Photograph of Mayor Bloomberg at a Mayors Against Guns press conference last week by Gail Burton/AP Now that there seems to be a compelling 2008 presidential race, Mayor Bloomberg's White House prospects appear diminished. And associates of the billionaire suggest to the NY Times that post-mayoral life may not be enough for Bloomberg. After being splashed on covers of magazines (New York magazine called him the "sane Perot," Time with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Newsweek as......

For an avowed non-presidential candidate, Mayor Bloomberg certainly gets more attention than some of the actual candidates. Newsweek devotes its cover story to "Mike" Bloomberg, "The Billion Dollar Wild Card," a reference to the billion dollars Mayor B has at his disposal, should be decide to run for president next year. That is so much more flattering than the "Lazy Like a Fox" cover Newsweek had of Fred Thompson! Newsweek editor-in-chief Jon Meacham got to......

Rudy Giuliani better check his sports allegiances. While campaigning in Boston, a reporter asked the former mayor which team he would be cheering for in the World Series - the Colorado Rockies or the Boston Red Sox. To our surprise (and Bostonist's), he went with the Red Sox, "I'm rooting for the Red Sox. I'm an American League fan, and I go with the American League team, maybe with the exception of the Mets. Maybe......

We understand the desire to milk every last dollar out of sports fans, but we have to say, the "Wild Card collection" is ridiculously bizarre. The Sports Hernia Blog pointed out the Yankees Wild Card hat and some reactions to it:"If I see one person wearing that hat, they will get a swift donkey punch. I will take their hat, light it on fire and then shove it up there f**king nose." -- Brian, 30,......

It took the Mets a little more than two weeks, but they've somehow managed to squander a seven-game lead in the National League East. Since September 12th, the lead has slowly gotten smaller and is now zero, zilch, zip, nadda, nil. With three games left in the regular season, the Mets are tied with the Phillies for first in the NL East. The last time the Mets weren't in sole possession of first place......

From last place to the playoffs, the Yankees have taken their fans on a trip, but they will play October baseball once again. The same cannot yet be said about the Mets. Wednesday night the Yankees completed a remarkable reversal, recovering from a 21-29 start to clinch their 13th-straight playoff spot with a 12-4 win. While it isn’t a definite, chances are they will be the Wild Card team and open the playoffs in......

Yankees 6, Indians 1: The Yankees played well against the soft part of their schedule and last night, against an actual playoff contender, they continued their recent winning ways (they've won 20 of the last 27 games). In his second start since returning from a May leg injury, Hughes, a key player in the future of the Yankees rotation, pitched brilliantly. He allowed only one run over 6 innings to the AL Central-leading Indians. Equally......

Yankees 4, Diamondbacks 1: The Yankees are rolling, winning seven games in a row and now stand at .500 for the first time since May 9th. The fact that they're only .500 after their win streak shows how awful their record was before. Bobby Abreu extended his hitting streak in the 1st inning with a three-run homer off Brandon Webb, last year's Cy Young winner in the NL. That was all the team needed as......

A look at some noteworthy programs this week: NFL Football: AFC Wild Card – New York Jets at New England Patriots/NFC Wild Card: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles (Sunday, 1:00 p.m. WCBS 2 /Sunday, 4:00 p.m. WNYW 5 ) No matter what your New York (ok, technically New Jersey) football persuasion there is a game for you today. At 1:00 CBS served up the Jets playoff game against the Pats and Fox has the......

- Yankees 8, Twins 1: Doing well against a potential first round opponent is never a bad thing. Unfortunately for the Yankees, they weren't facing one of the Twins' aces yesterday. Fortunately, it looks like Alex Rodriguez might be coming out of his slump. A-Rod got the Yankees off to a good start with a solo home run in the 2nd inning and later added another solo shot in the 7th. There was even......

- Yankees 14, White Sox 3: It's always encouraging when you can beat one of the best teams in baseball. Even better when you beat them comfortably. At the end of the day though, a win is a win and the Yankees remain 1.5 games behind the Red Sox for the AL East lead and only 4 games behind the White Sox for the Wild Card. Who says the Wild Card has to come......

Last night, the Mets were oficially eliminated from winning the NL East. While it's been a long time coming, it wasn't until the Mets lost to the Marlins 2-1, that a little "E" went next to the team in the standings. The loss to the Marlins might also be the last time Pedro Martinez pitches this season. Martinez hinted that if the Mets wanted to compete next year, they should shut him down now. If......

It wasn’t pretty, but the Yankees slugged their way to another victory Tuesday beating the Orioles 12-9 and pulling to within a 1/2 game of the Wild Card lead. Aaron Small picked up the victory to improve to 9-0 and become the first pitcher in baseball to win his first nine games without a loss since the immortal Frank DiPino in 1989. Gary Sheffield was the offensive hero of the game for the Yankees, driving......

Mets fans, say good bye to the meaningful games because it looks like there will be no post season for the Mets. After returning from a 2-8 trip on the road which included 6 straight losses, the Mets returned home to lose to the Nationals last night, 4-2. While they have 18 games left, the Mets are now 6.5 games out of the Wild Card with 6 teams ahead of them. The loss last night......

Two Yankees who have received their share of criticism may have kept their team in the AL East race, at least for now. Jason Giambi hit a solo home run and Randy Johnson threw 7 one-hit innings during the Yanks' 1-0 win over Boston Sunday. By taking two of three, the Yankees trail Boston by three games. The teams close their season against each other in Boston. With so many questions surrounding each team, it's......

The game: Jets at Kansas City (1:00 PM ET, Sunday, CBS) As expected, during the Jets' 2005 offseason, the team's proposal for a new stadium on the West Side of Manhattan (and its subsequent rejection and abandonment) made for more headlines than the football franchise itself did. But thankfully, the football franchise did not sit on its heels in theoffseason, knowing it needed to make several necessary moves if there is to any hope of......

With all the progress the Yankees made in their chase for the American League Wild Card spot over the weekend, one might think they would do well against the horrible Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Not exactly - the Yankees lost 4-3 to the Devil Rays last night. Looking at past performances this season against the D-Rays, you can see that the Yankees have had their problems. The Yankees have a dismal 4-10 record against the......

Given a chance to take the lead in the National League Wild Card race last night against the Phillies, the Mets blew it. If you were to tell us that Pedro Martinez was pitching and the Marlins lost, we would think the Mets would at least be in a tie with the Astros today, but they aren't. A perfect opportunity blown. With an early 2 run lead, Pedro wasn't able to hold on. The Phillies......

On the verge of Sepember, the Mets look like their games are actually meaningful, something GM Omar Minaya was looking for before the start of the season. The Mets finished a West Coast swing with two losses to the Giants, but return home after a 5-2 road trip. Not bad for a team that has struggled to win on the road. With the success on the road trip, the Metropolitans find themselves only 1.5 games......

In his last outing for the Mets, Victor Zambrano barely made it out of the first inning. With only 43 pitches thrown in the loss to the Brewers, it figures Zambrano would be well rested in his start against the Cubs yesterday. It looks like all that rest might have paid off. Zambrano came within one inning of the first complete game of his career as the Mets won 6-1 and swept the 3-game series.......

Going into their series against the Colorado Rockies, the Mets were playing well, winning games and keeping themselves in the race for both the NL East and the Wild Card. While they didn't eliminate themselves from contention, one has to wonder, how good a team can be if they lose two of three against what was the worst team in baseball. Last night, the Mets salvaged their series against the National League doormat with a......

Could the Mets be playing their best baseball when they need it most? Or are they just fooling themselves into thinking they are contenders? With a week left before the non-waiver trade deadline, do they even need to improve? They probably do, but if they keep playing like they have recently, they might be good enough to make some noise. With a 6-0 victory over the Dodgers yesterday, the Mets finished their 10-game homestand with......

Even for people who don't know football, the Jets' 20-17 overtime win in San Diego in an AFC Wild Card game Saturday night had a little bit of everything, particularly of the extracurricular variety. First, the Jets played well enough to win. Then, at the latest and worse possible moment, a single player's costly mistake (Eric Barton's personal foul on Drew Brees after an incomplete pass that otherwise would have effectively ended the game) singlehandedly......

The Mets have finally signed a player in his prime. They have agreed to terms with Carlos Beltran, the gem of this off-season's free agent market. The contract is reportedly worth $119 million over 7-years, with a $11 million signing bonus and a no-trade clause. Beltran, a 27 year-old centerfielder who will be the new face of the franchise, is considered a five tool player by many and is the latest splash in a busy......

The Jets need amend their New Years Resolution to include thanking the Steelers for having a B-Squad good enough to keep the Buffalo Bills from the AFC Playofs, because St. Louis, and regardless of what the smarmy columnists may say, the Jets (10-6) received a spot after a 32-29 overtime loss to the Rams, who delivered in an actual must-win situation. Curtis Martin finished the afternoon with the the rushing title and 1,697 yards on......

In a matchup we may see again in the playoffs, the Jets fell 17-6 to the league's hottest team in Pittsburgh. Gothamist can't help but like Steelers Jerome Bettis, who passed and ran for the game's only touchdowns, especially after claiming him off waivers early in the fantasy football season. Both he and Curtis Martin surpassed 13,000 career rushing yards on the evening. The usually well-behaved Jets were penalized 12 times for 84 yards -......

So, the Jets got off to a good start this year, starting 5-0 and sitting 9-3 in position for an AFC Wild Card spot. One way or another Sunday marks the beginning of the end for the Jets (at least as in the final quarter of the season), as the team travels to face the league's hottest team - the Steelers (11-1), and the league's hottest quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger (Sunday, 4:05 p.m., TV: CBS; RADIO:......

As if the Mets weren't bad enough, it almost seems like they are trying to be worse. The Mets are now one solitary game away from a tie for last in the NL East. The way the Expos have been playing, expect the Mets to have sole possession of the cellar title after Thursday. And if they aren't quite there yet, they still have three games in Atlanta and three more at home to wrap......

Coming into the weekend series with the Phillies, the Mets had some positive momentum. They ended their losing streak and were returning home. With the weekend over, the Mets have officially been eliminated from contention for the NL East pennant. Their Elimination Number for the wild card is 3. In yesterday's 4-2 loss (box score, Tom Glavine was injured in the 7th inning when Tomas Perez hit a ball off Glavin's shin. The result was......

Don't look now, but the Mets lost again, falling to the Florida Marlins, 5-4 (box score). The loss was the Mets' 5th in a row and extended the Marlins win streak to 6 games. The only bright spot for the Mets was Wilson Degado, who had an impressive game offensively. Batting 8th and playing shortstop, Delgado went 3 for 4, knocking in four runs and hitting a home run in the 4th. Without Delgado, the......