Phillies 3, Mets 0: The Mets entered the first game of a three-game series with the Phillies riding the high of a sweep of the Brewers, but were quickly brought back to earth by Brett Myers's pitching. Meyers allowed only three hits over 8 shutout innings of work that included 10 strikeouts, stymieing the Mets for his 4th win in a row. The Phillies got all the offense they needed in the first inning when......

Mets 6, Brewers 5 (10 innings): This game had all the requirements of any contest involving the Mets. No. 1: Take an early lead -- the Mets led, 5-1, by the third inning. No. 2: Throw out a starter from which the team has little idea what to expect. They should have expected little of Jon Niese, who went three-plus innings in his big-league debut and gave back the Mets' lead in the fourth. No.......

Photograph of Johan Santana pitching against the Brewers by Bill Waugh/AP Mets 4 Milwaukee 2: There is a good chance that this series could be a preview of the playoffs so it behooves the Mets to jump on the Brewers and pay them back for a series loss back in April. Johan Santana pitched very well, striking out 10 over six innings, but he left the game losing 2-0. Luckily for the Mets, Brewers’......

Mets 6, Marlins 2: Both times a team in this series suffered a crushing loss, it came back to win the next day. After Friday's deflating loss, the Marlins won Saturday on a walk-off walk. Pedro Martinez helped the Mets in Sunday's rubber game. He turned in six strong winnings, striking out four and walking one. Three solo homers -- from Carlos Beltran, Nick Evans and then David Wright -- helped the Mets erase a......

For those New Yorkers not fortunate enough to have snagged U.S. Open tickets (and to nibble on the fancy food options out in Flushing), American Express has set up an alternate viewing and eating spot -- no 7 train necessary. From Friday, August 29 through Sunday, September 7 between 11:00 AM and 11:00 PM, you can watch the U.S. Open at Madison Square Park, where they're setting up huge viewing screens and stadium seating. There's......

Roger Federer has won the last four U.S. Open titles, but he won't be the favorite when the tournament starts tomorrow at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing. That honor will go to Rafael Nadal, the new world No. 1 and winner of the French Open, Wimbledon and the Olympics this summer. Federer, 27, has looked mortal or worse this season, and Nadal, 22, has peaked while displaying an all-surface versatility that had eluded him in previous summers. For the first time since the 2004 Australian Open, Federer will not be the top seed at a Grand Slam event. ...

With the local baseball teams off, tennis took center stage in New York on Thursday, at least among those not watching the NFL season kick off. Novak Djokovic, 20, beat Carlos Moya, 31, in the last men's quarterfinal at the U.S. Open. When Super Saturday rolls around, Roger Federer will face Nikolay Davydenko and Djokovic will take on David Ferrer. On Friday, the women play for a spot in the final when Svetlana Kuznetsova battles......

Tigers 16, Yankees 0: Needing a win to salvage a split in Detroit, the Yankees instead got a beating and left having lost three of the four games to the Tigers. Boston awaits New York for a three-game series that starts Tuesday, and the Yankees can't be blamed if they feel a sense of urgency. Mike Mussina has felt that way for a while now. The results, including Monday's performance against Detroit, haven't been pretty.......

The best part about the end of summer? Maybe that's the U.S. Open, which starts Monday in Flushing. The tennis season's final Grand Slam provides the players with a grueling test to cap what feels like a condensed hard-court season. On the men's side, there's Roger Federer and everyone else. Federer has won three straight U.S. Open titles and hasn't lost a non-French Open Grand Slam since the 2005 Australian Open. He's made every final......

Open tryouts for ball boys and ball girls at the U.S. Open was this Thursday at the National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens. Anyone can show up and run the drills set by the USTA's Director of Ballpersons. The tryouts themselves have turned into a sort of perennial institution and even made their way into an episode of "Seinfeld", when Kramer became a ball boy. Nearly 400 candidates sprinted, threw, and otherwise exerted themselves at......

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a homicide on Sands St. in Brooklyn, a water rescue off City Island in the Bronx, and a stabbing at 146th St. in Queens. The national press is focusing on possible candidates Hillary, Rudy, and Bloomy, and catches on to the obvious fact that has been evident for the last century in politics: the rest of the U.S. hates New Yorkers and especially hates New York City politicians. If......

At a bar filled with arcade games, all of which pre-date the 1990's, hundreds of spectators and competitors gathered yesterday for Wiimbledon. While interest in the first-ever Nintendo Wii tennis tournament was high, only 128 competitors were able to play in the single-elimination tournament at Barcade. Players dressed up as tennis players, Harry Potter, and came in their best bear costumes (the bear was eliminated and dejected). While the competition was intense at times,......

When released last year, the Nintendo Wii became a gaming phenomenon. Lines stretched around city blocks, people searched around the city to satisfy holiday wishlists only to come up empty handed. Lane Buschel and Steve Bryant, two Brooklynites, decided to organize a Wii tennis tournament they've called Wiimbledon (like Wimbledon, see). Wiimbledon is accepting a limited number of competitors today and tomorrow (the first day was yesterday), starting at noon. The tournament is this Saturday,......

April 14: Denise Landis at Broadway Panhandler Join Denise Landis, recipe tester for The New York Times, as she shares recipes and expertise from her newest cookbook, Dinner for Eight. Free tasting and book signing to follow the demonstration. Broadway Panhandler, 65 East 8th Street (between Broadway and University), 3 PM, free. April 16: A Menupoems Reading April is National Poetry Month and Alimentum is joining in the celebration with Menupoems. During the month, participating......

With the US Open heading to its climactic weekend, there have been some fun articles about the ball boys and girls at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Take the NY Times' US Open blog post about "Ballbabes": Male spectators seem to love some of the ladies wearing the Ralph Lauren designed outfits (sleeveless and short, while the ball boys get less revealing polo shirts and shorts) and boo when their favorites get rotated......

-Royals 5 Yankees 0: Kansas City may be the doormat of the American League, but they have played tough against New York for two consecutive nights. Tuesday it was all about the pitching. Jorge De La Rosa came in and pitched the first 5 2/3 innings and Tood Wellemeyer went the last 3 1/3 to give Kansas City the shutout victory. Derek Jeter had an infield single to extend his hitting streak and move into......

Andre Agassi's career has officially ended. After a four set loss at the hands of a familiar tennis foe. Agassi lost 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 5-7 to German qualifier Benjamin Becker (no relation to Boris). Over his 21-year career, Agassi played 1144 matches, won 60 titles, and played in 21 consecutive US Opens. The 36 year-old Agassi is a two-time US Open Champion in 1994 and 1999 and a four-time runner-up. The crowd at Arthur......

Dare we believe our eyes - there's a blue sky over us! Yesterday was pretty miserable - Tropical "Depression" Ernesto left thousands without power in the Bronx and Staten Island, plus parts of Westchester County and Long Island and caused delays at JFK and LaGuardia. Tennis fans also had to wait, with most of yesterday's matches postponed to today. But today - it's not dreary and gray, it's not a weekday, there's no work......

When he announced he would retire after the U.S. Open, Andre Agassi made himself the story until he is eliminated. That almost came sooner than fans -- or CBS and USA -- wanted. Agassi survived three tiebreaks and beat Andrei Pavel in four sets to advance to a second-round match against Marcos Baghdatis on Thursday. The 36-year-old could have given up when, after splitting the first two sets on tiebreakers, he fell behind 4-0 in......

Joy for tennis fans around New York City as the US Open officially started today out in Flushing despite some unfriendly tennis weather. Fun outings (with outrageously priced food and drink) for the whole family! With first-round matches underway, one seeded player has already fallen. 19th seed Dominik Hrbaty lost to Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets in opening round play. Some other big names advanced without much resistance. In men's singles, Andy Roddick easily......

- Eugene Hernandez spots Wong Kar Wai filiming in Chinatown - The two men who killed cops on Staten Island in 2003 were sentenced to 25+ years in jail; the judge called them "morally bankrupt" - A man dies and it's suspected it's because of the heat - Even the NY Times, NY Post, Newsday, and Daily News can't convince the judge to release papers in the Brooke Astor brouhaha - Reasons why someone......

Saturday is Opening Day in Prospect Park and Gothamist is hoping we're wrong about the weather. The annual spring celebration kicks off with the Little League Parade at 10am, which starts at 7th Ave and Carroll Street and ends at the Bandshell. For the more civic minded New Yorker, an Opening Day Clean-Up is planned for 10am-2pm (meet at the Tennis House). For the nature minded, electric boat tours are being run from 12-4:30pm,......

This week’s new movie releases are all about men behaving badly, and of course the women who put up with their crap. Though if that's not what you're into there's always some good Irish beer or Korean kimchee to tempt your movie palate. In his newest fluffy romantic comedy, Failure to Launch, Matthew McConaughey plays a 35 year-old-man child still living at home with his parents (Kathy Bates and Terry Bradshaw) until they hire the......

Andre Agassi's five-set victory over James Blake proves he still has some magic left in the tank, and may have helped saved CBS's bacon. The match, which alteranted between sloppy and brilliant, was played a breakneck speed, with players rushing their serves. Blake was up two sets before anyone had gotten into the match, and although Agassi deserves credit for his dramatic comeback, Blake let him off the hook. At one point, Blake served up......

As depressing as the end of summer is, at least New York has the U.S. Open at the National Tennis Center in Queens. The season's final grand slam is a made-for-television event and has produced some of the most memorable moments in sports. It probably draws the most attention of the mainstream American sports fan out of the four grand slams, and the success of Americans, especially men, has made it a favorite each September.......

A New York football team in New York City? That's a good one! But it seems that Queens is trying to woo the NY Jets once more into building a stadium there. Queens Borough President Helen Marshall wrote a letter to the Jets, "A new Jets Stadium would complement the new Shea Stadium and the spectacular U.S. Tennis Center and make the borough a regional sports mecca," and the Jets will be meeting with various......

Every May the United States Tennis Center in Flushing resurfaces its courts. This year, they've taken it a step further, changing the color of the courts to blue from green. They say it will help the visibility for players, spectators and television viewers. Gothamist thinks blue inner courts surrounded by green outer courts make for a hideous combination. Only Boise State and its blue football field can get away with such a strange playing surface.......

Based on the polls, I'm really nervous about the outcome of next week's election. I worry that if the candidate I support doesn't get elected, we're all in a lot of trouble. If my candidate doesn't win, I'm thinking about moving to Toronto. Should I? Okay, everyone, take a deep breath. Indeed, this is arguably the most important election of our lifetime. The stakes are high: war, national security, unemployment, etc, etc. And it is......

Serena Williams lost a wild one to Jennifer Capriati last night in the women’s quarterfinals at the US Open in Flushing. Williams was serving at deuce in the first game of the third set when her backhand passing shot was incorrectly called out by the chair umpire. Capriati took advantage, going on to win the game and eventually, the match. Understandably, Serena was none to pleased with the call. "No!" Williams shrieked. "No, no, no,......

Monday, on a court far away from Arthur Ashe, a 13 year old ball boy fainted after chasing a ball during a match between Jiri Novak and Radek Ztepanek. The two players rushed to assist the boy and helped him while waiting for medical assistance, which took more than 15 minutes to arrive. It seems as though the incident was related to dehydration. Novak offered some insight into what happened, saying, "I took water and......