westchester mom insisted Saturday that her post-election, viral photograph alongside a beaming Hillary Clinton was no set-up. Conservative media outlets accused Margot Gerster of faking Wednesday’s allegedly chance meeting...
How Trump will tell millions of Americans 'You're hired'
When Donald Trump said last week that he will double the American growth rate, his skeptics scoffed. The left doesn’t think 4 percent growth is possible because they never came...
It shouldn't be hard for Trump to build that wall
To stem the tidal wave of illegal immigration engulfing America, the most important first step that Donald Trump can take is to order the Department of Homeland Security to enforce...
Couple gets married at McSorley's bar -- despite closure over rats
There wasn’t a dry eye in the room. But for the first time, the room was dry. After being shut down Wednesday by the Department of Health — which found...
Jets roster shake-up: Letdown CB replaces letdown TE
The Jets signed CB Dexter McDougle off the practice squad on Saturday. They are thin at the position with Marcus Williams out for several weeks with a high ankle sprain....
Jets rookie LB finally won't hold back on Rams star RB
Jets rookie linebacker Jordan Jenkins has seen plenty of Rams star running back Todd Gurley. The two played together for three years at Georgia. Now, Jenkins is hoping for a...
How to pad out fantasy football lineup after huge RB no-brainer
Last week was the week of the mid-tier wide receivers, as we saw the likes of Stefon Diggs, Michael Thomas, Mike Wallace and Terrelle Pryor all producing a two-times-plus return...
Why Jets' vicious QB cycle must swirl once Fitzpatrick slips up
The palpable disillusionment inside MetLifeless Stadium for Jets vs. Rams, for Case Keenum vs. Ryan Fitzpatrick, undoubtedly will be pierced sometime Sunday by the inevitable chorus of “We want Bryce,”...
Clinton blames Comey's email probe for her defeat
Hillary Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her stunning defeat in Tuesday's presidential election in a conference call with her top campaign funders on Saturday, according to two participants...
Kansas camouflages own player in best football trick play
Kansas needs all the help it can get to win games, so you have to imagine that the Jayhawks will try anything to get ahead. Saturday, in their game against...
Two arrested after shots fired at Albany mall
Gunfire erupted at the Crossgates Mall in Albany on Saturday afternoon, according to local news reports. Thirteen shots were fired near the Apple store of the shopping center and two...
Daylight saving time is messing up the ages of these twins
Talk to any twins you know, and you will likely find the one who popped out first thinks he or she is entitled to the bragging rights of being the...
Baylor QB busts up ankle with stomach-turning twist
NORMAN, Okla. — Baylor quarterback Seth Russell has suffered a severe left ankle dislocation during Saturday's game against No. 9 Oklahoma. The team says on Twitter that Baylor got an...
How Trump can fix Obamacare by giving Americans more choices
One of Donald Trump’s most consistent campaign promises was to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare. His message was magnified when, in the final week of the...
Judge declares mistrial in fatal police shooting of unarmed black motorist
CINCINNATI — A judge declared a mistrial after a jury said it was deadlocked Saturday in the case of a white former police officer charged with murder in the fatal...
NFL running back critically injured after car goes airborne
Isaiah Pead, a second-round pick of the Rams in 2012, was critically injured Saturday in a car accident in Columbus, Ohio. Pead, who played his college ball at Cincinnati, was...
This is Carmelo Anthony's leadership at its worst
TORONTO -- There’s never a dull moment covering a magnetic basketball personality like Carmelo Anthony. On Friday morning, Anthony, who has turned into a social activist for civil rights, opined about...
Baylor breaks silence: Coach hushed up about 'gang-raped' woman
WACO, Texas — Baylor University has explained for the first time how former football coach Art Briles and others responded to a woman's claims that she was gang-raped by five...
Cuomo vows to 'stand up' for New Yorkers against Trump
Gov. Cuomo is already trying to raise his own presidential profile off fears of Donald Trump’s presidency. As Democrats licked their wounds, Cuomo posted and emailed a message Saturday morning...
Trump needs to show his real estate guts in the White House
If politics is the art of the possible, it sometimes takes an impossible dream to accomplish anything. The Donald Trump I want as president is the Donald Trump who, against...
Cops search for man suspected of choking Trump supporter
A Bronx man wearing a “Make America Great Again” cap suffered for his political views when he was choked on a Bronx-bound subway train. Corey Cataldo, 24, was on his...
She finally saw her Cubs dream — and then she died
Mabel Ball lived to see the Chicago Cubs finally snap their 108-year World Series drought, then died shortly after enjoying it. At age 108.
Trump should save his tough talk for terrorists
Sure, Donald Trump didn’t talk like any other presidential candidate, but it’s a big reason why he’s the president-elect. After eight years of President Spock telling Americans it is not...
Mom 'kicks out' son for voting Trump in school's mock election
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtlzPUtyBnI&t=1s A mom tossed her son from the house because he voted for Donald Trump in an elementary school mock election. "Get your suitcase," the unidentified Fresno, Texas mom says...
Sting sells out Paris' Bataclan reopening
PARIS — A concert by British pop legend Sting is marking the reopening of the Paris' Bataclan concert hall one year after suicidal jihadis turned it into a bloodbath and...
How Democrats defeated Hillary
Donald Trump pulled off a stunning upset victory over Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night, rallying what he called the “forgotten men and women of our country” to win states such...
Police investigate shooting near rowdy Trump protest in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — As protests of President-elect Donald Trump entered another day, police in Portland, Oregon, say one person was shot by a man who had gotten into a confrontation...
How Donald Trump-like strategy can help you in fantasy football
Donald Trump’s path to the presidency was a shock to many. It took a number of competing factors to fall his way. The result could have been swayed the other...
'Best card in the history of the sport': UFC 205 invades MSG
It was the mid-1990s when Gov. George Pataki asked Randy Gordon of the New York State Athletic Commission his opinion regarding UFC and mixed martial arts. Gordon watched videos of...
Mom of suspected serial killer says son is 'misunderstood'
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The mother of a South Carolina man suspected of killing seven people says her son is "very misunderstood" but not a monster. Regina Tague told CBS for...
Why a frustrated Joakim Noah won't blame the refs
BOSTON — Joakim Noah didn’t want to hear about six technical fouls and two Knicks ejections. He said he thought the Knicks laid an egg even with all their fireworks...
A Giant opportunity, even if 'Belichick' McAdoo won't admit it
Does anyone really think the Giants are very good? Raise your hand if you believe the Giants’ 5-3 start is a precursor to their first playoff appearance since the 2011...
College hoops early signings: Which local school did best?
College basketball season started Friday night, but there were important developments two days before, with the beginning of the week-long early signing period. Below, is a look at what the...
Nets' Justin Hamilton: Spain saved my NBA career
Through two career NBA seasons, Justin Hamilton couldn’t find consistent playing time. He played 40 minutes one night, six or even none at all the next. His dreams were slipping...
First major road trip will be 'true assessment' of Rangers
CALGARY, Alberta — There was no hesitation from Alain Vigneault as the Rangers coach was asked if he felt his team was at the beginning of an important road trip....
How Brook Lopez is showing he's more than just a low-post player
For all the emphasis on Brook Lopez not fitting into the Nets’ offensive system under coach Kenny Atkinson, he certainly has surprised through the first eight games. Instead of pouting,...
The 23 moments that made UFC a global phenomenon
To celebrate the 23rd birthday of the UFC, here are 23 moments critical in making it the global phenomenon it has become: UFC is born: In 1992, Michael Abramson comes...
2 officers injured, suspect dead after shootout during fugitive search
BOISE, Idaho – Authorities say two Idaho police officers were injured and a suspect was dead after a shooting during a search for a fugitive. Police were doing a yard-to-yard...
Where Jimmy Vesey fits in Rangers' power-play shakeup
CALGARY, Alberta — The changes for the Rangers’ power-play units was less about lack of production and more about keeping the opposition off balance. Coach Alain Vigneault is looking to...
27 boots to get a kick out of this season
From ultraluxe velvet to thigh-high designs, get a leg up with the season’s coolest styles
Chris Mullin sums up Malik Ellison's improvement in two words
St. John’s upgraded roster has left a lot of visitors raving about the program’s new players. There is dazzling point guard Marcus LoVett Jr., intriguing German sharpshooter Richard Freudenberg, physical...
'The Night Of' creator's twisty new drama is well worth your time
It’s complicated. That’s my two-word description of “Undercover,” a six-episode BBC America series boasting a heavy-hitter cast (Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo, Dennis Haysbert), a distinctive creative pedigree in writer/creator Peter...
Ranger Adam Graves’ favorite steak in NYC
Adam Graves’ days as a superstar left winger for the New York Rangers are behind him — he patrolled the Madison Square Garden ice from 1991 to 2001, helping to...
Play-by-play fantasy roster construction for shot at big bucks
There are a number of tools successful daily fantasy players use to build profitable lineups — how the opposing defense ranks, recent player trends, location, weather, injuries, the Vegas Over/Under...
New York museums are making dining a fine art
Gone are the days when you Googled “restaurants near [fill in art institution’s name here]” if you wanted to eat something other than rubbery chicken salad. Museum dining has finally...
Trump heaps praise on 'gracious' Hillary Clinton
President-elect Donald Trump called his former rival “gracious” during an interview released Friday, adding the call he received from Hillary Clinton on election night “could not have been nicer.” Trump...
Taliban claims credit for deadly explosion at US base in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — An explosion at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan early Saturday killed four people, the head of international forces in the country said. U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson...
Trump to be immortalized in Disney's 'Hall of Presidents'
Celebrities may not be ready to accept Donald Trump as the next president of the United States-- but Disney World is gearing up for America's new leader. On a quarterly...
After not starting, Marcus LoVett Jr. dominates in St. John's win
For months, there was talk about how different the St. John’s roster was, how much better the Red Storm’s brand of basketball would be and how much more talent there...
Election fallout will probably ruin your Thanksgiving dinner
he election is over, so what about all those frayed relationships among loved ones? Mothers and sons, sisters and brothers, friends unfriended — it's been tough for some on opposing...
Without Whitehead, Seton Hall celebrates banner raising in style
Seton Hall raised a Big East championship banner on campus Friday night for the first time in 23 years, along with its first NCAA Tournament banner in a decade. Watching...
Man too shy to go to doctor lodges chopstick in his penis
A man who was too shy to approach a doctor about blood in his urine attempted to identify the cause of his illness at home by inserting a stainless-steel chopstick...