May 25, 2015
Playoffs are taking a toll on Phil Jackson's reputation
It just keeps looking worse for Knicks president Phil Jackson. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who had a verbal agreement to coach the Knicks, is a win away from the NBA...
Hondo Bumming around
Hondo had a serious problem with Houston on Monday because of its failure to perform to expectation against the Orioles, which elevated the deficit to 895 sanfords. Tuesday night: Mr....
NCAA baseball tournament getting a taste of New York
College baseball is a warm-weather sport. The nation’s elite hail from the south and west. The hosts of the 16 regional sites in the NCAA tournament don’t include any from...
Flash of Yankees' future from Heathcott, Lindgren
For those clamoring for new faces in The Bronx, Monday was a good day. After Slade Heathcott hit his first major league homer in the seventh inning of a 14-1...
Manfred no better than Selig in greedy steroid double standard
Not that the Alex Rodriguez-versus-the Yankees hassle over a $6 million home run bonus is the kind that creates rooting interests — it’s not as if either can claim the...
Mets find a stopper on the mound, and it's not Matt Harvey
The Mets had surrendered 21 runs in a humbling three-game sweep in Pittsburgh. Bartolo Colon had struggled to a nearly four-figure ERA in his previous three starts, bottoming out when...
Mets have fingers crossed as Wright sees California specialist
David Wright has taken his sore lower back to California for further evaluation. The Mets third baseman is expected to be examined by noted specialist Dr. Robert Watkins within the...
Yankees' powerful bats let Eovaldi go into cruise control
Nathan Eovaldi experienced pitcher’s nirvana early Monday afternoon when his Yankees teammates scorched Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie for eight runs in the first inning and three more in the second....
Why the fearless Rangers are so confident with season on the line
TAMPA — These words don’t ring hollow, but are absorbed and amplified by history. These are the words spoken by a Rangers team with true confidence their season will not...
The one Lightning player the Rangers must stop in Game 6
TAMPA — Steven Stamkos has been to the Eastern Conference final before, when the Lightning fell in seven games to the Bruins in 2011. Two seasons sans playoffs and a...
Rangers have no fear of potholes while playing on road
TAMPA — This is the best road team in Rangers franchise history, so don’t think the 19,204 frenzied Lightning fans that pack Amalie Arena for Game 6 of the Eastern...
Mets, Collins end up on wrong side of confusing replay episodes
Terry Collins twice wanted to review a call that went against the Mets Monday, and didn’t get a chance to review either. Fortunately for the manager, neither played a role...
This Rangers season can only be viewed one way without a Cup
TAMPA — Game 6 on Tuesday night against the Lightning will mark the Rangers’ 100th game of a season that began in St. Louis on Oct. 9 — every day...
The reason behind Alderson's perpetually stoic demeanor
Ray Mabus, the Secretary of the Navy, carries as big a responsibility as his job title sounds. Yet, he spent his Memorial Day afternoon at Citi Field on Monday, reminding...
Un-fare treatment: City shouldn't decriminalize theft
In 1993, cops caught 1,232 people on the subways with illegal guns. Last year, they nabbed just 33. This dramatic reduction shows how good policing works — and is part...
Yankees reminded things aren't always so grim in laugher
The famous quote from Joe DiMaggio — “I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee” — could easily have been tweaked on this Memorial Day. It...
'ObamaCare is penalizing me for pursuing my dreams!'
In a Midtown specialist’s office, I confessed the secret that’s been weighing on my mind. “My health insurance expires at the end of May,” I told the doctor.
Child fighting for life after getting hit by car in Queens
An 8-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being struck by a car in Queens on Monday evening, authorities said. The boy was playing with his brother on Sutphin...
George Pataki to announce presidential bid Thursday
WASHINGTON — Ignoring the polls and pundits, former New York Gov. George Pataki plans to announce Thursday that he’s joining the crowded Republican field for president. The three-term governor will unveil...
Pope Francis hasn't watched TV in 25 years
Pope Francis is no “Game of Thrones” fan — in fact, the pontiff hasn’t watched the boob tube in over 25 years. “It’s not for me,” he told La Voz...
The day in photos
Americans reflect on Memorial Day and more.
The disgraceful drive to kick Israel out of FIFA
Nothing makes the world stop like the World Cup. Soccer brings people around the globe together more than any other cultural force. Not bad for jocks in shorts kicking around...
Spilling the truth on the fight for a $15 minimum wage
Did The New York Times just inadvertently tell us what the real goal of the raise-the-minimum-wage campaign is? A Times editorial last week cheered Los Angeles’ enactment of a $15-an-hour...
City government has no business messing with Uber
Somehow, the folks at the Taxi & Limousine Commission got the impression they’re now the Taxi, Limousine & Apps Commission. That’s the only explanation for the TLC’s drive to regulate,...
Bounce house goes airborne with kids inside
A freak tornado spun across a Florida beach Monday, catapulting an inflatable bounce house more than 50 feet into the sky and injuring the three young children inside, one seriously....
Yankees snap skid by pounding their favorite punching bag
Frustration and irritation had checked into the Yankees’ clubhouse across two dozen days as one loss followed another thanks to ugly play in all areas. Yet, according to Chase Headley,...
Wilmer Flores' game-winning HR pauses the Tulo, Starlin lust
Wilmer Flores has stopped bumbling and continued booming. The Mets shortstop endured a rocky stretch in which defensive shortcomings were more pronounced than his offensive contributions, but lately is quieting...
Killer tornado leaves cars leaning against homes near Texas border
MEXICO CITY — A tornado raged through a city on the U.S.-Mexico border Monday, destroying homes, flinging cars like matchsticks and ripping an infant from its mother's arms. At least...
Real Madrid fires coach for only having 2nd-best team in world
MADRID — Real Madrid fired coach Carlo Ancelotti on Monday, one season after he led the club to its 10th European Cup title. Club president Florentino Perez said Ancelotti's successor...
Cops killed at 1940 World's Fair to be honored
A bittersweet 75th anniversary ceremony will be held in Queens this summer to honor two NYPD detectives killed during a bombing at the 1940 World’s Fair there. Detectives Joseph Lynch,...
McCann back in lineup to power Yankees to 11 runs in 2 innings
After an early exit Sunday night due to a sore right calf, Brian McCann was back in the Yankees lineup Monday afternoon against the Royals. Following Sunday’s loss and again...
The most iconic image in sports is 50 years old
On May 25, 1965, Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston in the first round of a heavyweight bout that produced one of the strangest finishes in boxing history as well as...
Bears release Ray McDonald after 3rd arrest in 9 months
NFL defensive end Ray McDonald is again under investigation for domestic violence following his third arrest in the past nine months. And again it cost him his job: The Chicago...
15-year-old boy critically injured during school fight
A 15-year-old boy was critically injured after he was clocked in the face by a fellow student at a Chelsea high school, police sources said.
David Wright flying his bad back to see California guru
David Wright will head west for further evaluation on his sore lower back. The Mets third baseman is expected to be examined by Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles within...
Here are Matthew Dellavedova's greatest (or most hated) hits
Here are the Cavaliers, one win away from the NBA Finals in their first season of the Re-LeBron era, and the morning-after forensics and debate from a lively Game 3...
Ex-Israel PM gets 8 months in prison for illegally accepting money
JERUSALEM — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison for unlawfully accepting money from a U.S. supporter, capping the dramatic downfall of a...
Cowardly lion climbs tree to avoid his prey
Here’s a real-life cowardly lion! A man on safari vacation captured these amazing images of a big cat turning from hunter to hunted as it fled from stampeding water buffalo...
Fighter jets scramble to escort Air France flight to JFK
The Air Force scrambled fighter jets Monday to escort an Air France plane bound for JFK Airport after anonymous threats were phoned in to authorities warning of “chemical weapons’’ stashed...
Humbling day for USA's 17-year-old, Jay Z-backed tennis hope
PARIS — As the first 17-year-old American man in the French Open since Michael Chang won the 1989 title, Frances Tiafoe learned a valuable lesson from a straight-set loss in...
Can the NBA spare us the lonely eight-day wait for Finals?
With the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers each holding 3-0 leads in their respective conference finals, the NBA reportedly is exploring moving the start of the Finals. According to...
'The Gift' lives up to its name on 'Game of Thrones'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZDO2ptEBcg This week’s episode of “Game of Thrones” seems to take place in an alternate universe where comeuppances and rewards happen to the right people, and scenes we’ve been hoping...
Hollywood projects $5B box office this summer
Hollywood studio executives have franchise fever — and they’re hoping moviegoers across the country get the bug. With several solid gold franchise films set to hit the big screen this...
Deadly Memorial Day crash in Brooklyn
A driver was killed and two passengers injured after their vehicle struck a median and then crashed into a light pole in Brooklyn early Sunday. The single-car crash happened at...
How do I handle the cliques at work?
I’ve recently started a new job, and the team I thought I was joining is more like different cliques trying to influence me about others. Any advice on how to...
The worst lies people tell in job interviews
Got lies? According to online payroll services company SurePayroll’s March 2015 survey results, half of all employers believe candidates lied on their resumes, primarily by misrepresenting skills and experiences; the...
City to pay extra $2.5M to move restrooms away from condos
The city will flush $2.5 million down the toilet by relocating new public restrooms at Brighton Beach because owners of a nearby luxury condo complex complained that the elevated commodes would...
Good Humor gets trendy for younger generation
This isn’t your mom’s Good Humor man — or woman. The nearly century-old ice cream seller is being overhauled for the summer, trading in nerdy all-white duds, outdated jingle and...
Poor kids banned from school carnival might have the last laugh
New Yorkers are opening their hearts and wallets to the Flushing kids forced to sit out their school’s end-of-year festival just because their parents did not pay a $10 fee. At...
History, drama films succeed at Cannes film awards
American beauty Rooney Mara won best actress Sunday at a Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony packed with surprises. The Cannes jury, led by Joel and Ethan Coen, split the prize...
Memorial Day marks the start of free music in NYC
It’s not just beach season — Memorial Day also marks the start of free music events throughout the Big Apple. Dozens of performers — ranging from hip hop DJs to...
Sports networks are after TV 'pirates'
Ranger fans who don’t want to shell out hundreds of bucks for high-priced tickets to see the Blueshirts’ quest for the Stanley Cup — or even for basic cable —...
Iraqi forces ran from ISIS during Ramadi takeover
WASHINGTON — Iraq lost the key city of Ramadi to ISIS fanatics because its US-trained forces turned tail and ran, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Sunday. “What apparently happened...
NYC Uber drivers converting cars to yellow taxis
If you can’t beat ’em — paint ’em yellow. Uber drivers are transforming their black cars into taxis as part of a Taxi and Limousine Commission pilot project, The Post...
NY state Republicans to target Long Island's 'leftward shift'
A coalition of conservative activist groups, determined to halt what they call a “leftward shift’’ among Republican state senators from Long Island, have begun secretly polling the districts of key...
Robbed teen is 19th Central Park victim this year
A 16-year-old boy was robbed in Central Park in broad daylight — the latest victim of a crime spree that has parkgoers on edge, police said Sunday. The teen, the...
Methadone clinic blamed for subway delays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eShtZSx4kWc A rise in ill straphangers has contributed to an increase in train delays on the subway, transit sources told The Post. So far this year, some 1,260 sick passengers...
Dominique Sharpton finally makes her social media private
https://instagram.com/p/3AbCg7LDoz/ Dominique Sharpton has finally wised up. The globe-trotting daughter of the Rev. Al Sharpton made her Twitter and Instagram feeds private this weekend after posting several embarrassing vacation photos...
John Amirante returns to sing Anthem at Garden ... at least for Game 5
John Amirante, the longtime national anthem singer for Rangers’ games at the Garden, was back singing before Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final on Sunday night. “It’s fabulous,” he...
City Housing puts workers in bright vests in fear of NYPD shootings
Workers who fix elevators in the city’s housing projects have been ordered to wear bright-orange vests by supervisors calling NYPD cops “trigger-happy,’’ sources told The Post. The edict came down...
'Entourage' crew fails to bolster Rangers' cause
“Victory” will have to wait. With “Entourage” star Kevin Dillon and director/creator Doug Ellin in attendance at the Garden on Sunday night, the Rangers gave “Johnny Drama” no opportunity to...
LeBron James' triple-double puts Cavs on brink of NBA Finals
CLEVELAND — LeBron James dropped to his knees and slapped the floor with his hand. He was exhausted and exhilarated — and one win from the NBA Finals. "I gave...
No goals, no problem, no looking back for former Ranger Callahan
Ryan Callahan continued to struggle having an impact on the Eastern Conference final, despite what his coach, Jon Cooper, had predicted before Game 5. “I’m glad you brought that question...
An old bugaboo has Rangers near playoff elimination again
The Rangers’ swagger had returned, their confidence climbing, their momentum mounting. The power play, so often a befuddling two-minute exercise for the Rangers, had finally become the advantage the game...
7-year-old run over by hit-and-run driver critically injured
A 7-year-old girl leaving a Memorial Day weekend barbecue in The Bronx was critically injured by a hit-and-run driver Sunday night, cops said. The child was crossing East 214th Street...
Shutout makes Lightning's Ben Bishop a king for the night
Bish, please had never been so apropos. Living up to the popular Tampa catchphrase created for him, Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop quieted all criticism of his play in the Eastern...
Vigneault shortens Rangers' bench, to no avail
That idea of Rangers coach Alain Vigneault being patient and not shortening his bench went out the window during the 2-0 loss to the Lightning in Game 5 of the...
Young Lindgren gives Yanks fresh arm in tiring bullpen
It didn’t take Jacob Lindgren long to figure out where he was a year ago Sunday. Standing in front of his new locker in the Yankees clubhouse, the left-hander looked...
Add Brian McCann to the Yankees' list of walking wounded
Add a sore right calf for Brian McCann to the issues facing the Yankees. And while the catcher insisted he would be fine and ready to play Monday afternoon against...
There's not much hope for the Yankees this season
You can mock the Yankees all you want for retiring pretty much every number besides 00 and 13, but nostalgia sure sells in The Bronx. You think 45,681 filled Yankee...
The Rangers accomplished very little in deflating defeat
This wasn’t good enough from the Rangers, not good enough at all to win a conference final Game 5, and divining meaning from the all-but-empty locker room that greeted the...
Food cart illegally ripping off customers right outside City Hall
He’s not charging $30 for a hot dog, but another Manhattan food-cart vendor is ramping up the frankfurter wars by gouging his customers right outside the seat of city government....
App gives users free gifts just for watching ads
Three business bigwigs from Blackstone, Saks Fifth Avenue and Goldman Sachs are backing a new app that offers free swag to users in exchange for watching 15-second video ads. Claim...
Pressure cooker in 'suspicious' car near Capitol destroyed
WASHINGTON — A bomb squad safely destroyed a pressure cooker found in a "suspicious" vehicle left unattended Sunday afternoon on the National Mall near the US Capitol building and the vehicle's...
Daily Blotter
Queens Two thieves attempted to rob an Astoria bodega, cops said Sunday. The man and woman drove up to the US Brazil Bodega on 34th Avenue near 24th Street at...
New York asks its win-or-else Rangers: Save our summer
They have been here, of course, meaning the city has been here, too, on the precipice, on the brink, toes ever so close to the edge, this season ever so...
History remembers the Alamo in 'Texas Rising'
Texas wasn’t always the biggest, baddest state in the US. Its independence from Mexican rule was a hard-won fight by the Texas Rangers, a scrappy (you might say pathetic), disorganized...
Get your patriot on with these Memorial Day movies
If you think the true meaning of Memorial Day is lost under the weight of barbecued hot dogs and burgers, a convenient way to honor those who’ve served in the...