NY Yankee Making Late-Night Visits to Madonna's Apartment  —  Us Weekly reports in its new issue, on newsstands tomorrow, that Madonna's seven-year marriage to Guy Ritchie has stalled out - and the singer has been hosting late-night visits from New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez at her Central Park West apartment in New York City.

Percival, Maddon downplay exchange  —  Rays closer tweaks left hamstring, pulled with two outs in ninth  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays' 5-4 victory on Monday was tempered by a growing concern for the health of Troy Percival.  —  The veteran closer entered the ninth inning with a 5-2 lead …

Red Sox might be wise to wash hands of Manny  —  Being Manny is one thing.  His latest gaffe is another.  Ken Rosenthal wonders if the man with the $20M option is worth the hassle.

Reynolds to return as baseball analyst for TBS  —  Harold Reynolds, off national TV since being fired by ESPN in July 2006, is back working on national TV.  —  Reynolds will debut Sunday as a studio analyst on a special where TBS will announce the All-Star Game rosters.

Q&A with Derek Jeter … On Monday, Gillette announced Derek Jeter has joined their latest “Champions” campaign.  The four-time World Series champion sat down with SI.com's Jimmy Traina after the event for the following Q&A.  —  SI.com: Now that you're Gillette's newest spokesperson …

Phillies option Myers to Triple-A  —  GM Gillick hopes righty can return to form by second half  —  ATLANTA — The Phillies optioned struggling right-hander Brett Myers to Triple-A Lehigh Valley before Tuesday's game against the Braves.  General manager Pat Gillick announced the move in a statement.

GM Trade History: Brian Cashman  —  Next up in our GM Trade History series, the Yankees' Brian Cashman.  Cash's current contract with the Yanks runs through this season.  —  Many thanks to Brendan Bianowicz for putting together Cashman's history, which can be downloaded as an Excel spreadsheet here.

A conversation with USA Olympic team manager Davey Johnson  —  When you sit down and talk to Davey Johnson, you get the sense that he could talk about baseball all day.  The former major league player and manager has spent almost his entire life in the game.

Melvin keeping “ears open” for trades  —  Phoenix - Brewers general manager Doug Melvin laughed this afternoon when I asked him if his team really was the leader in the C.C. Sabathia Sweepstakes.  —  “Just the same old rumors,” said Melvin.  —  ESPN's Buster Olney has ranked the Brewers …

Clock is ticking on Red Sox deal  —  SARASOTA COUNTY — If Sarasota is going to land the Red Sox, those leading the effort have about a month to make it happen.  —  Time is running out as the Red Sox continue to negotiate with Fort Myers, where they have spring trained for 15 years, for an expanded or new stadium in Lee County.

Now signed, Hewitt ready to deliver for Phillies  —  ATLANTA - As he waited at his family's home in Brooklyn, N.Y., for a couple of representatives from the Phillies scouting department to arrive and make his signing official, Anthony Hewitt had to fight the urge to hop a flight to Florida.

This time, Manny being Manny is unacceptable  —  Push comes to shove  —  Manny Ramirez, Terry Francona, and David Ortiz respond to Ramirez's clubhouse incident with traveling secretary Jack McCormick.  —  What's up with Manny?  Is the goofy slugger in need of some anger management?

Trade talks for Uribe could be heating up  —  It was almost as if Ozzie Guillen was starting to say goodbye.  —  Considering the talk going on behind closed doors concerning infielder Juan Uribe, maybe the White Sox manager was.  —  “The one thing I say about Juan, I have never had anyone …

What they're saying about the Orioles  —  A roundup of national media coverage  —  Here's a roundup of what the national media are saying about the Orioles:  —  • NBCSports.com's Tony DeMarco says to count him among those surprised by the Orioles' record at this point in the season:

Rockies report: Fuentes, Holliday on the trading block?  —  Several clubs with scouts following the Rockies say indications they have been given are Colorado will decide at the All-Star break whether to deal players.  And there are several players on the Rockies that teams are interested in.