March 18, 2018
This Knicks-Bulls Tank Bowl showdown is pitiful before it begins
NBA commissioner Adam Silver may want to take the subway from his NBA offices for a celebrity-row perch Monday when the Bulls visit the Garden for the “Tank Bowl.” It’s...
Everyone's favorite March Madness Cinderella runs out of magic
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The University of Maryland-Baltimore County will have to settle for making basketball history. Its brief, magical run in the NCAA Tournament came to a sobering end Sunday...
Rangers are having fun again -- and it's been a major adjustment
The energy in the Rangers locker room since the Feb. 26 trade deadline passed is vastly different than at any time in the previous five years. There is a youthful...
Another No. 1 seed goes down as Florida State ends Xavier's run
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida State senior Phil Cofer knows the biggest key to making any comeback, especially in the NCAA Tournament. Don't get rattled. Now the Florida State Seminoles are...
New York hotelier making moves in Tinseltown
New York hotelier Stephen Brandman and developer Jake Chetrit are opening two landmarked Beaux Arts hotels in Los Angeles under the Journal Hotel collection. “We will be overseeing the opening...
Filtration system promises to make any pizza taste like NYC's
New York City quality pizza west of the Hudson? Fuhgeddaboudit! Not so fast, according to a New Jersey company that will unveil on Monday a water-filtration system that promises to...
The Post sparks petition to save Manhattan psych ward
More than 600 people have signed an online petition opposing the closure of the psychiatric ward at an Upper Manhattan hospital since The Post exclusively reported on the plan last...
NYPD cops can't stop 'testilying': report
NYPD cops have been caught "testilying" on more than two dozen occasions since January 2015 — with some giving inaccurate accounts about witness identifications and others falsely claiming under oath...
Boy shoots sister in video game controller dispute: cops
Authorities in Mississippi say a 9-year-old boy has shot his 13-year-old sister in the head and wounded her after an argument over a video game controller. Monroe County Sheriff Cecil...
Driver tries to fool traffic cop using Homer Simpson's license
Homer Simpson has done a lot of stupid stuff over the years, but even he would think twice about this daring con involving his visage. An unidentified driver in England...
Love triangle reportedly led to leak of Porter's wife-beating accusations
Jealousy over Rob Porter dating his ex-girlfriend Hope Hicks likely led Corey Lewandowski, President Trump’s former campaign manager, to leak the wife-beating allegations that ultimately forced Porter’s resignation, according to...
Yes, the public schools neglect the neediest kids
City Comptroller Scott Stringer reports that the Department of Education is completely falling down when it comes to absenteeism by homeless students. Around 33,000 city public schoolchildren are living in...
New York state SOP: Crush an industry, then subsidize it
One wing of government slams an industry, then another moves to subsidize it: Such is the way of New York. The latest example is the effort of Assemblyman Ron Kim...
Naturally, the Mario Cuomo Bridge is at risk of winding up over-budget
It turns out the new Tappan Zee Bridge may well be over-budget after all — which would be entirely appropriate for a span officially named after big-spending former Gov. Mario...
Tiger Woods almost did it all before the Masters
ORLANDO, Fla. — When Tiger Woods walked off the 18th green at Bay Hill shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday, it marked his final piece of tournament-golf tune-up for the Masters....
Dad of slain nursing student brings mourners to tears
The grieving dad of strangled Binghamton University student Haley Anderson recalled at her funeral Sunday how he had to clear out her college bedroom after her death — and found...
Cuomo's bid to seize New York City taxes
In his proposed budget for the fiscal year that starts April 1, Gov. Cuomo has suggested taxing properties within “transportation improvement subdistricts” that the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority would create...
Mueller flaunts Justice rules and other comments
Reporter: Dems’ Civil War Flares Up Again Politico’s Heather Caygle notes that Democratic centrists and lefties are battling in the wake of Conor Lamb’s apparent win in a pro-Trump Pennsylvania...
Jason Vargas surgery means Mets' old dream rotation is here
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets will not escape spring training with their starting rotation unscathed. Jason Vargas, who recently sustained a non-displaced fracture of the hamate bone in his...
Nevada completes furious comeback and ruins a lot of brackets
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Josh Hall converted an offensive rebound for the tiebreaking basket with 9.1 seconds left as Nevada erased a 22-point deficit in the final 11 minutes of a...
Cuomo's 'pro-woman' agenda is all about gifts to abortion extremists
Gov. Cuomo isn’t shy about his proposed budget for 2019, crowing on his Web page that he is “Realizing the Promise of Progressive Government.” The promise of this particular style...
Chirlane McCray should cut all ties with Linda Sarsour
Chirlane McCray has a problem, and she’s called Linda Sarsour. As McCray makes moves toward running for political office after her husband leaves City Hall in 2021, the smart and...
Reigning champs get destroyed in NCAA Tournament stunner
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With less than six minutes left in their second-round NCAA Tournament game, North Carolina senior Theo Pinson thought he had a breakaway layup that might give his...
Syndergaard was so 'nasty' he threw off Mets' plan for him
SARASOTA, Fla. — Here was Noah Syndergaard on the mound in the seventh inning of a spring training game. The pitch count was low — 72 through six innings. But...
Greg Bird is starting to quiet some whispering scouts
TAMPA — As the games that don’t count moved toward the ones that do, the buzz from the scouts who follow the Yankees was interesting. “It doesn’t look like he...
Drug dealers could get death penalty under new Trump plan
WASHINGTON — It’s death for drug dealers! President Trump plans to implement the death penalty for major drug traffickers as part of his opioid crackdown in the United States, the...
Woman shot dead by ex-husband while working at mall
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Authorities have released the names of the woman and the ex-husband who shot her to death at a busy Southern California mall. The Ventura County Sheriff's...
Rory McIlroy ends his drought with perfect charge at perfect event
ORLANDO, Fla. — Rory McIlroy insisted he was close. Apparently, he knew what he was talking about. McIlroy, shooting a scorching 8-under 64 in Sunday’s final round, charged from behind...
Bungling burglar gets stuck in sliding doors during robbery
If you thought the burglar who got himself stuck in a bin cupboard last week was an amateur, meet this week’s contender. Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a...
Teddy Bridgewater is officially excited to be a Jet
The newest member of the Jets' collection of quarterbacks officially signed his contract Sunday and declared he is ready for what comes next. “I’m excited about the direction we’re headed...
Twins starting shortstop suspended 80 games for PEDs
Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The commissioner's office announced the penalty Sunday. Polanco tested positive for Stanozolol and...
Another Rikers officer beat up by inmate during ambush
A correction officer was attacked by an inmate on Rikers Island, suffering first- and third-degree burns and a broken nose during the ambush, officials said Sunday. Inmate J'Von Johnson, who...
12-year-old girl raped by knife-wielding intruder: cops
A young girl was raped at knifepoint by a mask-wearing intruder who was hiding behind a shower curtain inside her Brooklyn home, police said. The 12-year-old told cops she was...
Investigation launched into Facebook, data firm used in Trump campaign
WASHINGTON — Politicians are demanding answers from Facebook in the wake of reports that a Trump campaign data consulting firm misused the social media profiles of millions of users. Massachusetts...
The team that wasn't supposed to be here shocks way to Sweet 16
DETROIT — Almost everything pointed to Michigan State winning this game. The No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region, playing in front of a hometown crowd of 20,360, most of...
Purdue unveils star's better-haired clone to keep dream alive
DETROIT -- If you squinted hard enough, ignored the free-flowing hair that wouldn’t stay put and the 40-pound difference, the man in the middle for Purdue almost looked like the...
Kushner Co. accused of filing false NYC housing paperwork
When the Kushner Cos. bought three apartment buildings in a gentrifying neighborhood of Queens in 2015, most of the tenants were protected by special rules that prevent developers from pushing...
Cuomo uses dad's 'tale of two cities' to bash Trump, de Blasio over NYCHA
Gov. Cuomo invoked his late dad’s soaring rhetoric to bash President Trump over the city’s “disgusting” public housing — and also get in some digs at Mayor de Blasio. Cuomo...
Police officer busted for reverse drunken driving
A police lieutenant was canned early Sunday after crossing over the blurry blue line -- when her fellow officers discovered their drunken colleague driving backwards, honking, through the streets of...
Rand Paul vows to block Trump nominees for State and CIA
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul vowed to do whatever possible to block President Trump’s nominees to head up the State Department and the CIA from securing Senate confirmation. The Kentucky...
Narrowing down which top QB Jets will draft
When the Jets handed Todd Bowles and Mike Maccagnan two-year contract extensions in December, at the end of a second straight 5-11 season, many viewed it as the Jets being...
2 NYPD officers busted for drunk driving in separate incidents
Two members of the NYPD -- one in a high-ranking post and the other a just a rookie -- were busted early Sunday morning for separate incidents of drinking and...
Senator introduces law for pooch killed on United flight
The family of a puppy killed during a United Airlines flight last week joined Sen. Marisol Alcantara Sunday as she announced a new Passenger Bill of Rights — for pets....
Victim in fatal St. Patrick's Day crash was beloved cheerleading coach
Heartbreaking social-media posts show a Cardinal Spellman High School cheerleading coach celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Manhattan with family and friends — just hours before she was killed in a...
Lindsey Graham calls for hearing on McCabe firing
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday suggested Attorney General Jeff Sessions' firing of the FBI's No. 2 Andrew McCabe should be looked at by a Senate panel to ensure "it...
Hillary Clinton is 'wrong' about Trump voters: Dick Durbin
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin rebuked Hillary Clinton on Sunday for grousing about the voters who propelled Donald Trump to victory in the 2016 presidential election, saying she is "wrong" and...
Schumer calls for probe of FAA over open-door helicopter tours
Sen. Chuck Schumer Sunday demanded a probe into the FAA policies that contributed to the deaths of five helicopter passengers last week -- questioning how the treacherous harnesses and "doors off"...
How I went from rock bottom to career high
Ten years ago Elly McGuire worked as a director of advertising and new business development on posh Park Avenue. Then the Great Recession hit, she was downsized and her employer...
How to effectively deal with harassment in the workplace
I work at a government-funded family shelter. Two employees who were terminated had been hostile toward me and bullied me, often right in front of my supervisor, who did nothing....
Leprechaun Rob Gronkowski crashes wrong St. Patrick's Day party
The pain, both from injuries and a crushing Super Bowl loss, has not broken Rob Gronkowski's spirit. The Patriots tight end -- assuming he comes back for another season, which...
Winning Powerball ticket worth $457M sold in Pennsylvania
One winning ticket was sold for the $457 million jackpot Saturday night, officials said. The single winning ticket with numbers 22-57-59-60-66 and Powerball 7, was sold in Pennsylvania. It is...
Some officials wanted Florida suspect committed in 2016
MIAMI — Officials were so concerned about the mental stability of the student accused of last month's Florida school massacre that they decided he should be forcibly committed. But the...
Missing teen found with best friend's dad in Mexico
A 16-year-old Pennsylvania girl who went missing nearly two weeks ago has been found in Mexico and returned home, while the 45-year-old man she was with -- the dad of...
Miguel Andujar's spring run is over on tough Yankees cut-down day
TAMPA — From the moment Brandon Drury was acquired from the Diamondbacks to play third base, it was very clear that stud prospect Miguel Andujar’s chances of making the Yankees’...
Putin re-elected in landslide, extending rule another 6 years
President Vladimir Putin cruised to an expected victory on Sunday with exit polls showing he got nearly 74 percent of the vote, allowing him to secure his fourth six-year term...
Democrats want to give McCabe a job after recent firing
Call me, Andy. Democratic lawmakers reached out to former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe over the weekend on Twitter to offer him a job after Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired...
'Unbelievable' Saad Abdul-Salaam further shows NYCFC's defensive depth
Saad Abdul-Salaam looked at ease in his New York City FC debut. The pacey right back filled in for injured starter Anton Tinnerholm, who was ruled out late Saturday, and...
Widow grieves husband's death in bridge collapse
The heartbroken wife of a crane worker missing since a pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University confirmed his death Sunday morning on social media. “On March 15, 2018 my...
Corker says Iran nuclear deal is likely on the outs
WASHINGTON - With Rex Tillerson out at the State Department, the Iran nuclear deal is likely toast. Sen. Bob Corker, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Sunday he...
Frank Ntilikina won't accept Jeff Hornacek's doubt
It is rare to see Frank Ntilikina get riled up. But after the reserved Knicks point guard scored his NBA-high 15 points in Saturday’s streak-busting Garden rout of the Hornets,...
Cirque du Soleil aerialist dies after fall during show
A longtime aerialist for the famed Cirque Du Soleil plummeted to his death in front of a horrified crowd in Florida on Saturday night — while trying out a new...
Bipartisan lawmakers defend Mueller amid Trump's attacks on probe
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan lawmakers sounded the alarm Sunday about President Trump’s mounting attacks on the Russia probe and issued a strong defense for special counsel Robert Mueller. “If the president...
What happened after the shot of NCAA Tournament was beautiful
Michigan zoomed around Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan., a horde of screaming Wolverines trying to tackle the guard who hit the biggest shot of his life. Several Houston players collapsed...
Exotic birds worth thousands swiped from pet shop
Cawing all cars! Burglars reportedly stole half a dozen birds valued at a total of almost $9,000 from a California pet shop early Friday — part of what the store’s...
Dad arrested after baby found alone on subway platform
Dude, where’s my baby? A dope whose Facebook handle is “Tarzan Cannibus” told his girlfriend that he would take their 6-month-old daughter home on the subway at around 2:30 a.m....
Rory McIlroy snaps after taunts get personal: Golf has liquor problem
Rory McIlroy is having a great week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, on the leaderboard at least. McIlroy started Sunday alone in third at 10-under, just two shots back of...
Putin expected to slide into victory for another 6-year term
President Vladimir Putin was expected to cruise to an easy victory on Sunday and claim another six-year term even as opponents called the election a farce and claimed first-time voters...
UK accuses Russia of stockpiling deadly nerve agent
Britain's foreign secretary said on Sunday that Russia has been stockpiling the deadly nerve agent used to poison a former Russian spy in the UK in violation of international law...
Officials kill snapping turtle that ate puppy in school
Idaho officials have killed the country's most notorious snapping turtle, who gained infamy for gobbling a live puppy allegedly fed to it by a teacher in front of stunned students....
Jason Vargas may need surgery in possible blow to Mets rotation
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jason Vargas walked through the Mets clubhouse Sunday morning with a wrap on his right hand that could have doubled as a weapon. Now the big...
This teen is delaying Harvard to be a race car driver
Aurora Straus never intended to become a professional race car driver. But when she was 13, her dad signed her up for a safe-driving lesson at the Monticello Motor Club...
Trump slams former FBI bigs over 'Fake Memos'
President Trump continued his all-out assault on former top FBI officials James Comey and Andrew McCabe in another series of blistering tweets on Sunday, railing about Comey lying under oath,...
Elderly man dies in East Village apartment fire
An elderly man was killed and three people were injured when a blaze tore through a Manhattan apartment building Sunday morning, authorities said. The fire broke out just after 6...
A meaningless Aaron Judge game reveals how all-in these Yankees are
TAMPA — There was 6-foot-7 Aaron Judge at the Yankees minor league complex Saturday afternoon standing in left on Derek Jeter Field, a spot he has not played in the...
Mets get back key reliever, who passes his first test
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — It was just 10 pitches, but it was a “great” day for Mets reliever Anthony Swarzak. “It felt great. It felt great to compete. It...
Aaron Boone names the Yankees' Opening Day starter
LAKELAND, Fla. — Severino Time arrives March 29 in Toronto. Aaron Boone on Saturday announced the 24-year-old right-hander is the Yankees’ Opening Day starter against the Blue Jays at Rogers...
UMBC will give Kansas State all it can handle
PITTSBURGH — May the UMBC be with you. UMBC (+10) over Kansas State: Or just stay away. There are so few, and fun, shared experiences anymore. Truthfully, there are more...
What Duke and Villanova learned from UMBC stunner
PITTSBURGH — You better believe there were aftershocks across the March Madness landscape in the wake of UMBC’s historic Friday night massacre of Virginia. When you are Villanova, and you...
NCAA Tournament on TV: Breaking down today’s four best games
Here’s the Post’s guide to Sunday’s best NCAA Tournament games: (2) Cincinnati vs. (7) Nevada 6:10 p.m., TNT Neither team plays in a major conference — Cincinnati in the American...
Woman killed, teenager injured after car overturns in the Bronx
A 44-year-old woman was killed and her passenger, a 16-year-old girl believed to be her daughter, was injured when their car plowed into an embankment in The Bronx and overturned...
UMBC coach benefited from not being hired by famous dad
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ryan Odom’s father Dave Odom didn’t exactly lay out a red carpet for his son to join him in the college coaching ranks. It isn’t unusual for...
Seton Hall star's historic night ranks with these NBA greats
WICHITA, Kan. — There is going out with a bang, and there is what Angel Delgado did Saturday night. He went out like a champion. In his final game in...
Syracuse freshman starring in tourney he barely watched
DETROIT — By Jim Boeheim’s estimation, Marek Dolezaj is adjusting to his first year in a new country just fine. “He seems to be doing pretty good,” the Syracuse coach...
How golf stars explain this Tiger Woods, the 'mental freak'
ORLANDO, Fla. — How did this happen so quickly? How is it possible that, five tournaments into his comeback from a fourth back surgery, Tiger Woods has become so relevant...
Michigan survives thanks to freshman's long 3 at buzzer
WICHITA, Kan. — Jordan Poole sprinted away from his deliriously happy teammates, eluding them like a shifty running back. Houston players were strewn around the court, stunned in the aftermath...
Megyn Kelly tickets draw more than Yankees box seats at auction
The charity auction for a meet-and-greet to watch Megyn Kelly on her NBC morning show ended up outdrawing box seats at Yankee Stadium provided by YES to watch Giancarlo Stanton...
In 2022, Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics will compete for viewers
NBC’s airing of the Super Bowl followed by the Winter Olympics five days later last month did wonders for the ratings — but don’t expect a repeat. For the first...
NBC News' Andy Lack is not a fan of Facebook
NBC News Chairman Andy Lack isn’t a big fan of Facebook. At lunch with journalists at NBC last week, Lack pooh-poohed the platform for NBC Digital and other publishers in...
Roy Williams talks Texas A&M but his mind is on Tiger Woods
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Roy Williams keeps talking about golfer Tiger Woods during every press conference wearing out something that initially was funny, but is now getting tired. “He bogeyed 2...
The cryptocurrency craze hasn't quite hit the hedge fund industry yet
Wannabe hedge fund managers are itching to get in on the cryptocraze — they just need some hand-holding getting there. Only two hands went up at a crypto event attended...
Stars are rewriting their wills to include CGI do's and don'ts
Hollywood stars can now be digitally recreated so convincingly that actors reportedly are specifying in their wills what they’ll permit their images to do — long after their death. “We...
Private school auction prizes include lunch with Tom Brady
Most people can only dream of breaking bread with Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady. But for parents at the Upper East Side private school Saint David’s, hanging with the New...
Bed-Stuy residents don't want to rename corner after slain FBI agent
A plan to name an intersection after the first black FBI agent slain in the line of duty has angered some Bedford-Stuyvesant residents. The funeral of Edwin R. Woodriffe, 27,...
Women’s March members bail over ties to Farrakhan
The Women’s March — a civil-rights group at the center of protests against the Trump presidency — is losing top staffers and supporters over its leadership’s refusal to denounce a...
Red Bulls blanked by the best goalie in MLS
SANDY, Utah — Albert Rusnak scored on a penalty kick in the opening minutes and Nick Rimando, widely considered the best goalie in MLS history, had his MLS-leading 138th career...
Packed houses are the norm at these Broadway hits
They’re Broadway’s lucky seven. These shows are not only bucking the odds — most Broadway musicals fail — they are wildly successful, with packed houses of theatergoers paying top dollar,...
Cryptocurrency leaves investors vulnerable to hacking
Cryptocurrencies aren’t called “crypto” for nothing. A large part of the attraction of bitcoin, ethereum and other digital currencies for investors is that the blockchain transactions through which they function...
Why Goldman Sachs alums go into government
Dear John: I love your column and the way you dispel so many “urban myths” about the government and the fake stats it uses all the time. Regarding Gary Cohn,...
Ramirez wins 1st title, Michael Conlan delights Garden crowd
Jose Ramirez left the comforts of California to chase his title shot across the country. When he goes back home, he will take a championship belt with him. Ramirez won...
If you want a better interest rate, shop around
Readers: Last week a reader complained about the interest rates being given to savers by Chase. I said that Chase didn’t get back to me when I inquired about its...
Larry Kudlow was the right choice for Trump all along
You can thank Larry Kudlow, the newly appointed chief economic adviser to President Trump, if you got an additional $1,000 bonus, since he was partly architect of the president’s tax...