• The New York Mets are out of the playoff picture, thanks to a late-season swoon. This is not a repeat.

• Not Ram tough: Scott Linehan is given the St. Louis toodle-oo.

• Don’t call it a comeback: Shawn Kemp goes AWOL from his Italian b-ball club, blames it on Hurricane Ike.

• Hard to tell which was more painful to watch - Anquan Boldin taking a hit to the helmet, or the Jets’ Titan-ically terrible throwback duds.

• The Brewers’ season-ending run was exciting enough to make you tinkle in your trousers. But make sure you don’t sing “Go Cubs Go!” at Miller Park.

• Yo, Adrian - New Sixer Elton Brand buys one of Rocky Balboa’s houses.

• Brawn & brains: After one month into the college football season, Northwestern, Vanderbilt & Duke are a combined 12-1.

• The Rays have finally figured out who’s going to toss their postseason first pitches - Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger & first-ever Rays employee John Higgins.

• Harvard coach Tommy Amaker might be turning his collegiate conference into the Poison Ivy League. Well, he did beat Michigan last year.

• Michael Phelps’ little disagreement with Dan Le Batard is now featured on the swimmer’s Facebook page.