February 18, 2017
Yanks' Chris Carter eager to go after long winter waiting on job
TAMPA — Chris Carter admitted the waiting was the hardest part. “Definitely started to get antsy after Feb. 1 and not sure of what is going on,’’ said Carter, who...
It's time for Trump to realize these two campaign goals
The stock market has provided the grease for President Trump to get the economy moving again. Now he needs to bring the muscle. The Dow Jones index has rallied 2,360...
Police need next of kin's DNA before releasing Kim Jong Nam's body
The mysterious murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un added another bizarre twist when Malaysian police said the body will not be released until they get...
Christie tells his staff he is taking White House job
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is telling friends and staff he is taking a role with the Trump administration, according to a source close to the White House. The GOP...
Cashman on Gossage's Rivera rant: I need to work on my tan
TAMPA — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wasn’t fazed by Goose Gossage’s words Friday when the Hall of Famer said it was insulting to compare him to Mariano Rivera and...
Steven Matz on why Mets can outdo World Series squad
Post columnist Steve Serby throws some questions at Mets lefty Steven Matz in a Q&A session. Q: Hypothetically there are four young aces in the rotation. Finish the sentence: Noah...
There were no real winners in this year's Slam Dunk Contest
DeAndre Jordan, Aaron Gordon, Glenn Robinson III and Derrick Jones Jr. entered the 2017 NBA Slam Dunk Contest — and there were no winners. OK, fine Robinson was the official...
This controversial test could cost you your job or your kids
"I am a Rorschach test,” Hillary Clinton told Esquire magazine in 1993. The label stuck — everything from her campaign to her “no-makeup face” has been described similarly. She’s not...
Henrik Lundqvist: Rangers need special plan for Alex Ovechkin
Henrik Lundqvist was a little uncertain how to answer, thinking if he was lucky or unlucky to spend his whole career in a division with Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin....
Meet Darrelle Revis’ high-profile defense — a former Yankee's son
PITTSBURGH — Darrelle Revis has spared no expense hiring prominent Pittsburgh attorney Robert Del Greco Jr. to lead his defense against four felony assault charges stemming from a fight on...
NBA commish explains his (first?) Oakley-Dolan meeting
NEW ORLEANS — A disappointed NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he could be willing to step in again in an attempt to resolve the growing James Dolan-Charles Oakley feud, but...
Trump invites superfan on stage during rally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coSV-emzdos Trump superfan Gene Huber called his embrace of the president the “moment of his life.” Huber got to Orlando Melbourne International Airport at 4 a.m. Saturday to be the...
Islanders’ playoff momentum hits a Devils roadblock
Here is the next bit of candid analysis from the Book of Doug Weight: “If that’s going to hurt our team because we have a mental block because we can’t...
How father's tragedy molded the person Caris LeVert has become
From the moment Caris LeVert arrived in Brooklyn, the Nets have raved about the rookie’s maturity and poise. As the young guard rehabbed from foot surgery, people marveled at his...
Players Association erupts at 'unhinged' Yankees president
TAMPA — Hours after Dellin Betances voiced his annoyance with Yankees president Randy Levine, Players Association executive Rick Shapiro went after the Bombers’ club president early Saturday evening. “Those are...
Say hello to NYC's sexiest civil servants
New York’s finest aren’t limited to the police department, as these fit city employees prove. After a Jan. 29 Post photo shoot with Samantha Sepulveda — the Long Island cop...
Kristaps Porzingis ensures the Knicks have a champ this year
NEW ORLEANS — The Knicks are amid the throes of losing, but all Kristaps Porzingis did during All-Star Weekend was win. After scoring 24 points in the World Team’s victory...
Phil Jackson leads Knicks' crash in ugly midseason report card
NEW ORLEANS -- Health hasn’t been the big issue everyone predicted. Spared of any major injuries to their starters, the Knicks started off 14-10 before a giant collapse since mid-December....
Brandon Nimmo finds bright side to Mets blocking his path
PORT ST. LUCIE — Brandon Nimmo spent parts of six seasons in the minors before making his big league debut in 2016, but the bigger challenge could lie ahead. “It’s...
Why Trump's Florida rally was the right move at the right time
In the White House, President Donald J. Trump is like a lion in the zoo, a sort of sad, caged creature. “But if you let him out of the zoo...
Students find photo of librarian holding assault rifle
Don’t be late returning books to this Bronx high-school library. Students last week spread around social media a photo of the Taft Educational Campus chief librarian holding an assault rifle...
CC Sabathia: Dellin Betances learned baseball's hardest lesson
TAMPA — Dellin Betances was upset talking to CC Sabathia, Tyler Clippard and bullpen coach Mike Harkey on Saturday morning in the Yankees clubhouse. And the three-time All-Star’s mood didn’t...
Mets' behind-the-scenes support system for Yoenis Cespedes
PORT ST. LUCIE — Though no Mets historian ever will confuse September 2016 for October 1986 or even August 2015, the month will be recalled quite fondly, right? Manager Terry...
Nets newcomer gets top grade in rough midseason report card
The Nets ended the first half of the season not only with the league’s worst record, 9-47, but with a 16-game home losing streak, which is the third longest in...
'Shocked' ex-Jet just can't believe this about Darrelle Revis
Damien Woody could not believe his eyes and ears when the news broke about Darrelle Revis’ violent altercation last Sunday morning on the streets of Pittsburgh that led to four...
Trump rallies Florida supporters 'without the filter of fake news'
President Trump already has 2020 vision. “They could not defeat us in the primary, they could not defeat us in the general election . . . and most importantly we will continue...
Behind the disappearance of the burly, slugging 1st baseman
“If at first you don’t succeed …" TAMPA — Not long ago, a player who led his league in homers would have been wined, dined and ultimately rewarded with a...
Manse built by America's first self-made millionairess seeks new life
When Madam C.J. Walker first rolled into Irvington, New York, in her high-powered motorcar, the 49-year-old beauty magnate caused tongues to wag. “Impossible,” the Hudson River town’s residents told the...
$110M may have bought a different, focused Yoenis Cespedes
PORT ST. LUCIE — Yoenis Cespedes sold many of his fancy vehicles this offseason, perhaps a sign the show is over. The Mets star isn’t even sure how the whole...
How this young woman's tragic night out changed our view of death
On April 14, 1975, 21-year-old Karen Ann Quinlan partied with friends at a New Jersey bar, mixing gin and tranquilizers along the way. By the end of the night, she...
Jeurys Familia leaves Mets again as MLB investigation advances
PORT ST. LUCIE — Major League Baseball’s investigation of Jeurys Familia appears to be progressing toward a conclusion. On Saturday, for the second straight day, Familia departed Tradition Field in...
Trump's new travel ban won't affect green-card holders
A new version of a Trump administration travel ban will not stop green card residency holders or travelers already on planes from entering the United States, U.S. Secretary for Homeland...
Boy mauled by dad's pit bulls is in critical condition
A five-year-old boy was in critical but stable condition Saturday after being mauled by his dad’s two pit bulls in his Brooklyn home. Jeremiah Rivera's mom said "he's OK." "Just...
Carmelo sounds torn about trade at All-Star Game 'downer'
NEW ORLEANS — Late-arriving Carmelo Anthony admitted it was “a downer’’ to get Wednesday’s NBA phone call inviting him to New Orleans as an injury replacement. He had planned on...
Cops arrest 24 in massive raid at Brooklyn biker club
Cops on Saturday morning busted 24 people and seized five handguns during a raid on an afterhours Brooklyn motorcycle club that has a reputation as a problem spot, police sources...
Dellin Betances threatens innings limit after Yankees prez 'trashes' him
TAMPA -- Dellin Betances was prepared to forget losing Friday’s arbitration case. Then the Yankees reliever heard what team president Randy Levine said Saturday morning on a conference call. And the...
UK villagers to NYC museum: Release our pet ape from your exhibit!
Staring out from his glass case in New York’s Museum of Natural History, exhibit No. 54084 sits on a tree stump beneath a sign that simply reads: “Gorilla.” Hundreds of...
'Jesus, you can't win like that': Seton Hall blinks and falls apart
A Seton Hall Prudential Center record crowd of 16,733 was on its feet, so loud the building felt like it was shaking. The Pirates trailed No. 2 Villanova by just...
Draymond Green dips his toe into flat-Earth truthering
There’s a lot to unpack here, and every bit is enough to make your head spin. It all started on Friday, when Reddit pointed out Kyrie Irving believes the Earth...
Petraeus no longer a candidate to replace Flynn
Retired general and former CIA chief David Petraeus is no longer a candidate to be President Donald Trump's national security adviser, thwarted by differences over who controls staffing decisions within...
Bryce Harper isn't laughing off Syndergaard's 'douche' rip
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Mets' rivalry with the Nationals got that much juicier Saturday thanks to Bryce Harper. When asked about Noah Syndergaard’s Instagram comment from New Year’s...
Roe v. Wade plaintiff Norma McCorvey dies at age 69
She was the poster child for abortion rights — until she became the poster child for the pro-life movement. She spent 35 years in a loving lesbian relationship, worked in...
McGrady: How Carmelo should taunt Phil during Knicks games
NEW ORLEANS – Tracy McGrady, announced as a Hall of Fame finalist Saturday morning, unloaded on Knicks president Phil Jackson and stated Carmelo Anthony has every right to razz the...
Man accused of dismembering his wife with a saw is held without bail
A Brooklyn “freeloader” who “constantly fought” with his wife killed her, sawed her body into pieces and tossed her remains into a Dumpster, police said. Phillip Martin, 42, of Flatbush,...
Rangers will put Jean Ratelle's number in rafters, where it belongs
The honor will not only will belong to him, but to generations of Rangers fans, as well. Next season, Slapshots has learned, Jean Ratelle’s No. 19 will be retired in...
Historians rank Obama 12th best president in new survey
C-SPAN released a survey Friday that asked historians to rank past presidents and former-President Obama was voted the country's 12th best, right behind Woodrow Wilson and in front of James...
Having a baby isn't a miracle and doesn't make you a goddess
"Oh God, there was nothing more unsexy than disrobing on set when I had a seven-month belly protruding out.” That was Katherine Heigl describing her experience shooting a scene from...
World Trade Center bomber 'Blind Sheikh' dies in prison
Omar Abdel-Rahman, the fiery blind cleric who masterminded the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, died Saturday in a North Carolina federal prison hospital where he was serving a life sentence...
Suspect charged in fatal shooting streamed on Facebook Live
CHICAGO — A man has been charged in a Chicago shooting captured on video that killed two people, including a toddler, and wounded a pregnant woman, police said Saturday. Devon...
Yankees prez turns reasonable Betances debate into real mess
TAMPA – Randy Levine prides himself as the protector of the Yankees brand. As team president, he has a Trump-ian zero-tolerance policy for criticism. He is feisty and combative, and...
Yankees pocket $2M by beating Dellin Betances in arbitration
The Yankees won their arbitration case against Dellin Betances. The three-time All-Star reliever will make $3 million this season. He filed at $5 million. The hearing was held in St....
Obama-linked activists have a 'training manual' for protesting Trump
An Obama-tied activist group training tens of thousands of agitators to protest President Trump’s policies plans to hit Republican lawmakers supporting those policies even harder this week, when they return...
Calling the High Line 'a failure' is an insult that reeks of liberal guilt
"We were from the community. We wanted to do it for the neighborhood. Ultimately we failed.” So, shockingly, says High Line Park visionary Robert Hammond, who with Joshua David conceived...
Trump insists White House is running 'very well'
Everything's just fine in the White House, President Trump insisted Saturday in a morning tweet. "Don’t believe the main stream (fake news) media.The White House is running VERY WELL," Trump...
Russia wants 'pragmatic' ties with US and a 'post-West world order'
MUNICH -- Russia wants pragmatic relations with the United States but also is hoping for the creation of a "post-West world order," the country's foreign minister said Saturday. Sergey Lavrov's...
Trump's sons in Dubai to open golf club
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Two of U.S. President Donald Trump's sons are in the United Arab Emirates for an invitation-only ceremony to open the Trump International Golf Club in...
Why Facebook feeds division and stress
Mark Zuckerberg’s manifesto, penned clearly in response to accusations leveled in the wake of the US election, is a scary, dystopian document. It shows that Facebook — launched, in Zuckerberg’s...
Pence assures European allies of NATO support
WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence assured European allies this weekend the United States will stand strong with NATO while demanding member nation’s pay up for defense. “Today, on behalf...
Can Jets void Revis' contract? Plus 4 other pressing questions
1. When do the Jets have to decide whether they’re keeping Revis? Revis will receive a bonus of $2 million if he is on the roster on March 10, so...
McCain tells Europe that Trump administration is in 'disarray'
Republican Senator John McCain broke with the reassuring message that U.S. officials visiting Germany have sought to convey on their debut trip to Europe, saying on Friday that the administration...
'Power is real': Murphy lauds Tim Tebow's hitting potential
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Ex-Met Daniel Murphy is a hitting guru. He also knows power. After all, he did hit home runs in six straight postseason games in 2015,...
Ex-Met Daniel Murphy says he's always rooting for David Wright
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Nationals won the NL East after signing Daniel Murphy away from the Mets to a three-year, $37.5 million contract. Murphy batted .347, missing out...
Phil Hughes on why he kept body part removed during surgery
Phil Hughes lost seven games and four months of the 2016 season, along with a rib. Well, he hasn’t exactly lost the rib. The Twins’ right-hander had surgery in July...
Draymond Green ripped again for Dolan 'slave-master' blast
NEW ORLEANS — No wonder Draymond Green is starting to back off saying James Dolan has a “slave-master mentality.” In ripping Charles Oakley, former NBA veteran Olden Polynice admonished Green,...
Kristaps Porzingis can't get on same page with Derrick Rose
NEW ORLEANS — Though he is a two-event participant during All-Star Weekend, Kristaps Porzingis isn’t happy in his second season with the Knicks. The losses, the injuries, his role in...
Volunteer cuddlers help infants born addicted to opioids
Volunteers at Boston Medical Center are helping babies who were exposed to drugs while in the womb heal faster with the power of human touch. The volunteer cuddlers are part...
Bill Gates: Robots that steal human jobs should pay taxes
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and world’s richest man, said in an interview Friday that robots that steal human jobs should pay their fair share of taxes. “Right now,...
'Cyborg' back in UFC after getting cleared by doping cops
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency cleared featherweight Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino of a potential policy violation Friday, ending her provisional suspension and allowing her to resume her UFC career. USADA, which administers...
Mets' Jose Reyes taking his versatility to another level
PORT ST. LUCIE — Jose Reyes is ready to give it a shot. After 1,622 career major league games, all of them in the infield, Reyes will try to learn...
Hundreds of Mexicans form 'human wall' in border wall protest
MEXICO CITY — Hundreds of people in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez gathered on the edge of the Rio Grande river on Friday to form a "human wall"...
Biologists discover weird cave life that may be 50,000 years old
BOSTON — In a Mexican cave system so beautiful and hot that it is called both Fairyland and hell, scientists have discovered life trapped in crystals that could be 50,000...
This Hofstra sophomore is the most-improved scorer in country
Justin Wright-Foreman arrived at Hofstra with modest goals. As a freshman, there was much to learn. As a young guard joining the loaded backcourt of an NCAA Tournament contender, he...
How Mets' first baseman of future shed his 'Tony Gwynn' body
PORT ST. LUCIE — You know how large Dominic Smith looked to outsiders? One scout from another team opined, on the condition of anonymity, “He looks like Tony Gwynn, when...
Why high-profile flameouts won't scare off top recruits
The freshman-year struggles of Markelle Fultz, Ben Simmons and Malik Newman were supposed to end the trend of top recruits staying away from powerhouse programs — and help those powerhouse...
The hidden defensive problem the Rangers must fix
It’s clear Alain Vigneault wants offense from his defensemen, but one thing that might get lost in that demand from the Rangers coach is he also desperately needs defense from...
Vogue's take on Newark is wildly tone-deaf
Two weekends ago, on my way back to Manhattan from Central New Jersey, I witnessed a sad late-night scene in Newark’s Penn Station. While transferring trains, a middle-aged man with...