Rolling Stone apologizes, retracts discredited rape story
Embarrassed officials at Rolling Stone magazine on Sunday officially retracted its report of a horrific gang rape by seven frat boys at the University of Virginia. The magazine pulled the story,...
View ArticleBraves, Padres double-down with shocking Kimbrel blockbuster
No team went into rebuild mode during the offseason more than the Braves. None did more to try to construct a contender than the Padres. Right up to the dawn of the season, they could not stop...
View ArticleNew Yorkers parade their Easter best
They were out in fine feather for Easter Sunday. People crowded outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral for an improvised parade that annually turns Fifth Avenue into a sartorial circus of colorful costumes,...
View ArticleBoston trial of tears: Brutal bomber to see justice
It was a hard winter here, the coldest and snowiest on record. But it seemed even longer inside the federal courthouse, where a drug-dealing 21-year-old Islamic terrorist named Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has...
View ArticleA Founding Father’s new beat
How do you take a 250-year-old story from American history — centering on dead white men — and make it universally relevant today? Set it to a hip-hop music on a New York stage with a biracial cast....
View ArticleWho’s stumped on baseball’s opening day?
Visiting a struggling pitcher on the mound, Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver advised, “If you know how to cheat, start now.” Be advised that Googling is cheating as you try to identify: 1. The...
View ArticleLabor ‘peace’— through trickery
‘Cooperation” and “problem-solving,” not “deadlock and “confrontation.” That’s the contrast Mayor de Blasio makes between his approach to labor unions and Mayor Bloomberg’s. But as last week’s City...
View ArticleMets broadcasters talk expectations, Harvey and Opening Day memories
As they begin their 10th year together, SNY’s Emmy-award winning Mets broadcast team of Ron Darling, Keith Hernandez and Gary Cohen offer their expert analysis of the 2015 Amazin’s. Q: 90 wins or less?...
View ArticleOpening Day
It’s a weird Opening Day in New York. Derek Jeter’s gone, A-Rod is back and the Mets are . . . good? What’s going on? For Yankees fans, new beginnings will get a new meaning. No longer can they rely on...
View ArticleObama’s big success
Does President Obama still believe that Yemen is one of his biggest Middle East success stories? Thursday’s prison break in eastern Yemen, where masked gunmen freed a top al Qaeda commander and 270...
View ArticleTo spring a terrorist
Even as New Jersey legislators continue to press for the return of terrorist cop-killer Joanne Chesimard from her safe haven in Cuba, the state may be forced to free one of her accomplices. This...
View ArticleDavid Wright’s dream became a nightmare, but it can be saved
WASHINGTON — This was late in the California night of Oct. 7, 2006, and David Wright was soaking, sopping wet from champagne — bottle after bottle of it emptied on his head — and from the sweat of a...
View ArticleMets can make noise in a hurry with Nationals statement
WASHINGTON — Here’s a chance for the Mets to make the kind of early splash they crave. The Nationals, across the board, probably have the best-constructed team in baseball. They have won two NL East...
View ArticleDerek Jeter is gone, and here is Didi Gregorius’ 1st huge test
Didi Gregorius survived spring training playing in Derek Jeter’s shadow. Now comes the real test. Gregorius will make his Yankees debut as the team’s new shortstop on Monday when the team opens its...
View ArticleNCAA title matchups: How Duke will fix Kentucky’s mistake
INDIANAPOLIS — Kentucky is gone, but the intrigue isn’t. Wisconsin and Duke meet Monday night, each with two likely lottery picks — upperclassmen Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky for the Badgers, freshmen...
View ArticleCollins ignores obvious, says Colon ‘earned’ Opening Day nod
WASHINGTON — A team that prides itself on young rifles is turning to an old six-shooter to start the season. Bartolo Colon will become the oldest Opening Day pitcher in Mets history when he pitches...
View ArticleHondo: Let’s go Metamucils!
The Cubs gave Jonny Lager a $155 million long-term deal that paid no dividend in the short-term Sunday night when he was beaten by the Cardinals to leave Hondo with an Opening Day deficit of 50...
View ArticleNew Yankee Stadium guidelines with beefed-up security
Security will be increased at all major league stadiums this season, and the Yankees are encouraging fans to get to the Stadium early both on Monday and throughout the season. Metal detectors will be...
View ArticleJoe Girardi on post-Jeter life: Fans won’t hate me anymore
Two years ago a lousy Yankees team was provided cover by Mariano Rivera’s final season. Last year Derek Jeter said goodbye and another dark October was ignored because of a love-fest with the Captain....
View ArticleNBA saved Knicks from an embarrassing lottery ‘yes’ vote
For the Sixers, the best laid lottery dreams oft go astray. On Sunday in the Towns/Okafor Bowl, the Sixers, by posting a victory over the Knicks, could have been officially eliminated from their...
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