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Former “Sopranos” star Jamie-Lynn Sigler has traded in a turtle for a cutter. The New York Post reports actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler is dating Cutter Dykstra, the son of disgraced ex-MLB All-Star Lenny Dykstra.

The Post says the two have been dating for a few months and that things are going really well. They say the couple met through mutual friends Yankees OF Nick Swisher and his wife, actress Joanna Garcia.

One look at either person’s Twitter feed shows they certainly interact frequently. They tweet with each other regularly and appear to discuss social plans often. It also looks like Sigler’s father has a baseball background.

Cutter is a former 2008 2nd-round pick by the Brewers. He struggled batting just .212 at high-A Potomac in the Nationals’ organization last season. He’s a career .258 minor league hitter.

The photo you see above — which was shared by Jaime Edmondson herself — and a series of tweets have recently sparked speculation that a certain Rays third baseman and a certain Playboy model may be dating. Evan Longoria has ended any speculation by confirming that he is one lucky dude.

“Yes, we are dating,” Longoria said according to the Tampa Bay Times. “It’s been a secret for long enough; it’s not really been a secret,  but nobody has asked about it. We are dating.”

“I don’t even think of her like that,” he said when someone reminded him that he’s now dating Playboy’s Miss January 2010 and a former Miami Dolphins cheerleader. “She’s actually more informed on sports. She did a fantasy football blog the whole year, and she does a show on Sirius satellite radio. So it’s pretty cool to be able to talk to somebody on that level outside of the whole modeling thing.”

Jaime does seem to know sports. Or, I should say, she is constantly connected with sports by doing things like recreating the Super Bowl’s best moments in a fun-to-look-at photo shoot and frequently being featured in Jimmy Traina’s Hot Clicks.

From the sound of it, Longoria found himself a nice catch. We had a hunch he was looking for love when he lobbed a couple of compliments toward Alex Morgan on Twitter back in November, so we’re happy for him. And a little jealous.

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Being from New England, I know a little something about the girlfriend jinx.  Since Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen got together, the Patriots have not won a Super Bowl.  Before the two paired up, Brady led the Pats to three.  Is it crazy to blame Gisele for New England’s championship “drought” over the past six years?  Not for New Englanders.  Luckily for the Rangers’ Brad Richards, his new girlfriend appears to be doing quite the opposite for New York.

According to Just Jared, Richards has been dating actress/model Olivia Munn for the past couple weeks.  The first game the Rangers played while Richards was supposedly in his new relationship was on October 31st against the Sharks.  New York won that game and has won six more since, making them a perfect 7-0 since Richards and Munn got together.

Good luck charm?  Maybe so.  Richards has three goals and five points during the stretch, so it’s possible his new lady friend has injected some confidence and energy into his game.  Munn may not be able to work the magical powers that Justin Bieber music or talking to your bat can perform, but one thing’s for sure: the Rangers won’t be allowing any type of break-up until at least after the streak ends.

Fist pound to Puck Daddy for passing along the story.

Caption: Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki tell fans their preferred bathroom activity

Rory McIlroy moved up to second in the world rankings after finishing tied for fourth in Shanghai this weekend. The young golfer took a picture with girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki, who’s ranked No. 1 in the WTA rankings, to celebrate the occasion.

I know they’re proud of their accomplishments, but between this lameness, and the whole “Wozzilroy” business, Rory is losing some serious bro points. I really don’t know how much more of this I can handle before I jump off the band wagon for good.

Hey Rory, remember Holly Sweeney? You know, the girl who helped keep you grounded? Yeah, we’d like to see you grovel to get her back again. We can’t take any more of this cheesiness.

Pic via Graeme McDowell

The athlete power couple of Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki has come a long way since the first time they were spotted together last month. The only difference is unlike last time where they tried to kiss discreetly, this time they did it in front of the entire Yale football team:

Wozniacki confirmed the two were dating earlier this month and McIlroy acknowledged that Woz is his girlfriend. They’ve become pretty inseparable the last month with McIlroy traveling to support her at various tennis tournaments including this week’s New Haven Open. The good luck kiss helped her win her fourth straight win at the New Haven Open.

Picture Credit: New Haven Open, via Richard Deitsch

Tony Romo has never been one to try to hide his relationships.  Considering some of the women he has dated, why would he?  Just before going on IR, Romo proposed to the woman he is now married to, Candice Crawford.  TMZ was right there to capture the very public moment — right where Romo wanted them to be I’m sure.

While there will be many who think the Tony Romo and Candice Crawford wedding video is just darling, I find it to be a bit strange.  The production quality is almost too good.  Two people getting married is a very real thing.  The short video Crawford and Romo likely paid a fortune for to capture their special day seems a bit more like a promo video for one of the top resorts in Hawaii.  Check it out.

Side note: I don’t think Romo pulled off the white tuxedo.  Whatever makes you happy, right?  H/T to ESPN Dallas via Sportress of Blogitude.

The recent news of actress Hayden Panettiere breaking up with heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko has been accompanied by some Dirty Sanchez speculation. No, I’m talking about Mark Sanchez and Hayden now dating.  In typical athlete/celebrity couple fashion, Sanchez denied the rumors in an interview with NFL.com. It’s possible the Jets quarterback is also concerned about getting his face pounded by Klitschko, but in any event we’re happy to see he’s moved on from 17-year-old millionaires to wealthy women who are actually old enough to be granted access to a night club in America.

Rumor Fix via Terez Owens was able to capture a few photos of Panettiere and Sanchez hanging out, albeit at an In-N-Out Burger in Southern California.  As far as we know there was no sign of Tim Lincecum, so the Giants hurler must have been between meals at the time.  Of course, there’s always the possibility that the two are just good friends.  Doubt it.  For all of the pictures of Mark Sanchez with Hayden Panettiere check out Rumor Fix.