April 9, 2017
This Sergio Garcia slayed every demon that Sergio Garcia couldn't
AUGUSTA, Ga. — He was a precocious teenager when we first met him all those years ago, when Sergio Garcia hopped and skipped down fairways while battling Tiger Woods before...
Bill Clinton meets with George H.W. Bush, gives him socks
Former President Bill Clinton has been spending some time with former President George H. W. Bush and wife Barbara in Houston. In a tweet on Sunday, Clinton said they "caught...
Russian computer programmer suspected in US election hacking arrested: report
A Russian computer programmer, Pyotr Levashov, has been arrested in the Spanish city of Barcelona, a spokesman for the Russian embassy in Madrid said on Sunday. It was unclear why...
Mets flaunt power and their power pitcher to restore order
Noah Syndergaard threw 103 pitches, gave up just a pair of runs and was still throwing 98-mph sinkers in his final inning of work. And you thought a mere blister...
The catcher trade market if Gary Sanchez's fill-ins fail
BALTIMORE — According to Joe Girardi, Gary Sanchez’s strained right biceps muscle showed a bit of improvement Sunday, but nobody knows when the catcher will return from the DL. “We're...
Stitches is the Master
Caught the opening skit on “Saturday Night Live” hoping for some fresh material but got Alec Baldwin donning the Trump wig, again. In the words of SNL alum Seth Meyers,...
How Justin Rose let a Masters win slip through his fingers
AUGUSTA, Ga. — At the end of the 81st Masters on Sunday at sun-splashed Augusta National, what happened to Justin Rose was rather simple. And the most succinct synopsis came...
East End food festival set for major expansion
On the East End, Dan’s Taste of Summer is back and bigger than ever, with a who’s who of top-ranked chefs, up-and-coming stars, and new restaurants, including one from billionaire...
Jimmy Vesey puts exclamation point on Rangers' season
With little at stake in the regular-season finale, the Rangers and Penguins just wanted to get through it unscathed. Now both teams can focus on the playoffs as they chase...
Greg Bird's stomach turned on him once his foot improved
BALTIMORE — Add a bad boiler to Greg Bird’s inflamed right ankle. Bird, who was scratched from Saturday’s game due to swelling in the joint, was invaded by a stomach ailment...
ISIS may have warned us about Egypt church bombings
Egypt’s twin Palm Sunday horrors marked the latest ISIS atrocities against Christians in the Middle East — and followed release of a video calling them the “favorite prey” of radical...
Schumer calls for federal funds to help fix Amtrak system
Hellish commutes in and out of Manhattan, like last week’s, will happen more often if the feds don’t pony up billions of dollars for Amtrak repairs, Sen. Charles Schumer warned...
How the Masters will now change financial analyst's life
AUGUSTA, Ga. — This might be a good time for Stewart Hagestad to play the lottery. His life is that charmed at the moment. Hagestad, the California native and New...
Mayoral candidate slams de Blasio for blowing off Staten Island visit
Mayoral candidate Michel Faulkner and a throng of protesters slammed Mayor de Blasio for skipping out on Staten Island on Sunday, after he opted to visit a church in Brooklyn...
The face of Mets' hitting problem thinks there's no problem
Jose Reyes watched his batting average drop 10 points Sunday night. That is always bad news. When you are starting out with a .053 average, it is horrendous. Reyes’ slow...
Former baseball player Otis Nixon is missing
Former Major League Baseball player Otis Nixon is missing. The Woodstock (Ga.) Police Department released an image of Nixon Sunday night, saying he was last seen Saturday around 10 a.m....
Musicians want to play iconic song as bridge is blown to bits
A group of musicians wants to send the old Kosciuszko Bridge off with a bang — by performing Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” as it is blown up later this year. Trombonist...
Trump's Syria airstrike was a huge loss for Putin
The biggest loser from last week’s cruise-missile strikes on a Syrian air base wasn��t “President” Bashar al-Assad. It was Vladimir Putin. The Syrian leader was punished, but Russia’s new czar...
Jordan Spieth can't figure out what he's doing wrong
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jordan Spieth was hoping to win his second Green Jacket on Sunday. Instead the 2015 Masters champion finished with a 3-over 75 that left him 1-under for...
'I felt fire grabbing my face': Witnesses recount Egypt church bombings
At least 44 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in Palm Sunday blasts at two Coptic churches in Egypt for which ISIS claimed responsibility. The bombings targeted worshippers...
Cuomo got his way with the state budget
The final state budget deal was a big win for Gov. Cuomo, who got his way on pretty much everything except ethics reform. Start with the best news: Cuomo came...
How Yankees' other big masher is guiding Aaron Judge's big day
BALTIMORE — Three hours before Sunday’s game, Aaron Judge stood in front of a large MLB autograph board in the visiting clubhouse at Camden Yards and admired some of the...
A phony push for construction site safety
When unions can’t compete, they turn to city pols to get an edge, and that seems to be what’s driving a City Council bill adding a new mandate for construction...
Assad's chemical strike exposes the foolishness of Obama's Iran deal
Last week’s horrific attack in Syria disproved the Obama administration’s boast of stripping Bashar al-Assad of “100 percent” of his chemical weapons. And that has big implications for the nuclear...
Russell Westbrook's buzzer-beating, crushing dagger caps history
DENVER — Russell Westbrook broke Oscar Robertson's 56-year-old record with his 42nd triple-double of the season Sunday, then he broke the Denver Nuggets' hearts with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer for a...
What New York City's commuters need from the president
President Trump should have been paying close attention to the biggest economic crisis of his term so far. Last week, Amtrak, the federal railroad, disrupted commutes for the 210,339 people...
No, the word 'girl' is not anti-woman
Bustle called it — what else? — “problematic.” Digital magazine “Everyday Feminism” went with “sexist as hell.” I’m referring, of course, to the language crime of calling women “girls.” Recently,...
Trump's anti-Obama doctrine and other notable comments
From the Left: Trump’s Anti-Obama Doctrine President Trump’s first foreign-policy crisis came with Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons against Syrian civilians last week. So, asks Susan Glasser at Politico,...
Trump can't use his personal helicopter anymore
President Trump is barred from using his private helicopter — but that didn't stop him from showing it off all weekend on the front lawn of his Mar-a-Lago resort. The...
Islanders finish season with pride — and a ton of questions
Good job, good effort. It didn’t matter whether the Islanders won or lost against the Senators on Sunday. Their fate was sealed the night before when the Maple Leafs clinched...
Sergio García breaks through in sudden-death Masters finish
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Until it finally happened — until it was official and no one could ever take it away from him — you just didn’t know about Sergio Garcia...
Knicks just saw their juicy lottery dream — and a cautionary tale
The most important point guard at the Garden on Sunday wasn’t even on the court. It wasn’t rookie Ron Baker, who started at point guard and kept the Knicks close...
Movie theater refuses to turn on captions for deaf patrons
WARWICK, R.I. — Some deaf and hearing-impaired moviegoers say a Rhode Island theater refused to switch on the captioning so they could follow along with Disney's "Beauty and the Beast."...
Hole-in-one electrifies Masters and shakes up leaderboard
Matt Kuchar made a hole-in-one at the 16th hole to give himself an improbable shot at his first major title. Kuchar sent the crowd into a frenzy when he aced...
Likely No. 1 pick teases Knicks: Playing here would be 'amazing'
Markelle Fultz can see himself in blue and orange. The projected No. 1 pick in June’s NBA draft can envision playing at the Garden 41 times a year — if...
Fire breaks out at Pace University
A fire broke out at Pace University on Sunday afternoon, officials said. The flames started in an electrical room inside the basement of a building on Spruce Street between Gold...
Yankees avoid further disaster and come home limping
BALTIMORE — What we know about the Yankees a week into the season is they avoided being swept by the Orioles this weekend heading into Monday’s home opener. After losing...
Ex-con busted for stabbing cousin during street fight
An ex-con stabbed his cousin during a fight on the street in Soho early Sunday, police said. Walter McCowen, 45, allegedly pulled a knife on his 38-year-old relative when they...
Two firefighters injured battling blaze at storage facility
Two firefighters were injured battling a three-alarm fire at a Bronx storage facility Sunday, officials said. The blaze started at Tuck-It-Away Self Storage warehouse on Walton Avenue near the Major...
Heartbroken dog cuddles stuffed animals after her puppies die
A dog owner has shared moving pictures of his pet who was left heartbroken after losing her puppies at birth. Xavier Hernandez, 18, and his family rescued Twinkle before discovering...
Graham: Syria's post-airstrike actions are a big 'FU' to Trump
WASHINGTON – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s decision to immediately resume air missions out of the airfield the US bombed is a big “FU” to President Trump, one senator said Sunday....
Ross wants 'tangible results' on China trade deal within 100 days
WASHINGTON – Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross wants “tangible” results from China on fixing the trade deficit within 100 days. The US made two objectives clear during the Mar-a-Lago summit between...
Blown-up condom wreaks quick havoc on baseball game
Milwaukee fans, far too classy to hurl dildos on the field, just wanted to make sure their Brewers were well protected. In the second inning of Sunday's Brewers-Cubs game, action...
Cops cart off homeless man's dumpster house -- then give it back
NYPD cops booted a homeless man from a box disguised as a dumpster in Soho — then apparently reconsidered all the bad press that the mayor might get and returned...
Man dies after being struck by Long Island Rail Road train
A man was killed when he was struck by a Long Island Rail Road train in Queens early Sunday, MTA officials said. The unidentified man was on the tracks just...
Syria's allies pledge to retaliate after US airstrike
Allies of Bashar al-Assad's murderous regime rallied around the Syrian strongman and pledged to respond to US "aggression" after the Trump administration bombed a military airfield in retaliation for a...
Fired gym employee who killed two managers had violent past
The gunman who shot and killed two managers at a Florida gym before turning the gun on himself had just been fired from the fitness center for workplace violence, police...
Japanese prime minister applauds Trump's missile attack
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised President Trump's launch of a cruise-missile attack against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria and pledged cooperation in facing mounting threats from North Korea....
Gay lovers' quarrel turns fatal
A Brooklyn man was fatally stabbed by his boyfriend during a lover's quarrel Sunday, authorities said. The 41-year-old victim's body was discovered in a fourth-floor apartment at the Ingersoll Houses...
Dozens of NFL players in trouble after arm-wrestling in Vegas
More than 30 current and former NFL players – including Maurkice Pouncey, Marquette King, Mychal Kendricks, Navarro Bowman, Jamon Brown and Howard Jones – visited Las Vegas this weekend to...
Knicks' young guns come apart late again
The young Knicks have their starts down. Now they have to figure out how to finish. For the second straight game, they hung with a playoff team, only to get...
A changed Stephon Marbury returns with Phil Jackson belief
With the Knicks still looking for a point guard, Stephon Marbury was back at the Garden on Sunday with his 12-year-old son, preaching the merits of the triangle and lauding...
Deputy national security adviser tied to Bannon shakeup
President Trump's deputy national security adviser is being ousted as part of the shakeup that led to top White House strategist Steve Bannon's removal from the National Security Council, according...
Several kids injured after bounce house blows away
TAYLORS, S.C. — South Carolina authorities say a bounce house was lifted into the air by a gust of wind, sending several children to the hospital. Taylors Fire Battalion Chief...
Nationals officially make vet pitcher an instant, historic bust
If this is it for Jeremy Guthrie, his Washington ERA will go down as 135. There is no decimal point missing. Washington designated the 38-year-old starting pitcher for assignment on...
US rhetoric 'partially to blame' for Syria attack: McCain
Sen. John McCain said members of the Trump administration should be held "partially to blame" for the Syrian poison gas attack because of comments made about President Bashar al-Assad. Referring...
The horrifying moment a suicide bomber blows up Egypt church
https://twitter.com/alialshouk/status/851088515144318976 New footage shows the moment a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a church in Egypt, killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens more, according to reports. Local...
Dana White blasts Mayweather's 'f--king' uncle over McGregor rumors
UFC president Dana White is all-in to make the super fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, but now he’s firing back at unfounded rumors regarding the matchup. Just recently,...
TV anchor learns of husband's death while reporting on it
A news anchor discovered her husband had been killed in a car crash as she delivered the breaking news on live TV. Supreet Kaur, who reads the news for India’s...
Trump says he's 'confident' Egypt will handle terror attack properly
President Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to express confidence in the Egyptian leader after terrorists set off bombs in two Coptic churches, killing at least 43 people. "So sad...
McMaster: Russia did nothing to stop Syria attack
WASHINGTON – National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster accused Russia of being the “problem” in Syria by continuing to support Bashar al-Assad's murderous regime and urged President Vladimir Putin to stop...
US Navy strike group heads toward Korean peninsula
WASHINGTON –A US aircraft carrier-led strike group is moving toward the Korean peninsula as a “prudent” show of force against North Korea, President Trump’s national security advisor said Sunday. “It’s...
Cops arrest driver suspected of crashing into rollerblader
Police have arrested the Brooklyn driver who fatally struck a rollerblader while arguing with a passenger Saturday night, authorities said. The incident happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday when the driver,...
Cuomo: Congress has 'declared war on New York'
Gov. Cuomo on Sunday said "Congress has declared war" on New York and the federal government's impending cuts played havoc on planning a state budget. "That was a big sticking...
Diplomats can't agree on what Trump will do next in Syria
WASHINGTON – Top US diplomats on Sunday gave mixed signals as to what President Trump intends to do next after unleashing 59 Tomahawk missiles on a Syrian airbase in retaliation...
US soldier killed fighting ISIS in Afghanistan
A Special Forces soldier was killed while conducting an operation against Islamic State militants in Afghanistan, the US military said Sunday. The death Saturday of the GI, whose name was...
Man attacked with hammer over subway seat: cops
A group of straphangers went berserk on a Manhattan subway train and attacked two other passengers -- striking one with a hammer -- when one of the men asked them...
US and Russia haven't been this close to a clash since the Cold War
With one missile strike on a Syrian airfield, President Trump called two bluffs at once but likely set back his proclaimed goal of defeating ISIS. The predawn strike on Shayrat...
Stockholm attack suspect was rejected asylum-seeker: cops
STOCKHOLM — The Stockholm truck attack suspect from Uzbekistan was a rejected asylum-seeker who eluded authorities' attempts to deport him by giving police a wrong address, Swedish police said Sunday...
Pope on Palm Sunday decries suffering from war, terrorism
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday decried a deadly attack on a Coptic church in Egypt during Palm Sunday celebrations, just weeks before his planned visit to Cairo. The...
Hit-and-run driver slams into rollerblader, several cars: cops
A hit-and-run driver killed a rollerblader on a Brooklyn street Saturday night — striking the skater with such force that the body wound up wedged under a parked car. The...
Trump’s airstrike on Syria delivers another blow to Obama’s legacy
In a flash, President Trump’s missile strike on Syria conveyed America’s moral outrage over the slaughter of innocents and delivered a lethal warning to two-bit tyrants everywhere. The attack did...
World War II 'Avenger' reveals his heroic Nazi-killing past
On the day the Nazis ambushed his guerrilla camp in the dark forests outside Vilna, Benjamin Levin could feel the gunshots whizzing past. One of his comrades fell, and Levin...
ISIS claims responsibility for deadly church bombing in Egypt
Dozens of Palm Sunday worshippers were killed and nearly 100 hurt in Egypt when ISIS set off explosions in a pair of churches. At least 44 people were killed when...
US to accuse Russia of complicity in Syrian chemical attack: report
President Trump’s top diplomat will accuse Russia of complicity in Syria’s war crimes during a face-to-face meeting in Moscow this week with Vladimir Putin’s foreign minister, it was reported Sunday....
Police groups in scheme to let doctors park in illegal spots
New Yorkers are fuming over doctors who park at fire hydrants and other illegal spots while displaying dashboard placards marked boldly: “POLICE SURGEON.” “This vehicle is on official medical business,”...
Mexican official known as 'Diablo' jailed for smuggling drugs into US
A disgraced Mexican Attorney General was thrown in jail Saturday on charges by Brooklyn federal prosecutors that he earned $250 million from a massive conspiracy to smuggle drugs into the...
Stink of dishonesty spreads far and wide over sports landscape
There is nothing surprising about the ridiculous or dishonest. Both are far more predictable than anything better. Part 1 Maybe it’s us. Maybe we don’t deserve better. Why else would...
UFC 210: Daniel Cormier retires 'Rumble' then rips into Jon Jones
BUFFALO, N.Y. — With a vicious choke, Daniel Cormier forced Anthony Johnson into submission and retirement. Cormier's next title challenger? Pick a fighter outside of the cage. Cormier easily defeated...
Syrian town bombed again days after deadly gas attack
Warplanes struck the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun early Saturday, battering residents still reeling from the Bashar al-Assad regime’s deadly gas attack there. The fresh airstrike killed one woman and...
Chapel that served 9/11 first responders could shutter
A chapel that served as a sanctuary for 9/11 first responders may have to close because its Battery Park City landlord has tripled the rent. St. Joseph’s Chapel on South...
Wedding nixed after family brawl cost $378K: court papers
This wedding that never happened was a real budget-buster, new court documents reveal. A Manhattan couple, whose three-year romance blew up the night before their planned Pierre hotel nuptials when...
Doctor: Derrick Rose can be MVP again — and reinjure knee
A couple of Grizzlies season-ticket holders sat courtside Friday at FedEx Forum lamenting how little Derrick Rose has played in Memphis as a pro since leaving the local university. Rose...
Cuomo's liberal budget moves hint at presidential bid
Gov. Cuomo used the state budget process to go shopping for the liberal credentials he’ll need to run for president, Albany insiders said. As the Assembly on Saturday began passing...
Jose Reyes talks Mets rebirth, 'owner' Jeter, luring Cespedes
With the baseball season now underway, Mets infielder Jose Reyes takes a swipe at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Have you pictured in your mind what it...
Couple wins wild scavenger hunt and $25K diamond ring
A little weekend “rock” climbing landed the lucky New York couple at left a dazzling $25,000 diamond engagement ring Saturday. John Armenio, 31, of Westbury, LI, and Alanna Pithis, 29,...
Man kidnapped daughter after killing mother: cops
A man killed his baby mama in Connecticut and then bolted to Brooklyn with their toddler in tow, police said. Cops showed up at the North Mountain Road home at...
Legionnaires sickened four people, one fatally, at cancer facility: suit
Four people contracted Legionnaires disease while staying at a Manhattan facility that houses cancer patients, according to a new lawsuit. One of the four victims, whose cases weren’t publicly reported,...
Club suspected of hosting sex parties loses liquor license
Suspected Tribeca strip joint Remix has been stripped of its liquor license. The State Liquor Authority revoked owner Panagiotis Kotsonis’ permit on the heels of a Post story on the...
Family on college scouting trip dies in plane crash
HARRISBURG, Ore. — Three family members were on a college scouting trip when they died in a small plane crash in Oregon, friends said. John A. Zitting, 42, of Thousand...
How NHL nixing the Olympics is a harbinger of another lockout
This is what the NHL and Gary Bettman do when they don’t get their way: They take their puck and go home. Or stay home. They refuse to play. They...
The strike-throwing find who's Mets' first pick to boost bullpen
Paul Sewald felt he had pitched well enough this spring to put himself on the Mets’ radar before he was sent to the minors. He figured sooner or later, the...
Chris Weidman demands rematch after bizarre UFC 210 ending
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gegard Mousasi stopped Chris Weidman by TKO in the second round of a confusing conclusion to a middleweight bout at UFC 210 on Saturday night. Mousasi connected...
East Village crime wave has residents living in fear
A brazen bandit is causing panic in the East Village, where petrified residents are demanding a sit-down with the NYPD following as many as eight break-ins. In one case, the...