November 19, 2016
Former NBA star's son has found a home at Iona
Sam Cassell Jr. had been courted so many times, touring campuses around the country as a highly-sought recruit. It happened in high school. It happened in junior college. And after...
Auburn's live eagle mascot flew into goalpost before game
It's a tradition at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium for a live eagle to fly around the stadium prior to games. Auburn's seventh official War Eagle, Nova, clipped the goalpost while zooming...
NHL using Olympics to play hardball with the players
Maybe this will be the trigger that engages, educates and mobilizes the NHLPA membership. Maybe Sixth Avenue’s latest reach into the players’ pockets with its attempt to coerce the union...
Pearl Harbor survivor recalls bombers 'smiling and waving' from planes
Donald Stratton was an 18-year-old from Red Cloud, Neb., when he joined the Navy in 1940 — and found himself on the front lines of history. Hours after dawn, on...
Peeved Henrik Lundqvist seeks rebound after allowing soft goal
It was nearing the end of Saturday’s practice, and Henrik Lundqvist was frustrated. He skated toward the bench and swung his goalie stick like an axe, breaking it in half...
Joakim Noah's blunt take on Knicks' defensive struggles
As a former Defensive Player of the Year, Joakim Noah was projected to be the anchor for the Knicks’ defense. Even with another reshuffling of the personnel deck, many envisioned...
Ereck Flowers on decoding his tweets, being Optimus Prime and 'scary' Odell
Second-year Giants offensive tackle Ereck Flowers blocked out some time for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: How do you feel about protecting Eli Manning’s blind side? A:...
How Cowboys remind John Madden of his Super Bowl team
No one appreciated the offensive linemen more than former Raiders Hall of Fame coach John Madden, and no one recognizes more than Madden how the latest version of The Great...
Yankees' market takes shape as teams ask about Headley, Gardner
The Yankees’ pursuit for bullpen help likely got more expensive Saturday. With lefty Brett Cecil going to St. Louis for a reported four-year, $30.5 million deal, it has become clear...
The solution NFL won't try for making football watchable again
What’s the rush? The conventions of what we see on TV are such that we’re frozen. We often fail to see that what we see as normal is absurd. Conditioned,...
Giants coach can stomach Eli's INTs — but not being ‘careful’
Eli Manning is on pace for 27 touchdown passes — his fewest since 2013 — but he has thrown seven the past two games, so he might be on an...
Koch Industries snatches tech giant Infor from Blackstone
Charles Koch is showing that he is a force to be reckoned with when buying companies. Last week, working exclusively with investment bank Rothschild, Koch Industries won the auction to...
Lyor Cohen jokingly tells staffers he's joining Trump's team
Google’s new head of music Lyor Cohen sent his e-mail contacts a head-scratcher of a message on Friday. Cohen announced: “Breaking News! Donald Trump Taps Lyor Cohen for Transition Team.”...
Pavel Buchnevich's injury may be worse than Rangers believed
It does not sound good for Pavel Buchnevich, as the Rangers’ 21-year-old Russian winger might have something a little more serious than just back spasms. Coach Alain Vigneault had been...
Why Americans who didn't finish college voted for Trump
If you’ve spent five minutes reading about the election results last week, you would know that Trump won voters who don’t have a college degree and Clinton won those who...
Knicks crack down on defense as Hornacek pinpoints hustle issue
The defensive numbers are awful, hardly indicative of what was expected. But one positive aspect in the mess is the Knicks know exactly what they have to do. “We have...
Devils hit another roadblock on their West Coast trip
LOS ANGELES — Jeff Carter scored his team-high seventh goal of the season and Peter Budaj made 21 saves to help the Kings beat the Devils 4-2 on Saturday. Tanner...
Why the Dolphins' rise will overshadow Jared Goff's rise
Dolphins (-1 ¹/₂) over RAMS: Liked this better when the Rams were favored, but tough to resist the revived Dolphins against career debut of (No. 1 draft pick) quarterback Jared Goff,...
What Donald Trump means for the economy
With all of the noise resulting from Donald Trump’s election win, you may be feeling overwhelmed by questions about what it means for you and your money. While campaign promises...
Giants have been playing with fire — and Bears can burn them
There is something — actually plenty — to be said for playing and thriving in close games. There is nothing wrong with fighting to the finish, but the Giants are...
How an NYC football game started a Thanksgiving war
Thanksgiving Day football can trace its origins back to the 1880s and a hugely popular annual game between Princeton and Yale in New York City. Most New Yorkers seemed to...
Comedian Jim Breuer entertains Mets' business partners
The Mets brought out their relief “pitcher” Tuesday night at Gotham Comedy Club in Chelsea. Comedian Jim Breuer was on hand to entertain the team’s business partners, which included some...
America's favorite quintuplets tour Times Square for TV show
The Busby girls take Manhattan! America’s only set of female quintuplets — the stars of the TLC reality show “OutDaughtered” — hit the Big Apple this week to film an...
The bad defensive habits the reeling Nets are looking to break
Somewhere on their first extended road trip, the Nets lost their defense. They are hoping they can find it back in Brooklyn, losers of three straight for the first time...
Andrew Luck sore point; behind Steelers' collapses: 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...
How retailers plan to get shoppers in stores this Black Friday
Target has a secret for Black Friday: Buy a holiday gift from the chain online, and you’ll get it from a brick-and-mortar store. As the make-or-break holiday selling season kicks...
There's now an app that will park your car for you
Time-crunched New York drivers have a new valet parking service to consider. Manhattan entrepreneur and DropCar chief executive and co-founder Spencer Richardson’s app offers door-to-door monthly parking, and an on-demand...
Why NFL kicking hell is heaven for football fans
The Jets-Rams game was just 2 minutes and 25 seconds into the second quarter Sunday at MetLife Stadium when the Jets scored what would end up being their only points...
How de Blasio's quest for the spotlight may end up backfiring
Mayor de Blasio wants to become America’s leading leftist voice by using a Trump administration as a foil, but the effort could hurt his bid to return to City Hall...
Why Mets' sad Eric Campbell saga would repeat without Cespedes
Eric Campbell was taken off the Mets’ 40-man roster earlier this month, and last week it was announced he will sign a contract with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional...
Neighbor runs over boy after accidentally stepping on gas
A 5-year-old Queens boy is lucky to be alive Saturday after a neighbor accidentally stepped on her car's gas pedal and backed into the next-door driveway where the child was...
More deer on Staten Island must get vasectomies than expected
Mayor DeBlasio’s controversial deer-vasectomy program is up against a far larger herd than the city expected. White Buffalo, the Connecticut company that is tranquilizing, operating on and tagging the animals,...
The sneakily best RB matchup in stacked fantasy football week
If you have a good read on the wide receiver position this week and are a DFS Playbook PRO subscriber, you are going to win a lot of money. The...
In Trump's America, social justice warriors need to do the one thing they hate
From transactivists to #blacklivesmatter, social justice groups have taken a serious shellacking over the past 10 days. And despite years of indulgence by a pliant left, the election of Donald...
Days of whine and no raises for New York lawmakers
Barring some quick deal, New York lawmakers won’t be getting a raise anytime soon. But they ought to quit their whining. Tuesday, the Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation...
New Jersey's pension nightmare
New Jersey is in serious trouble: For the 10th time since Gov. Chris Christie took office, Standard & Poor’s last week downgraded the state’s credit rating. This, after it had...
Bums are converting bank vestibules into their own bedrooms
Bums are turning Bay Ridge bank vestibules into their personal bedrooms and now locals are too scared to use the ATMs. Vagrants sometimes set up full-blown bed chambers - sleeping...
In My Library: Ann Goldstein
Her name may not ring a bell, but once you know that Ann Goldstein translated Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels, you’ll see why her talk at the 92nd Street Y today...
The tightrope Yankees walk with their 4-item offseason wish list
With five weeks until Christmas, the Yankees’ shopping list looks like this: 1) Aroldis Chapman. 2) Further bullpen depth, particularly a proven lefty. 3) Improve the rotation. 4) Value shop...
FDNY hires nine ex-felons amid effort to boost diversity
The newly-minted class of FDNY probationary firefighters includes an unprecedented nine rookie Bravest with felony convictions, including one who did jail time for gun possession, insiders told The Post. The...
A whole lot of college butts delayed Harvard-Yale game
This time of year, everyone likes to ask out loud what the best rivalry in college football is. Auburn-Alabama? Ohio State-Michigan? Yet no one seems to discuss Harvard-Yale. "The Game,"...
55-year-old running back just made college football history
https://twitter.com/Mike_Uva/status/800055123481198592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Of course it came on Senior Day. Joe Thomas Sr. rushed into history Saturday, when the 55-year-old took a handoff for South Carolina State and gained 3 yards and...
Trump meets with Romney and other cabinet hopefuls
Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney joined a parade of conservatives eager to fill the ranks of the incoming White House administration for a series of interviews with President-elect Trump at...
Amy Adams in 'Arrival' is a pro-life heroine for the ages
Once or twice a year, a movie comes along that is not only an exciting piece of entertainment and a shining exemplar of cinematic craftsmanship, but also a resonant meditation...
Cop fatally shoots man who allegedly struck her partner with baton
Two cops fatally shot a deranged Brooklyn man Saturday afternoon after he snatched one of their batons and beat the officer over the head with it, police said. The uniformed...
Scouting Jets' NFL draft options: 4 glaring needs and bad QB timing
The Jets’ season is over before you even got to taste your Thanksgiving turkey. The good news? They should have a high draft pick in April, which always provides hope and...
Did bizarre fight inspire Leonard Fournette or reveal his injury was bogus?
LSU star running back Leonard Fournette wasn't going to play in Saturday's game against Florida because of an ankle injury. Then the two teams started shoving and exchanging unpleasantries before...
This guy made the best LSD of the '60s
For many, the psychedelic Sixties began at an event called the Trips Festival that took place in San Francisco the third weekend of January 1966. At the three-day blowout, between...
Trump says he settled Trump University lawsuit because he's too busy
Well, there is at least one downside to being the next leader of the free world, according to Donald Trump. “The ONLY bad thing about winning the Presidency is that...
Baby kidnapped during carjacking found safe
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare -- to watch in helpless panic as a car thief drives away with your baby still in the back seat. But there was a happy...
Pilgrims ate eagle with their turkey at the first Thanksgiving
Come Thursday, if you want to eat what the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians feasted on at the first Thanksgiving in 1621, it’s time to stock up on venison, mussels,...
How the Thanksgiving Day Parade helped this couple fall in love
Talk about getting blown away by love. Three years ago, Kaitlin Kabrich and Richie Buran met while training to be balloon handlers for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Now they’re...
Legendary lush Peter O'Toole turned his co-stars into drunks
A reporter once asked Peter O’Toole, whose capacity for booze was legendary, if he ever turned up for work drunk. “The answer to that is not only drunk, but deliberately...
Even inmates are doing the Mannequin Challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvu0QHTgJaw MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Inmates in an Alabama prison are taking part in the "mannequin challenge" sweeping the country, using an illegal cellphone. Al.com reports that the men wearing prisoner...
New Jersey has fourth lowest divorce rate in US
New Jersey’s state bird is the American goldfinch — but it ought to be the American lovebird. Love is alive and well in New Jersey, which had the fourth lowest...
4 dead after medical transport plane crashes in parking lot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91xH3OUEk9M Three crew members and a patient were killed when their ambulance plane crashed in northeastern Nevada on Friday, local media reported. The Piper PA 31 airplane had just taken...
Trump demands 'Hamilton' cast apologize to Mike Pence
Leave my Veep alone! President-elect Donald Trump got into a Twitter duel with the cast of the mega-hit show “Hamilton” on Saturday for lecturing Vice President-elect Mike Pence and questioning...
‘Pippin’ star Ben Vereen, a ‘grits-and-oatmeal guy,’ hits NYC
He was born in Miami, raised in Brooklyn and says he currently lives “in a suitcase” — but Ben Vereen seems most at home on Broadway. The Tony-winning star of...
You can enter the ultimate shrine to Taylor Swift
Grab your squad and get ready to party like it’s 1989. “The Taylor Swift Experience” has landed in New York City, and Swifties are about to have their wildest dreams...
UN climate talks end with pleas for Trump to join fight
MARRAKECH, Morocco -- The first U.N. climate conference after the landmark Paris Agreement closed Friday with delegates appealing to Donald Trump to join the battle against global warming and inviting...
Get a personal tour of Broadway from Joel Grey
Broadway legend Joel Grey has won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Tony over his more than 50-year career, but the 84-year-old actor is still adding new lines...
Cardi B ditches stripper past for 'Love & Hip Hop' stardom
Belcalis Almanzar, better known as rapper/reality star Cardi B, became a celebrity thanks to VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop: New York.” And just like many of her haters, she is...
City to pay $6.5M fighting probes into de Blasio's admin
The city expects to spend at least $6.5 million by year’s end on legal fees dealing with the numerous federal and state investigations swirling around the de Blasio administration. That...
Jeurys Familia's wife wants to drop charges against him
Mets pitcher Jeurys Familia will likely walk on domestic violence charges because his wife does not want to pursue a criminal case, the woman’s attorney told The Post. “She has...
New York to remain a 'sanctuary city' for immigrants: de Blasio
New York will remain a “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants, Mayor de Blasio promised on Friday — even if Donald Trump makes good on his threats to yank federal funding...
Trump's possible Commerce head knows how to deal with China
Legendary distressed investor Wilbur Ross, who is said to be on President-elect Donald Trump’s short list for Commerce Secretary, knows firsthand the benefits of a tough trade policy with China....
How Trump will change the Republican Party
Donald Trump has won what might be the greatest “change election” in decades. Republican leaders are only now waking up to the fact that the change Trump’s voters want will...
Sharon Jones was magnetic on and off stage
There was so much to admire about Sharon Jones. As a child, her mother moved Jones and her siblings from South Carolina to Brooklyn to escape an abusive husband. Despite...
More proof the Nets need Jeremy Lin now more than ever
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Nets were done in again by their Achilles’ heels: rebounding and defending the point guard. The Thunder and Russell Westbrook mercilessly abused them on both fronts...
Phil Jackson pal rips LeBron for 'posse' gripe: 'Such bulls--t'
Charley Rosen, Phil Jackson’s longtime confidant, is in an uproar over LeBron James’ statment he has lost respect for the Zen Master. Rosen said Jackson deserves the benefit of the...
Jaroslav Halak still the Islanders No. 1 goalie -- for now
Jaroslav Halak made his seventh consecutive start in Friday night’s 3-2, overtime loss to the Penguins, and he performed reasonably well, making 32 saves. Whether he remains the team’s No....
Neil Walker signing a roadblock for this Bronx-born Met
There’s no doubt Neil Walker’s return to Queens is good news for the Mets and their chances to get back to the postseason. For T.J. Rivera’s hopes of making the...
Why bad weather could wreak havoc on Giants' kicking game
The weather is expected to turn harsh in time for Sunday’s 1 p.m. kickoff against the Bears, with wind gusts projected as high as 40 mph at MetLife Stadium. Giants...
Yankees cut two veterans, trade a lefty reliever
Knowing Nathan Eovaldi was going to miss the 2017 season because of Tommy John surgery and Dustin Ackley had been replaced by Ronald Torreyes as a utility infielder, the Yankees...
VP-elect Mike Pence booed at 'Hamilton'
Vice President-elect Mike Pence was booed Friday night at a performance of the Broadway hit “Hamilton.” Pence was walking to his seat at the Richard Rodgers Theatre when a few...