MLB

Divorce not keeping A-Rod off streets
Alex Rodriguez may have struck out three times last night against the Blue Jays but he's still apparently doing just fine when it comes to women. Sure he's in the middle of a divorce but that hasn't stopped him from enjoying the company of another woman in seemingly every city he visits. Last Wednesday in Miami he found plenty of time to spend with a supposed doppelganger of his soon-to-be ex-wife. And then Sunday he paired himself up with a tall Asian woman at a dance club. (New York Post)

Isringhausen is done for good
Sure, everybody expects Jason Isringhausen to miss the rest of the season due to a partially torn tendon in his right elbow, but the 36-year-old is going to be a free agent this off-season and rumor has it that Izzy is telling other guys on the bench that he doesn't have the heart for a comeback. After all, he's had a crummy season (1-5, 5.70 ERA) even when everybody thought he was healthy. Sure is a long way from when he came up with the Mets in the mid-'90s along with Bill Pulsipher and Paul Wilson; the trio was known as "Generation K" and was supposed to set the world aflame. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Kinsler might return to Rangers this season
There is pretty much no way Texas will make it into the postseason this year (it would take a miracle), but Ian Kinsler, who is holding off on surgery for a sports hernia, is hoping for a different miracle and attempting to stick around in order to help the team. It's unclear how effective he'll be even if he can get back onto the field and expectations are that he'll be under the knife well before the last ball is hit out of the Ballpark in Arlington this season. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Injury discounts coming in 2009?
Mark Prior, Randy Wolf, Matt Clement, and Milton Bradley all came at discounts this season due to injuries last year. Next summer should prove no differently and the list that gambling assistant GMs can begin salivating over includes such folks as Hank Blalock, Rocco Baldelli, Kris Benson, Mark Mulder, Carl Pavano, and Frank Thomas, among others. Some injuries won't bring discounts, however. Second baseman Orlando Hudson is still expected to get more than $10 million a year even though he's missing about two months with a broken wrist. (MLB Trade Rumors)

Oswalt recruiting Sheets for Astros
Ben Sheets will be one of the most-coveted free agents this off-season. He's already been named as being near the top of the list of the Yankees, who will supposedly open their wallet wide for free agents who can help the club have a stellar start to life in their new ballpark. But Sheets is apparently already being personally recruited by his old pal Roy Oswalt to come play for the Astros. And Lance Berkman is reportedly going to put in a few good words for the team, too. (Houston Chronicle)

NFL

Henry planning to stick around Cincy
Wide receiver Chris Henry only lasted three seasons with Cincy on his first go-round with the club before being tossed this past spring for a slew of legal problems that included arrests for DUI, marijuana possession, assault and criminal damaging. But now he's back with the team, even though Coach Marvin Lewis was just saying last week that he wanted nothing to do with him. Owner Mike Brown did the deal and Henry is not saying that he's planning to stick around for a while this time around. Really. He's just a sweet, misunderstood young man. (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Former Falcon Horn contacted every team
Joe Horn should be careful what he asks for; he has finally gotten what he wanted. The veteran wide receiver been grousing about Atlanta's treatment of him for some time and demanding that he be offered up to another team. Well, Atlanta has now offered him to every other team by cutting him and word is that Horn doesn't seem to care where else he plays: His agent has reportedly contacted every other team in the NFL to try and get Horn a job for the season. Hey, Joe, even if you end up watching the games at home on your couch, at least you're not with the Falcons anymore, right? (Miami Herald)

Dolphins want fourth-rounder for Beck
Second-year quarterback John Beck isn't going to make it in Miami so the team is actively shopping him. Word is that Miami wants a fourth-round draft pick in exchange for him, but it's doubtful anyone will deliver a pick that high for Beck. The Cowboys have supposedly asked after him. (Miami Herald)

Tight end Pollard could be done
Tight end Marcus Pollard suddenly finds himself a free agent after New England, which signed him in April, cut him for a rookie, Tyson DeVree. After 13 years in the league with everybody from the Seahawks to the Lions and Colts, Pollard may have nowhere else to go. Word is the 36-year-old is likely to retire. (Sporting Life)

NBA

Heat checking out big man Magloire
Miami is hurting for a big man so the team is apparently checking out 6'11" Jamaal Magloire today. The 30-year-old averaged 8.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game over the course of his eight-year career. (Miami Herald)

Knicks' Gallinari's allegiances changing
Knicks first-round pick Danilo Gallinari has apparently told Italy that he won't be playing hoop for them right now even thought the team wanted him to suit up for its Eurobasket Qualifier against Serbia. Gallinari's back is apparently still bothering my from an injury he suffered during the summer league in Vegas and he doesn't want to hinder his chances to start the season off strong with the Knicks. After all, he's pretty much the only big player change the dismal Knicks made this off-season. (New York Post)

Giricek headed to Turkey?
Word is that Gordan Giricek, who has done a fair amount of traveling between teams in the NBA, has signed a two-year contract to play for the Turkish team Fenerbahce. Taking a page from fellow NBA escapee Josh Childress, the contract apparently lets Giricek opt out next summer and return to the NBA if he so chooses with no penalty. Go Fenerbahce! (HoopsWorld)

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