October 15, 2017
Giants uncork shocking beatdown for emphatic 1st win
DENVER — Evan Engram heard it everywhere. Even from those closest to him. “Nobody believed, even my friends had no belief we were going to get this done,’’ Engram said....
Girardi tries to diagnose what's wrong with Yankees' young stars
Throughout their first full seasons in the majors, Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge put up numbers that had people running for the record books, whether it was Sanchez breaking the...
Justin Turner makes Dodger Stadium explode with thrilling walkoff
LOS ANGELES — Justin Turner, lifelong Dodgers fan from Southern California, celebrated the anniversary of Kirk Gibson’s dramatic home run in improbable fashion. Twenty-nine years to the day of Gibson’s...
Al Michaels' joke compares Giants' week with Harvey Weinstein's
The Giants have been so bad, even the jokes are cringeworthy. NBC's iconic broadcaster Al Michaels pulled out a whopper of a truly terrible joke Sunday, as the Giants visited...
Multiple injured after oil rig explodes in Louisiana
Several injuries have been reported Sunday night after an oil rig in Louisiana exploded. At least six people have confirmed injuries from an oil rig explosion in Lake Pontchartrain, Kenner...
Chef wins $10K in showdown at New York Wine Food Festival
Three Michelin starred Antoine Westermann, Chef and owner of Le Coq Rico, and his executive chef Guillaume Ginther, took the top $10,000 prize as Iron Chefs’ Choice winner at the...
Vance probing his own campaign donations from Weinstein's ex lawyer
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is launching an independent review of past campaign contributions following reports that he received donations from Harvey Weinstein's former lawyer. The embattled DA announced...
The only change Yankees' lineup needs is pretty minor
Ready for The Post’s suggestion of how the Yankees can fix their offense? Here it is: Change nothing besides the designated hitter, again, for American League Championship Series Game 3...
Politician helped shutter eatery over sons' assault: councilman
A Queens legislator charges that one of his colleagues abused her power, saying in an ethics complaint that she used her position to sic government agencies on a waterfront restaurant...
The Tom Brady-Josh McCown duel started crazily and ended aptly
In a clash between two veteran quarterbacks at MetLife Stadium, the less-expected one looked better on paper. Josh McCown went 31-of-47 for a season-high 354 yards and two touchdowns in...
Linda Fairstein vouched for Weinstein's lawyer in model-grope case: report
Famed former Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein worked as a consultant for Harvey Weinstein after he was accused of groping a model in his Tribeca office two years ago, according...
The Astros are trying to forget everything that's gone right
The Houston Astros can’t wait to get their American League Championship Series started against the Yankees. “For us it’s all tied up at zero-zero,” Astros center fielder George Springer said...
Bartender busted serving cocaine in drink menus
A bar manager at a top London boozer has been jailed for supplying drinkers with drugs using a drinks menu. Justyna Gorska, 34, was jailed for 28 months after being...
This is a hard way to learn the Jets are for real
Jets running back Matt Forte didn’t want to hear about any moral victories, not after the Patriots escaped MetLife Stadium on Sunday with a 24-17 victory thanks to a controversial...
Hipster Brooklyn’s Airbnb black market is booming
Brooklyn’s Airbnb black market is booming despite the city’s best efforts to stamp out illegal rentals, according to an investigator hired by a hotel-industry group. The borough’s hipster status makes...
Why Joe Girardi thinks this is about to turn
Joe Girardi said he hasn’t seen signs of panic from his players during the first heartbreaking two games of the ALCS against the Astros. That may be true, but the...
Giants unveil drastic play-calling switch
DENVER — Eli Manning was told early in the week. Most of his teammates did not know until after the Giants beat the Broncos 23-10 Sunday night. The Giants unveiled...
Why de Blasio's donations are drying up
Mayor de Blasio’s re-election campaign is now begging for donations as small as $5, complaining that GOP challenger Nicole Malliotakis actually outraised him in the last reporting period. But the...
Dumping deadwood teachers on failing schools
Starting today, the city Department of Education is forcing deadwood from the Absent Teacher Reserve on schools that don’t want them. It’s almost inevitable that the hit will fall largely...
Trump could actually make Americans feel sorry for the media
President Trump has a legitimate beef with the coverage he’s getting from much of the news media. But his latest response to that coverage could make his press critics look...
The Times' new policy to hide reporters' bias
The New York Times made it crystal clear in last year’s presidential race that it would no longer hide its disdain of Donald Trump. But now it’s suddenly troubled that...
Here come the Giants' Ereck Flowers alarms
DENVER — Anyone paying attention to what has gone down with Ereck Flowers this season and most of his disappointing stay with the Giants believed Flowers had no chance to...
'Bonespiration' is the most terrifying trend on Instagram
Worryingly thin girls have found a way to get around social media's "thinspiration" ban with a brand new hashtag — "bonespiration." Social media networks banned the use of tags that...
Texas man charged with stealing $1.2M worth of fajitas
A Texas man was charged with felony theft after investigators linked him to an odd plot to steal more than $1.2 million worth of fajitas over nine years, the Brownsville...
Con artist posing as lawyer preyed on duped clients: prosecutors
He’s the lawyer version of “Catch Me If You Can” — a Manhattan con artist with a 30-year history of posing as a attorney to swindle New Yorkers. James Chiarkas,...
This 31-year-old is about to become the world's youngest head of state
VIENNA — At age 31, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz is poised to become the first millennial to lead a European country following his party's victory in a national election...
Homeless man sexually assaulted sleeping subway riders: cops
A homeless man was arrested over the weekend for sexually assaulting subway riders as they slept, cops said. Michael Baskerville, 28, even went so far as to perform oral sex...
IHOP waiter attacks robber with black belt martial arts skills
An IHOP waiter thwarted an attempted robbery at his San Antonio, TX, restaurant. Elijah Arnold was opening the restaurant early Thursday morning when he heard something happening at the cash...
Jets stud rookie learned a Rob Gronkowski lesson
A dejected Jamal Adams stood at his locker after the Jets’ 24-17 loss Sunday and acknowledged that in matchups like that, “You find out where you are.” The rookie safety...
'Pretty obvious:' Ref scoffs at controversial Jets fumble
Many Jets were still scratching their heads after Sunday’s 24-17 loss to the Patriots, confused about the Austin Seferian-Jenkins would-be touchdown that became a fumble and touchback upon further review....
Weinstein's movies were part of his plotting and other comments
Iran wonk: Congress, Euros Needed on Fixing Nuke Deal President Trump’s decision to de-certify Iranian compliance with the Obama-era nuke deal “was both sensible and courageous,” according to Ray Takeyh,...
If you want a safe school, opt for a charter
In the wake of the tragic school stabbings that killed one student and critically injured another, parents across the city are asking: Are my kids safe at school — and...
The Jets got robbed of their shot
No one should have expected Tom Brady to buckle and crumble if the Wrongheaded Wretched Replay Call had not punched the Jets in their green-and-white gut. But there was Austin...
Hogwarts Express train rescues stranded family in Scotland
LONDON — As if by magic, the Hogwarts Express has come to the rescue of a stranded family in Scotland. The train that took Harry Potter to school was played...
Red Bulls never break in intense playoff tune-up
It’s a playoff trailer. With accusations of foul play combated with wide-open, end-to-end soccer, the Red Bulls followed up last week’s impressive playoff-clinching performance against another playoff foe, tying Atlanta...
Airport worker busted opening passenger bags, stealing items
Abdullah Hayee Mayeh was arrested October 12 following video footage that circulated showing him opening airplane passenger’s bags in the luggage compartment of a Jetstar flight and stealing the contents...
Terrifying video shows pals escaping home burning in wildfire
Two pals battling to escape the deadly wildfire raging at their home in California has been caught on camera. Mike Vien and his housemate didn’t realize they were in danger...
Body of missing teacher last seen bailing out felon lover found
The remains of an Arizona kindergarten teacher who went missing after she bailed out a man from jail may have been found, police said. Deer Valley Unified School District announced...
Colin Kaepernick calls out NFL owners, Trump in collusion fight
Colin Kaepernick is taking a stand. The most polarizing quarterback in the free-agent pool filed a grievance against NFL owners for collusion, alleging the league “entered into an enforced, implied...
Jets report card: The defense folds too many times
Grades from the Jets' 24-17 loss to the Patriots on Sunday: Offense The Jets started out hot, jumping out to a 14-0 lead. Then they cooled off. QB Josh McCown...
NYPD investigating alleged 2004 sex attack by Weinstein
The NYPD is investigating a woman's claim that disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein forced her to perform oral sex on him inside his Tribeca office more than a decade ago,...
Coach who forced cheerleaders into splits will not be charged with a crime
The high school cheerleading coach who forced his students into splits will not be charged with a crime, the Denver prosecutor said. A number of officials at East High School...
Schumer vows to give cash to NYC hospitals
Doctor Schumer to the rescue! Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday vowed to deliver a much-needed cash infusion to New York City’s cash-starved municipal hospital system. The city’s Health+Hospital, Corporation --...
California 'getting the upper hand' against deadly wildfires
SONOMA, Calif. — California fire authorities said Sunday they have turned a corner in battling several of the wildfires that have devastated wine country and other parts of the state...
DOJ to help prosecute man charged in murder of transgender student
The Justice Department, at the urging of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, sent a federal hate crimes lawyer to help prosecute a man charged in the murder of a transgender high...
'BS' fumble call dooms Jets in heartbreaker to Patriots
Move over “Buttfumble,” here comes the “Whatfumble.” The Jets lost 24-17 to the Patriots on Sunday in a close game that swung on a few plays, none bigger than a...
The two relievers who could be key to Yankees' fortunes
The margin is both thin and wide. Oh so close and so far to go. The Yankees are perhaps a couple of relay plays away from leading the ALCS or...
Schumer flip-flops on Iran nuclear deal, admits 'misgivings'
Sen. Charles Schumer voted against the Iran nuclear deal reached by former President Obama in 2015 -- but on Sunday he said the pact should be given more time to...
NBC's license won't be revoked over Trump: FCC commissioner
A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission said the federal agency will "not revoke" a broadcasting license because President Trump is upset over a news outlet's coverage of him....
Aaron Rodgers' season could be done after brutal injury
MINNEAPOLIS — Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers could miss the remainder of the season with a broken collarbone. Rodgers left the game against Minnesota in the first quarter Sunday, and...
Schumer pushes for regulations on e-cigs as more kids vape
Sen. Chuck Schumer urged the federal government Sunday to reverse a recent decision to delay the regulation of e-cigarettes after citing alarming data that show one in five teens in...
Malliotakis slams de Blasio over homelessness, public urination
Mayoral hopeful Nicole Malliotakis blamed Hizzoner Sunday for rubber-stamping peeing in public. "Public urination is something that the mayor has given the green-light to," Mayor de Blasio's GOP contender said...
Can Notre Dame get in? Crazy playoff scenarios could be on tap
The only two things predictable about this college football season are Alabama and upheaval. Parity reigns. Unpredictability is a constant. Over the past three weeks, seven top-10 teams have fallen....
This dog miraculously survived a California wildfire
A heartwarming video shows the moment a California man is reunited with his family’s beloved pooch — after a raging wildfire forced them to evacuate and leave her behind. “Izzy’s...
Trump spends Sunday golfing with Rand Paul
WASHINGTON – President Trump spent his Sunday golfing – again – at one of his Trump-branded properties. Clad in a USA cap and white polo shirt, Trump spent nearly five...
Collins: Trump's move on ObamaCare will hurt 'vulnerable people'
A Republican senator said President Trump's order to scrap subsidy payments for ObamaCare customers will hurt "vulnerable people" from receiving health care. "What the president is doing is affecting the...
Netanyahu praises Trump's decision to de-certify Iran deal
WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised President Trump’s choice to de-certify the Iran nuclear deal as “the right decision for the world.” Netanyahu, the chief opponent of the...
Elephants stampede refugee camp, killing woman and three children
A Rohingya woman and her three children were trampled to death by wild elephants as they slept in a refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, according to local officials. Four others,...
Trump goes after New York Times in latest tweet storm
President Trump trashed the "Failing @nytimes" on Twitter for its report criticizing his administration for accomplishing little while trying to dismantle his predecessor's legacy. "The Failing @nytimes, in a story...
Hurricane Ophelia threatens UK, Ireland with strong winds
LONDON — Authorities in Britain and Ireland say the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia could bring disruption and damage as the work week gets underway. Ophelia was a category 2 hurricane...
Maria Sharapova collects first title since drug ban
Maria Sharapova is a champion again. The former world No. 1 took down Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 7-6 (8) in the final of the Tianjin Open on Sunday to win her...
Nikki Haley: US hopes to stay in Iran nuclear deal
US Ambassador to the United Nations on Sunday said the Trump administration hopes to remain in the nuclear deal with Iran but strengthen it so the "American people feel safer."...
The unfathomable plays, decisions behind Rangers' disastrous start
Regarding the Rangers, in crisis six games into the season and with the Penguins coming Tuesday on Broadway. 1. Let us stipulate that the responsibility for this 1-5 start is...
Woman jumps to her death from Nestle exec's apartment
A mom leaped to her death from the Upper East Side apartment of a Nestlé exec Sunday as horrified residents were frantically dialing 911 to get help and stop her,...
Brandon Marshall swears his career isn't over yet
Brandon Marshall says he’s not going anywhere. The Giants wide receiver, who announced his season-ending surgery on Instagram last week, told ESPN this weekend he does not intend to retire...
Tillerson says Trump has not 'castrated' him
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson defended his manhood Sunday in the face of criticisms that President Trump has neutered the chief diplomat. “I checked, I’m fully intact,” Tillerson...
All of a sudden Rafael Nadal can't beat Roger Federer
SHANGHAI — Roger Federer extended his winning streak over Rafael Nadal this year to four matches after beating the top-ranked Spaniard 6-4, 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday....
Iran's foreign minister says US risks losing credibility
Iran's foreign minister said President Trump will lose all credibility on the world stage to "engage in any long-term negotiation" if his administration backs out of a nuclear pact with...
Dad of driver who left woman in fiery crash calls son 'crazy'
The distraught father of a Brooklyn man accused of leaving a woman to die in his burning car called his son “crazy” Sunday as he questioned why he didn’t call...
Hundreds killed in massive bomb attack in Somalia's capitol
Double suicide bombings struck the heart of Somalia’s capital over the weekend, killing at least 276 people and injuring more than 300 in what is being called the terror-torn country’s...
Crazy parents are calling up colleges, pretending to be their kids
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has always been ahead of her time. As first lady, she brought unprecedented glamour to the White House, setting the standard for modern political spouses. In the...
The history behind iconic Bruce Springsteen photos
Frank Stefanko was working in a South Jersey meatpacking plant when the call came. It was 1978, and Bruce Springsteen had been looking at photos that Stefanko shot of their...
Man falls on subway tracks during fight at Grand Central
A man fell onto the tracks at Grand Central Station while fighting with another straphanger early Sunday, police said. The men began fist fighting on the 4 train platform before...
North Korea calls Trump a 'war merchant and strangler of peace'
North Korea on Sunday called President Trump a "war merchant and strangler of peace" who's trying to bring the world to the "brink of war." "Trump called for total destruction...
Woman shot in shoulder while getting out of cab
A 26-year-old Long Island woman was shot as she was getting out of a cab on the Lower East Side, authorities said. The woman, who lives in Valley Stream, had...
Car thief injures 8 in crash before fleeing on foot
A car thief driving a stolen Mercedes – carelessly left double parked on a city street by a renter using a ride sharing app -- slammed into two cars on...
Taliban denies ex-hostage's murder, rape accusations
PESHAWAR, Pakistan- A Taliban spokesman denied on Sunday accusations by a Canadian man that one of his children had been murdered and his wife raped while they were being held...
Third-base coach's bad send costs the Yankees and Gardner
HOUSTON — For a game that has become so darn slow, baseball still gets settled by instant decisions and precise execution. A failure on both of those fronts, wrapped up...
Would Kevin Long be good Mets manager? An ex-pupil weighs in
LOS ANGELES — Kevin Long’s résumé does not include major league playing or managing experience, but former Met Curtis Granderson sees qualities in the team’s hitting coach that could allow...
Ex-teammate thinks Sanchez has done 'exceptionally well'
HOUSTON — Gary Sanchez’s rough postseason took another bad turn when he botched Didi Gregorius’ throw to the plate in the bottom of the ninth that allowed Jose Altuve to...
Hornacek's defensive challenge changes Knicks starting lineup
Courtney Lee’s locker at the Garden hung next to Carmelo Anthony’s last season. Thursday in the Knicks season opener, Lee may be draped all over Anthony on the court in...
Are we witnessing long, sad end of Eli Manning's Giants career?
The signs are beginning to look as large and prominent as the billboards that line the Jersey Turnpike from Exit 16W all the way down to Delaware. They’re pointing toward...
Jets upset would put big dent in Patriots' inevitability machine
Nothing is forever, supposedly. The 1965 Mickey Mantle Yankees turned old, and following nine World Series appearances in 10 years, didn’t return to the Fall Classic until 1976. Bill Russell...
Yankees must call upon their grit reserves once again
HOUSTON — One observation rushed to the forefront of the brain Saturday evening in the visitors’ clubhouse at Minute Maid Park: Compared to the last time the Yankees dropped the...
Joe Maddon's righteous fury not enough to spark Cubs this time
LOS ANGELES — The Cubs aren’t playing the Nationals anymore. And this is a new October, much different than 2016. Even with instant-replay challenges. Unlike the Nats, the Dodgers finished...
Rangers getting alarmingly close to forcing Jeff Gorton's hand
There is no indication that a change behind the bench or in the uniformed personnel is imminent, but everyone’s antenna should be up around the Garden because what we’ve seen...
Dodgers star's replacement makes Game 1 impact
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ pursuit of the franchise’s first World Series appearance in 29 years will come without a core member of the lineup. Corey Seager, the team’s star...
Meet the Giants' new ‘elder statesman’ receiver
DENVER — There are promotions, and then there is what transpired this week with Roger Lewis. “Yeah, that’s something else,’’ offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan said. “He goes from being the...
How one woman's drug addiction cost her everything
Two days before last Christmas, Beth Stephens was full of plans and promise. The brilliant, 39-year-old scientist who had studied in Paris, completed a Ph.D. in microbiology and had worked...
Thomas Greiss makes 40 saves as Islanders stop Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Thomas Greiss guided the Islanders on a night when they played it a little bit too safe. Greiss stopped 40 shots, Brock Nelson scored a tiebreaking...
Tanaka 'black and blue' but OK after getting drilled in the thigh
Masahiro Tanaka got hit high on the left thigh in Game 1 of the ALCS on Friday night. Though Yankees manager Joe Girardi didn’t see the right-hander’s leg after it...
One undercard champion steals the show at Barclays
Jermell Charlo of Houston might not have fought in the main event of Saturday’s night’s boxing card at Barclays Center, but he emerged as the star attraction after scoring a...
Controversial judge Noach Dear should be probed: assemblyman
The state’s judicial watchdog should investigate controversial Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Noach Dear, a top lawmaker said. The Commission on Judicial Conduct has “the right to initiate their own inquiry....
Now a German soccer team is kneeling
BERLIN — Hertha Berlin nodded to social struggles in the United States by kneeling before its Bundesliga home game on Saturday. "We wanted to make a stand against racism," Hertha...
Veteran's return one bit of good news for reeling Rangers
Finally, some good news came the Rangers’ way. Finally, during this dreadful 1-5-0 start — the worst of the Alain Vigneault era — there was a sliver of a reason...
Puerto Rico’s governor: Power will be back before Christmas
Most of Puerto Rico should enjoy a brightly lit Feliz Navidad this year, the territory’s governor said Saturday. Ninety-five percent of the territory’s electricity will be restored before Christmas under...
Don’t look back Stitches
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they’re here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly I’m not half the handicapper I used...
Jeremy Kerley catching 'anything that is thrown at him'
Jeremy Kerley estimates that he catches between 100-150 passes a day. “That’s my job: catch the ball,” Kerley said this week. He has been doing a good job of it...
Vegas shooter's brain probed for hidden diseases
Investigators are continuing to probe the brain of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock as they search for clues to explain why he opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers two...
Pitt placekicker kneels during the national anthem
Pitt’s third-string walk-on placekicker Ian Troost opted to kneel during the playing of the national anthem on Saturday before the Panthers' 35-17 loss to North Carolina State in Pittsburgh. Standing...
Why are longtime athletes still using interpreters?
Dear John: I can accept the Yankees’ Gary Sanchez not speaking English. What gets me are players who have been in the majors for 10 or 20 years and still...