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La première étoile: Alex Rodriguez. On Sunday night, the Yankees third baseman socked his 536th career home run, tying Mickey Mantle for 13th on the all-time list. The next morning, his wife filed for divorce, citing his alleged late-night fling with Madonna. It’s now official, sports fans: the A in “A-Rod” stands for Alimony. Bags and bags of it.

La première étoile: Everyone wearing a Minnesota Twins uniform. Left for dead by pre-season prognosticators, Justin Morneau and the boys are the hottest team in the majors, with nine straight wins and a chance to take over first place in the AL Central by the end of the night. In the age of Moneyball, nobody, not even the Oakland A’s, tops the Twins when it comes to getting the most out of low-paid talent. Johan Santana is probably wishing he stuck around for one more year.