Mets 13, Marlins 0: For once, optimism abounds. John Maine struck out 14 and took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning -- he lost it on a bleeder up the third-base line -- to guide the Mets back into a tie for first place. For once, the Mets roughed up a pitcher they needed to rough up. If they hadn't gotten to Chris Seddon, they probably didn't deserve to make the playoffs. Even though......

TOMORROW!: (Due to expected rain, this event will take place tomorrow.) It's that time again...Shakespeare in the Park is back and kicking off its season tonight. Want to add some tragedy to your summer sunset this evening? Then head over to get tickets starting at 1pm today for Romeo and Juliet. You can pick up your free tickets starting at 1pm at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, or from 1 to 3pm at The......

Senators 3, Devils 2: Scott Gomez's pair of goals couldn't save the Devils, who went out of the NHL Playoffs with a whimper by losing the conference semifinals series in five games. New Jersey just couldn't light the lamp enough in this series, and Martin Brodeur wasn't the best netminder. That title belongs to Ray Emery, who made 27 saves Saturday despite being in a car accident the day before. Ask any Devils fan if......

At the Sundance Film Festival, the film Waitress will premiere this afternoon. Written and directed by Adrienne Shelly. Last November, Shelly had been waiting to hear whether her film was going to be accepted by the Sundance Film Festival when she was found dead in a the Greenwich Village apartment building she had an office in. Initially, police suspected Shelly killed herself, since her body was found hanging from shower rod, but her family......

A not-so-gentle reminder to anyone flying with their pets: Your crated dog may be just as easily delayed as your check-in luggage. A Queens dog breeder sent a baby bulldog to its new owner in Montana - only for Delta to lose the dog along the way. Okay, lose is a strong word, but the poor pup was delayed in Salt Lake City and got to Montana a day later! Delta says the flight from......

After two weeks of winter sports competition, the 2006 Torino Games have officially come to a close. Winning the medal tally was Germany with 29 medals (11 gold, 12 silver, 6 bronze). Second was the United States, which had 25 (9, 9, 7), and Canada was third with 24 (7, 10, 7). The US total was its higest outside of the United States, where it had 34 in the 2002 Salt Lake City games.......

According to new figures from the Department of Transportation, Of the nations 33 major airports the three New York Airports come in 31st (Kennedy - 69% on time), 32nd (LaGuardia - 67% on time) and 33rd (Newark - 66% on time) for on-time arrivals. Worse, our numbers this year were dramatically worse than last (an average of 6% less flights left on time). WOOP! We're not number 1! Why the terrible timeliness? Firstly it......

Earth art is just one of those art movements that drives museums to drink. After all, how is one supposed to display or preserve often large scale natural works based on the concept of organic decay? For this reason, many earth artists sometimes seem to be neglected by major museums, in favor of their more easily exhibited contemporaries. However, this summer the Whitney is bucking that trend by presenting the first comprehensive American retrospective of......

While Gothamist Sports would like the 2012 Olympics in New York for pure athletic reasons, we're not blind to the how the Olympic bid might affect the city. One of the people leading the efforts against the Olympics is Brian Hatch. Hatch, the former deputy mayor of Salt Lake City (host of the 2002 Winter Olympics), started NewYorkGames.org to voice his opinions on the proposed Olympics. Who better to have an opinion on the Olympic......

After a summer of terrible kidnapping stories, one finally has a happier resolution: Elizabeth Smart was found 9 months after being kidnapped. The now 15 year old Salt Lake City girl was found just 13 miles outside of Salt Lake City in Sandy, Utah. Abducted from her bedroom in the middle of the night last July by a homeless man, Brian Mitchell aka "Emmanuel," who had done handy work around her house, Elizabeth was......