December 2, 2018
The inconsolable face of Jets frustration, who saved and killed them
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was half an hour after the final gun, 30 minutes since the Jets had walked off the field losers, again, ninth time in 12 games, this...
Nets face uncomfortable truth they were desperate to avoid
The Nets have gone from a 38-win pace with Caris LeVert to a 15-win pace without him. And here’s a sobering thought for Nets fans: With their best player presumably...
Biggest reason Eagles' Super Bowl hangover looks this bad
Now that’s a Super Bowl hangover! The Eagles enter Monday night’s divisional battle with the Redskins (ESPN, 8:20 p.m.) on the fringes of the playoff picture. Their straight up record...
Rutgers won't catch Wisconsin in a defensive showdown
Though it still seems weird to see Wisconsin and Rutgers playing a Big Ten Conference game on Dec. 3, this is the case between these two defense-oriented teams. Wisconsin is...
Amazon's HQ2 is turning this NYC neighborhood into prime real estate
Long Island City has become Prime investment property, thanks to Amazon. The already popular waterfront Queens neighborhood was named as the future home of Amazon’s Gotham headquarters last month —...
Tyson Fury turned championship bout draw into a huge win
LOS ANGELES — Their fight was ruled a split draw, but Tyson Fury was the real winner of Saturday night’s heavyweight championship bout with Deontay Wilder at Staples Center even...
Democratic Socialists have become a political force in NYC
Spurred by the election of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Congress and Julia Salazar to the state Senate, the Democratic Socialists of America has become a potent political force to be reckoned...
Kevin Knox is ready for the highs and lows he knows are coming
The day after what he called the “best moment” of his NBA career, Knicks rookie Kevin Knox still was trying to keep everything in perspective. Playing in New York means...
Nexstar to buy Tribune Media for $4.1B
Nexstar Media Group has reached a $4.1 billion deal to acquire Tribune Media, making it the country’s largest operator of local TV stations. Reports on Sunday said Nexstar’s all-cash offer...
De Blasio shows up late again — this time for menorah lighting
The notoriously tardy Mayor de Blasio stayed true to form Sunday night when he showed up late for a Hanukkah menorah lighting in Brooklyn. De Blasio — who was booed...
Alec Ogletree reminds Giants why they brought him here
Alec Ogletree may soon start petitioning for offensive snaps. For most of the first half Sunday, he was the Giants offense. The linebacker caught the second play of the game...
'Good Samaritan' offered to escort woman home, then raped her: cops
A man posing as a good Samaritan helped get a drunken woman into a cab after a Brooklyn party, then offered to escort her female pal home — and ended...
Jon Rahm's emotional Tiger Woods moment comes full circle
NASSAU, Bahamas — Jon Rahm cried in front of Tiger Woods. Not on Sunday, when Woods handed him the trophy for his runaway win at the Hero World Challenge at...
Suburban Dems' first move should be to extend the property tax cap
Urban progressives took over the New York state Senate in November, but the body’s biggest swing group will be suburban Democrats. These Democrats will need to prove themselves to their...
'Video game rehab' is just an excuse for lazy parents
The kids are not alright, and parents are hoping someone else will do something about it. Last week, Bloomberg reported on parents seeking out rehab for children addicted to the...
Extent of corruption detailed in de Blasio donor's trial is stunning
Stories about two of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s donors bribing top cops have been streaming out for years, but testimony so far at the trial stemming from that corruption has...
Look who is getting protected from single-payer health insurance
Public-sector unions are definitely off the bandwagon for single-payer health insurance in New York, because it’s a bad deal for them. Of course, that’s true for most New Yorkers. The...
Brett Favre tricked into recording anti-Semitic video
Brett Favre says he was duped into recording an anti-Semitic video by a group posing as a veterans organization. The Hall of Fame hurler was paid $500 to make the...
Henrik Lundqvist stands alone in remarkable Vic Hadfield tribute
There is no reason for Henrik Lundqvist to pull punches. So the Rangers goalie did not sugarcoat anything, didn’t try to build up his young teammates into believing they were...
Jets report card: A disaster in every spot but one
Grades from the Jets' 26-22 loss to the Titans on Sunday: Offense The offense failed to reach the end zone Sunday. The unit now has three touchdowns in the last...
Wheelchair-bound American Airlines passenger left overnight in airport
A 67-year-old woman was reportedly left in a wheelchair overnight at Chicago O’Hare International Airport after her American Airlines flight to Detroit, Mich., was canceled. Olimpia Warsaw had flown into...
Cashman fires back at 'completely false' Gary Sanchez rumors
STAMFORD, Conn. — Rapelling from the top of the 22-story Landmark Building on Sunday night didn’t change Brian Cashman’s mind about trading Gary Sanchez. Nor did zip-lining across Broad Street...
Giants believe that game is one that turns it all around
Not now, for sure, but someday, perhaps next season, the Giants might bask in their success and look back on what transpired on a misty Sunday in early December 2018...
Homeless person camping near Trump Jr.'s Secret Service detail
Meet the most well-protected homeless man in the city. The vagabond camped out in front of Donald Trump Jr.’s Upper East Side apartment building Sunday morning — right under the...
Man planned to assassinate Trump with a forklift: authorities
A North Dakota man accused of plotting to use a forklift to flip over President Trump's limo to "kill the president" pleaded guilty on Friday. Gregory Lee Leingang, 42, was...
Odell Beckham can only laugh at latest reason to question him
For once, Odell Beckham Jr. did not appear to want the ball. This was an onside kick that Daniel Brown recovered that enabled Chase “Effin” Daniel to march the Bears...
The jaw-dropping happens when Giants remember Saquon Barkley
All those in blue inside MetLife Stadium held their collective breath for a few minutes midway through the fourth quarter Sunday afternoon. Prized-rookie Saquon Barkley had landed hard on his...
NYPD K9 teams get disaster certification
These dogs rock. Half a dozen NYPD canines headed off to disaster school this weekend — where they were certified ready to sniff out victims buried in rubble after a...
Jets melt down and watch big lead and a victory vanish
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The postgame expressions worn by members of the Jets organization told the story Sunday. Jets owner Christopher Johnson walked out of the locker room ashen. General manager...
Former presidents honor H.W. Bush in candid '60 Minutes' interview
George H.W. Bush was remembered Sunday as a loving father who reached out to his son during a time of national mourning, a vanquished political opponent who accepted defeat with...
Packers fire Mike McCarthy after stunning loss
After 13 seasons and one Super Bowl, it was a loss to the Cardinals that killed Mike McCarthy. The Packers fired their head coach amid a disastrous 4-7-1 season on...
Officials say humans — not Satan — behind flaming hole in Arkansas
MIDWAY, Ark. — A fire that caused a mysterious burning hole in Arkansas in September was intentionally set, authorities say, and not the result of a meteorite, methane — or...
D'Amato to Trump: Get over Cuomo feud and fund new Hudson tunnels
The Gateway Program to expand and revitalize rail tunnels beneath the Hudson River could be a major boon to President Trump’s legacy — so long as he can look past...
Michelle Obama cancels book tour stops to pay respects to H.W. Bush
WASHINGTON — Former first lady Michelle Obama canceled part of her book tour so she can pay her respects to President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday at the age of...
Giants report card: The unit that quietly saved them
Grades from the Giants' 30-27 overtime win over the Bears on Sunday: Offense Dreadful first half gave way to a more respectable second half, led by the wondrous Saquon Barkley...
Red Bulls sensation Tyler Adams is leaving for Europe
The Red Bulls finally announced midfield sensation Tyler Adams will leave to play for their sister club RB Leipzig in Germany. The 19-year-old Adams will join Leipzig in January, according...
Tiger Woods is so happy after getting buried in own tourney
NASSAU, Bahamas — Thank goodness for Hideki Matsuyama, Tiger Woods is likely thinking, otherwise Woods would have finished DFL in his own tournament — Dead Freaking Last. Woods finished 17th...
Furious Bills lineman confronts refs, says one called him 'bitch'
Thirty-one tackles on the year, and Jerry Hughes wanted to make it 32. The Bills defensive end fumed after a 21-17 loss in Miami on Sunday, confronting officials in the...
Murdered Colts Neck family laid to rest in single urn
They were murdered together — and now they’ll rest in peace together. The New Jersey family of four found slaughtered at their burning Colts Neck mansion — allegedly by a...
The ACLU has abandoned its mission and other commentary
Civil libertarian: ACLU Betrays Its Mission Scholars have spent years decrying campus sexual-assault kangaroo courts, and judges are increasingly siding with accused students who complain of due-process violations by university...
How to make the perfect LinkedIn profile
There are more than 15 million active job listings on LinkedIn, but career experts say merely having a profile on the online networking site isn’t enough. Even if you’re not...
Spiraling Packers just hit a humiliating rock bottom
The Green Bay Packers have officially crashed and burned. Despite their 4-7-1 record, they were 14-point favorites against the visiting Arizona Cardinals. Instead, they lost to the lowly Cardinals 20-17...
Find your holiday cheer at the Met Opera's Sunday brunch
The Met Opera Sunday brunch is back for the holidays, which means bottomless bellinis while you listen to live opera at The Grand Tier Restaurant, 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, showcasing...
Giants do everything to win, then lose, then win in wild OT thriller
The Giants thought they had stolen the game when it turned on a trick-pass touchdown from Odell Beckham Jr. in the third quarter. The Bears saved their own trick for...
Odell Beckham under fire for suspect onside kick effort
Odell Beckham Jr. can exhale. On a day in which he threw a thrilling 49-yard touchdown, it was another Beckham play that viewers were analyzing as the Giants and Bears...
The courts may protect your walkout, but not your reputation
I love your column. Your advice is usually spot on and with a sense of humor. But last week you said a company can fire its employees for organizing a...
Thousands of acres burned in the Everglades
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A fast-moving brush fire in south Florida's Everglades has burned about 2,300 acres and is only about 50 percent contained. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported...
Cuomo elected chief Democrat of Governors Association
He says he’s not running for president, but Gov. Cuomo will be getting more involved in national issues. Cuomo was elected the top Democrat to serve on the National Governors...
Texas mom decapitated her son and stuffed body in trash: cops
A Texas mother drowned her 5-year-old son and decapitated him before stuffing his body in a trash can at their Houston home on Friday, police said. Lihui Liu, 43, was...
Schumer: Marriott should pay for new passports after massive breach
Sen. Chuck Schumer wants Marriott hotel officials to buy new passports for people whose passport numbers were stolen by hackers in a massive data breach. The hospitality company should “immediately”...
Mattis: Putin tried to meddle in the midterm elections
Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Saturday he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin again tried to meddle in U.S. elections. “There is no doubt the relationship has worsened,” Mattis said...
Giants pull off crazy Odell Beckham trick play for touchdown
The Giants promoted Kyle Lauletta, but it was neither he nor Eli Manning who threw the most interesting pass Sunday. Odell Beckham Jr. had the most surprising toss of the...
Bill Clinton on the moment he and Bush finally 'broke the ice'
WASHINGTON - President Bill Clinton said he and President George H.W. Bush - his predecessor and one-time political foe - broke the ice during a long flight to visit those...
High school football players suspended over nude 'Oreo run'
BYRON, Ill. — Ten football players at a Northern Illinois high school were suspended from the team for three games last month after they ran across a field naked with...
George W. Bush says dad's presidency prepped him for 'scrutiny' in White House
WASHINGTON - Former President George W. Bush said seeing his father, President George H.W. Bush, weather public criticism helped prepare him for the brutal realities of the White House. “You...
Star Bengals receiver carted off after crumbling to ground
Not again. Cincinnati receiver A.J. Green was carted off Sunday against Denver after aggravating a right toe injury that had sidelined him the previous three games. The injury was the non-contact...
Dems say Americans have proof Moscow had 'leverage' on Trump
Two top Democrats who will head up probes into the Trump administration in the House next year pointed to Michael Cohen's admission that he lied about the then-presidential candidate's business...
Paulina Gretzky unwinds at beach after Johnson family wedding
Gretzky relaxed in the Bahamas over the weekend.
NFL investigating alleged second Kareem Hunt incident
There might be another Kareem Hunt video out there. The NFL is investigating an incident in which the now former Chiefs star running back allegedly punched a man in the...
Couple who lost engagement ring in Times Square utility grate will get sparkler back
This ending has a nice ring to it! The newly-betrothed couple who turned to the NYPD for help when her engagement ring fell into a Times Square utility grate Friday...
Dick Cheney calls working for Bushes 'the highlight of my career'
WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Dick Cheney had an easy answer when asked to name the best attributes President George H.W. Bush passed to his son President George W. Bush....
Giants promote Kyle Lauletta in telling sign of future
The first step had to be taken and it was on Sunday, as rookie quarterback Kyle Lauletta was active for the first time this season, serving as backup to Eli...
College Football Playoff revealed, with a No. 4 debate
The College Football Playoff committee went chalk. There were no surprises, just a predictable outcome many expected with how Saturday played out. Oklahoma was selected at the heavily debated fourth...
Video shows victim begging cops to watch brutal Kareem Hunt footage
Video shows the woman attacked by football star Kareem Hunt pleading with officers to watch the surveillance footage of the violent blitz -- only to get shut down by the...
Comey will testify at closed-door hearing, transcript to be public
Former FBI Director James Comey said on Sunday that he has reached a deal with House Republicans to testify at a closed-door hearing this week about the agency's actions during...
Egyptian actress opens up about dress at center of obscenity trial
CAIRO — An Egyptian actress facing trial on public obscenity charges for wearing a revealing dress says she didn't mean to offend anyone and appealed to her detractors to believe...
Jail phone call reveals Aaron Hernandez's anger at Belichick
Late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez -- who was convicted of murder before the verdict was tossed by a judge after Hernandez's suicide -- expressed disgust with coach...
Bernard Shaw says Bush invited him to White House after Desert Storm coverage
WASHINGTON - The late President George H.W. Bush was extremely concerned for the safety of CNN’s Bernard Shaw when the journalist was reporting live from Iraq during Operation Desert Storm....
Museum's high-end holiday shindig disappoints: 'Everybody got scammed'
A festival at the Brooklyn Museum that bills itself as a high-end holiday affair is getting a frosty reception from well-heeled patrons, who are panning the shindig as a low-rent...
Kareem Hunt breaks silence with apologies and vague story
Kareem Hunt contacted ESPN to request an interview to explain his side of the brutal video that surfaced Friday, which shows him attacking a woman. The world still does not...
Thug raped woman after dragging her into park: cops
A man dragged a 20-year-old woman into a Brooklyn park and raped and robbed her, police said Sunday. The victim was leaving a party in a residential Brownsville neighborhood around...
James Baker reveals Bush's 'very peaceful' final moments
Former President George H.W. Bush's final moments surrounded by family and friends were "very peaceful," James Baker, his secretary of state, said in an interview on Sunday. "He kept his...
Trump will terminate NAFTA to press Dems into approving new trade deal
President Trump said he will shortly terminate NAFTA, a move that will force House Democrats to approve a new trade deal signed with Mexico and Canada or be left without...
Hammer-wielding thug assaults masseuse for refusing 'sexual favors': cops
A man smashed a piggy bank in a Queens massage parlor in a rage-fueled robbery after workers refused him "sexual favors," police said Sunday. After a foot massage Thursday night,...
Man found dead on bench in Washington Square Park
A man was found dead on a park bench in Washington Square Park Sunday morning, police said. A parks employee discovered the 55-year-old man's body slumped over a bench in...
Giuliani accuses Mueller of unethical behavior in Cohen's case
Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's lawyer, accused special counsel Robert Mueller of using unethical tactics to intimidate Michael Cohen into pleading guilty of lying to Congress . “They obviously exerted a...
Vandals scrawl 'Scamazon' inside Amazon building in Queens
Some hardcore Amazon foes broke into a company-owned building in Long Island City, Queens, Saturday evening, scrawling “Scamazon.con” across its floor-to-ceiling windows from the inside. The graffiti, noted by cops...
Angela Merkel condemns Russian aggression during summit with Putin
German chancellor Angela Merkel aired her concerns with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit over a blockade that targets Ukraine, then ripped Russian aggression at the gathering Saturday. Her meeting...
Leftist Mexican president vows 'deep and radical' transformation
Pledging “deep and radical” change, Mexico’s first left-wing president in decades took the oath of office Saturday to begin a six-year term. Andrés Manuel López Obrador--known by his initials, AMLO--won...
Orthodox parents risk being shunned for pulling kids from yeshivas
Some ultra-Orthodox Jewish families have yanked their children out of yeshivas, and risked being shunned by their communities, to give their kids a chance at a better secular education. The...
NYC staple Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory may soon shut down
The Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, a long-time favorite of confectionery cravers at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, might soon serve its last fresh-made sundaes and shakes. The Brooklyn Bridge...
Israeli police recommend indicting Netanyahu in corruption case
JERUSALEM — Israeli police on Sunday recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery charges related to a corruption case involving Israel's telecom giant, prompting immediate calls for his resignation....
133 injured and 412 arrested amid Paris riot
PARIS — Paris police say 133 people have been injured and 412 have been arrested during France's worst urban riot in years. Police said Sunday that those injured during Saturday's...
Deputies shoot and kill man holding meat cleaver
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Florida authorities say they shot and killed a man who was holding a meat cleaver. The Pensacola News Journal reported that Escambia County deputies responded early Saturday...
Frank Ntilikina benched in latest Knicks message
Knicks guard Trey Burke didn’t return to the game after landing awkwardly and leaving in the first quarter with a sprained right knee, though X-rays were negative. Even so, second-year...
Edwin Diaz's bone spur condition hasn't been a problem yet
Six and a half years later, Edwin Diaz stands as the top find of his amateur draft subclass, the third round of 2012. There isn’t a close second. Which makes...
Kevin Knox just grew up a bit more by answering challenge
David Fizdale is as much a salesman as he is a coach. The two go hand in hand. So after lottery picks Kevin Knox and Frank Ntilikina were criticized by...
Jets being forced to relive a painful recent history
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sometimes, you think it’s all so very silly, the notion that there is some mystical force lined up against the Jets. Look, it should be silly. Gods...
Giants will spend final games searching for missing offense
Scoring continues to be up, up and away in the NFL, and the Giants continue to try, usually unsuccessfully, to keep up. The league has never seen anything like it....
Brother of Honduran president used speedboats, submarines to smuggle cocaine: courts
The brother of the president of Honduras used speedboats, planes and even a submarine to transport “multi-ton loads” of cocaine, according to an indictment in Manhattan federal court. Juan Antonio...
The Nets are terrible in back-to-backs, but that's no excuse
WASHINGTON — The Nets fell to 0-5 on the tail end of back-to-backs, but can’t blame fatigue. The NBA admitted the refs blew a string of calls down the stretch...
UConn will beat Arizona
It is rare that a Pac-12 team plays a true road game on the East Coast, but that is exactly what Arizona is doing as it will square off with...
Jets desperate to end brutal five-game losing streak
NASHVILLE — The Jets begin December here, playing out the string on another lost season, desperate to end a five-game losing streak. At 3-8, they are not going to the...
Choice is simple: Georgia belongs in College Football playoff
Forget the metrics and ignore the numbers, even if they are mostly tilted in Georgia’s favor. Trust your eyes. If you watched Georgia and Oklahoma play Saturday, if you followed...
Pat Shurmur, Giants thinking just one thing when it comes to Bears
It looks as if every Giants game the rest of the way will include some sort of playoff ramification — for the opponent. The first-place Bears arrive Sunday at MetLife...
Lamar Jackson can finish taking Joe Flacco's job this week
Five weeks remain in the NFL regular season and the playoff picture is beginning to take shape. Though the Patriots, Texans, Saints and Rams have strong holds on their divisions,...
Greek Freak threatens Knick after face-off: 'Punch him in his nut'
Giannis Antetokounmpo sounds like he’s ready to go Greek-freaky on Knicks forward Mario Hezonja. “Oh, yeah, I’m going to punch him in his nut next time,” Antetokounmpo declared after the...
Philip Rivers needs one thing to make his long journey complete
If you were lucky enough to call him your quarterback, if you were lucky enough to coach him, you are rooting long and hard for Philip Rivers to win that...
Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury bout ends in a controversial draw
LOS ANGELES — Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will probably meet in a rematch before either of them faces Anthony Joshua in a ring. Fury-Wilder II might be the preferred...
Vic Hadfield gives Mark Messier the ultimate compliment
MONTREAL — When Vic Hadfield is celebrated before Sunday’s match at the Garden against the Jets, his No. 11 will be raised to the Garden pinwheel ceiling. Who’s No. 11?...
Man killed in hit-and-run while changing his tire
A man fixing a flat and a woman crossing a street were both killed by vehicles in New York City over the weekend, officials said. A loving grandfather changing his...
A night to remember: Rangers honoring legend Vic Hadfield
The night belongs to Vic Hadfield, the guy who led the charge over the glass at the old Garden in 1965 when his general manager, Emile Francis, was at risk...
Why NFL favorites are getting more costly to back
Real-world NFL power ratings are prone to widen in the latter stages of a season. Elite teams approach peak performance, while many bad teams are motivated to lose for draft...
It's obvious where the Islanders belong
The feelings of these sights and sounds cannot be replicated. No, the Coliseum never was the nicest venue. No, it wasn’t in the most desirable locale. No, it wasn’t always...