A former captain of the Duke Blue Devils basketball team committed suicide yesterday by jumping off the roof of the New York Athletic Club. Thomas Emma, 49, reportedly jumped from a rooftop "common area" on the 12th floor around 11:20 a.m. and fell to his death onto a second floor landing of the Essex House hotel. Friends tell the tabloids that Emma had been dealing with health issues and was depressed, but he did not leave a suicide note, and those who knew him say they're shocked by his death. more ›

Although it's easy to get bogged down in everything Carl Paladino hates, there are plenty of things he loves: Newsday, cluttered desks, being "not intimidatable," and most of all, his dog Duke. Duke travels with Paladino wherever he goes, loves "The O'Reilly Factor", and has bitten other dogs on the campaign trail. Although Duke is generally referred to as a pit bull, the Times wasn't sure what breed he was exactly, so they went to find out. And Paladino's team FREAKED OUT. more ›

Fulfilling what must have been a life-long dream, a federal judge quoted from Caddyshack in dismissing Andrew Giuliani's golf lawsuit against Duke University. All together now: So he's got that going for him. You may recall that Andrew, son of Rudolph the Red Faced Mayor, is suing the school for kicking him off the varsity golf team. He says he was promised "lifetime access" to Duke's golf facilities by ex-coach Rod Myers, but then a new coach tossed him into the rough. more ›