The Yankees beat the Red Sox, thanks to home runs from A-Rod and Marcus Thames, giving Javier Vazquez a win, while the Mets defeated the Braves, giving Mike Pelfrey his fifth win of the season. more ›

After five innings, the Mets trailed 6-1 and the game looked lost. But, as they have shown recently, the Mets had a comeback in them, this one occurring in the eighth inning of their 8-6 victory. The six-run explosion made a winner out of Raul Valdes and included several big moments. Rod Barajas had a huge two-run double that brought the Mets to within a run. But no hit was bigger than the Chris Carter, the newest Met, who provided a pinch-hit double to score the go-ahead and eventual winning run in his debut. K-Rod closed down the Nats in the ninth with help from another circus catch by Ike Davis to end the game. more ›

The six person jury in the trial of Christopher Carter – the stockbroker accused of assaulting an overly vocal spin classmate at Equinox gym – found him not guilty yesterday of a misdemeanor assault charge which could have landed him in jail for a year. Though the victim, hedge fund manager Stuart Sugarman, spent almost two weeks in the hospital undergoing surgery for a herniated disc, the jury remained unconvinced that his injuries resulted from the incident. more ›

The case of the spin class smackdown has been sparking a lot of debate about proper workout etiquette. According to the Times, the noisy behavior of Stuart Sugarman – who was thrown against the wall during a spin class by a guy who was fed up with his vocalizations – is not at all abnormal. There are too many people grunting, cursing, and hollering “Let’s do it!” in gyms all over town, and also plenty of people who’d like to shut them up with brute force. more ›

It was about nine months ago that New Yorkers were thrilled by the story of the spin class smackdown; now the case has gone to trial, and reading the testimony is like watching a montage of the all the greatest moments. For those of you just joining us, the incident was sparked at an Upper East Side gym when 44-year-old broker Christopher Carter became enraged at the grunting and bellowing from his spin classmate two bikes down, 48-year-old hedge fund manager Stuart Sugarman. more ›