August 9, 2013
Walk-off homer by Diamondbacks' Goldschmidt squelches Mets rally in 5-4 loss
PHOENIX — That probably wasn’t “Gold-schmidt” coming from the lips of Scott Atchison as he watched a drive by the Diamondbacks’ Paul Goldschmidt ascend and then fall behind the right-field...
A-Rod goes 0-for-4 in return to Bronx, but Gardner saves day in 10th
The fans at Yankee Stadium last night started off trying to figure out how to respond to Alex Rodriguez for the first time this season. By the end, those who...
A REAL HERO OF COSPLAY
Earlier this week, the Post proper ran a piece by Linda Stasi about a new SyFy reality show, “Heroes of Cosplay.” She didn’t like it. She maligned it and those...
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Iona Prep teammates watching hoops offers roll in
When Matt Ryan receives a scholarship offer or is contacted by a college coach, he immediately picks up the phone or relays the message to Ty Jerome, his high school...
SPOILER ALERT: 'Breaking Bad' season premiere review
I hereby proclaim this a “Spoiler Alert” review for those of you who don’t want to know what happens in Sunday night’s maniacally anticipated “Breaking Bad” season opener. Read no...
Golfer given 4-stroke penalty at PGA Championship for carrying too many clubs
PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Woody Austin was given a 4-stroke penalty Friday at the PGA Championship after realizing he had 15 clubs in his bag while on the third hole. Austin,...
10-year-old girl arrested for allegedly raping 4-year-old boy in apartment complex
A 10-year-old girl was arrested for the alleged rape of a 4-year-old boy in Houston, but the mother of girl says the incident was innocent. “She was just being a...
MLS salaries revealed, Red Bulls expecting Bradley Wright-Phillips next week
The MLS Players’ Union has released its salary lists, and several Red Bulls are notable. Newcomer Ibrahim Sekagya, who spent years at sister club Red Bull Salzburg and captained the...
Can dolphins take over the world? Study says dolphins can solve problems like humans
GRASSY KEY, Fla. — A dog may be man's best friend, but dolphins can imitate human actions, and even how they solve problems. When a dolphin has one of its...
Revival Circuit: My 1967 review of Francis Ford Coppola's 'You're a Big Boy Now'
"Fun City: New York in the Movies 1965-75,'' a retrospective at the Museum of the Moving Image that I previewed in Sunday's Post, opens tomorrow with Francis Ford Coppola's rarely-shown "You're...
Scott leads friend Rose by one stroke at PGA Championship
PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- The wet weather at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill continued to leave the course vulnerable and Adam Scott and Justin Rose, to name a couple, took...
Andy Roxburgh won't disrupt Red Bulls' Manchester United-like chemistry
Red Bulls sporting director Andy Roxburgh – a frugal Scotsman by his own admission – gets offered a host of high-profile, high-priced stars. But he said right now he’s more...
'Race-switch' robbers found guilty on all counts
The trio of black robbers who donned Hollywood-grade masks to appear Caucasian during the stickup of a Queens check cashing joint were found guilty on all counts in Brooklyn federal...
Our wonderful lowlights from Payday 2's beta
Payday 2's official launch is just a few days away -- August 13th. To celebrate, here's some of our lowlights with the beta. And I do mean low.We'll have one...
California designer converts dumpster into apartment in Brooklyn -- and lives in it when he's in New York
And you think your Manhattan apartment is tiny. A California designer has turned a dumpster into a mostly livable apartment in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn – complete with...
Madoff, staffers 'were at various times in romantic and/or sexual relationships with one another,' bombshell court papers reveal
It was a sex-crazed environment at Bernie Madoff’s company with the Ponzi king at the center of a bizarre “love triangle” and other key staffers also involved in various romantic...
COOL EVENT: August’s Drink and Draw NYC
Drink and Draw is back! This month, those who like to both or either can hang at Mary O’s at 32 Avenue A in Manhattan on Wednesday, 6:30 – 10...
First of green cabs hit city streets
The first three green cabs hit the roads today and began picking up street hails, authorities said. Wilfredo Reynoso, who was the first to be issued an outer-borough taxi permit,...
Before the first snap, Costello predicts Jets' final roster
DETROIT – Here goes my annual exercise in guesswork. These are my picks for the Jets’ 53-man roster before a preseason snap is played:QB (3): Greg McElroy, Mark Sanchez, Geno...
Cowboys CB Carr witnesses birth of son on FaceTime: report
PGA golfer Hunter Mahan left a golf tournament he was leading to witness the birth of his daughter. Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr didn’t have that kind of time, so he...
Yankees' A-Rod hires private-detective firm used by DSK in rape case: report
Alex Rodriguez could not be more serious about his war with Major League Baseball. The Yankees third baseman has enlisted the help of the same private-investigation firm Dominique Strass-Kahn did...
Forget the line - Drones use GPS to deliver beer to music festival revellers in the crowd
Revellers at a South African music festival are being treated to air-delivered beer, via drone. The outdoor Oppikoppi rock festival has kicked off in the country's northern Limpop province and...
Banks cherishes NFL debut with Falcons after spending five years in prison on wrongful rape conviction; 'victim' recanted her accusation
ATLANTA — A jubilant Brian Banks described his preseason debut with the Atlanta Falcons as "better than any roller-coaster ride you can ever get on." Banks, 28, cherished that high...
Astronomers find new pink planet orbiting sun-like star
Astronomers have snapped a photo of a pink alien world that's the smallest yet exoplanet found around a star like our sun. The alien planet GJ 504b is a colder...
Ackman wields carrots and sticks in battle with JCP board
As he ratchets up his war of words with JCPenney’s board, Bill Ackman is putting his money where his mouth is. As reported by The Post today, the hedge-fund billionaire...
Experimental Malaria vaccine proves highly effective to combat disease
An experimental malaria vaccine proved highly effective in a small, early-stage clinical trial in people, raising hope in the global effort to combat the deadly disease, US researchers reported on...
Andy Roxburgh says Red Bulls never engaged over Dempsey
After Clint Dempsey’s shocking move to Seattle, it was reported that the U.S. star was offered to the Red Bulls, and that they weighed the move before deciding against it....
Judge refuses bid from Madoff's ex-secretary, 4 others to push back trial dates to early January
Bernie Madoff’s former secretary and four other associates charged with profiting from the massive $65 billion Ponzi scheme were dealt a big blow today after a federal judge refused to...
Central African Republic could become the next Rwanda as lawless rebels rape, loot and kill their way across the country
Marauding rebels have run roughshod over the Central African Republic, raping, killing and looting the troubled country into a barren, lawless land. The landlocked former French colony has dangerously drifted...
Father and son found in Vietnam jungle after fleeing their village during the war 40 years ago
An 82-year-old man and his 41-year-old son have been found living in a forest in central Vietnam after they went missing during the country's war with the US. The older...
New sign misspells Jones Beach on Robert Moses Parkway
The misspelling of Jones Beach on a new sign on Long Island's Robert Moses Parkway is making the rounds on social media. It's spelled J-o-n-s-e. Jeena Belil of Brookhaven who...
NY man set to plead guilty in attempt to extort money from embattled TV chef Paula Deen
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A New York man charged with trying to extort money from embattled celebrity cook Paula Deen is scheduled to appear before a federal judge to change his...
More charges eyed for Texas man after he allegedly murdered estranged wife, girlfriend and 2 others
DESOTO, Texas — More charges are expected in the case of a Dallas-area man police suspect in the killings of his estranged wife, girlfriend and two others. Former teacher and...
Masters champ Scott in the mix again at a major
PITTSFORD -- The rain let up at soggy Oak Hill. Adam Scott kept right on rolling. The co-leader from the opening round pulled ahead of everyone else with another flurry...
Soldier marked a 'D' on the dead Fort Hood shooting victims, told lingering survivors 'You need to move on!'
FORT HOOD, Texas — The soldier knew she had to decide quickly who she could save, so she grabbed a black marker and wrote a "D'' on the foreheads of...
Off-day thoughts: Giants keeping close eye on pass rush, running game, Nassib in preseason opener
The Giants this afternoon embark on their first road trip charter flight since the midpoint of last December, when they were full of hope and confidence following a 52-27 thrashing...
Hernandez's cousin refuses to testify before grand jury, has been in jail since August 1
Aaron Hernandez’s relatives continue to be linked to his ongoing murder case. A cousin of the former New England Patriots tight end is reportedly being held in a correctional facility...
Rays' Longoria: A-Rod shouldn't be allowed to play for Yankees right now
The Yankees’ playoff hopes are dwindling, but Rays star Evan Longoria does not think Alex Rodriguez should be given the chance to revive them. While the rest of the Biogenesis...
Pilot who crashed in Connecticut, killing himself, his son and two others, once ditched plane in water
A pilot who once ditched a plane over water crashed a twin-engine aircraft into two Connecticut homes today — killing two children on the ground along with himself and his...
Steve Jobs' widow dating ex-DC mayor: report
The billionaire widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs’ has reportedly hooked up with the divorcing, former mayor of Washington DC. Laurene Powell Jobs, 49, and Adrian Fenty, 42, got their...
Mavericks owner Cuban: Selig's treatment of A-Rod 'disgraceful'
Mark Cuban has racked up millions of dollars in fines from NBA commissioner David Stern. Bud Selig probably wishes he had the same authority. The Mavericks owner went on a...
30 years for man who tried to blow up Federal Reserve Bank after terrorist tried to blame childhood stammer, unfaithful gal pal for plot
The Bangladeshi man who plotted to blow the Federal Reserve building to smithereens last year was sentenced to 30 years in prison today in Brooklyn federal court. Quazi Nafis, 22,...
'You engaged in illegal, illicit activity' - Stringer blasts Spitzer as gloves come off in comptroller debate
The gloves were off in a vicious debate this morning between former Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer as they duke it out to become the city’s...
REVEALED: 'Horrific' injuries of teens attacked with acid in Zanzibar
Teenage volunteers who had acid hurled in their faces in Zanzibar suffered "horrific" burns "beyond imagination," according to the girls' parents. Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup, both 18, have arrived...
Thanks dad! NHL Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour trades son away for 12th-round pick
Dinner at the Gilmour house might be a little uncomfortable this week. NHL Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour, now the GM of the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL, drafted his...
US, Russia diplomatic and defense chiefs expected to have awkward meeting just days after Obama cancels summit with Putin
WASHINGTON — The crisis in Syria, arms control and missile defense headline what are expected to be chilly talks between top US and Russian foreign and defense chiefs, a sit-down...
Scientists using dogs' keen sense of smell to develop new device to detect ovarian cancer
PHILADELPHIA — Researchers trying to develop a diagnostic tool for ovarian cancer are hoping dogs' keen sense of smell will lead them down the right path. An early detection device...
Maine man who sent 4-year-old son to preschool with loaded gun pleads not guilty
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine man whose 4-year-old son brought a loaded handgun to a day care center has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor reckless conduct. Adam Keene's lawyer entered...
Mets' Harvey fine after liner off knee
He walked away from Citi Field Wednesday night. He came back yesterday. Both times, he looked fine. But any time a Matt Harvey takes a line drive off his knee,...
Instead of sinking putts, Tiger Woods is preparing to shore up his luxe Florida manse after cracks found in walls: reports
Sinking putts good, sinking mansions bad. Tiger Woods is busy trying to earn his first major win in more than five years this weekend at the PGA Championship. But as...
NSA director says agency is working to reduce leaks by swapping humans for machines
National Security Agency director General Keith Alexander defended the controversial programs disclosed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and said Thursday his agency was taking steps to prevent future leaks...
Nagasaki marks 68th anniversary of atomic bombing - town mayor slams Japanese gov't for 'betrayed expectations of the global community' for failing to back nuclear disarmament
TOKYO — Nagasaki's mayor criticized Japan's government on Friday for failing to back an international nuclear disarmament effort as the country marked the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of...
Plaxico suffers torn rotator cuff at Steelers camp, likely ending season, perhaps career: report
Plaxico Burress' last shot may be over. The former Giants and Jets receiver tore his rotator cuff at Steelers practice on Thursday and is expected to require season-ending surgery, according...
Swiss tourism office apologizes to Oprah after racist Zurich shop staffer refused to show her a purse because it was 'too expensive'
GENEVA — Switzerland is a glamorous playground of the rich and famous, filled with glitterati from princes to movie stars. It's also a land with a sometimes uneasy relationship with...
Saudi police arrest 2 suspected al Qaeda militants over 'imminent suicide operations in' Yemen region
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says police have arrested two foreign residents suspected of having contacts with al Qaeda's offshoot in Yemen over imminent suicide attacks in...
US orders diplomats out of Lahore, Pakistan after threat
ISLAMABAD — The State Department has warned Americans not to travel to Pakistan and evacuated nonessential government personnel from the country's second largest city because of a specific threat to...
Boo-birds will be out at Yankee Stadium as A-Rod puts the pinstripes back on
He has next to nothing to do with the Yankees’ season being finished by the first week of August. In fact, after missing four months recovering from hip surgery and...
A-Rod's stadium return will inject some life into Yankees' dead season
In this increasingly dreadful Yankees season, at least you get to open a gift tonight in The Bronx. We all doubted whether Alex Rodriguez would ever again step up to...
Healthy, improved Beatty a key to Giants' O-line success
A practice that began in sunshine and ended indoors to escape the rain had finished minutes earlier. Will Beatty was now alone in the weight room, lying on his back...
Carr: Giants rookie QB Nassib a quick learner
Throughout the preseason, David Carr has felt pretty confident Ryan Nassib will get plenty of playing time. “I’ll get my series or two or see how it works,” Carr, the...
Well-traveled FB D’Imperio ready to carry full load for Giants
Ryan D’Imperio sees opportunity staring him in the face, he sees the chance to finally appear in an NFL game, and eventually do it with the hometown Giants at MetLife...
Selig deserves more blame than A-Rod for creating PED mess
In 1992, when Alex Rodriguez was 17, MLB team owners jettisoned Commissioner Fay Vincent, apparently for serving too much as a best-interests-of-the game commissioner and not enough as a best-interests-of-the-owners...
Costume Couture: Scarlet Witch
Our Superstylist-in-Residence Caitlin Burke is back once again to rate the costume of Scarlet Witch, a character that will evidently have a big role in the upcoming “Avengers: Age of...
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7
The Trinity War is hitting full throttle and we get the next chapter with Justice League of America #7 next Wednesday, Aug. 14.DC is telling a nice, streamlined story while...
JCP board brawl: Ackman tells Penney to get new CEO, or else
Roll up your sleeves: Bill Ackman has started a boardroom brawl at JCPenney. Penney’s biggest shareholder — who has been locked in a bitter power struggle with CEO Mike Ullman...
Business briefs
Karp windfallYahoo’s recent acquisition of Tumblr includes a $110 million payment to Tumblr founder David Karp, 27, as long as he remains on the job for the next four years....
Text this: T-Mobile fastest-growing carrier
T-Mobile’s turnaround is transforming the telecom industry.The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier became the fastest-growing one in the market yesterday when it reported adding almost 700,000 monthly subscribers, more than AT&T...
InTouch sees double
Busted! Have you ever noticed how fast a relative’s children seem to have grown when you haven’t seen them in over two years? Big changes, right? The editors of In...
VF’s Carter re-ups
Things were apparently peacefully settled between longtime Vanity Fair Editor-in-chief Graydon Carter and Condé Nast CEO Charles Townsend. Sources tell us that the two have hammered out Carter’s new contract....
AMC hit by end of hits
AMC Networks, operator of AMC and other cable channels, reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit as it spent more on programming ahead of the final seasons of its long-running hits “Mad...
Lions Gate ‘Mad’ roar
Lions Gate Entertainment, the studio behind “Orange Is the New Black” and “Mad Men,” nabbed Q1 net income of $13.6 million, or 10 cents a share, compared with a loss...
Scripps rev zips
Scripps Networks Interactive quarter earnings rose 12 percent as advertising revenue continued to climb.Scripps raised its revenue growth guidance for the year to a range of 9 percent to 10...
Devils suitor Barroway gets cold feet
The future of the New Jersey Devils is again up in the air. Its latest suitor backed away from his offer after getting a closer look at the team’s books....
She’s ‘Bogota’ have it: hot media mogul role
Move over, J.Lo! Sofia Vergara, the Colombian-born star of “Modern Family” and co-founder of Latin World Entertainment, is building her multimedia empire through a partnership with “Ugly Betty” producer Ben...
Twilight for the ‘Whale’
JPMorgan is negotiating the final terms of a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission to close the regulator’s yearlong investigation into the “London Whale” bet that led to the...
A breather for Steven
Steven Cohen got a temporary reprieve yesterday when an administrative law judge OK’d a request to stay a case brought by the SEC, which has accused the billionaire hedge-fund manager...
State fund bomb
A lawyer for dozens of burned insurance policyholders lashed out at state regulators yesterday after his clients’ payouts were cut by up to 66 percent.Eddie Stone, who represents 40 people...
Wheelin’ & dealin’
Carl Icahn — who has accused Dell’s board of giving chairman and CEO Michael Dell a sweetheart deal — recently got a pretty sweet deal himself from a company that...
Apollo profits blast off
Apollo Global Management, the private-equity firm run by Leon Black, said second-quarter profit increased more than 10-fold as the value of its fund holdings climbed and it sold investments profitably....
Aereo Web-TV speedup
Aereo is accelerating the expansion of its $8-a-month service providing broadcast television over the Internet.The service started in New York last year and expanded to Boston and Atlanta this spring....
Dell’s grand passion
Michael Dell told his PC maker staff he’s “passionately committed” to seeing through his $24.9 billion leveraged buyout and using research and development and acquisitions to become more competitive. In...
WF can be sued on loans
Wells Fargo must face lawsuits by homeowners who claim the largest US mortgage lender refused to offer them permanent mortgage modifications for which they had qualified, a federal appeals court...
Sitt makes 2 ESB bids
Joseph Sitt’s Thor Equities has just made two separate bids for different interests in the Empire State Building. Sitt previously made an offer north of $2.1 billion for all the...
Boston bomber pals indicted
Two 19-year-old Kazakh friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly hindering a federal probe in the days after the April...
Blind-rage lady tased
A 200-pound blind woman went on a rampage at a Brooklyn housing project — injuring a postal worker she believed was ignoring her before getting tased by police, court records...
$imon baby mama in money as Cowell makes $95M
Lauren Silverman really hit the jackpot. The Manhattan socialite (pictured) picked a good year to cheat on her hubby and get knocked up by Simon Cowell — since the international...
NJ garage gang $cores
A group of 16 garage workers from New Jersey bought one of the three winning tickets to Wednesday night’s $448.4 million Powerball jackpot, according to reports. The employees from the...
Exclusive: Homeland Security’s shooting-spree safety video featuring scissors-as-defense-weapons was part of $6.7M contract
WASHINGTON — A goofy instructional video by the Department of Homeland Security that suggested people confronted by crazed gunmen should defend themselves with scissors was part of a $6.7 million...
Halloran practice rips off taxpayers: Quinn
“Everything Dan Halloran does lately is just wrong.” Speaker Christine Quinn yesterday ripped the disgraced member of her City Council, who rebooted his law practice while under federal indictment and...
Bronx DA rips cop’s jury
The Bronx district attorney yesterday blamed a runaway grand jury for clearing a white NYPD cop who fatally shot an unarmed black teen in a drug raid last year. “We...
Yelling La Guardia gal lands in trouble, held for 3 hours after going ballistic at airport and breaching security
A woman went ballistic at La Guardia Airport last night after she missed her flight and breached security, authorities said. Port Authority cops were summoned after the woman allegedly breezed...
Judge backs the right of creepy Tribeca artist to photograph people through their windows
Keep your shades down, New York. A Manhattan judge ruled this week that artistic freedom trumps the rights of parents who don’t want their kids secretly photographed through the windows...
Teacher’s ‘perv offer’
A renowned Manhattan music teacher accused of molesting a 9-year-old pupil allegedly offered to close the school and vanish in exchange for her silence, prosecutors said in a Manhattan courtroom...
PA cop makes a Boston bust
A Port Authority cop on vacation in Boston helped nab a purse snatcher this week, sources said.The incident unfolded at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, when Officer Frederick Corrubia, 37, was passing...
Drug ring smashed
The feds yesterday busted a ring of violent gangbangers who had been terrorizing Bronx residents as they sold crack, ecstasy and pot, authorities said.The Burnside Money Getters controlled much of...
Teen girls hit in acid attack
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania — Two young British women were recovering after unknown attackers in the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar threw acid into their faces, the first such assault against foreigners...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A mean old man from Bedford-Stuyvesant assaulted a bus driver who had driven elderly fellow passengers to their destinations before the suspect, law-enforcement sources said. The driver picked...
GOP threatens nix of networks
WASHINGTON — If Hillary Rodham Clinton can have her own miniseries, maybe the Republicans can have their own infomercials. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus upped the ante yesterday in...
Easiest walk for Bx. ‘high risk’ defendants
Judges in The Bronx were twice as likely as those in Manhattan to release “high risk” defendants at arraignments, according to data released yesterday by Mayor Bloomberg’s office.New figures compiled...
Silver in more ‘harass’ hot water - subpoena issued for sex harass report against another pol - who is also Shelly's toughest critic
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is taking the heat for not moving quickly enough to report allegations of sexual harassment against a legislator — who happens to be one of Silver’s...
Better test scores far off: state ed. boss
It will take “years” to see marked improvement in scores on the tough new standardized tests that students began taking this year, the state’s top education official said yesterday. State...
Jailed for breast-in-show
BELMAR, NJ — A New Jersey judge has sentenced a Big Apple woman who went topless on a beach for refusing to pay $816 in fines.Phoenix Feeley made a court...
Wall Street worker fired for sexual harassment reapplies 524 times, allegedly targeted HR manager by signing him up for porn mags, threatened to shove him in front of taxi
This gal was way out of compliance. A love-crazed Wall Street regulator — fired for sexually harassing a colleague who rejected her obsessive wooing — waged a relentless battle to...
Beyoncé a ‘crop’ star
Bey it ain’t so! Mrs. Carter debuted a dramatically short ’do on Instagram — drawing a flurry of responses ranging from “Love it” to “Yuck!” Beyoncé posted the pic late...
DC tiger twins
WASHINGTON — The National Zoo is celebrating the birth of a pair of Sumatran tiger cubs, a critically endangered species.The zoo said yesterday that the cubs born to 4-year-old Damai...
‘Wa$te’ of electricity
ALBANY — The New York Power Authority, whose mission is to provide low-cost power for New Yorkers, is spending money on planes, pilots and six-figure salaries while the state’s residents...
What a pizza $#+! Preposterous poll ranks NY 4th
What a bunch of meatheads! New York pizza-lovers got a black eye from users of the travel megasite TripAdvisor, who rated the city’s slices a paltry fourth in the country...
Weiner shows his cockney
Anthony Weiner’s bad manners were on display again yesterday when he mocked a British TV reporter’s accent.The disgraced Democrat’s cringe-worthy comments came in an on-camera interview with ITV’s Lucy Watson...
Man who posted photos of wife’s body on Facebook, confessed to murdering her was a self-help author who specialized in 'saving marriages'
A Florida man posted a horrific photo of his wife’s body on Facebook yesterday after he allegedly murdered her in the kitchen of their South Miami townhouse. Derek Medina, 31,...
Bloviate hour on MSNBC - Alec gets Friday prime-time talk show to 'feature a large dose of Baldwin’s outspoken liberal politics'
Liberal gasbag Alec Baldwin will soon have a new forum to vent his rage — a weekly prime-time show on the left-leaning cable network MSNBC, according to a new report....
Spitzer pulled in $2M for CNN talk-show flops
Eliot Spitzer made $200,000 per month for his failed hosting gig on a short-lived talk show on CNN, his tax filings reveal. The 10-month show with two names, first “Parker...
Exclusive: No, you’re ‘stupid!’ Spitzer blasts 'ridiculous' suit from former Wall Street foe Hank Greenberg
He’s still not one to pull punches. Self-described “steamroller” Eliot Spitzer yesterday blasted a defamation suit filed against him by an old nemesis last month — calling the claims “ridiculous,...
Over the river and through the roof! Brooklyn's $3,000 rents close in on Manhattan prices
Brooklyn is the new Manhattan. Sort of. The Borough of Kings is closing the rent gap with Manhattan thanks to soaring prices in luxury buildings that are driving up the...
Cooper ‘stalker’ indicted
A scraggly haired creep has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for allegedly menacing and harassing TV newsman Anderson Cooper and his partner.Alex Hausner, of Queens, has made uninvited...
It’s a golf ‘match’! Victim spots Rolex ‘thief’ in Post photo
A Maryland golfer whose pricey watch was swiped from a fancy country-club locker finally learned the identity of the quarter-ton suspect yesterday — by seeing his photo on The Post’s...
Cancer claims Karen Black
Prolific actress Karen Black, whose big break came playing a tripped-out hooker in the classic hippie movie “Easy Rider,” has died of complications from cancer, her husband said yesterday. Black,...
‘Jackie’ attack outrage
The Simon Wiesenthal Center says that racial epithets scrawled on a statue of Jackie Robinson are an attack “on all the values of social progress and equality” that the baseball...
Train shark’s chums
The subway shark mystery has been solved. The fare-beating fish whose rotting corpse rode the rails from Coney Island to Queens Tuesday washed up on the beach that day and...
Slain co-ed kin eye suit
The family of the Hofstra student accidentally killed by a cop during a Long Island home invasion last May wants to see the autopsy report on the intruder.The family of...
Terror lawyer stuck in clink
A federal judge strongly hinted that he’ll reject terror-loving lawyer Lynne Stewart’s request to be freed early from prison because she’s dying from breast cancer, saying such power lies solely...
Cory’s tech wreck - 'Exodus' from Booker's Internet start-up Waywire as sources tell The Post staffers expect it to fold
Employees at Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s Internet start-up are looking for new jobs in anticipation that it’s about to fold, The Post has learned. Well-placed sources said several staffers, including...
In for Late Nights
Good thing “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon is accustomed to the wee hours. He’ll have his hands full with adorable 2-week-old daughter Winnie, whom he carries out of his Gramercy...
Manhattan nups cost an average of $76,000
There’s no more expensive stroll in America than a walk down the aisle in Manhattan. A Manhattan wedding in 2012 cost the average couple a dowry-busting $76,687, by far the...
Is Uncle Sam tracking your phone?
Last month the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that police generally need a warrant to obtain information about the locations of cellphone users. Last week the US Court of Appeals...
The disgrace of the Yankees
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez may be the most hated figure in sports, but he is a man for our time. He is a master at the insincere mea culpa,...
The word is never acceptable
The Issue: A video of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Riley Cooper using the n-word, which has sparked outrage. *** Riley Cooper’s use of the n-word was definitely wrong, but let’s keep...
The fracas over fracking: is it worth the cost?
The Issue: The wisdom of fracking in New York and opposition to it by celebrities like Yoko Ono. *** James Panero appears to have done most of his research about...
Waivering on ObamaCare
When the going gets tough, the politically connected get a waiver. That’s the lesson of ObamaCare. This week we were given another rank example when President Obama personally intervened to...
A dumb data dump
City Hall probably had little choice but to scuttle its stop-and-frisk database as part of a legal settlement, despite its effectiveness as a crime-fighting tool. For that, you can thank...
Sign of the Times
We don’t normally find ourselves in the position of defending the Obama administration, especially when it comes to dealing with the terrorists who want to attack our country and harm...
Computers in class: do’s & don’t’s
City Council Speaker and mayoral frontrunner Christine Quinn wants to play Santa Claus and give every New York City school kid an iPad to replace their textbooks. It’s a billion-dollar...
NYC’s real schools power
Who drives the education agenda in this town? Ask most New Yorkers, and the answer will probably be: either the mayor or the schools chancellor. That may be true when...
Out of comptrol! Why are New York’s A-list ladies dying to hang with Scott Stringer?
( ) Last Wednesday night, a fashionable hipster-filled crowd flitted about the rooftop of the chic Maritime Hotel in the Meatpacking District. There was “Girls” star Lena Dunham, not to...
‘Titanic’ resurfaces
One of my favorite shows is “Titanic,” that ambitious, almost operatic musical by composer Maury Yeston and book writer Peter Stone. I was an early champion of this 1997 show...
Zachary Levi makes a stunning Broadway debut in ‘First Date’
By the end of Broadway’s “First Date,” Zachary Levi has won over the entire audience — you can feel everybody, women and men, young and old, swooning. If someone happened...
Cliché-filled ‘Blood’ feels lifeless
The title of the plodding British melodrama “Blood” refers not to the brutal murder of a 12-year-old girl, whose body is discovered in the movie’s opening minutes, but to the...
Love is patient, kind & very funny in ‘Year’
Rather than the standard march toward monogamy, Dan Mazer’s film begins with the wedding and proceeds to ask, like the old advice column, can this marriage be saved? Newlyweds Nat...
Lake Bell’s ‘In A World...’ delves into the boys’ club of movie trailers
Comic actor Lake Bell has some pressing concerns about life in Los Angeles. First, why are so many women dumbing down by pitching up? “You sound like a squeaky toy,”...
‘We’re Gonna Die’ praises the little things that help us muddle through life
Part of Young Jean Lee’s appeal is that you never know what she’s going to do. The downtown playwright’s recent works include a look at African-American stereotypes (“The Shipment”), a...
Zippy ride for Coney Island doc
The Zipper is a carnival ride, a tumbling cage whose screaming customers are spun around like a Ferris wheel. Eddie Miranda operated a popular one in Coney Island for 38...
‘The United States Of Autism’ can’t tackle politics
Any film that tackles autism in a loving and positive way starts with a reservoir of good will. Unfortunately, Richard Everts’ film, in which he crosses the country to talk...
‘The Good Son’ goes down swinging
The lightweight boxer Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini had a meteoric career that included a world title, but he’ll forever be known for one match. In 1982, when Mancini was 21,...
‘Jug Face’ lives up to stereotypes
In the backwoods setting of “Jug Face” lives a group of country folk who are absolutely not Appalachian stereotypes: They’re just like millions of others who seldom bathe, sleep with...
Hail the quirky ‘Prince’
An uneasy mix of Richard Linklater and Abbott and Costello, “Prince Avalanche” is an oddment, but one that brings some small, peculiar pleasures. Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch play an...
A-Rod still has the support of his old coach
One man is still sticking up for Alex Rodriguez in his recent troubles with Major League Baseball. Rich Hofman coached Rodriguez for three years at Westminster Christian School in south...
Boone doesn't 'dwell' on how his injury led to A-Rod joining Yankees
It was a nearly a decade ago when Alex Rodriguez was acquired by the Yankees, weeks after the Red Sox, at the height of the rivals’ hatred for each other,...
5 Questions for Ray Lucas
Sny analyst and former Jet Ray Lucas talks quarterback competition, coach Rex Ryan’s job security and more with The Post’s Justin Terranova heading into tonight’s preseason opener against the Lions....
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 9SATAug. 10SUNAug. 11MONAug. 12TUEAug. 13WEDAug. 14THUAug. 15YankeesDetroit7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMDet.1:05YESWCBSDet.1:05YESWCBSAngels7:05YESWCBSAngels7:05YESWCBSAngels7:05YESWCBSAngels1:05YESWCBSMetsArizona9:40SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMAri.8:10SNYWFANAri.4:10SNYWFANDodgers10:10SNYWFANDodgers10:10SNYWFANDodgers10:10SNYWFANS.D.10:10SNYWFANRed BullsNOGAMEColum.7:30MSGNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMELibertyNOGAMEL.A.1:00MSG+/NBATVAtl.6:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.I. YankeesLowell7:00No TVLow.7:00No TVLow.4:00No TVNO GAMEAll-StarGameAbdn.7:05No TVAbdn.7:05No TVCyclonesState College7:00No TVWKRB 90.3 FMS.C.6:00No TVWKRBS.C.5:00No TVWKRBNO...
The Post Line
NFL PreseasonTonightFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogLIONS43 1/2(36)JetsDolphins1 1/21 1/2(35 1/2)JAGUARSEAGLES34 1/2(40)PatriotsPACKERS63(35)CardinalsPANTHERS2 1/22 1/2(34)BearsSAINTS3 1/23(36 1/2)ChiefsVIKINGS1 1/21(35)TexansCowboysPk1 1/2(35 1/2)RAIDERSTomorrowSTEELERS32 1/2(35 1/2)GiantsSundayCOLTS33 1/2(36)BillsHome team in CAPSCFLTonightFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogCALGARY33 1/2(56)Sasketchawan
Hondo ready for takeoff
Hondo continued his inexorable march toward positive numbers last night, scoring with the Dodgers in St. Louis to reduce the NRN (nasty red number) to a nearly manageable 345 wallings....
Debbie Little at Yonkers
Post Time: 7:10 p.m. Best Bet: Big Bad Eli (1st)FIRST: Mile pace; $15,000; claiming3 Big Bad Eli(JBartlett)3-1-13-11 Eagle Now(GBrennan)1-3-25-16 Alastair Hanover(BSears)1-1-16-12 Lambretta(BHolland)1-5-15-14 Newbegining(JStratton)8-4-88-15 Sparky(MMacDonald)4-6-412-17 Oil Magnet(DDube)2-2-54-18 BoxCarJohnnie(Pantaleano)5-1-610-1SECOND: 1 1/16 ml...
Pierce hoping to create new legacy for Nets
By pulling off the blockbuster trade with the Celtics on draft night in late June, the Nets continued the franchise’s yearlong makeover, including their move to Brooklyn, unveiling a new...
J.R: Knicks still ‘marquee’ team in New York, despite Nets improvement
J.R. Smith said it doesn’t matter what the Nets did this summer, the Knicks still are Kings of New York. Making his first remarks of the offseason and since his...
Knicks sign veteran PG Udrih
Beno Udrih won titles with the Spurs in 2005 and 2007, but had since lost that exciting feeling of being in the title chase. That’s why the Knicks got their...
RG3 sits, Redskins win
Robert Griffin III handled the coin toss, and Kirk Cousins picked up where he left off last season filling in at quarterback, throwing for a touchdown as the Redskins edged...
Rangers struggling to keep Stepan
One of the few question marks surrounding the Rangers before training camp opens is the status of restricted free-agent Derek Stepan. Assistant general manager Jeff Gorton said he expects a...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Chen, Butler lead Royals past Red Sox In Kansas City, Mo., Bruce Chen outdueled Jon Lester, and Billy Butler added a home run, as the Royals defeated the Red...
Woods finishes over par after double bogey on final hole
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Tiger Woods looked as if he was headed for exactly the kind of opening round he wants in a major championship yesterday at the PGA Championship at...
Casey on way back thanks to help from cancer-ridden Kostis
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Look who’s lurking near the top of the PGA Championship leaderboard at Oak Hill after one round. Paul Casey. Remember him? Don’t fret if you don’t. His...
Mickelson hits practice range after erratic first round at PGA Championship
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Phil Mickelson was so stunned at his erratic play in Thursday’s PGA Championship opening round he did something he rarely does after a tournament round — march...
Scott, Furyk lead; Tiger, Phil struggle at PGA Championship
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — There he is again. Adam Scott at the top of a major championship leaderboard is becoming as commonplace as six-person deep galleries lining the ropes to see...
Time for rookie Smith to show he can run Jets’ offense
DETROIT — OK, Geno Smith, let’s see what you’ve got. We have heard Jets coach Rex Ryan rave about your arm. We have seen the footballs you throw whistle through...
Less-hyped Ellis key to Jets defensive line
DETROIT — The Jets’ defensive line is filled with first-round picks, but the man in the middle tonight against the Lions in the first preseason game will be Kenrick Ellis,...
Battle for Jets’ starting QB job begins tonight in Detroit
DETROIT — Put the red jerseys away. Tonight, the Jets quarterbacks will have their road whites on, an invitation for defenders to come after them and take their best shot....
Yankees: We still can make postseason
Even Alex Rodriguez in his prime likely wouldn’t have been able to turn this Yankees season around by himself. The 38-year-old version couldn’t do that either when he made his...
Yankees president Levine won’t broach Girardi future
The Yankees have limped out of the All-Star break and with all their problems seem a better bet to finish below .500 than reach the postseason. With Joe Girardi’s contract...
As Yankees age, New York on verge of becoming Mets town again
It Is a Yankees town. Let’s be clear on that point, at the top. It has been an undisputed Yankees town since 1993, and but for a feint here, a...
Mets bullpen picks up slack with Parnell, Edgin out
The Mets took the double body-blow of losing Bobby Parnell and Josh Edgin, their closer and hottest relief pitcher, within a week. But they’ve gotten off the mat with some...
Gee throws gem of his own as Mets finish sweep of Rockies
Dillon Gee was the rocker following a Bruce Springsteen performance or the poet reading his works after Shakespeare just left the podium. It’s tough taking the mound 14 hours after...
Amber alert: New 'Two and a Half Men' character
Rising star Amber Tamblyn, already a veteran of her own CBS series, “Joan of Arcadia,” will join the cast of the long-running sitcom “Two and a Half Men.” In an...
‘Sharknado’ gets ‘Second’ Syfy name
They couldn’t come up with anything better? Syfy has announced that its second “Sharknado” movie, set in New York City and airing next summer, will be called “Sharknado 2: The...
Honey Boo Boo dad ‘Sugar Bear’ suffers mystery ailment
Mike “Sugar Bear” Thompson, the father of “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” star Alana Thompson, remains at a Florida clinic, undergoing tests for a mystery ailment. Sources say it’s likely...
Ex-‘Housewife’ Eva Longoria sells sex comedy to NBC
Former “Desperate Housewives” star and political activist Eva Longoria is producing an NBC comedy series based on the experiences of relationship therapist Laura Berman. The jokes will arise from the...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYCHUCK HUGHES - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4ASHTON KUTCHER, EMMA ROBERTS, BRETT ELDREDGE - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND (D-N.Y.) - The Daily Show...
AMC’s ‘Low Winter Sun’ set against gritty Detroit backdrop
I’m always suspicious of American adaptations of British TV shows. Truth be told, I never watched NBC’s version of “The Office” because, let’s face it, how could they possibly have...
Weird but true
He’s toast! A South Carolina man was busted after an annoyed, perplexed neighbor accused him of smearing buttered toast on her SUV. Union County sheriff’s deputies say Christopher Brannon, 34,...
It shouldn't have taken Manziel mess, Bilas tweets for NCAA to 'realize' their hypocrisy on jersey sales
Bracing for what could be a devastating loss in court, the NCAA yesterday announced it was exiting the business of selling college memorabilia and apparel on its website, www.shopncaasports.com. The...
Bronx drug ring busted
A drug trafficking ring accused of terrorizing residents in the Bronx had 22 of its members arrested as a part of an undercover operation involving federal, state, and local law...
New Nets star Pierce 'embracing the change' after coming over from Boston
Even after having three weeks for the move to sink in, Paul Pierce still looked shell-shocked when he took the stage inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn last month alongside Kevin...
UFC still priority, but Ronda Rousey will try to cram in filming 'Expendables' and 'Fast 7' before title fight
Ronda Rousey joining the cast of “Fast & Furious 7” is no first-round knockout.The UFC women’s champion told The Post on Thursday that her “main priority” is still her title...