Michael Conforto’s grand slam propels Mets past Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — Michael Conforto’s month has included a concussion and ricocheted ball off the fence that nailed him in the crotch earlier this week. So if the Mets outfielder was going to soon experience another first in his major league career, maybe something positive was in order. Tuesday night he got it. Conforto deliveredRead moreRead more

Dad shackled son in bathtub with K-9 shock collar before his death: cops

An Indiana dad locked up his 12-year-old son in a motel bathroom — restraining him with shackles and a K-9 shock collar — before he died last week, cops said. The boy, Eduardo Passo, had been placed in the bathtub, where his father — Luis Posso, 32 — allegedly videotaped him and took “selfies” inRead moreRead more

Two Tudor-style Fisher Houses dedicated to VA center in the Bronx

Two beautifully fitted-out Tudor-style Fisher Houses were dedicated last Wednesday and their keys turned over to the James J. Peters VA Medical Center, which had provided the land on its Bronx campus. The 16-suite houses designed by architect Carl Zarrello have nearly 13,300 square feet each. The ADA-compliant residences have plenty of cozy seating areas,Read moreRead more

Bronx man accused of stabbing roommate in the chest with a ‘pirate sword’

A fight between two roommates in the Bronx nearly turned deadly when one of the men pulled what police described as a “pirate sword” and stabbed the other, authorities said. The fight kicked off at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday in the basement apartment the two men share on Huntington Avenue near Miles Avenue inRead moreRead more

Giants only hope this is where Corey Ballentine heals from heartbreak

He raced fluidly across his field of dreams with the effortless moves of a natural athlete. Click Here: For Eli Manning, for Daniel Jones, for Saquon Barkley, for every other New York Giant, this was another football day in May, another OTA. For the kid wearing Ballentine in white letters above 25 on his blueRead moreRead more

Mike Francesa turns baby announcement into WFAN rip job

This was not your usual on-air congratulatory baby announcement. Mike Francesa managed to air WFAN’s dirty laundry at the beginning of his Tuesday show while congratulating his producer, Chris McMonigle, and his wife, Sara, for having a baby boy named Andrew, the couple’s second son. “The reason we couldn’t get on the air at 3Read moreRead more

Infamous El Chapo hitman extradited to US from Mexico to stand trial

Antonio “Jaguar” Marrufo, a high-ranking Sinaloa cartel member — and one of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s most notorious hitmen — has been extradited to the US from Mexico to face federal racketeering charges, according to officials. His extradition was announced Tuesday night in a press release issued by the Department of Justice. He will beRead moreRead more

Japanese ad firm Dentsu eyeing Farley Building office space

Dentsu Americas, the US arm of the Tokyo-based ad firm, is making a play for the largest floor at the Farley Building at 390 Ninth Ave., sources say. The US Postal Service building is being redeveloped by Vornado Realty Trust into 740,000 square feet of office space on its four top levels with lobbies, tonsRead moreRead more

This could be the worst ceremonial first pitch ever

CHICAGO — A Chicago White Sox employee of the month got to throw out a first pitch. And, to put it mildly, she was just a little bit off target. The rookie right-hander uncorked one of the most wayward first pitches ever when she plunked a team photographer standing close by, between the mound andRead moreRead more

Perv groped teen on F train in Queens: NYPD

Cops are looking for a man who they say grabbed and rubbed the inside of a teen girl’s thigh on the subway in Queens. The man, believed to be in his 30s, allegedly groped the 16-year-old on a Manhattan-bound F train at around 4:30 p.m. on May 18, cops said. The teen ran off theRead moreRead more