July 12, 2020
Ex-Yankees champion embracing new opportunity with Mets
A decade later, Melky Cabrera is back in New York City — under wildly different circumstances. He’s 35, fighting for a job amid a global pandemic, hoping to prove to...
'Super-human beast’ golfer driving force in coronavirus aid effort
Pat Perez is 44, has played on the PGA Tour since 2002, won three times and accumulated $26.7 million in career earnings on the golf course. Along the way, he’s...
Two boys, ages 12 and 15, wounded in separate NYC shootings
Two young boys were wounded in separate shootings in the city Sunday night, including a 12-year-old boy who was shot in Brooklyn, police sources said. The victim was standing outside...
How Nets are dealing with nearly unrecognizable roster
Everybody in the NBA bubble is dealing with coronavirus fears, ever-changing practice sites and times. But from trying to cobble together a roster to having to switch up their system...
NYC marks first day with no coronavirus deaths since March
New York City just reached its first day in nearly four months without a single coronavirus death, according to preliminary numbers released Sunday. The data from the New York City...
NHL in for wild ride of uncertainty
Let’s be honest. We don’t know whether this is going to work. We have no idea whether the NHL’s Stanley Cup tournament scheduled to run from Aug. 1 into early...
Aaron Judge red flag isn't going away
While Aaron Judge was held out of the Yankees’ simulated game for a second straight day with a stiff neck, Giancarlo Stanton said he’s making progress with his calf and...
Pro-cop demonstrators clash with Black Lives Matter protesters in Bay Ridge
Pro-cop demonstrators faced off against Black Lives Matter protesters in southern Brooklyn for the second day in a row Sunday evening in a tense clash where protesters torched an American flag...
Marcus Stroman wants to 'dominate' high-stakes season
Marcus Stroman sounded downright excited about the high-stakes months in his baseball career to come. Even giddy. A lot is riding on his right arm. He’s being counted on to...
Senator has surprising reaction to Woj's 'F--k you' suspension
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) may have been the one to out ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski for sending him a profane email, but he apparently didn’t want the NBA insider to get...
Washington Redskins to retire nickname many consider racist
Decades of resistance gave way to mere days of deliberation. The Washington Redskins will announce Monday plans to change their team name, according to the Sports Business Journal. The consensus...
Authorities building case against Bronx man who put NYPD officer in headlock
Authorities are taking their time to build an airtight case against a Bronx man allegedly caught on camera putting an NYPD cop in a headlock, upping their odds of making...
Liberty aren't complaining about reportedly gross WNBA bubble
Despite reports of bed bugs, boxed lunches and mouse traps, nobody from the New York Liberty is complaining about conditions inside the bubble on the campus of IMG Academy in...
Chef Daniel Boulud's 'terrace' thrives despite limited outdoor seating
Daniel Boulud reopened his five-star eatery on the Upper East Side last week — and nobody could complain that the atmosphere was stuffy. The legendary chef was busy tending to...
Nets close to adding another ex-Knick
The shorthanded Nets are in talks to bring back Lance Thomas, The Post confirmed. Decimated by injuries and coronavirus, the Nets have desperately been adding bodies. Thomas, who was born...
Bump stock maker seeks compensation from Las Vegas massacre victim fund
The maker of the now-banned gun accessory that worsened the Las Vegas massacre has filed a little-noticed court motion that threatens to wipe out a $1.1 million fund set aside...
CUNY planning for most classes to be online this fall amid coronavirus concerns
The City University of New York is preparing to keep providing most classes online for the fall semester amid ongoing concerns about the coronavirus. The CUNY Board of Trustees of...
Lack of drama gives Mets reason to 'believe'
The hurdles to a season remain significant, but it’s OK to recognize small victories while stressing the need to stay vigilant. Spring training 2.0 reaches a midpoint Monday — which...
Gerrit Cole is dominating Yankees spring training 2.0
Gerrit Cole has just one outing left before finally making his Yankees debut on Opening Day against the Nationals in Washington on July 23. And if his effectiveness in Sunday’s...
Soaring disrespect for cops means big trouble for the most vulnerable New Yorkers
It happened on July 1, but the event captured on Page One of Sunday’s Post captures what’s going horribly wrong across the city right now: a lack of respect for...
It's not just police: Public servants of all stripes are now under assault
‘Is it just me, or is it getting crazier out there?” So asks Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker while meeting his social worker, motioning to Gotham outside the window. It isn’t just...
The speech police go after the peanut gallery
Recently, I came across a piece in The Philadelphia Inquirer that laid out four racist words and phrases that should be banished from the English language. It began like this:...
How Congress can get the next COVID relief bill right
With COVID-19 still wreaking economic havoc, both parties want to enact a new federal rescue package before they face voters in the fall. But Congress and the White House must...
New York horse-racing bookies land millions in PPP loans as critics cry foul
And they’re off — to a government bailout! Five of New York’s state-created horse-racing bookie offices with its Off-Track Betting Corporation are raking in millions of dollars apiece in federal...
Controversial Yankees outfielder makes admirable mask pledge
Forgetting whatever other barnacle issues have latched themselves onto the issue of masks, let’s be perfectly honest about something: They aren’t the most comfortable thing to get used to. That’s...
Free speech is under threat and other commentary
Conservative: Will the Backlash Kill Joe’s Bid? When the hard-left theorist Noam Chomsky thinks bedrock American principles like free speech are under threat, Matthew Continetti observes in The Washington Free...
ESPN decides length of Woj's 'F—k you' suspension
With even LeBron James tweeting, “#FreeWoj,” there is a time table for ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski’s return. Wojnarowski’s unpaid suspension will be for two weeks, The Post has learned. ESPN...
AOC blames economy for NYC crime wave — not NYPD cuts
US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday bizarrely claimed that hungry New Yorkers stealing bread were behind an “uptick in crime” in the city — despite the fact that overall crime...
Islanders may finally see their goalie prodigy up close
Islanders goaltending wunderkind Ilya Sorokin may get his first taste of the NHL as early as this week. Sorokin’s agent, Dan Milstein, confirmed to The Post on Sunday evening that...
It's all hands on deck to save the MTA from collapse
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is running on fumes. If it doesn’t get another emergency infusion of cash, emergency cutbacks will slam the city just as it is trying to get...
Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly moved at least 36 times during her year in hiding
Ghislaine Maxwell moved at least 36 times across the US in the year before her arrest -- and coronavirus mask-wearing may have helped her stay undetected, a report said Sunday....
Daughter of Texas cop killed in ambush slammed for tweeting #bluelivesmatter
The daughter of one of two cops killed in a weekend ambush in McAllen, Texas, got slammed on Twitter -- for posting the hashtag #bluelivesmatter in a moving tribute to...
Aaron Judge, Yoenis Cespedes among fantasy baseball's draft-board risers
Preparing for the 60-game sprint to a fantasy baseball championship is going to be a lot more difficult than most realize. With so many access restrictions to MLB’s spring training...
Man shoots cousin over NBA legend argument: police
Well, that escalated quickly. A Memphis man was charged with second-degree attempted murder after police said he shot his cousin in the chest because of an argument over whether University...
Start your career as a CFA with the help of this intensive exam bootcamp
In the world of finance, being a CFA (or a chartered financial analyst) is the gold standard title, especially as it relates investment analysis. Did we mention too that CFA...
Florida strip clubs shuttered for lack of social distancing
Two Florida strip joints have been shut down -- for lack of social distancing. The state's Department of Business and Professional Regulation yanked the licenses of the clubs -- Le...
This outdoor music festival was designed with social distancing in mind
This concert festival site goes the distance. The United Kingdom opened the first socially distanced outdoor festival site over the weekend -- with safety measures such as spaced-out lounge chairs...
City Hall protesters attack NY Post reporter as cops do nothing
An Occupy City Hall protester smacked an on-duty Post reporter in the face with a 2-by-4 on Sunday — in view of dozens of NYPD cops, who didn't lift a...
ESPN star slams NBA players for 'tone-deaf' bubble complaints
ESPN basketball analyst Jay Williams ripped players who are complaining about living conditions inside the NBA's Disney World bubble, calling them “tone deaf” and challenging them to think about the...
Black Lives Matter mural by Trump Tower becomes scene of heated clashes
The giant new "Black Lives Matter" sign in front of Trump Tower has become a flashpoint for protesters clashing over the statement. On Saturday -- just two days after Mayor...
Teachers in same Arizona classroom all get coronavirus, 1 dies
Three Arizona summer-school teachers who followed the recommended safety protocols for the coronavirus while in the same classroom contracted the contagion -- and one of them died, reports say. "It...
Starting goalie among Rangers' biggest questions entering new training camp
Into the great unknown go the Rangers, into the Hub bubble of Toronto, one of 24 teams entered in the Great Stanley Cup Tournament of 2020, with a three-of-five coming...
Five Guys employees who refused to serve cops have been fired, suspended
Burger chain Five Guys has fired or suspended several employees from an Alabama location after three police officers said they were were denied service. The incident occurred on Tuesday when...
Air Force vet honors Trump with 'yuge' lawn sign
An Air Force vet in Ohio has painted over his entire 19,000-square-foot lawn to honor President Trump.
Disinfect your cellphone in minutes with this UV sterilizer that’s 20% off
The typical cellphone user touches his or her phone 2,617 times every day. If this number seems outlandish to you, then take a moment to consider the number of times...
Donald Trump Jr. blasts media for ignoring 'Biden's past'
Donald Trump Jr. on Sunday slammed the media for not digging deeper into Joe Biden's past, while going hard after his dad. “I think when you have the media onslaught...
Sailors injured after fire breaks out on Navy ship
An explosion and fire on board a Navy ship in San Diego Sunday sent more than 20 people to the hospital, officials said. Plumes of thick, grey and white smoke...
Meet the newest member of Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey's family
Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey have expanded their family.
'Stay home': Disney World reopening video mocked on social media
Social media apparently wants people to “stay home.” Disney World reopened on Saturday after closing down towards the end of March. To celebrate the occasion, the company released a video...
Schumer wants feds to fork over $175B for schools
Schumer wants the feds to fork over $175 billion for the effort.
Yoenis Cespedes' Opening Day wish just got a Mets boost
Yoenis Cespedes is “certain” he’ll be ready for Opening Day, and manager Luis Rojas doesn’t disagree. While noting he would like to see more out of him in the outfield...
Madam on the move: Ghislaine Maxwell avoiding assassins in lockup
Ghislaine Maxwell is being moved from "cell to cell" in her Brooklyn lockup -- over fears someone will try to kill the accused Jeffrey Epstein madam before she stands trial,...
Mets star rips former teammate in Twitter spat
Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman and Blue Jays outfielder Randal Grichuk appear to be airing out some grievances on Twitter. After some baseball fans notified Stroman that Grichuk liked a tweet...
Florida keeps setting ominous coronavirus records
Nearly 143,000 people were tested for the deadly contagion in the Sunshine State on Saturday, or the most in a day in Florida since the end of June, the state's...
That's love: Woman gets job as nursing home dishwasher to see husband
A Florida woman took a dishwashing job at her husband's nursing home after the facility barred visitors due to the coronavirus pandemic.
DeVos declares students will return to class this fall
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said she intends to have students back in classrooms this fall.
Top testing official takes shot at Fauci
“I respect Dr. Fauci a lot, but Dr. Fauci is not 100 percent right, and he also doesn't necessarily, he admits that, have the whole national interest in mind,” Adm....
UFC referee lambasted for late stoppage in title fight: 'Senseless'
MMA referee Leon Roberts is under fire for allowing the first of the UFC 251’s three title fights Saturday night between Petr Yan and Jose Aldo go on for as...
Even as New York's coronavirus stats stay low, Cuomo issues warning
"Today's numbers remain low and stable, but it is up to us to keep it that way,'' the governor said in a statement.
A Gorilla just got tested for coronavirus after running a fever
A gorilla in Miami was tested for the coronavirus after he developed a low-grade fever, according to his zoo.
Drag-racing disaster: Two teens, boy, killed in Brooklyn wreck
An 11-year-old boy was one of three young people killed late Saturday when they wrecked while drag racing in Brooklyn, according to a report.
Martial arts guru calls new NYPD arrest rules an 'absolute disaster'
Rener Gracie, the grandson of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu founder Hélio Gracie, posted a series of videos raising real fears against the City Council’s anti-chokehold bill that also bans cops pinning suspects...
Charles Barkley: Sports' social-justice statements becoming a 'circus'
Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley asserted that sports leagues and players have turned racial injustice issues into a “circus,” placing more importance on who’s kneeling or what message is...
Did Derek Jeter get too much glory?
You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of...
Tech CEO enrolls in anti-racism school after tirade
In the video, the tech entrepreneur could be seen railing into the patrons, saying, “You f–king Asian piece of s–t.”
Teacher's union boss throws cold water on return plans
Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, said there's "no way" schools across the country could reopen this fall because of a lack of federal funding.
Paige VanZant addresses uncertain future after latest UFC loss
https://www.instagram.com/p/CChr8Pmn6wU/ Paige VanZant has nothing but respect for rival Amanda Ribas. Taking to Instagram after her UFC 251 loss on Saturday, VanZant congratulated Ribas on an "amazing performance," also shedding...
NYC shooting surge continues with violent 15-hour span
New York City's plague of gun crime continued this weekend -- with 15 people shot in the same number of hours since midday Saturday, police sources told The Post.
Trump defends playing golf as 'exercise'
The president went on to say he golfs less than his predecessor Barack Obama and said the media tries to make a big deal out of his trips to the...
Deputy accused of faking roadside attack
Jake Preston Dooley, 22, of Marshall was charged Saturday with falsely summonsing law enforcement and obstruction of justice, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office.
Protester hit with tear gas died of natural causes
An Ohio woman who died after she was tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed by police during a George Floyd protest succumbed to natural causes, her autopsy revealed.
I used all my sick leave on furlough, so what happens when I return to work?
Ask your employer when you will begin to accrue more sick time and what their plan is for dealing with paid time off in the fall.
Two Texas cops killed responding to domestic disturbance call
McAllen officers Edelmiro Garza, 45, and Ismael Chavez, 39, "never had a chance" as the gunman opened fire in the South Texas border town Saturday, police chief Victor Rodriguez said.
Finding a mentor to help steer your career is now more valuable than ever
Tobias Olsen was in a jam. Responsible for the mentoring program at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., he is charged with pairing individuals seeking mentors...
Royal blunder? Harry and Meghan hit Beverly Hills in gas-guzzling SUV
Do as I say, not as I drive? Despite their eco-friendly agenda, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry recently tooled around Beverly Hills in a gas-guzzling SUV, the Daily Mail reported...
City Hall already walking back mayor's plan for NYPD, community leaders
Mayor de Blasio has said community leaders would walk “with police officers” through violent hot spots in the city this weekend — but a day later, City Hall was backpedaling...
Dad says he lost kids because closed court failed him
Closures from coronavirus have wreaked havoc in courts across the city and state, including in Family Court, which deals with domestic disputes and child custody issues.
San Gabriel Mission ravaged in early morning fire
Southern California's historic San Gabriel Mission, which was built 1771, was ravaged by an early morning fire Saturday. There were no injuries. According to NBC News, the nearly 250-year-old Roman...
John Wayne exhibit will be dismantled at USC due to actor's perceived bigotry
A film school in California is canceling its John Wayne exhibit due to what administrators are calling the late actor’s history of bigoted and homophobic statements. The School of Cinematic...
'Star Wars:The Empire Strikes Back' tops box office for the first time since release
The Force is strong with this one. For the first time since it's 1980 release, "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" is at the top of the box office due...
Kamaru Usman retains welterweight title at UFC 251
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Kamaru Usman retained his welterweight title with a smothering victory over short-notice challenger Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 on Sunday. Alexander Volkanovski retained his...
Power forward's outside shooting could bring added Nets dimension
Rodions Kurucs said at last year’s All-Star weekend, when he participated in the Rising Stars Challenge, he has a better 3-point shot than Latvian countryman Kristaps Porzingis. Kurucs will get...
Steven Matz impressing Mets with improved pitch
Steven Matz’s importance can’t be overstated. Without Noah Syndergaard in the rotation, the southpaw is being asked to emerge. So far, he’s looked up to the task. Matz continued to...
Islanders wunderkind goalie's status still in doubt
With a short window to sign any unsigned draft picks as the start of training camp Monday inches closer, there is still a question mark regarding Islanders goaltending prospect Ilya...
NBA players join #FreeWoj push
Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie joined a number of NBA players in the #FreeWoj chorus on Twitter after ESPN suspended league insider Adrian Wojnarowski for replying ‘F--k you’ in an email...
Scary video of NYPD officer put in a headlock fuels backlash
The dangerous grip lasts a chilling four seconds, video from the July 1 melee at Grand Concourse and Morris Avenue shows.
ESPN suspends Woj for 'F–k you' email to US senator
Woj’s F-bomb has led to an unpaid suspension, The Post has learned. ESPN has scrapped NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski’s trip to Orlando this week to report from the NBA bubble,...
The story behind who gave World Wide Wes his nickname
Jalen Rose loved assigning nicknames to his former teammates. But the ESPN analyst feels he hit a home run years back when he assigned new Knicks executive William Wesley the...