February 17, 2019
MLB commissioner fires back at players for strike talk
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Rob Manfred will not suffer threats gladly. With several players arriving in camp and offering militant words about the slow-moving free-agent market, baseball’s commissioner fired...
Referees were so bad they actually apologized to the Rangers
PITTSBURGH — It was just atrocious officiating for the first 40 minutes, and the man in charge knew it and apologized. Referee Francois St. Laurent approached Rangers coach David Quinn...
Kevin Durant wins MVP leading epic NBA All-Star Game rally
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LeBron James’ slumping Lakers are below .500 and out of playoff position. But his star-studded, hand-picked Team LeBron squad led by Kevin Durant showed resilience at Sunday’s...
Trump called ex-FBI head McCabe's wife a 'loser' over election letdown
WASHINGTON — In one of his first conversations with President Trump after becoming acting FBI director, the president asked Andrew McCabe about his “loser” wife. In a sit-down with “60...
Firefighters save cougar from tree in stunning rescue
HESPERIA, Calif. — Firefighters have rescued a very big cat — a mountain lion — from a tree outside a home in the Southern California desert. The homeowner called authorities...
McCabe: Trump wanted Russia probe in letter firing Comey
WASHINGTON — Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said that President Trump wanted Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to mention the Russia investigation in his memo outlining why FBI Director James...
Watch out: Trump may free Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to bring another mortgage mess
Word out of Washington is that the Trump administration finally is going to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The bad news: What’s being contemplated right now isn’t a reform...
AOC's 'green deal' will require a ton of 'corporate cronyism'
Amazon is taking its ball and going home, and New York Dems are actually celebrating. I wasn’t a huge fan of the deal New York and Amazon worked out: The...
A bust or a rising star? The Yankees' strange, crucial cog
TAMPA — Luis Severino drew a media crowd Sunday for his first bullpen session since becoming a $40 million man. Yet the more integral Yankee was catching the session, and...
Teen found brutally murdered with mother one day before his birthday
A mother and her teenage son were fatally stabbed, strangled and bludgeoned with a gym weight in their Bronx apartment by a fiend who callously threw torn-up money on the...
Trump trusts Putin on North Korea more than US intelligence: McCabe
WASHINGTON — Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said in a newly released television interview that President Trump believed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assessment on North Korea’s nuclear program over...
Ian Schrager brings luxury to Times Square with newest 43-story hotel
The Times Square Edition Hotel is bringing the lap of luxury into the district once better known for its lap dancing. The 43-story hotel tower at 701 Seventh Ave., conceived...
St. John's disaster becomes a party in Tournament breakthrough
Break out the shoe polish. Take the suit to the cleaners. St. John’s looks as if it’s headed to a dance — the Big Dance, the one the Johnnies have...
McClatchy eyeing new deal with Tribune 'as early as this week': source
The McClatchy Co. is back stalking the much larger Tribune Publishing with a new all-cash bid that could hit “as early as this week,” The Post has learned. This bid...
GOP group slams de Blasio and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in new political ads
A newly formed conservative advocacy group is going to try to bring out the Republican vote in the Feb. 26 public advocate election by going after the right’s two top...
Don't expect apologies from the left over Jussie Smollett 'attack' fraud
A lot of explosive material can get defused with nine little letters: “I was wrong.” It works wonders with your significant other. Try it. Frequently. This week, now that the...
Democrats' anti-Semitism problem is only growing worse
Anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist and Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar -- someone who had previously argued that Jews hypnotized the world regarding their "evil" deeds -- recently claimed that Americans only support...
'Harm reduction' drug policies are destroying San Francisco
Drugs are destroying San Francisco’s most densely populated and desirable neighborhoods, as more and more addicts, many of them homeless, fill the streets. Politicians and activists are pushing “harm reduction,”...
Massive, fiery wreck takes out much of Daytona 500
"The Big One" came late in the Daytona 500. Paul Menard triggered a 22-car accident shortly after a restart with 10 laps to go in "The Great American Race." Menard...
Cuomo's to blame for Westchester's gas crisis
State officials held hearings last week into Con Ed’s ban on new natural-gas customers in much of Westchester, but it’s the state itself that blocked new gas pipelines. What’d anyone...
Washington: A founder for all Americans
One of the most compelling moments in the musical “Hamilton” is the entry of Gen. George Washington as the American rebels suddenly face 32,000 British troops in New York Harbor....
Mets' fire-balling, wild-card pitcher 'on a mission' in camp
PORT ST. LUCIE — Kyle Dowdy’s “crazy” seven months have taken him from the Tigers to the Indians to the Mets. And if the 26-year-old pitcher doesn’t excel this spring,...
Odell Beckham raises eyebrows with Tom Brady love
It almost certainly means nothing, but Odell Beckham Jr. expressing his appreciation for Tom Brady certainly comes at a curious time. A few days after The Athletic's Jay Glazer predicted...
De Blasio says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn't understand Amazon deal
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was wrong to have claimed the collapse of the Amazon deal would free up $3 billion to fix the...
How Robinson Cano and the Mets could save each other
PORT ST. LUCIE — In an alternate universe, Robinson Cano would be at George M. Steinbrenner Field this weekend, wearing his Yankees pinstripes, watching his longtime teammate CC Sabathia announce...
Bernie Sanders might launch presidential bid at Brooklyn College
He still feels the Bern — for Brooklyn and the presidency. Vermont Democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders’ camp is in talks with Brooklyn College about giving a major outdoor speech...
Testimony backs McCabe's claim of 25th Amendment talks against Trump
WASHINGTON — Congressional testimony backs up former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe’s account that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was talking to high-level officials about invoking the 25th Amendment to...
The case for a more powerful Giancarlo Stanton this year
TAMPA — Giancarlo Stanton entered the clubhouse at George M. Steinbrenner Field for the first time of the spring Sunday and immediately went to the indoor batting cages, preparing for...
NYPD remember slain cop Brian Simonsen during prayer vigil
A sea of mourners gathered outside the 102nd Precinct station house in Queens Sunday to remember fallen Det. Brian Simonsen, who was killed in a hail of friendly fire while...
Phone call, testy answer: LeBron-Kyrie Lakers team-up signs are there
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- If the Lakers fail to land LeBron James’ preferred choice of hybrid big man Anthony Davis via a summer trade, could the Lake Show make a play...
Mets land ex-Yankee infielder with great glove
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Mets continue to capitalize on a soft market for low-ceiling players. They have agreed to terms on a minor-league contract with veteran infielder Adeiny...
Yankees flirting with idea of Aaron Judge as leadoff hitter
TAMPA — If you are betting on who will be the Yankees’ regular leadoff hitter this coming season, you would be smart to put your money on Aaron Hicks. However,...
Bodega owners rally for right to sell marijuana when its legalized
They want in on this budding industry. New York City bodega owners rallied in The Bronx on Sunday morning to urge state politicians to allow them to sell marijuana in...
El Chapo's lawyer blasts Ted Cruz for suggesting the drug lord should finance the wall
The lawyer for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman blasted a proposal from Sen. Ted Cruz that the cartel kingpin foot the bill for President Trump's wall, saying it's more likely the...
Mats Zuccarello puts on show with potential trade partners watching
PITTSBURGH — From that close, of course it’s hard for Mats Zuccarello to see it. All he saw after the 6-5 loss to the Penguins on Sunday afternoon was another...
Diddy wax figure intentionally damaged, beheaded inside Madame Tussauds
We'll be missing you, Diddy. A vandal with a vendetta against Puff Daddy caused $300,000 worth of damage when he toppled the wax statue imitation of the world-famous entertainer inside...
Taking a break from the digital world can reset your career
For some, peace and introspection can help manifest an entire career change or business endeavor. So says Jon Staff, co-author of “How To Get Away: Finding Balance In Our Overworked,...
The optimistic first days of Robinson Cano the Met
PORT ST. LUCIE — Robinson Cano disappeared to the not-so-great Northwest for five years, but will return to the Big Apple with visions of October dancing in his head. It’s...
Vandals smashed Brooklyn synagogue window during dinner: rabbi
A Jewish religious leader is looking for answers after a pair of vandals smashed the window of a Brooklyn synagogue during a Shabbos dinner. Rabbi Menachem Heller, 39, was inside...
More Bryce Harper sirens are going off
It feels close. And on Feb. 17, with spring training off and running, it better be. Bryce Harper, still unsigned, may not be a free agent for much longer. Reports...
Sen. Rubio, Rep. Diaz-Balart visit Venezuela-Colombia border
Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart arrived in Colombia on Sunday to visit the Venezuelan border to make sure humanitarian aid gets to people fleeing economic and political unrest...
Lawmakers spar over Trump's national emergency declaration
Lawmakers sparred on Sunday over President Trump's national emergency declaration to build a wall on the southern border, with Democrats accusing him of trashing the Constitution and Republicans supporting him...
What if D'Angelo Russell had fallen to the Knicks?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It’s crazy how the paths have turned out with D’Angelo Russell and Kristaps Porzingis. You can now make the argument that in 2015, the Knicks could have...
NYPD probes commander who allegedly told cops to shoot 50 Cent
The police department confirmed that "the matter is under internal review."
11-year-old arrested after refusing to stand for Pledge of Allegiance
An 11-year-old student was arrested after refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and allegedly telling a teacher that “the flag is racist and the national anthem is offensive...
Rob Gronkowski and girlfriend keep celebration rolling at wedding
Gronkowski has been linked to Camille Kostek since 2015.
Matt Kuchar's caddie speaks: You don't know the real guy
Matt Kuchar's regular caddie is angry the world has stiffed the golfer of respect. John Wood, the longtime club-carrier of the golfer enmeshed in a tipping controversy, wants the world...
9-year-old hangs herself after mom told her not to play on cellphone
A 9-year-old girl hanged herself in her Bronx home — after her mother told her it was too early in the morning to be on her cellphone, sources and neighbors...
Accused lookout in NYPD friendly fire death arraigned on murder charges
The lookout in the Queens robbery-gone-wrong that left a 19-year veteran cop dead was slapped with 13 charges, including felony murder, during his arraignment Sunday. Cops say Jagger Freeman, 25,...
Stephen Miller defends Trump's national emergency declaration
White House policy adviser Stephen Miller vigorously defended President Trump's national emergency declaration, saying the commander-in-chief is on solid constitutional ground because Congress gave presidents the authority to use executive...
Blue Jays star goes off on his own team already
Marcus Stroman is seeing fewer and fewer of players like him -- veterans -- around the Blue Jays. And it could lead eventually to the Blue Jays having one fewer...
Stephen Miller calls Bush immigration policy a 'betrayal'
White House adviser Stephen Miller defended President Trump's emergency declaration in an interview Sunday and blasted former President George W. Bush of betraying the country by allowing illegal border crossings...
WWE commentator's wife: He cheated on me with wrestling star
WWE commentator Corey Graves has angrily rejected claims of having an affair with "SmackDown Live" star Carmella by his soon-to-be estranged wife. Amy Polinsky posted a damning Instagram to slam...
Should I include a defunct company on my resume?
I went on a job interview that seemed to go really well. However, it’s been two weeks and I haven’t heard back, nor have I received a response when I...
Rep. Peter King: If Ocasio-Cortez hadn't won, Amazon wouldn't have scrapped deal
Rep. Peter King blasted progressive Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for killing the Amazon deal, saying if she wasn't elected the online retail giant would be bringing thousands of jobs...
The nauseating sound when MMA fighter snaps his leg
MMA fighter Sofiane Boukichou suffered a horrifying broken leg Saturday night. Opponent Tom Aspinall checked a kick from the Frenchman early in the first round, and a sickening crack rang...
Anthony Weiner released from prison, will register as sex offender
Convicted ex-congressman Anthony Weiner has been sprung from prison -- and is now part of a federal re-entry program in New York, records show. Weiner has been transferred from Federal...
Arsonist set merchandise on fire in Macy's dressing room: cops
An arsonist set hundreds of dollars of Macy's merchandise on fire inside the Staten Island store's fitting room, police said Sunday. The unidentified firebug collected about $200 worth of goods...
Jussie Smollett 'attack' proves the media’s rush to judgment
“Jussie Smollett, one of the stars of the television show ‘Empire,’ was attacked in Chicago by 2 assailants who yelled racial and homophobic slurs,” tweeted the New York Times on...
Trump rages against 'SNL' after latest Alec Baldwin skit
President Trump on Sunday accused TV networks of teaming up against his administration and questioned why shows like "Saturday Night Live" can take shots at him and other Republicans without...
Scrapped Amazon deal won't stop de Blasio from running in 2020
WASHINGTON - Mayor de Blasio is still mulling a presidential run - despite the demise of the Amazon deal. “I have not ruled it out,” de Blasio told NBC’s Chuck...
De Blasio's latest ridiculous NYC schools report
Mayor de Blasio’s School Diversity Advisory Group last week released a report calling for racial engineering as a magic cure for the ills of the city’s schools. It’s one giant...
Don't back Cuomo's flawed congestion pricing plan
Mayor de Blasio hinted Monday that he might back Gov. Cuomo’s congestion pricing scheme if it included certain exceptions. Yet no amount of tweaking can save a plan that would...
Democrats are tearing themselves apart over Amazon
Democrats are fighting mad — at each other. For once, President Trump is not the prime target of their rage. Amazon’s decision to scrap plans for an HQ2 campus in...
Two stabbed inside Brooklyn grocery store: cops
Two men were stabbed, and one was critically injured, on Sunday inside a Brooklyn grocery store, police said. The men, ages 28 and 33, were ordering food at Blessed Mini...
Manhole fires force theater evacuations in Midtown
Hell's Kitchen is really living up to its name. Wild footage shows flames shooting out of a manhole outside an off-Broadway theater Saturday night -- just one of a series...
The two NFL teams that would take Colin Kaepernick: lawyer
Colin Kaepernick may become an NFL player again, his attorney told CNN on Saturday night. Kaepernick — who, along with Eric Reid, reached a settlement with the NFL Friday concerning...
Aaron Hicks tailored his routine to avoid those nagging injuries
TAMPA — Aaron Hicks played one game last season before he was sidelined by a strained intercostal muscle. As the Yankees center fielder enters his final season before hitting free...
The factors that conspired to create MLB's free-agent freeze
PORT ST. LUCIE — As a pitcher, Justin Verlander has no problem going nine innings, or throwing 120 pitches. As a tweeter, though? The Astros’ ace keeps his work short...
Rajai Davis knows he's lucky Mets are even giving him a shot
PORT ST. LUCIE — Rajai Davis is hardly complaining about the fact his only option this offseason was a minor league contract with the Mets. “With my performance last season,...
Get ready for a Jets team that will look very different next year
The 2019 Jets are going to look drastically different than their 2018 counterparts. Adam Gase and a nearly entire new coaching staff is in place, but the roster also will...
St. John's has 2nd chance to get a statement win over Villanova
It was just five weeks ago, but it feels much longer, as if it were another season. St. John’s was ranked at the time, and was leading at Villanova by...
Hofstra stunningly loses to a CAA bottom feeder
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Devontae Cacok scored 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and UNC Wilmington, which started the day in last place in the Colonial Athletic Association, knocked off conference...
Henrik Lundqvist won't get crack at righting woeful Penguins skid
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Henrik Lundqvist hasn’t beaten the Penguins in a regular-season game in more than three years, going back to Feb. 10, 2016. And the veteran Rangers goalie...
Cain Velasquez will prevail after averting Francis Ngannou knockout
The first official UFC ESPN production airs Sunday from Phoenix, where the main event is a heavyweight showdown between third-ranked Francis Ngannou (+135 at William Hill) and former two-time champion...
Man stabbed in the leg during TriBeCa robbery
A man walking along a quiet residential street in TriBeCa was stabbed in the leg by a man who tried to rob him Saturday night. It wasn’t clear whether the...
Lou Lamoriello knows all too well how tough trade deadline can be
Lou Lamoriello has been through 30 trade deadlines as an NHL executive, but the extensive experience doesn’t have him expecting to enjoy his 31st next week. As he nears his...
MLB free-agency mess signals end of fragile labor peace
We are back there again. It was a blissful stretch, really, a good 20 years when the economics of baseball could only annoy you if you wanted them to, when...
Christian Hackenberg outplayed by another ex-Jets QB
Christian Hackenberg lost the battle of the former Jets quarterbacks Saturday night. John Wolford, who was in Jets camp this summer before being cut to make room for Davis Webb,...
The best strategy for betting inconsistent St. John's
Can St. John’s find consistency before the postseason? Can any team possibly hope to string together tournament victories if it can’t find consistency? The Red Storm enter Sunday’s showdown with...