January 18, 2015
Uh oh: Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas ailing after win
SEATTLE — Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas, two of the key cogs in the Legion of Boom Seahawks secondary, came out of Sunday’s wild 28-22 overtime victory over the Packers...
Frank Viola’s advice for Mets about 'really good' Syndergaard
Frank Viola has heard Noah Syndergaard’s name come up in trade talk this offseason, most recently in a potential package for Washington shortstop Ian Desmond. So far, Syndergaard has remained...
Look away, Mets: Max Scherzer, Nationals agree on monster deal
The Max Scherzer sweepstakes appears to be over with the right-hander reportedly headed to Washington on a seven-year deal. Scherzer, the top free-agent target of the offseason, agreed to the...
How one distraught Packer cost his team the NFC title
SEATTLE — The Packers knew what was coming and so did Brandon Bostick, a second-year tight end. He was supposed to block on the onside kick the Seahawks were about...
Tom Brady's Patriots steamroll back into the Super Bowl
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Left for dead less than four months ago, the Patriots are going back to their home away from home. New England is Super Bowl-bound for the sixth...
What the Nets can do to make a second-half surge
The Nets spent Sunday licking their wounds after failing to complete a home-and-home sweep of the Wizards Saturday, a loss that put them at 17-24 at the halfway mark and...
From zero to hero, in one half (and an OT)
Hero Russell Wilson was getting fitted for goat horns, throwing four first-half interceptions and compiling a passer rating of 0.0. But he staged a remarkable personal comeback and brought the...
Unbridled joy, utter agony: Seahawks-Packers had everything
SEATTLE — Start with the snapshots, the dueling pictures of anguish and elation that framed one of the great games you will ever see. Start on this side of the...
Romney's third run will be no charm
After his third loss, in 1908, as the Democratic presidential nominee, William Jennings Bryan enjoyed telling the story of the drunk who three times tried to enter a private club....
Leveling the field for great schools
On a bone-chilling morning just before Thanksgiving, fourth-graders from Bronx Charter School for Excellence bundled up and happily sat in Bowling Green under a tent, a “classroom without walls.” The...
Blaming the victim -- Charlie Hebdo & free speech
If a young woman wearing a short skirt and high heels walks down a dangerous street late at night, does she have it coming to her when she gets kidnapped,...
Agenda reassignment
Anyone who thinks “The Vagina Monologues” is, uh, au courant — or even avant garde — is clearly behind the times. At Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, an all-women’s school,...
Andrew's power politics
If Gov. Cuomo has an energy agenda, it doesn’t seem to include experienced regulation of the state’s utilities. Otherwise, why would he tap his longtime political ally and power broker,...
New York's failure fans
The state’s Board of Regents must be just thrilled with the sorry records of the city’s NBA and NFL teams. After all, some charter schools it just voted to keep...
Parenting overkill: Finding the right way to let kids grow up
One mile. That’s how far Danielle and Alexander Meitiv allowed their 10-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter to walk by themselves last month. But the kids didn’t even make it home...
Rally for the ages! Seahawks stun Packers for Super Bowl berth
SEATTLE — The dream of going to back-to-back Super Bowls was slowly and steadily fading away and Russell Wilson was the main reason why. The wunderkind third-year quarterback was taking...
Locking up Staal helps Rangers secure future
PITTSBURGH — They are pillars of the Rangers’ community, are the Big Three defense of Marc Staal, Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh, along with the goaltender named Henrik Lundqvist. They...
De Blasio blasts 'disingenuous' Romney for poverty pledge
Try again Mitt. Mayor de Blasio blasted Mitt Romney’s pledge to raise Americans out of the depths of poverty as a “disingenuous” attempt to gain support from voters in Romney’s...
St. John's blows lead, falls in OT heartbreaker to DePaul
ROSEMONT, Ill. — St. John’s came to suburban Chicago last January an underperforming team unable to execute down the stretch. Not much has changed one year later. The Red Storm...
The baffling improvement that is keeping Syracuse afloat
The freshmen haven’t lived up to the hype, either because of inconsistent play or injury. Key junior forward Dajuan Coleman won’t play a second this season, the result of knee...
Golden Tate responds to rumored affair with Russell Wilson's ex
There hasn't been any shortage of sordid NFL love triangles of late. Golden Tate wants to make sure his name doesn't arise in the discussions. The former Seahawks receiver and current...
Rick Nash can't be stopped as Rangers stomp Penguins
PITTSBURGH — And in the blink of an eye, the Rangers’ two-game losing streak is now a two-game winning streak in the wake of Sunday afternoon’s 5-2 victory over the...
Female soccer star: I had to get naked to prove gender
https://twitter.com/Jigsawwill/status/555719699703816192/photo/1 With a goal on her home soil to clinch the 2008 African Women's Championship for Equatorial Guinea, Genoveva Anonma should have been crying out in happiness, feeling at the...
In last NBA days, Stephon Marbury 'wanted to kill' himself
Brooklyn legend Stephon Marbury, a former Knick and Net, has found respect and success in China following a series of personal and professional reversals that led to thoughts of suicide....
TV fitness model killed by train outside LA
BURBANK, Calif. — Authorities say a fitness model featured on the cover of numerous magazines was killed after he was struck by a train in Southern California.
Jets face tampering charges over Revis comments
Jets owner Woody Johnson may have topped former general manager John Idzik when it comes to costly press conferences. Tampering charges have been filed against the Jets over comments Johnson...
Desperate Red Bulls in 'advanced talks' with French defender
After trading away anchor Jamison Olave for allocation money, the Red Bulls desperately need to rebuild the center of their defense. The first reports of them taking steps to do...
Colts' Trent Richardson out for 'family emergency'
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis running back Trent Richardson didn't travel to New England for the AFC championship game Sunday, with the Colts saying only that the move was made because of...
Joel Embiid is nearly 300 pounds and the 76ers are worried: report
Apart from a few viral tweets, Joel Embiid has vanished from the NBA's radar as he's recovered from surgery. The 76ers are concerned he soon may be too big to...
D'Amato: Obama should 'stop trying to show his manhood'
Former US Sen. Alfonse D’Amato challenged President Obama’s manhood on Sunday and urged him to give the new Republican-controlled Congress a chance. “I would hope that the president would stop...
Shots fired near Biden's Delaware home
A drive-by shooter opened fire outside Vice President Joe Biden's home in Delaware where he and his wife were staying for the weekend, the US Secret Service said Sunday. The...
Uproar after Miss Israel's selfie with Miss Lebanon
A Lebanese beauty queen pleaded self-ie defense after a Facebook pic of her posing with an Israeli pageant competitor caused outrage in Lebanon, which forbids its citizens from fraternizing with...
Cabinet minister becomes first openly gay Irish gov't figure
A senior Cabinet minister in Ireland has announced he's gay, becoming the first openly homosexual government figure in the history of the traditionally conservative Catholic country.
Teen lovers captured after multi-state 'crime spree'
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — Two teenage sweethearts suspected in a crime spree of stolen vehicles and pilfered checks across the South have been taken into custody in Florida, Kentucky...
$24M house bought by 'MyWife-ReallyLikesIt'
For that kind of money, she’d better like it! The buyer who paid $24.7 million for this home at 1 Association Road in East Hampton’s Wainscott area wanted to remain...
Donations pour in for families of slain cops
Donations continue to pour in to the families of assassinated hero cops Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos. On Saturday night, the Fraternal Order of Police, Rocco Laurie Lodge 22, hosted...
Cyclist fatally struck by garbage truck in NYC
A Brooklyn educator was fatally struck by a garbage truck while riding his bicycle in Queens on Saturday, officials said. The avid biker, Hoyt Jacobs, who worked as a reading...
Black ice-related accidents cause 911 backlog in NYC
Treacherous black ice created chaos on city streets Sunday — including a backlog of hundreds of 911 calls and nearly 60 MTA bus crashes — but rather than address the...
Mother set newborn baby on fire in road: authorities
A New Jersey woman put her newborn baby in the middle of a road and set the girl on fire Saturday, authorities said. Burlington County prosecutors said Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, 22,...
Cuomo wants 'yes means yes' sexual-consent policy at private colleges
Gov. Cuomo wants New York’s private colleges spell out their legal definition of sexual consent — to an unequivocal Y-E-S. The governor announced Saturday he’s submitting a bill to force...
Cuomo already planning a trip to Cuba
Get the governor a cigar! One month after the federal government announced that travel restrictions to Cuba would be eased, Gov. Cuomo’s office on Saturday said he plans to visit...
Cuomo appoints de Blasio foe Christine Quinn as special adviser
Gov. Cuomo has appointed Christine Quinn, the former City Council speaker and Mayor de Blasio’s biggest rival, as his special adviser. Some saw the move, announced Saturday, as the latest...
Nets rewind: Deron Williams needs to get back on the court
Here are three thoughts on the Nets’ 99-90 loss to the Wizards Saturday night in Brooklyn: 1. Fans may not want to admit it, but the Nets miss Deron Williams....
The hidden cameras in NYC's subways
Ever have the feeling you’re being watched? At the Herald Square subway station, it’s because you are — from every angle. At least six hidden cameras — distinct from the...
The brutal secrets behind 'The Biggest Loser'
She had always struggled with her weight, but in January 2006, Kai Hibbard was in real trouble: At just 26 years old, her 5-foot-6 frame carried 265 pounds. Her best...
NYC may yank terrorism report to appease mosque 'spying' critics
In top-secret talks to settle federal lawsuits against the NYPD for monitoring mosques, the city is weighing a demand that it scrub from its Web site a report on Islamic...
Tawana Brawley-Sharpton hoax portrayed in new novel
Based largely on the infamous Tawana Brawley hoax of the late-1980s, Joyce Carol Oates’ latest novel, “The Sacrifice,” is a savage satire on race relations and the culture of sensationalism....
How an Army Rangers sniper became 'The Reaper'
Nick “Irv” Irving had never taken a human life when his platoon sergeant took him to one side. “After you kill a man,” said the NCO, “there’s no other feeling...
How North Korea's dictator once kidnapped stars to make movies
On March 6, 1983, famed Korean film director Shin Sang-ok was brought to a banquet hall where, as he entered, he was caught off guard by thunderous applause. As he...
Liberal dream of single-payer health care dies in Vermont
The problem with ObamaCare, liberals argue, is that it didn’t go far enough — we should have an entirely government-run health-care system. As former Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin put it...
The crumbling building that captured my heart
I am losing the haunted house of my New York City romantic imagination — the former church at 344 W. 36th St., slated to come down for a new hotel....
Dear John: Scam made to (money) order
Dear John: Last year I was the victim of a scam. Someone stole my FedEx account number and sent out US postal orders to people, instructing them to cash the...
Anti-terror cops are still chauffeuring around bureaucrats
Anti-terror cops are still chauffeuring around New York City bureaucrats, even on the heels of terror attacks in France. The offices of Public Advocate Letitia James and City Council Speaker...
Muslim imam: 'Don't trust the cops? Call me'
Don’t trust the cops? Call the “peace” patrol. A Muslim preacher in The Bronx is behind the Community Peace Patrol Officers — a neighborhood-watch group that helps teenagers who don’t...
Wilder first US heavyweight title winner in nearly a decade
LAS VEGAS — Deontay Wilder became the first American to win a piece of the heavyweight title in nearly a decade Saturday night, staggering Bermane Stiverne early on his way...
Elite school takes huge hit in science contest
Is Stuyvesant losing its mojo? The top-rated Manhattan high school saw a staggering 82 percent drop this year in the number of semifinalists it will send to the prestigious Intel...
Probe investigates educator's grade-changing ways
The Manhattan educator who made headlines for changing his son’s grades from failing to passing also pulled the same switcheroo for his student athletes, school investigators said. Abdurrahim Ali, an...
Woman leaving her dog $1M is worried pooch is in danger
The Queens woman who’s leaving her pampered pooch a million-dollar fortune has a bone to pick. Rose Ann Bolasny — whose 3-year-old Maltese, Bella Mia, will inherit a six-figure trust...
Ex-mobster on 'spoiled brat' Junior Gotti
He was a spoiled fella. John “Junior” Gotti was a “self-mutilating” stunad with no street cred, according to his former best friend and mob turncoat John Alite. “He’s like Kim...
Artists blame Mark-Viverito as cultural center languishes
An East Harlem cultural center is languishing despite Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s 2011 vow to resurrect it, artists say. “They haven’t done s- -t there for two years,” poet Jesus “Papoleto”...
Man cheating with 3 women 'bilked' ex-lover out of $65K
He’s the Don Juan of Wall Street. A smooth-talking trader who allegedly romanced three women simultaneously is being sued by a spurned lover who claims he broke her heart —...
Do-gooders rake in thousands by calling Crime Stoppers
It pays to help the cops — but not everyone is rushing to collect. Do-gooders raked in about $77,000 last year by calling Crime Stoppers, the Police Department’s anonymous-tip hotline....
Nightclub promoter sued for using luxury pad as illegal hotel
Even the well-to-do are using Airbnb to make a quick buck. A former nightclub promoter and hedge funder has allegedly been renting out part of his two-bedroom luxury pad to...
School aide sent more than 1,000 sexts to students
A Bronx school aide was caught sending more than 1,000 sexts to high-school girls, a city report reveals. Abel Gonzalez was assigned to DeWitt Clinton HS when a tipster reported...
Lena Dunham gives it the ol’ college try on 'Girls'
Grantchester Sunday, 10 p.m., PBS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3tzFp5CeAU Sidney Chambers (James Norton) is a charismatic clergyman who teams up with Geordie Keating (Robson Green, left), a down-to-earth cop, to fight crime in...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A quartet of crooks held up a Cypress Hills motel early Wednesday, cops said. Police said three of the thugs burst into the lobby of the Imperial Motel on...