January 28, 2017
This police takedown was straight out of Hollywood
A stand-off between cops and robbers during an in-progress bank heist in Queens sounds just like a bad movie script: “Drop your gun!” the cop commands the robber. “No, you...
Coach threatens lineup changes after latest Nets disaster
MINNEAPOLIS — The Nets let an uber-athletic, high-flying Timberwolves team run roughshod over them Saturday, a 129-107 loss in front of 14,798 at Target Center. It was their fifth straight...
All-Star Taylor Hall: Devils' transition 'easier than I thought'
LOS ANGELES — When Taylor Hall got the phone call, he thought the question coming from the other end was “crazy.” In his first year with the Devils, Hall was...
NHL All-Star's son scores breakaway goal in Skills Challenge
The stars were out in full force Saturday night in Los Angeles as the NHL held its annual Skills Challenge on the eve of the All-Star Game. But the MVP...
Patriots' disappointing response to Devonta Freeman's taunt
The Patriots had little response a day after Falcons running back Devonta Freeman said Atlanta’s high-powered offense could “do whatever we want” when the two teams meet at Super Bowl...
Every First Lady gets $100K to spend on her new digs
President Donald Trump may be building a wall, but first he had to tear down the drapes. The 45th president has launched his first term by ditching Obama’s crimson curtains,...
The NFL's most ridiculous man is the one Giants let get away
It was one of those lazy days of training camp, early August, the Giants hunkered down at the University at Albany in the summer of 2012. Their new tight end,...
Falcons one step from title, thanks to this one-word mantra
Dan Quinn comes from the Pete Carroll coaching tree, so it is not surprising he is loaded with slogans and catch phrases and has a different name for each day...
Where the Belichick-Brady dynasty ranks — and when it’ll end
Bill Belichick was 49 and Tom Brady was 24 when they began this long-running dynasty. As they stand together, 60 minutes from an historic fifth Super Bowl, Belichick is three...
Chris Mullin's advice in St. John's big road win points way forward
A nine-point halftime lead quickly had become a six-point deficit. A hot start vanished, and the Providence College crowd now was in a frenzy. Chris Mullin called a timeout, looked...
NHL's misguided parity mission destroying concept of greatness
Interesting , isn’t it, that the NHL directed the spotlight onto excellence in the league’s Greatest 100 celebration in L.A. on Friday night while relentlessly pursuing policies to promote parity?...
Federal judge grants stay for those detained under Trump's travel ban
A Brooklyn federal judge took on President Trump Saturday night, staying deportations that could have immediately sent people from seven predominately Muslim countries back to where they came from. An...
The real shocker: Trump is a politician who delivers on his promises
Here we are, barely a week into the Trump administration, and half of the country that opposed him during the election is quivering with rage. He’s building the wall! He’s...
Len Blavatnik seeks Warner Bros. bid amid AT&T, Time Warner merger
Is billionaire Len Blavatnik ready to buy a movie studio? The Ukrainian-born entrepreneur, who sprung $3.3 billion for Warner Music in 2011, is musing to friends that he’d like to...
This doorman turned his night shift into a movie
Jason Antonio is a Manhattan doorman, and what he learned about what happens on the night shift he spun into a movie, “Night Job.” Antonio tells On the Money, “Until...
The multibillion-dollar Super Bowl ad craze just got bigger
Even with the Daily Fantasy Sports guys out of the picture, advertisers spent slightly more on NFL this season. According to measurement firm iSpot.tv, marketers shelled out $4.15 billion, up...
The student debt crisis is worsening at the hands of loan servicers
Every 28 seconds, another American borrower defaults on a federal student loan. Today, nearly 20 percent of the 44 million people burdened by $1.4 trillion in student debt are in...
How wife of late Olympic champ took MMA company to next level
When Glen Cove native and Olympic boxing hero Howard Davis Jr. died of lung cancer Dec. 30, 2015, his wife, Karla Guadamuz-Davis, was faced to ponder the future of the...
Net chokes up: I'm Muslim, and Trump's ban is 'BS'
MINNEAPOLIS — Just thinking and talking about President Donald Trump’s so-called Muslim ban had Rondae Hollis-Jefferson — who is Muslim — choking up. But the actual executive order hit the...
Bill Parcell's Kentucky Derby dream hits speed bump
Legendary tight end Mark Bavaro always went the distance for Coach Parcells. His four-legged namesake, Bavaro, came up well short trying a route for the first time in Saturday’s $100,000...
Devin McCourty on Belichick's son and pretending he's his twin
Patriots defensive back, and Rutgers product, Devin McCourty, covers some Super Bowl Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Do you see any of Bill Belichick in his son, safeties...
Hero firefighter dies from 9/11-related cancer
One of the first firefighters on the scene when two planes slammed into the Twin Towers has died, the 124th first responder to die from a 9/11 related disease. Ireland-born...
The government is creating hurdles for our kids
Dear John: I loved the story in your Jan. 5 column about the 8-year-old girl selling her drawings on the subway. But writing about it could have severe repercussions. 1....
Courtney Lee finally started to listen to Jeff Hornacek
Like a dutiful student, Knick Courtney Lee simply did as he was told. “I’m just trying to be more aggressive and take those shots. Coach has shown me film and...
It's easy to point the finger at Dodd-Frank — but there's a bigger picture
Dear John: It’s called the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Now there’s an oxymoron! This regulation has cost the US billions in lost gross domestic product, killed...
It's time to put an end to massive university endowments
Harvard University announced last week that it will dramatically change the way it oversees its massive $35.7 billion college endowment. It isn’t often that an elite money manager — or...
Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather agree: Fight could happen
Conor McGregor isn’t thinking about defending his lightweight title or even moving up to fight for a third UFC title at welterweight. The only thing on McGregor’s mind is a...
Some subway stations still don't have WiFi, cell service
At least four underground subway stations are still without WiFi or cellphone service despite MTA ads touting web access at all 279 stations. South Ferry station on the 1 line;...
The 19th-century prostitute who worked the media like Kim Kardashian
It was the 19th century, but the French courtesan Valtesse played the press like a Kardashian. Louise Delabigne, better known as Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne, lived in a palace...
Cops find body behind building believed to be missing mom
A middle-aged woman’s lifeless body was found face down in the thicket of a wooded area of Washington Heights on Saturday -- and police sources told The Post they're almost...
How my 79 fantasy football teams did
Some people like chicken better than steak. Some might say “Naked Gun” is better than “Airplane.” There are those who think Adam Sandler is funny. And other believe fantasy baseball...
Derrick Rose's ankle will begin to cost the Knicks
In Knicks news not actually contingent upon Carmelo Anthony, point guard Derrick Rose is listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game at Atlanta. Rose sprained his left ankle in Friday’s 110-107...
Reliving the phenomenon that still seems impossible: Linsanity
It lasted 11 games. It was confined to 19 days. It spanned two countries and four cities, and there was a moment in the middle there when you started to...
Canadian PM to refugees: We will welcome you
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a message for refugees rejected by President Donald Trump: Canada will take you. He also intends to talk to Trump about the...
John Tavares' reunion with stars who bolted shows what Isles lost
LOS ANGELES — It has to pull on the heartstrings of Islanders fans to hear their captain, John Tavares, had dinner Friday night out here with two of his closest...
Trump moves to 'drain the swamp' by imposing lobbying bans
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump acted Saturday to fulfill a key portion of his pledge to "drain the swamp" in Washington, banning administration officials from ever lobbying the U.S. on...
Knicks see their route to playoffs (really!) as Carmelo dangles
The rumors fly — everywhere and virtually every day. Reports concerning Carmelo Anthony and a possible trade have dominated the Knicks’ landscape in recent days. Through it all, his teammates...
Google tells staffers to return to US amid immigration ban
Google ordered nearly 200 staffers traveling overseas who may be impacted by President Trump’s controversial immigration ban to return to the U.S. immediately. The company asked them to reach out...
Muslim ex-Knick after Trump ban: Today I found out I'm hated
The refugee ban that President Donald Trump signed Friday echoed around the NBA, from questions about whether the immigration order would extend to current players to concerns about how Muslims are viewed...
In My Library: Ian Rankin
You don’t have to be Scandinavian to be a curmudgeonly detective: Ian Rankin’s hard-boiled, hard-drinking Scot, John Rebus, has been at it for 30 years. His latest caper is “Rather...
How a rejected NJ teacher has reached top of NFL ladder
Long before Dan Quinn studied film to break down Tom Brady and the Patriots, the future Falcons’ coach sat in an office at Morristown High School in New Jersey, studying...
Unlike the Oscars, Americans have long accepted minority actors
Frank Bruni’s dream has come true. In his breathless New York Times column about the Oscar nominations earlier this week, he wondered whether three black women could possibly be nominated...
Trump, Putin discuss Middle East during phone call: Kremlin
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed during a Saturday phone call how both nations could fight international terrorism and work together to reach peace in the Middle East,...
MLB hot stove winners and losers: Sorry, Mets
The Cubs and Indians gave us an all-time World Series last fall, and maybe they provided a couple of lessons for other aspiring champions, as well. The pair of historically...
Chuck Schumer under fire from left-wing activists
Left-wing activists have found a collateral target in their efforts to resist President Trump — powerful Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer. Enraged that the Senate Minority Leader has voted in favor...
Mom who beat her son to death: 'He's gone and it's all my fault'
She admitted to bludgeoning her little boy to death with a broomstick — and on Saturday on Rikers Island, she wept inside a prison of guilt and grief of her...
Suicide, abortion, celebrity — and more tales from a hot Hollywood memoir
She modeled for Diane Arbus, studied acting with Monroe and Brando and made a film with Audrey Hepburn. While you can’t call Patricia Bosworth��s life charmed, exactly — touched as...
Would Steve Kerr turn All-Star Game into Russell Westbrook torture?
The Golden State Warriors have four All-Stars this year — Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson — plus one All-Star coach in Steve Kerr. On Friday, Kerr...
Jets land a Bowles toy, Giants get Eli weapon in NFL mock draft
We need more film work before we give the Jets their next would-be franchise quarterback, but in the meantime, there are pass rush and cornerback prospects who will pique general...
At least 12 detained at JFK under travel ban; two are released
Twelve refugees — including two Iraqis in “grave danger” because of their ties to the US military — were detained at Kennedy Airport on Saturday, hours after President Trump signed...
Cops searching for suspects in months-long burglary spree
The men seen here are wanted for a four-month-long spree of burglarizing 20 Queens homes -- stealing cash, pricey electronics and jewelry, cops said. The pair made their first heist...
Trump left countries with high terror risk off his banned list
Afghanistan is conspicuously absent from the list of terror-prone countries in President Trump’s indefinite immigration ban, even though al-Qaeda has reopened terrorist training camps there and Afghan immigration factors into...
Georgia mayor, police chief apologize for 1940 lynching
LAGRANGE, Ga. -- In an emotional ceremony, the mayor and the police chief of a west Georgia city have apologized for the lynching of a black man more than 75...
Secret Service agent placed on paid leave over Trump remarks
A Denver-based Secret Service agent who reportedly suggested that she would rather go to jail than take a bullet for President Trump has been placed on administrative leave. The Washington...
After years of liberal hate, George W. Bush is getting the respect he deserves
It was in February 2010, on Interstate 35 in Wyoming, Minn., according to Wikipedia, that the billboards first began to appear: “MISS ME YET?” ran the message over a picture...
Peru, Colombia vow to stand with Mexico against Trump
Peru and Colombia vowed to stand with Mexico as the country faces an uncertain economic future and grapples with a crisis with the United States just days into U.S. President...
Suspect charged with attempted murder for subway shove
A man suspected of shoving a straphanger into an oncoming train at a Bronx subway station was busted on an attempted-murder charge, police said. Alberto Pena, 34, was arrested Friday...
Two Iraqi citizens detained at JFK after Trump executive order
Two Iraqi citizens — including one who has worked for the US government for a decade — have been detained at Kennedy Airport after President Trump’s executive order calling for...
Iranian President: 'Not the time to erect walls between nations'
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday it was no time to build walls between nations and criticized steps towards cancelling world trade agreements, without naming new U.S. President Donald...
Passengers from Iraq, Yemen barred from NYC-bound flight after Trump refugee ban
Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday following President Donald Trump's ban on the entry of citizens...
Trump slams New York Times, Washington Post in tweets
President Trump kept up his campaign against news outlets he dislikes early Saturday, tweeting his rage against The New York Times and The Washington Post. “The failing @nytimes has been...
Russian official says Trump-Putin call will be positive
MOSCOW -- Influential Russian security chief Nikolai Patrushev says Moscow has high hopes for a scheduled telephone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. "Everything...
Serena Williams wins Australian title for record 23rd Grand Slam
Serena Williams has won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in Saturday's Australian Open final. With her record seventh...
Kraft Heinz gives employees off on Monday after Super Bowl
PITTSBURGH — Kraft Heinz says the Monday after the Super Bowl will be a day off for its salaried employees, and it has launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign to make the...
Burger King workers accused of selling pot through the drive-thru
Police say two employees at a New Hampshire Burger King have been arrested on drug charges after authorities were tipped off that drive-thru customers who asked for extra crispy fries...
Patrick Ewing knows the vortex Carmelo Anthony's caught up in
Patrick Ewing was back in the World’s Most Famous Arena on Friday night resuming his role as arguably the world’s most famous Knick. At age 54, he’s an assistant coach...
Tom Brady, unlike his dad, not refighting the Goodell battle
Tom Brady doesn’t care about retribution. He’s more interested in adding to his trophy case. If there is some sort of revenge tour Brady has in mind for his four-game...
Thief crashed minibus after taking it on five-block joyride
A thief drove off with a minibus from outside a Brooklyn school and crashed it into a parked van early Friday before fleeing the scene on foot, police said. The...
Man busted for raping woman in bathroom of Gramercy bar
A man raped a woman in a Gramercy bar after luring her into the bathroom to snort cocaine with him, court documents charge. Brenton Maughn-Tulloch, 30, allegedly assaulted the 22-year-old...
Julio Jones' injury no longer keeping him out of practice
Julio Jones’ sprained toe is ahead of schedule. The initial plan was to rest the Falcons star receiver the entire week, but he returned to practice Friday on a limited...
Kemba Walker's path: From UConn champ to NBA All-Star
Kemba Walker remembered his first day talking with Hornets coach Steve Clifford. Something stuck with him. “Since Day 1,” Walker said, “he’s told me that I can be an All-Star...
This baby is the new face of Gerber
A 7-month-old boy from Ohio is the new face of Gerber baby products. Though he probably won't be saying much anytime soon, the spokesbaby named Riley has an "infectious laugh...
Jeff Hornacek on Derrick Rose's ankle: 'It's nothing major'
The Knicks may have come out smelling like roses in beating the Hornets on Friday, but they had to finish the game without Derrick Rose. Rose hurt his left ankle...
One PGA star leads at Torrey Pines as other top guns miss cut
LA JOLLA, Calif. — Friday was unkind to the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, where some of the biggest names in the game missed the cut, leaving the tournament...
Carlos Slim: Mexico shouldn't fear 'great negotiator' Trump
Billionaire Carlos Slim said on Friday that Mexico should not fear Donald Trump, seeing opportunities for his country in the U.S. president's economic policies, and praising Mexicans for uniting behind...
The Nets a perfect quick fix for in-fighting Cavaliers
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers were going through a funk, backsliding and backbiting. But the Nets were the cure for what ailed them. LeBron James had been outspoken about the front...
This great's absence was hard to miss as NHL honors its best
LOS ANGELES — The absence was glaring. As the NHL announced its list for the Top 100 players of all time while the league celebrates its own centennial during All-Star...
Tom Brady's dad rips Roger Goodell on TV
Tom Brady Sr. isn’t ready to forgive NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for the league’s antics surrounding his son’s Deflategate suspension. In an interview with KRON in San Francisco, Brady’s father...
Resigned ACS head still in charge — and helping pick replacement
The head of the city’s child-welfare agency announced her resignation more than six weeks ago after her caseworkers botched two kid-death cases. But not only is she still in charge, Mayor...
De Blasio still refusing to address ACS failures
Mayor de Blasio refused to address how ACS has failed to protect some of the city’s most vulnerable children for the second day in a row — as another battered...
This movie theater is snack-shaming food smugglers
This guy should go to work for the TSA. A ticket taker at Cinépolis in Chelsea — where a large popcorn costs a wallet-shrinking $8.25 — went full-prison guard, searching...
Where Rita Moreno shops, eats and remembers
She’s won an Oscar, a Grammy, a Tony and two Emmys. Now, Rita Moreno’s winning raves for Netflix’s “One Day at a Time.” At 85, the Puerto Rican native divides...
Kristaps Porzingis makes his plea: Why Carmelo should stay
The fans at the Garden who booed and jeered Friday night as Carmelo Anthony labored through a 1-of-6 shooting fourth quarter — though his one make was huge — no...
Promoter busted for running 'Hamilton' Ponzi scheme
A Manhattan concert promoter who has boasted of putting on shows for Billy Joel and Sting was busted Friday for an alleged fraud involving Broadway’s hit musical “Hamilton.” Joseph Meli,...
Michael Conforto isn't going to minors without Scott Boras fight
Now that it has become apparent that Jay Bruce is staying with the Mets, where does that leave Michael Conforto after a disappointing 2016? There’s a glut of outfielders and...
'Victoria' star: Headstrong queen was 'a bit of a hypocrite'
Our images of Queen Victoria come from the photographs taken of the monarch in the latter part of her 60-year reign. She appears matronly and stern — not at all...
Cop involved in drunken off-duty shooting has cost city $8.2M
An off-duty city cop who was so drunk that he fired his service revolver into a car stopped at a red light, nearly killing two men, has just cost the...
St. John's needs a little help - and a win - to lure this top recruit
Sunday night at the Garden will be significant to St. John’s for a variety of reasons, including an opportunity to get to .500 in the Big East and move up...
Trump-May meeting a win for two great nations
It’s good to see the US-UK “special relationship” is back, along with the Oval Office bust of Winston Churchill, after President Trump’s meeting Friday with British Prime Minister Theresa May....
How long can de Blasio stay silent on the deadly mess at ACS?
How long will Mayor de Blasio get away with staying silent on the mess at the Administration of Children’s Services, even as the death toll of city children continues to...
Your bill for the Cuomo-de Blasio legal teams
Famous rivals though they may be, Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo are united in soaking taxpayers with their legal bills. De Blasio is the big “offender”: Count in the...
St. Peter's doesn't care what critics say about its strategy
John Dunne gets a little defensive when he’s asked about the slow pace of play at St. Peter’s, interpreting it as an indictment his team can play no other way....
The 'emoluments' suit v. Trump is just another political hit job
There used to be a respected government-ethics watchdog group called the Citizens for Responsibility Ethics in Washington. It published stories about congressmen who hired their girlfriends or were wined and...