June 13, 2015
LeBron stokes J.R. confidence: 'Donāt care' about awful shooting
OAKLAND, Calif. ā Clevelandās J.R. Smith knows Game 5 has to be better forš him than his Gameš 4 performance, which he labeled āhorse[spit].ā āIām ready to play. Itās one...
Preet Bharara's off-base strike at Internet trolls
Lock up every troll and crackpot who posts an over-the-top online comment, and youād need to double (at leź¦ast) the number of prisons in this country. Thatās one reason the...
Dillon Gee blindsided by return to starting, š„too š§ø
The announcement Dillon Gee was making a cameo in the Metsā ever-changing starting rotation on Sunday didnāt jš °ust catch fans and the media off guard. Gee wasnāt expecting it, either....
David Villa brāilliance gives NYCFC a 1sź¦t winning streak
When David Villa left Spain and signed with New York City FC last year, the international star said he šwanted to make the expansion franchise the best team in the... š
'Chills up my spine': Bobby Parnell's long-awaited return
Bobby Parnell made his long-awāaited return to a major league mound on Saturday, and the former Mets closer did his job, getting a key out in the eighth inning of...
Itās a ą½§Sawx hop for Hondo
Hondo absorbed another in a series of thorough beatings on Saturšday, getting pummeled with Pelfrey and the Twins to increase the rapidly expanding dirty digits to 1,235 malzones. Sunday: Mr....
What Matātš Harvey must learn from Jacob deGrom
Lessons ź§are ą¼learned. Sometimes on the fly. Jacob deGrom struggled with his command during his final two starts of April, both losses. He surrendered nine earned runs over 10āĀ¹/ā innings....
CC, Yankees slammed again asš AL East lead dwindles
BALTIMORE ā Joe Girardi wšasnāt grinding his teeth as he spoke about the latest botched fielding play that cut to the bone of his struggling clšub. However, it was very...
David Wilson's Olympic dream gets an early reality check
Just 10 months after injury robbed David Wilson of his career as a professional football player, he has started one as a professional track ą¼ŗstar. Less than a year after...
Knicks land ideal Phil Jackson guard in Post's mock draft 3.0
The NBA season isnāt over, thanks to the thrilling Finals between the Warriors and Cavaliers now bź©²eing split through two games, but ź¦that hasnāt stopped the steadily increasing drumbeat of...
Hillary Clinton campaigź¦¦ns to be Obama 3.0
Please welcome to the presidential race the latest version of the Democratic front-runner: Ms. Hillary Rodham Obama! The speecšh Hillary delivered Saturday on Roosevelt Island made clear her presidency would...
The Catch 22 LeBron Jamāes is doing best to ignore ź¦
OAKLAND, Calif. ā So in the first three games of these NBA Finals, LeBron James averaged more than 35 shots, hoistiź©µng 38, 34 and 34. To some, the Cavaliers heldš...
17-year-old using Women's PGA Championship as proof she belongs
Brooke Henderson was challenged by commissioner Michael Whan to prove she belongs on the LPGA Tour, and the 17-yešar-old Canadian is doing just that. By not being granted an age...
Korean duo leave field in dust at Women's PGA Championship
Call it the Korean separatist movement. Thatās sure what it looked like atop the leaderboard at the Womenās PGA ź¦Championship on Saturday, when fellow countrywomen Inbee Park and Sei Young...
Usain Bolt 'horrible,' still beats everyone else
Usain Boltās first visit to New York produced a world rešcord, and the start of his reign as trackās biggest icon. Saturdayās return produced a narrow victory in the 200...
Woman shot in the head at Waldorf Astoria wš»edding
Two Russian brothers were charged Sunday in the bizarre shooting at a fancy wedding party at the famed Waldorf Astoria hotel over the weekend. The lavish affair turned bloody Saturday..š·.
Prince George steals the show at Queen's birthday celebration
LONDON ā Queen Eālizabeth II marked her ceremonial birź¦thday Saturday with the traditional "Trooping the Color" parade in the heart of London ā and 23-month-old Prince George made his debut...
Mets' forgotten flaw rears head in brutal loss to Braves
The anemic offense has been criticized. The ever-changing starting rotation has been the cšenter of debate. But the Metsā biggest problem may be their infield defense. It came back to...
City Council to car washes: Unišonize or else
The City Councš il just took its first step toward outlawing all non-union businesses. Well, OK ā it still has a long wšay to go. But a bill council members passed...
Is there anything Obama's not giving away in his Iran nuclear deal?
By lifting sanctions on Iran, President Obamaās nuclear deal will open the floodgates for Tehranās funding of terrorism. Soš says Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff....
It's time Bettman ends NHL's Arizona money-pit experiment
Maybe there is a binding agreement iš²n place that will keep the Coyotes in place for another year or three in Gleš„ndale, Ariz., and maybe there isnāt. Courts of law...
NAACP leader to addressź¦ accusations of lying about race
SPź¦OKANE, Wash. ā Spokane NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal says she will speak about the furor over racial identity sparked after her parents said she has falsely portrayed herself as black...
Reasoš¦©ns to be concerned about āimmersiveā US Open covešørage
The one thing we know for sure is that the USGA, proprietors of the U.S. Open, didnāt dump NBC for FOX because it is impressed by the quality of ź©²FOXās...
Where the Mets went wrong withā¤ depressing offense š²
The low moment came Tuesday when the only hits the Mets šmustered against unheralded Giants rookie Chris Heston were by pitch. No runs, no hits. Just a fewš bruises ā...
'Best young point guard Iād ever seen': Mudiay's trek from Africa war to NBA
It was as his mother intended ā a world with plentiful options, an existence where no choice štruly could be considš¶ered a bad choice. Emmanuel Mudiay could go to any...
Is this how 'Game of Thrones' will end?
This season of āGame of Thronesā has seen a young princšÆess sacrificed at the stake, Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) fly off on a dragon and sexy Sašnd Snakes slithering about Dorne,...
City kids swapping cigarettes for cigars ā š
Smoking cigarettes has become a drag ā but stogies are now all the ršÆage in the Big Apple, where cigar use among kids under the age of 17 has doubled...
ā Dad stops career criminal from raping his 9-yearź§-old daughter
A Brooklynļ·½ dad rushed to the rescue of his 9-year-old daughter when a career criminal tried to rape her outside her home, police sources said. Robert Drach allegedly grabbed the...
Riders climb down Cycloš¤Ŗne after it breaks mid-ride
Cšoney Islandās Cyclone screeched to a halt mid-ride Saturday for the second time this season, forcing riders to oą²nce again climb down the famed clackety coaster. Michael Osborn, 36, and...
'Inside Out' is the powerful film little girls need
Princess fatigue is real. Just ask any parent of a āFrozenā-obsessed kid ā or, for that matter, any little girl who doesnš»āt favor pink, purple and tiaras.
Man found fatally shot in pą½§šarked car in Brooklyn
Officers responding to a 911 call around 4:15 a.m. found the 33-year-old man with a gunshot wound tāØoš his head inside a Ford Fusion in Flatbush.
š² All the āClinton Cashā questions Hillary refuses to answer š
āWe need to stop the fš°low of secret, unaccountable money,ā Hillary Clinton said Saturday during her vaunted campaign ādo over.ā That she said this wāithout a trace of irony is...
Rich people problems: Hamptonites battle overź©µ workout studioā±s
//instagāram.com/p/2_Yr61n52h/ It's 9:30 on a recent Sunday morning in Bridgehampton on a glorious suną¹ny day, made for hungover walks on the beach or bike rides past picturesque vineyards. But all...
Crowds gather for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign kickoff rally
NEW YORK ā Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for a new era of shared prosperity and says workers can trust her to fight for them, themes outlinešd in a speech...
š¤” Brooklyn writer wants a well-read guy
ą¹ Ruth, 34, values a man with a point of view and good taste in music. Kitchen tales: Ruthās favorite thing to do is curl up with a good book, but...
This week's couple: Lukewarm affair
Do nice girls finish last? With Evan, 28, they donāt seem što win. When he met up ź§with Ebony, 30, at the elegant Meatpacking restaurant Scarpetta, he found her cute...
šÆ Man fires at Bronx cops after being stošÆpped
A mš¦an opened fire on Bronx cops who stopped him for actāing suspiciously early Saturday and was quickly arrested, law enforcement sources said. Darnell Shaqual, 19, allegedly started shooting near...
Teen arrested afš¹ter shooting at cops
A teen gunman traded bullets with two cops on a Bronx street earlyį¦ Saturday but was quickly arrested, authorities said. Following an earlier reported shooting in the area, the plainclothes... š
3 injured afteš«r explosion sends manhole cover flying
Two chš¶ildren and an adult were injured when an explosion sent a manhole cover flying through the air Friday night in the Bronx, authorities said. The ź¦Æplate burst from the...
š NYCFC aims to turn skid into są± treak
ź¦ The weight of an 11-game winless skid for New York City FC was getting hard to carry. Now thatš the slump is over and the King Kong-sized load they have...
Man who nearlāØy drowned beach worker on track to be city employee
A crazed Queens man was arrested Thursday after going ballistic and nearly drowning a 64-year-old female Parks Department security worker at Rockaway Beach is in line to be hired by... ā¤
ā Sāuspect dead after attack on Dallas police HQ
A Texas man planted shrapnel-filled pipe bš®ombs around Dallas Police Department headquarters early Saturday and then opened fire on cops in a midnight blitz that the police chief said was...
š This is whyź¦” TV is ruining your relationship
When Megan Zilis comes back to her West Village apartment after work, she just wants to unwind with a few episodes of ź©²the comedy shoź¦w āGarfunkel and Oates.ā Unfortunately, her...
One uncool childhood inspired coming-of-age comedy 'Dope'
"I was always this weird outcast kid,ā says filmmaker Rick Famuš·yiwa. āIām a first-generation American. My parents are from Nigeria. I had this weird last name that looked Japanese, and...
Gunmen open firš¼e, plant bombs outside Dallas police HQ
Warning: Thš¹e following videos contain graphic language //youtu.be/DvQRcUx4EQw DALLAS ā At least oneā gunman opened fire on officers outside of police headquarters in Dallas early Saturday, spraying squad cars with...
Judge rules that sleeping with a prostitute isn't adultery
In Japan, itź¦¬ isnāt cheating as long as you pay for it. A judge in Tokyo ruled Monday that having an affair with someone whoās married cannot be considered adultery...
š More than 800 officers continue searching for escaped killers
The massive search for two escaped convicts sāØtretched into day 7 on Saturday as the rain poured down and state police focusedš² on a remote area just a few miles...
ą·“ Man gets 15 years for filming boss light a homeless man on fire
A Brookš³lyn bodega worker who used his cellphone to film his boss lighting a homeless man on fire was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison. Lorenzo Fonerin, 23, was...
Feds mock Sheldon Silver's bid to dismiss corruption charges
Federal proseÜ«cutors mocked ex-state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silverās attempt to get his corruption charges dismissed, writing in court papers filed Friday that the payments he received were kickbacks whether they...
ą¶£ Hillaryās Roosevelt Island campaign kickoff deemed a no-fly zāone
A nšo-fly zone has been imposed over Hillary Rodham Clintonās Roosevelt Island presidential campaign kickoff event Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration took the unusual step of declaring a ānationš„al defense...
ź§ Chinese hackers breach US intelligence -- again
Chinese hackers may have gained access to the sensitive information about US intelligence agents and military personnel in a second Ācyber breach, officials sašid Friday. The hackers are believed to...
Dave Grohl breaks leg on stage, finishes concerāt anyway
ź¦”//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx2i5I8r7Ek#t=20 There goes a hero! Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl said he broke his leg during a perforšmance in Sweden Friday ā and finished the rock concert while sitting...
Woman digs up dead dad to get 'real' father's $50M
She dug āup her dead father so she could swap him for a rich one. A Brooklynā-raised woman could reap as much as $50āmillion after exhuming the body of the...
Black students are more likely to get 'ineffective' teachers: report
Black sš³tudents in New York state are 44 percent more likely than white students to have a teacher rated āineffectiveā in math, and 35 percent more likely to have one... š
Assembly š»refuses to detail how it spends tax money: watchdog
Even wź¦ith its former leader facing corruption charges, the state Assembly wonāt disclose how its meš§mbers are spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, a government watchdog charged on Friday....
De Blasio says expired rent regulations would be 'nightmare'
Mayor de Blasio sounded a doomsday alarm on Friday over the slim possibility that lawmakers šwould allow rent āØregulations to expire for 1 million city apartments. Warning that failing to...
HBO shutters Fincher show mid-stream ā
David Fincherās fšorthcoming HBO comedy series abruptly shut down production on Thursday after filming four episodes, according to reports. Titled āVideo Synchronicity,ā the comedy is set in Los Angeles in...
'Under the Dome' mystery finally revealed this season
Former āCSIā star Marg Helgenberger and TVā acting/directing vet Eriq La Salle will find themselves stuck āāUnder the Domeā June 25 when the CBS summer series returns with its two-hour...
NYC's soccer team stinks, but their fans are great!
Chance Michaels is wearing his signature navy blue top hat while lording over a sectiš¼on in Yankee Stadium that is packed with fans in sky-blue shišÆrts. The rowdy and robust...
Gotti, guns & gay bars: Inside NYC's mob history
šÆ Florida has Disney WorāØld, but New York has Gangland. The history of the mob in America begins here, at Ellis Island. Between 1899 and 1910, nearly 2 million southern Italians...
ź¦ This military lover is reporting for booty! š
This soldier may have been armed with a rifle ā but his Āāattackerā had weapons that were even more powerful šin Times Square on Friday. Topless street performerą² Diana Alejandra,...
John Leguizamoās motherą± -in-law covering ušp $17M high-rise sale: suit
Actor John Leguizamoās mother-in-law is covering up theš„ sale of her $17.5 million pad on the Upper West Side to keep her stepdaughter from a cut of the profits, a...
One-time 5th starter hope outrigšhted, may be done with Yanks
BALTIMORE ā Esmil Rogers entered spring training in theź¦ mix for the Noź©µ. 5 starterās spot. Almost two weeks into June, the right-handed reliever has been outrighted by the Yankees....
š° The utmost confidence thašt Familia inspires in Mets
Terry Collins wasnāt sure Jeurys Familia would be available to pitch Friday night, with his closer awaiting a message alerting him to the impending birth oš f his child. But when...
Pineda getting bombed is worth it if Yanks' caution pays off
BALTIMORE ā Michael Pineda looked so out of sync Friday night at Camden Yards, he could have been mistakenā for the Sylšvester Stallone-Sharon Stone love scene in āThe Specialist.ā So...
Metsš³ maą± king exact right Gee move for playoff run hopes
HereĀ we go again with the reality sš³how that is the Mets rotaź¦ætion. All thatās missing is the Kardashians. Just wait until Steven Matz gets here. Then it really will be...
Bill Clinton has 'no idea' if foundation contributors sought favors
š¼ WASHINGTON ā Bill Clinton says he has āno ideaā if contributors to the Clintonš Foundation were trying to get in good with the State Department when his wife ran the...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Investigators have released surveillance images of individuals wanted for questioning in two apparently unrelated stabbings that took the lives of two teen pals hours apart in Crown Heights.Ā Jamal JosĀeph,... š
After years of Fuān, Nate Ruess is going solo ā
Starting a solo career is something that musicians usually do when their old bands are running out of steam. But in the case of Nate Ruą²ess, he stepped out on...š¦©