July 31, 2016
Jets have to wonder if years have finally caught up to Matt Forte
So far, at least, the Jets replaced one veteran running back struggling to stay on the field for another. Matt Forte has yet to practice in training camp and remained...
Piazza, Clemens and the legendary 2-borough doubleheader: an oral history
We’re in Year 20 of interleague play, and the success of Bud Selig’s initiative can be attributed most of all, New York bias be damned, to the rivalry that has...
Gannett preparing higher takeover bid for Tribune
Gannett is preparing a formal takeover bid for Tribune, which rebuffed an $864 million unsolicited offer in May, The Post has learned. The so-called binding bid will be more than...
Battle of disappointments: How Yankees, Mets match up
This year’s version of the Subway Series begins Monday at Citi Field and the timing is … not ideal. As Monday’s non-waiver trade deadline neared, the Yankees were in sell...
Jets' defense isn't even whole -- and it's already terrifying
The Jets’ defense was formidable in 2015. That group finished fourth in the NFL in overall defense, second against the run and had 30 takeaways, third most in the NFL....
Mets exploring Jay Bruce long shot after Lucroy fizzle
The Mets were still involved in searches for a bat and reliever Sunday, but far from a slam dunk to upgrade the roster before Monday’s 4 p.m, non-waiver trade deadline....
Hedge fund tied to kickback probe used 'checkered' valuation firm
Platinum Partners, which is under federal investigation over whether it inflated the value of its investments, turned to an outside firm with a checkered past to sign off on its...
Fast Takes: Fall debates, the coming Hillary recession and more
A fall preview: The Debates Will Decide the Race The political conventions are thankfully over, John Kass writes at the Chicago Tribune, bringing us to the part of the presidential...
Cuomo's tax break veto is harming all New Yorkers
Gov. Cuomo last week signaled that he’ll happily let construction of new apartments in New York City grind to a halt. At issue is the now-expired 421a tax break, passed...
Venezuela is on the brink of total collapse
The Marxist “paradise” once worshipped by such Hollywood naifs as Sean Penn, Oliver Stone, Danny Glover and Michael Moore is now forcing its citizens to work on neglected farms. The...
How does Hillary Clinton intend to win?
Early polls suggest the Democratic convention did indeed give Hillary Clinton a bump — but it didn’t show what kind of campaign she’s chosen. How does she intend to win...
A $15 minimum wage will crush the retail industry
Last week, Hillary Clinton’s Democratic Party officially adopted a $15 minimum wage as party of the 2016 platform. If Clinton succeeds in getting this past Congress, it would disproportionately affect...
4 teams emerge in Beltran hunt -- including intriguing Red Sox
With the heavy lifting complete — the trades of Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller — the Yankees were continuing to survey what was possible for other pieces, notably Carlos Beltran....
Twitter needs to start protecting its users
A few days ago, conservative radio host Elisha Krauss updated her Facebook page to say she’d no longer be posting pictures of her daughter. She asked friends not to post...
‘Conservative’ anti-Trumpers still don’t get it
I am amused by the NeverTrump conservatives who’ll support Hillary, or at least do what they can to ensure her election, because they say Trump isn’t a real conservative. They’re...
All you need to know for this summer's Rio Olympics
Has there ever been a more controversial run-up to the start of the Summer Olympics than to the one starting Friday in Rio de Janeiro? From the Zika virus to...
A late HR to save a sinking team? Mets' eerie July 31 flashback
This whole notion that one victory can turn a season around, come on with that. Seriously, when can one win, regardless of how dramatic, trigger a club to higher ground?...
New Italian restaurant opening in East Hampton this fall
East Hampton diners will soon have a new place to go after the beach. Sag Harbor’s Dopo La Spiaggia, which means “after the beach” in Italian, will open a larger...
Poor man's Trout? Scouts' takes on Yankees' Andrew Miller haul
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Start with the “legendary’’ bat speed. The Yankees acquired a can’t-miss outfielder in right-handed-hitting Clint Frazier, the centerpiece of Sunday’s Andrew Miller trade with the Indians....
Dellin Betances broken up about 'good friend' Andrew Miller
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The safety nets Dellin Betances worked above are all gone. David Robertson left two years ago for the White Sox. Andrew Miller arrived last year and...
Jimmy Walker stares down golf's No. 1 for PGA Championship
When light rain and heavy clouds engulfed Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., Sunday morning, chances of finishing the 98th PGA Championship weren’t good. By the time it was over...
D’Brickashaw's Jets successor eyes reinvention a world apart
If it seems strange for the Jets to see someone other than D’Brickashaw Ferguson playing left tackle, Ryan Clady said the feeling is mutual. “It’s definitely different here in New...
Report raises questions about 'Clinton Cash' from Russians during 'reset'
There’s more “Clinton Cash” trouble for Hillary. A report out Monday, “From Russia With Money — Hillary Clinton, the Russian Reset and Cronyism,” raises serious questions about the cash connections...
Giants 'dialed back' Victor Cruz's load as plan takes effect
And on the third day, Victor Cruz rested. Well, not exactly rested. Cruz participated in practice on Sunday as the Giants worked inside the field house on the third day...
City can't just ship troubled kids to Bellevue: officials
The city’s practice of shuffling troubled kids from a city-run foster-care center to Bellevue Hospital — where many are sedated — needs to be scrutinized, elected officials said Sunday. “It’s...
Rays have what MLB aches for -- and reason to delay selling
An AL executive was recalling the barren starting pitching market following the 2007 campaign. It was so bad that the Mariners desperately gave the mundane Carlos Silva a four-year, $48...
Ex-cop kills himself after car chase with dead wife in trunk
NEWARK, N.J. — A former police officer killed himself Saturday night after a highway chase with state police, who later discovered the body of the officer's wife in the vehicle's...
How Baylor's sex and drug code forced rape victims into silence
AUSTIN, Texas — The sexual assault scandal that took down Baylor University's president and revered football coach also found a problem with a bedrock of the school's faith-based education: a...
Neil Walker breathes life into Mets with big-time blast
The Mets season looked to be on shaky footing when Neil Walker stepped to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the seventh on Sunday. Dangerously close to...
Woman fights off would-be rapist
A woman fought off a creep who tried to rape her in Greenwich Village, police said. The 20-year-old woman was walking south on 5th Avenue towards west 8th Street near...
Cops searching for rabbit-stealing suspects
Police are searching for a duo who stole jewelry, a passport -- and a pet rabbit -- from a home in the Crotona Park area in The Bronx, cops said...
Rikers officers applaud alleged crooked cop's arrest
Rikers guards are so disgusted with the rampant corruption going on within their ranks that some “stood and applauded” when another officer was arrested during roll call last week, a...
Bratton, de Blasio 'freaking out' crime increase: author
Violent crime in some of America’s largest cities is on the rise thanks to the “false narrative” perpetuated by groups such as Black Lives Matter, a prominent policing expert said...
Rays make depleted Yankees look even more hopeless
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees pull into Citi Field Monday night with one spoke remaining from the Holy Trinity of Smoke after trading Aroldis Chapman a week ago and...
Trump stumped when talking Crimea, blames Obama
Donald Trump mistakenly said Russia has not rolled into Ukraine - while at the same time offering potential recognition of Moscow’s authority over Crimea. The GOP nominee appeared to contradict...
Did Draymond Green post pic of his penis on Snapchat?
Draymond Green accidentally shared a very NSFW photo of a penis on his Snapchat account Sunday, and though it was quickly removed the news quickly spread on social media. Green...
Yankees blaze new path to title in rejecting George Steinbrenner way
A team should either be trying to win a championship or shorten the distance to the next one. Anything in the middle is death in sports. The Yankees were not...
Trump: Bloomberg 'never had the guts' to run for president
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump blasted former mayor Mike Bloomberg for having no “guts” to run for the president and said he only endorsed Hillary Clinton because she likely promised the...
Why Andrew Miller should open floodgates to Yankees' fire sale
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As the Yankees — what’s left of them — trudged down the tunnel to their clubhouse Sunday morning at Tropicana Field, their faces were stern. Failure...
Clinton insists FBI never said she lied about emails
WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton claimed Sunday that FBI Director James Comey’s never said she lied about her private email server-- even though he said last month that she’s made statements...
Mets 'concerned' over Yoenis Cespedes as quad won't heal
The Mets might not be done adding key players to the disabled list. Yoenis Cespedes was held out of Sunday’s lineup against the Rockies as his sore right quad continues...
Clinton jumps ahead of Trump in post-DNC poll
Hillary Clinton scored healthy bounces from last week’s Democratic convention, vaulting past Donald Trump, new polls showed Sunday. The Democrat leads Trump, 43 percent to 40 percent, in a two-way,...
Travis d'Arnaud's relief evaporates with Lucroy opening
Travis d’Arnaud was in the middle of talking about being happy to still be a Met, with Jonathan Lucroy seemingly on his way from Milwaukee to Cleveland, when news broke...
Odell Beckham goes down, gives Giants a scare
He went down, got up, went down again and in an instant, it looked as if Odell Beckham Jr. was hurt – seriously hurt – and a silence fell over...
Not taking vacations is ruining your career
No time for vacation? Apparently, there is — you’re just not tapping into all of it. According to Project: Time Off, which annually releases research conducted by the US Travel...
Andrew Miller admits what Yankees won't on his way out
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Andrew Miller expressed his love for being a Yankee, living in New York and developing relationships with players he hopes last a lifetime. Then, without throwing...
Should I quit my job if I didn't get the raise I deserve?
I was offered a promotion at work, but I wasn’t happy with the raise in compensation. I want the job, but I want more money, and the company is saying...
Clinton says Russian intelligence services hacked DNC
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic National Committee computers and she accused Republican contender Donald Trump of showing support for Russian President Vladimir...
Black Lives Matter seeks backing from other minorities
NEW YORK - The latest deaths of black people at the hands of police led Jaime Sunwoo to undertake something she had always struggled with — a conversation with her...
Sauce feud at Rao's heats up tension in the dining room
The legendary Italian restaurant Rao’s is known for its warm, clubby feel, but lately there’s a chill in the dining room — and it’s not the air conditioning. Regulars say...
Jonathan Lucroy spurns Indians, opening Mets door
The Indians were on the verge of forming a new late-game battery. Jonathan Lucroy unplugged it. Cleveland was able to finalize a deal with the Yankees for Andrew Miller. However,...
Next step in Yankees rebuild: The long, miserable A-Rod phaseout
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Taken out of mothballs, Alex Rodriguez had no chance Saturday night. Same for the sell-sell-sell Yankees. The struggling A-Rod went from the bench to batting cleanup...
'I've made sacrifices too:' Trump's response to father of fallen soldier
https://www.facebook.com/ThisWeekABC/videos/vb.295479040495545/1141738579202916/?type=2&theater WASHINGTON – The parents of a Muslim US soldier killed in Iraq lashed out against Donald Trump Sunday for possessing a “black soul” that’s void of the empathy and...
7 trucks go up in flames in suspected arson
The front cabs of 17 private trash trucks have been set ablaze in Brooklyn in the past two months — including seven early Sunday — and investigators say an “internal...
Yankees trade Andrew Miller to Indians for top OF prospect
Hal Steinbrenner wanted to dream, wanted to believe his Yankees could make a late surge to at least a wild card this season. But in his own backyard in Tampa,...
Cause of deadly hot air balloon crash still a mystery
LOCKHART, Texas — At least 16 people died in the hot air balloon crash in Central Texas, the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday, cautioning that investigators haven't officially determined...
'Dictator' Kerry Kennedy is ruining family legacy
She claims to be a great advocate for human rights — but former employees tell The Post that behind closed doors, Kerry Kennedy is a monster who’s driving her father’s...
Creep taunts cops on radio with bogus call of police shooting
The NYPD is being harassed by calls over an unauthorized police radio. The anonymous creep has been transmitting nonsensical noises, bogus calls about a cop being shot, and taunts and...
NASA plans to launch study of asteroid that could destroy Earth
Paging Bruce Willis! NASA is planning to launch a probe to study an asteroid that could one day pulverize the Earth. The asteroid, named Bennu, crosses Earth’s orbit once every...
Legendary 'Little Prince' tale gets adorable new spin
The Little Prince Friday, Netflix Antoine de Saint-Exupery published his novella “The Little Prince” in 1943. Today, 140 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide. Among the dozen...
'Disturbed' kids at city foster-care center 'drugged' at hospital
Dozens of kids housed in a city-run foster-care center are labeled “emotionally disturbed persons” and hauled next door to Bellevue Hospital, where some get drugs to sedate them, The Post...
Lesbian pastor’s widow takes on church to get pension payments
A lesbian pastor’s widow is battling the Presbyterian Church for refusing to pay her pension. Letty M. Russell, a Harvard-trained author who became one of the first ordained women ministers...
How 8 bumbling thieves stole $30M from a Mafia bank
Barbara Oliva, an apprentice furrier in Providence, RI, had no idea that her employers ran a secret bank for the Mafia. But there it was, inside Hudson Fur Storage: 150...
Agency kicks the naked Times Square model to the curb
Now it’s his career that’s flapping in the breeze. Krit McClean was dumped by Ford Models last week after the 21-year-old’s naked jaunt through Times Square made headlines, according to...
Texas shooting leaves at least 1 dead, 3 hurt: police
AUSTIN, Texas — A shooting in a crowded entertainment district in downtown Austin early Sunday caused a chaotic scene, leaving one woman dead and three others wounded and police searching...
'Racist' pianist sues critic who says she should 'drop dead'
A concert pianist claims an online critic — not her own allegedly racist tweets — is ruining her career. Valentina Lisitsa, a Ukrainian musician who rose to popularity on YouTube...
Trump and Clinton deserve each other in this stinking election
This is a huge weekend in The Bronx, with the rare “corpse flower” blooming at the New York Botanical Garden. The enormous plant flowers only once every 10 years and...
Managers' insane strategy for winning games: Forget the win
Ever sit at a blackjack table and watch someone split 10s? Oy. Yet big league managers do it every chance they can! Near the end of last Sunday’s Mets’ telecast,...
American star Mikulak looking for international breakthrough
The most important 15 minutes of Sam Mikulak's daily routine doesn't come in the gym or the weight room. They usually take place early in the morning, shortly after he...
Neiman Marcus boss rumored to step down amid slumping sales
Uber luxury retailer Neiman Marcus is generating a lot of buzz — but not the kind it wants. Multiple industry insiders are whispering to On the Money that the company’s...
Univision eyes fall for public offering launch after long delay
Plans for Univision’s public offering have been back and forth like a fiddler’s elbow for about a year now, but our tipsters say the talk is now focused on a...
There's no treat in the New York sports world like Subway Series
There is a simple way to define what the Subway Series means to different generations of New York baseball fans. * If you are 30 or younger, then just about...
Hondo takes flight
The only thing more foolish than the Mets having 43-year-old Bartolo Colon pitch on three-days rest Saturday night was betting on him, which is why Hondo’s earnings were reduced to...
Bronx pol's campaign petitions riddled with fraud: opponents
Bronx Assemblyman Marcos Crespo’s 2016 campaign petitions are riddled with fraud and should be thrown out, opponents charge in a court complaint. The legislator and Bronx Democratic Party chairman filed...
'Jersey Shore' stars help market local cosmetics brand
Jacquelyn Quattro has enlisted some of her homies to help with her Jersey Shore Cosmetics brand. Quattro has Real Housewife of New York Dorinda Medley along with JWoww and Sammi...
Yankees dream of what might have been with Bryan Mitchell
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It is impossible to accurately predict what Bryan Mitchell would have meant to the Yankees’ pitching staff had he been part of it. He had the...
Mets pin hopes on trade talks as season slips away
Mike Piazza’s No. 31 was raised to the roof Saturday night at Citi Field, but another catcher threatened to steal the Hall of Famer’s thunder. A time zone away, the...
Mosquitoes cluster in subways for horny feasts, raising concern
City subway stations are a mosquito's paradise The subways are swarming with skeeters. The warm, wet summer and mild winter created a bumper crop of mosquitoes — and they’re breeding...
David Paterson moves from governor to Wall Street broker
Former New York Gov. David Paterson is reinventing himself as a Wall Street broker, and is in celebrated company. The state’s 55th governor, in office from 2008 to 2010, has...
Jose Reyes heads to disabled list as injuries and losses mount
The four-game losing streak isn’t the only bad news at Citi Field. A day after Juan Lagares was put on the disabled list, the Mets added Jose Reyes, thanks to...
Dear John: China is our landlord
Dear John: Your recent article about tariffs and the Chinese sounds like this: “The bully keeps taking half of your lunch money each day. But don’t confront him because he...
Trump complains about Ivanka's friendship with Chelsea Clinton
Donald Trump blasted Hillary Clinton as “soft on crime” Saturday after taking aim at the fall debate schedule, a slain Muslim soldier’s dad and even his daughter Ivanka’s friendship with...
Staten Islanders are really into kinky sex
Brooklyn has its hipsters and Manhattan its beautiful people — but nobody gets their freak on like Staten Islanders. The city’s least populous and most conservative borough leads the way...
Why millennials are forgoing college for blue-collar jobs
Washington Mayancela decided he wanted his life to be degree-free. He joins legions of well-schooled millennials bucking the trend of college, taking often dirty but well-paid blue-collar jobs. Coming out...
Rio Olympics wreaking havoc on PGA schedule
The Rio Olympics has caused an unprecedented reshuffling of the 2016 PGA Tour schedule, which is why the PGA Championship is being played in July two weeks after the British...
Andrew 'Beef' Johnston is eating up Baltusrol backing
Anybody that has ever been in a New Jersey deli knows the Garden State loves its beef. So it’s no shock a thick-bearded, beer-bellied golfer nicknamed “Beef” would be a...
It's a great time to be a blue-collar worker in NYC
Thousands of the best-paid blue-collar jobs in the Big Apple are opening up, starting with a huge union recruitment drive for carpenters and laborers. And the blue-collar compensation, with benefits...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A 26-year-old man was killed in a hail of gunfire at a housing complex in Bedford Stuyvesant early Saturday, cops said. Charles Byrd was blasted at least four times...