PORT ST. LUCIE — For the Mets in 2016, it was RIP when it came to RISP. The Mets batted .225 with runners in scoring position — dead last in the majors — and .246 overall. That must change. Work is being done in spring training, mentally and physically, to try to make 2017 a...
The goal Wednesday night was a modest one: watch, per chance to enjoy, some basketball. That’s all. Fat per chance. We’ll start slowly then join me as the blood pressure rises: During the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest ACC Tournament game on ESPN, VT’s fast-breaking Justin Robinson was fouled then went down hard as he drove to...
St. John’s head coach Chris Mullin now knows how Roy Williams felt around this time last year. Mullin was left in disbelief as he watched Villanova sharpshooter Kris Jenkins race down the court and swish a 35-footer just before the buzzer. Flash back to last April and you might recall Jenkins hit a similar shot...
Only Duke could travel about 500 miles and end up with a home-court edge over its next-door neighbor. Seton Hall (+10½) over Villanova: It’s not happening again. Though the Pirates have upset the top-seeded Wildcats in two of the past three Big East Tournaments, the defending national champions have dominated Seton Hall this season, winning...
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — When Yankees coaches and team officials talk about Tyler Wade and Dustin Fowler, they describe them with the same term. “Baseball player,’’ they echo. Wade and Fowler haven’t gotten the publicity fellow prospects Gleyber Torres, Clint Frazier, Aaron Judge, Greg Bird and Justus Sheffield have, but they are opening eyes with solid...
A thief dressed in all white broke into a Queens mosque and made off with $1500 from a donation box Wednesday night, cops said. The crook forced his way through the rear door of the Islamic Center of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Crescent Street near 38th Avenue in Long Island City around 9 p.m. according...
A mother of two who was expecting to find her sons creating a mess on a recent vacation instead found her pre-school-aged son comforting his terminally ill infant brother, and captured the moment on camera. Sheryl Blanksby, who blogs and Instagrams under the name Ms. Chikee, said she overheard her 3-year-old son William telling his...
PORT ST. LUCIE — Even on a day when Amed Rosario didn’t play, he managed to impress Terry Collins. “He loves to play,” the manager said after the Mets played to a 5-5 tie with the Tigers on Thursday at First Data Field. “I told him I’d give him the day off, and he was...
You can’t blame East Coast bias for this: The Pac-12 has been shut out of the Final Four for eight straight years, not appearing there since the likes of Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook suited up for UCLA. The conference has an ideal opportunity to break that streak with Arizona, Oregon and UCLA considered capable...
SEOUL, South Korea — In a historic, unanimous ruling Friday, South Korea’s Constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into political turmoil and worsened an already-serious national divide. It capped a stunning fall for Park, the country’s first female leader who rode a...
SiriusXM analyst and former Mets GM Jim Duquette talks Matt Harvey expectations, two Mets concerns and the problem with trading Jay Bruce with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: What are your expectations for Harvey this season? A: He’s always going to be compared to his high level before the Tommy John [surgery] or even when...
The Nets might struggle on the court, but they don’t seem to have a problem staying relevant in the entertainment industry. When the Nets finally return home from their long circus trip Sunday by hosting the crosstown rival Knicks, they also will host “Biggie Night,” celebrating the life of Brooklyn-born rapper Biggie Smalls, who died...
The lack of stolen bases has been a hot-button topic throughout the spring. Fantasy owners, as they often tend to do, are overreacting to the apparent drought. Jose Altuve is a top-five pick in most drafts. Trea Turner is being insanely overvalued, Jonathan Villar has seen his average draft position (ADP) skyrocket from years past....
Even in the ACC — a league with multiple Final Four contenders, and considered “the best basketball conference in American history” by Miami coach Jim Larranaga — one team stands above the rest. With Thursday’s 78-53 win in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals, top-seeded North Carolina served payback to ninth-seeded Miami, and served notice to the...
A felon who was once the richest man in China has just purchased a $41.5 million townhouse on the Upper East Side, The Post has learned. Huang Guangyu won’t be able to use it for a while, though. He’s currently living in a Chinese prison cell, serving a 14-year sentence for bribery and insider trading....
It’s the treasure hunt, stupid — and the low prices. While department, discount and specialty stores of every stripe are in an arms race to increase their online revenue, one retail sector stands blissfully firm on just brick-and-mortar stores — off-price chains. TJ Maxx, Burlington Stores and Ross Stores have all but thumbed their nose...
The word Louisville coach Rick Pitino used was “heartbroken.” His Cardinals were up 12 points on Duke at one stage of the second half of the ACC quarterfinals Thursday at Barclays Center. But down the stretch the Cards repeatedly went to the line. They repeatedly missed. They inevitably lost. “We always were decent at times...
BORDEN, Ind. — Authorities say the 6-year-old brother of a southern Indiana toddler who drowned in January has died in a car crash. Ayden Roberts died Wednesday when two vehicles collided with his father’s car after he overcorrected and swerved into oncoming traffic on State Road 60 in Borden. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says...
Mike Krzyzewski sat on one side of the court, and Rick Pitino stood on the other, leaving one empty seat at Barclays Center. An Elite Eight matchup between Duke and Louisville was masquerading as the ACC Tournament quarterfinals. The Hall of Fame coaches — who have combined for seven national championships and 19 Final Four...
A former FedEx driver who unwittingly gave directions to the gunman who murdered two cops in 2014 tearfully testified Thursday how two revenge-seeking officers brutally beat him up. Karim Baker said in Queens court the cops came up to his car Oct. 21, 2015, after he had already allegedly suffered months of other harassment from...
What took Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez this damn long to find each other?
Signet Jewelers has a problem with women and how it deals with the family jewels. While Signet announced a new board committee Thursday dedicated to supporting its female employees, the world’s largest diamond retailer danced around allegations that it had previously had an unfair work environment for women. The new committee comes on the heels...
Here’s a stunner: North Carolina coach Roy Williams has no problem with the ACC holding its tournament in Greensboro, NC as well as New York. One day after Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim fervently stressed his belief in the value of a big city venue for the tournament, Williams begged to differ. Don’t forget your roots,...
RALEIGH, N.C. — Rookie Sebastian Aho scored the go-ahead power-play goal with 7:32 remaining, and the Hurricanes rallied to beat the Rangers 4-3 on Thursday night. Aho also scored the tying goal with 10:56 to play and added an assist to help the last-place Hurricanes. Jeff Skinner also scored, Valentin Zykov had a goal in...
Viacom is waving goodbye to yet another senior executive. Marketing pro Ross Martin left the company on Wednesday, sources exclusively told The Post. Martin, executive vice president of marketing strategy and engagement, is believed to have asked CEO Bob Bakish to make him chief marketing officer at the company that houses MTV and Paramount Pictures...