July 14, 2013
Metta World Peace a free agent
LAS VEGAS — Metta World Peace has cleared amnesty waivers and is a free agent. Mike Woodson said earlier today at the Las Vegas summer league he likes World Peace's...
Justice Dept. reviewing Zimmerman case — but bringing civil-rights charges called difficult
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Sunday it is looking into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin to determine whether federal prosecutors will file criminal civil rights charges now that...
Gee helps Mets avoid Pittsburgh sweep
PITTSBURGH — Dillon Gee helped eliminate the potential of a miserable All-Star break for the Mets by slicing through the heat Sunday and getting his team a needed victory. In...
Mets great Piazza still hopeful of Hall of Fame election
Mike Piazza wasn’t voted into the Hall of Fame on his first ballot this year, and playing in the Steroid Era no doubt had something to do with that. But...
Amazin’ly, Matlack only Mets' All-Star MVP in 50 years (and he had to share it)
It was the bottom of the sixth inning of the 1975 All-Star Game at Milwaukee County Stadium. Tom Seaver was on the mound for the National League. His Mets teammate...
Led by a bevy of young stars, National League could dominate in the years to come
Welcome to the National uprising. Where the Futures Game is being played nightly in, oddly, the Senior Circuit. The prospects for the National League look great because, well, the prospects...
Yankees fall flat in loss to lowly Twins
It was a pathetic end to the first half for the Yankees this afternoon. Joe Girardi’s crew headed into the All-Star break with a brutal 10-4 beating from the lowly...
Obama says Trayvon's death a tragedy, calls for calm as protests erupt over Zimmerman verdict
President Barack Obama today called the death of Trayvon Martin a "tragedy" but said the country must accept a Florida jury's decision to acquit the neighborhood watchman accused of killing...
Giants' Cruz apologizes after saying Zimmerman wouldn't 'last a year before the hood catches up to him'
Upon further view, Victor Cruz shouldn’t have predicted a vigilante death for George Zimmerman. The Giants popular and squeaky clean wide receiver apologized this afternoon for an unfortunate tweet he...
LaRussa: '07 Mets collapse worse than NLCS loss
Forget the haunting seven-game National League Championship Series loss to the Cardinals in 2006. The dreadful 2007 collapse was worse, at least according to Tony LaRussa, who was on the...
George Zimmerman sad but not regretful after killing Trayvon Martin, his brother says
George Zimmerman is saddened but has no apologies or "regret" over blowing away an unarmed black teenager, the neighborhood watch volunteer's brother said today. The morning after Florida jurors completely...
Coke House: Cocaine use common in UK's Parliament — report
Evidence of widespread drug use inside the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament is exposed by The Sun today. Undercover reporters found traces of cocaine in nine different toilets in the...
Red Bulls' Luyindula breaks slump on classy Henry assist
Struggling Red Bull striker Peguy Luyindula’s season-long scoring drought is finally over. And, even thought captain Thierry Henry scored and set up two goals in their 4-0 rout of formerly...
Third victim in Asiana crash ID'd as 15-year-old Chinese girl
SAN FRANCISCO — The third person to die from injuries suffered when an Asiana Airlines jetliner crash landed in San Francisco was identified as a 15-year-old Chinese girl who attended...
Asiana Airlines considers legal action against NTSB and SF TV station after bogus names are broadcast
SEOUL, South Korea — Asiana Airlines said Sunday its reputation was damaged by a report on a San Francisco TV station that used bogus and racially offensive names for four...
Lady Gaga's new album will be 'a reverse Warholian expedition', says Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga has unveiled her new album with one of the most pretentious pronouncements in pop history. ARTPOP - the 27-year-old’s third offering – will be released as an APP...
Just 30 minutes after Zimmerman verdict, Beyonce calls for moment of silence for Trayvon Martin at Nashville concert
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Beyonce called in a concert for a moment of silence for Trayvon Martin, rapper Young Jeezy released a song in Martin's memory and Russell Simmons called for...
Rodriguez no-shows rehab game Friday before rainout
A-ROD went AWOL — creating yet another tension point in the already-stressed relationship between the one-time star and the Yankees. Following Alex Rodriguez’s meeting in Tampa on Friday with Major...
'Glee' actor Cory Monteith found dead in Vancouver hotel room: police
“Glee” actor Cory Monteith was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room Saturday, local police said. He was 31. Police said Monteith's body was found in a room on the...
Red Bulls rout 1st-place Montreal 4-0, 2 of 3 fan groups defiantly chant YSA
More eyes turned on tonight’s Red Bull game to see if their fans persisted in their controversial and profane “You suck A-hole” chant than to see if the team could...
Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum throws no-hitter against Padres
SAN DIEGO — Tim Lincecum pitched his first career no-hitter and the second in the majors in 11 days, a gem saved by a spectacular diving catch by right fielder...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Andrea Bargnani
The Knicks newest acquisition, 7-footer Andrea Bargnani, takes a timeout for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What was it like playing against Kevin Garnett? A: He’s a...
The rumble
Big Apple orchard All-Star symbols scattered about city They don’t call it “The Big Apple” for nothing. In conjunction with Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Citi Field, Major League Baseball placed...
NYC’s 16 hottest trends of the summer
HOT MODEL Rihanna and Rita Ora are fighting to be her BFF, she was named London’s top model last Fashion Week and she’s landed campaigns for Burberry, Chanel and DKNY...
For Red Bulls fans: One win, one YSA chant
More eyes turned on Saturday night’s Red Bulls game to see if their fans persisted in their controversial and profane “You suck a--hole” (YSA) chant than to see if the...
Look Who’s Talking
Kelly & Michael 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Howie Mandel; John Cena. Tuesday: Mary-Louise Parker; Darren Criss; Cody Simpson. Wednesday: Josh Duhamel; Sara Bareilles. Thursday: Jeff Bridges; Matthew Morrison; Ross...
Superstar Trout hasn’t forgotten his Jersey roots
Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful. — UCLA basketball coach John Wooden OF THE many quotes adorning Millville High’s locker room,...
Lincecum throws no-hitter after 148 pitches
SAN DIEGO — Tim Lincecum pitched his first career no-hitter and the second in the majors in 11 days, a gem saved by a spectacular diving catch by right fielder...
Wang in center of Coliseum conundrum
So here’s the confusing part of the Brooklyn/Bruce Ratner bid to remodel Nassau Coliseum: If the newly codified Charles Wang business partners are willing to put up to $250 million...
$elling out TV soccer
* Kudos to Phil Mushnick for personifying responsible sports journalism with his column on cable networks turning the other cheek toward Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV’s buy-out of U.S. cable soccer...
Hondo: Q is the answer
Lynn was more joker than ace last night in Wrigley, which led to a loss by the Cards that raised Hondo’s deficit to 450 romanos.Today, Mr. Aitch, who had been...
Decision to play college ball pays off for Wash. Heights’ All-Star Alvarez
Big money was on the table, his future guaranteed, and Pedro Alvarez passed — at the time — on his lifelong dream of becoming a professional baseball player. It was...
Top 5: ways to flirt with a freelancer
“Ask, ‘What’s your day rate? Can I pay you in kisses?’ ” — Lauren “Whisper, ‘You may be your own boss, but who’s in charge of those gorgeous lips?’ ” — Corey...
Going Bear in NYC
Nobody knows extreme survival like Bear Grylls, the 39-year-old Brit made famous for his outrageous tips on “Man vs. Wild.” Now the outdoorsman has released a new advice book, “A...
This week's couple: Future plans
He said: Lauren was breathtaking when she walked into the restaurant, wearing a lovely sundress. From the minute we sat down, there wasn’t a quiet moment between us. We’re both...
Adopt me!
Jimmy is a 3 ½-month-old Jack Russell mix. He is an active puppy who loves running and playing with his toys! Meet him from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at...
Lunar lunacy
Reps. Donna Edwards and Eddie Bernice Johnson would like a national park on the moon — yes, the moon (“Lunar National Park: Pols,” July 11). If for some strange reason...
The LIRR’s gravy train
A billion dollars is big money in anyone’s book. Especially when those dollars come from you, the taxpayer. That’s how much money the US Railroad Retirement Board says might have...
Groan ranger
Hollywood’s summer is more than halfway over, and the box-office report is telling: If you want to have a hit, don’t lard your film with tendentious, off-putting, off-topic political messages....
Pop slinger Mariah
“Glitter” indeed! Mariah Carey was on stage at Central Park’s Great Lawn last night for only four songs, but the show was all hers — or rather, her arm’s. Having...
Jew: I’m evict-im of bias
There was no welcome mat for his mezuzah.An Orthodox Jew claims he was booted by a Long Island landlord who demanded that he remove the treasured religious artifact from his...
Queens councilman drafting legislation to take former mayor Ed Koch’s name off Queensboro Bridge
Just five months after Ed Koch’s death, a Queens lawmaker is seeking to erase Hizzoner’s name from the Queensboro Bridge. City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. says he’s drafting legislation to...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Police are seeking the man pictured here in connection with the sexual assault of a woman on the Lower East Side. The woman, 41, was entering her building...
Egyptian Islamists rally for Morsi
Islamist lawmakers in Egypt’s disbanded upper house of parliament demanded yesterday that the army reinstate ousted President Mohammed Morsi and called on other legislatures around the world not to recognize...
Bling-bag investors cry ‘purse snatch!’
All that glitters is not gold — even when it comes to Judith Leiber’s iconic handbags. Two investors in the bejeweled-handbag company claim that it was sold out from under...
14 cig havens still smoking 10 years after Bloomberg’s ban
Here’s smoke in your eye, Nanny Bloomberg! The city’s smoking ban may be more than a decade old, but at the 14 bars and clubs where lighting up is still...
Mark ’n’ Max hit the midnight mics
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg kept a low profile at this year’s Sun Valley conference. Thursday night he strolled out of the lodge bar just before midnight with his wife, Priscilla...
Marts put Ben in a bond bind
Last week the markets made it official: All that they really care about now is the Federal Reserve. To all market watchers, there should be no doubt that Fed chief...
Proposed ETFs piling up
ETFs OK not PDQ for SEC. There are 982 exchange-traded funds that are just waiting to be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Bloomberg, citing figures from...
Real cand y wrapper
Who doesn’t like a bag of candy, right? That’s the thought behind Dylan Lauren’s latest project. The founder and CEO of Dylan’s Candy Bar is expanding the candy empire she...
Private investments rise in NY state
New York remained a good place for private-equity investments last year, with some $15.5 billion pouring into the state, an increase over 2011, according to a new report. The Private...
Johnson: Knicks need World Peace
LAS VEGAS — Knicks executive Larry Johnson admittedly is worried, unsure the Knicks have done enough to keep pace with the Eastern Conference stalwarts, specifically the Nets. And he said...
Tyler turning heads
LAS VEGAS — The Knicks need a banger up front to contend with the Pacers’ Roy Hibbert. The 6-foot-10, 260-pound Jeremy Tyler is trying to prove he’s the guy. Tyler,...
In the Hunt for history
When David Wright takes his spot at third base Tuesday night — and if Matt Harvey joins him on the mound for the National League in the All-Star Game —...
Mother knows best
If the thought of having another Kardashian on the TV makes you want to run for the hills, lace up your sneakers now, because here comes Kris Jenner. Yes, the...
All-knowing Francesa off mark again
I’m Rarely inclined to express spirituality in this space, but it strikes me that anyone with a radio in this town should feel blessed. To have steady, first-run access to...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing7:45 a.m.MotoGP World Championship: German Grand Prix SPEED1 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: New Hampshire 300 TNT3 p.m.AMA Pro Racing Superbike: Lexington, OH, Race 2 CBSSN3 p.m.IndyCar Series: Honda Indy Toronto,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 14MONJuly 15TUEJuly 16WEDJuly 17THUJuly 18FRIJuly 19SATJuly 20YankeesMinnesota1:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMH.R. Derby7:00ESPNESPNAll-StarGame7:30FOXESPNAll-Star BreakAll-Star BreakBos.7:05YESWCBSBos.4:05FOXWCBSMetsPittsburgh1:35WPIXWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMH.R. Derby7:00ESPNESPNAll-StarGame7:30FOXESPNAll-Star BreakAll-Star BreakPhi.7:10SNYWFANPhi.1:10WPIXWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAME+ O.L.8:00MSGNOGAMENOGAMENO GAMETor.4:00MSGLibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEChi.11 a.m.MSG+NOGAMEChi.8:00No TVS.I. YankeesAuburn2:05No TVAub.7:05No TVNO GAMEBat.7:00No TVBat.11...
Show ’em the $
The “money rounds” is how many masters refer to the final two games in a large summer open tournament. Take some risks to win in one of them — or...
Miami meets Manhattan
It's 7 o’clock on a Sunday evening, and Eric Hendrix is relaxing in a padded lounge chair overlooking the Hudson, cold drink in hand. His pals — many wearing sunglasses...
Meet Market: Pit bull-owning lawyer loves pooches, but she’s not looking for another dawg
Just playing Liz, a self-proclaimed flirt, wants a guy who is as coquettish as she is. Height requirement Liz, who stands at 5-foot-6, prefers tall guys, and she’s easily turned...
Searching for the real Jesus
Zealot The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan Random House In about year 93 of the common era, historian Flavius Josephus set out to write the...
Victim in Brooklyn DWI dies
A young woman has died from injuries suffered when she was mowed down by a drunk driver in Brooklyn, police sources told The Post yesterday.Roxanna Gomez, 27, was struck by...
Park Slope residents want billboard stripped of ‘inappropriate’ ad
In Park Slope, playpens are for children only. A giant billboard for “Peyton’s Playpen,” a Sunset Park jiggle joint, is rattling Park Slope snobs who took to the Web to...
George Zimmerman found NOT GUILTY in death of Trayvon Martin
Jurors last night acquitted George Zimmerman of all charges, exonerating the neighborhood-watch volunteer who killed an unarmed black teen, touching off national debates on racial profiling and the use of...
Trayvon Martin supporters shocked at verdict
Some were angry, shouting “No justice, no peace.” Others just cried “No!” — with entire families breaking into tears and holding each other. Some 100 protesters gathered in disbelief outside...
Halle ties secret knot
The actress who once declared “I will never, never get married again” yesterday headed to the altar for the third time.Halle Berry tied the knot with her beau, French actor...
Manhattan madam Kristin Davis says Spitzer was scared of meeting hooker at building his father built
Eliot Spitzer feared his daddy would find out about his hooker habit, according to his rival in the city comptroller’s race. Kristin Davis, the famed “Manhattan Madam,” told The Post...
The prez who wasn’t there
It’s the kind of article that comes out of Washington all the time, full of scene-setting descriptions from anonymous “senior officials” purporting to give the inside scoop of government at...
Groom in rape bust
A 31-year-old Westchester County math teacher who was supposed to be getting married Friday was instead arrested and charged with raping a 16-year-old student, authorities said.The Journal News reports that...
Tears for train dead
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — Church bells tolled 50 times here yesterday in memory of the 50 people believed to have died in last week’s train derailment.A minute of silence followed Ste.-Agnes...
House (loan) divided
Dear John: Let me relate to you my experience with CitiMortgage. As with many others during the recession, we had trouble keeping up with our mortgage. At our worst point,...
Mobile dating
Miss USA isn’t the only one Tindering! The dating game has taken on a whole new meaning as dating services seek to capture the on-the-go lifestyles and short attention spans...
SEC lets big fish go while prosecuting Fab
Remember Fabrice “Fabulous Fab” Tourre, the young bon vivant and Goldman Sachs derivatives trader whose boastful e-mails made him a convenient punch line back in 2010? It was a time...
Missing Savings plan: A huge drought in US rainy-day funds
“I can’t save because I don’t earn enough.” “I can’t save until I get a decent rate on my savings.” “I can’t save and don’t know how I’ll retire.” Those...
Blame lockout for Kovalchuk bolting Devs
Revenue increased on a per capita basis, TV ratings reached record levels and the NHL conducted business as usual once the Board of Governors unlocked the doors in January, but...
’69 Mets see themselves in team’s current crop
Be patient, Mets fans. The tide is turning. Ed Charles, Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky are certain of it, and they’re speaking from experience. Those three, all members of the...
Pen flounders as Mets drop 2nd straight
PITTSBURGH — The Mets bullpen is running on empty, and the lineup isn’t far behind. After a strong stretch of games on both fronts in Milwaukee and San Francisco, the...
Offense MIA again in loss
Summoned to pinch hit with one out in the seventh inning and the Yankees trailing by a run yesterday, Travis Hafner smacked a one-out double. Austin Romine and Brett Gardner...
Mets in no rush to ship Byrd
PITTSBURGH — Teams looking to trade shouldn’t call the Mets expecting to receive a Byrd in the hand without surrendering two in the bush. As the Mets look toward the...
Nose for news
When Aaron Sorkin asked a star-studded line-up of 14 journalists and politicos to help him develop the second season of HBO’s “The Newsroom,” they jumped at the chance to provide...
Don't miss
‘Dome’ danger The people of Chester’s Mill fall into a state of panic as an outbreak of meningitis strikes their community, threatening their already depleted medical supplies. Meanwhile, Julia (Rachelle...
Batter up!
Once just a two-trick pony, the MLB All-Star Game has become a three-day long event with fans getting a chance to see the biggest names, not just in the American...
As time passes, ‘major’ pressure builds on Woods to catch Nicklaus
By the time Tiger Woods stands over his first tee shot at this week’s British Open at Muirfield, it will have been 1,856 days since he last won a major...
All-Star Game was summer’s apex
This always was my favorite day of the summer, All-Star Game on Tuesday. I would spend the morning carefully creating an extra-large scorecard with black magic marker, one I needed...
For Red Bulls fans: One win, one YSA chant
More eyes turned on last night’s Red Bulls game to see if their fans persisted in their controversial and profane “You suck a--hole” (YSA) chant than to see if the...
Monmouth Park Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:50 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $20,000; clm($25,000); 3up1-SpeedRnngWl10-14-Conte 7-52-Tiz Watch 5-15-Running Alone 2-13-Close Talker 20-16-Money inAction7-2SECOND-1m&70yds; $22,000; cl($12,50); 3p1-Nebikon 3-15-Awesme'sEleve6-12-Black Bullet 5-16-Airdrop 8-13-Bracket Buster 5-27-KyliesWildcrd10-14-ClMeSweethert3-1THIRD-6 fur; $25,000; clm($10,000); 3up1-Macho Mo...
Sports Shorts
SOCCER: U.S. makes Gold Cup quarters Chris Wondolowski scored two more goals to raise his total to five in two matches as the United States beat Cuba 4-1 to make...
Bridge
“to see what lead would have beaten the contract.” — an expert’s reply when asked why he had led the ace of trumps “to see dummy.”Since the opening lead is...
Marisa Miller's sexiest role
‘I’m shooting today, and I had two cookies last night,” Marisa Miller says with a laugh, sitting in the driver’s seat of her black Mercedes G-Wagen outside Seascape Beach Resort...
Date spot dish
Dining and dating go hand-in-hand in New York City. But all it takes is one bad kale salad or a three-hour wait for your romantic life to go down the...
Beach babe
The Web loves Julianne Hough. The 24-year-old petite blond has more than 800,000 Twitter followers and has racked up nearly 400,000 fans on Instagram, where she eagerly shares revealing, behind-the-scenes...
6 reel hot moments of the summer
JEN GOES BAD! It’s the striptease seen ’round the world. When the trailer for the summer comedy “We’re The Millers” popped up online, all anyone could talk about was that...
In My Library Susan Choi
Who hasn’t, at some point, had a crush on a teacher? In Susan Choi’s new novel, “My Education,” grad student Regina Gottlieb finds herself drawn to a sexy prof with...
Manhattan’s farmers
We don’t normally associate Manhattan’s Upper East Side with farming. Especially its 10021 neighborhood. But thanks to the magic of federal spending, folks here have collected almost a million dollars...
Queens cabby allegedly unleashes bat and stab barrage, killing one of two drunk men
A Queens cabby attacked two drunks with a baseball bat and knife — killing one — after they demanded that he give them a ride home during an argument early...
Snowden has more to hurt US
Fugitive secrets leaker Edward Snowden knows dangerous information that could become America’s “worst nightmare” if revealed, a journalist familiar with the data said yesterday. Glenn Greenwald, a journalist for Britain’s...
‘Glee’ star found dead
“Glee” star Cory Monteith, who had a history of battling substance abuse, was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room, police said late last night. The 31-year-old Monteith, best known...
Wife of Brooklyn Net Andrei Kirilenko says he’s allowed to cheat on her once a year
For one night a year, he’s allowed to say “da!” New Brooklyn Net Andrei Kirilenko is permitted to cheat on his Russian pop-star wife without her crying foul, thanks to...
New WTC $$ fight to trial
A judge plans to decide whether the owners of the World Trade Center can try to make airlines and other aviation defendants pay billions of dollars in damages from the...
Could a 'Sharkicane' hit New York?
This is no fish tale — Sharkicane could happen here! If a raging hurricane were to strike New York City, it could suck up sharks and other sea creatures —...
‘Harry Potter’ author JK Rowling admits she’s the scribe behind critically acclaimed detective novel ‘Cuckoo’s Calling’
Hold your hippogriffs! Best-selling Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is the secret scribe behind “The Cuckoo’s Calling,” a brilliant new detective novel penned under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The publisher’s...
Buried kid’s miracle
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — A fire official says an air pocket saved the life of a 6-year-old boy who was trapped for more than three hours under 11 feet of...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS ELIZABETH WARREN Freshman Mass. senator comes charging with proposal to split retail and institutional banking. JEFF BEZOS Amazon boss wins e-book price-fixing case against Apple and publishers. BRETT YORMARK...
For Mets, phenom was big fish that got away
Angels phenom Mike Trout — a Millville, N.J., native — grew up a Phillies fan, taunting his high school baseball coach and his father, both of whom were suffering Mets...
‘Star’ ace Harvey eager to lead group of Amazin’ young hurlers
PITTSBURGH — Matt Harvey is the leader of the Mets’ pitching parade. There is no doubt the experience of being around other All-Stars at such a young age and most...
Girardi: Jeter must learn to dial it back
Joe Girardi said yesterday the Yankees will speak to Derek Jeter about being physically cautious on the field and not necessarily going full throttle, but the manager isn’t certain The...
Reel good
Shakespeare In Love 1998 Sunday, 1:00 p.m., SHO Young Will Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is running out of ideas. Luckily for him along comes the gorgeous heiress Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth...
Three Stooges first to blast Hitler
If you never before recognized the Three Stooges as among the very first in the cinema to expose Nazi Germany for what it was, perhaps it’s time. Seriously. A recent...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile pace; $30,000; handicap 4 HurrknKngcol(CCllhn) 20.00 8.00 5.40 5 Shoobee'sPlace(GBrennan) 19.40 7.00 2 Dynamic Youth (A McCarthy) 2.60 * Exacta (4-5) $386.00 * Trifecta (4-5-2) $1,287.40 SECOND-mile trot; $150,000;...
When it comes to Hughes, deadline deal just one option
The Yankees definitely are willing to move Phil Hughes and have held substantive enough talks to know it is possibile the righty could get dealt before the July 31 non-waiver...
Fever easily handle Liberty
Indiana Fever coach Lin Dunn wasn’t worried when her team was stuck in heavy traffic yesterday an hour before its game against the Liberty. Not with a veteran group that...
Sitting kitty
When New York filmmaker Bill Scurry travels, he likes to upgrade his hotel room and occasionally splurge on a private tour guide. Asked if he’s a man who likes luxury,...
Giggle goddess
Lesson from Aisha Tyler: Everyone loves a loser. “No one wants to be friends with the guy who comes into the bar after work and says, ‘Oh, my God! I...
Found in translation
It could mean “hilly island.” Or “the place where timber is procured for bows and arrows.” Or, perhaps the label that even works today: “Island where we all become intoxicated.”...
Required reading
Mystery Girl by David Gordon (New Harvest) Some things are inexplicable. The human heart is one. Los Angeles is another. In his latest whodunit, Gordon (“The Serialist”) takes on both...
Finding peace in a life sold for $2
RaeAnn Mills bobbed a brush in a bottle of nail polish the color of a Barbie doll box. She took her sister’s hand and smoothed a thin layer of “pink...
The $50,000 coat
In his 1924 short story, “Rich Boy,” F. Scott Fitzgerald summed up the incomprehensibility of the absurdly wealthy: “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from...
Apocalypse cancelled
It’s been four months since the world came to an end — by which I mean, the budgetary “sequester” that cut federal spending across the board went into effect. Remember...
More gore in bull run
At least 23 people were injured yesterday near the end of the bull run at the annual San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, when the half-ton beasts rammed into piled-up...
Blood on their hands: Man dies after transfusion mix-up at Coney Island Hospital
There’s bad blood at Coney Island Hospital — and it’s deadly. A 40-year-old male patient died at the city-run hospital last week after receiving the wrong type blood during a...
NYU tops – at 62G annual cost
Forget purple and white — NYU is all about the green.New York University is the nation’s most expensive college, costing students a staggering $62,000 a year, a new study says....
7 UN Darfur troops slain
CAIRO, Egypt — Gunmen ambushed a UN peacekeeping team yesterday in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, killing seven and wounding another 17 in the deadliest single attack on the international...
Black diner arrested after punching drunken white 'Goldman Sachs employee' who unleashed racial insult
A black man tried to help a drunk white guy who stumbled into his table at a West Village restaurant — but wound up knocking him out cold for shouting...
‘Simple’ matter of race
In his final, now unsuccessful argument to the jury deciding the fate of Trayvon Martin’s killer, the prosecutor expressed what he thought was a simple assessment. “This case is not...
Total no-recall
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s memory failed him 36 times during meetings with investigators examining the Aqueduct racino project. Silver’s answers were peppered with “I don’t recalls” and “I have no...
Sheldon Silver on hot seat over racino bid as e-mails track money to political committee
As the state evaluated the billion-dollar proposals for the Aqueduct Racetrack racino in 2009, principals for the shadiest bidder gave thousands to a political committee controlled by Assembly Speaker Sheldon...
Weird but true
He would have been better off just hiring a lawyer. A Florida fugitive took to Facebook last week to defend himself after the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office posted a picture...
LI fans fume over Jets’ aborted landing
The Jets are jilting their Long Island fans again.Despite the team’s promise that it would stage an annual preseason practice at its old training facility at Hofstra University, Gang Green...
This excuse is a real Lulu
Lululemon may be stretching the truth when it comes to its refashioned yoga pants. Last week, in response to continuing questions about those see-through Luon yoga pants, the Canadian retailer...
Captaintreacherous scores easy win in Meadowlands Pace
It was smooth sailing for Captaintreacherous as he easily captured the $635,750 Meadowlands Pace by 3 1/4 lengths over Odds On Equuleus in 1:48 1/5 Saturday at Meadowlands Racetrack. Undefeated...
Minny letdown for Yankees
Lost amid the hoopla of Derek Jeter’s return, the disappointment of his subsequent quadriceps injury and the continued soap opera that is Alex Rodriguez’s rehab assignment, has been a lost...
Mets demote Valdespin
PITTSBURGH — Jordany Valdespin was struggling to hold back tears — but not of joy — after last night receiving a free trip to Las Vegas. The flamboyant utilityman was...
Two Amazin’ prospects to play in Futures Game
Today’s All-Star Futures Game at Citi Field will have a definitive Mets flavor to it. That is because the team’s top two pitching prospects, Rafael Montero and Noah Syndergaard, were...
Yanks’ Minny effort adds to painful week
Lost amid the hoopla of Derek Jeter’s return, the disappointment of his subsequent quadriceps injury and the continued soap opera that is Alex Rodriguez’s rehab assignment, has been a lost...
Hughes finds out hard way not all phenoms created equal
Phil Hughes was Matt Harvey once, and so yesterday was yet another cautionary tale of the career of the phenom pitcher. They all don’t grow up to be Tom Seaver....
Celebs react to George Zimmerman verdict
Celebrities took to social media Saturday, expressing shock, outrage and sadness that neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin. Some...
Red Bulls rout Montreal, fans chant You Suck A-hole
More eyes turned on tonight’s Red Bull game to see if their fans persisted in their controversial and profane “You suck A-hole” chant than to see if the team could...
Mets drop second straight to Pirates
PITTSBURGH — The Mets bullpen is running on empty, and the lineup isn’t far behind. After a strong stretch of games on both fronts in Milwaukee and San Francisco, the...
George Zimmerman found NOT GUILTY in death of Trayvon Martin
The neighborhood watch volunteer, who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in a racially charged encounter in central Florida, was cleared of all charges tonight. The jury of six women...