October 29, 2016
Indians push Cubs to brink as Chicago dream nearly crushed
CHICAGO — You could have heard a baseball, as flung from the Wrigley Field bleachers, drop as Jason Kipnis circled the bases in the seventh inning Saturday night. The Cubs...
The 'Madoff of wine' stole millions for Ferraris and dates
John Fox was irresistible. Collectors of high-end wine would feel a twinge of excitement when his name materialized in their e-mail inboxes, offering vintages that made oenophiles salivate. Through his...
Fitzpatrick's 2nd chance relies on a Jets connection gone bust
CLEVELAND — Meet the new quarterback. Same as the old quarterback. The Jets face the winless Browns on Sunday with Ryan Fitzpatrick back at starting quarterback after a one-game absence....
Rangers not ready to hit panic button on Henrik Lundqvist - yet
Concern is not a word to use quite yet. But if this were any other player on the Rangers, then it might be. The rocky start to the season for...
Mustard uniforms and missing flags in a sports world gone mad
Dick Young wrote a popular Sunday column, “Clubhouse Confidential,” a collection of morsels pulled from his notebooks. Here’s my stab at it, my “Never Leaves The House Incidentals”: Don’t forget...
Nets’ inspiring rally vanishes with last-second dagger
MILWAUKEE — The Nets thought they had completed a dramatic rally, an inspiring road comeback even without star Brook Lopez. Then the Bucks’ John Henson erased all that with his...
How a strange man in a fedora inspired Wes Craven's Freddy Krueger
Promiscuous teenagers had it rough in the ’70s and ’80s. They got butchered at summer camps, chainsawed on road trips and knifed on Halloween eve. And then 1984’s “A Nightmare...
Devils finally find a way to beat the Lightning
The Devils took advantage of another late start by the Lightning in wrapping a fruitful homestand. Adam Henrique and Damon Severson set each other up for first-period goals and the...
Noah sparkles in home debut as Knicks snag uplifting first win
Joakim Noah took the microphone before tip-off of the Knicks’ home opener and told the Garden crowd: “It’s a long season. Thanks for the support. Let’s get it.” The Knicks...
Hillary has only herself to blame for the mess she's in
We must forgive Mark Twain for his error when he declared that “history never repeats itself but it often rhymes.” After all, he’d never met the Clintons. If Twain were...
Why the Redskins will find a way to cover vs. Bengals in London
Redskins (+3) over BENGALS: We’re back at Wembley Stadium for another London Koffee Klatch. These two are better teams than the Brits are used to seeing live, over there, but...
Inside Osi Umenyiora's battle to bring NFL team to London
With Osi Umenyiora, it was always about speed. Be the first off the ball with a jet-like first step. Be first to strike in engaging the offensive tackle. And, most...
Man scattering friend's ashes during opera prompted Met shutdown
A Dallas man caused a fright at the opera Saturday when he strode up to the front of the theater during intermission — and scattered the ashes of his beloved...
NYCFC enter 1st MLS playoffs with a goalie mystery
Everything is new again for New York City FC as they embark on their first-ever playoff experience when they play at Toronto FC on Sunday in the MLS Eastern Conference...
Jimmy Vesey unplugged: On his 'wake-up call,' Cup vision and Deflategate
Steve Serby took some time for some Q&A with Rangers’ rookie sensation Jimmy Vesey. Q: Describe what it’s like being a Ranger. A: It’s pretty surreal. [I] play at the...
Wayne Gretzky's farewell was worth more than $1M payday
Call them 99 Tears, those now being metaphorically shed by Wayne Gretzky in recounting the tale of how he rejected Garden chairman Jim Dolan’s offer of $1 million to take...
Fan at Wisconsin game wears Obama mask with noose
https://twitter.com/woahohkatie/status/792511928866312192 A fan in Madison to see No. 11 Wisconsin take on No. 7 Nebraska on Saturday, during Halloween weekend, appeared to wear a mask of President Barack Obama with...
Why only a MLS Cup will satisfy the Red Bulls this postseason
One of the coach-speak tenets in every sport is not to look ahead, not to look past the opponent, to focus on the task at hand and not waver from...
Hondo bucks with Broncos
Baylor flopped in the fourth quarter on Saturday, which opened the door for a Texas victory and a Hondo loss that trimmed the earnings to 3,282 alzados. Sunday: Mr. Aitch...
Navigating the twists and turns of health insurance
Dear John: Please help my husband. I’m writing on his behalf. He purchased a secondary insurance policy from United Healthcare, through AARP, because we are getting swamped with bills. He...
Getting to the bottom of mysterious Verizon charges
Dear John: I have a contract with Verizon for a phone and DirecTV. It has been charging me for a phone since March 16, but I’ve had no phone service...
Why you should fade fantasy football's top RB before it's too late
So, I went on a bit of a rant this week. On Monday's SiriusXM radio show I responded to a letter that was sent to one of our employees that...
The LB Giants let get away; RB matching his hype: 5 NFL things to watch
With all of the backstories, injuries and developments in a given week in the NFL, it is tough to know what to look for Sunday. Here are five things to...
The founder of NYC's Halloween Parade fears he created a beast
On Monday, some 2 million rowdy revelers — many likely dressed as slutty kittens, nurses and cowgirls — will line up for hours along Sixth Avenue to watch the 43rd...
How infamous Red Sox disaster oddly set up this World Series
CHICAGO — Who knew that fried chicken and beer would prove to be so healthy for those involved in professional athletics? The 2011 Red Sox will rightfully be recalled as...
Cleveland Indians' owner once coached his kids in Little League
Cleveland Indians owner Larry Dolan promoted baseball in his family long before buying the team in 2000, his son Mark said. Larry coached his two sons, Mark and Indians CEO...
GOP pollster roasts both presidential candidates at dinner
GOP Pollster Frank Luntz took some shots at both presidential candidates at an advertising dinner hosted by the Digital Place Based Advertising Association boss Barry Frey on Wednesday night. Luntz...
Met stops opera after person throws powder in orchestra pit
New York's Metropolitan Opera has stopped a performance after someone sprinkled an unknown powder into the orchestra pit. Met spokesman Sam Neuman says Saturday afternoon's performance of "Guillaume Tell" was...
Clinton camp: Comey 'owes the public answers' for reopening probe
Hillary Clinton slammed FBI Director James Comey Saturday over his renewed probe into her e-mails — as Donald Trump gleefully took shots at his rival’s top aide and her “sleazy”...
Jets' disappointing LB finally got off bench and into a QB's face
CLEVELAND — Lorenzo Mauldin finally got a chance to play last week, and the second-year linebacker showed he can handle it. Mauldin’s lack of playing time this year has been...
Where to find election night's hottest parties
Preparation is under way for election night viewing parties. We hear that former Mayor Michael Bloomberg is hosting a little gathering at the Bloomberg Foundation for friends and family, while...
The team lurking as a good fit for Brian McCann
One team to keep an eye on with as far as pursuing Brian McCann is the Astros. Among Houston’s top priorities this offseason are to add lefty hitting to balance...
How Aroldis Chapman nearly had Andrew Miller's flex role
Aroldis Chapman nearly was Andrew Miller. At the Winter Meetings last December, the Dodgers had a verbal agreement with the Reds to acquire Chapman for three prospects. But before the...
Goldman Sachs pushes Apple to make rival bid for Time Warner
Tim Cook is the apple of Goldman Sachs’ eye. Goldman is trying to persuade Apple to make a rival bid for Time Warner, a source with direct knowledge of the...
Regulations, low interest rates force banks to jack up fees
Low interest rates and government regulations that hamper lending and crimp bank profits have prompted many US banks to jack up fees that disproportionately hurt low-income consumers such as millennials,...
Why some restaurants are worried about legalizing pot
Could the growing push to legalize marijuana ruin the buzz for fast casual restaurants? That’s per a research note by Buckingham Research analyst John Zolidis. While Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and...
How the Jets have to trick themselves to beat the Browns
CLEVELAND — Trick. Or treat. The Jets watched tape of the 0-7 Browns all week and all but shouted out to Bill Parcells from the rooftop of the Atlantic Health...
Turkey's rogue aggression helps ISIS — and threatens wider war
Washington is recruiting in Syria for an offensive against Raqqa, the capital of the self-styled Islamic State. Unfortunately, the Syrian Kurds behind most of the success in the advance on...
The truth Wonder Woman's critics don't want to hear
Asked by James Corden the other night if Donald Trump behaved when she met him as Miss Universe, actress Gal Gadot calmly noted that, as a veteran of the Israeli...
Nets' Brook Lopez plan comes into focus with game off
MILWAUKEE — The Nets gave Brook Lopez Saturday’s game off to keep their star center healthy and fresh. Get used to it. Lopez has put plenty of mileage on his...
The real reason millennials aren't putting their money in banks
US banks are imposing stomach-churning and often hidden fees — some with gargantuan, five-digit interest rates — that force as many as 25 million poorer millennials and Gen Xers to...
This young SS crop is sensational — but who’s the best?
CHICAGO — Between Nov. 11, 1993, and Sept. 22, 1994 — a span of 315 days — they were born. Between April 21, 2015, and Sept. 3, 2015 — a...
Buckle up for the worst healthcare crisis we've ever seen
News out of Washington this week made many Americans cry, “Ouch!” Of course, we are talking about President Obama’s signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act, which is in a full-on...
4 injured after cop car crashes into vehicle
Two cops and two civilians were injured Saturday when a police car crashed in the Bronx, authorities said. The officers, assigned to PSA 8 — a housing patrol unit —...
Average student-loan debt skyrockets to disturbing high
No matter how you slice it, New York’s college students struggle with too much debt. Two new reports show that bright-eyed young New Yorkers enrolled in college, or recent grads...
How Colts' terrible drafts are wasting Andrew Luck
Is there a more maddening team in the NFL than the Colts? Before you answer that question, consider who among the top quarterbacks in the game today you would choose...
Tinder might be to blame for rise in syphilis among millennials
How did you like the 15th century? Not so much? Too bad because syphilis is making a comeback. According to a new report issued last week by the Centers for...
These spooky words by Dickens should be brought back from the dead
Halloween might not have been big in Victorian Britain, but Charles Dickens certainly knew a thing or two about giving us the willies. He created the world’s most famous ghost...
Jose Fernandez was drunk, had cocaine in system at time of fatal crash
Miami Marlins star pitcher Jose Fernandez had cocaine in his system and a blood-alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit when he died in a boat crash off South Beach...
Shiite militias join the battle as Iraqis push toward Mosul
SHURA, Iraq — State-sanctioned Shiite militias joined Iraq's Mosul offensive on Saturday with a pre-dawn assault to the west, where they hope to complete the encirclement of the Islamic State-held...
High school cheerleaders warn opponent: 'Trail of Tears Part 2'
HILLSBORO, Ohio — Some Ohio parents say they want to know how a banner recalling the country's brutal treatment of Native Americans showed up at a high school football game.
NFL analyst: Eagles need to injure Cowboys 'arrogant' rookie
Brian Baldinger is sick of Ezekiel Elliott's smiling face and churning legs. The NFL Network analyst unveiled his plan for the Eagles to slow the Cowboys' star rookie running back...
Car lover admits to having sex with van
Michael Henson was sentenced to 60 days in jail, fork over $111 in court costs, and must undergo mental health counseling.
Tippi Hedren: Alfred Hitchcock sexually assaulted me
It turns out the fear and loathing you see in Tippi Hedren’s eyes as she’s attacked by vicious avians in the “The Birds” was real. During the six months the...
Comey defied Lynch in telling Congress about renewed Hillary probe
FBI Director James Comey went rogue when he told Congress that he has reopened the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s e-mails -- defying direct orders from his boss, Attorney General Loretta...
Jeff Hornacek wants to bring the ’90s to the Knicks defense
Let’s get physical! That’s Jeff Hornacek’s mantra to his Knicks, whose defense was deplorable in the preseason and in Tuesday’s opener in Cleveland. His best years coming in Utah, where...
This dog is 'woof' her
A pint-sized pup is keeping harried Hillary Clinton staffers calm. A tiara-wearing 6-year-old Pomeranian-Schipperke mix named Winnie has become the mascot of Clinton’s Brooklyn headquarters, cheering up weary staffers slogging...
What it's like being a witch in New York City
A news librarian at The Post, Liz Pressman has been a practicing witch for 42 years — and has recently noticed that pop culture has taken a more open view...
Plane fire on O'Hare runway caused by serious engine failure: official
CHICAGO — Pilots were forced to abort a takeoff and evacuate passengers from a burning American Airlines flight on a runway at Chicago O'Hare International Airport after the airliner experienced...
World's oldest woman says eggs are secret to long life
Emma Morano, who will turn 117 on November 27, gobbles up at least two eggs a day, and has done so for 90 years -- for an egg-streme lifetime total...
Trump gaining on Clinton in latest poll
The race for the White House has tightened to a virtual tossup, according to a new poll that showed Donald Trump surging even before Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal roared back...
Comey: Election, timing required disclosure of renewed Hillary probe
FBI Director James Comey told his bureau that he broke with custom in alerting lawmakers that the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server was being reopened because of its...
Meet the pet acupuncturist to the Fat Jew's three pups
Dr. Rachel Barrack, of Animal Acupuncture, is now making house calls in Manhattan and the Hamptons, providing at-home “integrative treatment” for small pets and even horses. Her celeb clients include...
Dentist arrested for groping patient during exam
A Long Island dentist was arrested for groping a patient, police said. Aziz Khan, 65, violated the woman during an oral exam at his Huntington practice, grabbing both her breasts...
Why death row won't be closing any time soon
Los Angeles -- You’d think Proposition 62, a referendum to abolish California’s death penalty and replace it with life without parole, including for the 749 current occupants of death row,...
Artistic answers to America's awful election dilemma
By the time I got to New York’s Union Square, the grotesque statue of Hillary Clinton, naked, her feet replaced by hooves, had already been removed, only hours after it...
Divorcing couple heads to court over Cubs World Series tickets
CHICAGO – The frenzy among Chicago Cubs fans to snag pricey and scarce tickets to World Series games at Wrigley Field has now landed in divorce court. Court documents obtained...
Opera singer Anna Netrebko's favorite Russian food in NYC
She’s a world-class diva, but never mind: “When you’re in New York, you have to take the subway,” says Anna Netrebko. The Russian soprano, who literally turned cartwheels for the...
German painter labeled 'degenerate' by Nazis gets his due at the Met
New York was Max Beckmann’s kind of town. After Hitler declared him a “degenerate artist,” the German painter spent 10 years in Amsterdam before coming to the US, first to...
The most grand-slammin' NYC bars to watch the World Series
Hey, New York baseball fans: Quit gnashing your teeth over a World Series without the Mets or Yankees playing. You can still celebrate baseball history. The Chicago Cubs haven’t been...
Elijah Wood and 'Dirk Gently' cook up strange brew on BBC America
Sometimes you just gotta go with the flow. That’s how I feel about “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency,” the second episode of which airs Saturday night on BBC America. It’s...
Knicks legend can't say enough good things about Rose, Noah
Despite the Knicks’ opening-night debacle in Cleveland, franchise legend Willis Reed said he believes the additions of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah will vault the team into the playoffs after...
Bill Murray sings 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' as only he can
Comedy legend and Cubs superfan Bill Murray had a microphone in his hand for a different reason on Friday night. Murray had the honor of singing “Take Me Out to...
Sheldon Richardson: Playing LB will 'give me more money'
Sheldon Richardson was back with the Jets on Friday, back to a day that resembles a reality he recognizes. He was excused from practice the previous two days to be...
Jets' final nine games will tell the tale on mysterious Todd Bowles
It usually doesn’t take long to get a read on an NFL head coach, but Todd Bowles very much remains an exception. After 23 games, do we really know anything...
23 ridiculously cool coats you need right now
With fall’s chill in full force, it’s time to give your wardrobe a layered reboot. In other words: It’s coat season! Ditch your basic black peacoat and take a cue...
No crazy heroics for Kyle Schwarber this time
CHICAGO — Kyle Schwarber waited patiently for his turn Friday night, but when it came, the most he could produce was a pop up. Inserted in the eighth inning as...
Indians' ace: Pitching on short rest is no big deal
CHICAGO — Let the short rest begin. When Corey Kluber walks to the mound Saturday night for Game 4 of the World Series at Wrigley Field, it will begin a...
Fantasy football: A breakdown of three key injured players
It’s hard to get an accurate count on injuries in the NFL, leaving us with an anecdotal feeling about whether injuries seemed up or down. It usually comes down to...
Man arrested for assaulting teen girl he met on subway platform
A Bronx man was arrested Friday for viciously assaulting a teenage girl he had just met on a subway platform, cops said. Shaun Lewis, 27, allegedly convinced the 15-year-old to...
Don't expect these Cubs to quake about a 2-1 deficit
CHICAGO — It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Oh, sorry. I’m referring to the atmosphere Friday in and around Wrigley Field, which lived up to the hype for its...
Bob Dylan finally breaks silence on Nobel Prize honor
Bob Dylan says he "absolutely" wants to attend the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony "if it's at all possible" in December, finally breaking his silence about earning the prestigious honor. The...
Nets taking on the character of their hard-working coach
This was supposed to be one of those nights where even the unbridled enthusiasm and energy of Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson would dissolve into misery. Here came the Pacers,...
Extra pain for Hondo
The Midshipmen staged a near heroic comeback against South Florida on Friday night, but Hondo was denied the cover because of college football’s foolish rule about not kicking extra points...
Always B Miki outduels rival in Breeders Crown Open Pace
The $421,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace could be looked at as the harness racing version of Ali-Frazier, and when the final bell rang Friday night at the Meadowlands it was...
'I love packed houses': Nets get big lift from unlikely hero
Sean Kilpatrick saved his best for last. And for a packed house. Kilpatrick, who joined the Nets last season when crowds were, shall we say, less than robust at Barclays...
Indians aren't here just to be bystanders to Cubs history
CHICAGO — Andrew Miller stood briefly in the on-deck circle, perhaps the tallest and worst decoy in major league history. He had not taken an at-bat since 2011, had no...
Woman who tried to light Molotov cocktail in Times Square flips out in court
A woman who tried to light what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail in Times Square flipped out Friday during a brief hearing in Manhattan court. Ludivine Baugier de Chevestre,...
Carmelo Anthony promises the real Knicks will show up this time
Typically, an October home opener doesn’t come attached with a must-win scenario, but Carmelo Anthony is ultra anxious to prove the Knicks’ debut in Cleveland was a fluke. Coming off...
Banged-up Nick Mangold and a Jets CB likely to sit vs. Browns
For just the fifth time in 11 seasons, the Jets likely will take the field without Nick Mangold. To the benefit of the winless Browns, the Jets also likely will...
Woman planning to caucus for Trump busted for voter fraud
An Iowa woman has been busted for allegedly voting twice this month in early balloting. Terri Lynn Rote was charged with first-degree election misconduct, a class D felony, the Des...
What demoted Dylan McIlrath must do to return to Rangers
RALEIGH, N.C. — Now it is a matter of Dylan McIlrath improving enough in areas deemed deficient by Rangers’ management and its coaching staff as he attempts to make his...
Mugged granny says thieves who prey on elderly are ‘brats’
The 85-year-old mugged outside the lobby of her Bronx apartment building Thursday for $50 is good and angry about the disturbing trend of attacks on the elderly – and labeled...
De Blasio's church-based homeless solution fails to gain traction
Not even divine intervention could help Mayor de Blasio with the homeless crisis. More than a year after the mayor used the pending visit of Pope Francis in a plan...
Here's how hackers stole 50,000 of John Podesta's emails
WASHINGTON — New evidence appears to show how hackers earlier this year stole more than 50,000 emails of Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, an audacious electronic attack blamed on Russia's government...
Cops shut down my squirrel sanctuary because I own a sex club
A Colorado squirrel rescuer thinks the state was nuts for closing his shelter because he also owns a sex club on premises – and has vowed to go down swinging....
Mom says posh private school ingnored son's molestation because he's black
A woman is suing an elite private school in Manhattan, saying administrators turned a blind eye when her son was molested by an older student because he was one of...
Time Warner could wind up under AT&T entertainment exec
Hollywood power hierarchies are about to be shaken with AT&T’s $85 billion purchase of Time Warner. The leading question now for those in and out of the two companies: Who’s...