February 17, 2018
World Series-winning manager thinks Aaron Boone is a star
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A.J. Hinch was fired as a young manager long before he won the World Series with the Astros last year, after ousting the Yankees in...
'Girls' star plays clueless, creepy ex in uneven rom-com
Zosia Mamet takes a step beyond “Girls,” but can’t shed its affectations, in "The Boy Downstairs," an uneven rom-com from debut feature writer-director Sophie Brooks. Diana, Mamet’s aspiring-author character, returns...
Yankees' Opening Day starter likely will be one of these two pitchers
TAMPA — Early Saturday afternoon, the Yankees’ top two starters stood on bullpen mounds feet apart from each other and popped catchers’ gloves with baseballs that were easier to hear...
Murky $1.5M taxpayer-funded NYPD poll raises questions
A three-question survey has been pinging New Yorkers’ cellphones, asking them to rate the job the NYPD is doing. But the pop quiz is costing taxpayers $1.5 million, with a...
Volatility is driving the markets towards chaos
There’s a serial killer on the loose — and the deadly enemy is volatility. As the stock markets showed recently, volatility is back, with stomach-churning extreme highs and lows not...
Bitcoin could bounce back big-time in 2018: analyst
Despite its price plunge, some diehard bitcoin aficionados still say the beleaguered cryptocurrency could hit six figures by year’s end. Tone Vays, a New York-based cryptocurrency analyst and blockchain consultant,...
NYU student paid his tuition with bitcoin profits
College tuition can be a tough nut to crack. Students in pursuit of their dreams often rely on hard work and student loans to get them through the lean years,...
Diplomat chased out of apartment by roaches: suit
Not even the most diplomatic statesman could make peace with this vermin. An ambassador from St. Lucia was forced to abandon his Manhattan apartment because the landlord wouldn’t get rid...
Fashion designer locked out of studio by her own employee: suit
A fashion designer to the stars was locked out of her Manhattan studio this month — by her own employee. Jackie Rogers, who modeled for Coco Chanel in the 1960s...
Financial cheating is a hidden form of infidelity: poll
Financial infidelity is rampant in America. A poll by a national nonprofit aimed at increasing Americans’ financial know-how revealed that nearly two in five couples cheat on their significant other...
Private online art exhibit will offer valuable works for sale
Clade, a new private online community for wealthy investors and philanthropists, has added a novel category to its networking and dealmaking platform: art. Maccarone, a New York/Los Angeles-based art gallery,...
New owner moves Golf magazine to bank building
Do they get to keep bankers’ hours? Golf and Golf.com, which were sold by Meredith last week, will be moving their offices into Manhattan’s Emigrant Savings Bank building. It’s a...
Politicians' feud devolves into 'petty' name-calling
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer is “the hag” to frenemy Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal. The Democratic Upper West Side pol has been routinely using the snide nickname to gossip and complain...
Financial TV gurus can't figure out our economy
Two weeks ago we had the TV financial follies, screaming about the sell-off and how the Trump rally was over — despite 13 consecutive months of gains, a record. The...
NBA scouts convinced only one team can challenge Warriors
The answer to one question is simple. “No.” That question is, “Will anybody beat the Warriors in the playoffs?” But ask, “Can anybody beat the Warriors in the playoffs?” and...
It's time to believe tipsters when they warn us about maniacs
The conversation eight years ago was with a man I didn’t know and haven’t seen since. Yet at times like these, I remember what he said as if it were...
Spencer Dinwiddie caps off big All-Star Weekend day for Nets
LOS ANGELES — It was a good day for Nets point guards past and present. Hours after Jason Kidd was named a Hall of Fame finalist, unsung but rising point...
De Blasio can't get away with giving taxpayer money to donor
Kudos to City Councilman Paul Vallone for refusing to let Mayor de Blasio get away with his unprecedented gift of taxpayer dollars to reward a single school-bus company — a...
Clinic fired me for asking to pump breast milk on the job: suit
An Upper West Side fertility clinic told an employee she had “no class” because she needed to pump breast milk on the job, then canned her, she claims in a...
Designer flaunts high-powered execs at first fashion show
New York Fashion Week may be over, but designers aren’t done boasting about the Hollywood A-listers who attended their shows. The names being dropped aren’t of the Gwyneth Paltrow or...
'Value-capture financing' isn't a silver bullet
Memo to taxpayers: Beware of pols hawking “value-capture financing” as a magical way to fund new subways, bridges and so on. From Mayor de Blasio to Gov. Cuomo to President...
NBC News sells soul to push ill-considered Olympics coverage
At a time when fewer and fewer trust the news media, perhaps even fewer should. Consider what NBC News and its NYC flagship, WNBC News, is doing — and has...
Graeme McDowell in the hunt after four years of struggles
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Graeme McDowell carries a deadly 15th club in his bag at every golf tournament he enters: a great attitude. If everyone had as positive a perspective...
Could there be an 'opposition' influence on the market?
Dear John: Your column on the Federal Reserve intervention in the collapsing stock market rings true. And I suspect that at some point a smoking gun will be found in...
Whistleblower gets run-around for catching fraud at Census Bureau
Dear John: I am a Census Bureau field representative who has filed a harassment complaint against my supervisor. This stems from reprisal after my telling her about another rep telling...
How Yankees are approaching Luis Severino's workload
TAMPA — Cautious but not restricted. That’s the plan for handling Luis Severino, whose 209 ¹/₃ innings-pitched a year ago easily were the most of the right-hander’s brief professional career. “We...
Bubba Watson will be battling for title against his polar opposite
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Here’s what you should appreciate most as you sit down to watch Sunday’s final round of the Genesis Open: the brilliant contrast between the player leading...
Here's how the city spent $1B to settle lawsuits
The city spent more than $1 billion to settle claims and lawsuits in fiscal year 2017, with the biggest payouts going to “Black Sunday” firefighters and their families, men wrongfully...
How a promising Ivy League student became another opioid crisis victim
Gage Bellitto didn’t go home for Christmas. He didn’t call his parents, even though the holiday was also his birthday. “He was always doing this, ignoring us, so we thought...
Kidd, Nash among finalists for basketball Hall of Fame
LOS ANGELES — Point guards could run the show in the next Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class, with Jason Kidd and two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash among the...
12 injured in fire at legendary Little Italy restaurant
A legendary Little Italy restaurant went up in flames early Saturday and about a dozen people were hurt as they fled the building on Mulberry Street. The 7:40 a.m. blaze...
Lindsey Vonn breaks down where she lost the super-G
JEONGSEON, South Korea — Lindsey Vonn's first Olympic race in eight years included one obvious, late mistake that she was sure cost her a medal — maybe even the gold....
Looks like Taylor Swift and her neighbors have some bad blood
“We don’t need celebrities here that will draw the focus [of] the paparazzi," one neighbor said.
This history-making Olympian lost everything — even her medal
Thirty years ago, Debi Thomas basked in the glory of making Olympic history — the first black athlete to ever win a medal at the Winter Games. Today, the pioneering...
Shamorie Ponds is a New York star through and through
Sophomore St. John’s point guard and Brooklyn native Shamorie Ponds takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: You wrote “I been to hell and back”...
Vigneault ends up playing Kevin Hayes after hinting he wouldn't
OTTAWA — Kevin Hayes came here with the full intention of playing. Despite coach Alain Vigneault saying his second-line center was “less than 50 percent” for going against the Senators...
Gun show near site of massacre sells alleged killer's weapon of choice
The AR-15 — the assault rifle used in last week’s Florida school shooting massacre — remained a weapon of choice at a Saturday gun show held in Hollywood, Fla. on...
Prosecutor may seek death penalty for Florida gunman
A Florida prosecutor hinted Saturday that his office would seek the death penalty for the confessed teen killer who massacred 17 people in a high school on Valentine's Day. “This...
This kid makes shelter puppies look fabulous
On Feb. 8, Darius Brown had one of the biggest days of his life: At just 11 years old, he was debuting his designs on a pup named Crosby who...
Kyrie Irving's well wishes to Porzingis offer Knicks fans hope
LOS ANGELES — Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving thought he would be teammates this weekend with Kristaps Porzingis on Team LeBron at Staples Center. Maybe one day that happens at...
Tearing it down will not be the hard part for the Rangers
You would remember the Purge of 2004 a little bit differently if the Rangers had emerged with a haul featuring their first- or second-line center for the next dozen years....
Man hit by falling fire escape dies
A man who was hit over the head by a metal fire-escape step that fell seven stories in Soho has died, authorities said Saturday. Richard Marchhart, 58, was strolling down...
Florida massacre survivors demand gun control at rally
Thousands of people — including students who survived a deranged killer’s rampage in their high school — demanded stricter gun control laws Saturday in Florida, as they blasted the politicians...
Zack Wheeler backtracks after curt response to Vargas signing
PORT ST. LUCIE — Zack Wheeler used a mulligan Saturday in explaining his feelings on the Mets’ decision to add veteran lefty Jason Vargas. A day earlier, the right-hander was...
Aaron Judge's surprising position during a workout drew attention
TAMPA — Aaron Judge, still rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery, has been doing most of his work outside of public view. So when Judge was seen Saturday working with Yankees...
How a beloved NYC priest saved Mickey Rourke's life
Armed with a .38 caliber, pearl-handled revolver and a six-page letter to his estranged wife, Mickey Rourke knocked on the door of Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Hell’s Kitchen...
Trump: 'Fake News Media' is ignoring the real Russia story
President Trump griped Saturday that the news media ignored the fact that Russia’s Facebook ad spending rose after he won the 2016 election — a sign in his view that...
Mets respond to Donald Trump Jr. photo backlash
PORT ST. LUCIE — Infielder Phillip Evans said Saturday he deleted an Instagram picture from the team’s shark fishing outing because of backlash he received. Among those in the picture...
LeBron disses Fox News host over 'shut up and dribble' comment
LeBron James dissed Fox News Channel host Laura Ingraham on Saturday - calling her “whatever her name is” and vowing to keep speaking his mind on social issues. The Cleveland...
Mom jailed after baptizing daughter
A North Carolina woman is spending a week in the county jail -- because she had her daughter baptized. Kendra Stocks, of Charlotte, began her sentence on Friday after being...
Lundqvist admits to 'giving up too many goals' after ugly loss
OTTAWA — It was the emotion of this train-wreck season coming to a head in one look, one glaring stare down the bench from Henrik Lundqvist as he was on...
David Wright deserves the chance to finish on his own terms
PORT ST. LUCIE -- My favorite David Wright moment of this young spring occurred not on Saturday morning, when he sat in the First Data Field home dugout and eloquently...
Bronx fire hero remembered for selflessness at funeral mass
The nearly two months that passed since Private First Class Emmanuel Mensah died a hero in a Bronx inferno have done little to ease his family’s pain. Mensah, 28, was...
How the Evil Empire -- or the Good Guys -- took over this town
We do love our anniversaries so, and this baseball season will provide one, and an appropriate one given the restoration of the Yankees as the team with the biggest target...
Statue of suit-wearing dog sparks outcry in Chinatown
This statue is in the doghouse. A 900-pound bronze sculpture of a natty canine in a business suit holding a red apple was set to be unveiled in the heart...
Authorities coax caped 'actor' off Brooklyn rooftop
A man in a black cape shut down a block of Franklin Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens when he climbed up to a rooftop Saturday morning, prompting cops to coax...
Pence: Trump will make school safety a 'top priority'
President Trump will make safety in the nation's schools a "top administration priority," Vice President Pence said Saturday in a speech in Dallas. The vice president didn't go into specifics...
School gunman has history of abusing his mother
Confessed Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz would throw chairs, a dog bowl, a drinking glass -- seemingly anything he could get his hands on -- during violent assaults on his...
Dead baby found in garbage can in Queens
A dead baby, wrapped in a yellow plastic bag and stuffed into a garbage can, was found in Queens early Saturday. A foul odor drew a mother and her teenage...
Five potential nicknames for the Yankees' powerful lineup
TAMPA – With Giancarlo Stanton joining what already was the second-highest scoring offense in the majors, the Yankee lineup has everything. Except a nickname. We are here to try to...
US, South Korea say too soon to talk weapons with North
The US and South Korea agree that despite the optimism generated by Olympic diplomacy, it’s too soon to talk with North Korea about curbing the North’s nuclear weapons program. Speaking...
'Furious' US hockey coach skips handshake with Russian coach
The Russians aren't just meddling in our elections. Now they're disrupting our Olympic hopes. US men's hockey coach didn't extend his hand to his Russian counterpart at the end of...
Cruz spewed vile hatred in online rants
In the months before confessed mass murderer Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people in a Florida high school, he ranted about minorities, alluded to his murderous intentions, and boasted about writing...
NYC weather forecast sees balmy temps after snow
Snow is expected to start falling in the city in the late evening Saturday and continue to fall through early morning, with up to 6 inches expected to blanket the...
Knicks might not love Frank Ntilikina's offseason plan
LOS ANGELES – After getting drafted by the Knicks in late June, Frank Ntilikina went back to France that night on a red-eye to play in the deciding Game 5...
Florida gunman cut his arms, praised Nazis on social media
Over a year before Nikolas Cruz massacred 17 people in a Florida school, the confessed killer cut his arms on a Snapchat video, said he planned to buy a gun,...
Unraveling the trades Yankees will make now and later
TAMPA — Think of this like a baseball mystery. We will assemble the clues to date and see if you wind up with the same solution as me: The Yankees...
Big surge in FDNY personnel on 'light duty'
FDNY firefighters and officers have increasingly been placed on “light duty,” turning New York’s heroes into desk jockeys and go-fers, The Post has learned. The number of FDNY men and...
This man is why American dinners don't suck
Maybe you had some mango slices for breakfast this morning. Maybe the salad you ate with lunch had plenty of kale in it or some avocado slices laid across the...
Marcus LoVett's roller coaster career at St. John's is over
The strange, circuitous Marcus LoVett era has come to a close at St. John’s. He was on campus for parts of three years, played just one full season, and is...
Chinese millennials are about to kick US millennials’ butts
There is a big to-do about American millennials. What do we want to buy? What do we stand for? How do we see the world? But China has around 400...
13 killed in helicopter crash after Mexican quake
MEXICO CITY — A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake crashed Friday in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 15, all of them on the...
School shooter's brother committed to mental facility
The younger brother of deranged school shooter Nikolas Cruz was committed to a mental health facility, according to reports. Authorities removed someone Friday from the home of Rocxanne Deschamps, a...
David Wright is fighting to save his career and find peace of mind
PORT ST. LUCIE -- David Wright will give another comeback attempt his best shot, but he is offering no promises about his future. After undergoing three surgeries in the past...
Late Pope Paul VI will be made a saint, Pope Francis says
VATICAN CITY - The late Pope Paul VI, who led the Roman Catholic Church in the 1960s and 1970s during one of its most turbulent modern periods and enshrined its...
Ilya Kovalchuk helps Russia rout the United States
GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Ilya Kovalchuk scored two back-breaking goals as the Russians outplayed, outhit and outclassed the United States in a convincing 4-0 shutout Saturday night as each team...
Faith is no longer a virtue in America
CUMBERLAND, Md. — Last week Joy Behar, co-host of the ABC show “The View,” did something that has become an escalating trend in our popular culture over the past 10...
The honeymoon is over for celebs and social media
The honeymoon is officially over for celebrities and social media. Just ask Sarah Jessica Parker. On Feb. 6, the former “Sex and the City” actress commented on co-star Kim Cattrall’s...
How a woman raised without education became an Oxbridge academic
Tara Westover was a freshman in college when she first heard of the Holocaust. “I don’t know this word,” she told a professor in class. “What does it mean?” “There...
Ex-bus driver gets prison time for hitting student with hammer
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A former school bus driver in Florida has been sentenced to six years in prison for hitting a student with a hammer. The Pensacola News Journal reports...
Suspect was a ‘good shot’ on NRA-funded school rifle team
The troubled teen authorities say killed 17 people at a Florida high school excelled in an air-rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation, part...
Pulitzer-winning article on botched rape case is now a must-read book
Devoted “This American Life” listeners will recognize the story: Marie, an 18-year old in Lynnwood, Wash., claimed that a stranger broke into her house, tied her up with shoelaces, took...
White nationalist appears to disavow connection to shooting suspect
PARKLAND, Fla. — A white nationalist appears to have lied to The Associated Press and other news organizations when he claimed that Florida school-shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz was a member...
'This Is Us' shows Americans it's OK to grieve
I love “This Is Us.” Not because I think it’s corny, or over the top. I don’t watch it ironically. I love it with a complete and total earnestness. That...
Trump’s national security adviser calls evidence of Russian meddling 'incontrovertible'
U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has told an international audience that the evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 American election is beyond dispute. H.R. McMaster was answering...
Doctors report suspected Turkish gas attack in Syria
BEIRUT — Six civilians suffered breathing difficulties and other symptoms indicative of poison gas inhalation after an attack launched by Turkey on the Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin, local doctors and...
Clint Frazier to Aaron Boone: I can play center field
TAMPA — Clint Frazier’s hair is noticeably shorter this season — and that’s not the only difference the outfielder said he has made. “I think the biggest thing that was...
Adrian Gonzalez's new plan for avoiding more back problems
PORT ST. LUCIE — Adrian Gonzalez’s back and bat are intertwined: If one is good, chances are so is the other. For now the back is fine, according to the...
Will Judge or Stanton be No. 2 hitter for the Yankees?
TAMPA — You can expect a very large man hitting second in the Yankees’ lineup this coming season. First-year manager Aaron Boone said Friday there is a strong chance Aaron...
Jason Vargas signing rounds off strong offseason for the Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE — With Friday’s signing of Jason Vargas, the Mets have seemingly completed their busy offseason. Graded on a curve, they get an A. Go ahead and bemoan...
How the Red Bulls finally were able to snag Kaku
The Red Bulls’ pursuit of Alejandro Romero Gamarra was as lengthy as it was pricy, and had more twists, turns and melodrama than a telenovela. But now that it’s finally...
Aaron Judge's advice for new teammate Giancarlo Stanton
TAMPA — Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton shared a clubhouse for the first time on Friday at Steinbrenner Field, as Stanton arrived at Yankees camp. And though Stanton has been...
Center fielder forced to reinvent self as flame-throwing Astro
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Every once in a while you run into a spring training story that shows why this time of year is so different. And fun. It’s...
Deadly flu season finally shows signs of leveling off
This nasty flu season, which has been worsening for months, may finally be leveling off. Health officials on Friday said about 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor last...
Ex-cheerleading coach pleads guilty to attempted molestation
PHOENIX — A former cheerleading coach who was accused of sexually abusing two girls has pleaded guilty to reduced charges. Maricopa County Superior Court officials say 23-year-old Yohel Gattaz pleaded...
Rangers' defensive stalwart calls out Predators for 'dirty' play
Marc Staal, who practiced Friday for the first time since sustaining a cervical injury midway through the second period at Nashville on Feb. 3, was direct in assessing the Alexei...
Bahamas resort will pay you to hang out with flamingos all day
A new resort in the Bahamas is accepting applications for the role of CFO — Chief Flamingo Officer, that is. This unusual job at Baha Mar in Nassau entails living...
Wife who says she was abused torches wedding gown at garage sale
Last weekend, Briana Barksdale welcomed friends and fellow residents of Spring, Tex. over for a garage sale that was anything but ordinary — she was commemorating her divorce made official and...
Barclays Center banking 2nd time's a charm for Ortiz-Wilder
Brett Yormark is so confident Luis “King Kong” Ortiz will stay clean for his heavyweight title fight with Deontay Wilder, he has created a hashtag for it: #TheFightIsOn. Wilder (39-0,...
Tragic diagnosis won't stop PGA Tour pro from living his dream
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — “Everything happens for a reason.’’ How many times have you heard somebody use that phrase when something bad happens to you or someone you care deeply...
Mets reveal plan to further nurture Juan Lagares' new swing
PORT ST. LUCIE — Juan Lagares’ new swing has Mets officials intrigued. The next step is ensuring Lagares receives enough practice with it this spring. “He’s made some adjustments and...
Two top recruits haven't lost their faith in St. John's
When the early signing period came to a close in mid-November, St. John’s was pleased with its two-man class. Despite the disappointing decommitment of four-star forward J’Raan Brooks on Thursday...
Firefighter headed to prison for selling crack while on duty
STAMFORD, Conn. — A former Connecticut firefighter who sold cocaine at the firehouse while on duty has been sentenced to three years in prison. The Advocate reports 46-year-old Mark Monroe...
Why Brooklyn star stuck around to build homegrown contender
Rasheem Dunn and Shamorie Ponds made history, and then made each other cry. Leaving Madison Square Garden, Thomas Jefferson’s star seniors had brought a city title back to the Brooklyn...
Vatican investigator to meet with Chile abuse victim in NYC
A Vatican sex-crimes investigator is meeting in New York with one of the key victims in the Chilean abuse scandal. Saturday's meeting between Archbishop Charles Scicluna and whistleblower Juan Carlos...
Frank Ntilikina era may be dawning for the Knicks
LOS ANGELES — There’s a possibility rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina will go from the no-defense Rising Stars game Friday at Staples Center straight into the Knicks’ starting lineup. The...
At least four dead after head-on highway wreck
RIALTO, Calif. — Police say a tractor-trailer plowed through the center divider of a Southern California freeway and rammed head-on into traffic. At least four people were killed in the...