October 7, 2017
Wait, could overconfidence actually be a Jets problem?
CLEVELAND — When the schedule came out in April, this Jets-Browns Week 5 matchup had “Suck for Sam Bowl” written all over it. Everyone figured this would be two winless...
Seahawks won't be the ones to slow the Rams' juggernaut
RAMS (-1) over Seahawks: Seattle’s roster was built for FieldTurf at CenturyLink. On natural grass, visitors’ offense runs in fits and starts in competitive games, saddled with their corroded offensive...
What Yankees and Girardi can learn from Indians' review process
Since the advent of extended instant replay in 2014, the Yankees have utilized the system better than any other team. That didn’t prevent a system failure from occurring Friday night...
Bar manager sues boss for alleged sexual harassment
A female bar manager at the Beacon Hotel claims she was fired after rebuffing a boss’ sexual advances at a holiday party, a discrimination lawsuit alleges. Sandy Aristy, 38, began...
The Rangers look even uglier than feared
TORONTO — OK, so things are a little sloppy to start the season. But this sloppy, and this bad? The Rangers suffered a second straight loss to start their season,...
Trump supporters net GOP $40.3M in small donations
The Republican Party is racking up record amounts of small-dollar donations — fueled by Trump supporters whose anger at Washington is spurring them to shower cash on the president’s party....
Astros ask virtual unknown who 'never panics' to finish Red Sox
BOSTON — The Astros sent out their big pitching guns in Games 1 and 2 of the ALDS with Justin Verlander and Dallas Keuchel earning victories, but Game 3 starter...
Tavares scores pair as Islanders rebound to win home opener
As coach Doug Weight stood behind the Islanders’ bench Friday night for their season opener, he saw a style of play that was fast, active and unrelenting. The only problem:...
Principal fired for trying to smuggle heroin into prison
A once-respected Brooklyn principal has lost a bid to keep her job after admitting she tried to smuggle heroin and other drugs into an upstate prison, The Post has learned....
McAdoo and Eli Apple aren't seeing the same game
The head coach sees it. “Early in the game, Eli [Apple] is getting attacked,’’ Ben McAdoo said. The second-year cornerback said he does not see it. “It’s not a matter...
Jets backsliding in an area that has been Todd Bowles' strength
CLEVELAND — The Jets have been one of the least-penalized teams in the NFL under coach Todd Bowles, finishing near the bottom in penalties accepted in each of his first...
Teacher allegedly called out cheerleaders who 'showed a lot of vagina'
She saw something — and said something. Veteran dance teacher Karen Eubanks was appalled when cheerleaders at the High School for Environmental Studies in Manhattan bared their bottoms during a...
Red Sox manager John Farrell desperate for team to save him
BOSTON — Joe Girardi is not the only AL East manager under the gun in the ALDS. The heat is on Red Sox manager John Farrell in a big way,...
Now Baker Mayfield knows the other side of flag-planting
https://twitter.com/NathanDThompson/status/916748003003785216 After Iowa State upset No. 3 Oklahoma 38-31 on their home turf Saturday, quarterback Baker Mayfield got a taste of his own medicine. With the teams convening to shake...
Can Yanks, Bosox and Stitches survive?
I am, I am, I am SuperCam and I can say anything. “If you are a person who took offense to what I said, I sincerely apologize to you. ......
Bryce Harper's clutch HR propels Nats to key Game 2 win
WASHINGTON — For 16 National League Division Series innings, Washington received good, sometimes spectacular pitching. The offense? Well, the Nationals were more Skid Row than Murderers’ Row. And that was...
Councilman behind nightlife bill received contributions from bar owners
Councilman Rafael Espinal danced all the way to bank before he introduced his bills to repeal the cabaret-license law and create a city nightlife panel. Throughout the past year, as...
Ellen’s Stardust Diner hires back fired singing servers
Ellen’s Stardust Diner may have hired back the singing servers it canned in a labor dispute, but it is continuing to press a court case accusing some of them of...
Hurricane Nate makes landfall as Category 1 storm
Fast-moving Hurricane Nate roared ashore near the mouth of the Mississippi on Saturday night, lashing the northern Gulf Coast with 85-mile-an-hour winds. Nate had been swamping roads in coastal Louisiana,...
Devils' youth brigade make opening-day statement
The Devils' youth movement has a lot more going for it than No. 1 overall draft pick Nico Hischier. The Devils are three deep in the rookie department. Hobey Baker...
Cops reveal contents of Vegas madman's cryptic note
Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock coolly calculated the geometry of mass murder, according to new details of the note he left behind on the nightstand of his hotel suite. The...
Red Bulls snap long losing skid, clinch playoff berth
The Red Bulls answered a bump with a romp. In the midst of what felt like an endless skid, winless in their past eight matches, the Red Bulls finally secured...
Tony La Russa: This Mets manager candidate is 'total package'
Chip Hale’s name carries little glitter among the Mets’ potential managerial candidates, but the man who gave the baseball lifer his first shot at managing in the major leagues says...
Attorney who threw ‘foul’ brown liquid on ex gets plea deal
A lawyer arrested for throwing a “foul smelling” brown liquid on his ex-girlfriend could dodge jail under a plea deal reached last week. Corporate attorney Luke Richbourg was charged in...
Trump: 'Only one thing will work' to deal with North Korea
President Trump tweeted Saturday that he's run out of patience with North Korea -- but he didn't make clear what he would do about it. “Presidents and their administrations have...
Kristaps Porzingis isn't ready to lose again
A plan is in place. The bar has been dropped. Before the Knicks’ preseason loss Friday to the Wizards, new general manager Scott Perry said he believes fans just want...
Critical Rangers role player has secret weapon in his recovery
TORONTO — There is a person out there who represents a cautionary tale for Jesper Fast, and it just so happens Fast talks to him all the time. Fast is...
Yanks say Chapman 'imbecile' Instagram faux pas was an accident
According to a Yankees official, Aroldis Chapman didn’t intentionally “like’’ an Instagram post comment that called Joe Girardi an imbecile following the ALDS loss Friday night to the Indians in...
Couples compete for partner's weight in beer at annual wife carrying contest
NEWRY, Maine - Dozens of participants are vying for cash - and beer - in the North American Wife Carrying Championship. More than 60 couples are registered, and more are...
Michael Grimm says his prison stint got Loretta Lynch her job
Michael Grimm, Staten Island’s ex-con ex-congressman, says that his stint in jail got Loretta Lynch her job as U. S. Attorney General. The admitted tax cheat accused Lynch -- the...
Why Yankees history says they should still have hope
First, a little convoluted logic: The Yankees, as a baseball franchise, know better than any other just what’s possible, despite long odds. They have been there. They have witnessed it....
Hospital funding crisis is a long time coming
New York City’s public-hospital system is headed over a fiscal cliff while Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio squabble about whose responsibility it is. The interim head of NYC Health+Hospitals,...
I witnessed Harvey Weinstein’s sleaziness up close: ex-waitress
Jade Budowski worked as a waitress at the Tribeca Grill, which is located in Harvey Weinstein’s office building, from July 2016 to January 2017. Here she recounts the mogul’s regular...
What makes Deshaun Watson an emerging NFL superstar
Go ahead and ask Deshaun Watson to be legendary with 2:07 left and win a national championship in the last second against Nick Saban and Alabama. Then go ahead and...
Two surprise teams and Steelers' strife: 5 NFL things to watch
The first quarter of this NFL season is complete and not without its share of surprises. Who would have figured the Giants would be 0-4? Or the Bills and Rams...
Brexit is hurting Wall Street in a big way
London’s Brexit scare is turning into royal jubilation — at the expense of hard assets and jobs fleeing New York propelled by trade and regulatory fears. The moves are boosting...
The truth about safety in city schools
Nicole Malliotakis, the Republican challenger to Mayor de Blasio, was perfectly right to slam the mayor last week for unwisely pulling metal detectors from city schools and for his ideologically...
Backup QBs star as Iowa State stuns No. 3 Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. — This Iowa State team is different. Kyle Kempt passed for 343 yards and three touchdowns, including a 25-yarder to Allen Lazard that put the Cyclones ahead with...
Connie Hawkins: A legend where the tall tales were usually true
It is a story Lou Carnesecca has probably told a thousand times by now, because Looie is, always was, one of the great curators and protectors of New York City...
NYPD cop pummels teen in disturbing video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMIzQKD7J9s Disturbing new video shows an NYPD officer repeatedly punching the head of a teenager who officials said bum-rushed another cop, and put his hands on his neck. The wild...
Trump takes aim at late-night TV hosts in series of tweets
President Trump thinks late-night comedy is no laughing matter. He slapped back at TV hosts and their snarky monologues on Twitter Saturday morning -- and hinted at regulatory retaliation. “Late...
NHL GMs are wasting leverage gifted to them with bad deals
The bridge contract has become the Bridge over the River Kwai. Blown to bits this week by general managers in Buffalo and Winnipeg who might as well have whistled while...
Why this woman is wearing a crown every day for a year
On May 20, Lee Kim forgot her friend Tracy’s birthday. But instead of sending a belated text message or Facebook post, the 43-year-old Bronx resident is making up for her...
Woman wants late husband's DNA to prove kid's paternity
A Bronx woman wants to harvest DNA from her husband’s corpse so she can prove her daughter’s paternity. The baby girl was born a week after Daniel Osei was killed...
Dazzling basketball great Connie Hawkins dies at 75
PHOENIX — Connie Hawkins, basketball’s dazzling schoolyard legend who soared and swooped his way to the Hall of Fame, has died at 75. His death was announced Saturday by the...
Joe Girardi on Yankees' Game 2 collapse: 'I screwed up'
After a night to sleep on it, Joe Girardi agreed with what many believed following a disastrous ALDS Game 2 loss Friday to the Indians, when he didn’t use a...
How a fat dog saved one man's life
Seven years ago, Eric O’Grey wanted to die. Divorced, depressed and diabetic, he was 51 years old and weighed 350 pounds. His rock bottom came the day he delayed a...
The biggest reason the Yankees need Japan's Babe Ruth
All 30 teams could pursue Shohei Otani. Most will because of how little he will cost compared to the talent of arguably the best pitcher and hitter in Japan. He...
Former Post editor who wrote about long cancer battle dies at 66
Former New York Post reporter and editor Mark Mooney — a beloved colleague and mentor to young reporters at every stop in his journalistic career — died Friday after a...
Marcus Maye on teaming with Jamal Adams, life in the SEC and AFC East
Rookie second-round Jets safety Marcus Maye tackled some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What is your on-field mentality? A: You gotta have like an assassin mentality. Just being...
Principal who had sex 'dungeon' in office gets prison
A depraved British principal busted for ripping off tens of thousands of dollars from his school kept a secret sex lair inside his office, stocking it with a tawdry array...
9 reasons why 'Grant' could be the new 'Hamilton'
Ron Chernow has a thing for misunderstood men. He painted a compelling portrait of a financial juggernaut in “Titan,” his 1998 biography of John D. Rockefeller Sr., and won a...
Bob Costas, Jim Kaat show how announcing should be done
Sure, everything’s relative, including the dreadful state of national telecasts. Still, Thursday’s Red Sox-Astros Game 1 on MLB Network, Bob Costas and Jim Kaat at the wheel, would’ve been a...
Man killed, pregnant woman hurt in Brooklyn shooting
A 34-year-old man was killed -- and a 26-year-old pregnant woman was grazed in the stomach -- during a shooting in Brooklyn early Saturday, police said. The two were shot...
Why paying people to fix their lives doesn't work
Janice Dudley had discovered a happy formula: Do the right thing, then get paid for it. “You’d get $50 to go to the library,” she recalls. “You got $300 every...
Inside the mean-girls culture that destroyed 'Sex and the City'
Last week, Sarah Jessica Parker squashed dreams with a sharpened stiletto heel when, out of the blue, she released a statement confirming that there would be no third “Sex and...
How an illegal immigrant pulled off the greatest wine scam in US history
Before Rudy Kurniawan was 30, he had risen to become a kingpin purveyor of wines that were the rarest of the rare. Then, one Friday evening in 2008, he made...
Both the Dems and GOP have shot themselves in the foot
Democrats and Republicans are doomed unless they focus on what really matters: making progress for all Americans. In this new book excerpt, CNN journalist Van Jones reveals what's holding each...
A great strength for Joe Girardi undermines his glaring weakness
Joe Girardi is a good major league manager. I realize that is not a popular sentiment in town, particularly in this moment. I also know short of Bill Belichick, Gregg...
Aroldis Chapman appears to endorse firing 'imbecile' Girardi
This is not the reaction the Yankees want after a devastating Game 2 collapse in the American League Division Series. In the hours after the Indians roared back from a...
Hurricane Nate is now expected to be a Category 2 at landfall
Strengthening Hurricane Nate is now expected to be a Category 2 hurricane at landfall on the central Gulf Coast in coming hours. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Nate’s...
Officials rule out terror after car plows into London crowd
Eleven people were hurt Saturday when a motorist plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in a busy London tourist area, officials said. The driver drove up onto a sidewalk near...
Swiss police say knife-wielding asylum seeker killed by officer
ZURICH - A refugee was shot and killed by Swiss police on Saturday after he charged at two other asylum seekers with knives, law enforcement officials said. Police in the...
Decaying body found in Brooklyn backyard
The rotting corpse of a 41-year-old man was discovered wrapped in a garbage bag and buried in a Brooklyn backyard, authorities said. A police dog sniffed out the decaying body...
TV shows like 'Young Sheldon' disguise a scary truth about boys today
When he realized he could prove Newton’s first law of physics using a model train, Sheldon Cooper (played by 9-year-old Iain Armitage) says he felt like “Neil Armstrong on the...
This die-hard Democratic city is about to turn Republican
If John Persinger wins the mayoral race in Erie, Pa., next month, it just might be the greatest local political upset in America this century. A Republican candidate has not...
Trump taunts GOP with possible health care deal with Dems
President Trump confirmed Saturday he's made fresh overtures to Senate Democrats in hope of reaching a health care deal. “I called [Senate minority leader] Chuck Schumer yesterday to see if the Dems...
Tesla delays big rig truck after Musk blames 'production hell'
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Friday pushed back the unveiling of the company’s big rig truck until mid-November, tweeting that the electric vehicle maker was diverting resources to...
Iran: 10 Trumps couldn't roll back nuke deal benefits
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president defended the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers on Saturday, saying not even 10 Donald Trumps can roll back its benefits to his country, state...
Yanks blow golden chance after blunder from unlikely source
CLEVELAND — Before Friday’s devastating loss to the Indians, Ronald Torreyes was known as a dependable Yankees utility player who filled in well for the injured Starlin Castro and Didi...
CC Sabathia's matter-of-fact response to Girardi's early hook
CLEVELAND — CC Sabathia has gotten some early hooks this season from Joe Girardi, none more costly than on Friday. Sabathia retired 12 of the final 13 batters he faced...
Giants need to snap first-quarter bugaboo, or it will get ugly
This has the makings of a Perfect Storm: an 0-4 Giants team reuniting Sunday at 1 against the Chargers with a fan base that bought into the Super Bowl hype....
Betances impressive until familiar problem reared its ugly head
CLEVELAND — Dellin Betances tossed two perfect innings in Friday’s crushing 9-8, 13-inning loss to the Indians in Game 2 of the ALDS. Then he was asked to pitch a...
Girardi finally decides on Game 3 pitcher
CLEVELAND — Joe Girardi often uses “right now’’ in front of and at the end of responses to questions regarding personnel usage. There are times it is nothing more than...
Trump finally has a plan to take on Iran
After more than nine months in office, President Trump finally has an Iran policy. Before the opening of the UN General Assembly, Trump approved the long-awaited strategy to deal with...
Elon Musk's inspiring vision for reaching Mars — and the stars
"He awoke — and wanted Mars.” That’s the first line of Philip K. Dick’s classic novella, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,” the inspiration for the “Total Recall” films....
Vet kicker overcomes adversity to record first Jets moment
Quietly, Chandler Catanzaro had been waiting for his first moment. Sure, he beat out Ross Martin in a tight training camp competition to win the Jets kicking job after he...
Slain journalist's head found in bags with 'heavy metal pieces'
Danish navy divers recovered the severed head and legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall — a find that debunks the tale of her death spun by her alleged killer, authorities...
Yankees turned off the Klubot, and it still wasn't enough
CLEVELAND — The cruelest of ironies hit these Yankees at the worst time. Who had them beating up on Corey Kluber … and still losing this American League Division Series...
Girardi reveals his plan for Ellsbury and Headley
CLEVELAND — As long as the Yankees are alive in the postseason — and that might be for just nine more innings — the DH will be determined by how...
McAdoo: Giants not that different from last year's playoff team
Even if you are what your record says you are, as a legendary Giants coach once said, Ben McAdoo doesn’t see much difference between this year’s colossally disappointing 0-4 team...
Rangers' young forward is even starting to impress Vigneault
The Rangers have a number of areas to clean up in turning their attention from Thursday’s season-opening 4-2 loss at the Garden to the Avalanche to Saturday’s game in Toronto...
Cubs-Nats offering unexpected Game 2 pitching matchup
WASHINGTON — Cubs lefty Jon Lester, a veteran of three World Series, normally would loom as a Game 1 playoff starter. Lefty Gio Gonzalez would figure in for the third...
Stitches: You want a Peace of me?
Come pick up your piece … The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday. The “International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons,” an advocacy group behind the treaty to prohibit arms, was...
Nets coach vows to 'find minutes' for this emerging guard
Entering his second year with the Nets, backup point guard Spencer Dinwiddie has impressed coach Kenny Atkinson. The 24-year-old, selected 38th overall in the 2014 draft by the Pistons, joined...
Man kept bodies of mom, brother in home for a year: prosecutors
Robert Kuefler of White Bear Lake, Minn., tried to discourage visitors, according to prosecutors. It was likely because he kept the decaying bodies of his mother and twin brother inside...
Red Sox on the brink and David Price makes a quick exit
HOUSTON — David Price bolted out of the visiting clubhouse at Minute Maid Park on Friday before the media was allowed in and even before the equipment was being shuttled...
Former Met Justin Turner carries Dodgers with five-RBI night
LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw still hasn't figured out how to dominate in October. This time, he couldn't even keep the ball in the yard. Justin Turner and the Los...
Healthy and feeling at home, Nets' vet takes on leadership role
He arrived only a few months ago, but Nets forward DeMarre Carroll quickly has meshed with his new team. The nine-year veteran is determined to reestablish himself on the court...
Hero guards in Las Vegas massacre are back to work
LAS VEGAS — When Air Force veteran Jay Purves first heard the pop-pop-pop at the Las Vegas country music festival, he knew immediately it was gunfire. Purves and his colleagues...
Lonnie Chisenhall surprised Yankees didn't review call
CLEVELAND — Lonnie Chisenhall had a simple answer when asked if Chad Green’s pitch hit him in the bottom of the sixth inning: “I’m not the umpire.” Home plate umpire...
New Orleans starts evacuations as Nate approaches coast
MANAGUA - New Orleans evacuated some residents from areas outside its levee system as Tropical Storm Nate swirled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday after killing at least 25...
Body of abducted photojournalist found in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — The body of a journalist was found Friday in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi one day after armed men wearing uniforms abducted him from...
This old Jets hallmark is now one of their biggest concerns
One may be the loneliest number, but 29 doesn’t feel too good either. Just ask any member of the Jets’ defensive unit. Defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers gathered his charges this...
How to avoid a Latavius Murray fantasy football bust
There is nothing wrong with ordering the house brand liquor when you visit the local pub. It does the job in the manner you expect, even if it does so...
'Slender Man' sighting leaves small-town residents on edge
Halloween came early for some people. Residents in Gresham, Ore., received a scare Thursday after spotting a person impersonating the fictional horror character “Slender Man” walking around town. Fox 12...
Teacher fired telling kids to keep quiet or 'someone will shoot us' sues to job back
A Queens public-school teacher — fired for warning his fifth graders to “quiet down or someone will come in and shoot us” and showing up late or skipping school 76...
Shareholders to vote on Nelson Peltz' bid to sit on P&G's board
In just four days, the ”dumbest” — and largest — proxy fight hedge funder Nelson Peltz ever fought will come to a close. Procter & Gamble shareholders will vote on...
Ten years later, Yankees part of another Cleveland horror story
CLEVELAND — It wasn’t midges this time. It was a mind cramp. But the damage was just as devastating, both to a Yankees team fighting for its life against the...
Iran reportedly open to talking about ballistic missile arsenal
A day after sources said that President Trump planned to decertify the Iranian nuke deal, it was reported that the theocratic regime was open to talks about its ballistic-missile arsenal....
82-year-old woman fatally hit by van just feet from her home
A elderly woman was fatally struck by a van as she tried to cross Pitman Avenue in The Bronx Friday night -- and the driver fled the scene on foot,...
Bill Ackman takes a hit from Herbalife short as stock soars
Bill Ackman found himself cornered and squeezed on Friday as shares of Herbalife soared to a nearly three-year high. The maker of nutritional shakes jumped 11.2 percent, to $75.25, after...
Mnuchin looks to loosen regulation — but 'too big to fail' is here to stay
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin laid out on Friday guidelines to loosen Wall Street regulation — but kept in place one of the most powerful and controversial regulators from the Obama...
Unemployment drop has nothing to do with hurricane season
The US unemployment rate fell sharply in September — to 4.2 percent from 4.4 percent in August — but the decline had nothing to do with the hurricanes that battered...
Winery loses license over drunks' alleged sex, poop antics
Bottoms up! A popular Long Island winery’s liquor license was suspended Thursday after a series of wild parties where wasted revelers had sex in public, pooped in neighbors’ yards and...
‘Blacktivist’ Facebook group that sold merch had ties to the Kremlin
A Russian-linked Facebook page called “Blacktivist” peddled merchandise online as part of its efforts to stoke racial tensions prior to the 2016 presidential election, it was reported Friday. A total...
Bandage dress designer Hervé Leroux dies at 60
Hervé Leroux, the French designer whose famous form-fitting dresses were beloved by stars in the ’90s and early aughts, unexpectedly passed away on Friday at age 60. His iconic bandage...
Joe Girardi's legacy will forever be tainted by this debacle
CLEVELAND — Joe Girardi luxuriated in champagne Tuesday night, a celebratory bath earned with a maestro performance in which he expertly read the moment and his players to piece together...
‘Vegan Bernie Madoff’ freed from Rikers
So-called “Bad Vegan” Sarma Melngailis was freed from Rikers Island Friday after completing a four-month jail sentence on fraud and grand-larceny charges. The former owner of celeb-fave Gramercy Park “raw...