September 24, 2016
This is when Odell Beckham ditches rep to become an icon
Odell Beckham Jr. is the biggest and brightest star in the New York sports constellation — bigger than Kristaps Porzingis, bigger than Noah Syndergaard, bigger than kid Yankee Gary Sanchez...
Mets' epic comeback falls just short in romp turned thriller
When the deficit reached 10 runs with the game barely one-third over, Mets manager Terry Collins, being of sane and sound mind, did the logical thing. He pulled starters. He...
Suspected gunman in deadly Washington mall shooting arrested
A 20-year-old Turkish immigrant was arrested Saturday in the murders of five people in a Washington state shopping mall, authorities said. Multiple tips and video footage of the suspect’s vehicle...
Knicks entering camp with cranked-up goal and injury caveat
It has been a while since Knicks president Phil Jackson invoked the word “championship” — something he has won 13 times as an NBA player and head coach. Jackson’s only...
Rangers GM: Why only half a rebuild was best option
More changes might have been expected. More changes might have been desired after the Rangers were pummeled by the Penguins in the first round of the playoffs last season —...
What Todd Bowles learned about adversity from Andy Reid
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jets coach Todd Bowles served on Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s staff for one season when Reid was the Eagles’ head coach. That 2012 season was a...
Style points trump safety in ridiculous NFL celebrations
Man walks into a psychiatrist’s office, says, “Doc, you gotta help me. I can’t stop singing the song ‘Delilah.’ ” The doctor says, “Sounds as if you’re suffering from Tom...
Yankees' half-measure failure forces grand plan into focus
TORONTO — Tyler Clippard symbolized the balancing act — the magic act, really — these 2016 Yankees tried and will fail to execute. No other team in the game’s history...
Hondo saddles up with Colts
Hondo made it a week’s worth of losses on Saturday when the Yankees again came up bone dry in Canada to reduce the earnings to 3,511 ameches. Sunday: Mr. Aitch...
Don't count out Donald Trump just yet
At a recent New York event, a Democratic business titan grabbed me by the shoulder and asked what I thought. I started to say that Donald Trump has the momentum,...
iPhone 7 users are drilling holes into their devices
Some iPhone 7 users are so desperate for headphone jacks, they’re falling for a prank YouTube video telling them to drill holes into their phone. “I just did this to...
National Museum of African-American History opens in DC
A century after it was first proposed, a museum devoted to centuries of African-American history opened Saturday on the National Mall. President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and a 99-year-old...
Why advertisers want on-air time on election night
Hofstra University’s presidential debate is expected to bring in both huge ratings and huge ad dollars Monday night — but that’s just the beginning. Advertisers are also scrambling to get...
These fantasy baseball keepers could be foundation of a dynasty
Giancarlo Stanton is one of the most powerful players in the game, but he has also become one of the most fragile. After missing 39 games in 2012, 46 games...
Giants offense set to line up against an old friend
As they line up across from each other Sunday, Weston Richburg figures he will hear a joke or a dig from Cullen Jenkins. “He’s got that type of personality,’’ said...
Old grudge could mean big game for Ravens vs. struggling team
RAVENS (-1) over JAGUARS: Blake Bortles continues to perform with questionable consistency in a back-and-forth battle, Baltimore should get revenge for last season’s home loss. GIANTS (-5) over Redskins: Internal...
Dear John: Refinancing of student loans at a lower rate is a good idea
Dear John: I’m wondering if you can let me know if you think something is a good thing. I’ve heard of SoFi, which allows you to refinance both private and...
State Democrats want to drive Andrew Cuomo out of office
Disaffected Democrats furious with Gov. Cuomo after nine of his friends and donors were ensnared in a sprawling federal corruption scandal last week say they plan to run him out...
This synthetic alcohol doesn't give you a hangover
Prepare to increase your weekday drinking — a hangover-free alcohol could soon be a reality. David Nutt, a professor at Imperial College in London, claims to have created a synthetic...
I was sick to my stomach working for Wells Fargo
H.C., a former Wells Fargo teller, says she was soon sick to her stomach after joining the bank straight out of high school in Lindenwold, NJ. The 25-year-old says she...
Freaking-out football player 'passes out' on first flight
Kennesaw State took on Duquesne this weekend, which required a quick plane ride from Georgia up to the Pittsburgh area. But for Kennesaw State redshirt freshman Keagan Jordan, it was...
Congress looked good grilling these two controversial CEOs
I never thought I’d live to see the day when Congress could come out looking good at hearings, let alone twice in the same in week. But two executives managed...
What is a 'statement game?' Let this Jets test define it
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — So here’s a question for you: What qualifies as a “Statement Game?” If you are the Patriots, for instance, hasn’t every game they’ve played this year...
The feds keep letting 'known wolves' drop off the radar
It happened again: The FBI had the future Chelsea bomber on its radar — for a while, anyway — but let him slip through. Just as officials had done with...
The man behind Carson Wentz's mask: Fearless, caring, beloved
It’s more than the rocket right arm, and it’s more than the joy everyone can see plastered across his face in the huddle with his teammates. It’s more than how...
Saving the Common Core in New York
Good news: The State Education Department is doing the right thing, recommending only innocuous changes to the math and English standards in the controversial Common Core curriculum. But will SED...
Week 3 fantasy football: Target these Week 2 disappointments
It has been a very good start to the 2016 NFL regular season. Yes, we had that FanDuel lineup nightmare in Week 1 in which three players couldn’t overcome an...
Jacob deGrom gets surgery relief, John Smoltz talk
For a guy just a few days removed from surgery, Jacob deGrom seemed remarkably upbeat. But then, why not? DeGrom said the doctors successfully went into his right elbow Wednesday...
A defensive MVP? New WR superstar? 5 NFL things to watch
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...
Sketchy judge gets niece elected — proves nepotism is alive and well
A sleazy Brooklyn judge who left the bench in a sexual-harassment scandal helped his niece win the election to replace him. Former Civil Court Judge David Schmidt, 63, quietly retired...
Legal battle between exes continues with housing drama
She lost custody of her daughter to her ex-girlfriend in a landmark case. Now a Manhattan woman wants control of the condo. Television producer Brook Altman has repeatedly clashed in...
Apartment fire in celeb-filled building sparks lawsuit
Where there’s smoke, there’s ire — especially at a stunning, celebrity-studded co-op on Central Park West. The renovation of actress Amy Irving’s home at 75 Central Park West sparked a...
Counselor who didn't tell principal that student had a gun wants job back
A Staten Island guidance counselor was fired for keeping school administrators in the dark after a threatening student showed her a photo of a gun on his cell phone —...
Building owner refused to rent office space to Hillary Clinton
No Clintons allowed! That’s what Hillary Clinton found out when she planned to rent office space in a tony midtown tower after she stepped down as Secretary of State. Clinton...
Charlotte police release videos of deadly shooting
The man gunned down by Charlotte cops never raised his hands before being shot, police video shows. It's unclear from the footage police released late Saturday whether or not Keith...
This is likely last nail in Yankees' coffin
TORONTO — The Yankees came to Toronto hoping to make one last run at the wild card. Now, they’re hoping they haven’t scored their last run, period. The Bombers lost...
Wife slams city for poor handling of homeless husband's death
The city should have kept him safe, says the wife of a murdered homeless man who was nearly decapitated by his shelter roommate. Deven Black, 63, a mentally ill former...
These are the people who could win Donald Trump the election
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio — Rich Andrason isn’t blind to the evidence of decay that a collapsed local economy and two generations of heroin addiction have brought to Columbiana County. Still,...
The maddening need and reality of MLB starting pitchers
It’s not just your imagination. If you have good starting pitching, you win. Of the teams with the 15 best rotation ERAs, 13 had winning records and were either already...
Gennifer Flowers 'agrees' to sit front row at first debate
When Hillary Clinton takes the podium at Monday night’s first presidential debate, she could be staring down an old romantic rival sitting in the front row. Gennifer Flowers, who carried...
Michigan State coach disappears in trippy TV moment
Michigan State disappeared against Wisconsin on Saturday in East Lansing, shrinking at the Badgers' claws and getting shellacked 30-6. Coach Mark Dantonio was just following suit. On the Big Ten Network...
Jets can validate coming-out party — or be further exposed
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Now, we will see what the Jets can do for an encore. Coming off an impressive win in Buffalo last week, when the offense rolled up...
In My Library: Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett’s breathtaking, generation-spanning new novel, “Commonwealth,” is her most autobiographical to date. Like her characters, she’s the product of divorce and remarriage, and says she prepared the members of...
Charlotte police chief says he'll release shooting video
A North Carolina police chief has announced he has decided to release police bodycam and dash cam video footage of Tuesday's police shooting of a black man in Charlotte. Chief...
Giants vs. 'hungry animals': Why Beckham won't be only one fired up
The schedule says the Giants must combat and defeat the Redskins on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. In truth, the greatest battle for the Giants, and star receiver Odell Beckham Jr.,...
Producer sues airline for canceling flights that kept him from work
A pair of canceled flights nearly grounded a Chinese reality-TV show, a producer howls in a new lawsuit. German-born Michael Gleissner suffered “acute anxiety” at the prospect of not being...
Youngest Watt brother is a terror — and J.J. eats it up
The No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers dominated No. 8 Michigan State on the road in Week 4, earning a 30-6 victory in East Lansing. It was an impressive tour de force...
My special-needs kid spends 4 hours a day on the school bus
You could drive to Baltimore in the time it takes a city school bus to get some special-ed kids to class. Parents at PS 76 in Queens are outraged a...
This guy lugs a 500-pound piano around NYC
Here’s one busker whose instrument can't fit on the subway. Classically trained Kevin Shoemaker rolls his 500-pound J&C antique upright piano around the streets of Manhattan looking for a sidewalk...
ESPN's Mike Ditka to Colin Kaepernick: 'Get the hell out'
With a kneeling target, Iron Mike showed no mercy. Hall of Fame coach Mike Ditka wore his red, white and blue heart on his sleeve Friday when asked about the...
Hillary was 'super cheap' with private office technology
The Clintons made more than $10 million in income last year, but when it came to outfitting a private office with computers and software, Hillary Clinton’s team was “super cheap,”...
Bombing suspect is no lone wolf, but a terrorist with a family of sympathizers
Last weekend’s NYC bombing is yet another case of terrorism and hatred for America not being isolated to a “lone wolf” but running in the family. We’ve seen this horror...
Pair accused of driving around for hours with corpse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nzwdkE2_HQ MT. VERNON, Ky. — Two people from Kentucky face abuse of a corpse charges after police say they drove around for three or four hours in with an overdosing...
RG3 lashes out at 'home-wrecking' rumors
Robert Griffin III's very public dalliance with a Florida State track athlete has forced him to make a few details of his impending divorce very public, too. The Browns' injured...
Snapchat changes name, debuts camera-equipped glasses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqkOFLBSJR8 Social media app Snapchat is changing its corporate name to Snap Inc. and introducing video-recording glasses called 'Spectacles.' The glasses can record video 10 seconds at a time by...
The liberal shame game has turned us all into cowards
Late this summer, a nude statue of Donald Trump suddenly materialized in Union Square and other cities across the US. The statues were designed by artist Joshua Monroe under the...
Authorities find 'hunting type' rifle from mall shooting scene
He walked into a Washington state shopping mall seemingly unarmed — and walked out 10 minutes later having mortally wounded five people, including four women at the fragrance counter of...
Colin Kaepernick witnesses most chilling anthem protest yet
Colin Kaepernick's continued protests during the pregame rendition of the national anthem have inspired a number of others, including football players at every level. On Friday, Kaepernick showed his appreciation...
The inept, thuggish detectives who let Jesse James get away
In February 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln was scheduled to travel through Baltimore by train on his way from Harrisburg, Pa., to Washington, DC. Shortly before his departure, Lincoln was told...
It's time Goodell stops Belichick from exploiting terrible NFL rule
The greatest trick Bill Belichick pulled so far this season wasn't leading a team helmed by Jimmy Garoppolo and an anonymous quarterback from N.C. State that nobody, not even most...
Cleveland rethinks honoring Don King for killing a man
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland's city council won't further consider a proposal to put Don King's name on the street where the legendary boxing promoter stomped a man to death in 1966....
Protesters march on football field after 'KKK' graffiti
YPSILANTI, Mich. — Protesters gathered near an end zone and marched on the field after Eastern Michigan's 27-24 victory over Wyoming on Friday night, three days after racial graffiti was...
Trump could win the debate simply by bluffing
Hillary Clinton is going to be armed with facts, logic and policy chops at tomorrow night’s debate. It’ll be like bringing a knife to a gunfight. Unless Donald Trump has...
These are history's hottest messes
It’s a tale as old as time . . . or at least as old as TMZ. The “celebrity train wreck” is generally a young, beautiful woman who ascends to fame and...
Death sentence for man who killed 2 to fund his wedding
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Southern California man who killed two people and dismembered one of them as part of a plot to steal money to pay for his wedding...
Man survives after being stabbed in eye with knife
A Colombian man who was stabbed in the eye with a knife, which pierced his brain, has survived, maintaining 90 percent of his sight and suffering no brain damage. Alberto...
Cops searching for thieves who killed bodega worker
A beloved deli worker was fatally shot at his Queens store Saturday morning — during a stickup that netted the coldblooded killers just $60, cops and witnesses said. Mamadou Diallo,...
The Pentagon is furious at Obama over the Iran ransom payment
One might think President Obama would have asked his top military officials to weigh in on his administration’s decision in January to send $400 million in cash to Iran. After...
It's not too late to save New York's own Lenin monument
Since the fall of communism in 1989, I’ve been to dozens of cities — most in the former Eastern Bloc — where statues of Lenin have been taken down. I...
The unlikely way these twins became the hottest bat mitzvah dress designers
Fresh off a stint on Season 7 of “Project Runway,” Jesus Estrada, then a 21-year-old living in San Diego, got a fateful call from his identical twin brother, Antonio, a...
How to pull off fall's 5 hottest trends
The Post's deputy fashion editor shows how autumn's fashion bounty offers something for everyone.
How dance legend Judith Jamison spends her NYC weekends
It was Agnes de Mille who, in 1964, spirited Judith Jamison out of Philadelphia and into New York, where Alvin Ailey helped make her a star. And while Jamison’s since...
How former 3LW singer Naturi Naughton defied odds and made her comeback
Naturi Naughton was first introduced to the public in 1999 as a member of the singing group 3LW (3 Little Women) — and left the trio in 2002 after clashes...
Maternal inspiration drives 'Bob's Burgers' voice actor
Channeling his Brooklyn-born Italian mother is literally paying off for voice actor John Roberts. Since 2011, Roberts has drawn from his mom, Margaret, to breathe life into Linda Belcher, the...
Gustav Klimt’s paintings saved a woman from the Nazis
Turns out Adele Bloch-Bauer wasn’t the only golden gal in Gustav Klimt’s life. Though she was the only one he rendered twice, the painter, who liked to go commando under...
Why one man walked all 800 miles of Brooklyn
William Helmreich wore out just two pairs of shoes walking every block in Brooklyn. His footwear of choice — Rockport desert boots in an inky black that cost about $100...
Mets' patchwork approach may put them in the playoffs yet
The Mets are inventing a whole new way of making it to the postseason. Without starting pitching. Or so it seems. Give general manager Sandy Alderson credit, the Maverick has...
Mets' hottest hitter takes another knee shot but keeps on ticking
Asdrubal Cabrera reminded Mets fans how clutch he is Thursday night. Friday night, he reminded them how tough. The injured shortstop took a foul ball off his only good knee,...
Christie's office kept 'naughty or nice' list of Jersey politicians
He’s Christie Kringle — and every present he doles out gets jotted on a meticulous naughty-or-nice list. Jurors in the Bridgegate trial of two top aides to New Jersey Gov....
Start and finish: The Yankees' biggest flaw rears its ugly head
TORONTO — This mega-eventful Yankees season, one the franchise hopes will be regarded as a turning point, seems destined to feature bookends of ineptitude. Terrible offense got them into the...
Family of dead man wrongfully convicted of murder gets $8.25M from city
The family of a man who spent 23 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned agreed Friday to a $8.25 million settlement from the city. The daughter of...
Actor found murdered in Canadian TV host's LA home
An actor has been found murdered at the rented home of Canadian talk-show host George Stroumboulopoulos in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, police and the TV personality said...
Joe Girardi is lowering Starlin Castro return expectations
TORONTO — Hold off on those “Welcome back, Castro” T-shirts. Starlin Castro took batting practice for the first time since straining his hamstring in Boston last weekend before the Yankees'...
Fantasy football: Is now the time to start Jamaal Charles?
Week 2 seems like one of the worst weeks ever for injuries. Though the sheer number, surprisingly, wasn’t up that much, the fantasy impact was big, especially on running backs....
Why did feds grant immunity to Hillary's 'highly improper' aide?
If anyone would know Hillary consigliere Cheryl Mills’ reputation for obstructing investigations, it’s FBI Director James Comey. He complained about her lack of cooperation while probing Clinton scandals in the...
Zuckerberg downplays Facebook advertising screwup
Facebook insists it’s no big deal that it inflated numbers on viewership of its video ads — but some advertisers aren’t buying it. Mark Zuckerberg’s social-networking giant apologized Friday as...
Meredith Baer slapped with $1.32M suit for 'defective' products
A disgruntled customer slapped Meridith Baer Home with a $1.32 million suit for doing a slipshod job furnishing his Manhattan pad, court papers charge. Adam Piekarski , 34, secured an apartment...
Fashion CEO, wife sue construction company over botched $600K renovations
The CEO of trendy fashion label Haute Hippie and his designer wife are suing the construction company they hired to renovate their $6.1 million Greenwich Village town house for allegedly...
Pedestrian fatally struck in Brooklyn hit-and-run
A driver fatally mowed down a pedestrian in Brooklyn and fled the scene Friday night, police said. Francis Perez, 28, was crossing Avenue V near Burnett Street in Sheepshead Bay...
Tulsa cop charged in shooting once bashed ex-beau's car with a shovel
The female Tulsa cop accused of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man was a pot-smoking teen who later had two protective orders taken out against her...
Tavern on the Green feels the pressure from union and city
The honeymoon is over for Tavern on the Green. A powerful union is turning up the heat on the famed Central Park eatery, which was granted a two-year reprieve from...
Editor at The Verge secretly worked at Apple for two months
Chris Ziegler, the former deputy editor of The Verge, is putting a whole new spin on moonlighting. In July, the tech reporter apparently took a job with Apple — but...
Larry Seabrook loses appeal to hold onto pension
An appeals court ruled this week that crooked ex-City Councilman Larry Seabrook must forfeit his taxpayer-funded pension in order to pay back $418,252 he still owes as a result of...
Two quick strikes help NYCFC clinch playoff berth
Jefferson Mena and David Villa scored a minute apart before the game was 10 minutes old and New York City FC clinched a playoff berth with a 4-1 victory over...
‘Holy Grail’ of baseball cards up for auction
The world’s most expensive baseball card has hit the auction block, and sports fans in Manhattan scored a peek at it Friday. The extremely rare 1909 Honus Wagner — which...
Presidential debate expected to be the most-watched ever
The showdown Monday night between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is expected to be the most-watched presidential debate in history. “It’ll be the largest audience in the history of televised...
Knicks seeking more 'unified' response than anthem protest
Knicks brass wants the team’s players doing some form of social work revolving around the “Black Lives Matter” campaign that would go beyond just kneeling for the national anthem. Knicks...
Cops bust man wanted in boxcutter subway slashing
Cops on Friday busted the brutal subway slasher who left a man bleeding at the Bryant Park station Thursday morning. That’s when Michael McKenzie, 44, allegedly attacked Diab Ngjib, 38,...
Don't be surprised if Brandon Marshall doesn't play vs. Chiefs
Unless Brandon Marshall is playing possum, there is a realistic chance the Jets will be without their six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. Battling knee and...
James Dolan still paying Cuomo crony busted in bribery scandal
Madison Square Garden boss James Dolan is sticking by disgraced senior VP Joseph Percoco, who has been charged in an Albany pay-to-play scandal. At least for now. “These charges have...
How WNBA playoff format put Liberty in do-or-die situation
Despite a new postseason format, an undaunted Tina Charles vowed the Liberty will rise to the occasion and come out victors at Saturday’s second-round game against the Phoenix Mercury at...
Hondo's not crowing
Hondo took his sixth straight trip down the drain, getting beat with the Cards on Friday in Wrigley to reduce the nosediving earnings to 3,611 crosettis. Saturday: Mr. Aitch will...
Obama used pseudonym to talk with Hillary on private server
President Obama used an undisclosed pseudonym to communicate with then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her private email server - shocking her top aide Huma Abedin when she learned...
Cuomo aide used personal email to hide shady deals: feds
Gov. Cuomo’s former aide Joseph Percoco — who is accused of pocketing more than $315,000 in bribes as part of pay-to-play schemes — used his personal e-mail account to surreptitiously...