January 24, 2015
Carmelo Anthony sticks to the plan and takź¦es a rest
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ā With the Knicks on the verge of a four-game winning streak and on the first anniversary of his 62-point scoring-record explosion against Charlotte at the Garden, Caź§rmelo...
Mets' hole at shortstop just a punchline for Sandy Alderson
There is no one who seems tš±o enjoy poking fun at the Metsā deficienciesš than Sandy Alderson, and the general manager didnāt disappoint on Saturday. On hand to call Hall...
The stats: When conditions get bad, Brady doesn't get worse
Tąµ©he truth can be hard to find sometimes. Not always is it prominently visible. Often, hard evidence is hard to find, or kept under wraps. And getting confessions is no...
Nets players a little freaked out by Mirza Teletovic's ailment
SALT LAKE CITY ā Everyone ą“had noticed Mirza Teletą“ovic wasnāt feeling like himself lately. But, at the same time, no one on the Nets ever would have guessed they would...
Nets destroyed by Jazz, ąµ²fall out of playoff spot š
SALT LAKE CITY ā Getting blown out by the Clippers was one thing. Getting blown out by the Jazz is another. Tšhe Nets fell out of a playoff spot for...
Has Johnny Depp become Hollywood's biggest joke?
ā Johnny Depp, step away from the mš¼akeup kit in Tim Burtonās attic. Really, what roleās next for you ā a soulful Roomba that magically becomes self-aware? A mentally challenged teen...
Serby Q&A: New Jetsź¦¦ coach talks football, philosophy and family
New Jets coach Todd Bowles ļ·ŗtook a timeout to chat with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: You were on Bill Parcellsā staffs in Dallas and Miami. Whaš t is an anecdote...
Why Orson Welles failed as a Post columnišst
Orson Welles is remembered as a š¦giant of Hollywood (āCitizen Kaneā), radio (āThe War of the Worldsā) and theater. But few are aware of hiš¦©s brief, eccentric career as a...
NHL takes next step in leaving players out š¦of 2018 Olympics
COLUMBUS, Ohio ā What was supposed to be an announcement of the World Cš¦©up of Hockey also could have been the death knell for NHL players participating in the Olympics....
White Hź¦ouse going nuclear on Netanyahu
Thou shall not cross Dear Leader. With their guttersniping failing to stop Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuās planned March speech before Congress, White House aides are unloading theiį©į©į©į©į©į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©š±į©į©į©r full arsenal of...
ā From USSR best buds to NHL enemies: How politics divided 2 ex-Devils ź¦
So Brš§endan Shanahan was reminiscing about life as a 20-year-old, as a teammatše of Slava Fetisov in The Great Manās first season in North America with the Devils in 1989-90...
š John Tavaš»res getting comfortable in All-Star spotlight
COLUMBUS, Ohio ā John Tavares just smiled and laughed. šāListen,ā he said, āIām not in the mood to be serious right now.ā And nor should he be. Friday night afteļ·½r...
Mike Krzyzewski, St. John's each seeking a grand prize
The clichĆ©s were cut short. St. Johnās saw no point in pretending. Sunday afternoon was approaching and more than 19,000 reminders would fill Madison Sqąµ²uare Garden, showing the Red Sš«torm...
Mike āFrancesa slams Michael Kay in raucous FrancesaCon
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3uRTAp_G-U Thereās no NFL football this weekend. Thš e Knicks stink and baseball is months away. So whatās a New York sports fan supposed to do? Well, if youāre Chris Ambrosio,...
Minus Melo, Knicks' three-game win streak ends in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ā Grit andź§ hustle can get you places but not to a fourth straight victory ā or to 72 points. Playing without Carmelo Anthony and starting point guard...
The glaring holes in Belichick's Deflategate 'science'
He can now go bāy the name Bull Belichick, suddenly the mad scientist who conducted an internal study on the effects of atmospheric conditions on the preparation of a football....
š ź§ Rihanna drops new single with Kanye, Paul McCartney
//twitter.com/rihanna/status/559144985258229761 The wait is finally over; Rihanna is back. The singer took to hšer social media accounts on Saturday night to unexpectedly relš¦ease āFourFiveSecondsā ā her first new material in...
Why there is a chance Mirza Teletovic won't play again
Odds are strong Nets 3-point shooting specialist Mirza Teletovic will recovešr from his pulmonary embolism and play at some point next season in the NBA. Serena Williams suffered a blood...
Yankees to A-Rod: We're not talking to you until spring training
Alex Rodriguez has begun mending fences with new Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, but his attempts at a similar meeting with Yankees brass were decš¦lined by the team, a...
Who exactly is 'Supergirl' star Melissa Benoist?
It was announced this week that āGleeāš and āWhiplashā star Melissa Benoist will play Supergirl in an upcoming CBS series. Now we know who šBenoist is ā but who is...
Famed chef's daughter follows in his culinary footsteps
Kind lightāing illuminates David Rockwell-designed copper columns and exposed brick walls. A theatrical open kitchen allows the pretty people at the bar to practically whisper into the chefās ear, and...
Older singles are getting frisky on 'Tinder for seniors'
Forget worrying aboą± ut being single at 30. Paula Paulette is going to be 80 in April ā and sheās online dating. And sheās not just looking for someone to eat... ļ·½
Meet NYC's most desperate single man
//vimeo.com/114320754 Imagine opening your inbox to find a video of a hairy British man ā wearing nothing more than a hat and a Union Jack to cover the famš·ily jewels...
Free community college plan may raise CUNYās graduation raštes
President Obź¦amaās $60 billion plan to give everyone free community-college tuition for two years will spur a rush to register, but itās not a silver bušllet, experts say. At CUNY,...
In stunnš“er, Belichick cops to Spygate -- with a caveat
Bill Belichick just invited everyone to dissect Spygate all over again. The Patriots boss stunned observers during a press conference he called Saturday to defendš¦¹ allegations of deflated footballs by..š¦©.
Show us the money
If the arrest of Sheldon Silver does nothing else, it highlights how pathetic and unserioāus Albanyās attempts to address political corruption have been. The Assembly speaker was š§arrested on five...
The college bubble
On one thing President Obama and Gov. Cuomo are agreed: The answer to high tuition and crushing są¹tudent debt is more money from the government. Problem isš°, itās precisely government...
No bombs found on planes in Atlanta after threat: FBI š
Some moronās bomb-threatening tweets sent F-16 jets scrambling to escort two jetliners to Atlantaās airport Saturday. No bombs were found when police dogs searched Delta Flight 1156 fromš³ Portland, Ore.,...
NFL has šhistory of letting Bį©į©į©į©į©į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©š±į©į©į©elichick off the hook
Before Bill Belichick cemented his status as one part Machiavelli, another part Mack the Knife, he did somethš¬ing that should have served as a tell, a clue that there is...
Bill Belichick actually brings cows into his Deš²flategate defenā¦se
Bill Belichick offered no mea culpa for Deflategate, but tšhe Patriots coach did offer a host of excuseās and alibis at an ad hoc press conference Saturday. Here are some...
Belichick bizarrely references 'My Cousin Vinny,' blows up Internet
Bill Belichick should get an Oscar nomination for his movie reference during Saturdayās Deflategate press conference. During the embattled Pš¬atriots coachās impromptu session, perhaps the most surpšrising revelation was his...
Price, Wieters and top 2015 free agents ā and whereš they may land š
Now that Max Scherzer has found a home ā and validated Scott Boras once aą¶£gain ā letās move on to next yearās free-agent class. No? Not ready? Dying to know... š
'Diary of a Teenage Girl' bores as banal sexual coming-of-age tale
I made it two-thirds of the way through the routine sexual coming-of-age yarn āDiary of a Teenage Girlā when it occurred to me that āanything else I could conāØceivably be...
š° ą¶£Trivia champion seeks a woman with beauty and brains
Matt, 28, is a self-described nerd who works in digital advertising, and heād be sold on a girl who appreciates the finš er ā and not-so fine ā things in life.... š ŗ
GOP 2016 hopefuls speak at Iowa summit š
DES MOINES - As GOP presidential hopefuls jostled for the conservative vote in Iowa Saturday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz stood out with a warning: āTalk is cheap.ā The Repubą·“lican phenom...
This week's couple: Talk about ex
Most people will tell you that itās never a good idea to talk about exes on a fiārst date. But for Josh, 30, and Emily, 27, this wasnāt an issue....
Defiant Belichickš talks science of deflated balls š
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. ā Patriots coach Bill Belichick held šan impromptu presšs conference to address Deflategate, and he was far more defiant than apologetic. Belichick didnāt serve up any mea culpa...
The 10 people to watch at the Super Bowl š ā
At some point, the focusš on those asked to throw, catch, carry and tackle will overshadow the air pressure of the actual football. Super Bowl XLIX is a matchup of...
š David Foster Wallace film išs moving, profound
This yearās Sundance is shaping up as the Bromšance Fest. At least the fifth movie about an odd-couple buddy duo (and the only one without a stated homosexual element) Iāve...
It's all about the interview at Miss Universe
Several weeks ago, Miss Universe pageant officialšs, naively or not, asked me if I wanted to jošin them for a few days for a Miss Congeniality-esque experience while the 88...
Billionaire wants landmarks commitį©į©į©į©į©į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©š±į©į©į©tee to approve mega-mansion plan
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is asking the city's landmarks preservation committee to approve his plan to build a š¬mega mansion on East 75th St., the Post has learned. A large...
Jets lź¦and Pepper Johnson as D-line coach š
Pepper Johnson is back in New York, just not šwith thāe team he thought he would end up with. The Jets hired Johnson as their new defensive line coach Saturday,...
Japan probing alleged new ISIS š·āvideo claiming hostage dead
TOKYO ā Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angrily demanded Sunday that the extremist Islamic State group release a Japanese journalist it is holding hostage after a new online vą²idšeo purported to...
Obama cutšs India trip short to visit Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON -- Prš esident Barack Obama will cut short his three-day trip to India and visit Saudi Arabia to pay respects after the death of King Abdullah, U.S. and Indian officials.šÆ..
Why the crisis iļæ½ą¼ŗļæ½n Yemen matters to Americans
š WASHINGTON -- Yemen's U.S.-backed president stepped down this week after Houthi rebels seized the capital of Sanaa, further destabilizing the region and hampering America's ability to fight al Qaeda and...
Thousands protest after president resigā ns in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen -- Tens of thousands of Yemenis marched in protest on Saturday against Shią½§šŗite rebels who hold the capital, amid a power vacuum in a country that is home...
Spanish police arrest 4 suspected members of jihadi cell ā
MADRID ā Spanish National Police arrested four suspected jihadists in the north African enclave of Ceuta who allegedly formed a cell, the Interior Ministry said Saturday. Interš§ior Minister Jorge Fernandez...
Daughter 'shot in head' called 911 after father 'massacred family'
Her father shot her in the head and murdered the rest of her family, but a brave 12-year-old Queens girl not only survived the bloody rampage ā she managed to... ź¦¬
Millionairź¦e can keep restraining order usšed to break up with ex
A Manhattan millionaireās cold-hearted decision to break up with his longtime girlfrieź¦¬nd through a restraining order paid off when a judge agreed Friday that the woman is a dangerous mess....
Homeland Security issues blistering audit of security weaknesses atą¼ JFK
The Department of Homeland Security haš¦s issued a blistering audit of security weaknesses at JFK Airport that sharply rebukes the TSA for stonewalling demands for data and trying to keep...
4 ways to train your dog like a Navš°y SEAL
During a combat deployment to Iraq in 2003, then-Navy SEAL Mike Ritland witnessed a group of Marines attempt to take the city oź¦f Tikrit. As they prepared to enter a...
Drugs, murder, mafia: Inside Sofia Vergara's rise to fame
There arenāt many women who can steal a pop princessā thunder wšithout even tryź§ing. But, as Britney Spears discovered at her New Yearās Eve soiree in Las Vegas, extending an...
Delightful sex comedy 'The Overnight' hits all the right notes
An unpredictably weird and delightful sex comedy, āThe Overnightā has a sly take on contemporary coupledom. Written and directed by Patrick Brice, who was once a festival driver hereļ·ŗ in...
Shaq's sitcom is a tru story
Retired NBA star Shaquille OāNeal is getting into the sitcom game. OāNeal, š°42, will star in and produce a half-hour comedy pilot for truTV called āShaq Inq.ā The series will...
Meet the flavorful New York voices behind 'Bobās Burgers'
With a last name like Belcher, youād think the family at the center of Foxās animated series āBobās Burgersā would be as subversive as its Sunday-night brethren āThe š¤ŖSimpsonsā and...
Take a look at šKlay Thompš²sonās ridiculous 37-point third quarter
OAKLAND, Calif. ā The sellout crowd chanš ted Klay Thompsonās name. Both benches stood, equally stunned at what was taking place. Thompsonās teammates continued to get him the ball ā and...
Yes, raising a baby in NYC is impossible ā but it's great for toddlers
The other day, I wrote a column on btc365-futebol.com suggesting that Manhattan was a less-than-optimal place when you have a baby, and people went nuts. Some e-mailź¦ed me to agree...
Check out J.R. Smith's half-court alley-oop to LeBron
š CLEVELAND ā The Cavaliers are back on their game and providing YouTube worthy highlights to boot. LeBron James scored 25 points and šCleveland Cavaliers put on a dominant performance by...
Why Melo shouldn't get grief for enjoying All-Star experience
Iām not sure why Carmelo Anthony has been criticized in some circles for wanting to play in the NBA All-Star Gš¹ame, as if it was some sort of meaningless exhišbition...
Rookie filmmakers hit the mark with charming 'D-Train'
Rookie filmmakers Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel delivered a charmer with their bromance āThe D-Train,ā which stars Jack Black as Daniel, an anally-rāetentive Pittsburgh man trying and failing to round... ā
š A-Rod, sans lawyers, ź¦”secretly meets with incoming commish
In the latest āstop of his rehabilitation tour, Alex Rodriguez entered the belly of the beast and met with an old nemesis, The Post has learned. Earlier this past week,...
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A Long Island man who served 18 years in prison before being cš¶leared in his wifeās murder died Friday in a car crash, police said. John Grega, 52, of Lake...
Obama administration livid at Netanyahu's plan to visit Congress
The Obama administration is livid over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuās planned visit to Congress in March ā and now, āthere will be a priceā to pay, according to reports.... ā
Eš±x-cop at center of disability scam headed behind bars
A 91-year-old ex-cop at the heart of a massive Soš§cial Security scam involving more than 120 retired NYPD cops and FDNY firefighters who raked in millions agreed to a plea...
Giants' matriarch Ann Mara hospitalized after nasty spill
The elderly matriarch of the New York Giants is recovering from a nasty spill outside her Westchester home earlier this week. Ann Mara, 85, slipped on ice and smacked her... š°
Homeless man aršØrested in Times Square deli killing
A homeless man was busted Friday at the Foxwoods Caš sino in Connecticut after he was linked to a Midtown deli stabbing, police sources said. The suspect was picked up by...
š¦© From Berlin to NYC: the American journey of Columbia hoops star
There were times when Maodo Lo wondered if he had made a mistake, times when what he had envisioned hadnāt come close to alignį¦ing with reality. Afteš r graduating high school...
ź©² Derek Fisher shocked how ź¦hard it is to motivate Knicks
ź§ Rookie coach Derek Fisher perhaps finally has realized itās his job to motivate the Knicks. As the club struggled throughą¼ŗ 10-game and 16-game losing streaks, the Knicks, now on a...
Teacher arrested for allegedly beating special needs ź¦student
A āQueens teacher beat up his special needs student Friday when he suspected the boy was cheating on a test, law-enforcement sourcšes told The Post. The 10-year-old student at PS...
Chris Mullin finally gets Hall call from St. John's
It took 30 years, but Chris Mullin finally is being honored by hiš§øs alma mater. The St. Johnās grš§øeat will be one of seven honorees inducted into the Red Storm...
Doą¹zens of blocks without water after West Side main break
A 40-block swath of the West Side of Manhattan was left without water late Friday night, following a major š“water main break, according to the cišty's Department of Environmental Protection....
Unlikely secret of Patriots' success: Schiano and Rutgers
When the Patriots kick off against the defending champion Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, no univeš”rsity will hšøave more players active in the game than Rutgers: not...
How Goodell's Deflategate inaction stains Super Bowl
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. ā There is no video evidence to destroy this time, no Rayą¹ Rice inside-the-elevator DVD to track inside the league office. Only Bill Belichick and Tom Brady and...
Ichiro leaves Yankees, agrees to one-year deal with Maš rlins š±
MIAMI ā Ichiro Suzuki has decided to play for the Marlins. Suzuki and the team have agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract, pendingš¦© a physical, a person with knowledge...
Preet riffs on New York for being the 'sitcom' state
Three Men in a Room ā wasnāt that a ā70s sitcom? Manhattan US Aź¦ŗttorney Preet Bharara riffed at comical length Friday on one of Albanyās oldest and most notorš¬ious memes:...
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Manhattan A Chelsea building that hosts high-end brands and services, including fashion shoots, had a hidden pinhoź¦ŗle camera in its unisex bathroom, sources said. A Johnson & Johnson employee discovered...
New York hockey will live inš¼ harmony for one weekend
COLUMBUS, Ohio ā Rangers and Islanders, together at last. And go ahead and toss in a Devil for good measure. šTeam New šÆYork, at least for this weekend. Come Sundayās...