August 11, 2013
Niese gets ‘W’ in rusty return to Mets
PHOENIX — The rust was evident, but this wasn’t so much a day for the Mets to critique Jon Niese as welcome him back. When the team had last seen...
JCPenney board wants to keep Ullman as CEO, block power play by largest shareholder Ackman
Under attack from a pair of New York hedge funds, JCPenney’s board is circling the wagons. Directors at the Plano, Texas-based retailer held a tense conference call this afternoon to...
CVS customers being ID'd for nail polish because company fears it'll be used to make meth
CVS pharmacy customers are being asked for identification when they buy nail polish remover, WPRI 12 News reports. The policy, which has been rolled out across southern New England in...
Transgender teen killed by mob in Jamaica after wearing dress to party - casts light on nation's 'rabid homophobia'
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Dwayne Jones was relentlessly teased in high school for being effeminate until he dropped out. His father not only kicked him out of the house at...
Pugh cleared after concussion, will return to Giants practice
One game into the preseason, the Giants are getting healthier. Tom Coughlin said on Sunday that rookie offensive lineman Justin Pugh has been cleared after suffering a concussion last week...
Smith's slow trigger his problem in Jets practice -- not ankle
CORTLAND – Geno Smith’s biggest problem was not his ankle Sunday, but holding onto the ball too long.Smith had a noticeable limp after spraining his ankle Friday, but that had...
Rivera blows third-straight save, but Gardner homer in ninth gives Yankees 5-4 win over Tigers
Two outs away from celebrating a victory swimming in milestones, the Yankees watched in horror as Mariano Rivera blew a save opportunity for the third straight outing. It was the...
American man detained in North Korea hospitalized after losing more than 50 pounds -- and his sister says he needs to come home for care
SEATTLE — An American man detained in North Korea for the past nine months has been hospitalized after losing more than 50 pounds, and the need to bring him home...
'Elysium' holds off 'We're the Millers' to top weekend box office with $30.5M
The dystopian science fiction thriller "Elysium" topped the weekend box office with $30.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, enough to beat three newcomers, including the Jennifer Aniston comedy "We're...
Fan who caught A-Rod home run ball 'good with' Yankees star: 'If he cheated, he cheated like everyone else'
Unlike many Yankees fans who spent the weekend in The Bronx, Craig Foskey didn’t come to boo Alex Rodriguez. In fact, the New Jersey man, who caught A-Rod first home...
Rex gets defensive about perception he only cares about Jets defense
CORTLAND – Jets coach Rex Ryan said he watched the film of Friday night’s loss to the Lions – even the offense.Ryan responded to the criticism he received after saying...
Mets option Hefner to minors, six-man rotation idea on hold
PHOENIX -- The Mets' plan for returning to a six-man rotation has been discarded, after the team Sunday optioned Jeremy Hefner to Triple-A Las Vegas, with the expectation he will...
Giants' Brown down but not out after fumble
Step one: Hold onto the ball.Step two: If you do not follow step one, dive on the ball.Andre Brown went 0 for 2 in Saturday night’s preseason opener and he...
Local product Betances gets call to help Yankees bullpen
Dellin Betances is back home, and he owes his promotion to the organization moving him from a starter to a reliever months ago.The 6-foot-9, hard-throwing right-hander, a local product from...
Smith returns to Jets practice two days after spraining right ankle
CORTLAND – Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith practiced Sunday, two days after spraining his right ankle against the Lions.Smith looked a bit slower and limped slightly at times, but he...
Only Sanchez can change perception, prove he is worthy Jets starter
He has been undermined, betrayed, kneecapped, left alone on Sanchez Island, a much more calamitous place than Revis Island, and somehow, he is still standing. As his game deteriorated, as...
Man suspected in double homicide and abduction of 2-year-old arrested; tot is still missing
JOHNSTON, R.I. — A man suspected of killing two people at a Rhode Island home and then snatching a 2-year-old boy was captured Sunday in Massachusetts, but the toddler is...
Three arrested as hundreds flood Manhattan Bridge for wild pop-up party
Three people were arrested at a wild hipster pop-up party on the Manhattan Bridge last night. The noisy electronic party, organized by Brooklynite Alexander Shlaferman, 19, was called Xandernation, and...
Suspected lethal nerve agent discovered at JFK Airport mail facility was just nail polish remover
Authorities believe the substance that sickened two customs agents at JFK Airport this morning was ordinary nail polish remover, a law-enforcement source told The Post. The incident, which forced the...
Reaction to the Red Bulls' 2-0 loss in Columbus
The Red Bulls kept up their maddening habits of struggling on the road, and playing down to the level of their competition, losing 2-0 in Columbus last night. They saw...
Homicidal kidnapper's father threatened his own 16-year-old crush in the 80s; DiMaggio shot dead by cops 18 years to the day after father's suicide
The homicidal California man - fatally shot by feds after he kidnapped a 16-year-old girl - came from a sordid family tree that included an eerily similar incident 25 years...
Two men killed in separate motorcycle accidents in Queens, Brooklyn
Two men were killed in motorcycle accidents in Brooklyn and Queens today, police said. Jeffrey Martinez, 22, of Coney Island struck a divider on the Gowanus Expressway near the Prospect...
Cops suspect Aaron Hernandez's girlfriend got rid of 'murder weapon' at his request: report
BRISTOL, Conn. — Investigators searching for the gun used to kill a semi-pro football player are looking into whether former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez asked his girlfriend...
Family 'following god' in 'escape' from US rescued after being lost at sea for weeks
PHOENIX — A northern Arizona family that was lost at sea for weeks in an ill-fated attempt to leave the U.S. over what they consider government interference in religion will...
NSA leaker Edward Snowden's father secures visa to visit son in Russia
WASHINGTON — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's father says he has secured a visa to visit his son in Russia. Lon Snowden and family attorney Bruce Fein aren't saying...
Hundreds attend funeral as brothers killed by python laid to rest in same coffin
CAMPBELLTON, New Brunswick — Hundreds of people attended the funeral service Saturday for two brothers who were killed by a python while they slept at a friend's home above an...
3-point stance: Geno, safeties and Ivory
CORTLAND – The Jets get back to work Sunday after their first preseason game with plenty of things to correct. Sometimes a team has a terrible practice after that first...
Pluses, minuses in Giants preseason opener
The Giants won their preseason opener, beating the Steelers 18-13 at Heinz Field. The highlight was an Eli Manning to Victor Cruz 57-yard touchdown and the fact that on defense,...
Fordham football looking to take next step
Joe Moorhead knew what he was getting into when he took the Fordham football head-coaching job in December 2011. He was tasked with changing the culture of a program that...
Mark accentuates positives, not picky about silly INT
Mark Sanchez has thrown 69 interceptions during his Jets career, including five in one game and four in two others. Friday night, it looked like the Sanchez whom Jets fans...
Ankle tweak keeps Geno from zooming to star turn
The first one was a recurring nightmare, a Deja Boo moment Jets Nation has come to expect from Mark Sanchez, a panic-stricken pick-six on a screen pass while backpedaling away...
Expressionless pro can add first major to ‘Dufnering’ craze
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Jason Dufner’s deadpan expression on the 18th green yesterday upon the completion of his PGA Championship third round at Oak Hill was an updated version of what...
WATCH: One-handed MMA fighter stays undefeated with first-round submission win
Nick Newell continues to astound.The one-handed MMA fighter stayed perfect with a submission victory over Keon Caldwell in his debut with World Series of Fighting on Saturday night in Ontario,...
Lee trade, and 80 players later, Knicks not much better than 2008
In an alternate basketball universe, David Lee is going on his ninth season as a Knick. In an alternate universe, he has been longtime orange-and-blue teammates with Zach Randolph, Jamal...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Damontre Moore
Rookie Giants defensive end took a timeout during training camp for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: How do you feel about quarterbacks in general? A: I mean,...
Look to past strategy when drafting fantasy RBs
Aaron Rodgers can’t seem to find a consistent home in the first round. Calvin Johnson only makes brief appearances. There is no sign of Tom Brady. The early stages of...
Tyler Sash helps his cause in Giants' preseason victory
PITTSBURGH – The key for players who may be on the roster bubble is to make it difficult to send them packing. There are plenty of safeties vying for spots...
Women arrested for fatally stabbing Connecticut man who tried to break up their fight: police
Two women have been arrested in connection to the fatal stabbing of a Connecticut man in the Bronx, who cops say was trying to intervene during a verbal argument between...
The rumble
Getting an exclusive interview with a former president is a tough task. But don’t tell that to 14-year-old baseball blogger Matt Nadel, who was able to get a back-and-forth with...
Fordham grad’s ‘social’ hiring campaign
When life gives you a lemon, you make lemonade — or coffee, depending on the time of day. That’s what Michael Penn, 23, is doing to land a career in...
FHA loans prop up NYC housing mart
Even as Congress moves to curtail the Federal Housing Authority’s outsize role in mortgage finance, FHA loans are propping up New York City real estate.In 2011, FHA loans jumped to...
Is it Tim’s time to lead Fed?
All indications are that Ben Bernanke has begun tapering down his days as Fed chief as his second term ends on Jan. 31 of next year.President Obama for now doesn’t...
Irv’s Hotel California: Azoff checked out of Live Nation too early
Former Live Nation Chairman Irving Azoff is one of the shrewdest operators in the music business, repping The Eagles and Christina Aguilera, among others. But selling his 1.7 million shares...
Consumer feeling the pinch
Consumers were generally pessimistic in July about the economy and their finances, according to a new study.And middle-class wage earners are the most worried, according to the latest Discover US...
Local job creation sags
New York and surrounding states are still stuck in the jobs doldrums. The tri-state area created barely 20,000 private-sector jobs in July, according to the latest ADP Regional Employment Report....
Squeeze the savers
American savers are getting “screwed” by Federal Reserve Chaiman Ben Bernanke’s destructive interest-rate policies, while banks are flush with profits, says a banking-industry observer. While interest rates have risen on...
Wall St. pays top $ for hired guns
Wall Street is offering a cop test. The Street is looking to recruit a new compliance force to police its traders — and the pay is much higher than for...
Russian bear rises with Putin
The biggest news to come out of Russia this month wasn’t the announcement of temporary asylum for National Security Agency beans-spiller Edward Snowden, or word that President Obama has refused...
Real-life job numbers don’t lie
Dear John: I am involved in a small firm that supplies transportation solutions for companies of various types that have transportation/delivery requirements but do not want drivers on their payrolls...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS SOFIA VERGARA Hey, pal, the eyes are up there! Star adds to impressive assets with deal to bring Latin American TV ideas to US nets. GRAYDON CARTER Editor reups...
S’peare $calp in the Park
It’s the hottest ticket in town — and scalpers are stealing the show.Business is booming for professional scalpers who wait for free Shakespeare-in-the-Park tickets and then hawk them for $100...
Girl, 16, freed as cops kill her abductor in Idaho
CASCADE, Idaho — The search for Hannah Anderson, 16, ended happily yesterday when the teen was recovered uninjured and her suspected abductor, James Lee DiMaggio, 40, was shot dead by...
Gorme joins Heaven’s choir
Eydie Gorme, a popular nightclub and TV singer as a solo act and as a team with her husband, Steve Lawrence, has died at 84 of an undisclosed illness. Gorme...
Tawana loses job and bed
Maybe now she’ll really have to sleep in a trash bag. A week after The Post reported exclusively that rape hoaxer Tawana Brawley’s first $3,764 in garnisheed wages was sent...
Astro-nots spend four months in Mars-like environment ... on the slopes of a Hawaiian volcano
Aloha from “Mars!” A nearly $1 million “Martian” mission is wrapping up on the slopes of a Hawaiian volcano. The mission’s six astro-nots have spent four months in a geodesic-dome...
Wrong-way ‘DWI’ cop bust
A 20-year veteran NYPD cop was charged yesterday with driving drunk — and in the wrong direction — on the Southern State Parkway, State Police said.Ronald Holmes, 48, allegedly hit...
Richie Randazzo, doorman who won $5 million lottery pot, is battling lung cancer
He became the city’s most famous doorman when he won a $5 million lottery jackpot. Now he’s fighting to live. Lotto winner Richie Randazzo has been battling lung cancer for...
10 NYC hosps flagged over safety lapses
A watchdog group has placed 10 New York City hospitals on its “watch list” because of higher than average mortality rates or patient safety lapses.They include Columbia- Presbyterian and Roosevelt...
Conn. kids ‘playing in heaven’ following tragic plane crash
Her daughters are “playing in heaven,” the Connecticut mom of two girls crushed in their home by a former Microsoft exec’s plummeting private plane said in a poignant Facebook posting...
Suspect in hit-run crash that killed 5-year-old boy on Staten Island turns himself in
A man suspected of being the hit-and-run driver who mowed down an adorable 5-year-old boy on Staten Island turned himself in to police yesterday, authorities said. John Sanjurjo, 33, was...
A look inside heiress Huguette Clark’s weird world of dolls, model castles and the Smurfs
The painting wasn’t pretty. A grumpy looking woman in a red dress stared out from the canvas, and ever since Anna E. Clark hung it in her sumptuous Manhattan apartments,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Police are looking for a brazen burgling bicyclist who dressed as a messenger to get into a commercial establishment at 242 Wythe Ave. in Bushwick. The get-up worked...
‘Catfight’ Samaritan is slain
A good Samaritan was fatally stabbed yesterday morning when he tried to break up a catfight in The Bronx, authorities said. Ronis Garcia, 28, was in town with his brother...
New gun twist in grid slay
Cops searching for the gun used to kill a semi-pro football player are probing whether former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez asked his girlfriend to get rid of...
Weed World vans around NYC are selling phony marijuana pops that don’t contain pot
The only thing that’ll get you high at a Weed World Candies wagon is the exhaust fumes. A fleet of flashy green vans and Hummers with Alabama plates has invaded...
CBS-blackout antennae up
Time Warner Cable subscribers in the city have pulled rabbit ears out of their hats to get CBS.The gotta-have-it Channel 2 watchers are hooking up the classic accoutrement from TV’s...
Suit hits on ‘randy’ granny
She’s a septuagenarian sexpot!A 78-year-old former Family Court judge likes to broadcast details of her swingin’ social life to everyone in her office, an offended ex-colleague charges in a new...
Brooklyn College spends $107,000 on outside design firm to ax supposedly phallic logo
She gave it the shaft. One of Karen Gould’s first acts as president of Brooklyn College was to thrust $107,000 into creating a new school logo — because the old...
Sheldon Silver goes out of his way to bank frequent-flier miles – and you pay for it
What an airhead. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver spent $20,219 in taxpayer money over the past three years jetting from New York City to Albany — but the top-flight pol turned...
‘Mad Men’ star John Slattery knocks Christine Quinn for mayor over Soho garage
Christine Quinn made him one Mad Man. Silver-maned “Mad Men” star John Slattery is coming out strong against the mayoral front-runner — all because she approved a 10-story sanitation garage...
Newark Mayor Cory Booker pocketed 'confidential' annual payouts from law firm while in office
Cory Booker pocketed “confidential” annual payouts from his former law firm while serving as Newark mayor. Booker, the front-runner in New Jersey’s Senate race, received five checks from the Trenk...
Six residents at luxury Brighton Beach condo complex busted for Medicaid fraud
The Oceana complex in Brighton Beach boasts seaside condos, marble lobbies, indoor and outdoor swimming pools — and six residents busted for Medicaid fraud. One of the ocean-view penthouses at...
Taxi? You’re shirt out of luck
Cabbies are too clothes-minded! A topless woman tried to hail a taxi on Fifth Avenue — but hacks wouldn’t pick up the hot pair of honkers. The high-heeled commuter, who...
Mom & pop irate over IRS
Small-business owners in New York were fuming yesterday over news the IRS was targeting them for under-reporting their income. “I don’t know why they’d be picking on small-business owners,” said...
Harlem pol ‘forge’ fury
In Harlem, even the dead vote.Nominating petitions for Harlem district leaders John Ruiz and Melissa Mark-Viverito are filled with forged signatures — including those of at least four dead people,...
Eliot Spitzer spends $3.7 million from his own pocket on comptroller race
It looks like Eliot Spitzer will be a financial “steamroller” this time around. Spitzer, who’s self-funding his campaign, has put in $3.7 million since declaring his candidacy for comptroller on...
Rebound from 2003 blackout
The US electrical grid is better managed and more flexible a decade after its largest blackout, but remains vulnerable to increasingly extreme weather, cybersecurity threats and stress caused by shifts...
Weiner inserts his own campaign fliers into mailboxes
It’s OK — as long as you don’t stick it in all the way. Anthony Weiner, campaigning in Astoria, Queens, yesterday, put several fliers into mailboxes on Crescent Street. Told...
Schooling the critics
Eva Moskowitz isn’t satisfied. The poor, black and Hispanic students in her 14 charter schools just knocked the new state tests out of the park, but she had wanted even...
The new counter culture
The great New York chef Paul Liebrandt will soon add an eight-seat, tasting-menu counter to his hot new Williamsburg restaurant The Elm. Although exact plans for The Little Elm are...
Failing upward
Maybe next year’s expensive Common Core tests will include this political axiom: The amount of spin is directly proportional to the size of the screw-up. Last week we saw a...
Call it terror
In November 2009, my Army Reserve Medical Detachment reported to Fort Hood, Texas, in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan. As we waited in line at the base’s processing center, Maj....
Nudge off!
Unemployed? Underemployed? Working the register at Denny’s when you used to be on the management track? Just been informed you’ll be one of the ObamaCare “29ers” who gets that many...
Andrew’s special friends
New Yorkers know all about politicians dispensing favors to their friends. But what do you do when an outfit set up to watch over the pols hands out favors of...
Charlie’s crackers
Memo to Charlie Rangel: You’re in some pretty uncharted waters if former Gov. David Paterson — son of one of your closest friends and allies — is publicly taking you...
Baseball and Egypt
What does Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig have in common with Egyptian generalissimo Abdelfatah al-Seesi? Nothing — except for the inclination to declare state a of exception and throw...
Franken-burger
I haven’t eaten meat in more than 20 years, and I have no desire to try laboratory-grown beef, but I hope it’s a huge success (“Lab Burger a Hard Cell,”...
Required reading
Mathew Brady: Portraits of a Nation by Robert Wilson (Bloomsbury USA) Look carefully at the south-facing wall of 359 Broadway, and you can see a bit of the sign for...
Booze is better than you think, exercise does nothing & other surprising pregnancy finds
Expecting Better Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong — and What You Really Need to Know by Emily Oster The Penguin Press The pregnancy experience can be distilled down...
In My Library Patrick McGrath
As one critic recently observed, no one does psychosis better than Patrick McGrath. In his novels “Spider,” “Asylum” and this year’s “Constance,” he’s created a gallery of the marvelously mad,...
Strange new
Another America: The Story of Liberia and the Former Slaves Who Ruled It by James Ciment Hill and Wang During Revolutionary times, to be “enlightened” often meant having enough compassion...
‘Butler’ serves up heavy-handed drama
“Lee Daniels’ The Butler’’ is a star-filled, if heavy-handed, labor of love that certainly has its heart in the right place, and scores dramatically often enough to recommend it. Forest...
How 'Lee Daniels' The Butler' turned actors into presidential dead ringers
When Oscar-winning make-up and prosthetics artist Matthew Mungle held his first Skype interview with director Lee Daniels to discuss plans for this Friday’s civil rights epic “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,”...
Adopt me!
Melvin is an energetic, independent 6-month-old Miniature Pinscher mix. Meet him from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society of NY, 306 E. 59th St.; 212- 752-4840 or...
Am I invited?
‘While the cat’s away . . .” may be a common expression, but Evan Rothstein has found that his cat never gets to get away. A 26-year-old high school teacher,...
The truly insane tale of New Romantic Adam Ant
In 1981, at the height of his fame, Adam Ant brandished two antique pistols as he robbed the horse-drawn coach of an upper-crust couple in the music video for his...
Stars that diss their own films (and get paid millions!) need to get over themselves
‘Kick-ass 2’ got its ass kicked — by one of its stars, no less. Earlier this summer, Jim Carrey, who plays Colonel Stars and Stripes in the sequel opening Friday,...
Male screen stars resort to crazy diets to shed pounds for plum roles
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was a genius when it came to lots of things. Turns out eating wasn’t one of them. While preparing to play the tech mogul in Friday’s...
Rose Byrne: My east village
Everything Rose Byrne needs can evidently be found a block or two from her East Village apartment. “I keep [listing] things on my street. This is ridiculous,” says the Aussie-born...
How Chukky wins
Max Lange was a 19th- century German master best known for a trappy opening named after him. But he should be remembered for his innovative 1860 book of games by...
Bridge
Dr. Ed Fitch, the ophthalmologist who presides over my club, was giving a travelogue in the lounge; he had returned from a cruise to Alaska.“I thought I saw another eye...
Liberty blown out by Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks coach Carol Ross said she used the game against the Liberty to gauge the talent and toughness of her team. Unfortunately, for the Liberty, Ross’ club passed...
Gritty vet holds lead in PGA final round
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Jim Furyk was in a hurry last night, which did not seem to fit because he is one of the most deliberate, plodding players in golf. Golf,...
Briscoe stars in ‘Strick Classic’
Isaiah Briscoe was unfamiliar with the legend of John Strickland, the New York City streetball great who passed away in his sleep at the age of 38 three years ago...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Former LIU coach dead Roy Rubin, who coached LIU basketball for 11 seasons and guided the Blackbirds to a No. 1 national ranking among small colleges in 1968, died...
Red Bulls’ win streak snapped
COLUMBUS, Ohio — No Tim Cahill. No Thierry Henry. There was only so much goalkeeper Luis Robles could do. Despite several excellent saves by Robles, the Red Bulls could not...
Dee’s debut spotty
Rookie cornerback Dee Milliner had some ups and downs in his Jets debut. Milliner, who missed all spring practices while recovering from shoulder surgery, looked like he still was shaking...
Calf-full: Jeter progressing
Derek Jeter hopes to be running soon, which would be the next step in his attempt to come back from a right calf strain.“It feels good,” Jeter said after playing...
Hondo’s crowning moment
The Dodgers made another important contribution to the Hondo Deficit-Reduction program yesterday, blanking the Rays to lower the debt to 345 tewksburys.Today, Mr. Aitch will band together with the one...
Home Team Lineups
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The Post Line
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Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing1 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cheez-It 355 At The Glen ESPN3 p.m.American Le Mans Series: Orion Energy Series 245 ABC5 p.m.TORC: The Off Road Championship SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Tigers at Yankees YES,...
One-handed MMA fighter wins again
Nick Newell continues to astound.The one-handed MMA fighter stayed perfect with a submission victory over Keon Caldwell in his debut with World Series of Fighting last night in Ontario, Calif....
Niese returns today
PHOENIX — Jon Niese has gone from Opening Day starter to almost the Mets’ forgotten man.But the lefty might look familiar to teammates today, when he is scheduled to make...
A case for jeers over cheers
So This is perfect: Apparently the first professionals ever booed on a regular basis were writers. It’s true (or at least Wikipedia says it’s true). At the annual Festival of...
A-Rod rage boils over
* Memo to the people who held up signs supporting Alex Rodriguez during the Yankees’ game Friday night. Is that the message you want to send to your children and...
ESPN shows double standard in coverage of Cooper, Douglas slurs
What drives fair-minded folks crazy is that fair play, common sense and genuine equality rarely make the cut. The debate is over before it begins, as the fair-minded, seldom invited...
NBA program helps rooks get ready for life in pros
There is a steep learning curve for NBA rookies on and off the court. Though there is little the league can do to show a rookie how to play against...
Tebow still can’t throw, but gives Pats boost in post-Hernandez era
PHILADELPHIA — Tim Tebow’s passes still wobble when they aren’t being one-hopped, he still holds onto the ball so long you wonder if it’s glued to his hands and he...
Stallworth comeback stalls out
Veteran receiver Donte Stallworth, trying to stick around for another NFL season, suffered another setback in his uphill climb to make the Redskins roster at a crowded position. Stallworth aggravated...
Manning-to-Cruz TD spices up quiet night in Giants preseason opener
PITTSBURGH — The word used by Tom Coughlin early in training camp to describe Victor Cruz was “rusty.’’ After all, the star wideout missed everything the Giants did this offseason,...
Tiger likely to finish ’13 without his 15th major
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — By the end of today, another golf season will have passed without a major championship win for Tiger Woods, who continues to be stuck on 14. On...
Rory in contention after strong finish
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Rory McIlroy, despite his season-long slump, might defend his PGA Championship title yet. The former No 1-ranked player shot a 3-under-par 67, one of the low rounds...
Wheeler wins another one away from Citi
PHOENIX — Nobody should appreciate a long road trip like Zack Wheeler. The Mets rookie still hasn’t figured out how to perform at Citi Field, but put him on the...
Reeling Yanks running out of answers
It may seem as if Alex Rodriguez is the Yankees’ only problem these days, but his teammates showed that was not the case yesterday. With Rodriguez given the day off...
Hughes rhymes with lose
The Yankees sought to build on a spirited victory, when they stopped the American League’s hottest team on Friday night. They handed the task to Phil Hughes. “I always say...
Time to get hip to the Bronx smokescreen
Here is the new reality for Yankees fans:The Tigers have the world’s most legitimate slugger in Miguel Cabrera, who blasted his 35th home run of the season yesterday, while Alex...
Hears only cheers, not jeers, in return to ‘greatest city in world’
Alex Rodriguez still isn’t on the same page with the Yankees when it comes to, well, pretty much anything. Yesterday, Rodriguez said he was not notified of discipline from the...
To live and die in Detroit
The bankrupt city of Detroit is one of the characters on the new AMC drama “Low Winter Sun.” The doomed city’s blown-out buildings and dingy bars are part of this...
Don't miss
Good to be ‘Bad’ The final eight episodes of “Breaking Bad” begin with a flashforward. Walter White (Bryan Cranston), his hair grown back, stands in front of his own house,...
Lucky 'Ducks'
In Wednesday’s Season 4 premiere of the runaway reality hit “Duck Dynasty,” the Robertson family throws a surprise wedding for matriarch Miss Kay and her husband of 48 years, Phil....
'Major' win
When actor Graham Patrick Martin joined the cast of the TNT drama “Major Crimes” last year, he felt major pressure to succeed on the spinoff of “The Closer.” “I was...
Eminem’s movie tune ‘Despicable’
What are we doing to ourselves? Far worse, what are we doing to our kids? Reader Brendan Roberts of Brielle, NJ, has two kids, nine and six. The TV ads...
Reel good
City Slickers 1991 Sunday, 4 p.m., IFC A really hilarious and sometimes touching movie about three middle aged big city guys — Daniel Stern, Billy Crystal and Bruno Kirby —...
Look Who’s Talking
Kelly & MIchael 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Jeff Daniels; Jennifer Coolidge; Rebecca Romijn. Tuesday: Keri Russell; Carrie Underwood. Wednesday: Forest Whitaker; “Duck Dynasty” cast. Thursday: Harrison Ford; Maria Menounos....
The bad hatter
A day in the life of “40 oz Van” would probably kill a lesser man. From the outside looking in, Van’s life is like one long music video, full of...
Grease is the word
Is schmaltz the most unfairly maligned of all fats? That’s the question at the heart of food writer (and trained cook) Michael Ruhlman’s new book, “The Book of Schmaltz: Love...
Weird but true
Duck, duck — ouch! It wasn’t a monkey on his back that hounded a nonagenarian in a Florida park. Wilmer Neumann, 91, was walking with his grandson when suddenly a...
This week's couple: From sci-fi to sushi
Good conversation on a date usually indicates something special is happening between two people. For Erica, 28, and Daniel, 30, their date at the romantic sushi restaurant Megu in Tribeca...
She takes the cake!
It's long been said that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Audrey Shulman seems to think so, anyway. In an attempt to snag a boyfriend, the...
Top 5: ways to reel someone in during Shark Week
“Whisper, ‘You’re like a shark — I know I should be nervous, but I can’t stop watching you.’ ” — Jeremy “Ask, ‘Your tank or mine?’ ” — Allie “Start...
Rutgers lands standout wide receiver
Rutgers kept up its recruiting momentum with another significant verbal, prying four-star wide receiver Saeed Blacknall of Manalapan (N.J.) away from powerhouses Ohio State, LSU and defending national champion Alabama....
Wheeler provides another strong outing on the road as Mets top Diamondbacks
PHOENIX — Nobody should appreciate a long road trip like Zack Wheeler. The Mets rookie still hasn’t figured out how to perform at Citi Field, but put him on the...
Chris Brown suffers seizure due to intense fatigure, emotional stress
LOS ANGELES — Grammy-winner Chris Brown has suffered a seizure brought on by intense fatigue and extreme emotional stress, his publicist said Saturday. The "Look At Me Now" singer suffered...