The morning started with rumors of names mentioned in Senator George Mitchell's report to Major League Baseball, but not until this afternoon were any rumors substantiated. Stating in his report that “there is much about the illegal use of performance enhancing substances in baseball that I did not learn,” Mitchell proceeded to lay waste to the careers of many notable players, perhaps none more so than Roger Clemens. In the report Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens’... more ›

Gothamist's favorite pudgy ex-Met, Mo Vaughn, showed up at a press conference with Mayor Bloomberg to announce that he's going to take over and rehabilitate two low-income Bronx apartment buildings, thanks to an almost $30 million loan from the Housing Development Corporation. Vaughn says that after his arthritic knee prevented him from returning to baseball, he wanted to give back to the city. He also added, "Mayor Bloomberg truly cares about affordable housing and the people of New York City...[New York City is] fortunate to have him as our mayor." But Vaughn didn't go as far as endorsing him for re-election. more ›

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