April 6, 2019
How Rory McIlroy is now dealing with career Grand Slam pressure
Of late, Rory McIlroy sounds like he’s living a double-life professionally: Part golfer, part sports psychologist. Though most golfers in this generation have their own “mental coach,’’ McIlroy is his...
NFL Draft: It's the year of the defensive linemen
Welcome to the defensive line draft. Sure, quarterback Kyler Murray might go No. 1 overall to the Cardinals, but after that the big boys on the D-line will dominate the...
Texas Tech shuts down Michigan State, faces Virginia in final
MINNEAPOLIS — When Tom Izzo was sleeping soundly on charter flights, Chris Beard was making overnight drives — behind the wheel of a 15-passenger van, lacking heat and FM radio....
Clint Frazier's HR, Aaron Judge's blasts propel Yankees past O's
BALTIMORE — Aaron Judge’s biceps and Clint Frazier’s clutch delivery allowed the Yankees to overcome sloppy base running and errors to post their first series victory of the very young...
Grandmother suspected of murdering 8-year-old twin grandsons
An Arizona woman is facing murder charges in the shooting deaths of two boys, 8-year-old twins, who were her grandchildren. Dorothy Flood, 55, of Tucson, was arrested Friday, a day after the boys,...
Cops looking for driver who hit 14-year-old girl in Brooklyn
Cops are looking for the driver in this harrowing, caught-on-video hit and run accident in Brooklyn — in which a woman’s Dodge Challenger strikes a 14-year-old girl, sending her flying...
Devils end their season with a 'W'
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Devils finished a disappointing season on a hight note. Travis Zajac scored the winning goal on the power play in overtime, lifting the New Jersey Devils...
The DMV just killed a reader's ticket — from 27 years ago
Dear Readers: Yep, it’s true. The wheels of justice do grind slowly. Someone who reads this column sent me a letter he just received from the New York State Department...
Rangers close out frustrating season on a high note
PITTSBURGH — Jake Guentzel's 40th goal of the season had a significant impact on the Stanley Cup playoffs. Guentzel scored with 2:35 to play, sending Saturday's regular-season finale against the...
Trump should try to spruce up the border wall
Dear John: You recently joked that President Trump’s Mexico wall should be made of vinyl siding and have planters. That reminded me of something that happened a generation or more...
How you should spend your tax refund
Don’t blow the three grand you just got from Uncle Sam on a vacation. Now is the opportune time for the average American to use the tax refund to reduce...
Why patience is imperative right now for fantasy owners
With the start of the MLB season, you have officially begun your quest toward a fantasy baseball championship. Your player scouting has been abundant, your draft has completed and you...
A double dribble that wasn't called sinks Auburn
The foul call that was made wasn't the only controversial play in the final seconds of Virginia's improbable 63-62 win over Auburn in Saturday's Final Four in Minneapolis. Though many...
Wall Street prepares to profit off looming global credit crunch
Wall Street is hiring like gangbusters — because of a looming global credit crunch that could roil markets, and torpedo funds and businesses. Firms are signing on professionals to profit...
Cuomo & Co’s next special-interest payoff
As if all the new taxes and fees passed last week as part of the state budget aren’t painful enough, lawmakers are poised to pass yet another tax soon, though...
De Blasio’s meddling with elite-high-school admissions is hurting the very kids it claims to help
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza are already moving ahead with part of their drive to racially re-engineer the city’s top high schools — at great risk to...
Cutting NY taxes will eventually increase state, city revenue
It’s said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. New York has been doing just that with taxes,...
Islanders clinch home-ice advantage in opening round
WASHINGTON — It was hard for the Islanders to wrap their collective heads around the significance of this season, of this franchise-wide turnaround that was historic in its breadth. They...
Queen Elizabeth plans to host Trump this summer: report
Queen Elizabeth is planning to invite President Trump to Britain in June for a state visit — with a trade delegation to follow in September, a report said. British officials...
Student accused of spurring lockdown at FIT in custody
The Fashion Institute of Technology student accused of causing a lockdown there Friday night — by posting a video of himself pointing a pellet gun inside a school building —...
One truthful Democrat emerges to call out party's 'delusions'
Bob Kerrey, the former Nebraska senator and governor, was always one of my favorite politicians in part because his politics weren’t perfectly polished. Among other free-wheeling moments, he called fellow...
Man swipes multiple high-end phones from 6 different stores
A busy and discerning thief broke into six cell phone stores in Brooklyn and Manhattan, but only grabbed two of the more expensive models each time. All told, the crook...
Setting a high bar for nonelite schools works — I'm proof
When I began high school 20 years ago in September 1999, I was not frightened about the impending workload. I had a clear idea of what was expected of me....
Postal Service reveals stamp honoring George H.W. Bush
Former president George H.W. Bush has the stamp of approval. The 41st president, who died Nov. 30 at age 94, will have his picture on a commemorative Forever stamp, the...
Bret "Hitman" Hart attacked by fan during Hall of Fame speech
WWE legend Bret "Hitman" Hart was attacked by a fan during his WWE Hall of Fame speech at Barclays Center on Saturday night. Hart, who was being inducted for the...
De Blasio draws an astonishing 120 people for Nevada speech
A staggering 120 people, a crowd more than four times bigger than groups he drew on previous road trips, attended a Nevada speech by Mayor Bill de Blasio as he...
Meet the Manhattanites who use iconic city castoffs as decor
New Yorkers may romanticize the city’s history, but most of us do little more than grumble and moan — and eulogize on Twitter — when favorite spots shutter or get...
'Educational genocide': NYC schools are leaving black and Hispanic students behind
New York City school districts with the largest black and Hispanic enrollment offer the fewest programs for gifted and talented children — a void one successful graduate calls “educational genocide.”
Mysterious tombstone found in UWS baffles cops
This must have been a grave mistake. Someone abandoned a decades-old tombstone along the West Side Highway, and cops are working Saturday to return it to its rightful resting place....
AOC lashes out at Cuomo, Amazon at constituent event
The Amazon killers are still on the attack. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Queens/Bronx) and her partner in job-slaying crime, state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens), lashed out at Gov. Andrew Cuomo and...
NYU cuts ties with company that served racist meal during Black History Month
New York University is cutting ties with its longtime cafeteria contractor, a year after the company was excoriated for serving a racially insensitive meal during Black History Month. An internal...
Medgar Evers College official claims she was bullied and fired by Rudy Crew
The chief diversity officer at Medgar Evers College claims she was abused and bullied by former NYC Schools Chancellor Rudy Crew -- the college’s president -- then fired. Sylvia Kinard...
Trump admin to issue an additional 30K temporary work visas
The Trump administration has moved to increase the number of visas for temporary guest workers. The Department of Homeland Security and the Labor Department plan to grant an additional 30,000...
Woman accused of helping kill boyfriend's wife was their babysitter
She was the babysitter from hell. More than two years before Ayisha Egea allegedly helped murder, burn and then hide the charred corpse of Jeanine Cammarata, she was welcomed into...
CDC sounds alarm on resistant superbug fungus after NYC outbreak
The CDC recently added the Candida Auris fungus to a list of now-three “urgent” antibiotic-resistant threats after an investigation into outbreaks at New York City hospitals.
Virginia squeaks past Auburn thanks to controversial foul call
MINNEAPOLIS — Boos cascaded down like an avalanche of anger. U.S. Bank Stadium was in stunned disbelief. Auburn’s furious comeback was undone by a whistle, and Virginia’s redemption story had...
Duke ‘looking into’ claim Nike paid Zion Williamson’s mother
Michael Avenatti’s fight with Nike has extended to Duke and Zion Williamson. Blue Devils athletic director Kevin White delivered a statement on Saturday saying it’s “looking into” the controversial attorney’s...
Queens students furious after principal bans 'promposals' both on and off campus
She’s the party pooper of puppy love. That’s how students describe an overbearing principal of their Queens secondary school after she ordered them to stop staging elaborate prom invitations —...
Nets take big step toward playoffs with win over Bucks
MILWAUKEE — How big was the Nets’ 133-128 win in Milwaukee? It didn’t clinch a playoff berth, but it left one tantalizingly within reach — and when coach Kenny Atkinson...
Political action committee behind AOC's victory facing backlash
A controversial political action committee that helped propel Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to her stunning victory in Congress, has come under fire from some of the other progressive Democrats who sought its...
Missing Mouseketeer Dennis Day found dead in his Oregon home
A body believed to be that of missing Mouseketeer Dennis Day has been found at his home in Oregon. Police in the town of Phoenix were called to Day’s property...
Pro-fur fashionistas argue faux fur is 'worse for the environment'
Flying in the face of a progressive push to outlaw the lavish fashion staple, fur fanatics are raising hell over the City Council’s proposed ban — and some say it’s...
This Iowa man's obituary is comedy gold
Please remember to tip your mortician! Tim Schrandt is now six-feet-under, but his obituary will live on — as material for stand-up comics everywhere. "The "crusty" codger from Iowa died...
How Tariq Owens' father was 'everything' for his hoop career
MINNEAPOLIS — When Tariq Owens stepped foot on the U.S. Bank Stadium floor Saturday night, he expected to be awash with emotions. About how far he has come as a...
Correction officer's car stolen with service weapon inside
A city Department of Correction officer had his car -- along with his service weapon -- ripped off by a female passenger early Saturday in Brooklyn, sources told The Post....
Street marijuana contaminated with dangerous amount of poop: study
Here’s the poop, dope lovers: You’re getting a potty mouth. A new study from Spain found that street marijuana is likely to have an alarming amount of poop on the...
Cheating remains 'huge issue' at elite Stuyvesant High School
Cheating remains a plague at Stuyvesant High School, where some parents will “do anything” to help their kids get ahead, according to a teacher who spoke out amid another academic...
Man charged after grinding groin against woman on Manhattan train
A "threat to women in the subway stations" was arraigned Saturday after cops said he rubbed his groin against someone on a Manhattan express train. Mutahar Elhosheshi, 33, was charged...
Ohio congressman Tim Ryan announces 2020 run
The Democratic field of presidential contenders just got even more crowded. Rep. Tim Ryan kicked off his campaign in his home state of Ohio on Saturday. “Flyover states are my...
Miguel Andujar going to the IL comes with reason to hope
BALTIMORE — Miguel Andujar landed on the injured list on Monday with a right shoulder labrum problem and was scheduled to take ground balls at third base before Friday night’s...
Family of Elizabeth Holmes' fiancé worry she has 'brainwashed' him
People close to alleged fraudster Elizabeth Holmes' hotel heir fiancé Billy Evans are trying to make sense of the relationship. Sources told The Post that Evans’ image-conscious parents, William and...
The Jets' plan for Sam Darnold is about to hit its next phase
So far this offseason, the Jets have unveiled a new coach, a new star running back and shiny new uniforms. But none of those are the key to success for...
Trump gives The Post some love, retweets editorial hot take
President Trump gave The New York Post a shout-out Saturday, tweeting a link to a recent editorial decrying coverage of the Mueller investigation's aftermath by two other newspapers. The commander-in-chief...
Nod to Knicks' treasured past came when needed the most
We bonded plenty over baseball, the way most fathers and sons do, but it always went back to basketball for my old man, and always went back to the Knicks,...
Upper West Side urinator strikes again, pees on SUV
A volatile vagrant with a penchant for peeing in public is back to defiling Upper West Side streets, leaving terrified families on-edge — and blasting city officials for failing to...
Forgotten Wow Air plane spotted all alone at Newark Airport
Hey, WOW Air: did you forget something? The now-defunct Reykjavik-based carrier apparently abandoned one of its jets at Newark airport, a purple-painted plane that can be seen from a New...
Oregon college students busted for $900K iPhone scam
Federal prosecutors allege Quan Jiang and Yangyang Zhou imported more than 2,000 fugazy iPhones from “an associate” in China and then submitted them to Apple for repair under the company’s...
New York thinks de Blasio's got no shot at 2020 presidential election
He says he's not a betting man, but Mayor Bill de Blasio's taking a major gamble on a potential presidential run while New Yorkers increasingly say he's got no chance...
The alternate Rangers-Islanders reality Sather just missed creating
If this had happened a year ago, if Glen Sather had opted for a more leisurely life at the end of last season, then Lou Lamoriello likely would be running...
Making sense of the NCAA betting market
With such a long lead time between the final buzzer in the Elite Eight and the opening tip of Saturday’s Final Four, college basketball betting market observers have had no...
Mets squash Citi Field doubts with rally, five-homer power show
Who says Citi Field can’t be a hitter’s paradise? The park normally known as a windy cavern became the site of a home run derby, at least for a day....
Assange could be extradited to US once expelled from Ecuadorian embassy
Whenever WikiLeaker Julian Assange gets the boot from Ecuador’s embassy to the United Kingdom, he likely will be cuffed by London cops — and could find himself on a trip...
Trump rallies Jewish voters in Las Vegas, praises Netanyahu
President Trump proclaimed the US-Israel relationship is better than ever in a speech before a prominent Jewish Republican group in Las Vegas on Saturday. “When I spoke to you as...
Feds now investigating El Chapo's wife for 'conspiracy'
With drug kingpin El Chapo finally behind bars, the feds are now pursuing his glamorous young wife, “La Reinita” or the little queen, The Post has learned.
New York bill proposes splitting Empire State into three districts
Secession is such an ugly word. Let’s call it a constitutional uncoupling. An amicable divorce would split New York state into three independent districts, each with its own governor and...
El Chapo's wife and daughter launch competing fashion lines
It’s killer fashion. El Chapo’s wife will be competing with her own stepdaughter in the cutthroat world of retail after both women launched clothing lines named for Joaquin Guzman Loera,...
This year could not be set up any better for Tiger Woods
The question has gone from “Will Tiger Woods ever win a golf tournament again?” to “Will Tiger Woods ever win a major again?” It’s a question that’s valid with anyone,...
Yankees promote former Indians infielder in roster shuffle
BALTIMORE — The Yankees’ roster shuffling continued Saturday, when infielder Giovanny Urshela was promoted from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to the major leagues and Thairo Estrada was optioned to SWB. He went...
New Jersey dentist suspended four years ago kept practicing in New York
A New Jersey dentist whose license was suspended four years ago for needlessly pulling teeth — and extracting thousands of dollars from patients as they sat sedated in his chair...
The ignored issues sucking the fun out of baseball for fans
The most outrageous part is that there was no outrage from the media. Fans? Plenty. Media? Zilch. Thus another example of what used to be out of the question as...
Robert Kraft to fight prostitution charges after missing deadline with prosecutors
Accused sex spa patron Robert Kraft is set to fight the charges he’s facing after he missed Friday’s deadline to strike a no-plea deal with prosecutors. The Patriots owner had...
Ride Tom Izzo's Spartans
Tom Izzo and Michigan State have been here before, but the Final Four is completely new territory for Chris Beard and Texas Tech. Here’s Howie Kussoy’s prediction for which of...
No Chuma Okeke means trouble for Auburn
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 5 Auburn (6:09 PM, CBS): Virginia and Auburn play two very different styles. Virginia is very comfortable when playing a slow grinding type of game...
Vlade Divac and Liberty great Weatherspoon part of new Hall class
NBA stars Vlade Divac, Sidney Moncrief and Jack Sikma are the headliners of the 2019 class for the Basketball Hall of Fame. The honorees were announced Saturday in Minneapolis before...
Lenny Dykstra fires off blistering rebuke of Ron Darling over ‘racist tirade’ claims in memoir
Last Sunday, The Post published an explosive excerpt from ex-Met Ron Darling’s new book, “108 Stitches.” The team announcer/author wrote that during pivotal Game 3 of the 1986 World Series,...
NFL Mock Draft 4.0: Giants surprise with quarterback, Jets add pass rusher
The Serby Mock 4.0 features the Redskins trading for Josh Rosen, and the Giants sacking a quarterback not named Dwayne Haskins. Picks 1-25, with the entire first round as we...
Mexico still has 150 jailed drug traffickers awaiting extradition to US
They got “Shorty,” but Mexican authorities are dragging their feet on the fate of another 150 jailed drug traffickers awaiting extradition to the United States, a federal source told The...
Pakistani woman says husband beat her, shaved her head for dance refusal
https://twitter.com/amnestysasia/status/1111157827064786944 A Pakistani woman is accusing her husband of beating her and shaving her head because she refused to dance for him and his friends at their home in an...
This is the video that caused lock down and panic at FIT
This is the 11-second video that triggered a lockdown at the Fashion Institute of Technology — and terrified classmates. The clip, posted Friday on the private Instagram account of 22-year-old...
Police identify suspect in 11-month-old Bronx murder
Police have identified a man they believe to be connected to an 11-month-old murder in the Bronx, officials said Saturday. Shawn Lewis, 25, is believed to have played a role...
The big-money deals that could become MLB's next albatrosses
We are just waiting for a date now. The moment when an ownership will agree to gorge on a significant portion of what is left on a sizeable contract. The...
St. John's puts an end to the Chris Mullin rumors
MINNEAPOLIS — The night St. John’s season ended, Chris Mullin told The Post he was “100 percent” planning on coaching his alma mater the following season. The next day, athletic...
French Air Force officials investigating after civilian ejects from plane
The “Do Not Pull” sign must have been missing. French Air Force officials are investigating what caused the sudden ejection of a civilian passenger on a ride-along from a fighter...
Sanders unloads on Trump at Sharpton conference, says he's racist and ‘that is the damn truth’
In some of his sharpest language yet attacking President Trump, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders accused the Republican president of being racist and sexist and much more during a...
Tom Izzo makes Michigan State-Auburn pick easier
No. 2 Michigan State vs No. 3 Texas Tech (approx. 8:49 PM, CBS) Two of the best coaches in college basketball will be pitted against each other as Tom Izzo’s...
Virginia won't run away with this one
Auburn has beaten some of the NCAA’s top teams to get to its first-ever Final Four. But do the Tigers have enough to beat another No. 1 seed in Virginia?...
How Pete Buttigieg could hurt Trump in the Rust Belt
Pete Buttigieg is many things. At just 37, he is the mayor of South Bend, Indiana. He is a military veteran and a deeply religious gay man who is married...
Kevin Willard staying at Seton Hall after flirting with Virginia Tech
MINNEAPOLIS — Take a deep breath, Seton Hall fans. Kevin Willard is staying put. The Pirates’ coach has taken his name out of consideration for the vacant Virginia Tech coaching...
Hostage swims to freedom after fleeing ISIS militants in Philippines
An Indonesian hostage held in the Philippines by the country's bloodthirsty Islamic State faction swam his way to freedom, but another escaped man drowned and a third from Malaysia was...
Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings, longtime South Carolina politician, dead at 97
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, the silver-haired Democrat who helped shepherd South Carolina through desegregation as governor and went on to serve six terms in the US Senate,...
West Virginia woman charged with filing false kidnap report about Middle-Eastern man
A West Virginia woman has been charged with filing a false report after she dishonestly told police that she used a gun to stop a man from abducting her daughter....
Former Knicks guard elected to the Hall of Fame
Carl Braun, who played 740 of his 788 games in professional basketball with the Knicks, has been elected to the Naismith Hall of Fame, The Post has learned. Braun averaged...
Columbine's 'boy in the window' recounts his desperate escape
The teen who bravely jumped from a window to escape the Columbine High School shooting is speaking out 20 years after he got shot and his classmates were slaughtered in...
Mike Pence toughens posture toward Venezuela, Cuba backers
HOUSTON - US Vice President Mike Pence on Friday stepped up efforts to force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from office by imposing new sanctions on its oil shipments, and promising...
Bet underdog Auburn, under in Michigan State-Texas Tech
Some people are bemoaning the fact that Saturday’s NCAA Final Four in Minneapolis doesn’t include Duke or North Carolina or the other “blue bloods” of college basketball. However, we’re blessed...
Ex-DC staffer admits to 'doxing' Republican senators, threatening witness
A former Democratic congressional staffer pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges after he posted leaked personal information about Republican senators on Wikipedia, then threatened a witness who caught him. Jackson...
I risked my life to expose my boss as a Russian spy
When Eric O’Neill’s supervisor turned up unannounced at his Washington, DC-area home early on a Sunday morning, the still-groggy FBI employee was perplexed. “Couldn’t this have waited till Monday?” he...
Obama: Democrats are having a 'circular firing squad' over 'purity'
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday chided fellow Democrats for creating a "circular firing squad" that targets party members who don't support far-left views. “The way we structure democracy requires...
US-backed Syrian fighters stop ISIS militants' breakout from detention facility
BEIRUT — Islamic State militants attempted to break out of a detention facility in northeastern Syria but US-backed Syrian fighters "successfully" restored calm and accounted for all the detainees, activists...
Middle school volleyball players help stop woman's suicide: 'Your life is worth it'
A group of 12 middle school students helped stop a woman from committing suicide. On Thursday, a boys volleyball team from Fresno, California, stumbled upon a woman about to jump...
Trump hasn't read Mueller report despite having 'every right to do so'
President Trump on Saturday stated he has not read the Mueller report, "even though I have every right to do so," and called on law enforcement to investigate what he...
Department of Correction officer busted for drunk driving on FDR Drive
A city Department of Correction officer was busted for driving drunk on the FDR Drive, police said Saturday. Bernard Mathis, 27, was driving south in a Honda Accord at about...
WrestleMania 35 card: Full breakdown, predictions of the WWE matches
WrestleMania is known to be filled with plenty of twists, turns and surprises and WrestleMania 35 at MetLife Stadium on April 7 should be no different. WWE loaded the seven-hour...
Rockets starters head to locker room before game's end against Knicks
HOUSTON — Was this the final indignity to the league-worst Knicks or was it just Houston’s veterans getting a jump on treatment? In what appeared a clear sign of disrespect,...
Young Joe Biden made me feel 'uncomfortable,' wife says in book
Even Joe Biden’s wife was creeped out by his compulsive handsiness when they first started dating, Jill Biden admits in her forthcoming autobiography. “He was always holding my hand, putting...
Why too much original content from Netflix is bad for subscribers
Netflix is pretty sure I’ll be excited about their upcoming film “The Silence.” It’s about a group of people, including a girl who is hearing-impaired, who have to flee a...
US to designate elite Iranian force as terrorist organization
WASHINGTON - The United States is expected to designate Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps a foreign terrorist organization, three US officials told Reuters, marking the first time Washington has formally...
What liberal lunatics have gotten wrong about Kanye: 'American Psycho' author
In 2018, various journalists wanted to talk to me about a couple of tweets I’d posted in favor of Kanye West. They couldn’t seem to believe that I supported his...
This is a perfect spot for Mike Trout and the Angels
Heading to Citi Field this weekend? Make sure to pick up your free Todd Frazier WWE (what?) bobblehead Saturday and the Jacob deGrom Cy Young bobble Sunday. No interest? Stitches...
Boeing to cut down on 737 MAX production in wake of deadly crashes
CHICAGO/SEATTLE - Boeing Co said on Friday it plans to cut its monthly 737 aircraft production by nearly 20 percent in the wake of two deadly crashes, signaling it does...
Meet the animals that dress up, start fires and have sex — just for fun
In 2007, a 15-year-old chimpanzee named Julie started sporting a stiff blade of grass behind one ear — a trend that drove her fellow apes wild. First, her son donned...
West Coast cycling sicko suspect charged with slashing nine people
LOS ANGELES — A man who rode around on a bicycle with a knife and slashed the faces and necks of nine people in Los Angeles has been charged with...
Pathetic Dems have become the party of apologies
Excuse me, sorry, pardon me, excuse me, sorry, sorry, sorry! You can apologize your way off a crowded subway car. But can you excuse your way through a Democratic primary...
New archbishop of Guam named to replace convicted predecessor
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has formally appointed Monsignor Michael Byrnes as Guam’s archbishop after his predecessor was ousted over sex abuse charges. Byrnes, who’s from Detroit, had been named...
Forgotten New York's epic 20-year journey into NYC's past
Here's your chance to explore these hidden gems in NYC.
NCAA Final Four: The best bars to watch in NYC
So, your team didn’t make the Final Four. Whether you were rooting for your alma mater or the team you picked to win your work bracket, there’s a good chance...
Philippines: 1 hostage escapes, another drowns and 3rd shot by Islamic State group
MANILA, Philippines — An Indonesian hostage held by Muslim militants in the southern Philippines swam his way to freedom but another drowned, and a Malaysian was shot in the back...
Returning will be just first step for ailing Yankees stars
BALTIMORE — Hours before his struggling team awoke from a very early season slumber to beat the woebegone Orioles on Thursday, Aaron Boone expressed confidence the Yankees would emerge from...
Mets' young hitters looking to make adjustments vs. Nationals
There was never really going to be any easy way of settling into the season for the Mets, not when they were set to face Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and...
Marcus Thames has a message for new-look Yankees lineup
BALTIMORE — Before Luke Voit snapped out of his mini-slump on Thursday, Yankees hitting coach Marcus Thames said he wasn’t concerned about the first baseman having gone hitless in three...
Two killed in crash with semitrailer
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Authorities say two people were killed in a crash with a semitrailer in Florida. Treasure Coast Newspapers reports that the crash occurred Thursday near Fort Pierce....
Aaron Boone will have to change gears with this Yankees group
Keep Calm and Carry On? Nah, that worked last year for Aaron Boone, his maiden managing voyage encountering a predictable iceberg — in a 9-9 record out of the gate...
Nets walking playoff tight rope, and failure is not an option
You get the feeling Nets coach Kenny Atkinson wouldn’t have it any other way. Sure, it would have been a lot easier on his blood pressure if the Nets could...
Student stabbed during fight at high school
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Authorities say a student was stabbed during a fight in the parking lot of a Florida high school. News outlets report that the fight occurred Friday...
David Fizdale hints Mudiay's Knicks' days may be numbered
HOUSTON — When David Fizdale rested sore-shouldered Emmanuel Mudiay for Friday’s 120-96 blowout loss to the Rockets, the Knicks coach made a comment that he didn’t want to do anything...
Steve Kerr wasn't happy after this pedestrian Warriors' win
OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State took another step toward securing the top seed in the West, yet coach Steve Kerr has some legitimate concerns as the Warriors close in on...
Watch: Pair caught on camera stealing from church donation boxes in Queens
A woman who helped steal $400 from a Queens church donation box may have thought her blasphemous burglary went unnoticed, but she was being watched from above -- by a...
It's getting really ugly for Red Sox
PHOENIX — Adam Jones wanted to make one thing perfectly clear. "I'm not replacing Paul (Goldschmidt), by any stretch," Jones said after hitting his fourth homer of the season Friday....
Cancer patient injured after porch collapses at charity event
An elderly cancer patient was injured at a Brooklyn cancer charity fundraiser Friday night when the porch she and several others were walking on suddenly collapsed, fire officials and a...
Trump makes appearance at his California golf club
President Donald Trump has made a dramatic appearance at his privately owned golf club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Trump landed in Marine One, making an unannounced visit to his...
Former NCAA hero puts Final Four in perfect perspective
MINNEAPOLIS — Tom Izzo has waited 19 years to cut down the nets on the last night of the college basketball season. Everyone else — his current players, the other...
Warning issued for Fisher-Price Rock 'n Plays after multiple deaths
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says infants older than 3 months, or those who can roll over, should not use Fisher-Price Rock 'n Plays because of multiple deaths. The agency...
One player tips this even Michigan State-Texas Tech clash
Michigan State owns a timeshare at the Final Four. Texas Tech is a tourist making its first trip. However, both programs are worthy contenders for the crown — each upset...
Amir Khan aims to rewrite narrative vs. Terence Crawford
Amir Khan was ticketed for greatness after capturing a silver medal in boxing for Britain at the 2004 Olympics. And while his professional career has included a world title at...