Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter, the captain and starting shortstop for the New York Yankees, fractured his ankle in the 12th inning of the American League Championship Series opener this evening and will miss the remainder of the postseason.

Which, at this rate, will last approximately three more games for the Yankees.

Following a record-setting, game-tying home run by Raul Ibanez in the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees offense once again sputtered and couldn't push anyone across the plate over the next three innings.

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One of the greatest, most successful athletes of our generation turns 38 years old today.

Yes, folks, Derek Jeter is celebrating a birthday, along with a 7-1 New York Yankees win over the Cleveland Indians last night.

The five-time world champion got his 3,000th career hit last year and kicked off 2012 on a blistering pace. He's since slowed down and is currently batting just .304.

But the Yankees are 44-28 and in first place by three games, and we all know Derek Jeter is simply about winning. He's also seen 2010's Sexiest Woman Alive naked on many occasions. That talented, lucky bastard.

Also celebrating birthdays today: Michael Vick (32), Nick Offerman (42), Chris O'Donnell (42), Chris Isaak (56).

For Derek Jeter, this is one double play we're guessing he doesn't mind hitting into.

All indications point to the Yankees superstar rekindling his romance with actress Minka Kelly, as witnesses tell Life & Style the pair are spending the holidays together in Paris. They were spotted at the Musée d'Orsay yesterday.

"They had a guide taking them around on the fifth floor, and they were looking at Monet and the works of other French impressionists," a source tells the tabloid "They went to all the different floors; they looked at Van Gogh. Derek was very low-key and was wearing a black-and-gray sweater. Minka looked very pretty. She was wearing white jeans, a brown jacket and boots."

Jeter and Kelly split in August due to their demanding schedules, but since then the latter's remake of Charlie's Angels has been canceled, giving her ample time to go deep into the hole with the iconic shortstop... if you know what we mean!

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His team has been eliminated from the American League Playoffs. Her new show is likely getting canceled.

So why wouldn't Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly get back together?!?

The long-time couple broke up in August due to scheduling conflicts, but with more free time ahead than either had hoped for, sources tell The New York Post that a reconciliation is possible. Jeter flew to see Kelly in Miami this week.

“They met up to try and figure it out,” said a source of the South Beach rendezvous. “They are trying to see what the future holds for them.”

For Jeter, it holds out hope that the Yankees can flip Jesus Montero and other prospects for Felix Hernandez. For Kelly, perhaps a nude spread of some kind? It's unclear which of these dream scenarios is more far-fetched.

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She was there to cheer on hit number 3,000. But Minka Kelly won't be around to see if Derek Jeter wins ring number six. The actress' rep has confirmed this couple of three years is over.

"They care about each other and it was amicable. They're still friends," an insider tells People.

Kelly had been a constant presence in Jeter's family's box at Yankee Stadium all summer long, as the couple dodged engagement rumors for the past year or so. But it's possible her shooting schedule on Charlie's Angels, a new ABC show debuting this fall, simply made the relationship untenable.

Jeter, meanwhile, has recovered on the field after a slow start. His batting average is up to .299. We have a feeling he'll bounce back from Kelly in decent shape, as well. This is a man who has dated Mariah Carey, Jordana Brewster, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Gabrielle Union...

Forget The Vampire Diaries or The Twilight Saga.

It's now clear where you can find the hottest guys on the planet: at the Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York.

Kevin Jonas tied the knot there last month; and a report in The New York Post this week claims Derek Jeter will marry Minka Kelly there this November.

Are Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter set to take the plunge together?

An undercover reporter spotted a listing for "JETER wedding" on the calendar on that date, but sales manager Rick Bellando told her a celebrity would never use his real name in this kind of situation.

Why else might the rumor be false?

• Neither Jeter nor Kelly is from Long Island;
• Jeter will likely be busy with a parade through New York City and other post-World Series victory celebrations around that time;
• After the troubles that have followed around Tiger Woods, would the George Clooney of professional sports really settle down before his playing days are over??

The Tiger Woods scandal keeps leading to more shocking reports, such as this new one about Tiger's kinky sex life with - and dreams about - Rachel Uchitel.

Uchitel was the first woman named as a Tiger Woods mistress (he also saw Jaimee Grubbs nude 20 times and was linked to Kalika Moquin) late last week.

Rachel told pals she did drugs with the golf star before sex. Specifically, Uchitel told her friends that she and Tiger liked to get their freak on while taking Ambien.

"You have crazier sex on Ambien - you get that Ambien haze. We have crazy Ambien sex,'" a pal quoted her as saying regarding the insomnia medication.

Some people claim it enhances sexual experiences immediately after ingesting it, and apparently, Uchitel told friends that "Tiger Woods loves Ambien sex!"

Those "friends" then blabbed to the press. Trustworthy folk.

Rachel Uchitel needs some new friends. Good luck with that.

One of the reasons why Tiger loves the pills? The erotic dreams. According to a friend of Rachel Uchitel, Tiger dreamed of his mistress ... in a menage a trois!

The other two participants: Yankees star Derek Jeter and Bones actor David Boreanaz.

Uchitel reportedly boned Boreanaz, who is married, and was linked to Jeter in the past. She got a sexy email from Woods in which he referenced the flings.

Woods' email said, according to Rachel's so-called friend (via Us Weekly): "I had a dream that we were married and I was leading the tournament."

Then, "I came home, excited to see you, and there you were getting f--ked by Derek and David [Boreanaz]. Part of me thinks you would like that."

Naturally, this imagery took its toll on Tiger: "Now I can't get back to sleep. My body is tired, but my mind is wide awake ... need an Ambien."

Tiger Woods was apparently into kinky stuff. Stuff that has nothing to do with this random picture of him with a razor. Well, probably. Who knows with him!

So this is what Tiger Woods' life has come to. A week ago, he was probably the world's most recognizable, successful athlete, and had a stellar reputation.

Now magazines and celebrity gossip sites are talking about crazy Ambien sex and dreams he allegedly had about David Boreanaz nailing his mistress.

Just making sure everyone's clear on this.

If Nike ever cuts ties with Tiger, maybe he can secure an endorsement deal with Ambien. Think of the pitch he could give after his many experiences:

Hi. I'm Tiger Woods, winner of 14 major golf titles. Rest and relaxation are crucial to my success. When I need to get a good night's sleep, or have crazy sex with my mistress, or have lucid dreams about said mistress getting tag-teamed by a World Series champion and a fairly well-known actor, there's only one drug I turn to...

He hit .334 and led the New York Yankees to their 27th World Series title this fall.

Earlier in the season, he broke Lou Gehrig's franchise record for base hits; was named an All-Star; won a Gold Glove; finished second in the league in hits, third in batting average and on-base percentage, fourth in runs and eighth in stolen bases.

For all those reasons, Sports Illustrated has named Derek Jeter its Sportsman of the Year.

It's a deserved honor for the future Hall of Famer, due to his on-field accomplishments. But there's another reason why Jeter has earned this distinction: you won't find a Rachel Uchitel or a Jaimee Grubbs in his past, present or future.

As fans around the world groan over the Tiger Woods voicemail to Grubbs - and lament the fact that others athletic icons such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant have also been exposed as cheaters - even the most ardent Red Sox supporter has to admire Jeter.

Here's a guy that has dated countless celebrities, all of them gorgeous, yet none of them ever having a negative word to utter about the star shortstop.

An intelligent player on the diamond, Jeter is even smarter away from the stadium. He's avoided marriage, enjoyed an honest life as a bachelor and managed to make headline solely for his baseball-related accomplishments. Not many athletes can say that anymore.

Said Jeter, upon accepting the award in NYC:

“When you think about being a good sportsman, there’s a lot of things that come to mind. People tell you it’s success on the baseball field... I also think there’s a lot of qualities that go into it - hard work, dedication, pride, humility. These are all things that I learned at a very young age.”

Oh, there's another reason why Jeter has earned our perpetual admiration: he doesn't just tap the dirt off his cleats prior to an at-bat; he taps THIS PIECE every night!

Derek Jeter is really rubbing our faces in it now.

The New York Yankees star, just a few weeks removed from winning his fifth World Series ring, was already the envy of men everywhere but Boston and Philadelphia.

Now he's taken his god-like status to new heights by whisking Friday Night Lights actress Minka Kelly away a sun-soaked, snorkeling vacation on St. Bart's.

Lucky stiff.

Derek Jeter scratches his head at his own good fortune.

Jeter flaunted his ripping muscles and hairless torso while Kelly showed off her curves in a cute bikini. Does Minka Kelly have what it takes to become Mrs. Derek Jeter?

We'll have to wait and see on that. But while Alex Rodriguez and Kate Hudson get all the publicity, these two are without a doubt the hottest Yankee-actress couple.

No offense, Nick Swisher and Joanna Garcia.

A-Rod and Kate Hudson have been getting all the celeb gossip attention in the clubhouse - to the dismay of rival New York Yankees girlfriend Minka Kelly.

But are Derek Jeter and Kelly the ones taking it to the next level, in secret?

"Derek and Minka are secretly engaged," an insider told the New York Post.

This is almost certainly a lie, but the paper says the Yankee captain and the actress are telling close pals to "save the date" for nuptials in the fall.

"The wedding is being planned and will take place after baseball season is over," said a source. But is it just gossip concocted to sell newspapers?

A rep for Kelly said, "There is no fall wedding planned to Derek Jeter."

Is Minka Kelly engaged to Derek Jeter?

Well, that kind of sounds like a "no," but it's an awfully specific denial, no? The kind where they could marry December 22 and say it wasn't in the fall? Or marry in a civil ceremony with a judge officiating and not call it a wedding?

Page Six also points out that the gorgeous Friday Night Lights star denied she was even dating the future Hall of Famer when they were seen together last year.

Now ... she hasn't been spotted with a ring! Case closed!