September 12, 2014
What the Yankees can learn from these first-place Orioles
BALTIMORE — Here’s the lesson learned from this lost Yankees season: Find a way. Make it happen. Score some runs. That’s what the Orioles do. The Yankees don’t and that’s...
The one reason the Mets should worry about Lucas Duda
Chances are, this will be yet another losing season for the Mets, their sixth straight, with the club four below .500 with 14 games remaining following Friday night’s 4-3 victory...
How Maidana believes he can beat Floyd Mayweather
LAS VEGAS — The only change Marcos “Chino” Maidana hopes to make in his rematch with Floyd “Money” Mayweather Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena is to finish...
Why beating Penn State would change 'Rutgers football forever'
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — When the Big Ten invited Rutgers into its league, it was for capturing the New York market and sparking electric atmospheres like the one expected Saturday. When...
How ugly, and how soon, this could turn for the Giants
The 0-6 start last year was ugly. The 35-14 blowout loss Monday night to — of all teams — the Lions, was even uglier. But if the Giants really want...
Governors Island Art Fair's wildest installations
Once a US military base, Governors Island has become a playground for New Yorkers, with open space, amazing views, concerts and art exhibits. Military officers and their families lived in...
Sanford ends engagement after disputes with ex-wife
Playboy Congressman Mark Sanford aired his dirty laundry in a rambling Facebook post Friday where he praised Jesus and called off his engagement to his Argentinian lover. The South Carolina...
No, really: Mets actually beat Nationals at Citi
The Mets have retaken Citi Field — for one night, at least. Ending an embarrassing franchise-worst home losing streak, the Mets wrestled back the keys to Citi Field with a...
Meet the Vendy Awards' Rookie of the Year contenders
If there’s a red carpet for this, it’ll probably have tire tracks and oil stains. The 10th annual Vendy Awards — the Oscars of street food — takes place Saturday...
TV ratings to rise as Nielsen adds handhelds
No matter what they slap on the air this fall, television execs can bank on a nice ratings boost. For the first time, the Nielsen ratings that are the lynchpin...
NJ hoops stud flirts with Johnnies, SHU...nearly everyone else
The Isaiah Briscoe sweepstakes appears to be a battle of endurance. Briscoe’s recruitment has been a whirlwind. He appeared set to make an early decision in the fall after trimming his...
Rex Ryan, Pryor out to make laughing stock of Ha Ha
Jets safety Calvin Pryor couldn’t help but smile when he was asked Friday what he thought about the back-and-forth between Rex Ryan and Packers safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix — who...
Ex-Bloomberg guru joins startup
Mike Flowers, a former Bloomberg administration tech guru, has joined a Soho startup believed to be a Google-like search engine for open government records, The Post has learned. With the...
The best dressed at Fashion Week
The style set brought their A-game in sporty sneakers, slammin’ prints and — of course — crop tops. Here are 25 fashion home runs!
Herbalife near settling class action
Herbalife is close to reaching a settlement with five former distributors who claim the controversial nutritional products company is running a pyramid scheme that has victimized thousands. Lawyers for both...
National Organization for Women says Goodell should resign
While the National Organization for Women is calling for the resignation of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell over his handling of the Ray Rice domestic abuse controversy, the league’s corporate sponsors...
Hondo feels three-mendous
Hondo was denied the opportunity to improve his financial standing Friday when his Twin investment was rinsed in Chicago. Thus, the NRN (nasty red number) remained at 1,600 aparicios. Saturday:...
Upstate school serves up sudsy seminar
Now you can drink beer in college — and even minor in it. Paul Smith’s College upstate is offering a rare “craft brewing” minor to cater to the rising popularity...
NYPD teaches cops how to be Twitter comedians
New York’s Finest need to become New York’s funniest. The NYPD’s new Twitter handbook urges top cops to channel their inner comedian in a set of out-of-touch instructions about how...
Firefighter scorched over T-shirt smashing affirmative action
The FDNY is hosing one of its own for wearing an anti-affirmative-action T-shirt — just a week after Mayor de Blasio told city employees it’s up to them how they dress...
Congressman says 'sexting' is a vital campaign tool
He must be taking lessons from Anthony Weiner! Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), the third-ranking House Democrat, got his tech lingo mixed up when he recommended “sexting” as a vital tool...
Giants secondary will have hands full with Cardinals receivers
The Giants’ secondary struggled in Monday’s 35-14 rout by Calvin Johnson and the Lions, and it’s not going to get any easier Sunday when Big Blue must gear up for...
Wilkerson opted to put team ahead of a restructured deal
One thing about Mo Wilkerson that commands universal respect in the Jets locker room is the way he has handled his awkward contract situation. Three years in and coming off...
Sheldon Richardson is ‘D’ perfect complement for Mo Wilkerson
They are the two monsters in the middle for the Jets and, on Sunday in Green Bay, they represent perhaps the best chance to get to Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers....
21-year-old playwright dazzles with 'Dry Land'
Few things are as bracing as the shock of new talent. In 10 years — or more likely in 10 months, considering our accelerated hatching cycle — you’ll be able...
D'Souza's sorry sentencing saga
Can someone who breaks the law be contrite while maintaining he’s the victim of selective prosecution? That’s what a federal judge will soon have to decide. Dinesh D’Souza, the conservative...
Love lives of Republican women
Remember the GOP war on women? Well, it’s back. But judging from what’s going on in New York’s 21st congressional district, it looks more like a war on Republican women....
Mayor de Blasio's charter-school power grab
If you can’t beat ’em, control ’em. That seems to be Mayor de Blasio’s logic as he finalizes his policy for granting charters space in city school buildings. “We expect...
How the NFL's on- and off-the-field violence might be linked
I’m not much of a football fan, never have been, but I’ve lived most of my life in households where games dominated family schedules during football season. My father was...
Homeland security: pork before safety
‘If you see something, say something.” That’s what our homeland-security apparatchiks incessantly preach. But 13 years after the 9/11 attacks, the freedom to warn is in danger and vigilant whistleblowers...
Is the Islamic State really not Islamic?
‘Now let’s make two things clear: ISIL is not Islamic. No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL’s victims have been Muslim. And ISIL is...
City's 'middle' children getting older: study
They’re stuck in the middle. About one in four NYC middle-school students — 52,292 out of 227,474 — are at least one year older than their peers because they repeated...
Hasidic men arrested 'trying to buy' 50 pounds of weed
High holy days, indeed! A crew of Hasidic Jews from Crown Heights who dreamed of fancy Hawaiian getaways tried to score 50 pounds of potent pot from an FBI agent...
No vacancies in NYC for the likes of Airbnb: politicians say
City Hall isn’t doing enough to stamp out illegal hotels which are proliferating because of popular apartment-sharing websites like Airbnb, critics charged Friday. “We need a stepped up enforcement from...
Here's how to replace Giancarlo Stanton in your fantasy lineup
It’s always scary to watch a player be hit by a pitch. It doesn’t matter if he’s the best player on your fantasy team or a player you would never...
Apple Watch is the new hotel room key
Buried amid all the hype and hoopla over the upcoming new Apple Watch is a possible game changer for travelers everywhere: the era of losing your hotel cardkey may soon...
Yankees swept in doubleheader as playoff hopes crushed
BALTIMORE — Viewing hours are two to four; seven to nine. Location and date TBA. After being swept in a doubleheader Friday by the Orioles at Camden Yards, the Yankees’...
Man wins fight for spouse benefits despite Arizona gay marriage ban
PHOENIX — A judge handed a victory Friday to a gay man who lost his spouse to cancer last month and was denied death benefits because Arizona does not recognize...
Adrian Peterson won't play Sunday amid child abuse allegations
Star NFL running back Adrian Peterson has been deactivated for Sunday's game by the Minnesota Vikings amid allegations he viciously beat his 4-year-old son with a switch twice last May....
Hawks GM takes leave of absence over racist comments
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry has taken an indefinite leave of absence after making racially charged comments about a potential free agent. The team's CEO, Steve Koonin,...
Starting QB against Cowboys defense not always a 'Lock'
If you get a bad batch of clams at a local eatery, do you forever refuse to eat clams again? You were late for work one day and pressed heavily...
Times Square 'Silver Man' pulls a knife on promoter
The “Silver Man” of Times Square pulled a knife on a comedy promoter in a battle over prime curbside real estate Thursday night, a law enforcement source said. Gerard Brown,...
Why Lena Dunham’s NYT mag cover is all wrong
The image I have of “Girls” star Lena Dunham, judging by last season’s episodes of the HBO series, is that of a girl riding a bicycle in the Hamptons in...
Man dies at sperm bank after 4th donation in 10 days
A marathon masturbator in China died after he donated his seed to a sperm bank four times in just 10 days. Zheng Gang was found slumped over and unconscious in...
76 newspapers could be going up for sale
Digital First Media, the nation’s No. 2 newspaper chain, said Friday it is exploring “strategic options” to include a full or partial sale of the company. Chief Executive John Paton...
Driver says George Zimmerman told him: 'I will kill you'
ORLANDO, Fla. — A driver says George Zimmerman threatened to kill him, asking "Do you know who I am?" during a road confrontation in their vehicles, a police spokeswoman said...
5 reasons why the Feast of San Gennaro totally rocks
I may not be an Italian-American, but for the next ten days, I pledge allegiance to the red, white and green — you know, at the 88th Feast of San...
Was Kendall the queen of NYFW?
Kendall was the most anticipated model this past Fashion Week, and she didn’t disappoint. After making her Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week debut in February — wearing a titillating see-through shirt in...
Chase Headley avoids fracture after getting drilled in chin
BALTIMORE — A few stitches in his chin, a mouthful of gauze and no concussion yet and Chase Headley believes he is a very fortunate guy after taking a high-octane...
A list of the conservative cameos in ‘Atlas Shrugged Part III’
“Atlas Shrugged”? More like audiences did. Part III of the epic Ayn Rand movie trilogy, subtitled “Who Is John Galt?,” hits theaters Friday — and it’s a wonder we got...
Rory McIlroy hits tee shot into fan's pocket
http://youtu.be/Y7YX8t4iDOs This is not the kind of hole-in-one Rory McIlroy had in mind. The world’s No. 1 golfer sprayed his tee shot to the right on the 14th hole of...
Jets will have Dee Milliner against Packers
Jets coach Rex Ryan made it official Friday — cornerback Dee Milliner will make his first appearance this regular season Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field. “He will play,” Ryan said,...
Steve Weatherford punts through ankle injury
Steve Weatherford punted Friday in practice, testing out his ankle injury and said he expects to be ready for the Giants battle against the Cardinals on Sunday at MetLife Stadium....
Giancarlo Stanton 'much better' day after getting hit in face
MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins says he's feeling "much better," one day after sustaining facial fractures and other injuries when he was struck in the face by...
Fashion Week’s worst-dressed street-style stars
What’s New York Fashion Week without a parade of freaks? Here’s the worst-dressed of the week. You’ve been warned.
11 of the craziest Trip Advisor reviews ever
Reviews are like that famous Clint Eastwood film — many are good, others are bad, and some are downright ugly. Trip Advisor has become an important resource for travelers who...
Mom in court after 3 infants found dead in house
BLACKSTONE, Mass. — A woman who lived at a squalid, vermin-infested home where the bodies of three infants were found this week was arraigned Friday on charges including fetal death...
How serious is the Boomer & Carton vs. Mike Francesa rivalry?
The shots fired between WFAN’s two most prominent programs have increased recently. The most recent bout between Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton’s morning show and Mike Francesa occurred when the...
Woman killed after running onto NY highway
A woman was fatally struck by a pickup truck early Friday in the Bronx after she ran onto the Hutchinson River Parkway, authorities said. The woman, 31, dashed from a...
Brother to run after Rob Ford quits mayor's race
Citizens of Toronto can breathe easy — they’ll still be able to park a Ford in City Hall. Rob Ford, the off-the-wall mayor of Canada’s largest city, withdrew his re-election...
Teen faces 2 years in jail after simulating sex act with Jesus statue
This is definitely NOT what Jesus would do. A teenager in Pennsylvania who mounted a statue of Christ and pretended to receive fellatio from it could be heading to the...
Another ringleader in FDNY, NYPD disability scam pleads guilty
Another ringleader of the widescale, multimillion-dollar Social Security disability scam copped a plea deal Friday that could involve testifying against his co-defendants. Retired NYPD officer John Minvera, 62, pleaded guilty...
Some iPhone 6 Plus models already sold out on first day
Turns out, size does matter — at least for Apple fans. The gadget maker’s bigger smartphone, with a 5.5-inch screen — the iPhone 6 Plus — was scarce on Friday,...
Crook steals blind man's wallet in NYC
http://youtu.be/WyxYbcx6F08 A heartless crook stole a blind man’s wallet on a Brooklyn street on Tuesday, authorities said. Surveillance video released by police shows the despicable thief stalking the 57-year-old victim...
The Blonds have the most fun at Fashion Week — and here’s why
The Blonds always know how to have a good time when it comes to their fashion shows. Season after season they turn out a crowd as wackily colorful as the...
Bloomberg's former tech guru joins search startup
Mike Flowers, a former Bloomberg administration tech guru, has joined a Soho startup seen as a Google-like search engine for open government records. With the move, Flowers becomes the rare...
Jets bring back CB Ellis Lankster
The Jets re-signed cornerback Ellis Lankster on Friday morning. Lankster, who practiced Friday, spent the last three years with the Jets – playing 15 games in both 2012 and 2013...
Investor wants Olive Garden to ease up on the breadsticks
Maybe there is such a thing as too many breadsticks. In a nearly 300-page treatise on what's wrong with Olive Garden and its management, investor Starboard Value suggests the Italian...
Pakistan arrests 10 suspects in attack on Malala Yousafzai
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's army announced Friday that it had arrested 10 militants suspected of involvement in the 2012 attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who won world acclaim after she...
Orioles star suspended 25 games for amphetamines
BALTIMORE — Orioles slugger Chris Davis was suspended 25 games for using amphetamines, a punishment that began Friday and will extend into the postseason. Baltimore started play Friday leading the...
Odell Beckham eyes Week 3, but that seems like a stretch
Getting Odell Beckham Jr. on the field cannot come soon enough for the Giants. The only problem is, he cannot return too soon lest he re-injure a right hamstring that...
Kendall calls out a fotog, Gwyneth teams up with DVF and more
Donna Karan is releasing a memoir, Kendall Jenner slams a paparazzo on Instagram and Jennifer Lopez’s sexiest ensembles revealed. - Dear shutterburgs, when taking a snap of Kendall Jenner please...
Samsung mocks Apple (again) in 6 funny videos
http://youtu.be/vA8xPyBAs_o Just days after Apple unveiled its larger screen iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, rival Samsung has weighed in on the effort: boring and not quite as good as...
Alibaba to close IPO orders early after selling out
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to close its IPO order book early after it received enough orders to sell all the shares in the record-breaking offering, sources familiar with the...
Golfer not passing up chance at $10M if wife goes into labor
ATLANTA — Billy Horschel is playing his sixth straight tournament, a schedule he hasn't kept in three years. His wife is at home in Florida, expecting their first baby in...
Cat survives being hit by car going 70 mph
Eight lives left! A tough kitty miraculously survived being struck by a car at 70 miles per hour, escaping with just minor ear injuries. The impact of the crash wedged...
Dubai creates wine with 24-carat gold but no alcohol
Dubai built the world's tallest building, put a ski slope inside a shopping mall and gave its cops a Lamborghini for a police car. Where else would you sell a...
2 killed in shooting after vigil
DETROIT — Police say two people are dead and several others wounded following a shooting at a vigil on Detroit's west side and a vehicle crash afterward. Authorities told reporters...
Bodies of 3 infants found in vermin-infested home
BLACKSTONE, Mass. — Authorities haven't ruled out the possibility that there are more bodies inside a squalid Massachusetts home where three dead babies have been found. Prosecutors say the bodies of...
2 US fighter jets crash in Pacific Ocean
Two Navy F/A-18 fighter jets crashed after taking off from the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson while operating at sea in the western Pacific Ocean. One of the pilots was quickly...
2 dead, 1 critical after Bronx crash
Two people are dead and a third is clinging to life after a wild car accident on the Bronx River Parkway early Friday, authorities said. A Mini Cooper was heading...
Broadway’s next hit could be ‘Bandstand’
Let’s shine the spotlight today on a show nobody’s ever heard of but everyone’s talking about. Well, those in the know (which now includes you, dear reader) are talking about...
Maxim picks up new editor-in-chief from T magazine
Sardar Biglari, the secretive Iranian-born mogul who bought Maxim earlier this year, has poached Kate Lanphear, style editor of T, The New York Times Style Magazine, to be editor in...
Starz boss pitches aggressively to investors
Starz boss Chris Albrecht kicked off an aggressive pitch to investors, reminding them they can already buy a standalone premium cable network run by the guy who used to run...
Daily Blotter
Bronx An elderly man who was the victim of a brutal assault and robbery last week in the South Bronx has died, cops said. Manuel Rosario, 80, of East 139th...
Mark Cuban joins critics of SEC's 'broken windows' policy
Wall Street to Mary Jo White: You have a “broken” policy. Washington’s war on the tiniest regulatory violations — modeled after the New York Police Department’s “broken windows” policy —...
Obama’s former spokesman squares off with McCain
WASHINGTON — Former White House press secretary Jay Carney kicked off his new job as an analyst on CNN by running into a hot-headed Sen. John McCain in what turned...
Obama targets ISIS terror leaders for death
WASHINGTON — President Obama has one more thing to say about ISIS commanders: Shoot to kill. Obama for the first time has authorized the Pentagon to target leaders of the...
A mother load of nonsense
Self-absorbed, narcissistic and cursed with more money than common sense, a New York City woman is pregnant with her second daughter. Big whoop? Normally, this dame’s decision to procreate with...
Cuomo gives in on debating Astorino
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will do something before November’s general election that he refused to do leading up to the Democratic primary — debate. “I believe we’ll have debates. The campaigns...
Mexican president, Disney and GM heads to be honored
The Mexican president, along with the heads of General Motors and The Walt Disney Company, will be honored this month in Manhattan by a prestigious inter-faith coalition of business and...
Counter-terrorism spending continues to rise as prosecutions go down
WASHINGTON — Since the horrific Sept. 11 terror attacks, resources and personnel dedicated to counterterrorism have skyrocketed, but prosecutions for terror crimes fell. For 2014, the US is on track...
Rents soar high in Bushwick as popularity grows
Bushwick is Brooklyn’s rising star — boasting the borough’s highest overall average rent increase: a stunning 29.76 percent for one-bedroom apartments in just one month, according to a new market...
Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide, faces 15 years
PRETORIA, South Africa — A South African judge on Friday found Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and declared him not guilty...
Macworld to end print edition
Peter Longo, just tapped to be the CEO of a newly formed US Media at International Data Group, is making some sweeping changes that appear to be turning the company’s...
Yahoo! adding editorial talent
Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer still hasn’t revealed what she will do with the billions that will come her way after the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba goes public later this month,...
Cop suffers possible heart attack chasing suspect
A police officer had a possible heart attack while in pursuit of a suspect in Coney Island late Thursday, authorities said. Cops responded to 2007 Surf Ave. for a call...
Packers RB Eddie Lacy tough test for Jets' run defense
The Jets’ secondary was already in line for what may be its toughest test all season, going against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers on Sunday, but the team’s stellar run...
Jim Dolan's band to open for the Eagles at MSG
Meet the freewheelin’ Jim Dolan. Even though New Yorkers know him as the cable mogul to blame for the Knicks, deep down the team owner is a budding Bob Dylan....
Ben McAdoo: Giants offense making 'different mistakes'
It sounded a bit like a punch line, but Ben McAdoo wasn’t joking when he described what progress, if any, he has seen in the Giants’ offense. “The encouraging thing...
Roger Goodell safe from axing — unless he's busted for lying
NFL owners are still standing by their man — to a point. Despite another day filled with uncomfortable allegations about Roger Goodell, the league’s embattled commissioner appears likely to keep...
Citi Bike racks up over $4M in late fees
Citi Bike is raking in millions of dollars in late fees — including from clueless tourists who don’t know the rules and annual members who constantly struggle to find a...
Finishing drives focus for Jets offense
Geno Smith isn’t expected to go toe-to-toe and pass-for-pass with Aaron Rodgers, the chances about as good as MetLife Stadium becoming as hallowed as Lambeau Field. Smith is in his...
Yankees' VP of baseball operations Mark Newman retiring: sources
BALTIMORE — According to voices inside and outside the Yankees’ organization, the minor league development program will have a new leader next year, The Post has learned. Mark Newman, a...
Chase Headley drilled in chin, likely to miss a few games
The Yankees ninth-inning rally began with a frightening play, as Chase Headley was drilled in the chin by a 96 mph fastball by Tampa Bay closer Jake McGee. Headley was...
Somehow, Mets complicating their simplest problem
Really, it is neither a difficult nor controversial concept to grasp. The Mets, who dipped the tippy-tip of their collective big toe is in the shallowest of wild-card race water...
No Rice, no problem as Ravens ravage Steelers
BALTIMORE — The dismissal of Ray Rice wasn’t a distraction for the Ravens. Ultimately, it served as inspiration. Playing a pivotal divisional game three days after the release of the...
Hondo eyes (T)winner
The Royals suffered the ultimate humiliation Thursday night, getting beaten by the lowly Bosawx to raise Hondo’s deficit to 1,600 olivas. Friday night: Mr. Aitch, seeking a strong Week 2...
Rice confessed to Goodell in June
Ray Rice confessed to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell back in June that he slugged his fiancée in the face — knocking her out cold in an Atlantic City elevator, sources...
Marlins' Stanton bloodied by fastball to the face
MILWAUKEE — Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton was hit under the left eye by a fastball and bleeding from the face as he was driven off the field in an ambulance...
Palin family in 'drunken brawl'
It was a brawl in the family for the Palin clan. Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin got into a fracas worthy of reality TV when she, husband Todd and...
How many miracles do these Yankees have left?
He felt nothing, which, of course, is one of the best baseball feelings — or non-feelings — of all: ball meeting bat, sweet spot kissing sweet spot, physics taking care...