May 12, 2014
Young's HR rallies Mets past Yankees in Subway Series opener
May 12, 2014 | 11:31pmIt’s debatable which team “true New Yorkers” root for, but the Subway Series over the last two seasons has belonged to the Mets. In stunning fashion, the No. 7 train...
Rock out on these music-themed cruises
May 12, 2014 | 11:30pmOne of the first CDs I ever bought as a kid was the first, self-titled Weezer album in 1994. I memorized all the melodies, all the lyrics, I even recorded...
Pakistani neuroscientist sues feds over murder conviction
May 12, 2014 | 11:11pmAn MIT-trained Pakistani woman who was found guilty of trying to kill Americans while being detained in Afghanistan slapped the feds with a lawsuit Monday saying her 2010 conviction should...
LeBron goes off for 49 as Heat push Nets to brink
May 12, 2014 | 11:06pmAfter the Nets spent the first 47 minutes of Game 4 being bludgeoned by LeBron James, they watched Chris Bosh push their season to the brink. Bosh’s corner 3-pointer with...
Sterling slams Magic Johnson over HIV
May 12, 2014 | 11:04pmDonald Sterling’s full disdain for Magic Johnson was revealed last night, when the disgraced LA Clippers owner landed a low blow on the NBA legend by bringing up his HIV...
'Blacklist' finale leaves plenty of unanswered questions
May 12, 2014 | 11:01pm‘The Blacklist” closed out its freshman season Monday night with some huge question marks — perfectly setting the dramatic table for Season 2. If fans of NBC’s hit drama were...
Asia is the newest port of call for cruising enthusiasts
May 12, 2014 | 11:00pmIn 2013, Hong Kong opened a majestic new gateway to the city: the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. With a soaring arch facing the harbor’s eastern entrance, the $1 billion Foster...
Send out the clowns
May 12, 2014 | 10:55pmForget Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. The ongoing battle over Long Island College Hospital is the biggest circus in town. And today the clowns are taking their act back...
Jersey goes for broke
May 12, 2014 | 10:54pmRome wasn’t destroyed in a day. Neither was New Jersey. It’s worth keeping in mind amid the headlines about Gov. Chris Christie and his state’s credit ratings. Today, Jersey Democrats...
Jailed Muslims: Key to terror fight
May 12, 2014 | 10:54pmExaggeration is often the tool of a disingenuous person, but when it comes to reporting, there seems to be no bounds. Case in point, the most recent article in The...
Arresting Lois Lerner
May 12, 2014 | 10:54pmUse it or lose it. That’s the message for House Speaker John Boehner. If he thinks Congress has the power to arrest Lois Lerner for contempt, now is the time....
Where was Hillary? Giving Boko Haram a pass
May 12, 2014 | 10:54pmHillary Clinton took to Twitter last week to excoriate Boko Haram’s kidnapping of 200 schoolgirls, using the now-ubiquitous hashtag #BringBackOurGirls. If there’s any natural enemy of the girl-hating, anti-education Nigerian...
Missing Mulgrew
May 12, 2014 | 10:53pmOften what editors leave out is more important than what they put in. Case in point: Monday’s front-page New York Times dispatch lamenting that “very little of what has worked...
Give veterans the care they earned
May 12, 2014 | 10:51pmLeave it to President Obama and Democrats in Congress to enact “comprehensive” health reform and overlook the plight of 8.5 million veterans. That’s what they did in 2010 when they...
The New School may be renamed Parsons
May 12, 2014 | 10:36pmParsons, the downtown fashion college, has new designs — on The New School, The Post has learned. High-level officials at the Greenwich Village university are in talks to rename the...
DA investigating reBar owner who ran off with couples’ cash
May 12, 2014 | 10:32pmA runaway restaurateur was under investigation by the Brooklyn district attorney when he suddenly shut his doors last week, leaving dozens of brides and grooms in the lurch after they...
Washington Monument reopens after 33 months of earthquake repairs
May 12, 2014 | 10:27pmWASHINGTON — A cross section of Americans awakened early and waited in line for hours to be among the first to ride to the top of the Washington Monument, open...
Bernie Kerik ordered to turn over records in case that sent him to slammer
May 12, 2014 | 10:13pmA federal judge on Monday ordered Bernie Kerik to turn over investigation records tied to a criminal case that sent him to the slammer five years ago – records the...
Office-glut fears dim in dynamic downtown
May 12, 2014 | 10:06pmDowntown's Class-A office market, where some myopic observers claim to see a “glut,” is poised to turn drum-tight. Deals pending might well eat up nearly 2 million square feet in the...
Mets wedded to Wilpon -- even if Katz sells stake
May 12, 2014 | 10:03pmOne of the Mets’ two majority owners is so sick of the team’s money-losing ways that he has thought about selling his stake, according to a report. Saul Katz, 75,...
Geithner is trying to rewrite history in new book
May 12, 2014 | 10:01pmWhat’s wrong with this picture? Tim Geithner, the former US Treasury secretary and one-time head of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, wants to be seen as one of the...
Steve Carell and company run 'Riot' in Fox's new improv show
May 12, 2014 | 9:39pmIt’s been three years since Steve Carell signed off from “The Office,” but his next TV project is taking the actor back to his improv roots. Carell is producing “Riot,”...
Manhattan College athletic director charged with DWI
May 12, 2014 | 9:35pmManhattan College athletic director Robert Byrnes was arrested early Thursday morning on charges of driving while intoxicated, after being honored at an awards dinner at the campus’ Draddy Gymnasium, The...
Will taking page out of Phillips' playbook save Alderson, Mets?
May 12, 2014 | 9:32pmThe Mets GM had seen enough. His vision of where the team should be and reality was turning out to be mismatched. The GM, like any GM once the season...
Moody's issues warning for de Blasio budget
May 12, 2014 | 9:30pmThe bond-rating agency Moody’s warned Monday that Mayor de Blasio’s new $73.9 billion budget would increase the city’s deficits in future years. Moody’s said the budget was a “credit negative”...
Explore utopian French Polynesia by passenger-cargo ship
May 12, 2014 | 9:28pmThe Marquesas make up the South Pacific island group that’s farthest from any landmass on Earth. An ambitious crow would have to fly 3,000 miles from one of its 15...
3 easy cruises out of NYC
May 12, 2014 | 9:28pmThe appeal of cruising is obvious. You unpack once and get to explore with ease — no trains, planes or rental cars to slow you down. Fortunately, the New York...
Ex-regulator roasts high-frequency trade firms, set to testify before Senate
May 12, 2014 | 9:26pmHigh-frequency trading is getting a low grade from one ex-regulator. Super-fast trading firms are preventing competition and should be regulated as brokers and traders, according to a statement by former...
CBS heading toward ad dollar touchdown
May 12, 2014 | 9:19pmOnce again, TV networks are leaning on sports to goose ad dollars. As the five broadcast networks meet Madison Avenue this week in the annual pitch for their share of...
Could be fast linkup for AT&T, DirecTV
May 12, 2014 | 9:03pmDirecTV’s chief program dealmaker, Dan York, won’t need any introductions at AT&T should the telecom giant’s expected $50 billion acquisition of the satellite operator close this month. York spent nearly...
Rutgers QB charged after bar fight; victim may not survive
May 12, 2014 | 8:49pmRutgers quarterback Philip Nelson — who just transferred from Minnesota in January — made it to a jail cell before he ever got to the football field, charged with one...
Harvard's satanic Black Mass canceled after outrage
May 12, 2014 | 8:27pmA Harvard student group’s planned satanic “Black Mass” has reportedly been canceled after widespread condemnation from religious and educational leaders, who called the event an affront to the faithful. MyFoxBoston.com reports...
Knicks in no rush to finalize pact with Steve Kerr
May 12, 2014 | 8:18pmSteve Kerr will be behind the TNT microphone Tuesday night in Oklahoma City for Game 5 — and likely will still be without an agreement in principle to coach the...
Bad news bears watching as Subway Series turns 100
May 12, 2014 | 8:13pmOn the whole, the Subway Series has been healthier. And that’s not just in terms of interest, or passion, or the price of tickets on the secondary market after 99...
Age continues to be issue for Yankees
May 12, 2014 | 8:12pmStart of the Subway Series, coming back home after a draining road trip, and the Yankees had to bench their hottest hitter. “Joe [Girardi] thought this was a good opportunity...
CC Sabathia headed to get Dr. Andrews’ opinion on knee
May 12, 2014 | 8:03pmBefore the Yankees left Milwaukee on Sunday, CC Sabathia said the words no team wants to hear. “He asked to go see Dr. [James] Andrews,” general manager Brian Cashman said...
Up to Rangers' Lundqvist to be best player on ice in Game 7
May 12, 2014 | 8:00pmPITTSBURGH — This is the time and this is the place. Game 7. Rangers’ Time. Almost too late, but just in time, the Rangers found their soul and they found...
Nash feels pressure to produce for Rangers
May 12, 2014 | 7:39pmPITTSBURGH — Meet Rick Nash, the Rangers’ penalty-killing forward who makes $7.8 million per season. There was little time for the Garden fans to boo Nash on Sunday, as his...
Hollywood's hottest cougars are hunting this 27-year-old
May 12, 2014 | 7:25pmAs “Project Runway” host Heidi Klum frolicked in the waters off Tulum, Mexico, last month, she wore little more than a skimpy bikini bottom — and art-dealer beau Vito Schnabel...
Eli Manning feels 100 percent, not sure what Giants will let him do
May 12, 2014 | 7:19pmEli Manning wants it all. He never signed off on the notion that he would sit out the entire spring coming off April 10 arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle...
NASA spots 'unstoppable' Antarctic ice sheet melt
May 12, 2014 | 6:53pmWASHINGTON — The huge West Antarctic ice sheet is starting a glacially slow collapse in an unstoppable way, two new studies show. Alarmed scientists say that means even more sea...
Man drives drunk to police station to file hit-and-run report
May 12, 2014 | 6:52pmBATON ROUGE, La. — Police say a 31-year-old man has been arrested after he drove to a Louisiana state police headquarters while drunk to file an accident report. Online booking...
Will NBC's new fall lineup make the cut?
May 12, 2014 | 6:37pmAside from “The Blacklist,” NBC did not have a great fall season last year despite the heavy hitters, Michael J. Fox among them, that programmers thought audiences wanted to see....
House explodes on live TV during police shootout
May 12, 2014 | 6:32pmA domestic dispute that may have involved a father and a son turned deadly when a police officer was fatally shot by a man who authorities say later died in...
MLS unveils breakthrough TV contract with Fox and ESPN
May 12, 2014 | 6:29pmEven when MLS signed its last television deal, industry analysts and soccer experts said the league’s next TV contract would be the game-changer. MLS thinks it had that watershed moment Monday,...
Career NYC criminal pleads guilty to several robberies
May 12, 2014 | 6:07pmA gray-haired career criminal was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life behind bars after admitting to carrying out a spate of home-invasion robberies across Manhattan. William Rodriguez, 57, pleaded...
Handless terror suspect tried to get refund for prepaid phone
May 12, 2014 | 6:05pmHe's the frugal terror suspect. Handless hate preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri told a jury Monday that he once tried to get a refund on hundreds of dollars that he forked...
AT&T to strike deal with DirecTV in as soon as two weeks
May 12, 2014 | 5:52pmAT&T Inc. is moving quickly to seal a takeover deal with DirecTV, with an agreement between the two communications giants as little as two weeks away, people familiar with the...
The day in photos
May 12, 2014 | 5:51pmThe Washington Monument reopens, huge snow accumulates in spring, a war rages on Sriracha, Pope Francis looks bored and more.
Clay Aiken's Democratic primary opponent is dead
May 12, 2014 | 5:36pmASHEBORO, N.C. — The North Carolina entrepreneur who was locked in a too-close-to-call Democratic Party primary with former "American Idol" singer Clay Aiken died Monday, said the president of the...
NBC planning a live version of 'The Music Man'
May 12, 2014 | 5:34pmNEW YORK — NBC says it's planning to air a live production of "The Music Man." NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt said Monday the network has acquired rights for a...
Mets call up Rafael Montero to debut Wednesday vs. Yankees
May 12, 2014 | 5:30pmThe Mets are shaking up the pitching staff. In an effort to strengthen the bullpen and rotation, the team will call up prospect Rafael Montero from Triple-A Las Vegas to...
Man treks cross-country in silence by foot
May 12, 2014 | 5:18pmA Yale graduate put a hold on his bright future to embark on a yearlong journey to walk across the country -- in complete silence. Greg Hindy, 22, is two...
The wit & wisdom of Dolly Parton
May 12, 2014 | 5:16pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHuxngPU36c&feature=share&list=PLBC7519863267783E After almost 60 years in music, Dolly Parton has landed her highest chart debut with latest album, "Blue Smoke". The Post recently took a look at Dolly's pearls of...
Italians show us best way to deal with a beautiful streaker
May 12, 2014 | 5:07pmIt appears the good folks at Sampdoria handle pitch invaders a little bit differently. After a bikini-clad woman intruded onto the field, her captor just picked her up, threw her...
Cavaliers fire Mike Brown for second time in four seasons
May 12, 2014 | 4:53pmCLEVELAND — Mike Brown's second shot with the Cavaliers lasted one season. Brown was fired Monday as coach for the second time in four years by owner Dan Gilbert, who...
Florida fishers deliver baby hammerhead sharks on beach
May 12, 2014 | 4:23pmA group of catch-and-release shark fishermen in Florida got a big surprise night after they reeled in an injured 12-foot hammerhead shark – that was pregnant! And then helped her...
Eddie Johnson left off U.S. World Cup roster
May 12, 2014 | 4:11pmWith the U.S. National Team opening its World Cup training camp Wednesday at Stanford, coach Jurgen Klinsmann revealed his 30-man preliminary roster Monday. There were the usual suspects — Landon...
Heckler screams at Vick over dogs at NYC bar
May 12, 2014 | 4:00pmMichael Vick had some draft day drama. TMZ posted a video of a heckler yelling at the new Jets quarterback on Thursday night during the NFL Draft at the Ainsworth...
Browns owner tells Johnny Manziel: Behave like a backup QB
May 12, 2014 | 3:55pmCANTON, Ohio — Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam says the Browns have told Johnny Manziel to start acting “like a backup quarterback.” The Browns selected Manziel, Texas A&M’s electrifying star quarterback,...
Twitter will now let you secretly mute users
May 12, 2014 | 3:32pmTwitter now lets you tune out annoying users. The microblogging site on Monday introduced a mute button that lets users filter out tweets from those “you’d like to hear from...
Rangers don't think emotions will be enough in Game 7
May 12, 2014 | 3:17pmPITTSBURGH — It’s the type of situation that had Chris Kreider looking up, shaking his head, and hoping he didn’t hear what he just thought he did. “Shhhhhh,” Kreider said...
Blake Lively lights up NYC
May 12, 2014 | 3:14pmBlake Lively and her sunny locks livened up New York last week, clad head-to-toe in her go-to designers: Gucci! Marchesa! And Louboutin, too. Click through to get the lowdown on...
The pitch-perfect spoof of Sofia Coppola's upcoming 'Little Mermaid'
May 12, 2014 | 3:09pmSofia Coppola announced in March that she’ll be taking on a new adaptation of “The Little Mermaid,” so Funny or Die made a mock trailer staring AnnaSophia Robb and inspired...
How did your team do? NFL Draft report card
May 12, 2014 | 2:55pmHere's a look at how each team fared in the NFL Draft. NFC East EAGLES: Safe picks all the way down. Nothing sexy, but no reaches. Grade: B REDSKINS: No...
NYPD to let prostitutes keep condoms
May 12, 2014 | 2:35pmPolice to prostitutes: You can keep your condoms. Cops will no longer confiscate condoms from suspected prostitutes, said Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who called the policy shift “a reasonable approach”...
Cabby gets 20 years for raping female rider
May 12, 2014 | 2:19pmA taxi driver convicted of raping a female passenger at knifepoint was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Monday as a Brooklyn judge brushed aside pleas from his lawyer to...
Subway train strikes and kills man at Grand Central
May 12, 2014 | 2:16pmA man leaped to his death this afternoon in front of a subway train at Grand Central station this afternoon, police sources said. The rider was struck by the Times...
Why Nets' Teletovic is so confident: 'Check my things on YouTube'
May 12, 2014 | 2:11pmAfter going a combined 8-for-32 from 3-point range in the Nets’ seven-game, first-round win over the Raptors, Mirza Teletovic has caught fire against the Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals,...
5 celebrities who can call themselves ‘Dr.’
May 12, 2014 | 2:08pmWith commencement season underway, Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs wowed the class of 2014 at Howard University on Saturday with his speech — he attended the Washington school for two years...
Health officials confirm 2nd US case of deadly mystery virus
May 12, 2014 | 1:59pmHealth officials have confirmed a second US case of a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East. A news conference to discuss the case has been scheduled...
Man wins $2.3M after wife dies following ‘Dr. Oz’ surgeon’s lipo
May 12, 2014 | 1:22pmhttp://youtu.be/QxQfgoEwwsc A Rockland County widower won a $2.3 million settlement against a "Dr. Oz"-endorsed Manhattan plastic surgeon after his young wife and the mother of his two children died following...
Meet Stephen Colbert's replacement
May 12, 2014 | 1:04pmMeet the man who will take over for Stephen Colbert. Last Friday, Comedy Central announced that “The Daily Show” correspondent Larry Wilmore will premiere a new 11:30 p.m. show in...
Rutgers QB allegedly kicked victim's head 'like a soccer ball'
May 12, 2014 | 1:00pmMANKATO, Minn. — A former Minnesota State linebacker was in critical condition Monday after an alleged assault that police said involved the former quarterback at Minnesota. Isaac Dallas Kolstad, 24,...
Hammer-wielding attack suspect turns self in
May 12, 2014 | 12:42pmThe "Coward" turned himself in. Anthony Coward, 28, who cops identified as the prime suspect in a string of hammer-attack robberies in Brooklyn and Queens, turned himself in Monday morning,...
Martin St. Louis thanks 'unbelievable' teammates in emotional postgame speech
May 12, 2014 | 12:39pmThe Rangers gave an inside look at the atmosphere around the team following their 3-1 Game 6 win over the Penguins. Martin St. Louis thanked his teammates for the support...
J.Law ditches Dior, Kendall Jenner lands Vogue spread and more
May 12, 2014 | 12:15pmKendall Jenner is getter her Vogue spread, the Swedes have come to style up your summer, and the biggest shocker of all: Jennifer Lawrence, who up until this point seemed...
Fifth teen dies after drag racing car crash
May 12, 2014 | 12:05pmA fifth teenager has died after a devastating weekend car crash that had killed four other Farmingdale High School students, officials said Monday. Cody Talanian, 17, was pronounced dead at...
Botox maker rejects Ackman-led $47B takeover
May 12, 2014 | 11:45amDrugmaker Allergan on Monday rejected Valeant Pharmaceuticals International’s $47 billion takeover offer, saying the suitor’s proposed cost cuts were too steep. Allergan, which makes popular anti-wrinkle treatment Botox, said it...
Patrolmen save Chihuahua stranded on highway divider
May 12, 2014 | 11:37amHighway patrolmen saved an adorable Chihuahua that was stranded on a concrete divider in the middle of a California freeway. Officer Alex Edmon and his partner responded to a call...
Michael Jackson is back with ‘new’ tunes
May 12, 2014 | 11:25amAlbums of the week Michael Jackson “Xscape” ★½ It’s worth remembering that, during the last 30 years of his life, Michael Jackson only released six full albums. That emphasis on quality...
Psychiatrist says Pistorius is 'mistrustful and guarded,' prone to extreme reactions
May 12, 2014 | 11:14amOscar Pistorius, who had his legs amputated as an infant, struggles to trust anyone and is prone to extreme reactions in fight-or-flight scenarios, a defense witness said Monday. Pistorius’ lawyers...
College hoops star calls Michael Sam segment 'sickening'
May 12, 2014 | 10:56amMarshall Henderson won’t be on "SportsCenter" anymore or watching the show for now. The controversial Ole Miss guard fired off two tweets this morning bashing ESPN for a segment on Michael...
Carlyle’s Adena Friedman returns to Nasdaq
May 12, 2014 | 10:38amNasdaq OMX Group said on Monday its former chief financial officer Adena Friedman will rejoin the company as president of global corporate and information technology solutions, reporting to Chief Executive...
Swiss employers fear $25-an-hour minimum wage
May 12, 2014 | 10:36amSwiss business leaders shocked by past popular votes to cap executive pay and curb immigration are wary of a May 18 referendum that could see Switzerland adopt the world’s highest...
Hillshire Brands buying Pinnacle Foods for $4.23B
May 12, 2014 | 10:33amHillshire Brands is buying Pinnacle Foods, whose brands include Duncan Hines, Bird’s Eye, Hungry Man and Aunt Jemima, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $4.23 billion. The deal would...
North Korea slams South Korea's leader as 'political prostitute'
May 12, 2014 | 10:32amNorth Korea on Monday accused U.S. and South Korean authorities of fabricating the results of a probe that concluded Pyongyang sent small surveillance drones, or unmanned aircraft, to spy on...
For sale in Transylvania: Dracula's Castle
May 12, 2014 | 10:31amLooking to get away from it all? Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania has gone up for sale. Nestled in the Romanian countryside, the property is a tasty investment, and with the...
Alderson silent on the many questions surrounding Mets
May 12, 2014 | 9:58amAll right, the Mets have their emotional opening to get the Subway Series rolling and their season finally moving in the right direction. It’s time to put up or shut...
Hondo is coasting
May 12, 2014 | 9:44amThe Rockies failed to achieve the modest task with which they were charged Sunday in Cincinnati, succumbing to the Reds and causing Hondo’s debt to climb back up to 680 bevacquas. Monday night: Mr....
Cyclist killed in hit-and-run in Queens
May 12, 2014 | 9:11amA bicyclist was run over and killed by a van in a hit-and-run accident in Queens, cops said Monday. The 40-year-old cyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, was riding...
Terrorists release video of kidnapped schoolgirls
May 12, 2014 | 7:02amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBFtf_AcBFg A new video from Nigeria’s Boko Haram terrorists shows about 100 girls in Muslim hijabs and reciting the Koran — and the leader of the kidnappers apparently offering to...
Russia pushes Ukraine for talks with eastern regions after vote
May 12, 2014 | 6:53amDONETSK, Ukraine — The Kremlin urged the Ukrainian government Monday to engage in talks with representatives of the eastern part of the country following the controversial referendums where about 90...
Drag queen's Eurovision win angers anti-gay Russia
May 12, 2014 | 6:26amAustrian drag queen Conchita Wurst won Europe’s annual Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night — causing Russia to see red. Wurst’s victory in the singing event was nothing but “blatant...
Rockies hit by late spring snowstorm
May 12, 2014 | 5:42amDENVER — A powerful spring storm dropped more than a foot of sloppy, wet snow in parts of Colorado and Wyoming on Mother's Day, and forecasters warned that instability ahead...
Inside the Subway Series matchups
May 12, 2014 | 5:05amAt this point, with the Subway Series a bored 17-year-old, only new blood can pump fresh life into this rivalry. The Yankees will fully deliver. The Mets? Sort of, as...
Supermarket tabloids go for bloodbaths this week
May 12, 2014 | 4:59amThis time the big news wasn’t in the supermarket tabs but about them, with Keith J. Kelly’s reporting that The National Enquirer is jettisoning Editor-in-Chief Tony Frost — and pulling...
Health scare fuels Samsung successor talk
May 12, 2014 | 4:43amNews of the latest health crisis affecting Lee Kun-Hee, the chairman of Samsung Electronics, has reignited speculation about his successor as leader of the world’s biggest smartphone maker. Lee, 72,...
CBS sticks with vets for fall lineup
May 12, 2014 | 4:39amThe network of the tried and true, CBS did not go against type when announcing its first round of pickups for the fall season. Known as the home of the...
Springing Spader; Usher a ‘Good Kisser’; ‘Louie’ has big date
May 12, 2014 | 4:37am'The Blacklist' 10 p.m., NBC In the drama’s first season finale, the city is on lockdown after the crashing of the prisoner transport plane. With the authorities on the hunt...
Mets' Familia's stock is rising
May 12, 2014 | 4:30amThe back end of the Mets’ beleaguered bullpen is “getting close” to having a new look — a youthful, fireballing one. After the Mets’ 5-4, come-from behind victory in 11...
Big Blue to see plenty of ‘signs’
May 12, 2014 | 4:28amThe Giants on Saturday did not have a seventh-round pick in the NFL Draft, meaning they had extra time to organize another sort of talent board — the one used...
Kaymer weathers storm, claims Players crown
May 12, 2014 | 4:26amPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Mother Nature interrupted the Players Championship on Mother’s Day and nearly wrecked one of the greatest moments of Martin Kaymer’s golfing career. Kaymer was cruising...
Déjà vu! Spieth loses lead ... again
May 12, 2014 | 4:22amPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Jordan Spieth entered Sunday’s Players Championship final round tied for the lead and armed with valuable experience he thought would help push him across the...
Teixeira’s legs feeling a bit ‘tired’
May 12, 2014 | 4:17amMILWAUKEE — Mark Teixeira insists his hamstrings are fine. However, his legs could use a pick-me-up. When Teixeira scored from second base in the seventh inning of Sunday’s 6-5 loss...
Meadowlands to turn back clock for horse racing
May 12, 2014 | 4:09amOn Saturday night, Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment will step back in time, paying tribute to the local history of harness racing as they host “Roosevelt Raceway Legacy Night.” Meadowlands’ Chairman...
Henrik Lundqvist wouldn't let the Rangers lose this one
May 12, 2014 | 4:05amOn the final Saturday of the regular season, Henrik Lundqvist was asked about his 30-37 career playoff record and the perception that maybe, just maybe, he would have something to...
Rangers tired of Crosby’s schtick, still wary of Penguins star
May 12, 2014 | 4:01amSidney Crosby insisted he did nothing wrong. When questioned about the apparent spear of the Rangers’ Dominic Moore near the end of the second period Sunday night that helped set...
St. Louis, Rangers force Game 7 with emotional win
May 12, 2014 | 3:58amStanding flatfooted seemingly just waiting for the season to end less than a week ago, the Rangers suddenly were picked up on a huge wave of emotion, one with origins...
Dorsett spends most of Game 6 glued to bench
May 12, 2014 | 3:55amIt was hard not to notice: Derek Dorsett just sitting there at the end of the bench, watching as his team put forth the most intense performance of the season....
Parking-ticket data can reveal hometown of driver: Pratt professor
May 12, 2014 | 2:40amWhere drivers get parking tickets in the Big Apple says a lot about where they’re from. Transplants and visitors who drive to New York City are more likely to park...
DA probes prominent judge's penniless death in nursing home
May 12, 2014 | 2:38amThe Brooklyn DA is probing how a prominent judge came to die penniless in a nursing home, after angry relatives claimed his estate had been looted and demanded an investigation....
Food truck permits issued in NYC flat over last few years
May 12, 2014 | 2:29amAfter years in the fast lane, the city’s food-truck industry is finding itself stuck in neutral, as owners look to move beyond the daily grind of gourmet street food for...
Daily Blotter
May 12, 2014 | 2:24amQueens Cops are asking for help in finding this “Coward,” who they say has been sneaking up on people and bashing them over the head with a hammer, Anthony Coward...
Teen shot in the eye returns to church for first time
May 12, 2014 | 2:08amA 13-year-old Brooklyn choirboy who was shot in the eye by a stray bullet was given a heartfelt embrace by fellow parishioners during his return to church Sunday. Gama Droiville,...
NYPD chopper plucks stranded hiker from cliff
May 12, 2014 | 2:05amhttp://youtu.be/XyjkI1pYT0o The New Jersey hiker rescued by an NYPD helicopter after breaking her leg called the ordeal terrifying — but regrets not being able to take in the view while...
Carmine ‘Papa Smurf’ Franco should stay in prison despite age: feds
May 12, 2014 | 1:56amEven if his nickname were changed to “Grandpa Smurf,” the feds say a reputed Genovese wise guy still belongs behind bars. Prosecutors have asked Manhattan federal Judge Kevin Castel not...
Smith kept pols ‘on the payroll’ before ballot bribes: feds
May 12, 2014 | 1:53amEmbattled state Sen. Malcolm Smith claimed he had fellow pols “on the payroll” long before he got busted in a scheme to bribe his way onto the New York City...
Club Kid killer relives bloody crime
May 12, 2014 | 1:48amNew York party promoter Michael Alig was released last week after serving 17 years in jail. The self-proclaimed “King of The Club Kids” infamously slayed his drug-dealer friend, Angel Melendez,...
Four NYers sue S.O.B.’s over 2013 stampede injuries
May 12, 2014 | 1:27amFour Manhattan residents who were trampled in a stampede that was started when a gunman opened fire into the crowd during a hip-hop show are suing a downtown music venue...
Astorino may challenge Obama on Westchester racial housing bias
May 12, 2014 | 1:01amRepublican gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino will urge President Obama to “put up or shut up’’ on the federal government’s claim that Westchester engages in racial discrimination when Obama visits the...
Husbands, beware of wives’ post-Mother’s Day stray
May 12, 2014 | 12:48amLacy expected her husband to bring her breakfast in bed, daisies, chocolate-covered cherries or a lousy $2.50 card to help take the sting out of her empty nest on Mother’s...