Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a missing child on Church Ave. in Brooklyn, a fatal person struck by a train at Jerome Ave. and East Fordham Rd. in the Bronx, and an escaped prisoner at Church and Albany Aves. in Brooklyn. The trailer for Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert documentary "Shine a Light" has been released and can be seen here. Arts group ABC No Rio has abandoned plans for a gut renovation of......

In keeping with our lists of events from 2006, here are some of the sports stories that Gothamist found compelling in the past year. It ranges from the playoff disappointment from the Mets and the Yankees to the welcome performances of last season's Rangers, this season's Jets and Rutgers. Mickelson Chokes at Winged Foot: Everyone knew the Winged Foot course in Mamaroneck, N.Y., was a tough place to play, but no one found it crueler......

-All seemed set for local favorite Phil Mickelson to win the U.S. Open. He had come close at Bethpage (2002) and Shinnecock (2004). On Sunday, he entered the final hole needing a par to win and a bogey to force a playoff. But he double-bogeyed the hole, and Australian Geoff Ogilvy won the championship. As Ogilvy told NBC's Bob Costas afterward, the Winged Foot golf course in Mamoroneck may have beaten all the golfers. Ogilvy's......

-Washington 11 Yankees 9: If the Yankees miss the playoffs by one game, this is the one to remember. Fifteen hits and a seven-run lead weren’t enough for the pathetic Yankee pitching as they collapsed down the stretch and gave the Nationals an improbable victory. Mariano Rivera came in during the eighth inning and couldn’t stop the bleeding, giving up the tying run on a throwing error by Jorge Posada and two more runs......

- Orioles 6, Mets 3: For the Mets, their 8-game winning streak had to end sometime, and that sometime was last night against the Orioles in a rematch of the 1969 World Series. Alay Soler struggled at the start of the game, but it he pitched well enough to give the Mets a chance for their 9th straight victory. Aaron Heilman blew the save and the Mets chances at victory in the 7th inning......

-Mamaroneck's Winged Foot golf course proved challenging to the US Open field on Thursday, with only Colin Montgomerie shooting under par. Tiger Woods finished at a six-over-par 76. With everyone from from ESPN to Sports Illustrated billing this as a battle between Woods and Phil Mickelson, fans will have to wait for that duel to emerge, if it does.With such a tough course, the tournament should be wide open throughout. -Mets 5, Phillies 4: By......

-Mets 4 Dodgers 1: Alay Soler pitched seven innings of one run ball to get his first career victory after three starts. Jose Reyes started the game off with a home run and Carlos Delgado added his own two-run homer. It's nice to see the Mets game decided by more than one run. -Yankees 13 Boston 5: The Yankees’ farm system doesn’t get much respect in baseball circles, but it certainly is producing when they......

- Retief Goosen holds off Phil Mickelson to win the US Open despite the impossible greens. - The Nets wheel and deal in preparation for the NBA Draft. - The Bronx Bombers drop two in LA, but stay in first. - Play at Wimbeldon begins and the Brooklyn Cyclones play at home. - Iron Mike Tyson gets his license to fight in the Garden State. - The Bobcats go digging in the expansion draft......

Retief Goosen entered the final round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock yesterday with a two stroke lead over Phil Mickelson and ended it with a two stroke victory. Of course, finishing the final round was not that easy, but Goosen shot a one-over 71 to finish at 276 for the tournament. The victory yesterday was Goosen's 2nd U.S. Open Championship. His first one came in 2001 at the Southern Hills in Tulsa. Sunday, Goosen......

After much talk about the problems that the weather at Shinnecock could cause, day 1 of the U.S. Open was quite calm. Play was eventually halted by rain and thunderstorms, but the wind that can make the course so difficult was not a factor at all. After one day of play, the leaderboard had the 50 year old Jay Haas and Shigeki Maruyama tied at a four-under 66. Tiger Woods, mired in a major......

The 114th U.S. Open starts Thursday at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, but coverage on the tournament is well underway. As is the norm with the U.S. Open, the course will be challenging. Players have started taking notes on the course as The Times reports, "do not miss the fairway to the right at No. 3; do not miss the green long and right at No. 7; and do not miss the green long and left......

There are two U.S. Opens on the local horizon. The first is the 104th U.S. Open of golf which takes place June 17-20 at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton. As if summer traffic wasn't enough, a golf tournament is also taking place in the Hamptons. You have to admit though, the PGA definitely knows their audience. Can Tiger Woods come out of his "slump" to win another major? Can Phil Mickelson take his Masters victory and......

- Second Avenue subway will get started later this year - Phil Mickelson makes finally good and some NYC golf tips - Your cellphone or your life - one robbery victim chose his cellphone and got shot twice - The Mayor goes head to head with Rheingold Beer - De La Vega, sidewalk chalker and building muralist, faces jail time - Do you agree with the Daily News' cupcake picks? - Some say tigers enjoy......

Yesterday, on the final hole of the 68th Masters, Phil Mickelson won his first major, finishing with a 9-under 279. It took 43 attempts in his 12 years as a pro, but now Lefty, who has come close to winning several majors, no longer has to answer questions about losing majors. Mickelson's final putt was a 20 footer for a birdie and a one stroke victory over Ernie Els. The winning putt hung on the......