December 23, 2018
Anders Lee goal helps Islanders top Stars for rebound win
DALLAS — Anders Lee scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 10:10 to play, and the Islanders beat the Stars 3-1 on Sunday night. The Islanders' first two goals went in...
Body of 7-year-old migrant girl Jakelin Caal returned home
The body of 7-year-old Jakelin Caal — the Guatemalan girl who died in Border Patrol custody earlier this month — has been transported back to her homeland. Relatives told The...
How Jets could go all-in for Jim Harbaugh
The Jets are set to do whatever they can to pry Jim Harbaugh away from the University of Michigan. Gang Green is planning to make a run at Harbaugh after...
Brute pummels MTA bus driver who refused to give him free ride
A brute pummeled an MTA bus driver who refused to give him a free ride in Queens, cops said Sunday. The suspect got onto the bus at Merrick Boulevard and...
LeSean McCoy: Benching versus Patriots put 'me in my place'
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy had a rocky return from injury, both on and off the field. After missing one game with a hamstring injury, McCoy...
When the media care more about hating the right stuff than getting the facts right
The German magazine Der Spiegel last week fired Claas Relotius, one of its star reporters, for fabricating sources and details in at least 14 articles and perhaps as many as...
Saquon Barkley looks like rookie in disappointing outing
INDIANAPOLIS — Saquon Barkley got the ball enough — 21 rushing attempts — to do some damage Sunday against the Colts, but he was limited to only 43 yards. He...
In 'Vice,' lots of convenient lies
The initial warning is given before “Vice” even starts, in an onscreen note: It’s a “true story,” we’re told. But it’s hard to be strictly factually accurate, the note adds,...
Colorado can’t stop trying to shut that baker down
Over the past few years, Colorado has been on a crusade to destroy Jack Phillips' business over a thought crime. The state's Civil Rights Commission had bored into Phillips' soul...
Rangers miss out on revenge in hard-to-swallow shootout loss
David Quinn hoped his team would have a “nauseating feeling” Sunday playing the Flyers, given the way the Rangers had played against them last month while getting thoroughly dominated in...
Rodgers lauds Sam Darnold after providing him a lesson
Not long after demoralizing the Jets and their long-suffering fans, he was in such a good mood that he was moved to kill Sam Darnold (24-for-35, 341 yards, 3 TDs)...
Bob Corker jabs back at Donald Trump in Twitter beef
Sen. Bob Corker took a jab at President Trump Sunday after the commander-in-chief claimed to have ended the Tennessean’s political career by refusing to endorse him. “Yes, just like Mexico...
'It was bull': Jets furious at refs over team's record futility
Another week brought another defensive collapse by the Jets … this one with an assist from the officials. For the third time in four weeks, the Jets lost a game...
Steven Mnuchin calls top bank CEOs after last week's market meltdown
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin phoned the heads of the largest US banks on Sunday to make sure they had enough cash in expectation of a jittery market opening on Wall...
Nets get past NBA's worst and pass their 'big test'
Sunday had all the makings of a trap. But the Nets didn’t take the bait. With Christmas around the corner and facing a Phoenix team that was both tired and...
Angry Todd Bowles is blaming wrong person for Jets' collapse
This was the man’s 39th loss in 63 games, and it will be his last loss at home. So he can blame the officiating all he wants for the kind...
49ers safety tries to fight entire Bears team in melee
49ers vs. Bears ended as you might have thought. So did Marcell Harris vs. Bears. In Santa Clara, Calif., Mitchell Trubisky threw one touchdown pass, Jordan Howard ran for another score and...
The Sacha Baron Cohen gag so disturbing that the FBI got involved
Sacha Baron Cohen's hit Showtime series "Who Is America?" made headlines for duping politicians and public figures into partaking in cringeworthy, humiliating interviews, but the comedian says one interview was...
Jets' miserable loss had a huge NFL draft upside
Those Jets fans hoping to see a win Sunday were disappointed. Those hoping to see the Jets remain in the top four in the NFL draft order were not. The...
13-year-old promising sex allegedly lured MS-13 murder victim to his death
The man found dead and half-naked in a Queens bird sanctuary was lured there with promises of sex — and then slaughtered by members of the vicious MS-13 gang, according...
Awakened weapon gives Giants tantalizing glimpse at future
INDIANAPOLIS — If you could get beyond the final score, then what you saw on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium was a view of the future so tantalizing, it...
Greek Freak-Mario Hezonja Round 2? Knicks aren't so sure
If they are expecting any Nutcracker carryover on Christmas from the last time they faced Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, the Knicks aren’t saying. Mario Hezonja declined to speak to...
Leonard Williams explains his blowup: 'Always the second guy'
In the emotional moments following the Jets' crushing 44-38 overtime loss to the Packers, Jets coach Todd Bowles torched the referees, saying, “I thought we were playing two teams —...
Priest kills himself in church rectory
A Brooklyn priest killed himself inside a church rectory less than two weeks before Christmas, police sources told The Post on Sunday. The body of the Rev.` Patrick Burns, 57,...
Coping with a Giants loss as crushing as it is encouraging
INDIANAPOLIS — Look, we get it. As Pat Shurmur put it: “Right is right. You win or you lose and we didn’t win. That’s the reality. That’s the big-boy part...
Baker Mayfield plays dumb after Hue Jackson stare down
Stare down? What stare down? Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield said he had “no idea” what a reporter was talking about when asked if his long, long look at the Bengals...
Jets report card: Defensive disasters don't get worse than this
Grades from the Jets' 44-38 loss to the Packers on Sunday: Offense The Jets offense did everything right except shut the door in the fourth quarter. Still, it’s hard to...
Trainers-to-the-stars and a 'clean eating' restaurant on offer at The Well
A pricey health and wellness club with celebrity practitioners will open this spring at 2 East 15th St. The Well will feature a gym, spa, wellness space, health coaches and...
Brazil gives sharpshooters a 'license to kill' to take out criminals
Teams of marksmen will patrol parts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with high-powered weapons and a license to kill, said a security adviser to state Gov.-elect Wilson Witzel. Bloomberg News...
Todd Bowles erupts at refs after Jets' choke job to Packers
Todd Bowles didn’t go quietly in what is likely his final home game as Jets coach. The usually stoic Bowles, who is expect to be fired at the end of...
Perfectly intact petrified horse is unearthed near Pompeii
ROME — Archaeologists have unearthed the petrified remains of a harnessed horse and saddle in the stable of an ancient villa in a Pompeii suburb. Pompeii archaeological park head Massimo...
Consumer shares 'the worst Amazon delivery story ever'
Dear John: Here’s some comic relief: The Worst Amazon Delivery Story Ever. Last week, we ordered a safe (as in, the thing you keep valuables in). Amazon promptly delivered a...
Giants report card: This defense was unacceptable
Grades from the Giants' 28-27 loss to the Colts on Sunday: Offense Given that he did not have much of a running game to lean on, Eli Manning (25-of-33, 309...
Family threatened with eviction gets some welcome help for Christmas
Readers: A few weeks ago we had a letter in Dear John from a woman, identified as D.D., whose family was being threatened with eviction. She also had an ill...
Jets collapse multiple times in a meltdown that will sting
Another week, another defensive collapse. This time, the Jets defense managed to fall apart twice, once in the fourth quarter and once in overtime. Aaron Rodgers led the Packers to...
Genie Bouchard is on Noah Syndergaard's radar
They both follow one another on social media.
How NFL playoff hunt shakes out after Eagles stunner
The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are still in the playoff hunt at 8-7 following their last-second win over Houston. The Eagles rallied to beat the Texans 32-30 on...
Disgraced German journalist now suspected of charity scam
An award-winning German magazine writer who resigned in disgrace for making up stories is suspected of embezzling cash he collected on behalf of children orphaned by the war in Syria,...
The Cowboys' celebration is on
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys wrapped up the NFC East title when Dak Prescott accounted for two touchdowns and Jaylon Smith returned a fumble 69 yards for a score...
Giants come apart, choke away a throwback Eli Manning game
INDIANAPOLIS — If there had been a final defensive stop — always the biggest of “ifs’’ with the state of the franchise — Eli Manning on Sunday would have walked...
Star Texans receiver crumples to ground in heartbreaking turn
He was five quarters away from another playoff run when it likely went up in smoke. Demaryius Thomas crumpled to field in pain at the start of the fourth quarter...
Bloomberg: Trump's presidency is 'recklessly emotional and senselessly chaotic'
Michael Bloomberg, who is considering making a White House run in 2020, gave a brutal assessment of President Trump's first two years in office on Sunday, blasting the Syrian troop...
Three arrested for keeping their own Bronx 'zoo'
A family in The Bronx was busted for hoarding a menagerie inside their public-housing apartment — including two giant snapping turtles, a pair of pigeons and a possum, cops said...
NYPD commissioner worries about drivers on weed
The city's top cop said Sunday that the NYPD knows legal weed isn't far off for the Big Apple -- but he's concerned about how the drug might affect drivers....
Austin Rivers finds a team, and this could get awkward
If a Chris Paul buddy wouldn't work, how about a Chris Paul antagonist? In the aftermath of the failed Carmelo Anthony experiment, the Rockets are signing point guard Austin Rivers...
A different Leonard Williams gets kicked out of Jets-Packers
The Jets saw a different Leonard Williams today. First the good, then the bad. The talented defensive end, having an underwhelming season, came out hot against the Packers on Sunday,...
Dick Durbin blasts Trump's 'political insecurity'
Sen. Dick Durbin said the climate in Washington has sunk to an all-time low because of President Trump’s "political insecurity." “We’ve now have reached a depth of dysfunction that I've...
Dems say government shutdown won't convince them to fund wall
Democratic senators were adamant on Sunday that despite a partial government shutdown they would not relent and bankroll President Trump's wall on the southern border, with one mocking it as...
Driver suffers severe injuries in Brooklyn crash
A driver severely injured both his legs in a high-speed crash on a Brooklyn parkway early Sunday, cops said. The 33-year-old man behind the wheel was driving on the Belt...
GOP senators at odds over Trump's Syria decision
Republican senators sparred on Sunday over President Trump's abrupt announcement that he will pull US troops from Syria - a decision that resulted in Defense Secretary James Mattis resigning in...
Cowboys distraught after star carted off on stretcher
Dallas defensive lineman Tyrone Crawford was taken off the field on a cart after getting injured on the second play of the game against Tampa Bay. Crawford's neck was stabilized...
Corker calls demand for border wall a 'made up fight'
GOP Sen. Bob Corker said President Trump's demand for a border wall that has led to a partial government shutdown is a "made-up fight" that ultimately won't have any effect...
Jon Gruden will not like all this London Raiders steam
London Raiders is not a Clash song, but may be a football team. The Oakland Raiders -- the future Las Vegas Raiders -- could temporarily be stopping overseas. With the...
Ex-Giants boss wants nothing to do with Jon Gruden
Jerry Reese is out of work, but he's not that desperate. The former Giants general manager, fired after last season, turned down a chance to interview for the Raiders' vacant...
Driver charged after couple dies during hit-and-run crash
A married Long Island couple was killed when a punk in an SUV t-boned their car and ran off — leaving behind the carnage, including even his own injured passenger,...
Trump says he will replace James Mattis on January 1
President Trump announced in a tweet on Sunday that Defense Secretary James Mattis will leave the administration at the first of the year instead of at the end of February...
Helmet-throw, 'not relevant': Josh Norman fight with Titans star got personal
Taylor Lewan and Josh Norman's war of words continued Saturday following the Titans' 25-16 win over the Redskins. After Lewan taunted Norman from the field, Washington's safety tossed his helmet...
Mulvaney: Government shutdown could continue into next year
WASHINGTON - The Trump Administration warned Sunday the partial government shutdown could stretch into the New Year because the border wall with Mexico is worth the fight. “This is what...
MS-13 gang linked to bird sanctuary slaying: cops
The slaying of a man whose near-naked body was discovered in a Queens bird sanctuary is believed to be connected to the notorious gang MS-13, cops said Sunday. Yonathan Sanchez,...
Patriots' intricate Josh Gordon plan blew up in their faces
The New England Patriots had an extensive plan in place to help troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon avoid the suspension that ended his season, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The...
LSU football players in fatal shooting acted in self defense, lawyer says
Two football players for Louisiana State University were released from custody Saturday evening after being questioned by police about a fatal shooting earlier in the day, according to reports. The...
Trump keeps pushing for 'old fashioned Wall' amid government shutdown
President Trump in a Sunday tweet said the only way to provide critical border security is with an "old fashioned Wall" as a congressional standoff over his campaign pledge resulted...
Crumbling Redskins now turning on their coaches
Washington Redskins safety D.J. Swearinger called out the playcalling of his defensive coordinator, Greg Manusky, after the team's 25-16 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Saturday. "I felt like we...
Coyote's prowl around Manhattan gets cut short
This coyote wasn’t wily enough to outsmart the NYPD. The canine took a tour of Manhattan late Saturday into early Sunday before finally being captured by police at Chelsea Piers,...
Tsunami sweeps away boy band mid-performance in Indonesia
Jaw-dropping footage emerged Sunday showing a giant tsunami wave sweeping away a boy band mid-performance in Indonesia. Crowds can be seen in the shocking video swaying along to a beachside...
Do I pick up the tab for my former boss?
I’m in my early 20s, and if I invite my former (much older) boss to lunch or coffee as I network for my next job, who picks up the tab?...
Thousands visit this woman's wild Christmas lights display
Her Brooklyn home is lit. After Lucy Spata moved to the Dyker Heights neighborhood in the fall of 1986, she was shocked when December rolled around. “It was quiet. Not...
Creep assaulted teen, tried to throw her onto subway tracks: cops
A sicko grabbed a teen by the hair, attempted to force sex and tried to throw her onto the tracks in a vicious attack on a subway station Saturday. The...
Girl, 14, shot ‘point blank’ by mom after calling 911
A woman bound the ankles and wrists of her 14-year-old daughter with zip ties — then fatally shot the girl between her eyes at “near point-blank range’’ as the brave...
Good Samaritan cop gave stranded couple a ride to their wedding
A good Samaritan cop gave a Long Island couple a lift to their wedding Saturday after their car got into an accident on the way to the big day, police...
Death toll rises to 222 after tsunami sweeps Indonesia coast
The waves crashed in the dark — and without warning. At least 222 people in Indonesia are dead from a massive tsunami that was spurred by a volcanic eruption and...
Reports show NYC plumbers are making a fortune in overtime
These city plumbers are flush with overtime cash. Of the city’s top 100 OT earners, 23 are plumbers, according to The Post’s analysis of fiscal-year data. Housing Authority plumber Vincenzo...
5 arrested for murder of man found half-naked in bird sanctuary
Five people, including three teens, were busted Saturday for allegedly murdering a man whose body was found in a Queens bird sanctuary, cops said. Yonathan Sanchez, 22, Carlos Guerra, 18,...
Sam Darnold delivers Christmas gift of hope to Jets fans
He has been everything Jets fans have hoped for and wished for, growing pains and all, and Sunday will be their last chance in person to see what Sam Darnold...
Giants are returning to the site of their last glorious victory
INDIANAPOLIS — Two thousand, five hundred and thirteen days. If you saw the dateline, you know where this is headed. There are four grand datelines in the Giants’ history since...
Top surgeon employed barely trained nurse to assist in major procedures
One of New York City’s top-earning surgeons, already under investigation for double-booking surgeries, used a barely trained nurse as his surgical assistant in complex procedures, hospital documents show. Four operating-room...
Cowboys could go down in this spot
I got the cover with the Buccaneers +8¹/₂ against the Ravens in their 20-12 loss last week. I certainly expected them to put up more points, but the key was...
Giants know their season is now the Saquon Barkley show
INDIANAPOLIS — The Giants know what they have in Saquon Barkley. The front office knows, the coaching staff knows and his teammates know. The first 14 games of his NFL...
David Quinn doing what he can to keep Henrik Lundqvist sharp
TORONTO — The looming three-day holiday recess in which NHL teams are forbidden from skating was a key consideration when David Quinn decided to split the weekend back-to-back goaltending by...
Jets threading needle between Darnold growth, draft position
This is a game only the diehards could love. The 4-10 Jets face the 5-8-1 Packers in a game that is relevant only when it comes to next spring’s draft....
Bobby Hurley just got his biggest win as a coach
TEMPE, Ariz. — Zylan Cheatham bounded down the hallway inside Wells Fargo Arena, half skipping, half jumping as he high-fived family, friends, anyone he could reach. "Let's go! Let's go!...
This could be the last hurrah for football's most infamous fans
The Cowboys can clinch the NFC title with a win over the Buccaneers on, and a Seahawks win over the Chiefs will clinch a wild-card spot for them. But those...
Warriors hold on thanks to Kevin Durant and an unlikely hero
OAKLAND, Calif. — On this night, Jonas Jerebko ignited the home crowd much the way Stephen Curry typically does when the two-time MVP throws his arms in the air begging...
Charlo twins stuck with backward title decisions
It wasn’t exactly the coming-out party the unbeaten Charlo twins envisioned. Jermall and Jermell, the 28-year-old boxers from Houston, had hoped to raise their profiles with impressive showings at Barclays...
Etna Tool and Die building stays in the family after 100-year-old owner dies
Sandwiched between sleek condos, the Etna Tool and Die shop has long been an aesthetic outlier on ultra-hip Bond Street. And now that its 100-year-old proprietor has died, Noho residents...
Lamar Jackson and the Ravens keep rolling
CARSON, Calif. — Just like that, the Baltimore Ravens have gone from a midseason swoon to the brink of their first playoff trip in four years. The resurgent Ravens continued...