November 26, 2016
Phony Aretha Franklin praise just the tip of dishonesty iceberg
Really? Really? Honestly? Aretha Franklin’s rendition of the national anthem before Thanksgiving’s Vikings-Lions lasted so long — 4 minutes, 35 seconds — the color guards were going to take a...
Port Authority employees get paid overtime to nap on the job
PATH workers are snoozing away huge chunks of their regular shifts, using nap time to rack up big overtime pay, The Post has learned. “Everybody sleeps,” an insider said. “Guys...
Devils were 14 ticks away from upsetting Penguins — but then ...
PITTSBURGH — As the bodies piled up in front of the Devils’ net with the clock ticking toward zero and the Penguins trailing by a goal, Sidney Crosby watched patiently...
3 St. John's takeaways: What happened to their big men?
The buzz is gone. So is the optimism, for the time being. The early hope within the fan base has quickly turned into gloom, after a winless trip to the...
Stunned Iowa player: Opponent hurled racial slurs at me
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The Nebraska athletic department says it is conducting an investigation into an allegation that a Nebraska football player slung racial slurs at an Iowa football player...
Star shoves fan's face; Harbaugh explodes: Michigan postgame got ugly
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Michigan lost the game, then it lost its cool. Coach Jim Harbaugh repeatedly criticized the officiating and Heisman Trophy candidate Jabrill Peppers pushed a fan in the...
Rex Ryan wants Bills fans to unleash hell on turncoat coach
With all the games, backstories, injuries and developments in a given week in the NFL, it is tough to know what to look for on Sunday. Here are five things...
Giants worried about a humiliation that'll happen to someone
CLEVELAND — Jonathan Casillas figures it only is a matter of time. The Browns are 0-11 but most likely will not finish 0-16, considering going winless in a 16-game schedule...
Carmelo has nothing left as Knicks' road struggles get amplified
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On the road again, the Knicks remained a travel nightmare. An awful start, an ice-cold finish and a fatigued Carmelo Anthony prevented the Knicks’ groove and three-game...
The Jets don't belong on same field as Patriots — and yet…
On paper, the Jets versus the Patriots is a complete mismatch. An 8-2 Patriots team that looks poised for another Super Bowl run against a 3-7 Jets team playing out...
Notre Dame jerk now America's most hated after head kick and stomp
Notre Dame has had a terrible season after starting the year with high expectations. Everyone can understand that the Irish players would be a bit frustrated going into their final...
Vikings are looking like the frauds Bill Parcells warned about
Consider the Vikings a cautionary tale: a team that starts a season hotter than anyone and is anointed as immediate Super Bowl contenders … only to fall well short. Former...
Tiger Woods' return comes with a weight he hasn't shed in 7 hellish years
In a long anticipated moment, Tiger Woods attempts to restart his golf career this week in a setting that could not be any more low-key than if he were playing...
In My Library: Marcia Clark
This is the week when many of us express gratitude — for friends, family, even life itself, and Marcia Clark is no different. Her gratitude extends to FX’s lauded miniseries...
Trump spent Thanksgiving asking: Mitt or Rudy?
"Donald was walking around asking everybody he could about who should be his secretary of state," a spy said. "There was a lot of criticism about Romney, and a lot...
Fidel Castro lives on -- fixing cars in Queens
Fidel Castro is alive and well -- and fixing cars in Queens. That Castro, 54, an auto mechanic in Bellerose, has spent his life on the receiving end of double...
Ohio St.'s Curtis Samuel owns OT in wake-up statement
Curtis Samuel just smiled when asked for his response. He heard the talk from Michigan’s Heisman Trophy candidate, Jabrill Peppers, during the week that the Ohio State wide receiver/running back...
Can this man save the Democrats?
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — Dressed in a grey sweater, jeans and white sneakers, Tim Ryan looks more like the college-football star he aspired to be than a man about to take...
Giants' best move-the-chains WR hasn't been Odell Beckham
CLEVELAND — It may come as a surprise who leads the Giants in first downs gained through receptions heading into Sunday’s game against the Browns. Odell Beckham Jr. leads the...
The 12 lesser stars lurking with a chance to steal NFL spotlight
Serby Says would like to give thanks today to the players and coaches worth watching extra closely as playoff races roar down the stretch to the finish line. We’re not...
Andrew Cuomo's phony war on Indian Point
Gov. Cuomo is like the dog that caught the bus: He won a key ruling last week from the state’s highest court against the Indian Point nuclear plant — but...
Urban Meyer uses wife's phone call to troll Jim Harbaugh
The Ohio State-Michigan rivalry is back, thanks in part to coaches Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh doing their best to re-ignite the feud. The two have been taking subtle jabs...
Cops search for husband after wife found dead in apartment
A 44-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in her Bronx apartment Saturday afternoon -- and cops are on the hunt for her husband, police sources said. Sophia Lamb was...
Behind the Jets' silver lining: How young WRs are breaking out
It is hard to identify too many bright spots for the Jets during this 3-7 season, but one has been the development of the young wide receivers. We caught up...
'Atheist Muslims' could be the key to defeating Islamic terror
I was raised in three Muslim majority countries — Libya, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan — and arrived in North America in my mid-20s. Two years after I settled in Canada,...
How Yankees roster should look if they stick to Hal's plan
The Yankees are at mile 22 of the 26-mile rebuild marathon. They should finish that race. If Hal Steinbrenner were providing both unlimited funds and approval of trading the best...
Cubans forced to undergo 9 days of mourning for Castro
Cuba will observe nine days of mourning for Fidel Castro, including a three-day journey by his ashes along the route taken by the rebel army he led on a victorious...
With toys cheaper than ever, how do parents say no?
Just say no? It’s getting harder and harder when it comes to the purchase of toys for our children. Unless your daughter has asked for the $9,500 Wizard of Oz...
'Barney Miller' star Ron Glass dead at 71
Ron Glass, the TV actor known for playing Ron Harris in the sitcom “Barney Miller” and Shepherd Derrial Book in TV's “Firefly” and its movie sequel, "Serenity," has died. He...
Harbaugh goes off on 'outrageous' refs after Ohio St. all-timer
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jim Harbaugh has changed the rivalry’s dynamic, but he hasn’t changed its outcome quite yet. Michigan has become a worthy adversary after several recent one-sided meetings with...
Trump calls Wisconsin recount request a 'scam'
Hillary Clinton’s campaign will participate in Jill Stein’s recount effort in Wisconsin, said campaign counsel Marc Elias Saturday — even though he noted her aides have seen no evidence that...
Castro's rotting in hell, but Cuba's not free yet
The dancing in the streets of Miami tells you all you need to know: The people who knew Fidel Castro best, and are free to express their opinion, are ecstatic...
Dellin Betances' wedding looks like a happy Yankees reunion
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNSJqTCh9Nq/?taken-by=cc_sabathia52&hl=en Turns out Dellin Betances did get a ring in November. The All-Star Yankees reliever got married Friday in New Jersey at a ceremony that united current and former Yankees,...
Jeweler kills employee, then himself in Florida mall
A Florida jewelry store owner shot an employee and then killed himself Saturday morning, stunning holiday shoppers at the Coral Square Mall in Coral Springs, Fla. The mall, about 20...
How Natalie Portman became Jackie O
It’s not easy being Jackie. Until her death in 1994, former first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most famous, photographed women in the world. Every outfit...
Marcus Camby's autistic nephew found dead
PEARLAND, Texas — Police in Texas have found the body of the 9-year-old autistic nephew of former NBA player Marcus Camby who went missing during the family's Thanksgiving celebration on...
'About time': Baseball players celebrate Fidel Castro's death
More than 100 Cubans abandoned their homes, many their families, all their lifestyles, in search of a professional baseball career with a lucrative upside. For these defectors, who left behind...
Trump's media tactics are straight out of the Obama playbook
Does journalism face an “existential crisis” in the Trump era, as CNN’s Christiane Amanpour put it this week in a pearl-clutching speech before the Committee to Protect Journalists? I don’t...
Armed subway sex predator nabbed because of Playboy tattoo
An armed pervert held a woman at gunpoint aboard a Bronx-bound subway when she refused his advances — but was nabbed because of the Playboy bunny ink on his neck....
Meet the chefs who wear their love of food on their skin
For the current generation of culinary professionals, having a tattoo is almost as much a given as having impressive knife skills. “I’ve never met a chef who didn’t have . . ....
Texas players crushed as Charlie Strong is fired and replaced
AUSTIN, Texas — A person with direct knowledge of the discussions says Houston coach Tom Herman has told the school he is leaving to become the next coach of the...
These death-defying movie stunts went horribly wrong
They're the death-defying stunts and jaw-dropping scenes that have us leaving the cinema in bewilderment. And when we say they’re death-defying, that’s exactly what we mean. The majority of the...
Abducted jogger was found chained, beaten
A kidnapped California mom found on a highway Thanksgiving morning had been chained and badly beaten, police said. Sherri Papini — a 34-year-old mother of two, who vanished Nov. 2...
Obama: History will judge Castro
President Obama, who two years ago ended a decades-long US embargo of Cuba, said history will judge the “enormous impact” of dictator Fidel Castro. “We know that this moment fills...
Turkish warplanes strike ISIS targets in Syria
Turkish warplanes destroyed 12 Islamic State targets while one Turkish soldier was killed in a clash with militants during an offensive in northern Syria, Turkey's military said on Saturday. Turkey...
Army will close Dakota pipeline protesters' campsite, Sioux leader says
BISMARCK, N.D. -- The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe said Friday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to close an area where people have been camping...
Trump slams Castro’s legacy of ‘unimaginable suffering’
President-elect Donald Trump ignored diplomatic niceties Saturday in his reaction to the news of Fidel Castro’s death. “Today, the world marks the passing of a brutal dictator who oppressed his...
Suspected gunman arrested after shots reported at hospital
A gunman wildly fired shots into the air in a Long Island hospital parking lot early Saturday, officials said. John Gamble, 35, pumped off multiple rounds from a .9 mm...
'A tyrant is dead': World leaders react to Fidel Castro's death
World leaders paid tribute on Saturday to Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States, but in death just as...
These NYC window displays are dazzling works of art
There's no doubt that now is the perfect time for some holiday cheer. Happily, New York’s finest — retail division — haven’t stinted on their windows, filling them with warm...
Man arrested in Trump Tower lobby
A man described by police as suspicious-looking was busted Friday night in the public lobby of Trump Tower after he told an officer he wanted to “speak to the president...
Black Friday draws thrill-seekers amid long lines, clashes
Deal-seeking shoppers endured long lines and combative customers to take advantage of steep Black Friday discounts. One Black Friday first-timer embarked on a 17-hour shop-a-thon that began on Thanksgiving and...
'Cuba libre!': Miami erupts in celebration after Castro's death
MIAMI — Within half an hour of the Cuban government's official announcement that former President Fidel Castro had died, Miami's Little Havana teemed with life — and cheers. Thousands of...
Knicks' Joakim Noah fine but rides pine when game's on line
Joakim Noah was back for the Knicks — well, at least for three quarters. After missing two games with an illness, Noah returned and started at center in the Knicks’...
How CBA turmoil could influence Yankees' closer search
During the summer, many smart people predicted MLB and the Players Association would have a new collective bargaining agreement in place before the Dec. 1 deadline. Now with the CBA...
Why Giants shouldn't throw up white flag in NFC East race
Of course there was a segment of Blue York thrilled the Cowboys dug a 10-gallon dagger into the heart of Redskins playoff hopes on Thanksgiving, because it gives the Giants...
Dolly Parton's guide for Turkey Day leftovers
Ask Dolly Parton how she enjoys her Thanksgiving leftovers, and she’ll give the best possible response. “With a knife and fork silly, how do you do it?” This year, the...
Jason Pierre-Paul leaves no doubt: 'I'll be out there Sunday'
Jason Pierre-Paul left little doubt on Friday about whether he would be on the field Sunday, when the Giants look to keep the Browns winless on the season. The defensive...
Nagging injury just makes Nick Mangold want to play longer
Nick Mangold got a bit riled up when asked Friday to compare the rivalries between Ohio State-Michigan and Jets-Patriots. “Ohio State-Michigan, that’s a heated rivalry,” the former Buckeye said. “I...
Nets rookie's Indianapolis return special despite lopsided loss
INDIANAPOLIS — Chances are precious few Nets enjoyed cutting their Thanksgiving short to fly to Indianapolis and get hammered 118-97 by the Pacers. Yogi Ferrell is probably the exception. For...
Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose prove when pressure's on they can come up big
Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose shared Thanksgiving and then shared crunch time Friday at the Garden. It all tasted good in the end. So the beat goes on with the...
How Fidel Castro's leadership tore apart his own family
HAVANA — Fidel Castro's rule of nearly five decades split many a Cuban family between exile and solidarity with the communist revolution — including his own. While brother Raul was...
Jets rookie about to realize 'dream' in facing Tom Brady
Darron Lee views his first season in the NFL as “a work in progress,” but the Jets’ rookie inside linebacker knows he still has six weeks left to finish strong....
Newest Ranger Matt Puempel takes shot at his old coach
PHILADELPHIA — This will make for interesting reading for Ottawa head coach Guy Boucher and his staff, who will bring the Senators into the Garden off Sunday to face the...
Fidel Castro over the years with foreign leaders
Iconic photos of the late Fidel Castro meeting with foreign leaders over the decades.
Mattis for defense, assassination fantasies, and other notable commentary
Defense analyst: Mattis at the Pentagon Is No Threat That retired Gen. James Mattis — a “soldier’s soldier” — is reportedly a front-runner to be secretary of defense “is good...
Justin Pugh's setback has backup primed for start
An already banged-up Giants offensive line got some bad news this week when Justin Pugh, who returned to practice Wednesday, suffered a “slight setback” and will have to be reevaluated...
No Jets-Patriots hype? Don't tell Brandon Marshall that
Brandon Marshall still feels the same hype and intensity surrounding this Sunday’s Jets-Patriots matchup — even if no one else seems to. The last time these AFC East rivals met...
St. John's takes 'step back,' finishes winless in Bahamas
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Call them beach bums. St. John’s left the Bahamas without a win in three tries as Ahmad Caver scored 15 points to help Old Dominion hold...
Fidel Castro is dead
Communist dictator Fidel Castro, who took hold of Cuba with a bloody revolution and ruled with an iron fist for five decades, died on Friday. The ruthless leader, who impoverished...
Rutgers coach knows path to success for struggling programs
Connecticut wasn’t a national power, just an irrelevant member of basketball’s best conference. Central Connecticut State only produced losing records during its first 13 years in Division I. George Washington...
De Blasio's lawyers cite ex-schools head case to shield 'agent' emails
Mayor de Blasio’s lawyers are citing a 5-year-old court case involving former Schools Chancellor Cathie Black to keep from disclosing secret advice City Hall got from political consultants the administration...