May 16, 2015
In My Library: Edward Hibbert
Most of us know him as Gil Chesterton, the pompous restaurant critic of “Frasier,” but Edward Hibbert — now starring in Broadway’s “It Shoulda Been You” — is more than...
George Stephanopoulos has forfeited all trust as a newsman
My, my, the bigger they are, the dumber they think we are. Dan Rather of CBS was toppled by a phony document scam. Lyin’ Brian Williams at NBC casually mixed...
Remembering the 1985 NBA Draft: how 'nice' Malone fell
The lottery doesn’t always hold the draft gems. In 1985, not only did an all-time great fail to be a lottery pick, but he went even lower because he was...
The frozen envelope and the 5 best sports conspiracy theories
Well, it’s that time again, and by that time, of course, we mean: It’s time for the NBA to fix the draft lottery so it can rescue the Knicks from...
Knicks 'my second choice': Reliving the most controversial draft in NBA history
Indiana Pacers co-owner Herb Simon sat listening and heard three words he so desperately wanted to hear. “… the Indiana Pacers.” In reality, those were the last three words he...
Major decisions, flashbacks and reveals take on TV this week
"Mad Men" Sunday, 10 p.m., AMC Don Draper (Jon Hamm) has shed everything except his fake name and acquired life after he stopped being Dick Whitman and launched a brilliant...
Justin Zayat: American Pharoah's Preakness has me on 'Cloud 99'
Justin Zayat, racing manager of Zayat Stables, owner of American Pharoah, kept a diary with The Post throughout his horse’s run through the Preakness. After Pharoah rolled to a seven-length...
Martin St. Louis getting along quite well with his new linemates
The Rangers won the first two rounds of the playoffs, but coach Alain Vigneault said he knew something needed to change. So for Saturday’s 2-1 win over the Lightning in...
Suddenly hot Sabathia survives Pirela bloopers in Yanks win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jose Pirela’s shaky hands threatened to squeeze the life out of CC Sabathia’s solid outing. Instead of turning Mike Moustakas’ routine ground ball into a double...
Mets' bats spring to life with 10-run fourth in win over Brewers
If ever a team needed a mental health win, it was these Mets. Five straight times, they had come up losers. They felt they could have won the series last...
Alex Ovechkin media apologists: It was a guarantee
You know what, when you sit at your locker immediately after losing Game 6 and all of what had been a 3-1 series lead, and say, “We’re going to win...
Okafor holds secret Chicago workout after skipping combine
CHICAGO — After the ESPN cameras were packed away and all the NBA general managers, scouts and agents had left Quest Gym, host of the NBA draft combine, center Jahlil...
The utter brilliance of Doc Emrick
If I ruled the world ... The first thing I would do is command NBC to extend Doc Emrick’s duties to a host’s role on the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Not...
Girls flock to Little League after success of Mo’ne Davis
Move over, Marilyn — Mo’ne Davis has young ladies singing “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.” A year after the teen star pitcher from Philadelphia’s Taney Dragons dominated the news...
FDNY's sliding standards may burn New York
Make sure your smoke alarms work: The FDNY may be about to get a lot less reliable. As The Post’s Michael Gartland reported Thursday, the department is tweaking its fitness...
The dire ObamaCare threat to New York's hospitals
City Comptroller Scott Stringer laid out the grim facts last week on how the most progressive law in decades means disaster for New York City. The bottom line of Stringer’s...
Rangers' tweak helps them roll past new, 'exact opposite' foe
Washington gridlock — no, no, this isn’t about Congress — was replaced by Lightning open ice, and what a pleasure it was to watch a couple of skilled teams get...
Now the enemy, Callahan reminds Rangers fans why they loved him
Ryan Callahan stepped on the ice and sent a reminder to Rangers fans why they loved him, playing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final just five days after undergoing...
From losing wife to Game 1 hero: Dom Moore's triumph over tragedy
There seems to be a different hero every night, or day, around the Rangers, and this time it was Dominic Moore, as towering a symbol of inner strength and courage...
How Paul Newman's car racing almost sidelined his acting career
Racing legend Mario Andretti met Paul Newman in 1967, when Newman sponsored one of his cars in a race. He took the actor for a spin around the track, and...
The cure for your sick pet might be in your herb garden
After Elizabeth Whiter’s horse, Wow, broke three vertebrae in his neck in a 1994 accident, she was surprised to find the steed nibbling on a willow tree in the backyard....
American Pharoah wins Preakness, sets up Triple Crown shot
BALTIMORE — American Pharoah has Bob Baffert back in the Triple Crown groove. With thunder rumbling and rain pouring down, Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah cruised to the lead early...
Breakfast ramen, yam waffles and 4 other hot new brunches
As the great poet Taylor Swift once said, “Haters gonna hate, hate, hate . . . shake it off.” It’s a nugget of wisdom that can be applied to many aspects of...
The plot for 'Tomorrowland' came from this mystery box
It's the $190 million film that began with a dusty box. In a classic bit of marketing razzle dazzle, Disney claims Friday’s “Tomorrowland” began with the discovery of a mysterious...
This woman is allergic to light
The burning sensation hits her face first, while sitting in the office. The pain is so intense, worse than any sunburn, more like someone is holding a flamethrower to her...
'Another Harvey': Scouts compare, rave about Syndergaard and Matz
The whole episode has felt just a smidge anti-climactic, hasn’t it? Sure, there’s buzz surrounding Noah Syndergaard’s Citi Field debut Sunday against the Brewers, but there would have been more...
Brian Leetch on Messier, ’94 and why the Rangers will win the Cup
Brian Leetch, a Hall of Fame defenseman and Conn Smythe winner during the Rangers’ 1994 title season, took a shot at some Q&A with Steve Serby about this year’s Blueshirts...
How Griffey Jr.'s brilliance hurts center fielders' Hall of Fame cases
Bernie Williams is immortalized next Sunday when he becomes the next player from the latest Yankees dynasty to have his number retired. Like the others who will be so honored...
Where Richard Lewis did stand up and hung with Larry David
He moved to LA 30 years ago, but Richard Lewis left his heart — if not his neuroses — in NY. “Even in my home, I feel like I’m in...
Jamie Foxx on defending Chris Brown and counseling Kanye
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather duked it out in Las Vegas for 12 boring rounds a couple weeks ago, but it was Jamie Foxx who took the biggest beating of...
Family guy seeks a funny gal
Afam, 28, does serious work as a community coordinator, and he wants a gal to help him cut loose when he’s off the clock. Sounds like: Afam has a knack...
This week's couple: Not so funny business
For many people, dating someone who can make them laugh is key — but not everyone can nail a stand-up comedy routine on a first date. When Ben, 26, and...
Rangers get the right bounce to take 2-1 victory over Lightning
All of the emotion and memories, they’re all left way in the past. Because the Rangers are cold-blooded in the playoffs, and don’t mind at all when it’s this tight....
5 fun first-date spots that are better than Starbucks
It’s official: We’ve hit a new low when it comes to first dates. The mobile dating app Clover, which boasts an “On Demand” dating feature that enables users to set...
It's the end of 'Mad Men' — so let's stop our anti-hero obsession
Sunday's series finale of “Mad Men” has been described — mostly by AMC, the network that has broadcast the show for eight years — as the end of an era....
'Real Housewife' Kandi Burruss takes her drama to the ski slopes
Fans of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” fixture Kandi Burruss know that drama tends to follow the 39-year-old reality star and sex-toy entrepreneur wherever she goes. On her new show, “Kandi’s...
The comic who calls Louis C.K. 'pretentious' and Jimmy Fallon 'a phony'
Comedian Andy Kindler started out as a stand-up comic in 1986. But he didn’t find his true calling until a decade later, when he offered $1 million for footage of...
NYPD oversight board leaked complaints to Legal Aid: unions
Police unions are demanding that the NYPD’s civilian oversight board come clean after it admitted to disclosing details of complaints against cops to Legal Aid lawyers in violation of state...
$4.5M home set on fire after family, housekeeper were killed
WASHINGTON — A corporate executive, his wife, their 10-year-old son and a housekeeper were slain inside a multimillion-dollar northwest Washington home that was set on fire, District of Columbia police...
This prestigious college is going out of business
SWEET BRIAR, Va. — A visitor to Sweet Briar College would be hard-pressed to find signs of the financial stress that is shuttering the tiny women's school. Twenty-one buildings on...
Gun used to kill 2 Mississippi officers found
JACKSON, Miss. — The gun used to fatally shoot two Hattiesburg police officers has been found. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain said city workers cutting the grass along...
Car crashes into restaurant, sparking three-alarm fire
A car smashed into a Chinese take-out joint in Brooklyn, sparking a three-alarm fire that ripped through the entire building early Saturday. The motorist lost control of the vehicle and...
US kills senior ISIS commander in rare ground attack
Delta Force commandos took out a top ISIS moneyman, captured his wife and freed one of his slaves in a dramatic nighttime raid in Syria, officials said Saturday. Abu Sayyaf...
'Super Bowl blooper' kicker dies at 70
MIAMI — Garo Yepremian, the former NFL kicker who helped the Miami Dolphins win consecutive NFL championships but is best remembered for a Super Bowl blooper, died Friday of cancer....
The Mountain from 'Game of Thrones' takes batting practice
[mlbvideo id="116365983" width="640" height="360" /] PHILADELPHIA — The Mountain had an easier time hoisting the Phillie Phanatic in the air than he did swinging a bat for the first time...
SUV fatally hits pedestrian
An SUV hopped a Hell’s Kitchen curb and fatally struck a pedestrian after colliding with another vehicle Friday night, cops said. The 2005 GMC Envoy was heading south on Eleventh...
Two unidentified men mysteriously found dead
Two unidentified men were found dead under mysterious circumstances Saturday morning in Manhattan and Staten Island, authorities said. Around 2:25 a.m., an unresponsive man was found lying on his back...
Ousted Egyptian president sentenced to death
CAIRO — An Egyptian court sentenced ousted President Mohammed Morsi and over 100 others to death Saturday over a mass prison break during the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak...
Is this musician the next Bob Dylan?
Hold fire on the jabs about millennials, because that generation may have produced their own Bob Dylan. At 26, Melbourne-based Courtney Barnett is the music world’s new darling, thanks to...
How Walt Disney's obsession with futurism inspired 'Tomorrowland'
Back in 1972, when New York City was a post-apocalyptic hell hole overrun by crime and on the verge of bankruptcy, architect Peter Blake opined that to save it, the...
All 8 bodies recovered from Marine helicopter crash
KATHMANDU, Nepal — The bodies of all eight people on board the U.S. Marine helicopter that disappeared this week during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal have been recovered, Nepal's...
No surprise to Rangers: Ryan Callahan likely for Game 1
Four days removed from an emergency appendectomy, Lightning forward Ryan Callahan spent his second straight day on the ice, putting in a full practice Friday afternoon at Madison Square Garden...
A wiser Noah Syndergaard's insights on upcoming Citi Field debut
Mets fans aren’t the only ones who have are awaiting Noah Syndergaard’s first home start with considerable anticipation. The right-hander has high hopes for his outing against the Brewers on...
This Yanks top prospect looking more and more like the real deal
Outfielder Aaron Judge, the Yankees’ first-round draft pick in 2013, is only in the midst of his second professional season, but he has opened eyes with his performance at Double-A...
Zuccarello's availability for Lightning series? 'There's always hope'
Get ready to hear this line a lot: “There’s always hope.” That has become the refrain for Rangers coach Alain Vigneault when asked about the possibility of injured winger Mats...
George Harrison's $500K guitar is up for auction
A guitar played by George Harrison of The Beatles and valued at half a million dollars is up for auction Saturday at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square. Barratts...
De Blasio gushes over liberal San Francisco in cross-country frolic
He’s headed back to New York — but he left his heart in San Francisco. Mayor de Blasio gushed about the “wonderful” liberal City by the Bay in a radio...
Starbucks worker who berated customer gets tossed
“As soon as we learned of the situation, the partner was suspended and now no longer works for the company,” said a Starbucks spokeswoman.
Dilson Herrera placed on DL after breaking middle finger
The hits just keep on coming for the Mets — at least when it comes to injuries. Now it’s Dilson Herrera who has landed on the disabled list after fracturing...
De Blasio's mayoral control tied to charter school cap: advocate
A leading charter-school advocate said Friday that Mayor de Blasio’s hopes of extending mayoral control of city schools are tied to Hizzoner supporting a hike in the number of charters allowed...
Housing Authority eyes 'X-Men' in supply thefts
Inventory controls were so lax at the Housing Authority that employees checked out materials while signing in as a team of crime-fighting comic-book superheroes, according to an audit released Friday....
Lawmaker wants to wipe toilet paper tax off the books
A state lawmaker wants to provide real relief for struggling New Yorkers by rolling back the tax on a personal item that people are completely unaware of — toilet paper....
City set to investigate nail salons over poor work conditions
Just days after Gov. Cuomo launched a six-agency task force to address widespread labor and health violations at city nail salons, Mayor de Blasio launched his own initiative involving four...
Messy grading system lets eateries score easy A's
City health inspectors deserve an F for attendance — and the no-shows at administrative hearings are helping restaurants score easy A’s when they appeal their letter grades, new data reveal....
Bus company sued over refusal to hire female drivers
A Hasidic-owned bus company has been slammed with a class-action lawsuit from female bus drivers who claim the firm refuses to hire women. Brooklyn-based Monsey Trails ferries Hasidic Jews from...
Hondo’s horsing around again
Hondo, who briefly changed his losing ways with a Thursday split, reverted to form Friday night when he was beaten with the Yankees to raise the deficit to 810 cauthens....
Donald Trump victorious in domain name battle
A salesman who was allegedly holding a Donald Trump domain hostage in exchange for an appearance on “The Apprentice” now has to give up the Web address for nothing, according...
Romney's 'right' hook not enough against Holyfield
Mitt Romney threw in the towel on his 2016 rerun for the White House, and it turns out he couldn’t go the distance in the ring either — giving up...
Photographer sues Maxim for use of Niykee Heaton pics
An LA photographer is suing Maxim after the men’s mag published his image of YouTube sensation Niykee Heaton in a black bathing suit without paying or giving him credit. Maxim...
Mets need a 'deep breath' -- and to find hitting, now
The Mets need to find a shortstop. They need to find another hitter. They need to at least shake up the order. They need to do something. The best thing...
FAO Schwartz leaving iconic Fifth Avenue spot
The famous FAO Schwarz toy store on Fifth Avenue will shut down on July 15 because its rent is too high, parent company Toys ‘R’ Us said Friday. Toys ‘R’...
Accused killer kayaker is 'happy and cheerful' in jail
The accused killer kayaker is living it up in an upstate slammer, boasting about how tasty the jail food is and laughing it up with visiting pals. Sources at the...
Clintons pocketed $25 million from speeches since 2014
And they say talk is cheap. Hillary and Bill Clinton pocketed $25 million for giving more than 100 speeches since 2014, according to financial-disclosure forms released Friday by the former...
Girardi soon to decide just how badly he needs A-Rod's bat
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The fact Joe Girardi used second baseman/shortstop Stephen Drew, and not Alex Rodriguez, at third base on Wednesday was a strong indication the Yankees manager would...
Guitarist pays a fiery tribute to B.B. King
The King of Blues got a scorching-hot homage from a heavy-metal rocker. Adam Brenner, who performs as Adam Bomb, livened up tributes outside the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill...
The tricky annual fantasy dilemma that is Stephen Strasburg
Do you remember how excited you were when you purchased your first iPhone? Now, do you remember how you felt two weeks later when the brand new iPhone was released,...
Masahiro Tanaka is rapidly moving toward rehab start
KANSAS CITY. Mo. — If Masahiro Tanaka feels good Saturday following Friday’s bullpen session, he could pitch in a minor league rehab game Monday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. However, as of...
The backup closers to watch for in fantasy baseball
The pitchers atop baseball’s saves leaderboard heading into Friday — Jeurys Familia (13) and Andrew Miller (13) — were targeted for middle relief/bullpen roles heading into this season. Jason Grilli,...
Family claims 'bully' teacher drove their daughter to suicide
A classroom bully drove a normally bubbly 12-year-old girl to suicide by constantly criticizing, embarrassing and harassing her in front of other students, according to a lawsuit against the seventh-grader’s...
Red Bulls play to scoreless draw with FC Dallas
FRISCO, Texas — Felipe Martins' goal-line block on Michael Barrios' shot in the 72nd minute of play helped the Red Bulls to play FC Dallas to a scoreless draw Friday...
Young sisters donate Christmas money to NYPD widows fund
It was just after Christmas when Gretchen and Victoria Lysne, young sisters from Wisconsin, heard their parents say that two police officers had been shot dead in their patrol car...
Pineda pounded as punchless Yankees drop fourth straight
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Having lost three straight, the Yankees turned to Michael Pineda on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium hoping their ace could handle the Royals’ deep lineup. Pineda...
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The Bronx A convicted felon was busted for firing off rounds at a Mott Haven housing project, law-enforcement sources said. Two cops on patrol Tuesday in the Patterson Houses on...